Chapter 168


Chapter 168 Strongest Sage, Plans Campaign


A few minutes after the demon cut off the transmission .


We"ve safely left the dungeon and come back to the inn .


The city was still in uproar because of the monster raid earlier, but it seems like inns have resumed their operations .


Well, the damage is almost nil after all, it"s probably more peaceful compared to when that city ruler was still in power .


"So . . . How do we look for those demons?"


"With this . "


I took out a small magic stone as I replied Alma .


" . . . Magic stone?"


"It kinda feel like the demon"s mana . . . "


Just as I thought, Ruli would notice .


"Yeah . This is that demon"s mana transmitted through the comm magic . . . . It needs time to stabilize though, so it"s still not complete yet . We"ll use this to detect the demon . "


It"s true that you can camouflage the actual location of the transmission by using relay magic .


However, even with relay, your mana will always be transmitted through the magic no matter what .


It would be a different story if the demon had used a special comm method, but then there would have been a delay in the transmission .


To begin with, searching a wide area by using mana as the basis wasn"t widely known even before the decline back then, normally one doesn"t prepare for it .


"Detecting mana, you mean . . . with Pa.s.sive Detection?"


"No, Pa.s.sive Detection can"t cover that wide of an area . It"s true that you can widen its search area . . . but there"s no way Pa.s.sive Detection can find our enemy unless they"re very close . "


Considering our enemy took precautions for our detection, they must be quite far from us .


Trying to detect them with the a.s.sumption that they"re close by is a waste of time and labor .


"Which means, there"s other methods? Like through Dragon Vein, maybe . . . ?"


"You almost got it right . We"re gonna use Dragon Vein indeed . . . But just that won"t be enough . We"ll use existing facilities . "


Searching a wide area through mana is unusual even before the decline .


Of course, it"s not simple to do . . . however, it can be made easier this time .


" . . . Facilities?"


"Yea . There are large-scale magic devices that can search things by using enemy mana . We"ll be using that . "


That"s right .


The facilities I made in my past life still remain today .


By the way, they"re facilities I employed to destroy demons, thus it"s possible to thoroughly detect them all in times .


"I never heard of such facilities though . . . . "


"I"m not surprised you didn"t know . Those magic devices were created 3000 years ago at the very least, and no one would know how to use it even if they found one . "


"But, Mathi-kun knows their locations and how to use it?"


"That"s right . As for the reason why . . . well, it"s a long story . "


I can"t exactly tell them that my past life created the devices, I"ve got to make some excuses .


Well, Iris seems like she noticed the reason, she"s looking at me with a meaningful glance .


"Well, Mathi-kun"s weird knowledge is just like the usual anyway . . . And so, where are those magic devices at?"


"The nearest one is . . . Here . "


I unrolled a map on the desk and pointed my finger at a spot 100 kilometer away from here .


Seeing that . . . Alma shouts out loud .


"So far!"



" . . . But it"s only about 100 kilo, isn"t it? Shouldn"t take long if we run . "


"No well, I agree that we can run there, distance-wise . . . But that"s in another country you know?"


" . . . Really?"


"Un . "


Another country huh . . . .


That"d make it hard to move around .


The magic device in question will produce considerably loud noise in the surroundings from the mana shockwave when used .


Thus, we can"t exactly slip in and use it in secret either .


"How about this place?"


I pointed at a place on another direction, about 130 kilo away .


From the sensation I got touching the Dragon Vein, there are three facilities in question that are still usable today .


It"ll make things easier if even one is located within Eis Kingdom . . .


"That"s a foreign country . "


"Then, how about here . "


"Also a foreign country . "


Looks like the magic devices are all in foreign countries .


Well, since there"s only three of them in the entire world, the fact that we can reach them on foot is still a good thing though .


" . . . It"ll take quite a while before this mana stone stabilizes to a practical level . We need to go to another country in the meantime . "


It"s turning into something bigger than I originally thought .


. . . For now, we should secure the king"s cooperation .

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