Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 174

Magic is Learned in Vain – Episode 175 (175/502)

# 175

We’re Going There 2

Lowschool took a deep breath.

He had served the Marquis for a long time, but he was still nervous. The fear and dread he felt when they first met hadn’t changed.

Marquis Porse was merciless.

The three colleagues who had joined Marquis Porse’s ranks with Lowschool had all died. It was true that they died because they failed their missions, but Marquis Porse had killed them all.

If you received an order, you had to complete it without fail.

If you failed, you would be mercilessly abandoned.

To survive under Marquis Porse, you had to endure hell.

Of course, it wasn’t all hell.

If you succeeded, you would receive a much more generous reward than you had imagined. It was a sense of accomplishment that you could never experience under other nobles.

Marquis Porse was staying at Count Office’s castle.

From Count Office’s point of view, it wasn’t a very welcome visit. He couldn’t use his villa and had to see the unpleasant face of Marquis Porse every day. Marquis Porse, who he thought would leave soon, had been settled there for over half a month.

Knock, knock-

Lowschool gently knocked on the door of Marquis Porse’s temporary office. The echo was very deep, probably because the door was made of quite expensive wood.

-Come in.

Marquis Porse’s voice was heard.

Lowschool tensed up again and opened the office door and stepped inside.

Marquis Porse’s room always smelled of light acacia. Here and in the Marquis’s estate.

Originally, knights didn’t like the scent of perfume on their bodies. Of course. It wouldn’t be good to be discovered by enemies who were sensitive to smells.

Marquis Porse burned scented candles even if he had to endure it.

Continent King once said to Marquis Porse, ‘Hey, friend, I trust your skills, but don’t be too overconfident. You may suffer greatly because of your noble hobby.’

Marquis Porse smiled softly and brushed it off.

The only people he would show his smile to were his children, his wife, and Continent King. It was so rare to see him smile.

Marquis Porse, who was looking at the documents, raised his head and looked at Lowschool.

As expected, he felt an enormous sense of pressure even though he didn’t use any magic.

If Dondeckman, the butcher of death, symbolized anger and slaughter, Marquis Porse was like a silent earth.

“So, have you met him?”

“Yes, Marquis.”

“What was he like? In your eyes.”

“He is… like a truly ferocious beast.”

“Like a beast. It sounds like a compliment, but it doesn’t.”

“That’s right. His head is just for show, but his combat power is real.”

“Tsk, that’s the worst evaluation. His head is just for show?”

“It’s the worst of the worst.”

“Is he that useless?”

“On the contrary. He’s too strong to handle.”

“Too strong?”

“Yes. He seems to be the strongest of all the knights I’ve ever seen.”

“Of all the knights?”

“I misspoke. Except for you, Marquis.”

“Hmm.”

Marquis Porse put down the pen he was holding. He seemed interested in Dondeckman.

“Tell me more about it.”

Nodding, Lowschool began to explain as much as he knew about how to deal with Dondeckman after the assassination of the Great Sage Baserabab.

* * *

Legion always sleeps when he rests.

Just wearing armor drains his stamina. The only way to recover his stamina was to eat and sleep.

You can recover your stamina with potions, but in the long run, nothing can completely replenish your stamina like sleep.

Also, only deep sleep clears his mind.

Legion, who had slept soundly, sat on the bed and concentrated his mind.

The reason he was concentrating his mind was not to train.

It was because that damn Bidet was hiding somewhere in the port city.

Lactorerium [a rare and powerful mineral] appears and disappears repeatedly. When he goes underground, the reaction of Lactorerium disappears.

In other words, Bidet is constantly going in and out of the underground somewhere in this city.

The problem is that the area is not constant.

Legion is slow now. Slower than a short-legged dwarf. Even if he ran, he would be caught by the neighborhood kids and become a laughingstock.

Of course, Legion can’t catch Bidet and Lulu.

It was the same even if they ran away in front of his eyes. But he couldn’t burn those who ran away with magic. If they hid Lactorerium somewhere, he would never find it.

So Legion was constantly monitoring the person suspected of being Bidet.

The moment they settle down-

Legion will infiltrate and catch them.

He had to catch them at once. If he missed them, he might never find them again.

-I caught them.

Mark’s voice was heard.

If Legion’s voice was an octave higher, Mark’s voice sounded like a booming voice.

But now Mark’s voice was very cold.

If Legion’s body was not in auto form, Bidet and Lulu would never have survived.

The sense of betrayal from someone he trusted was that great.

He didn’t put a curse on the contract with them. It was because of their innocent appearance.

After that, Legion decided to put a ‘curse’ on any contract. He will leave those who don’t follow the contract to die.

Clang.

Legion got up from his seat.

The fatigue of his muscles had also recovered to some extent. He picked up the iron sword leaning against the wall, put it on his back, and went outside.

When he went outside-

“Damn it.”

The entrance was terribly far away.

Ah- I don’t want to walk.

* * *

There is an open secret in the port city of CM.

It was the underground market.

No one knows when and where the underground market started.

Some say that the underground market existed even before the port city of CM was created.

Others say that the port city of CM was created because of the underground market.

The underground market here is so old that it is difficult to find its origin.

Its size and scale are half the size of the port city of CM. It was the largest underground market in the kingdom.

It is said that everything except what is not here can be found here. Although it is a little more expensive than the general market, it is always crowded because there are so many rare items.

That was the reason why Bidet and Lulu’s location kept changing.

Crack!

Bidet and Lulu tumbled at the same time.

“What the hell! Give it back right now?”

Lulu jumped up and took out Lulu’s hammer. She was about to activate Swiftness and strike the thugs in front of her.

But the thugs were not afraid at all and snorted.

“Have you ever seen such bastards! You have to pay back the money you borrowed! You’re just trying to weasel out of it! You bastards! Do you think you’re the only ones like you here? Consider yourself lucky that you weren’t sold as slaves.”

The thugs shouted, shaking the large bag they had taken from Bidet.

Bidet and Lulu’s faces turned black.

If they lose that bag, it’s over. It contains Lactorerium and the Three-Headed Medusa’s Trident, which cannot be converted into money. They were all materials for making Legion’s staff.

Why are they here?

It was because of Bidet’s desire to create the strongest staff ever.

To make a staff, you need suitable minerals and a suitable blacksmith.

To make a good staff, you need good minerals and a skilled blacksmith.

To make a very good staff, you need very good minerals and the best blacksmith.

To make the strongest staff ever, you needed incredibly good minerals and the best of the best blacksmiths.

Bidet had pride in being the best of the best blacksmiths.

But to make the strongest staff ever, he lacked materials.

God’s mineral Lactorerium and the legendary item Medusa’s Trident.

He couldn’t make these two things carelessly. His pride as a dwarf couldn’t accept that.

In fact, these two alone are enough to make a great staff. But that’s not the strongest staff ever.

So Bidet and Lulu came all the way here to find the materials to put into the staff.

Why did they pack all their bags and leave the dark elf village?

Bidet and Lulu are dwarves. By nature, they don’t get along well with elves. Although he has a relationship with Sanka, he often raised his voice with other dark elves.

That’s why they packed their bags and left.

They were planning to get the materials and return when Legion came back.

The materials they are trying to obtain are-

Phoenix Ash, a material used for automatic regeneration. Even if it is broken, damaged, or even compressed and crushed, it can be regenerated immediately as long as the core is alive.

The price is unimaginable… but Bidet and Lulu had a considerable amount of cash. It was thanks to Bidet managing the slush fund of the Three-Headed Medusa. When he escaped from there, he secretly stole a considerable portion without Legion’s knowledge.

He was planning to get a receipt and bill it to Legion.

Desert Dragon’s Tongue, a material used to increase magic power.

Almost all staffs can increase magic power. Even low-level staffs can increase magic power by about 10 percent. If it is a fairly good item, it can increase magic power by up to 30 percent.

But what Bidet wanted was not a magic power increase of only 30 to 50 percent.

With the Desert Dragon’s Tongue, it was possible to increase magic power by more than 200 percent.

200 percent.

It’s an item beyond common sense.

If that were really possible, the wizards would go crazy and a staff battle would break out.

Finally, the Jungle Bluebird’s Song.

You might ask what kind of material a song is, but there really is such a thing.

The Jungle Bluebird’s Song makes it possible to transform matter.

If the Jungle Bluebird’s Song maintains a constant pitch, Legion’s staff can be transformed.

It could be made into an item that is easy to carry, such as a necklace or ring, or into a form such as armor.

No one would imagine that the staff is transforming.

There are a few other materials besides these, but those are the key ones.

If you have Lactorerium, the Three-Headed Medusa’s Trident, Phoenix Ash, Desert Dragon’s Tongue, and Jungle Bluebird’s Song, you can create the strongest staff ever.

This was the only place in the kingdom where you could get such rare items.

The problem is-

Bidet and Lulu, who were released from the dungeon after 30 years, were too ignorant about the world.

Scammers approached them, slipped them drugs and women, and stole all their cash. They barely managed to save the tightly wrapped Lactorerium and the Three-Headed Medusa’s Trident.

But it was about to be taken away by loan sharks.

They lost tens of thousands of gold in just a few days and became penniless.

Dwarves underestimated humans too much.

“Please give me back that bag.”

Bidet knelt down.

A proud dwarf never kneels to anyone. The only people they kneel to are the Dwarf Kings they recognize.

Bidet, who was like that, was kneeling and begging a mere loan shark.

“Master.”

Lulu’s heart broke as she watched Bidet. Tears welled up in her eyes. We were fools. We couldn’t get rid of those beautiful women who were determined to stick to us.

Still.

It was too much to extort tens of thousands of gold in one night. When I woke up, an employee came in with a bill saying, ‘Sir, please pay the bill.’

Lulu, who had a headache from too much alcohol and drugs, was about to faint when she saw the bill.

10,000 gold.

Considering that a normal pub on the ground costs about 2 gold to drink, it was an unimaginable rip-off.

“Call the boss! Where did you get this nonsense!”

Lulu argued-

After being beaten like a dog, all her money was taken away.

“Please, just give me that back.”

Bidet said, even shedding tears. If he loses that, he has to bite his tongue and die. He could never do that.

“Give it back?”

“Please.”

“Then, would you like to participate in a match?”

“A match?”

“Yes, it’s a very dangerous match. But you can get a lot of money. Whether you fight as a pair or alone, if you win five times, I’ll give you back this bag.”

“Really?”

“Of course. Why would I lie?”

The loan sharks smiled, revealing their yellow teeth.