Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 302

Lilas Flower Scent 1

Dug-un, dug-un. (Sound of a heartbeat or anticipation)

A golden carriage entered the Legion territory.

The coachman and fifteen escort warriors were all regular Legion soldiers. The golden carriage they were escorting contained a whopping 500,000 gold in cash.

An enormous amount of money that would make anyone’s jaw drop.

It was all cash earned from selling minerals from the mine. It was also the funds needed for the upcoming Wyvern World construction.

Naturally, they couldn’t neglect the escort.

Silcut dispatched Abdul Jabbar, who had reached the 5-star master level, along with five regular magicians, five regular swordsmen, two regular rangers, and three regular archers to escort the golden carriage.

It wasn’t a large number to escort 500,000 gold, but in terms of ability, it was more than enough.

It was safe to say that the escort team had the combat power equivalent to a hundred ordinary troops.

The escort team had a few troubles, but they arrived at the territory without any major problems.

Abdul Jabbar parked the carriage at the RG Mart.

“Whoa, whoa.”

RG (Legion) Mart was a new concept shopping center. It provided all kinds of goods and convenience 24 hours a day.

It was a popular occupation for retired seniors because the start-up costs were low.

However, these days, so many people were joining the business that countless RG Marts sprang up in the territory, reaching a saturation point.

It was to the point where one was created across every street.

Seeing this, the Legion created a territory ordinance that RG Marts should not be built within a 500-meter radius.

It was to promote coexistence.

“Everyone hungry?”

Abdul Jabbar asked, looking around at his subordinates. The subordinates grinned.

It was obvious.

“Let’s grab a quick bite and go in. Once we get to the mansion, we can rest.”

“Understood. The incentive will be quite good, right?”

“It’ll be at least 20 gold each.”

“Wow, 20 gold. That’s more than my monthly salary.”

“The married men will have it all taken by their wives, so let’s single guys go to a club and burn the night.”

“Hey, why are you excluding the married men?”

“Don’t do that. Don’t get caught and kicked out by your sister-in-law.”

“Ah, I miss being single. If I had known clubs would become popular, I would have married five years later.”

“Heh heh heh, it’s too late.”

Abdul Jabbar and the escort warriors entered the mart, making jokes that would not have been pleasant if their wives had heard them.

They bought bread and simple food and were about to leave when they stopped.

Dozens of masked assassins were blocking their way.

“What’s up, you guys?”

Abdul Jabbar asked, putting bread in his mouth.

He didn’t look nervous at all. He had been attacked by quite a few bandits while escorting the golden carriage.

He had even faced enemies five times as numerous.

The enemies in front of him were at most fifty. Judging by the atmosphere, they seemed stronger than bandits, but even so, it didn’t seem like a big problem.

“Get on the ground.”

It looked like a woman at first glance, but it became more certain when she heard her voice.

“Ugh, I don’t want to.”

Abdul Jabbar shrugged.

“I’ll count to three. Get on the ground. Then I’ll spare your lives.”

“Do you know what’s the most common thing we’ve heard on this journey?”

“…….”

“That’s it. I’ll spare your lives.”

“…….”

“So, I don’t really sympathize with that. So, we’ve changed our approach a bit.”

Abdul Jabbar raised the corners of his mouth and said.

“Now we’ll tell you. Leave everything you have and get lost. Then I’ll spare only your lives.”

“……Like master, like subordinates. How can you be so rude in the same way? So arrogant. Anyway, unfortunately, you dug your own graves.”

“What?”

As soon as the woman finished speaking, flashes of light burst before the eyes of Abdul Jabbar and the regular soldiers.

An unexpected sharp attack.

Instantly, Abdul Jabbar and the regular soldiers lost their sight. No matter how skilled they were, it would take some time to regain their sight.

That short time-

It is fatal in a fight between masters.

Shoooooo!

Dozens of arrows flew towards Abdul Jabbar and the escort warriors.

Arrows fired from such close range!

The moment the sound of the air being torn was heard, the arrows pierced the warriors’ bodies.

“Kuh-huh.”

Abdul Jabbar’s shoulder was thrown back.

The arrow easily penetrated the magic defense and pierced his shoulder. That meant the enemies could also use magic. They were not ordinary bandits.

“Everyone, take cover and fight back!”

Abdul Jabbar shouted urgently.

He broke the arrow stuck in his shoulder in half and drew his sword. When he amplified his magic power, a clear blue aura sprang out.

His aura was as clear and transparent as looking at the autumn sky. And it sharply ravaged all directions.

So, his colleagues called his aura, Sky Hook.

But before he could face the enemy with Sky Hook, he realized that half of his allies had been wiped out.

“Krrr.”

The magicians had arrows stuck in their throats.

The enemies targeted the magicians with the most powerful firepower from the start. If they disappeared, the combat power of the warriors would be greatly reduced.

“Damn bastards!”

Still, they were regular soldiers of the Legion.

As they had endured harsh training, the soldiers’ movements were also agile. First, the archers took out their quarrels [short, heavy bolts for crossbows], loaded them, and fired at the masked opponents.

Even in this situation, their expressions did not change.

They were ambushed, but unlike before, the opponent was very strong, but there was no hesitation.

Shoooooo!

The arrows that flew in succession accurately hit the masked enemies. When the arrows were stuck in their faces, they fell to the ground, uttering low moans.

The masked men were also not ordinary people.

Arrows flew back and forth between them.

“Damn assassins! What the hell are you!”

Abdul Jabbar stepped forward. He swung his aura and knocked out dozens of arrows. When he used his footwork, he jumped into the center of the masked men in one breath.

As he rotated like a whirlwind, their ankles were cut off. Those whose ankles were cut off groaned and fell to the ground.

Abdul Jabbar’s blue aura became more and more vivid.

When the magic power is full, the aura ‘Sky Hook’ is activated. His aura, which spread in all directions, was very useful for dealing with multiple enemies.

Abdul Jabbar gathered his magic power with all his might.

At that moment-

An unknown energy stretched straight towards him.

Although it was an extremely short time, Abdul Jabbar felt an enormous sense of foreboding. He had to make a choice.

Should he cast the aura? Should he give up and step back?

He looked at the front of the mart where the chaotic battle was taking place.

His subordinates, surrounded by dozens of enemies, were falling one by one to the enemies’ swords.

They were capable subordinates who would not be pushed back even if they fought against decent knights. Such subordinates were falling at the hands of enemies whose identities were unknown.

Abdul Jabbar chose to attack.

But he should have kept what Legion had said.

-Are you a Sword Master? Don’t be reckless. If you don’t think it’s right, run away. It’s better to bend your pride for a moment than to die. You can only take revenge if you’re alive.

Thud!

The moment Abdul Jabbar was about to step forward while stepping on his footwork-

A terrifying light that he could not handle at all swept through his entire body.

“Hoo.”

The woman took off her mask.

It was Lilac, who had given Legion and Dreiser a big middle finger in the past and ran away. She had revealed herself in Legion territory.

She frowned and checked the battlefield.

“Damn it, those nasty things. How many were hit?”

“Thirty-one were hit.”

“Hmm.”

A shallow groan flowed from Lilac’s mouth.

She mobilized twenty warriors, ten magicians, and twenty archers for this operation. It was a force that could annihilate an entire knight order in an instant.

She spent a lot of money to hire an information guild. The information guild members infiltrated Legion territory and stole all the information.

They said that Legion territory was a crazy place.

It was a terrible place to live because it was full of crazy people. The report said not to go near this place under any circumstances.

What was the name of the head of the information guild?

E, E, E… Was it Echwi? Hey, C? Ah, I don’t know. I can’t remember all of a sudden.

Well, it doesn’t matter what his name is.

Lilac smiled.

After all, she only had to be careful of Legion and Dreiser.

Those sons of bitches. They were the bastards who interfered with the resurrection of the Cyclops, who had absorbed the power of the demons of the Demon World. If it weren’t for those guys, she might have taken the position of Archbishop.

Everything went wrong because of those two guys, Legion and Dreiser.

So, she put in a lot of effort for a long time and planned this.

But her thoughts went wrong from the beginning.

The skills of Legion’s subordinates were much higher than expected.

She lost twice as many subordinates on this side to catch only sixteen people.

“Confirm the kill.”

Lilac gave a cruel order.

“Understood.”

The black knights approached the regular soldiers with swords dripping with red blood.

It was then.

The part-time worker who popped out of the mart was blowing a whistle like crazy.

The sound of the whistle spread very far.

Surprised, Lilac ordered her subordinates to withdraw.

If even Dreiser appeared, she could ruin everything. They pulled the golden carriage full of 500,000 gold and left the scene.

* * *

Legion looked at the master merchant who had come to see him.

He was a very soft-looking person. His clothes were neat and his hair was not disheveled.

His eyes were soft and he had a smiling impression.

Maybe he was in his mid-30s.

He gave off the atmosphere of a scholar rather than a merchant. The master merchant handed Legion a business card.

“I’m Deungcheo, in charge of the Twingle Merchant Group.”

“Twingle Merchant Group?”

Legion glanced at Silcut.

He was almost completely ignorant of merchant groups. The same was true of his subordinates. Most of them were people who had been hitting and killing others, so they were quite ignorant of making money.

Nevertheless, the territory is incredibly wealthy.

It’s all thanks to Silcut and Rohas.

Rohas was a contract servant who worked for the Alexander family and awakened to the eye of commerce and was scouted by Silcut.

The abilities of the two were developing day by day.

Silcut nodded slightly.

“It is the merchant group that has been expanding its power the most in recent years. It is not a solid place, but many nobles have benefited from them.”

“Hmm, that’s what you mean.”

Legion smiled. Just as things were about to work out, capable people came to him on their own.

“So, Mr. Deungcheo wants to take on this project?”

“Yes. I will build the largest department store in the kingdom.”

“The largest in the kingdom?”

“Yes.”

“This territory doesn’t have that much floating population yet, does it? It’s not even 1/50th of the capital, Poman. But we are looking at the vision.”

He continued with his gentle eyes.

“Lord.”

“Speak.”

“But I listened with my ears wide open. You have a big plan.”

“What kind of plan?”

“Most people don’t believe it… In fact, it’s something they can’t believe. Because ordinary sensible people can’t think of such a thing.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Why are you doing this? Is that real?”

“So what is it?”

“Wyvern World.”