[Curse] External Force

Seeing this, Stark also moved closer to Fern and looked at the 'Candle-Clasping Blade'.

But after looking at it for a long time, he still couldn't see anything wrong.

After carefully examining the swords and knives in their hands for a while, Frieren and Fern suddenly realized what was going on.

"I see!"

Realizing what was happening, Fern handed the 'Candle-Clasping Blade' to Rienta.

After receiving the Rienta noticed that Dunkel was staring intently at the 'Candle-Clasping Blade' in his hand. He chuckled and tossed the 'Candle-Clasping Blade' to Dunkel.

After receiving the 'Candle-Clasping Blade', Dunkel subconsciously used his Mana Detection.

After all, this was a longsword that he had personally witnessed Rienta create with magic.

But strangely, the results of the Mana Detection told him that this longsword was just a longsword.

There was absolutely no trace of magical creation.

"Rienta, this longsword..."

Rienta interrupted Dunkel, saying seriously, "Its name is Candle-Clasping."

Dunkel paused for a moment, then continued following Rienta's words, "Alright, 'Candle-Clasping Blade'."

Why did the Mana Detection result only indicate an ordinary longsword?

Rienta took the 'Candle-Clasping Blade' from Dunkel and lightly swung it at the edge of the wooden table.

A barely perceptible sound rang out, and the corner of the wooden table snapped off and fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Dunkel gave a wry smile and explained:

"I'm not questioning this... 'Candle-Clasping,' I mean, it shouldn't have no Mana reaction at all."

At this moment, Frieren also returned the 'Green Duckweed Sword' to Rienta.

Rienta examined the sword in her hand for a moment, then canceled the [Projection Magic].

The 'Candle-Clasping Blade' and the 'Green Duckweed Sword' instantly vanished in a stream of light.

Immediately afterwards, Rienta spread her hands and said:

Why do swords and knives have Mana properties?

"Why are there no swords or knives...?"

Dunkel paused, speechless, and muttered, "Yes, how could a knife or sword possibly have Mana properties?"

But then he recalled the scene of the battle with Rienta and asked, "Why did you feel the Mana reaction before?"

Rienta knew about the time when Dunkel asked about the First-Class Mage exam.

"Who told you that I only cast one spell back then?"

Dunkel then remembered that the swords in Rienta's hands had all had dazzling special effects.

He suddenly realized, "So that's how it is! So that's how it is!"

Everyone present had already figured it out, except for Stark, who was still confused and had no idea what had happened.

But given that he had just offended Rienta, and with Fern right beside him.

Stark leaned close to Fern's ear again and whispered:

"Fern, what exactly happened?"

Everyone else understood, except for him, who was completely confused about what was going on.

That's not fair.

Fern understood some of it, but not all of it.

Furthermore, their understanding had only just begun to recover, and they were unable to provide a complete explanation to Stark in the short term.

Frieren noticed Fern's embarrassment and said:

"Rienta is different from normal mages; she usually uses compound magic, which means she uses multiple spells simultaneously."

"Taken separately, on a cognitive level, there isn't much difference between Rienta's [Projection Magic] and Macht's [Golden Land]."

"They can all create real objects without Mana."

Stark nodded thoughtfully, then was about to say something.

But his still throbbing head reminded him that if he said anything strange again, Rienta might really lose his temper.

In order not to affect the meals during the rest of the trip, Stark chose to go with the flow.

He kept the thought, 'Rienta is definitely not a normal mage,' to himself.

Changing a person's perception is very difficult.

However, Fern had grown up with Rienta since childhood, Fern had also read the research notes on [Projection Magic].

Therefore, Fern quickly understood.

The distortion and discomfort that [Golden Land] had previously caused her quickly subsided.

Frieren patted Fern's head, then gestured to the empty porcelain cup.

Seeing this, Rienta poured Frieren another cup of hot tea.

A pale green column of water fell into a cracked porcelain cup, creating a rising mist.

Frieren quite liked Rienta's 'Longjing Tea'.

He picked up the porcelain cup, took a small sip, and said solemnly:

"The magic used by Macht is [The Magic That Turns All Things to Gold]."

"This is a [curse] that can turn everything into gold."

Stark recalled that a long time ago, Frieren had talked about the concept of [curse].

"[Curse] refers to magic that is possessed by or used by Magical Beast, but whose underlying principles have not yet been deciphered, right?"

Upon hearing this, Dunkel added, "To be precise, [curse] specifically refers to magic that can put people to sleep, petrify them, or alter the original state of a living being or object."

Stark looked at Rienta, who was drinking tea, and the memory of encountering the [Chaos Flower] resurfaced once again.

"So, to break this curse, you need a monk who can use [Goddess Magic], right?"

Dunkel glanced at Stark with some surprise, then nodded. "That's what a typical [curse] is like."

Frieren continued, "During the long war against the Demon King's Army, countless heroes from the Northern Lands alone were turned into gold by Macht."

"But to this day, not one of them has been saved."

"Everyone is still in their Golden Transformation."

Fern understood Frieren's meaning and murmured, "So that means..."

Frieren confirmed Fern's guess and continued:

"In other words, even the Goddess's magic cannot undo the [Magic That Turns All Things to Gold]."

"This is the strongest [curse] I know of."

Frieren's voice continued, but this time her tone was very serious.

"If it cannot be considered magic, then Defensive Magic is meaningless."

"Undefendable, and impossible to dodge."

"That's why Macht of [Golden Land] is known as the strongest of the Seven Sages of Destruction."

At this point, Frieren looked at Dunkel: "That's why, to be honest, I don't think we can beat it."

Frieren paused, then reluctantly added:

"If we really want to win, we must take Serie too..."

The allure of the Grimoire as a reward is simply too strong for Lady Frieren.

She was even willing to fight alongside Serie.

Rienta thought to herself, and then a thought suddenly popped into her mind.

In essence, a curse is both magic and an external force.

If that's the case, then wouldn't [Magic That Heals Everything] have miraculous effects?

Of course, it should probably be accompanied by "[Goddess's Blessing]".

This was tested when we encountered the Chaos Flower.

But so much time has passed, and then there's the appearance of Heiterge.

Rienta always felt that perhaps the [Magic That Heals Everything] could be done without the [Goddess's Blessing].

After all.

Noble Horse can ward off all external forces.