Departure, Experiment
"Let me explain this to you slowly."
"First-Class Mage Lernen was the former Barrier manager, and he helped me gather a lot of information during our handover."
"This intelligence was given to me by Aetilu, who was traveling with him."
"This matter begins with..."
Let's get straight to the conclusion!
Rienta and Frieren interrupted Dunkel in unison.
Dunkel paused for a moment, then said with difficulty:
"... In conclusion, defeating Macht is an impossible task."
Frieren wasn't surprised at all. After hearing Dunkel's conclusion, she nodded and said:
"Alright, let's dismiss then."
Seeing this, Stark said somewhat helplessly, "At least let him finish what he was saying."
Rienta hadn't expected that Lernen would be the previous Barrier manager.
As for Aetilu, he did have some recollection of her.
The main reason is that Aetilu spoke in a very old-fashioned way when asking for the Grimoire.
But her Grimoire are indeed quite good.
"Dunkel, tell me everything else you have all at once."
Although Dunkel's story was touching, Rienta was a little hungry.
If we listen to Dunkel's long-winded speech for a while longer, it will be past lunchtime.
Dunkel didn't want this powerful team to leave over such a trivial matter.
After a moment of contemplation, he spoke:
In conclusion, we are indeed unable to defeat Macht.
"However, given the current situation, we will not lose."
Hearing this, Frieren became interested and interrupted Dunkel, asking, "Wait, what do you mean by 'not losing'?"
Seeing this, Rienta sighed helplessly, rubbed her forehead, and picked up the teapot to pour herself another cup of hot tea.
After downing the hot tea in one gulp, he abruptly slammed the teacup back onto the table.
'Thump.'
I'm going out for some fresh air.
After saying that, Rienta ignored the surprised looks of the others and walked straight out of the house.
'Click.'
The sound of the door closing rang out.
Rienta also disappeared from the wooden house.
Dunkel cast a questioning glance at Frieren.
Fern looked at the tightly closed wooden door with some concern.
As the person who had spent the most time with Rienta, she didn't believe that Rienta had just gone out for some fresh air.
Frieren waved her hand, signaling Dunkel to continue.
"It's alright, don't worry about Rienta."
Seeing this, Dunkel breathed a sigh of relief and continued to explain to everyone.
However, because Rienta left the court early, Dunkel's words were much more concise and to the point this time.
Edge of the Cliffside.
A gentle breeze swept by, dispelling the previous annoyance.
Looking at the distant [Golden Land], Rienta stood there for a moment, pondering, before flying straight into the Barrier.
It wasn't that he was arrogant; it was mainly because [Intangibility] gave him enough confidence.
Dunkel rambled on and on.
The final conclusion was still that they couldn't defeat Macht.
Although they added at the end that their side wouldn't lose either, what was the point of all that preceding explanation?
Lernen is also a basket.
Not only was the pay low, but they also didn't provide any information when they were commissioned; they were simply asked to come and assist Dunkel.
Once he arrived, Dunkel used both emotional appeals and a barrage of messages.
It gave him a headache.
Why make things so complicated when something can be explained in just a few words?
Rienta couldn't understand it.
Furthermore, this commission is intricately connected to Lernen.
That's why he didn't give Dunkel any face and left the court directly.
Instead of listening to Dunkel's long-winded explanation, let's directly test our previous conjectures.
Rienta moved very quickly and reached the edge of the Barrier in no time.
After placing my hand on the Barrier and feeling it for a while, I found that the Barrier's structure was not quite like that of the First-Class Mage Exam.
Moreover, the strength of this Barrier is not very high.
If he or Frieren were to cast the [Boundary-Breaking Magic], they should be able to easily dispel this Barrier.
It was probably not Serie who did it.
It was probably completed by the combined efforts of the First-Class Mages of the Continental Magic Association.
Without hesitation, Rienta conducted a brief investigation and headed directly towards the Barrier.
The Intangibility effect works perfectly.
The Barrier failed to stop Rienta at all; he strolled through Barrier with ease.
Golden trees, golden shrubs, even the ground shimmered with gold.
If it were in the past, Rienta would probably have been very tempted.
But now, he doesn't care about these Golden Transformation things at all.
On the contrary, I found it somewhat vulgar.
Rienta bent down, stared at the flowers and plants at her feet for a while, and then reached out and touched them.
'Yes, it definitely has the texture of gold.'
From a purely sensory perspective, this plant is undoubtedly made of gold.
Rienta hovered one hand above the flower, beginning to analyze the golden flower from a magical perspective.
The pale blue light transformed into a Hexagram Array Pattern, descending from the top of the golden flowers and plants all the way to the ground.
A moment later, Rienta withdrew her hand.
The structure of the golden foliage is now fully understood.
Both the leaves and the roots have been completely transformed into gold.
"[A spell to summon fire]."
Rienta pointed her sword at the golden flower.
The Mana transformed into flames, enveloping it within.
The orange-red flames, amplified by Rienta's Mana, caused the temperature to rise continuously.
The color of the flames also rapidly changed from orange-red to bright yellow, then to pure white and light blue.
It finally stabilized when it reached the purple color.
At this moment, the ordinary Fire Magic released by Rienta had already reached a temperature of over a thousand degrees.
But the golden flower showed no signs of melting.
That's not scientific.
Even in a magical world, this is not scientifically sound.
It's a very strange feeling.
His senses and magic told him that this was real gold.
But in fact, it's not real gold.
"As expected of the strongest [curse] in Frieren's words."
Rienta canceled the [Summoning Flame Magic], blew on her fingers, and once again held her hand above the golden flowers.
"[Magic That Heals Everything]."
"[The Goddess's Blessing]."
Green Mana mixed with golden light enveloped the golden flower.
The golden flowers and plants, which had remained unresponsive to the scorching flames of thousands of degrees, began to change at this moment.
The golden leaves visibly began to darken, and green began to spread from the tips of the leaves.
One second.
Two seconds.
Three seconds.
In just three seconds, the golden flowers and plants, which had been shimmering with light, returned to their tender green color.
The curse cast by Macht, one of the Seven Sages of Destruction of the Golden Land, has disappeared from this plant.
Rienta used her other hand to break off the plant that had returned to its original form and held it in her hand, then canceled the [Magic That Heals Everything].
On the ground, that exposed root section once again turned into gold.
In just a few seconds, the flowers and plants in Rienta's hands rapidly turned from tender green to withered yellow.
This result was exactly what he expected.
Although he was still at the edge of the Barrier, it had been there for some time.
However, he was somewhat dissatisfied with the combined effect of [the Magic That Heals Everything] and [the Goddess's Blessing].
Previously, when I encountered the [Chaos Flower], it was difficult to completely remove it.
He's grown so much now, yet he's still the same.
Then all his efforts were in vain.
Of course, he subconsciously avoided the distinction between the [Chaos Flower]'s slumber and Macht's [Golden Transformation].
Leaving aside the facts...
Aren't they all [cursed]?