Chapter 40

Chapter 40

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“Did they hide it in the rocks? They did a pretty good job.”

-You’re good at keeping me in suspense.

“It was designed to forcibly fix most of the natural phenomena related to climate and geology throughout this land.”

-Oh?

“Honestly, it’s an unthinkable idea.”

Perserk touched her chin as if she thought my words were interesting.

-Is the curse the reason why it doesn’t rain here?

“Something like that. The only thing I’ve found in my decoding is the effectiveness of the curse. It maintains certain circumstances.”

The word ‘maintaining certain circumstances’ came off a little strange, but if it unfolded in a certain area for a long time, it became a very scary and very dangerous curse. Not to mention if it was a particular situation set in malice. Thanks to the fact that everything except temperature remained constant for a long time, the drought continued, and the land was consumed due to the lack of circulation.

If it was a function of the curse, it was already doing its job. The creator of this curse probably intended to slowly desiccate the Hines estate here. Now I wonder if the owner was even alive. What if it could be controlled, rearranged, or modified? The earth, climate, temperature. What if we change it so that we can adjust it according to our will?

It wouldn’t be strange to call it paradise magic, not a curse. If you maintained warm temperatures and certain precipitation in certain areas, it wasn’t a matter of growing special crops accordingly. Thanks to the medium that controlled the surroundings, I could find mines that hadn’t yet been discovered.

Was that all?

The temperature is as low as it was now, so even if winter arrived when everyone had to wrap up to stay warm, they would be able to maintain warm and quiet temperatures like spring and summer. There was also ample potential as a tourist resort. The moisture in the air could also be changed as it pleased.

For now, all of these were just hypotheses and not certain, but one could expect this to happen. I stood in front of a rock that looked tens of meters long after I stopped walking calmly. The arrow guiding me pointed to this huge rock.

“Hmmm...is it here?”

It was a dead-end, but I wasn’t disappointed as I reach out to the surface of the rock. Then, I slowly pulled up the commanding mana as if it moved in a certain pattern.

Whoo-hoo...

At the same time, the command mana stretching out of my hand began to resonate with the wall as if it had become a key, and the hard rock began to pull me in as if it had become a black hole. If I opened this door without knowing it, I would be quite shocked, but this felt more familiar to me, having seen similar things.

* * *

The interior of the rock led to a huge space. To describe the form in a word...

“Ruins?”

The interior of the huge rocky mountain was an unexpected space. The height of the huge hallway looked 5 meters high, and elaborate patterns carved on the wall conveyed an antique feeling. In addition, even though it was a hallway that should be dark because no light could come in, a glowing blue stone on the ceiling shone softly inside the hall of the ruins.

I never thought there was such a huge space in these rocky mountains.

– If you look at the architectural style, it’s not the style that came out after the Great War.

She was now as small as my palm, but her original identity was the leader of the Demons who fought against the humans’ thousands of years ago. She was like a living witness of history, so if she said it was an architectural style she had never seen, it could be regarded as a historical site. If the alchemists or wizards heard about this, they would drool and go crazy.

I couldn’t believe this space hadn’t been discovered before.

-It must be strong, agile, and firm beyond comparison to the mass-production golem that the Alchemist Society boasts, and there is a possibility that it has a special ability, so you must not overdo it.

Perserk’s advice came nervously, but I had already quickly dug into it.

Boom.

At the same time, a black spark popped under my rolled fist...if the opponent is made of solid rock, not flesh, a half-hearted attack would put me in danger. Besides, since it had a Magic Stone, I didn’t know what kind of functions it had. It started attacking me again, moving at great speed, but I wasn’t one to back down. Rather, I ducked under its fist as I stepped forward, swinging wildly.

[Heavenly Explosive Attack ]

Bang! Boom!

Intense sounds and black sparks scattered all over the place as the giant golem lifted in the air. It was an attack that would normally have destroyed the body of a regular golem, but these survived. Without hesitation, I reached out to the golem’s head and forcibly snatched the Magic Stone and ripped it apart.

Riiiip!

A half-broken rock was caught in my hand and was pulled out of the golem’s head.

“I can smell it!”

-Your power is amazing every time I see it. By the way, what the hell does it smell like?

I shouted proudly at her tilting her head as if she couldn’t understand.

“The smell of money! It’s the signs of a big hit!”

My statement was mindful of the possibility that the ancient ruins could control the weather conditions of the Hines estate. There were many golems here that had a Magic Stone. I didn’t know for sure, but what’s hidden here seemed to be a big hit.

It’s not an abandoned and dying land; it’s unlimited gold!

* * *

Boooom!

With a refreshing sound of destruction, the hard rock stuck in the last Golem’s head was torn apart by my bare hands.

“Whoa...that was intense.”

Perserk was wiping off her sweat in a refreshing mood.

– Intense? You need to re-learn the word intense.

“Wasn’t it a little intense, though?”

I just smiled while showing her my torn, burnt sleeves.

-Who’s to blame for your black and torn sleeves? If you look at yourself, you’ll realize how dense that statement sounds.

Her words quieted me.

“By the way, how much is this worth?”

A Magic Stone was pulled out and was placed inside of the bag on my back. I found some of the golems that gave up and tried to get away quickly and took their Magic Stones too.

My previously empty bag was now full, and it was all thanks to the meticulous dissection of the golems.