CH 71

After finishing their short schedule in the capital, Prause and his party returned to the north.

The Grand Duke’s employees, as well as the Holy Knights who protected the North while they were away, welcomed them.

“Greetings to Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Prause and the young masters. Did you have a pleasant journey?”

The leader of the Order of the Holy Knights, Isaac, started with a short report starting with a greeting.

“While you were away, undead monsters appeared, but there was no damage at all.”

“No damage at all?”

Daniel asked in disbelief.

Then the seldom excitable Isaac looked at Frey with shining eyes.

“Thanks to the Sacred Tower of Her Highness the Grand Duchess. Undead monsters couldn’t approach the tower, so we were able to respond accordingly.”

“Is the protection range of the sacred tower I made that wide?”

“Once there was a strong divine power in the center, they were reluctant to approach the private house. monsters that behave differently also slow down.”

Frey suddenly remembered the reports Daniel had made over the years.

‘They said that slowing down a monster’s actions could be done with weak divine power.’

In the case of Daniel, whose main skill is magic, he was not as good at operating divine power as the members of the royal family, so he always dealt with undead monsters with a single stroke.

The same was true of the Holy Knights, who took out and used the divine power that the emperor gave them in a scroll.

But this time it was different.

“Thanks to Your Highness Grand Duchess, I was able to observe the movements of the undead monsters. It will be very helpful in future battles.”

It was definitely the first time he had the time to observe enemies appearing across the empire without getting tired. Isaac’s eyes lit up with respect and gratitude.

‘It’s not the intended effect, but…’

Frey was a little surprised, but now that the opportunity had come, she straightened her shoulders and spoke boldly.

“Ah, the slowing down of the action, because The one built in the central market was a Level 1 sacred tower, so the effect must have been good.”

“Level 1…? Are there any other levels?”

Isaac asked with a face full of anticipation.

“I will build more sacred towers. About 50? The high priest will give you a detailed explanation.”

“5, 50?!”

To build 50 sacred towers, each of which has a formidable performance.

‘Of course, you think of it as a long-term project that takes about ten years, right?’

“It will be finished within half a year at the latest.”

“What?!”

“The plan is like that, but it would be better for everyone to proceed as soon as possible.”

Isaac looked at Frey’s face with a sense of surprise. If she was lying, she would have shown signs of being stabbed, but Frey had a face with nothing to hide.

’50 sacred towers across the Empire.’

Isaac imagined how the empire would benefit if they were all built. Then, He looked at the scroll of divine power that Lina was holding.

‘If it had been like before, I would have had doubts at first, but now that I have personally experienced the power of the sacred tower, only voices of recognition came out.’

“I was a little surprised because I thought His Majesty gave you a scroll of divinity for personal use, but you did it for the entire empire.”

Isaac smiled softly.

It seemed that the Grand Duchess could look forward to what she would do with the Sacred Tower in the future.

* * *

“Damon, Arsene. Let’s go and sleep. Are you tired, right?”

“yes.”

“Hoamm…I feel sleepy.”

She had no schedule other than to return to the Fraus estate, so Frey decided to take a nap with his two children after a long time.

Daniel smiled at Damon and Arsene, who walked half-clung to Frey, then turned his gaze to Isaac.

“Leader. What about your job?”

To the somewhat nervous question, Isaac answered in a determined voice.

“As you commanded, we succeeded in capturing the undead monster. They are locked in a building on the warehouse side.”

‘It’s finally a success.’

Daniel walked in the lead without relaxing.

“Go with me.”

Research related to undead monsters was being conducted secretly in one of Prause’s mansions.

The mansion was normal only on the outside, but the inside was heavily guarded, and today it was even more so.

“Please continue to pay attention to management. Because undead monsters naturally create a fog of Fall.”

“I’ll tell you so. It would be a big deal if the researchers got poisoned by the fog of Fall.”

Daniel stopped in front of the glass coffin. A long weasel-like creature was sleeping soundly in a large glass coffin with magic scrolls wrapped around it like a belt.

The monster’s hair was short, but it seemed soft, and it didn’t radiate an irritating aura from her body. In many ways, it felt different from the undead monsters that had been roaming the North in recent years.

“I don’t think the monster is so calm because it is sleeping. Was it like this before capture?”

“No. The monster ran so wildly until it was imprisoned in a glass coffin, and if it wasn’t for Lady Frey’s Sacred Tower, we would never have been able to catch the monster.”

Isaac even explained his unsolicited plan to write a research thesis on the Sacred Tower as soon as he returned to the Great Temple in the capital.

Daniel listened to the story and put his hand on the glass coffin. 

Suddenly, there was something he noticed.

“Is the scroll attached to the glass coffin a magical blocking scroll?”

“yes. It’s expensive, but it’s troublesome if someone using magic attacks this place and frees the monsters they’ve captured.”

“The reason he suddenly calmed down is because of this scroll.”

“What?”

Daniel did not elaborate. Instead, he focused his magic on his palm and read the information of the undead monster.

‘There are definitely traces of someone’s magic.’

As he remembers, the undead monsters were originally calm as they are now, even though they may cause damage to humans.

‘It was only in the last few years that the monsters ran wild with terrifying momentum and threw their bodies out of control. And now I think I know why.’

‘It’s magic that makes monsters crazy. It’s obvious who used their power to cast magic on the undead monsters.’

A delicate magic that would have gone unnoticed if he had not been a transcendental being endowed with enormous magical power.

In addition, Daniel felt Gelon’s unique magic power and the way he created the magic circle.

‘Lydia Obelir.’

Behind it was the child who was apparently not even five years old.

Directly enchanting living things is absolutely impossible with the skills of the Duke of Gelon or the Master of the Magic Tower.

‘What the hell are you doing with a child?’

Of course, unlike ordinary humans, transcendentalists had a mature side. Each time they completed their awakening, their body, and mental age grew significantly.

‘But, Lydia was still young.’

It was clear that it would be too much for the child to use wide-area magic for the benefit of the Duke of Gelon or the Magic Tower.

When Daniel thought of Damon and Arsene, who was jumping around playing ball with Frey, the complexity was added.

‘After all this dirty work, You must have tried to kill Frey when I chose her and turned my back on the crown prince..’

‘Gelon must have known. That if he did anything stupid with magic, he would be discovered by me someday.’

‘It made me sick to think that he was trying to put me on the same side to cover up his crimes.’

“Your Highness Grand Duke Prause…?”

Isaac looked at Daniel, whose expression became increasingly grim, and asked for an explanation with a desperate look.

It was hard to understand with his common sense that the undead monster became calm because of the magic-blocking scroll.

Instead of explaining calmly, as usual, Daniel spoke firmly.

“Leader. The results of this research will have a very big impact.”

Daniel Prause, who seldom bluffs, speaks like this. Isaac felt a chill run down his spine.

“Duke, how big a wave is that?”

“I need to get the evidence first, so I want you to leave the rest of the research to Prause. We will share information when the time is right.”

Isaac was conflicted for a moment. It was because Isaac thought that if it was a matter of researching undead monsters, it would be more appropriate to proceed in the temple.

However, he changed his mind after hearing Daniel’s addition.

“I think the Duke of Gelon committed a crime serious enough to destroy… This is important for my wife.”

* * *

‘I heard they captured an undead monster, so everyone seems very busy.’

Frey thought to herself as she watched the knights busily going to and from the mansion.

Daniel said that research on undead monsters was his top priority, so he must have found something suspicious.

Frey wanted to ask everyone about what was going on, but it seemed that now was not the right time as the research was in full swing.

‘Now that Daniel trusts me to some extent, so he will share the results. I have to do my own thing.’

First of all, as soon as Frey woke up in the morning, she invited Damon and Arsene to eat together.

[“Because it’s a peaceful morning, we can have breakfast together and be happy together.”]

[“Yes!”]

[“That’s right.”]

[“Damon, Arsene. What did you know about peace?”].

In the meantime, thanks to brainwashing while eating meals and snacks together, the children answered with a smile.

[“We are talking together!”]

[“It’s quiet without anything happening!”]

Seeing the sharp answer, it seems that the probability of children turning the world into a mess has become slim.

After eating, Frey was on my way to the grand duchess’s garden, taking a walk with the children. It was because there was news that a special gift from Daniel had finally arrived.

After a while, a man appeared with magical powers flying like sparks.

“Forgive me for being late. The Movement magic scroll I made myself is worse than I thought.”

A shabby-looking Vikram had arrived with a modest bag. 

‘It seemed like it was worse than when we met a while ago, but it didn’t matter to me.’

“Vikram! I’ve been waiting for you!”

Welcome, my magic slave!

When Frey smiled and waved with sincerity, Damon and Arsene were surprised for some reason.

“Lady Frey…”

“Yes…?”