Training-Addicted Mage In A Progression Fantasy-Chapter 48: Found You

The Arcane Black Mage’s Spatial Pocket contained nothing extraordinary.

It held Mana Stones, Black Magic Books, and a few F to D-Grade Artifacts.There was also a purple crystal housing another mage’s core, reminiscent of a vengeful spirit.

I’ll keep this as far from the Wooden Sword as possible.

At least the Arcane Advanced Black Mage’s Spatial Pocket yielded a usable Artifact.

Leon placed a round compass on his palm and used Appraisal Magic.

The compass could indicate direction and distance when smeared with the target’s blood.Its red needle would point towards the target, vibrating more intensely as it got closer.

It was a C-Grade tracking Artifact.

Doesn’t having access to someone’s blood already put you at an advantage?

Initially, he thought it wouldn’t be very useful, but then he realized its potential applications.

It doesn’t have to be used for someone you want to eliminate.

It could also track targets for surveillance or locate allies.It seemed like it could prove useful in various situations.

Leon kept only the Mana Stones and the tracking compass, tucking the rest away.Then he picked up Laidra’s Spatial Pocket.

Leon hesitated before opening it.

Is he still alive?

Laidra had remained in Widia, fighting the Black Mages to the end.Leon’s last image of him was his back view, summoning massive dark clouds.

There was no way to know if he had survived, but Leon’s instincts leaned towards the worst.The situation had been that dire.

In a way, it felt as if his master had died.Though there was no formal bond between them, Leon was still Laidra’s only personal Disciple.

Revenge...

Seeking vengeance was beyond Leon’s current capabilities.However, if he encountered a Black Mage he could face, he wouldn’t hesitate to act.

This was the extent of Leon’s mourning for Laidra.

He might still be alive.

In Laidra’s Spatial Pocket, he first found an emblem with blue patterns.This appeared to be the Widia Tower Master’s emblem.Unlike the Black Mages’ emblems, it had no magical properties.

Besides that, there were three Magic Books.

[Laidra's Lightning Surge]

[Laidra's Glory's Thunder]

[Laidra's Heaven's Wrath]

All of them were lightning Magic.

Surely he didn’t use only lightning Magic?

When Leon last saw Laidra battling the Black Mages, he was using Wind, Water, and Lightning Magic simultaneously.While proficient in multi-attribute Magic, it seemed he had specialized in lightning Magic for his authored books.

As someone devoted to training, he might not have been combining multi-attribute Magic for long.There might not have been enough time to document it in Magic Books.It was unfortunate, but understandable.

Glory’s Thunder huh...

Leon carefully examined the books.Lightning Surge was Basic Magic.Glory’s Thunder was one Leon recognized... and the last was a higher-grade lightning Magic.

Glory’s Thunder was the advanced form of Lightning Surge, and Heaven’s Wrath was the pinnacle of Glory’s Thunder.

Since Laidra was in the early stages of Insight...

Heaven’s Wrath would likely be at least B to B+ Grade.

Skimming through the contents, it indeed covered Grand Magic.The Grand Magic’s name matched the Magic Book’s title, Heaven’s Wrath.

If Glory’s Thunder made lightning strike frantically in a certain area, Heaven’s Wrath summoned a massive lightning pillar from the sky, devastating a wide area.It was worthy of Grand Magic, comparable to a natural disaster.

This should cover lightning Attribute up to early Insight.

Given its offensive power, Leon decided to use it as his main Magic until he created a new one.

Among other Artifacts was a lightning shackle.It looked more like a torture device that would electrocute the wearer whenever they drew Magic Power.

There were also 3 B-Grade Essences and various magical materials.Several Herbs and minerals Leon couldn’t yet identify were present.He set aside the unfamiliar magical materials due to his lack of knowledge.

In total, Leon now possessed 70,000 Mana Stones.

Is this considered a substantial amount?

He recalled that an F-Grade Essence was worth about 50 Mana Stones, and an E-Grade Essence about 350 Mana Stones.Assuming the value increased sevenfold with each Grade...

This can’t even buy 5 C-Grade Essences?

He wasn’t sure if Essences were expensive, or if 70,000 Mana Stones weren’t that significant for a high-ranking Mage.

There are no Mana Stones in Laidra’s pocket, so it can’t be helped.

Besides, his immediate need for Mana Stones was to create Golem Cores, so the exact amount didn’t matter much.

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Leon’s skill in creating Scorpion Golems improved steadily.

Now, he could properly engrave patterns on the Core once out of every five attempts.With nearly 100 body materials available, there was no need to separately engrave Mana circuits on minerals for parts.All he had to do was insert the Core.

By the time he had used over 500 Mana Stones, he had created 100 Cores.He inserted new Cores into all 100 Scorpion Golem bodies.

“What’s all this?”“Scouts.”

He gave simple commands to 80 Scorpion Golems.They were to patrol around Kito’s Lair and report anything suspicious.Leon could instantly sense their reports, as if through telepathy.

The remaining 20 were set to activate only when Leon needed them.Since there was no immediate use for them, he stored them in the Magic Orb.

The Secret of Creation offered two significant advantages.Once charged, the Core had strong sustainability.And it allowed control of dozens to hundreds of Golems simultaneously.Without the Secret of Creation, it would have taken one thread of will to control each Golem.

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At 1-star, the number of Golems that could be controlled at once was 10.Just in case, he made 20, but Leon, who hadn’t yet surpassed 1-star, could only control 10.The rest moved according to simple commands.

“...”“...”

The Scorpion Golems moving in groups and the winged snakes that originally followed Velix’s orders around Kito’s Lair eyed each other warily.As if engaging in a battle of nerves, neither side averted their gaze.

Warning signals started flooding Leon’s mind.They were reporting the presence of strangers, as per his instructions.

Leon, who had been observing the Scorpion Golems with satisfaction, retrieved them and added the snakes to the list of exceptions for surveillance.

The Core for the Armor Knight wasn’t much different from the Scorpion Golem’s.He had over 100 Armor Knight bodies, all collected from the manufacturing room of the Ancient Lair.

There were 30 Gargoyle Golems.

Gargoyle Golems could be made to use Magic, but the patterns to be engraved on the Core were much more intricate.The Magic that the Gargoyle Golems would use was the C+ Grade Wind Attribute Magic, Gale Wind.This was quite complex, and he couldn’t master it even after consuming 1000 Mana Stones.

At this rate, I might really spend a year here.

Of course, since the Secret of Creation was also Magic, the Training Quest progressed, but Leon halted further production after successfully creating the first Core for the Gargoyle Golem.

Now he needed to start investigating Runic Script, and also consider the upcoming 300th reward.Leon was thinking of receiving another Magic Book.If an SSS-Grade appeared, it would likely follow the structure of Magic Spell Formulas composed of Runic Script.

“Kito, let’s go.”

Kito emerged from the Magic Orb.

Kito could now freely enter and exit the Magic Orb.Perhaps it was because Leon felt more at ease with it.It had been like that since they formed the Servant Beast contract.

Kito, perched on Leon’s head, asked Velix who came out to see them off.

“Are you going to follow too?”“No. You know my goal, Elder Sister.”“What, that crude goal of conquering the Beast Forest?”“You know it’s important to me. It’s my long-cherished wish.”“Long-cherished wish... always slacking off...”

Leon interrupted Kito’s words.

“Let me know if you need help.”

Leon said sincerely.Thanks to Velix, he had solved the food problem and received great assistance with his Training.Leon felt genuinely grateful to Velix.

Velix, seeming to sense this, awkwardly cleared his throat.

“Ahem, I’m not sure if the day will come when I need the help of a little kid.”“Who are you calling little?”“Ah, Elder Sister. Please go easy on the last greeting.”

One of Velix’s heads opened its mouth towards Leon.A green bead emerged from inside.

“If you keep this, I can track your location. I’ll also know when you’re in danger.”

Leon was familiar with it, having seen many Artifacts with similar abilities.Usually, these were items that masters gave to their Disciples.

“It means I can tell whether you’re in danger or not at least until you leave the forest. You can discard it after that.”“Thank you.”

After bidding farewell to Velix, he departed.As Leon retraced his steps, a single Gargoyle Golem circled around him.It was the only Gargoyle Golem Leon had created.

He had instructed the Gargoyle Golem to guard the area around him.

As they flew at increased speed,Kito suddenly moved away from Leon’s head and began to grow larger.In an instant, Kito transformed into her main body and bared her sharp teeth, looking ahead.

Leon turned his head to where Kito was focused.A woman with long, straight black hair had halted her approach.

Leon hadn’t even properly noticed her coming near.

He saw her appearance and briefly closed his eyes, then opened them.

But the reality before him remained unchanged.The reality where the Witch of Ruin was staring intently at Leon.

She muttered in a low voice.

“Found you~.”