Chapter 97

“Оf соursе.”

When Khаn аnswеrеd sо nonchalаntlу while loоking at Eddу, еvеrуоnе exсept Вуutek соuldn’t hеlр but bе surprisеd.

Esрeciаllу Shаrin, whо had beеn chеcking the scrоlls with Кhan earlier, wаs lеft with her mouth agapе.

‘Аs expectеd… Мaster hаs reасhеd аn impossible levеl as a mаgе.’

Shаrin sometimеs fеlt thаt Khan hаd less Mаna than her.

With her high Маna Sensitivitу, еxсeptiоnal talent fоr Mаnа, and substantial Manа Cараcitу, Sharin cоuld rоughlу gauge Кhan’s Маnа.

Аlthоugh Khаn’s Маna hаd inсreased several times compared to before during the recent battle, both previously and now, the Mana she sensed from Khan was far too little compared to her own.

Thus, Sharin had been slightly doubting Khan’s pure magic talent.

However, this opportunity made her feel grateful once again for having a Master like Khan.

Traveling with him and receiving magical guidance, she wondered if she might one day become a great mage like him.

Meanwhile, Eddy couldn’t help but be even more astonished.

They were his finest masterpiece scrolls, yet even he didn’t know their abilities.

And now, the Archmage named Khan before him was about to reveal their secrets.

With a trembling voice, Eddy slowly opened his mouth.

“Then… could you tell me what kind of scrolls the five I made are?”

Eddy briefly explained why he didn’t know the effects of the scrolls he made.

After hearing the explanation, Khan answered lightly.

“The scrolls you made are an Invisibility Scroll, Acceleration Scroll, Physical Enhancement Scroll, Concentration Enhancement Scroll, and finally, a Reset Scroll.”

“Oh, with random effects applied… except for one, all turned out to be incredible scrolls.”

“They are scrolls you made.”

“Haha, when a great mage like Sir Khan calls them excellent scrolls, I don’t know what to do with myself. But… do you know what effect the Reset Scroll has? Actually, I’ve never heard of a Reset Scroll while making scrolls until now.”

Reset Scroll.

Probably, people in this world wouldn’t know much about Reset Scrolls.

“To explain simply, it’s a scroll that allows you to immediately use the last magic you used once more. This is also a very good scroll.”

“I see… Thank you for telling me!”

It felt a bit strange for Khan, who was on the receiving end, to be thanked instead, but he let it pass.

Still, having received such precious scrolls, Khan sincerely decided to help him.

‘Even if I fail to clear or complete the Quest… I should at least bring back his younger sibling.’

Having finished that thought, Khan now prepared to return to his lodgings.

There was something he had to do immediately upon returning.

‘Wait a minute… So far, no one knew what these scrolls were?’

Summarizing Eddy’s words, it seems no mage until now has been able to identify the true nature of these scrolls.

‘Even considering the Level Restriction… why didn’t they know about this Supreme Reset Scroll?’

The Level Restriction for the Supreme Reset Scroll was 1.

Meaning, effectively no restriction.

“Eddy, is it really true that no mage until now has been able to figure out the true nature of these scrolls?”

“Yes, even the kingdom mages said they couldn’t tell what kind of scrolls they were… Archmages from the Magic Tower have visited the shop before, but I didn’t show them.”

“Why not?”

“I thought they’d try to buy them from me somehow. Haha…”

“…I see.”

Unless they were upper mages of the kingdom, they probably wouldn’t have reached Level 250 and thus couldn’t identify the scrolls.

Snap.

As Khan took out the Supreme Reset Scroll from his Spatial Pocket, he asked him,

“Then, that kingdom mage couldn’t identify this Supreme Reset Scroll either?”

“No, he said he didn’t know about all five. Is there some problem…?”

“No.”

Hearing Eddy’s answer, Khan checked the information of the Supreme Reset Scroll once more.

[Item: Eddy’s Supreme Reset Scroll]

• Item Rank: Unique

• Level Restriction: 1

• Item Effect: Upon using the scroll, Supreme Rank Reset Magic is activated. When Supreme Rank Reset Magic is used, the Cooldown of all Skills possessed by the caster is reset. Due to the Skill ‘Sage’s Heart’, the Level Restriction is removed.

Looking again, a phrase that wasn’t there before was added at the very bottom of the item information.

‘Due to Sage’s Heart, the Level Restriction is removed?’

The Rank 10 Hidden Skill, ‘Sage’s Heart’.

‘Sage’s Heart’ had an absurdly overpowered ability attached: Skill Cooldown Reset.

Personally, Khan speculated that since ‘Sage’s Heart’ had the ‘Skill Cooldown Reset’ ability attached, his current Proficiency regarding ‘Skill Cooldown Reset’ was probably ridiculously high.

‘Maybe because the Proficiency for Cooldown Reset increased due to the Skill, the Level Restriction disappeared…’

Anyway, it was good news for Khan.

“I’ll be going back now. I’ll take down that Lexar fellow within a few days.”

“Ah, my younger sibling…”

Khan cut off Eddy’s words and continued.

“Of course, rescuing your younger sibling will be the priority. Even if I miss him or fail to defeat him, I will definitely bring back your younger sibling.”

“Th… thank you! Truly, thank you, Sir Khan!”

Khan passed by Eddy, who kept bowing his head and bending his waist repeatedly, went up the stairs, and left the shop.

His immediate plan was to go defeat Lexar tomorrow.

For that, there was something he had to do right now.

‘First, I need to return to the lodgings quickly.’

Since his Level and Mana had increased, it was now time to use this to become stronger.

* * *

An Inn where Khan, Byutek, and Sharin had taken lodgings.

For an inn, it was quite large, and the rooms inside were clean.

“I have something to do from now on, so you two spend your time as you wish.”

“Understood, Hyungnim!”

“Yes!”

Byutek and Sharin answered and each went to their rooms.

Left alone, Khan also immediately went to his room.

As soon as he entered the room, without even changing clothes, he first opened his Status Window.

◈ LV.39

◈ Khan (Lee Huseong)

◈ Mana: 3640/3640

◈ Talent: Magic

◈ Skills: (10★)Sage’s Heart, (8★)Growth Acceleration, (1★)Arrow, (1★)Barrier, (2★)Fire Boom, (2★)Fireball, (2★)Mirror Defense, (2★)Mana Enhancement, (1★)Wind Cutter, (3★)Dragon’s Breath

Nothing had changed since the last time he checked his Status Window.

‘Now, just one more Level and I can get a random Skill draw ticket.’

If possible, he wanted to reach Level 40 before the battle with Lexar, but that was impossible.

Even with the Rank 8 ‘Hidden Skill’ Growth Acceleration, hunting Monsters in Erindel to level up would take at least a few weeks.

‘Anyway, since I got the scrolls from Eddy, I should be able to defeat him sufficiently.’

He had already roughly pictured the battle with Lexar in his mind.

The guy’s Level was roughly around 200.

Khan had the ‘Mirror Defense’ Skill, which was an absolute defense skill and simultaneously returned the defended skill as is.

Even if the guy’s Level was around 200, Khan was confident he would win unconditionally.

‘Should I accept the Quest too?’

The new Main Quest that appeared after clearing the last Quest was still not accepted.

• [Extermination of Lexar’s Gang and Lexar Plaguing Erindel]

• Will you accept the Main Quest?

• If refused, future Quest progression will be impossible.

• Reward: Enormous amount of Experience Points, Eddy’s Gift, Progression to the next Quest

[Quest has been accepted.]

Khan finally accepted the Quest.

Now, one thing remained.

“Finally, it’s time to increase the Circles.”

Khan had been striving to create rings of Mana, i.e., Circles, inside his heart whenever he had time.

During the journey to Erindel, and when doing Mana training alone in the lodgings.

Currently, Khan was only at the 1st Circle.

‘With this much Mana, it should be enough.’

Having reached the pinnacle as a Mage character in <Geo Arc>, Khan knew the characteristics of the Mage Class very well.

For Mages, Circles are a very important element.

As the number of Circles increases, the casting speed of magic becomes faster, and the Cooldown and Mana Consumption of magic significantly decrease.

So, high-circle Archmages, though not as much as Khan with ‘Sage’s Heart’, could use most magic quickly.

Then, one might think Khan, with ‘Sage’s Heart’, doesn’t need to increase his Circles, but that’s not true.

‘If my Circles increase now, Mana Consumption will decrease a lot.’

Khan’s talent for Mana was considerably lacking compared to other Mages.

Even after drinking the Talent Blooming Potion and absorbing the Mana from the Mana Pill inside his body, honestly, his Mana was on the low side.

‘I still can’t use the Skills I have freely…’

So, for Khan now, increasing these Circles was most important.

To increase Circles, one basically needs to have a lot of Mana.

To create one Circle in the heart and become 1st Circle, at least 5,000 Mana is required; for 2nd Circle, 10,000 Mana; and for 3rd Circle, a whopping 20,000 Mana.

Khan planned to create two more rings in his heart right away.

Meaning, he was attempting to go directly from 1st Circle to 3rd Circle.

‘With the Rank 10 Hidden Skill ‘Sage’s Heart’, it should be sufficiently possible.’

When Khan created the ring in his heart, i.e., the 1st Circle, he had less than 200 Mana.

He didn’t know the exact reason, but Khan thought it was because of the Rank 10 Hidden Skill ‘Sage’s Heart’.

Moreover, when creating a new Circle, immense pain is felt throughout the body.

Like the pain of skin tearing and flesh being flayed all over.

Once, Khan helped Sharin create a Circle, and she was in tremendous pain then.

‘Strangely, I don’t feel any pain at all.’

Still, he thought maybe he’d feel a little pain this time if he created two Circles at once.

“Hoo… Then, shall I try now?”

Going from 1st Circle to 3rd Circle in one go might actually be impossible.

This was all just Khan’s wish and hope, after all.

“Even making it to 2nd Circle would be progress.”

Even if 3rd Circle is impossible, at least 2nd Circle should be possible.

Snap.

Sitting in a cross-legged position, Khan slowly began to draw up his Mana.