Necromancer’s Evolutionary Traits

[Episode 327. Entrance and meeting]

Portion was a city located at the eastern end of the continent. Even in the empire in the center of the continent, the distance was considerable, so it took close to two days to travel by train.

“I am taking this train for the first time. It’s great.”

“I paid that much.”

It was a train journey that lasted nearly two days, and the only train heading to Portion was the one we were on named Steelite.

It was one of the luxury trains operating at the top of the steel light, one of the top five on the continent.

“If I had taken an ordinary train, I would have had to change a lot, right?”

“Perhaps it will arrive three times too late.”

We were in a luxury private room on the train.

It was a special seat with a good view of the outside, as it had a shape similar to that of an aristocratic drawing room and had a huge window.

Vivian and I were sitting at a table near the window, and Lucia was lying on the bed as soon as we entered the room, her mouth moving.

“Sister, will you get off at the station just before Portion?”

“huh. Parthen Station.”

“The festival is close to two weeks, and it must be boring.”

Lucia said, rolling around on the bed.

However, Vivian shook her head without changing her expression.

“are you okay. It’s okay if you’re training in the meantime.”

“I’ll buy a lot of souvenirs and leave.”

“huh.”

When I checked again that it was two weeks, it was really long. I felt sorry for Vivian, who had to wait for that time.

“Is there anything you want?”

At my question, Vivian looked at me for a moment and then tilted her head.

“well.”

“I’ll buy the artifact equipment as soon as I see it. Because if it’s not an opportunity like this, I might not get it again.”

“I like anything Adrias buys for me.”

I’m ashamed to say that.

Conscious of Lucia’s gaze, I nodded as if nothing was wrong.

“Hmm. All right.”

Vivian already had a sword called ‘Dunk’, a rare item that Benshinite had. So if you really want to save it, armor is better.

‘Seeing as he continues to wear earrings, he must continue to carry the item to present as a present.’

So, if possible, no matter how much the price goes out, I’ll have to get the best thing possible.

“Come to think of it, you don’t have to worry about money either.”

“Me? Well, I told my father and got a decent allowance, but I don’t know.”

I didn’t even worry about money.

Due to the war with the North, Cromwell’s upper house hit the jackpot, and thanks to trade with Rastilia, there were no money-related problems.

“If it’s not enough, I’ll borrow some later.”

“How much are you going to spend already saying that?”

“When will I participate in the Nivas Festival again? I have to write it all down and go.”

I don’t know about Lucia. The fact that he will become one of the most powerful wizards in the future.

At that time, even if you asked me to come, I wouldn’t participate in the Nivas Festival because it wouldn’t be bothersome.

“okay. Let’s enjoy without regrets.”

Jester left a meaningful comment about Maxwell, but he didn’t pay much attention.

In fact, Maxwell, whom I met directly at the academy, was not as strange as I thought.

‘There is no need for anything more or less than a little bit of vigilance.’

Recently, I was eager to take a little rest after paying only measles to the kingdom of corpses, hell, and Jester’s work.

And as the Nivas Festival is a honey-like event that will fill my lack of knowledge, I just wanted to explore comfortably.

“Huh. I woke up early and I am so sleepy. I’ll sleep first.”

Lucia, who spoke shamelessly, closed her eyes and let out a quiet breath.

I also just watched her, thinking that it would be better for her to sleep to her heart’s content now rather than sleeping during the festival.

“cute.”

Listening to Vivian’s incomprehensible sentiments, I enjoyed the next two days of train travel.

**

After parting with Vivian in Parten, a border city adjacent to Portion, Lucia and I were able to enter Portion soon after.

“Do you have something to prove your identity?”

“Here is your invitation.”

After the selection of Nivas was announced, an invitation was delivered by express to the administrative staff.

‘Even the level of staff here is high.’

Of course, everyone who lived in Fortion was a wizard. In a way, I wondered if it was too closed to the general public, but looking at how well it worked, it seemed that its uniqueness was recognized.

“ah! Are you Lord Adrias Cromwell? Welcome to Portrion. Here are the passes and certificates issued. Is the person next to you an assistant?”

“yes. This is Miss Lucia Everlast.”

“Can I check in for a minute?”

Soon after, Lucia’s inspection was over and the pass and certificate were issued, and the staff pointed to the castle gate.

“You can tag the pass to the artifact at the entrance. There is still time until the event period, so please enjoy Portion to the fullest.”

“thank you.”

After hearing the guidance, Lucia and I walked straight to the castle gate.

“It looks more normal than I thought.”

“Portrion?”

“yes.”

“This is camouflage. You will be surprised when you go inside.”

“yes? How does your senior know that?”

how to know If you’re interested, you can’t help but know that the wizards who have already visited Portion talk all day about the scenery inside.

Beep!

“I must have heard some money.”

“It wasn’t going through the gate.”

Near the gate, cylindrical structures that could fit a person were lined up.

It looks like this is the artifact the employee said, but when I put the pass on one of them, the light came on and mana started to flow.

“Can I go in?”

“uh.”

As each of them entered the structure one by one, magic circles glowed in all directions and space movement magic was cast.

Ugh—

“Hmm.”

I was a little dizzy, probably because the technology wasn’t such an outstanding artifact.

However, when I saw the scene unfolding in front of my eyes for a moment, my mouth dropped open involuntarily.

‘Seeing it in real life, it’s really a different world.’

Even though it was day, the sky was black as if it was night.

However, against the background of the black drawing paper, colorful magic circles embroidered the sky.

“wow.”

Lucia appeared next to me, covered her mouth with both hands, and exclaimed in admiration.

“I told you.”

“It’s really great. Look at that magic circle. I also see a set of rift equilibrium… Elements of light in reverse order? That’s really great.”

……You weren’t surprised by the scenery, were you surprised by the magic circle itself?

I looked around for a while feeling a little embarrassed. As expected, the Nivas Festival was just around the corner, so many wizards were walking around the streets.

‘The buildings are also full of personality.’

At first glance, the buildings were so unusual that they looked complicated. Some even floated in the air, but I wondered if they had to go that far.

“Let’s get a room first.”

When the festival started, there was a separate room in the depths for the invited warlocks, but they couldn’t enter it now.

Outside of the festival, only the Devourers were allowed to enter.

“Did the other Warlocks come too?”

“Perhaps we came first.”

You can only enter the depths during the festival, so most of the warlocks arrived after the festival started. It would hurt your pride to come first and get a separate room like us.

“Hey, you two there.”

Just as we were about to move to find a lodging, someone suddenly called us.

“Looking at it, it seems like it’s the first time, but we’ll guide you here. How about getting it cheaper?”

As I was looking at this completely unexpected solicitation, Lucia said to me.

“Are you okay? Shall we take one?”

“Is it so?”

I didn’t like it very much when I first met her, but I didn’t mind too much.

“great. Please guide me.”

“Good good. Horton! You guide me!”

“yes. Let’s go.”

At first glance, it seemed that they were the only people like us who were picking on people like us, but I understood it to some extent.

‘Wizards always suffer from poverty except for the top 1%.’

Even a wizard with good skills could not escape poverty. The wizard’s research and experiments were monsters that ate that much money.

Perhaps these people are also wizards who somehow live off their lives.

“My name is Horton. I will guide you through Portion from now on.”

Still, this person has a bud.

But it’s Horton… is it the Horton I know?

“Are you two new to Portrion?”

“It’s your first time.”

“The guidance lasts for one day and the price is 500,000 Will per person.”

The price was higher than expected.

Well, if you think about it, it was like taking a normal wizard all day, so it couldn’t be expensive.

“does not matter. Is it an advance payment?”

“Thank you in advance.”

After two days of sleeping on the train, Lucia, who was in good condition, paid in cash on the spot.

I also calculated the money and handed it over, and Horton bowed his head.

“thank you. Are there any fields you are interested in?”

“What are you interested in, senior?”

Actually, I was more interested in the Artifact side, but it would be a different story if I knew that Horton was the one guiding us.

“Is there a potion-related area?”

“Potion is my specialty. Would you like to go right away?”

“please.”

As expected, Horton was right.

It was a character that appeared in the game as an NPC of Portion, so I was vague, but I managed to remember it.

“What makes Portion’s potion different? Even so, I think seniors are higher.”

“You never know.”

While Lucia nodded knowingly, Horton smiled.

“This is the city of wizards. There are many items that are on a different level from magic items that are circulated outside. I’m not ignoring my customers, but you’ll probably be surprised when you see them.”

I also knew roughly the potion list of Portion. Until I actually played Lucia, I owed a lot to Portion’s potions.

‘A lot has changed before and after Lucia’s play in terms of potions. Because of Lucia, I also made an elixir called an elixir.’

It’s Horton who can’t know that, so he’s saying it so confidently. In fact, with my current potion-making skills, even the most famous potion-making wizard here would be able to fold.

Even so, the reason I insisted on going to the potion-related area was actually different.

‘Hidden Peace.’

The most readily available windfall in Fortion is there.

“Now, you can follow me this way. By the way, I didn’t ask for the names of the guests. Where are you from?”

“I am from the Empire.”

Lucia answered innocently, then smiled.

“And this one is a Warlock.”

“Warlock?”

Horton tilted his head and looked at me.

Then he waved his hand and smiled.

“Hey guest. You shouldn’t be making jokes like that here. The real Warlocks will be furious when they hear it.”

“Is that so, senior?”

Lucia, who smiled like a goblin, was in trouble. If I’m going to reveal that I’m Adrias Cromwell, I did it right away.

“I’m just joking, so please understand.”

“haha. All right.”

Lucia puffed out her cheeks as I tried to quietly move on.

what is that expression what to do

“Wow!”

“Ugh!”

“Get out of the way!”

While looking at Lucia’s expression and thinking about how to make fun of her, suddenly a strange scream was heard and the street became noisy.

“hmm? What happened?”

Horton also narrowed his eyes at the commotion and looked ahead. And soon, people found the cause of the fuss.

“uh?!”

“Wow, it looks like a doll.”

Horton’s astonished exclamation and Lucia’s appreciation.

There, a girl with silvery white hair was walking through the streets.

“huh?”

Then, as if feeling the gaze, the girl turned her head and found us…

“Hmm!”

Suddenly, the dodo snorted and ran towards us.

“What do you do, senior? Dolls come to us.”

Why is that a doll or a human?

And why did he come here without a word? You must have known that I was participating in the Nivas Festival.

‘I’ll at least say something in advance.’

Soon after, the girl who came running stopped in front of me and smiled brightly.

“friend!”

[Episode 327.Entrance and Encounter] End