Karna went inside the library, as one would expect from an influential noble family, the library had two huge floors full of books. The Library also had an open shade with a table and chair for reading books, and the scenery outside looked good.
A middle-aged lady at the counter was currently writing something. She looked up and saw Karna with Lara entering, she was not surprised because Rudra often used to read books on politics and war tactics. She greeted both with a smile."Welcome. Young Lord, which book would you like to read today?"
"Give me all the history books and general knowledge books," Karna said.
Now the lady was surprised because Rudra never read any history books. but she did not think much of it and immediately went towards the history section of the bookshelves, she selected a few thick books and gave it to Karna's hands, she said,
"Young Lord, this is the perfect book for someone to know about this Continent's history and some general knowledge, especially for beginners." She said while pointing at one book
The book seemed to at least have 500 pages, it was pretty heavy. The words 'The Amaron Continent' was written on the front cover and the words 'Written By - Sir Kalas Grerra' was in a small font at the bottom of the title.
Karna asked Lara to bring some snacks with tea as he sat on the chair near the window, he began reading the book. The image of Karna reading a book and the scenery of a small miniature lake outside the window gave a sense of Serenity.In the south, there was the Ascar Empire in which the Zarx family's dominion was, Ron Zarx was the marquis of the empire and only second to the four Dukes. The reason was simple, The Zarx family had a good foundation. The first Patriarch of the house had helped in the foundation of the empire and had received the Title of Count. Throughout history, Zarx Family Ancestors made valuable contributions to Different battles. The first Patriarch had made a rule that steady progress will always be better than suddenly becoming a thorn in the emperor's hand. He was very right, the Zarx family made contributions but never undermined the emperor's authority and that's why slowly but surely, without much resistance, they rose in the ranks of nobility.
Rudra's father was an exceptional warrior but he wasn't just a muscle head. He married Aisha who was a genius at doing business and started many Family businesses which made the Family rich in a very short time. And as they say 'money is power'. Just like this, The Zarx Family acquired enough martial power to survive and not become a thorn at the emperor's side, the Four Dukes Afterall were still more powerful than the Zarx family so The Zarx family could not get any ideas, However, everyone greatly underestimated the power of money in this world and Ron Zarx had made use of this.The Royal Family consisted of the emperor who was called 'Alfred Vreta Ascar', The three princes and two princesses, The Empress,
the Imperial consort, few concubines.The Ascar Empire was in the south of the continent, to its southwest was the Stonebrook mountain range in which many caves and mines existed, with fortune also came danger. The mountain range was shrouded in toxic miasma, in some places it was bearable and in other places it was impossible. The mountains were very hard to wander around because of the miasma and the toxic magical beasts, not to mention the region is desolate and there's no vegetation.
The Ascar Empire shared its border with The Nine Nations Alliances which consisted of, The Redkar Kingdom, Azar Kingdom, Sopan Principality, Jaquin Kingdom, Milia Kingdom, Roheilm Kingdom, Mozem Kingdom, Ciara Kingdom, and finally the Mercenary Kingdom. These nations had a trade monopoly and that's why it was not easy to attack them, they were also proficient in making magic tools. The Sopan Principality and the Mercenary Kingdom had the most territory among all and were the most powerful. Sopan Principality was also famous for its Magic Academy.
To the West of the Empire was the Holy Vatican Empire which was ruled by the church. In the Amaron Continent, people talked with their fists and that's why religion was not as influential as it was on earth. Some people also reached 'Godhood' so many did not believe in God. But the commoners needed hope from something other than Royalty and Nobility and that's why The Church was there in many nations and so the Vatican Empire was the third most influential Nation on the continent. They were somehow able to use Holy Magic to cure wounds and minor illnesses. But The Church truly gained an advantage in the power struggle when an Undead disaster struck. They would 'Help' the affected nations for a high prize of course in the name of righteousness. Until now, no one knows how the first pope managed to find the way to use the 'Holy Magic'
There was also the existence of The 'Infinite Forest' which seemed to be 'Infinite'. it was located further south of the Ascar Empire and was called 'Empire's backyard'. Although the 'Backyard' was very dangerous as waves after waves of demonic beasts would come in the winter. The Empire had measures for it but still many died every year. But the empire also gained many valuable resources from there. Fortune and disaster came hand in hand.
There was also the 'Endless sea' in the east, Many believed that it was truly 'Endless' and some believed that there is another Continent beyond it. But no one was able to find out anything until now, There also existed the 'Island Chain'. There were a few Small-Big Islands and they looked like some chain hence the name. They truly deserved the name because just like a chain they were very united and until now no one had managed to conquer them. They only interacted for trade with the mainland but no one dared to underestimate them.
At the north was 'The Amaron Empire'. Once their ancestors had united the whole continent under their banner but because of internal disputes and rebellions, they could not keep it for long. But even so, The Amaron Empire was the most powerful In the continent to this day, but the Oscar Empire had recently managed to close the gap by a large margin and the struggle for hegemony was going on between these two Nations.
And finally, 'The Demi-Race Land' was in the northeast, It's home to the non-human races which chose to fall back there many years ago. Humans are not allowed to go there without permission but some members of the Demi-Races come outside for trade. No one is restricted to go outside but not many chose to do so. They perform trade with only some of the Human Nations and are very conservative-minded. They had combined their unique racial traits to build a strong line of defense against the humans and that's why no one bothered with them. Although they claimed to be isolated and not interfere much with the world they still assisted certain countries during wars in the name of 'Trade'.
Karna sighed, the new world he was in seemed much more complicated and there were many things he still did not know. He stretched his hands and looked outside, that's when he realized that he had been reading for the whole day, it was evening and the Lake's water was shining orange by the setting sun. Birds were returning to their nests. Although he was new in this strange world he was very optimistic about life.
Lara came at that moment. Seeing Karna looking at the setting sun with a melancholic expression her heart fluttered for a moment, but she quickly regained her calm. she said,
"Young Lord, you should rest. I did not disturb you because you were so focused," she said.
"Yes, let's go!"
The next day, Karna woke up. he stretched his hands and yawned. by now he was getting used to the luxury. He was wearing silky night wears, His red hair shined even more red by the coming sunlight from the window. He got off the bed and stood up.Just as he was leaving the room he suddenly saw something shining near the pillow. he moved the pillow away and saw a ring shining slightly because of the sunlight. He picked the ring up and began looking at it carefully. The ring was silver colored and there were some runic inscriptions on it. Karma cried out."High-Grade Spatial Ring!"Karna had been reading books on different things all day long the past few days, so he quickly knew that this was a Spatial Ring. Karna also learned some things about Magic, Spiritual force, and Warrior's Aura. He even tried sensing his Spiritual Force in which he succeeded. But this wasn't a big achievement because almost everyone knew how to sense or interact with spiritual force in The Amaron Continent. It
A month passed by In this period, Karna only focused on practicing according to the manual. After bathing and breakfast, he would instruct the servants to not disturb him and then he focused on sensing Mana. He got no results for 20 days but on the 21st day, he finally sensed Mana in the surroundings. Karna suddenly sensed warm energy tingling his body on that day, his eyes were closed and yet he could 'see' the existence of Mana. It was a one-of-a-kind experience. Karna quickly tried to absurd the Mana but he lost the connection with Nature.And a month passed by just like that, Karna was currently in his 'Samadhi' State of meditation, he was trying to sense Mana around him, but no matter how much he tried he could not absorb it in his body. Karna opened his eyes. He began to think.'It's really hard to be self-taught, but I cannot ask my father for a mentor. Rudra was a warrior, suddenly if I tell him that I want to be a mage then he will definitely think of me as a retard. First
Karna diligently began to form his Mana Core, he didn't have anything to do in the first place so he focused on training day and night. The High-Grade Mana Affinity Manual was very remarkable. Karna was absorbing Mana like picking up stones from the road. His speed was 5 times of a normal person. On the 16th day when Karna was in meditation, suddenly he absorbed a large amount of Mana. All the Mana went through his body and gradually mixed in the Circular Mass of energy in his dantian. This cycle continued for a while and then Karna finally began to consolidate the Core. Karna carefully guided all the mana and began compressing as much as possible. He groaned in pain but persisted with determination. It felt as if he was being crushed by a mountain. With Karna's efforts, the Mana began shrinking into a small orb. Sweat poured out of Karna's body like a waterfall, blue veins could be seen on his hands, and his eyes were read. Suddenly, BOOM!A massive shockwave was released from Ka
Two days later Karna was in his room training with Mana. For some reason, Ron had forbidden everyone to spread the news that Karna formed his Mana Core. Karna read some books about 'Mage Knights' and he understood that he would get a great advantage if he used Mana with Sword. But he just did not like Swordsmanship. As usual, Karna was sitting crossed-legged with his eyes closed. that's when the sound of Knocking came.Karna opened his eyes, he knew that it was Lara because no one beside her came into his room. He had a very good impression of Lara. She had a lovable and cute personality, she was beautiful and she took care of him. She had all the curves in the right places. Karna was a male after all, And he had decided to live this new life to its fullest. That's why he had no norms for having relationships, but he wanted to focus on increasing his strength first. With these silly thoughts, he replied in a daze, "Ya, come in"Lara pushed the door and came inside. she wore the Maid'
After some pleasantries, Karna and Makrov finally got to Business. they both sat on the mat cross-legged across each other. Makrov said, "Young Lord. as you know, Mages are divided into 10 Ranks and after that, Demi-God and The Godhood just like warriors. There might be only 10 ranks but there is an immense difference in strength between every rank which can only be crossed under special circumstances. There are three sub ranks In every rank, which are lower, mid, and high. to understand this better you can think that every rank has 100 levels. 1-30 is lower, 31-65 is mid, and 66-100 is high.""I am a 5th Mid ranked Mage, this means that I need to cross 34 levels to reach 5th high rank. Now this may look easy but I will need perhaps a decade to achieve this, and that too when I have enough resources and funding even though I'm a genius.""The strength between people of the same rank depends on their various skills and spells. and this is why usually the nobles and those who have infl
Karna went in front of Makrov the next day, He had a resolute expression on his face. Makrov looked at him for a while then asked, "Have you decided?", "Yes, please teach me magic spells. I want to become a mage as well."A complicated expression flashed on Makrov's face. He asked, "Are you sure? Only a few ones-in-a-million genii can accomplish this. I can give you more time to think, It's not easy to use 'Aura' And 'Mana' at the same time.""No, teacher. I'm sure about this. I know that you must think that I'm being overconfident and arrogant, But I still want to learn magic."Makrov looked at Karna deeply, He sighed, "Alright, if that's your wish then I won't stop you. But I will be very disappointed if you give up because of failure." Makrov said sternly."I understand Teacher, I will never fail!""Fine!" Makrov said and brought up a book, a manual, and a spherical transparent orb. "First of all, this is a low-grade Mana Affinity Manual for you, although it's a low grade but
After laughing for a bit, both calmed down.Makrov said while pointing at the transparent orb, "Now it's time to check your attributes. Do you see this orb? you just have to keep your hand on it for a moment and then colored particles will appear inside it by which you can recognize your attributes." Makrov said.Karna nodded and placed his right hand on the orb. Suddenly he felt a sharp pain and something being sucked out of his body. he frowned, "Relax, The orb is absorbing your Mana. once it's done, it will analyze its strictures and figure out the attributes of your Mana, once that's done then it will create colored particles by which we can identify the attributes. This Orb is an invention of a Demi-God magician." Makrov said reassuring Karna.Karna regained his focus, and some of his Mana was absorbed for two minutes before it stopped. Karna removed his palm from the Orb and looked at it with anticipation.A few moments passed and the particles gradually began appearing, "Oh?
On a clear day when the wind was flowing mildly, the sky was blue, two prestigious carriages were traveling northeast of the territory of the Zarx Family. Three warriors and a mage each we're riding with the two carriages on both sides. Five warriors rode in front and the back creating a protective formation.The warriors and the mages rode on war horses which were fast, somewhat intelligent, and strong. They had great stamina and could run for 3 days without any nourishment. The Warriors were 3rd Mid-Ranked. They wore the typical Ascar empire's armor, they had swords hung on their waists and shields on their backs. This created an oppressive atmosphere around the caravan. But the thing that announced the identity of this caravan was the insignia of the Zarx Family, A red lotus on a sword.As for the mages, they wore their magician robes which were also their pride. They were all at least 3rd Ranked mages. One of them was 'Oliver' who seemed to be the leader of the mages present. He
A majestic scene could be witnessed in the first square of Stonehill castle as the sea breeze made the robes of about 200-300 mages flutter on one side.While on the other side, countless horses were also ready to march. The many soldiers and warriors of Marquis Miller and Marquis Zarx were dawdling together with a great sense of brotherhood as they chatted in murmurs creating a small fuss.The whole scene looked as if the Lord was about to go to war but it was far from it in reality.Princess Aurelia also could be seen with the group of mages with her hands folded along with two male mages and one female mage looking in the direction of the soldiers of the Miller and Zarx Families as if she was sizing them up.Her attention shifted when she saw the soldiers and warriors who were chatting with each other a moment ago suddenly strengthened up.When she looked; Karna along with Oliver and Raka as well as his bodyguards, and Sophia, as well as Piers with Darvnir, Brock, and Kasper, had f
Everyone was at the table and the breakfast began, there was fish, bread, egg, and watered wine.Karna was very awkward sitting beside Sophia as he had ignored her for the past few months completely and didn't know what Sophia had to say about that.Of course, he also progressed in his strength a lot during this time so it wasn't in vain. First of all, his Spiritual Force issue was now fixed and as a plus, he also studied the Spirit Soul Force Manual and learned the Skill 'Stun'.During this time he also gained some combat experience fighting Magical Beasts along with Rudra."Ah... Good morning..." Karna said to Sophia in a lower voice."Good morning. You finally seem to have found some time today huh..." Sophia said with a straight face as she momentarily looked at Karna and then looked away right after, "It's just that you seem to be always so busy." She proceeded to say."Why? Did you want to see me?.... Perhaps?" Karna seemed to be in a teasing fit as he was teasing every girl he
Karna got back to the castle or rather he sneaked back to the castle and went straight to his room. The first thing he did after getting back to his room was to sit down and chug down a battle of Spiritual Force Potion. He then sat down on the mat and concentrated on his soul. After a few minutes of focusing on his soul, he found himself In his 'Sea of Consciousness' and saw the many specs of Spiritual Energies floating all over the place. The Energies slowly began moving and gradually headed toward his body. After absorbing the Energies for a while Karna recovered some of his lost Spiritual Force and felt a lot better, "This is great. I have recovered fifty percent already." Rudra said. Karna nodded and got back to the material world. Karna then suddenly remembered something and his expression turned worried. "Do you think Eirwen is fine all by herself in the wilderness?" Karna asked. "She is not a human... To grow stronger she needs to be where she truly belongs. Without that
The forest was not as dark as before but it surely was not calm as a giant worm-servant thing that was very agile in movement looked to be going after a young man glowing in red who was just as agile. While the cat-and-mouse chase was happening, the nearby trees were being victimized as the serpent's tail was all over the place as it chased Rudra destroying the trees in the process. Seeing that its surprise attack had failed it was not able to beat Rudra in agility, the servant stopped in place and leaped into the air, and soared down at incredible speed as it rotated its body like a drill. The ground immediately split apart when it crashed, and the whole area became incredibly dusty in no time to the point that Rudra wasn't even able to see his surroundings. "I got this!" Karna said and conjured the 'Wind' spell and created a strong breeze that completely swept away the dust. When the location where the serpent crashed was cleared, Rudra and Karna saw that the earth was devastat
The woodland southwest of Blue Isle City near the Tejrov Mountains and the Goodsoar Valley was silent and calm, the time was early morning, it was a bit dark as the sun was just about to rise and only the sound of birds chirping could be heard. A cold wind blew by swaying the tree leaves which made a gentle rustling sound. The sun was slowly but surely rising in the sky illuminating the earth little by little dispelling the darkness. Everything was serene and calm in the vicinity. Suddenly a crunching sound of dry leaves being crushed rang out along with the mild, almost nonexistent sound of footsteps. A red-haired boy who wore a black scarf around his face presumably to hide his identity walked cautiously while holding a pitch-black sword in his hands. His steps were precise and his footwork was impeccable as he slowly made his way deep into the forest. The boy was, of course, Rudra. At least he was the one currently possessing the body. It had been three months since the banque
Liam felt as if someone had just hit him with a hammer. He was trembling with rage and looked at Karna with killing intent. He was just about to bring out his sword and attack him right there and there. Before he could make any impulsive move though, he felt a strong grip on his shoulders. When he looked behind, he saw his father the Duke who moved his neck sideways and tacitly said to not do anything. Nobles, Merchants, and others who were blown away by today's revelation slowly realized the existence of the Duke. It was obvious why Marquis Miller chose the Zarx Family as a partner. Marquis Miller was known to be an amiable man but not many people knew that he was very prideful at his core. He did not appreciate the fact that the Duke could simply choke the Trade Route and all the Blue Isle City's business with the Island Chain would be useless. And aside from the Dukes, the Imperial Family and a few others there was just the Zarx Family who had enough wealth to partner up with h
Duke Carlstine walked up to Marquis Miller amidst all the noise of people talking and the clinking sound of cutlery along with the soft and calming melody of music. "Lord Miller, it's nice to see you at last. I have been hearing that you were... rather busy these days." He said with a calm expression. The truth was that Duke Carlstine had been trying to have a meeting with the Marquis before the event but was told that the marquis was busy in preparations. "Forgive me, Your Grace. I have truly been busy in the preparations of a few ventures." Marquis Miller bowed and replied apologetically. "Oh? If I may ask... What ventures might those be?" The Duke asked sarcastically. "Just some minor matters, Your Grace. Not worthy of your attention. Did you like this city of ours? I heard you have been to the Auction House already?" Marquis Miller changed the topic and asked. "Oh it wasn't me, Liam was the one who went there. But I went on sightseeing just recently... You have developed
Karna took a sip of his wine and looked at the entrance as a sound of footsteps was heard coming from outside the Hall. The special guest came in and Karna's eyes widened as he almost spat out the wine in his mouth. "Our first special guest today is the representative from the Leblanc Auction House... Lady Vilma!" Marquis Miller said and raised his glass of wine. Everyone else followed his lead and welcomed her. Vilma came in with Kuku and Mayra on both sides and waved to the people present seductively. "How typical of her..." Sophia muttered. "Why is she here?" Karna spurted out, "You will know soon..." Sophia said. Many people were also wondering the same thing. But no one argued that the Leblanc name didn't deserve to be treated with respect as everyone knew that the mysterious house of Leblanc was not just limited to the Auction House. While on the other hand, Liam was fuming with anger seeing Karna and Sophia whispering to each other. The Duke shot him a glance hinting t
The fateful day of the banquet was finally here, the castle which was being adorned for a long time now was finally ready for the mysterious event that would soon begin. All preparations were ready, and the ballroom where the banquet was going to be held was especially adorned with gold plating for the grand occasion which only a few individuals knew what was really about. Noble Lords and Ladies, merchants, and even scholars from the capital along with representatives of Nobles who themselves could not attend were getting ready to finally attend the banquet. Lara was currently in Karna's room, she stepped away from him a bit to take a good look at him to make sure she didn't miss anything. Karna was wearing his extravagant clothes as always but he felt as if something was off with the clothes he was wearing that day. "Hey, Lara. Say... Isn't this a bit too much? Even my most lavish clothes aren't this extravagant. I look like a King." He said as he looked awkwardly at the cloth