Reader-Chapter 19: The Wise

Proof-reader: TheMonitor

“……!”

Konten was truly stupefied at Kerza’s comment .

“The Spire Lords?”

The Spire Lords were the leaders of Matab and one would think they were the lords of the Matab Spire, but it was just a title as Matab originally only had the Spire before more were built . The Spire Lords wouldn’t all gather except for situations which could change Matab’s future, because they actually resided in their own towers or they would be adventuring elsewhere .

As Matab’s representatives, which was acknowledged as the City of Magicians, the Spire Lords often had more than Kings of nearby Kingdoms . This was because they were considered the face of Magicians and every Magician strove to be as powerful as them . Those venerated Spire Lords were actually gathering?

“Just because of one man?”

It was hard enough to get a glimpse of just one of the lords . Did a man with immeasurable potential have such power? Konten couldn’t help but feel doubtful of Kerza’s words but didn’t voice them .

“For now…”

Konten was pulled out of his thoughts with Kerza’s words and listened carefully .

“Bring him here . We can’t just make him wait . ”

“Yep!”

Konten quickly dashed back to his station at Kerza’s words .

***

“……”

Soo Hyuk stared at the man in front of him . His name was Kerza . Soo Hyuk thought as he faced Kerza,

“What kind of situation is this?”

The atmosphere was very awkward . Soo Hyuk looked away from Kerza and stared at the quest in front of him .

[Immeasurable talent]

[The talent for magic that you possess is immeasurably great . You, who possesses unlimited potential! Your talent is so outstanding that Kerza cannot answer the questions you might have . Kerza wants to meet you again in two weeks . ]

[Days left: 14 days]

[Quest Reward: ???]

[The quest starts as soon as you accept . ]

[In case of rejection, your relationship with Kerza will fall . ]

“Meet again in two weeks?”

Soo Hyuk was here to become a Magician . But they said to come again later . Because he had immeasurable talent .

“So it becomes like this when you’re overwhelmingly wiser than other people . ”

The reason for his immeasurable talent was because of his wisdom stat . If he wasn’t so wise, he would’ve become a Magician already .

“And it’s not just waiting one or two days . ”

Soo Hyuk’s face contorted slightly as he read the quest . After all, he had to wait an entire 14 days to read in the library!

“No, this can’t be right . ”

Soo Hyuk just wanted to get to the library as soon as possible!

“I have to reduce the time . ”

Just like how rewards could be discussed further, the content of the quest could also be altered . So Soo Hyuk spoke out to Kerza, hoping to change to date .

“Does this mean that I can only be a Magician after two weeks? Or does it normally take this long?

“Ahh……”

Kerza opened his mouth in response to Soo Hyuk’s question . And while inspecting Soo Hyuk’s expression, he replied,

“No, it’s not like that . ”

“……?”

Soo Hyuk made a confused face at Kerza’s reply .

“The registration for becoming a Magician will be handled by me . But you have to come again after two weeks . ”

As Kerza was replying, he thought,

“I should still definitely register him . ”

Soo Hyuk possessed overwhelming talent and the only city of Magicians wasn’t just Matab . There were other Magician cities and nations as well .

There was a high possibility that they would discover him as well . So Kerza definitely had to register him before others got their hands on him .

“What?”

Soo Hyuk said to Kerza as he slightly panicked .

“I’m not getting the promotion quest after 2 weeks?!”

Soo Hyuk thought that he would get his promotion quest when he met Kerza again . But it seemed like this was not the case .

“Perhaps they’re gonna promote me without a quest?”

After looking over the things the man called Kerza said, it seemed like this was the case .

“Oh-okay . ”

Maybe this quest was unrelated to him becoming a Magician, so he didn’t see any need to change the date anymore . So Soo Hyuk accepted the quest .

[Quest ‘Immeasurable Talent’ was accepted . ]

“I will register you right away . ”

Kerza said as he broke into a smile . As soon as he said that, a message appeared again in front of Soo Hyuk .

[You have been promoted into a Magician . ]

[As a promotion reward, 10 points of wisdom have been added . ]

[You have gained the special ability for that stat ‘Wisdom’ . ]

[You’re magic defense will increase along with your wisdom . ]

[Skill quest ‘Magic Missile’ has been created . ]

“Here you go . ”

Kerza held out his hand towards Soo Hyuk . In his hand was a ‘Magician’s Token’, which proved that you were a Magician .

“Thank you . ”,

Said Soo Hyuk as he received the token .

“Then see you in 2 weeks . ”

Soo Hyuk got up from his seat after saying goodbye to Kerza .

“Yes! I’ll see you then”

Kerza also got up after saying goodbye . And so Soo Hyuk headed towards the first floor while checking the message again .

“Wisdom’s increased by 10, so my stats are now…”

While reading the message, Soo Hyuk also opened his character profile to look at his stats .

Job: Magician

Level: 10

Experience: 0%

Vitality: 3040

Mana: 26620

Satiation: 65%

Strength: 14

Agility: 15

Stamina: 58

Wisdom: 1331

“Oh, I can see my job now . ”

Was it because he was promoted? There wasn’t a job section before . Looking at his job as a Magician, Soo Hyuk broke into a satisfied smile .

“Although it rose, it doesn’t seem like it . ”

His wisdom rose by 10 . But was it because it was already so high? The Conqueror of Oren’s Library Soo Hyuk didn’t really feel anything . Soo Hyuk kept reading through the message .

“I finally have magic defense . ”

10 wisdom wasn’t all he gained through the promotion . His wisdom stat itself was also strengthened . Before, it only affected his mana and his magic attack but now, it also strengthened his magic defense .

“Now, skill quests…”

The last message was about the skill quest ‘Magic Missile’ . Soo Hyuk opened his quest tab after checking the message . It was to check for the skill quest .

[Skill Quest – Magic Missile]

Complete the requirements!

[Gold: 190 / 5 ]

[Quest Reward: Skill – Magic Missile]

The requirements for the quest wasn’t hard .

“5 gold . ”

He could complete the quest by just paying 5 gold coins . Since he already had his pouch from Yeon Jeong, he had 190 gold after spending it on soft bread . Soo Hyuk immediately pressed the ‘Complete Quest’ button .

[You have completed the skill quest ‘Magic Missile’ . ]

[‘Magic Missile’ obtained!]

After completing the quest, Soo Hyuk closed the quest tab and opened the skill tab and checked for the ‘Magic Missile’ skill .

<Magic Missile>

Proficiency: Level 1 (0%)

Special effects: 10% chance to stun the target .

Mana: 100

Cooldown: 10 seconds

“The damage is not shown . ”

The description did not show the damage . The only things shown were proficiency, special effects, the mana needed, and the cooldown time .

You could think that it could be a joke . Why is the damage not shown? Doesn’t this not make sense? But it wasn’t a joke . He would have to figure out the system slowly . Soo Hyuk closed his character tab and his skill tab and thought,

“Now……”

Soo Hyuk opened his inventory . Grabbing his ‘Magician’s Token’, Soo Hyuk let out a smile .

“Shall I go to the library?”

The Matab library required users to be a Magician to enter . Now Soo Hyuk was a Magician and he had his proof of identity . He was thinking of immediately going there .

“It was located in the north, right?”

Soo Hyuk knew about its location even before he came to Matab . After exiting the Matab Spire, he started to head north .

* * *

The Flame Pagoda .

“Is that true?”

Vice Spire Lord Cordell made a surprised expression . His assistant Kaplan nodded to his question .

“Yes, someone with immeasurable talent has appeared . ”

“Huh……”

Cordell made a disbelieving face . Immeasurable talent? What was immeasurable talent? Just like it says, it described an individual with talent so great that it couldn’t be measured .

“Has it been 30 years?”

It wasn’t the first time someone with immeasurable talent had appeared . There had been one 30 years ago . That person had risen to become a Spire Lord in just a few years . A person with immeasurable talent was just that great .

“Wait……Was it measure with the new system?”,

Cordell asked Kaplan . The new grading system had been made 20 years ago . The old records were no longer known to the public after the new grading system was confirmed to be better than the old grading system at efficiency and also capacity . Did their talent make it through the new Wisdom Balls?

“……Yes, sir . ”

Kaplan nodded his head once again . Cordell’s jaw dropped in response to Kaplan’s reply .

“Was the information sent to the other towers?”

“Yes, the information came from the Spire . It seems that there’s going to be a gathering at the Spire . ”

“A gathering, huh……”,

Cordell mumbled .

“It seems I have to hurry . ”

He had to send the news to the Flame Spire Lord as soon as possible .