The Wizard in the Game Is Rewarded in Reality

Chapter 21

He logged into Doomsday.

Today would be the last time he logs in from his current home.

When he opened his eyes, he was inside his laboratory in the alchemy workshop. He had prepared the materials in advance for today.

He was organizing the tools to make the potion.

Wooong-

The flow of mana around him twisted.

A blue light filled the fist-sized crystal ball on the desk.

– Woon-ah.

And then a voice was heard.

The voice of his master came from the communication crystal ball.

He placed his hand on the crystal ball and thought of his master. His mana naturally synchronized with the mana of the crystal ball.

“Yes, Master.”

– Come to my room.

“I will come immediately.”

I cut off the communication and leave the laboratory, heading towards the Master’s office.

There were a few others besides the Master. The familiar faces of the First Elder, the Second Elder, and the Eighth Elder. And two faces I had never seen before.

“Greet them. They are the Seventh Elder and the Fifth Elder.”

“Greetings, Elders.”

The Seventh Elder and the Fifth Elder smile kindly.

“You must be Unyi.”

“I have heard a lot about you.”

I sit in an empty seat.

“Sorry to call you suddenly.”

“It’s alright. I just arrived as well.”

“I know. The reason I called you is because there is something we need to discuss.”

“Please, go ahead.”

The Master points to the Seventh Elder and the Fifth Elder as he speaks.

“The Seventh Elder is the head of the Necromancy School, and the Fifth Elder is the head of the Golem School.”

“These are the disciplines you need to learn after Alchemy.”

“I see.”

“Originally, you were supposed to learn Alchemy for about a month in the Alchemy School before moving on to the Necromancy School.”

“Has the situation changed?”

The Master nods.

“You are too exceptional.”

“Pardon?”

“I heard you memorized all four great tomes in a week?”

“I memorized two more.”

The Master and the Elders exclaim in admiration.

“You must have theoretically established intermediate and advanced alchemy as well?”

“Of course. Following the advice of the Eighth Elder, I was planning to make a few more lower-grade potions before moving on to intermediate.”

“Since you created a 3-circle, 3-layer artifact within twenty days of learning enchantment, intermediate alchemy should not be difficult for you. In fact, alchemy is about understanding the properties of the materials used and mixing them in the correct proportions, so it must have been easier for you with your genius memory than enchantment.”

The master’s words are precise.

Enchanting is not easy. Even for a 1-circle magic circle, you must concentrate to carve it accurately. It is tiring, and if you make a mistake, the consequences are significant.

However, alchemy, unless it is research with special purposes like explosions or poisons, ends with just wasting materials if the research fails, so the tension is not comparable to enchanting.

“Alchemy is something you can research whenever you want. Isn’t that right?”

“Yes, it is.”

“Your laboratory in the alchemy workshop will be maintained. No, considering the opinion of the eighth elder, I am thinking of increasing the experimental tools.”

“Thank you for the consideration of the master and the elders.”

“I have discussed your rapid achievements with the elders. The conclusion was that teaching you separately like now is a waste of time.”

I think I understand the intention behind these words.

“Necromancy and golem creation. These two disciplines are actually fields where our tower has not achieved significant results.”

“Is that so?”

This is a bit surprising.

I did not expect the master, who has considerable pride in the tower, to say this.

“Seventh elder.”

“Understood, tower master.”

The seventh elder gazes at me.

The seventh elder resembles the large wizard from an old movie.

“People often classify necromancy, that is, necromancy, as black magic. Why is that?”

“Isn’t it obvious? Because necromancy is about raising the dead and turning them into undead.”

The seventh elder shakes his head.

“Necromancy is not magic that creates undead. It is magic that breathes a soul into lifeless objects. It is just that wicked people used necromancy to create undead and used it for bad purposes, giving it a bad image.”

I nod, though I do not understand.

“Necromancy is also a branch of magic. The forbidden realm of magic. If the alchemy school pursues immortality, the necromancy school has the ultimate goal of creating life.”

“Isn’t that literally forbidden?”

“It is distinctly different from God creating humans. It is about breathing a soul into a puppet made of wood or various materials, a soul that cannot go to God’s side and wanders the world.”

As I do not understand, the seventh elder continues to explain.

“We call those born this way ‘walkers.’ Beings that move only their bodies without reason. Walkers guard important places within the tower. A representative place is the Library of All Things.”

The Library of All Things.

I have heard about it from the master.

It is one of the most important places in the tower, where books collected since the era of the Magic Empire are stored.

“The walkers in the Library of All Things can only perform simple tasks like picking up fallen books or ringing a bell when an intruder enters.”

“Did Elder Chil create those walkers?”

Elder Chil’s face reddens at my question.

It was not Elder Chil who answered, but my master.

“The walkers in the Magic Tower were created by the first Tower Lord.”

“Ah…!”

After discovering the Philosopher’s Stone, the first Tower Lord built the Magic Tower here and used illusion magic to hide the Sage’s Room.

He is also the greatest magician in the history of the Magic Tower of the Magic Kingdom of Kraksha.

“Since the first Tower Lord, many necromancers have devoted themselves to research, but none have succeeded in creating walkers.”

“Our goal as necromancers is not walkers. While I do not belittle the achievements of the first Tower Lord, his main field was not necromancy. It is remarkable that he created walkers despite that.”

My master looks at Elder Chil and Elder Oh in turn before speaking.

“The same goes for the Golem School. One of the reasons neighboring countries feared the Magic Empire in ancient times was because of the battle golems, the Titans. Magicians riding Titans overwhelmed knights. However, after the fall of the Magic Empire, the secret of Titan creation was lost. We are now studying ancient records to find clues to recreate Titans.”

“As the Tower Lord said, even if you join our school, there is not much to teach you. Basic knowledge about golems and Titans is all we can offer.”

“One of the reasons our magicians attack the Infinite Tower is to find traces of the battle golem Titans. If we could obtain even one Titan with a broken magic circuit, our research would progress faster.”

My master places a hand on my shoulder.

“Originally, after passing through the Golem School, Elder Lee, Elder Dae, and I planned to teach you advanced magic. This is the Magic Tower’s talent cultivation project. But your excellence has rendered the remaining plans meaningless. Learn the knowledge of the Necromancy and Golem Schools when you have time.”

“Yes, master.”

After the elders left, I was alone with my master.

“Are you not disappointed or anything?”

“Of course not.”

“Well, you did want to go to the Infinite Tower quickly.”

“Not exactly, but… yes, I do want to go.”

I am very curious about what the Infinite Tower, which I have only heard about, is like.

“Whatever you expect, it is not as beautiful as you think.”

Of course, I know that too.

The Infinite Tower is neither an object of admiration nor a peaceful place.

“Rather, it is a frightening place. Many people died when the Infinite Tower first appeared. Over time, people adapted to the Infinite Tower. They grew stronger as they attacked it. The Infinite Tower is a training ground where you can become stronger and a treasure trove where you can gain more wealth. Our Magic Tower also gains a lot from the Infinite Tower. We monopolize many places.”

“I have heard roughly.”

I ask something I have been curious about for a long time.

“Master. Didn’t you say that the Magic Tower can instantly reach all the floors of the Infinite Tower that we have conquered?”

“That’s right. Warp magic circles are installed on all the floors we have conquered.”

“By any chance – do you think that’s possible in the world I live in?”

The master gives a mysterious smile.

“If you can find the coordinates, it should be possible.”

“Coordinates?”

“Warp is a magic that deals with space. Naturally, since it deals with space, you need to know the coordinates. Warp is a high-level magic that is different from teleportation, which sets coordinates randomly.”

“How can I find the coordinates?”

“It’s simple.”

The master points to the ground beneath his feet.

“This place is the center of the coordinates.”

I don’t understand what he means.

“It means that the magician who will use the warp sets a reference point and creates coordinates centered on that point. For reference, all magicians affiliated with the Magic Tower use the same coordinates.”

“Ah-!”

“I know why you’re asking that question. The floors of the Infinite Tower conquered by the outsiders called Awakened Ones in your world are low, right?”

“That’s correct.”

The master said that the Magic Tower is currently conquering the 73rd floor. The elders I haven’t seen, such as the Eleventh Elder, the Tenth Elder, and the Ninth Elder, are leading the magicians affiliated with the Magic Tower in the conquest.

Among the Awakened Ones on Earth, the ones conquering the highest floor are the American Awakened Ones. They are conquering the 35th floor. China is closely following with the 33rd floor, and Korea is conquering the 32nd floor.

If the Americans, who are conquering the highest floor, reveal their strategies, it would make it easier for those who follow.

But that will never happen.

They must take advantage of being the first to conquer before other countries.

For reference, the Chinese Awakened Ones, who have just started conquering, cannot use the base camp set up by the Americans on the 33rd floor.

“Is it difficult to find the coordinates?”

“It’s not easy. But it won’t be difficult for you.”

“What? I don’t understand what you mean.”

The master stands up and walks towards the window.

“Look.”

The master’s finger points to the distant Infinite Tower.

“Do you think that’s the only Infinite Tower on the Azelium continent?”

“Probably not.”

There are dozens of Infinite Towers on Earth as well.

“In the world you live in, there are many Infinite Towers too, right?”

“Yes, Master.”

“But when you enter the Infinite Tower, everyone gathers in one place.”

As I nodded, Master gave a meaningful smile.

“That means the phase value of the Infinite Tower does not change. To put it simply, we took coordinates thinking about the distance from here to there. But even in a place far away from here, we can install a warp magic circle with the same coordinates in the Infinite Tower there.”

“Ah-!”

I understood.

It seems that the phase, or coordinates, of the Infinite Tower never change.

“Though it’s not certain…”

Master put his arm around my shoulder.

“Wouldn’t the Infinite Towers in the world you live in be the same? If so, knowing only the coordinates used in the Magic Tower means you know the coordinates of the Infinite Towers in your world as well.”

“That means…”

Master looked at me with a peculiar smile.

“It means you can monopolize all the Infinite Towers in your world that have not yet been conquered.”

“Ah-!”

My mouth dropped open.

The mana stone mine on the 68th floor that I heard about from the Twelfth Elder, and the floors where rare herbs and plants grow that I heard about from the Eighth Elder.

“It means they are all mine?”