Master Of None

Stopping at the grand mapping hall, Walker and midnight were not as noticed as they had been before. There were easily three times as many staff members running around now. All good signs that the grand mapping hall would be able to handle the many requests. Some of which had already been brought in recently.

However, there was no way that the requests could be handled right this second. Simply because some of the locations had not been mapped out or there just was not enough of a set precedence for them.

Some of the people requesting information were mostly curious since they just wanted to see what they could learn. This was a fair experience since there would be many people who had the gold coins to throw at their curiosity like this.

Others though, were the guild heads of different guilds, specifically the merchant guild, wanting to be ahead of the others who might use information to their advantage. Some people could find the strength in sending out workers to get to certain lands to harvest larger supplies or to sell more of a needed supply.

This was all to be expected and the stress would be relieved from the system as things were put in place to handle the heavy amount of requests. More so, Walker and Midnight just wanted to see the areas that they had been.

Midnight was amazed when she was looking at the mountainous area and also the dense water mana lingering around the under construction town. Both were seen clearly but also the progress of the walls which she had been able to see with her own eyes.

Walker’s perspective was focused in the mana and could see the density of manas being used within genesis now. Where the magic tower was, she could tell which floor of the magic tower had the most mages studying right now. Significantly more dark mana was built up in one area showing that there were many dark mages experimenting or learning the flow of mana there.

The same could be seen within the building areas of the floating ships. Right now they were using fire mana to forge the larger sections of the outer hull. Meaning that the dense fire mana naturally building up there would soon be combatted by some water mana that would be within the water used to quench some of the alloys used.

It was interesting to see it this way since the idea that they would be able to spot anything mana related at such a small degree hadn’t crossed Walker’s mind.

If there was an instance of someone using too powerful magic, mana getting out of control, or even rune formations breaking then the grand mapping hall would be able to spot it. Even more so when they found ways to enhance and look even closer. This grand globe would be able to be improved. Just because it was this way now didn’t mean that there would not be more to it in the future.

The pair didn’t look too much further. They left Mordant and Rise where they were busy with their own work alone since it seemed they were interviewing a few of the echidna race members to join in the grand mapping hall. They were looking to see if the echidna could help identify areas that might begin to lose their natural flow of manas due to any sort of weather or external event. It was a very good idea.

”I am going to use the teleportation rune formation to bring us to the island again. The bridge there has a decent amount of fire mana around it now so it just shifted. I have a feeling that we will have the true fire sage waiting for us there.”

The reason that Walker expected this was because he could look at the globe and see that the fire mana was even purer than what he had seen in the last time that the fire elemental plane was connected to the bridges. Since that was the case, it also meant Walker had a chance to see how the shifting of the plane went and if bringing the new race to Genesis was worth it.

There was also a higher chance that the true fire sage might have another being with them. One that might be seeking shelter or one that could just be looking to learn as well.

Midnight didn’t seem unhappy about this at all, she did stop and grab snacks at a street vendor while they walked by. The addition of roasted vegetable and meat skewers was nothing that Walker shook his head at. He was even interested to see the barb thistle being used as a dried and powdered seasoning, something thought to be poisonous unless properly processed. Clearly, someone was doing so properly enough to be able to sell the powdered spice.

Setting foot in to the elemental teleportation rune formation, Walker felt that the shift in amna was odd. Not wrong but different from how he used to perceive it. With his change in perception of space mana, he now could see where he might be able to improve the teleportation of this formation.

The only issues was that he was only sensing the mana and not able to carve and alter the runes without even more knowledge. He could learn it, but he would have to hold that for another time.

At this moment though, he felt he could alter the teleportation slightly using the space mana and his ability to manipulate it.

When he and Midnight appeared right in front of the bridge to the elemental planes and not in the small village made around the elemental rune teleportation formation, Midnight was looking around shocked. She thought something had happened and that they were experiencing something wrong.

When a soft pat fell on her head, she realized that Walker had learned a little more and was showing off. A few huffs and her nudging him away was all that Walker needed to keep himself focused on what he should be working on.

The what in the area of the ruins where the bridge was didn’t faze either of them. Instead, it seemed a little more normal than the calm environments that Midnight and Walker frequented as of late. However, the humanoid shape of the true fire sage making a small golem out of fire was spotted right away.

”I have seen that they are still resting and growing. They are the first race fully moved to the world and being protected. The fire dragons here in the world are learning with them and not just ruling over them. You have proven a lot.” The true fire sage didn’t seem to be just saying what they thought. It felt like thai was also the worlds from others, from the fire elemental king.

”I thought you would appear here to speak a little so I can. I also see you have looked in to the small mapping orb over there.” Walker gestured toward the guards who were standing with a little bit of blackened coloration on their armors. They had definitely acted a little too defensively before they realized this was an esteemed member of the fire elemental plane waiting to speak with Walker. Otherwise, they were unhurt so it was clear that they had come to an agreement and made peace.

”They told me about your map. I want to see i f you can bring that to the anchor points of the fire elemental plane. I wish to know if the planes are encroaching upon one another even more than normal.” The true fire sage could sense these things but the fire elemental king was the only benign that would truly be able to know perfect details.

”I would like to try that as well. Right now though, I need to have the crafters improve and develop these things.” Walker knew that the pure fire mana would destroy the current small mapping orbs. That was just the density of purity of the fire mana causing damage naturally.

”Then take these crafters with you. I have three able to help you. They will learn and assist with the materials they carry.” the true fire sage dissipated the golem body without letting Walker say a word.

Midnight growled a little in frustration but then stopped as she saw the three larger figures walking through the bridge to the elemental planes. They were carrying larger black boxes on their backs which held many materials and tools hung from.

It was their appearance that shocked her though, they were not normal looking at all. Their body size, their aura, and even the fact that they just seemed entirely different than any other race Walker and she had ever seen.

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