Magi’s Grandson - Volume 3 - Chapter 97.2

Magi’s Grandson Chapter 97 Part 2

“Yeah. I can’t keep up”

“Isn’t, ‘We will defeat them as they come out of the woodwork!’ enough?”

“I, on my part will simply brute force it with my magic powers”

“…Cutie Red and Cutie Blue, we need to think about it a tad more.” 

“Don’t call me that name!” 

Thanks to Alice and Lynn, the heavy atmosphere from before was transformed and the classroom was filled with laughter.

We all wished that the moments of laughter with our friends would last forever; that we wouldn’t have to go back into battle anymore.

That was the common belief we shared at the time. Perhaps that wish would be realized should the operation to capture the demon territory go smoothly.

First of all, each country is to send half of their personnel home and have their reserve forces to replace the remaining personnel after which the rest of the operation will be carried out in three shifts.

Although the number of personnel has decreased, the siege net has already been narrowed considerably so that even a minimal number of personnel should still able to subdue demons.

The operation to attack the demon territory was progressing smoothly.

As the demon riot situation was coming to an end, Earlshide’s Academy of Magic Science made an announcement.

Until now, magic stones often were discovered accidentally during mining, but it was officially announced that many magic stones could be excavated near volcanos or prominent fault lines. 

It was a hypothesis based on past mining results that was later verified in the investigation done by Earlshide’s Magic Division. Although, the detailed conditions for refining the magic stones was not made public. 

Thanks to this, the Wolford Chamber of Commerce was extremely busy every day due to a lot of expectant people flocking to the shop in search of products made using magic stones. This assumption was based on the fact that it was the owner of the store who discovered the conditions for mining the magic stones.

The truth of the matter is that commercialization of these types of products wasn’t going to be immediate.

For the time being, it would only be possible to retrofit the products previously sold like the refrigerator with magical stones so that it can automatically refine ice without pouring magic power into it?

Once the magic stones are in circulation, the inventions of the magic tool craftsmen will increase. Then, humanity will continue to develop more and more. 

The same expectation spread among the general population as well. Since this information was not kept secret from the public, the Earlshide kingdom’s reputation grew even more making its presence in the current World Union rise considerably in prominence.

However, it seems that quite a bit was held back to prevent sparking a new round of conflict among Els, Ys and the others countries which would feel threatened because of Earlshide’s increasing power. 

As the amount of magic stones excavated smoothly increased, expectations of a bright future also rose in the eyes of the populace; with the end of the demon uproar remaining as the sole point of anxiety. 

By the time we moved up to the second year, we were one step closer to building a surveillance network, and a step closer to giving humanity peace of mind. 

But we were fundamentally mistaken. I had forgotten about Schtrom.

I had forgotten what he had once done in the royal capital.