As I fly over the road to Photoren, I notice that I have a book in my hand.
It was given to me by Mr. Gainta when I left Herrera.
He said it had come out of the mine after I left Herrera last time, but he gave it to me because no one but me could read it anyway.
Perhaps it's a property of flight magic, but even if the speed increases, the magic power consumption increases, and I don't feel any wind.
I could read it while flying.
So I thought, and opened the book, looking down from time to time to avoid getting lost.
The contents were about dragons.
It describes the conditions under which dragons appear and how to deal with them.
There are two main conditions for the appearance of dragons.
First, the density of "magical elements" in the atmosphere must exceed a certain level.
Magnesium is a word I've seen in the context of magic poisoning.
It seems to be difficult to distinguish because it is invisible, but it is easy to distinguish because when the density of magical elements exceeds a certain level, it causes various adverse effects.
Mainly, it is said that sub dragons and other strong demons spawn in large numbers, and that the maximum magical power of human beings decreases in general.
As far as I know, I haven't heard of anything that has lowered my maximum magic power, so I'm relieved.
I've only seen one sublong once, and it was far from a mass outbreak.
Secondly, the trigger for the birth of dragons occurs in places where there is enough magical element.
The amount of triggers varies depending on the amount of magical elements, but it is said that magical stones are used to force explosions when they are intentionally generated.
It is said that magic stones help the creation of dragons.
It is said that wisps are created under similar conditions, and that they are a kind of wasted dragon.
There are also instructions on how to defeat them.
Most magic doesn't work on it, and it burns up as soon as you slash it with any sword, so it is impossible to kill it.
As a result of researching how to deal with it, he found out that he could prevent it from happening again for a while by freezing it with a spell called "Magical Freeze", which was made on a very large scale by magic tools and a large number of wizards, and sealing it deep underground.
Incidentally, two continents were wiped out before that method was found.
It's a horrible story.
This was the main content of the book.
It's a thin book (not the kind sold at Ariake in summer or winter, but literally thin), so it doesn't go into that much detail, but I'm relieved to know that everything is okay now.
Should I look into "The Magic Freeze" just in case?
No, there's no hurry.
As long as there are no signs, the chances of a dragon being born in my lifetime are probably quite low.
Even if there are signs, it will take about five years for dragons to appear naturally.
...... Well, it is too late to wait, because by the time dragons arise naturally, wizards will be useless and the dragons that appear will be unpredictably strong and unmanageable.
But it seems that the ancient civilization did not try that hard.
If they had, they might have died out sooner.
I don't feel like trying it either.
As I finish reading, I realize that Photoren is almost here.
I'll have to get my rank up this time.
I don't think I'll ever run into a situation where I'll need to cheat on my rank, and I don't want to.
You enter the city through the gate.
I landed about 100 meters in front of the gate and ran to the gate so that I wouldn't be surprised, but I don't know how effective it is.
I went straight to the guild, presented my guild card to the receptionist I saw, and talked to her.
"Excuse me, I'd like to raise my rank.
"You're from Decibatore, aren't you? One moment, please.
The receptionist takes your card and goes into the back room.
A few moments later, the receptionist came out with a new guild card in her hand.
The new guild card was blue in color with a coppery stripe across the top.
Does the design change as you move up in rank?
Yes, I can confirm that. Congratulations on the shortest time between registration and promotion to C rank.
Thank you very much.
Thank you." We took quite a few detours, but this was still the shortest record.
I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but I think it's a good idea.
If the knights in ...... are at a level where even the Radomkos can become knights, then it's not so bad.
In that case, I would be worried about the security of the city.
With this in mind, I left the guild.
Then, I realized that I was hungry.
By the way, I haven't eaten breakfast.
I remember hearing that there is a restaurant with good fish dishes a little further towards Desibatore from here.
I feel like I've been eating a lot of grilled meat lately, so fish would be nice once in a while.
After a short walk, I found the restaurant I was looking for.
On the door, there is a large fish symbol.
It is a familiar fish symbol on Earth, a combination of a triangle and an oval.
Perhaps the image of a fish is similar in other worlds.
Well, I don't know of any ocean that is crawling with fish that would sink a ship and eat people.
You enter a restaurant, take a seat, and wait to be asked your order.
This seems to be the norm in this world.
"What can I get for you?
A woman who looks like a waitress comes to take your order.
"Do you have any recommended fish dishes?
Even if there is a menu, it is meaningless if you cannot read it.
Or rather, you can read the menu, but even if you can read the words "Eratana's Leches", you don't know what it is, so it's no different from a spell dish written in French in katakana.
Also, what the heck is "Desibatore style of Nerquin"?
Is it called "Desibatore" style?
If so, I'd recommend these Elatana retschis, they're at their best right now.