From Village Chief to Emperor of the Strongest Empire - Chapter 9

Chapter 9: Lack Of Resources

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

On the other side, Maggie also felt a wave of comfort in her body. The pain in his abdomen disappeared in an instant. At the same time, she felt that his old ailment in his lower back had also improved.

“This is a healing spell! A wood-type healing spell is a very practical skill. With it, the death rate of us soldiers and civilians will be greatly reduced.”

Maggie excitedly danced on his seat.

At this moment, Evelyn was watching the entire process from the side. A pair of pure white hands covered her big round cherry mouth. A pair of big watery eyes were filled with little stars at this moment. She looked like she was full of admiration.

The mayor had actually become a mage!

He was so handsome!

“Mayor, how is it that can you cast your spell twice in a row? Didn’t you just awaken it last night? Why do you have so much spiritual power?”

Maggie felt a little puzzled and asked Su Chen.

Ian also nodded slightly.

An ordinary beginner mage who had just awakened would feel exhausted after casting a healing spell. But as for the mayor, he could actually cast it multiple times in a row. Ian guessed that it might have something to do with him awakening two types of magic at once? Then, he turned to Su Chen and asked, “Do you still have enough spiritual power to cast a lightning spell?”

Su Chen smiled and did not say anything. When he slowly raised his right hand, a ball of white lightning had already condensed in his hand. The lightning on the surface of the ball moved back and forth like a snake, making crackling sounds.

It was very frightening.

“Both of you, I wonder how my level is compared to that of a beginner magician?” Su Chen asked the two of them while maintaining the lightning ball spell in his hand.

Ian leaned back on the chair and frowned. He held the armrest of the chair with one hand and stroked the stubble on his chin with the other. He began to think deeply.

This was indeed an unbelievable situation. The mayor’s spiritual power was probably astonishingly strong.

A junior magician could cast two types of magic at the same time, but even after casting them a few times, his expression did not change at all. This did not make sense, but it was indeed happening in front of him.

Maggie was now so shocked that he could not speak. His entire expression had become dull.

He had never expected that the mayor’s second element was lightning magic.

The conditions for the awakening of lightning magic were very harsh. One had to be able to resonate with the lightning element in the air in order to awaken it. and the lightning element was a very violent element in the early stages.

Many lightning elemental mages were overwhelmed by their own lightning element during the awakening process. Many could not last until the lightning element fused with their own bodies and died.

Therefore, only large families and top magic academies had the financial resources and experience to protect mages awakening lightning element magic.

To be able to awaken lightning element magic at the first awakening was truly an extraordinary talent.

Maggie gradually recovered from his dazed state.

This town mayor was simply a magical genius! This was not only a symbol of strength but also a symbol of status.

Mages had held noble offices since ancient times, and Ceylon was no exception. In Ceylon, high-level mages not only had all kinds of privileges but were also awarded titles.

If they followed the town mayor, their future would definitely be bright.

Just then, the people in the city hall fell into silence and had different thoughts.

Su Chen took out a diamond-shaped large crystal, which was suffused with a faint and gorgeous luster.

Everyone in the hall was immediately attracted to it.

“Could this be… ?”

“I got this by chance. It’s the core of a magic defense array. It needs magic stones to drive it, and the defensive range is just enough to cover the town.”

Su Chen carefully placed the magic core on the table in the city hall.

Ian stood up excitedly and stepped forward to gently stroke the glowing magic array core. His heart had long been in turmoil.

Previously, when Su Chen had awakened his two elements, he could still hold back the excitement in his heart and did not show it too much.

Now, he really could not control his emotions. His heart was beating wildly. He understood the value of this thing in front of him.

‘Hmph! This small town mayor really treats us like children. Got this by chance? Only a fool would believe his words.’ Ian kept complaining in his heart, but at the same time, he could not help but want to touch the crystal core.

Maggie felt that today’s shock was more than what he had experienced in the previous half of his life.

The small-town mayor first awakened his mage abilities, which made him feel surprised and incredulous. Then, when he learned that the small-town mayor had awakened two elements of magic, he felt shock and admiration. When the mayor took out the core of the town’s magic defense array, he was completely lost for thought. He stood there like a fool.

Evelyn did not understand so many other things. She only felt that the town would be much safer with the magic array. “As expected of the mayor, you can get anything!” Evelyn could not help but glance at Su Chen again. Her face, which had just returned to normal, became rosy again.

“I called you here today to discuss the future development direction of the town and some of the difficulties we encountered.

“We don’t need to worry about the attack of the monsters for the time being after we have the defensive magic array, but the magic array will need magic stones. I only have enough magic stones here to last for a few days. Maggie, do we still have magic stones in our town?”

“Magic stones are a strategic resource that is in short supply. The town’s warehouse should only have a few dozen at the moment,” Maggie replied in a low voice.

“Is there any other way to get them? Are there any magic stone mines nearby?”

“Now that the monsters are wreaking havoc, the trade routes with other cities have been cut off a month ago, so magic stones are not easy to get,” Maggie replied.

Su Chen lowered his head and thought. It seemed that he would not be able to get a large number of magic stones in a short time. However, the magic stones he had could last for a while.

“Can you tell me about the current situation of the supplies and funds in the town, Maggie?”

“The town still has more than 200 gold coins in its treasury. We have enough grain in the warehouse for two months. Because the Karev family collected protection fees in the town many times, the grain reserves of the people’s families in the town are also very small.”

“The Karev family are a bunch of parasites!” Maggie cursed angrily. “If it weren’t for the fact that they had a beginner mage and a batch of apprentice knights trained by their powerful financial resources, the town wouldn’t be in a state of chaos.”

The previous mayor had long wanted to get rid of this huge threat.

“It seems that the most important problem now are the internal problems of the town. Let’s go meet this Karev family tomorrow! After we get rid of them all, the town should be much better off, right?”

Su Chen smiled sinisterly. He loved to fight for the land of the rich.

“Let’s call it a day. I just want to have a general understanding of the situation of the town. I’m sure you’re all exhausted too. Let’s go and rest early.”

Su Chen got up first and rubbed his somewhat stiff shoulders.

“Let’s go and visit the Karev Family tomorrow!”