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Chapter 166: Departure

There was an attribute that Ethan was once deeply interested in.

Green flames.

Not bright green, but dark green flames, the color typically used by death knights and undead.

‘I became obsessed with it after seeing the immortal death knight.’

Pitch-black armor with a spiral pattern on the shield.

And dark green flames burning through the gaps in the helmet and on the sword.

It could truly be seen as the embodiment of terror.

‘In terms of style alone, it’s a color that would rank among the top.’

However, this green flame was quite tricky to recreate. Even Ethan had searched far and wide for a mage who could grant this green flame attribute.

‘And I spent a fortune too.’

After all that, he finally found a mage.

Needless to say, that mage also said it would be difficult to create the green flame Ethan described.

Of course, when Ethan offered 5 billion, the mage immediately began researching and completed it.

‘That was Marakan.’

That mage was the Marakan standing before him now.

‘The mage who made my dream a reality.’

“Hmm, green you say. The green you mentioned is mostly seen on death knights or living corpses.”

“It won’t be easy. In terms of possibility, it should be considered impossible.”

“But the fact that you’re telling me this means you see a possibility in me, right?”

Ethan nodded at Marakan’s words.

“Marakan, no one else can do it but you.”

Ethan recalled the past.

When he entrusted the green flame attribute enhancement for a huge sum.

Marakan had said then:

-Since I don’t think anyone else can do it, I’ll do it.

‘Now that his confidence is back, I can see that boldness from back then.’

“I’ll give it a try. Lord Ethan’s eyes can’t be wrong.”

They’re the kind of people who do well when given direction.

Similarly, Ethan gave feedback and direction to other mages as well.

Then he immediately sought out Scarlet from the dyeing magic workshop.

“You’re here, Lord Ethan? I’m sorry. I was too busy to greet you properly.”

“Miss Scarlet is the busiest in our workshop. The other mages might be fine due to their experience, but isn’t this line the longest?”

Ethan said with a pleased smile.

Currently, the dyeing magic scrolls were the workshop’s biggest source of revenue.

It was selling so surprisingly well that despite starting later than attribute enhancement magic or lightweight magic, it was generating comparable profits.

Scarlet smiled awkwardly at Ethan’s praise.

She was still not used to receiving compliments, but she could at least manage a slight smile now.

“Oh, this is a new color. The color combination is bold. This will definitely bring out the originality. It’s a color that people who want to stand out from others will buy a lot.”

“You can tell? That’s right! I know the psychology of people who come to buy dyeing magic scrolls well. It’s similar to my own psychology.”

As Ethan recognized the newly created color, she smiled broadly. It felt as if the fatigue from long hours of business was washed away.

“I can’t not recognize this.”

“Right? But everyone just thinks of it as black. This is moonlight black.”

The existing black she had created was called real black. A complete black.

The color she created this time was moonlight black, which added a blue tint to that complete black.

A mage employee watching from the side tilted his head.

“Is that so? It looks similar to me...”

“It’s a subtle difference. But people with discerning eyes and a sense for it will definitely be able to distinguish it.”

“Looking closely, I can see a faint blue tint, but will people be able to tell the difference?”

No sooner had the mage said this than shouts erupted from the customers.

“Oh!?”

“Is this a new color!?”

“It’s like the existing black but with a subtle blue tint.”

-Excessive fatigue has accumulated.

The mages were working solely motivated by the recognition of their magic. Everyone was focused on work without realizing how tired they were, but that fatigue was definitely continuing to accumulate.

“Drink this potion too.”

‘Good welfare makes employees want to work.’

A sense of ownership doesn’t come from elsewhere. It comes from definite rewards and treatment.

Gulp gulp.

The mages who drank the decoction after the needles looked surprised.

“My shoulders were so heavy, but now my body feels so light!”

“I felt like something was always refluxing inside me, but it’s all gone!”

“Oh my...”

“This level of potion must be extremely expensive. Isn’t it worth whatever price you name?”

As mages, they knew well the value of potions that show immediate effects.

In the Magic Tower where they were, only the tower master could make potions this effective.

Of course, even that tower master didn’t find it easy to make such potions, so he would occasionally make and sell them for the Magic Tower’s finances.

To give such potions to them.

“To give us something this precious.”

“Is, is it really okay to do this?”

At those words, Ethan opened his spatial pouch.

Then he took out half of the decoction he had made earlier and placed it on the spot.

“This potion will now be your fatigue recovery drink.”

Everyone looked at Ethan with surprised expressions.

“I’ll leave them periodically, so tell me immediately when they run out.”

‘This, everyone looks like they’re seeing a god.’

If they were told to believe in the goddess, Moonforce, right now, they looked like they would lower their bodies and become believers on the spot.

‘Because it’s that precious.’

Ethan intended to treat them well for sure.

‘From now on is important.’

“L-Lord Ethan, this is too much.”

“Something this precious isn’t worth just a penny or two, is it? We’d be fine with something less effective than this.”

“Of course it’s burdensome.”

Ethan said.

“But this isn’t something you should feel burdened by. This is my expectation for you all.”

“Expectation... you say?”

The mages made puzzled expressions at Ethan’s words.

Scarlet was the same. She, too, was startled, having never tasted such a precious potion before.

“You’ve all become famous in this region now. Probably almost no one in this region doesn’t know about the workshop mages of Whiskers territory. Even looking at nearby territories, there’s no one who doesn’t do attribute enhancement and lightweighting.”

As Ethan said, everyone came to the workshop street of this Whiskers territory to use magic.

It wasn’t a result achieved through force.

It was a victory achieved purely through their own magic.

“Now the time has come. We’re going to aim for the central region officially, not just this small province.”

“Are we opening a branch in the central region?”

“No.”

Ethan’s plan was a bit more grand. The goal wasn’t simply to swallow up the central region.

‘The central region is only central because they call it central.’

There’s no need to fit their standards at all.

‘You should always lead the situation. You should make the other party fit your standards.’

And the Whiskers territory had enough power to set those standards.

“This land we’re standing on now. We’re going to make this Whiskers territory the central region. With this workshop street as the center.”

Ethan made eye contact with each mage in turn.

“From today, you all become the owners of Ethan’s workshop.”

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