The Golem Mage

" Tell me, Agnes, is there any information you think I would be interested in? "

Alec asked as soon as he re-joined the group.

He had learned that information was also a form of power within the academy.

"So, which one do you want to hear first, the gossip from inside the academy or outside?" Agnes asked, confidently smiling.

"Oh, wow! We now have access to information outside the academy!, That's amazing!" Arthur exclaimed, as usual, interrupting before Alec could respond.

"Great job, Agnes. Just let me know the cost later. I have accumulated a small fortune and would be happy to pay for all the valuable information you're providing," Alec acknowledged.

"Now that we have access to this external news, how extensive is your coverage?" Alec inquired.

"It's not that extensive. I mainly have information about the royal capital. It's quite difficult to obtain such intel, but I know someone who knows a noble and I get the information from him."

" Rest assured, his information is reliable. However, I won't stop working on expanding my network and gathering more comprehensive information from other cities," Agnes explained

And Alec patted her head, playfully, causing her to pout in pretend anger.

" Let's see the information about what's been happening inside the academy first, " Alec requested.

As Agnes handed him a small scroll, and as he slowly opened it, but he couldn't help but burst into laughter after reading the first paragraph.

"Oh my God, I can't believe this!, That jerk had been given the opportunity to enter the second Dimension"

" He goes around preaching that noble mages should always lead in strength and everything, while simultaneously telling mid-tier clans like ours not to forget their place as beneath them."

" But the hypocrite had to rely on our achievements to convince his instructor to let him go and make his own name. What a joke," Alec expressed, amused.

"I don't want to read anything else about the academy. It's all much more boring than Pale Zero's news. All I see here is a bunch of mages whining about not being able to enter the Abyss, as if it's some kind of child's playground. I just wonder how many of them will end up dying in Pale's group," Alec remarked.

Alec pondered whether the inexperienced nobles would ever be able to survive the harsh environment of the Abyss Realm.

He had been there himself and knew for certain that most of them didn't have what it takes to truly survive.

But he pushed those thoughts to the back of his mind as he received the paper containing details about the capital kingdom.

As he scrolled through the information, his eyes caught onto something that intrigued him.

It was about the last Blood Moon battle that had taken place in the capital.

It was said that the Dragoniacs were among the three races that had launched an attack against the Royal capital.

This time, the Royal capital of the Northern kingdom had suffered a significant loss, including the death of the Mercury Monarch. But that wasn't the most surprising thing.

According to the report, the blindfolded genius Hadriel was the one responsible for killing the Mercury Monarch.
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Alec had witnessed the Mercury Monarch's fights and knew for a fact that he was not a weakling. Despite his arrogance, if he ever suspected that he couldn't defeat an opponent, he would have escaped long ago using his special ability.

But he had been killed by none other than Hadriel, and Alec couldn't understand how such a thing was possible.

If the report had mentioned the Ancient Black Dragon killing him, Alec would have believed it without any issues.

Even if it said that Hadriel assisted in the kill, it would still have been believable.

However, the information stated that Hadriel single-handedly killed the Mercury Monarch and used that momentum to ascend to the realm of Monarch himself, increasing the power of the dragon clan as they gained another transcendent level warrior.

Meanwhile, the humans had lost one of their own, and the vampires had managed to injure one of the Monarch monks from the Mount Shaolin Sect which was assigned to guarded the Royal capital.

Such developments surprised Alec.

He had been present during the last Blood Moon battle at the capital and was aware that the second dimension never really launched a full-scale attack on the gates.

They had only tested the waters before giving up, However, their attacks had now intensified, breaking through the gates and even claiming the life of a monarch.

It felt as though a full-scale war was descending upon the human realm, and the prolonged duration of the Blood Moon only exacerbated the situation.

This extended period worked to the advantage of the Second Dimension races, allowing them to remain in the human realm for longer than initially intended.

Alec couldn't shake the feeling that the Abyss monarchs had something to do with this lengthening, but as an ordinary Low Rank Mage, he knew he had no power to change or dictate the course of events in the realm.

It seemed that only those at the pinnacle who possessed Monarch Realm power could involve themselves in such high-stakes battles, and still yet their lives where not secured.

After much contemplation, Alec sighed and turned to his gang, deciding to put these thoughts aside for now.

It wasn't yet his game to play, so he would stick to his own level.

" Forget this. We'll all head into the Abyss and take down more Orcs or Plant monsters. Anyone who comes our way, we'll skewer them until we gather enough power stones to push ourselves further and break through our limitations," Alec encouraged them.

"Oh, before we go, let's all have a meal. It's been a while since you all tasted my food,"

Agnes chimed in with a smile on her face that made it clear no one was going anywhere without eating.

The gang nervously smiled, silently praying that their cause of death wouldn't come from eating Agnes' cooking.

"Okay, Agnes. We'll take a break and have a meal before diving back into the Abyss," Alec replied with a dry laugh, causing Agnes to bounce back to her side to retrieve the pot of food she had prepared.

"Hey, brother, pass me that poison antidote. I'm going to need it," Arthur quickly closed in on Knight and collected a sack of poison antidote from him.

Knight had become accustomed to Agnes's food poisoning, and he made sure to carry a bunch of antidotes to help lessen the pain that accompanied her cooking.

He even charged everyone, including Alec, for these antidotes, which led to him being beaten up after flaunting his collection of power stones.

"Why do I always have to be the one getting beaten?" Knight complained from the ground as everyone left him behind.