Karsus waited in Iolum's magical chamber for three days, and the Icarus's voyage was delayed for three full days.

Three days later, Karsus reappeared in front of the world and came to the Icarus.

One of his most valued students, Brian, who had been studying the art of sound vibration to this day, immediately stepped forward happily to ask for instructions.

He was one of the few people who was informed of their mission by Karsus, so he almost couldn't wait to hope that the teacher would lead them to find this 'artifact' that could save Netheril.

But he didn't get the expected 'Let's go.'

But what Karsus said: "Brad, the mission to the star realm has been cancelled. From today on, you are the captain of the Icarus. Take everyone with you. Go away and don't come back again."

Brian's eyes widened, and he realized the seriousness of the situation as his IQ was not low: "What happened to the teacher?"

"His Majesty Iolum is missing.

"So, I can't leave."

Karsus did not hide it from his student, but chose to tell the truth.

Brian opened his mouth, but nothing came out.

No matter what the reason is, at this critical juncture, the disappearance of His Majesty Iolam is a huge blow to the entire Netheril.

Moreover, this news cannot be hidden.

You may be able to hide it from the public for a while, but you will never be able to hide it from other great arcanists.

Because today is the monthly meeting date of the Severnton Parliament.

In the past nearly three thousand years, His Majesty Iolum has never been absent without reason.

He is the most sane and wise man in all of Netheril.

But he is too old, nearly three thousand years old, and relies heavily on the power of magic to maintain his life.

If there is anyone who is hurt the most by the phaerimm's continuous magic absorption, then the oldest man in Netheril is the first to suffer.

Moreover, Karsus came to a conclusion that worried him after detection in his magic chamber.

Before Iolum disappeared, he was researching a way to rely on arcane magic to become a god, and he was very close to success.

If he succeeds, then he will become the first being to ignite the divine fire with arcane magic.

But unfortunately, he failed.

And he must have suffered serious spell backlash.

Maybe he had reached a very serious point by then.

As a result, he didn't even have time to leave any message, so he had to leave Netheril, which had long been enveloped by magic.

Iolum's departure is an almost foreseeable disaster for Netheril.

And as the successor of Iolum, if he also leaves at this time.

So under this double blow, it would be devastating for Netheril.

Netheril is very likely to fall into self-disintegration and destruction before the enemy fully attacks.

So, anyone can leave.

Only he, Karsus, couldn’t!

Brian naturally understood this, and in the end he was still devastated but drove the ship of people out of Netheril without stopping.

He did not listen to Karsus's advice, but headed straight into the depths of the star realm!

He wants to find that hope.

The whereabouts of Iolum eventually became a mystery.

Soon, news spread that Iolum was absent from the Severnton Council without any reason, and Netheril suddenly fell into panic.

The situation even reached the edge of mutiny.

In the end, it was Karthus who stood up.

He claimed that His Majesty Iolum was not missing, but was just looking for some rare materials.

A copy of the 'Spell to Confer God' was thrown out by him at the impromptu meeting.

"If the teacher does not come back in time, I have already found another substitute. I, Karsus, will light the divine fire and, as a god, completely solve the problem of the Felin Demon Sunflower."

Karsus stood in front of the gate of the Sevington Council and promised all the Netherese.

A crisis that almost caused Netheril to collapse prematurely was temporarily resolved by Karthus by drinking poison to quench his thirst.

At that moment, Karsus felt an extremely heavy burden pressing on his shoulders.

That is the future of Netheril.

That was Iolum's unfulfilled duty.

That is the future and hope of Netheril's 32.68 million people.

It was time to try his best to revive the country from danger, he felt.

Originally he thought there was no hope except for the tool mentioned by Icarus.

But before Iolum disappeared, he pointed out another uncertain path for him.

If it cannot be solved manually.

If the gods had abandoned them.

Then completely ignite the divine fire and let yourself become a god!

So he returned to his laboratory to study and improve Iolum's deity spell.

However, he discovered that Iolum's god-consecrating spell had a fatal flaw.

That is, since the divine fire is to be ignited, what kind of priesthood should be used as the target?

Because even if it is arcana, it is just another way and tool to analyze the rules of the world and explain magic.

Therefore, it is difficult for him to bypass an existence and become a powerful enough god.

That is

Goddess of magic.

Missriel.

And at this moment, he remembered a question he had asked his teacher Risi Mi when he was a child:

"The goddess of magic, as a deity, is she really as omnipotent as people imagine and can she solve all the problems in the world?"

"How is it possible? Since the birth of the Goddess of Magic, she has been responsible for maintaining the balance of the magic network in the world of Corel. It is a very boring and lonely job. The God of Magic is a priesthood and a heavy responsibility.

Responsibility can even be said to be a kind of shackles. The words she often talks about are, 'Ah~ so boring~ It would be great if I was born just an ordinary person. In that case, I can go to my heart's content

Travel and enjoy everything in the world. However, she is also a god after all. Most of the problems in the world cannot be troubled by her, so if you have any problems in the future, you might as well believe in her, maybe there will be a god

A miracle happened."

"So that's it. Gods are not free, omniscient, or omnipotent."

"In this case, Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Goddess of Magic, please allow me to perform this duty for you, if you are willing to do so after I have resolved the safety of Netheril.

"Before that, I need to borrow your power temporarily."

Karsus, who was at the end of his rope, didn't think much, nor did he try to pray and ask the magic goddess what her wishes were. He just looked at the night sky alone and muttered to himself.

When he heard Karsus' words, Levi felt indescribably uncomfortable in his heart. He wanted to shake his head and tell him loudly:

"Don't borrow, don't borrow, don't borrow! How can the priesthood be so easy to borrow?"

But he was just a bystander, or rather.

is a witness.

He has no power to control the established history that has already happened in the long river of time.

Two months later.

Karsus finally created his own spell - [Incarnation of Karsus] based on Iolum's divine apotheosis spell.

A unique twelfth-level spell in the history of Corell.

It can temporarily steal a god's power and ministry.

Karsus, on the other hand, chose the goddess of magic, Mythrael, as his target.

If the situation really gets that serious by then.

But what Karsus didn't know was that many worlds follow Murphy's Law, that is:

If something has the potential to go bad, no matter how small the possibility is, it will always happen.

That moment came soon

Even Karsus, who had just created [Incarnation of Karsus], did not have time to verify the success rate and defects of this spell through other means.

According to reports from the front line, the Phayling Demon Sunflower that has been hiding underground in the land of Netheril is now the Analok Desert. It is not known whether it is because it has absorbed enough magic power in the land of Netheril, or whether it is because it has absorbed enough magic power in the land of Netheril.
To be continued...