This is the best of times. Wizards, fresh from the Second Wizarding War, have entered their golden age. Countless wizards, aboard floating cities, have embarked on a grand voyage across the astral plane. But this is also the worst of times. The battlefield holds not only victors but also countless corpses fallen before victory. The flames of war have been ignited; no one can remain uninvolved. I am Gawain, an ordinary wizarding apprentice, but deep within my soul lies a scale of truth. As long as the scales are balanced, failed potions can be transformed into successes, incomplete knowledge can be filled in, techniques on paper can be mastered in an instant, and even the flesh and blood of nameless ancient gods can be refined into their essence… In this magnificent era, I will ultimately become the one who leads the way.
[Lord's Farming][Sword and Magic][Siren][Dragon][Intelligence Flow] On a desolate eastern island, Ron Austin, clad in sea monster armor, sat alone on the throne of Black Castle. As the king's son, he was exiled to this deserted island by the royal family for allegedly murdering his younger brother with black magic. He thought it was a dead end, but unexpectedly, the daily intelligence system activated: [Five pirate ships are lurking 30 miles west of the island, preparing to launch a surprise attack tonight.][A century-old mage's guild ship lies sunken in the phosphorescent trench, containing rare copies of forbidden magic.][The Holy See considers you a member of the heretics; the Holy Knights have embarked on a sea voyage.][The dragon has torn up the sacred covenant; the human kingdom is about to be destroyed.]...While the continental nobles schemed for power, Ron had already...