Boundary Labyrinth and the Foreign Magician

"Well... this is how the sages say it. Same goes for the Raiders, but if the problem is solved, it's not impossible to live outside the castle in grandeur."

That's what Queen Meggiastra said as she smiled bitterly, and the fangonoids narrow their eyes gladly to the words.

"... and well, these are the less greedy ones"

and shrugged her shoulders, Queen Meggiastra said, putting her expression back into something serious.

"Well. If we talk in an orderly fashion… I guess we should explain the nature of the sages next and what they created by it"

When I say that and turn my gaze to the fangonoid, Volkeor nods and says:

"This look of us… this body is not the body. I would ask you to think of it as a nucleus made up of products made by invisible, small groups of people operating, and a doll manipulated by that nucleus. Maybe it's similar to the Papetians in a way. Can we get this far?

"Mushrooms are made by fungal activity," he said. That's why you can change your appearance a lot by yourself. "

"Exactly. You seem to know more about mushrooms than about us."

Bolkeor narrowed his eyes to my words.

"Somewhat...... though. I'm not a specialist."

"Hmm. I'm thankful someone understands how it works though. When we create a new companion, we build a nucleus with the thoughts of those involved. That's where the spirits say the soul resides, the head of thought where animals say it is, and the basic personality of the companions."

I see. That's what I put on it when I built the nucleus… so that individual experiences and differences emerge as individual differences in new fungonoids.

"As you can see from our toddlers, there was still a young part of thinking, just like any other species. Each of these experiences, further building and moving the body, also increases the number of fungi that live within it, and increases the power of dominance, thus gaining more advanced thinking and motor skills. This body is a vessel, but at the same time it can be made to work to aid nuclear thinking. That would be the biggest difference from any other species."

"The fungus alone cannot exert a great deal of power, and the majority first gather to build the nucleus, and experience allows them to increase their ability to lead. And while it's physical, it can also be used to temporarily assist with thoughts, such as magic."

"Ruri. Well, it's a temporary enhancement, so there are limits to what an individual can do."

And a mushroom-like fangonoid affirmed my words.

"We value knowledge and experience. Therefore, we want to remember the thoughts of our ancestors, our memories, the lessons to be remembered in future generations… built with the same things as ours but without nucleus… we created that one."

That's what Bolkeor pointed out - it was that giant mushroom outside the cabin. Yes...... Right. Given the nature of the fangonoids, it's not a palace or anything. And if the speculation is correct, that is also why the Fangonoids kept the Partheniara in their memory and the appearance of the people of Rungard.

"I call that the Tree of Wisdom, It looks like a giant mushroom, but it's a great legacy, enclosing the memory and wisdom of the sages. In the sense that it packs the knowledge of its ancestors... it can also be like a library, and it can also be a laboratory where virtual magic experiments, etc. can be carried out with excess force."

"Also outrageous..."

"I see."

To Queen Meggiastra's words, Bloomwood and Enrika rounded their eyes, and Parteniara was convinced, so they closed their eyes.

Some parts are close to the nucleus of the labyrinth. If you say it in the memory of a previous life, is it a supercomputer? A library can evoke memories of the past, or it can be a virtual experiment or an arithmetic.

"These days, in the name of Albos-Spientas, we have taken advantage of it if it helps in our internal affairs"

Albos-Spientas. That was the name of a genius magician who develops all sorts of things under the magic court of the Kingdom of Demons. The reality is that it was a collaborative study of the fangonoids from the past to the present… there are few logical statements about the person.

"That name... I saw it when I was doing research in the library. If someone abducted you, I thought you were looking for knowledge, so I thought you might be starting to achieve something technologically relevant."

The fangonoids narrow their eyes happily to my words.

"Hehe. I see. You seem to have worried me. Due to this...... The Tree of Wisdom does not function as a magical activator. Earlier memories and thoughts work to curb such use. It doesn't mean there's no nucleus, but it doesn't have anything to do with what we think."

Everyone seemed relieved by that word of Bolkeor. I guess the fangonoids also incorporated safety devices into the tree of wisdom, as they entrusted Claudia's thoughts to the border labyrinth to give direction.

"Though there are mechanisms that are hard to abuse...... I can't say they are absolutely safe when they fall into the hands of those who are ambitious, those with evil thoughts. Therefore, the security of the wise men and the secrets of the wisdom tree must be kept. It's past events and why we keep tabs on those who try to find out about the sages."

Queen Meggiastra's quiet words echo.

"I'm satisfied with how the surveillance eyes were turned on."

When I said it, Mallane snorted in earnest.

The Tree of Wisdom is certainly the treasure of the Fangonoids, an object that should be correctly communicated to the future… and at the same time must be kept secret. I'll tell you what Carla cared about, but, well... I know it's necessary.

"And... I also have to touch on the nature of the tree of wisdom. It is not the tree of wisdom that tells us what is in the knowledge that is enclosed. If the knowledge-giving side doesn't ask correctly, it can't bring out memories or knowledge, so there's no point in turning to each other."

I see. You need the original knowledge to invoke memory and knowledge. Considering it like an external brainchild, it is also convincing that we are not able to tell at a glance where and what kind of files there are, like computers.

Memories can't be remembered, but they won't be lost... Inquiry. For example, if you "recall" it in a way that links it to memory in some way, or associates it with it, it's also convincing.

It's hard to say that because it's of that nature, we can make the most of it to ourselves. "

"As I said earlier, I have problems with the rest. You keep dealing with it, but you haven't reached a fundamental solution. Those were the ones who showed up there. Those who know the rest of the unknown... realized the possibility of Queen Parteniara's lineage, and figured out a way to find a way to open it by borrowing wisdom, technology, or using the Tree of Wisdom."

Says Queen Meggiastra. I see. Are you looking at using the wisdom tree for us, too? I don't know if it's something we can use alone or if we need the help or proxy of a fangonoid.

"Is that why you invited us?"

"That's the thing. I would have interacted a little bit more to identify people and their origins. Given the trust of the Spirit and her compatriots, and the fact that Queen Parteniara herself is accompanying her, it was decided that it was important to keep her chest collar open and move forward."

Right...... If that's the case, it's a good story for us. If we could use the Tree of Wisdom, the investigation itself would go a long way towards our demonic realm.

Then, naturally, you will cooperate with Queen Meggiastra. I don't know what the problem is, but given the character of Queen Meggiastra and the fangonoids, it must be important.