In short, if the waves of Anti-Magic were clumsily coordinated, the ingredients, along with the produced item, would become worthless.

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Efficiency did not increase unless the interaction between the waves, the resonance frequency, and the mana relationship was fine-tuned.

It wouldn�t be a joke to say that half of an aristocrat�s wealth could be blown away trying to raise Anti-Magic efficiency by 1%.

But that�s where the dilemma begins.

Rather than investing a huge amount of money to raise the efficiency of Anti-Magic, it was much cheaper to carry around a mage who knew anti-magic spells.

That was what Rai�s words implied.

That a mage was just a subordinate of a swordsman, and that his knowledge could be bought with money.

In fact it was mages, not swordsmen, who developed Anti-Magic.

Even now, numerous mages were studying the effect of dragon mana on the Spirit Zone.

This was because if one ended up with good results, one could gain tremendous wealth and honor.

It was ironic. Mages were creating a weapon that could only do harm to them.

Rai pointed out that dishonorable situation.

Mages would do just about anything for money. This also meant that they could not win a swordsman in terms of pride and honor.

�What do you think? You seem to like history books. You know the position mages in this world. Magic can be sealed off with money, but money cannot stop a sword.

This was a biased, swordsman point of view, but Shirone understood what he was trying to say.

�That is what a mage is.�

�What?�

Rai raised an eyebrow.

Rai thought of the boy as someone who liked magic. So he should have lost his temper, however, contrary to what Rai thought would happen, Shirone admitted it was true� Sort of.

�A mage is a person who persistently digs into the balance of all things. So it�s not strange to study how to suppress magic. What they find important is not whether they win or lose, but whether they know it or not. Artifacts are a result of that never-ending search. For that reason, I think claiming that mages are at a disadvantage is wrong.

Unlike Rian, Rai had a personality that wished to beat his opponent using his brain.

Nevertheless, the reason why he kept his mouth shut was because he couldn�t refute.

Rian struggled to hold back his laughter.

�Ehehehe! Serve you right! My friend has a way with words! I�m telling you, he has the sharpest tongue. If his tongue were a sword, it would be the sharpest sword in the world!�

Rai�s face gradually began to distort as he could not find a way to refute.

He couldn�t just make up ideas that were never there.

�Well, that is in an ideal world, but the reality is different. It doesn�t change the fact that a mage can�t win against a swordsman.�

Rai coldly turned around and left the library. Rian had a hard time suppressing his laughter. JrNovels.com