The 1.000 year Great Sage ---> COMPLETED STORY

Baron Frank slapped his own forehead.

- I understand now! That's a very good idea! With those changes, everyone will be happy!

- And of course, for all this, our people need to learn how to read, write and do some arithmetics.

One Village Chief that was still watching the new equipment and moving some parts, stated his concerns.

- Milord, so many changes and so fast? It will be very difficult to make all that!

- Difficult, but not impossible. Get used to it, that's the way I work. Fast, perfect and with outstanding results. I've been living like this for all my life. And look where I am now!

The same Village Chief smiled.

- Indeed Milord. So young and already with so many accomplishments!

- Next, I'm going to the Royal Kingdom Capital and get my horses. I will come back shortly. I will then go with each one of you to your village to deliver the equipment, weapons, and horses. I will use my Gateway Magic for that.

Before lunchtime, I want all of you already on your villages with all the goods. On the afternoon, you will need to explain the changes to the people in your villages. Understood?

All the Village Chief shouted at the same time, eager to start all the changes that suddenly become their responsibility.

- Yes, Milord!

…

While the Village Chiefs waited for him, Seya went to the stables of the Royal Kingdom, talked with the stable boys and send all of his horses through the Gateway to the wide space behind the house.

Next, he opened a Gateway to each Village and sent each Village chief back, along with his share of horses, equipment, weapons and a bag with 50 gold coins for future expenses.

When everything was done and the last Gateway was dispersed, Seya felt relieved and took a deep breath before turning again to the Baron.

- All done. Next problem, lunch.

- It would be an honor if Milord had lunch with me and my family.

- I shall accept your kind invitation.

It will also serve as a farewell lunch for your children because they are going after lunch. I think they will really appreciate this opportunity, despite being away from home and still being so young.

- We all understand that it's all for their best.

- I want to ask one thing. If I recall correctly, the Empire Tax Collector came here once a month. I suppose he slept somewhere.

- We have a room that he used at those occasions, luxuriously decorated as the Tax Collector wished at that time.

-I want to know if I can use that room. I want to test some ideas concerning that Communicator Device.

- Of course, Milord. It would be an honor if Milord stayed with us, for the time that Milord seems fit.

I suppose that Milord would later want to have a house on this Village. I will find some workers to build the finest house.

- I don't need that. Having a room in this house will be more than enough. I don't want to spend time and money building a house just for me. I don't see a point on doing that.

- But Milord, it's expected for the ruler of so many lands to live on a house accordingly to Milord status!

- Maybe some years from now. Not in the near future.

For now, I just need to take this Communicator Device and see the room to start some testing with this Device before lunch.

- Of course, Milord, right this way.

...

The Baron guided Seya up to the second floor. When they reached the first room in the middle of a corridor full of doors, he opened it.

Seya couldn't believe what it was before him! A King's size bed, an enormous chandelier on the ceiling, gold decorations everywhere, tapestries on the walls, and a huge carpet on the floor that looked to have cost a fortune! Even the dresser and the closet were huge, engraved with hunting scenes and they were full of rich clothes and fabrics.

Seya was scratching his head. Not even at the Palace of Rohan, there was so much ostentation.

- This room is absurd! Where all these came from?

- The Tax Collector brought all these from the Empire.

- Well, it's all ours now. We will, later on, sell all these and put the money on this Capital safe.

And why this house is so big? It looks like a Palace. There are a lot of doors on that corridor, I suppose they all open to more rooms!

- Indeed, Milord. Many years ago, before all these lands were conquered by the Empire, on this same house used to live the ruler of these lands.

When the ruler and his entire family were killed, my grandfather was chosen to be the Baron of these lands. My Grandfather was a Viscount at that time, also living in these lands. And my family lived here for these past years.

- That explains it. By the way, the name of this village, it's really Capital of the Outskirts?

- It is indeed because we were on the outskirts of the Empire.

- Hum… I want to change the name to Aria's Capital. And these lands, to Aria's Lands. I think the Goddess will like that.

- I believe She will. But I thought that Milord would prefer to put Milord's name on the Capital.

- No, that wouldn't be correct. All I've done so far was thanks to the benevolence of the Goddess. It seems right for me to honor Her in this way.

- Understood Milord. I shall take my leave and see the preparations for lunch.

...

When Seya found himself alone, he starts to analyze the Communicator Device. Since it was made of metal, he used some of his Wind Magic to cut it on the edges, so that it could be opened. He then held the Magic Crystal on the inside and by using his Magic Flow he could detect that it also used a Magical Program for the Communicator Device to be able to communicate with others. Seya wondered why the previous Sage didn't make some more equipment using the same principle.

With that discovery, the next steps were easy. But first, he put the Communicator back together while applying Healing Magic, fixating the metal back together. That would be difficult to accomplish if Seya didn't remember the exact molecular combination of the steel. Again, Memory Gift was making things easier.

Seya then wondered if it would be possible to use a Light Crystal to open a channel to that Communicator Device. Then, using a Dark Crystal to create the Gateway while using the same Light Crystal to stabilize the Light Door Frame, it should work.

He immediately grabbed from his Compressed Dimension one Light and one Dark Crystal and infused on them the Magical Programs and the security measures that he wanted the Crystals to activate, upon a specific verbal command.

After that, it was just a matter of testing it. Since every Village Chief had a Communicator Device, it was the obvious choice.

- So, if I start the Device to call one of my villages… Hello, it's Marquess Seya. Can you see me?

The face of one of the Village Chiefs responded the calling.

- Hello, again Milord. It's something the matter?

- No, I was just testing one thing. Do you mind helping me?

- Of course Milord. What does milord need?

- When I say 'Gateway Open!', do you mind saying 'Gateway authorized'? And after I tell you to, please say 'Gateway Close!'

- Of course Milord.

- Let me just program 15 uses for each Crystal… Ok, let's try now, 'Gateway Open!'.

- 'Gateway Authorized!' Oh… it's appearing here some kind of door frame made of Light! And now Dark in the middle and it's expanding! Oh, it's that Magic that Milord used!

- Yes. Now please say the other command to close this.

- 'Gateway Close!'… Oh, it's disappearing.

- That's perfect. And now I'm going to try again, please don't say anything this time…'Gateway Open!'… seems it doesn't open, perfect!

- Milord, nothing happened!

- That's what I wanted. Thank you for your help.

Seya experience was a success.

He then placed a Big Crystal on top of a table after cleaning it from all its useless gold decorations.

On that first Big Crystal, he created an Automatic Program to input the Light Program on the average size Crystals and another Big Crystal to input the Dark Program.

At the front of that Automatic Production Line, he placed a Big Crystal with Wind Magic to blow the average size Crystal to the end of the table after finishing the Programming.

Seya placed just one Crystal on the starting point and initiated the Automatic Line with just a small Flow of Magic on the Big Crystals. That Crystal was pushed by the Wind Magic to the space between the two Big Crystals and it was programmed with the Light Magic on one side and with Dark Magic on the other side. It was then pushed again and it stopped on the other side of the table. Seya grabbed it and used his Flow to confirm.

He then placed a huge amount of average size Crystals with a hole on one end to receive a string, right at the beginning of that Automatic Line.

- Done! A Magic Crystal with both Magic's on each side for creating the Gateway using a Communicator Device and with a maximum capacity of 15 rechargeable uses! Let me see if it works… and start… now, 'Let it Rip!'

Knock, knock, knock!

- Coming… oh, hello, Baron Frank.

- Milord, lunch is ready. Care to join us?

- Of course. I've finished here. Let me just take this Communicator Device to its place. And these four Crystals that are ready.

- I've never seen such a stone. What are these?

- These are Magic Crystals with Light Magic on one side and Dark Magic on the other side.

- These are Magic Crystals? Strange color, and so big! They must have been very expensive!

- No, just a little bit of work. Let's go, I want to explain these Crystals to everyone.

Seya followed the Baron and they soon reached the dining room where the rest of the Baron's family was already gathered.

It was an ordinary room, with just a table for 6 people, very different from Seya's new room. One look and one could see that it was just a room for that sole purpose, with no useless decorations. That family had their feet down to earth, no doubt about it.

Baron Frank and his family had one Magic Crystal on their hands, and they all were in silence, unable to say anything. The Baron was shaking with nervousness and he made a huge effort to speak.

- But Milord, we can't accept such generosity!

- Let me explain. If little Rose is with my mother and wants to come here she can go to a Communicator Device anywhere in the world, touch the Device and call this house.

Then, if she says the words 'Gateway Open!', Baron Frank or Milady Margaret after talking with little Rose, can say the words 'Gateway Authorized'. It will then appear my Gateway Magic. Little Rose can just walk through that Gateway and come here.

It's as easy as going through a normal door. Then someone just needs to say 'Gateway Close!' and the Magic will dissipate.

Baron Frank was looking at the Crystal while rotating it on his hands, seeing if the colors change or mix together.

- Milord, with these Crystals we can travel as easy as that?

- Yes. I thought it was better to let you all be able to use my Magic instead of traveling back and forth with horses.

I was thinking about this method for some time but only today I could test my theory with my very own Communicator Device. I was afraid of destroying one of those Devices, that's why I couldn't make this work before.

- But Milord, giving us some expensive Magic Crystals it's too much! We can't accept!

- These ones were free. I've made them myself. I've found out how to make Magic Crystals some years ago.

- What? But all the Crystals are sold by the Dwarfs! They dig the Crystals on their mountains!

- Not these ones. You can use these Crystals for 15 times. After that, I'll recharge them again with Light and Dark Magic.

- Amazing! Able to create Magic Crystals! Milord is going to sell some of these? I'm sure everyone would want one of them!

- I was thinking that maybe I can offer them and just ask for some money for the recharge of the Crystals. I've made these Crystals in a way that only me or some equipment that I've created, be able to replace the Magic that the Crystals use.

- That's a very good idea! And what about that purse and that one-shoulder bag?

- I was thinking of asking Milady Margaret to find some women that she knows so that we can have a steady production of those. I want to sell them.

Milady Margaret smiled, she was finally out of the initial shock.

- Of course, Milord! But how can I make those?

- I'll show you after lunch. We must finish eating, those two are going away today!