There were ripples on the clear lake, and groups of fish swam by in the crystal clear lake. On the shore, a group of children with their trousers rolled up laughed and jumped into the lake, and their white and tender hands grabbed the big fish that were running away.

, the adults who noticed the movement on the shore quickly ran over and lifted the little guys up, raised their palms to their buttocks and started greeting them. Everyone on the side laughed when they saw it.

In the distance, a group of strong men were walking by carrying various building materials. They all laughed when they saw such a scene. In front of them, a wooden city was beginning to take shape.

This kind of scene is exactly what Claire and her party saw when they arrived here overnight. They even noticed that there were more people building builders' homes further away, and some land on the edge of the city.

It was reclaimed and some people can be seen working in it.

"Lord Ichiya, where is this place?"

Claire stared blankly at the harmonious scene in front of her. No matter who the person here was, their face had a light she had never seen before, a light called hope. If she ignored the 'elemental vortex' above her head,

The shrouded sky is a fantasy land full of hope.

After all, along the way, Claire found that no matter the former civilians, soldiers, or former slaves, the poor people all had smiles on their faces that they had never seen before, as if they were full of hope for everything.

What shocked Claire and others even more was that the magicians here could treat the civilians who greeted them equally, and many magicians even lived in harmony with these civilians.

You know, even before the 'Elemental Vortex' appeared before, Claire had never seen such a scene in any kingdom on the continent. After all, this world is ruled by nobles and magicians, and

Civilians without any power are just objects of exploitation.

Although there are magicians who are willing to treat civilians equally, they are only a minority. Even the Fairy Tail guild, which is recognized as the best for civilians, will have many members who will affect civilians in battles. Claire can sometimes contain them.

A certain wizard from a guild similar to Fairy Tail destroyed most of the town in a battle.

Although the Fairy Tail guild members will compensate the opponent for all losses and treat the injured afterwards, it is not difficult to see that even the most peaceful Fairy Tail guild members will subconsciously ignore the damage caused to the surroundings during the battle.

What's more, those magicians who can't see the common people clearly.

It can be said that the biggest casualties in every battle on the mainland are not the two sides fighting, but the civilians who are involved in the battle regardless of their strength.

But here, those magicians who used to look down on the common people were completely treating them as equals. Claire even saw a guy wearing a Black Mage Guild costume just helping an old lady pass by. Even though he was a minority,

Some magicians who still look down on civilians will not show their condescending attitude as blatantly as before. At best, they will ignore each other.

"Here, this is our brand new home. We have been here since we were spared by those monsters. At first, there were only us defeated people here, but soon a steady stream of civilians were teleported here. According to our statistics

The civilians or magicians currently swallowed by the 'Elemental Vortex' are all here except for some scum."

Yiye looked at the shocked Claire in front of him and laughed. He turned around and looked at the home in the distance that had been built little by little with the efforts of everyone. In fact, for the current situation, let alone Claire, even if it was Yiye

Also very surprised.

If it weren't for the loss of magic and magic, we might never know that the civilians who have been ignored by magicians like them actually have such powerful 'power'. It was clear that before this, it was just a wasteland.

And they, the defeated, could only survive on the food that fell from the sky every day at first. But since the first batch of civilians arrived, in a short period of time, there were brand new buildings and farmland on the desolate land.

It was reclaimed and planted with various crops.

As more and more civilians were sent later, they developed from the original villages to cities. Even the city where they are now has just begun to be built. There are already complete cities further away.

A large number of civilians live and work in peace and contentment there.

And during this process, they, the magicians, discovered that they seemed to have no homework. They knew nothing except the combat skills and magic they had honed all the time. Now that they could not use magic, they were even worse than those who had been trained hard.

Ordinary soldiers are not much stronger.

The ordinary civilians who were once ignored by them have now become the main force for their survival here. These once powerful magicians are no longer the rulers and makers of the world. The only ones who can do all this now

Seemingly powerless civilians...

However, for this situation, others don't know about it, but he doesn't hate it at all. Rather, it is better to say that the life where he can see smiles on everyone's faces makes him feel more memorable. He even thinks about it from time to time. If they, the magicians,

What would the world look like if we lost the power of magic as soon as we do now?

Will it be many times better than the current world, which has obviously not changed much after thousands of years?

After all, compared to the past world where only a few people were happy and happy, Yiye prefers the current world where everyone has smiles and hope on their faces, and Yiye also believes that it is not just herself who has this idea, but there are more

People...such as the little girl named Claire next to him.

“Brand new home....I love this place!”

Claire slowly walked forward, her hands slightly open as if hugging something, with a smile she had never seen before. At this time, she no longer looked as iron-blooded and strong as before.

With a warrior appearance, she looks like a real little girl, full of dreams and innocence.

"Um...Captain, do you think we made a wrong decision by sending away Rias and the others?"

At this time, Longbe walked to Claire and hesitated for a moment, then whispered into her ear and asked, thinking that they were enjoying a new life here, but Rias and the others had to escape with many children and pregnant women.

, my heart was still full of suffering because of escaping alone.

When he thought about these things, Long Bei felt that he felt more and more sorry for Rias and those who escaped, even though they had good intentions before.

Especially when he thought that his brother Kane had a girl who liked her just now, but now he had to be separated, and the girl had to carry on with the sadness of losing her lover. For a while, Longbei was filled with guilt.

...and a slight sense of comfort.

After all, he has not yet settled his own captain, but Kane, who is admittedly unlucky with women, actually has a girl who likes him. Although he knows that his idea is wrong, as brothers who live and die together, he should bless Kane.

, but Lombe still feels a little bit happy about the current situation.

This is probably because as a single person, watching a good brother get single, although I am willing to send my sincere blessings, I still feel a little bit unhappy!

But the next second, Longbei calmed down and looked at Claire who was stunned in front of him. He could use this time to try to catch up with his captain. Anyway, according to the growth rate of the 'Elemental Vortex', Lea

Si and the others will be able to arrive here safely soon without any accident.

By that time, if he really gets together with the captain, then any trace of dissatisfaction with Kane in his heart will completely disappear.

"hey-hey!"

"Lombey, what are you laughing at?"

Just when Longbei imagined that he and Claire were already in pairs, Claire, who was stunned by his words, patted his shoulder hard and looked at Longbei with a trace of doubt on her face.

Is now the time to laugh?

When he was clearly worried about Rias and the others because of his words, this guy was able to laugh out loud. Shouldn't he find a way to inform Rias and the others at this time?

"No, no, captain, I'm worried about Rias and the others. I definitely didn't laugh. It must have been your misunderstanding before. After all, I'm a professional warrior. How could I laugh at a time like this!"

Longbei looked seriously at Claire in front of him, completely aware that he was the one who laughed out loud before.

"Yeah?"

Claire tilted her head and leaned in front of Longbe and looked at his expressionless face carefully. After a while, Claire found nothing wrong and gave up on the matter. After all, the most important thing to her now was

The thing is to find a way to inform Rias and the others.

"Sir Yiye, is there any way to notify people outside the 'Elemental Vortex'? Some of our companions evacuated because they were unaware of the situation here. Most of them are children and pregnant women. I am worried that they may be in danger!

"

"I'm sorry, this kind of thing has lost its magic now... But don't worry, your companions should be here soon. After all, according to what you said, they can't run far with a large number of children and pregnant women.

, with the speed of the 'Elemental Vortex', we can catch up with them very quickly."

Yiye looked at Claire in front of him and shook his head gently. If this kind of thing was easy for him before, but now after losing his magic, he is just a human being who is not much stronger than ordinary people.

.

"I understand. I have one more thing to ask you the other night. Do you know where my father, Crow, is?"

Claire looked at the apologetic Ichiya in front of her and smiled. In fact, she roughly guessed the answer when she asked. After all, Ichiya no longer has magic power, but she still had a little expectation when she thought about it, probably because it was ready.

She was mentally prepared that even if Rias and the others successfully evacuated, they would probably come here soon, so Claire accepted this easily.

After calming down, Claire finally remembered her father who was also here, and quickly asked Yiye about his other whereabouts.

"You said Crow, he is in a city not far from here. Claire, if you want to find him, you can walk about fifty kilometers in that direction."

After speaking, Yiye pointed to a direction to the side. There was also a city under construction there, but unlike him, Crowe was the leader of the city under construction. After all, in addition to being a magician, that guy was also

A well-known businessman in mainland China with good organizational and management skills.

"Thank you, Ichiyo-sama."

After Claire glanced at the direction Yiye pointed, she turned her head and thanked him, then walked to her companions and asked the soldiers to take the civilians who came here with them to settle down, and if there were any people in the city,

Wherever they are needed, they will do their best to help.

As for Claire, now that she knows the news about her father, she must go to see him as soon as possible. Firstly, she will let her father know that she has arrived here safely and there is no need to worry. Secondly, she will not confirm her father with her own eyes.

Claire couldn't rest assured about her safety.

After she completes these two things, Claire will return here and lead her soldiers and the civilians who followed them here to survive until...

Claire raised her head and looked at the 'Elemental Vortex' in the sky with a complicated expression. Now she already knew what would happen after this thing enveloped the entire world, but now Claire was not too worried about such a result.

Too much resistance.

After all, they are just the losers, and the world that has lost magic now seems to be more beautiful than the world before. If you lose magic like this, then lose it!

"Captain, let me go with you!"

At this time, Longbei and Kane walked up to Claire and looked at her with a hint of worry on their faces. Although it seemed safe here, after all, they had just come here and got all the information from Yiye.

So Lombe and Kane were still worried about Claire leaving alone.

"Are you two guys going to disobey my order? And it doesn't matter who is missing here, but Longbei must not leave. After all, you know that I have no management talent, so everyone is leaving it to you. As for Kane, you...
To be continued...