Magical Journey: The Other Shore Blooms on the Other Shore

Chelsea, a country that stands majestically in the Lilleta Mountains.

The Lilta Mountains are renowned throughout kingdoms near and far, known for their fearsome reputation. The entire mountain range is teeming with ferocious magical beasts; without magic protection, venturing into this magically potent mountain is certain death.

Warcraft, as the name suggests, are wild beasts tainted by magic.

Many anthropologists have dedicated their lives to studying the origins of magic, but no definitive conclusion has been reached. However, one thing is certain: in pristine natural environments such as mountains and forests, magical power is significantly amplified.

Nourished by the accumulated magic over time, some plants and animals will naturally turn into monsters.

Generally speaking, monsters nurtured by magic do not actively cross boundaries to attack humans. Most of them exhibit a certain level of intelligence and are aware of the power of human mages. They will only attack if humans voluntarily enter their hunting territory.

But there are always exceptions. For example, the magical beasts living in the Lilta Mountains show great hatred for humans.

And Chernassus is a kingdom located in such a desolate place.

Every few years, the monsters would spontaneously gather together and launch an attack on Chernsath.

When you mention Chernsas, people around you might not even recall a kingdom surrounded by monsters, but when you mention the land of witchcraft, people will naturally associate Chernsas with it.

It is called the Land of Witchcraft and Sorcery because the prevailing magical atmosphere within its borders is very different from that of the outside world.

While both countries revere magic, the mages of Chernsas do not delve deeply into conventional magic, but instead have their own unique understanding of magical artifacts.

When it comes to magical artifacts, the most common one is the wand in the hand of every magician. For magicians, the fact that any spell requires a wand to activate and release its magic is a universally acknowledged truth in this world.

Once the wand is removed, the magician is just like any other ordinary person.

This common knowledge is so commonplace that people have long forgotten that a wand is a type of magical tool. Its principle is to absorb, extract, and concentrate the magic power from the magician into a single point, and then activate it.

Besides, flying brooms are also a type of magical item, but because they are so common, everyone has almost forgotten that they are magical items.

While ordinary brooms can certainly be activated by magicians to fly, none are as stable or comfortable as flying magic brooms. Compared to ordinary brooms, these specially made brooms are easier for magicians to control.

Moreover, in dangerous situations, some powerful and legitimate magic brooms can even activate a magic shield to protect the magician on them.

These are all common magical items. If the mages of Chernsas only studied these magical items, they certainly wouldn't be known as the land of witchcraft.

They are more adept at researching strange and ingenious magical artifacts.

The most representative example is the love needle.

According to legend, it was a magical artifact invented by a witch named Belleriga in the region of Chelsas. Belleriga's original witch title was the Love River Witch—she spent her entire life playing matchmaker, and was even called "Cupid, the god of love."

However, this matchmaker was too focused on bringing together new people, and in the end, she herself was still alone in her coffin. As a witch of love, she didn't know how to love, which is quite ironic.

Let's get back to the Love Needle.

Originally, the Love Needle was invented by Bellerini to strengthen the bond between newlyweds on their wedding day. Lovers in the throes of passion would cast the Love Needle on each other, bound by magic; if either partner became unfaithful, they would be punished with a heart-devouring penalty.

However, the Love Needle has been modified by the witches of the Kingdom of Witchcraft and Gu, and has become a prohibited item.

If the will of the person who has been subjected to the Love Needle is consumed by the magic contained within the needle, they will become hopelessly in love with the person who administered the needle, and will be reduced to a toy for others to use for pleasure for the rest of their lives.

It was precisely because of the appearance of the Love Needle that the Kingdom of Witchcraft became a terrifying kingdom that ordinary people feared.

Any normal person would avoid such sex toys; no one wants their virginity to be taken away by the person administering the acupuncture.

Even so, its existence is justified. It is precisely because the Love Needle possesses a terrifying quality that makes the nobles of the surrounding kingdoms of Chernsas so enamored with it.

Even though all the kingdoms have enacted laws prohibiting the use of love needles within their borders.

But this was just a formality; who knows how many deals these pleasure-seeking nobles secretly made with Chersas? At least half of the missing women cases within the kingdom were orchestrated by these nobles.

Because of the high profits from love needles, the sorcerers of the Witchcraft Kingdom were naturally happy to engage in this clandestine business.

At that very moment, Qin had just entered the country from Chelsea.

It had been almost a year since he left the Kingdom of Roberta. To him, everything that happened in Roberta was just as uneventful as the many kingdoms he had visited, and there was nothing to remember.

Now, Qin has just accepted a commission from a nearby royal city, which requires her to come to Chelsas to destroy a secret production base for Love Needles.

Qin had, of course, heard something about the Love Needle.

Most people, upon hearing of such a terrifying thing, would either be frightened or feel sorry for the young men and women poisoned by the love needles. But Qin was different; he felt unusually calm.

In his homeland, Beatrice, that hellish realm, there was already a way to counter this outdated thing, and at the same time, an improved version of the King Needle was born... Chelsa's Love Needle was nothing compared to that King Needle.

He had witnessed too much suffering and had long since become immune to the undeserved calamities that ordinary people endured.

Besides... he didn't think he alone had the ability to change the world here. Not to mention he didn't know how to break the Love Needle, even if he did, he wouldn't become a savior.

Because what truly plunged the surrounding kingdoms into chaos was never the love needle.

This is just a tool.

The real cancer is those high-ranking nobles, whose flaws are exactly the same as those scoundrels like Beatrice who live off their wealth.

Does the absence of love needles mean there's no forced prostitution? Those nobles will still act recklessly.

He was just a traveler; he only needed to do his best to contribute.

They can easily sabotage a production base along the way. But for anything more complex, they'd better find someone more capable.

Ultimately, it's uncertain whether the person who commissioned him is also involved in this illicit trade; they might simply be trying to undermine his competitors.

Qin walked the streets of Chelsea, still dressed the same as always—ragged civilian clothes and an extra-damaged-looking scabbard.

However, it's clear that the sword inside is no longer the same one as before. The old broken sword has reached the end of its lifespan, but its successor is also a broken sword, even surpassing it in terms of being broken.

Chernassus exudes a desolate and eerie atmosphere, with black vines covering its streets and alleys, creating an invisible sense of unease.

No wonder they don't even charge an entry fee at the immigration gate anymore; it really takes a lot of courage to come here.

On the other hand, most people who come here are here to do "business," and they really don't care about the small amount of income from the entry fee.

Just as Qin was strolling around, someone patted him on the shoulder.

"Hey buddy, want to take a look at the goods?"