Chapter 620: 499 Let me meet you_2
In such a situation, if anything happened to the messenger crow, Reiger, as the summoner, would definitely sense it.
However, over the past month, Reiger only felt the messenger crow being automatically sent back due to the expiration of the summoning time.
At that time, Reiger thought the messenger crow had completed its task.
Now it seems that the messenger crow was not completing its mission but rather had encountered an issue along the way, causing a delay. It was automatically returned before finding Altoria because the time limit for summoning had been reached, without having had the chance to deliver the message.
"If only I had used permanent summoning to summon the messenger crow," Reiger lamented.
In "YGGDRASIL," generally speaking, there are two kinds of summoning methods for monsters.
One is temporary summoning, which is the method Reiger had always used. Once the summoning time limit is reached, the summoned creature is immediately sent back and doesn’t remain in the current world.
The other is permanent summoning, which, as the name suggests, allows the summoned monster to exist indefinitely until its death.
The former doesn’t require any special summoning conditions, just the use of summoning magic or magical tools designed for summoning.
The latter, on the other hand, requires certain conditions to be met, such as using various materials as a medium, and consuming these materials to complete the summoning.
The servants of the Nasalik Underground Tomb are such, summoned permanently by consuming Gold Coins from "YGGDRASIL", allowing the summoned monsters to exist indefinitely and serve Nasalik.
Apart from summoning magic, some more specialized magics also have these consumption conditions for successful activation. For example, the [Stone Wall] that Reiger had previously used in the royal palace required materials from the location, whether it be stone or other minerals. The level of materials consumed determines the strength of the spell produced.
There’s also Resurrection Magic, some of which need a large amount of Gold or gems to be activated. The fifth-tier magic [Raise Dead] is one such spell, and the system used in the Nasalik Underground Tomb for resurrecting NPCs is no different; otherwise, the resurrection of Shalltear and the many NPCs killed by Reiger wouldn’t have consumed so much of the Tomb’s resources, much to Ainz’s distress.
Thus, if corresponding materials are consumed during the use of summoning magic, the summoning becomes permanent.
While Reiger doesn’t have Gold Coins from "YGGDRASIL", the messenger crow, as a lower-level monster that can be summoned by first-tier magic, only requires a bit of Gold for permanent summoning. For Reiger, who could perform Alchemy Magic with the structure of the Akashic continent to create gold, this hardly posed a problem.
If Reiger was willing, he could even permanently summon monsters with a strength equivalent to levels 5-6 by expending experience points. If he was willing to accept the consequence of a level drop to activate the super-tier magic [Wish Upon a Star], he could even permanently summon monsters of level 7-8.
In the face of these powerful summons, a messenger crow that could be permanently summoned with only a little Gold was truly insignificant.
Regrettably, at that time, Reiger didn’t anticipate that the messenger crow would run into trouble; he simply believed that even a time-limited summon should be able to deliver the message to Altoria successfully.
Who would have thought, it ended in failure.
"Alright then," Reiger put the thought aside, pursed his lips, and spoke to Altoria, "Since you didn’t receive my message, let’s just leave the matter at that."
"What?" Altoria was stunned for a moment, then became indignant, "Does that mean I was beaten by you for nothing?"
"Not exactly," Reiger countered, "Even without my message, you shouldn’t have ventured into Camelot alone. Do you realize how dangerous that is?"
Altoria fell silent.
Of course, she knew the danger.
One should know that the royal palace was not only Morgan’s stronghold, but also guarded by numerous fairy soldiers, along with the three great Elf Knights and warriors of the Tusk Clan led by Woodworth. For Altoria to intrude into such a place alone was nothing short of courting death.
Even Reiger dared not claim he’d come out unscathed after breaking into Morgan’s palace, let alone Altoria.
Even after becoming much stronger following the ringing of a pilgrimage bell, Altoria would still not be a match for the likes of Woodworth, Gawain, or Lancelot. Even when facing Tristan, the disgrace of the Elf Knights, whether she could win in single combat was uncertain.
Frankly speaking, the moment Altoria’s rash intrusion into the palace was discovered, in the absence of Reiger’s intervention, just a few of the Tusk Clan’s elite fairies sent by Woodworth, or some of the more powerful fairy soldiers dispatched by Morgan to deal with her, could likely have led to her being besieged to death.
Currently, Altoria hadn’t even reached level 7. Faced with a palace guarded by multiple beings of level 8 or higher, was she planning to charge in headfirst?
Therefore, Altoria’s actions this time were fraught with extreme danger. One wrong move, and she could have been lost forever.
If Reiger hadn’t been present when she was found, a magical torrent unleashed by Morgan would have been enough to sweep her away without the need for Elf Knights or members of the Tusk Clan to lift a finger.