A Wild Man Has Entered the Academy chapter 122

122 – Investment (3)

I think Rize wanted me to get scammed and realize it, but unfortunately, I have no intention of getting scammed.

Strictly speaking, there is no reason to be scammed. What kind of fraud is it when you invest in someone who is only sure of winning?

A real scammer wouldn’t even approach you that way. He must have come across as having a neater appearance than Jane.

Of course, if Jane had money, she would have come dressed more neatly than she is now.

Furthermore, although her beauty is obscured by her glasses, she is objectively pretty.

“10,000 Silver coins have been withdrawn. Please check.”

Withdrawed 10,000 silver coins from the bank. Since Jane had to use it, it’s all cash, not checks.

There was no problem even if it was cash, and it was neatly sorted into bundles per 1,000 silver coins.

I had no choice but to put it in my pocket due to technical issues, but I liked its heaviness.

“Um, is it really 10,000 silver coins?”

“Yes.”

“······Gulp.”

Jane swallowed her saliva as a large amount of money, which was difficult for a commoner to touch, caught her eye.

It seems like he wants to achieve his dream with this money right now.

However, it looks too strange to just give it away like this, so we need to take action.

“Contract.”

“Yes?”

“A contract. I said I needed it.”

“Ah, ah! Yes! Before that, there’s something I want to show you!”

Jane said that and walked out of the bank. I followed her, carrying her purse with her silver coins.

Jane repeatedly checked to see if I was following him and then entered a rather shabby-looking building.

As she was wondering if there was a place like this at the academy, she saw Jane open the door and she said.

“This is the workshop I use! It only costs 100 silver coins a month!”

“··· ···”

I was a little dazed when I heard the word workshop, or studio. At the same time, blurry memories came back.

If combat positions are responsible for the country’s military power, non-combat positions are human resources responsible for the country’s internal stability.

Therefore, just as combat workers rent a training center, non-combat workers can also rent a workspace and live there.

Ellie tends to use a good workroom because she has distinguished herself since the beginning of the school year. She is a talented person who studies together with the professor in the first place.

On the other hand, although Jane has great talent, she is not able to show it properly. This is a case where someone only pursues ideals and becomes known as an eccentric.

‘It means I didn’t give up on my dream.’

I felt more and more sorry. Her efforts to somehow move towards her dream one step at a time stood out.

I entered the door Jane opened. It’s a workshop that only costs 100 silver coins per month, but it’s pretty neat.

There were only very basic blacksmith facilities and various tools, but everything was there. It looks like he has been living here since the beginning of the school year.

‘But surprisingly, there aren’t many works.’

What immediately catches the eye is iron gloves or boots. That one must have been made with barely any effort.

Considering that Jane is not a first year student but a second year student, this is really lacking.

Once you enter the academy, you are a talented person, but there is something strange about it.

People are commonly called ‘geeks’, and people like Jane even boast genius.

‘What if you see all other humans treated like monkeys when they turn black…’

Jane is a case where abnormally brilliant genius became poison.

Let’s say you are explaining smartphones to someone in an era when smartphones were not invented.

Of course, people from the old world would dismiss this as nonsense. However, Jane can make the smartphone herself.

“Please wait a moment! I have something to show you before I sign the contract!”

As I was looking around the shabby workshop, Jane headed somewhere.

Following that, Uddangtangtang! Craddangtang! The same noise was heard and soon something came with it.

It was a gemstone that was overall blue in color, and I know its identity.

“Do you know what this is?”

“I don’t know.”

Even if you know, you have to pretend not to know. That’s one of the most important minerals.

Jane nodded her head in agreement with my answer and explained in a slightly excited tone.

“This is a mineral called ‘magic stone’. As the name suggests, it is an ore that reacts to magic power. It is no exaggeration to say that science and magic can be mixed thanks to this ore.”

You might be a little puzzled after hearing that. Isn’t infusing magical energy into a weapon a reaction?

This needs to be interpreted differently. Putting magical power into a weapon is closer to ‘strengthening’, and magic stones are closer to ‘connection’.

A sword made of steel cannot contain magic, but it can if it contains at least a little magic stone.

Therefore, that ore is essential for the so-called ‘magic swordsman’ build. If you do not train Jane, you will have to invest in magic stones for the rest of your life.

“Santia achieved tremendous progress by combining science with magic stones. Furthermore, without magic stones, humanity would not have developed as much as it does now.”

Well. When I see a steam locomotive running smoothly, I don’t think that’s the case.

In terms of the Earth, magic stones play a semiconductor-like role, but it is difficult to become a resource like coal or oil.

The reason is that it only responds when magical power is added. Therefore, steam locomotives are being operated rather than horse-powered locomotives.

“Um… I don’t know if you would have understood me just because I said this. Ah! I’m definitely not being sarcastic!”

No one said anything.

I may have said this out of shame, but I think I thought it would have sounded rude.

Actually, I didn’t say anything and just listened quietly. It could be said that Jane’s personality was revealed.

“Ah, anyway, magic stone is a very rare mineral. It is no exaggeration to say that it is almost on the same level as mithril. It was just luck that I got it.”

“Who gave it to you?”

“My grandfather gave it to me as a gift.”

Jane’s parents have already passed away. This is related to Santia’s dark side.

If I say it now, it won’t mean much, so I’ll just move on. As science progresses, there is darkness that comes with it.

“I need this magic stone to make my dream come true, but… As you know, I don’t have money, so I looked elsewhere. If you don’t have a magic stone, let’s make something that can replace the magic stone!”

Jane shouted as she held the magic stone tightly in her hand. This is where her true colors and genius will be revealed.

The reason why even professors did not support it, saying it was nonsense. The decisive reason why only demons are greatly strengthened when turning black.

“I have found a way to replace magic stones! Although the production process is complicated and only theoretical! I can assure you! I can create a replacement material!”

Iron Man built a small arc reactor out of scrap metal in a cave. Using only your brain.

“If we somehow achieve a similar effect, it’s the end, right? The professors said we couldn’t do it, but we can just experiment.”

And Jane plans to invent an alternative material for magic stones in this shabby workshop.

As explained earlier, magic stones are like semiconductors compared to the Earth. Jane manufactures such semiconductors by hand.

If we compare the value of the magic stone with the material Jane will invent in the future, the latter is overwhelmingly superior.

It is an achievement so great that it causes a huge stir not only in the story but also in the entire worldview.

“After that, my dream came true. Mechanical limbs for people with physical defects! Powerful strength for ordinary people suffering from monsters! Greater efficiency for people who work hard!”

In fact, he doesn’t even know what he made. I don’t know if he is a genius or an idiot.

We were only focusing on machines without even realizing the invention of new materials.

What’s even sadder is that all of Jane’s inventions have the potential to be used for ‘military power’.

It is impossible for one roughly conscripted soldier to defeat a knight. But Jane gets involved here?

It is not a task to achieve world hegemony, let alone a significant increase in military power. The balance itself is ruined.

‘If I really stand out later, I will even be threatened with assassination…’

Even if he is not a sunfish like Ellie, he is one of the people who must be protected unconditionally.

If this is not possible, it would be okay to ask Kara to receive Tatar’s protection. Because Santia is too dangerous.

“Hmm. Hmm. Sorry. I got a little excited. Do you have any questions?”

“Nothing.”

“Okay, then I’ll write up the contract.”

Jane said that and prepared two pieces of paper and two pens. In a world without printers, we have no choice but to write by hand.

However, an unexpected problem was revealed here.

“Uh…How did you write the contract?”

“··· ···”

Neither I nor Jane had ever written a contract.

You probably know that A and B are included, but you probably don’t know much more than that. This is where Jane’s immaturity stands out.

“First of all, A is Mr. Sibar and I am Eul… Eul offers up her body and mind in exchange for receiving investment money from A? No, this is not right.”

Jane sighs for a while and writes up a contract. This was also a part of Soul World, so I waited patiently.

Anyway, a decent contract will be drawn up soon and all I have to do is wait and see. Crucially, you won’t get scammed.

“Um… Would it be okay if it were roughly like this?”

“I don’t know?”

“··· ···”

Jane laughed with a helpless look on his face. She clearly expressed her feelings about who she was asking.

I could fully understand her feelings, so I didn’t say anything else. First, you have to check the contract.

‘······But I can’t tell even when I look at it.’

This is my first time receiving a contract in my life. I have never received a contract on Earth either.

Moreover, I haven’t completely mastered the language yet, so reading became tiresome. I probably wouldn’t have written anything strange anyway.

I skimmed through it and picked up the pen first. All you have to do is sign the bottom of the contract and you’re done.

“Just sign here.”

“Yes.”

“It’s not a bad idea to think twice before signing. I’m just happy that you listen to my story.”

Wow. He’s really so nice that it’s embarrassing. I slowly raised my head and faced Jane.

Jane was smiling brightly as if she wasn’t saying anything empty. It’s closer to a somewhat relieved smile.

I could just close my eyes and cheat, but he was considerate of me until the end. If this is the case, I have no choice but to be more concerned.

Sweet- Squeak-

I wrote my name in the signature line. Not ‘Shivar’ but ‘f*ck’.

It doesn’t matter because it’s there anyway. Since it is not written in Korean, there will be no problem.

Above all, the investment amount is 10,000 silver coins. If your contract will be extended in the future, you can bring Kara with you.

“Thank you. Mr. Sivar can keep a copy of the contract. Oh, didn’t you say before that you wanted a mechanical arm?”

“Yes.”

“Then excuse me for a moment. I have to take measurements.”

That doesn’t matter. I stood up as per her request.

Then I stretched out her arm and she took her tape measure and started measuring her measurements here and there.

I thought it was cool to see the blank expression go away and the serious measurement take place.

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“Hmm… I saw you from afar and your arms are quite long. Your hands are also big. Is there anything else you would like me to ask you?”

“I have one.”

“Please tell me.”

“Here.”

I marked it in a circle on my palm. For more detailed explanations, I used a pen.

But Jane tilted her head, as if she still didn’t understand my intention.

In the future, he is a human who attaches laser cannons to demons, but he seems to lack experience yet.

“It’s not difficult to drill a hole… But may I ask why?”

“Go outside for a moment.”

When I asked Jane to go outside for a while, she looked puzzled, but she obediently followed.

Finally, after going out the door, she stretched her finger toward the sky.

‘Because the road may see it…’

Piyung!

Red rays emanating from the tips of my fingers. Since the output was reduced as much as possible, it didn’t last very long.

As you can see, what I want is to fire lasers from my palm like a real Iron Man.

Of course, to me, it is more of a ‘toy’ and will not have much effect.

“Oh······! Oh oh! Oh oh oh!!”

But what I was aiming for was Jane’s inspiration. As soon as Jane saw my death beam, her eyes widened and she exclaimed.

As I said before, Jane is a great person who even attaches laser cannons to the devil. He just couldn’t remember it now.

“What do you think? Do you understand?”

“Yes! I think I know what you want! Oh! And if you don’t mind, could you visit the workshop often? I want to study Mr. Sivar’s techniques!”

“As you wish.”

“Thank you! Thank you so much!”

Jane continued to bend her back to the point where it felt like it was too much.

With this, the devil will no longer be strengthened. It’s okay if there are more things to pay attention to.

“If you need money, tell me.”

“Thank you! We will achieve good results!”

I left the workshop with Jane’s enthusiastic welcome.

I have to work hard to earn money in the future, so I should start paying attention to stocks.

It’s okay to hunt monsters, but there’s nothing better than stocks to make a lot of money at once.

“Shivar!”

“Huh?”

It was time to go back to the dormitory without thinking anything else. A familiar female voice reached my ears.

When I turned my back, I saw Kara coming from afar waving her hand. It’s the weekend so she’s wearing a plain sleeveless shirt.

When I took my eyes off her healthy, bronzed skin for a moment, she approached me and started talking to me.

“Where are you coming from? Seeing as you don’t have any weapons, it can’t be hunting.”

“What about Kara?”

“I brought tribute as always. But what is that piece of paper?”

Kara looked at the contract in my hand and expressed her doubts. I missed it for a moment.

I should have put it in my pocket, but I forgot because I was walking around without thinking. If you do this, you will be caught right away.

I rolled my eyes and quietly hid the contract behind my back. It’s suspicious behavior to anyone, but I’m sure Kara will see it.

“It’s nothing.”

“······Really? Then why is your name written there?”

Did you see that far? This is really troublesome.

After much contemplation, I showed him the contract I had hidden behind my back countless times.

It is better to sell it first, and it may be better to persuade Kara from the beginning.

Next, when I handed her the contract, Kara raised one of her eyes and began to read it slowly.

I’m sure you’ll hear yelling after this. Even more so since he even told me to be careful of scammers…

“······Shivar?”

“Yes…”

“Did you at least buy a slave?”

“······Huh?”

Slave. What does this mean again?

In preparation for her scolding, I slowly raised my head, which had been lowered, and faced her.

Kara read her contract again and explained it to me with an expression on her face that said she didn’t understand.

“I don’t know who wrote this contract. What are you, voluntary slave?”

“··· ···”

“Destroy this immediately and write a new one. It’s just A and E, just words, so it’s no different from a slave contract. The moment this is discovered, you’ll be expelled, right?”

I wasn’t the victim of the fraud, it was Jane. Even she did it voluntarily.

This is why all inventions are taken away during the blackening route. I think I roughly know the whole story.

“Did they write this contract on purpose? To get you expelled because you don’t like it?”

Jane’s head won’t get there. As of today, I can be sure.

[Faith rises!]

Do you want to see me expelled from school?