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‘for a moment. How old is this project?’
Lee Han looked at the date written here and there and the old traces and was puzzled and asked.
“How many years have you been working on this?”
“Uh… 20…”
“!!”
20 years.
Ian was shocked.
I knew Professor Verdus was crazy, but he had been working on one project for 20 years.
“…30…40…? I don’t think it was 40 years… I don’t remember.”
“……”
Even higher numbers.
Lee Han was at a loss for words.
“Aren’t you holding on to me for too long?”
“It is.”
“Maybe it will take a long time, but is there any solid progress? If that’s the case…”
It was understandable that it was too complicated or elaborate, but if it was possible to complete it, it was understandable to put time into it.
“Nope. There are a lot of clogged parts, so it’s impossible in the current state.”
“Is that so.”
It was absurd, but it was also a little respectful.
To continue to challenge without giving up on projects that are not making progress and have many obstacles.
A madman was a madman, but an academic madman was bound to be a little respectable.
“Even if it didn’t go to the actual production, it would have cost quite a bit. He must have spent a lot of money.”
“uh? Uh… was it? I do not know. I think my money was pretty good too.”
“???”
At the words of Professor Verdus, Lee Han was taken aback again.
Of course, given the character of Professor Verdus, it was obvious that he had no interest in gold coins.
However, it made no sense to say that the budget could not be managed while working on such a project.
If you don’t get money from somewhere, the process itself won’t work, right?
“If the professor doesn’t know, where did the money come from?”
“Invested by Gonadaltes, that… that. I forgot the name, but I got an investment from a duke ten years ago, uh… that… Anyway, I got an investment from someone else. I forgot.”
“……”
Lee Han began to seriously worry about the life of Professor Verdus.
‘It wouldn’t be strange if an assassin came.’
You’ve been doing business for over ten years after receiving such an investment. If Lee Han had been an investor, he would have seriously sought out and applied for a duel.
“Stop asking questions that aren’t interesting! I called you to join this fun project.”
“Wow…”
“Are you excited?”
“ah. Yes.”
Professor Verdus couldn’t distinguish the difference between ‘Wow!’ and ‘Wow…’.
“But, Professor. I can only follow… um… this, this, this, this, this is the only thing I can follow.”
Lee Han is the forward sail and mast. Pointed to the players and the tower.
It was engraved with so many complicated magic that it was impossible to follow, but when I looked at the structure roughly, I could only guess that it was the principle of attracting and amplifying the wind.
In fact, it would be great if a first-year student could understand this at a glance. Even the Skeleton Principal would have acknowledged it.But Professor Verdus was cool.
“That’s because you’re stupid.”
“ah. Yes.”
“It will be studied later, and what matters now is the hull here. The bottom of the hull is the key. see?”
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Numerous magic circles were engraved on the large keel supporting the center of the bottom of the hull.
It was so complex and so numerous that Lee Han felt dizzy the moment he saw it.
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No matter how many magic circles he touched, nothing worked. Seeing all the magic circles working organically as they were connected to each other like cogs gave me goosebumps.
tenacity.
The maddening result of a genius who poured his many years into his eyes was right in front of him.
Lee Han felt awe similar to when he saw the original world of Principal Skeleton.
‘Is that… a magic circle that is possible with human wisdom?’
“I see.”
“Because this should lighten the weight of the sailing boat, reverse gravity, collect the wind, create lift, and increase the durability of the hull.”
“……”
There were still many things that Lee Han didn’t know about enchantment magic, but he could tell that Professor Verdus was greedy.
‘I think some of those features should be abandoned.’
“Wouldn’t it be better to… just hire a wizard and put it on the ship?”
“Then why are you doing this? Idiot?”
Professor Verdus grumbled at Lee Han’s common-sense point.
“ah. Yes. So?”
“The outlying magic circles are now playing the role of collecting, maintaining, and amplifying the magic required for the magic circle, but it is not enough.”
“I guess so.”
In order to maintain all those functions, it seemed that the magicians, not the magic circles, had to live and endure all the time.
Anyway, isn’t that what it is?
“So that’s what I was thinking, are there any manastones placed in the outer magic circle here?”
“Yes.”
It would be nice if the magic circle could gather all the magic from nature, but in reality, it was often difficult to cover all the magic with it.
At that time, he used to use gemstone-type jewelery with condensed magical power as a backup battery.
Of course, this wasn’t just about using or deploying.
They had to be processed and enchanted to match the magic circle to be able to use it as a battery.
In the outer magic circle that Professor Verdus pointed out, the magic stones were arranged so densely that they could not be counted.
I don’t know who made it, but if I made that one, I thought I would shed tears of blood.
“We’re going to place all the magic stones here in a state of oversaturation with magic.”
“Then will the necessary horsepower be supplied?”
“I don’t know. You have to experiment to find out how effective it is when you make it supersaturated. It’s too complicated for calculations.”
“indeed…”
Lee Han, who was listening, suddenly remembered and asked.
“But, Professor. Who makes it oversaturated?”
“Should you?”
“…but me?”
“uh? Don’t you?”
Professor Verdus replied with an innocent face.
There is no other wizard like Lee Han who can overcharge every time he casts an enchantment with near-infinite magical power.
“Aha.”
Lee Han nodded his head and looked around.
‘Aren’t we supposed to kill him now?’
* * * *
Fortunately, Professor Verdus did not intend to create all the outer magic circles needed for a sailing ship right now.
…It was a creepy thing that I might make one someday, but first of all, Professor Verdus’s goal was to confirm.
How much magical power can you secure in that way?
“carpet. A magic circle was simply engraved on this rug. You just need to prepare the Mana Stones to enter here.””professor?”
“yes?”
“It’s noisy, so please be quiet.”
“yes.”
Lee Han’s voice, who couldn’t even eat dinner and worked late at night, had a bit of poison in his voice.
If you cast poison element magic now, it seemed like a pretty strong poison would come out.
The magic that Lee Han had just learned from Professor Verdus was ＜Grant Vible’s Magical Discharge>.
When cast on a Manastone, it has the property of slowly dissipating the magical power contained within.
And this magic was the 3rd circle magic.
‘Did I just have to endure that it didn’t go well?’
Lee Han swung his wand a few times without thinking, and regretted his past self, saying, ‘Are you doing this?’
As I put dozens of magic stones into the magic circle one by one and drew a line with magic ink to connect them, it felt like my mental power was worn out even though my magic was intact.
Either way, Professor Verdus hummed next to him and manipulated the magic circle of the carpet.
“Do you know why there are so many wizards riding on carpets in old fairy tales?”
“no.”
“Most of the wizards who ride these types of rides contract with the summoned beings rather than use their own magic. Otherwise, it will be very wasteful.”
“Yes.”
“But in the past, there were a lot more people who didn’t know about magic, so it must have been that they rode a rug like this.”
“Yes.”
“Is it fun?”
“Fufu.”
While Lee Han was mechanically giving out three answers, someone knocked on the door.
Di Lett looked worried and held out his head.
“Aren’t you sleeping?”
“it’s okay. it’s okay.”
‘What’s okay?’
For a moment, Dirett didn’t understand what Professor Verdus was okay with.
I asked my junior, why are you…
‘Ah. What did I say to a madman?’
Dirette came to her senses.
He spent several years in the Einlo Guard, and he chose Orthogonal Methods as his professors.
“Junior!”
“??”
“it’s okay?! Didn’t the injury get worse?!”
“…!”
Dirett conveyed the meaning with his eyes.
Ian was surprised to see that.
And he admired it.
‘That’s a senior’s dignity…!’
“Kaah. It’s like my magic is suddenly twisted…”
“That’s why I told you not to overdo it! I was beaten up by an undead chimera like that!”
“Sorry, I’m sorry. Because enchantment is so much fun.”
“Even so. I got poisoned by the thorn pierced by the undead chimera earlier.”
“Cool. Cool.”
“Can’t you be a little more patient?”
Professor Verdus asked with regret, but both students pretended not to hear and ignored it.
“I need to rest. Junior. Hurry up and lie down.”
“Gam, thank you. professor. sorry.”
“What time can I wake you up tomorrow?”
The two students left the room pretending not to hear again.
* * * *
Early moning.
As soon as Lee Han woke up, he checked the surroundings.
Fortunately, Professor Verdus came to the bedroom and was not waiting.
“young master.”
“Shh. Is there Professor Verdus nearby?”
“Yes? You’re not here, but…”
“Right. Thank you.”
“Then a guest has arrived.”
“……”
Lee Han, who was about to exit the mansion right through the window, stopped.
“Are you a professor?”
“No… you are my friend. He is a priest of the Frisinga Church…”
“Aha.”
Lee Han was relieved.
Fortunately, the worst situation in which another crazy professor came was avoided.
‘Is this the denominational event we talked about last time?’
As much as he promised to participate in the Frisinga Church’s events, Lee Han was planning to go.It also served as an excuse to run away from Professor Verdus…
‘for a moment.’
Ian was deep in thought.
Come to think of it, as an artifact expert, there are very few people like Professor Verdus.
What if Professor Verdus was taken to the Frisinga Church?
‘You can avoid crazy work, and maybe you can get some useful artifacts and purify them!’
“professor! professor!”
“uh!? why!?”
Professor Verdus, who was sleeping, was startled and jumped up.
* * * *
“Can’t we cancel the appointment?”
“Yes. It was a promise for my personal honor, for my family, and for my pride as a wizard.”
“a…”
Professor Verdus grumbled, but when he said that, he couldn’t say anything more.
I bet personally, bet my family, and bet a wizard, how can I stop it?
“If the professor helps, the work may be over quickly. And when the work is done quickly…”
“I can work on magic stones!”
“…Yes.”
Lee Han bit his lip and answered. Professor Verdus nodded his head.
“Okay. I will help you.”
“…????”
Priest Tigiling was perplexed when he heard the conversation between Lee Han and Professor Verdus.
like that…
Was it a heavy promise?
“Is that… a promise? I don’t think so…?”
“Priest Tigiling. Original memories are a little different. I think I made a promise with that determination back then.”
“……”
Priest Tigiling stared at Lee Han.
It was what I was feeling these days, but this boy of the Wodanaj family might not be as cold and cold-hearted as he seems.
‘You seem to be a little more flexible than I thought…?’
I feel a bit of pity for this artifacts prof.. Not that there’s anything bad with MC doing him like that.