President Karak tilted his head.
A reaction of not being able to understand.
It was natural.
The head of the counseling department was a position that no one wanted because it had no real power and was just a nuisance.
In fact, the position was currently vacant.
“Hoho, I don’t understand. Why such a useless position?”
“Listening to students’ concerns is not useless.”
Of course, I did not ask for the position with such a pure spirit of service.
“And, it doesn’t mean that the counseling director is completely helpless when it comes to everyone misunderstanding.”
“no way?”
President Karak opened his eyes wide.
I nodded as if I was right.
“Yes, the head of counseling has one authority. “It is the right to investigate.”
It wasn’t much.
Since counseling is often intertwined with conflicts or problems within the academy, it has the authority to conduct its own investigation.
However, it was difficult to view this as power.
“Hmm. Did you know that even if a counseling case is investigated, the authority to make the actual decision lies with the board of directors? “The scope of application of the right to investigate is narrow, so only matters related to the counseling case can be investigated.”
It did not matter who had the authority to make a decision.
I don’t want to fight in court anyway.
The problem was the limitation of investigative rights.
“It doesn’t matter. “There is a way to expand the investigative authority.”
I opened my mouth to President Karak, who looked puzzled.
“We plan to revive and operate the Academy’s Sound of Heart.”
It was an anonymous submission system.
It was time to go fishing.
Destroy the Rafalt Duke faction.
* * *
For now, the job of counseling the students was left to Linden and Hans.
‘… Is it okay if I leave it to you two?’
Both of them were far from normal, so there was no way they could provide proper counseling, but it didn’t seem to matter much.
‘Since I, a Banregi, am the director, no one will come to me for consultation. I don’t know if my reputation will improve again later.’
I had something else to do.
‘You have to produce academic results.’
I’m currently preparing for ‘Kjaengpan’.
However, that doesn’t mean I can just leave.
Because the work isn’t over just because you’re screwing the Rafalte duke faction.
Since the goal is to ‘maintain employment’, I must eliminate all flaws that my opponent may attack me with.
‘The problem is time. It is impossible to produce academic results in less than 15 days.’
You must submit research results that are recognized by Magic Tower, but it takes over a month just to submit the application.
‘High-level wizards have a fast track, but Lv. This does not apply to me as a 2 person. Strictly speaking, I don’t even have membership in the Magic Tower right now.’
For reference, the Magic Tower is Lv. 3 We accept membership registration from wizards. Lv. This is because starting from level 3, you are recognized as a proper wizard.
Even Lv. If it is 3, you are an associate member.
‘If the Ecclesia family puts pressure behind the scenes, the paper will be processed faster, but this is dismissed. There is a possibility that it will become more of a problem later.’
Besides the tight schedule, there were other problems.
‘We must also attract research funds.’
Originally, the performance of attracting research funds was an important factor in professor evaluation.
‘If possible, we must attract as much research funding as possible. ‘It’s not easy.’
There are two ways to attract research funds.
The wizard’s reputation is excellent.
Or, the research topic could make money.
If it’s my ability, isn’t it easy to make money?
This is a story I don’t know.
‘Even if you have the ability to become a magic master, making marketable items is another thing.’
I thought this too at first.
Let’s make a lot of money by making profitable magic tools.
It was a naive thought.
‘Just coming up with a groundbreaking magic theory isn’t the end. That has to actually lead to product development.’
What is the difference between pure science and practical science?
In other words, you need to know which products to apply magic theory to.
You must have excellent understanding of product development, not just magical knowledge.
‘All items that can incorporate magical theory have already been commercialized and sold.’
Taking the telephone as an example, communication ports had already been commercialized and distributed.
We have to develop high-tech products like smartphones that go beyond the normal level, and such products were difficult for me as well.
It wasn’t a magical problem.
This was due to the lack of understanding of the product, or more precisely, scientific knowledge.
‘Even if you have modern knowledge, you don’t know how high-tech products work.’
Of course, I knew the principles of the products I sold as a salesperson, but unfortunately, they were not products that would make money in this world.
‘It is possible to create a product by developing all the magical parts of the product in my own way.’
The problem is marketability.
Ironically, the ideas I came up with cost a lot of money to realize.
There is no doubt about its performance, but because it was originally a high-dimensional idea, it was not easy to implement it with magic tools.
In order to commercialize, not only performance but also production cost is important. Unfortunately, the profit margin was not right.
‘It’s not all easy.’
Producing academic results and attracting notable research funds were daunting tasks in the current situation.
But, did you say that it works when times are tough?
I found a solution.
Unexpectedly, it was through Linden’s trashiness.
“Linden, what is this pot holder?”
Hans and Linden were having a late-night snack in the lab.
Marie was eating it too.
I also wanted to ask for a bite, but as a professor, I was only trying to satisfy my appetite for reasons of respect.
These phrases caught my eye.
-Request for supplementation of thesis.
-Sent from the Magic Tower.
Linden looked embarrassed.
“Ah, this is an assignment I roughly wrote and submitted to Magic Tower before I graduated. I thought I would definitely fail, but I keep getting calls asking me to improve. “I will publish it even in an academic journal with an MCI score of 1.”
Magic Citation Index (MCI).
It was similar to SCI (Sciece Citation Index), Earth’s international academic evaluation scale, and was a paper grading system referenced by wizards across all continents.
‘That scumbag wrote an MCI-level thesis as a graduation project?’
I read the document covered in late-night snack soup.
“Gyo, professor? That’s bad because I crammed it the day before. I have no talent for that paper? You’re just misunderstanding me and giving me troublesome thesis work, right? “If you leave the thesis work to me, everything will fail?”
After all, it’s like a ten-horse level talent.
Contrary to the pathetic remarks, the content of the paper was quite good.
‘Multi-layer theory? The request for supplementation didn’t come for nothing. It can be said to be of MCI level.’
However, I felt disappointed.
‘It’s not bad, but it’s not enough to help me right now.’
The reason I paid attention to Linden’s thesis is that it has already been submitted, so the time spent on miscellaneous procedures is greatly reduced.
I thought about listing my name as an advisor and revising and supplementing the presentation, but the quality was somewhat disappointing.
‘No matter how well you supplement, MCI 2 points is the limit. It would have to be at least 5 points to avoid any blemishes on the Rafalte duke faction.’
For reference, MCI ranges from 1 to 20 points.
From 10 points or higher, it was a playground only for masters in each field, and for ordinary wizards, even with 5 points, it was at an excellent level.
But then, Linden complained.
“Huh, I want to get rich with my thesis and all. “When will I be able to buy my dream personal flying boat?”
“this guy! Wake up from your dream, eat this and get ready to clean the counseling room!”
-Lin… I… ! bar… wealth!
An ordinary lab conversation.
However, an idea suddenly occurred to me.
“Linden, please resubmit this paper right away.”
“Oh, why? It’s a trash paper anyway. It’s annoying. “It’s so loud.”
“this guy! When the professor touches you, a miracle will happen that will turn your trash paper into a first-tier paper! Professor, is it because of your academic performance? “Isn’t there too little time?”
It’s just as Hans said.
It might be faster than filing from scratch, but 15 days was still a short time.
“I’m going to apply for the diamond fast track.”
“yes? Not just that, Diamond Fast Track? That’s Lv. “Isn’t this possible starting from a 7 master level member?”
“It is also possible when a VVIP-level sponsor of the Magic Tower requests it.”
“Are you trying to ask for help from the Ecclesia family?”
“No, it’s the Count Armand family.”
The first name you bring up.
Hans and Linden seemed to understand.
Because he was famous.
“Are you really talking about that weird code?”
“What is the sign? I heard you’ve already lost all your assets? While developing a strange invention. The name of the invention is… “What did you say?”
Although Count Armand was not one of the top 10 richest people in the empire, he was definitely included in the list of the 50 richest people, but as they said, he squandered his wealth on strange inventions.
“Tell it to Count Armand.”
I told him the name of the invention that Count Armand had been obsessed with all his life and invested his entire fortune into.
“I will let you see the completion of ‘Car’.”
* * *
automobile.
To be precise, there has been a long-standing admiration for carriages that move without horses.
However, unlike the success of flying boats long ago, the development of automobiles has repeatedly failed.
‘It’s a power source problem.’
Flying boats use the buoyancy of the air, but cars must move purely by engine power.
The research direction was similar to that on Earth.
It used the magic stone’s mana as fuel and used it as a power source like an internal combustion engine.
‘It’s expensive and unstable.’
Eventually, all related research was abandoned, and 10 years ago, a magical theory was created.
It was the polarity theory of mana.
‘The theory is that if a magicite with opposite properties is nearby, energy is generated as the particles move.’
It was a similar phenomenon to the generation of current through the cathode and anode.
Count Armand paid attention to this polarity theory.
The idea was to use the energy generated from the anode as a power source for a car.
‘It’s the same principle as an electric car. ‘How far ahead of its time was it?’
The battery that electric vehicles use as an engine uses the current generated from the cathode and anode as energy.
-Cars will change the future of the world! Call me the car king!
However, contrary to the bold ambitions and innovative ideas, research progress did not go well.
A full 10 years have passed since he declared that he would become the king of automobiles, but no results have been achieved.
The rich man who was once one of the empire’s greatest wealth disappeared everywhere, and he became ridiculed by people as a foolish eccentric.
“I heard that Count Armand is ruined? see. The mansion is also falling down. How much money did you have to put into the magic tower to become a VVIP? “You’d rather give it to me.”
Linden, who arrived together at Count Armand’s house, clicked his tongue.
The once splendid mansion had turned into a ruin.
“Don’t laugh at me. “The world changes in the hands of these people.”
In fact, Linden’s assessment was not wrong.
Even in the scenario, Armand is expressed as a dreamer.
A failed, foolish, megalomaniacal dreamer.
It was an expression that I personally did not like.
Because I know why Count Armand devoted his entire life to automobiles.