Episode 328
‘for a moment. ‘How old is this project?’
Lee Han looked at the dates and worn marks written here and there and became curious and asked.
“How many years have you been working on this?”
“uh… 20… ”
“!!”
20 years.
Lee Han was astonished.
I knew Professor Verdus was crazy, but he had been holding on to one project for 20 years.
“… 30… 40… ? I don’t think it’s been 40 years… I do not remember.”
“… … ”
The numbers go even higher.
Lee Han was speechless.
“Aren’t you holding on for too long?”
“That’s right.”
“Is it just going to take a long time, but is there any clear progress? If that’s the case… ”
It was too complicated or elaborate, so it was understandable to pour time into it as long as it could be completed.
“no. “There are a lot of blocked areas, so it’s impossible as it is now.”
“Is that so.”
It was absurd, but I also respected it a little.
How can you continue to challenge projects without giving up and with no progress and many obstacles?
A crazy person was a crazy person, but you still had to respect a studious crazy person a little.
“Even if it didn’t go into actual production, it would have cost quite a bit. “It looks like you must have spent a lot of your own money.”
“uh? uh… Did you? I do not know. “I think a lot of my money went into it.”
“???”
Lee Han was taken aback again by Professor Verdus’ words.
Of course, looking at Professor Verdus’ personality, it was clear that he had no interest in gold coins.
However, it made no sense to not be able to manage the budget while carrying out a project like this.
If you don’t get money from somewhere, the progress won’t be possible, right?
“If you don’t know better, where did the money come from?”
“I received investment from Gonadaltes, and… that. I forgot the name, but I received investment from a duke ten years ago, and uh… that… Anyway, I received investment from someone else. “I forgot.”
“… … ”
Lee Han began to seriously worry about Professor Verdus’ life.
‘I wouldn’t be surprised if an assassin came looking for me.’
I can’t believe they received investment like that and have been running a scam for over ten years. If Lee Han had been an investor, he would have seriously gone to see him and challenged him to a duel.
“Stop asking boring questions! “The reason I called you was to let you participate in this fun plan.”
“and… ”
“Are you excited?”
“ah. yes.”
Professor Verdus said ‘Wow!’ and ‘Wow…’ ‘I couldn’t tell the difference well.
“By the way, Professor. I can follow along here… hmm… “There are only this, this, this, and this.”
This is the front sail and mast. He pointed to the bow and the tower.
It was engraved with magic that was so complicated that it was impossible to follow, but looking at its structure, I could guess that it was a principle of attracting and amplifying wind.
In fact, it would have been great if a first-year student could understand this much at a glance. Even the skeleton principal would have acknowledged this.
But Professor Verdus was cool.
“That’s because you’re stupid.”
“ah. yes.”
“You can study that later, but what’s important now is the hull here. The bottom of the hull is the key. see?”
Numerous magic circles were engraved on the large keel that supported the center of the hull bottom.
It was so complex and numerous that Lee Han felt dizzy the moment he saw it.
Even if I pointed at any magic circle, nothing worked. The sight of all the magic circles interconnected and operating organically like cogwheels sent goosebumps down my spine.
Persistence.
The crazy result that a genius had poured so many years into was before my eyes.
Lee Han felt a similar sense of awe as when he saw the unique world of the skeleton principal.
‘That…’ ‘Is this a magic circle made possible by human wisdom?’
“I can see it.”
“Now we need to lighten the weight of the sailboat, reverse gravity, collect wind, create lift, and strengthen the durability of the hull.”
“… … ”
There was still a lot that Lee Han didn’t know about bestowing magic, but he could tell that Professor Verdus was extremely greedy.
‘I think you’ll have to give up some of those features.’
“that… Wouldn’t it be better to just hire a wizard and put him on a ship?”
“Then why are you doing this? you idiot?”
Professor Verdus grumbled at Lee Han’s common sense point.
“ah. yes. So?”
“The magic circles outside here are now responsible for collecting, maintaining, and amplifying the magic required for the magic circle, but it seems to be insufficient.”
“I guess so.”
In order to maintain all of those functions, it seemed like it would have to be permanent residence of wizards rather than a magic circle.
Anyway, isn’t that true to a certain degree?
“That’s what I was thinking. Are there any magic stones placed in the magic circle on the outskirts of here?”
“yes.”
It would be nice if the magic circle could gather all the magic power from nature, but in reality, it was often difficult to cover all the magic power with that.
At times like that, I would use magic stone-type jewelry with condensed magical power as an auxiliary battery.
Of course, this wasn’t just something to use or deploy.
In order to use it like a battery, it had to be processed to fit the magic circle and enchanted.
In the outer magic circle pointed out by Professor Verdus, magic stones were arranged so densely that they could not be counted.
I don’t know who made it, but I felt like I would shed tears of blood if I made that.
“All of the magic stones here are oversaturated with magic power and placed there.”
“Then will it provide the necessary horsepower?”
“I don’t know. It will be necessary to experiment to find out how effective it is when oversaturated. “It’s too complicated to do calculations.”
“indeed… ”
As Lee Han listened, a thought occurred to him and he asked.
“By the way, Professor. “Who is responsible for making the magic power oversaturated?”
“You have to do it, right?”
“… “Anyone but me?”
“uh? “I don’t have any?”
Professor Verdus answered with an innocent look on his face.
Is there any other wizard like Lee Han who has nearly infinite magical power and can overcharge every time he casts an enchantment?
“aha.”
Lee Han nodded and looked around.
‘Shouldn’t I kill him now?’
* * *
Fortunately, Professor Verdus had no intention of creating all the outer magic circles needed for the sailboat right now.
… The scary thing was that it might be made one day, but Professor Verdus’s goal was basically confirmation.
How much horsepower can you secure if you do it that way?
“carpet. I carved a simple magic circle into this carpet. “You just need to prepare the magic stone to go here.”
“professor?”
“huh?”
“It’s noisy, so please be quiet.”
“huh.”
Lee Han, who worked late into the night without even eating dinner, had a bit of venom in his voice.
It seemed like if I cast the poison elemental magic now, quite a strong poison would come out.
The magic that Lee Han just learned from Professor Verdus is >Grant Bible’s Magical Radiation>.
When cast on a magic stone, it has the property of slowly releasing the magic contained within.
And this magic was a 3-circle magic.
‘Maybe I should have just endured because it didn’t work out.’
Without thinking, Lee Han waved his wand a few times and asked, ‘Is this how you do it?’ ‘Like this?’ I regretted my past self, saying, ‘Ah, it’s like this.’
As I drove dozens of magic stones into the magic circle one by one and connected them by drawing lines with magic ink, I felt like my mental power was being worn down even though my magic power was intact.
Anyway, Professor Verdus hummed beside him and manipulated the magic circle on the carpet.
“Do you know why there are so many wizards riding on carpets in old fairy tales?”
“no.”
“Usually, wizards who ride something like this often do so by contracting with a summoned being rather than using magic themselves. “Otherwise, it will be a lot of waste.”
“yes.”
“But in the past, there were a lot more people who didn’t know about magic, so it seemed like there was this kind of carpet ride.”
“yes.”
“Isn’t it fun?”
“Hehe.”
While Lee Han was mechanically answering the three questions, someone knocked on the door.
Delet stuck his head out, looking worried.
“Isn’t your junior sleeping?”
“are you okay. are you okay.”
‘What makes it okay?’
For a moment, Delet didn’t understand what Professor Verdus was okay with.
I asked my junior why you…
‘Oops. What can I say to a crazy person?’
Delet came to his senses.
I spent a few years at Einrogard, but I can’t believe I chose regular engineering as a professor.
“Junior!”
“??”
“are you okay?! “Hasn’t your injury gotten worse?!”
“… !”
Delet conveyed his meaning with his eyes.
Lee Han was surprised to see that.
And I was amazed.
‘That’s the senior’s legacy…’ !’
“Big, big. Suddenly, it felt like my magic power was being distorted… ”
“That’s why I told you earlier not to overdo it! “I got beaten up like that by an undead chimera!”
“S-sorry. “Because enchantment is so much fun.”
“Anyway, that’s true. “I was poisoned by the thorn from the undead chimera earlier.”
“Cough. Cough.”
“Can’t you just wait a little longer?”
Professor Verdus asked with regret, but the two students pretended not to hear and ignored him.
“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 pretended not to hear anything and left the room.
* * *
Early moning.
As soon as Lee Han woke up, he checked his surroundings.
Fortunately, Professor Verdus did not come to the bedroom and wait for us.
“young master.”
“Shh. “Is there Professor Verdus nearby?”
“yes? He’s not here, but… ”
“Right. thanks.”
“But a guest has arrived.”
“… … ”
Lee Han, who was trying to escape the mansion by climbing out of the window, stopped.
“Are you a professor?”
“no… You are a friend. He is a priest of the Pricinga Church… ”
“aha.”
Lee Han was relieved.
Fortunately, the worst case scenario of one more crazy professor seemed to have been avoided.
‘Is this the church event I mentioned last time?’
Since he had promised to participate in the Pricinga Church’s event, Lee Han was planning to go.
It also became an excuse to run away from Professor Verdus…
‘for a moment.’
Lee Han was lost in thought.
Come to think of it, there are few artifact experts like Professor Verdus.
What if you take Professor Verdus to the Pricinga Church?
‘Not only can I avoid crazy tasks, but I might be able to obtain useful artifacts and purify them!’
“professor! professor!”
“uh!? why!?”
Professor Verdus, who was sleeping, woke up in surprise.
* * *
“Can’t I cancel my appointment?”
“yes. “It was a promise that staked my personal honor, my family’s honor, and my pride as a wizard.”
“no way… ”
Professor Verdus grumbled, but after saying that, he couldn’t say anything more.
I bet on an individual, my family, and a wizard, so how can I stop them?
“If the professor helps me, the work might be completed sooner. And if it’s done quickly… ”
“You can work on magic stones!”
“… yes.”
Lee Han answered, biting his lips tightly. Professor Verdus nodded his head.
“okay. “I will help you.”
“… ????”
Priest Tigiling was embarrassed after hearing the conversation between Lee Han and Professor Verdus.
like that…
Was it a heavy promise?
“that… Was it a promise? I don’t think so… ?”
“Priest Tigiling. Originally, memories tend to change a bit. “I think I made a promise with that determination at the time.”
“… … ”
The Tigiling priest stared at Lee Han.
It was something I felt these days, but this boy from the Wardanaz family might not be as cold and cold-hearted as he seemed on the outside.
‘He seems like a more gentle person than I thought… ?’
