Episode 260
When the lecture ended, Professor Verdus approached Lee Han with an innocent look on his face.
“Now is the time to learn, right?”
“…professor. “I don’t think I’ll have time right now because I’m worrying about my final exam assignments.”
Lee Han pointed to the shield and said.
Professor Verdus asked back with a surprised expression.
“What are you talking about!? “There are so many things that need to be fixed on this shield!?”
“Of course it is, but I have to fix it at my level.”
“ah!”
At Lee Han’s words, Professor Verdus let out an exclamation as if he had finally realized it.
Lee Han wanted to hit Professor Verdus.
“That’s difficult!”
“Yes?”
“Um… um… ummm… there’s nothing you can do at your level…”
Professor Verdus closed his eyes, thought for a moment, and then opened his mouth.
“there is!”
“oh. “What is it?”
“How about adding attack reflection magic?”
“…How on earth can I do that at my level?”
Lee Han didn’t know much about enchantment yet, but he could guess that using the ‘reflection’ attribute in enchantment would not be easy.
The concept of returning the direction of an incoming attack could never be easy.
The answer was found by comparing properties such as floating, automatic, and defense.
“Is that really that easy?”
“Is that so…”
Lee Han was wondering whether he should seriously start studying reflection properties or paint his shield and then insist that he had upgraded it.
‘If your final exam score is poor, your overall score will be affected to some extent…’
Next to Lee Han, who was worried, Professor Verdus innocently asked again.
“Anyway, since you were chosen, you have time to learn now, right?”
“no?”
“?!?!??!”
Professor Verdus looked at Lee Han with the same expression he would make when all the tree bark he had collected was burned.
* * *
‘I’m proud.’
Lee Han, who sat down, was happy as he remembered Professor Verdus’ expression.
In fact, this was like Lee Han’s lifeline.
The moment I said to Professor Verdus, ‘Yes, I will learn,’ it was obvious that Professor Verdus would hold on to Lee Han until he was satisfied and would not let him go.
I had to endure and endure.
‘I hope I can last until graduation if possible.’
The day before the graduation ceremony, Lee Han said to Professor Verdus, ‘I will learn tomorrow,’ and then imagined graduating.
Of course, it might be difficult to endure that long, but…
“Who did the <Basic Imperial Geometry and Arithmetic> assignment?”
“Who has already done all that? …Wodanaz?”
While speaking, one of the Blue Dragon Tower students suddenly looked at Lee Han.
Lee Han responded as if it were absurd.
“I couldn’t do it all either. no. Can’t you see the tasks piled up in front of me right now?”
While his friends were listening to one or two schools of magic, Lee Han was currently additionally listening to black magic, summoning magic, illusion magic, foresight magic, transformation magic, healing magic, etc.
My friends quietly laid their eyes on a pile of books that were several times thicker.
I was afraid that if I made eye contact with Lee Han, we would end up studying together.
‘I need to think about the <Basic Imperial Geometry and Arithmetic> assignment as well.’
Saturday.
It was not a strange weekend for everyone to be lazy, but with the final exams almost a week away, there was a lot of tension in the tower.
Until next week, the assignments before the hellish final exam, until next week the hellish final exam…
There were even lectures where assignments and final exams were linked or combined.
The <Basic Imperial Geometry and Arithmetic> assignment fell into that category.
-Write a draft of a simple magic structure and submit it. Production begins as soon as it is confirmed after submission. Efficiency and savings will be the criteria for evaluation.
-Or… do we need to get the ingredients?
-Unfortunately, we will not allow ingredients other than those specified. Be sure to use only the materials provided.
-thank you!!
-??
It was not a task with ridiculous difficulty like enchantment.
However, this was also a formidable and time-consuming task.
Choose a structure, choose the right magic to go into the structure, choose the materials needed for that magic, make an estimate as tight as possible, and if you pass, make it yourself…
‘…The wizard I first thought of was something a little more mysterious.’
After entering Einrogard, the mystery about wizards seemed to disappear day by day.
Lee Han glanced out the window. The sun was already rising above his head.
The moment I took Fonrigg out to Spire Stables this evening, I knew the whole weekend would fly by.
I need to finish as many assignments as possible…
“Yoner. “What is the simplest structure?”
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“huh?”
Yoner, who was drawing a simple potion cabinet next to him, looked up.
“Magic lantern or box? A simple trap?”
“Hmm.”
Lee Han was lost in thought as he took notes one by one.
Is there something that is simple, easy to complete, requires low material costs, and can also get good reviews?
“…If there was such a thing, I would have done it first, right?”
Yoner was worried that something had happened to his friend because he studied too much.
However, Lee Han was seriously absorbed.
It seemed like something came to mind.
“…Yoner. I found it!”
“what?”
Yoner almost broke his quill in surprise.
Are you saying you found something that meets the conditions you just mentioned?
Is there such a thing??
“Look at this.”
Lee Han drew a magic lantern in the shape of a long pole.
It was a magically luminous structure that was often installed in cities, castles, fortresses, and village streets.
As it brightened up the dark streets, there was no place it couldn’t be installed, and thanks to this, it served as a source of food for many wizards in training.
But that also meant that there was a lot of research.
There were all kinds of improved magic lights: brighter, cheaper, longer, more efficient, more brilliant, and even had additional features.
Professor Alpen Knighten said that efficiency and savings were the criteria for evaluation, but if it overlapped too much with existing designs, points would naturally be deducted.
Did Lee Han create a design that is different from existing designs?
“…?!”
Yoner was surprised to see the magic light that Lee Han pointed to.
There was only a long pole shape and nothing else.
‘no way?’
Yoner recalled the duration of the sphere of light his friend had summoned.
And the duration of the floating shield.
“Could it be… Are you trying to eliminate all design and solve the problem with magic alone?!”
A secret strategy that only Lee Han can do.
That was to get rid of everything, including magic design and distribution, and then cast the magic himself.
If other people had heard it, they would have said, ‘What kind of design was that?’ But this also made some sense.
As long as the magic lasted for more than a few days, it could be said to be a magical structure, no matter how poorly designed it was!
Of course, I didn’t know how Professor Knighton would accept that absurdity, but it was clear that it was an ingenious idea.
“…You are saying some nonsense. Yoner. “I haven’t painted it yet.”
Ihan looked at Yoner in bewilderment. Joner was embarrassed and his cheeks blushed slightly.
“no?”
“no. “There is no way the professor would approve of such unreasonable behavior.”
“Maybe you could admit it…”
Yoner trailed off as if he was unsure.
“This is what I thought. Yoner. The efficiency is increased by adding an amplification magic circle here. There will be some trial and error, but the materials will cost much less.”
Lee Han’s explanation was definitely valid.
Although the production difficulty would increase, it was a design that could save material costs if you had the skills.
However, Yoner felt a little bit lingering and asked.
“…Are you really not planning on doing that?”
“I said there isn’t one.”
* * *
Paaaat!
Lee Han filled Ponrig with the invisibility artifact.
“Phone League. kind. You have to be quiet until we leave. got it?”
-Phew…?
Ponrig gave Lee Han an uneasy look, wondering why he was like this.
Compared to other students, the owner of Phone League was a bit unusual.
“Okay, okay. “It’s amazing.”
Vonrig continued to tilt his head and followed behind Lee Han.
The Death Knights waved as they saw Lee Han walking towards the main entrance of the main building.
-Don’t wander around too late. Wardanaz County.
“yes. “I will keep that in mind.”
-Why are you nagging me like that? You can walk around late. Anyone who hears this will think you didn’t go for a walk at night!
-Shh, hush! Wardanaz heard it!
‘That’s heartwarming.’
Thanks to having already talked to the Death Knights around the main gate, Lee Han was able to move without raising any suspicion.
Fortunately, there was still a side road leading to the Spire Stables.
‘It’s going so smoothly that it makes me anxious.’
Less than 30 minutes later, when we arrived near the steeple stables, Lee Han felt uneasy for no reason.
Having been at Einrogard for a long time, I have developed a habit of becoming unnecessarily anxious even when things are going well.
‘Cover your face with a cloak…’
Lee Han wore a cape as if he were going out.
If Amur came to visit from outside, all you had to do was pretend to be friends with Amur and go out together.
‘There is a chance of victory.’
I was a little worried at first, but looking at the people coming and going from the stables, it seemed like I had a good chance of winning.
It was surprisingly busy because there were a lot of customers.
Starting with professors, top employees from outside, merchants, and errand boys.
Because it was so crowded, people were moving around, bumping shoulders with each other.
No one paid attention to Lee Han.
“Aren’t the wizards really doing too much!? I want you to bring me the Hwaryeong Bird’s egg within a week! How do you get that back in a week!?”
“hey! Put the box down there carefully! “If that thing breaks, we could all die!”
“Did you hear a devil inside?”
“no. “It’s a glass sculpture that the principal ordered.”
“……”
While I was listening to the heartwarming conversation, a familiar face flew in from afar.
‘Amour!’
After landing skillfully, Amour filled out the entry list.
And then I looked around.
“Here we go.”
“…at las!”
Amour didn’t expect much, but was overjoyed when he saw Lee Han there.
“This is really amazing. I didn’t expect it! “I didn’t know you could do this.”
“It’s still too early to be happy.”
“You don’t have to worry. Since we’ve come this far, it’s the same as success. “When the merchants over there leave, we’ll go together.”
Lee Han nodded.
Although his expression remained calm, Lee Han’s heart was also pounding.
If successful, Lee Han will have a way to get out of school on a regular basis.
While Amur was unloading the cargo he had brought, Lee Han gave Ponrig the <Potion for Removing Curse Magic>.
pop!
Vonrig, who had returned to his original form, was happy as he scratched the floor.
“…I thought it was a joke, but I never thought it was true.”
Amur was once again surprised to see the griffon yawning happily in the corner of the spire stables.
No matter how you look at it, it is not a monster that a first-year student can tame.
“Gryphons are unique, so they won’t get caught, right?”
“No need to worry about that. “There are many beasts here that are more unique than gryphons.”
As Amur said, the nearby beasts were overflowing with personality, but they were too much.
Lee Han tried to avoid the gaze of the human-faced bird that was staring at him.
“Slowly, our turn is coming. “Get ready.”
“yes.”
The spire stables were so wide that you couldn’t see from one end to the other, but that was lost when the large vehicles jostled each other to get in and out.
Of course, in this case, the order was determined.
People waiting outside at the incoming entrance, and people sitting and waiting at the outgoing exit.
Lee Han glanced around. Perhaps because of the cold weather above, there were many people wearing cloaks.
-Next group, let’s go! depart!
The stable keeper did not catch Lee Han. Lee Han walked slowly with the griffon.
Pop!
The griffon kicked off the brick and flew into the sky. Lee Han felt a great sense of liberation.
“You tamed the griffon.”
“…?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?”
Hearing Professor Boladi’s calm voice from next to him, Lee Han almost let go of the griffon’s reins and fell to the ground.
