Episode 648
But Alcicle was not fooled.
“Where are you going to run away?”
Alcicle summoned the helmet back with a wave of his staff and threatened the arrogant artifact.
“Are you being arrogant to a wizard over just a helmet? “I will trap you in eternal cold.”
Also, please help me. master.
Tugu abandoned his usual cocky attitude and called out to Lee Han.
Unlike Einrogard’s students, there was no way to know what the outside wizards would do.
To teach the insolent Helm a lesson, Alcicle summoned thick ice and trapped him within it.
Then he asked Lee Han.
“An artifact like this wouldn’t be useless.”
“So that’s it…”
Lee Han explained what kind of artifact this <Helmet of Wisdom> was.
If the artifact had any usefulness apart from being evil, Lee Han would have used it often, but this helmet had too little knowledge about the subject and the cooldown time was too long.
It wasn’t for nothing that Lee Han didn’t bring it up, except for the flood incident during the semester.
But despite that explanation, Alcicle showed interest in the pitch.
First of all, the purpose of creating the helmet, which was to collect knowledge, was interesting, and I was also curious about what kind of knowledge it possessed.
“i envy you. “I can’t believe I got something like this.”
“Then Pengelin will buy it.”
“uh? really?”
“!”
Lee Han paused when Alcicle reacted to what he said as a joke.
“Are you sure you want to buy it?”
“If it sells, of course I’ll buy it.”
“Even the store refused to purchase this helmet…”
“Well, you wouldn’t buy it at a regular store. Because it’s an evil artifact. But I’m a wizard. “It’s good to take these artifacts with you and study them.”
Lee Han’s eyes sparkled.
Since the sale had failed, if I couldn’t sell it to Alcicle at this opportunity, I might never be able to get rid of the helmet.
“Then just pay one silver coin and take it!”
“what? no! “What are you talking about?”
Alcicle was disgusted by Lee Han’s absurd words.
Even though you come from a noble family and have no sense of money, you still say things like that.
If the rumor spread that he had taken a junior wizard’s artifact in exchange for a piece of silver, from that day on, Alcicle’s nickname became “the one who steals artifacts” or “the one who betrays his juniors” in the imperial magic world and social circles.
“How can you buy an artifact like this for just one silver coin? no way.”
“Oh my.”
Lee Han pretended to be worried as much as possible and then opened his mouth.
“Then, what does Pengelin think is an appropriate price…”
“This is not something you pay for with money.”
As a senior wizard, it was against custom to buy Lee Han’s artifacts with money.
It was better than the rumor that he took it in exchange for a silver coin, but he could be given nicknames like “the guy who will die buried in gold coins” or “the guy who puts pressure on his juniors.”
The exchange was appropriate to prove that there was no pressure or cajoling.
Rcicle gives Lee Han an artifact that is slightly more valuable than the artifact Lee Han gave him as a gift.
“…I really like gold coins. “I won’t say anything anywhere.”
“Don’t say anything absurd. Honor doesn’t disappear just because no one sees it. Umm. “What artifact was there that was suitable?”
Alcicle ignored Lee Han’s words and looked through the list of artifacts he had.
The list was a bit sparse, as I had recently exchanged several expensive artifacts for imperial gold coins for magical research.
Besides, aren’t all of Wodanaz’s artifacts powerful?
Although it was ugly and grotesque, its power could not be denied.
“hmm. A staff with the mark of a Red Spirit Count… I don’t think I need this since I have the Frost Giant King’s Stone… How on earth did you happen to have the Frost Giant King’s Stone?”
After thinking about it, Alcicle looked at Lee Han and questioned him again, as if he felt unfair.
“There is a dimensional gateway at the school… no, didn’t you tell me about it last time when Eumidhus was there?”
“Is that so?”
Alcicle tilted his head.
My memories of Yumidhus, Wodanaz, and Bagrek’s visit were still somewhat vague.
I remember crying because I was shocked by Wardanaz’s incredible talent…
“That Pengerin tried to lend me a staff with a Frostagon egg encrusted on it, but Professor Bagrek stopped him. “The stone I received from fighting the king of the frost giants is better than that egg.”
“Thank you for reminding me of memories I want to forget.”
“sorry.”
“What could be your fault? “It’s Professor Bagrek’s fault.”
Alcicle grunted and searched through the artifacts. I couldn’t find anything suitable.
“Pengerin. “Take it first and give it to me later.”
“no. Then it becomes <Alsicle, the one who cheats juniors>.”
“yes?”
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
But no matter how much I searched, I couldn’t find any artifacts that could be given to Wardanaz right now.
‘I can’t do this.’
Alcicle resolved to participate in some auctions even now.
Lee Han looked puzzled and asked as he saw Alcicle quickly taking out a catalog and a letter.
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“What are you going to do?”
“I want to participate in the auction. “If you want to participate in the Crescent Moon Auction, you must send a letter by tomorrow.”
Some imperial auctions required people to attend in person, but there were also auctions for people who could not attend.
As the empire’s territory is so large, gathering in one place is also a task.
The crescent moon auction was an auction targeting these people by sending them a catalog of treasures up for auction and receiving a letter with the bid price for the item they wanted by a set date.
“Crescent Moon Auction!”
Ihan and Joner were surprised.
“why? Do you guys want to watch it together?”
“The auction is said to have a lot of bubbles at that price…!”
“Isn’t it such a waste?”
“…That’s not important right now.”
Unlike other auctions, we had no choice but to charge a higher price than usual as we bought items with one letter without paying attention to each other.
Otherwise, it would be your own loss.
But if it’s urgent, isn’t there nothing you can do? Alcicle pushed aside the two annoying students and opened the catalog.
Lee Han’s eyes sparkled when he saw the outline of the crescent moon auction item catalog with colorful and fancy magic.
For Lee Han, who dreams of high-efficiency income at low cost, auction was one of the gateways that he must pass through one day.
If you find treasure from various ruins or requests, where can you sell it?
Although there are magicians who unconditionally disassemble and analyze things themselves, Lee Han had no intention of committing such a waste.
‘I wonder what came up.’
“Can I take a look too?”
“You are free to look around, but you are not allowed to say that it is expensive.”
“No, why do we call expensive things expensive…”
Lee Han grumbled, but Alcicle was adamant.
When choosing an artifact, it would be crazy if someone next to you made a fuss about it being expensive.
“Spadur’s Egg, estimated price is two hundred imperial gold coins… No. Why are spadurs eggs so expensive?”
Although he immediately broke the promise he had just made, Alcicle grumbled and explained it.
“Spadurs have feathers that shine in thirteen colors.”
“But isn’t it a magically useless bird? And I don’t have any other abilities.”
“yes. “But it’s pretty.”
“……”
Lee Han lamented at Alcicle’s words.
‘I can’t believe the price of such a pretty bird’s egg is over 200 coins!’
By these standards, it was an unbelievable luxury.
Henagon’s Staff
The staff used by Henagon, a famous wizard in the western part of the empire, is imbued with the magic that Henagon used for a long time.
Estimated price: fifty imperial gold coins.
Rosenata Blossom
It is a flower with the most perfect combination of pink and red colors and the most beautiful flower in the empire.
To grow this flower, Feltel, the “Flower Grower” who has no equal among the Empire’s horticulturists, worked hard for nearly a year.
The history of this flower…
…
…
Estimated price: 32,000 imperial gold coins.
“Ugh.”
Although Lee Han had never experienced the feeling of being mentally attacked, he was able to experience a similar experience when he looked at the auction catalogue.
A pretty flower that had no use in magic seemed to be more expensive than a castle.
“I don’t know why people don’t buy artifacts. “It would be much better than those flowers!”
Lee Han said indignantly.
For Lee Han, who was thinking of digging up artifacts and selling them later, this was something close to a livelihood issue.
Why is there such a big difference?
“That’s right, artifacts… there’s no use for ordinary people…”
Alcicle sympathized with Lee Han’s feelings.
How can you save money on magic research that really requires gold coins, but waste it on useless items like that?
In Alcicle’s opinion, the money being used for such things should have been taken away and given to the wizards.
“Isn’t that robbery?”
“There is a more wonderful and noble expression than robbery…”
“bandit?”
“I was wrong. Let’s stop.”
Alsicle spoke and turned the pages of the catalog. Originally, it wasn’t an auction with many items that wizards could use, but this auction was particularly so.
‘hmm. Seeing things like that makes me want to sell something too.’
When he saw the auction items in the catalog, Lee Han also wanted to turn his life around with one stroke.
The things I have…
‘Wouldn’t it be the Bracelet of Ten Thousand Demons or the Morning Star? The same goes for the Behemoth necklace. Same with the wand… Should I sell a silver spoon for detecting poison? Honestly, I think it would be okay even if it couldn’t detect poison. no. I don’t think I’ll be able to get much out of this. The design should have been better. Or there’s a story.’
Lee Han was seriously worried about how he could not sell the artifacts he owned by fraud.
Meanwhile, a pocket watch with a crack in the glass was rolling around. Lee Han stretched out his hand and grabbed it.
“This…”
It was unfamiliar, so I did something and a memory came back to me.
It was something I bought when I visited the <Glow Demon’s Tangled Treasure Pile> store that deals with used artifacts with the excellent wizard Baldororn.
This wasn’t really an artifact. The owner had said so, and Waldororn had agreed.
but…
-It seems like you have some silver coins thanks to selling artifacts… How about buying them? A pocket watch in such good condition will be very difficult to find if you miss it.
-indeed. If Baldororn says so…
-no no. I didn’t mean it that deeply!
Now that I think about it, it seems like Waldororn’s words contain some meaning.
Like the Skeleton Principal and Arsil, people who have lived for a long time and become bored tend to pass on the same words in a roundabout way as metaphors rather than telling them directly.
What did Waldororn’s words mean?
‘It’s quite possible that was the case.’
Lee Han began to delicately examine the pocket watch with a crack in the glass, thinking that Waldor would have flipped over if he had heard it.
Starting with detection magic, the pocket watch was searched for hidden secrets using various methods.
But there was nothing special about the pocket watch. Lee Han wondered if he was oversensitive.
‘Shall we add some magical power?’
Lee Han very carefully poured magical power into the pocket watch.
Confirming the internal structure by sending magical energy in this way was one of the specialties of the magicians.
To become proficient in creating and repairing artifacts, you cannot open them every time.
Although Lee Han started out with the disadvantage of having an innate amount of magic power, he also had an equally sensitive magic perception ability.
And there’s also the crazy beaver beast professor who bothers me so that I can control the amount of magic power.
Thanks to this, Lee Han was able to channel an appropriate amount of magical power. The increasingly complex structure of the pocket watch was clearly felt.
Perfect!
When Lee Han’s magical power accurately touched the escapement inside the pocket watch, the sound of the second hand stopping rang clearly in my ears.
And Lee Han felt the time around him momentarily slow down.
‘…Time magic?!’
