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Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy Chapter 563
🕑 Added 2024-06-13 11:00:40 +0000 UTCChapter 563
At Yi-Han's words, Professor Alpen checked again, thinking he might have missed something.
It was a composition so outstanding that it felt like Professor Verduus had taught well.
Even if it were Yi-Han's senior, it seemed they wouldn't have been able to do better than this composition that efficiently and neatly arranged the artifacts without any separate waste.
However, no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't reduce the mana consumption as much as Yi-Han had concluded.
"How?"
"Pardon?"
"I mean... Look. Wardanaz. Just looking at the artifacts located at the southern gate, there are <Rigidity Enhancement>, <Corrosion Prevention>, and <Enemy Detection> spells, right? Then at least three chests of medium-quality or higher mana stones would be consumed per day, wouldn't they?"
"Ah. I'm sorry. I forgot to write that down."
Yi-Han apologized and added.
"This is the result of the calculation assuming the artifacts are overcharged with mana during production. Among the artifacts deployed in the fortress, simple artifacts can be maintained for more than ten years without separate mana supply if they are overcharged with mana during production."
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Both Professor Alpen and the guild members had question marks on their faces.
They couldn't quite understand what the 1st-year student in front of them was saying.
"Is there... Is there such a thing? Professor. We don't know much about magic, but are there such artifacts? It's the first time I've heard of it."
"Hmm. As far as I know... In theory, there is such an effect."
Professor Alpen explained to the bewildered guild members.
If the structure of an artifact was largely divided, it could be divided into the core that constitutes the magic and the power unit that supplies mana to that core.
At this time, enchantment mages often poured their heart and soul into carving and refining the magic circle to increase the efficiency of this power unit.
The amount of mana the artifact consumed differed depending on the completeness of this part.
But in theory, what if, instead of pouring one's heart and soul into this, the core is strongly enchanted with mana to the limit and then sealed?
Even without much effort from the outside, it would be possible to supply and demand mana on its own.
"But there are no mages who make artifacts this way, right?"
That was right.
There were reasons for Professor Alpen and the guild members to be bewildered.
It was because mages who made artifacts this way were extremely rare.
Structuring or increasing the strength to withstand the overcharged mana was just a trivial problem, and the biggest problem was that there were no mages who could enchant with that much mana.
Why would a mage have to blow in a dangerous amount of mana that could cost their life when it would be much more stable to just supply mana regularly?
It's not like it's an artifact that can never be supplied with mana again once it's made…
"Huh? There aren't any?"
"As far as I know, there aren't."
"..."
Yi-Han was perplexed.
This was a method he had used very commonly when learning under Professor Verduus or helping with work.
-Professor.-
-...-
-Professor.-
-...-
-Professor! Professor! Professor!!-
-Ack! Why are you shouting in my ear? Why are you doing this?-
-I'm sorry. You weren't listening.-
-What are you talking about? You didn't call me.-
-...Anyway, Professor. I have a question. The enchantment magic grimoires I've seen don't enchant artifacts with this much mana, isn't it too much?-
-It's fine. It's fine. Look. It's more efficient because a lot is enchanted, right?-
-That's true, but why in the grimoires?-
-Because they're old grimoires.-
-But this book came out last year?-
-It's old, whatever. And the guy who wrote that grimoire is stupid.-
-No... He's a mage with quite a bit of experience and has published several papers...?-
-He can still be stupid. Look. It's fine, right? No problem? It's efficient, right?-
-Is it safe?-
-So you have to make it well so it doesn't explode. Seeing that it hasn't exploded so far, you're doing well.-
-Professor, you're not just saying that because you're annoyed right now, are you?-
-Why can't you trust me? Trust me.-
'Damn it. I trusted him.'
Yi-Han gritted his teeth as he recalled Professor Verduus.
To be fooled again even after being fooled like that!
As expected, something seemed strange, it seemed they didn't do it this way outside.
'Well, there's no way they would do it this way.'
Looking at the expressions of the people around him again, Yi-Han thought about why he hadn't noticed it himself.
Could it be that entering Einroguard lowers one's intelligence?
If it was made this way, the mage's mana would be consumed too excessively, and if a mistake was made even once during production, the risk of an accident would also greatly increase…
"I'm sorry. Due to the habit of working with Professor Verduus, I unconsciously calculated it this way."
"You mean Professor Verduus? You learned this from Professor Verduus?"
"Yes."
Yi-Han had a slight expectation when the old professor reacted quite strongly.
'Could it be that you're going to beat up Professor Verduus?'
If so, he kind of wanted to see it a little.
"It's truly amazing. Professor Verduus! A genius is not a genius for nothing."
"...???"
Not knowing that Yi-Han was shocked, Professor Alpen continued.
"Yes. In fact, I heard that Professor Verduus was having a hard time teaching his disciples because his genius was too outstanding, but seeing this, it seems that part was a bit exaggerated. To pass on his vision to his disciple so splendidly like this."
"No... Uh... Is this a vision?"
Yi-Han was perplexed.
Of course, if it was a method that was secretly passed down, everything could be called a vision, but if you think about it that way, even Gainando's <Secretly Eating Snacks During Lecture> could be called a vision.
But don't people usually get treated as crazy if they go around calling that a vision?
"It can be sufficiently called a vision. Wardanaz. Didn't you increase the efficiency of the artifact like this? You may not know well because you still lack experience, but this is truly an amazing result."
"That... The mana consumption is also dangerous... And accidents are also dangerous..."
"Didn't you say there were no major problems while continuously working with Professor Verduus?"
"...That's right..."
Professor Alpen patted Yi-Han's shoulder with a strong hand.
"Wardanaz. I usually advise students to be humble. But I'll have to give you a slightly different advice. Be humble in moderation! This is something you can be proud of. Both you and Professor Verduus who taught you."
Yi-Han, who had become very resentful, brought out his final method.
"But Professor. Doesn't Professor Verduus sometimes act like an eccentric?"
He started to cling like a water ghost, bringing up Professor Verduus's reputation.
Even if Professor Alpen had been at Einroguard for a short time, if he recalled the things he had occasionally suffered from Professor Verduus, he would be able to know that this result was 'a crazy teacher exploiting his disciple without caring about safety at all' rather than 'the beautiful succession of a genius teacher and a genius disciple'.
"That's true."
"Right?"
"But isn't that the case for all Einroguard professors?"
"..."
Yi-Han was speechless for the first time in a long while.
***
The guild members, who had finished listening to the explanation and understood, were on the verge of shedding tears of emotion.
A disciple who had directly studied under Einroguard's genius professor was going to use his vision to arrange the artifacts of the fortress.
"This... We might be in a historic moment right now."
"That's right, that's right."
The guild members from various guilds had the same emotion of being deeply moved.
"It's like..."
"<The Miracle of the Three Mages>."
The guild members muttered simultaneously without realizing it.
The Miracle of the Three Mages.
At that time, the treasury of Ganistalas Castle was completely empty due to rebellion and attack.
The budget the three mages of the castle could use was gold coins that were not even 1/10 compared to usual.
Nevertheless, the three mages joined hands with the construction guilds of Ganistalas and achieved a miracle.
This miracle was not simply a miracle of mages alone.
It was also a miracle of the guild members who helped the mages complete the castle gate.
The mages were thrilled by the greatness of magic in that anecdote, but the guild members who held hammers and chisels were thrilled by the beauty of technology in that anecdote.
'No, why that kind of anecdote?'
Yi-Han was startled to hear the other party's conversation.
Why would they bring up and be moved by the terrible anecdote where the evil lord exploited the mages and guild members with a budget of less than 1/10?
No matter how much he thought about it, it was something he couldn't understand.
But the guild members talked without paying attention.
"A building with a soul doesn't disappear and remains forever. Yes. Perhaps this <Pocket Knife Fortress> might become <The Miracle of the Three Mages> for us."
"Let's make the name of the guild known throughout the empire!"
"Yes, let's make the name of the guild known throughout the empire!!"
The people from the stonemason guild and the carpentry guild, who had been somewhat awkward with each other until just now, shook hands and made a firm resolution.
Professor Alpen showed a moved expression at the sight.
Of course, the professor also knew about their awkward relationship.
Since several guilds had joined forces to receive the order, they had no choice but to calculatingly consider each other's gains and losses.
However, when the glory of possibly making their name known throughout the empire came before their eyes, they united like true craftsmen.
"Wardanaz. Do you see? Your magic has united them."
"No... No matter how much I yield, that's not it..."
"Hoho. I told you that you can be moderately humble!"
'Did I accept the request in vain?'
Yi-Han had never regretted accepting a request that paid money.
But this time, it seemed like he might regret it a little.
'Come to think of it, all of this might be because of Professor Verduus.'
Yi-Han made a resolution that he would definitely take revenge on Professor Verduus once this matter was over.
***
Yi-Han, who had come out of Professor Alpen's room, felt several times more tired than before.
-We will definitely make the mage's reputation known throughout the empire!-
-Yes... Thank you. But if you just pay me well, that's enough for me...-
-No! Please wait!-
'Hmm. Surely the payment won't be delayed.'
Even if the guild members excitedly chattered about 'making a building that will be known throughout the empire', it didn't really resonate with Yi-Han.
Rather, he was worried that the other party might get too excited.
It seemed strange at first glance to worry about the other party getting excited, but there was a reason for the worry.
Receive a budget from the empire to create a building -> Get excited and try to increase the completeness of the building -> It costs more than the initial estimate -> Mage, we're sorry, please wait a little!
Yi-Han was worried that they might try to increase the quality in other parts even though he had reduced the cost.
'Just in case, I should mention it to the professor again later.'
He was thinking of sending a message saying, 'I'm worried about the guild members, so let's make it moderately, okay?' since saying it directly might sound rude.
"Yi-Han. Yi-Han."
"Ah. Professor."
When Professor Garcia called, Yi-Han raised his head with joy.
There were very few cases where he felt happy when a professor called him at Einroguard, and one of those very few cases was this Professor Garcia.
"What is it?"
"Can you come in for a moment?"
Yi-Han followed behind Professor Garcia into the lecture hall without any suspicion.
In the middle of the lecture hall, there was a pit so deep and dark that the bottom couldn't be seen.
"...I trusted you, Professor!!"
Yi-Han immediately pulled out his staff and rolled to the side.
Professor Garcia was startled by the sight.
"Wh-why? What did I do wrong?"
"...Weren't you trying to push me into the pit?"
"...Yi-Han. Has Professor Bagrak ever pushed you into a pit like this?"
Comments
Kezzy
I really do hope he gets paid
Dots
Once again, this school seems like it would produce A) powerful people and B) give every one of them a reason to hate this place
