Chapter 327

Of course, the black magicians who work at the cemetery aren’t bad at all.

The black wizard was just a wizard suffering from unfounded rumors and prejudice, never a hogu.

If the pay wasn’t good, which black magician would take on a job like this?

However, Lee Han had the theory that ‘even if you do the same job, if the pay increases, it’s a good thing’.

“no. Moon Card. We just dedicated ourselves to the city, but…”

“If those who do don’t get rewarded, who will do that? I will speak strongly to the city commissioners and add the budget.”

When he got the answer he wanted, Lee Han coughed again.

“Cool. Cool…”

“That’s right. Stop talking and rest. It seems that the mana consumed in the last subjugation has not been recovered.”

“Thank you…”

Lee Han stumbled and put his arm on Gainando’s shoulder. Kainando was confused and pretended to help.

“They are really good wizards.”

Feeling Daihal’s gaze, Lee Han left the cemetery.

Diret, who could not bear to interrupt the performance of his juniors and was still, asked quietly.

“By the way, junior. What is the last subjugation talking about?”

“Kuluk kuluk kuluk.”

“Do it.”

“yep.”

* * *

“…That’s why these crazy apprentices don’t even understand the subject, and they’re asking to catch that being again. Aren’t they very crazy? I don’t understand why the knights don’t do character education like Ein Rogard did.”

Lee Han was filled with anger and criticized the apprentice knights, but Diret was not listening.

The story before that was so shocking.

“No, I have to run away from that…”

“It’s because of the White Tiger Tower guys??”

“Ugh. okay.”

The junior seemed so unfair that Diret couldn’t say anything more.

‘It would be quite annoying if Professor Mortum found out…’

Meeting an ancient evil being that was not even recorded.

It was clear that Professor Mortum would be excited to do all sorts of investigations if he found out.

And the preparation for the investigation would be done by the disciple, and the subject of the investigation would be the person who had the closest experience…

That junior was both applicable.

“senior. Thanks for your help today. Let’s have a meal together.”

“Mmm.”

Dereth was a little worried.

Originally, it was inconvenient to visit the mansion of an aristocratic family, so I didn’t like it very much, but the story was different when it was a request from a junior.

“good. My juniors say so, but I can’t refuse. By the way, junior.”

“yes?”

“Isn’t that the professor?”

Seeing Professor Verdus sitting in front of the mansion’s main gate and waiting for him, Lee Han felt very slightly sorry.

* * *

“Woah Wodanaz don’t eat?”

“Lee Han originally likes studying more than eating.”

In response to Ymirg’s question, Gainando pretended to know.

Of course, if Lee Han was by his side, it would have sounded like a blow to the back of the head.

“… Juniors. Why the hell is Professor Bible here?”

“uh. Are you just looking for me?”

“You just came to see me?”

“yes.”

“Anyone who behaves so arbitrarily… that’s right.”

Direth was convinced before he even questioned it.

If it was Professor Verdus, it would have been enough.

“But no matter how much it is, I think we should give it some time to rest.”

Deirett put down the Strawberry Madeleine and said.

I’m a student who had a hard time catching an undead chimera, but isn’t it a little too much to take her away without giving me a break?

“it is not so? No matter how long you waited It won’t be a few hours at most.”

“uh. no?”

“No?”

“You’ve been waiting for me since last night.”

It was evening now, so it was almost a day’s wait.

“You’ve been here since last night… Wait a minute. wait for a sec.”

It was strange that he visited last night, but it could have been because the professor and his student were close.

“You’ve been here since last night. Why did you guys come to the cemetery?”

“Lee-Han asked to run away in the morning…”

“……”

Diret put down the coffee cup at a loss for words.

…Is this self-inflicted?

* * *

“Did you wait long? sorry.”

Lee Han apologized with a pretentious expression.

First of all, because the opponent was a professor.

But Professor Verdus, as expected, didn’t care at all.

“uh? no. let’s do some work really. The helmet has been changed.”

“oh. thank you!”

Lee Han was genuinely delighted with Professor Verdus’ words.

‘I can sell it!’

“How much will this cost?”

“price?”

“yes.”

“Who buys something like that? It’s a dangerous artifact.”

“…uh… now that it’s fixed, isn’t it safe if the user is careful?”

“That’s right. But it’s dangerous if you’re not careful. I don’t buy anything like that.”

“……”

Lee Han glared at the helmet. The Helm of Wisdom spoke cautiously.

Now that it’s like this, taking out the wisdom inside me once…

“Shut up.”

Lee Han turned his attention away from pitching. There was no reason to be interested unless I knew that money was not going to work.

“professor. I have a question.”

“What?”

“Can I make and sell artifacts?”

“Wouldn’t it be impossible?”

Professor Verdus immediately replied.

Artifacts are expensive, so the experience of the person who created them was also very important.

In the case of rookie artifact producers, they had to steadily participate in the production of other artifacts to build their careers and network, and then seize the opportunity to showcase their own artifacts in order to make their name known to the empire.

‘It sounds like a story I’ve heard a lot somewhere.’

In any industry, all newcomers are harsh. Lee Han frowned when he said that it would take more than ten years lightly.

“for a moment. How about this? We make it cheap and sell it cheaply.”

Even in Ein Lorgard, incomplete failure artifacts were rolling around.

They were remnants that our seniors made, failed, and threw away.

Of course, these artifacts would receive an imperial bounty the moment they were sold at full price, but that didn’t mean they were completely useless.

Even adventurers right now, if they could get an artifact at a relatively cheap price, would be tempted to do so, even if it was an imperfect failure.

“what? It’s a waste of mana.”

Professor Verdus was negative about Lee Han’s business plan.

A magician’s magic was a limited resource.

Even a handful of mana should be saved to create a masterpiece, so why waste it in such a place?

And in terms of money right away, selling one masterpiece was better than selling dozens of cheap junk.

“indeed. There is no problem other than wasting magic power, right?”

However, Lee Han took care of what Professor Verdus said.

How about wasting some magic power?

And what if the value for money is not good?

‘It’s much better to earn in advance than to start a career after working for ten years. And the ones that come out when you practice anyway are failures.’

Lee Han quickly drew a blueprint in his head.

To create artifacts with maximum usable functions and sell them continuously…

“Now. Let’s begin!”

Professor Verdus started laying out the equipment without knowing Lee Han’s plan.

Chisels and chisels, planers and saws, small welding wands enchanted with polar flames, glasses with special lenses, and so on.

“professor. There is something I want to do.”

“oh. What? What??”

Professor Verdus asked back excitedly when Lee Han showed enthusiasm.

“I want to try making a water generation artifact or a darkvision artifact.”

“what? Why do you make such crap? Waste of time, waste of magic, waste of materials!”

Of course, just because he was excited didn’t mean he listened to Lee Han’s words well. Regarding the artifact, Professor Verdus was very calm.

Water creation artifacts and dark vision artifacts were boring artifacts that any mage could create with little time and effort.

Professor Verdus could not have preferred such a waste of material.

“professor. There is something I felt while studying magic these days.”

“??”

“Since I have a lot of magical power, it seems that I have to waste some time to loosen my hands.”

“okay??”

“yes. However, if I try to use another magic, if I use another magic and grab the enchantment magic, I can’t adapt right away. It seems that your hands work well if you practice with the same enchantment.”

“Why are you so incompetent?”

“Kheuk. I mean.”

Lee Han responded with fake sadness. Professor Verdus was sincerely sorry for his student’s lack of talent.

“oh my god. So, can you do good endowment magic?”

“oh. Would it be better to quit then?”

“That doesn’t work.”

‘shit.’

Lee Han clicked his tongue inwardly at the sight of Professor Verdus not being completely taken over.

“okay. If so. It’s an artifact that’s not fun, rewarding, and a waste of time, but…”

Professor Verdus grumbled and started taking materials out of his pocket.

Lee Han hesitated as he took out the blue jewel aquamarine and placed it on the spirit whale skin.

Even though Lee Han hadn’t mastered all the ingredients yet, he was well aware that those two ingredients were filthy expensive.

“for a moment. for a moment. professor.”

“why?”

“Do you use aquamarine and spirit whale skin?”

“huh.”

“Uh… is that essential for a water-generating artifact?”

“Is it necessary?”

Lee Han once again felt that he had to ask Professor Verdus in a different way.

“So without it, the water creation magic won’t work at all?”

“It is not. But efficiency is garbage. It’s still trashy artifacts, but if the efficiency is trashy, then it’s really meaningless.”

“But it’s such a waste to use these materials for practice.”

‘And I couldn’t even make it.’

There was no way Lee Han, who was trying to get an optimized manufacturing method, could make an artifact made of aquamarine or spirit whale skin.

“But if you take that out, the efficiency is too trash.”

“How much?”

“A leather bucket this big will take a week to fill.”

“!”

Certainly, Professor Verdus had some truth in his words.

‘A week… is too slow.’

It took a week to fill up a leather bucket that could fit around your waist.

Lee Han suddenly felt that the magic of a wizard is a miraculous power for those who cannot use magic.

People who can’t use magic needed that much preparation to use magic.

“is there any other way? Or infuse a lot of mana.”

“It works, but… the artifact’s lifespan is shortened.”

Even though it was made with cheap materials, the lifespan of the artifact would inevitably be shortened if mana was over-invested.

Besides, it was a waste of mana.

“it’s okay! After all, isn’t efficiency improving?”

“That’s true…”

Professor Verdus tilted his head at the eager student.

why do you like that

‘Do you like making trash?’

* * *

Buckskin koyak thread copper ring.

Water Creation Artifact A material used in a portable leather water bottle.

Lee Han was not the type to admire or take pride in his skills or talents, but he couldn’t help but be proud when he made this leather water bottle.

‘I did it!’

They managed to create an artifact that produced water with inexpensive materials.

Professor Verdus, who was dozing off next to him with a bored expression on his face, yawned and asked.

“Are you done?”

“yes.”

“Are your hands free? Now, then.”

Professor Verdus unfolded the blueprint he had been waiting for on the table.

The blueprints were so long and complex that they filled the long square table.

“…What is this?”

“Aerial Flying Sailboat.”

Seeing Professor Verdus proudly bringing up a project with a level of difficulty that Lee Han would have to take a hundred years to dare, Lee Han seriously contemplated whether to feign illness again.