Medicinal Genius Wizard Episode 502
Interim Settlement (3)
“Settlement and Exchange….”
He wondered if he was going to argue in the name of an exchange, but when the man mentioned the settlement, Lennok changed his mind.
If there is anyone who knows about the midterm settlement of the Pandemonium War in this satellite city of Bairutsu, who is it?
That pot-bellied man who looks like a drunkard on the outside is also a member of Pandemonium.
The other party also recognized that Lennok was a member of the settlement and proposed an exchange of artifacts.
“That’s a funny word.”
“yes? As for the artifact you have… … .”
“But I don’t need a how-to.”
Lennok immediately grabbed the archangel’s pity once more.
At the same time, the light bursting from the inside of the robe poured down equally on the heads of the fleeing ghouls from all directions.
Chii profit!!!
“Quaaaaagh!!!”
He couldn’t even scream properly, and the flesh on his neck melted away in a bizarre way.
The ability inherent in the relic of the Archangel’s Compassion is not limited to space transfer of inanimate objects or magical powers.
A high-level augmentation technique like the one used by Irina Pesfield.
Lenok himself had never used it properly due to mana addiction, but he was aware of the fact that it had a fatal effect on beings such as ghouls.
Spirit line. Among them, the augmentation technique is basically focused on significantly increasing the body’s metabolism, regenerative ability, and overall physical ability and condition.
Although this power itself is embodied as the power of a spell, its foundation is always in the life and energy and nutrients of the subject.
However, for ghouls who can no longer regenerate or recover on their own and live by sucking the blood of other beings, forced regeneration and metabolism acceleration are very fatal.
The rapidly regenerated and stimulated cells melted away without recovery while remaining consumed in the ghoul’s body.
Ghouls who do not even have time to suck the blood of other beings do not regenerate on the spot and perish.
“Damn the rain!!”
“A spirit-type sorcerer. You didn’t say anything like that… … !!”
“No, I still…!!”
Chii profit!!
The corpses melted on the spot the moment I hit the augmentation formula toward the ghoul that was rushing into it.
The result felt somewhat different from the laws of magic that Lennok had understood so far.
Perhaps this is why Pandemonium is investing in collecting old world artifacts.
If it is a relic that operates through the order of the world, which is different from the laws established in this world, wouldn’t there be a solution in a completely different way?
If you think so, the purpose of pandemonium itself is not incomprehensible.
Although the progress of the plan and how convincingly the specific measures are being designed are unknown.
At least, if you are here today that you are going to collect such relics and enter the interim settlement, it should be enough to get some sense.
Instead of taking a break to check it out, Lennok went straight to Bayrutz.
“What, did you already have some sense? You made a useless offer for no reason.”
A razor-sharp voice came from behind Lennok’s back.
“He’s a lot more sinister than I thought. It’s as much as that cool black mask.”
He flicked the bridge of his red nose, blew it out, and chuckled at Lennok.
“My name is Vernon. Did you say it was Victor? I heard he worked with a clown, but I can’t remember his name. When I drink this, my memory gets blurred.”
His words and actions are too foreign to appear in the middle of such a bleak ghost town.
“Long bullshit.”
said Lennok in a dull tone.
“If you don’t want to explain, I will go.”
“Hehehe, there were rumors that he had an arrogant disposition, but I guess it wasn’t a lie at all.”
Vernon’s smirk, as if he wasn’t in a bad mood at all, despite his sharp reply.
“It’s not such a big story. In my experience, there were many cases where the people who gathered at settlements were in one place. There were often trades for usable items.”
“….”
“It doesn’t have to be an old world relic. This is because the number of cases to be submitted for the settlement of accounts must be left. How are you?”
In short, do you mean that before the settlement of accounts, members with a similar mind exchange briefly barter?
Hagiya, if you are strong enough to enter Pandaemonium, there is a high possibility that you have several artifacts, voluntarily or unintentionally.
Yangji has to explain where he got the artifact and where he is keeping it, but what does that matter in a criminal organization like this?
Whether you kill someone and steal it, steal it from a corpse, or steal it from somewhere, no one asks for a book.
A proposal to make a transaction by looking at the value of each other’s goods thoroughly.
Lennox reacted sharply, too, but not without interest.
He nodded, adjusting his mask with his arms crossed.
“Take it out.”
“hmm?”
“If you made an offer, wouldn’t you have something you want?”
Lennok’s eyes shone coldly through the mask.
“I’ll first check if I need anything, and then I’ll pick out what you need.”
A declaration that is so proud that it is not arrogant. Even Vernon, who was laughing with a red face, has a slightly dumbfounded expression.
“…He was a much more difficult friend than I thought. Well, that’s not what’s important.”
Vernon, scratching his cheek, burped and rummaged in his arms.
“Consider it fortunate that I have more experience dealing with sick people who are far more deranged than you. Do you know how many weirdos there are in the used trade? There are crazy people who just tell you the price you want and go to get it, and there are mentally ill competitors who ask why you are selling at this price.”
“….”
“Last quarter, there was even a guy asking for 400-year installments. What’s even more surprising is that he was a madman who sincerely believed that he could pay back 400 years later. No, if you’re going to do that, you have to go borrow a loan. Why are you asking me to pay in installments… … .”
The image of Vernon spewing out monologues as if resentment had accumulated over the second-hand transaction.
From what he had to say, Lennok’s demeanor seemed to correspond to a very conscientious intellectual on this planet.
“What matters is not that. Then, let’s move and start!”
After dragging Lennok into a closed mall, Vernon set something down in his arms with a lively gesture.
widely!!
What he put down on the far left of the shelf that looks like a stall is an old ancient document.
Faint magical energy flowing through the paper seems to be a fairly powerful magic book.
Vernon said as he drank from the bottle.
“This is the record of the orientation magic experiment in the Glacia Mage Tower. The records of studying the unique magic of the ice system are recorded in great detail.”
“….”
“It is the fodder of the Mage Tower that is rarely leaked outside. If you want to study attribute magic, there will never be a better specimen than this one.”
“It’s the magic tower’s fodder… … .”
Vernon’s voice seemed convinced that it was already half eaten.
“At this point, as far as what I want, I really prefer the kind of junction artifact that is basically a filter or a filter….”
widely!
Vernon’s words stopped as soon as he saw the thick diary Lennok had put down.
The man identified a faint strand of electricity flowing from the diary and picked it up with wide eyes.
Turning the pages quickly, Vernon’s eyelids trembled, unable to hide his agitation.
“This is Thorburn’s Mage Tower Warlord Magic Research Journal!! How those warmongers leaked stuff like this… … !!”
The mage’s tower’s food that is more perfectly compatible with Vernon than what Vernon brought out.
“As you can see, I’m not satisfied with this.”
Looking at the back of Vernon, who had his mouth shut in an instant, Lennok said.
“Take out more.”
“…Mmmmm!!”
The second thing Vernon, who turned around his waist with a red face, took out a water bottle respirator.
Inside, a bluish gas floats and swirls around the inside of the respirator.
“It is a storage device that compresses horsepower into a gaseous state. You can use it conveniently just by putting it around your mouth.”
said Vernon.
“It’s an item that can store the average amount of magical power of a Aspect-class wizard. This kind of thing with capacity and portability at the same time is never common… … .”
Before he could finish his words, Lennok pulled out another object and set it down beside the respirator.
A crystal sphere where blue magic converges in a spiral. The appearance of a magic reactor core that emits light alone with a subtle heat.
The site of Dyke’s factory, which was raided by the cartel’s execution unit. An object that remodeled the magic reactor core installed there so that Lennok could use it.
It is a magical energy storage device that can handle the amount of magical energy in the magnetic realm once, as it was also used when killing Parden McQueen.
I’ve never used Papyrus Argenteus since I got my hands on it, but it’s probably incomparable to most mana storage devices.
Vernon also became quiet in an instant, as if he had recognized the amount of mana contained in the mana core.
Lennok looked at Vernon and tilted his head.
“Is this the end?”
“….”
“Looks like you don’t have very many items for what you offered a deal.”
“No, it’s not over yet!!”
Vernon raised his head, widened his eyes, and shouted.
His expression, which had been flushed from drunkenness, suddenly became clear as if he had been slapped on the cheek.
Vernon, who rummaged in his arms, put the artifacts on the shelf in succession, followed by Lennok, matching the items in his hand.
“It is a priestly weapon of Machina, Machine City. I couldn’t find the blueprint… … .”
“Gearside’s custom weapon blueprint. It is an object made by remodeling Machina’s.”
Vernon opened his mouth wide.
“…Ataksha Workshop’s wrist guards. Although it does not reach the Black Palace Workshop’s items… … !!”
“Here are the gloves from the Black Palace workshop.”
When Lennok takes off his glove and sets it down, he breaks out in a sweat.
“The spatula of the Heavenly Spirit. In an emergency, it protects the user with a magic barrier… … .”
“The five fingers of Enakpil that allow the user to escape. I have a few extras.”
A deep silence.
“The law of telomeres. A high-ranking artifact that supports the power of elemental techniques… … .”
“A book of revolution that is said to be a gift to candidates for beads in the Blaber Magic Tower. It is an item that greatly improves the speed and implementation of flame magic.”
“….”
All items that Vernon offers as trade items are put down along with items that are similar or better.
With a faintly trembling hand, Vernon swallowed.
He closed his eyes tightly as if he were planning to retrieve something that he couldn’t get out at this point, reached out from inside his arms, and set it down on the shelf.
“It is a casting amulet made by the abbot of Stania Monastery!! It gives a powerful blessing to the user semi-permanently… … !!”
“A self-defense talisman made by a 8th-level amulet master. They say it contains a spell called the floating barrier.”
“X Baaal!!!”
Vernon, who spat out thick double curses, squealed at Lennok.
“Are you kidding me right now!!”
“I meant to bring out something more valuable as an exchange item.”
“I don’t know, X feet really!!”
After saying that, Vernon lay flat on the spot and started screaming loudly.
“It’s okay, so tell me what you want!! Please quickly trade with the artifact I want!!”
“….”
The appearance of Vernon who started to use a group of people as if his hair had gone bad from the alcohol.
Lennok looked at Vernon’s appearance somewhat pathetically, then put his hand in his arms without saying a word.
“Does the filter you want mean something like this?”
Vernon’s eyes widened as he looked at the long pipe-shaped coffin that appeared at the end of his robe.
“Ohhh!!!”
The moment Vernon jumped up and was about to grab it, Lennok tossed it back.
Vernon’s body leaned in that direction and fell again, and Lennok, who casually grabbed it with a magician, asked.
“say.”
“That’s right!! Where the hell did you get that!!”
One of the tobacco filters that Lennok bought at a high price from Plumber’s Orchard when it was difficult to produce tobacco on his own.
Artifacts are artifacts, but there is no function related to augmentation or assistance in a magical way, so I didn’t expect to show interest in such things.
Standing up, Vernon salivated and glared at the filter in Lennok’s hand.
“A filter that was produced in extreme secrecy in the shadows of a megacity and sold in limited quantities…!! After it was discovered that you can filter and enjoy more than 56 kinds of sake, it is sold at a very high price to lovers of alcohol… … !!”
“….”
“If you don’t need that item, let’s exchange it for my artifact. No, if you need it, you can trade even an artifact from the old world. What do you need!!”
If it comes out this earnestly, there is a possibility that Vernon’s request is not simply a hobby.
Perhaps there is something related to alcohol or the necessary conditions for ability. With that in mind, it is understandable why filters are of such great value to him.
However, the problem is that among the things Vernon has, there are no necessary artifacts… … .
Lennok, who was lost in thought for a moment, immediately recalled the answer and turned his head.
“Giving an artifact from the old world means that even if you give up on the settlement this time, you’ll want this filter, right?”
“okay!”
“Then do this.”
Saying that, Lennok put the filter back into his bosom.
“From what I heard, a certain price will be returned according to the artifacts and information of the old world submitted for this settlement.”
“…Not really. What was it?”
“Tell me exactly what that price feels like.”
Lennok smiled faintly as he adjusted his mask.
“In some cases, I will agree to a deal if you promise to use the price the way I want.”
* * *
After reaching an agreement with Vernon, Lennok went with him to the meeting place.
The place where they arrived with Vernon’s guidance was a huge theater that was exceptionally large among the bleak buildings in the satellite city.
Compared to other buildings in Bayrutz, the design and size are quite unique.
The streamlined, curved roof resembling a dolphin is impressive. Even at the time of designing the city, it must have been a building that was planned as a major landmark.
It might not be easy to choose as a place for a meeting as it was so noticeable, but the members gathered this time didn’t seem to care about that.
The back door to enter the main hall of the theater room.
Lennok, who had followed Vernon through the corner of the spacious warehouse behind the back door, stopped walking.
Wedge liquid!!
A ghastly killing spree that aims precisely between the nape of the neck and bursts out.
The bloody eyes twisted around in the air before stopping right behind Lennok.
Vernon turned his head after confirming the direction in which the killing spree came out.
His expression showed an emotion closer to annoyance than bewilderment or surprise.
“That shit really…. can’t you do enough? The smell of blood makes the taste of the alcohol worse!!”
“Uhhhh…. Excuse me.”
stomp… … !!
With those words, another man dragged a corpse from the back of the warehouse and walked out.
An elderly man with a dazed look. His clothes were tattered because he was lazy, but the blade he was holding loosely shone coldly.
“I thought he would be an excellent swordsman, so I tried my best, wasn’t it…?”
Vernon snorted and bruised the old man.
“What does a prosecutor do against a special magician? … . It looks like you, too, have completely blinded yourself from killing people at random.”
“Hmm…. If not, there is nothing you can do about it.”
The old man muttered in a plaintive tone and slowly pushed the blade he was holding into the scabbard.
But Lennok paid more attention to the fact that there wasn’t a drop of blood on the knife than the natural movement.
Even though he had been killing people at random until a while ago, not a handful of traces remained of the weapon he was using.
Wouldn’t that be possible because the old man, unlike his shabby appearance, was a high-level swordsman?
The old man looked at Lennok and quietly flashed a red light.
“It definitely feels like I’ve killed a person, but it’s strange… … .”
“….”
“Hehehe, if it weren’t for the prosecutor….”
An old man who cuts the body he killed with the end of the scabbard, lifts it up, and walks out of the theater warehouse.
The corpse was dragged along with its steps, drawing red blood on the warehouse floor.
Vernon spit out the alcohol in his mouth and swears.
“…You crazy old man, where are you going to wander when you don’t have much time left?”
“It’s quite fun to hunt fresh human flesh after a long time….”
The old man let out a sullen laugh and slowly moved away from the warehouse.
“Do not disturb….”
“Damn it, you’re still a bad guy.”
Vernon grumbled and spat out.
“It’s okay, that old man always behaves like that. I’ll be back when the time comes. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come this far.”
Scratching his head with an annoyed look, Vernon turned his back.
“That bastard in blood tells me to do it myself whether I search for it or not. We go in.”
Enter the inside of the theater through the complex back door storage and dressing room.
The main hall of a grand theater where thousands of spectators look down on the stage at the same time.
However, there was only a lot of white dust and unknown ashes piled up on the seats.
Nevertheless, the first thing that caught Lennok’s attention was not the bleak audience seats, but the spacious stage located in the direction they were looking at.
At the place where all the props and stage settings should intersect, there was a huge statue of a god that seemed to have been carved out of a giant.
oh oh… … !!
A figure with two heads and eight arms.
On top of the stone statue, which has a fiercely distorted face like a demon and a muscular upper body, unknown ancient characters are densely inscribed.
The array of letters that were inscribed in this way radiated light all over the giant statue’s body, scattering soft brilliance.
The appearance of a new statue that does not really suit to be hidden in the middle of such a theater.
As Lennok stopped for a moment at the foreign sight and looked up at the statue, he began to sense five signs through the darkness of the theater.
Four humans and a strangely shaped doll that seems to imitate humans.
And, surprisingly, two of them were already known to Lennok.
“….”
A man and a woman sitting on top of a VIP seat in a theater and a ceiling light holder.
Kavahim’s royal family, Soryu, and Machine City’s enforcer Maya Lenslet, who walk around in cold air.
The strong people encountered in Kaiwu Shu and the Hanghasa Labyrinth. Two powerful people who left a strong impression on Lennok came here.
