The Medicine-Taking Genius Wizard
Episode 871: Eyes that See Destiny (7) A
huge hangar appeared beyond the elevator door and the shape of a huge spaceship displayed in the center.
Dozens of engineers and employees are busy removing supports and connections.
[The border of Area 19 is located right in front of this hangar door. We will leave as soon as the engine is finished warming up.]
A middle-aged woman wearing an iron mask covering her lower body looked leisurely and said, looking back at them.
[I’ll explain why you need to ride and move something like this later, and let’s finish the necessary tests first. I have a rather impatient personality.]
“….”
Balkan City Government 1st Administrative Department Mayor Amy Weinston.
A powerful person who has gained authority second only to the mayor in a large city.
In fact, she came to guide Lapis in person on behalf of the mayor, who rarely appears at official events.
However, Lapis did not react to her appearance, greeting her politely and claiming to be a guide.
Instead, Mayer, with a slightly stiff face, just walked forward instead.
“Representative Wainston.”
[Ah, John Mayer.]
The deputy mayor raised his hand lightly as he looked at the old man standing next to Lennok.
[It’s been a while since I’ve seen your face. I heard you were in a lot of pain, but it looks like you’re feeling better now.]
“…It’s thanks to the doctor’s concern. “What’s going on here?”
Mayer said, holding his cane and walking out of the elevator first.
“Obviously, the lawmaker responsible for guiding District 19 must have been someone else.”
[I talked to the city council and asked them to change seats.]
The deputy mayor smiled, adjusting the iron mask that replaced the subordinate.
A strange smile with only the eyes softly curved behind a mask that does not show the corners of the mouth at all.
[And you don’t have to call me congressman. If I have to be specific, I belong to the city government, not the council.]
“….”
[Isn’t the reason I received the position as a member in the first place because of the cumbersome procedure of having the deputy mayor belong to the Senate as a courtesy?]
“It’s not a member of the council, but it’s originally yours. “You should take the position of Senate President instead-”
[So that means I don’t like it.]
The vice mayor said, waving his hand in disgust.
[The vain temporary chairmanship has no meaning as long as that man remains in the Senate. Why would I crawl in there and pretend to be a clown?]
“….”
[The place where I need to show my influence is not in such a cramped den of old monsters. [This is a place where the technology imported from the Balkans is working properly.]
The deputy mayor smiled happily as he looked at the passage with the elevator door open and the cracks in space distorting blurry around it.
[John Mayer. Don’t you think so?]
“I don’t think that’s wrong. “We can never talk about your contribution to the development of a megacity without mentioning your contributions.”
Mayer answered calmly.
“But guiding District 19 is a completely different story. If a problem arises, the leadership of both Balkan and Qing eyes will face threats to their lives at the same time.”
Mayer asked, looking at the spaceship vibrating violently in the distance.
“Congressman Weinston might need to consider the repercussions more carefully.”
[…There is no need to worry, Rep. Mayer.]
The vice mayor’s eyes as he looked at Mayer flashed coldly for a moment.
[If Lapis Falseer had properly inherited the access biometric code as agreed in advance, there would be no problem.]
“….”
At that moment, Lennok and Mayer realized why they were here at the same time.
She knew that access to Area 19 had not been fully transferred to Lapis.
I don’t know what method was used, but I realized that the agreement between Lapis and the city council had gone awry.
And I came here to intervene in the original plan to see it for myself.
[I told you twice in advance, but we are going to conduct a simple test to confirm that, is that okay?] After
saying that, the deputy mayor slowly stepped aside from the elevator entrance and nodded towards the group.
[Others, please come here too. Since you visited Clifton’s grave, isn’t it possible that you may have had health problems?]
“….”
“Evan.”
Lapis, who carefully held Lennok’s sleeve, whispered quickly.
“If I find out the test method in advance, I can fool the inspector.”
“….”
“I will talk to the deputy mayor and take the time, if possible-”
Are you trying to come all this way and solve the problem on your own without relying on Lennok?
Lapis’s decision was understandable, but considering the vice mayor’s attitude so far –
[Lapis Falsier.]
The vice mayor was gesturing towards Lapis in front of the scanning equipment placed on one side of the hangar.
[Let’s start with the most important guest. It’ll be okay, right?]
“…Can you wait a moment?”
Lapis looked away with an expressionless face.
Lapis said, looking back at the vice mayor with no sign of agitation.
“It’s covered in spells and artifacts that hide its presence, so we need some time to remove it.”
[Oh, I don’t see any such magic or artifacts with my eyes, but…]
The vice mayor looked at Lapis up and down, his eyes shining.
“Following the recommendation of the former Central Council, I came to this city with only one attendant.”
However, Lapis looked calm and touched her wrist.
“Do I need to explain in detail what I brought with me to the Balkans?”
[Of course. If possible, I would like to take a look at everything in person, not just your belongings-] The
vice mayor, who was muttering in an odd voice, chuckled and took a step back.
[It’s true that I was a bit hasty. great. I will give you time to prepare.]
Lennok turned his gaze towards Lapis and whispered.
“Lapis. The deputy mayor isn’t sure who owns the biometric code. “If that were the case, we wouldn’t have taken this approach.”
“…Then?”
“But it’s clear that I’m suspicious at the time I point you out. “It would be difficult to fool the deputy mayor on his own.”
“….”
Looking at Lapis who kept her mouth shut as if in trouble, Lennok slowly grabbed Lapis’s wrist.
“So let’s do it like this.”
Faaah!
The moment Lennok drew up his magic power and applied it to Lapis’ wrist, an elaborate barcode shape appeared under Lapis’ wrist.
Area 19 access biometric code inherited from Clifton’s body.
Lapis looked up with a surprised expression when she saw that the exact same radiance was on her wrist.
“how…?”
“It is a duplicate code that reproduces only the appearance through magic projection. “It actually has no effect.”
Lennok said, slowly putting down his hand.
“First take it and get tested. Then…”
Lennok’s gaze sank deeply as he saw Amy Weinston waiting in the distance with her arms crossed.
“I will take care of it.”
* * *
[Please come this way.]
With a smile on his face, the vice mayor kindly guided Lapis to the bottom of the scanning equipment.
Instead of holding the biometric code engraved on Lapis’ wrist directly under the equipment, he looks at it intently.
[Hmm, it seems similar to what I remember….]
“….”
Patisia flaps her wings nervously, and Mayer and Geisel watch in silence.
Lapis, with an expressionless face, slowly places the barcode on her wrist under the scanning device.
Beep beep!
As soon as the barcode scanning was completed, an inorganic guidance sound rang out.
=Biometric code verification for area 19 access rights completed.
=Acquire access to hangar gate 3.
=One probe is waiting in front of the gate.
As soon as the green light came on, the device scanning Lapis’ wrist made a refreshing beep.
Anyone can see that it looks like biometric code authentication has been completed normally.
[Are you sure?]
As the deputy mayor turned his gaze with a doubtful look, the engineer who was watching the data screen responded in surprise.
“According to the Tsu measurement data, there were no significant abnormalities, but….”
[Get out of the way.]
Puck!!
Amy’s eyes were busy as she pushed the engineer’s shoulder and sat in front of the screen instead.
Looking at that scene, Mayer quietly whispered to Lennok.
“You did it, right?”
“….”
Lennok didn’t answer, but Mayer seemed to have found the answer in that silence.
There was a faint admiration in the old doctor’s voice that could not be hidden.
“That’s amazing… Vice Mayor Weinston is one of the best biomedical engineers in the city. Complex data such as biometric codes is her specialty, so how can it be so easy-”
“It’s not easy.”
Lennok shook his head.
“So I mixed it up with some gimmicks.”
“…You mean it’s a trick?”
Lennok’s method of fooling the deputy mayor was not that complicated.
While Lapis placed the fake biometric code under the scanning equipment, with Dabi’s help, the entire scanning equipment was hacked.
The data value to be calculated through biometric code measurement was predicted and displayed on the screen.
This would have been impossible if it were not for Dabi’s hacking ability and the knowledge of biometric codes that Lennog gained while gaining access to Area 25.
However, the deputy mayor did not ignore the data that Lennok manipulated and completed.
[Biological code arrangement. Genetically reproducible hadron bottleneck phenomenon. Even the measurement delay of 0.002 seconds… All data is perfect with no problems.] It
accurately selects and reads only the necessary information among all the numbers that appear on the screen without any distinction.
[But not overly flawless.]
“…!!”
bang!
The deputy mayor slammed the scanning device and turned to Lapis.
The vice mayor, who snatched Lapis’s wrist, muttered while glaring at the barcode engraved on her wrist.
[The access permission engraved on Clifton’s body is a very old biometric code, so there must have been parts of it that were lost in the rotten body of that scum.] “….” [Considering that, there must have been some tangled
parts
in the biometric code as well. I can’t see any flaws. How did this happen?]
The deputy mayor’s sharp voice suddenly turned cold in the hangar.
Even other engineers and employees who were busy maintaining the spacecraft began to notice her sad mood.
I never would have thought that it would not end with just passing the inspection, but that they would use the details of the data as an excuse to keep asking.
This may be possible because the deputy mayor also knows the biometric code well, but this is an area that cannot be assumed in advance.
While I was wondering if I should intervene now, Lapis’ expression turned cold.
“Representative Wainston. “I don’t know why you’re asking me that.”
[….]
“If that wasn’t possible, would there be any reason for me to come to Balkan and visit Area 19?”
[Hoo.]
The vice mayor let out a strange laugh.
[Does this mean that it was possible because of the supernormal abilities of the great lighthouse keeper?]
“From the beginning, I had no intention of just relying on the Central Council for methods. Even after the target changes from the central council to the city government, that will not change.”
The transparent sky blue eyes shone as if they were trying to see through the deputy mayor’s iron mask.
“How long will I have to tolerate this rudeness?”
[…Good.]
Perhaps Lapis’ confident words were enough to convince the vice mayor, and then she stood up in front of the scanning equipment.
[If there are no problems with access rights, you can leave right away. We’ll start as soon as everyone else’s tests are finished. Oh, and as I said earlier-]
The deputy mayor’s eyes were wide and wide as he suddenly looked away.
[Don’t call me a congressman. The old people on the city council are enough to get on my nerves.]
Lapis smiled brightly.
“Understood, Representative Weinston.”
* * *
After Lapis’s examination was over, the other party’s examinations ended in an instant.
The vice mayor also seemed to have no interest in the other lawmakers, so he just scanned and measured horsepower and ended it.
[Rep. Mayer. Representative Geisel. Looking at the test results, it looks like he is unwell.]
“….”
[It seems difficult to take you two to Area 19 together.]
Before the test results were even out, a worried voice was raised in front of the two people. The deputy mayor making things up.
The deputy mayor spoke to the two people, completely ignoring Geisel, whose eyes were twitching.
[It looks like your visit to Rep. Clifton’s hospital room caused a problem, so please go back and get some rest. This is an order from the interim chairman.]
“…Let’s do it.”
Mayer smiled wryly at the words of the vice mayor, casually asserting the authority of interim chairman that he had rejected.
“It was not the role of old lawmakers like us to guide District 19 in the first place.”
[It’s good that you understand quickly.]
The deputy mayor nodded cheerfully and gestured, and the soldiers guarding the hangar area began to approach.
Geisel, who was looking at Lapis with a complicated expression, suddenly opened his mouth.
“Me and Representative Mayer were only responsible for listening to Clifton and seeing the transfer of authority.”
“What do you mean?”
Geisel glanced back at the deputy mayor and said.
“Vice-Mayor Wainston is one of the talented people who has grabbed key Balkan power faster than anyone else in this city. “They probably know more than we do.”
“You’re talking about it needlessly. “If you want to give a warning, do it clearly.”
Lennok frowned at Geisel’s subtle words.
“I told Lapis that I had traveled with Heavenly Gyeon before. Even with your experience working with the Ascendants, haven’t you been granted high authority by the Council?”
“Knowing a lot is not necessarily a good thing. “You know it too.”
“….”
“Everyone who delve deep into the darkness of this city becomes like that.”
Lennok did not know that Geisel’s upward gesture was referring to the Clifton they had just left behind.
“Knowledge alone without proper qualifications will drive most people crazy. This is also the reason why omniscience cannot take precedence over omnipotence.”
“…you.”
“But what Representative Meyer said is not wrong either.”
Geisel turned his gaze towards Mayer.
“There is definitely value in trying something even when you know you will fail. “I just ran away.”
The moment Lennok hesitated at Geisel’s answer, which felt like a sense of déjà vu, Mayer grumbled.
“Don’t grandiose your old man’s ambitions. “Now I just want to be mayor.”
“Councilman. But…”
“I’m no different. “I started with a grand cause, but now sometimes I forget why I’m here.”
“….”
“But it’s not too late.”
A faint smile formed on Mayer’s lips as he watched Lapis wearing a safety suit from afar.
“Just once, at the most important moment. “You just have to forget it once.”
“Whoa… I’m still not sure.”
Leaving behind Geisel, who sighed, Mayer turned his gaze towards Lennok.
“As promised, no matter what problem arises, we will just reply that we were deceived because we did not properly see the process of succession of authority.”
Mayer’s eyes turned calm as he looked at Lennok.
“No matter what happens after this, we don’t know each other. Do you understand?”
“You’re saying something strange.”
Lennok shook his head.
“We were strangers from the beginning. “Please stop pretending to be friends now.”
“…you. You’re a more interesting person than I thought. “I’ll give you my contact information, so if I get the chance later-”
Mayer, who was about to give his business card, disappeared behind the hangar under the guidance of the soldiers who approached, and Lennok immediately stood in front of the spaceship holding a safety suit.
Woooo!!
The sight of the spacecraft emitting fierce flames from the back of the rocket along with the violent noise of its engines.
It wriggles as if it will jump out the other side of the tightly closed hangar door at any moment.
[Lapis Palsier. Please come this way.]
The deputy mayor, who had changed into a lapis-like safety suit, put on his iron mask and guided the group.
Kwaaaa!!
As you enter the spaceship, you become one with the vibration and your whole body shakes violently.
The noise echoing in my ears pierces my eardrums and drowns out my other senses.
The space inside the spaceship, which seemed huge, was surprisingly very cramped.
There are only ten seats facing each other in a small boarding gate with no cockpit or control room.
The vice mayor boarded the front seat first, and Lapis sat across from her, hugging Patisia.
As soon as Lennok sat down next to him, the gate door closed and the spaceship shook violently.
Cheek!
Clap, clap, clap!!
A cushion protrudes from between the seat and the armrest back, wraps around the entire body, and a solid skeleton is attached on top of it.
The seat changes into a shape that embraces and protects the occupants’ entire body like a steel cocoon.
The deputy mayor, who was calmly leaving his body to the process, said.
[It will shake a bit, but it will be enough for just a moment. You will get used to it soon.]
“Even after installing this much safety equipment?”
Lennok smiled bitterly at those words.
Why are there only so many seats on this huge spaceship? Why is there so much safety equipment on the seats?
Isn’t this because the state of Area 19, where we are heading from now on, is so ridiculously dangerous?
“You’re acting like you’re going to go into space right now.”
[It was originally made for that purpose.]
The vice mayor affirmed.
[A long time ago, when we believed we would be able to travel through space, investment in this field was very active.]
“….”
[Why is a probe originally built to travel through space now entering a closed area? Do you know what it is being used for?]
As the vice mayor said that, his gaze was directed at Lennok, not Lapis. As if Lennok knew the answer.
Lennok asked back as he felt Lapis looking back.
“Are you trying to say that the environment in District 19 is similar to space?”
[No, no. Don’t you know that’s not true?]
But the deputy mayor shook his head as if he didn’t like Lennok’s answer.
[Similar but different. You probably know that there is a more plausible expression, right?]
“If you want an expression similar to the universe… no way.”
The reason why Lenno protects Lapis and heads to District 19. The reason why Lapis wants to meet Cheongyeon in District 19.
A huge crack that existed at the place where Heavenly Gyeon’s conscious body faced Lennok.
At the point when the deputy mayor of the Balkan city government directly induces such an explanation, the answer he wants to hear is decided.
Lennok, who instantly found a faint connection between them, hardened his expression.
“Has the entire District 19 been transformed into a [gate] to the open sea?”
At that moment, the vibration of the spacecraft stopped on the spot like a lie.
The moment when silence fell beneath the boarding gate and Patisia took a deep breath.
Wow!!!
With a tremendous roar, the spaceship’s hull accelerated as if being pushed forward.
