Chapter 317
“Are You Angry?”
Could it be that… I am the Helm of Wisdom. The only purpose is to give the seeker a wise answer, but such a private…
‘Looks like he’s angry.’
Lee Han thought to himself.
There were few people who didn’t get angry, compared to people who usually talk at length like that.
Of course, the Helm of Wisdom was an artifact, but there was no law against holding grudges.
“hmm. Helm of Wisdom… An artifact that can even answer a question once a month with a sense of self like you is very precious, right?”
I can do that.
The Helm of Wisdom answered happily.
I wondered if this young student had finally realized his worth.
The purpose of the Helm of Wisdom is to explore and accumulate all the knowledge in the world.
For that reason, it didn’t matter how dangerous the owner of the helmet was.
In order to pursue a purpose, the owner of the helmet has to rely on it and keep asking questions…
This insolent student tossed it in a pile of luggage and lifted it up a long time later.
But even now, I think I realized the value, so I could forgive her.
“thanks.”
Wait… Why aren’t you asking questions? You can do it once a month, so it would be good to do as many as possible.
“no. It bothers me when I sell it.”
grave…!
Lee Han packed the helmet well and put it in a wooden box.
The thought of exchanging it for a silver coin together with the ring made me very happy.
* * *
Yoner sighed as he saw Lee Han walking away.
My friend was walking into the valley of darkness, but I couldn’t stop him, so it was very frustrating.
“Did I really say that? Can’t you tell me something later?”
Yoner said it over and over as if he was worried.
Joanen Meikin’s alchemy workshop located in the guild area west of Granden City.
It was a harsh hell alchemy workshop known to all alchemists.
A place where not a single mistake or a single second is wasted.
Yoner had been avoiding going to this studio since he was scared and cried when he went out to play holding his sister’s dress when he was little.
“Yoner. All I have to say to you later is thank you.”
“…Lee Han. I like silver coins too… but life may not be all about silver coins.”
Yoner had never imagined that such a ridiculous and embarrassing sound would come out of his mouth.
“Silver is not everything. I know. But it’s convenient to have a silver coin.”
“It is.”
The personalities of the two were too similar to deny Lee Han’s words. While Yoner inadvertently acknowledged it, Lee Han opened the studio door and went inside.
“Sleep…”
Strictly!
As soon as he entered, what Lee Han saw was an alchemist pouring potion on another alchemist’s face.
“You made trash. scram. I don’t need you either.”
“Muh… what! Are you saying that knowing where I worked?! At Cheongsong Guild and Classen Workshop…!!”
“I don’t care where you worked. I only look at my current skills. And you have wasted more of my time with nonsense.”
The golem appeared before I could finish talking. The golem grabbed both of the alchemist’s arms and threw them out of the workshop door.
The alchemist who gave the order didn’t even say ‘get back to work’.
The alchemists in the workshop were concentrating on their work without paying attention.
“Is this Ein Lorgard?”
“So I told you…”
Yoner said in a weak voice.
I was worried that I would lose a friend after vacation.
* * *
Joanen greeted them with a gloved hand straightening his amethyst glasses.
“nice to meet you. I was waiting. You came earlier than your appointment time?”
“I couldn’t wait because my heart was pounding at the thought of working in this renowned workshop in the city.”
“……”
Yoner looked at Lee Han with a complicated expression.
I knew that my friend was good at flattery, but this was really a bit…
Joanen’s eyes through the amethyst glasses softened.
“I’m still in the lower grades, but I already have this kind of mindset… There’s a reason for the rumors.”
“thank you. for a moment. What do you mean by rumor?”
“I heard that you won overwhelmingly in a confrontation with a mage from Valdrogard?”
“There is some misunderstanding in that rumor…”
“In the mansion of the imperial family, the basilisk was subdued.”
“That’s true, but even there…”
“I heard that you came here after subjugating an evil being from the other world a few days ago.”
‘Is there a bulletin board for professors in this city?’
Lee Han shuddered at the fear of the socialites in Granden City, where information was shared quickly like the professors at Ein Rogard.
Of course, there was nothing wrong with the spread of fame.
However, spreading a reputation that did not match his level only poisoned him.
What if I misunderstood Lee Han right away by saying, ‘Your hobby is to reverse summon evil beings from another world or catch basilisks’?
Lee Han had already had such an experience at Ein Lorgard. Twice was a specification.
“You wouldn’t have subjugated the beings of the other world? It must have spread incorrectly.”
Yoner was puzzled and sided with Lee Han. Lee Han said bitterly.
“I actually did.”
“…when?!”
“After registering as an adventurer with the guys from the White Tiger Tower. Because these bastards messed around unnecessarily…”
“……”
Yoner gave up defending his friend.
At this point, I just thought that Lee Han wasn’t just unlucky, but Lee Han’s own business.
“You don’t have to worry too much. The work that needs to be done in the workshop is not that dangerous.”
“Really?”
Yoner said in a worried voice.
I already feel like 30 minutes before losing a friend.
“of course. Think carefully. Yoner. The alchemists working here are excellent alchemists with at least ten years of experience. No matter how talented you are, you can’t put a freshman right away.”
“I know?”
Yoner succumbed slightly to her sister’s persuasion.
Well, no matter how talented Lee Han was, he hadn’t yet learned all the intricate mysteries of alchemy.
Yihan, who was listening by the side, whispered softly to Yoner.
“hmm. Yoner. I don’t want to say this, but I can pamper even people who aren’t up to the level.”
As with Professor Verdus, even if you didn’t like Lee Han’s level of magic yet, Lee Han had one particular advantage.
An immeasurably enormous amount of horsepower.
“So…”
“Yes. Yoner. Could you give this letter to Madame Ornette? Madame Ornette will be very happy to see you after a long time.”
Joanen cut off their conversation and gave Yoner a letter.
Upon receiving the letter, Yoner looked at Lee Han with a mixture of anxiety and worry. I could see the fear that my friend would die if I took my eyes off it.
“Go and come. Because I’m fine.”
“…really careful. Han Lee. Remember what I said earlier.”
As Yoner closed the door and left, Joanen asked curiously.
“Do you mind if I ask what your brother said earlier?”
“They said life might not be all about silver coins.”
“Can’t he?”
Lee Han was a little taken aback by his firm trust in his younger brother.
“ruler. Anyway… Since my brother is gone, can I start working?”
“yes.”
“Let’s go.”
Joanen got up and started walking down the hallway of the workshop.
The complex scent pouring from all over made it clear that it was an alchemist’s workshop.
“Do you know where this is?”
“Is this Maykin-sama’s studio?”
“It worked out well.”
Joanen waved his staff and called out ingredients from the cupboard.
The water in the pot filled up and the medicinal herbs were chopped on top. As the flame of the pot was drawn, the heat rose.
“The potion I am trying to make is < Dobuk's Enchantment Potion >. Do you know?”
“I only know what kind of potion it is.”
Professor Thunderwalker was a mischievous person, but he wasn’t one who threatened to make a potion that couldn’t be made right away like some crazy vampire professor.
In that respect, < Dobuk's Hwaning Potion > was a potion of high difficulty that could not be made at Lee Han’s level.
There are a few magics that Lee Han doesn’t know how to use yet, and the ingredients and usage are much more complicated…
“Just knowing is a big deal. What Wodanaz will do today is to trim and insert the Drapillar, the main ingredient of this Enchantment Potion. To sum it up, you take on the role of my assistant.”
At first glance, it sounded quite simple, but Lee Han never let his guard down.
Worldly work was not easy enough to earn silver coins so easily.
“Is there anything I need to be careful of when putting it in?”
At Lee Han’s words, Joanen’s eyes lit up.
Certainly, since he was the top student at Einrogard, he understood quickly without having to explain.
“Trim it according to the picture here, but do you know how to use < Ingredient Amplification > magic? I guess you haven’t learned yet.”
“Teach me, and I will learn.”
“I have a schedule today, so please learn in 30 minutes.”
Joanen slowly began to calmly reveal his madness.
If Yoner was by my side, I would have said, ‘Please wake up, unnie, you are my friend’.
Which wizard asked you to learn magic you’ve never seen before in 30 minutes?
“All right.”
However, Lee Han was neither embarrassed nor surprised.
It was because he had already experienced a lot of crazier people in Ein Lorgard.
Joanen briefly explained the movement of the wand and the flow of spell magic.
“Think of it as an extension of < Ingredient Separation > magic.”
“understand.”
“Try it.”
Lee Han swung his staff. And it worked in one go.
Joanen was amazed.
I expected it within 30 minutes, but I thought it would be successful at once.
Expectations were high that they had brought in really good talent.
“Excellent.”
“thank you.”
“Then, extract and amplify the liquid component of Drafila.”
This was simple, but by no means simple.
It was not usually difficult to extract Draphylla, a plant whose liquid component is firmly fixed in the root.
If I forcibly applied it, the roots would be destroyed before the liquid came out, and the roots would mix messily.
In order to accomplish this, it required not only excellent mana control, but also understanding and experience of the water element.
Kwadeuk!
With the sound of squeezing a piece of cloth, the liquid substance was extracted from inside the Drafila.
If there were other alchemists in the workshop, they would have been shocked.
No matter how good you are, a first-year student is already at this level.
However, Joanen shook his head.
“There are impurities in the ingredients. I think you should do it again.”
Joanen’s full-blown madness that Yoner was worried about.
Even if the opponent did 99, he had a perfectionist personality that pointed out that he needed to do it again because 1 out of 100 was missing.
If there were other alchemists, they would have said, ‘Maykin-sama, you can’t find an assistant because you’re like this.
“All right.”
Lee Han extracted the liquid again. Joanen said regretfully.
“There is some waste in extraction. I think you should do it again.”
“yes.”
“There was a problem with the amplification. I think you have to do it again because it has changed.”
“No problem.”
Originally, he had succeeded in such a high-difficulty process, but if he was asked to do it again for a trivial reason, it was common for him to grit his teeth the second time and open the door the third time and run out.
Unfortunately, there were no sane people in this studio right now.
“How about this?”
“I think we are almost there. You have to do it again…”
“Yes.”
* * *
Yoner gasped and opened the door.
“I’m back! What happened?!”
“There was nothing.”
“Because you were doing a good job.”
Lee Han and Joanen greeted Yoner with a calm smile that meant ‘Why are you making such a fuss’.
Yoner found their smiles strangely creepy.
