Episode 648
But Alcicle wasn’t fooled.
“Where are you going to run away?”
Arsicle, who summoned the helmet again with a wand, threatened the cheeky Artifact.
“Are you being arrogant with a wizard just for the sake of a helmet? I will lock you in eternal cold.”
please help too master.
Tugu abandoned his usual cheeky attitude and called Lee Han.
Unlike Einrogard’s students, the outside wizards couldn’t really know what they were going to do.
Alcicle summoned thick ice and imprisoned it in order to teach the impudent Helm a lesson.
Then he asked Lee Han.
“If it’s an artifact like this, it won’t be useless.”
“So that’s it…”
Lee Han explained what kind of artifact this < helmet of wisdom > is.
If the artifact was useful apart from being evil, Lee Han would have used it often, but this helmet had a very long cooldown when answering questions that he knew little about.
It wasn’t that Lee Han didn’t bring it up except for the flood incident during the semester.
Despite that explanation, however, Alcicle showed interest in pitching.
First of all, the purpose of making the helmet to collect knowledge was interesting, and I was curious about what kind of knowledge it had.
“i envy you. To get something like this.”
“Then Pengerin-nim will buy it.”
“uh? really?”
“!”
Lee Han hesitated when Alcicle reacted to the joking remark.
“Are you sure you want to buy it?”
“If you sell it, of course I will buy it.”
“Even this helmet store refused to buy it…”
“Well, I wouldn’t buy it at a normal store. Because it’s an evil artifact. but i’m a wizard It’s good to take artifacts like this and study them.”
Lee Han’s eyes twinkled.
Since the sale failed, if I couldn’t sell it to Alcicle this time, I might not be able to get rid of the helmet forever.
“Then pay a single silver coin and take it!”
“what? no! What are you talking about?”
Alcicle was disgusted by Lee Han’s absurd words.
No matter how much he comes from a noble family, he has no concept of money, but to say such a thing.
If rumors spread that he took an artifact from a junior wizard in exchange for a silver coin, from that day on, Alcicle’s nickname became < Artifact Stealer > or < He who devours the backs of juniors > in the world of magic and society in the Empire.
“How can you buy an artifact like this for just one silver coin? no way.”
“Oops.”
Lee Han pretended to be worried as much as possible before opening his mouth.
“Then what Pengerin-sama thinks is the right price…”
“This isn’t something you pay with money.”
As a senior wizard, it was against custom to buy Lee Han’s artifacts with money.
It was better than the rumor that he gave in and took away a silver coin, but it could be nicknamed < The guy who will die buried in gold coins > or < The guy who pressures his juniors >.
The exchange was appropriate to prove that there was no pressure or conciliation.
Alcicle is presenting an artifact that is slightly more valuable than the artifact Lee Han gave as a gift to Lee Han.
“…I really like gold coins. I won’t tell you anywhere.”
“Don’t say anything nonsense. Honor doesn’t disappear just because no one sees it. Mmm. What artifacts were suitable?”
Alcicle ignored Lee Han’s words and looked through the list of artifacts he had.
The list is a bit sparse, having recently exchanged some expensive artifacts for imperial gold for magic research.
Besides, aren’t Wardanaz’s artifacts all equally powerful?
It was hideous and grotesque, but it was undeniable that it was powerful.
“hmm. A staff with the mark of a red age count… I don’t think I’ll need this because I have the frost giant king’s stone… How did you get the frost giant king’s stone?”
After thinking about it, Alcicle questioned Lee Han again, as if he felt unfair.
“Dimensional gateways at school… no, didn’t I tell you when Umidhus-sama was there the other day?”
“Is it?”
Alcicle tilted his head.
My memory was still a little hazy when Eumidyhus and Wodanaz Bagrek visited.
I remember crying because I was shocked by Wodanaz’s incredible talent…
“That Pengerin tried to lend me Frostagon’s egg-studded staff, but Professor Baegrek stopped it. The stone I got from fighting the Frost Giant King is better than the egg.”
“Thank you so much for reminding me of the memories I want to forget.”
“sorry.”
“What could be your fault? It’s Professor Bagleg’s fault.”
Alcicle grumbled and searched through the artifacts. Nothing seemed right.
“Pengerin. Take it first, give it later.”
“no. Then you become < The one who cheats on juniors >.”
“yes?”
“Oh nothing.”
However, no matter how much I searched, I couldn’t come up with any artifacts that I could give to Wardanaz right now.
‘I can’t do it.’
Alcicle vowed to participate in some auctions even now.
Seeing Alcicle quickly pull out a catalog and letter, Lee Han asked, puzzled.
“What are you going to do?”
“To participate in the auction. If you want to participate in the crescent moon auction, you have to send the letter by tomorrow.”
Some of the imperial auctions required direct attendance at the site, but there were also auctions for those who could not attend.
As the land of the empire is so wide, it is only a matter of gathering in one place.
The Crescent Moon Auction was an auction that sent a catalog of treasures that had been put up for auction to these people and received a bid for the item they wanted by letter by a set date.
“Crescent Moon Auction!”
Yihan and Yoner were surprised.
“why? Do you guys want to see it too?”
“An auction with a lot of bubbles at that price…!”
“Isn’t it too much of a waste?”
“…that’s not important right now.”
Unlike other auctions, I had no choice but to set a slightly higher price than usual as I did not notice each other and bought things with one letter.
Otherwise, it was your own loss.
But if you’re in a hurry, it can’t be helped. Alcicle pushed the two annoying students away and opened the catalogue.
Lee Han’s eyes twinkled when he saw the outline of the crescent moon auction item catalog containing colorful and splendid magic.
For Lee Han, who dreams of high-efficiency income at low cost, an auction was one of the gateways he had to go through someday.
If you find treasure from various ruins or quests, where will you sell it?
There are magicians who unconditionally disassemble and analyze on their own, but Lee Han had no intention of committing such a waste.
‘I wonder what came up.’
“Can I take a look too?”
“It’s free to see it, but it’s forbidden to say it’s expensive from the side.”
“No, why do people say expensive things are expensive…”
Lee Han grumbled, but Arcicle was adamant.
When I was picking out artifacts, it was crazy when people next to me made a fuss about how expensive it was.
“Egg of Spadurus Estimated price Two hundred imperial gold coins… no. Why are spadurs eggs so expensive?”
I immediately broke the promise I had just made, but Alcicle grumbled and explained.
“Spadurs have feathers that shine in thirteen colors.”
“But, magically, it’s a pretty useless bird, isn’t it? And it doesn’t have any other abilities.”
“yes. But you are pretty.”
“……”
Lee Han lamented at Alcicle’s words.
‘A bird with such a pretty color costs over 200 coins!’
By these standards, it was an unbelievable luxury.
Henagon’s Staff
The staff used by Henagon, a famous wizard in the western part of the Empire, contains the magic used by Henagon for a long time.
Estimated cost Fifty imperial gold coins.
Rose Nata Blossom
The most beautiful flower in the Empire, a flower among flowers with the most perfect harmony of pink and red.
In order to grow this flower, < Flower Grower > Feltel, who is unrivaled among imperial horticulturists, devoted nearly a year to growing this flower.
The history of this flower…
…
…
Estimated price 32,000 imperial gold coins.
“Ouch.”
Han Lee had never felt like he had been subjected to a mental attack, but looking at the auction catalog, he could have had a similar experience.
It seemed that pretty flowers, useless for magic, cost more than any fortress.
“I don’t know why people don’t buy artifacts. It would be much better than those flowers!”
Lee Han said indignantly.
For Lee Han, who is thinking of excavating and selling artifacts later, this was close to a matter of livelihood.
Why is there such a big difference!
“Yeah, Artifacts… because ordinary people have no use for them…”
Arcicle sympathized with Lee Han.
To think that he was wasting money on such useless things while saving money on magic research that really required gold coins to be invested.
In my opinion, I had to steal the money used for such places and give it to the wizards.
“Isn’t that a robber?”
“Something nicer and nobler than robbery…”
“Bandit?”
“I was wrong. Let’s stop.”
Alcicle turned around and turned the pages of the catalog. Originally, it wasn’t an auction with many things a wizard could use, but this auction was unique.
‘hmm. Seeing things like that makes me want to sell something.’
Looking at the auction items in the catalog, Lee Han also wanted to turn his life around in one shot.
The things I have are like…
‘Wouldn’t it be the bracelet of ten thousand horses or the morning star? Same with the Behemoth necklace. And wands… Should I sell silver spoons for poison detection? Honestly, I’d be fine with not detecting poison. no. I don’t think I’ll get much out of this one. The design should have been better. Or have a story.’
Lee Han seriously agonized over how he could not buy and sell the artifacts he possessed.
In the meantime, a pocket watch with cracks in the glass rolled around. Lee Han reached out and grabbed him.
“This…”
I did something because it was unfamiliar, and a memory came to mind.
It was something I bought when I visited the < Night Demon's Tangled Treasure Pile > store that handles used artifacts with the excellent wizard Baldor Orn.
It wasn’t really an artifact. The landlord said so, and Baldororn agreed.
But…
-I think you got some silver from selling artifacts… How about buying them? A pocket watch in such good condition will be very hard to find once you miss it.
-indeed. If Valdororn says so…
-No no. I didn’t mean it with such a deep meaning!
Now that I think about it, it seemed that there was some meaning in Baldororn’s words.
Like Headmaster Skeleton and Arsyl, people who have lived a long time and get bored don’t convey the same words in a metaphor rather than directly.
What if those words of Valdororn were an allusion?
‘It’s quite possible.’
Thinking that it would have turned upside down if he had heard it himself, Lee Han began to delicately examine the cracked pocket watch.
Starting with detection magic, various methods were used to search for secrets hidden inside this pocket watch.
But there was nothing special about the pocket watch. Lee Han thought he was oversensitive.
‘Should I put some magic on it?’
Lee Han very carefully poured his magic into the pocket watch.
Sending mana in this way and checking the structure inside was one of the specialties of enchanting magicians.
If you are good at crafting and repairing artifacts, you cannot open them every time.
Although Lee Han started with the disadvantage of innate magic power, he also had a sensitive sense of magic power comparable to him.
And Professor Soo-in, a crazy beaver who bothers to control the amount of magic next to him.
Thanks to this, Lee Han was able to channel an appropriate amount of mana. The structure of the increasingly complex pocket watch was clearly felt.
right!
As Lee Han’s magical energy accurately touched the escapement inside the pocket watch, the sound of the second hand stopping resonated clearly in his ears.
And Lee Han felt the time around him momentarily slow down.
‘…Time magic?!’
