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“This is the Artifact Workshop that our Blue Mage Tower is proud of.”
“… … and.”
One of the world’s top three artefact production workshops.
True to its reputation, the facilities inside the studio were completely neglected.
“Isn’t this the Rapel Corporation’s crafting equipment that hasn’t even been released yet?”
“haha. You know right away. you’re right. This is a tool that we plan to release in the second half of this year or early next year. The artisans used it and sent it to me to appreciate.”
“… … Did the Repel Corporation just send you a trial product for free?”
“It can’t be free.”
Kangin Kim smiled meaningfully. It was a smile that made me feel strangely proud.
“I rather received money.”
“yes?”
“What are you surprised about? Receive samples and give impressions. You can’t do this for free, can you?”
“… … It has to be.”
In terms of common sense, Kang-in Kim is right.
However, the opponent is the Rappel Corporation. It is a dinosaur company that not only manufactures and crafts artifacts, but also produces all magic tools.
Just being able to try the new products of such a company first is enough to benefit, but to get extra money on top of that.
‘Is this the blue magic tower?’
It was a passage that showed how important the Blue Mage Tower was to the Lapel Corporation as a business partner.
“Aren’t there any artisans?”
“yes. There is usually no one between 5 and 7.”
It seems to be dinner time and break time.
“That’s too bad. I wanted to see the artisans doing their work.”
“Hmm. It would rather be our artisans who want to see the craftsmanship.”
“yes?”
You want to see me crafting?
“Everyone saw the video of Hayul refining element manalight. How everyone lamented that he should have seen the scene in person, not like a video… … .”
“ah… … .”
Element Manalight.
An impregnable magic stone that has been passed down from the red mage tower to the blue mage tower.
Kim Kang-in wasn’t the only one who couldn’t refine the magic stone.
The same goes for the artisans belonging to the Blue Mage Tower.
‘Because I solved something that they couldn’t solve even after years of research. It’s worth seeing.’
I got it.
“Next time, if you have a chance, come over and show Ha Yul-kun how to craft magic stones. Everyone will love it.”
“Wouldn’t you be disappointed to see my lack of skills?”
As I said in advance, my magic stone crafting skills are terrible.
Element Manalight was a special magic stone that required mana control ability to fully control the 4 attributes, not craftsmanship skills, so it was an easy success.
I honestly don’t have confidence in crafting other magic stones.
“I know that Ha Yul didn’t learn general craftsmanship. I know that the case of Manalight was a special case.”
Of course, Kim Kang-in knows about this fact. He showed me how to refine element mana light right in front of me, and also told me how to refine element mana light.
It’s strange not knowing.
“I’m not asking you to demonstrate a specific magic stone crafting. What I’m asking for is special magic stones with properties similar to Element Manalight… … . For example, it is the work of complex magic stones such as light rocks.”
“aha.”
light rock.
A chaos magic stone that contains a mixture of light mana and dark mana.
Although it is inferior to Element Manalight’s quadruple attribute mixture, it is also an extremely difficult magic stone to craft.
“Can I ask you seriously? I think it will be a good opportunity for our artisans.”
“I don’t think my handiwork is worth that much… … . If it’s like that, it doesn’t matter anytime.”
I received quite a lot of help from Kim Kang-in. A request like this can be granted at any time.
Trying to craft something like that helps me too.
“thank you. Then, you must be very busy these days, so let’s adjust the schedule after the Olympiad is over.”
“yes.”
Kangin Kim smiled broadly.
“Then, I will lightly guide you through the studio from now on.”
“Please.”
As I walked along the road while being guided by Kim Kang-in about the workshop, I arrived at the deepest part of the workshop before I knew it.
“ruler. And this is Ha Yul’s artifact. This is a studio that is producing the four seasons.”
It was a space about 10 pyeong filled with magic devices that were so intricately designed that I couldn’t even tell what they were.
“… … These are the first facilities I have ever seen in my life.”
“I will. Information about this facility has not been disclosed to anyone yet.”
didn’t disclose it to anyone.
Not ‘disclosed’, but not ‘disclosed’.
that means that.
“this… … Could it be that it is a magical equipment developed by the Blue Mage Tower?”
“yes. you’re right.”
Kangin Kim smiled broadly.
“Thanks to Ha Yul-kun’s element manalight crafting, he’s the one who finally got to play his role.”
Kim Kang-in looked at the equipment with lovely eyes and touched it here and there. I’d believe that she’s really in love.
“What features does this device have?”
“It’s a magic stone compression function.”
“Compression?”
Isn’t the degree of compression common?
“Obviously it’s not plain compression. This unit allows for over 100,000 compressions.”
“… … 100,000?”
“yes.”
Kangin Kim manipulated the device around and opened it.
The device slowly opens with a mechanical tick.
“Very fine compression of the magic stone by applying only 0.01% or less of deformation per time. By repeating this about 100,000 times, you can make the magic stone as thin as paper.”
Something is visible inside the device.
Red, blue, green, yellow.
A thin glass about 1.3 cm in diameter that glows in four colors.
It is contained in a square cube of something.
“Hayul did that. I like artifacts that are not cumbersome to my body.”
“yes.”
“He said that the shape doesn’t matter as long as it’s not cumbersome.”
“… … yes.”
Kim Kang-in took out the unidentified glass as a cube.
“This can’t be… … .”
“yes.”
Slightly curved like a dome.
Very thin glass with a diameter of 1.3 cm.
“Contact lenses… … Are you?”
“you’re right.”
A lens that shines in four colors.
“The best masterpiece of the blue mage tower that could have been created thanks to the elemental fusion ability of the element manalight.”
Kangin Kim smiled confidently.
“The world’s first quadruple attribute composite artifact, and the world’s first eye-tight artifact. The Four Seasons.”
The four worlds, the four seasons.
“I am sure this artifact will show Ha Yul a new world.”
Turning magic stones into contact lenses.
That must have been the project the Blue Mage Tower was preparing.
* * *
After that, I heard various explanations about the four seasons.
What is the performance, how is it comfortable to wear, how perfect is it, how does it protect the pupil, the greatest weakness, and how does it work for the possessor of the Mystic Eye? I heard all sorts of information.
As usual, Kim Kang-in is also doing the TMI talk. I would have reacted appropriately, but this time I was grateful for Kim Kang-in’s TMI.
TMI like this is always welcome.
“I haven’t slept for three days from today.”
It is said that the four seasons are completed in three days. Thanks to you, I’m excited in real time now.
“Then you can’t. The Olympiad is just around the corner, so why should I not sleep?”
Kangin Kim smiled mischievously.
“If you fail to condition yourself because of this incident, try not to win a gold medal at the Olympiad. In return, I will confiscate the four seasons.”
“Oh, that can’t be. I need to get some sleep.”
I also laughed mischievously.
A warm atmosphere prevailed between the two of us.
“Excuse me.”
In the meantime, the dishes arrived.
The woman set the appetizer in a familiar motion.
“Have a good time.”
Then, after lowering his head slightly, he returned to his original place. He must have gone to prepare the next dish.
“Okay, I’m going to cook. Let’s talk about other things after we eat. It’s my favorite course, I hope you like it.”
“thank you for this food.”
After that, we enjoyed a course meal while repeating only short conversations.
Indeed, it was a quality that could be said to be Kim Kang-in’s favorite course.
I am proud to say that I have eaten a lot of high-quality food since I was young, but this place was at the top of the list.
I’ll remember it next time, and I’ll come again when I get a chance.
“Did you get hit in the mouth?”
Kangin Kim asked with a smile.
“yes. It was so delicious. Thanks to you, I found a good store.”
“haha. Good luck then.”
Kim Kang-in sipped wine after dinner. As if he liked the wine quite a bit, his expression softened a bit.
“ruler. Then I’ll fill my stomach. Let’s hear what you want to say to me.”
Kim Kang-in turned his wine glass moderately, shining his eyes.
“What kind of fun story would you have prepared this time? I am already looking forward to it.”
Kim Kang-in seemed to be convinced that I would bring up an unusual story this time as well.
It was a natural conviction, as I had never said anything out of the ordinary before.
“hmm.”
I glanced around.
Is the security okay here?
“You don’t have to worry about security. I will vouch for it.”
Come to think of it, this restaurant was a restaurant Kim Kang-in frequented.
As such, security will be thorough.
“If you’re still worried… … .”
Kangin Kim lightly snapped his fingers. At that moment, a translucent film formed around it.
It is a barrier that blocks sound previously used by Min Jang-hyeon on Baengnyeong Island.
“ruler. Let’s talk about it now.”
Kim Kang-in’s smile deepened. It must be because I was once again convinced that my words were out of the ordinary, through the way I worried about security more than necessary.
I stared straight into Kim Kang-in’s eyes and slowly opened my mouth.
“I will tell you directly. There is a very high possibility that the Black Mage Tower will intervene in this Olympiad.”
Kangin Kim’s pupils dilated.
I feel like I’ve been blown away by the completely unexpected words.
“… … Could you elaborate?”
Kim Kang-in’s expression cooled down. It was a natural change in his expression, as he was the second most sad man when it came to hating the black mage tower.
“first. Kim Kang-in-nim knows about my evil eye, right?”
“yes. I know. You have a detective magic eye that is evaluated to be similar to my ruby eye. What do you mean?”
What does my evil eye have to do with the Black Mage Tower’s involvement in the Olympiad? It was such a questioning look.
“I didn’t tell the media, but my demonic eye has the power to see the amount of mana the target has.”
“Does that mean you can see the other person’s state like my ruby eyes?”
“yes.”
Kim Kang-in asked, somewhat surprised.
“In addition, it has the power to distinguish the opponent’s mana by ‘color’.”
“Mana as a color… … . Are you saying you can classify colors by attribute?”
“yes. you’re right. Through these eyes, I can read the opponent’s attributes before they cast their spells.”
This time, Kim Kang-in’s eyes widened greatly. It’s an expression of disbelief.
“Before, the reason why I was able to be sure that Leng Smith was a spy for the Black Mage Tower was because of the power to see this mana as a color.”
“… … I saw the black magic tower’s mana flowing through Leng Smith’s body. Is this?”
“yes.”
Kim Kang-in’s brow furrowed.
It looks like he has a lot on his mind.
“… … indeed. If that’s the case, I can understand Ha-yul’s information power, which was unknown. So?”
I know that my magic eye is great.
So, what does that have to do with the involvement of the Black Mage Tower in the Olympiad?
It was such a questioning expression.
“I checked the black mana unique to the Black Mage Tower with these eyes on Baengnyeong Island this time.”
“… … Are you sure?”
“yes. Certainly, we met directly at the Central Research Institute of Baengnyeong Island.”
“We met in the lab… … .”
Kim Kang-in’s expression contorted with disgust.
“Does that mean that it was the Black Mage Tower that caused the runaway spiritual nuclei on Baengnyeong Island?”
“yes. I see it as very likely. here. It is material.”
I handed over the materials I had prepared in advance to Kim Kang-in.
The Black Mage Tower executive turned into the research director.
The head of the research center emptied the island the day before the runaway spiritual core.
other than that and so on.
Even information that was not disclosed to the media was conveyed in full.
“… … .”
As he read the material, Kim Kang-in’s expression grew colder and colder.
“In short, is this? There is someone in the family of magicians who is trying to get rid of Hayul. And that person dares to communicate with the Black Mage Tower without fear.”
“yes.”
I haven’t told you yet that the spy is Shin Ji-han.
I must say, it means nothing unless there is evidence.
This side could face a headwind, or Shin Ji-han could notice my movements through Kim Kang-in’s movements.
So far, only Germany is talking about Shin Ji-han.
“I don’t know who it is, but I’m in a situation where I’m even thinking of getting rid of me by exploding my spirit core. There’s no way that guy like that wouldn’t target the timing when I left Korea for the Olympiad.”
Those who even thought of erasing me with Baengnyeongdo can’t leave me alone after I left Korea.
Nine out of ten you’re going to do something at the Olympiad.
“Then what Ha Yul-kun wants to ask me is… … .”
“yes.”
I looked straight into Kim Kang-in’s eyes and said.
“I want you to watch over me while I compete in the Olympiad.”
