Chapter 249 – Birth of an Alchemist

If you can seal ancient magic in a magic scroll, that’s great. It is possible to unleash pre-made [Frozen of] Scrolls with ignorance, or to throw [Blizzard] Scrolls to break the enemy lines. General-purpose magic has excellent versatility and utility, but its firepower is slightly inferior to that of unique magic. In terms of efficiency, sealing the ancient magic is much better.

“Ancient magic…? I think you’re referring to rune magic. Unfortunately, that’s impossible.”
“Why?”

Kellon shook his head at my question. He was already delusional about having an ancient magic spree party, but he neatly denies it.

“Not only rune magic, but most unique magic cannot be contained in a scroll. The sophistication of the spell cannot be realized with the magic scroll’s arithmetic function yet. Aren’t you using the computational aid function of ? You can’t activate magic that requires a wizard and a wand with just a piece of paper.”
“…Ah, the magic scroll doesn’t have a wand.”

Unique magic learned by wizard class is much more difficult than general-purpose magic.
If I didn’t have a quarter staff to assist with calculations, I would have a hard time activating ancient magic.

Entrusting the operation of the magic scroll to the magic scroll is the same as asking a single-core CPU to replace a multi-core CPU.
It’s going to break down because I’m calculating the specs as much as I can.

What a waste.

“Please select the magic to seal the magic scroll from general-purpose magic.”
“Then I’ll seal the [Ice Javelin]. Just write down the spells and put the grappling spells in between, right?”
“That’s right.”

[Ice Javelin] Is an enhanced version of [Ice Missile] Magic. A magic that ejects an ice spear created by solidifying pure cold elements. As there is no need to devise a formula in a hurry, it would be nice to give it a more complex gimmick.

Shall we add magic principles to the formula to increase its power? In a battle situation, it was difficult to apply magic because of the rush to fight. Right now, I’m in a position to create magic scrolls in peace.

Principle of charging.
During casting, it absorbs the cold element of Mother Nature to enhance the destructive power of [Ice Javelin]. Like the late Mega Man’s Charge Buster, it is a way to collect energy and fire it. It was a gimmick that could compensate for the insufficient firepower of general-purpose magic.

‘A charge shot is a man’s dream. I can’t leave this out.’

In addition, the magic formula was reinforced to increase the ice spear’s penetration and durability.

Swoop, swoosh, swoosh.

With a brush, he scribbled the spells on the magic paper as he came across. At first, what was only a blank space was soon filled with elaborately crafted spells. You can’t leave something like the beauty of blank space. Magic papers are also something that can be bought with money, but you have to do your best to use each one!

“You have reinforced the [Ice Javelin] Spell. It would be better to deal with the original spell at the beginner stage of learning how to make a scroll.”
“Are you saying to erase all the things that were reinforced?”
“No. If it’s Luke-sama, you can complete it without difficulty. I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of vicious magic scroll will be born. I’ll guide you with attaching the hook spell.”

Kellon taught me how to carve a hook spell.

“Insert a hypothetical spell in the spell to recharge the cold element. It would be a good idea to attach a hypothetical statement that says, ‘If the amount of element in the atmosphere is below the standard, stop charging and eject immediately.'”
“That’s a good idea. There will be situations where the cold element is extremely limited.”

As expected of a beastman who has lived as an alchemist for decades, his ability to handle hook spells is unusual. By that evening, I had succeeded in almost completing [Ice Javelin] With brush strokes. Kellon responded with interest while looking at the magic scroll densely engraved with spells.

“Luke-sama is like a sponge.”

What? Spongebob?

For a moment, I thought of the yellow-haired monster in Bikini City, but that’s not what I’m talking about.
How do people in this world know about SpongeBob?

“It means that alchemy knowledge will be sucked up intact as it is taught. I thought it was just a proverb that if you teach one, you can figure out ten. Luke-sama is really learning the proverb.”

In the past, I also thought it was a mystery to learn magic at the speed of light. However, after learning the secret of his birth, the mystery was solved.

They say that my body is a descendant of Loki, the founder of magic.
There’s nothing strange about learning anything.

“Thank you for your high rating.”

I smiled awkwardly at Kellon’s compliment. Can we have time to warmly praise each other from now on? But before she could utter a good word, Kellon opened her mouth with a solemn expression.

“But that’s all there is to benefit from using your magical talent. Now, there’s the last step left to complete the magic scroll. Apart from your magical talent, you need to have enough time to complete it. At the end, you need to have enough time to complete the magic scroll. It’s time, after all.”

Areas where you can’t benefit from talent?
Are you trying to make me do simple labor work? People from another world, don’t underestimate the nogada temperament of Koreans trained in K-rpg. Have you ever had the experience of sitting in the same hunting ground and hunting for several days? Nogada was so confident that he was not frightened by Kelon’s warnings.

“What’s the last step?”
“This is the process of injecting refined mana into the magic scroll. Only high-purity mana can be injected to activate the scroll. If a person directly injects mana, impurities cannot be mixed in. This jar is what we have prepared for the final step. Is.”

Kellon pointed her finger at the jar full of potions. A highly concentrated solution of pure mana was contained in a jar.

“Put the magic scroll with the spell written in it in a jar so that the concentrated mana in the water can reach the scroll. After that, stir the water with a staff so that the mana can permeate well. We must continue until the end.”

Just stir the water with a wand?
So why not give money and have someone else do it for you? I don’t have to do the hard work myself. It’s like finding a vice owner (a person who plays instead of the main owner) in an RPG game.

“I can get a substitute. Do I really have to use a cane?”
“It doesn’t matter if you find a substitute. But it’s not a job that can be finished in one day. You have to work steadily for about two hours a day for a month. That’s why I said I needed time.”

One month!
It’s not impossible to wait, but it took quite a long time. As someone who wants to try a handmade magic scroll right away, I can’t help but feel disappointed.

“Is there any way to shorten the period?”
“No. Magic scrolls are all items that have been infused with mana for over a month. The price of expensive scrolls also includes the manpower required for the work. Must be sent to complete the magic scroll.”

I listened to Kellon’s words and looked around the studio. Countless prisoners held on to staffs and stirred the jars repeatedly. You look like a foreign laborer working in a factory.

“So what did I tell you about…”
“Hey Kim! Shut up and do your job.”
“Alchemist-nim, I’m going to smoke some tobacco for a while.”

Those handicapped workers were working on making magic scrolls. It seems that the alchemists in Tabula are also using a pinch hitter rather than doing manual labor themselves.

“What are you going to do? Mr. Luke. Do you want to get a pinch hitter?”
“For a few days, I’ll do the work myself. I want to experience the work of injecting mana.”
“If you do it yourself, it will be a difficult task. If you are craving a cigarette, let me know anytime. I can lend you a fire.”

Stirring a magic scroll into a mana-concentrated solution.
That was the fastest way to infuse mana into a magic scroll. I can’t help it because the best way is nogada. Right away, starting tomorrow, I decided to do manual labor myself in Tabula’s studio.

*

A day passed, then another two days.
Every day, I went to Tabula’s workshop and stirred the jars over and over again.

The wet magic paper did not get caught on the staff and torn. It was originally made from the skin of a dryad, so it was a special material that did not ooze even when wet.

However, my wrists are sore and my shoulders are very stiff.
I was told that I had to do this stirring work for more than half a day a day. After working on it for two days, I realized that this was manual labor beyond imagination.
It’s a different situation than when you’re nogada in an RPG game.

I was overlooking a very important part.
That the difficulty of the labor in another world is much higher than that of the earth.

‘There is no YouTube or Netflix in another world!’

Yes!
How did I endure the boredom of nogada on Earth? There is no time to get bored if the video is displayed in a corner of the monitor. But this is another world. A world where smartphones don’t even exist.

“This isn’t…”

The wise time came two days after I started working. If you find a substitute, you will be released from work. However, it does not change the fact that it takes a month to complete the magic scroll.

Is there any way to shorten the time somehow?

As I waved my wand, I fell into trouble. How to inject high-purity mana into the magic scroll as quickly as possible. Alchemists had to come up with a method they hadn’t known until now.

‘In short, I just need to inject mana.’

Inject high-purity mana.
At that moment, an idea flashed in my head like a flash of lightning.

“Magic charge… Can you try it on an inanimate object?”

Magic charge of the dreamer clan.
The miracle that happens when you have sex with a compatible partner.

Of course, I don’t mean to have sex with a magic scroll. It’s not a person, so you can’t drive it into paper. There is no hole, so the act of driving it in itself is impossible.

Can I drill a hole?

Can not be done.
I don’t want to become a paper bag that surpasses the horse bag.

‘Theoretically, it’s possible. Injecting mana into inanimate objects through magical power charging.’

As if possessed, I put my hand into the jar. I took out the wet magic scroll and rolled it up.
Kelon, who was managing the work next to the hand-in-hand workers, looked at me with a puzzled expression.

“Luke? Why are you taking out the magic scroll?”
“There is something I want to experiment with. I will finish my work today.”
“What experiment is it?”
“A magical power charging experiment.”

After answering briefly, I ran out of Tabula’s workshop.
The time has come to create a new meta in the magic scroll production method.