Chapter 289 – Visit to the Mesgaki Half-Elf Lab #1

After returning to Yoensuu, as usual, I was shutting myself in my room and studying magic.

‘I’ve become a first-class wizard, but the world is still wide. If you mess around, you might end up hooked.’

After sparring with Nike in the gold tier promotion match, I thought that my magic skills were still lacking.
You can never be satisfied with the level of equals with the same first-class unmanned people.
I can’t stand it because I want to reach the most unique position among the first-class.

Life always has many variables that can be dangerous.
I want to obtain the transcendent power that is not even affected by such variables.

‘What do we do? Is there any way to raise the specs here?’

At the point of reaching first-class wizards, there was a limit to training only magic anymore.
When I was a beginner, I felt like I was getting stronger just by learning basic magic, but now I feel like I have to memorize complex runes and dig up the principles of magic to improve my specs.

The level of difficulty between one step of a third-class wizard and one step of a first-class wizard is different.
It’s like that in most of the games I’ve played on Earth.
When you reach the end spec, you have to go through hard work to raise your ability by just 1%.
Now, as a wizard, I had almost reached the end spec.

Then how can I become strong?
You can increase your specs by copying all kinds of magic using the cloning ability of great magic.
However, copied magic tends to deteriorate, so it’s better to learn it yourself if possible.

In the first place, it is meaningful to copy great magic that cannot be learned, but it was difficult to copy this at will.

‘First-class wizards do not disclose great magic to the outside world.’

First-class wizards are reluctant to use great magic in public. The moment the law of destruction is revealed, all the magic in the world loses its value considerably.
Especially if it’s a great magic that’s like a lifeline, you’ll want to keep it a secret at all costs. The opportunity to replicate great magic did not come often.

I’m sorry but I can’t help it.
I have no choice but to find another way to practice rather than just copying the chant.

While I was lost in my thoughts in my room, I suddenly came up with a good idea.

‘How about strengthening the rune magic? Can’t we raise the peak of unique magic here?’

How to strengthen runic magic.
Rune magic is a unique magic that I have learned.
All wizards in this world acquire their own magic system from the point of growing up to second-class level, and in my case, I learned rune magic.

The characteristics of rune magic are that it uses 24 primitive runes as the basis for its formula, and that it has a longer history than any magic in the world.
It was a fundamental magic that had been handed down since the age of mythology.
However, I remembered that there are more important features than those.

‘Impact energy.’

Rune magic stores the amount of shock received by the magic wand as energy and uses it as an additional power source.
The stronger the wand was swung, the more powerful magic was released.

It is because of the impact energy that I have been stigmatized as a physical wizard since before and stuck to close combat.
At one time, I thought it was a cumbersome mechanism, but if you think about it carefully, the secret to easily becoming stronger was right there.

‘Can I increase my strength? If you show superhuman strength, you can collect impact energy more easily.’

Increase your strength!
While ordinary wizards read books, it is efficient for rune mages to hold a kettlebell and do strength training in their spare time.
But there was a better way to build strength than through exercise.

‘Let’s write an artifact! All you have to do is wear an artifact that increases your strength.’

An appropriate artifact came to mind.

Ogre Power Gauntlet.
It is an artifact called OPG, and it had the effect of giving the person wearing the gauntlet the same level of strength as an ogre.
If it was an ogre, it would be a monster that was judged on the same level as a second-class man in terms of pure strength.
The difficulty of the subjugation quest was such a monster that it was judged B+.

You can get that monstrous power through OPG.
I can’t help but salivate.

“Remia.”
[What is it, Mage?]

I called Rumi from inside the inn room and asked her questions.

“Do you know how to make ‘Ogre Power Gauntlets’? I’m trying to increase my strength by making them myself.”
[I know how to make it, but… Why are you trying to make artifacts with your own hands? It would be much faster and more convenient to purchase items that are traded in the market.]
“Rather than buying a finished product, I want to make it myself. I wanted to make at least one artifact. It helps me increase my achievements as a mage.”

Of course, buying artifacts would be faster, but I wanted to try making OPG myself.
It was because of the desire to learn at least one more skill at a young age.

[Okay! Is it because of the spirit of inquiry as a wizard? That’s a good motivation.]
“So how are you going to teach me how to make OPG?”
[There is an alchemy book in my library with the recipe for OPG. We’ll make a copy of it. Please bring paper and ink.]

In Rumi’s library, there were countless magic books that had been kept since the age of mythology. Books are objects in the library, and you cannot take anything out. This is because the magical phenomenon prohibits taking it out.

Instead, it was possible to bring the goods brought in from outside back to the outside.
In other words, it was possible to make a copy of the magic book and carry it out.

I went to Rumi’s library on the spot and got a copy of the magic book. I brought paper and ink and Rumi immediately made a copy on the spot.
After a while, I returned to the inn room and found a book in my hand.

“About the artifact that obtains the power of an ogre”

It is an intuitive book name.
Let’s read the book. In it, the principles contained in OPG, necessary parts, and special processing methods were described in detail.

Of course, if you can create an artifact just by reading a book, you are a genius. They say it takes a lot of time and effort to create basic artifacts. But I firmly believed that nothing was impossible for me.

I’ve just learned alchemy, but I should be able to create OPG.

‘Did I say I’m a direct descendant of the Demon King?’

It is a body that has inherited the talent of Loki, the founder of magic.
If it’s the genius of the Wiseman family, there’s no need to doubt it.

Without hesitation, I took on the challenge of making OPG.
It’s time to start by gathering materials, including artifact parts.
After taking a look at the recipe book, he went out of the inn to purchase materials. He knew of several places that sold alchemy-related materials.

*

“You want to buy the materials needed to make OPG? If you’re looking for magical materials, it would be faster to visit a place like the Mage Tower rather than entrusting a request to my guild.”

It was Bella who I went to get the ingredients.
It was possible to supply materials by ordering quests from adventurers who were no different from solvers.
I had asked Bella, a bugilma, in advance what it would be like to place a request for the guild.

“The Mage Tower must be selling quality materials, so why bother entrusting quests to the Adventurer’s Guild?”
“That’s because it’s the guild I belong to.”
“Yes?”
“Rather than giving money to a mage tower with no ties, it’s better to give it to an adventurer’s guild.

The cost of purchasing OPG materials is approximately 150 gold coins.
It was half of the bounty he received from the Principality of Morph the other day. My stomach was twisted thinking that I had to give such an enormous amount of money to the Magic Tower, a man who was out of shape.

It would be much better to create jobs for Bella’s guild.
It’s not something urgent right now, is it?

I, who was dating Bella, was also unknowingly involved in the operation of the adventurer’s guild.
When the adventurer’s guild prospers, I feel good too. Because the wealth of the wife-to-be increased.

“Umm… Luke, I understand your concern. That OPG is an artifact that will save your life. You need to raise the quality of the material. What kind of material did you say you needed earlier?”
“Gauntlets made from mithril ingots…”

The materials needed to make OPG are as follows.

Mithril gauntlet, fiber made from ogre tendon, powder made from ground ogre heart, 1 magic core, lubricant, lead, copper, fairy feather, sticky root, ectoplasm, and various other alchemy tools.

Most of the materials are expensive and difficult to obtain.
The difficulty is that it requires a lot of ogre sinew.
The odds of ogres actually appearing are low.

After hearing my explanation, Bella nodded her head.

“Yes, they are all rare materials. If I entrust the quest from now on and wait, it will take me a year? I should also pay attention to the quality of the materials. Are buying them
“Where is the magic society that you are friends with?”
“I mean Nyingard. My childhood friend is there.”

Bella’s childhood friend in Ninggard.
Hearing that immediately reminded me of a cheeky half-elf with a cute face but ferociously large breasts.

‘Was her name Delia?’

A half-elf named Delia.
Ninggard can be said to be a group of rune mages like me, and it is safe to say that they have the greatest prestige among the magic societies on the continent.
Delia was her successor who would inherit the Nine Gard.

“Hmm…”

When I suddenly remember the name, I hesitate.
I’ve had many bad ties with Delia. Even when she went through trials to awaken as a rune mage, she fought with him.
It was hard not to get into trouble with her, her big-breasted brat’s cheeky personality.

“Why?”
“I’m a half-elf…!”
“Luke, if you get to know Delia, you’re a kind hearted person. The way you express it is just a little crooked. Can we stop reconciling with each other now?”
“I’ve done reconciliation. But I’m worried that you’ll mess around there again.”
“My sister is good at teaching me, so I’ll tell you to be careful with your words.”

Bella seemed to want me and Delia to get along.
If a childhood friend and her boyfriend are at odds with each other, it would be difficult for her to get caught in the middle.
For Bella’s sake, shall we stop her hatred of Kampf at least this time?

“But why are you asking me to do business with Ninggard? They make it a rule not to interfere with worldly affairs. Even if they do nice things, I don’t think it’s meaningless. They’re locked in their temples and won’t come out anyway.”
“The principle of non-interference is until the head of the temple takes power. Soon, if Delia inherits her organization, she said she will actively interact with the outside world. It means that our adventurer guild is well represented in Nine Gard, so there is nothing wrong with it.”
“When will you inherit the organization?”
“Three years later!”

Does Delia become Ninggard’s head of the temple after three years? Seeing that she said she would actively interact with the outside world, the little boy seemed to be a reformer. It’s understandable why Bella values ​​her relationship with Delia so much.

I finally decided to get OPG’s materials from Ninggard.

“Okay, I’ll make a deal with the Ningardians.”
“Thanks for your help. I’ll call Delia to have the ingredients ready.”
“But where is Delia now? You don’t have to go all the way to the temple, do you?”

The temple of Ninggard is in a port city far from Joensuu.
It’s difficult if you have to go there to get things!

“Delia is in Yoensuu. I’m researching ancient artifacts with the gang members. I heard you built a research center in Yoensuu while we were away? The artifacts you excavated in the underground labyrinth the other day must be quite important.”

Fortunately, Delia was nearby.
It seems that he has been staying in Yoensuu for a long time because of his research on ancient artifacts.

Enough to set up a laboratory.
What an amazing artifact you unearthed in the underground labyrinth.

Anyway, it saved me the trouble of moving.

“Take a look at the lab tomorrow afternoon. I’ll give you the address.”

After receiving the lab’s address, I helped Bella with her work until she left work.
There was nothing better than stopping by a bar on the way home from work and having a drink with my sister.

The next day, I visited the Research Institute of Antiquities built in Joensuu.

Delia, whom she met again after a long time, had the title of ‘Research Director’.

‘This is Delia, the research director.’

Her big breasts seem to boost the morale of the researchers.