Chapter 237

But the tolerant Professor Voladi didn’t blame his student’s expediency.

A good educator is always generous.

It was a true educator who guided the disciples to the right path even if they tried to use shortcuts.

“No…”

Lee Han was shocked to see Professor Voladi drawing his sword and running towards him.

Isn’t that really too much?

* * *

“It’s pretty good.”

Lee Han did not answer as he stretched out on the classroom floor. My whole body ached from the beating.

An excellent swordsman is skilled not only in swordsmanship, but also in punching and kicking.

Professor Voladi struck furiously until Lee Han turned his cloak into steel.

Then Lee Han succeeded in changing not only the cloak but also all other clothes to steel.

‘It’s just something I didn’t know, was violence actually effective in education?’

Lee Han shook his head to dispel such nonsense.

“But it is still slow. I usually wear something made of steel.”

Transmutation wizards had to be familiar with the items they wore as well as the material they were transforming into.

For a mage like Lee Han who wants to get used to steel, it was good to get used to all the elements, such as the color, texture, weight and scent of steel.

“I will keep that in mind.”

“Don’t forget the floating ice shield training.”

“yes.”

“Advanced attribute conversion diagram of the water element.”

“yes.”

‘Originally, he didn’t talk so much.’

You only talk a lot when you give a student assignment.

Lee Han prepared an excuse while swearing inwardly.

A foolish disciple makes excuses for not doing the assignment until the day of the assignment, but a clever disciple builds up excuses step by step from the first day he receives the assignment.

“By the way, Professor. There are a lot of lectures I am taking right now, so this may take some time. As the professor said, my goal is to respond perfectly to all possible situations by organically connecting the magic of various schools.”

It wasn’t really because Lee Han wanted to do it, but there was nothing more appropriate than this as an excuse.

Even a professor without blood and tears would have no choice but to say, ‘Yes, take it slow’ if you see the list of lectures Lee Han is listening to.

Professor Voladi nodded.

Lee Han let out a sigh of relief.

‘Somehow it worked.’

“There is a way.”

“…yes?”

the coming fire.

Maybe it’s not like ‘don’t sleep’?

“I asked Professor Verdus, and he said he was thinking of a quick artifact for his pre-term assignment.”

“aha.”

It wasn’t that the professors at Einrogard didn’t give assignments on a regular basis.

In the first place, professors’ hobby was to give them assignments every week.

However, there were times when he gave assignments more seriously than usual.

It is a difficult task and a lot of work to be done.

That was the pre-term assignment.

For students, the task is like an ominous suggestion that ‘final exams are coming’.

‘Is it already a start?’

Lee Han was lost in thought.

If Professor Bible’s pre-term assignment is to make simple artifacts…

‘Firecrackers would be nice.’

magic firecrackers.

As far as firecrackers were made (forcibly) at the last festival, Lee Han was confident in making them well.

No matter what level the professor wants, if you think about the level of fantasy-type endowment magic that you (forced) learned last time, you will be able to pass it.

“Submit the Floating Shield to that assignment.”

“…yes?”

Lee Han, who was thinking about eating raw, hesitated at Professor Boladi’s words.

what?

Professor Voladi said with a hint of doubt, such as ‘Why do I have to explain such an obvious thing in detail?’

“Where is the stagnant part of magic right now?”

“The shield is the part that protects the caster by itself.”

magic was a difficult magic.

It was natural.

…Because it was a 4th circle magic!

Even considering that it was a 4th circle magic, it was a magic that belonged to a difficult axis.

The primary barrier is dealing with cold elements that are naturally difficult to maintain.

The second barrier is to withstand the enormous consumption of magical power while maintaining such elements in the form of a shield.

Finally, what gives this shield autonomy is the 3rd barrier.

In fact, Lee Han, who had already broken through the 1st and 2nd barriers and left only the 3rd barrier, was strange.

“okay. If you make a Floating Shield Artifact, you will be able to break through the stagnant part.”

“…aha!”

“Are you tired? Missing something so obvious.”

Of course, Lee Han didn’t say ‘aha’ because he really understood.

I was dumbfounded and said ‘aha’.

So now…

dare to test your limits on a task that’s easy enough?

‘no. Isn’t it in your head that I might fail?’

Whether Lee Han was swearing inwardly or not, Professor Boladi said what he had to say.

“and.”

“…yes?”

Lee Han became more sinister.

Are you saying this isn’t the end?

“Professor Millais is thinking about making contracts with beings from the other world as a pre-term assignment.”

“ah. That’s right. I also made a contract with the undead.”

It was all over the place because of an intruder over the weekend, but seeing as Professor Millay made a magic circle with various safety devices, it was no wonder that the contract came out as a pre-term assignment.

Lee Han was relieved.

Fortunately, one of the tasks had already been completed.

‘It’s good that I signed a contract with a skeleton warrior.’

“Right. Find the water spirit in the spirit realm.”

“……”

Professor Voladi, who made a contract with the skeleton headmaster, who Lee Han had contracted with the undead, did not care.

“It will help you learn the advanced attribute transformation of the water element.”

“professor. In fact, the spirits tend to avoid me. Even if I offered to sign a contract, they would hate it.”

“After subduing them, learn from them on the condition that they do not contract.”

“Aha…”

* * *

Even the students, who were not too frightened by the intruder, were terrified as the pre-term assignments began one by one.

“So, do we really have to make simple artifacts?”

“Is that so? Are you happy?”

“I think we have too many assignments right now?”

“huh? whatever?”

“So Professor. There are a lot of assignments, but if more are added here…”

“Even if there are a lot of assignments, aren’t we going to sleep and eat? Are you going to take a break in your free time? Can we have fun then?”

“……”

“Are you joking?”

Durgyu, who was next to him, whispered in a startled voice.

Lee Han shook his head with a bitter expression.

Looking at Moradi, his mouth was slightly open with a shocked face.

Even for Moradi, who has a fairly strong mentality, the assignments before the finals were quite shocking.

“Mmmmmmmmmm.”

“Turn it off.”

Among the students who listened to grant magic, there were many students of the White Tiger Tower.

And the White Tiger Tower students basically didn’t like to sit in front of their desks for long periods of time.

Occasionally, among wizards, there were those who said in the imperial newspapers that ‘I use magic based on intuition and inspiration, not theory’, but that was close to bluffing.

Even if the grade chief says, ‘I didn’t study separately, I only focused on lectures’, it’s not true. Just as it’s not true, magic isn’t easy enough to overcome with intuition and inspiration without theory.

But the White Tiger Tower students still believed in intuition and inspiration.

“Keuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…”

“Why… why do we have to do this, Moradi? Why are you doing this to us? What did I do wrong?”

“I’m trying to learn physical strengthening magic, not this petty blacksmithing job!”

“…”

Giselle looked at her, wondering whether she should kill her friends or not.

Anyone who sees it now will know that he told me to go into the tower of the blue dragon and capture even Wodanaj.

Giselle only ordered really simple things.

-Each person has to make a simple artifact, so try drawing a simple design on paper.

Then, the students of the White Tiger Tower twisted their bodies and slammed their foreheads into the desks in agony.

Lee Han saw that and was grateful.

‘It’s thanks to those guys that my ranking goes up.’

“Lee Han?”

“ah. sorry. Durgyu. How far did you say it?”

“hmm. I want to enchant the shield with luminescence. What do you think of this design?”

“Overall, it’s okay, but there are a few inefficient parts. And the edge here is a twisted circuit. There is a possibility that the magic will not work or it will break.”

“And indeed.”

Durgyu looked at Lee Han with respectful eyes.

Of course, Lee Han was always a reliable friend, but as the exam approached, he became more reassuring.

Where can you find such a reliable friend in the face of a storm of challenges?

“Then… here…”

Durgyu, who was diligently revising the design as advised by Lee Han, suddenly became curious and asked.

“By the way, Lee Han. What are you going to make and submit?”

“…a floating steel shield.”

“A floating steel shield?! Could it be that the shield autonomously protects the mage?”

“…okay.”

“Wait… great!!!”

Durgyu admired.

And then I was puzzled.

‘uh?’

The expression on the face of the senior classmate was rotting as if he had chewed something.

“Is there something wrong with Leehan?”

“No… nothing.”

Several of the students of the White Tiger Tower from the side heard the conversation and cast a look of astonishment.

“Did you hear? What artifact does Wardanaz create?”

“What are you making? Bone dragon?”

“Does that make sense? They say they make floating shields!”

“Boo… floating shield?!”

‘Isn’t this dragon more ridiculous?’

Although the students of the White Tiger Tower lacked magic skills, they did not lack eyesight for magic.

Even if they came from a knight’s family, or rather, they came from a knight’s family, so there were some magic that they came into contact with.

Enchantment magic or healing magic is something that people from knight families are bound to be more familiar with.

“You’re talking about voluntarily blocking it, right?”

A shield that has a will of its own and protects its owner.

It was an artifact that every knight dreams of.

Naturally, the White Tiger Tower students knew how rare and expensive these artifacts were.

“If only… can I get one if I make it?”

“……”

“Wodhanaz. Do you need anything?”

The White Tiger Tower students quietly approached Lee Han.

It was so coveted.

Floating Shield Artifact.

Lee Han clicked his tongue and said.

“I heard something strange somewhere… you guys heard it wrong.”

“ah. Is that so?”

The White Tiger Tower students felt ashamed.

Come to think of it, it was a bit odd.

Giving autonomy to the shield was an incredibly difficult spell.

No matter how wodanaj you are, aren’t you a first year student?

I couldn’t do anything like that.

“Where did you come from and spread such nonsense?”

“that’s right. child.”

“I really heard it…”

While the White Tiger Tower students scolded their friend for misrepresenting, Lee Han kindly explained.

“ruler. look What is an artifact?”

“……”

“…Wordanaz. It’s not that I’m ignoring us too much… It’s an item enchanted with enchantment…”

“It’s a semi-permanent item to be exact.”

If you cast an enchantment on it and it disappears after a few days, it’s not an artifact.

No matter how good magic is, it must be maintained semi-permanently to be called an artifact.

As such, endowment mages who majored in artifact production put their heart and soul into this semi-permanent maintenance.

Of course, this in itself was a field with tremendous difficulty, and it was absolutely not an area that freshmen would touch.

“You understand?”

“Ugh. But why is this all of a sudden…?”

“What I’m trying to do is temporarily grant autonomy to the shield, not semi-permanently. Got it? So stop spreading weird rumors about making floating shield artifacts.”

“……”

“……”

The White Tiger Tower students who tilted their heads while listening to the explanation hesitated.

…So anyway, it’s true that floating shields are made after all???!