chapter 3
3 – A genius undergraduate who sells magic tools (3)
Since the Tadoma tribe became the banner of the continent, countless academies have sprung up like mushrooms after rain in each country.
This is because there were not enough institutions to educate them compared to the number of warriors that were created every year.
Heroes are usually selected between the ages of 18 and 20.
As an exception, there are cases of being selected at a very young or late age, but in most cases, they are selected between those three years.
The academy was a specialized institution that educated these selected warriors through a four-year undergraduate course and certified them to act as official warriors upon graduation.
When selected as a hero for the first time, because they lack the knowledge and power to act as a single warrior, these blank warriors, or student warriors receiving education at the academy, were called ‘aspiring warriors’.
Of course, there is a way to become a hero without graduating from the academy.
This is a case of taking a separate certification test in each country or acting as an uncertified free warrior.
In particular, there was an obligatory contract that the warriors who had graduated from the academy had to participate when the demon war was held according to the Continental Convention, so there were often cases in which the warriors who did not like restraint did not enter the academy.
However, even taking into account such disadvantages, there were so many benefits that could be gained from studying at the academy, so most of the aspiring warriors went to the academy as a necessity.
Apeliche Imperial Academy.
Among them, this academy built in the Apelliche Empire was a traditional warrior training institution boasting a long history.
Theoretically, there were a lot of excellent scholars, and veteran warriors who had actual combat experience in the Demon War taught the students.
It is the oldest of all academies on the continent and boasts the highest level of education.
Because of this, other kingdoms often came to study abroad to receive education at these imperial academies.
“… … .”
Ruen was also one of the ordinary students studying abroad in the Empire.
She twirled the ends of her hair and looked to the side.
A disheveled, silver-haired man was sleeping on his stomach without the world knowing.
If you fall asleep every lecture, why the hell do you come in?
Ruen’s red eyes were filled with a pathetic expression.
He hates to admit it, but this man was his only two friends at the academy.
“Lazy Sacher. wake up.”
I shook Sacher’s shoulder, but he didn’t even move except for his own shaking.
Louen sighed lightly.
I knew it wouldn’t break.
Sacher was the type to wake up once he fell asleep like this, hitting his head hard to make a loud noise.
“Hi-Hi. leave it alone He said he couldn’t sleep at all yesterday while making potions. Where are you not late?”
Hearing the voice from behind, Luen turned his head.
Blue eyes that harmonize with the flowing blue bob.
Clear facial features and a confident expression.
And explosive as if the school uniform top is about to burst…
It was his friend Shunika, who could tell at a glance just by looking at his upper body.
“portion?”
“uh. He’s been working at the academy pension shop lately. They sell potions they make there, and they sell really well. People are waiting in line. Satchel is a celebrity in the swordsmanship department right now.”
I had heard the news that I was going to work at the Alchemy Shop.
He said that he was selected as a student assistant due to credit management problems, but he did not know that he had to do such an additional job.
Besides, making potions.
Ruen didn’t know the details because he was in the Faculty of Magic, but he knew that potions are magic tools that require a very high level of achievement in alchemy.
“… Potions are difficult.”
“What does it matter? Satchel is a genius. He could be secretly making golems somewhere.”
genius.
Yes. Sacher was a genius acknowledged by everyone else.
Unlike the outside evaluation, his ability, which came in first in the practical entrance exam, was not rusted at all, and the circuit analysis he showed in the ‘Understanding Magical Circuit’ class was enough to prove that he was excellent in theory as well.
Because of sleeping a lot, he blew his first year grades and was regarded as an idiot by the undergraduate school, but it was still true that he was a genius.
The realm of talent was not only alchemy, which was a silk major.
Sacher was a student who was deeply versed in magic itself.
Basically, the origins of alchemists and wizards share their roots as magic circuits that allow them to use magic.
It was an obvious fact that the higher the understanding of magic, the higher the achievement of alchemy.
Sacher could accurately calculate the mana used and its output value, and had the ability to apply the theoretical part to practice.
If you are an aspiring hero attending the academy, it is truly one of the best talents that anyone can hope for.
‘Perhaps it’s not alchemy magic, but combat magic is good too… … .’
Although he had never shown it, Ruen was sure he could use other magic as well.
After all, he is a son of an aristocratic family.
It was possible enough if he had received early education from the wizards in his family.
However, the main character was sleeping comfortably in the world as if everything was irrelevant.
Luen looked at him with a pathetic expression.
“Lazy Sacher.”
“Puhahahaha. He doesn’t say he’s lazy, he just sleeps a lot.”
Schunika sat down next to Ruen and opened a book.
It wasn’t a particularly fun lecture, but Schnika kept laughing.
Maybe it’s because there weren’t many liberal arts lectures where all three of them gathered because the faculties were different from each other.
This time of taking classes together was somehow enjoyable.
‘ah. Aren’t they listening together?’
It might be an exception since one person treats it as a lullaby rather than taking a class.
* * *
The [lower stamina potion] I made was descending on the swordsmanship department like a newspaper article.
The best-selling [Low Stamina Potion] at the Alchemy Shop was a potion made by a researcher named Anika. This potion was priced at 11 gold, but slightly less powerful than my potion.
On the other hand, my potion boasts the best performance among the [lower stamina potions].
The lowest price there is 10 gold!
Wherever you go on the continent, cheap and good properties are always popular.
The academy was no exception.
Even if I made 50 potions a day, sleeping less for the first time in a while, it would run out quickly, perhaps because it was the practice season that coincided with the start of the semester.
My potions were selling well at the alchemy shop, and it was only a matter of time before the head of the department and faculty members heard that the alchemy shop business was going well for the first time in a while.
“No, hey. Why didn’t I tell you that you can make potions?”
Dean of Opert grabbed my shoulders and gave me a proud look.
Potion making is a high-level study that is first practiced in the third year of undergraduate study.
Prior to that, the priority was to learn and get used to various alchemy magics that mainly encompassed production and combat.
All the magic tools made in the second year are basic stone-type magic tools such as [Warm Stone] and [Cool Stone].
Even earlier, in the first year, I only learned the theory at all.
Therefore, it was strange that I, who had just finished the first year and entered the second year, was making potions.
It was understandable to some extent that the department head was so surprised.
“uh… You didn’t ask anything?”
“So, can you make a magic potion? No, no. Tell me all the magic tools you can make right now! hurry!”
I could feel some unknown madness in the face of the head of the department, who was very excited about something.
Even if you are a student, isn’t it too much to expose all your cards to an alchemist?
Among the magic tools I made, there were some special magic tools that would surprise the world when they were released, but it was difficult to reveal them all as they weren’t magic tools to be sold yet.
I listed the magic tools that could be made at roughly the researcher level to the head of the department.
“that… I make anything. He knew how to make stamina potions, magic potions, antidotes, and extons… ”
“What, what? Exton? Did you just say you knew how to make an Explosion Stone?!”
[Explosion Stone].
This stone, called Exton for short, was the most basic of the battle magic tools produced by alchemists, but it was also a magic tool that alchemists students love and hate called ‘wall’.
This is because the treatment of a hero who handles alchemy varies greatly depending on whether or not he knows how to make combat magic tools.
Exton, who started his first practice in the second half of the third year, was literally an exploding stone.
However, when a high-ranking alchemist produced Exton in a standard way, its destructive power was so great that it was close to magic, and the shape of the explosion was similar to Explosion, one of the high-ranking magics, so it was named.
Of course, it was not strong enough to compare with the actual destructive power of Explosion Magic.
Still, it was an anti-monster combat magic tool that boasted excellent aggression enough to defeat quite a few monsters with Exton alone.
Even though many Alchemy students followed the progress of the academy, it often collapsed during the process of making Extones, so it was called the ‘wall’ of the students.
The dean of the department seemed quite surprised when he said that I, who had just entered the second year, knew how to make such an infamous magic tool.
“All right, all right! You finally came to your senses! The best prospect of the Faculty of Alchemy is back!!”
Seeing you make a fuss like this.
I put my head down and prayed that this time would pass quickly.
…
…
After the stormy dean’s show passed, dean of Opert and faculty members made a new proposal to me.
“Let’s change the conditions again.”
It drastically changed a kind of contract that had been put forward as a condition of convenience in grades.
1 gold hourly wage for 3 hours of work a day!
With the approval of the professor in charge, you can apply for any number of vacations, and the magic tool sales fee is 10%, the same as other researchers.
And I increased the number of my magic tool items that can be displayed and sold to a total of five.
It was nice that the working hours were reduced, but I really liked the last condition.
It was because after the [Low Stamina Potion] luckily went well, there was a desire to sell other magic tools.
In addition, considering that the researchers who sell magic tools in the alchemy shop occupy two to three spaces, it can be seen that this is a huge preferential treatment.
“Hey, do you have a separate workshop that makes magic tools?”
workshop.
It was his own magic tool lab that any alchemist who produced magic tools wanted to have.
All of the outstanding alchemists had their own workshops to suit the circumstances, and the same was true of the professors at the Faculty of Alchemy.
As an undergraduate, of course I don’t.
No matter how financially I could afford it, I didn’t have the funds to set up a workshop near the academy, which boasted crazy land prices.
As a temporary measure, he was making potions in his dormitory room.
Thanks to that, my room has been filled with a terrible smell from drugs and ingredients these days.
“Then, how about using the laboratory at the research center? At 9 o’clock every night, the 8th workshop will be emptied. Besides that, if you ask Professor Melin, you can always use the lab workshop.”
“and. Really?”
The benefits I most wanted came from the dean’s mouth.
The Faculty of Alchemy Research Institute was an intermediate stage for senior warriors who graduated from the Faculty to study further or go to professorships.
The basic materials were basic, and the environment and facilities were so good that they were incomparable to those of undergraduate workshops.
It was a workshop like sweet honey to me, who makes magic tools every day.
As soon as my conversation with the professors was over, I hurried to the lab.
fell behind
Today is 100 magic potions.