Chapter 186

Chapter 186. Why do wizards like towers? (2)

“And once the application to the ship is over....

this is the main topic next time. Promise one thing before that. You must keep this a secret.”

“of course. I swear by my staff.”

“cane? Rolling around in the corner over there?”

I pointed to his staff resting on a pile of old books.

“Ha ha ha ha ha?????? I'm a bit out of my mind these days. Even so, the oath is real.”

“Whatever, let’s do it.”

I know very well that wizards don't hang their wands for fun.

I pointed to the blueprint and pointed him to its true purpose.

“I will make means of transportation between the major cities of the kingdom.”

“You mean transportation?”

“Roughly speaking, it can be described as a large-scale transportation vehicle capable of carrying large amounts of cargo and personnel.”

“Isn’t it a carriage?”

“It’s pulled by an engine instead of a horse.”

The concept I've been talking about can be succinctly described as ‘lorry', but to those who still rely on horses and magic for transportation, there is no other way to describe it.

“...Large...and it's a vehicle capable of transporting large quantities. But can't we just use teleport?”

“As you said, it is impossible to beat Teleport in terms of speed and safety.”

admit that

Teleport You are number one.

“However, popularization is difficult, isn’t it?”

Few wizards can use teleport so skillfully.

In addition, it is expensive to replace with magic tools and difficult to manage.

“But the method I suggest is much more reliable, although it may lag behind in speed.”

Any means of maintenance can be nurtured through training.

Because that's the advantage of technology.

Of course, as magic continues to develop in the future, there will be ways to surpass it.

This is the conclusion that I have already taken into account.

this is the best

“. indeed. No... It's more than just a convenient means. That's not all I can say.”

Helmin muttered in a cold sweat after thinking about the transportation method I suggested.

Even though he is a mage, he must have an idea that allows him to think from a broader point of view than the superiority of magic.

“...the game of the kingdom will change.”

“I guess so.”

It is not simply a reorganization of transportation.

When a stable and faster means is introduced, additional changes will occur one after another.

“Even my father was quite embarrassed. That's enough.”

“...Maybe it's just my opinion as a wizard, but... it might be dangerous.”

“I took that too.”

It's nothing more than pulling something that will be developed someday in 100-year increments anyway.

That's a safe enough range.

I carefully considered and decided.

And... Actually, it's important for me to live comfortably and well. What else do you know?

To put it bluntly, this is not a problem as long as a terrible disaster unfolds next to me in exchange for my full stomach.

“...Now I'll pretend I haven't heard.”

And this wizard before me is wise.

Thinking that something they can't handle will happen in their hands, they quickly draw a line.

“Instead, I will definitely accept the job.”

Still, the benefits will be coveted, so I can't just refuse.

That's a good attitude.

“So how long will it take?”

I asked openly without hiding anything.

How long will it take if you can?

“I'll have to see it exactly one more time, but if it goes this way.... in about 3 months, it will be able to stabilize to some extent.”

“That sounds great!”

For reference, my calculation is that it would take an additional year and a half if we were to turn only the manpower in our territory.

After all, no matter how much I raise my individual abilities, I can't match the number of people.

That felt a bit regrettable.

” one???”

?

“Ha ha ha ha ha. It's overrated. I am still immature.”

“If other wizards heard that, they would roll around in stomachaches and leave the world.”

What is the youngest class 8 master talking about?

As he said, behind my back, Dia felt something complicated.

It doesn't show on his face, but his feelings are strangely complicated.

but.

She is also a genius who has reached a high level for her age.

He has already reached the level of a 6th class master and will soon break through the 7th class wall.

Those who know how hard it is to break through the realm will foam at the mouth and pass out when they hear that fact.

For example, in the case of a mage belonging to the Mage Tower side.

Those in Class 6 and above must have an average age of 40 or older.

And those who passed the 7th class were mostly elderly people like Fei An.

A state where you may or may not be able to pour your whole life into it.

It was she who accomplished that at the age of only her early twenties.

However, there is someone worse than her in front of her.

When someone worse than you says something like this, things get complicated.

You get annoyed when someone who is better than you is overly humble.

“Hmm... was it Miss Diareki?”

And it seems I'm not the only one who noticed that feeling.

Helmin smiled bitterly and moved his gaze towards Dia.

“I heard rumors. They say you have achieved considerable skill at a young age.”

“I didn’t expect the Mage Tower Master to remember it.”

Dia just calmly brushed aside his praise.

There is no sign of joy at all.

“You are humble. I hope other wizards will follow suit.”

“...Not to that extent.”

Um... From what I've seen, he's just not interested in that kind of flimsy reputation.

“Seriously. Miss Dia is an excellent mage enough. I vouch for it.”

“It sounds like you mean that other mages aren’t superior.”

When I said it slightly teasingly, he laughed embarrassedly.

Why can't you deny it?

“It was a mistake. Those enrolled in our Mage Tower are also excellent enough. Just...

“just?”

“Sometimes I might feel sorry for you.”

He drank slowly and spoke again.

“...The Mage Tower in the past was a place where there was nothing but regret.”

“Hmm? It was in the past...

“This is a story from when I was still more immature. At that time, the atmosphere inside the Mage Tower was different from now.”

he said in a faint voice.

Realizing later that I was staring at you, I lowered my head.

“sorry. You said useless things in front of Arel-nim.”

“are you okay. I'm a little interested in what the Mage Tower was like in the past. Anyway, I've roughly finished talking about work, so tell me.”

When I gave permission, Helmin briefly lowered his head and started talking again about the old mage tower or something.

“In the old Mage Tower, rather than pursuing knowledge, everyone showed enthusiasm only for the secret struggle to get to the higher floors and the deliberation for that.”

Juniors do their best to flatter seniors.

Even within the Mage Tower, the criteria for selecting the next high-ranking wizard are prioritized on personal connections and back money rather than skills.

‘Yes, that's right....

Listening to his complaint, I thought it was possible enough.

A closed environment may have the advantage of not being interfered with from the outside, but on the contrary, it is easy to rot inside.

If water doesn't flow, it will stagnate and rot, and all kinds of dirty things will be born in it.

It's easy enough to guess without even looking at it.

Because I have already experienced several times in my previous life as a representative example of how fragile an organization can be in a closed environment.

“But I don't think it's like that right now.”

“I had a lot of trouble seeing my hands.”

He shook his head with a slightly troubled expression, as if he was fed up.

“After I became the head of the pagoda, I tried to change the pagoda in my own way. Thanks to that, there were a lot of resentment and not a few people who couldn’t understand me.”

“Ah... those strange policies.”

Like arranging a match between wizards...

I wondered why that was, but is it the result of trying to change the atmosphere?

“I understand the intention, but if it continues to be closed, it will be difficult to fundamentally change it.

Would you rather open the Mage Tower more aggressively?