Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 520

[The Balkan Magic Engineering Expo is scheduled to begin in one day.]

[This expo will feature a three-day exhibition and presentations, culminating in a review by both the public and experts…]

[Towers and research institutions from all over are arriving to book booths and register for participation…]

Lenox opened his eyes, listening to the announcer’s voice on the radio and TV.

“…”

He stared blankly at the sunlight filtering through the blinds before slowly getting out of bed.

[There are many speculations about the significant easing of the participation requirements, aren’t there?]

[It’s speculated that the lifting of the ban is encouraging participation in various fields…]

*Beep.*

He manipulated the magic particles to turn off the alarm and TV, then looked around with bleary eyes.

The messy scene of his bedroom, with unpacked moving boxes, was still there.

After extracting Logier’s information, Lenox had returned to Balkan to focus on rest.

He had left immediately after a check-up with Murphy upon receiving a call from the Azure Eye, and then participated in the mid-term settlement of Pandaemonium, leaving him extremely fatigued.

The results he had achieved were significant, but it was only natural that they had consumed a lot of time and mental energy.

During his waking hours, he focused on nutritional supplements and magical research, and spent the rest of his time sleeping.

Since taking the Tears of the Archangel, his condition had improved and the amount of sleeping pills he took had decreased, but he still found it difficult to fall asleep without them.

After attempting to sleep without sleeping pills for the first time in nearly three years, Lenox, who had spent the night awake, staggered into the kitchen.

Davy, who had followed him, climbed onto Lenox’s shoulder and began to nag.

[I told you not to underestimate it.]

“…Underestimate what?”

[How terrible your body is!!]

“…”

[Even after taking the elixir, you heard that from the vampire doctor, so were your experiments still insufficient?]

“I was just checking how long I could last without relying on medication.”

Lenox protested in a small voice.

“I haven’t had time to experiment directly with my body since taking the Tears of the Archangel.”

[Master acts like a fool when it comes to his own health.]

Davy said, munching on the battery Lenox tossed him.

[As the master of an intelligent spirit like me, you should be able to quickly judge what you can and cannot do!]

“Don’t be so arrogant.”

He poured dozens of nutritional supplements from the shelf into his mouth and gulped down water.

It was absurd, but he couldn’t swallow large pills directly.

After repeatedly chewing the pills and swallowing the contents, he picked up a liver supplement.

Taking too many supplements could worsen the liver, so he was taking additional supplements for liver health.

[……]

“Why are you suddenly so quiet?”

Lenox asked, feeling uneasy.

Davy just stared at Lenox before shaking his head.

Lenox, grabbing the fluffy tail of the electronic spirit, stood up, yawned, and immediately grabbed a salad box and left the kitchen.

The width was distinctly different from the mansion he had lived in before. It was a spacious private mansion with two floors and a basement.

It was far from the luxurious mansions where the wealthy lived, but.

For Lenox, who needed a considerable amount of personal space, it was the first time he had a large house.

“Now that I think about it, I haven’t finished unpacking…”

[You can just use public magic to organize it, right?]

“No, I haven’t decided how to arrange the furniture and research equipment yet. Moving isn’t the problem.”

[Shall I hack into a few major interior design companies and download some furniture layout plans?]

“That’s a very lazy idea.”

Lenox chuckled and then quickly hardened his face.

“Proceed immediately.”

[……]

With Davy, who was busy searching the network, on his head, Lenox immediately headed to the basement of the mansion.

The lights turned on as soon as he stepped down the stairs, recognizing Lenox.

*Whoosh…!!*

The view of the laboratory, divided by dozens of glass walls, began to appear at a glance.

He divided the space with glass walls that could adjust transparency, organized materials and papers in between, and used the rest as a workspace for research.

In the spacious common area in the center of the lab, research equipment, still in its packaging, was piled up like a mountain.

All sorts of research equipment he had ordered from the company that made the equipment for the Carlisle Research Institute right after moving.

He had not been able to receive the equipment when he left upon receiving a call from Lapis, and it was only after more than a month that he had finally received and brought it into the mansion.

The value of each piece of equipment was easily in the hundreds of millions.

For Lenox, who had never indulged in such extravagance, it was a painful expense, but he had never considered the cost of investing in magical research to be a waste.

He unpacked and placed the equipment around the lab workbenches, then connected the power.

*Whoosh…!!*

A bluish magical light rose, and a somewhat leisurely start-up sound echoed.

They were all large pieces of equipment that required some warm-up time to operate, as their maximum output was high.

Lenox placed his hand on a record-like device that resembled a giant magnifying glass and raised his magic power.

*Whirr!!*

He magnified a single magic particle assembled in his hand by more than a thousand times and visualized it on the record.

The screen that appeared on the lens quickly converted various items into numerical values.

“Synchronization rate 87.5453%. Mana sensitivity 1.9931. Recovery rate 8994.41%. Analysis of manipulation speed patterns, adjustment of limit assimilation rate, prediction of formula implementation particle alteration…”

Lenox frowned as he read through the various items on the screen.

“The units are too arbitrary. I don’t know if it will be effective.”

[Most of the equipment used at the Carlisle Research Institute was used to adjust large-scale magic engineering facilities. Isn’t that obvious?]

Since he had ordered the equipment used at the research institute as is, it was natural that somewhat unusual values and units were applied.

It was originally equipment for observing the flow of magic power in objects like large-scale particle accelerators, not humans.

However, it was not for nothing that Lenox had chosen this equipment and brought it into his lab.

“It’s becoming increasingly difficult to handle the aftereffects of the research process with the workbenches and equipment I’ve been using.”

Lenox said, slowly moving and assembling the magic power he had raised.

The magic power, which had begun to twist and move at the particle level, transformed into a small cube-like shape inside the magnifying glass.

“Even if it’s a bit much, it’s right to buy reliable equipment for adjustments now.”

The power and value that a high-level transcendent exerts on the battlefield is more than a tactical weapon.

Especially in the case of magicians who directly manipulate magic power or pure formula-based transcendents, they are like moving giant cannons.

Therefore, it was not so strange that Lenox entrusted the adjustment of his magic power to the facilities of a large-scale research institute, rather than ordinary spell-using research equipment.

Olivia Ron Maze, an 8th-level magic eye user and the chairman of the cartel, had also gathered a lot of custom equipment in her personal lab.

It was the same.

The more one transcends the levels and steps into uncharted territory, the more difficult it becomes to adjust the patterns of magic power and formulas that have been altered.

Therefore, the help of equipment that can handle both delicate and massive output is needed.

Even if Lenox constantly challenges his own objectivity with his transcendent talent and intuition, it is a matter of course that it is more efficient to use the help of equipment.

There was no choice when traveling outside the city, but now that he was back in the lab, there was no need to be stingy with time or capital investment.

*Beep beep beep!!*

At the same time as the measurement of the magic particles ended, countless result windows appeared on the magnifying glass screen.

[Mana Concentration Pattern: 472 variations confirmed. Pattern unmeasurable]

[Magic Manipulation Speed: Abnormal communication through neural network. Determined to be a circuit overload. Unmeasurable]

[Mana Sensitivity: Inconsistency between perception results and timeline confirmed. Unmeasurable]

……

Although he tried to quantify them, the evaluation items all ended up as outliers.

It was not so surprising now.

[Highest grade magic flow judgment. Pattern Lambda.]

[Starting analysis assuming adjustment of a city-scale large-scale particle accelerator.]

[Customizing the values by measuring the area and volume of the adjustment target…]

Lenox took his hand away only after seeing the device with the loading screen and the gears turning.

“I was going to check and adjust the life reaction and magic pattern alteration process, but it will take some time.”

He needed to adjust the reactivity of his magic pattern and aura, which had become strangely altered when facing the outer sea, in a more manageable way.

To do that, he was going to adjust his mana sensitivity first and then start the alteration, but it seemed that the measurement would take more time than he had thought.

[There isn’t much time left until the expo, right?]

“It’s okay if I only participate on the last day of the three-day schedule.”

Lenox checked the calendar he had thrown on one wall of the lab and immediately activated other equipment in succession.

“I’ve almost finished the second paper, but there’s a study I want to start before that. I need to solve that first.”

With Davy’s help, he stabilized the output of the equipment and optimized the specifications to find the most suitable condition for Lenox to use.

*Clank, Whoosh!!!*

*Zzzzzzz!!*

Mysterious vibrations, the friction of metal, and mechanical sounds echoed throughout the lab.

The equipment surrounding the workbench rotated around Lenox, analyzing and adjusting all items related to magic power in real time.

Surrounded by all sorts of quantified evaluation items and holograms rising from all sides, he raised his magic power in the middle of the lab.

With a concentration that was different from the way he had been lightly manipulating magic power, he inflated the image of his inner self.

While maintaining the shape of the image that had become bloated as if it would burst, he slightly cut his palm with a sharp knife he had taken from the workbench and dripped blood.

*Kiiiiing!!!*

At the same time as Lenox’s magic power and blood fell and mixed on the floor of the common area, a golden glow and crimson blood rose from the spot.

The two glows twisted into a double helix and transformed into the shape of a snake biting its tail in front of Lenox’s eyes.

The 8th-level military mage. The magic system Uroboros that he had finally obtained in the battle with Madrich Onion.

A symbol of longing that constantly strives for completion, making imperfection itself its essence.

A perpetual motion machine that decomposes and interprets all existing images and extremes and makes them its own.

The moment the Uroboros magic system was implemented according to Lenox’s will, the space-time of the lab began to distort and crumble.

The power of the double helix, which was trying to absorb and reduce all the magic power and matter around it, was disrupting the air throughout the lab.

Red warning lights flashed among the research equipment, and the hologram windows that had risen from all sides turned bright red.

[Warning: System output error. Analysis and quantification failed.]

[Mana synchronization flow collapse. The magic system of the entity cannot be identified.]

[Judgment of the appearance of an out-of-spec risk variable.]

[Occurrence of a special-grade formula disaster. It is recommended to evacuate immediately-]

*Fshhh!!*

The noise disappeared the moment Davy, who had been listening to the incessant guidance, flicked his tail.

He used the electronic spirit’s ability to clear away the warning lights and holograms and sequentially observed only the equipment that could be analyzed and interpreted to observe the magic system.

Davy, who had quickly removed the obstacles that were in the way, asked.

[No, was this strange snake what you meant by adjustment?]

“If I had to put it in words, it’s the implementation of the ideal magic system I desire, borrowing the concept of a domain.”

Lenox said.

“The magnetic field is the power to project an image, but the domain is the power to discuss the ideal you desire. Although the size of the concept may be inferior to the domain, it is possible to adjust the direction as desired.”

Olivia Ron Maze’s lab, Madrich Onion’s ghost ship, and Captain Dreyfus’s immovable barrier were all results created by borrowing the power of the domain.

It was different from the projection of the image that the caster fundamentally possessed, but there were essentially similar parts.

[Hmm… So this is part of the ideal concept that Master desires.]

“Would you like to try it, Davy?”

Lenox said, picking up Davy, who was sitting on his shoulder.

“It would be difficult with your power alone, but with my help, you can visualize what kind of power or concept you think is ideal.”

[The manifestation of an ideal concept, sounds good.]

Davy gracefully jumped off Lenox’s fingertips and then slowly stood in front of the rising double helix loop.

[Do I just have to walk in here?]

“Yes. I’ll take care of adjusting the image projection, so a screen will probably appear inside the loop soon…”

Lenox, who was saying that, stopped talking at the sight of the scenery inside the loop.

It was because the scenery that was being projected as Davy walked in was incomparable to any scenery Lenox had imagined.

A downtown area that looked similar to the megacity of Balkan.

However, the shape of the buildings surrounding the street was, absurdly, that of a giant fox.

“…”

Fox statues decorating every corner of the street, fox paintings and posters hanging on the walls.

Fox-shaped cars and trains with fox heads running on the road.

And even the sight of suspicious believers marching in the middle of the road, constantly praising the fox spirit.

In the center of the procession of more than a thousand believers, the shape of a giant throne slowly moved.

A giant fox with blue fur and nine tails was sitting on the throne, chuckling.

[Dohohohot.]

Next to the throne, he had a mountain of snacks that looked like batteries, and he wiggled his nine tails while making a strange laughing sound.

The sight of people constantly praising and complimenting the fox, who was patting his plump belly with a satisfied expression.

The figure of someone wearing a coat being manipulated like a beloved doll between the fox’s paws.

Unlike most of the people whose faces were not clearly visible, the shape of that face was particularly specific and familiar.

The moment Lenox lowered his head to check the figure of someone wearing the coat.

[Woobabababababat!!!]

Davy, who had jumped out of the loop, wildly waved his front and hind paws and erased the shape of the scenery.

Not stopping there, he ate the magic power that flowed out and swallowed the image itself whole.

[Nom nom nom nom.]

Leaving Lenox speechless, Davy, who had completely erased the image that had just unfolded, coughed loudly.

[Ahem, ahem.]

“…”

Lenox looked down at Davy with narrowed eyes and quietly asked.

“That thing wearing the coat just now, it looked very familiar, was it just my imagination?”

[Hmm hmm, I don’t know anything about that.]

Davy slyly climbed onto Lenox’s shoulder, rubbed against him, and turned his gaze away.

[It seems like there was an error and a strange hallucination appeared, but it seems like we need to quickly readjust the Uroboros magic system.]

“…”

[Let’s start right away. I’ll do my best to support you.]

How similar must their thoughts have been for such an absurd image to pop up immediately?

It was a transparent statement, but Lenox decided to postpone punishing Davy’s absurd dream for a while.

Once the Uroboros magic system was deployed, extreme magic power consumption was unavoidable.

Since the research equipment was also consuming its lifespan to some extent by handling the output of magic power, he had no choice but to deal with what he had to do first.

“…The Uroboros magic system is the most complex and sophisticated formula among the creation-type magic I have created.”

Lenox said, looking at it with his arms crossed.

“Like the kaleidoscope domain, I tried to obtain the potential of incompleteness itself rather than choosing one thing, and I have actually achieved some results, but…”

Lenox muttered, looking at the giant double helix loop rotating in front of him.

“But it’s still not enough.”

The battle with Amrita, the settlement of Pandaemonium, the chase with Evelyn.

As there had been many events, the knowledge and achievements he had gained were also considerable.

Lenox was planning to infuse his image of the extreme with a completely different usage than before, before the expo began.