Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 756

The elixir’s ability to fix the existing amount of magic power and eliminate consumption.

However, even after grasping the elixir’s ability, Lenok didn’t easily get excited.

This was because he vaguely understood the meaning and limitations of the elixir’s power immediately after the experiment.

“Davi. The time the magic power is fixed. How long is it exactly?”

[When tested on plants, it was 6.409 seconds. Based on when Master ingested it, it’s about 3.98 seconds.]

“That’s ambiguous…”

When quantified through Davi’s data measurement, it was only 3.98 seconds. It was an ambiguous time, long if you say it’s long, short if you say it’s short.

It was worth a fortune in battles between high-ranking transcendents [individuals who have surpassed normal human limits], but conversely, it was a bit ambiguous to freely wield high-output magic.

‘When I chanted Alpha Light seven times, the first four times had no magic consumption, but the last three times did.’

This meant that if the duration of the elixir’s effect passed, magic that was not finished casting would consume magic power.

In other words, one had to finish chanting and activate the magic within 3.98 seconds to enjoy the elixir’s effects without magic consumption.

Lenok, quickly turning his mind, began to ponder while considering various possibilities.

‘Most high-level magic can receive the effect by omitting or changing the order, but the Magnetic Domain will be cutting it close.’

A mage who has reached Lenok’s level can adjust spells by not chanting or omitting the chanting by changing the order.

It wouldn’t be difficult to change the order needed for casting magic and take the diluted solution in between to enjoy the effect.

The problem was the use of the Magnetic Domain that Lenok used.

The kaleidoscope’s image is not a technique that can be used by changing the order of chanting or casting appropriately.

It was an image of a structure that even Lenok himself barely managed to surpass the destination by pushing himself to the limit and elevating himself each time he used it.

Could he solve the miracle of unfolding the kaleidoscope, observing the branching points, and deploying them in multiple ways within about 4 seconds?

After pondering for a moment, Lenok tilted his head.

“It might be possible…”

[Possible?!]

Davi even questioned Lenok as if he was dumbfounded.

“Even just reducing the magic consumption of unfolding the kaleidoscope would be helpful. Thinking about it that way, it’s definitely not completely unhelpful.”

Of course, whether there would be any harm to the body even if the diluted solution was taken continuously,

Whether the magic power fixing phenomenon would work smoothly not only for Lenok but also for other test subjects.

He would have to continue researching the elixir’s use and application targets, but Lenok was already certain of how valuable this elixir was.

From the fact that it could temporarily fix the magic power of a mage like Lenok, it was definitely not a normal power or function.

A power that goes against the principles of the world constituted by existing magic theories and physical laws.

The only things capable of such a feat are the mental images that originate from the caster’s source [a mage’s core power].

From the moment he confirmed the elixir’s ability, Lenok was convinced that this elixir was created based on Aris’s source mental image.

‘I don’t know what kind of mental image she obtained that made this possible, but…’

Aris Richelieu, whom Lenok remembered, was a very talented elemental mage, and among them, a scholar who focused on the water stream system.

She was not without talent in combat, but she was most talented in organizing her magic into theories and arranging them in an orderly manner.

That’s why her talent shone the most when she studied in the library or laboratory with Lenok.

If such Aris had awakened a mental image and melted her source into the form of an elixir and created it.

What kind of scenery and ability would the mental image she obtained depict?

Water stream system unique magic. And the elixir’s ability to temporarily fix magic power.

It felt like a miracle, like grabbing flowing water with bare hands and stopping it.

“……”

It felt like he was about to understand something more, but Lenok stopped his thoughts there and got up from his seat.

Although he had figured out the elixir’s efficacy, he had no intention of stopping the experiment here.

It was a waste to consume more of the diluted solution here, but even if it meant reducing the number of times, he had to find out the elixir’s potential as much as possible in this place.

Thinking that way, Lenok received another test subject from Davi and immediately began the experiment.

And immediately after, he had to accept results that were different from the conclusions he had previously obtained.

“Fixing…”

[This time, the magic power isn’t fixed?]

The subject to whom the elixir diluted solution was injected this time was a small flower placed near the laboratory.

It did not have the property of absorbing magic power, but it was an ornamental plant that had the characteristic of blooming with magic power at the moment of blooming.

However, when the diluted solution was injected into the flower this time, the magic power fixing phenomenon that Lenok had expected did not occur.

Lenok, who met eyes with Davi, tilted his head.

“What happened?”

[…Should we experiment on Master again?]

Ignoring Davi’s uneasy words, when he took the diluted solution again, he could confirm that his magic power was fixed as before.

In other words, the effect worked normally on Lenok, but it did not work on other subjects.

“…Let’s experiment on other subjects.”

After that, after taking several plants that could measure magic power fluctuations, and even catching a few mice that were wandering outside the laboratory and feeding them the diluted solution, Lenok was able to be certain.

“The elixir’s efficacy… works differently on other subjects.”

[It’s not that there’s no effect at all. However, unlike when Master uses it, it seems that the amount of magic consumption is only reduced for other test subjects.]

“……”

If a test subject other than Lenok took the elixir, the effect of fixing the entire magic power amount did not occur.

Instead, when performing an action that required magic consumption, the rate at which magic power was consumed was only reduced by about 40%.

It wasn’t a magic power fixative, but rather a magic power consumption reduction agent.

However, at the point of learning this fact, one of the most important questions remained.

[Then why did the plant we experimented on first grow with its magic power fixed?]

Davi asked, twisting his tail.

[If it’s something that only has a different effect on Master, this plant should have also produced a result where magic consumption is reduced, just like now.]

“The first potted plant we experimented on. It was a plant that grew while absorbing magic power in the laboratory.”

Lenok asked back, remaining silent.

“Could it be that it absorbed some of the excess while being exposed to my magic power?”

[…Are you saying that the elixir only reacts to Master’s magic power and has a different effect?]

The first plant they experimented on was a plant that grew while receiving magic power in Lenok’s laboratory.

Therefore, it may have been able to enjoy the elixir’s effects in the same way as Lenok.

“We can find out if we ask Clarice directly.”

Lenok said that and immediately grabbed his coat.

Just as he was about to leave the laboratory, his cell phone rang, and a message arrived.

Jenny’s message, which directly reached Lenok, who had turned off most notifications.

-Ban. The preparations for the Magic Tower’s cooperative business are all finished.

“That’s perfect timing.”

Lenok muttered that and immediately picked up his cell phone to call Clarice.

“There’s one more thing to show that long-lived species right away.”

* * *

“It was faster than I thought.”

Lenok’s Magic Tower, where the basic construction was almost finished.

The construction up to the middle floors was almost complete, and various facilities, including the office, were currently open.

Among them, the scenery of a spacious conference room located on a relatively upper floor.

This time, Lenok was sitting and waiting for her, and Clarice, who had received the call and came, walked in.

Clarice, who naturally took off her coat and hung it on the chair, looked at Lenok with shining eyes.

“I thought it would take a little time to figure out the elixir’s ability. It seems that your research facilities and personnel are quite good.”

“Diluted it.”

“……Yes?”

Lenok said expressionlessly, leaving Clarice, who seemed flustered.

“Leave one bottle as the undiluted solution, and dilute one bottle to increase the amount. Tell Aris Richelieu if she’s curious.”

“……”

Clarice, who had been silent, quietly shook her head.

“No. It’s not my place to care how an item that has already been delivered is used. Aris must have thought so too, so she wouldn’t have said anything to me.”

“I see.”

“Apart from that, I would like to officially ask you to keep this matter confidential.”

Clarice’s eyes shone coldly.

“The elixir’s magic power consumption reduction ability is by far the most outstanding among existing elixirs. Just by taking it, you can reduce the magic consumption of a spell chanted immediately afterward by up to 40%, and the backlash doesn’t last long or the aftereffects don’t last long.”

“……”

As expected, Clarice understands the elixir’s ability as a magic power consumption reduction agent, not a magic power fixation.

That means that even she doesn’t know about the magic power fixation ability that Lenok experienced.

Did Aris not tell Clarice about this fact?

Or did even Aris herself not think that such a result would come out?

While Lenok was lost in thought, Clarice spoke again.

“If the fact that this elixir exists is released as information, there is a high possibility that the continental elixir market will be greatly shaken.”

“How many people in the Sinclair Magic Tower know about the elixir?”

“There are less than five people, including me. Some of them don’t know the specific efficacy.”

Clarice replied.

“If Aris doesn’t pursue mass production, I don’t intend to put this item on the market either.”

“You’re saying that it’s an item that hasn’t even been decided whether to commercialize it or not.”

“Do you understand why this information should not be leaked?”

Just the fact that the existence of the elixir is known is likely to cause a huge commotion surrounding the Sinclair Magic Tower.

Just realizing the potential of Aris Richelieu’s mental image, it wouldn’t be strange for other large forces or monsters to intervene.

If that’s the case with just the effect of reducing magic power consumption, what about the power of magic power fixation allowed to Lenok?

However, instead of adding unnecessary words there, Lenok closed his mouth.

This was because he knew that there was no need to make a promise to Clarice directly in such a place.

Clarice stared at Lenok’s face for a while, then slowly got up from her seat and picked up her coat.

“My work in Vulcan is over. I’m going back to the Magic Tower-”

“If you’re Aris Richelieu’s teacher, you must have quite high authority within the Sinclair Magic Tower, right?”

A Saint-level mage who has reached level 7. It would be strange if a long-lived species who was not human did not have power within the Magic Tower.

Without waiting for Clarice’s answer, Lenok immediately continued.

“If you are representing the position of the Sinclair Magic Tower, I would like to form an alliance here. I will create a branch of Sinclair, so send a mage to manage it.”

“……I don’t quite understand what you mean.”

Clarice frowned and turned to Lenok.

“Why are you deciding to establish a branch of the main Magic Tower in Vulcan?”

“I recently started a new business centered around the Magic Tower I built.”

Lenok nodded with an expressionless face.

“It’s still in the preparation stage, but after the pilot operation is over, it will go into full-scale expansion.”

“What exactly is this pilot project?”

“Look below.”

The moment Clarice inadvertently turned her gaze towards the window below at those words.

Buaaaang!!

On the wide main street of District 49, dozens of large cargo trucks stopped in perfect unison.

Workers with their sleeves rolled up were quickly carrying packed boxes while sweating.

All of the workers were high-quality personnel who could enhance their physical strength through a small amount of magic power.

After quickly moving the items loaded into the cargo hold around the tower, other vehicles entered one after another this time.

Thud!

All of those who got out of the car immediately were mages exuding a strong magic power.

Moreover, they were all dispatched from organizations with considerable status, each having learned different systems and techniques.

“Which floor is the branch we were assigned to?”

“The east and lake are divided. We need to go and check the location first, so move quickly!”

They were carrying all sorts of boxes and items from the vehicles and walking into the Magic Tower without hesitation.

Freelancers who were watching with wary eyes began to whisper after confirming the identity of the items they were carrying.

“Hey, do you see that?”

“It’s certain. It’s the magic anti-inflammatory agent that is only sold at the Voyager Magic Tower.”

“There’s a self-repair kit that the Magic Engineering Association directly distributes. It’s a valuable item that sells out as soon as it’s released…”

“A small particle accelerator from the Carlyle Research Institute. Why is such a thing suddenly here…?”

There was nothing that was not available among the artifacts and items distributed in District 49, but there were always rare items that were particularly difficult to obtain.

In particular, items that were directly manufactured and sold by manufacturers or Magic Towers were often high-end items that were difficult to obtain unless through used transactions or illegal auction houses.

What did it mean that items that even freelancers who had been in this field for a long time found difficult to see were being brought into the Magic Tower in large quantities?

Only after saying that did the people who realized the situation stop talking.

“The Magic Tower construction is almost finished.”

“Are you planning to start the business right away as soon as the construction is finished?”

The first Magic Tower in Vulcan that Gyeon-ryoe had built.

Everyone understood the fact that it had already started moving in a place where even the official name had not yet been announced.

Clarice looked back at Lenok with a surprised expression.

“Could it be that the pilot project that your Magic Tower is conducting is…”

“Is there a need to filter out all the businesses that want to establish a business relationship in Vulcan?”

Lenok asked back, moving his steps next to her.

Lenok, who was looking at the hundreds of mages pouring into the Magic Tower beyond the window, said.

“If I have become the one who chooses, I have decided to handle it as comfortably as possible.”

“…This is.”

“Bringing cooperative businesses and research institutions that want to pioneer the market of a large city into the Magic Tower’s territory, and exhibiting those branches to attract businesses.”

Lenok smiled confidently.

“We will soon become the largest luxury goods store in Vulcan… no, the Magic Tower.”

“……”

Clarice looked at Lenok’s profile as if she was dumbfounded and asked.

“Even if you stay in the Magic Tower’s territory and maintain it, you can’t bring all the businesses that want to form an alliance into the territory.”

The Magic Tower’s territory is a boundary designated as an extraterritorial territory even within Vulcan.

Therefore, it is understandable that Lenok is trying to become a huge distribution network itself by bringing business branches into it.

It was an idea and solution that only the Magic Tower, which was the only one in Vulcan, could do.

However, no matter how wide the territory was, it was impossible to bring in all those who wanted to supply items to the Magic Tower.

“Even if there is a way to expand the width of the territory, how do you plan to manage all the businesses that come from all over the continent?”

“Manage? Why should I do that?”

“……Yes?”

Lenok said that and glanced up at the sky.

The moment Clarice followed him and looked at the sky above the Magic Tower.

Clank!!

A black fireball quickly soared above the top floor of the Magic Tower, which was not yet completed.

Kwaaaa!!

The shape of a black sun about the size of a person.

It was not too big or too small to be barely visible to the people gathered around the Magic Tower.

However, the moment they looked up and faced the black sun, they felt a strange attraction as if they were being sucked in.

It was not physically pulling the body, but a strange suction that seemed to forcibly pull only the gaze.

Clarice, who realized its identity, turned her gaze to Lenok with a shocked expression.

“You’re crazy, Gyeon-ryoe. You’re opening the Magic Tower’s consciousness space to the outside…!!”

“I’m opening the consciousness space and entrusting the management directly to the tower’s system.”

Lenok nodded and said.

“Perhaps because it’s not human, it understands the application of consciousness space quickly. Have you had a similar experience?”

“……Those like me would have all had the same experience.”

Clarice smiled bitterly while saying something incomprehensible.

However, instead of questioning that, Lenok gestured to Clarice.

“Shall we go inside and explain? You can decide whether to set up a branch of the Sinclair Magic Tower inside after seeing that.”

However, Clarice quickly shook her head with a flustered expression.

“No! If I enter the consciousness space like this, my main body…!!”

Faaaah!!

Before the answer could be properly continued, a huge black door unfolded in front of Clarice’s eyes.