Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 774

[I believe we should focus more on the performance of this learning device, rather than the common magic system.] A dark room. An expert’s figure, illuminated by a single screen, speaks passionately. Holding a prototype of the learning device, he addresses a large audience, his words flowing rapidly. [Let’s first examine the functions built into this learning device. It’s designed as a preparatory tool for the common magic system, but what’s truly amazing is that its analysis capabilities extend to other magic systems as well.] As the expert speaks, he displays a magic circle, pre-scanned into the device, for everyone to see. [For example, let’s analyze the navigation guidance magic circle used in the navigators produced by the Aldrif Magic Tower. Do you see it?] Next to the displayed magic circle, explanations and data figures, spanning dozens of lines, appear rapidly. [The curvature of the magic circle. The degree of mana embedding. The connection between idling and output. It precisely identifies the core elements of the formula.] The expert points to each figure, clearly articulating their significance. [This learning device effectively filters out the irrelevant data that often complicates formula analysis. It’s not limited to a single system or attribute.] “……” [While it’s not possible to cast the magic directly from this analysis, since I’m not a mage from the Aldrif Magic Tower, it has become possible to analyze the principles of magic much more quantitatively.] The expert spoke with palpable excitement about his accomplishment. [I’m confident that this learning device will greatly improve accessibility to theoretical analysis. I even cautiously predict a major shift in the facilities within the city government’s research institutes…!!] “……Dabi, you haven’t invested in any research institute stocks, have you?” Even as Lenok worried about such trivial matters, the expert continued to explain the device’s potential and limitations to the audience. [It doesn’t function properly with excessively high-level formulas, but that’s likely due to the device’s output limitations, not the system itself.] “That’s incorrect.” Lenok, packing his things with his back to the screen, refuted the expert’s assumption. “It’s because the formula changes depending on the caster’s ability. As a theoretical analyst, he has no choice but to say that…” The reason the learning device struggles with high-level formulas is that the caster’s mental image influences and alters the formula as its level increases. The higher the level, the more magic and formulas cease to exist as fixed concepts, instead changing fluidly in response to the caster. This change is rooted in the magic system and the caster’s fundamental mental image. No matter how advanced an analysis system is, it cannot account for the caster’s mental image, which is the limitation of a mass-produced learning device. Contrary to Lenok’s words, the expert on the screen was passionately addressing the audience, his expression filled with excitement. [This is the best analysis device and spell simulator I’ve ever seen. Professor Evan Bayler is a genius!!] “……” [With this device, magic theory research will advance significantly. If the professor is watching this broadcast, please, just reply once…!!!] Beep!! A request that seemed more like self-promotion. The expert was clearly using the broadcast to gain recognition. While Lenok had no interest in the learning device as an excuse, he also didn’t want to grant the request. “I didn’t expect someone to focus on the device’s inherent performance so quickly…” Given the intense focus on common magic, he thought the learning device would be overlooked, but the response was surprisingly fast. Was it because, after the third paper’s release, experts across Balkan were dissecting Lenok’s research for profit? [There are already numerous posts on the deep web about the broadcast Master was just watching.] Dabi said, creating a virtual screen and displaying it before Lenok. [Title: Expert’s opinion on the performance of the learning device created by Evan Bayler.jpg] └The built-in system’s performance is insane. I tested it myself, and the claims about its functions are accurate. └I secretly obtained a prototype from the black market and had some kids disassemble it. Most of the components are junk. └Are you the Ten Counts leader or something? How did you get something from the black market when there are so few in circulation? Even people who had already disassembled the device were discussing its composition and parts. └Except for the mana flow reproduction module, all the other parts are cheap. It’s so well-optimized that I don’t know how they managed to install such a system. └They must have a very talented programmer working with them. It’s not a project they could have done alone. └Looking at the presentation at the Magic Tower, I’d guess they borrowed the connections of the 견뢰 [Gyeonroe, a term that could refer to a powerful organization or individual]. Comments analyzing the prototype’s individual parts, both obvious and hidden, filled the screen. └It’s not hard to copy the hardware. The module’s configuration is unique, but not impossible to reproduce. The problem is the software. └The core system code encryption is almost on par with closed area security. That’s why some suspect the Central Council’s involvement. Judging by the tone, they had already tried everything, even attempting to copy the device. └If there’s a hacker capable of breaking through that, they wouldn’t need the learning device in the first place. └There’s a hacker who recently infiltrated the Baritz Company’s security network. Many people are looking for that person right now. └Wait, I thought that was information only our organization knew, but it’s just a rumor that everyone knows? We need to deal with that broker. “They’re already trying to make copies. They’re fast.” [Should I show you other posts?] There was much discussion about the learning device, but the most intense reaction was, as expected, to the three common magics Lenok had announced: Emission, Variable, and Junction. Versatile magic that could be cast directly using one’s own mana, with the learning device as a terminal. People were incredibly interested in this new magic that didn’t rely on magic towers, families, secrets, or specific groups. Not only the source code for the open formulas, but also detailed speculations and predictions about the principles of the magic to be revealed in the future were rampant. └All three magics focus on manipulating mana particles. └It’s already been proven in academia that they can be used for circuit design with precise manipulation. └Given that these three were the first common magics shown, it’s clear they were deliberately presented. There must be more hidden common magics. └They said they would provide future updates, so it’s definitely true. └There’s a lot of interest in the common magic that hasn’t been released yet. My job isn’t even related to magic, but it’s like this… └They’re planning to steadily announce their research results instead of showing everything at once. They’re incredibly cunning. “……Was it too obvious, after all?” Lenok chuckled, closed the screen, and stood up. As he said, the reason Lenok hadn’t announced all the common magic wasn’t just to fit the paper’s theme. The learning device’s capacity was far too limited to hold the entire common magic system, and he saw no reason to reveal all the common magic he knew. In particular, among the common magic Lenok used, there were several useful formulas that transcended systems, such as [Silence], [Soundwave], and [Bloody Chase]. Lenok didn’t want to share his knowledge without compensation. He wanted to steadily build his achievements by updating common magic that could replace unique magic as research results. He intended to ensure that it wouldn’t end with a single announcement, but would continue to yield results as long as his knowledge allowed. “Right now, we have to rely on the learning device, but if we further optimize it and build an independent network in the future…” It wouldn’t be impossible for the system Dabi created to spread throughout Balkan. By then, Dabi’s cybernetic abilities might also be wielded on an unbelievable scale. And the meaning of spreading the magic Lenok created to the people of this world as a new system and network is— [Khee hee hee.] As soon as he heard those words, the cybernetic spirit wriggled in Lenok’s arms, letting out a sinister laugh. It was obvious what he was thinking, but instead of scolding him, Lenok packed his things and got up. Flap!! Wearing a thick shadow robe, he stored a large backpack using shrinking magic. He caressed his gloved wrist, opened the window, and looked outside. The cold dawn, long before sunrise. But the night view of Balkan was dazzlingly lit with colorful lights and neon signs. “Three more days until the Headrain River flooding ends…” Lenok muttered, looking at the city’s dazzling night streets. “If I leave now, I should make it on time.” The third paper. He did want to see the impact the common magic learning device would have on the city. Staying for a while, experiencing the praise and criticism as Evan Bayler, wouldn’t be a bad thing. Leaving after dropping a huge bomb in Balkan might seem illogical. But Lenok, knowing this, was finishing his preparations to leave, putting everything down and moving again. He knew that not all opportunities come in order. He also knew that his time wouldn’t always run on schedule. A life of immersing himself in research and learning for days, but also leaving on a journey in the early morning and not returning. Wasn’t that the life he had resolved to live to survive in this world? Swish!! A dark shadow robe, its form indistinct in the darkness, disappeared into the air as if it had vanished. Lenok, having lightly descended to the ground as if leaping through space, composed himself and checked his equipment. The blink formulas were fully charged in the Papyrus Argentus. The Feigenbaum Ring was also ready for use. Cigarettes and painkillers, stimulants and elixirs for replenishing mana. A diluted elixir given by Aris as a gift. A large amount of explosives, personal weapons, and consumables, including the End of Teremer. All preparations were complete. Lenok, having finished checking the Guide’s Ring, began to move between the shadows of the streetlights. The land of souls, located on the border between this world and the next. The birthplace of military spirit magic, and the oldest city-state on this continent, created for ghosts. It was time to head to Yorta.