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Chapter 715

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Sevius chuckled at the sight of his junior burning with passionate motivation.

People who faced trials were divided into two types.

One was those who ran away to avoid trials.

And the other was those who actively rushed toward trials.

The junior before him was definitely the latter. He could somewhat understand why the Position Movement Club members wanted to recruit this junior.

Youre the type who gets fired up when things get difficult?

?

Since it was simply because he had accumulated a lot of resentment against Professor Verdus, Lee Han tilted his head in confusion.

I just hate the profess

Professor Verduss belongings are hard to touch easily.

Sevius said as he opened the window and came outside. Lee Han looked at the White Tiger Tower seniors storage with regretful eyes.

I should remember this.

An excellent thief was someone who wisely decided what not to steal rather than what to steal.

In that regard, Sevius, who quietly took only the book he originally targeted and left, was indeed an excellent thief.

But Lee Han was a different style of thief.

He was closer to the type of thief who would come and take everything when things went wrong.

Professors are already difficult to mess with, but Professor Verdus is especially more difficult.

Is there a special reason?

Since Professor Verdus has many expensive materials, students tend to target him first. Because of that, Professor Verduss defenses are also more thorough than other professors.

Hearing about Professor Verdus being treated like a treasure beaver among the seniors, Lee Han felt absurd.

So a person could be popular in this way too!

Fortunately, what were targeting is the professors book, so its somewhat better. Professor Verdus probably forgot he even has it. But it doesnt change the fact that its difficult. We need to learn at least a few spells before going in. Oh right. How did you open that window earlier?

Now that he thought about it, there were three spells defending the White Tiger Tower storage window earlier.

Paldar Rujis Intermediate Metal Barrier.

It was a spell that, when cast on metal materials, would cause the metal to change and block infiltration attempts when hostile intruders appeared.

Aksens Mystical Enhancement.

It was a spell that strengthened and amplified the power of magic itself, which had no particular meaning on its own but doubled in power when combined with other spells.

Jenbayas Intermediate Lock.

It was a defensive spell that most efficiently blocked non-physical infiltration attempts. This was originally the spell Sevius had intended to dispel.

But when unexpected spells were added and created synergistic effects with each other, it became impossible to break through

He couldnt understand how this junior had opened it.

If you condense mana and then swing it like a hammer over the widest possible area

It must be the Wardanaz familys secret magic.

Despite Lee Hans sincere explanation, Sevius interpreted it differently.

To think he was deflecting by saying such an absurd method because he couldnt tell him since it was the Wardanaz familys secret magic.

It was indeed an answer befitting someone from the Blue Dragon Tower.

If its family secret magic, you dont need to tell me. Maintaining secrets is important. Its praiseworthy.

Though his junior glared at him, Sevius didnt notice.

If you have such magic, it will definitely help in dangerous situations. But you cant rely on that alone. You need other spells.

What kind are there?

You already know invisibility magic, so thats fine, but you also need to know how to break walls. Do you know any related spells?

The lowest difficulty method was magic that converted wood or rock into sawdust or sand, but this took a long time and had a high possibility of being discovered by others.

Since the life of position movement lay in its speed and stealth, the faster and more powerful the magic, the better.

In Seviuss case, he used a combination of Atugas Blade Wind magic and Rock Devouring Spirit.

He would cut the wall and then send a spirit through the gap to devour the wall.

I did learn Tutanta Familys Rock Decomposition magic, but its not perfect yet

Family secret magic? Can I see its power?

Even if spells produced the same result, there could be infinitely many types.

For example, if it was magic to make a hole in a wall, it was possible to make holes in walls using hundreds of different methods.

Transformation magic was possible, enchantment magic was possible, and even pure elemental magic alone was possible

Of course, if all these spells had remained, mages heads would have exploded from complexity.

Since they were learning under the current Empires magic system that classified magic based on efficiency, not only mages but also students were supposed to find the most efficient magic among these spells.

But there were several exceptions to this. Family secret magic passed down through generations was one of them.

Since it was passed down through families, there was no reason for the magic to disappear through competition with other spells.

Instead, there was the disadvantage that even experienced mages couldnt recognize what kind of magic it was before seeing it directly.

It will take some time though.

There are spells that take time. Ill wait, so go ahead.

Lee Han nodded and took out his staff.

Tutanta Familys Rock Decomposition was family magic he learned from Salko last year, and even then it was magic that caused headaches because it was difficult.

Although Lee Han usually didnt have difficulty learning magic, this spell was 4th circle magic and among the more difficult ones at that.

In fact, Lee Han had suspected at the time that Salko taught it to him to assassinate him.

Come to think of it, thats annoying. That bastard. Teaching me when he couldnt even master it himself.

To think Salko taught him believing Lee Han could do it when Salko himself couldnt master it because it was too difficult.

Even now, he was an absurd guy.

After that, Lee Han had practiced this magic several times, but the difficulty was too high, so he kept postponing it. With dozens of spells to learn, he couldnt master every single spell.

He gathered a handful of fragments from the rock he intended to break, prepared the incantation, concentrated, and then

In the name of Tutanta, rock, be shattered!

Crack!

When a corner of the empty lecture hall wall turned to powder as if carved out with a knife, Seviuss eyes widened.

The power of the magic was much stronger than he had expected.

And

You said you hadnt fully mastered it?

Sevius asked as if he couldnt understand.

The junior had definitely said first that he hadnt fully learned it.

But looking at the casting just now, it didnt seem like he hadnt fully mastered it.

Didnt he cast it almost immediately after holding the reaget and reciting the incantation?

This level could be considered fully mastered.

Thats what Im saying. I thought I hadnt fully mastered it, but doing it after a long time, it worked well.

Lee Han said with an embarrassed expression.

He himself hadnt expected it to work this well.

Perhaps not practicing for a while had unexpectedly helped.

Or maybe all the hardships hed endured in the meantime had unknowingly helped

Is he crazy?

Of course, from Seviuss perspective, who didnt know Lee Hans circumstances, his junior seemed a bit insane.

Is he doing this to show off?

From what he could see, it was 5th circle magic with considerable power.

To turn a wall to powder like this in one go without additional preparation or time consumption.

If he could use such magic, he could understand wanting to show off, but

did he really need to go this far?

Im glad it worked well.

Thank you.

Sevius didnt reveal his inner thoughts, befitting a seasoned position movement expert.

Unaware of his seniors thoughts, Lee Han was innocently moved.

He really trusts what people say.

The last magic we need is combat magic. Professor Verdus is notorious for using artificial summoned creatures as watchmen. Well try to avoid them as much as possible, but some force is necessary. Are you confident in combat?

Hmm.

Lee Han pondered slightly about where and how to start explaining.

After thinking, Lee Han made his decision.

Bringing up Professor Boladi seemed like a bad idea. The senior might look at him strangely.

Mentioning the enemies Lee Han had defeated also seemed bad. It would look too much like obvious bragging.

I think Im capable enough to protect myself.

Sevius nodded at the carefully chosen answer.

As someone who had just become a 2nd year, and a Blue Dragon Tower student at that, he didnt have high expectations for combat ability.

Rather, that kind of answer was better. He wouldnt make careless mistakes driven by competitive spirit.

Thats good enough then. Lets go.

***

Sevius led Lee Han outside the main building.

As soon as Lee Han came outside the main building, he cast invisibility magic on himself. Sevius whispered about the unnecessary waste of mana.

Why are you using it already? What about your mana?

I have my circumstances. My mana is fine, so please understand.

At his juniors words, Sevius made an expression showing he couldnt understand, but didnt say anything more.

Since they had decided to move together, he had to respect the other persons opinion even if they were his junior.

Ill let it slide since you say so, but keep this in mind. If you collapse, I cant take you with me. Ill escape by myself.

I understand.

Lee Han answered while looking around to see if there were any first-year students nearby. Fortunately, there seemed to be no new students who had snuck out at night.

I need to prepare countermeasures quickly.

Do you know Professor Verduss Sacred Workshop?

Yes.

Sevius recalled that his junior was also taking enchantment magic classes.

Then naturally he would know about the Sacred Workshop.

There are several storage buildings near the Sacred Workshop. Most are impossible to approach, but some of them have weakened defenses because much time has passed since the magic was cast.

Why doesnt the professor repair them?

He made so many storage buildings that he cant remember them well himself. Thats also why students try to raid them more.

The disciples lacked reagents and materials so they went outside to take commissions, while Professor Verdus had stockpiled materials in his storage buildings so abundantly that he forgot his own inventory lists.

It wasnt for nothing that students gritted their teeth and specifically targeted Professor Verduss storage buildings.

Its lucky for us. Well approach and enter one of those storage buildings.

What are the names of the books we need to get?

Introduction to Imperial Investment Law, Mages, Do Not Repay Invested Gold Coins, Imperial Artifact Trend Overview, The Genius Enchantment Mage Who Received a Hundred Investments, Imperial Materials Encyclopedia, General Theory of Gemology

No, wait. Isnt that too many? Just how long has it been

He took them all at once.

Murderous intent swirled in Seviuss voice.

Lee Han felt anew that Professor Verdus was an exceptional mage.

If he werent an exceptional mage, how could he survive when not only his own disciples but also students who werent his disciples all wanted to bury him alive?

Copper coins, change into silver coins. Silver coins, change into gold coins. Gold coins, change into gems.

As Sevius recited the password, the thick oak tree rippled and transformed into a door.

The two students quickly rushed inside. All sorts of miscellaneous items were scattered about in disorder. Sevius concentrated to figure out the path.

Professor Verduss storage buildings were all naturally occurring labyrinths, so it was easy to get lost if you let your guard down.

Creak-

Damn, its a watchman! Right from the entrance

Sevius was about to signal Lee Han to retreat.

Who would have thought a watchman would be patrolling right from the entrance.

Bang!

Got it!

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