Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 331

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Chapter 331

“How is it? Is it okay?”

“It seems fine? How did you really make something like this?”

Nilia looked up and down at the leather water bottle with curiosity.

It was even more fascinating because she couldn’t see any special gems, materials, or reagents.

“But it only lasts about 2 weeks.”

“2 weeks? It’s a bit disappointing… but it’s not unusable.”

“If you were to buy this with silver coins, how much would you pay?”

“???”

Nilia was flustered by her friend’s sudden serious market research.

What is he trying to do?

* * *

The hunters selected some quite useful artifacts and expressed their gratitude.

“Thank you. I didn’t think we’d be able to get something like this.”

Baishada, who found a ring of strength enhancement, was very satisfied.

Of course, wearing this would curse him with reduced movement, but it was a curse he could sufficiently handle.

“It’s not from me, but a gift from the people of Prising’s order.”

“That’s right. But we wouldn’t have received it without you. By the way, priests. I feel sorry for just receiving things like this…”

“Not at all. We would be happy if you think of it as Lord Prising’s mercy.”

The two hunters, who had been pondering, asked as if they suddenly remembered something.

“Come to think of it, I heard a small dungeon was discovered in the forest outside the Bridge Gate. Isn’t Prising’s order interested?”

Bridge Gate was the southern gate of Granden City, so it meant a dungeon was discovered in a forest that appeared after traveling south of the city for about half a day.

Since it wasn’t a very large dungeon nor ancient ruins passed down from antiquity, it didn’t become a sensational topic. Dungeons were discovered more often than one might think.

It would be something that adventurers would leisurely wander around, appropriately rummaging through the interior and slowly finishing…

…but the story was different for priests in nearby cities.

Just as merchants targeting adventurers would immediately prepare goods and rush to the area upon hearing about a dungeon, priests would immediately be on guard upon hearing about a dungeon discovery.

Even a small dungeon could produce unknown curses from within. If cursed people entered the city, it could potentially cause an epidemic in the worst case.

So usually, orders would send priests near discovered dungeons. It was to prepare for any possible situation.

“We were actually thinking of going to check it out. We’ll ask the city council for guards…”

“If it’s alright with you, we’ll escort you.”

And naturally, priests didn’t go to such places alone.

Whether assigning order paladins or hiring trustworthy guards, they prepared for contingencies.

From monsters to deranged adventurers, there were many dangers, so it was a necessary precaution.

Hunters from the Shadow Patrol or Wasteland Starcatcher were more than sufficient forces.

“It would be presumptuous to ask for such a favor…”

“Not at all. After receiving such gifts, the mountain spirits would mock me if I just passed by.”

“That’s right. Please let us help.”

When the two hunters earnestly requested, Mehrid Priest realized it would be rude to refuse any further.

“Thank you. Then let’s leave the remaining work to others and go for a while.”

“I’ll help too.”

“Thank you.”

Mehrid Priest expressed gratitude for Tiziling Priest’s volunteering.

Seeing this, Lee Han felt something flash in his mind.

‘This is an opportunity!’

“I’ll help too.”

“Huh? Lee Han of Wardanaz Family. Uh… didn’t you come with the professor?”

“It’s fine. The professor will handle the remaining work.”

While Professor Verdus went to eat, Lee Han planned his escape.

What could he do if he said he went out briefly to help with Prising’s order work?

“I’ll help too.”

Tap-

Nilia placed her hand on Lee Han’s shoulder and spoke.

Since the hunters and even Lee Han were trying to help the order’s work wholeheartedly, she couldn’t just stay still.

“But are there really that many monsters around there?”

“Hmm? I don’t know either.”

“…???”

Nilia tilted her head.

“Weren’t you trying to help because monsters appear there?”

“No. I’m trying to escape and avoid the professor. And also check the demand for artifacts among adventurers while I’m at it.”

“…”

Hey!

* * *

The group quickly exited through the castle gate. Lee Han looked back. Fortunately, Professor Verdus wasn’t visible chasing them.

‘He hasn’t noticed yet.’

After passing the gate and running along the road, it didn’t take long to reach their destination. In the distance, tents and processions spread throughout the forest were visible.

Quick-footed merchants had already brought carriages and set up tents. Adventurers sat around them sharing information.

“So you’re saying mud lizards came out from inside?”

“That’s what I’m telling you. It would be good to bring blunt weapons.”

“I don’t want to change weapons just because of one mud lizard. Isn’t there another way?”

“Wait. I have a book. Mud lizard, mud lizard…”

“Didn’t anything useful come out besides monsters? How much could you get from selling caught monsters? Useful stuff is what’s really valuable.”

“Come on. It’s a naturally occurring dungeon. People like us wouldn’t recognize useful stuff even if we saw it.”

“Why not. Just dig up everything you can grab. Whether it’s minerals or plants, if you bring out everything inside, there should be at least one profitable thing among them, right?”

“Haven’t you ever entered a dungeon? As if you could do that. You’d do such nonsense knowing what might come out in that dark place. And how would you check after bringing it out? A mage would put you on their palm and play with you.”

“Damn… You have a talent for ruining the mood before we even start.”

Lee Han listened to the conversation with interest. Nilia wasn’t particularly interested in such conversations. She had heard enough of them during her patrol unit days.

“Did you hear that? Nilia?”

“Huh? What? What?”

“Don’t you feel the need from that conversation? I smell business opportunity.”

“I don’t know… such things…”

Nilia couldn’t understand her friend’s suspiciously obsessive attachment to business.

Does he really have to do business?

Even without doing business, Lee Han seemed like he would do well enough on his own…

“Oh?”

“Aren’t you the priests?”

The adventurers brightened up when Prising’s order priests arrived.

While merchants would charge expensive silver coins even for simple wound medicine, priests were different.

In this place, the only people who truly worried about and cared for adventurers were the priests.

“Thank you. Priests. Thank you for coming!”

“Ah, move aside there. The priests need to sit.”

“But we came first…”

The adventurers pushed away the merchants and tried to secure good seats for them. The adventurers scolded the grumbling merchants.

“Don’t you people believe in any gods? Don’t you go to temples when you’re hurt?”

‘Dirty and petty bastards.’

The merchants moved their spots while vowing to sell things more expensively to the adventurers.

“Priests. We’ll help you set up the tents.”

“Ah. It’s fine.”

Lee Han stopped the adventurers from coming and raised his staff.

“Dig out.”

Pits for the tent poles were created and the surrounding soil was neatly arranged.

Once the tent work was finished, Lee Han immediately lit a fire, summoned water to the cauldron, and sat down comfortably.

The adventurers looked with awe-filled gazes at the magic that finished in just a few minutes what would take others several hours.

“That’s magic…!”

“Was something like that even possible?”

“Well, it’s magic, so of course it’s possible.”

“That’s strange? I was in a party with a mage before. I was so thirsty that I begged him to summon some water. But the mage absolutely refused, saying he had to conserve his mana.”

“That guy lied to you.”

“That bastard…! So that’s what it was!”

While the adventurers were misunderstanding, Lee Han looked around at the nearby merchants.

‘Potions, tools, miscellaneous goods. Hmm. The competition is quite fierce.’

Since it was a business of buying quality goods cheap and selling them expensive, the competition was intense.

But there was always a niche market.

‘There are no artifacts.’

It was natural.

What crazy merchant would bring those expensive artifacts here to sell? They’d be lucky not to get robbed on the way.

‘If I make artifacts…’

As Lee Han pondered with a serious expression, Tijiling Priest asked Nilia with a puzzled look.

“Are you perhaps worried that a curse might emerge?”

“Well… I wonder…”

Nilia couldn’t bring herself to tell Tijiling Priest the truth.

* * *

“Priest!! My leg!! Is it a curse!?!”

“No. It’s muscle pain.”

“Ah.”

As expected, nothing major happened.

Occasionally adventurers who went in would come out with tired faces, or come out with something broken somewhere.

Sometimes among the adventurers, there were those who came out groaning while dragging huge monsters.

Thud!

“That guy has guts.”

“But dismantling is what’s important.”

“Right. Just bringing it out isn’t everything.”

Even after hunting monsters, selling them expensively required skill.

It would be easier if magic stones came out from inside, but skinning and properly extracting meat was also quite a difficult skill.

Of course, for the hunters from the Shadow Patrol and Wasteland Star Catcher here, it was familiar work they could do with their eyes closed.

“Oh dear… tsk tsk.”

“The knife work was disappointing just now.”

“You’re right.”

Watching the adventurer’s skill dismantling with a hand axe and butcher knife, the two hunters gave advice.

Lee Han also nodded and said.

“There, you should cut sideways first and then pull to peel it off easily.”

“What…?!”

Baishada was surprised.

Like last time, that Wardanaz Family boy was skilled at hunting and butchering as if he had learned directly from the Shadow Patrol.

It was truly amazing.

“…”

Nilia stared intently at Lee Han. Lee Han slightly lowered his head.

“Thanks for teaching me.”

“No… it’s fine…”

Nilia instinctively knew that saying ‘Actually, I was the one who taught him’ to those two hunters would only make things more troublesome.

She was already being misunderstood enough.

‘What the hell is social arts? It’s not even some evil cult technique.’

Grrrrrrrrrr!

The ground shook along with a rumbling sound from underground.

Everyone present was confused by the sudden change.

“What on earth is this…?”

“Priest. This way!”

The hunters immediately protected the priests first. They didn’t know what had happened, but something had definitely activated in the dungeon.

‘What is it?’

Thud!

Fortunately, they could soon find out what had happened inside the dungeon.

An adventurer who came running out in complete disarray began babbling incoherently.

“P-people were teleported…! People who were in other places along with monsters…!”

“What? What are you talking about??”

“Move aside!”

Another person capable of proper explanation came running out.

“I am Buhirgeu, a knight of the Kerel Family! My subjugation party and I were teleported here while conducting a subjugation in Hongryeon Forest! Many are seriously injured, so I request support! In the name of my family and the families participating in the subjugation party, I will properly reward those who help… Cough.”

The knight seemed seriously injured as he knelt down and coughed.

However, that alone was enough for people to understand what had happened.

“It seems spatial movement magic was cast during the subjugation, and they flew into the dungeon along with the monsters. Let’s contact the city and ask them to urgently send healers.”

The merchants prepared to lay down the injured while the priests contacted the city for additional support.

Lee Han approached Buhirgeu and first treated the deep cuts with magic, then gave him a potion.

If he tried to heal everything with potions, neither his body nor the potions would survive.

“…???”

Mehrid Priest was shocked to see Lee Han casting healing magic so naturally.

What are you doing right now???

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