I Became the Heavenly Demon of the Academy

Imperial Magic Tower (4)

A huge auction house on the 50th floor of the Imperial Mage Tower.

[A box of 1st class magic stones from the Imperial Mt. don’t you have more? One thousand gold, successful bid!]

The auction was open to very few who were eligible. Of course, the qualifications of Princess Riena or Bernstein were sufficient and overflowing, so there was no problem from my point of view.

The auction site was like an opera hall. However, there was only a huge stage in the center with no seats for the audience. It was a way to participate in the auction while looking down from the box seats on the wall.

Each box seat is encased in enchanted glass, so they tended to thoroughly care about the confidentiality of their identities. Valuables have always invited greed.

As befits the Imperial Mage Tower, all kinds of magic were used throughout the entire process of the auction.

“Master, why are magic stones so Samoan?”

I was the one who had just won the bid for a magic stone from the Imperial Magic Tower for 1,000 gold. Princess Riena tilted her head from the side because she had won the bid because the magic stone came out at the auction.

“It reminds me of something to write about.”

“I’m not even a wizard, so I can use magic stones…? Well, if it’s Master, then that’s probably it.”

“Master, would you like a drink?”

Yulia said while holding a wine bottle next to her. The auction was quite long, so simple snacks and drinks were prepared in advance.

“No, I am.”

“Do you have anything other than wine? A little bit of alcohol.”

Perhaps she was thirsty from watching, Princess Riena looked around for a drink to drink.

“There is a special fatigue recovery potion from the Imperial Mtap Mountain.”

Yulia held up a small bottle and shook it.

“Is it okay to eat this?”

Seeing the brightly colored drink, Princess Riena couldn’t hide her suspicious look.

“Still, it’s the Imperial Magic Tower. If you can’t trust the Imperial Mage Tower, then there’s no place to trust it in the world, right?”

“That’s right.”

Pong.

Immediately after opening the bottle, Princess Riena drank the contents at once.

“Uh… it doesn’t taste good. What the hell is this made of?”

Princess Riena’s expression contorted. Inside the bottle, there was a familiar smell from Moorim’s drugstore.

“The ingredients are not specifically written.”

“You should try it too.”

Yulia, who had been observing the bottle blankly, carefully took a sip.

“Am I okay?”

Yulia tilted her head and began to drink the contents while sipping again.

“I’ve been thinking about it for a long time, don’t you think your appetite is a bit weird?”

“Maybe it’s because it tastes similar to the health drink my family used to drink.”

Like the saying that it is similar to a health drink, the scent of medicinal herbs that pierces the nose is definitely present.

“What kind of family is Rosenberg from…”

Princess Riena shook her head.

Seeing the two of them doing that…

[This auction item is an unknown stone recently discovered near the northern Morgen Mountains. It was presumed to be a new type of magic stone, but as a result of the final identification, it was concluded that it was not. The starting amount is from 50 gold!]

A black stone that shines like obsidian, slightly smaller than the palm of your hand. At this auction, starting at 50 gold is on the cheap side, so I didn’t expect much.

I felt an ominous feeling that was bothering me inside. weak malice. It was so secret that I would not have been able to detect it if it had not been for the feeling of falling out.

[Five hundred gold! Five hundred gold is out!]

I placed a bid right away.

“Master, what is that, 500 gold?”

“I do not know.”

“huh…?”

“I don’t know exactly what it is, but it’s definitely something that won’t do any good to release into the world.”

“Master, you have a lot of money… 500 gold out of curiosity.”

It wasn’t just out of curiosity, but it was a fact that Princess Riena didn’t need to know. Because it’s hard to explain anyway.

After the victory in the Great Northern War, Bernstein’s territory continued to develop day by day. Krug, an Orc Lord, has gathered almost all the hostile tribes in the north and moved south.

Because I crushed it, in effect, the area beyond the Morgen Mountains became a temporary vacuum. Of course, it would go back to normal after a few years, but in the meantime, it seemed that Bernstein was getting all the benefits he could get from the north.

In addition, the Flanders-Bernstein Merchant, which was jointly formed with Selina’s Flanders family, developed into a giant corporation competing for supremacy on the continent in less than a year.

Naturally, the amount I could spend also increased overwhelmingly. Permission for budget management was also obtained a long time ago. If you look at this and that, even the crown prince of a country would be worse than me.

“It’s not just out of curiosity.”

“okay?”

“Yes, there are other reasons.”

“Are you not going to tell me?”

Princess Riena put on a new look.

“yes. I won’t.”

“Master has too many secrets.”

“There will come a day when I can tell you everything.”

“…okay.”

He lightly patted Princess Riena’s head as she sighed deeply. One day I’m sure there will come a day when I can tell everything, but it’s still too early.

In the end, no one bid more for the black stone than me. At first glance, it just looks like a strange stone.

After hearing the story of destruction, I thought that even such a trivial thing should not be overlooked. It was impossible to know what would accelerate the destruction. It would be better to exclude the unpleasant things for now.

[Are there any more? Five hundred gold, successful bid!]

The auction was still going on in the middle of the conversation. Magic stones still come out, it’s because I bid all of them.

“What a madman! Aren’t you the one who did that?”

“Don’t you even know the market price of magic stones? That’s almost twice as much.”

“Magic stones are popular this year. I never thought the market price of magic stones from the Empire’s Magic Tower would jump like this.”

etc. All sorts of things were going on around them.

It’s said to be protected by magic, but at my level, that didn’t mean anything.

“Master is really amazing…”

Princess Riena was looking at me with a tired expression.

“Because it is rare to get a large amount of magic stones from the Imperial Mage Tower.”

While the raw stone was the most important, the place where it was refined was also important. If it was a magic stone from the Imperial Magic Tower, the quality was guaranteed.

“I wonder what you are going to do. How many are these…”

“hmm. It’s trivial. It will definitely be invented in a few years, but I’m just trying to get ahead.”

“what is that?”

“I’m going to do some large-scale civil engineering work.”

“…What is that.”

“You’ll know when you see it later.”

“I don’t know more. It’s the master’s job, so I’ll take care of myself, but…”

Originally, I didn’t want to intervene in this part at all, but I changed my mind. As long as it doesn’t interfere with training, try as much as you can. If a powerful single entity was in the form of destruction, it was enough for me to become strong alone.

If it felt like a large-scale monster attack, a more efficient army was needed than now. At least a person at the level of achieving society must survive to be considered to have prevented destruction.

[Next is the main event of this auction! This is the posthumous work of Archmage Riddler, Gwangmyeongseok! Originally, it was an item that was designated as sealed and should go into the special storage of the Imperial Mage Tower, but this time it was specially auctioned! The starting price is from 5,000 gold!]

The auction is finally over. As the auctioneer said, it is an item that cannot be found in the world by nature, the starting price was far beyond the normal level.

Light Stone.

As the name suggests, it is a stone that shines colorfully.

[Seven thousand five hundred!]

[Only work, only work came out!]

“Master…?”

When I immediately bid for 10,000 gold, Princess Riena put on a dazed expression. Even from the princess’ point of view, this level of money was hard to come by.

“As I expected, you should definitely get that one.”

Until now, magic stones were honestly not a consumption for me. To borrow the swordsmith’s words, it could be seen as a purchase for a cause. It’s just that… it was what I needed.

[Ten thousand and eleven thousand!]

[Twelve thousand!]

“How much is this…?”

Yulia was startled by the enormous amount.

[I just got gold!]

“What a madman!”

When I bid 20,000 gold without any hesitation, I heard a voice shouting indignantly. It was the same old man who had asked Selina if she was thinking of selling hemp books.

The owner of the 98th floor of the Magic Tower.

[Twenty thousand gold!]

Stumbling, the old man put the bid back in.

It looked like he wanted to have it for quite some time.

[I got 25,000 gold!]

It didn’t matter.

[26,000!]

[Four… Thirty thousand gold!]

Although Bernstein’s treasurer is a little surprised.

Anyway, considering the benefits I brought to the Bernstein estate, it wasn’t a loss even if I spent so much. Besides, magic stones were more of an investment rather than a simple consumption. It was sure to come back later with greater gains.

Looking at the distraught old man, it seemed that he was at his limit.

[Gwangmyeongseok was sold for 30,000 gold!]

Eventually, the Gwangmyeongseok became mine.

With this, the auction is over.

“Master, do you know that the money spent today is equivalent to the budget of a fairly large noble estate for a year?”

“I thought it would be about that.”

“The money in my wallet must not have been enough…”

Princess Riena let out a deep sigh.

“So you didn’t tell me to put it in?”

“It’s a bit disappointing… I want to help Master too.”

“I still have enough.”

More than anything else, in terms of mentality, Princess Riena and Yulia were of great help.

“Once I got it…”

He lightly patted Princess Riena’s back, who was making a rather pitiful expression.

“You just have to do it like you do now. Just like now.”

The auction ended successfully, so from my point of view, I could say that I had fully achieved my purpose of coming to the Imperial Mage Tower. Thanks to meeting Arcadia, I got an unexpected income.

* * *

After completing all the tasks to be done, I looked around the Imperial Mage Tower lightly as if sightseeing, and quickly returned to the academy.

“That… Prince Carol?”

It wasn’t even a few days since I arrived at the academy, but thanks to Amelia’s dean urgently calling me, we met right away. Just looking at her, she seemed to have a lot to say.

“What is it, dean?”

“Why did you send so many magic stones in front of me? It’s not a regular magic stone, it’s an imperial magic tower…”

The magic stone that was awarded at the Magic Tower was enormous, so I asked the auction house and sent it to Dean Amelia right away.

“It is a kind of investment. I’ll talk about the details when I get to Selina.”

“All right. Then I should start with my main point.”

In the end, it was a situation where each other had something to do with each other.

“yes. Please tell me.”

“I will be straightforward. Prince Charles, a special professorship at the academy. Are you thinking of taking over?”

Dean Amelia’s words immediately exceeded my expectations.