Chapter 39

Chapter 39

The ‘Isle of Wizard’s Wealth’ was a floating island 1,500 meters perpetually above the sky. It housed a community of magic and magical engineering.

It was the home of many bright minds that led magical research, making it not that huge of an exaggeration to say that the Isle of Wizard’s Wealth produced all magic on the ground. Additionally, it was an independent zone where a wizard could express their individualism to the extreme.

Aside from rare exceptions, only wizards were allowed to enter. Moreover, those ranked below Monarch were required to buy entrance tickets, which cost 1,000 Elnes.

More than half of its population worked at the periphery of the ‘Megiseon,’ located at the center of the island.

Simply put, Megiseon was an ark with magic and knowledge so vast it would allow humanity to rebuild civilization within a century even if the continent itself was destroyed.

The makers of the floating island were, in a way, fanatics, considering they tried to record and collect all the magic in the world and even created an institution with the most positive disposition for it.

One of the highest honors that exceptionally talented wizards could ever seek and attain was engraving the magic they created on the Cell, the highest floor of the ‘Megiseon.’

At this moment, an auction was ongoing at the Megiseon’s [VIP Academic Auction House].

“Currently, a total of 1,205 people have bid 35 thousand Elnes. Hence, we will start the re-auction at 36 thousand Elnes.”

The Isle of Wizard’s Wealth’s auction didn’t sell goods or treasures. Rather, they presented documents, and among them was the ‘Understanding Pure Elemental Magic 1-8,’ the questionnaire for one of the midterm exams at the Imperial University Tower.

“… We will start the re-auction at 37 thousand Elnes.”

The number of wizards who participated in it, including those from far away lands, easily reached ten thousand.

But the hall was extremely calm. There was no unnecessary chatter, screaming, politics, and the like.

There was only the sound of writing so faint that it seemed as if even the pen was whispering.

“I see. Forty thousand Elnes and exactly 1 thousand people. The final result of the auction is 40 million Elnes.”

The exam that Deculein made drew the attention of the wizards at the floating island due to its level of competence and difficulty, as well as its artistic ‘reward’ given upon answering all eight questions correctly. To be fair, however, it wouldn’t have been a viable product to sell in any other place.

“We will be distributing the test papers after drawing blood from each person.”

Through that procedure, the auctioneer would be able to ascertain that only the buyer themselves could solve the paper. It was a simple but efficient security mechanism, and it was the foundation of the magical rights system.

In their lightly populated wizard community, that system was strictly implemented even in the den of lawbreaking wizards.

Their protection only lasted at least a month to fifteen years at most, however. Naturally, the higher the class of magic and documents, the longer their protection period lasted.

In that regard, Deculein’s test was highly regarded, gaining three years of protection. “We now adjourn this auction.”