Drug-Eating Genius Mage – 164



Floating island colony (1)

“This thing you see now is a blimp built in the Philenom Dominion to travel between islands. It is a very efficient means of transportation that can only be used in the sea due to the Dominion’s environment where objects can be lifted high with only a small amount of horsepower. In the Dominion these airships are called ‘wingboats.’”

As the young man said that he skillfully climbed onto the wingboat and took the wheel.

Exclamations of exclamation burst from the mouths of those who saw the airship rising gently from the ground.

“I can’t hear anything.”

“It must be convenient for the car to start like that as soon as you get behind the wheel.”

People who saw the wingboat for the first time were busy observing the airship while people who had already visited the Dominion once were just watching it with boredom.

Lennok on the other hand observed the man-driven wingboat with interest.

To be precise the operating principle of magical power inside an airship.

‘They said you can get great floating ability with a little magic power. It looks like they weren’t lying.’

Although the amount of horsepower running inside the wingboat is very small the thrust that comes out from under both wings is really faint.

However even with that faint propulsion the wingboat was floating safely in front of dozens of people.

‘Considering that there is no particular change in the gravity around here it seems that only the propulsion using magical power responds to that unusual rising air current…’

Since the terrain is definitely topographical the natural phenomena that occur here are also unique.

While Lennok was closely observing the wingboat to find out if there were any hidden secrets in the airship someone suddenly spoke to him from the side.

“Is this your first time seeing a wingboat?”

He is a young man who appears to be around the same age as Lennok. He was impressive in his formal attire with his brown hair pulled back and holding a cane.

He smiled leisurely as he looked at Lennok and spoke in a generous voice.

“Well then I understand why you’re so surprised. “For those who do not have a sufficient understanding of magical power this is an area that is still difficult to understand.”

“….”

“It’s called Weizen. “I came from Blaver Magic Tower.”

As for Blaver Magic Tower… it is a famous place for a group of wizards who study fire-type unique magic.

Unlike other magic towers that mostly keep their whereabouts a secret it was also a famous magic tower that was widely known to Balkan citizens.

I understand that they have recently been increasing their activities by declaring that they will advance their magicians into the secular world. Is the young man named Baizen part of that?

Lennok shook his hand moderately and nodded to Weizen who held out his hand.

Either way Weizen continued talking to himself.

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“…So let me explain the principle of operation of the wingboat developed directly by the Dominion… If you think about it this is also related to the propulsion that can be obtained through fire magic…”

There’s a lot to talk about. If I were to just casually understand the tone it seemed like he had a lot of pride in his magic tower.

I already knew most of the operating principles of wing boats anyway so there was no reason to learn them.

That item is completely unusable except under the special circumstances of this Dominion.

I was fascinated by the thing called an airship and looked into it for a while but my conclusion did not change.

Well there must have been more than one person who had thoughts similar to Lennok’s and there must have been many people in the world who had the idea of ​​building a small airship powered by magical power.

Rather it might be possible to build an airship by using the powerful propulsion power of the fire magic that Baizen is talking about now…

‘I think I need to think about this.’

While they were talking the young man riding the wingboat in front finished his explanation.

To use a wingboat you must pay a certain rental fee and rent it for the duration of your visit to the autonomous territory.

In fact this wingboat served as a pass for outsiders visiting the Dominion and outside visitors who had expired the wingboat rental period seemed to be automatically expelled from the Dominion.

Lennok watched as other guests paid first to rent a wingboat.

Although I have already roughly understood it I wanted to keep an eye on what kind of rising air current it flows through as it flies a little further away.

“Actually I came here to look for a rare herb called Flame Herb and I thought I might be able to find its cultivation in the Dominion which is a treasure trove of all kinds of medicinal herbs.”

“….”

“How do you feel?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Despite Lennok’s calm reply Weizen smiled and held out his hand once more.

“I don’t know why you came to the Dominion but if you are here for the first time there are probably a lot of things you are lacking. “I can help you with what you lack.”

Weizen smiled with a kind face as he said that but Lennok stared at his face instead of holding his hand.

At first glance it seems like they are maintaining a friendly attitude but their intentions are different.

From the moment he first spoke to Lennok he made the assumption that he lacked understanding of magical power. And an unhesitating attitude that assumes his help will be accepted for granted.

Although he appears to be polite his attitude and words and actions show arrogance disguised as confidence.

This feeling of disparity which was not very familiar but felt like he had seen it somewhere was something Lennok was familiar with.

The final battle against the Cigar Bang gang.

Didn’t you feel his true nature painfully during the battle against Eden a wizard from the Torburn Tower?

I thought that perhaps the sense of superiority that the wizards of the Magic Tower had was subtly expressed in this way.

“What is the price?”

“…yes?”

“What do you get in return for helping me? “You don’t seem like the type of person to give favors without reason.”

At Lennok’s words Weizen’s mouth twitched.

Lennok also smiled faintly as if he could see right through his feelings.

They casually judge and judge other people’s abilities and express them but on the contrary they are very sensitive when it comes to being the subject of evaluation.

You may think of yourself as a deep-hearted and patient person but in reality your self-esteem is very high.

If he were someone who climbed out of the gutter like Lennok he wouldn’t be offended by such a trivial comment or show it on his face…

Weizen’s attitude was more clumsy than that of the Balkan freelancers.

“Hmm it’s not like I’m asking for that much in return.”

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Meanwhile Weizen quickly adjusted his expression and cleared his throat.

“However it seems like you don’t know much about magic so I thought I should help you as a wizard.”

As Weizen said that he looked at Lennok who was smiling faintly.

“If you want to give something in return even a piece of jewelry on a coat lapel is fine.”

“….”

Lennok looked down at the jewelry he was talking about and smiled.

The Knicks insignia taken directly from Irina Pesfield.

Weizen recognized the item and asked Lennok to give it to him as compensation.

It was nonsense but Lennok responded calmly.

“sorry. “This ornament is the only legacy my parents left me.”

“Ah… I see.”

“I don’t know what effect it has but I think it would be difficult to give it to the wizard. “I think it would be best for us to part ways here.”

Lennok said that and walked past Weizen towards the significantly reduced ranks.

The amount needed to rent a wingboat for a day is 100000 cells.

I don’t know how long I will have to stay here so it would be a good idea to give yourself plenty of time.

He felt Weizen’s gaze following behind him but Lennok paid him no heed and immediately made a reservation for 10 days and grabbed the steering wheel of the wingboat.

It was time to leave for the Dominion.

* * *

“Did the story go well?”

Weizen frowned and responded as if he was displeased at the words of another wizard who snuck up next to him.

“Not at all.”

“Well….”

“I thought it would be okay if I just coaxed it but it turned out that it was more wary than I thought. “Seeing as he mentioned trading first it seemed like he wasn’t really a newbie.”

Lennok who was looking at the wingboat with a curious expression seemed to have absolutely no idea about magical power.

On top of that it is so ordinary that no magic is felt on the outside.

I thought that if I appealed that I was a member of the Magic Tower and added some kind words they would get away with it but the other person’s attitude was unexpected.

The man even soared into the sky so skillfully that it was hard to believe it was his first time using a wingboat and flew to a colony of floating islands.

Weizen’s efforts to look for opportunities by monitoring his movements from the side also went in vain.

“I was a little anxious. “You made a mistake.”

Even just before he seemed to be accepting me too obediently so I hastily revealed my true feelings.

Nick’s insignia.

A top-quality artifact produced at Duris Workshop. Now that production has stopped it is an item that cannot be owned unless it is handed over to another owner.

If I had been able to get my hands on it it would have been of great help to Weizen in some way but I ended up letting greed override reason and ruined the work.

If because of Weizen’s words the man realized that the badge was a considerable treasure what could be more annoying than that?

Weizen bit his lip completely oblivious to the fact that the series of conversations had been thoroughly manipulated in Lennok’s hands.

“If something goes wrong wouldn’t it be better to do something right now?”

The words of the vaguely impressionable wizard seem reasonable at first glance.

Once Lennok who holds the badge begins to suspect Weizen it will not be easy to take another chance.

But Baizen shook his head resolutely with a cold expression.

“Let’s take our time and see. “The Dominion’s land is limited so opportunities will come again.”

“hmm….”

The thought that he had discovered a rare treasure was overwhelming his mind but Baizen judged the situation calmly.

Still in the beginning of the Dominion. It is a situation where they have not even properly entered the floating island colony.

If you cause a disturbance here you run the risk of not having your badge and being expelled from the Dominion.

You shouldn’t be greedy for acting rashly and losing both goals.

Although he had just been played by Lennok Weizen was not an emotional person who could not understand what was going on.

“For now let’s focus on finding the fireweed. “They must have come here because they had personal business so if you travel around the Dominion you will definitely encounter something.”

“…Let’s do it. Thank you for your hard work.”

Although this wizard who was tapping his shoulder as if he were friendly was also annoyed Baizen suppressed his emotions and raised the corners of his mouth.

This guy was the one who told me that the artifact Lennok had was the Nyx insignia.

It looks like he has a great eye for recognizing artifacts so if you walk around with him you might find something of use for him.

With that in mind Weizen placed it in the young man’s hand as if throwing a million cells and grabbed the steering wheel of the wingboat.

Soon two airships flew towards the floating island and the thick fog that followed made the cliffs invisible.

* * *

Woooooo!!

Grab the steering wheel of the wingboat and look down.

The moment when the darkness of dawn is gone and the sun is just coming up.

The boundary between fog and clouds became blurred and the entire sky glowed brightly with warm light.

A long shadow stretches along dozens of floating islands and lands on a wingboat.

“Whoa….”

Being exposed to the cold air makes me want to bloom.

The feeling of parting the clouds and soaring high in the sky is a refreshing experience for Lennok.

As the size of the airship was different it definitely felt different from riding an airplane on Earth.

[Where do you plan to go from here?]

Dabi who was sticking his head out from inside the embrace and looking at the scenery together asked.

“First I plan to aim to travel around the Dominion and get to know the terrain.”

Lennok doesn’t know where the drug lord’s safe is or where the next lighthouse keeper is waiting for him.

It is famous that there is a ‘lighthouse’ in the Philenom Dominion but the actual location was hidden in a secret place that the general public does not know about.

There were hundreds of floating islands belonging to the autonomous territory ranging from large areas that were part of the Balkans to small areas where you could barely set foot on so it was close to impossible to tour all of them one by one.

Although I obtained information about the Dominion through the materials Jenny gave me the difference between accessing it in documents and actually experiencing it would be extreme.

First of all the priority is to experience the atmosphere and environment of the large floating island that forms the living area.

“If you think there is any reaction from over there please let me know right away.”

[All right.]

The reason why Dabi has been summoned until now is because Dabi can sense the messenger sent by the lighthouse keeper just as he did during the conference.

When traveling around the Dominion there is no reason not to contact them first.

With that in mind Lennoc turned the steering wheel toward the nearest floating island.

The priority is to find accommodation and establish new contacts.

Communication between cities especially between Balkan and Philenom is difficult in today’s times but it is not impossible.

There was no reason to hesitate to tell Jenny about the current situation and seek help.

Even though he arrived alone in a new land where he didn’t know any faces Lennok’s face still looked calm.

The first morning in the Dominion was dawning.