Drug-Eating Genius Mage – 528
by Jessie@AFNCC
The Genius Wizard Who Takes Medicine Episode 528
Second Paper (3)
Anti-gravity technology that is more efficient than any existing magic or magic.
What does it mean that Lennok openly announced this achievement in front of tens of thousands of citizens?
Only those who understood that fact had hardened faces guessing the turmoil and aftermath that was to come.
Air superiority over a megacity that the Balkan city government had invested so much time and effort into trying to obtain.
With just that one announcement Lennock had effectively undone decades of government and Air Force technical management efforts.
Whoa…!!
As the engine’s output limit is reached the rising airflow that supported the area fades.
The physical laws of reality have returned to areas that seemed to be outside the influence of gravity.
“Please come down slowly and hold onto the objects around you to avoid getting hurt.”
Lennok said as he looked at the people holding onto various parts of the audience with bewildered expressions and getting down on the ground.
“Even when the engine output stops the descent speed will not be very fast. “It will maintain its influence until the power is completely lost.”
There are many people who lose their balance and stumble just by gliding through the air for a moment.
Those who doubted the contents of Lennok’s thesis those who understood its meaning but did not realize it and those who knew about the aftermath that would occur from now on.
An overwhelming feat that you can’t help but feel the moment your feet rise from the ground.
As I slowly walked up to the podium I heard a familiar voice next to me.
“Evan you….”
Mila and Felix from the Antares Mercenary Office.
The two people who were rubbing their legs with blank expressions couldn’t even take their eyes off Lennok.
Just now they also had a vague understanding of the meaning of what Lennok had done in the sphere of influence of floating resonance.
Lennok slightly bowed his head towards the two people and went straight up to the podium.
“….”
Serene silence.
The audience who had been chatting amongst themselves non-stop said nothing more.
I was just waiting for Lennok to open his mouth and quietly reflecting on the feeling of floating I had just felt.
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The audience suddenly became quiet after just one demonstration.
The scene was reflected in the city hall plaza and the atmosphere of the plaza was also quiet.
Lennok also showed hesitation opening and closing his mouth a few times while holding the microphone.
What should I say? Can I add a better answer than this?
The moment when Lennok who had been pondering for a moment smiled and slowly brought the microphone to his mouth.
Ruk ruk!!!
Lennok’s appearance disappeared before people’s eyes.
A thick curtain was drawn around the podium blocking all sounds and senses.
Everyone who was looking at the podium as if they were fascinated came to their senses as if they had woken up from a dream.
“What the hell!”
“I was watching it really well…!!”
“I came to the fair to see this but what are the public officials doing?”
“You haven’t heard the full explanation yet. Quickly open the curtains!!”
“Tell me more about that technology and what the sky road means…!!”
Even when the loudly protesting audience members around them let out profanity-laced protests the curtain did not open again.
[Assistant Professor Evan Bylan’s review time has ended. We ask for the cooperation of citizens to ensure fairness in the exhibition screening.]
As a mechanical guidance voice rings out other government officials come up to clean up the chaotic auditorium and calm people down.
Citizens left in anger and officials stood up as if they had nothing more to do.
The wizards of the Magic Tower and the researchers from the research institute stand up with cold faces and quickly leave the audience.
The curtain opened again in front of the audience which had become a mess and the next presenter was revealed standing trembling with a swarthy complexion.
Evelyn looked at the scene silently with sunglasses on and slowly stood up.
I threw the neatly emptied popcorn box into the trash can and picked up my phone.
“Deputy Director. it’s me.”
Evelyn quietly lowered her voice and left City Hall her expression becoming slightly serious.
“I think we need to look into technologies that have recently been approved for patents in the military development field of the city government defense force.”
Someone’s voice spoke quickly and in an angry tone to match those words.
“okay. “I’ll explain that later so I’ll ask you to first investigate what I said.”
As Evelyn said that she glanced towards the direction where Lennok would be staying inside the city hall.
Of course she was also aware that the expo judges including the senator were together in the same room.
At first I tried to share the results of Lennok’s thesis with the public but there is only one reason why I have now stopped.
The disclosure of this announcement itself was not something that all the judges agreed to.
Although it seemed completely too late now it was probably because he was convinced that it was a technology of such great value that it needed extreme medication.
Evelyn was no different.
“Maybe a new transportation method will be created in a huge city. “It would be a good idea to buy some aviation-related stocks.”
The archer glances at the blond man standing with his arms crossed at the end of the hallway then smiles and disappears.
Senator Conrad Heyburn who watched Evelyn like that folded his arms and looked at the next presentation that was being made in silence.
A faint message coming from the shadows beneath his feet.
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[Congressman. The promised 15 minutes have already passed.]
“….”
[There were protests from more than eight organizations about the derailed plan…]
Heyburn did not respond to what the voice said.
Heyburn who had been silent for a while with a thoughtful expression nodded very slowly.
“The reason I asked you to wait… was because of this.”
[…yes?]
The terrorist attack targeting the expo that Heyburn had been preparing lost all meaning the moment Evan’s second thesis was published.
Although extreme measures were taken to prevent air force power and technology from being monopolized by the city government.
This is because Heyburn’s goal was virtually achieved the moment anti-gravity technology which was closer to upward compatibility than any other achievements the city government had achieved was revealed to the public.
Hundreds of people experienced it firsthand and tens of thousands saw it with their own eyes.
In the process not only people from the city but also many experts were invited from external magic towers or research institutes.
No matter how powerful the authority and prestige of the Central Council are it is virtually impossible to hide this fact.
From now on people and media across the city will not only cover this achievement but will also begin to take interest in the commercialization of anti-gravity technology.
What Heyburn risked his life to accomplish Evan was able to accomplish with just one presentation.
Evan had a secret wish from the beginning that the city government and the Air Force had been trying to obtain by investing a huge amount of money.
“It’s a talent… I honestly didn’t believe it.”
Just as not everything in the world is necessarily complicated and twisted.
Is it sometimes so neat and easy that it becomes so vain?
Heyburn let out a cold laugh as he recalled the conversation with the researcher that made him keenly realize the irony.
“The plan is completely halted. “Notify other lawmakers who participated in this incident.”
[But Mr. Representative if we stop at this point it would be our responsibility…]
“If I were to protect the most valuable treasure at the fair I would have to take that kind of loss.”
Heyburn muttered in a tone mixed with laughter and immediately turned around without hesitation.
“This won’t end with just this one time. “If I had meant to do that I wouldn’t have started.”
The figure of Heyburn who stood up without hesitation abandoning the shadow of lingering regret slowly faded.
“I don’t know what else I’ll show you next but before then I need to sort out my position. There will be more work to do in the future….”
[Congressman?]
“Let’s start by obtaining the personal contact information of the Dean of Labatenon University. “Right now.”
* * *
Second floor auditorium above the podium with the curtain closed.
The auditorium where all surrounding sounds were blocked was filled with deathly silence.
Lennok who was called to the waiting room outside the auditorium on the second floor by his attendants drank another bottle of water he had brought.
“I’ve been talking a lot for the first time in a while and I’m feeling a little thirsty.”
Lennok smiling casually and looking inside the second floor auditorium.
Although the audience is immersed in darkness Lennok’s gaze is focused precisely as if he knows where the judges are sitting.
“…Assistant Professor Bylon.”
After a while someone’s voice that seemed to be limping from fatigue slowly rang out.
“Now… do you know what you’ve done?”
“I finished presenting the results of the second paper according to the outline.”
Lennok answered with a smile.
“I felt fortunate that the audience liked it quite a bit.”
“Don’t lie!!”
A voice like someone else’s threatening scream. The reviewer appeared to be from a research institute not a member of the National Assembly.
“Where in this compendium is the information about the ridiculous achievement of the anti-gravity engine…!!”
“Today’s demonstration is merely a test to aid understanding.”
Lennok said without changing his expression.
“I just used it as an example of the rising current of the sea of understanding. In the compendium relevant theories were specified according to the standards of the expo.”
“I thought this situation could be explained with just that excuse…!!”
“stop.”
As soon as the old man’s heavy voice rang out all other noises disappeared as if washed away.
The deepest seat in the second floor auditorium. The senator sat apart from the others and closed his eyes.
He slowly opened his eyes made eye contact with the lady with purple eyes and spoke quietly.
“The presenter himself would know better what he was trying to show. “I don’t think there’s any reason to ask any more questions about that.”
“….”
“Your thesis presentation today. I was very impressed. “I wanted to tell you that so I called you.”
The old man looked at Lennok’s face with a pensive gaze and slowly nodded.
“The results of the examination will be announced later so you can leave for today. “It was a lot of hard work.”
Lennok did not answer that question right away.
After looking around the silent audience on the second floor he simply lowered his head in a somewhat polite manner.
“I feel very honored to be able to participate in the fair.”
Now that you’ve finished your presentation and gotten the desired response there’s no reason to be harsh and create unnecessary hostility.
All that remained was to have the achievements made so far evaluated as a solid theory through verification by academia.
Kwaang!!
“wait!!!”
The person who kicked down the second floor auditorium door and entered was Commander Carrasco covered in sweat.
Behind him with flashing fish-like eyes more than a dozen soldiers wearing Air Force uniforms were waiting with cold expressions.
Slam!!
Carrasco’s pale eyes widened among the ranks of soldiers who suddenly approached Lennoc as if surrounding him.
“It’s not too late for anything yet.”
“….”
“I will now arrest you on charges of leaking military secrets. “I’ll hear the details at the brig.”
“Whoa….”
It sounded like someone among the senators was sighing quietly.
As if he knew what was going to happen right after this.
The moment when the soldiers approached with rough gestures and tried to put magic suppressing handcuffs on Lennok’s arms.
“That won’t happen Commander.”
Wow!!
With a noise like breaking glass the old wizard’s new form walked out.
Sciolus who appeared as if he had been waiting there from the beginning steps forward with his back to protect Lennok.
Ugh!!!
A release of magical power operated by a level 7 star wizard with all his might.
Under that tremendous pressure the other soldiers froze and their faces hardened and Carrasco’s face contorted.
“Are you planning to interfere Dean Garteanon!!!”
“I think that’s something to be said here.”
Syolus answered smiling and stroking his beard.
“Trying to arrest a proud researcher of our university in this way is truly irrational.”
“what…?!”
“Your actions are nothing more than the arbitrariness of the Air Force Command that cannot be explained no matter what justification you give. “This is a harsh treatment that our university can never accept.”
Didn’t they make a deal with this cunning dean to smoothen the post-processing of the thesis presentation?
Until now it had been something that Lennoc had to overcome solely on his own.
From now on it was time to borrow the power of the dean’s personal connections and political skills.
“In the name of Dean of Labatenon University and member of the Central Council’s Technical Advisory Committee Assistant Professor Bylan is under my protection.”
The dean’s eyes standing in front of Lennok as if protecting him shone resolutely.
“To take him away you will have to overcome the public opinion of Balkan citizens including myself.”
* * *
After the expo ended there was only one topic on the minds of citizens.
Anti-gravity engine.
The excitement that the skies of the Balkans where flights were not permitted due to magnetic storms may finally be permitted now.
[Sky road.]
The title of a short and powerful newspaper front page article that transcribes exactly what Lennok said.
The articles that followed in the pages that followed all had a similar tone.
[The Labatenon University research team succeeded in artificially imitating the upward current of the Philenom Dominion.]
[This is the first time in history that a natural phenomenon that existed only in the sea of understanding has been artificially reproduced. Will Shin Myung-gyeong’s secret be revealed?]
[Experts in the energy system speculate that anti-gravity technology has actually been implemented.]
[A broadcasting accident occurred during a groundbreaking demonstration… The city government denied any negligence and repeated its response that it would find out more details later.]
“hmm….”
Lennok sighed silently and leafed through the pile of newspapers next to his chair.
Newspapers from the front page to the 10th page social and economic sections have been reporting on what happened at the fair for several days.
Same content experts’ evaluations and predictions.
With nothing more to watch Lennok soon turned on the TV in the huge laboratory and turned his attention to the news.
[Requests for coverage of Assistant Professor Bylon are pouring in but the university administration is said to be rejecting all requests.]
[There is a lot of interest in how anti-gravity technology will be commercialized.]
[Perhaps there is even a prediction that the laws related to aerial vehicles which were impossible due to the environment of a large city will be completely reformed…]
[Citizens’ excitement grows stronger over the fact that they will soon be able to witness aircraft flying freely over the city]
Pop!!
As I was listening to news and news coming from all directions a wrinkled hand appeared next to Lennok and lifted the remote control to turn off the TV screen.
The dean of Labatenon University Siolus Garteanon a grey-haired old man was sighing softly as he looked at Lennok.
“Researcher Bylon. “First of all can you concentrate while the video conference is in progress?”
“Oh I’m sorry.”
Without raising an eyebrow Lennok turned his gaze towards the hologram that had appeared on one side of the laboratory.
“I thought you didn’t seem to want to talk about my thesis.”
[…I thought we had already talked about enough topics related to him.]
An older man wearing a suit with a somewhat old-fashioned look was looking at us through the hologram his lips twitching.
At the bottom of the screen where he was rhythmically tapping the desk with both veiny hands was a name plate that read [Heider Barcel Director of the Technology Management Bureau].
Haider took a breath as if trying to control his anger and then spoke again.
[You probably don’t know how serious the behavior you committed at this fair was.]
“….”
[Dean Gartheanon you too. Are you saying that even though they knew how valuable the paper was they allowed it to be revealed at the fair?]
“I am simply recommending a researcher under my command to a position where his/her achievements will receive the most attention.”
Sailus said slowly leaning back in his armchair with a wrinkled face and a grin on his face.
[If you had read Evan Bylan’s paper you would have known how valuable it is as a theory that can be used in a variety of fields…!!]
Haider who did not hide his discomfort shouted lowly.
[Disclosing a technology with this much value to the public without going through an information disclosure agreement is practically tantamount to treason against the government!!!]
“Director Barcel.”
Sciolus’ eyes sank coldly.
“I think that’s too harsh.”
[….]
“Are you saying we were plotting treason against the city government? “Can you take responsibility for saying that nonsense here?”
[Kuk khum….]
“The thesis outline was submitted in advance and it was the reviewers’ decision to make it public. “I believe there is no room for any suspicion to enter into this process.”
[Umm…!!!]
Haider began to give a strong look to the dean who responded calmly as if he had been waiting.
Lennok who made eye contact with the dean just shrugged his shoulders with a bored expression.
The author is not angry at the fact that Lennok made the paper public through the exhibition.
Even though it was known that it was such an important technology the fact that it was announced without going through the hands of the Technology Management Bureau.
To be precise they are angry at the fact that there is absolutely no room to take the cake in this situation.
The reason for requesting a face-to-face meeting now under the authority of the management bureau is likely to be to pressure Lennok to put in his opinion and appeal for results.
Lennok knew this so the moment he received the director’s call he called Dean Sciolus and gave him a face-to-face meeting.
Wasn’t he borrowing the dean’s name and position precisely to avoid wasting energy in this pointless fight?
[…It’s not too late.]
After a while the main point that came out of Haider’s mouth was not that different from Lennok’s expectations.
He furrows his brows and brings out his true feelings as if this was a conclusion reached after much deliberation.
[If you go through formal cooperation procedures with the Technology Management Bureau now they will take care of the noisy media and congress matters as well.]
“…”
[Isn’t that why you’ve been rejecting all media requests for coverage so far because you’ve been waiting for that?]
The dean tilted his head to his temple looking at Haider protesting as if he was being wronged through the hologram.
“Director Barcel. “You are completely mistaken.”
[What on earth do you mean?]
“The reason we have so far refused requests for cooperation from the media and experts is not because we were waiting for support from the Technology Management Bureau.”
[No how on earth are we going to handle the related procedures without the cooperation of the management bureau in this matter…!!]
There is no way for a conversation to work because the way we look and think is completely different.
[The Technology Management Bureau is responsible for managing and supervising research institutes directly under the city government. Even though the jurisdiction is different from Labatenon University there is no doubt that it is the most suitable place to handle this matter!!]
“Because we are waiting to confirm the decision from higher up than the Technology Management Bureau.”
[what…?]
While Haider blinked unable to understand what he was saying Lennok glanced at his watch and nodded slowly.
“It’s time. “The time has come to give a reply.”
[What kind of nonsense is that? Right now-!!!]
Haider’s words did not last until the end.
Two people appeared from behind the chair he was sitting on and roughly grabbed his arms and pulled him up from the seat.
Jump up!!
Haider’s expression who was forced to stand up was so distorted that he could not have been more embarrassed.
[Now wait a minute!! What on earth is this!! Who are you guys!!!]
[Technical Management Director Level 2 Director Haider Barcel.]
The relaxed voice of an old man heard from behind Haider.
A tone that exudes age as if he was decades older than Syolus who was sitting next to Lennok and yawning.
But despite this the tone and pronunciation are not blurred or blurred at all.
[Please note that the research institute under the Management Bureau has been booked on charges of forced distribution of results and arbitrary awarding of projects and will be investigated.]
With those words a familiar face appears with its hand on Haider’s shoulder.
Haider also widened his eyes as if he recognized the other person.
[Congressman Joe John Mayer…!!! What is the main purpose of the Board of Audit and Inspection here!!!]
[I prefer to handle things all at once. There’s no need to visit many people right?]
Mayer’s low heavy gaze gazed clearly at Lennok across the screen.
[The Senate of the Central Assembly has just finished voting on this agenda. From now on I will relay the details of the council’s vote regarding the treatment of Assistant Professor Evan Bylan.]
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