Genius Engineer in the Labyrinth - Chapter 31



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Workshop distance (1)

The interior of Western Sky, filled with succulent plants, is warm all year round, regardless of the season. I heard that they created a special growing environment underground, but Alan never went there.

“after.”

The air that Alan encountered was always warm. When he took off his mask, the clean air that was incomparable to the city purified his lungs.

The reason Western Sky is so popular is not only because of its medicinal properties, but also because of its air that city people cannot easily perceive.

However, it would be a problem if you mistook it for a park or a botanical garden. This place was strictly a place of business. The demon who trained his merchant’s abilities would chase away anyone who seemed like a mere bystander.

“Is it okay to do this to a guest?”

“I left it there for two whole hours. This is a store, not a rest area.”

“Don’t you know how famous I am? I’m filming all of this! Just the number of subscribers I have….”

“Yes, yes. Please try to upload it diligently.”

Just then, Black Consumer was being dragged out by the employees. He tried to twist his body, but his resistance was meaningless in front of the elven druid.

Passing by the two, Alan looked up at the tree that covered the Western Sky with transparent leaves like a dome.

A fairy with folded wings was waving her hand from a hole in a tree that was so transparent that the flow of sap could be seen.

“Hello. Hello.”

After waving to the fairy who greeted me happily, saying that I had become familiar with her after seeing her several times, I headed to the area where the fairy was waiting.

As Alan approached, the trees guarding the entrance swayed and gave way.

The fairy looked at the mask hanging from Alan’s waist and clapped her hands.

“You’re doing exactly as I told you to. Good job, good job.”

“Does the test results differ if the air you breathe changes?”

“As a researcher, wouldn’t you like to reduce variables as much as possible to get good results? It’s time to change the filter. Hang it on the tree over there.”

As Alan put on his mask, a fairy appeared from somewhere, threw away the old filter, brought a new one, and screwed it on.

Even though it was as big as a filter, it didn’t show any signs of difficulty. It wasn’t strange, since it was a world where mystery was alive and breathing.

As he sat on the chair made of vines, seeds that looked like dandelion seeds began to stick to various parts of Alan’s body.

As I was staring at the ceiling instead of opening my book as usual, the demon who had sent the clinical trial subjects away spoke to me.

“You didn’t respond when I spoke to you because you were reading a book. What’s wrong with you today? Is something bothering you?”

“I was planning to reach the 11th floor.”

“If you’re a magic engineer, you can just join the party that’s playing nearby. Even people with less than average skills will be welcomed with a ‘Welcome!’”

“If I’m going to do it, I’m going to try to do it on my own.”

“A magic engineer even fights? It’s not like it’s completely unheard of···.”

The fairy kept her words short. She had lived a long time and knew well that it was difficult to judge other people’s circumstances arbitrarily.

Alan also remained silent.

Lanka and Novak.

Having experienced such an incident at a young age, I have developed a clearer perspective.

Force was absolutely necessary. When you are pushed to the edge of a cliff leading to the abyss, the only person who can save you is yourself. If you just hope for someone’s help, you will eventually fall down there.

The fairy naturally changed the subject. When she gestured, a butterfly flew over and placed the fluff it was holding with its leg on her hand.

“This is an improved version of the blood-sal flower that I got thanks to the data I got. The nourishing effect has been strengthened, so even big-spending customers like it.”

“You finally gave it a name. Is Pisal a language from the Eastern Continent?”

“That’s right. The rich people of Maze City tend to be curious about words from the Eastern Continent. The name is aimed at that kind of taste. What do you think?”

“Shouldn’t the efficacy come before the name?”

“Of course it’s effective. Are you doubting my abilities now?”

“sorry.”

As Alan answered seriously, the demon waved his hand.

“No, no. I’m joking. If you take it too seriously, I’ll feel even worse. In fact, the things that the rich and powerful seek are all top-quality.”

“If you calculate it in detail, does that mean the effects or abilities are similar?”

“Yeah. Unless it’s something really special, it’s just so-so. To be chosen among them, it has to have a unique name or shape, or a story of its own. Want to show me your arm?”

The fairy carefully dug through the fluff and took out a seed the size of a sesame seed. When placed on the skin, it quickly grew, using Allen’s magical power as nutrients, just like before.

Unlike before, the red petals were transparent enough to see through.

The beautiful flower, which seemed to be carved from red crystal, quickly withered and withered, and Alan’s body was filled with vitality.

The flower’s efficacy seeped into the inside and outside of the overworked magic circuit, reinforcing the damaged areas, much like putting an amalgam on a broken tooth.

I feel much more comfortable.

“how is it?”

“It’s definitely more effective than last time. It’s much taller and thicker compared to the dam.”

No matter how high Alan’s magical power control was, there was a wound in the circuit. The magical power that came out through the wound also harmed his body.

The magical power overload was not an easy opponent. As Alan’s control ability grew, the magical power within his body grew again, saying, “You can hold out for this much, right?”

The fact that your Mana Heart grows just by breathing is a blessed talent, but if you overdo it, it’s a problem. It’s the same as taking too much of a vitamin that’s essential to your body and you’ll get sick.

The demon who had been gathering information through the seeds attached to Alan’s body brought up the topic from earlier.

“You said you were going to the 11th floor? Then how do you get the equipment and materials?”

“I use the online shopping mall of Samramansang. It is convenient because they deliver even when I stay at a capsule hotel.”

“That has its advantages, but if you want to get something really great, you’ll have to go out and do the legwork yourself. These days, ready-made products are very good, but if you want to make precise adjustments, it’s much better to meet with a maker. In a world where equipment is made according to molds, craftsmen have survived for a reason.”

“I am also a magic engineer.”

“Did I hurt your pride?”

The fairy covered her mouth and smiled faintly. She gave off the feeling of a grandmother smiling at a cute child.

It was a given. Western Sky has been in this place for 40 years, and the owner has been a demon from the beginning.

It wasn’t because he had any malicious intentions, but because he was really cute. In Maze City, where relationships between people, and even between family members, are dry, there were even guests who visited because they liked that kind of feeling.

Or maybe Alan is a precious specimen and we can treat him kindly.

As Alan kept his mouth shut, the fairy’s laughter deepened.

“I thought you were an emotionless golem because your expression didn’t change at all, but that wasn’t the case. Yes, a person should be proud of their field. Since the inspection is over, you can get up.”

“Normally you try to make me sit down for as long as possible, but today is different.”

“Since you’ve come this far, I thought it would be a good idea to stop by nearby.”

As Alan got out of the vine chair, the wizard showed him a map on the terminal.

“Why are you looking at me like that? I know how to use a terminal too. How can you promote your store if you can’t even handle things like this these days?”

“Do you write reviews of medicinal effects by pretending to be a customer?”

Alan’s sharp question flew like an arrow, but Yohwa lightly deflected it with a motion of pushing her hair behind her ear.

“If you want to get to the 11th floor on your own, you’ll need more equipment. Then visit the workshops listed here. As you look at the various pieces of equipment, you’ll get an idea of ​​what kind of weapons or protective gear you need.”

“I will do that.”

Alan nodded. Even if you don’t buy something, looking at other people’s work can inspire you to create something.

Alan, wearing a mask, grabbed his expedition first aid kit and headed outside. The monorail stop for the workshop was nearby.

‘If there’s demand, there will be a stop.’

As I waited at the station for a moment, the monorail that had been running between the buildings like a roller coaster stopped.

As Alan had thought, there were a lot of people inside the monorail. Judging by the softly flowing mana, they all seemed to be aiming for the workshop.

Even if it weren’t for Mana, it would have been easy to judge.

A dwarf wearing a prosthetic magicware that can be transformed into a machine gun at any time, a mana sword handle sticking out of an orc’s waist, and a full-body augmentation that makes a thumping sound whenever it walks.

They were all people who lived by force. They were heavily armed for ordinary people.

As Alan had predicted, when they arrived at the Gongbanggeori Station, people started to rush out. Alan turned his head as he went down the stairs of the station that looked like an overpass.

My first impression of the workshop was like this.

‘It’s complicated.’

Visitors were constantly coming and going, and the buildings were packed like bean sprout pots. Even the heights and shapes were all different, with a two-story building standing right next to a building that was 15 stories or more tall.

Alan’s gaze turned to the merchant in the middle of the street.

The street vendors licensed by the city kept their magic tools in sturdy, transparent display cases. They were easier to see than the shops inside buildings, but the easier access meant they had a lot of inferior equipment.

‘I used 2-3 runes for each piece of equipment, but the strokes were roughly drawn, and the circuit’s magic stone content was low, so I couldn’t get the full performance.’

As Alan was looking through the magic tool, the owner, who was sitting on the plastic chair, got angry.

“Are you trying to steal the internal design right now?”

Alan mingled with the crowd. Even if he had made it back in the Novak Clinic days, he wouldn’t have made it like that, but there was no need to stir up trouble by talking.

After touring several shops and workshops, Alan decided to set his sights straight on his goals.

When I discovered a new piece of equipment or an eye-catching design, I had an occupational urge to thoroughly disassemble it and improve it.

‘If I just watch like this, it’ll be night.’

The immediate task was to deal with the goalkeeper alone. To do so, he needed to either suppress him with overwhelming firepower or have the mobility to avoid the goalkeeper’s attacks.

The first method was far-fetched. A weapon that could instantly put the goalkeeper to sleep would be incredibly expensive, and even if it could be obtained, it was beyond Alan’s capabilities.

That’s why I leaned toward using mobility. While there are people like Dennis who wear prosthetic limbs, there were also methods for people who didn’t want to put a knife to their body.

‘Reinforced suit.’

The highest grade items had superior defensive powers that protected the entire body without any gaps, and their output was comparable to that of a 10m tall Titan.

Of course, the enhanced suit that Alan was thinking of was not something like that, but a reinforced exoskeleton. It gave ordinary people the same physical abilities as magic users, so it was the perfect equipment for Alan, who was weak.

Alan headed to a store that sold reinforced exoskeletons. It wasn’t just workshops on the workshop street, so there were often huge stores, and the store he visited was one of them.

The reinforced exoskeletons on display on the first floor were of various types. From large companies that are well-known, such as Hextech and Chilsung, to small and medium-sized companies that compete on price, to those handcrafted by artisans.

While Alan was choosing a product by calculating its performance and price, his left eye suddenly created an arrow. Alan’s head naturally moved to follow the arrow, and there was an escalator coming down from the second floor.

The arrow pointed to a woman wearing a riding jacket and jeans.

‘who···.’

The doubt didn’t last long. The woman’s face became noisy and then her original appearance was revealed.

To be precise, the right eye saw the illusion shown by the hologram, and the left eye saw inside through the illusion.

It was a woman with gray hair. Her eyes were closed, just like when I saw her in the maze.

Alan tried to pretend not to see her, but the woman’s head turned in his direction as if she knew what was going on around her even with her eyes closed.

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