Genius Engineer in the Labyrinth - Chapter 340



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Inside the plane, the luxurious, spacious, and comfortable interior structure comforts the passengers’ minds and bodies. Since it is exclusively for magic users, there are few people and the price is expensive.

Allen is on the plane, twiddling his runes and magicware, Zion is sitting still and lost in thought for hours, and Shiva is making a bomb drink… no, mixing holy water together to strengthen the blessing.

Bored, Nicola lay there, moving like a caterpillar, with his face pressed against the window.

On one side is a desert, on the other side is a city. A large pyramid stands out near the city.

“It looks big even from above.”

“Is this your first time seeing it in person?”

Nicola glanced to the side. Taylor was removing the herbal pack from her face.

“This is your first visit to Kemet. How about you, sir?”

“Me too. Thanks to that guy Alan, I’m having some great experiences that I didn’t have when I was younger.”

“So you came here because you were curious about the consciousness you saw on the 50th floor?”

“You’ve got the moves down, haven’t you? You flew to the other side of the planet because you were curious. Oh, not exactly the other way around?”

“Let’s move on from that. Crossing the ocean with just a little curiosity… It’s definitely a different way of thinking.”

Nicola glanced at Alan. It was creepy to see him examining his work with emotionless eyes.

“I should say that it goes beyond persistence and almost feels like madness···.”

“Alan’s concentration is really great.”

Taylor finished his surprise compliment and looked at Nicola and chuckled.

“But don’t the orderlies have similar curiosity? If you take that away, they’re just corpses.”

“It’s a little different. And I’m a genius wizard, so it’s okay, but it would be better for your reputation if you refrain from calling me a spellcaster in front of other wizards.”

“Those guys also get strengthened and wear magic wear, so they’re called rags, and inspectors call them butchers. They all go around and around.”

As soon as I got off the plane, the hot sunlight attacked my skin. Fortunately, the humidity was low, so it became a little cooler when I went into the shade.

Alan flew his falcon in the shadow of the airport. Kemet’s capital, Heliopolis, lay beneath his eyes.

Along the river, you can see the contrast of green with the desert, and the buildings are densely packed together. When you turn your eyes slightly, the pyramids reveal their majesty.

“It’s not in the middle of the desert, it’s right next to the city.”

“They say that place is famous for grave robbery.”

Taylor didn’t look expectant as he said that. With it being right next to the neighborhood hill, how many people would have come and gone?

“But the breeder is in the Origin Continent. Aren’t you scared?”

“Its home base is in the mountains near the Great Lake, more than 3,000 kilometers from Heliopolis.”

Nicola, who was looking at the city and the people, asked in surprise.

“What’s with the zookeeper all of a sudden? Have you ever offended a petty guy?”

“I was commissioned by a deposed dictator to explore the ruins, and got into a fight with his subordinate. Is ‘petty’ Nicola’s assessment?”

“Master, that’s what you said. You had a fight with the Collector’s subordinate, the black magician, last time, right? You’re going around messing with villains without any fear.”

We met when we were collecting the World Tree crystals, but that wasn’t the impression I got from Nicola’s words.

‘I’ll tell you about the incident where I got rid of the three black magic brothers in Dongbang Town and the casino.’

There was no need to ask how he knew. He was evaluated as being good at his job if he planted one or two spies in rival groups.

It is natural for the enemy to be prepared, and the same goes for allies. There are no permanent enemies or allies, so it is right to always be prepared.

“I keep bumping into things even though I’m still.”

“If you keep seeing the same person at a crime scene, isn’t that person the culprit?”

Alan turned his head and looked at the box. The guy pulled a large car out of the drawer. Nicola got in and exclaimed in admiration.

“It looks like an armored vehicle. How much storage capacity does it have?”

“I haven’t measured it exactly. I’ll know once I take everything out and fill it with water.”

Beep!!!

The box objected vehemently.

“Growth and capacity are proportional.”

“Growth type? How?”

It was a question that even Alan could not answer. The Wish Fragment was something that was beyond reason. According to the priestess of the sea, Saranthoya, it was an unholy object.

“Anyway, let’s go to the place we’re staying. ···Why are you looking at me?”

“Let’s go to the Eselma Tower branch.”

Kemet, as the name of its capital city, Heliopolis, suggests, had a strong solar cult. The Ezelma Tower, which mainly dealt with light and fire, could not have been left out.

“So this is why you brought me here when I was just resting in Maze City.”

“It’s sad when a party member leaves.”

“Put up your visor.”

Of course, it was expressionless. It wasn’t cold, nor was it a case of forcing one’s emotions.

“If you’re going to say something like that, at least show some sincerity by acting with your facial expressions.”

The runes cast a welcoming glow over Alan’s expressionless face.

“It’s even more disgusting. Let’s go. I yield with a heart as kind as the sun.”

The armored car was controlled by a box that had its body embedded in a home. It had studied the map beforehand, so it could determine its own direction.

The armored vehicle heading to its destination was caught up in the huge flow of cars. The box glanced at Alan as if it wanted to be pushed away.

“no.”

Beep···.

“It has a flight function.”

Beep!?

The armored vehicle rose slightly and flew towards the Magic Tower branch. I heard a shout saying, “Who can’t fly and is crawling on the ground!” but I ignored it. The destination was not the labyrinth, but the Magic Tower branch.

The Labyrinth was the second reason why the Magic Tower established a branch. It was of medium size by world standards.

The entrance to the labyrinth was visible in the distance. The black door, 25 meters high and 50 meters wide, was much smaller than the one in Maze City, but its darkness, showing off its presence even under the scorching sun, was the same.

Alan scanned the city and the explorers with cameras mounted all over the armored vehicle. Perhaps because he had seen the labyrinth explorers of the superpower Soldos, the people walking around here looked clumsy. That was the average, and pearls were hidden everywhere.

We arrived at the branch parking lot. The golden façade of the Matop branch made the nearby buildings look relatively shabby.

From here on out, Nicola took the lead. The branch wizard stopped the intruder, but his attitude changed as soon as he learned of his identity.

The colleagues headed to the accommodation next to the branch, and Alan and Nicola met the manager. A sturdy man with light brown skin shook hands.

“This is Unas, the branch manager. The branch manager led the expedition team into the labyrinth. Do you know why he suddenly visited? Could it be a secret mission from the Lord of the Tower or something…”

Nicola glanced at Alan after seeing Unas’s expectant gaze. The visor was looking at Unas, but the eyes inside were probably examining the magic tools hanging on the wall.

“Huh… This wasn’t a mission given to me by the Master, but rather I came out of personal curiosity. I want to know about Kamai.”

“This is probably information that can be easily investigated in Maze City.”

Kamai had died 500 years ago, so naturally the information spread.

“I want to see it in person rather than in words.”

“That’s great.”

“Is there something special that can only be experienced in Kemet?”

“The desert city ruled by Kamai opens its doors once a year for one month. And then···”

Unas took his time. Wasting time was usually not a good sign.

“It closed last month.”

“···.”

“Don’t be too upset. It’s a place that was excavated as much as it could be, so it has no value other than being a tourist attraction.”

“Where else?”

Unas, whose arm muscles were particularly well developed, looked at the shovel and pickaxe hanging on the wall.

“Do you know the philosophy behind my biceps and triceps?”

It meant to just dig the ground.

“···.”

“I’ll show you on the map places less traveled by people.”

*

The motivation from the fun and sense of accomplishment was immense. Alan’s curiosity remained fresh even in the face of the desert and the blazing sun.

“Ugh… It’s hot.”

“For a wizard who controls light to speak so weakly.”

“Isn’t it hot, sir? I think you’re more susceptible to overheating than I am.”

“Of course it’s stuffy. But I can live with this.”

Taylor pointed to the drone hovering overhead. The one Allen had made provided shade like a parasol, and also radiated cold air.

Nicola glanced up. Perhaps sensing the desperation, the man in charge of her radiated a cold aura.

“I guess I’ll live a little. Isn’t it hot?”

“Alan? You should worry about the people who need to worry.”

“In the desert, isn’t a power suit like a chicken trapped in an oven?”

Contrary to Nicola’s worries, the inside of the power suit was comfortable. The humidity and temperature were both maintained appropriately for her weak body.

Alan turned his head as he fired a magical wave down the sand. The sound of Zion training with the automaton could be heard here.

As we step into the depth of 6, the automaton becomes even more powerful. The big data that Alan has accumulated so far is applied as is.

Data is just data, and if you don’t use it, it will rot. So Alan created all kinds of automatons, including monsters and people, and put them into training. His colleagues enjoyed the relief, and Alan enjoyed the additional data he accumulated.

‘After wandering the desert for over a month, you probably need some new stimulation.’

Not to Alan, of course, but to his colleagues.

This kind of training is an ignorant method. If an automaton breaks down, how can you repair it in the middle of the desert?

But Alan had [Molecular Assembly]. Even if it was torn, crushed, and pulverized, it was reborn as a shiny new product.

Previously [Molecular Assembly] was very slow, but now that it has reached depth 6, the speed is extraordinary.

However, there were also side effects to the increase in realm. Since the magical power had become much more ferocious, strengthening the body was now a deadly poison. Magic was also something to be kept at a distance for a similar reason. If you built up a magical structure inside yourself, you would become a human bomb.

‘You just have to faithfully fulfill your role as a magic power plant.’

Alan was pulled out of his thoughts by a pang in his chest. Now that he was at depth 6, it seemed he could let the kid go. The kid was just studying the sand with his dark eyes.

‘I would have to dress up in front of other people, but it would be okay with Nicola.’

When Alan placed the little one on the floor, Nicola, who was panting, jumped in surprise.

“Drake? Wait, wings?”

Boom!!!

Nicola’s questions were buried in the boy’s screams, as he was caught in the direct sunlight after wandering around in the shadow created by the power suit.

The kid was startled, then instinctively used teleportation to get inside the power suit. He clung to her legs and crawled up to her chest.

“What? A chimera?”

“no.”

“You bred a wyvern and a drake? Even if you force it, only one of the two will come out···.”

“Use your imagination more.”

“It’s a dragon. My shining intuition already knew. Breaker would do what we couldn’t do. So why are you telling me?”

“Because you can’t hide it forever.”

“You think of me that much···.”

Actually, I was thinking of the kid. If I kept it a secret, I’d be locked up every time I went out with Nicola.

Qur.

Of course, he didn’t seem to have any intention of going outside right now. The heat of the desert was telling the brat a lot.

Boom!

This time, an unmistakable explosion was heard. A leopard near Zion’s training grounds sent a video.

Zion blew up the inspection automaton and the dune, or sand dune, at the same time. Something was sticking out from the place that had become flat.

[Junior, I’m working so hard. Don’t forget.]

[yes.]

Even if you didn’t intend to, it doesn’t change the fact that you discovered something.

Digging through the surrounding sand revealed a downward-pointing structure. But the colleagues were indifferent. This was a scene they had seen a few times in the past month, and all had come to naught.

End