I Created Scientific Magic

Chapter 58: Chapter 55 My name is Lynn, and I am a scholar

Theodore seemed to possess an unusual desire to showcase himself, and seeing Lynn and the others interested, he started to complain a bit.

In recent years, Lydia had become a well-known figure throughout Yiyeta Harbor; this halfling youngster was very keen on researching some odd and bizarre things.

For instance, last year she replicated the propeller from an alchemical ship and made a little gadget called a fan, which could bring a cool breeze with the aid of an alchemical steam device—quite handy during the scorching summer days.

But who would keep such a large and very expensive alchemical machine at home, just for a breeze?

For a wizard, casting a wind-controlling magic would be much more convenient than that.

Of course, it was not impossible to operate by manual hand-cranks, so there were some townsfolk in pursuit of novelty who were willing to purchase these gadgets; this was also the source of funding for Lydia’s flying machine projects.

“With Lydia’s talent, joining any alchemical workshop as an assistant would garner her a decent living, but she insists on becoming a wizard, which is merely asking for trouble…”

Theodore shook his head, even he had to admit that this halfling girl indeed had many brilliant ideas, but in the Wizard Land, no halfling had ever successfully become a wizard.

Listening to Theodore’s narration, Lynn somewhat understood why the “tech tree” of the Wizard Land was so cluttered; magic was too convenient, and many things were not impossible to create, but wizards simply had no use for them.

As they walked into the academy’s lobby, along the way, apprentices clad in simple attire bowed and greeted Theodore.

These apprentices varied in age; the youngest looked to be only about eleven or twelve, and the oldest no more than thirty. Or rather, if one hadn’t become a full-fledged wizard by that age, they would be deemed untalented and expelled from the academy.

“This is the place. Please wait here for a moment, I will go inform the other instructors of the academy,” said Theodore as he arranged for the visitors to stay in a large waiting room, served them tea by his apprentice assistant, and then he quickly left the room.

Lynn sat down towards the back, in front of him a mahogany table was cluttered with a few magic books, probably left behind by a wizard who hadn’t had the time to take them after reading. Apart from this, there was also a piece of paper carelessly tossed aside.

Out of curiosity, Lynn unfolded the piece of paper and found to his surprise that it was an issue of “Magic Weekly.”

Who knew that even this existed in Wizard Land.

The front page contained entertaining stories happening within Wizard Land, while the back page held the latest theories about magic, with the authors’ names credited below.

“Are the Magical Reactions to Electricity and Magnetism Consistent?” “Experiments with 24 Fundamental Elements,” “The Cozian Force—The Power that Supports the World,” “The Relationship Between Object Movement and Gravity”…

Lynn flipped through “Magic Weekly” for a bit and quickly became engrossed, finding the unique perspective of interpreting the world through magic quite intriguing.

Meanwhile, Johnny sat upright, looking extremely nervous, not at all as relaxed as Lynn.

Before long, the sound of the door opening was heard again, as Helram, whom they had met before, entered with several academy instructors.

After taking a seat at the head, Helram didn’t bother with pleasantries but looked directly at Laud and asked bluntly, “Theodore mentioned you have something urgent to report to me personally; has something happened in the harbor town?”

“I’m afraid the situation might be more serious than you imagine; the entire docks of the harbor town have been destroyed, and even the [Ship Gang] has been annihilated…”

Laud spoke cautiously, and before he could finish, a hoarse voice rang out.

“Could it be that the ‘ship gang’ made some slip-up while transporting supplies and got caught red-handed by the church?”

The speaker was none other than Kevin, a Shaping Science professor at the Yiyeta Magic Academy. He appeared to be in his forties, tall and thin, dressed in a gray robe with a shiny badge on his chest. It bore three mysterious, linear patterns, the mark of a third-circle wizard.

Laud quickly shook his head, not wanting to take the blame, and hurriedly started to explain.

But from his perspective, the information he had was very limited. He only knew that the whole affair began when Archbishop Anluoke arrested Kro, who was attempting to kidnap the Duke’s daughter in Nordland Territory, and the investigation had followed a trail to the port town.

“I knew that fellow Kro would cause trouble. We should never have let him leave the Wizard Land,” muttered Philip, the Elemental Studies professor, quite dissatisfied.

He certainly knew Kro, who had been a Spiritual Energy professor at the Yiyeta Magic Academy before leaving the Wizard Land. Kro had also made respectable achievements in elemental, alchemy, and Shaping Magic.

If he had continued to devote himself to the study of magic, he might have one day become a great wizard.

However, several years ago, for some inexplicable reason, he suddenly abandoned everything and set out to cross the Mist Sea to the Sekas Empire.

It was an utterly mad undertaking.

Compared to living comfortably in the Wizard Land, where one could study magic freely, the empire was completely the opposite. It was said that people there lived in smelly wooden houses and were subjected to the ignorant rule of the church, not even knowing what elements were.

Philip was about to go on, but a colleague beside him stopped him.

After all, Kro’s departure for the Sekas Empire had been approved by Master Helram himself!

As the wizards repeatedly interrupted him, Laud didn’t dare to have any complaints and took advantage of the moments when no one else was speaking to recount the entire event as quickly and accurately as possible, without daring to omit a single detail.

When they heard that Lynn had used an incredibly powerful magic to kill an archbishop, destroy three thousand armored elite guards, and even reduce half a city to rubble, the professors’ faces showed disbelief, and even Helram was somewhat moved.

Theodore even wondered if Laud had messed up and then made up a story with this wizard named Lynn to cover up his own mistakes.

With various thoughts in mind, all the wizards present turned their gaze unanimously toward the two who had not yet spoken.

They recognized Johnny.

Four years ago, when Kro returned to the Wizard Land, Johnny had followed right behind him, but they had no recollection of Lynn at all.

“I haven’t introduced myself yet. I am Lynn, a scholar from the Secret Magic Society within the Sekas Empire, and a good friend of Kro’s,” said Lynn, putting down the ‘Magic Weekly’ in his hand with ease as everyone looked on.

This identity had been agreed upon with Johnny aboard the vessel.

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