I Created Scientific Magic

Chapter 66: Chapter 62: Currency Exchange and Lesson 1 (2 in 1)_2

“It’s alright, my son never fears tackling challenging tasks,” Albert said confidently, paying no mind to Lynn’s warning.

“That’s good to hear!” Lynn nodded in relief.

Seeing that the group’s conversation seemed joyful, Laud couldn’t help but seize the moment to ask, “Lord Albert, about these copper coins we have in our possession…”

“Let’s exchange them all!” Albert waved a hand, slightly exasperated, well aware that Laud and Lynn had crossed the sea together.

Now that Lynn was here, he had to save face, but he couldn’t skimp on the associated fees…

Under the effect of magic, over five thousand copper coins were quickly counted. As for the copper content, they could only randomly test a few and calculate based on the lowest value.

About two to three minutes later, Laud received two thousand exchanged magic copper coins and immediately distributed them.

The faces of the sailors and shipbuilders looked tearful, resembling migrant workers who had labored all year only to receive a reduced salary.

“Thank you, Lord Lynn, if we hadn’t happened to meet here, many of our [Gang] brothers might have ended up starving and freezing,” Laud said with great sentiment.

In the port town, he had been a prominent figure, but in Wizard Land, his status had plummeted, especially since most of his accumulated wealth over the years had been lost in the great vortex. It wasn’t enough to make him penniless, but it had certainly ended his chances of living comfortably.

The [Gang]’s sailors were even worse off; some only had a few dozen copper coins left, and the money changers wouldn’t even exchange them, which was why he insisted on staying here, hoping Albert would make an exception.

“You needn’t thank me; Mr. Albert was merely following the rules,” Lynn shook his head, paused, then continued, “Have you thought about what you’re going to do next?”

Given that it was only a few days a year, it seemed impossible for Laud and the others to return soon. Helram would also likely not let those familiar with Wizard Land leave easily, meaning they might have to spend their lives here. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

“We’ll probably look for some transport work or something,” Laud said hesitantly, then looking at Lynn, he tentatively asked again.

“Lord Lynn, if there’s anything we can help with, please feel free to command us.”

“If the opportunity arises,” Lynn replied briefly, neither agreeing nor refusing, and then he and Philip walked out of the money exchange.

Laud looked down at the flame-shaped mark engraved on the back of his right hand, his mind racing with thoughts.

Previously on the Mist Sea, he had intended to hint to Lynn to remove the magic mark that could endanger his life, but after the vortex incident, his thoughts had made a complete turnaround.

With no more shipping routes from the port town to Wizard Land, the entire [Gang] was of no value to the great wizard Helram.

After losing a vast fortune, Laud knew they desperately needed a new patron, otherwise, all 300 members of the [Gang] might starve to death.

Lynn was undoubtedly the best choice!

Although it had been just half a month since they met, Lynn had demonstrated enough capability, talent, and means to astonish Laud: not only had he easily pulled him out from his hiding spot, but he had also single-handedly destroyed half of the port town!

Laud did not doubt Lynn’s potential to become a great or even legendary wizard; now was the time to place his bets for the maximum profit.

It was with this very thought that Laud had kept the flame mark on his right hand. Past experiences had taught him that sometimes having one’s life in someone else’s hands could secure greater benefits, as the other party would use him with more confidence.

However, what he hadn’t expected was for Lynn to directly join the Yeita Academy upon reaching Wizard Land and become a full-time professor, gaining fame, status, and wealth, seemingly not needing to use their [Gang] at all.

Laud felt somewhat helpless, as it seemed pointless for his group of over three hundred people to forcefully crowd around. Clearly, they still lacked a more suitable opportunity to interact with the esteemed Lynn.

…

Meanwhile, Lynn, who had just parted with Philip and returned to his room, was contemplating how to earn more Magic Gold Coins.

As a professor at the academy, a monthly salary of five Gold Coins seemed substantial. In the Sekas Empire, it was enough to support an ordinary family for two to three years. However, when it came to studying magic, his expenses far exceeded his income, especially in the subjects of alchemy and Magic Potions, which could only be described as burning money like running water.

Not to mention, he was also considering purchasing “Magic Source” from the black market, which would cost at least a hundred Magic Gold Coins. His salary was indeed too meager in comparison.

Recruiting more apprentices was one way out, the more students he had in mathematical magic, the more he could justify to Helram the need for various funds.

And then, by embezzling… no, more accurately, by making more reasonable use of those educational funds.

After all, only by enhancing his own abilities as a professor could he better carry out his teaching duties.

Besides, creating and selling some novel creations was also a good option. However, that required finding someone to do the work for him; otherwise, it would only delay his own research into magic.

The half-humans might be a good choice for that.

Lynn thought to himself, vividly remembering the flight experiment over the city square yesterday. The ability of the girl named Delia, who managed to construct a steam plane from such primitive materials, showed a remarkably high level of engineering talent, perfectly meeting his requirements.

It shouldn’t be too difficult to recruit her as his apprentice and assistant, although Delia had no magical talent, she had received a promise from Helram.

Flying into the sky without magic, how hard could it be?

While pondering this, Lynn picked up a quill and began sketching on the papyrus spread out in front of him. He wasn’t researching how to fly, but rather preparing for tomorrow’s lesson in mathematical magic, which was essential to maintaining his status as a professor. A mess-up in the first lesson could spell trouble.

One thing at a time was the way to handle it.

…

The next day at eight o’clock sharp, Lynn, dressed in a newly issued uniform, once again arrived at the Spiritual Ability Academy. It had already been cleaned and organized, and the signage now reflected the new course in mathematical magic, clearly Philip had reported his department name as required.

A dozen fairies, only forty centimeters tall, were seen diligently cleaning with damp cloths along the walls.

These fairies were unlike the beautiful elves of fantasy stories of previous lifetimes, rather unattractive with bat-like wings growing out of their backs, somewhat resembling small demons. With an intelligence of only about a five or six-year-old, they could understand simple commands under the guidance of Magic Power.

As Lynn approached, these tiny fairies all hid behind the wall, only peeking their heads out to steal glances at him with their ruby-like eyes while making humming and humming sounds, learning human language was still too difficult for their intellect.

However, Lynn didn’t have time to pay attention to these magical creatures as he pushed open the door and dozens of eyes were already fixed on him. In the spacious classroom sat around twenty Wizard Apprentices.

As this was a new course without any grading measures, it included students of all ages, some of whom even appeared older than him, Johnny was also among them.

Although the number of students attending the class was not many, Lynn was quite satisfied. He had even prepared himself for the possibility of an entirely empty classroom.

(PS: This time, merging two chapters into one to see if it improves the reading experience… New book, seeking everything.)