Drug-Eating Genius Mage
Chapter 68

[The staff on our side are very grateful.]

His tone was as flat as usual.

However, the voice is heard through a large speaker located beyond the hologram.

Jenny’s Bar. Office located upstairs.

Lennok and Jenny were sitting in the formal space that was used only for public purposes, facing Evelyn’s hologram.

[Thanks to Ban, this side has a lot more work to do. They told me to send my thanks.]

“……..”

It was so hard to read his expression that I couldn’t tell how much of a joke he was saying.

Perhaps Lennok was the only one who thought so, but Jenny, who had been quietly listening to Evelyn’s words, frowned.

She said as she slammed the long candle she was holding onto the desk.

“Agent, do you want to get to the point quickly?”

Iveline nodded with a dazed expression at Jenny’s annoyed reply.

Prepare for the operation

[Don’t misunderstand me.]

Evelyn answered as she frowned at something in her hand.

It was celery. It seems that they have recently started growing new vegetables.

[Because I am very impressed with the fact that you are contributing so actively to this work.]

“What?”

[Anyway, if it wasn’t for this incident, it would have taken some time for us to notice the existence of the pillar, and it would have come back as a damage to this city in some way. In that sense, I’ll pay the same amount of money as the one set for the operation this time.]

“………”

The money equivalent to Lennok’s ransom amounted to over tens of millions of cells.

From the agent’s point of view, even though the information was acquired by chance, the attitude itself to pay the price was not bad.

[I’ll put aside the story for now and share some of the information I found out on this side.]

Evelyn continued as she fluttered the report over the hologram.

[The spell given to the pillar obtained in Area 55 is black magic. To be precise, it is a method of extracting energy from the land in large quantities by injecting flowers into the leylines or water veins that exist in the area.] [

Surprisingly, it is also a method used in various types of magic, even if it is not black magic. You can easily gather the energy you need to prepare a large-scale ceremony, and there is no big penalty other than the cost of time. Of course, it could be a problem

in farming land.]

[That’s not it. Anyway, I can’t let the warlocks use this pillar to steal Vulcan’s leyline energy. After receiving half your report, the freelancers we outsourced were searching the outskirts of the city and found three more pillars similar to these.

]

Jenny’s words sounded like pouring cold water on what was going on at best, but they weren’t wrong.

It is unknown how many pillars the black magicians have installed on the outskirts of this vast metropolis, but due to the nature of the magic that sucks power from the leyline, the number of pillars is at least five.

Although the work has just begun, it is a very sluggish achievement.

[I can’t help it. According to them, most mercenaries or freelancers will be cursed just by touching them. Do you think you can use such a high level of manpower to replace the pillar? It’s all about looking around suspicious areas and reporting any abnormalities.]

In the end, it was said that there was little that could be realistically done, but Lennok was convinced.

The size of the 40th and 50th zones is several times larger than all the areas in the Balkans combined.

The amount of manpower, time, and money spent on replaceing pillars by walking around the vast area must be something that the agent cannot easily understand.

[It is right to take the minimum possible measures and focus all efforts on the instigator who planned all of this.]

“Is this a realistic choice?”

[Let’s say it’s a difference in priorities.]

Of course, if the pillars had spread all the way to the 30th Division, Ibelin wouldn’t have come out like this.

Even so, it was correct to interpret her rather lax attitude as the fact that the security and defense inside the 30th division were thorough.

In particular, the core forces of megacities residing inside the city.

It would be difficult to play tricks inside the city avoiding the eyes of the big men who see farther than anyone, even though their hips are heavy.

“good. If so, let’s move on to the next story.”

Judging from Evelyn’s answer, it seemed that nothing would come out no matter how much I urged her.

Anyway, it was confirmed that the curse on Dray was lifted by canceling all the spells on the pillar, so there is no big regret about it.

There were still quite a few things left to hear from her.

[You mean Mad Manson? Your guess is correct. I checked the circumstances of Reisen’s hiring.]

“Even if I had to choose that crazy bastard…”

Jenny shook her head as if she was in trouble.

Is she familiar with Manson, just like her broad feet?

I understood Jenny’s feelings, but it was surprising that Evelyn was also faintly frowning as if in embarrassment.

“I don’t think he was such a difficult opponent.”

Although he had excellent swordsmanship skills, it meant that he was in the category of a superman who could handle magical powers.

It is not enough for the spirit of truly non-human monsters.

Even Evelyn, who is shaking over the hologram right now, is the owner of a tremendous flash of light that vibrates the night sky in the city.

“It must have been with that body.”

“A body?”

“That crazy bastard is a multi-physique who uses more than eight bodies with one mind. The one I met you this time was probably the body you use for the search.”

“……It’s not a robot, so such a thing is possible?”

Jenny replied, patting her temples.

“Did you see that he changed his hair to a tin can? In order to prevent excessive consumption of mental power, we are deliberately relying on AI for some of our thinking processes. Besides, each body can do a lot of things and fighting power is so different… It’s not like he’s the best among active freelancers.”

“………”

Could that be what he meant when he said he would come dressed up next time?

I never imagined that there would be people who do not have multiple personalities and use multiple bodies for one mind.

It seems that there was a reason why he was able to emit such a relaxed voice even though his whole body was in a state of disrepair.

While Lennok is immersed in his thoughts, the conversation continues quickly.

Evelyn finished the explanation appropriately and told me how the future strategy was laid out.

[Location tracking through the dummy data hidden in the encryption key is over. The location is an out-of-town area far away from the undeveloped district. In terms of distance, it’s actually outside the megalopolis.]

“Is the headquarters of the warlocks there?”

[I confirmed that a large amount of supplies are being piled up. It was probably a temporary base set up to attack the city. If we can replace out the inside story with this operation, the garage will be full.]

Evelyn spreads three fingers and continues the explanation. Surprisingly, the hand itself is quite small.

[The operation will be divided into three teams. While Team 1 rushes in and draws attention, Ban and you take on Team 2 and gather information. Once the information is secured, Team 3 will close the door and pull out the time.]

“It’s tricky.”

It is an operation carried out with freelancers hired by the agent, not knowing if a talented person like Eveline works together.

Unlike the 1st and 3rd teams, which only need to focus on entry and retreat, the composition entrusts the core of the operation to the 2nd team, which actually has Lenok.

When Lennok noticed this like a ghost, Evelyn murmured as she slightly averted her gaze.

[It’s a whole chain of command according to the capabilities you showed in the last operation. Teams 1 and 3 will also be able to basically

respect your judgment in the field.

Didn’t the giant man or the expressionless woman he met in the last operation also question Lennok’s skills and qualifications at first?

If there is no name, as long as there is no name, as long as the reputation increases, doubt will not disappear as it increases.

Even if he continues to succeed in his quest and grow, those who do not like Lennok do not cease.

That might be the gaze Lennok will have to endure as long as he stays as a stranger in this city.

It was extremely tiring, but Lennok was already getting used to this process of proving himself.

[Anyway, this work was hard. Additional schedule and operational details will be shared through your lady.]