I Became a Genius at Gigant Academy - Episode 99
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“You're talking about the one in Red Hall..”
Abel smiled at Deborah’s answer..
“That's right.”
Since the Red Hole is mentioned right away, it must mean that there is at least a small clue..
“Red Hall is a place with many rumors..”
Deborah lifted her cup, took a sip of tea, and spoke slowly..
“In particular, the red hole named Red Hole was considered forbidden for a long time. did you know?”
“yes. This is because most of the people who went there did not return..”
“But after the Imperial Exploration Team explored the place and development was completed, the secret was revealed..”
Abel nodded..
Although the Red Hall is not accessible to the general public, it is one of the areas managed by the empire..
In other words, it meant that it was completely under control..
“The concentration of magic power around the Red Hole is so high that it causes strong symptoms of magic poisoning in those who approach it..”
“On the one hand, because of its magical power, it has the character of attracting titans and their fragments..”
“that's right.”
Deborah shook her head again, paused, and then opened her mouth..
“As you may have guessed from the previous conversation, the remains of the titan are presumed to be inside the red hole..”
“That's right too.”
Abel was not surprised..
This is because asking the question in the first place was merely a confirmation process..
The reason I wanted to go to Red Hole during this vacation was because of the remains of that titan..
The remains of a giant do not simply refer to the body left behind by a giant when it dies..
distant past.
An ancient giant that existed before the giant woke up from its slumber and ravaged the continent..
The body part left behind by one of the dogs was the remains of the colossus that Abel had spoken of..
However, it was closer to a legend rather than something that clearly existed..
Deborah mentioned just that..
“However, no remains of the giant have been found yet. Even though the Imperial Exploration Team personally searched the inside of the Red Hole..”
“I didn't necessarily plan to find it either. But I'd like to at least try..”
Even though Abel said that, he wasn't worried about finding the remains of the giant..
Because I know the approximate location..
But whether or not you could get it was a different matter..
‘You can't have it if you want it.’
The remains of the giant could only be obtained with a lot of luck in the game..
So, if I decided it was impossible, I was going to give up without hesitation..
There's a lot more you can get at Red Hall..
While Abel was organizing his thoughts, Deborah opened her mouth as if she had decided on something..
“I will implant a magic shielding field in Gigant that can withstand the powerful magic power of the Red Hole..”
“Is that true?”
“yes. You can think of it as a reward for continuing to cooperate with future research. I don't want to lose a capable collaborator..”
“Thank you for caring me.”
Abel grinned..
It was a great benefit to him as it was a feature he had originally planned to port separately..
“I received many gifts today in many ways..”
“Hehehe. Please feel free to think of it as a bribe..”
Deborah said, squinting her eyes..
Although there was no way a bribe would be convenient, Abel grinned and answered that he understood..
It may be too much compensation compared to the work done, but Deborah was in a position where she had no choice but to need Abel..
Even though I had no intention of using it further, there was no need to burden myself with it..
“Well then, I'll just wake up today. Deborah, you must be busy too..”
“yes. take care.”
Deborah smiled and welcomed Abel to the door..
Abel was guided by an employee waiting in the hallway and boarded a carriage in front of the building..
‘Is it now three days later?.’
three days later.
Abel goes to Red Hall.
Permission to enter the Red Hall has already been issued early..
I still vividly remember Kaul shaking his head upon hearing the news of winning the tournament and telling me to be careful..
However, the reason for leaving three days later was because the Gigant renovation was still in progress..
Still, there was no need to delay the schedule any further thanks to leaving it to Vulcan Workshop..
Abel thought about going to the workshop again today, but shook his head..
Yesterday, I went there and heard Vulcan tell me not to disturb him unless he helps me and to return quickly..
‘Temarin was almost dying too..’
When I heard it, she said that because of this request, she was working all day long, providing accommodation and food at the Vulcan Workshop..
She will probably have grown a lot personally after completing this request..
Abel nodded happily and looked out the window..
Abel smiled faintly as he looked at the slowly darkening scenery outside..
* * *
morning three days later.
Abel headed to the hangar instead of the carriage stop he usually headed to..
It was to go straight to Red Hall..
You can travel to safe places by horse-drawn carriage, but Red Hall is a designated special management area..
You cannot and should not go by carriage. Because that's no different from suicide..
As I approached the hangar, I saw a familiar face..
“Abel!”
A man with impressive muscles that shake every time he waves his hand. It was the cowl instructor..
Abel immediately bowed and bowed..
“Instructor. good morning.”
“What is good morning. What trouble is this because of you??”
Even as he said that, Kaul put his hand on Abel's shoulder..
“Keep in mind that this is no picnic?”
“of course. If you come back injured, you won't have the honor of seeing the instructor..”
“Appearance is not important. It's important to come back safely.”
“yes. I'll keep that in mind.”
Although his tone is as harsh as his face, Cawl was actually quite caring towards the cadet..
Cowl himself came forward and provided a good way to get to Red Hall right away..
Cawl lowered his hand from his shoulder and pointed toward the hangar..
“Gigant is already loaded. I'll follow right behind your vehicle.”
“yes.”
Travel to Red Hall using the school vehicle..
The plan was to move to the entrance and then enter inside while boarding the Gigant there..
Cawl said as he opened the hangar door..
“The hired mercenary said he would go there first and wait.?”
“yes. This is an organization notarized by the school..”
“Hmm. Did you say that it is run by the opponent you fought in the finals of the tournament??”
“That's right.”
The first plan was to enter the Red Hall alone, but that was easily canceled due to Cawl's opposition..
They said they would never get permission that way..
So Abel changed his plan and decided to contact Jackal, his opponent in the finals, and hire his mercenaries..
It wasn't true that there weren't better mercenaries, but there was an unavoidable reason..
‘The problem is money.’
Mercenaries are expensive.
That too very much.
It was possible to lower the quest fee by adjusting the loot distribution ratio, but it is still expensive..
That's why I hired the Jackal mercenaries, whose commission was relatively cheap..
“good. If I hold on to you any longer, you might get scolded, so I'll let you go quickly..”
Cawl said and stepped back and waved his hand..
Abel politely greeted Cowl again and walked to the vehicle..
said the driver who was ready to depart soon..
“Then we will leave.”
“yes.”
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
The vehicle began to move slowly with the sound of a power source made of magicite..
Abel looked outside through the window..
The vehicle quickly left the island through a private road and accelerated toward Red Hall..
‘As expected, the speed of the vehicles is incomparable..’
Most people rarely ride a car..
Basically, it is not used for civilian purposes, and even if it is not, it is 'dangerous'..
Basically, compared to carriages, vehicles are noisier and naturally have a higher chance of attracting the colossus' fragments..
‘It will take much more time for vehicles to expand to the private sector..’
Abel spent some time thinking about this and that..
Red Hole was quite far from the islands, but thanks to traveling by car, we were able to get there in just four days..
Early morning on the fourth day.
Abel woke up and looked through the window at a large building erected in the distance..
‘That's the entrance to the Red Hall.’
One of the knights of the empire was always present to control entry and exit and respond to unexpected situations..
In addition, he was in charge of controlling the number so that it did not increase significantly by conducting periodic subjugation..
It wasn't classified as a special management area for no reason..
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-.
The vehicle slowly slowed down and soon stopped in front of a large building..
“Im here.”
“yes. thank you for having me.”
Abel bowed politely and got out of the vehicle..
Then someone came and greeted Abel..
“Thank you for your hard work coming..”
The person who spoke was wearing armor with the symbol of the Knights Templar on it..
Abel immediately politely bowed..
“Thank you for welcoming us. My name is Abel, and I am a first-year cadet at Del Modor Academy..”
“yes. Regarding Cadet Abel, I was contacted in advance. Accompanied by a group of jackal mercenaries, we plan to explore the inside of Red Hole for 10 days.?”
“That's right.”
“The mercenaries arrived two days ago and are waiting. Please go in and talk about the details..”
“yes.”
Abel followed him into the building..
The place where the man took Abel was a living room not far from the entrance..
“I told the mercenaries to come here separately, so let's talk about the exploration plan for a while..”
“All right.”
Since it was a procedure that had to be completed before entering, Abel nodded without saying anything..
The man soon started asking questions..
“You said it would be a total of 10 days. To what exact point do you plan to explore??”
“For each material submitted, please explain what each is used for..”
“In the case of the Jackal mercenaries, they have little performance yet. How did you hire them??”
“Selling loot upon return…….”
The question was very specific.
The man asked questions thoroughly, not missing even the smallest detail..
But Abel was not embarrassed and calmly answered one by one..
I knew that entry and exit was strict, so I prepared answers to most questions..
After bombarding me with questions for nearly 30 minutes, the man spoke with a satisfied smile..
“You have prepared very meticulously. There are a lot of people who ask me to prepare something roughly and just send it in, but you are very good..”
Abel smiled awkwardly at those words..
Honestly, it was a question that felt excessive even from Abel’s perspective..
Even men do what they are told from above..
smart-.
Just as the conversation ended, there was a knock on the door..
The man got up and opened the door, and soon a familiar face appeared through the open door..
“hello.”
It was the jackal who competed with Abel..
He greeted the man and Abel in a much more polite manner than he had seen them before..
“Then, let’s talk comfortably. All entry procedures have been completed, so you can enter right away when you want..”
“yes. thank you.”
After the man withdrew, Abel said to the jackal:.
“You arrived early. How did you prepare for Gigant??”
The jackal answered straight to the point..
“Tito class five. This is an auxiliary Midget-class thermal machine..”
It was exactly as Abel had requested..
The Midget class was essentially an unclassified Gigant that was not very useful in full-scale combat, but it was useful in many ways for exploration..
Like carrying luggage or dismantling the fragments of the giant..
The actual force should have been five Tito-class aircraft..
‘I wanted to request Milles class if possible, but.’
that was impossible.
This is because the request cost is skyrocketing..
Abel asked a few more questions, then nodded in satisfaction and held out his hand..
“This exploration. i look forward to.”
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