“Here you are.”

After entering a room, Merlin approached a middle-aged man seated at a desk. There, he gave the man a red gem and an approximately thirty-page thesis for his research paper. The man seemed to be surfing the internet, but when he saw Merlin’s offerings, he let out an exclamation.

“Oh, the results came out quicker than expected. Let’s see.”

The middle-aged man had well-kept blonde hair, and he was a great mage that realized the essence of the heavens and earth and could launch tens of different spells simultaneously. His name was Leighann Bennett. The library-like room that Merlin and Leighann were in was the highest floor in the Magic Tower of Babel, a holy land for all magic users.

Flip.

Leighann calmly read through Merlin’s thesis. Of course, he looked calm outwardly, but he rushed through the entire paper in less than five minutes.

“Oho, this is such a novel idea. There have been many attempts to crystalize mana, but to bring out such an explosive force from magic power….”

As he whistled in appreciation, Leighann picked up the gem Merlin had placed on his desk.

“It’s a model prototype.”

“I don’t have many fully operational gems at my disposal.”

It took two weeks to create a Howling spell gem. Someone might want to steal it, so Merlin didn’t take the gem out if he didn’t need to.

“Is a gem an ingredient?”

“When the creator’s ability is low, an energy tank is needed. A gem would be best, but any container-type item would probably work. If mana can be crystalized, then a gem or vessel wouldn’t be needed,...