Chapter 340
Ho-Cheol pulled out a handful of vending machine drinks from his lab coat pocket and set them on the table.
“Please, help yourself, Supervisor Lee,” he said.
“Thank you, Dr. Choi.”
Ho-Cheol grabbed a can of coffee and chugged it down. His desk was already littered with empty coffee cans, a testament to his reliance on caffeine to combat his mounting fatigue. He had deep shadows under his eyes.
Do-Jun watched him quietly while sipping an ion drink. He then reached out and pressed lightly on the Acupoint of Clarity at the back of Ho-Cheol’s neck. Then, pretending he was picking something off from Ho-Cheol, he flicked his fingers.
“You had some dust on you,” Do-Jun said.
“Oh, thank you. Anyway, to get straight to the point...” Ho-Cheol’s words trailed off, and he tilted his head slightly.
The stiffness in his body, which had been weighing him down just moments ago, had vanished. It felt like waking up from a deep sleep and stretching his body—light, refreshed, and utterly revitalized.
“Where was I?” he asked.
“You mentioned that all artifacts contain unique mana properties.”
At those words, Ho-Cheol’s eyes widened slightly in surprise. That was the opening statement of a research paper titled “The Correlation Between Artifacts and Magic,” published by the Central Research Center two years ago.
Do-Jun smiled and reached into a box filled with research materials, pulling out a dagger. “When I first joined the Fissure Management Division, I studied all available materials to get up to speed as quickly as possible. I found your papers particularly helpful, Dr. Choi... Ah, here it is.”