The reason why Rebecca said "cannot be used" is simple.
Ordinary people do not have the ability to charge the magic circle, nor can they control the opening and stopping of the magic circle.
The professional magic circles of mages are completely different from the simple symbols carved on stones by ordinary people. The latter is like picking up a stick from the roadside and using it as a crutch, while the former uses various techniques. The difference between the original material and the industrial product is equivalent to the difference between the original material and the industrial product - the symbols engraved on the stone will continue to be effective without the participation of outsiders. Although it is weak, it does not require any skills, but the magic circle... It's a complicated thing that works.
To run on two legs, you only need to lift your legs. But if you want to reach a speed of 70 miles per hour, you must at least buy a car, fill it up with gas, and get a driver's license. The same goes for the magic circle, which requires energy infusion. , a professional with magic control skills is required to turn it on and off - even for the simplest magic circle.
Hetty and Rebecca can go to the blacksmith's shop and carve simple combustion-supporting circles on each furnace regardless of their status, but they cannot stay here all day and every furnace of ore It only charges the magic circle once, and is also responsible for controlling the energy flow of all magic circles.
"If you want to carve a magic circle on the stove, its size is destined to be limited. Even with Aunt Hetty's ability, she can probably only carve an auxiliary magic circle of the second level and below." Rebecca explained very seriously and tried to make her expression look professional, "And such a small-scale magic circle cannot be self-charging - a magic circle that can absorb free magic power on its own must have at least one The whole tent is so big, so someone must charge the magic circle on the furnace. In addition, even the simplest magic circle only needs to be turned on and off, and ordinary people cannot control it..."
Passed. Gawain Cecil's memory, Gawain knows that the magic circles in this world have very complex classification and operating principles, and if you don't consider the head-turning professional knowledge, they can also be roughly classified:
< p>From the scale classification, it can be divided into small, medium, large and super large. The smallest magic circle can be engraved on armor and swords, and the two largest magic circles in the world are currently located in the City of Thousand Towers in the Northern Violet Kingdom. As well as the "Temple of Stars" built by the elves in the southern part of the mainland, those two magic arrays are based on the city and outlined with city roads. They can be described as terrifying in scale.From the functional complexity classification, it can be divided into two categories: single functional type and composite type.
From the classification of charging methods, it can be divided into two types: self-charging and external energy injection. Among them, the self-charging magic circle has a complex "absorption" structure, which can absorb external energy on its own. The free magic power is self-charging, but since the free magic power in nature is very thin except for the magic focus, the absorption structure of the self-charging magic circle will be quite large, so all self-charging magic circles occupy a huge area. , and all small magic circles can only replenish energy through external energy injection.
And in this world, the self-charging magic circle is actually something that is rarely used - because the efficiency is too low.
A self-charging structure often occupies 80% of the area of the entire magic circle, but the energy it can provide cannot be compared to the weight of a tributary of any magic focus, and drawing such a large area However, several rune arrays with complex functions can be stuffed into the area, so from the perspective of efficiency, mages would rather choose to charge the array themselves instead of choosing a slow and huge self-charging structure.
This is also why all large-scale magic facilities in this world are located near the magic focus: it is because it is convenient to charge.
Gawain touched his chin and looked at the blacksmith's furnace in front of him.
Then he asked two questions:
“Do we have to draw the charging part on the stove?”
“Do we have to fill in all the functions? In a magic circle?"
Rebecca was stunned and blinked in confusion: "What else?"
Gawain vaguely felt that he had grasped the key to the problem. : People in this world seem to only focus on turning magic into the most primitive and crude power, or simply focus on the individual's use of power, without ever considering how this "supernatural power" can be used in a broader and lower-level way. Promote it.
"Draw a large self-charging magic circle, let it absorb the magic power floating in the air, and then leave an 'output port' on this large magic circle to output magic power to the small magic circle on the furnace , in this way the charging problem is solved, and the switch problem... can make the connection between the furnace and the self-charging array controllable. After cutting off, the small array will naturally stop, and the large self-charging array itself It has the property of overcharging and dissipating, and there is no need to worry about being exploded..."
Rebecca quickly understood Gawain's concept in her own way: "Tear down the magic circle into pieces. "Is this possible?"
"This is more or less an idea," Gawain nodded, "I think we can discuss it with Hetty - she should be more professional."
< p>Rebecca fully agrees with this - although Aunt Hetty's spellcasting accuracy can only reach the level of human body tracing, when it comes to theoretical knowledge, those mid-level mages may not necessarily be able to match her!So Gawain led the people and left the place in a hurry, leaving the old blacksmith Hammer and a group of apprentices and handymen looking at each other.
"Master, let's... open the furnace next?" an apprentice asked cautiously. He didn't dare to breathe when the Duke and Viscount stood in front of him just now, and now he finally dared to speak. .
The old blacksmith glared at the apprentice: "Nonsense! Of course, open the furnace! Don't think about being lazy - whether you can eat meat at night depends on the results of this furnace!"
On the other side, Gawain had sent Amber to call Hetty to his tent, but after he finished speaking his thoughts, the elegant lady shook her head.
“The idea of using one magic circle to charge another magic circleIt's very good, but it's too difficult to operate... The output of magic power is very precise. Once there is a problem with the 'interface', both magic circles will be scrapped. Moreover, the efficiency of the self-charging magic circle is also a big problem. Even if a magic circle is drawn as big as a blacksmith's courtyard, the magic power it generates may not be able to drive several magic furnaces..."
Gawain looked at Hetty. Of course he knew that the other party would raise these difficulties, but he actually already had a solution.
So he smiled slightly and followed this problem. His thinking became deeper and deeper, and he felt that he had finally found the route he should really take, so he pushed aside the pile of drawings on the table and put an extra large one full of symbols and lines on it. The drawings were spread out on the table.
He had finished drawing the thing on this paper a few days ago, but it was not until today that he realized what use it could be used for. >
“Look at this. "Gawain said.
Hetty looked at the large rune array on the table in surprise. Her first reaction was that her ancestor could be so knowledgeable and knowledgeable: "Ancestor...you He actually knows how to draw a magic circle? ! "
"I only know a little bit, and I didn't create this magic circle," Gawain deliberately let it slip. "Take a look at it first. What do you think? "
Hetty lowered his head and carefully studied every symbol on it and the connection rules between the symbols. His brows slowly wrinkled: "They are all the most basic runes...arrangements and combinations. The method is also the most basic. It seems that the highest energy level does not exceed level two? ”
Gawain nodded: “Because the person who left this array can only control the rune array with energy intensity level two at most.” "
Hetty looked up at him in surprise, and when he looked down again, the expression on his face couldn't help but bring a hint of admiration: "It's all really done with basic runes. Design...Using the most basic runes to create such a large-scale magic circle, this...is really an incredible creation...This seems to be a structure that can absorb free energy from the natural environment? But what are these extra complicated structures..."
Gawain pointed to the repetitive structures in the central ring area of the circle: "Enlarge. "
"Zoom in? Hetty's eyes widened, and then she suddenly realized, "Yes!" This can amplify... and the structure here can further purify free energy... In this way, these basic runes can absorb free energy with higher efficiency, which is really... really..."
Hetty "really" couldn't think of the right words to describe the feeling this magic circle brought her for a long time, but Gawain knew what she wanted to say: "It's really hard, right?" It's like a lame man walking around the world with a cane, like an unarmed man carving verses on a stone with a stick. This is an effort that goes beyond the limit, using the most basic second-level runes to draw a A miracle that would make even the great magicians stunned. ”
"I'm afraid those great magicians won't be stunned, they won't even look at it," Heti smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Because although this magic circle is very creative, it uses second-level talismans after all. It is pieced together by letters, no matter how efficient it is, the energy it draws cannot compare with the personal magic wells possessed by the great magicians..."
"But it is a prototype. A basic model that can be continuously improved, it only has second-order runes, but what if you replace the second-order runes with third-order ones based on this idea? What if you also increase the complexity of their combination to third-order ones? How many times will the efficiency be that of the existing self-charging array?" Gawain said, pointing to several special nodes in the array, "In addition to efficiency, look at these more critical points. Part."
"This... seems to be a magic channel?" Heti frowned, "I saw them just now, but I didn't see the corresponding energy-consuming unit. It was because of the magic circle. Not completely?"
"No, this magic circle does not contain energy-consuming units from the beginning. Its only function is to supply magic power to a weak human being. In this way, it is different from the internal interface of the general magic circle. The 'compatibility' of these channels is so high that as long as it is an energy-consuming unit, it can be connected to it," Gowen said slowly, "Now, this magic circle can be used by the blacksmith shop. Did it provide energy?"
"If all the symbols can function smoothly... No, they will definitely function smoothly. It has almost reached the limit of calculation!" The look on Hetty's face gradually changed! Excited, she finally jumped out of the traditional mage's mindset and realized the greatness of this thing, "It is highly efficient in self-charging, and can also output energy to the outside world at a very wide 'frequency'. It can completely Powering the blacksmith shop can even...power more things!"
Then she couldn't wait to ask: "Ancestor, what is the name of this genius array?"< /p>
Gawain took out a worn notebook from his body: "I don't need to name it - its creator has already given it a name."
Open the notebook , a short note was written on one of the pages:
"Annie, I finally completed the 'Magic Network' today. I hope it will bless your health."
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