Chapter 223 Under the starry night

Although she has poor magic talent, poor aristocratic training, and troublesome character behavior, Rebecca has been the most favored one in the family since she was a child - after all, the Cecil family has become more mature in her generation. It has completely declined, and the elders in the family can't find any other heirs to nurture and care for.

So Rebecca has received many gifts since she was a child, so many that it is difficult for her to count them all.

But few of those gifts left a deep impression on her.

Whether it is beautiful clothes, or new magic books and history books, there is nothing new in Rebecca's opinion. She does not like flowers and new clothes like ordinary noble ladies, and she is also interested in history and history. She was not interested in studying etiquette, but since her ancestor's coffin was revealed, she finally found someone who could identify with her and always bring her something new - an ancestor from seven hundred years ago. , Rebecca originally thought that Gawain would be the most prim and serious elder in the family she had ever seen, but she did not expect that this ancestor would be so interesting, and his mind was full of whimsical ideas that were no less than her own.

Even the gift he gave me was very interesting.

However, holding this thing called a "telescope", Rebecca was still a little entangled (or angry with herself): "I don't like looking at stars! I haven't liked it since I was a child—— What's the point?"

Gawain just smiled and took this silly girl to the terrace on the top floor of the Lord's Mansion. Under Hetty's surprised gaze, he helped Rebecca to fix it. He picked up the telescope stand and adjusted the focal length of the lens, then pressed the Tietou's head and asked her to place her eyes on the eyepiece.

Half a minute later.

"Looking at the stars is so fun!!" Rebecca made a spineless voice.

"Ancestor, this is...the gift you mentioned for Rebecca?" Hetty was also attracted by the movement here, and couldn't help but put down the astronomical disk in her hand. He came over and said, "There is no magic fluctuation... what is this?"

"You can try it," Gawain smiled, "Well... although it does not have a matching star chart, it will be useful when you use it. It may not be as professional as the astrolabe, but if it is only used to observe distant objects, it should be easier to use than your magic props."

Hetty finally used it with great effort. Rebecca pushed her head to the side, then took a look in front of the eyepiece, and suddenly showed a surprised expression.

In this world, the eagle eye technique and the "astrological disk" technology developed on this basis have become the main ways for people to observe distances and observe stars respectively, although they are limited to spellcasters. circle, but these two technologies still inhibit people's exploration of optical research routes - the basic physical rules of this world in terms of optics are no different from what Gawain knows, but when casting a spell, it can be observed Under the premise of being far away, who would have thought of combining several convex lenses and concave lenses to make a telescope?

CompleteAfter all, these two technical routes are too far apart.

Rebecca stared blankly at this magical metal device. She circled it several times, but she didn't see even a rune or a piece of magic material on it. She couldn't help but scratch it in confusion. Scratching her hair: "But why is this happening?"

Hetty also raised her head curiously: "Yes, why?"

Hearing their questions, Gawain's The corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.

They finally learned to take the initiative to ask why - to delve into the principles, rather than being satisfied with just being able to use it. This is the idea he has been trying to instill in the technical staff of the territory, and now the efforts during this period are finally showing. The results were seen on two descendants.

“This is about the propagation of light,” Gawain thought for a moment and decided to give a brief explanation first, “You should at least know about a magnifying glass...”

He explained the effects of convex and concave lenses and the principles of telescopes, but he did not explain it too deeply or too firmly. He just tried his best to describe how the telescope works in an attitude of answering conjectures. This is because Necessary caution——

This weird world is so weird in terms of physical laws. Who can be sure that if the telescope works, then the optical principles here must meet the standards of the earth? Perhaps in the macroscopic world, the propagation and refraction of light show a pattern he is familiar with, but one day when he studies the microscopic world, what should he do if he discovers that the "light" in this world is essentially something completely different?

He knew how much influence he would have on Hetty and Rebecca. Even if they now have the skeptical spirit of qualified scientific researchers, what he said would leave too deep a mark in their hearts. impression, so he always avoids using an overly positive tone when describing his conjectures about the principles of magic in front of the two of them - unless the knowledge has been fully verified by practice, this is to prevent him from affecting their research ideas one day.

Rebecca was stunned for a while. She knew the theory of magic, as well as mathematics, mechanics and some theoretical knowledge of alchemy, but she had never thought about the workings of this world. The method can also be explained from this perspective, which brought her a great sense of freshness: "It turns out that the light that can be seen everywhere...is actually such an interesting place?"

As she spoke, she While putting her eyes in front of the telescope, she looked at the stars in the sky with interest. She imagined that the distant starlight had traveled a long distance, passed through the atmosphere full of magic, and finally fell between a set of lenses, and was reflected in the lenses. The time became a clearer and more magnified image. She saw more and brighter stars that she had never seen when she was a child, and she also saw the fuzzy celestial structures that were originally hidden among the stars.

Due to the limited craftsmanship of the first telescope and the low magnification, it was impossible for her to see too many secrets of stars in the lens, but even so, the starry sky was more brilliant than she imagined. It was enough to make her exclaim again and again.

“II always wanted to throw big fireballs into the sky and blow those stars down." Rebecca raised her head and blinked, "But they are so far away..."

"Actually, do you know, in the sky? Most stars are essentially just big burning balls," Gawain said with a smile, but quickly added the second half, "Of course, this is just my conjecture. ”

“Are stars also burning fireballs? Rebecca looked at Gawain in surprise, "Then what do they use as fuel?" How could it be burned for so many years? "

In my hometown, it is hydrogen, but God knows what the stars here are burning...

However, Gawain could not answer directly, so he could only smile awkwardly: "I don't know either. "

"Are you lying to me, Ancestor? Rebecca looked at Gawain suspiciously, "How could the stars in the sky be big fireballs!" "

"You can't talk to your ancestors like that! "Hetty immediately gave Rebecca a serious look, but as soon as Gawain was halfway moved, she said the second half of what he said, "The ancestor was hanging in the sky at the beginning. He must have seen with his own eyes how those stars burned—— Right ancestor? "

Gowen: "...Uh...yes, yes..."

"Oh, so awesome! "Rebecca let out an exaggerated sigh, then touched her chin and lost in thought, "Then you say, if I hold the fireball very big, and then hit it very, very far away, it can also turn into a fireball. Stars? "

"...That's probably impossible," Gawain spread his hands dumbfounded, "The real size of the stars is much greater than you imagine. Of course, this is also my guess. "

Hetty showed a thoughtful expression: "Ancestor, do you think that 'Ao' is also a burning fireball? "

"Oh...probably so. ”

Gawain crossed his arms and looked up at the brightest star in the night sky.

Of course he knew what it was, or in other words, he could probably guess it. What is it?

That is the "sun" that this planetary system is actually orbiting around.

The planet under my feet (currently assumed to be a planet) is not a standard planet. It is most likely just a satellite orbiting a certain gas giant planet. That gas giant planet is what people usually call the "sun", but this gas giant planet is also orbiting another celestial body. According to the information currently available, the latter's true form is most likely "Ao", which is the brightest star in the night sky. It is a mysterious star that can occasionally be seen during the day. The "ultimate mysterious star" has a special status in their hearts.

Extraordinary people have various interpretations of "Aurora", but no matter who they are, they all seem to agree that it has a special role in the field of mysticism. Function: It is the reference point for almost all astrological observations, and is also the most commonly used "spiritual focus" by magicians when meditating. Even in some religious legends, "Ao" is related to the residence of the gods: it is the gateway to all the gods. divine residenceThe guiding lighthouse.

Rebecca looked at the sky and suddenly discovered something: "Speaking of which... today's Austria seems to be brighter than in the past."

"After winter, Austria's The brightness will increase, don't you know? This is common knowledge in astrology!" Hetty glanced at Rebecca helplessly, "I don't know where you threw all the things you learned when you were a child."

"Is that so..." He Di looked at the sky suspiciously. She could not judge such a subtle change with the naked eye, but she knew that Rebecca did have amazing sensitivity in these inexplicable details, so she became dubious, "Maybe there is a change." Well... Speaking of which, I remember reading in some relatively unpopular magic books that when the stars are in the right position, the connection between the ultimate mysterious star 'Ao' and the human world will become stronger, and the realm of the gods and the human world will become stronger. The door to the human world will become loose, and the predicted years when the stars will be in the correct position seem to be the last few years." Listening to Hetty's sudden words, Gawain was stunned. Inexplicably, there was a sense of sight.

The stars are in the right position...Why does this statement sound so unlucky?

And just when he was wondering whether this "the stars are in the correct position" was a strange story in the wilderness or some kind of magical phenomenon, the balcony door was suddenly pushed open, and the siren lady panicked. Then the cry came: "Oh, it's over, it's over, it's over!"

"What's over?!" Gawain had never seen Tyr shouting in such a panic. This seafood, which is always in a state of hibernation, is lazy no matter what it does. This time it startled him, "Someone wants to stew you?"

"The position of the stars! The position of the stars! "Tier jumped hard with his fish tail and came to Gawain, gesticulating and dancing, "Today is the time when the stars return to their positions! Once the stars reach the right position, the big squid in the deep sea... the big squid..."

Gawain had just been thinking about the stars and the evil god of the deep sea. When he heard Tire, a deep sea creature, mentioning the thing that was suspected of being an ancient god in such a panic, he suddenly broke into a cold sweat. came out: "Please tell me clearly! What will happen to the 'big squid' in the deep sea when the stars are in the right position?"

"There will be no limit to the big squid!" Tyr was so anxious that he burst into tears. It’s almost time to get down, “I missed my meal!”

Gao Wen: “…What?!”