Hetty's explanation sounded unclear at first, but Gawain guessed the function of the device in front of him from just a few words. He was stunned for a moment, and while he was excited, something came to his mind. He was filled with endless questions - but before they could fill his mind, Kamel's voice regained his attention.
After all, this ancient magister was calmer than Hetty. When he saw that Gawain had not expressed an opinion, he took the initiative to ask: "Lord, do you have any questions about this device?"< /p>
"How did you... achieve a breakthrough?" Gawain looked at Hetty, "I remember that you and Rebecca studied for a long time, but could never find the magic power that could make the Holm Crystal The way to stabilize the divergence effect - because you cannot measure any parameters stably, your research has been stuck for a long time."
"This was an accident, ancestor, and you should thank Master Kamel. If it weren't for him, I'm afraid we would have been stuck at this bottleneck for a longer time," Hetty calmed down and said with an uncontrollable smile, "Rebecca and I were testing how to stimulate the magic field more efficiently. It attracted the attention of Master Kamel. His special life form is very...sensitive to magic."
"It is indeed very...sensitive," Kamel said hummingly, "I can sense it. I can also directly 'see' the precise changes in the magic field, and the reaction of this crystal after being stimulated by magic. Especially after learning about its magical properties, I became very interested in it..."
Gawain quickly figured out how Kamel accidentally participated in Hetty's experiment, and how they cooperated to break through the difficulty of precise control of the crystal. Gawain had to sigh: Bringing Kamel out of the disobedient fortress was definitely one of the wisest decisions he made in his life.
“I used the rune design ideas from the Gondor period - of course, these magic circles have undergone very big changes. Thanks to Jenny and Rebecca for their help. If not For them, just relying on traditional methods to rearrange these runes is an unimaginable big project." Kamel pointed to the runes and carvings on the metal structure of the magic device and sighed from the bottom of his heart, "In addition, Thanks to my mutated body, I can interfere with the flow of magic in ways I have never thought of. The device in front of you is already a mature sample. After my preliminary testing, it is completely stable and reliable. "Gawain didn't talk nonsense."
"I'm very happy to do it," Kamel said, and then he floated there. Next to the magic device, he injected his own magic power into the base of the magic device - because this device is not currently connected to the magic network of the Lord's Mansion, Kamel himself acted as the energy source.
After the magic power was injected, Gawain saw a scene that he would never forget in his life -
The magic device made a slight buzzing, and its main bodyThe crystal structure was quickly lit up, and a large number of blue light patterns appeared on the surface of the crystal, and began to flicker and flicker as if breathing. At the same time, the metal base and top cover of the device also began to tremble slightly, accompanied by a "click" sound. With a soft sound, the fixed buckles around the device popped open automatically, and then the top cover above it and the Holm crystal as the main body separated from the base under the influence of magic and began to slowly float up!
The entire device, which was originally connected together, eventually became three independent parts. The base was firmly fixed on the ground, and the main crystal and the upper cover were floating in the air. The magic power surges and emits an intoxicating light blue light.
The stable and continuous magic field is centered on this device and quickly spreads to the surrounding space.
Before Gawain spoke, Hetty had already picked up another device from the table: that device was a simple metal tray with a thumb-sized Holm crystal fixed in the center. , and a depleted magic storage crystal is fixed on the card slot next to the tray.
As the Holm crystal on the tray and the magic device in the center of the study emitted a synchronized glow, Gawain saw that the surface of the magic storage crystal also shone slightly with a light blue halo, and the entire The crystals are brightening at a speed visible to the naked eye.
This is a receiving device, and it is charging the crystal!
Gawain suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked quickly: "What is its effective range?"
"This experimental device can cover the magic field to the entire block - in fact, its magic field coverage will be even larger, but after the distance exceeds three hundred meters, the strength of the magic field will decline rapidly, and it can hardly provide effective magic output outside this range. "
"What about the load-bearing aspect? For example, if there are a large number of magic machines operating in this range, can this crystal hold up? What safety measures are there to prevent it from happening? Accident?"
"I have considered this issue. This experimental crystal can theoretically support hundreds of the largest magic energy engines running at the same time. This value will definitely be improved after the process is improved in the future. High, but if the magic power consumption rate within the range really exceeds the endurance limit of the crystal, then this limiter floating at the top will play a role - its floating effect relies on a suspension engraved on the black stone matrix. Maintained by the magic circle, once there is too strong a surge of magic power within the range, the fragile black stone will immediately break, and the limiter will fall to the crystal. After the two come into contact, a loop like a rune trigger will be formed, changing the surface of the crystal. The connection of the runes forces its output power to be reduced - if this still does not relieve the pressure on the crystal, then the second limiter on the base will melt itself later, allowing the crystal to fall back into the base, and at the same time Completely cutting off the external output, however, the base will be completely scrapped and must be replaced as a whole before it can be used again... but it is better than losing the crystal body or causing an accident.Waste energy is explosive and powerful. "
Gawain suddenly looked at the small metal structure floating above the crystal: "So this is the first level limiter... Did you use the black stone in the limiter? Is this the idea of the ‘insurance medium’ in the Magic Network? "
"Yes, I referred to the 'safety' device you designed in the Magic Network," Kamel admitted a little embarrassed, and then sighed, "This is really worth thinking about and learning. The idea is that low-quality materials also have their uses. As long as they are used properly, their fragility is a value in itself..."
"As far as I know, during the Gondor period, people set up magical facilities in The safety device is usually to inlay a saturated charged crystal on the breaking point, and use it to blow up the out-of-control magic circle unit... The idea of 'fuse' is the same, but the cost can be very different. "
Kamail sighed: "After all, magic power was not valuable in those days, and there were a lot of charging crystals. ”
Gawain also sighed in his heart, but besides sighing, he looked at the crystal device that was still running with joy. Because Kamel did not stop supplying energy to it, This device is still floating stably in the air, continuously releasing energy.
A problem that the Magic Network has always faced has finally been solved.
That is energy. Transmission, or "wiring" problem
Magic is a very special kind of energy. Although it is becoming the foundation of Cecil's industrialization, it has something to do with the "electricity" that serves as the foundation of industry on earth. Completely different properties: This kind of energy cannot be transmitted through "wires".
Magic power can only be transmitted through runes, which are conducted through arrays of runes connected one by one. The traditional so-called "conduction". "Magic material" is actually just shaping it into a certain unit in the magic array so that it can conduct magic power. There is no way to shape the magic-guiding material into filaments to transmit magic power to a distant place - in Before the emergence of Hetty and Kamel's device, the only way to transmit magic power was to lay the magic network unit all the way.
What does this mean? If you want to transmit magic power to every corner of a place, you must cover every corner with magic net! At least, you must ensure that there is at least "one row" of magic net units in the place where the magic power is transmitted.
No matter how low the cost of each "honeycomb unit" is, it still requires an astonishing amount of resources. Arranging rune substrates one by one is much more expensive than pulling the same metal into filaments to make wires.
What's more, after more and more high-rise buildings appear in the territory, the supply of magic power will also encounter the problem of height difference. It is even more unrealistic to simply lay a magic network to transmit magic power—— Not only do they have to use magic circles to pave the floor, but they also have to use magic circles to cover the walls. Even if Gawain turns around and digs up the grave of Charles I, it is still not something Gawain and Rui can afford! Beka said that he would spread the magic net all over the world, but that's not how he wanted to spread it...
Of course, due to the dissipation of magic power, even without direct physical contact, the Magic Network unit can provide energy to items within a certain range, but this distance is actually pitifully small: a single Magic Network unit It can only dissipate magic power for a few centimeters, and even if it is a factory-level magic net, the "rubbing net" distance around it is only a few meters... it has no practical significance at all.
But with the device in front of us, the magic power transmission bottleneck has finally been broken through.
Cheap and convenient technology that can transmit magic power without laying a magic net all the way is right in front of Gawain.
After a long time, he withdrew his gaze and looked at Hetty and Kamel standing beside him: "What is the name of this device?"
"It hasn't been named yet." Hetty shook his head slightly, "This experimental device was also just made by Kamel - I didn't know the news until I returned to the laboratory, so I brought the device directly to you."
At this point, she lowered her head in embarrassment: "I know this is not very rigorous... This kind of thing should be tested more and I will report to you after I have more detailed data, but I can't help but think I want to tell you this good news, and I want to show it off to you..."
"It doesn't matter, I understand your excitement," Gawain smiled and waved his hand. Hetty looked like a mature and steady person. But in front of Gawain, she would accidentally reveal such a childish side from time to time, which can be regarded as a personal characteristic. "Since it doesn't have a name, let's call it... the magic obelisk, a way to transmit magic energy." Obelisk, simple and easy to understand, how about it?”
“Ah, it’s a good name,” Kamel admired the name, and his whole body became brighter, and then he gradually stopped talking about it. The energy injection from the magic obelisk allowed the various components of the device to land and reassemble together. "After I go back, I will complete the remaining test projects for it as soon as possible, and submit the data to the Mechanical Research Institute, and let Mr. Dan arrange production. "
"Very good," Gawain nodded approvingly. He was happy to see that Kamel had adapted to the rules of the territory in such a short period of time, and his relationship with Nicholas Egg seemed to be similar. Not bad, then he took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, "But while we are immersed in joy, we should not forget to think about some issues."
Hetty was a little confused: " Think about some questions?"
"Ask a few more reasons," Gawain looked at the magic obelisk that had stopped running and said slowly, "Have you ever thought about why? Magic can be spread remotely and stably without contact with runes? Why can't it be when it escapes from the magic network? Why is magic everywhere in the natural environment, but it can only be extracted and regenerated through the magic network? Can the magic power released through the magic energy obelisk be used? Extending from these questions, what is the nature of magic power? How does the magic power in nature change after entering the magic network?"
Looking atBoth Kamel and Hetty looked confused. Govern paused and continued: "In addition to these issues that require long-term thinking, we can also think about this kind of magic power that can be transmitted remotely. Besides transmitting energy, what else can it be used for?"