As the last rune was connected to the entire array, the rune substrate on the experimental platform started running instantly.
The magic power is injected into the base plate through the transmission device on the experimental table. The standard runes that are buckled on the base plate and specially used for laboratory testing are lit up one by one, and the magic power flows in the magic material. It flows in an orderly manner and is transformed into a specific spell effect - a group of light cyan airflow appears above the substrate, forming a specific vortex shape according to the pull of the rune lines.
The clean air mass or airflow itself is of course invisible. The light blue color is actually the "elemental glare" effect produced by the interaction between magic and active elements in the air. See the familiar elemental glare. That light, Kamel knew his experiment was a success.
The Jenny formula set and Ravencase constants are still effective when dealing with the magic runes of the elf system - the classic elf spell of Blessing of the Wind has been perfectly controlled in human laboratories.
Looking at the rotating air mass, Kamel fell into deep thought for a moment.
When did the concept of "casting spells" gradually deviate from his understanding?
Traditional mages are proud of their personal spell-casting abilities. Only those who can create spell effects with their own hands and their own mental power can they be regarded as a qualified spell caster. However, "talent" is Things congenitally limit everyone's maximum spell-casting ability. A person with insufficient talent, no matter how good his mind is and how hard he studies, cannot release spells, but...these things running on the experimental platform rely on What kind of spellcasting should a spell effect produced by calculations, tools, and materials be considered?
In the traditional concept of magicians, this is called "magic circle casting". It is still the patent of mages, because only those with the talent of spell casting can depict the magic circle by sensing the flow of magic power. , how high the spell casting talent is, how complex the magic circle can be, so casting spells through the magic circle is essentially the same as personal spell casting, but the research magic circle in front of him... is actually an assistant in the Rune Research Institute Made by researchers.
They were a group of ordinary people with extremely low magic talents, or even no magic talents.
They designed all the rune structures through paper and pen calculations, and Kamel only guided them from the side. Although "Blessing of Wind" is only the most basic thing in the elf spell system, in The human spell system can only be considered as one to two level spells, but a group of ordinary people reconstructed a usable magic circle, which in itself challenges the traditional concept of "spell casting".
A slightly excited voice came from the side, interrupting Kamel's thinking: "Master Kamel... we succeeded!"
"Yes, We succeeded!" "These elven runes indeed operate according to the structure of the rune knot-interference knot!" "Success!"
The assistant researchers gathered here and watched the experiment. The magic circle on the stage is running stably, aEveryone couldn't help but get excited, but because of Kamel's presence, they didn't dare to cheer loudly - the majesty of the Grand Magister was still deeply ingrained in their hearts.
Kamael raised his head and glanced at the magic researchers wearing white short robes. The white short robes were "exclusive clothing for technicians" designed by the lord. The clothes of the robe actually do not have any magical auxiliary effect. However, wearing this white robe is already the highest honor in the hearts of many magic technicians in the territory. Looking at these excited researchers, he seemed to see something in a trance. Those old friends who stood with him in the laboratory thousands of years ago...
The next second, Kamel woke up, and he made a slightly vibrato voice: "Yes, it worked. , each of you is doing a great job - this is all worth celebrating. I will propose to Dean Jenny to hold a celebration in the institute tonight!”
The researchers brought the experiment with them! The excitement of success and the anticipation of the evening dinner left the laboratory, and Kamel returned to the experimental table and looked at several other drawings fixed on the shelf next to him.
That is the design drawing of the acceleration track, as well as some adjustment parameters sent by the lord not long ago.
He didn’t know how the lord determined these adjustment parameters, but these parameters were indeed quite effective after preliminary testing. Now that the step of adding air boost to the cannonball has been completed, the next task is Make the acceleration track.
Kamail has already seen the dawn of success, because the theoretical part of all the drawings has been solved, and in his deductions, these things should not have too many problems in actual tests. A new weapon named "Magic Crystal Railgun" by the lord may soon be turned from drawings into finished products, but compared with this physical cannon plan, his research on directed energy weapons has encountered some troubles.
——He doesn’t have enough people.
There are currently only a dozen assistant researchers in the Rune Research Institute. Jenny has sent half of them to him, and the remaining researchers are following Jenny to do research on the intermediate rune system. Interfering with the research on the issue is obviously out of the question.
The researchers under Kamel will next conduct research and testing on acceleration orbits, artillery charges, fuses, etc. Although the theoretical parameters are ready, it is not so easy to convert the theoretical drawings into actual products. Easy. It is foreseeable that for a long time in the future, there will be no redundant manpower at the institute to help him deal with the problem of directed energy weapons - Kamel himself has enough energy, but lacks assistants. The efficiency is not much higher.
This is not the first time Kamel has been worried about the lack of assistants. He feels that he must solve this problem, otherwise even if he solves this problem, he will still have to deal with manpower issues in the future. Stretched.
The ancient mage couldn't help but think of the new facility ordered by the lord, the comprehensive complex called the Magical Technology Research Institute.He knew that the institute was a department that was more inclined to the practical field. It had large laboratories and skilled technicians who were good at dealing with practical problems. Strictly speaking, the Institute of Magical Technology was more suitable for handling his weapon research and development. project, but the research institute has just started construction, so I'm afraid it won't be possible in the short term.
What's more, even if the facility is completed, the technical staff inside still have a lot of tasks waiting to be done: those are magic technicians, and their work tasks are probably already full.
So where to find a group of assistants?
I am afraid that there are not enough intellectuals in the entire territory who can be trained as magic technicians... unless we can find a way to introduce a new group of talents.
While thinking, Kamel suddenly remembered a name he heard while chatting with Jenny not long ago.
He left the institute and went straight to Cecil General College, located south of the institute.
Santis had just finished his afternoon classes. After giving the children homework to copy runes and memorize basic rune rules, he packed up his teaching tools and prepared to go back to the dormitory to rest.
This young arcanist has become accustomed to life in Cecil Territory.
Prepare lessons every day, attend class, explain the mysteries of the magical world to the children, check the students' learning progress and homework, then get off work, return to the dormitory, prepare for the next day's classes, and go to the cafeteria for meals. Go have a meal with the teachers of the college and discuss the learning progress of the students. Occasionally, he would be helpless by students with poor grades, but more often than not, he would be overjoyed by the students' progress - sometimes students would bring some gifts, mostly snacks they baked at home. Or a beautiful stone from the river. The second case is a little more complicated.
He was at a loss at first, but now those beautiful stones are piled up on the windowsill of his dormitory.
Santis likes life in Cecil Territory.
There is no intrigue in the royal capital, no suffocating and depressing atmosphere in the mage tower, no cynicism and exclusion from the superior nobles and superior magicians. This is a place where he can feel comfortable. Place - Even though this place is located on the border, and even though it is regarded as a "barren land where only fools go" by the gentlemen of the royal capital, Santis feels that there is no place where he can feel more comfortable than here.
Let those gentlemen in the capital be as narrow-minded as they want, it would be better if they didn't come.
Santis held his teaching bag under his arm - it contained a set of drawing tools, a textbook, a lesson plan, and a box of wooden symbols used for demonstration. The article "Block", except for the teaching materials, was all made by himself. As he walked out of the main teaching building, he looked at the scenery in the college.
The snow that fell a few days ago has been shoveled away by students and school staff. In this coldest season of winter, Cecil College is not deserted: Santis came up when he saw it.The residents of the night school are walking towards another building in groups. Those are all workers who have just finished work: since more and more factories in the territory regard "literacy and numeracy" as the standard for senior workers, they take the initiative to come to the night school. There are more and more people.
After all, only by literacy and numeracy can one easily learn how to operate the machines in the factory and understand the complicated tasks explained by the foreman. And the workers who operate the machines... earn more than those who can only carry The number of illiterate laborers carrying bricks is nearly twice as high.
A flash of arcane light suddenly appeared in his field of vision, and Santis stopped involuntarily.
That is Kamel - the most powerful spellcaster in the territory, a magister from the ancient Gondor Empire.
As a second-level arcanist, and an arcanist who grew up in the circle of magicians in the royal capital, Santis was subconsciously nervous.
After confirming that the ancient magician was really floating towards him, Santis quickly took a deep breath to calm down and proactively greeted: "Good afternoon, Master Kamel."
p>"Mr. Santis, we met when the lord took me to visit the academy," Kamel stopped in front of Santis and said straight to the point, "I want to talk to you about something. ."
"You want to talk to me about something?" Santis was stunned for a moment and nodded hurriedly, "Of course, of course, please tell me."
"Me. I need some assistants to help me complete a very important magic project."
"Ah...ah?" Santis was stunned for a moment, and then became even more stunned, "You need assistants... ...Then you should be at least an intermediate or even high-level magician to be qualified to be your apprentice..."
"According to what I know so far, most magicians in this era are idiots. As long as I have a fixed mindset, intermediate and high levels are equally useless to me," Kamel commented unceremoniously, "I want to ask you, do you know anyone like this in the circle of magicians in your royal capital? Are you the same friend?"
(Going out for a trip, just got home...)