Pitman's words made Gawain stop again.
"The other half of what you are talking about is..."
Pitman twirled his slightly messy beard. This little old man who was never serious had a rare trace of solemnity on his face: " So far, all magic devices can only implement 'instant release' spells. Spiritual guidance spells like the Evocation Hand are impossible, right?"
Gawain's Moment? Then he understood what the other party meant, and his eyes widened slightly because of the possible development prospects of nerve cord technology.
Magic technology is flawed—or rather has limitations. This limitation has existed from the beginning.
The "spells" in this world can be roughly divided into two types. One is instant release. As long as the caster completes the spell model or sets up the rune array in advance, then only energy needs to be injected. Spells can be released immediately without the need for more manual intervention - fireball, ice arrow, repulsion spells and other spells that are effective immediately fall into this category, while the other type of spell is "spiritual guidance", as the name suggests. , its operation requires humans to use mental power to continuously maintain and control it, such as plastic hand and various mind-based spells, which fall into this category.
Obviously, the current magic technology can only realize the first scenario - by arranging a specific rune array, storing the spell model in the machine in advance, and then pressing a button to release a Spells, this is the essence of most magical devices.
This is also the only way that Gawain can think of using his "earth way of thinking" to achieve universal magic.
However, there is more than one kind of spell in this world. For those spells that require mental guidance, magic technology is very limited - ordinary people without mental power cannot control a complex magic in real time by pressing a button. Changeable spells, although Jenny has been trying to use rune arrays to control the evocation hand to achieve various operations, and in the process is looking for breakthroughs in "spiritual guidance" spells, but that clumsy, slow, The error-prone prototype system currently has no practical value, and there is no hope of making a breakthrough in the foreseeable future.
In addition, due to this limitation, some current magic devices have encountered great constraints during the development process, such as the just-completed immersive neural cockpit-it stores internal The "suggestion scenes" that allow users to distinguish between the real world and illusions must be edited by mages. Technicians who are ordinary people cannot intervene at all. This is obviously inconsistent with Gawain's research and development ideas.
“The original intention of the Eternal Sleeper to entrust the Mortal Death Society to develop nerve cord technology was to expand the cult and to allow those who are not Eternal Sleep priests—such as converted businessmen, small nobles, and even pagan priests. ——They can also access their dreams and accept the transformation of dark teachings. Although their starting point is dark, the goal they want to achieve is very close to our idea: to allow people who do not have some extraordinary talent to achieve extraordinary things with the help of tools. strength. "
Pittman said unhurriedly that after being away from the dark sect for so many years, the knowledge deeply imprinted in his memory is gradually emerging. These obscure knowledge are closely related to the place in front of him. The miracles in the Magic City are slowly blending together, and his thoughts are becoming clearer.
“The nerve cord connects the human brain and runes, and it replaces people in the process. The 'mental power induction' process, then we might as well expand our thinking: If ordinary people who cannot sense magic power are connected to the nerve cord, can they indirectly control magic power? If we add some auxiliary energy devices, spell-casting mechanisms, and auxiliary machinery to this device, then... is there any difference between an ordinary person connected to a nerve cord and a full set of external equipment and a real mage? "
The breakthrough point for spiritual guidance spells has been found.
It is actually outside the magic technology and in the cultists' technology tree.
"There is The difference..." Looking at the old Druid in front of him, Gawain suddenly laughed, "A real mage may have to practice for several years to advance to the first level, and he must have enough luck, talent and money, and one after another The 'Artificial Mage' of the Nerve Cord has been promoted to one level... I'm afraid he just needs to change to a larger magic capacitor. "
Pittman spread his hands: "It also takes time to develop new models of magic capacitors. "
"That's true, but once it is developed, it can be used on hundreds of thousands or even millions of people immediately..."
Amber standing behind the two people Looking at Gawain and then at Pitman, the half-elf felt sleepy for a moment when the two started discussing technical issues, but she still understood what the two old people were discussing - when she heard In the last few words, the half-elf lady finally couldn't help it anymore: "Oh my god...are you serious about this? "
"Any technology that challenges conventions feels like a fantasy before it is implemented," Gao Wen said with a smile, "But things like 'conventions'... are not meant to be broken. Well. "
Then he turned to Pittman and said solemnly: "I think this idea is very feasible. You can try it - you are an expert in the field of Druid." But please note one thing: we are not eternal sleepers, nor are all things dying. "
"I understand what you mean," Pitman lowered his head deeply. "Please rest assured that I am not now and will not be in the future. "
...
Everything seems to be back on track. This continent is still developing according to its original trajectory. The nobles are still arrogant, the countries are still fighting openly and secretly, and the civil war is still going on. The civil war continued, and the development continued. The abnormal situation of the giant sun and the magnificent wall once caused some panic, but these panics gradually subsided as the barrier was restored. On the surface, everything in the world was as usual.
But for those who are always paying attention to the wasteland, the aftermath of the changes in the Great Wall still continues.
The eastern region of Anzu, underground.Deep inside the palace.
The rustling sound of roots rubbing against stone slabs echoed in the deep and dark underground palace. The magic crystal lamp was inlaid on the ancient stone wall, and the light it emitted created pieces of light in this dim palace. In the staggered area of light and dark, Bertila walked through this long corridor that she was extremely familiar with and arrived at the place where the patriarchs held their meeting.
There are long tables and chairs in the wide underground palace hall. The light of the magic crystal lamp shines from the roof, illuminating the faces participating in the meeting. Some of the faces turned towards the entrance. The dean could not help but frown after seeing Bertila: "You are late again, dean Bertila."
"As long as you don't discuss anything useful, then I will It’s not too late to arrive at the time,” Bertila responded with a hint of sarcasm, and sat down in his own seat at the long table, “Or... have you already discussed something useful?”
This woman's way of speaking has always been like this, and the elders at the scene have long been surprised. The elf twins Fierna and Leerna sitting across the long table also laughed in unison and said: "Ha, that's not true. ——If you don’t come, maybe we will start discussing dinner.”
“We can discuss it later, but for now, let’s focus on the wasteland,” Bertila shook. He nodded, "The Grand Priest saw the revelation from the Book of Ultimates. There is indeed something wrong with our sun... and the power it releases is stirring up the magic environment of the entire world, which will greatly accelerate the collapse of the barrier. "
The patriarchs discussed in a low voice, and during the short discussion, someone looked up at Bertila: "We have already speculated on this before, and the key to the problem now is ——How big is the influence of the sun? How long can the wall of Gondor Wasteland last? If everything has to be advanced...then how much will it be?"
"It's a pity that the Ultimate Book did not give it. The answer is that it is just a man-made fake after all," Bertila shook his head, "and we don't know the specific technical details of the barrier created by the elves."
A tall, thin middle-aged man. The person looked at the Elf Twins at the scene: "We do have two elves here..."
"What a pity, we don't understand shield technology," the Twin Elfs laughed, "But we do At least one thing is certain—our Majesty the Queen will definitely take action, and maybe the team she sent to warn other countries and repair the barrier will have already set off by now."
Bertila and others. After the Twin Elves finished speaking, they coughed softly and stood up: "No matter what actions the elves will take, we must be prepared - in view of the early changes in the wasteland, we must consider moving forward the plan."
Someone exclaimed in a low voice: "Have we reached this situation?"
"This is the will of the Grand Priest," Bertila looked towards the direction from which the voice came, "The Ultimate Book" The answer given is not optimistic, and we don’t have time to prepare slowly.”
A person sitting at the end of the long table stood up: "If the plan is to be advanced, we must contact our compatriots on the other side of the wall..."
"Due to the failure of the magnificent wall communication system , our connection with the wasteland has been interrupted," said a middle-aged man wearing a black robe, half of his face mutated like tree bark, "The elves will definitely update the communication channel during the process of repairing the barrier, our' The "Hidden Bridge" will be completely ineffective. Now we must restore contact with our compatriots in the wasteland as soon as possible - so as to understand the situation inside the wall."
"I have sent people to contact the Eternal Sleepers-theirs. Psychic projection technology is expected to break through the barrier," Bertila said, "Also, Master Heaton, how is the biomass collection progress?"
The tall, thin, sinister-faced Master Heaton raised his head. : "There is still a gap - the change in the situation in the southern border is unexpected."
"...We originally thought that the war in the southern border would last for at least several years, but we did not expect that Gawain Cecil would directly He bulldozed all the noble coalition forces," another patriarch shook his head, "and he also promoted cremation and purification rituals on a large scale in the south. There are very few biomass sources available in that land."
"Don't complain about these useless things," Bertila interrupted, "Whatever you have - the body of the false god is almost completed, and the missing biomass... After next spring, Wang The ** and the Eastern Frontier Army will naturally make up for it for us."
The meeting is over.
One by one, figures wearing priest robes stood up and left the hall. The huge space quickly became quiet. Bertila stayed where she was. Apart from her, the only one who left in the end was Those elven twins.
"Bertila, you have been really restless recently," the elven twins came to the female patriarch. The smiling sisters smiled together and said together as if they were the same person inside and outside the mirror. , "Would you like us to 'treat' you?"
"I'm not that pitiful yet," Bertila coldly rejected the two of them, "But you, as elves, are really Don’t you care about the fate of the Silver Empire after the barrier collapses?”
“Haha,” the twins laughed crisply, and in the laughter like silver bells, they turned and left, leaving only one sentence. Floated into Bertila's ears, "Don't you care about Typhon's fate? Ms. Augustus..."
Bertila quietly watched the elf twins leaving. He let out a very slight sigh, then sat in his seat, raised his head and looked up at the ancient stone roof above.
"Augustus... I haven't heard it for a long time."
On the mottled and ancient roof, the magic crystal lamp is still bright, and around the magic crystal lamp , the newly inlaid metal plates were neatly arranged, extending to the top of the adjacent pillar. The runes on the metal plates shone slightly in the darkness, like breathing.
"Anyway, the Magic Network is indeed aUseful stuff. ”