Arcane Lord

In the laboratory.

Chateau quickly used mithril to re-weave the core computing component of the two-string five-ring calculator. It still had the same double-layer mesh structure as before, except that under normal vision, only the true color of mithril could be seen, and It's not the blue light of the arcana string.

Later, Xia Duo tried to connect it to the magic network. This time, when it was connected to the magic network, it was not assimilated by the magic network like before, but the accident still existed.

The current computing component made of mithril is not an energy-guiding component that can reflect the rules of the magic network's energy operation. The energy-guiding component can guide energy, but it cannot form a normal magic circuit.

In other words, the computing component in this state cannot be directly connected to the magic network. Even if the string of the magic network is entangled, it will still spontaneously disband.

This is determined by the characteristics of the magic network itself.

"I see!"

A look of understanding flashed in Xia Duo's eyes. Although this new thing can be realized in theory, when it comes to engineering implementation, the actual manufacturing still has to be limited by various factors from the material itself and the environment.

However, this does not trouble him. It is nothing more than adding an additional connecting device, and this connecting device is a conventional magic item. Accordingly, the core energy-conducting material of this device can use arcane strings.

The main function is to connect the strings of the magic network to the core computing components to achieve normal input and output of energy. However, this energy input is not for consumption, but is similar to collecting samples to detect status.

The state is then transferred to the Magic Network through energy output, and the Magic Network makes corresponding changes according to its own properties, and then continues to feed back the results to other parts of the computing component, and so on.

Leaving aside other aspects, the core computing component alone cannot operate independently from the magic network.

If you want to run independently, you may need to find a new design idea. Perhaps you can consider the nature of the energy itself, but for now, the existing computer design ideas are actually more focused on the magic network.

Although the essence of the two may be the same, with Xia Duo's current ability, he can only choose one to study. Relatively speaking, it is easier to study the magic network, which is almost a natural set of rules.

From this perspective, a magic computer designed based on the properties of the Magic Network may also be called a "Magic Network Computer".

In the future, if a new magic computer is designed based on the properties of energy, it may be called an "energy computer".

…

Soon, Xia Duo finished all the connecting devices. In order to make them faster and complete, he still used mithril materials for these connecting devices. These are conventional magic items. Arcane strings can also be used, which are different from core computing components.

When the connection device was activated, the magic network strings in the laboratory, which had originally ignored the computing components of the double-layer mesh structure, quickly gathered around the computing components one by one, as if they had drunk an ecstasy soup, and quickly completed the corresponding links.

Then there is the open interface for input. This is indeed the original plan, but under normal circumstances the Magic Network String cannot be connected to the computing component.

This again requires making a separate input device.

After doing it for a while, Xia Duo found that many of his original ideas had been overturned. Originally, he wanted to make an all-in-one magic computer or calculator, but now, this calculator alone requires multiple additional support devices.

If it were a complete magic computer, I'm afraid it would require even more additional support devices!

And the more additional support devices there are, the more complex the entire computer system will become, and the issues that need to be considered will increase exponentially.

"Sure enough, it is unrealistic to create a usable magic computer in a short time!" Sha Duo couldn't help but sigh.

Even just building a test machine to verify feasibility is probably unrealistic. Now he has completely given up on the idea of ​​​​researching the problem at this stage.

For such a big project, we should wait until there are more high-level mages in the Tower of Time. As for how many more, this project will probably require a hundred or ten people, and then other projects will be taken into consideration.

I am afraid that the magic computer project will not be restarted until the number of high-level mages in the Tower of Time reaches several hundred.

…

With almost no effort, the input device was ready. During the process of connecting it to the core computing component, Sha Duo couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Although it is just a two-string 5-ring calculator, it can also be regarded as the prototype of a magic computer. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. As long as he thinks of the huge application prospects of magic computers, how can he not be excited!

There is no need for an output device. The energy flow at the lowest level of this calculator is now being watched by Xia Duo!

No additional startup method is needed, because the core computing component is not a normal magic item, it is just a special device connected to the magic network and utilizing the properties of the magic network.

Chateau controlled the input device and entered a simple two-string calculation problem. Almost simultaneously with his input, the calculation component immediately emitted a dim light, accompanied by the release of some elements.

At the same time, Xia Duo also saw the calculation results. This kind of double-string calculation problem is just like addition and subtraction within a hundred in mathematics. There is no need for additional verification at all, and the result can be obtained almost at a glance.

Without a doubt, the calculator got it right!

However, Xia Duo discovered another problem. He really wouldn’t have discovered it if he didn’t practice it! For spell casters, the two-string 5-ring calculator currently made by Sha Duo does not require any output device to directly read the results.

But the problem is that the current calculation is an instant process. In other words, after the calculation is completed, the results disappear. The calculator cannot save the results or display the results for a long time.

This is like a calculator on Earth. After the calculation, the result is only displayed for a moment. Can such a calculator be used? Of course it works! But is it useful? It's definitely not very useful.

If you are not careful and do not pay attention to the results, you will have to recalculate. This is originally a tool used to reduce the workload, but it turns out that the user has to pay extra attention.

It can be seen that a good product is not only the realization of its main functions, but also the convenience of use.

As for appearance, although it is not the most important, it is also related to the user's psychological state. A good product should also have an appearance that meets the user's aesthetics.

Later, Chateau made another output device for displaying calculation results, and also connected it to the core computing component. In this way, a calculator with basically complete functions was completed.

After that, there will be continuous testing. Of course, the testing at this stage is not mainly to verify the accuracy of the calculation. After all, the principle is there. As long as the calculator is not broken, it is basically impossible to make mistakes.

What Sha Duo wanted to test was the magic effects when different calculations were performed. This part was actually predictable, but if the magic effects were frequently calculated to evolve with each other, various unexpected effects would appear.

These are actually predictable when the core computing components are small in size, but it is certainly impossible for the future magic computer to have only such a small size (dozens of elements).

Once the volume becomes large, the evolution of the magic effect becomes unpredictable. This is somewhat similar to the chaotic system on earth, with so many input parameters that it is difficult to predict even in the short term, let alone long-term predictions.

Therefore, Chateau hopes to find a lower-cost feasible method to reconcile the magical effects produced by calculations in practice.

Such a large number of experiments are necessary.