Mage? Spell Engineer!

One beautiful spring afternoon, Rorschach did not see Pascal when he returned to the research room.

"Where is senior brother?" Rorschach asked Paulina who was sorting out the materials.

She was obviously in a good mood: "From today on, you are the senior brother of our research group. As for the senior brother."

Stop it, I don’t want to be the second senior brother!

Kano led the two newcomers who were probing their heads: "First, Pascal is currently in the critical period of the examination for full-time employment. I have arranged special training for him to solve the long-standing and difficult problems in the laboratory; second, there is a newcomer in our laboratory!"

Okay, okay, finally in stock. The two seemed to be as old as Rorschach himself, and they were also a boy and a girl.

"This is Paulina, a third-level mage, and Rorschach, a fourth-level mage."

"Hello, senior sister, hello, senior brother." Hearing that the group was full of formal mages, or third- and fourth-level mages, the ignorant apprentice was still full of longing and did not realize what "disconnection" meant. Seeing Rorschach so young, I was still thinking to myself: Sure enough, the chief professor’s students are all geniuses! I am so lucky to be a part of it!

The female apprentice performed a common greeting ceremony in the palace: "Fatima, from Valluvana." Miss, you don't need to emphasize that you are from the royal capital, right? Do you have a Tongtian pattern? I don’t know why Rorschach is a little unhappy with the new apprentice.

Another student heard this and was not to be outdone. He puffed up his chest and said, "Paul, I come from Calsicogne, a place rich in fine wine, black pork and good men."

"Everyone follows you, they are all apprentices from the Tower of Stars!" Kano suddenly doubted his own vision, what did he recruit?

According to the convention of the Tower of Stars, senior apprentices have to "work" in their mentor's research group, and at the same time, under the guidance of the teacher, they prepare for the mage's regular examination. However, the Kano team has been unable to accept newcomers normally due to the presence of Pascal. This is also Rorschach's One of the reasons why Kano accepted it so readily upon arrival.

Fortunately, Master Leonor Cano became the chief professor last year, and his shining name finally attracted these two newcomers who did not know the inside story.

"If you work hard, you can become an official mage as soon as possible, just like your brothers and sisters. Paulina, go to the new laboratory. Take Paul and Fatima to the new laboratory to familiarize yourself with the environment and procedures. Rorschach, follow me." "

After arranging the new job, Kano led Rorschach to the old laboratory: "Let's discuss your next work here."

The furnishings of the old laboratory have changed somewhat, but the previous large-scale instruments and equipment have generally been retained, and there is already a teleportation circle on the metal dial in the middle.

"The previous series of experiments had no technical content. They were just repeated over and over again, so you continued to do things that were overkill." Kano removed the crystal cover, took out the metal plate and explained to Rorschach: "You said that at that group meeting. , I think it is a bit interesting to make good use of the energy in the 'transformation dust'.

In the future, on the one hand, I will improve the stable duration of the channel and try to control the eruption of transmutation dust within a reasonable range. On the other hand, I need you to find a way to utilize the energy contained in it. This is not a small project and can be a long-term research topic for you.

If you accept, I will guide you to write a proposal report and apply for funding from the Senate. If you produce results, you will be able to start teaching. From now on, it is up to you whether to leave or stay. "

Is it time to choose a direction? Rorschach thought about the previous proposition about magic circle-spell completion, and felt that his attainments were not enough to master such a broad and grand field. This topic was also based on magic circle, and there was also the guidance of Master Kano, from which he could just learn. .

Of course, there are still risks. There is currently no mature system in this field. Transmutation dust itself was accumulated in large quantities in the sky after the collapse of the old empire, and there are very few accumulated research documents.

General research is like standing on tiptoes on the shoulders of predecessors. It is innovative but will not lead to a dead end. However, the current development is a bit unprecedented and unprecedented.

But Rorschach is still very young, and youth is an advantage. Others would say that the seventeen-year-old mid-level mage is a genius. The twenty-seven-year-old mid-level mage is also talented. Compared to most people, he is still far ahead and has a promising future.

After thinking about this, Rorschach nodded in agreement: "Okay, thank you. But Senior Sister Paulina" Senior Sister has been doing repetitive research, Rorschach wondered, shouldn't Kano give her priority on this topic?

"Don't worry about your senior sister. She has her own research. Besides, if she wanted to, she could have started training a long time ago. She's not just waiting for a bastard."

Alas, Pascal is indeed an asshole.

Everything was ready, the magic circle was activated, and just like what Luo Xia had seen before, colorful transmutation dust spurted out, and then fell ash.

"The current stable configuration of the array is like this. It can continue to erupt for about three seconds, and the next one can be carried out immediately after the dust is removed."

"In this case, can you flip the magic circle? Hang the flipped magic circle, and then let the decayed ashes fall, so that you don't need to clean it frequently.

In addition, the crystal cover also needs to be improved. The decay time is too short. If we want to use it, we must analyze the properties of the transmutation dust as much as possible. To analyze the properties, we must make it exist as stably as possible for a period of time and find a means of characterization. "

Judging from the perception of the experiment, the ether is indeed concentrated in the transmutation dust, and the energy density should not be low. But first of all, it is unstable. Due to unknown reasons, it will be quickly released after contact with substances and cause irreversible changes in the contacted substances.

The second most fatal problem is that in addition to ether, it is also mixed with various divine powers. These divine powers may be the cause of the mutation. If they are to be used, they must be eliminated or rendered harmless.

Rorschach now has two initial ideas. One is to improve on the Carnot device and use magic circuits to directly collect the energy released during the decay process to achieve a controllable magic output device; the other is to find a way to remove the contamination before it decays. of divine power and deactivate this magical substance, reactivating it when needed.

The first idea should be the simplest path, and the key point lies in the design and improvement of the energy-concentrating array; the second path is much more difficult and complex, but the prospect will be broader.

At present, there is no high-density energy storage material for ether. We can only construct energy storage circuits based on alchemical potions, but the current limit is only enough to support the instantaneous casting of spells. The solution on the airship is to make up for the insufficient density, using three The alchemical inkwell stores the aether entered by the mage.

If passivated and purified transmutation dust can be obtained that can stably exist in the main plane and can be transported safely, then many high-energy magics do not need to condense the ether in the environment first, and can continue to cast spells or maintain spell effects without restrictions.

Coupled with the magical properties of transmutation dust, it may still be an alchemical material with multiple uses.

If it could really be developed, it would be a fantasy version of "petroleum" in this world! But this "oil" floats in the sky, yes, it's magic. Rorschach was filled with emotion for his idea.

"Yes, I will give you all the manufacturing process of the crystal protective sphere and the magic circle information on it." Master Kano was satisfied that Rorschach found the idea so quickly:

"Take the road step by step. Your phased goal is to study the properties of transmutation dust. You can also find a proposal report in the archives on the second floor and write it in the format of the predecessors."

"Oh, by the way, there is one more thing." Kano handed Rorschach an appointment letter: "There is no rush for the proposal report. In previous years, the old guys would not start reviewing it until the second half of summer, so you do it first.

Then starting from next month, I will give classes to the Normal University in the morning on the second, fourth and sixth days of each tenth day. I have included the class schedule in the appointment letter. You can choose the textbooks or even edit them yourself, and then send them to the school committee of the Normal University. meeting. "

"Just started?" This efficiency is not like that of the Holy Kingdom and Valuana people Rorschach knows.

"You have money, a ready-made house, and the great Cardinal is personally supervising you. Can you be unhappy?" Cano shrugged: "The Bishop's limelight in front of the emperor was temporarily overshadowed by the Minister of Finance, so he was caught planning to build a school. Take it seriously."