Mage? Spell Engineer!

Since Rorschach had to engrave runes on the head of the alloy staff, Fulcanelli also taught him some of the principles of the staff after receiving the money.

"Originally I don't tell outsiders, but you are different, Master Luo Xia. I like your works, so..." So after listening to his introduction to the head of the stick, Luo Xia listened to a long introduction to the core of the stick.

But it was not a waste of time. Luo Xia was in a good mood. He came out of the workshop to have a casual meal and then went straight to his laboratory.

Taking the initiative to go to the laboratory on your days off is a sign of maturity as a researcher.

"This can be applied to my collector. No, it should be called a refining tower."

As the first stage result, the No. 1 prototype can indeed be called a collector - the final product is blue passivated transmutation dust, which can be used as a good casting material. After Rorschach's subsequent optimization, it can be 60% collection rate.

But now his goal is to obtain a stable ether source. The current array still relies on the power unit to input ether to operate intermittently.

What, why doesn't the research building have a big chimney like a thermal power plant? The answer is that Master Kano has solidified a teleportation circle, and all the flue gases recover waste heat and then discharge directly to the air elemental plane.

Rorschach mentally strongly condemned the direct discharge of pollutants. If the sewage outlet was discovered by an elemental elf one day, he wonders whether he would find the Archmage and question "How dare you!"

As for the fuel of the steam engine, the same is true. Now the heat source of the fire elemental plane is used, and coal is saved. However, the connection to this plane is very unstable and requires constant maintenance by Kano and the brother from the Alchemy Department. There is also the risk of lava gurgling and flames suddenly erupting.

Moreover, the natives of the fire element plane are not as easy to talk to as the residents of the air element. Their tempers and abilities are mainly fiery.

In comparison, if transmutation dust can extract ether, it will be simply a clean magical energy.

Rorschach checked a lot of documents in order to convert and capture ether. He didn't know how much dust and musty smell he absorbed in the data room, but there has been no progress in the past.

If you want to collect the ether, it means that after expelling the divinity, you need to guide the transmutation dust to decay and absorb the ether. However, the "blue light barrier" wrapped in the inner wall has no absorption ability. Instead, it offsets it and spreads Dryatz's divinity in the cavity. Sex completes assimilation.

You would never dare to withdraw from the barrier. But now Rorschach can change his mind. There is no need to maintain the barrier all the time. Instead, it maintains a ready state like the core craftsmanship of the staff and can be used instantly at any time.

Rorschach had not considered this idea before, but at that time he only knew the manufacturing process of the scroll, and its response speed was not enough to protect the entire instrument.

And with the friendly introduction from the chatty master, Rorschach had a preliminary understanding of the principle of instantaneous use of the staff. There are many steps to cast a magic spell, but of course some of them are universal and are always in a semi-active state when the magic storage crystal is charged.

The crystal on the head of the staff will record the spells burned by the caster. There is an extremely complex structure in the crystal base. According to the spell information stored in the crystal, specific circuits of the staff core can be called in the order of casting. The remaining steps in the staff core are not included. It is completed by the crystal and the base part.

Therefore, as long as the preset spell-casting steps in the wand core can be completed in an instant, instant casting is achieved, and the greater the density and compactness of the circuit in the wand core, the more steps a spell needs to be preset and pre-charged. Then the casting response time is shorter.

Rorschach's current new idea is to insert a new blue-light barrier array between the inner and outer walls, and divide it into two layers - the inner layer is equivalent to the head of the staff, with Dryats' symbol as the core, and once it is inside If the bladder is destroyed by the out-of-control transmutation dust, the "staff head layer" will be activated, while the outer layer is always in a pre-charged state, achieving instant response.

This is the theory, but the response time must be shortened as much as possible.

There are also steps to collect ether, which Rorschach has already conceived. He set up an air cannon array in the last tower section, which is equivalent to a fan, blowing together all the transmutation dust that removes the divinity. Although these Matter no longer has the power of hybridization, but it is still in a high-energy metastable state. They are stimulated to release ether through mutual collisions.

Still inspired by the staff, a mithril rod will be installed at the bottom of the tower, with a circuit of "magic condensation" burned on it. When the ether is released, these "antennas" will be activated, and the "magic condensation" will be concentrated on the rod. And because of the characteristics of mithril.

Rorschach did not ask his apprentice for help when starting up the new modified machine, because now there is actually no barrier, and the apprentice has no ability to protect himself in the event of an accident. Snow still personally directed the installation, and then accompanied Rorschach to start the No. 2 unit.

"Are you sure you can do it?"

"Try it."

When the new device was started, Rorschach felt something was wrong. Suddenly, the shape of the outer wall began to distort, changing from metallic color to iridescent light like baking blue. This change only happened in an instant, and the next moment, fragments wrapped in transmutation dust burst out.

A broadsword and mine strike with dual blessings of physics and magic.

"I*" Snow said a popular curse word in the suburbs. At this time, everyone in the laboratory was protected by double protection. One was the blue light barrier directly cast by Rorschach, and the other was Snow's force wall technique.

"Is it possible? It's so dangerous!" After removing the barrier, Snow picked up a broken piece of the outer wall, with disordered crystal thorns growing on it, and still stained with dust after decay.

"After the blue light barrier is passivated, the eruption volume needs to be reduced, and the effect of the hysteresis array must be mentioned again." Luo Xia rubbed his eyes. He was bursting with tears now, because he wanted to see clearly what was happening inside. It was with [Arcane Vision] turned on, and the moment the transmutation dust exploded, it stung my eyes.

Fortunately, the mithril collection rod was not installed in this test. If the super precious metal also transmuted, there would be another reason for Rorschach to burst into tears.

"Recycle the scraps and I'll ask you again tomorrow, Master Snow." Rorschach ordered three sets of crude embryos for the device from the earliest experiments. The experiments on the first technical route went smoothly and were not used, but in the end What was supposed to come came.

I would be embarrassed to say that I was conducting a dangerous experiment unless it exploded.

"Ask Kano to give me a salary increase!" Snow patted the dusty and wall-covered mage robe.

How to set engineering parameters is a metaphysical issue. Because there are too many factors that interact with each other, theory can only provide directional guidance. There is no computer in this world that can simulate it. Only Rorschach (pulling the old man from the Alchemy Department) can imagine the specific parameters. Risking your life.

Well, it's not life-threatening, after all, Rorschach has his own magic to protect him, but if he blows up the machine a few more times, the funds will be exhausted.

Fortunately, the prototype was finally finalized. Exactly thirty days before the No. 2 explosion, Luo Xia held the ebony staff that looked very heavy with both hands and gave the order: "Prototype machine, start!"

Simon tremblingly pulled the first lever, and the device began to operate. After confirming that the barrier array was precharged, the astral teleportation array was also activated.

On the surface, nothing happened, which is the best situation. At least it means that the device is running smoothly. In Rorschach's own [Arcane Vision], the mithril wires connected from the bottom of the tower gradually light up, and a large amount of ether rushes out. Part of the ether is used to replenish the energy storage of the alchemical liquid. Now the operation of the magic circle no longer requires external input, and it can also be output periodically.

The second technical route is successful!

Snow, who was watching, quickly held Rorschach's hand: "Can we mass-produce it immediately? Last time, a magma monster ran out of the power machine room in the middle of the night and almost burned to death the members of the Alchemy Department who were working overtime!"

So don't talk in the fire elemental plane, just keep burning coal. Rorschach couldn't help laughing: "The Alchemy Department only needs to pay for it. It's not cheap to make this thing."

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