Chapter 287 Unsettled Winter Day
Gawain's words caused huge waves in Carmel's heart, so that his whole person's flickering frequency became 4/4 beats, and the color turned blue as a whole - not that he didn't understand what Gawain meant, but It is because this idea is so different from the traditional concept of magic prop production.
Even in the Gondor Empire period when the technology was high and some ordinary magic items were mass-produced, many magic items existed as expensive items. People seemed to regard such magic items as rare and expensive from the very beginning. It can be viewed as treasures handed down from generation to generation, family swords, family rings, family talismans... It is normal for these things to be used for decades or even two or three hundred years - the technology of the Gondor Empire Although advanced, due to the deformity of technology, the types of magic items they can mass-produce have been limited from the very beginning. Basically, only magic power infusion and magic power shaping items can be mass-produced, while those that require in-depth processing must have The things that the magus participated in the production of, still maintained the mode of workshop or laboratory production.
Because the mages cannot be mass-produced.
Therefore, although the Gondor Empire is technologically advanced, its development is not fast, especially in the later stage, after the potential of the Deep Blue Magic Well has been tapped, the prosperity and material abundance of the entire empire are no longer the result of technological advancement, but more " accumulated".
So Carmel never thought about what kind of changes would happen after all magical devices were turned into cheap, mass-produced, fast-consuming industrial products.
However, he couldn't refute Gawain's words - although he was old, he was not stubborn. He was only limited by his own experience for a while, but as long as he opened his mind, he would realize that what Gawain said was right.
Magic items become ancestral treasures, not because they have a long service life, but because they are so precious that people have to use them for a long time. If a magic device can be mass-produced in a factory, it can be used by everyone. It can be easily purchased and used, and it can be updated once in ten years or even a few years, so do people still need to pass it on from generation to generation?
Gawain himself also had his own considerations when he said these words-although he emphasized the "consumable" of industrial products, he also said it after careful consideration. No matter when, the service life is an important indicator to measure the quality of the product. It does not mean that the things that can be mass-produced can not care about the service life at all - especially the equipment on the battlefield, which is more durable.
Different things have different lifespan requirements,
The life requirements of a semi-permanent fortification and a barrel (plus track) are definitely different.
Therefore, he carried out some material tests and calculations, used the magic field of design strength to power the repulsion substrate, and tested the loss of the red copper matrix in various extreme environments, and finally determined that this thing can still withstand long-term overload conditions. can meet the demand.
In fact, he had also fallen into a misunderstanding in this regard before: he considered using overloading to strengthen the short-term output of some magic devices, but after talking to Heidi, the other party would always say that this would seriously affect the life of the magic devices. So the gains outweighed the losses, plus there were a lot of other things to do, so he didn't delve too much into this, until one day he couldn't help but ask Hetty about how a certain device would work when it was constantly overloaded. How long to maintain stable operation, the latter said to him with a serious face:
"Ancestor, then the magic circle will dissolve in elements within forty years!"
Then Gawain realized that on the issue of "service life", his worldview is different from that of the locals... In their eyes, if a magic item is not used by the great-grandchildren, it is a waste...
"According to my test, if the universal substrate of red copper base is used as the repulsion generator, the guide rail can be used to shoot 3,000 to 4,000 shells continuously - of course, this is a rough estimate, and it will be determined after the finished product test. And that number is also subject to environmental influences, but anyway, I think the service life is fully on target.”
"Three thousand shots... it should be enough," Kamal recalled the way he saw in the Rune Forge to produce rune substrates, and had to admit that the service life was really enough. " Then the problem of adding guide rails is solved, but the formation used on the shells... This seems to be the magic formation of the elf system?"
"Yes, Blessing of the Wind, the basic spell of the hurricane suffix, skilled elf rangers will add the power of the wind to every arrow they shoot, which can make the flying object almost immune to the interference of the air current, and also greatly Strengthen its flight and distance, I think this thing can also be used on artillery shells - although the volume is a bit larger, the shells also fly out."
Carmel hesitated: "The magic system of elves and the magic system of humans..."
"Humans are basically unable to use elf magic. This is because the brain structure of the two races is slightly different, which leads to the way humans perceive magic power is different from that of elves. Of course, the spells released are also completely different. Therefore, elf magic must be converted into human beings. Only human spellcasters can master the spell model of the spell, and when encountering those who cannot convert the spell model, there is absolutely no way to cast it by human hands, but..." Gawain nodded, but his tone changed suddenly in the second half of the sentence. , "This is just a problem that casters will encounter when casting spells. There is no such difference between magic circles and runes, and there is no such difference in mathematics!"
"what do you mean……"
"I asked for the 'magic circle expression' of Blessing of the Wind from Soldrin, which is a magic circle based on elven spells, which can be drawn by elves, and can be drawn by humans, no matter who it is Even if you draw it, it still works," Gawain said calmly, "but this magic circle is a bit too complicated, consumes too much energy, and requires too expensive drawing materials, so I hope you can make it work on it. Optimization - Refactoring these symbols using formulas from Rune Logic
arts. The language of elements is universal. Although these runes are used by elves, their elemental meanings are no different from those of human beings. "
"Yes, the language of the elements is universal..." Carmel's voice gradually put on a hint of enthusiasm, "The language of mathematics...should also be universal..."
Gawain nodded: "If rune logic can optimize this magic circle, then we have proved one thing: mathematics, like elemental language, is a language for describing truth - at least in the field we have been able to reach, It has such a role. The application of rune logic will be greatly expanded, from now on, not only the human spell system, but also the elf spell system can also be included in the Jenny formula group and Ravencrest In the world constructed by constants!"
Carmel was silent for two seconds, then suddenly bowed down to Gawain solemnly: "I will make it happen with my own hands!"
"I look forward to your results," Gawain smiled, "but don't delay the weapon design on your line - energy weapons are also necessary."
Carmel left, Gawain stood up from behind the desk, walked to the window sill, and quietly looked at the direction of the North Shore.
There are not many buildings in the territory for the time being. His line of sight can go directly across the administrative area, residential area, and the dock area on the north side of the city. Using the powerful vision of the legendary knight, he can see very far.
It was a clear day after the snow had stopped, and the view of the north bank of the Baishui River was even faintly visible.
The newly established twenty-five production and construction brigade and a "prisoner of war team" consisting of sixteen Typhon prisoners have been sent to the north shore to build a new settlement. The high and low scaffolding looks like a winter snow in the background. The dry branches of the trees are gradually growing on that land - the foggy moon is coming to an end, and after this "month" that lasts for more than 60 days is over, it will be a colder and more difficult "cold month", On the lands of various noble lords, there will be a large number of poor people with nothing to face the biggest life and death test they have to go through every year, while Cecil will complete the last batch of engineering projects this year, for the second year Get ready for population growth and spring ploughing.
After the end of the cold month is the month of recovery. After the spring ploughing begins, farming will be busy in various places. It will not be so easy to buy cheap serfs, but there will never be a shortage of refugees - there will always be civilians who will be The reason for the loss of land, loss of home, expulsion or escape from the homeland, they are like migrating ants from one territory to another territory, some die on the road, some die in a foreign land, even if the weather is good, there will be people leave home.
After all, this is the desolate southern border. One hundred years have passed since the fall of the Cecil family, and the countless pioneering strongholds and grain lands have all been wiped out in the process of the nobles re-dividing their forces. Abandoned land is easy to rebuild and difficult to rebuild. Coupled with the constant friction between nobles in the southern region, people have no way to settle down to reclaim new land and build homes. Therefore, refugees have almost become a "normal phenomenon" in the southern region. Get used to it.
In this case, as long as there is a piece of land that is stable and can fill the stomach, then it will naturally attract a large number of people to move in. There are only two issues that Gawain needs to consider. The first is his Can it "eat" so many people, second...
Is it those "good neighbors" who will watch Cecil's collar grow bigger and bigger.
There was also a heavy snowfall in the capital, and it was the heaviest snowfall since the beginning of winter.
Veronica stood on the tallest tower of the Cathedral of the Holy Light, letting the snow blowing from the roof hit her face by the cold wind, but she didn't notice it.
This is the highest place in the cathedral. A special prayer room is built at the top of the high spire. The center of the roof of the prayer room is inlaid with a whole piece of priceless holy light crystal. The crystal penetrates the roof and reaches directly to the Outside the roof, pointing straight to the sky - setting up an energy crystal high enough, believers believe, this is the best way to get close to God.
Therefore, this prayer room at the top of the minaret is also the most special place in the entire cathedral. Ordinary believers have no qualifications to enter. Even Veronica was allowed to enter here after passing the "test of God". .
However, she didn't pray, and she didn't look up at the Crystal of Light that would make any believer of the Light go crazy, she just opened the window and looked down at the stream of people walking on the ground.
The snow has not been swept away, the whole city is shrouded in silver, the square in front of the cathedral and several roads are also covered with a layer of pure white, that pure color covers up all the filth and filth. , decay, whether it is sewage or feces, or even the corpses of the frozen dead, are temporarily covered by white, as if they never existed.
The crowds who came to worship walked in the snow-white. Citizens in colorful winter clothes, wealthy businessmen, knights, and nobles were divided into several distinct streams of people who entered the church area from different gates. In a building blessed by the Holy Light, they seek the guidance of the gods, and some psychological comfort so that they can continue to live their current lives with peace of mind.
In the process, the snow was trampled by the crowd and melted by the sun. Behind the worshippers, the black street appeared again. It was mixed with the mud after the snow melted, and it was as dirty as those worshipers.
Veronica closed her eyes suddenly, took a deep breath, and when she reopened her eyes, her expression calmed down again, and there were no longer any fluctuations in mood and anger in her sight.
"Life is full of regrets, yet yearns for light," Veronica whispered as if self-hypnosis, the holy light energy surging in her body gradually subsided with these words, and finally she raised her head and stared at the below. The street, praying softly, "May you guide the Holy Light..."
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