Chapter 53 Magic Web

The reason Rebecca said "can't work" is simple.

Ordinary people do not have the ability to charge the magic circle, nor can they control the opening and stopping of the magic circle.

The professional magic circles of the mages and the simple symbols carved on stones by ordinary people are completely different things. The latter is like picking up a wooden stick from the roadside as a crutch, while the former uses various technical means to create a wheelchair. The gap is equivalent to the original material and the industrial product - the symbols carved on the stone will continue to be effective without the participation of outsiders. Although weak, it does not require any skills, but the magic circle... It is a complex thing that works. .

To run on two legs, you only need to lift your legs and walk, but if you want to reach a speed of 70 miles per hour, you must at least buy a car, add gas, and get a driver's license. The same is true for the magic circle. It needs energy infusion and magic control skills. Professionals are responsible for opening and closing - even the simplest magic circle.

Heidi and Rebecca can go to the blacksmith shop regardless of their status and paint a simple combustion-supporting magic circle on each stove, but they can't stay here all day and recharge the magic circle every other furnace of ore. , and is also responsible for controlling the energy flow of all the circles.

"If you want to engrave the magic circle on the stove, its volume is destined to be limited. Even with Aunt Hetty's ability, you can probably only engrave the second-order and lower auxiliary circles," Rebecca explained seriously He said, and tried his best to make his expression look more professional, "And it is impossible for such a small-scale magic circle to be self-charging - a magic circle that can draw free magic power on its own needs to be at least the size of a whole tent, so The magic circle on the furnace must be charged by someone. In addition, even the simplest magic circle only needs to be switched on and off, and ordinary people cannot control it..."

Through Gawain Cecil's memory, Gawain knew that the magic circles in this world have very complex classifications and operating principles, and they can also be roughly classified if they don't take into account the daunting professional knowledge:

From the scale classification, it can be divided into small, medium, large and super large. The smallest magic circle can be engraved on the armor and sword, while the two largest magic circles in the world are located in the city of a thousand towers and the mainland of the northern Violet Kingdom. The "Sanctuary of the Stars" built by the southern elves, the two magic circles are based on the city and are outlined by city roads, which can be described as scale horror.

From the classification of functional complexity, it can be divided into two types: single functional type and composite type.

From the classification of charging methods, it can be divided into two types: self-charging and external charging. The self-charging magic array has a complex "drawing" structure, which can absorb the free magic of the outside world and self-charging. However, since the free magic power in nature is very thin except for the magic focus, the absorption structure of the self-charging magic circle will be quite large, so all the self-charging magic circles cover a huge area, and all the small magic circles Only external energy injection can be used to replenish energy.

And in this world, the self-charging magic circle is actually something that is rarely used-because the efficiency is too low.

A self-charging structure often occupies 80% of the area of ​​the entire magic circle, but the energy it can provide cannot compare to the component of a tributary of any magic focus, but it can be stuffed into such a large drawing area. There are several complex rune arrays, so from the perspective of efficiency, mages would rather choose to charge the array themselves, rather than choose a slow and huge self-charging structure.

That's why all the big magic facilities in this world are located near the magic focus: it's because it's easy to recharge.

Gawain touched his chin and looked at the blacksmith's furnace in front of him.

He then asked two questions:

"Do you have to draw the charging part on the stove?"

"Do you have to put all the functions in a magic circle?"

Rebecca was stunned for a while, and blinked a little for unknown reasons: "Otherwise?"

Gawain vaguely felt that he had grasped the crux of the problem: people in this world seem to only focus on turning magic into the most primitive and rude power,

Or simply focus on the individual's use of power, never thinking about how this "supernatural power" can be generalized in a broader, less fundamental way.

"Draw a large self-charging magic circle, let it absorb the free magic power in the air, and then leave an 'output terminal' on this large magic circle to output magic power to the small magic circle on the furnace, so that the charging problem can be solved Now, the switch problem... It can make the connection between the furnace and the self-charging magic circle controllable. After cutting off, the small magic circle will stop naturally, and the large self-charging magic circle itself has overcharging and dissipation. Nature, don't worry about being burst..."

Rebecca quickly understood Gawain's idea in her own way: "Take apart the magic circle into pieces and put them together? Is this still possible?"

"This is more or less an idea," Gawain nodded, "I think I can discuss it with Heidi—she should be more professional."

Rebecca strongly agrees with this - although Aunt Hetty's spellcasting head can only reach the level of human body strokes, but in terms of theoretical knowledge, those middle-level mages may not necessarily be able to compare to her!

So Gawain led the people out of the place in a hurry, leaving the old blacksmith Hammer and a group of apprentices and handymen to look at each other.

"Master, are we going to start the furnace next?" An apprentice asked cautiously. When the Duke and Viscount stood in front of him just now, he didn't dare to breathe, and only then did he finally dare to speak.

The old blacksmith glared at the apprentice: "Nonsense! Of course open the furnace! Don't think about being lazy - whether you can eat meat at night depends on the results of this furnace!"

On the other side, Gawain had already sent Amber to call Heidi to his tent, but after he finished speaking his thoughts, the elegant lady shook her head.

"The idea of ​​using one magic circle to charge another magic circle is very good, but it is too difficult to operate... The output of magic power is a very precise thing. Once there is a problem with the 'interface', both magic circles will be lost. Scrap. And the efficiency of the self-charging magic circle is also a big problem. Even if a magic circle as big as the blacksmith's compound is drawn, the magic power it generates may not be able to drive several magic furnaces..."

Gawain looked at Hetty, of course he knew that the other party would raise these difficulties, but he actually already had a solution.

So he smiled slightly, and as he thought more and more about this issue, he felt that he had finally found the route that he should take, so he pushed aside the pile of drawings on the table first, and put the An extra-large drawing full of symbols and lines was spread out on the table.

This piece of paper was something he had drawn a few days earlier, but it wasn't until today that he realized what it could be used for.

"Look at this." Gawain said.

Hetty looked at the large rune array on the table in surprise, and his first reaction was that his ancestors could learn to this extent: "Ancestor... You actually know how to draw a magic array?!"

"I only know a little bit, and I didn't create this magic circle," Gao Wen deliberately sold off, "You look at it first, what do you think?"

Hetty lowered her head and carefully studied every symbol on it and the connection law between symbols, her brows slowly wrinkled: "All are the most basic runes... The arrangement and combination are also the most basic, as if the highest The energy level is not more than two?"

Gao Wen nodded: "Because the person who left this array can only control the rune array with second-level energy intensity at most."

Hetty looked up at him in surprise, and when he looked down again, the expression on his face couldn't help but bring a hint of admiration: "It's really all done with basic runes... with the most basic runes. Wen's creation of such a large-scale array is... an incredible creation... It seems to be a structure that can draw free energy from the natural environment? But what are these redundant complicated structures..."

Gawain pointed to the repeating structures in the ring area of ​​the circle: "Zoom in."

"Enlarge?" Heidi's eyes widened, and then suddenly realized, "Yes! This can be enlarged... and the structure here can further purify free energy... In this way, these basic runes can be higher The efficiency of drawing free energy, this is really...really..."

Hetty "really" didn't think of the right words to describe the feeling this magic circle brought her, but Gawain knew what she wanted to say: "It's really hard work, right? It's like a lame person supporting her. The crutches traveled all over the world, as if an unarmed man used a stick to carve verses on the stone. This is an effort beyond the limit. Using the most basic second-order runes to draw a magician that can make those great magicians dumbfounded. Miracle."

"I'm afraid those great magicians won't be dumbfounded, they won't even look at it directly," Hetty smiled and shook his head, "because although this magic circle is very creative, it is made up of second-order runes after all. When it gets up, no matter how efficient it is, the energy it draws cannot be compared to the personal magic wells possessed by the great magicians..."

"But it is a prototype, a basic model that can be continuously improved. It only has second-order runes, but what if you replace second-order runes with third-order runes on the basis of this idea? If you put their combination complexity also How about upgrading to the third level? How many times will its efficiency be that of the existing self-charging magic circle?" Gawain said, pointing to a few special nodes in the magic circle, "In addition to efficiency, You look at these more critical parts."

"This... seems to be a magic channel?" Heidi frowned, "I saw them just now, but I didn't see the corresponding energy-consuming unit. Is it because the magic circle is incomplete?"

"No, from the very beginning, this magic circle did not contain energy-consuming units. Its only function was to supply magic power to the outside world - to supply magic power to a weak human being. Because of this, it is different from the internal interface of ordinary magic circles. The 'compatibility' of these channels is so high that as long as it is an energy-consuming unit, it can be connected to it," Gawain said slowly, "Now, can this magic circle provide energy to the blacksmith shop?"

"If all the symbols can play smoothly... no, it will play smoothly, it has almost reached the limit of calculation!" The expression on Hetty's face gradually became excited, and she finally got rid of the traditional mage's mindset. Jumped out and realized the greatness of this thing, "Highly efficient self-charging, but also able to output energy at a fairly wide range of 'frequency', it can completely power a blacksmith shop, and even... More things to power!"

Then she couldn't wait to ask: "Ancestor, what is the name of this genius circle?"

Gawain took out a worn note from his body: "I don't need to name it - its creator has already given it a name."

The notes were opened, and on one of the pages was a short line of notes:

"Annie, I finally finished the 'Magic Web' today, may it bless your health."

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