"It's finished."

As Tops said this while sitting in the lounge outside the basement, the blue core on his chest gradually dimmed, signifying that... from this moment on, he would no longer be able to hear ultrasound beyond the human vocal range.

He carefully handed the three light wands in his hand to Yinla, who was watching from the side, and solemnly said, "With your optimized spell model, the new Ignite Wand... in your words, the Automated Wand - Ignite is complete."

Yinla looked at the ignition wand in his hand, which was similar in structure to Tops' own wand but much smaller. He gave one to the extremely curious Vera, and at the same time, he obtained Mana by unfolding Vera's [wings] and tried to input it.

He couldn't hear any sound... He couldn't hear the wand's incantation at all.

However, according to Xiaogang and Tops, the reason for choosing machine language is precisely because of its conciseness. Machine language has extremely strong expressive power; a sound emitted in one second can replace a chant of hundreds of words.

This is beyond comparison to [High-Speed ​​Chanting], and can even be said to be more outrageous than the [High-Speed ​​Divine Word] mastered by the Divine Race... Only by using the elves as an example can it be fully described.

However, a faint but steady flame appeared at the tip of the staff, illuminating the dark basement... Mana's energy consumption was slightly higher than normal casting, about 40% more.

There's nothing we can do about it; the main waste is the natural dissipation of mana into the wand... In other words, the shorter the wand, the more materials it uses that can store mana, and the less mana is wasted.

This little waste was nothing to Yinla... since she was using Vera's Mana anyway.

Vera, however, was not so happy. She frowned and waved the flames, saying, "The speed at which mana is being extracted is so fast, probably three times the original number of fires... Ah, is it Yinla who is extracting half of it? That's alright then, but there is still 1.5 times the consumption."

As Vera examined the automatic wand, she noticed a problem and said, "It's already quite good, but wouldn't it be better to make the wand shorter to reduce the energy consumption?"

Therefore, it seems that although Vera caused trouble every day at school, she still attended the most basic courses properly, and she is actually very smart, seeing the problem almost immediately.

"Yes, but the original length of the Ignition spell would create an automatic wand of this length."

As Tops spoke, he began to acknowledge Imra's designation of the "automatic wand," raising his own wand and saying, "For a fireball, this is the length... but for more advanced spells, the length might be unimaginable."

The length of the original text determines the length of the automated wand...

The original text of the Fireball spell is about four hundred words long, while the wand in Tops' hand is only a little less than twenty inches... less than half a meter.

In other words, if it were a legendary spell that was 900,000 words long, then the automatic wand that could unleash a spell of that magnitude would be about a kilometer long... Mana's waste rate would probably be 99.999%.

No matter what material it is, it's not something anyone can use... so it's impossible to design an automatic wand like that, otherwise it would be the most wasteful decoration.

"What a pity."

As Yinla said this, Tops and Vera were well aware of what he was regretting, but... there was nothing that could be done unless there was Mana superconducting material in this world.

Otherwise, the idea of ​​arming the Demon King's territory into a war-level magic-wielding army is definitely not believable...

"However, let's leave the basic design of the wand as it is... How's your learning of machine language going?"

As Yinla asked this, Tops, looking very tired, replied, "I'm learning gradually, but it's still very difficult. Some of the word conversions are very counterintuitive... For example, in machine language, the difference between 'sun' and 'insect' is very small."

As he said this, Tops gave an example, rubbing his eyes with a sigh, and said, "There is absolutely no logic, the meaning of each word is determined purely by the combination of characters... It's even more difficult than the script of the gods."

"Fortunately, I don't need to learn the spoken form of writing; I only need to ensure the written form can be translated..."

This is indeed something to be thankful for.

Nodding, Illa patted Tops on the shoulder and said, "If you're tired, just rest and take care of yourself... Also, a large bathhouse will be built tomorrow, just like the bathhouses in the former Duchy of Caesar. You can go for a bath there if you have the chance... You look too tired."

"Ah, I don't actually really like taking baths."

Tops chuckled as he said this, pointed to the blue core on his chest, and said, "Because I'm not sure if this thing can be submerged in water, although getting it rained on won't hurt... Is there any mission coming up next?"

Clearly, Tops had sensed something, but it wasn't something he couldn't say.

"Hmm, I hope you can make more automatic wands with the [Water Creation] spell. There aren't many original texts for the Water Creation spell, so it shouldn't be too difficult... These wands are mixed with mithril, right?"

As Yinla spoke, he weighed the wand, which was noticeably lighter than steel, and said, "We need a lot of wands for water creation, and I hope you can add more mithril... Is that alright?"

Tops nodded. In any case, he needed to familiarize himself with mechanical language during the process of making the wand. His next goal was originally the Wizard's Hand, but since Ira said she wanted to create water magic, it didn't matter at all.

If it's just more mithril...

"This is all the wealth I have in the Crimson Tower... I don't have enough mithril."

Tops said this with a helpless look on his face, "Besides, I'm using a standard steel staff... the kind that doesn't amplify magic but increases casting range and can kill people, with some mithril and my own modifications."

In other words, the former is a matter of funding... while the latter requires purchasing.

"So you brought these yourself? I thought you asked Youyou for them..."

As Yinla spoke, he patted Tops on the shoulder and said, "Later I'll take you to see Youyou... the ghost who manages the money for the Demon King, to see if there are any mithril reserves left in the warehouse, and I'll also help you apply for some funding."

As he said this, Yinla turned and led Tops upstairs. He casually asked, "I've never heard of standard steel batons. Where are they made? Where can I buy one?"

Tops quickly provided an answer to this question—

"Imperial Capital, Caligula Merchant Guild"

"..."

In an instant, Yinla stopped in his tracks. His thoughts in that instant were…

I'd rather steal (rob) than make money for Caligula.