"The core of the Relic Mech?"
Linde looked at the rugged-looking core. Structurally, it was indeed the core of the Relic Mech, but it felt somewhat different from the one he had seen before.
That leaves only one possibility.
"You made this by hand, Alice?"
Seeing Linde's surprised expression, Alice proudly puffed out her chest and said with pride:
"Of course, I'm a genius. After perfectly replicating the spell markings, isn't copying one a piece of cake?"
"You're amazing, Alice."
Linde sincerely admired her, knowing that Alice didn't have any deconstruction aura; she completely relied on her own strength to replicate this core.
This is the core of a high-tech mech left over from ancient times. This ancient civilization was so powerful that it was subject to divine punishment.
At this point, Alice added:
"Actually, there are still some problems with this core. I originally planned to come to you when it was working properly."
"The only drawback of this core right now is..."
Alice picked up a polished, round crystal and carefully embedded it into the center of the core.
Then, he activated his mental power to directly awaken this core.
Soon, the core began to operate, and the entire core emitted a white light.
Looking at the core that was constantly emitting magic power, Linde asked in surprise:
"Isn't this great? What are the downsides?"
Alice said, her eyes fixed intently on the core:
"Be patient, you'll find out soon."
The two stared at the core, and as time passed, nothing strange happened.
Alice glanced at the magic clock beside her and said:
"Almost there, almost there..."
Before Alice could finish speaking, the replica core in front of her began to tremble.
"What?"
As the shaking intensified, the core's outer shell began to gradually disintegrate. Soon after, it emitted a puff of white smoke, became completely still, and turned into a useless core.
Alice stepped forward, manipulated her magic, and extracted the remaining crystalline remains from the core.
The scalding crystalline remains emitted a faint white light as Alice magically lifted them into the air.
"Look, that's it. According to my calculations, my replica core will overheat and melt down after running for about five and a half minutes, turning into what it is now."
Looking at the pile of scrap metal in front of him, Lin De already had a lot of ideas in his mind.
In some theories, this thing is already quite qualified to be used as a consumable; its only drawback is that its utilization rate is too low.
Linde glanced at the crystal fragment that had cooled down. Judging from the remaining magic power in the crystal fragment, it could theoretically continue to operate for a very long time. The main problem was that the core materials were not good enough to support such a large surge of magic power.
Linde then turned to the melted shell and asked:
"Alice, what material is this outer shell made of? Why don't you try replacing it?"
Alice replied:
“The outer shell? I have the best spell-writing material available right now; there’s no better material.”
"This is what's really troubling me. We're using the same materials and the same magic markings, so why can't my replica core hold up?"
As Linde listened to Alice's analysis, he also fell into thought.
The outer shell is the same, the markings are the same, it can operate, but it overheats...
Linde recalled how the replica core had been operating, the entire core emitting a white light... white?
Why is it white?
In Linde's memory, these relic mechs were emitting a blue light when they were operating on their own, and when he was experimenting with the core he had taken out. Why did they turn white here?
Looking at the whole basket of unpolished crystal remains on the side, Linde had given Alice all the crystal remains he had taken off his body to make it easier for her to study them.
The crystal fragments that Alice is currently using are all from the batch taken from Lind.
Linde remembered that this batch of crystalline remains was created using the power of his own bright aura. Could that be the reason?
What's wrong? Do I have too much crystal energy?
Suddenly, an idea popped into Linde's mind, and he said to Alice:
"Alice, do you know how to create water?"
Alice looked puzzled:
"What are you talking about? A mere water-making technique? How could I not know it?"
"No, no, no, that's not what I meant. Wait a minute."
Linde turned and took a small bowl from the snack box beside him, then said:
"After I say it's okay, cast the water-making spell into this bowl. Remember, cast it in the shape of the core crystal skeleton."
"...What? Never mind, I'll do it."
Although Alice was still somewhat puzzled, she prepared the water-making spell as Lind had instructed.
Linde didn't hesitate, immediately activating his deconstruction aura to envelop the entire small bowl, and said:
"Alice, that's enough."
Alice's mind stirred, and light blue magic gathered in the bowl, preparing to form perfectly normal water.
As a result, before the water droplets could form, they were interrupted by a strange force.
The magic that should have turned into clear water droplets transformed into a crystal-clear object.
Alice stared wide-eyed at the core rolling in the small bowl, her face filled with disbelief.
"This...you...how did you do that? How is this possible?"
Alice was so surprised by this scene that she stammered. It was simply too shocking for a scholar with a normal view of magic.
The magic power, which was originally floating in the magic network, was manipulated by someone and was about to materialize when it was artificially rewritten. The magic power, which had already been controlled by someone's mental power, was forcibly transformed into a concentrated solid magic power.
This is absolutely outrageous! It's outrageous beyond belief!
"Here, take it and try it out. I suspect the energy in the crystal fragment I gave you is too strong. Maybe this will allow the core to operate stably."
Linde handed over the bowl of dessert containing the crystal remains, while Alice, standing beside him, was also trying to calm herself down.
"He is an oracle, he is an oracle..."
Lind, not quite hearing Alice's rambling, asked:
"What did you say?"
"...No, it's nothing."
Alice quickly took the bowl of dessert from Lind, took out the crystalline remains that were still rolling around inside, and wiped them clean.
"The next experiment will have to wait. We've already used up all the core components for the imitation. If we want to continue the experiment now, we'll have to make a new one by hand."
Alice gathered up the melted core remains from the ground and fed them to the familiar beside her.
After swallowing the core, the familiar turned into a round shape, and its translucent body revealed the replica core inside.
At this point, the core of the counterfeit was being dismantled at a slow pace.
"By the way, have you been studying magic these past few days? Have you come up with any ideas about your own magical style?"
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