Chapter 61 Science and Alchemy
"Is this how we... lost?"
Joe's voice was a little dry.
Derian sighed again: "Yeah, did you see those soldiers wearing red gems? What they have on them is Uno's latest weapon, a magic orb that allows guns to release magic shells."
He paused for a moment, then slumped down in his chair as if he had lost all strength, muttering:
"It has the same range as a gun, the same power as a cannonball, and judging from their appearance, it seems that this orb is still experimental, but it can defeat our fleet with a magic shield...
"That's why the Second Princess changed her mind. She felt... this is the 'future' of magic. Hehe, the future of magic..."
Derian kept repeating this, and his whole body became listless, as if he had aged a dozen years in an instant.
Li Qi didn't quite understand Drien and the others' pursuit of magic. In his opinion, since change could not be changed, he might as well just go with the trend.
No matter which world you are in, firepower is everything and caliber represents justice.
The future of magic orbs is already foreseeable. Whichever side's magic orbs are more advanced and can exert more powerful power will win.
If England continues to cling to the "Glory of Magic", it is foreseeable that his position will be replaced by other countries.
The country that will replace England is most likely Uno.
Because they developed epoch-making weapons.
Magic Orb.
However, although Li Qi was confused, he did not ask the question in his mind.
He just stood aside and listened to the conversation between Derien and Joe.
After a while, Derian seemed to not want to discuss this matter anymore and turned to look at Li Qi:
"Oh, Kiri is here to learn alchemy, right? Sorry, I may not be in the mood to teach you today, Joe, you teach him the basic theories of alchemy."
Derian handed the work to Joe and pushed the two out of the alchemy room.
After leaving the alchemy room, Qiao said to Li Qi helplessly: "It seems that I am the only one who can teach you alchemy today."
Li Qi was silent for a long time. He looked back at the door of Derian's alchemy room and finally couldn't help asking:
"…Why is the professor so excited? If Uno really popularizes this kind of gem in the army in the future, we have to study it together to avoid falling behind them..."
"Kiri!"
Before Li Qi could finish his words, he was interrupted by Qiao.
Qiao looked at the door of the alchemy room nervously and whispered to Li Qi: "You have just learned magic for a short time, so I won't say anything to you, but you have to remember, don't say these things in front of others in the future!"
“…”
Li Qi was silent again.
He looked at Qiao deeply, and finally nodded obediently: "I understand, senior, I won't ask anymore."
Perhaps it was because Li Qi was too obedient that Qiao felt a little guilty and thought that his attitude just now was not very good. He added:
"…In this academy, magic is supreme. Everything is an aid to magic, including our alchemy, which is only a part of magic."
"I know that, but aren't Uno and his orbs considered alchemy?"
“Not really.”
Joe answered immediately without any hesitation.
Li Qi became even more confused after hearing this.
Joe opened his mouth to explain, but then something occurred to him.
He said, "Aren't we going to have class next? I'll just tell you about the essence of alchemy."
As he spoke, Qiao took Li Qi to a nearby empty classroom.
…
The alchemy in this world is actually not much different from the alchemy that Li Qi understands.
They all create new magic items or magic potions in various ways to enrich the magic system.
Going back a long way, ancient swords and armor, and more recently modern guns and trains, are actually all derivatives of alchemy.
But in fact, things like firearms that were born out of modern science are not considered alchemy at the English Academy.
According to Joe, the essence of alchemy is magic.
Only things created through magic can be called alchemy.
It is said that the most important point about the so-called magic orb is that it is something that ordinary people can also make.
Although the user must be someone with magic power, if this thing is not made with magic power, it is not considered alchemy.
That is utter heresy.
"Is it not possible to use magic power?"
Li Qi asked in confusion.
Joe shook his head. "No, that kind of thing is not a product of magic, it is a product of science. That so-called science... is inherently contrary to our magic."
Science, in the eyes of the School of Magic in England, is a special subject different from magic.
The most special thing about it is that it is not mixed with any magic. Any ordinary person, as long as he works hard enough, does not even need to have magical talent, can participate in science and create something that is enough to kill a magician.
The most representative scientific creation is the gun, which is what magicians hate the most.
In fact, it’s not that there weren’t long-range attack devices in the past.
Bows, crossbows, and even massive siege crossbows are beyond the range of magic and can pose a threat to magicians.
However, magicians with a little bit of strength can create magic shields or even cast the "arrow avoidance" spell specifically on themselves to prevent these things from hurting themselves.
But not guns.
The speed of bullets fired from guns is much faster than that of bows and crossbows, and the mages' arrow avoidance spells cannot deflect the direction of the bullets.
Not to mention the magic shields, these things are no different from paper in front of bullets.
This is all the product of 'science'.
This kind of thing allows ordinary people to have a method to forcibly kill magicians, and anyone can use it.
The same goes for the current magic orbs.
It is also a scientific creation. Ordinary people can mass-produce it as long as they master the methods and techniques, without the need for magicians.
That is why it is denounced as heresy by magicians.
After talking to Li Qi, Qiao drank a sip of water to give Li Qi some time to digest what he said.
Li Qi finally understood why England hated Uno so much and even joined forces with Farol to attack Uno.
The reason is that Uno threatens the status of magic.
The appearance of the magic orb allows an ordinary, apprentice-level magician to have the ability to dominate the battlefield.
This was a treatment only available to legendary mages in the past.
Legendary wizards are no longer revered; they are not even as good as magic apprentices holding magic orbs.
This is something that England, who respects magic, absolutely cannot accept.
In other words, the masters who are high and mighty don't want to be pulled off their chairs by the common people.
but……
Li Qi thought of something, and his expression became a little strange. He asked Qiao in surprise:
"Since the reason we hate magic orbs is because they are not mixed with magic, why don't we create an orb that can be made with magic?"
"?"
Joe was stunned.
Li Qi added:
"Senior, you also said that the key to science and alchemy lies in whether there is magic in them. In other words, as long as magic is used to create scientific creations, can scientific creations also become magic props?"
"this……"
Li Qi's question made Joe's brain crash. He subconsciously wanted to refute, but when he thought about it carefully, he couldn't find a reason to refute.
Seeing this, Li Qi said no more. He gave Joe some time to think, and then he started reading the book on alchemy.
In fact, what Li Qi said to Qiao was what he himself wanted to do.
Although Li Qi couldn't understand the making of the magic orb, he could tell from the densely packed metal gears on it that it was indeed a complete technological creation.
He knew nothing about science, but if it was magic...
Li Qi thought that he could try to use alchemy to create his own magic orb.
(End of this chapter)
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