"Well, it's another busy day."

At dusk, Rosen stretched and walked out of the underground laboratory of Swan Castle.

The progress of the Soul Amplifier is very, very slow, almost stagnant.

I don't feel disappointed.

With the help of the tree branch of life, he thought of a very clumsy way and designed a usable soul amplification device.

The biggest bottleneck at the moment is that the method is too stupid and there are no shortcuts, resulting in a very slow construction speed.

What you need to do next is to move forward little by little until you reach the end.

"If I'm lucky, maybe half a year. If I'm unlucky, maybe a year, I'll get the first version of the finished product."

The effect of the first version can increase the size of his soul by more than five thousand times, which is still slightly inferior to the powerful demon god, but with the protection of the plane magic ring, he does not have to worry about being crushed by the demon god.

When he came out of the laboratory, it was almost dinner time, so he turned and went to the lake view restaurant in Swan Castle.

Dinner would take some time to be ready, so Rosen sat down on a chair, picked up today's edition of the Capital Evening News, and flipped through it casually.

The news in the Capital Evening News is updated very promptly, but Rosen never reads the political section because he knows all the news in this section.

He only reads the various anecdotes happening in the corners of society.

For example, in a bar fight, someone sticks a bottle into another person's anus.

For example, brothers fight over property and accuse each other of not being their father's son. However, after using blood magic, they find out that none of them are of their deceased father's blood.

For example, the son and grandson are actually father and son, but in reality they are brothers. It's very interesting.

As he read, Rosen's eyes fixed on a piece of strange news.

The news said that a mare gave birth to a dwarf on a farm on the outskirts of Mondaria.

This dwarf could run and jump as soon as he was born, and he could also speak words that no one could understand.

It ran so fast that it disappeared in the blink of an eye and has never been seen since.

There were more than a dozen witnesses at the scene of the incident, and the connections between each witness were not strong, so it was highly likely that they were not in collusion.

Everyone swore that this was true. Three of the witnesses were wizards, and they swore that this was definitely not an illusion.

Seeing this, Rosen felt that this matter was a bit strange.

"Is it a mistake for the traveling wizard to have a mare give birth to a dwarf?"

"But the Phase Observation Bureau did not report any abnormal fluctuations."

"Is it some kind of new phase transfer method? Or is it a new advent technique invented by the Void Gods and Demons?"

If you can't figure it out, just open Lai Fu's database and look at the prayers of natural believers in the corresponding area.

After checking it out, I found that it was indeed true.

The believers generally believed that the mare gave birth to a demon, and they were all panicked, worried that some unexpected disaster would occur.

Rosen was also very curious about this matter: "Then send someone to investigate."

So, he contacted the Security Bureau and asked them to send a few agents to get to the bottom of the matter.

After finishing this, he continued to read the newspaper for a while, and then he saw Sieglerna walking into the restaurant accompanied by two maids.

Today, Swan Castle is the imperial palace, and the hostess is naturally the queen Sieglerna, while Selena has returned to Adrian's family castle.

As for Rosen, he was sometimes in Neuschwanstein Castle, sometimes in Dawn Castle, sometimes in Shire County, or some other unspecified place.

In short, his appearance place is very random, depending on his mood.

On the other side, when Zigrellana saw Rosen, she immediately smiled and trotted towards him, which made Rosen frightened and he quickly reminded her.

"Slow down, slow down, don't fall."

There is a baby in my belly.

"My dear, I'm not that fragile."

Sieglerna sat next to Rosen, chattering with him about daily anecdotes, all of which were the daily affairs of the noble ladies in the imperial capital.

Rosen wanted to relax, so he listened carefully, occasionally interrupting to make a few comments, which made Zieglera more interested in chatting.

While chatting, Zigraina suddenly asked.

"Honey, I almost forgot something."

She looked a little more serious.

"I saw a new announcement from the Magic Department, saying that they will conduct a feasibility study on the Heart of the Ocean. What exactly is this 'Heart of the Ocean'?"

Rosen smiled and said, "The energy core is similar to the current Black Rock Power Plant."

This announcement was included in the annual plan report of the Imperial Ministry of Magic, and he sent it personally this afternoon.

It's just a short line of words with ambiguous content. People who understand it will naturally understand it, and people who don't understand it will just watch it for fun.

Of course, there are only a few people who really understand it, just a few mages in secret laboratories.

Zigrelana was curious: "Then why is it called 'Heart of the Ocean'?"

Rosen smiled and said, "Because the Black Rock Power Plant burns black rocks. The fuel for this new generation of energy core is extracted from the ocean, so it is called the Heart of the Ocean."

Zigrellana didn't quite understand what he said, but she became more curious: "Extracting fuel from seawater. There's nothing else in seawater except salt. Can salt be burned?"

Rosen smiled and shook his head: "Of course salt can't be burned, but water can."

"Boil water. Isn't water used to put out fires?"

The Empress became more and more confused as she listened. She subconsciously tilted her head and looked at Rosen with a confused and suspicious look, as if she was trying to figure out whether he was joking with her.

Zigraina nodded immediately.

After the delicious dinner, she immediately looked at Rosen.

Rosen took her hand and walked slowly in the garden of Swan Castle: "This is a new achievement born out of the cooperation between major laboratories."

"The 'burn' in 'boil water' is not ordinary burning, but the aggregation of basic elements."

Sieglerna had been the queen for several years. She had been influenced by Rosen and had paid attention to some of the latest developments in magic, so she understood some of it at this time.

"What will happen after the aggregation?"

"According to the experimental results of the Institute of High Energy Physics, after polymerization, it will release very amazing power and produce new basic elements at the same time."

"Amazing power? How amazing is it?"

"It's hard to say exactly, but it's a lot more than Blackstone. Also, it's not mature yet, so we have to do some verification experiments."

Rosen didn't want to publicize this matter too much, so he said it very calmly.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that this fact couldn't be hidden from those who were interested, and the verification experiment would require a huge amount of funding, he wouldn't even bother to write about it in the announcement of the Ministry of Magic.

Why can't they keep it secret? Because they plan to build a 2km diameter Ring of Strength, which will cost more than 14 million Oggs.

It's unacceptable to make such a big fuss and spend so much money without going through the proper procedures.

On the other hand, Zigraina was interested in the new developments in magic, but not much.

She was not a research wizard, so after getting a general explanation from her husband, she thought she understood it and immediately lost interest in this so-called 'Heart of the Ocean'.

Compared to magic, she prefers to stick with Rosen. Even if they don't do anything, just taking a walk and chatting together will make her satisfied.

Then, her topic turned to various trivial matters of the world. She chatted with great interest, her little face was rosy and delicate, and her eyes were bright and adorable.

Rosen just joined in the chat.

Don’t think that Ziglarana looks like a little woman now, that’s because she is with him.

If she were a stranger, she would be the noble, majestic, and reserved empress of the empire, the incarnation of the true God on earth.

While chatting, Rosen's mind was still on the 'Heart of the Ocean'.

According to his original expectation, the function of the so-called 'Heart of the Ocean' was to provide power.

However, as the High Energy Magic Research Institute continues to conduct in-depth research, a large number of profound magical secrets have been discovered.

As a result, the 'Heart of the Ocean' has many new magical uses, some of which are very, very amazing.

The most amazing one is the 'creation of an artificial magic ring'.

Mages have always generally believed that the magic circle was created by the Creator, and is an independent, supreme and absolute existence.

But research on high-energy magic has shown that elements and magic circles are mutually dependent.

In other words, the magic circle is a basic attribute of the element.

As long as there are enough elements, or the energy contained in the elements is high enough, the properties of the magic ring can become very obvious.

According to this theory, the sun should have the most powerful magic ring, and as long as a stable high-energy environment is simulated in the mortal world and some special methods are used, a stable small-scale artificial magic ring can be created.

At the same time, creating an artificial magic ring is also extremely important, and it is a prerequisite for astral navigation.

In short, once the "Heart of the Ocean" is successful, it will be a milestone event for a new magical civilization.

What it will eventually bring may be a new world that has never been seen before, that no one could have imagined, but that will be enough to leave everyone dumbfounded.

This matter has already exceeded Rosen's understanding, and he now has no idea where this matter will eventually lead to.

But no matter what, as long as you keep moving forward, you will always see it.

At night, the Rosen puppet far away in the Glorious Empire was also questioned by Zhuoya.

"Heart of the Ocean? Is this what you said was the thing that boiled water?"

When she said this, her cheeks turned red uncontrollably.

She looked confused.

"I still don't understand, why is there any need to boil water?"

Rosen did not explain further to Zhuoya, but just smiled and said, "Don't worry, you will know after the experiment is successful."

Zhuo Ya snorted: "We in the Glorious Empire also have a magic department. If you don't tell me, I will go ask the magic department."

Rosen chuckled: "I bet they don't know the answer."

His understanding of the Glorious Empire's Magic Department was not much worse than Zhuo Ya's, and he knew that they had not yet mastered the art of high-energy magic.

Zhuo Ya refused to believe it: "Then I will set up a laboratory specifically for 'burning seawater'. I don't believe that I can't figure it out."

Because of Rosen's low-key handling, the incident of the Heart of the Ocean caused almost no waves.

After a few days, the already low enthusiasm among the people faded away, to the point where almost no one paid attention to it.

But things themselves are moving forward steadily step by step.

I thought everything would go smoothly, but about ten days after the announcement, something strange happened.

In the morning, as soon as Emperor Rosen entered the study room facing the lake, he vaguely sensed something was wrong.

Soon, he discovered that a thief had broken into the study and his documents showed signs of being rummaged through.

Two more today

(End of this chapter)