Chapter 397: Putting the Snails in the Refrigerator (5000+! Please subscribe!)
The expedition team saw the living Ebbinghaus snail for the first time on the morning of the second day in the deep forest northwest of the Forest of Warcraft.
This magical creature called the Ebbinghaus Snail is actually a little smaller than Bruno originally expected.
because……
Bruno’s reference is Miriam.
According to Bruno's measurements, Miriam is about 1.68 meters tall, 47 kilograms and C...
Well, that's about it...
The maximum mental strength that Millian can stimulate is about three hundred and seventeen mo.
That’s right!
Three Hundred and Seventeen Morris, or Three Hundred and Seventeen Mo for short! For a long time, the division of mental strength in this world has been very vague, and there is no clear and distinct boundary.
Weak mental strength, slightly weak mental strength, medium mental strength, slightly strong mental strength...
In short, this is probably just a simple distinction.
Perhaps for those mages who only know how to slowly chant spells and cast spells, the strength of mental power is not the key to measuring a mage's strength.
However, this is obviously contrary to the philosophy of the Idar School, and is also inconsistent with the Idar School's spirit of excellence and perfection, and it is difficult to meet the inevitable needs of the development of the Principality of Idar.
after all……
The mages of the Idar School are responsible for drawing magic circles and promoting the development of magical technology.
Therefore, the Idar School created the first accurate unit of measurement for mental power, and named this unit after Countess Millyne Morris, the leader of the "mental power control" project.
In order to create an instrument that can measure mental power, the mages of the Principality of Idar melted and extracted ice crystals and magic crystals, and conducted countless experiments on this basis.
With the joint efforts of the wizards and Millie, a magical instrument that can more "accurately" measure spiritual power was finally created a few weeks ago.
Whether it is a wizard or an ordinary person, as long as you try to concentrate your mental power on the ice crystal base at the bottom of the instrument, the new liquid metal inside the instrument will rise and fall according to the strength of your mental power.
Then, based on the extent of the rise of the liquid metal, a value that is countless times more accurate can be determined.
And three hundred and seventeen Mo is the strength of the mental power that Millie possesses.
At first glance, it may not seem that high, but...
According to measurements, the mental strength of an average person is only between 7 and 23 Mo, which is not even enough to make the liquid metal in the instrument rise a few millimeters.
As the best in the Idar School, Anel's own mental strength does not exceed 200 Mo, and only reaches 149 Mo.
In this comparison, the strength of Millie's mental power seems particularly terrifying.
As an ordinary person, Millie Morris's mental strength is more than twice that of Arnell Blood! No wonder she can stay awake for a month and even avoid sleepiness after high-intensity exercise.
According to the conjecture put forward by Idar mages, 317 Mo, this is almost the peak of mental power that an ordinary person can bear! Therefore, after comprehensively analyzing countless data, the mages came to a preliminary conclusion that the strength of mental power should be proportional to the physical conditions and physical quality of the mental power.
But……
When this expedition team led by Bruno walked in this deep and silent forest for more than a day, crossed the winding streams in the forest, walked through the muddy and rugged trails, and finally saw this magical creature with their own eyes...
Including Bruno, almost everyone present had the same slightly surprised thought in their minds - that's it? In the minds of all the expedition members, even though they already knew that their target was a group of snails, they still had a little fear in their hearts.
You know, that is not an ordinary snail, it is the Ebbinghaus snail!
It is not only a magical creature, but also a powerful existence that can directly interfere with the human spiritual world! What's more... this is the Forest of Warcraft!
As the biggest BOSS hidden in this forest known as the "forbidden land for mankind", the domineering aura that comes to you at the slightest thought is definitely real!
In everyone's subconscious mind, even if the BOSS hidden behind the scenes is a snail, he must be extremely terrifying, with a strong aura and overwhelming pressure!
Even Bruno himself naturally came up with such an idea.
But……
The Ebbinghaus snail in front of us seemed to be a little inconsistent with everyone's guess.
…
According to people's previous speculation, since the mental strength of a Millian is about three hundred Mo, then...what terrifying level can the mental strength of the Ebbinghaus snail reach?
Ten thousand Mo? Or one hundred thousand Mo?
But no matter how many it is, according to the wizards' estimation, as a magical creature capable of carrying extremely terrifying spiritual power, the size of the Ebbinghaus snail must be at least as big as a small hill, right?
In fact, when Bruno finally saw the giant Ebbinghaus snails living in the forest under Miriam's guidance, he actually felt a little lost...
Because among those snails, the tallest one is only about two meters tall, and the overall volume is about the same size as a hatchback on Earth, which is a far cry from the mages' original guess.
The shells of the Ebbinghaus snails are almost all dark brown, except for some colorful patterns on their shells. The overall appearance is basically an enlarged version of an ordinary snail, and it definitely looks quite sloppy.
And what made Bruno speechless the most was that... except for the griffin, all the magical creatures he found seemed to have an indescribable common characteristic - following the heart.
This is true for the blue-carved golems living on the Fran Islands, and the same is true for the Ebbinghaus snails that are the overlords of the Warcraft Forest.
Before Bruno even saw them, the snails retracted their heads into their shells at lightning speed as soon as they discovered Odin's captives who were tied up with layers of ropes.
Don't get me wrong,
The lightning here is not the name of a natural phenomenon, but refers to a lightning (sloth) that appeared in the movie "Zootopia" on Earth.
In short, although the Ebbinghaus snails began to shrink back into their shells when they saw the Odin captives walking in front, they had only shrunk halfway until Bruno arrived...
Well, although his mental strength is strong and his brain is sharp, his reaction speed is really not satisfactory.
"Is this the legendary... Ebbinghaus snail?"
Looking at these extremely timid and slow-moving guys in front of her, Millie couldn't help but speak in disbelief.
"It seems so."
Hearing this, Bruno nodded affirmatively.
Although these Ebbinghaus snails in front of him did not match his imagination and looked unimpressive at first glance, they made the task forcibly assigned by the system much less difficult.
At least... it was much easier than Bruno had expected.
Originally, Bruno thought that he would have to stay in Dorne for at least half a month and could only leave after all plans were on track.
But now looking at it this way...
Perhaps after this expedition is over, I can return to Idar City and enjoy the shameless aristocratic life!
Under the protection of the ice crystal, although the people present could ignore the mental interference of the Ebbinghaus snail, they still carefully protected Bruno in the middle before continuing to move forward.
Accompanied by the guards, Bruno was finally able to closely observe the culprits that made the Warcraft Forest a "forbidden place for humans".
Almost all of these Ebbinghaus snails live among tall, thousand-year-old trees. Looking around, there are about ten or twenty of them.
And he,
You can finally try to start your own performance according to the task process given by the wonder construction system.
"I will be safe, so... no matter what happens later, don't act rashly!" Bruno suddenly said to the guards beside him.
then,
Before the guards could react, Bruno quickly stretched out his hand and pressed on the shell of the largest Ebbinghaus snail.
Almost in an instant, Bruno's spiritual power burst out, as if some kind of communication link was formed between him and the Ebbinghaus snail.
This is the benefit that the title of "Benefactor of the Snail" brings to Bruno - gaining the favor of the Ebbinghaus snail and having the possibility of forming a spiritual connection with the Ebbinghaus snail!
Perhaps compared with the title of "Lord of the Griffins" which allows one to directly command the griffins, this effect seems much weaker, but Bruno is very open-minded. After all... it's better to have something than nothing!
Bruno had no time to think about it, because at the moment the mental connection was completed, his body almost trembled violently.
Even with just such a fragile link, he could still feel the extremely powerful spiritual power possessed by the Ebbinghaus snail!
You know, although Bruno's magic power is almost entirely granted by the wonder construction system, his mental strength is not low, even stronger than Arnel, up to 187 mo! But compared with the mental strength of the Ebbinghaus giant snail, the gap between the two is like a gurgling stream and a vast ocean with a storm! More than 100,000 mo! According to Bruno's current estimate, the mental strength of this largest Ebbinghaus giant snail may even have reached the level of "millions of mo"!
This is the real horror!
But this is obviously not the time to sigh. Bruno began to try to communicate with this Ebbinghaus snail on another level, hoping to communicate with the Ebbinghaus snail through this slightly weak spiritual connection.
This is also the most difficult part of the task assigned by the system! As long as you gain the trust of the Ebbinghaus snail and find an appropriate node in the extremely disordered and chaotic spiritual world of the Ebbinghaus snail, then everything that follows will become extremely simple.
But... this obviously cannot be accomplished in a short period of time.
So much so that when Bruno finally pulled back his arm and gradually came to his senses, the guards present all looked at him with extremely worried eyes.
"Your Excellency the Duke, you are finally awake!"
Lark Fred's tone was particularly anxious: "You kept this posture for nearly half an hour!"
"fine……"
Bruno breathed a sigh of relief.
As mentioned in the wonder construction system, the cowardly Ebbinghaus snail has no subjective malice towards other creatures.
The reason why humans who enter the Warcraft Forest are either crazy or stupid, and why all creatures that appear in this forest are subject to various mental disturbances, is not because the Ebbinghaus snail did it intentionally, but because... they simply cannot control such a vast spiritual power!
If powerful wizards possess extremely strong mental power, they can draw more sophisticated magic arrays. However, if ordinary people like Millie possess strong mental power, it may not be a good thing.
Because the mental power that ordinary people can carry is limited. If it exceeds this limit, the mental power will be disordered and out of control! Miriam's situation is better, but she can't have the same work and rest schedule as normal people.
But the situation of the Ebbinghaus snail is much more serious!
The spiritual power they possess is far beyond the limits of their ability to control, so much so that they themselves are tortured by this majestic but extremely chaotic spiritual power.
Moreover, this spiritual power was even released into the Forest of Warcraft through the special patterns on their snail shells.
As a result, all living things that enter this forest will be disturbed!
Bruno, however, can rely on the existence of the wonder construction system and the help of the cryostone to solve the pain that the Ebbinghaus snail is carrying! Of course, this is conditional.
The Principality of Idar will naturally gain enormous benefits from this, but... that's all a story for the future.
then,
Bruno turned around and waved to the mages of the Idar School, signaling them to come closer.
He decided to take this opportunity to give these guys a good beating.
After all, the array research laboratory hasn't come up with anything new for a while.
What about the engine you want?
Not to mention the engine, these wizards couldn't even figure out the combination of magic technology and steam engine!
then……
"Ever since you joined the Idar School, even though I'm your mentor, I haven't taught you many times personally..."
Bruno's words were full of regret. He paused, looked at the mages in front of him, and nodded with satisfaction:
"...But fortunately, you are all a group of smart talents. Through discussions with your fellow seniors, you have pushed magic technology to its current level."
Upon hearing this, the mages present expressed their gratitude to their mentors, or their mentors' mentors.
"And today...I'm going to teach you a lesson here!"
As Bruno's words became more serious, the mages present pricked up their ears.
As a powerful wizard and the founder of a new school of wizards, Bruno has absolute authority in the Idar School.
Therefore, there are not many opportunities to listen to the teacher's teachings! Every opportunity is very precious!
"What do you think...how can we ensure the survival of this giant Ebbinghaus snail in front of us while preventing this giant from causing mental shock to other creatures?"
After the question was raised, the mages present fell into deep thought.
After all, the Principality of Idar has just started its research on mental power, so... the question raised by Bruno is actually a bit beyond the scope.
Finally, Arnel spoke first:
"We can use the properties of the ice crystal stone to create a super-large magic circle and find a way to suppress these mental powers... uh... "
"Or Aba Aba Aba..."
After listening to the thoughts of the mages present, Bruno shook his head with regret and said, "Your ideas are too limited..."
After saying that, Bruno turned around and stood next to the Ebbinghaus snail.
"Look at this snail..."
"Although it is very large, with a height of nearly two meters, and there are countless patterns on its shell, but... no matter how many times its body size increases, no matter how powerful its mental powers are, no matter what kind of magical creature it is, it cannot change the fact that it is a snail!"
"As a snail, it naturally has the same living habits as a snail, such as... hibernation!"
Hearing this, everyone present looked at each other in surprise.
them……
As if realizing something...
"In layman's terms, as long as you put the snail in the refrigerator, that is, let it live in a cold environment, its body functions will make it hibernate, allowing these disordered mental powers to return to calm."
In fact, most of the mages present already knew what a refrigerator was.
This is a project currently being researched by the Civilian Technology Research Group of the Magic Technology Research Institute of Idar Public University.
"So... now, what have you learned?"
Arnel: (⊙ｏ⊙)
Other mages: (⊙ｏ⊙) Seeing that the people present did not show the reaction he wanted to see, Bruno finally said in frustration:
"Think about the breadth of the problem, everyone!"
"Thinking deeply about a problem is important, but thinking broadly is also essential! Nowadays, you only know how to study the magic circle all day long, but... sometimes you are just getting stuck in a dead end! Comprehensive knowledge is also important!"
"Just like the Ebbinghaus snail in front of us, we only need to start from the essence of the snail, build a big wooden box, and then put the cryolite and the snail that I asked you to bring into the box. Isn't the problem solved?"
"What magic circle are you still talking about? What magic crystal conduction? There are only a few hundred thousand, no, tens of thousands of gold coins in the treasury of the Principality of Idar! And you guys just squandered them all like this!"
"It only takes a few simple steps, but you guys insist on using some magic array? When you encounter something, you should learn to look at the problem from multiple angles!"
Seeing that their mentor got angry, all the mages present hung their heads and listened carefully to the mentor's scolding.
Mr. Mentor...
It is indeed like a beacon on the road of life!
…
As Bruno's hammering came to an end, everyone present began to move together.
Bruno is responsible for communicating with the Ebbinghaus snail, and then through the conduction of the Ebbinghaus snail's mental power, he gathers the snails living in this forest together.
The rest of the people were responsible for cutting down trees and making giant wooden boxes using local materials.
An Ebbinghaus snail is placed in each box, and then cryostones are stuffed into the boxes as much as possible, causing the snails in the boxes to gradually fall into hibernation.
Finally, the wizards took action and used magic marks to draw countless magic seals on the wooden box to prevent external forces from breaking it and the influence of other external factors, causing the Ebbinghaus snail to wake up from hibernation.
In short, everything was carried out according to the flowchart provided by the system, and the degree of completion of the task began to increase in an orderly manner.
"The problem of the Ebbinghaus snail has been solved. What remains is... the construction of the Tower of Babel..."
Bruno couldn't help but mutter to himself as he watched the scene before him.
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