Chapter 189 Perpetual Motion Machine and Hidden Wonders! (Two in One!)
The diameter of the top of the Devil's Tower is about 80 meters, and the total area is roughly about 5,000 square meters.
This lake formed by liquid magic alone occupies an area of more than 4,800 square meters.
Therefore, Bruno can say without hesitation that the Devil's Tower's head is full of "water".
Bruno stretched out his hand to fiddle with the liquid magic surging in the lake, and his thoughts gradually became distracted.
This was a major discovery for the Idar School.
For the Idar Territory, this is a magical weapon that can transform the development speed of the Idar Territory from running to a 100-meter sprint.
Because in Bruno's understanding of the world, magic is not just a general term for elements that are widely present in nature and can be used by wizards to release powerful magic, but also a renewable and clean energy with extremely high efficiency.
Today, Idar has a factory, but it is just that one large factory.
Compared to other noble territories, the Idar Steel Factory located in Gran Town has an astronomical monthly steel output alone.
But... although Bruno had already planned the direction of Idal Territory's progress, Idal Territory still had a disadvantage that could not be ignored.
That is energy! Corresponding to the huge steel production is the huge energy demand.
The large amount of source stones found in the Fran Islands can indeed replace the solid magic array to absorb magic in the air, but the premise of absorbing magic is... there must be enough magic in the air! Because the magic in Idar Territory is extremely thin, the plan of using magic and magic array to provide a stable energy supply to Idar Steel Factory has been abandoned before it was proposed.
As a result, the people of Idar can only maintain the normal operation of the Idar Steel Plant by mining coal in the Golan Heights.
Burning coal will cause pollution, but for Bruno, environmental pollution is definitely not something that should be considered now. After all... even in the past when there was no pollution, the living environment and life expectancy of the people in Idar were not impressive.
Even with the help of magic crystal bombs, the workers' mining efficiency would be difficult to improve for the time being without steam engines and other machinery to assist in the work.
Therefore, Lord Idar could only stimulate the enthusiasm of civilians and serfs for work by rewarding work points, organizing production teams, and increasing remuneration.
Mining, transportation, and many other logistical maintenance tasks all require a large number of people.
In addition, due to the extremely low medical level, Bruno has always been particularly strict in the inspection and quarantine measures for foreign immigrants, which has led to immigrants from the north of the empire gradually entering the Idar territory at a relatively stable rate.
When they enter Idar Territory and successfully pass the inspection and quarantine procedures, the chief administrative officers in charge of the construction of various migrant worker communities in Idar Territory will come forward to recruit them.
This is because, sometimes, the number of civilians pouring into Idar Territory cannot even keep up with the number of jobs in Idar Territory! Build new wonders, plant tulips and roses, cultivate land, develop the Fran Islands and grow tobacco and coffee, enter the workshops in the industrial zone on the Idar River, or be assigned to Gran Town to become a member of the Idar Steel Factory...
Every industry and every region in Idar Territory requires a large number of manpower.
In short, the relative shortage of manpower and energy has directly led to the difficulty for Idar Territory to support a new large-scale factory.
but……
Bruno has always had an idea in his mind, which is to try every possible way to use the most widely distributed magic elements in the world to replace minerals such as coal, making it a new energy source for Idar Territory.
After all... this is a magical world, so there should be solutions in the magical world! The countless experiences and cases in the previous life told Bruno a very simple truth: no matter when and where, adapting to local conditions is the way to success! However , before this, due to the extremely sparse distribution of magic power in Idar Territory, Bruno could only put this idea aside in his heart.
But... the lake before him, whose magical power was so strong that it was almost terrifying, gave Bruno a whole new possibility!
Countless magical elements gathered towards the Aset Basin from all directions in the eastern part of the empire, and then for some unknown reason they were all absorbed into the lake at the top of the Devil's Tower. This undoubtedly gave Bruno a bold idea!
If Bruno could transfer the large amount of magic power stored in this lake to other places in Idar Territory as energy, then Idar Territory would actually have a super energy system similar to a perpetual motion machine!
Magical power drives all kinds of machines and production activities in Idar Territory. The magical power that is dispersed into the air after driving the magic circle will be gathered again into the magic lake in front of us under the dual effects of the wonder bonus of the Aset Basin and the Devil's Tower...
This cycle repeats itself endlessly.
Perhaps on Earth, perpetual motion machines are just fantasy, but in the magical world that cannot be guessed by common sense, the principle of perpetual motion machines no longer seems to be something completely impossible to achieve.
Because on Earth, within the scope of the law of conservation of energy, when a machine does work, energy will dissipate in the form of heat or other forms.
But the working principle of the magic circle is completely different.
Taking the heating array as an example, the "heat" it generates is not the ordinary heat that people talk about!
The essence of this heat is actually the "fire"-related magic elements mobilized by the wizard when casting a fireball.
Through the operation of the magic circle, this special magic element was stripped from countless magic powers, and then gathered together to generate a kind of heat in the magical sense! The heat it generated does not refer to a kind of energy, but the physical properties of this magic element related to "fire"!
In other words, the process of the magic circle taking effect does not involve the transfer and loss of energy! Although this seems to be completely contrary to the physical rules of the previous life and even incredible, and Bruno cannot understand why the heated object obtains energy out of thin air, and why the magic of the "fire" element can generate heat at all times, but...
This is a magical world where everything is possible!
Moreover, this new "perpetual motion machine" system perfectly matches the first law of magic mechanics and the second and third laws of magic mechanics proposed by the Idar School, namely: 1. Magic is a general term for a new category of matter. It is actually a collection of magic with different characteristics. Magic with different characteristics constitutes the elements of this collection.
Second, magic power will neither appear nor disappear out of thin air. It will only be separated from countless magic powers under the control of magic arrays or magicians to play a role, and then return to the air after playing a role. In this process, the total amount of magic power remains unchanged.
3. The magical effect produced by releasing magic is not a transformation of energy, but a process in which a large number of the same magic elements gather and their original weak physical properties are expressed in a powerful way.
These three laws of magic written by Bruno himself and verified by wizard apprentices have become truths recognized by members of the Idar School today!
At least……
Up to now, the operation trajectories of all magical powers in this world have perfectly conformed to the above three laws!
Bruno's idea is good.
But the biggest problem he faces now is how to transmit the magic power in this lake to other places in Idar Territory.
If it were someone else, this might be a very difficult matter, but for Bruno, who had seen the prosperous human civilization in the previous life, he could think of a solution with just a little thought!
And the magic crystal was the key to break through this shackles in Bruno's mind.
As we all know, the special material of magic crystal makes it have a natural affinity with magic power, thus becoming the main material for the Idar people to make magic crystal bombs.
In this case... can we use magic crystals as raw materials to create high-voltage "cables" specifically for transmitting magic power? After all,
The structure of the magic circle is very similar to the circuit diagram of the previous life. Therefore, could the high-voltage wires that are widely present on the earth also become one of the tools for transmitting magic power to the Idar Territory?
Although no direct experiments have been conducted, Bruno believes that this is an idea that is very likely to succeed.
The reason why Bruno could make such a conclusion was not only because of his foresight and experience from his previous life, but also because the response of the wonder construction system proved the feasibility of this idea to Bruno! The wonder construction system usually only starts automatically when a natural wonder is discovered. However, the moment Bruno saw the magical lake in front of him, the familiar dialog box appeared in Bruno's vision again.
This is certainly a new reminder of a wonder, but it is not a natural wonder.
[After system monitoring, you have reached the conditions for unlocking hidden wonders! ]
[You have unlocked the hidden wonder - Stonehenge (new!)]
Bruno: !!!
After taking a quick look at the wonders of Stonehenge, Bruno couldn't help but take a deep breath.
In fact, strictly speaking, the Stonehenge unlocked by the wonder construction system cannot be called a wonder.
Not only does it not have a bunch of [S] ratings, it doesn't even have a powerful wonder bonus.
Moreover, unlike other wonders, the system gave extremely detailed requirements for the construction of Stonehenge, and magic crystal and source stone were the only two materials needed to build Stonehenge.
The only function it has is to act as a node for the transmission of magic power!!!
Although this sounds a bit lame, for Bruno, it is some of the best news he has ever heard.
The lake at the top of Devils Tower,
The idea of using magic crystal to polish the "cable",
Coupled with the stone circle that could serve as a node, Bruno's idea had almost been confirmed in theory! He could almost foresee that at some point in the future, Idar Territory would be brightly lit under the dark night sky, and the wires made of magic crystals would actually send endless magic power to every corner of Idar Territory, making Idar Territory the most dazzling pearl on the east coast of the entire continent.
Idar Territory has a promising future! At this moment, in Bruno's eyes, the magic lake in front of him was simply a super existence like a nuclear power plant!
And most importantly, it will not cause nuclear leakage and will not pollute the natural environment! Everything is the best arrangement!
only……
Although the magic lake on the Devil's Tower provided Bruno with new ideas and development plans, what puzzled Bruno was how this magic lake was formed? And why did the magic power of Idar Territory continuously gather here?
After being improved by divine power, Bruno was already very surprised by the ability of Originium to absorb magic from the surrounding air.
The lake on Devil's Tower absorbs more than just the magic of the Aset Basin.
If Bruno's guess is correct, the most fundamental reason why the magic power is so thin not only in Idar County, but in the entire eastern part of the empire is because of the combined effect of the Aset Basin and the Devil's Tower under our feet!
This is a groundbreaking inference, but only this can explain why the magic power here can gradually evolve into a liquid form due to its extreme concentration.
At this moment, an idea suddenly occurred to Bruno's mind...
He wanted to go deep under the lake to see what exactly caused such a miracle! The members of the expedition team were still at the foot of the Devil's Tower, but Bruno did not plan to let the griffin pick up the soldiers.
after all,
Including Claire, those ordinary soldiers who were unable to mobilize magic power could not provide much help to Bruno in his exploration of the lake.
And for something as top secret as this, naturally the fewer people who know about it, the better.
It's not that Bruno doesn't trust them, but...
All right,
To be honest, it was mainly because Bruno didn't know whether there was magic like "Leciphermen" in the world, so naturally the fewer people who knew about it, the better.
Moreover, this lake with extremely rich magical elements almost maximized the magician's strength, reducing the time required for the magician to mobilize magic power by at least half! In addition, the griffins around him had lived here for so many years without any abnormality, so... this also gave Bruno, who always liked to hide in the rear, a lot of confidence.
only,
What Bruno didn't know was that
When he leaped and went deep under the lake surrounded by the magic shield...
In the basement of the holy city of Bethlehem, a skinny old man suddenly opened his eyes! Sorry, I was out all day today, so the update is a bit late...
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