Heaven's Formula

"Don't get me wrong, I mean it's not easy, not that we can't do it." The man chuckled, "It's just the reward..."

"Three times the salt." Wang Qingzhi said firmly.

"Oh? Three times? That's not a small amount." The other party rubbed the metal sleeve on his fingertips, and his words were full of doubts, "If I remember correctly, the number of forests around Jinxia City has affected the efficiency of salt production, right? ?”

"But there are still many forests in Shenzhou. As long as the freight rate is increased by the same multiple, all merchant ships that come and go will be transported with what the Wang family needs!"

Wang Qingzhi has full confidence in this point.

Short-term losses are not a big deal.

The wealth accumulated by his family for several generations is enough for him to lose money for a long time.

"Forget it, that's something you have to consider. Wang Yi'an hasn't agreed to increase production for several years, but I didn't expect to get progress from you." The man accepted the deal, "There will be another group of people over there, you You have to be prepared earlier.”

Wang Qingzhi filled the wine glasses of both sides, and then picked up one of them, "I wish you a happy cooperation."

No expression could be seen under the man's mask. He was silent for a while, and raised the remaining wine glass, "Yes, when that day comes, we will all feel happy."

……

In Fengyang Villa.

Xia Fan is trying to sort out the development path of Inductive Alchemy.

This is also the inspiration he got from the astronomical instrument-since the symbols representing the trajectories of astrology can turn Kunshu Dingtian into Kunshu Xingxuan, can the talismans used in other alchemy also be improved in this way, or even Is it unified?

Since the house is not suitable for spell testing, he still chose the backyard as his research place—since the last time the electromagnetic gun penetrated the courtyard wall, the princess has designated this residence as his exclusive territory, which is usually guarded by guards. When he doesn't live in the villa, no one else is allowed to enter.

At this time, in addition to a dog and a fox, there was an iron frame and half a mechanism beast in the yard.This is also the reason why Ning Wanjun asked him to live here temporarily: so that Mo Yun can discuss with him issues related to arithmetic and mechanism skills at any time.

Usually, Mo Yun always arrives in the morning at six o'clock, but today he was unexpectedly late, so Xia Fan decided to solve his doubts first.

There are a total of five talismans on the table.

These talismans are all drawn according to the secret records of the basics of the spells, namely the shocking streamer, the early light of Lishu, the meditation of Kanshu, the wiping of willows by Xunshu, and the purple fluorescent charms seized from the Donghai Gang.

In order to ensure reliability, he also asked Luo You'er to use the willow-flushing talisman he had drawn to perform the Sunda technique, and the latter's feedback was that the effect was biased, but it was still usable.

This also proves that drawing talismans, like thoughts and material introductions, will be affected by personal factors.

The more complex the technique, the greater the impact.

But this is not the point he wants to explore today - Xia Fan wants to try to figure out whether the strokes on the talisman can be replaced by more intuitive, or more standardized icons.

"That's right," Li Xin, who was walking the dog at the side, came over and said, "You have finally embarked on the right path of research."

"Are you referring to the talisman?" Xia Fan laughed dumbly.

"That's right, according to my master, most of the improvements in spells are brought about by talismans. After all, they are closer to ideas than materials, and are easier to alienate."

At least it looks much more normal than building an iron and wood frame by hand, the fox demon thought to himself.

"How did you learn how to make talismans?" He was suddenly a little curious.

"First think about the form of expression of the technique, then analyze it, and finally combine it with the sample of the talisman to form a memory." Li recalled.

"Although Zhao Dahai's teaching is not so detailed, the content is not bad." Xia Fan said thoughtfully, "Sure enough, the premise of making talismans is to first understand what is painted on the talismans."

"Isn't this a matter of course?"

"The problem lies in this understanding." He sighed, and put the meditation talisman in front of him, "Please explain what these crooked lines mean."

"It's perception and mood swings." Li pointed to a curved line, "For example, this one has a lot of ups and downs in front, and circles behind it and gradually calms down, which proves that emotions are being eased. And the pattern connecting up and down is exactly our brain And the heart. Of course, if I were to draw it, I would expand the pattern on it to a larger size—I think the role of the head is greater than the heart in terms of emotions.”

This is the problem. If no one explains it, he probably won't be able to comprehend the meaning of this talisman for the rest of his life, and even if someone explains it, it will be difficult for him to remember it - he used to be exhausted from reciting catchy texts , not to mention these dumbbell-like lines?

"Then can you use it?"

"I'll try." Li picked up the talisman and pointed at Shanhui who was running around, "Kanshu, calm down!"

Shanhui, who was shaped like a Shiba Inu, suddenly slowed down his pace. After walking crookedly for a few steps, he lay down on the ground and turned over on his stomach, as if he had entered a lazy state of basking in the sun.

Chapter 135 The Road to Evolution

"Not very good, I can only say that it can barely be used to activate spells." Li shook his head.

"But he did calm down."

"The dog demon's resistance to Kanjutsu is already very low. If I were to make the talisman, he would have fallen asleep by now." The fox demon shook his ears.

Well... It seems that the imprints copied from the cat and the tiger are no different from the failed ones.This is the biggest problem with talismans, just like a cursive character is extremely beautiful in the eyes of some people, but it is like a chicken claw in the eyes of others.If the meditation talisman is improved according to Li's ideas, the effect will be greatly reduced if it is replaced by another alchemist who holds other views.

The other talismans were not much better either.

But Xia Fan can at least understand the meaning of the pattern above—for example, Fu Liushu, the three slanted lines on the top represent fluttering willows, and the horizontal curves below should be the ripples of the lake.Although it is a bit abstract, it is the result of thousands of years of refinement. If it is simplified again, it will easily be confused with other talismans, and more precise drawing would waste pen and ink, and the effect will not be improved significantly.

Just because she can understand, the effect in Luo You'er's hands is much greater than that of the meditation talisman.

At the beginning of Lishu, nine times out of ten it evolved from a bonfire, and the streamer of Zhenshu looked like lightning reflected in the water.

Only the purple fluorescent talisman, he couldn't connect the speckled talisman with any real thing at all—if Kanshu Meditation still has traces to follow, then this one looks a bit distorted and smeared Garbled.

I don't know who came up with this weird pattern.

Obviously, except for the last spell, the development process of these charms is very similar to writing.

It gradually evolved as people's understanding of magic gradually deepened, but it was more private.

Words need to be used to communicate, but the experience of techniques does not.

——The most important thing is that it is neither predetermined nor bestowed by the gods.

An idea gradually emerged in Xia Fan's mind.

He unfolded a piece of paper and began to draw talismans.

If you want it to be a "talisman" instead of a "graffiti", you have to conceive the effect of the spell in your mind and inject Qi into the pen.As for whether to use ink or cinnabar, the difference is negligible.He also heard from his master that some alchemists like to use their own blood to make talismans, and the techniques they perform will be stronger.For this kind of self-harm, he is still insensitive.

"Huh?" Shan Hui got up from the ground, "What happened to me just now? Suddenly the ground feels so warm."

"Shh." Li Bi gestured softly, "Xia Fan is studying alchemy, you go for a stroll outside the yard."

"My lord... Are you drawing a new talisman?" Shiba Inu wagged his tail and said, "Isn't this something that can be done in a day or two?"

"So you know it too."

"I've seen Miko-sama do it. She shut herself up in the monastery for almost a week, but in the end she still failed."

"It's really not that easy." Li looked at Xia Fan who was writing vigorously, with a smile in his eyes.Gambling talismans are just like gambling with stones. There are all kinds of thoughts in people's minds, and no one knows which one will work. The basic talismans that have been refined so far have already passed the test of thousands of alchemists. "However, if it's Xia Fan, it shouldn't be in vain. After all, the thinking in his head is different from that of normal people. I guess it will take a few days, and I should be able to..."

As soon as she said this, she saw Xia Fan raised his hand.

When that talisman turned into blue smoke, a purple lightning flashed in front of him!It looks like a streamer technique, but whether it is the thickness of the light arc or the length of the purple light, it has changed significantly compared to the previous shock technique.

This distorted electric arc spread all the way to the edge of the courtyard wall before disappearing, and at the same time there was a slight stench in the air.

He only drew a few talismans, and that's it?

Li Leng blinked on the spot. Although he guessed that Xia Fan would be faster than ordinary people, he didn't expect to be so fast.

"Sure enough, the expression of talisman is not limited to natural description." Xia Fan put down his pen and let out a sigh of relief.

"What did you draw?" As the person with the most comprehensive knowledge of spells in the villa, Li couldn't help being more curious. She walked to the long table and picked up one of the sketches.

Then she saw a heavenly script: several horizontal and vertical line segments formed the overall frame of the talisman, some straight lines connected to a wavy curve, and some straight lines connected to small squares.Their arrangement seems to follow a certain logic, but overall it is confusing.

Li immediately realized that this talisman had nothing to do with any kind of basic shock runes, it was purely a new type of sigil!

Improving is hard enough, how much more self-invented?

It's fine if it's just changing the soup but not the medicine. After all, some alchemists will use a one-to-one correspondence method to replace the strokes of the spell with patterns that they only know to enhance confidentiality, but this method will weaken the magic spell accordingly. the power of law.

And the lightning just now showed that this brand-new structure does not come at the cost of loss of power, it is essentially a better way of expression!

It's just that Li Shi couldn't connect these square things with the fleeting arc.

"It's just a simple boost circuit."

Xia Fan smiled and didn't explain too much, because it's hard for anyone to understand the meaning of those lines and squares without starting from the beginning.

There is no doubt that this talisman, like the copper wire pendant, is only valid for him alone.But the meaning of the former is much more profound-it means that it is feasible to reduce the difference in thought through "norms".

Whether the line segment representing the passage is drawn long or short in the hands of different people, and the square representing the resistance value is drawn large or small, it will not affect the effect of another person's reading this talisman.Even after dozens or even hundreds of years, future generations will be able to see at a glance what parts have been added to the seal and what routes have been changed.

When this standard can be spread one day, and everyone improves the technique according to this idea, even if it is the talisman drawn by the alchemist of Fengguo, the alchemist of Qiguo can use it immediately.

More importantly, Xinxing may no longer be an obstacle to cross-disciplinary research on alchemy.A alchemist of the Sunda genus who is completely unable to perform the shock technique may also come up with highly inspiring suggestions for the shock technique after learning and mastering this set of rules.

In fact, such things as interdisciplinary achievements abound in the history of science, and the inspiration obtained in one research can often be applied to other projects, which is the meaning of the framework.

Of course, Xia Fan knew that this framework was still at the "symbolic" level, and besides the shock technique, he didn't have much clue about other techniques, especially the alchemy techniques such as Kanshu and Qianshu, but established After a framework template, who is sure that imitators will not follow in the future?

Even if this set of talisman expressions is eliminated after a long time, it also shows that people's cognition of magic has reached a new level.As a pioneer, he has no regrets about it.

Chapter 136 Mo Yun's Hobbies

Li suddenly pricked up his ears and heard someone walking towards the yard.

She grabbed the dog's leg and dragged it into the house.

It was Mo Yun who stepped into the yard.

"Good morning." She nodded generously.

Xia Fan nodded slightly in return, "I thought you wouldn't come today."

"Yesterday I had a long talk with His Highness all night, so I got up a little late." Mo Yun explained calmly, "I will live in Jinxia for a long time in the future, and I hope you can teach me a lot about arithmetic and mechanism skills."

"Teaching is not enough, at most it's learning from each other." Xia Fan could see that she was in a very good mood, and she was talking with the princess all night, and she was going to live in Jinxia for a long time. I am afraid that the other party has already been persuaded by the princess to board the pirate ship up.

Knowing that she was going to embark on a risky and thorny road, she was willing to do so. It can only be said that the princess's level of deception is indistinguishable from his.

"Are you studying new alchemy?" Mo Yun noticed the messy talismans and polished ink on the table.

"Well, but it's over." Xia Fan simply tidied up, "Do you want to continue testing the mechanism beast?"

"It's not urgent," she looked around, "excuse me...is Miss Li here?"

"Yes, yes, you have something to do with her?" Xia Fan asked in surprise.

"Yesterday, the princess and I talked about a lot of things, including... the origin of the demon's life experience. Miss Li has always covered her tail and ears, right? Whenever I'm here." Mo Yun said slowly, "I think Say sorry to her because she could have been more relaxed and comfortable."

It turned out to be the case.

Xia Fan turned his head to look into the room, "What do you think?"

"It's okay, it's not a big deal, I've been used to it for so many years outside." Li walked out of the room again, and appeared in front of the two with a complete appearance.

Shan Hui also poked his head out from Li's feet.

"This is the first time I've seen a monster." Mo Yun sighed, "I used to think that monsters are hideous and vicious aliens, but now I realize how ridiculous my thoughts are."

"It's not surprising that ordinary people think this way," Li said, "Only the real aliens don't find animal ears and thick tails ugly. But it's good for you to understand. Wear a cloth hat on a hot day." It's really uncomfortable."

Wait, Xia Fan was stunned, why did he feel that the fox demon was full of aura when he talked with Mo Yun?

Why do you have to glance at yourself in the second half of the sentence?

"I... have another unfeeling request." Mo Yun hesitated for a while, and finally said in a low voice, "Can I touch your ears and tail?"

As soon as these words came out, both Xia Fan and Li were stunned.

What's happening here?

After a few days of contact, they found that Mo Yun did not show any abnormalities except for his knowledge and handwork.

"It's...not necessary." Li coughed twice, "I'm not used to getting too close to people. If you're really interested, try it with a tengu. Shanhui, go."

"Oh woo." Shan Hui walked in front of Mo Yun leisurely.

The latter squatted down and reached out to caress the top of the opponent's head.

"So soft..."

Mo Yun fiddled with Shiba Inu's ears with emotion.

Shan Hui was a little nervous at first, but he closed his eyes after a while, and enjoyed the combing with peace of mind.

Looking at Miss Mo's indifferent appearance, Xia Fan suddenly realized in his heart, could this person be a cat and dog lover at heart?

"That... Miss Mo, do you like small animals?"

"When I was still in the Mo family, I raised birds and dogs." Mo Yun nodded, "I was very unhappy for a while, and it was they who kept me going. At that time, I even felt... It’s easier to be together than to be with people. It’s just that I went to the Ministry of Industry and moved to the Mechanical Engineering Bureau, so I can no longer keep pets.”

She seemed to realize something was wrong when she said this, and quickly added, "Sorry, I'm not comparing demons to animals, but I just think it's incredible that there are similarities between the two."

Li raised the corners of his mouth, "It's nothing. The behavior of demons is indeed similar to animals sometimes. It can only be said to be natural. As for whether they have opinions on this point of view, it varies from person to person. At least dog demons don't think there is anything wrong. OK."