Mage? Spell Engineer!

Master Snow has dealt with many engineering problems. He believes that theoretical models are correct and can solve practical problems if they are verified experimentally. For alchemists, especially those who rub magic tools, the symptoms of "I'm thinking" and "I've almost got it" are a bit serious.

To convince Master Kano and other mages, logical arguments are needed. Rorschach's subsequent work is to organize the data, draw experimental conclusions, and then propose mathematical models to generalize to universal conclusions.

The dormitory was illuminated by [Light Technique] for many nights, just because Rorschach worked tirelessly to contribute to the thermodynamics of this world.

Kano got the newly revised and supplemented paper and read it for a long time: "Master Rorschach, you really surprised me." He touched his smooth and round chin:

"The next research direction can consider the conversion of heat, electricity, kinetic energy and ether. Our research team happens to have a lot of data and records."

"OK."

"I will submit it to the Magic Guild for you as the first reviewer." Rorschach is a low-level mage, and the paper requires a mid-level or high-level mage to be the "preliminary reviewer" to endorse and submit it for review, similar to the corresponding author.

"Master Rorschach, you proved that heat is energy rather than matter, so what do you think ether is?"

Magic? The empire and the dwarves generally refer to each other as "magic" and "magic energy", while the holy kingdom and the elves call it "ether" and "mana" respectively. There is a vague opposition between the theory of energy and the theory of matter.

"Students don't understand enough yet to draw conclusions." Maybe it's the duality of quality and energy? This is magic. Rorschach couldn't help but think. Don't force me to hold back the mass-energy conversion equation. I have never understood the theory of relativity.

"Snow promised to make us a new motivation machine. You did a good job. Put this matter aside for now and go on a business trip for me. I will pay more this month."

"Business trip? Where to go?"

"Secondary plane." Kano turned around, unlocked the "secret lock" of the cabinet behind him, took out a document bag and handed it to Rorschach: "This is the first time we have discovered a stable secondary plane where humans can survive for a long time."

The atmosphere of the main plane and the starry sky are separated by a thick layer of transmutation dust, and the Archmage rarely breaks through. And rare entrances to secondary planes can be found through magic rituals or in some ancient ruins.

But those planes are often filled with extreme elements. For example, the water elemental plane is an endless ocean. It also has an atmosphere, but the boundary between air and liquid is not obvious. There is also the air elemental plane, with never-ending storms and water constantly vaporizing in the air mass. , condensed, thunder and lightning flashed between the air masses.

The discovery of a secondary plane with solid land and a breathable atmosphere was unheard of. Only poems handed down from ancient times contained the fantasy of such a secret realm.

Kano whispered a guess: "Maybe it is the abandoned Kingdom of God."

There are not a few people who speculate like this. Since the Silent Age, mages and priests can't help but wonder: Where did the disappeared gods go? How is the status? If they pass away, what will be left behind?

After multiple confirmations and trips by high-level mages, the Magic Guild and Tower of Stars planned to organize a team of about a hundred people and send them to designated locations on the plane in batches to try to establish a semi-permanent stronghold.

"Really let me go? I'm here to study." Luo Xia is from the Empire. Shouldn't such a good thing be done quietly instead of shooting?

"You can't hide it even if you want to. Through the magic guild, people in the empire know the news about the secondary plane. The current large-scale exploration is also semi-public after the initial inspection." Kano knocked on the table: "As for why Please go, Paulina is very busy, Pascal can’t be saved, so I have no choice but to look for you.”

Exploration revealed that the secondary plane is a desolate land with only sand and gravel, about the size of a large area of ​​the Holy Kingdom, and its edges are blocked by transmutation dust and cannot be sensed. Although the earth is lifeless, the ether concentration of the plane is very high.

"The archmage responsible for the initial exploration has a huge family behind him. He hopes to carve out a territory in the secondary plane and become a family fiefdom recognized by the Holy Kingdom. There are many old guys with this idea, so he gave us the king Your Majesty's excuse to intervene." Kano snorted coldly.

Rorschach was a little surprised: "Then why didn't the discoverer claim ownership of the entire plane?"

"The exploration was done jointly by the great mages of the magic guild. I have also been to a deserted land with nothing. Compared with the land itself, the title brought by converting it into a fief is more meaningful. Besides, give it to him, He can't swallow it! What's the use of a wasteland that's one-third the size of the kingdom? If he wants to develop it, he needs more mages and ordinary people to participate in the construction, and he needs mortal forces to intervene.

His Majesty the King's Finance Minister and the Chief of Guards negotiated with the Magic Guild, hoping that the Guild would recognize the secondary plane as the territory of the kingdom, and then canonize the discoverer and some archmages as lords of the plane. At the same time, the central area is required to be 10,000 acres of royal territory, which is about one-fifteenth of the size of the plane. "

"Can the Magic Guild agree?"

"Rorschach, what is the Magic Guild?" Kano shook his head: "It is not a tightly united organization, it is just an association that mages join out of common interests.

Compared to handing it over to the magic guild and letting all the mages own it, it is obvious that the canonization recognized by the kingdom is more beneficial to the discoverer. Like many great mages here, he was originally from a noble background in the kingdom. The Archmage, who was a businessman, needed a title and a fief to join the nobility, and was easily bribed by the discoverer and His Majesty the King.

When these guys sit in the Arcane Senate, they represent the magic guild branch of the Holy Kingdom; at this time of distribution, they represent the interests of themselves and their family. How can there be any guild? "Kano spread his hands.

"Teacher, are you not from a noble family?"

"Your teacher, I, Kano, look down on these wastelands and these people. Oh, by the way, don't you think there's anything strange about it?"

Rorschach thought for a while: "His Majesty the King has extended his hand, there is no reason why the church should not get involved."

"Yes, that's the strange thing. The church has never expressed its position, and His Majesty the King doesn't want the church to get a share of the pie."

"There won't be any danger, right?"

"I will not send my students into the fire pit! It has been a year since the plane was discovered. We old guys have come and gone countless times. It is confirmed that it is a wasteland. This time, except for mages, it is mainly ordinary people. When construction workers enter the construction base, you, as one of the accompanying mages, should pay attention to any emergencies.

I have said so much and my mouth is dry. Should I go or not? "

Having said this, Rorschach had no reason to refuse. He took a deep breath and said, "I'll go. Remember to pay the travel expenses."

"Great, I will take you to the teleportation entrance of the plane in four days."