Chapter 394 What are the benefits of krypton gold (1)
The weather in late winter has begun to become unpredictable again. It was obviously a freezing cold night last night, but when I woke up in the morning, it was a sunny and sunny day again.
On the top of the Himalayas, the blue sky is like rich paint sprinkled on a white canvas. Except for a few occasional clouds showing white gaps, the rest of the place is a bright and unreal blue.
A wisp of bird smoke rises, and the sound of horns in the distance is low and distant. The traveler on crutches looks at the mountainside at the foot of the mountain, but what he cannot see is a mysterious and ancient temple, right next to him. As far as the eye can see, he stands quietly, overlooking everything in the world.
The ice crystals from last night still remain on the corners of the eaves, which are full of ancient oriental charm. There are also ice ridges hanging on the eaves. In the window frame of the main hall under the eaves, three incense sticks are held in one hand and inserted into the incense burner.
When the slightly rough hands were retracted, the face of Kama Taj's great steward, the Mage King, was revealed.
With his hands retracted and clasped together, Wang closed his eyes and meditated quietly, but in the midst of such a quiet and peaceful scene, the sound of untimely and rapid footsteps suddenly appeared.
A little mage wearing a yellow mage robe ran in from the front steps. Wang heard the sound, but did not look back. He just sighed and said: "An, I have said it many times, enter Be gentle when you are in the main hall, you must learn to be as calm as water so that you can better understand the mysterious power that inspires you..."
The little mage was only seven or eight years old. When he heard what the king said, he looked embarrassed. He could only slowly walk into the hall, saluted, and then said: "It's not good, the great mage, the supreme mage is here again." I ran to the pond in the backyard to see those cranes!"
Wang "Zeng" opened his eyes, turned around and stared at the little mage and said, "Crane?? What is he going to do again???"
As he said that, he could no longer care about his heart. He quickly quickened his pace and followed the little mage out of the hall. As he ran down the steps, he complained: "I don't know what happened to the Supreme Mage recently. He got a lot of them first. Useless wood, and then cut them into wooden sticks and put them together. What kind of phoenix feathers and dragon heartstrings are he going to find? What is he going to do to the crane? Could it be..."
Speaking of this, Wang became more and more anxious. He simply waved his arm, opened a portal directly, and then stepped in.
After arriving at the lake, they saw Strange standing on the pavilion by the lake, holding a crane and studying it.
Although Kama Taj is a magical holy land, it also has a lot of animals. There are cows, sheep, horses and deer on the land, wild ducks, swans and cranes in the water, geese and eagles in the sky, and in the mountains behind. There are two large pieces of farmland, and many mages come here to farm after practicing.
The king hurried forward, looked at Strange and asked: "Supreme Mage, what are you going to do again? Oh my god! Put it down quickly! There is water on the feathers!"
Strange hugged the crane, stroked its slender neck and said, "Nothing, I just wanted to see if it could deliver a letter. I caught an eagle two days ago, but it was so dishonest that the envelope could not be delivered at all." Can’t be tied up…”
As he said that, he looked at the crane in his arms and said, "It's pretty good, but I don't know if it can fly..."
The king sighed. When he turned his head, he saw the pile of wood that Strange had piled there before. He asked: "Supreme Mage, what do you want to do? If you want to make something, you can leave it to someone who is good at it."
An archmage who makes magic tools."
"Even if you want to practice by yourself, you don't have to get so many materials at once, right? And I haven't heard of any magic tools made of wood? Generally speaking, special metals have better magic affinity."
Strange put the crane down, stood up, then walked to the pile of wood and said: "I was just doing an experiment. Wang, as far as you know, there are experts in Kama Taj who specialize in studying the properties of materials."
A mage?"
"Material properties? What do you mean? Which material is easier to use?"
Strange sighed and said: "It's their hardness, density, flammability, magic affinity, magic carrying capacity, magic output ability, etc."
The king shook his head, and Strange became even more helpless. He asked, "Then how do you determine what materials are used for a certain magic instrument?"
"Arch mages will read some classics on making magic props, which record many experiences summarized by predecessors. Generally speaking, we will use the formulas there, because if other materials are used, the probability of failure is too high.
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Wang sighed and showed a nostalgic expression. He said: "Although we are rich now, we still have to save money. Maybe one day the energy will be gone and we will have to borrow it."
"There is a price to pay for borrowing power. We must carefully calculate every bit of power and use it on the edge."
Strange felt sad when he heard this. He said, "So, it's because the cost of trial and error is too high that we can't develop magic materials science?"
"Absolutely. In addition, there are actually many types of materials. There are four types of metals alone, and there are more than a dozen types of fabrics. Whether it is for armor, robes, cloaks or jewelry,
It’s enough.”
Strange took a deep breath, then sighed and said, "You know what? I got a new idea elsewhere. The people there used a kind of wood and a kind of material to make a rod.
The staff, and then you can use it to cast magic."
Wang frowned, seeming to be thinking about the possibility that Strange said. After thinking for a while, he shook his head and said: "It's unlikely. Magic is not created out of thin air. It can only come from the power of the origin of the universe."
"However, human life forms cannot directly use the original energy of the universe, so we have to ask the devil to borrow it."
"Unless the kind of magic wand you mentioned can transform humans into life forms that can directly use the original energy, it will be impossible for ordinary people to learn to use magic."
"What I want is not to allow ordinary people to use magic directly, but to make it easier for novice mages to use magic."
"For example, store the power we borrowed in this staff and let them use it, so that they can borrow this energy to study magic technology without having to wait until they learn to store and use energy.
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Wang touched his chin and said while thinking: "If you put it this way, it is somewhat possible, but the staff is made of wood..." Wang shook his head and said very embarrassedly: "I have never seen anyone with good magic affinity.
wood."
Strange turned to look at the pile of elm, walnut, mahogany, etc. next to him. He said to himself: "Okay, that's just a dream of Schiller, used in reality.
It’s really unreliable.”
Then he looked at Wang and asked: "What about metals? Didn't you mention that there are four metals with good magical affinities?"
"It can be done." Wang gave a positive answer, but then he added: "But the processing and manufacturing of these four metals are very time-consuming."
"Let me give you an example. What is called 'mithril' in the magic world is actually a kind of specially smelted silver. During the smelting process, it needs to be processed with magical energy, and more than 40 kinds of materials need to be added.
…”
"What's the approximate output?"
"If all the great mages of Kama Taj start to participate in the smelting of mithril now, then in a month, we can probably get about 50 grams of mithril."
"Too little." Strange shook his head, obviously dissatisfied. Wang explained: "When we make magic items, we don't need to use mithril for the entire thing. We only need this for key parts."
Just plant the materials.”
"For example, the hanging ring we often use has a shell made of brass and iron alloy, so it appears golden or brown. Of course, if dye is added, it can also appear in other colors, but the real working part is
It’s actually the mithril and gemstones at its core.”
Wang sighed and said: "Among these four materials, the only one that does not require too much smelting is vibranium. Its magic affinity is also very good. The only problem is that it is too expensive."
"But I heard that there is a new material called 'molten steel' recently. I don't know what its magic affinity is. It would be nice if it could be cheaper than vibranium, just like vibranium." Wang said with some emotion.
said.
"Kama Taj is actually not too rich. Most of our funds come from donations provided by the World Security Council and super security organizations in various countries, such as SHIELD and Spearhead. They give us money every year."
"Magics are very frugal. We are self-sufficient. We can live here without even using the currency of human society. The only place where money is needed is to purchase various expensive materials."
The chief steward obviously had a lot of say in this aspect. He frowned and all the facial features on his face came together. He said: "The great masters have achieved success in practice and have a peaceful state of mind. But recently, in this regard,
Sometimes there will be some disputes. Everyone wants to get more materials, but the money is just that..."
Strange walked forward with Wang and began to walk around the lake. As he walked, he said: "I have to change this situation. It is no longer the past."
"In the past, we cherished our magic power because if we wanted to borrow power, we had to pay a price. But now we have enough magic power but not enough materials. This is not a good phenomenon."
Strange is right. To put it simply, if there is too much noodles, add water, and if there is too much water, add noodles. In the past, it was more difficult to borrow power from the devil. There was less magic power but more materials. But now, the magic power is enough.
, the materials are not enough.
Strange walked to the railing by the lake, knocked on the railing post, and said, "Self-sufficient... We must be self-sufficient."
"Whether it's mithril or vibranium, they are all controlled by others. What if these materials are gone one day, will mages no longer be able to make magic props?"
The two of them walked forward while discussing various possibilities. After walking by the lake, they came to the farmland in the back mountain. Strange looked at the farmland that was fallow at this time, and he suddenly
Suddenly he had an idea and said, "What was originally planted in this field?"
"Wheat is grown here, some vegetables are grown next to it, and there are fruit trees over there. Everything we eat every day is produced here."
Wang looked at his hands and said: "You have been here not long ago, so you may not know that farming is a long-standing tradition of Karma Taj. The previous supreme mage Gu Yi was actually born as a farmer, and she also liked farming here before.
…”
Strange touched his chin and said, "Where are the seeds? What kind of seeds did you use?"
"Seeds? Of course they are wheat and vegetable seeds?"
"Have you not tried to use magic to transform these seeds? For example, pour magical energy into them, or simply enchant them?"
Wang's eyes widened and he said, "But...that's not possible, is it? Can the food grown like that still be eaten?"
"How will you know if you don't try?"
"And we don't have to grow food." Strange looked at the fruit trees over there and said, "The wood I got before almost didn't react with magic at all. This is normal. After all, my inspiration
The source is just a dream."
"People there can use wood and some strange materials to make a staff, but we may not be able to. The problem may not be our technology, but the material itself."
"Since the grown wood cannot react with magic, if we modify it when it is still a seed, can we cultivate a kind of wood that can be used for magic?"
Wang shook his head and said: "Sorry, I have never learned the knowledge of ordinary people, so I have no idea in this regard..."
Strange thought he had come up with a good idea, and he said: "It doesn't matter, I know someone who is good at this."