Douglas's usual evening dress has turned into a wide and elegant gray magic robe, with countless dots and lines forming mysterious and profound patterns. On his head, he wears an ancient Magic Empire high hat of the same color, surrounded by
There are sparkling crystals of different colors, like a small celestial body operating system.
Dressed like this, people suddenly realized that Douglas was not only the founder of the Magic Council, but also one of the survivors of the ancient Magic Empire. The aesthetics he developed in his youth were deeply engraved in his mind.
"Lucien, thank you for your proposal. After careful calculations and complex alchemical processes, I have made an artificial planet. The next task is to send it into the predetermined orbit." Douglas greeted Lucien kindly.
, at the same time, he pressed his right hand on the storage bag, and a silver-gray sphere suddenly floated in front of him.
As the product of the first experiment, this "artificial planet" is not huge, only half the size of the body. The whole body is shining with silver-gray metallic luster, inlaid with various gems, and engraved with complex and wonderful magic lines.
, the entire ball body seems to be completely wrapped in layers of magic arrays, full of mysterious flavor.
"So complicated?" According to Lucien's idea, for the first time, as long as it is verified that the satellite can fly around the world, it will be considered as achieving the goal. There is no need for other functions at all. In the future, applications in communication, reconnaissance, positioning, strike, etc. will be considered. Otherwise, if
There is really a problem with the universal gravity of this world. The satellites cannot orbit it normally. Isn’t this a waste of effort?
Douglas chuckled and said: "It's not complicated, it's not complicated. The universe is full of dangers. This magic circle can resist low temperatures..." He patiently explained to Lucien the functions of each magic circle on the surface of this silver metal ball.
Lucien shook his head with disapproval, while listening to Douglas's explanation with great interest, learning about the configuration of the magic circle, and asking questions from time to time. Finally, he deliberately had a flash of inspiration and said: "Your Excellency, Speaker, why don't you add signal reception and forwarding?
Magic array? This way we can use electromagnetic signals to determine its condition and observe it on the earth. This will provide multiple proofs for the authenticity and reliability of the experiment."
"When I was making alchemy, I had a constant magic circle inside, and the function of the main magic circle is beyond your imagination, almost comparable to legendary magic." Douglas was not angry because Lucien had too many questions, and answered very kindly.
answered his question.
Luciana, who was listening next to her, asked curiously: "What function is it?"
"Hey, keep it secret for now. You will see it when this experiment is successful." Douglas smiled and looked at his three students.
Altier's narrow eyes looked at this "artificial planet" with a little fanaticism: "I can't wait to know, I can't wait to announce to those stupid guys that the teacher's theory is correct, and to expose their illusory dreams of 'etheric medium'
.”
"Hmph. You declared victory before the experiment even started. You are the most idiotic fool I have ever seen." Fernando sarcastically mocked Altier. He didn't care that the other teacher was right next to him. Douglas would have done the same thing.
so.
Altier did not dare to shout at Fernando. He could only lower his head in slight embarrassment and accept the accusation in silence.
The tower "prophet" Begener also looked at Douglas with some worry: "The reasons why the planet has not been discovered are very complicated. Perhaps the artificial planet cannot be observed as well. Mr. Speaker, you must be prepared to fail. This is not
The correctness of your theory cannot be completely denied."
He wears the tower's special gray-pointed hat, and has white eyebrows and beard. Except for his eyes, which are as deep as the stars, he seems to be the same as other old men.
Due to the reminder from the "prophet", Altier, Luciana and Norman's expressions all changed slightly. Could it be that the prophet has foreseen the outcome of failure through astrology, wouldn't it be...
As soon as their thoughts came up, they were interrupted by Douglas. He smiled quite freely: "I have failed many times on the planet issue. It is not a shame or despair to add another failure record. This is just a shame."
It can show that my theory is still imperfect, and there are factors that have not been taken into consideration. More failures are needed to discover the reasons. Successful thrones have always been forged with failures. Don’t see my current
My strength, reputation and status are so dazzling that I forget that I have also experienced countless failures."
He looked up at the illusory starry sky in the demiplane and said with emotion: "The world is so vast and deep. The deeper we explore, the more we can feel our own insignificance. What was the initial scene of the world like? All kinds of questions finally ended."
We cannot yet imagine what the fate of the world will be like. All unknown things are worthy of awe, and we cannot blindly reject and resist them, stay away from them, and not study them just because we don’t know yet and can’t explore them.”
"If our experiment today is successful, it will prove that we humans can also create planets and worlds, but we have just taken the first step!"
At this point, Douglas turned to Lucien with a smile: "And all this is thanks to Lucien. His unfettered ideas and reverse thinking ability have freed me from the shackles of past experiences.
Well, one small step for the Speaker, one giant leap for mankind? Lucien had no consciousness of being praised and silently cursed Douglas's words.
Fernando noticed his student's absent-mindedness, glared at him fiercely, and then said to Douglas: "Stop being so long-winded. You should wait until you succeed before delivering your successful speech, otherwise it will become a joke."
"Prophet" Bergner also smiled and explained to Altier and others: "What I just said was not a prophecy, but a concern for an old friend. If I want to predict Douglas, I have to prepare for at least a month."
Hopefully it won’t be so wrong.”
The frustration and tension on the faces of Altier, Luciana, and Norman slowly subsided, but Douglas said nothing, nodded slightly, put the artificial planet into the space storage bag, and activated the magic tower.
In the illusory night sky in the demiplane, stars suddenly went out one after another, and the mountains, forests, lakes, grasslands, and magic towers were completely enveloped in darkness that could not be seen.
Then, the white lines on the magic tower lit up, forming a complex and unusual magic array.
Just as the magic circle was complete, the magic tower suddenly buzzed and trembled violently. Countless energies gathered in the space in front of Douglas like a raging sea, converging into a bright and deep door with countless constellation symbols.
"Go back to Arlinge and pay attention to the starry sky." Douglas ordered. At the same time, his powerful pressure emanated like a blazing sun, making it impossible for Lucien and others to open their eyes and find it difficult to use their own mental power.
extend out.
After saying that, he used his own mental power to push hard against the starry sky door, opened a gap, then stepped in and disappeared into the pitch black expanse.
"This is a satellite launch..." Lucien looked at the disappearing starry sky gate in silence. This is really different from the earth! No expensive fuel is required. No huge rocket is required. No ignition device is required. Just bring a satellite with you.
The space jump is completed.
This made Lucien deeply realize that the magical world also has many aspects that are better than the earth, and there are simpler methods in many fields. It's just that he doesn't quite understand the principles.
Here, a great arcanist himself is a rocket, a satellite, and an intercontinental missile. The strength and glory belong to himself!
"If you want to explore other distant planets, space jumps require two to three years of preparation, sometimes even decades, but this kind of short-orbit jump only requires a few days of preparation." Fernando did not waste the opportunity to give Lucy
En explains the relevant knowledge about space jump.
"Prophet" Begener looked at the crystal ball in his hand: "We go back to Allinge to observe the starry sky. We cannot miss this historic moment. In about three to five minutes, Douglas will reach the predetermined orbit."
Douglas will be able to reach the predetermined orbit... Why is there something wrong with this sentence? Lucien cursed, once again having a deep understanding of the inhuman nature of the Grand Arcanist, and then met with Norman and Luciana who had become silent.
, Altier and others returned to Arlinge together, standing on the 33rd floor of the headquarters and looking up at the stars.
Time passed minute by minute, but there was no change in the night sky. Luciana said nervously: "Is there going to be any problem?"
She seemed to be questioning Fernando, Bergner, Lucien and others, but also seemed to be talking to herself.
"No! There will definitely be no problem, it's just that other things have delayed it!" Altier answered resolutely, while Norman was as calm as the two legendary magicians, whispering: "The teacher's theory is not wrong..."
Lucien also looked at the sky with anticipation and worry. This was another in-depth exploration of the nature of the world.
Will it succeed?
Is it really a planet?
The stars twinkled like countless eyes. They rotated according to their orbits forever, as quietly as most nights in the past.
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Samantha observed the star trails on her home observatory to improve a fate interference magic.
During the short rest, she still looked at the starry sky with pure appreciation.
"The starry sky is the most beautiful scenery in the world, full of vast and profound feelings, which makes people awe from the heart..." Samantha murmured to herself as if reciting poetry.
Suddenly, her beautiful eyes opened wide, so ferocious that they seemed to pop out of their sockets, because in the starry sky, a star lit up without warning, a star that had never appeared before, it was so
It's so close, so dazzling, and its trajectory is so special!
"The Birth of a Star?"
Samantha couldn't close her mouth at all.
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Holy city of Reims.
The Pope was reading the classics. Suddenly, he looked out the window with emotion and saw the unprecedented bright star, which illuminated half of the sky and competed with the setting sun!
With a bang, the book in Pope Benedict II's hand fell to the ground, and he blurted out in a daze:
"New stars?"
"who is it?!"
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In the Aringe Magic Tower, when the stars lit up, Altiel suddenly let out a low roar, as if he wanted to vent all the frustration and anger in his heart.
"It really works. The teacher's theoretical system is correct!" Luciana cheered with tears in her eyes.
Fernando shook his head slightly: "Lest others don't see it?"
Lucien held his forehead and sighed feebly. Could it be that the main function of the Speaker's magic circle is to make the "artificial planet" bloom with scorching light like the sun? It is too eye-catching and dazzling! He is worried that the church cannot see it?
"But with such a magic circle, this artificial satellite cannot operate for a few hours. If it is knocked down, just knock it down. After that, satellite plans with different functions can be put on the agenda."
"It's really a planet..."
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In Rentat, in Antiphore, in Tria, in Alto, in countless cities, no matter day or night, many strong men and many ordinary humans stared at the sky in stunned silence.
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They have never seen the "birth of a star" scene! (To be continued)