"… Check the number of spirits left and the time of the next sacrifice," Chu Hao said with a sigh.
"873 spirits left. There are five months and eight days left until the next sacrifice," the stone statue replied.
Chu Hao hesitated. At the same time, Li Ganglei's voice sounded, "You can use them together. I've just sent the information to Ling Xin and the Supreme Research Association. They've already confirmed its effectiveness."
Chu Hao thought for a while, but eventually shook his head and said, "No, I still have to leave some for emergencies. Five months and eight days … After that, I'll increase the intensity of the sacrifice. The results this time are already very good. I also need some time to consolidate my knowledge."
At this point, Chu Hao immediately said, "Input all the results of the analysis, the process of the calculation, and the information of my questions into my mind as memories. This is the end of the inquiry."
"65 spirits consumed … input complete. I'll listen to the questions …"
"I'll calculate the calculations …"
"I'll say the results …"
When Chu Hao felt that his head was slightly bloated, the countless decomposing, experimenting, combining, and analyzing knowledge seemed to have turned into a torrent that filled his mind. In just a short span of one to two seconds, the knowledge seemed to have existed in his memory. He only needed to recall it slightly to be able to recall it easily. There was no possibility of him forgetting it at all. It was only at this moment that he heaved a sigh of relief.
At the same time, the three stone statues with human heads had disappeared. The entire scene returned to the base's square. The surroundings were still illuminated by shadowless lights, and there were still personnel patrolling the area.
"Sigh, the calculation consumes too much. On average, each spirit is almost a human life. Although we're using death row prisoners as sacrifices, relying on our organization's connections with other countries, we can at most obtain fifty thousand death row prisoners. It's amazing. Among them, we have to distribute them to the various containment bases as D-class experimental personnel. Only ten thousand heads can be used for sacrifice …" Chu Hao sighed and said.
"It's just that heaven and earth are not benevolent …" Li Ganglei's figure appeared at the edge of the square again. He walked toward Chu Hao and said, "If we can't survive and the Renegades Organization is really destroyed, then it's really terrible. More than six billion people in this world will be wiped out. Even the existence of the Earth is unknown. Rather than that, sacrificing a few criminals, especially those with death row crimes, in exchange for the continuation of the entire world, there's nothing to debate in itself."
Chu Hao smiled bitterly and nodded. "Of course I understand this. But understanding is one thing, pity is another … Let's not talk about this for now. What's going on on the other side? Is it really like the calculation process just now? "
A smile appeared on Li Ganglei's face. He immediately said, "The research base has already carried out the relevant experiments. Replacing arcane energy with electricity has been successful, but the consumption rate is a little too high. It's basically about one three-hundredth of the consumption rate of arcane energy of the same level. Perhaps this has something to do with the materials used. Currently, most of the materials used by humans are materials that carry heat, kinetic energy, and electricity. To convert these energies into arcane energy, the consumption rate is simply astonishing. Currently, three O4-level professors are working together to develop materials suitable for arcane energy as soon as possible. Of course, the difficulty may be very high …"
Even so, the two of them had visible joy on their faces. There was a hint of lightness in their words.
When using the Trinity supercomputer earlier, Chu Hao crushed the spell model of the level-0 cantrip, Magician's Hand, and pinched open the calculations. Not only did he understand the functions of most of the runes, images, and words, but he also used the superpower of the Trinity supercomputer to perform the calculations using real materials such as copper, iron, gold, silver, jade, and so on. He found that as long as the runes and combinations were correct, he could actually use electricity as a driving force. Among them, silver was the most suitable material, followed by copper, gold, and then other materials. In other words … he could completely fix the spell model with metal, then use electricity to drive it, and become a so-called real spell weapon!
At this point, the true meaning of magic had almost been revealed. Although it was only a level-0 cantrip, the spell foundation was unchanged. It could be seen that almost all spells could be used in this way.
The so-called magic was a supernatural ability that used some runes, images, and words as structures to form a spell model, and then filled it with arcane energy. Finally, incantations, postures, and casting materials were used to create it. However, when the Trinity supercomputer analyzed it thoroughly, it could be completely explained by science.
The so-called runes, images, and words could be seen as the electronic plates, electronic parts, and various electronic circuits in modern electrical appliances. These things could be combined according to scientific methods, and then through the use of electricity (arcane energy), press the switch, use, size, channel, and so on, all kinds of effects could be produced. For example, the various internal parts, electronic plates, and electronic circuits were all combined and connected to the current. Finally, using the remote control or the TV itself, the TV could display images. The same was true for magic.
These were the biggest gains this time. The true meaning of magic was confirmed, and the effects of 114 runes were analyzed by the Trinity supercomputer. Among them, there were runes that directly affected energy (electricity, heat, kinetic energy, and even arcane energy). There were also runes that only neutralized and eased the effects of energy. There were also runes that stabilized the coefficient of energy, runes that enhanced the effect of energy, runes that transformed energy into other types of energy, and runes that integrated everything to finally produce magic effects. Each rune had its own effect. A rune alone might not be of much use, but when combined, it could form a variety of different effects. This was the true meaning of magic!
Both Chu Hao and Li Ganglei were extremely excited. After the two of them exchanged a few simple words, a staff member brought a few metal plates over. There were many strange runes, images, and words carved on these plates. They were the first batch of experimental products after the research this time.
Chu Hao did not hesitate. He immediately took a metal plate and injected the arcane energy in his body into it. At the same time, he chanted a spell. Under everyone's gaze, the other metal plates floated in the air as if there was an invisible hand holding them. This was the effect of the magic instilled in the plates, Mage's Hand.
"Very good, it's exactly the same as the experiment. This is a physical magic scroll made of silver." Chu Hao withdrew his arcane energy and touched the metal plates happily. He continued, "In many novels, movies, and games, mages can make scrolls, magic wands, and so on. These things can allow mages to store magic in them. When I had the ability of an arcanist, I had some thoughts about this. Now, as expected, I can really materialize magic. Come, try it."
As he spoke, Chu Hao handed one of the metal plates to Li Ganglei. Li Ganglei did not stand on ceremony. After pressing the button on the plate, the high-energy battery embedded in the back of the plate immediately came into effect. At the same time, Li Ganglei also imitated Chu Hao's spell. Then, the other plates floated up … Li Ganglei actually used Mage's Hand!
The significance of this was too great. Both Chu Hao and Li Ganglei were surprised and elated at the same time. Because this meant that … even ordinary people could use magic!
But at this moment, Li Ganglei's eyes flickered, and he threw the metal plate in his hand. When he threw it seven or eight meters away, the whole metal plate exploded with a bang. Its power was almost like a small grenade.
"As expected …"
Chu Hao and Li Ganglei both smiled bitterly. Li Ganglei said directly, "Using electricity to replace your arcane energy, the materials are always not up to standard. The scale of this research is too big. It probably won't be able to become a combat power in a year or two …"
"Not necessarily …" Chu Hao thought for a while and said, "As for the problem of materials … I thought of the various materials in the legends, such as Mithril, Adamantine, and even the materials in various novels and games that are even more ridiculous, such as Krypton Gold, Star Gold, or even God's Bones and God's Blood … Now, I finally understand why the people in those novels, games, movies, animations, and so on would need to look for various kinds of Heavenly Treasures and Earthly Treasures when they want to create high-level weapons.
"But I still need to go back before I can experiment on this. I can't be anxious now, but if my guess is right, I'm really rich this time …"
Chu Hao's eyes flickered as he said. He recalled the entertainment exchange in the Lord God's Space. In it, all kinds of materials were unimaginably cheap. For example, the exchange of legendary metals like mithril seemed to be calculated by the ton …
There were also prehistoric beast bones, ancient cold iron, nine yin true gold, nine yang divine mercury, and so on …
I'm really rich this time!
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