"... From the experiments, it can be seen that the effect of Magician's Hand is to send out a force field that is controlled by the mind. Simply put, it can be regarded as the so-called psychokinesis. The current spell model of Magician's Hand can trigger a force field that is about five to ten kilograms of matter, or resist a kinetic impact of the same degree.
"From the current experimental results, once the arcane energy or electrical energy used exceeds the total load of the spell model, the entire spell model will collapse. If the metal spell model is made of real materials, there will be a bomb-like explosion effect. The power is proportional to the energy input. This does not violate the law of conservation of energy."
Li Ganglei held a document in his hand and continued to speak to Chu Hao, "In summary, unless you obtain a more advanced spell, such as Bigby's Grappling Palm or Bigby's Crushing Palm, and obtain the spell model of these spells, we won't be able to create a more powerful magical weapon."
Chu Hao nodded. "As expected. After all, it is only a level-0 cantrip. The spell model of this spell is far less complex than a level-1 spell. However, there are more than a hundred runes, images, and words that make up this spell model. I'm afraid we have not even collected one ten-thousandth of all the runes, images, and words, let alone find the composition pattern of these runes, images, and words. This is a new scientific path that is not inferior to modern science. It is possible to accumulate knowledge for a hundred or a thousand years. We have only just started. The important thing is to apply the technology we have obtained to reality... How is the capture plan?"
"A total of eleven bases have begun operations. In addition, six countries, namely America, China, England, France, Japan, and Russia, have agreed to provide the alloy formula urgently. We will collect samples from these six countries for the spell load of various alloys. This will take about twenty-four to thirty-six hours. After that, we will urgently create no less than twelve sets of work equipment. This will take at least twelve hours. After that, we will transport them over and install them and test them... After seventy-two hours, the capture operation will begin." Li Ganglei put down the document and spoke seriously to Chu Hao.
"Seventy-two hours?" Chu Hao laughed bitterly and said, "Up till now, a total of 27 people have died or gone missing in the base. After 72 hours, the death toll is likely to exceed 100 people … The probability of you and the other O5s dying is already more than 31%. Can't the speed be any faster?"
"… At most, it can be brought forward to seventy hours, but this is already the maximum speed of the capture operation, unless …"
When Li Ganglei said this, he looked at Chu Hao with a complicated expression, but Chu Hao just smiled and said, "Unless I take some risks, right? For example, the base I was currently in had enough Silver. It would actually be quite easy to create a set of capture equipment that could be completed in two or three hours at most. However, the spell models created by Silver weren't that stable, so I couldn't use electricity. I could only use the arcane energy within my body. However, this would be far too much of a burden on me, and if something went wrong, I might die … Was that what you meant?
"… That's right." Li Ganglei admitted with a hint of sadness.
"Then what are we waiting for?" Chu Hao patted Li Ganglei's shoulder and said, "Isn't this the resolve we should have had long ago? When we have to choose, we must choose to save more people, the choice to save more important people. Compared to me alone, you have six O5s, and the hundreds of people in this base, your safety clearly far surpasses mine. Let's begin … Using Silver to create spell models, I want to start the capture operation as soon as possible … The resolve to sacrifice, I've long had it … "
The resolve to sacrifice … What a cruel choice …
Li Ganglei didn't say anything else. He turned around and left dejectedly but resolutely. At the same time, the capture operation began at once …
The so-called capture operation was only suggested by Chu Hao after using the Trinity supercomputer. The reason was that the successful experiment of the spell model had given them a slight chance of capturing ghosts and ghosts.
The spell in Chu Hao's experiment was the level-0 cantrip Magician's Hand. Its effect was to create a psychokinetic field, and the force field happened to be able to restrain ghosts and ghosts. Of course, with Chu Hao's current level as an arcanist, he was definitely no match for ghosts and ghosts. He needed more than a second to cast a level-0 cantrip, and he could only cast one spell at a time. Even if the Magician's Hand could touch ghosts and ghosts, there was no way it could capture them.
However, when the spell model was broken down and engraved on metal plates, arcane energy and electricity could be inputted to cast the spell. Even ordinary people could cast the spell. In this way, there was a possibility of capturing ghosts and ghosts. For example, creating hundreds of Magician's Hand spell models and then connecting them together. Once the ghosts and ghosts entered, they would immediately be sealed off from all sides and the metal plates would be activated at the same time. This way, they could form an encirclement made up of force fields. At that time … the first ghost and ghost could be captured! After that, they could use strong electricity to create an electromagnetic force field to bind the ghosts and ghosts. The initial key was how to confirm the capture at the first moment.
However, just as Li Ganglei had said before, there were currently no suitable metals suitable for engraving spell models. So far, they had only experimented with some conventional metals and alloys. There was simply not enough time to experiment with more metal materials, so instability was a big problem. Of course, if they used Chu Hao's arcane energy, there would naturally be no stability factor. However, after all, Chu Hao was only a level-1 arcanist. Could he bear the burden of the arcane energy needed to capture the ghosts and ghosts?
Regardless, after two hours, a total of 150 metal plates engraved with Magician's Hand had been piled up in the central square of the base. The workers were assembling them into a large spherical inlay. After the inlay was complete, Chu Hao would enter the sphere alone, naked. This way, a part of his body would come into contact with the sphere, and no matter what, he would be able to inject arcane energy into the metal plates. When the time came, he only needed to confirm that the ghosts and ghosts had entered the sphere, then he could begin the capture operation.
"Are you ready?" Li Ganglei said gloomily into the walkie-talkie.
"… Phew, I'm ready. This is going to be a big operation." Chu Hao was also very nervous. He forced a smile and calmed himself down. Then, he came to the entrance of the sphere. The inside of the sphere was pitch-black. Just looking at it was enough to make one's heart palpitate.
"… It's not too late to stop now. There's only 70 hours left. We can wait together …" Li Ganglei hesitated before finally saying.
"No." Chu Hao shook his head. "If I have to choose between all of you and me, then I … I'll give up on myself!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Hao immediately dived into the gigantic sphere. Suddenly, he felt a chill all over his body. Furthermore, he could feel that something was wrong with his breathing. He hurriedly stopped breathing, and it was a good thing that he didn't breathe into his windpipe … That's right, he realized that the interior of the gigantic sphere was no longer filled with air. Instead, it was filled with liquid … Icy cold seawater liquid. Furthermore, it was filled with ice fragments. In just an instant, it was so cold that he almost suffocated.
(… Did it change the moment I entered? I can only pray that the ghosts and ghosts this time don't directly kill me, but scare me again. Otherwise …)
Chu Hao tried his best to open his eyes in the ice-cold seawater. The first thing he saw was a black shadow rushing towards him. He hurriedly waved his hands and dived downwards. When the black shadow brushed past him, he finally saw clearly that it was a … or a fishman. It had the body of a human and the head of a shark. It swam extremely nimbly in the water, and its swimming speed was also extremely fast. The moment it brushed past him, it immediately changed its direction and continued to rush towards him.
Chu Hao did not dare to be negligent. He rushed to the bottom of the water and felt that it was indeed metal and not sand. He was immediately overjoyed. He reached out and touched the metal plate. The arcane energy in his body surged wildly. Almost at the same time, the Fishman had swum to his head and was about to bite down. Suddenly, the inside of the huge sphere shone. All the metal plates of the spell models shone. Then, as Chu Hao chanted a spell, all the metal plates released a Mage's Hand!
"It's a success!"
When Li Ganglei saw the radiance on the surface of the sphere, he immediately roared and led a few elite soldiers and medical officers to rush to the entrance of the sphere. There, he felt for a metal rope. Without thinking, he pulled it together with a few other personnel. This was the safety rope that was connected to Chu Hao. When they pulled it abruptly, they saw Chu Hao, who was covered in ice shards, being pulled out with a pale face. After that, they could even hear crazy roars coming from behind him.
"Turn on the electromagnetic field!"
Li Ganglei carried Chu Hao and only had time to shout this. However, the electric current on the surface of the sphere that he imagined did not appear. On the contrary, the staff standing in the distance fell to the ground one by one. Except for a few people who looked at each other at a loss, most of the staff had fallen to the ground and were motionless. Their skin was frighteningly white, like the color of the dead …
At the same time, the medical officer next to Li Ganglei rushed into the sphere. Li Ganglei only had time to take a look. That figure …
Was it Shelley …
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