How could there be such a form of magic power?!
Spear "stroked" the edge of the metal in disbelief. This was her unique way of perceiving magic power. After connecting the channel, she could see, touch, and even smell the magic power in the witches' bodies, as if she were walking into their bodies.
The surface of the metal was hard, cold, and as smooth as a mirror. She could see every detail of the tentacle clearly. When it touched the cube, it bounced off immediately.
"Relax," the Marquess comforted her. "This thing won't harm you." But she wasn't sure if her ability would work on this hard metal. Anna's magic power didn't seem to flow at all.
After several attempts, the tentacle finally stuck to the cube.
However, the magic power didn't react.
"What's going on?" Nightingale noticed that something was wrong.
"I've never... transferred magic power like this before. It's too huge, and it doesn't seem to be a flowing aura." Spear felt her throat dry. "After the channel is connected, the magic power should be absorbed by the core."
"Let me try to inject magic power into it," Anna suddenly said. "Just like how I used the Sigil of God's Will."
"Be careful not to output too much at one time." His Highness nodded.
What was the Sigil of God's Will? Spear found that since she came to the small town, she had heard several new words with unknown meanings every day.
Just as she was puzzled, the magic power in Anna's body suddenly changed.
The perfect mirror was broken at this moment. Ripples appeared on the metal block, and the lightless liquid squeezed into the pipe as if pushed by something and swarmed toward the floating ball.
Then she felt its weight.
This liquid was extremely heavy. Different from the previous Magic Cyclones, when it flowed into the core, it felt like stuffing iron ingots into it. Spear found that her magic power consumption was increasing rapidly.
This was incredible. Previously, she could easily maintain this ability for more than half a day, but now she found that at this rate, she might not be able to last more than a quarter of an hour.
Helplessly, she pulled out an extra tentacle from the core and connected it to her body, using the magic power provided by it to maintain the channel.
When the ball of light was completely filled, Anna's metal cube still maintained its original form, as if the magic power was just an insignificant part of it.
Spear really wanted to swallow what she had just said. She coughed and said, "Well... the channel can now provide magic power for Miss Mystery Moon. What should we do next?"
"Just keep it," Prince Roland said as he handed a cylinder that looked like it was made of red copper to Mystery Moon. "The rest is up to you."
"Yes!" The latter took a deep breath, held the bronze pillar with both hands, and closed his eyes.
His Mana began to flow frantically.
Spear saw that the metal block inside Anna was glimmering, and the liquid in the core was being drained and refilled quickly. The whole tunnel kept shaking, as if it could be torn apart by the surging magic power at any time. Fine beads of sweat appeared on the Marquise's forehead. She felt as if she was standing in front of an overwhelming tsunami.
On the other side, Mystery Moon's brows were slightly furrowed and her cheeks were flushed. It was obvious that she was also suffering from the impact of the waves. But compared to herself, who was just lucky, Mystery Moon should have been more affected. Even so, she didn't stop using her ability, which was proved by the rapid consumption of her Mana.
Are these girls all monsters?!
Spear didn't know how she managed to hold on until the end. When the Mana in Anna's body was exhausted, she felt weak in her legs and didn't even have the strength to stand.
"It's, it's done..." Mystery Moon opened her eyes and raised the bronze pillar excitedly. "I did it!"
"Well done." Roland carefully clamped the bronze pillar with a pair of wooden pliers as if it were a red-hot soldering iron.
"What's this?" the Countess asked. "It looks the same as before."
"A strong magnet whose magnetic force is constantly changing," the prince replied. "I don't know if it will form a channel with the earth and discharge electricity when it's held in someone's hand. It's better to be cautious about this."
Spear blinked and asked, "What?"
Nightingale laughed. "Ignore them. Only Anna can participate in this kind of conversation."
"Then... what's its use?"
"Now, it's time to verify it." Roland placed the copper pillar into a black iron lump in the middle of the yard. At first glance, it looked like a huge iron tube. At the bottom was a wooden pedestal, and in the middle was an iron rod as thick as an arm. Then the prince looked at Mystery Moon and said, "Turn the switch on. If it works, you'll bring a new source of power to the town."
Mystery Moon nodded, grasped a wooden handle beside the iron lump and pulled it down with force.
Sparks burst out from the handle, making a crackling sound. Spear was surprised to find that the iron rod in the middle of the cylinder was spinning rapidly. The problem was, this solid long rod weighed at least one or two people. How could it spin so fast?
"Does this count as... a success?"
"Not yet." The prince found a chair and sat down. He smiled and said, "The key is to see how long it can run."
Spear noticed that the prince's eyes were shining, as if he was gazing at a dazzling jewel instead of a simple and crude iron.
*
Three days later, Roland pushed open the gate of the backyard of North Slope Mountain again. Hearing the noise, Anna stopped what she was doing and strode up to him. She said with irrepressible excitement, "It's still running."
Even without her reminder, the prince had also heard the buzzing sound of the electric motor. For him, this noise was like the sound of nature. This meant that the variable magnetic core column enchanted by Mystery Moon was still running normally. As a new source of power, it had practical value.
Roland walked to the middle of the yard and saw Mystery Moon sitting beside the electric motor with her hands on her head, looking at the black lump with boredom. "Your Highness, you said my ability is full of potential. Are you referring to this thing? It looks no different from a steam engine. "
"This is just the first step to changing the world," Roland said with a smile. "You'll soon see the changes it brings to the town."
Every advancement of human beings was closely related to the way they used energy. In a sense, it could even be used to measure the progress of a civilization. From steam to electricity, and then from electricity to nuclear energy, energy breakthroughs usually brought about huge improvements in industrial production. Mystery Moon's variable magnetic core column was such a new energy source. Similar to a large battery, it could convert magic power into electricity. Although its production scale limited its application and it was far from being able to bring about a revolution in energy, it was still an excellent source of power as a supplement to the steam engine and internal combustion engine.
Moreover, as Anna's magic power continued to grow, or as a stronger source of magic power was found in the future, it would have great potential to be tapped.
"The name variable magnetic core column is too hard to pronounce." He smiled and said, "Let's call it Dawn I."
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