Truth be told, after encountering the metal egg, Gawain finally realized how lucky he was. He did not lose his memory, and he landed in a world dominated by humans. He also had an identity that allowed him to smoothly integrate into the current world (although that identity was more or less creepy), as well as a satellite perspective that could be of great use. And most importantly, he had Gawain Cecil's memories.
The last point was especially important. It was precisely because he had the memory of two worlds at the same time that he could easily face this time and space, where the laws of physics were vastly different from those on Earth. He could use the experience of this world to overcome difficulties when he could not use the experience of Earth to solve problems.
However, Nicholas the egg could not do that at all. The situation of the metal ball was at the other extreme compared to Gwen.
He had lost his memory. He had no experience and knowledge that could be effective in this world. As soon as he arrived here, he was captured as a test subject. And most importantly, he fell into the territory of the terrifying upright apes as an egg-shaped creature.
If Gwen had to farm and develop technology in a world with vastly different laws of physics, then this ball was simply smashing through the ceiling of all the kings in hell, and then rolling into the king of hell's cauldron, the bottom of which was spicy durian.
Therefore, Gwen had to admire the adaptability and mental toughness of the ball. In such a desperate situation, he could still live so calmly and become an excellent comedian. Could it be that the nerves of the metal creature were tougher?
"Hey, why are you suddenly silent?" Nicholas the egg's voice woke Gwen from his thoughts. The metal ball floated around him. "I still want to hear your suggestions. What do you think I can do? To be honest, I really want to find something to do now. "
Gwen immediately thought about it seriously. In fact, he had been thinking about it before today. This metal ball from another world with wonderful abilities was probably just an experimental subject in the eyes of the Gondor magus, but in Gwen's eyes, it was a potential high-tech talent. But he knew that the ball had just woken up from a deep sleep and would probably need some time to adjust and adjust its mentality. So, he was not in a hurry to force it to work. But now that the egg had taken the initiative to speak, he said while sorting out his thoughts, "You have the ability to control the flow of magic and metal. These two abilities can be very useful here, but I still don't know the specific parameters of your control of magic and metal, so I can't arrange it for you."
"I actually don't know much about the control of magic," the metal ball replied. "You call that energy magic, but there's no such thing in our world. When I affect the flow of magic, I'm actually vibrating my magnetic cell. This is an organ in my body that can produce high-frequency magnetic fields. In our world, when the magnetic cell vibrates, it can form a protective barrier on the surface of the body. But here, I found that when the barrier disappears, it can affect the energy that you call 'magic power', making it temporarily lose its effect … "
Gwen immediately interrupted the ball. "You mean magnetic field? You're actually using magnetic field to affect the flow of magic? "
"Yes, including when you use 'magic' to talk to me, I'm actually using the magnetic cell to feel its waves. But it's a pity, although I can feel magic and influence it with magnetic field, I can't use magic like you mages. That female … the mage named Heti explained to me what mental power and spell model is, but I couldn't understand a word."
Gwen did not pay attention to the latter part of the ball's sentence. He was completely fascinated by the fact that 'magnetic field can affect magic' and fell into a great confusion. "Are you sure that the 'magnetic field' you produce is the kind of 'magnetic field' that everyone in this world knows? You have to know that the same term in two different worlds could very well refer to completely different phenomena! "
"I can confirm that." Nicholas's egg bobbed up and down as if imitating a human's nodding action. "A magnetic field is a magnetic field. Of course, the people in this world don't seem to have the concept of magnetic field. They only know about magnetism, the kind of magnetism that can attract iron. But I've confirmed that the magnetic field I produce with the magnetic cell is the same as the natural magnets of this world … What's wrong?"
"I don't know what's wrong." Gwen spread his hands with a wry smile. "I've done a lot of experiments with magnetic field, but I didn't find that it can affect the flow of magic. Is it because the magnetic field I use is not strong enough?"
He did not finish his sentence: other than using magnetic field to affect magic, his experiment of generating electricity from magnetism did not succeed.
"Strength? I don't think it's a big deal. The magnetic field produced by the magnetic cell is not strong, "the metal ball said, swinging around." Maybe it's because of the frequency. You didn't use a high-frequency magnetic field, right? I remember that a thousand years ago, the 'magisters' used a kind of oscillating magnetic field to scan me. The frequency was very high … Millions of oscillations per second? That seems to be the highest frequency they could produce, but it's not even one-tenth of the frequency of the magnetic cell. Why don't you try to increase the frequency of the magnetic field? "
Gwen's forehead was blue with veins. In this broken place where technology was lacking in the Middle Ages, where was he going to get a high-frequency magnetic field of tens of millions of Hertz?!
Nicholas's egg was probably the only high-frequency source in the world that could produce a magnetic field of such frequency!
Knowing that he could not create a suitable experimental environment at this moment, Gwen made a mental note of this matter and was about to ask Nicholas about his ability to manipulate metal. But just as he was about to speak, he suddenly saw the door of the brick kiln being pushed open. A silly roe deer … Fireball launcher … Ironhead … Rebecca was running towards them.
"Ancestor! Ancestor! "The viscountess shouted excitedly as she ran." Come quickly! Come with me! "
Looking at the girl's excited look, Gwen's first reaction was to dodge to the side. He was afraid that the silly roe deer would lose its mind and throw seventy or eighty fireballs at his face.
After Rebecca ran up to him and finally caught her breath, Gawain asked her unhurriedly, "You finally blew up Heidi's lab with a fireball?"
"Ah … Ah?!" Rebecca was startled by Gwen's words just as she caught her breath. She quickly waved her hand. "No, no! I was very careful. I'm telling you, we have assembled the magical engine that you mentioned! "
Gwen's calm expression was instantly replaced by shock and surprise.
"It's completed?! Have you tested it? "
"Not yet." Rebecca waved her hand. "We're waiting for you to test it! However, Aunt Heidi has already tested each part of it. Everything is according to the design and can achieve the corresponding effect, so there should be no problem... "
"Stop talking. Let's go." Gawain could no longer contain his excitement. He pulled Rebecca out of the brick kiln. Halfway there, he remembered that there was still a ball. He turned back and waved at her. "Come on, come on. Look at what we've designed!"
No one would have thought that the 'assembly workshop' of the first-generation magical engine would be so shabby.
It was a wooden shed next to Cecil Steel Factory. Except for some soldiers guarding it, it was no different from the other sheds. There was nothing in it that reminded people of high-tech or cutting-edge magic. Except for the most sophisticated runes, which were completed in Heti's laboratory, all the parts of the magical engine were hammered into shape by the hands of blacksmiths and rune craftsmen. So there was no machine tool or precision mold. Rebecca and Heti led the craftsmen to complete every process of the prototype in the most primitive and laborious way.
If not for the magical assistance of this world, Heti's flame and evocation spells, the final assembly and welding of the prototype would have been a problem.
No matter which world it was, it was not easy to create anything.
In the middle of the 'assembly workshop', there was a large piece of burlap covering something less than two meters tall. Its outline was a little strange. Gwen could only vaguely make out that under one of the larger protrusions was a flywheel structure. But its true face was still covered.
The old blacksmith Hammer and Heti were standing beside the prototype. There were some people standing beside them. Some of them were Hammer's apprentices, while the other two were rune craftsmen from the Captical who had just joined the territory.
"Rebecca insisted on coming to you." Heti nodded to Gwen apologetically. "This child is a little reckless."
"She wanted to tell me the good news in person. That's understandable." Gwen took a breath and looked at the prototype. "Open it and let me see."
Heti waved her hand. A translucent hand of evocation appeared in the air and lifted the cloth.
Under the cloth was a strange looking machine.
It vaguely looked like a 'distant relative' on Earth. There was a huge flywheel, and connecting rods, crank, and crankshaft structures connected to the flywheel. But it was different from any power machine on Earth in Gwen's memory. It did not have a cylinder. Instead, there was a 'repulsive mechanism' at the middle of the machine composed of a slide rail, a piston, and a base. The piston was a square piece of iron with four slide rails passing through its four corners and fixed on a base at each end. On the side of the base facing the piston, there was a faintly flickering magic circle. On the outer edge of the two repulsive magic circles, there were runes extending out. A long metal plate was connected between the two repulsive magic circles. The rune trigger structure on the plate was connected to one of the repulsive magic circles, and this metal plate was connected to the crankshaft of the flywheel through a connecting rod and a toggle device.
Every time the crankshaft rotated half a turn, the rune trigger would be pulled, and the corresponding rune would establish a connection with one of the repulsive magic circles. When the crankshaft rotated half a turn, the rune trigger would leave the magic circle and enter the connection range of the other magic circle, activating the opposite repulsive mechanism.
In addition to the rune trigger used to 'switch the direction of the repulsive force', there was another rune trigger that controlled the 'total energy' of the two repulsive magic circles. It was also controlled by a connecting rod, and the control rod was on the side of the machine.
The special repulsive mechanism allowed the machine to avoid the need for a cylinder structure and avoid the biggest threshold of precision: mechanical precision. Instead, it required the precision of the magic runes, which happened to be the feature of 'this world'.
Heidi stared blankly at the magical engine in front of her. It had a completely different appearance and internal mechanism from any other magical creation in this world. Even though she was involved in the creation of the engine, she still could not help but feel a little lost at this moment. But soon, she came back to her senses and looked at Gawain. "Ancestor, please pull the trigger."
They were at the edge of Cecil's steel factory, and the engine could receive energy from the magic network here. Although there was no 'amplification board' in the steel factory to enhance the efficiency of energy transmission, as a low-power verification machine, the energy was enough.
Gwen shook his head. "We designed this together. Both of you, come with me."
Heti was a little hesitant, but Rebecca did not think so much. She could no longer control her curiosity, and with Gwen's permission, she rushed to the machine and waved. "Aunt Heti! Come quickly! "
Heti smiled, put aside her hesitation, and came to Gwen.
Three hands were on the handle that controlled the total energy connection. Then Gwen counted down from three, and the three of them pressed the handle together.
The magic circuit was instantly connected, and the repulsive mechanism at the core of the engine lit up. As one of the magic circles lit up, the crude 'iron piston' slowly moved in front of everyone.
It seemed to be moving the heavy flywheel. At first, it moved very slowly, but when the flywheel moved, the piston quickly moved to the end of the repulsive mechanism. The rune trigger for switching was activated. The magic circle that lit up first went out, and the other repulsive magic circle lit up almost at the same time.
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