To be honest, the communication device created by Kamel and Rebecca, as well as the degree of completion of the device, had far exceeded Gwen's expectations — not only in terms of technology, but also in terms of the design concept.
Gwen could already understand the technical aspect. After all, this world had its own unique technological route. Something that seemed incredible to him might just be a small trick in the field of magic. Moreover, with the ready-made research results of the Eternal Sleeper as a foundation, it was not hard to imagine the "advanced functions" of the communication device. What really surprised Gwen was Kamel's mature design concept.
The device not only had the design to identify each other in the network, but also could make a simpler "dialing". It had the functions of receiving broadcast and communicating with distant places. In order to ensure its long-distance communication ability, Kamel even designed a plan to use the magic obelisk as a "relay station". This relay station must have included a series of complex functions such as information forwarding, gain, channel management, and so on — all of these things were done without Gwen's prompting.
He could not help but praise Kamel's design and his ability to achieve these incredible functions. But he did not expect that after hearing his praise, Kamel was very disapproving. "Aren't these the most basic requirements of long-distance communication?"
Gwen was stunned for a moment. After seeing Kamel's matter-of-fact attitude, he suddenly realized that he had fallen into another misconception.
He had underestimated the technological level of this world again. At the same time, he had also forgotten the technological level of the Kingdom of Gondor.
The lower levels of society in this world may be primitive and backward, and the average level of development may not be high, but the technological level of the top level and the technological level of history … had never been backward.
The convenient, cheap, stable, and reliable universal communication device may be a new thing in this world, but the communication device itself was not, and neither was the communication technology.
As early as the time of the Kingdom of Gondor, humans had established a general information network throughout the Empire. Today, the elves' Stellaris Temple still provided convenient broadcast services for the entire Silver Empire. Even the seemingly backward and dark contemporary Ansu had advanced holographic video communication technology to a very small extent. Wasn't it just the communication spell of the court mages?
For those who had come into contact with the apex of these technologies, there was no question of "availability" of certain sophisticated things, but the question of "availability" or not.
Of course, Kamel had a mature design concept — because he had used the same advanced things in the past.
Gwen quietly looked at the master mage and suddenly realized something. Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, what Cecil had experienced was a rise, but in Kamel's eyes, most of the technological achievements so far in this land, they could only be regarded as "revival".
The revival of human civilization.
Of course, the so-called "mature design concept" was only relative to this era. As a new thing, the communication device, in Gwen's view, still had a lot of room for improvement. How to encrypt the information, how to prevent the communication network from being eavesdropped or used by enemies, how to ensure that the network was controllable, whether the network could still be stable when the number of communication terminals in the network was quite large, how to solve the problem of insufficient "numbers" when there were too many communication terminals, how to calculate the "bandwidth" of the magic-based communication technology, or what was limiting its "bandwidth" … All these details needed to be solved slowly in the future.
Gwen knew that Kamel and Rebecca must not have thought about these problems because most of these problems would only be exposed when the network was large enough and the technology to destroy the network was sufficiently developed. Even in the Kingdom of Gondor, the Empire's information network was not comparable to any national network on Earth when it was at its largest. Just like the Eternal Sleepers, who had just built the mental network, did not expect someone to use the backdoor to hack their "server". Kamel could not imagine how complex a network containing hundreds of millions of information nodes would be and how precise the design was.
But it did not matter. These could be done slowly.
"We should make these things work as soon as possible," Gwen turned his head and said to Heti. "First of all, set up communication stations in Cecil and Kant as soon as possible to at least ensure the communication of key departments such as government offices, outposts, and barracks at all levels. Then set up civilian communication stations. There are enough magic obelisks in these two areas, so the transmission of information should not be a problem. As long as the communication device is in place, we can establish contact immediately.
"After that, the first thing to solve is the communication with the Hosman area. A second-level government office is being built there. The communication station can ensure that we know the situation there in a timely manner. There are enough magic obelisks in the Hosman area, but Count Hosman died too early. He did not have time to expand the magic network. We can consider setting up a relay point between the Hosman area and the Leslie area. This way, we can also establish contact with the Leslie area.
"Communication is the most important thing. There needs to be a special agency to manage it. I have some suggestions about the role of this agency, its basic functions, and its connection with other departments."
Heti had summoned her Evocative Hand and grabbed a stack of white paper and a dip pen on the nearby experiment table. She began to quickly record a lot of things that Gwen gave her. She was so skillful that it was heartbreaking.
Meanwhile, Rebecca, who was still connected to the communicator, was whispering to Kamal. "Look, my ancestor is at it again. It's as if he already came up with a whole bunch of things, and he's just waiting for the real thing to come up with a set of management and application plans in an instant …"
Kamel did not answer. He just floated quietly next to the communicator. Although no one could see his face, he seemed to be in deep thought at the moment.
On the other hand, although Rebecca tried to keep her voice down, Gwen could hear everything she said. But Gwen did not want to trouble the girl. Rebecca had once again proved her ability in the field of research. Gwen could not wait to reward her now.
After explaining some general problems to Heti, Gwen turned back and looked at Kamel next to the communicator. "If this set of equipment can work stably, then arrange for a trial run first. We still need to use it in real life to find out what the problem is. Don't forget to compile a report for me on the newly discovered problems in production cost, manufacturing cycle, and difficulty. "
"Yes."
After checking the communicator, Heti left the institute first. She wanted to go back and study how to establish the "Information and Communication Department" that Gwen mentioned. Rebecca finally hung up reluctantly. She had not played enough, but no one was talking to her on the other end of the communicator.
Gwen and Kamel walked in the spacious corridor of the institute.
"This will change the whole era. You should understand the significance of the communicator," Gwen said without turning his head. He just walked forward. "I think I should build a monument for you."
"For a researcher, being able to explore the unknown is already the best reward." Kamal shook his head. "We have successfully created the communicator, but in fact, we still don't know much about the truth behind it. I only know that the vibration of magic can transmit information in a magic field, but I still can't decipher the most fundamental secret of magic. I think, only in the process of deciphering the truth, can I get the real reward."
"A researcher going to the unknown …" Gwen could not help but sigh. "This is a great career."
"Yes, going to the unknown, but not only researchers are going to the unknown." Kamel suddenly stopped. He turned in the direction of Gwen, and the floating arcane light on his body became gentle and bright. "You are also going to the unknown."
"Me?"
"Yes," Kamel said as he continued to float forward. "Many people only think that you are a farsighted ruler, but I can see more. As a person who is used to moving forward in the unknown, I can see something familiar in you. You are also challenging some unknown territory. You are trying to create something that has never existed in this world. Even Cecil Hill, which has developed to this extent, is just the tip of the iceberg. You remind me of my colleagues in the rebellious fortress."
Gwen did not expect that Kamel would suddenly talk to him about this. He did not know how to answer, so he just said, "… That is a very high compliment."
Kamel's voice seemed to have a hint of a smile. "That is an appropriate compliment, my liege."
Gwen also smiled but did not make any response. He looked up and suddenly saw something on the other side of the wall through a piece of white crystal glass inlaid in the corridor.
That should be a large engineering laboratory of the Magitech Research Institute. In the laboratory, Gwen saw a large number of neatly arranged amplifiers and magic net energy receiving devices installed on a metal pedestal. There were also many metal rails, rings, and crystals with little arcs placed near the pedestal. It was obviously something that had not been completed yet, but from the part that had been completed so far, Gwen could not help but associate it with some kind of 'weapon'.
"What is that?" Gwen frowned slightly with a look of curiosity on his face.
"Do you remember when we first designed the 'cannon', we had two plans at the same time?" Kamel said with a proud tone. "A physical giant cannon, and an energy-gathering weapon based on the arcane pulser principle."
"That is the product of the second plan?"
"That's a prototype Rainbow device. Of course, we can't use it yet. I'm still trying to figure out how to solve its most critical problem, the heat dissipation problem," Carmel said. "But its main structure has already been tested. Perhaps you'll be able to see its power on the battlefield soon."
Gwen thought for a moment. "… You used the data you collected on the 'experimental field' on the south wall on that day on it?"
"Yes," Kamel said with a strange energy vibrato. "The sacrifice of those invaders has its own meaning. I hope my research can be of help to you in the unknown."
Gwen's eyes passed through the white crystal inlaid on the wall and fell on the unfinished Prismatic Device in the center of the laboratory.
Today is really a delightful day.
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