Looking at the shabby notebook, Heti finally realized the origin of all this. "These are … left behind by that rogue mage?"
"Yes, a low-ranking mage who was rejected by the mainstream mage community and could only stay at Level 2 for his whole life. His talent was far beyond anyone's imagination, but this era did not give him a chance to show his talent." Gwen sighed as he looked at the notebook in his hand. "I've read some of the research notes in it. In my opinion, the value of this notebook is at least equivalent to half a dukedom."
Heidi was dumbfounded. "Ah?!"
However, what Gwen said was not an exaggeration. In fact, from the perspective of technological development, the legacy left behind by the rogue mage would even become more and more valuable as time went by. Although all his research was at the very beginning stage, Gwen was quite clear that for many epoch-making ideas and ideas, the 'beginning stage' was the most valuable stage.
Gwen put the notebook on the table and looked up at Heti. "His daughter, the child named Annie, is most likely suffering from the Elemental Assimilation Disease of the Shadow System. It can be said that it is one of the rarest magical diseases. As a mage, you should be no stranger to this disease."
"Elemental Assimilation Disease … This is a disease unique to the Violet Kingdom. The incidence is very low, but there is no cure." Heti nodded slightly. "I guessed it when I saw the diary."
In this world where magic existed, there were many things that were very different from Gwen's hometown. Among them, there were good things, and of course, there were bad things. Elemental Assimilation Disease was one of the worst things.
This disease caused by the erosion of magic was mostly found in areas where magic was rich and elements were active. During the time of the Kingdom of Gondor, it was mostly found around the Deep Blue Well in the imperial capital. Even at the peak of the empire, it was one of the almost incurable diseases. In this era, it was a 'specialty' of the Violet Kingdom in the north of the continent.
If one were to describe supernatural powers as a gift of nature to the humans of this world, then the elemental assimilation that accompanied it was akin to malice mixed within that gift.
Elemental Assimilation Disorder only appeared in newborns. It was a mutation caused by the exposure of the fetus to magical radiation during its development in the mother's womb. Children with this disorder could grow normally at first, but as they grew older, they would gradually show signs of being eroded and assimilated by certain elements. The patient's flesh and blood would be transformed in the process and gradually become semi-elementalized. As normal biological tissues were slowly elementalized, they would be repelled by the Prime Material Plane. Save for a few races with special talents, no elemental lifeform could survive long in the Prime Material Plane. It was the law of nature in this world.
This process accelerated as the disease deepened, and was irreversible. When more than half of a person's biological tissues were elementalized, they would be 'exiled' from the material world, pushed to the elemental plane corresponding to their elemental assimilation disease.
Then, they would die between the gap between the material world and the elemental world. The residual biological tissues of the patient would make this process extremely terrifying, like being torn apart.
What the nameless mage's daughter, Annie, had was probably the same disease. It was the Shadowy Elemental Assimilation Disorder, the rarest of all elemental assimilation disorders.
Mages and scholars had studied the various elemental realms for many years, but the mysterious Shadowy Realm was the only one that was difficult to study.
"There is no cure for Elemental Assimilation Disorder. The only way is to delay it. The most effective way to delay it is to use magic to bind the patient's body, just like how elemental summoners use magic shackles to keep an elemental creature in the material world." Heti was only a low-level mage, but she was quite familiar with the theory. "But this is more difficult than binding an elemental creature, because the Elemental Assimilation Disorder will continue to worsen, and the whole process requires a continuous infusion of magic …"
"A second-level mage, especially one who was repelled by the Secret Spell Society, did not have the ability nor the financial resources to sustain such an expensive treatment." Gwen nodded. "So he used his own method. He built an unprecedentedly efficient self-charging magic circle, and broke the iron law that similar magic circles could only circulate internally. He turned this magic circle into a device to 'recharge' his daughter. You could say that he was forced to do it because all the large magic focus had been occupied, and the scattered secondary magic focus in the forest could not provide much energy. But he used his special talent to solve this problem. "
"But the abnormal surge of magic power destroyed his magic circle …" Heidi suddenly thought of something. "In that case, this self-charging magic circle named 'Magic Net' has a big flaw, doesn't it? When the magic surges, it will not be able to withstand it … "
"No, the magic surges did not destroy the magic circle's structure. It has perfect safety measures." Gwen shook his head. "At that time, I saw the magic circle's structure with my own eyes, and I can be sure that it was intact until the end. According to the rogue mage's diary, the problem was not the magic circle, but the 'Shadowy Transformation' ritual he performed. The magic binding could only delay the process of elemental assimilation, but it could not cure it. At that time, Annie was on the verge of losing control, so the rogue mage took the risk to perform a ritual that he could not control. As a result, the magic generated by the magic surges in the Magic Net was beyond his ability. "
"If that's the case … then I'm not worried." Heti nodded slowly, and then looked at the notes left by the rogue mage with a complicated expression. "It's really hard to imagine that a rogue mage could make such a thing … This large-scale magic circle that was pieced together with basic units is different from any magic circle I know. It almost abandoned all the complicated and difficult structures, but … took simplicity to the extreme."
"Please call it 'universal'." Gwen smiled. "The work of setting up the experimental 'Magic Net' in the blacksmith's shop is …"
As he spoke, he hesitated between Heti and Rebecca. The technical work of setting up the magic circle was obviously more suitable for Heti, but now Heti had taken on most of the work of coordinating the construction of the camp. Although she was very capable in this aspect, the task of building the magic laboratory was still waiting for her, and Gwen really did not want to add to her burden. It seemed that it was okay to let Rebecca do it, although she could only release fireballs, but setting up a magic circle was different from casting spells, especially this kind of self-recharging magic circle. She only needed to complete the construction according to the blueprint, and this required a grasp of theoretical knowledge and computing ability. But how to put it …
Every time he saw Rebecca, he could not help but look at her as if she was a silly deer … Could this girl really do it?
As if she saw Gwen's hesitation, Rebecca jumped up before Heti could say anything. "Ancestor, ancestor! Leave it to me! I can do it! "
"Are you sure?" Gwen looked at her deeply. "The importance of this project is beyond your imagination. It can be said that it is a foundation, a prerequisite for many of my next plans … Can you do it?"
Rebecca immediately stopped jumping and thought very carefully. She looked at Gwen timidly. "Then … if I break it, will you beat me?"
Gwen: "… Forget it, Heti, you do it …"
But before he finished, Rebecca plucked up her courage and said loudly, "But I still want to try!"
Gwen looked at the girl with great interest. "Oh?"
"This magic circle … I feel that this magic circle is very interesting. I think there are a lot of things that are … are very good. Maybe I can … can …" Rebecca suddenly stammered. She could not finish her sentence for a long time, so she braced herself and said, "Although I can only release fireballs, my theoretical knowledge is very good! My calculation ability is also very good! Besides, Aunt Heti has been so busy recently, but I have done nothing but survey the land and help everyone burn the wasteland. I think … "
Looking at Rebecca's nervous look, Gwen could not help but laugh. He looked at Heti and asked, "Heti, what do you think?"
"Rebecca's theoretical knowledge and calculation ability are indeed very strong. In fact, casting aside the most important aspect, her talent is better than mine." Heti looked at Rebecca helplessly. "Of course, it would be better if she was more mature."
"I will definitely be mature!" Rebecca straightened her chest, but her eyes were fixed on Gwen's drawing on the table. This made Gwen a little curious.
He could not help but ask, "You are very interested in this magic circle?"
"Yes." Rebecca scratched her head. "In fact, a long time ago, I also thought about it. It would be great if I could make those difficult magic spells easier. If I could make spellcasting easier, maybe I could release spells other than fireball … This magic circle has given me a lot of inspiration!"
Gwen suddenly stared straight at Rebecca, which made the little girl's hair stand on end.
But after a few seconds, Gwen laughed. "Very well, then I'll leave it to you."
Rebecca was overjoyed. "Really?"
"Of course." Gwen pulled out another piece of paper from under the table. It was a rough sketch of the "blacksmith shop". "Based on this scale, let the whole yard be covered by the 'magic net', and at the same time, let's build the first batch of furnaces here. You can get the materials you need from the treasure vault in the mountain. There are ready-made materials there. Although the scale of this magic circle is very large, it is still a basic magic circle. I believe that the ready-made magic metals and the quartz sand that Knight Philip brought from Tanzania Town will be enough for you to use.
"This experimental magic net, let's call it Magic Net No.1."
Rebecca, who had been entrusted with this important task, left happily. Heti continued to instruct the serfs and civilians who had just arrived to set up the tents. For a while, only Gwen and Amber were left in the tent.
"You look very happy?" The half-elf looked up and down at Gwen's expression. "I didn't see you this happy when you got the document from the old king. Is it because it's fun to tease your great-great-granddaughter?"
Gwen was speechless.
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