Summer was coming to an end.
At night, the Meteor Constellation began to shift towards the western sky. The summer heat began to recede from the entire kingdom. The wind in the morning and evening became cool and pleasant. After a few plentiful rains, the breath of autumn was approaching day by day.
Mysterious and complex magic runes floated in the air like stars. The crystal device used to display the structure of the runes was fixed on the base made of alloy. The surface flashed with the glow of magic. A low buzzing sound echoed in the laboratory. Kamel floated quietly among the illusory magic runes. The arcane light in his eyes was as bright as ever.
This was the largest analysis room of the Rune Research Institute. Today's task was to analyze the technical data brought by the elves.
Several senior runemasters of the Rune Research Institute were copying the rune structure of several key nodes. A tall and thin male elf with bright blond hair stood beside Kamel. The elf's eyes occasionally fell on Kamel. Obviously, this powerful arcane creature had attracted the attention of the elven magus.
Kamel did not care about the gaze of the elven magus. He focused almost all his energy on the runes that had just been translated and analyzed. After carefully observing the core structure, he could not help but say, "Master Banner, the core mechanism of this purification array is some kind of … modulation and resonance?"
"You are right, Master Kamel." The elven magus called Banner nodded. "After a long period of research on the chaos magic energy, we found that it is still a kind of magic energy in essence, not a 'highly polluting waste energy' as previously thought. Since it is magic energy, it is possible to reorder it by means of modulation and resonance. This is the idea of 'purification'."
Kamel's eyes fell on the runes. There was a hint of excitement in his voice. "That is to say, you treated the magic energy as a 'wave' and it worked?!"
"'Wave' …" The elven magus suddenly froze. He looked at Kamel in surprise. "You also introduced this concept?!"
"… We introduced this concept not long ago, and we are still unable to prove this point. It can only be a guess," Kamel said. "We applied the wave characteristics of magic energy in the process of analyzing and reconstructing the communication spell. Its wave characteristics have been proved mathematically and empirically. But we still lack the key evidence — observable evidence."
"We introduced this concept forty years ago. The great astrologer Vilania proposed the hypothesis that magic energy is a wave and deduced the theoretical wavelength range of pure arcane magic energy through several arcane magic models. Her theory is the basis of the purification array. But unfortunately, we have not been able to obtain observable evidence …"
Carmel suddenly turned around and looked at the elven archmage in front of him with burning eyes, "You encountered interference as well?"
"You encountered it as well?!" The elven magus named Banner was surprised. At this moment, his attention was no longer on Kamel's arcane body. This elf from the Silver Empire had never thought that on the other side of the continent, in a foreign country, in a declining human society, human sorcerers were also studying the nature of magic energy. He also did not expect that human research had gone so deep that they had encountered the same bottleneck as the elves!
"Interference is everywhere. The entire world is shrouded in a powerful magic environment, so it is impossible to observe." Carmel was also surprised that the elves were conducting the same research as the humans. It was like a lone traveler in the desert suddenly meeting a companion with the same goal. Carmel's "heart" that had stopped beating a long time ago seemed to be throbbing again. "What kind of experiment did you design?"
The elven magus quickly calmed down after a brief moment of shock. He did not hide this question. "Master Vilania designed an interference experiment. We prepared a pure source of arcane energy, making sure that there were only a few 'impurities' in it. Then we gathered the arcane energy into a beam and hit a crystal lattice. The crystal lattice was made of anti-magic crystal with two narrow slits that were very close to each other. In theory, the pure arcane energy will show waves after passing through the anti-magic crystal sheet. The magic waves passing through the two narrow slits should interfere with each other and form interference fringes on the projection board coated with the developing dust … "
"But it's just white noise, isn't it?" Kamel said. "Any pattern projected on the observation panel would be covered by a stronger natural magic field. It's unrealistic to observe a weak glimmer under a strong light. In fact, the weak and pure arcane energy may not even have time to reach the projector before it is neutralized by the magic field in the environment …"
Banner sighed regretfully. "As you said, the experiment failed. It seems that you also … "
"We also designed a similar experiment. The idea of the experiment was proposed by Duke Cecil," Kamel said in a low voice. "We also failed to observe the interference stripes, but mathematics tells me that they should exist."
The elven magus was a little surprised. "Gwen? Duke Cecil is also so accomplished in the field of magic? "
"The duke is very knowledgeable, and he has come into contact with extraordinary knowledge and wisdom while his soul has been separated from his body for seven hundred years," Carmel said sincerely. "But … he can't solve the problem of the interference of magic power in the natural environment. Speaking of which, have you ever tried the anti-magic force field? "
"The highest level of anti-magic force field can only suppress the magic reaction to a certain extent, and at the same time, interfere with the mental power of the caster to interrupt the casting process. The magic itself can't be stopped." The elven magus shook his head with a wry smile. "We have also tried to use the expensive anti-magic crystal to create a 'dark room' to block the magic in nature. But due to the limitations of the technology, we can't guarantee that the entire dark room is completely isolated. As long as there is a little leakage … the interference will appear like the devil."
Kamel could imagine how much effort the elves had put in to create such a 'dark room'.
Due to the pervasive nature of the magic, the observation experiment of magic interference must ensure that the observer was also in the dark room. A dark room that could accommodate the observer, no matter how cramped the space was, was still a huge 'box'. The cost of the anti-magic crystal was secondary. To process such a huge crystal and ensure that there were no 'leakage points' was obviously beyond the craftsmanship of the elves.
Even the elves couldn't do it, let alone the humans.
"Our next goal is to seek help from the Fey in the Augulay Tribal Country. The Fey are small and can get into very small dark rooms. It is possible to process a smaller dark room," Banner said with a sigh. "But it's hard to say whether we can find a Fey who is willing to help. After all … they don't like to be locked up."
…
Gwen sat behind the desk and quietly listened to Kamel's report.
"… Lord, to sum up, the elves have encountered the same problem as us — the interference of the magic in the natural environment."
"It's really a devilish interference …"
Gwen sighed softly, his thoughts fluctuating.
What was the essence of magic?
This question had been bothering him ever since he opened the coffin. The omnipresent Force of Nature and the seemingly endless source of energy had brought him great convenience, but at the same time, it had also left Gawain deeply puzzled. All this while, he had been trying to figure out the nature and source of magic, but until now, he and his research team had achieved very little results.
They could only be sure that the source of magic was related to the 'sun' in the sky, and its essence … "perhaps" was some kind of wave.
Yes, although there were some practical examples, such as the magic network communication technology, and some calculation conclusions, for such a real 'thing', as long as there was no observable phenomenon, there was no way to completely determine its definition. At this stage, Gwen and Kamel could only say that magic was "perhaps" some kind of wave.
This was a regrettable situation.
It was right there. Its nature, its possible nature, was on the verge of being revealed. However, the most critical observation had become the biggest obstacle in front of the researchers. The magic of nature was everywhere. This had led to the rapid development of magical technology, but it had also led to great difficulties in some research projects.
The classic experiment that Gwen could think of to verify the nature of waves was the double-slit experiment. He knew how the double-slit experiment on Earth was implemented, but in this world, it was difficult to verify this classic experiment because the magic in nature covered all the observable phenomena.
The intensity of the magic in nature was far stronger than the two arcane streams that passed through the slit during the experiment. It formed a white noise on the reflector, and the pure, unidirectional arcane streams that should have caused interference were completely erased. For the same reason, the experiment to observe the magic version of the 'Poisson's Bright Spot' failed.
The elves' idea was perhaps the best solution — to build a dark room and find a way to block the magic interference in nature.
However, it was not easy.
On Earth, to prevent the strong light from affecting the observation of interference fringes, one only needed to use a light-blocking material. However, in this world, natural materials that could block magic were extremely rare and difficult to process. The expensive anti-magic crystal was the most suitable material that could meet the requirements. It could block magic, and the reflector in the double-slit experiment was made of it. However, to process the anti-magic crystal into a dark room … even in the Gondor era, it was difficult to do so.
"Actually, I have another plan," said Kamel. "Use a more powerful arcane source to make the energy passing through the double slit exceed the magic base value of nature. In this way, we may be able to observe the interference fringes outside the dark room. Even if we can't observe them, we can at least observe the two burn marks. At least we can verify whether the magic is waves or not. According to my calculations, the existing Rainbow Cannon fully meets this condition. "
"I've also thought of this plan, but the premise is that we have to find a more stable and stronger material than the anti-magic crystal." Gwen frowned. "Although the anti-magic crystal can block magic, it has a limit. Things like the Rainbow Cannon … will burn any reflector."
Kamel was silent.
After a short moment of thought, Gwen asked, "The elven astromancer who came up with the concept of magic waves, is her name Velania?"
"Yes."
"It's only been forty years … as an elf, she should still be working for the Elven Court today."
"Yes, according to Banner Baiyi. The astromancer Velania is still working for the Elven Court today and continues to research the theory of magic waves. At the same time, she is also one of the developers of the 'Purification Array.' "
"The elves are ahead of us … If only we could reach a deeper level of cooperation with them." Gwen sighed softly. "Kamel, do you think … using the remaining magic connection of the Great Wall, our magic network communication terminal, and a set of translation devices, we can establish long-distance communication with the Silver Empire?"
"This is a very challenging idea, but I can give it a try."
Gwen nodded. "Then let's give it a try."
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