Rebecca did not know why Gwen was interested in this question, but at least the ancestor did not look like he was going to criticize her. She heaved a sigh of relief and said, "I just draw while calculating... It's much easier to treat the whole yard as a piece of paper."
This answer was too general. Gwen frowned slightly and asked, "What about the specifics?"
"The side of the yard is a line, and the side next to it is another line." Rebecca waved her arms and gestured. "Then, with these two lines as the standard, treat the whole yard as a piece of paper. Every line on the magic array can be divided into many key points, and the distance between each key point and the two sides of the yard can be calculated. All you need to do is to enlarge the numbers on the manuscript. Calculation is a magician's strength! "
Calculation was indeed a magician's strength, but the average magician would not calculate in this way!
Gwen looked at Rebecca, dumbfounded. This girl's way of speaking was a mess. Perhaps even Heti did not understand what she meant, but Gwen understood. She established a coordinate system in the yard, and then based on the coordinate system, she enlarged the magic array on the manuscript.
In this way, she did not need to stand at a high place. She only needed to calculate the position of each key point and connect the key points according to the manuscript.
But it was not enough to just come up with this idea. Rebecca also needed a very strong geometric imagination and mental calculation ability. Because there was no perfect mathematical and geometric system in this world, Rebecca had to either use addition, subtraction, multiplication to get rid of the hard pile, or she had to create various formulas by herself!
Of course, Rebecca's method was not the best. Gwen knew that there were many drawing methods from Earth that could be used in this situation, but so what?
In this world, in this era, it was already a miracle that Rebecca could do this!
"Did you come up with this method by yourself?" Gwen looked at Rebecca with shining eyes as if he had found a rare treasure.
Rebecca scratched her head and said, "Not all of it. I saw some of it in the notes of the wild magician, and the rest was my own idea..."
"I see."
Gwen understood. He had read the notes of the wild magician from beginning to end. There was indeed a lot of superficial knowledge of geometry and mathematics in it. Although it was not organized into a system, it was almost a kind of "foundation". If Rebecca was very talented in this field, it was not surprising that she was inspired to do what she did today.
And even if she was inspired by the notes of the wild magician, her results were still incredible.
"Very good, very good idea." Gwen nodded with satisfaction and said, "Go on — why did you choose to bury the magic array underground?"
"Oh, this is because the ancestor said that this magic array is for the blacksmith shop." Rebecca nodded and said, "I thought that blacksmiths and blacksmith apprentices are different from magicians. Their work is also different from that of magicians. In the process of moving materials between the furnaces and making ironware, they can easily accidentally destroy the structure of the magic array. And burying the magic array underground does not affect its recharging, and at the same time, it will not affect the future construction on the surface. As long as we make sure that everything is at the radiating point of the magic array, it will be very convenient to add new furnaces or dismantle and rebuild the existing furnaces. How do I say it... Anyway, it is very convenient. "
Functional partition, separation of the energy part and the energy consumption part, key system packaging, expandability... Gwen's mind suddenly flashed with many words that could be used in Rebecca's thinking. But the last thought that came to his mind was another, more important aspect.
Rebecca realized that this magic array was for "ordinary people" like blacksmiths, and she designed it so that "ordinary people can also use it safely and conveniently." Although it was as simple as burying it, this idea was very correct.
A mainstream magician would never consider that his magic array would be used by ordinary people, but Rebecca... Fortunately, she was a non-mainstream magician who only knew one spell, Fireball, after five years of learning. Her thinking was completely different from that of a conventional magician!
"Have you thought of all these ideas?" When Gawain recovered from his momentary shock, he could not help but ask with a smile when he saw the thoughtful look on Heidi's face.
"I... haven't thought about it," said Heti with a complicated expression. Rebecca's idea was too unconventional, but at the same time, she could also realize the reasonableness of the design. She even vaguely realized the importance of "ordinary people can also use it", which seemed to be the direction of the ancestor's persistence. "This is really amazing, but if you bury the magic array, what about the monitoring? Although this magic array composed of basic runes is not as delicate and easy to break as a high-level magic array, the basic monitoring is always necessary. And once it breaks, how do you fix it? "
"I've left a lot of those stakes." Rebecca pointed to the stakes in the yard. "Those stakes with ropes tied to them are monitoring points. When the time comes, I'll replace them with iron rods plated with mithril. The bottom of the iron rods is in contact with the runes of the most critical part of the magic array. Once the magic array has a problem, the corresponding runes will be extinguished, and the mithril that has been charged for a long time will quickly turn black and heat up for a period of time after losing its charge. This way, you can see at a glance which part of the magic array has a problem. When you fix it, you just have to dig up the ground of the corresponding area... Although this is a little more troublesome than the traditional magic array, at least you don't have to dig up the whole yard."
Rebecca showed a rather smug smile even as she spoke. She waved the stack of papers in her hand, which were filled with dense runes and lines that she had clearly drawn herself. "And this formation won't break so easily. Take a look, Great Ancestor, I've rearranged the runic structure a little. Of course, the basic principles are still the same, but I've simply connected the runes that can be stacked based on the design of the rogue mage, and then spread it layer by layer …"
Bloody hell, redundant system...
The corner of Gawain's eyes twitched. He then looked at the piles that Rebecca had set aside in the yard as surveillance points — primitive sensors.
Once Rebecca started talking, it was hard to stop, especially when she was showing off her work. At this time, she was still talking. "... The efficiency of the self-charging magic array is slightly improved, and even if some of the runes are damaged, at most the energy supply efficiency will be reduced, and the energy consumption part of the magic array will not be affected too much. Because the whole magic array is built according to the standard that exceeds the requirements..."
Rebecca excitedly said a lot of things, and finally stopped. She seemed to have realized that she was talking too much, so she looked at Gwen a little anxiously. "Ancestor... Are my ideas too ridiculous?"
Gwen did not know what to say at this time. After thinking for a while, he patted the little girl's head with his hand. "No, you are a genius."
Rebecca: "Eh?"
"And I have a suggestion." Gwen glanced at the drawings that Rebecca sketched out, and pointed at the connections of the redundant system. "These parts of the rune connections can be easily cut and reconnected. Once some of the runes are damaged, the connection can be cut directly during repair, and reconnected after repair. This way, the whole magic array does not need to be shut down during repair."
Rebecca's eyes lit up. "Yes! Why didn't I think of that... Ancestor, you are really smart! "
Gwen's eyes twitched slightly. He knew that Rebecca said that from the bottom of her heart, but he suddenly felt weak...
Maiden, you are the smartest!
After a moment of stunned silence, Gwen could not help but turn to look at Heti. "No one has noticed Rebecca's talent before?"
"She has always been... outstanding in terms of calculation and ingenuity." Heti chose her words carefully. "But these abilities have never been put to use. The standard of a mage's strength is their spellcasting ability, and she has always been at the bottom in this regard..."
"What a waste of God's gift." Gwen frowned and commented unceremoniously. "Spellcasting ability as the only standard? Why not compete with a gorilla in terms of strength? "
Despite his evaluation, Gawain knew very well that there was a reason and logic behind this situation.
In a period where technology could not be used to promote the development of civilization, it was normal for individual bravery to be the standard to judge the value of an individual. And especially in this world where there were supernatural powers and various monsters, outstanding individual combat strength was the prerequisite to ensure survival. If survival could not be guaranteed, how could there be technological innovation?
And as long as individual strength was the standard, and continued from generation to generation without major problems, and at the same time, the lack of strength but the wisdom of the group could not transform their wisdom into power (or could not transform it into enough power), then this standard was likely to continue forever.
You could not prove that your wisdom would bring prosperity one day, but I have proved that my strength could ensure survival. That was the case.
But this was not a reason for humans to arm wrestle with gorillas forever.
Gwen finally confirmed that Rebecca was indeed extraordinarily talented.
This down-and-out viscountess, who was looked down upon by everyone, was ostracized in the noble circle because she was a descendant of Cecil's family. She was despised in the mage circle because she could not even cast a flash spell. She was even whispered by the merchants and citizens of other territories because she was really the worst lord in history. She implemented a lot of unconstrained decrees, but did not make the territory and herself rich at all.
Because her talents were in places that others could not see or even understand.
In the poor and backward lower class society, no one could understand her calculations. But in the upper class society, which was rich enough to hire mages or were high level mages themselves, no one needed her calculations. It was true that convenient magic could solve everything. If it couldn't solve the problem, then she would use more powerful magic.
With Eagle Eye and Mage's Eye, why did they need to calculate coordinates on the ground? Professional mages could directly perceive and control large magic circles, why did they need sensors? Moreover, a lousy mage who could only cast Fireball would never have the opportunity to preside over the construction of magic facilities.
So when she got permission from Gwen, Rebecca was so happy: it was the first time in her life that she was allowed to do something that she was good at.
"Ancestor..." Rebecca looked at Gwen's face with some anxiety. "Do you think I..."
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