The silver and black magic circle unleashed electric sparks, enshrouding the materials that were undergoing fission at the center. The magnificent energy generated was transformed into all kinds of energy that the City in the Sky could utilize through the conversion magic circles nearby.
The fission reactor this time was not as violent and uncontrollable as before. Although it still contained great dangers, it was now very stable and controllable.
"Master, congratulations to you, Granny Hathaway, Mr. Raventi, and President Morris." Lucien said sincerely. He barely made any contributions to the achievement except for proposing the fission reaction and helping to analyze the cause of the explosion. It was the fruit of the wisdom of the four legends.
The design of such a fission reactor was different from that on Earth. Because it was a combination of reverse cracking and forward theories, there were all kinds of unknown dangers during the process. One moment of carelessness could lead to self-explosion and curses. Therefore, no one below legendary was involved in the actual construction. Because of the shortage of hands, Fernando and Hathaway had asked Raventi and Morris, two legends of the school of elements, to help them.
Fernando was smiling, but he sniffed. "It should've been done a long time ago. I was too stupid and took too many detours."
He did not even let go of himself when it came to the demanding and habitual belittling of the achievements.
"In any case, with a stable, large-scale fission reactor, the City in the Sky will have a regular source of energy. It is almost a major breakthrough in the studies of energy wells. The energy problems that previously shackled us will be resolved effectively." Lucien was quite happy about the achievement.
Fernando combed his messy hair and stared at the fission reactor attentively with his slightly dirty red eyes. "Next, it will be the miniaturization of the fission reactor. By then, artificial planets, airships, cosmic observatories, and steam locomotives that need to be equipped with powerful defense and attack magic circles will have a 'heart' that is beating vigorously."
By then, artificial planets and airships would be able to launch attacks that required tremendous energy, such as laser beams, electromagnetic cannons, and kinetic weapons. In the three-dimensional concept of war, space would be added to the blockage of the ground, the sky, and the surrounding space … Hearing his teacher's words, Lucien subconsciously thought of the changes in the form of war. When two parties were engaged in a battle, it would not be a dream for real 'meteoroids' to fall from the sky when there were no magic waves.
Also, for the magic world, the miniaturization was much simpler than the previous stabilization!
"However, the energy of the fission reactor is still not enough. If the controllability, stabilization, and miniaturization of nuclear fusion can be achieved, we will all be the Sun King." Lucien said exaggeratedly in a humorous tone, "Also, many particle experiments in the microscopic domain can be put on the agenda. The Super Massive Particle Collider that I proposed in the meeting of the Highest Council should be included in the secret project of the Magic Research Committee too."
In many studies in the microscopic domain, fission reactors were indispensable. They could provide abundant particles that were hard to find under normal circumstances, and they could also directly 'participate' in the experiment process. Therefore, stable fission reactors were the most desired results in the microscopic domain.
The reason why Lucien proposed the LHC was that the conventional cyclotron and colliding magic circles in the magic labs could not keep up with the demand of the senior-rank arcanists in terms of providing particle energy.
"Yes, I discovered the importance of a stable fission reactor when I was researching the nature of neutrons." Fernando became quite solemn when arcana studies were mentioned. Then, he smiled in self-mockery. "I didn't know that neutrons of different speeds could cause such a huge contrast …"
As he spoke, he was deep in thought. "The experiments on neutrons and protons give me more and more illusions. Perhaps, they are not necessarily fundamental particles. For example, the superheavy particle that can participate in the nuclear force makes me feel weird."
In the past year, more and more arcanists devoted themselves to the studies of cosmic rays because of the influence of Heidi's discovery of the new particle (photon). Both the Atom Institution and the Tower's cosmic observatory found it difficult to apply. It was not unusual for them to wait for three months. Among them, Annick and the rest of them discovered photons that were positively charged and non-charged. Annonis of the Tower discovered a particle that was heavier than protons and neutrons and could participate in the strong interaction (nuclear force). It was named 'hyperon' initially.
"I never said that protons and neutrons must be fundamental particles. At least, no theory can naturally infer such a conclusion. My description of them has always been the internal structure of the nucleus." Lucien knew that his teacher was reminding him based on his own experiments and keen intuition, in case his head, as the pioneer and founder of the microscopic domain, would explode when more fundamental particles were discovered in the future.
He had to admit that, as time went by, the grand arcanists and legendary sorcerers no longer followed him blindly in the studies of the microscopic domain. Instead, they had their own independent expansion and research after digesting and absorbing the knowledge.
Seeing that Lucien was open-minded about arcana, Fernando did not say anything else. There were no experiments or phenomena that could lead to such a conclusion. It was only based on his own arcana intuition.
"Alright, I have to hurry up and discuss the miniaturization with Hathaway and the rest of them." As soon as there was nothing else, Fernando's impatience surfaced, and he left the core of the City in the Sky in a hurry.
"Miniaturization … This is beyond the level of Earth …" Lucien shook his head with a smile. It was both a beautiful path and a lot of dangers. For example, was the miniaturization of the fission device vulnerable? Was there a mature solution to the nuclear leakage caused? In that respect, the fusion device was much safer. After the explosion, it would only be damaged within the explosion range. There would be no long-term problems. Clean up.
… …
Hardly had he returned to the Atom Institution when Lucien saw Heidi's' sad 'eyes.
"Master, you're late …" Heidi had prepared the report for a long time and was rather uneasy. As it turned out, her teacher, who always came early, was late.
In a good mood, Lucien said, "Something unexpected happened. Let's begin."
Heidi stopped pretending and walked into her personal laboratory with Chelly, Lowi, Alfalia, and the rest of them. Lazar, Annick, Sprint, and the other arcanists in the institution all followed them. For them, such reports could bring them new things, especially in the fields that they did not know much about. Therefore, even though Lucien did not force them to participate in the monthly meetings, they still joined the meeting spontaneously.
This time, the 'artificial intelligence' of Heidi, Chelly, and the rest of them was much smaller than last time. Although it was still gargantuan, it was more or less acceptable.
Heidi turned on the power. Vague electric noises echoed, and red and green lights flashed.
"After the trial run last time, we found a lot of problems and made the following improvements …" Naturally, it was Heidi, who was most cheerful and talkative, who was responsible for the introduction. While controlling the 'artificial intelligence', she cooperatively introduced her own design theories, specific design ideas, modular applications, program storage, and so on.
Although it seemed rather far away from the real arcana studies, under Lucien's' tutelage ', the listeners were all experts who were adept at mathematics. Naturally, they could hear the mathematical ideas and the simulation of human thinking. Also, they were deeply shocked by the system that represented everything with 0 and 1. It seemed to be the embodiment of the' beauty of simplicity 'in arcana, and it seemed to symbolize the simplicity and mysteriousness of the nature of the world.
After the introduction, Heidi looked at Sprint 'provocatively'. "Didn't you say last time that you were faster than our 'artificial intelligence' in mental calculation? Do you want to have a competition now? "
Sprint had always been confident if not arrogant. So, he snorted and said, "Fine. If you lose, you will have to be my experiment assistant for a month. If I lose, it will be the same. However, you can't set the questions."
As he spoke, he looked at Lucien. "Master, please set the questions."
Lucien nodded and picked a difficult question that required tremendous data calculation. Then, he announced the start of the competition with a smile.
The red and green lights flashed so fast that it was impossible to tell them apart. The whole laboratory became like a ball. Four seconds later, Heidi beeped in delight. "The result is out!"
She inputted with spiritual power, so it did not take her much time.
Sprint raised his head and looked at Heidi in disbelief. It was not until ten seconds later that he said in a low voice, "I've calculated it too. This is the result … Let's try again."
It was not that he did not want to admit defeat, but he was testing the limits of the artificial intelligence.
This time, it was Annick and Katrina who set the questions, but Sprint still failed even with the ancillary computation circles.
"Haha. The artificial intelligence this time is equal to the computational ability of a senior-rank sorcerer. Also, it's good at processing massive data and long-term calculations. Even the senior-rank sorcerers are not as good as it is in those aspects. Annick, you can have a try." Heidi smiled proudly.
Annick did not bet but compared with the artificial intelligence out of curiosity. With the help of the ancillary computation circles, he had won and lost when he was faced with non-massive data processing questions. However, when it came to the big data that required a long time to process, he had to admit that he was not as good as the artificial intelligence.
"Very good. Congratulations on making a solid step forward. You can submit your paper now. It should help you win an award." Lucien smiled.
The discovery of the new particle did not bring glory to Heidi. Although she later proved that the particle did not participate in the strong interaction and was not a meson as predicted but a new particle, it was still not enough because the standard of Holm Crown Prize had become stricter and stricter in the past ten years.
Heidi and Chelly couldn't help but put on a brilliant smile, but they soon looked forward to the future. "Hathaway, Hellen, and Mr. Oliver are introducing part of the knowledge in the field of quantum into the science of magic crystals. Hopefully, there will be major breakthroughs. By then, 'artificial intelligence' will really be free of bulkiness and clumsiness."
At this moment, Sprint's keen eyes noticed a weird icon on the screen. So, he triggered it with his spiritual power out of curiosity. As a result, the picture on the screen changed, and a simple process of overlapping blocks appeared.
"What's this?" Lucien raised his eyebrow with a vague smile.
Heidi and Chelly blushed. In the end, it was Heidi who stammered, "Master, it's a small game for testing modules. We … We didn't …"
"Yes, very good." Before she finished, Lucien said with a smile without the slightest reproach.
Huh? Heidi was stunned.
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