Chapter 29: May the Void Be with You (Part I)

"I don't know what you're trying to do, but this thing is complete nonsense. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info If it can be feasible at all, I'll eat my own boots!"

Isaac Grantham, who was a little hysterical, spat and looked disdainfully at the parchment covered with runes in front of him: "Let me make sure, you're not here to have fun with me, are you?!"

"Of course not!" the little wizard immediately retorted, his expression revealing a little unconvinced: "Although this design is something I just thought of, I've been doing research on it for nearly a month, and it's feasible!"

"I'm guessing you're experimenting in a dream?" Isaac scoffed, "Why am I not surprised at all? Oh, maybe it's because of your business, because some unrealistic madman wants to turn lead into gold!"

"That's nonsense!"

"But now you're that nonsense, Lord Ain Rand. Isaac pretended to be innocent and spread his hands: "Seriously, I'm beginning to wonder if you've studied the occult, and your shallowness and ignorance in this regard are basically equivalent to that of an ogre who has just learned to speak human words. ”

"Say that again?!" the little wizard was really angry, his puffed cheeks were stained with a layer of blush, and his sapphire eyes stared at Isaac deadly.

“...... Well, I'll do it another way. Isaac, who was really a little scared, turned his helpless gaze to Loren on the side: "Loren Turin, please tell me from the perspective of spells, how feasible do you think this thing can be?"

The little wizard next to him also immediately turned his head to look at him, there was still some expectation in his blue eyes, hoping to get a positive light, and he looked nervous and scared like a cat in boots.

Loren was speechless, and carefully studied the contents of the drawing, and then remembered what Ain had told him earlier - it was an alchemical object that resembled a cylinder, resembling a dagger, and a large amount of explanatory text next to it. And it is accompanied by another rendering of the finished one, the blade of the dagger "becomes longer".

That's right, this thing is actually a laser sword!

He even wondered if he really had a "stunned" expression the moment he heard the little wizard tell him about it.

Loren hadn't even heard the little wizard's enthusiastic introduction afterwards, and the whole person was completely stunned by this "unimaginable" idea.

Under the "double attack" of the eyes of the two people, Loren groped on the drawings in silence, seemingly thinking calmly, but in fact, he was completely thinking about how to answer so that neither of them would be offended.

"I'm sorry, but I have to respect Isaac's point of view. Loren's words made the little wizard's face suddenly pale, and then he continued: "But since Ain has been studying it for so long, it means that it is not completely unfeasible. ”

"Are you both innocent?" Isaac couldn't help but ask.

"Of course not!" Loren denied without blinking: "I just want to put forward a new point of view, practice is the only criterion for testing the truth, and if we don't try it ourselves, then no one can convince anyone." ”

"If it succeeds, that's great, but if it fails, we'll have something to gain - at the very least, we'll prove that the lab can't succeed, don't we?"

Well, this argument doesn't satisfy both of them, but at least it "puts the controversy aside".

"According to this madman... Belch... I mean, Lord Ain Rand's design, we first needed to forge a dagger that could hold the spell. Sensing the gaze behind him, Isaac quickly changed his words: "I suggest that the blade of the dagger be made of sterling silver, which can greatly enhance the bearing capacity of the entire casting." ”

"You don't need it at all, just a layer of silver - and we don't have that much silver. The angry little wizard gave him a blank look: "You can engrave runes on the hilt of the sword to strengthen its stability." ”

"And I'm quite resistant to the Void, so even if the load is higher, it's nothing. Loren said somewhat self-deprecatingly, "The hilt should be designed to be longer enough for two hands." This also increases the coverage of the runes, killing multiple birds with one stone, and can make it more balanced. ”

"But even if it works, there's nothing it can do to really stabilize it. With all due respect, you all think of the power of the Void too simply, it's not steel or bronze, it's more like lightning or an explosion, everything in an instant. I don't know if you really understand, but it's ...... to try to stabilize it."

Isaac stopped suddenly, as if he had been pressed pause by some mysterious hand. The motionless body kept shaking.

"What did you find?" asked Loren, who was somewhat aware, tentatively.

"Yes... yes, why should it be 'stabilized'? how could it be stabilized?" Isaac pounced on the drawings with a hungry tiger, "I'm so stupid!"

"It's rare that you're only discovering it now. The little wizard was still a little angry.

But Isaac didn't hear it at all, his eyes widened and his voice trembled: "It's a sword - it's not a chair, it's not a book, we don't need to make it stable, it should be extremely unstable in itself, it should be able to penetrate and tear any matter in a normal state." That's right, it's supposed to be a sharp blade that explodes all the time!"

"Both, I have made an incomparably significant discovery. Isaac solemnly put down the drawings, and the whole person was so serious: "After my careful speculation, this thing that looks more ridiculous than a toy is really feasible." We might really have to make something awesome!"

Is it good that I said it from the beginning...... Although he still couldn't help but want to fight back, the little wizard still held back after seeing the gaze that Loren handed over.

For a group, contradictions are never a problem, and sometimes they can even evolve into motivation and stimulate the subjective initiative of each of them. So Loren knew very well that instead of resolving the conflict, it would be more appropriate for all three to remain unconvinced by the other two.

"So, since it's been decided, let's start the division of labor. Loren waved his hand and said, "Ain Rand is in charge of the hilt and blade, what materials are used, how the castings are cast, and the finishing touches - in short, the fabrication and engraving are all done by our future master alchemist." ”

"Before the parts were finished, Isaac and I worked together to build and analyze the runes, and then see if there were any similar materials in the library that we could draw on to determine the final design. ”

The two men nodded in unison, satisfied with the arrangement for the time being, at least for now.

"Wait, there's one more thing!" Isaac said suddenly, "If this thing is finished, then it's equivalent to a magic wand, or even better than that one - it can't even be controlled by any rune spell, but only ......"

"All it takes is a simple command, or even a casual word!" the little wizard's eyes lit up: "Then it can connect with Loren's spiritual temple!"

"Considering that this alchemy item is a collection of the wisdom and sweat of the three of us, I have a proposal. Isaac suddenly became excited, "How about setting it to 'Genius Isaac and his friends'?"

“............”

"Don't look like that, I didn't mention you!" Isaac shouted innocently.

"I should have known I couldn't count on you. Ain gave him a fierce look and turned his gaze to Loren, "It's up to you to decide, after all, it's designed for you." ”

Looking at the "laser sword" on the drawing, Loren hesitated for a long time, and then asked as if tentatively:

"What do you think, 'May the void be with you?'"