The laboratory's protective system was successfully activated.

The protection system built during the Starfire Age shows how high the magic of the Gondor Empire was at the height of human civilization - although most of the devices in the disobedient fortress outside have been rendered ineffective by the erosion of the demon tide and a thousand years of weathering, the ancient protective system still retains the minimum function in this hidden fortress of disobedience.

"Awesome......" Amber couldn't help but exclaim after hearing the auto-answering synthesized sound, "What was that?" Puppets? Taling? Is it the kind of artificial mind created by the mages of the North? ”

Kamel replied casually as he manipulated the intricate magical runes on the circular platform, "Puppets and Talings? That's just a trick...... We were once able to create near-human mental cores that could think like humans, with the Iron Man Soldiers and our Magister Corps being considered two of the most powerful classes on the continent, and the Northern Barbarian Puppets and Talings...... The volume is huge, the thinking is slow, and the logical system is full of flaws, which is simply defective. ”

"It's a pity that when the demon tide came, the overly sophisticated mental core was the first batch of equipment to fail, and the Iron Man Corps directly turned into a pile of scrap metal in the arsenal in place," Gawain shook his head, "The only thing we were glad for at the time was that at least those iron men were scrapped directly, not out of control - otherwise the situation would have been worse." ”

Hearing Gawain's words, Kamal could only let out a long sigh.

As he spoke, the ancient magister finally finished preparing for the test.

On a round table in the center of the lab, a device based on Cecil's rune technology was placed on the table. It has a set of general-purpose hive nets, six hive cells arranged in the energy supply part of the entire device, which is placed in the center of the countertop, and at the lower edge of the hive unit, a special large rune substrate is connected - that is, the inverter array unit designed by Pittman.

The output of the inverter array is connected to a set of rune triggers, which are connected to a blank substrate made of copper, and the blank substrate has grooves that can be embedded in it.

The whole test setup is so simple, all the structures are clear at a glance, and the mechanism is clearly understood.

"The process of charging the Holy Light Rune with an inverter array is not complicated, and our first test purpose is to verify whether this process can be achieved, and whether it will incur the 'divine punishment' of the Holy Light God in the process," Kamal floated in front of the experimental table, explaining the purpose of this test to everyone on the scene, "The laboratory is equipped with a complete divine power defense system, which can ensure that even if the Holy Light God sends down divine punishment, it will be filtered out by the defense system - its protection level is very high, according to the actual test of the year, Even if the flesh of the giant deer Ammon erupted uncontrollably outside the lab, it would not affect the safety inside the barrier. ”

The reason why the Gondor researchers were able to conduct various studies on the power of the gods back then was because of this defense system - otherwise, even if the giant deer Ammon had fallen, this group of mortals would have been able to die a thousand and eight hundred times by studying how to slice the gods next to the corpses of the gods.

The fact that the disobedient team survived was a testament to the reliability of the defense system.

"This level of protection is definitely enough," Gawain nodded, "In other words, after we activate the inverter array, we will be able to judge whether this device is in danger of triggering divine punishment based on whether the laboratory has been attacked?" ”

"Exactly." Kamel nodded slightly.

Gawain thought for a moment, and then asked a new question: "If the device is activated without divine punishment, how can we be sure that the structure of the device itself has successfully circumvented divine punishment, or if it has helped the user circumvent his own mental seal?" ”

Divine punishment and the Seal of the Heart, these two factors are the two shackles that affect mortals in using the power of the gods.

Although Gawain is not a researcher, he is well aware of the importance of the word "rigor" in experimental projects, and the question he asks is to verify as rigorously as possible the role of these two factors in the experimental process - if this cannot be confirmed, then the Holy Light Rune Technology will undoubtedly leave a huge hidden danger.

“…… I must say, you really have a researcher's heart," Kamel couldn't help but admire, and then said, "Rest assured, we've thought of this—we've got a linkage on the rune trigger that transmits magic, and this linkage is connected to another Holy Light substrate, and it's a direct connection. The tester needs to inject his own mana into the rune trigger and activate the device, so that when the rune trigger is closed, two holy light substrates are activated at the same time: one is directly activated by the tester's own magic power, which we call sample 1, and the other is indirectly activated by the magic net and the inverter array, which we call the second sample, by observing the activation of these two samples, we can determine which link the tester's mind seal appears in the whole process, and whether its existence will affect the operation of the inverter array. Of course, in order for this to happen, the tester himself must be a transcendent with a magical gift. ”

Gawain was convinced by Carmel's design - this was indeed a professional researcher, and the problems he could think of himself had already been thought of by professional researchers.

The key point of this process designed by Carmel is to confirm whether the tester's Psychic Seal is valid throughout the process through the "Sample No. 1", because the Psychic Seal is an inherent attribute of the tester itself, so as long as the No. 1 sample is affected by the Psychic Seal, it can be determined that the "Psychic Seal" is always there, and the tester has not circumvented his Psychic Seal because of the device's "Magic Net-Inverter Array" architecture.

Once the device was checked, Kamal stepped aside, and a young researcher approached the platform.

He was the tester this time.

Gawain looked at the young man who looked to be only in his twenties, and saw him standing calmly in front of the platform, and put his hand on the special rune trigger, before the other party started, Gawain suddenly spoke: "What's your name?" ”

"Cohen," the young researcher calmly met Gawain's gaze, his breathing was a little rapid, but he still managed to keep his composure, "My name is Cohen??" Bell, my lord. ”

Gawain felt that the name was familiar, and after a little thought, he found the corresponding information from the depths of his memory: "Cohen...... You're the researcher who discovered the use of Mithril in Arcane Transfer? ”

"It's an honor that you remember me!" The young researcher said with a little excitement, "I...... I just discovered the idea, the coating is made by our whole team......"

"Your contribution is great, don't be modest," Gawain interrupted the young researcher, then glanced at the entire device on the bench and said with a serious expression, "You know the nature of this experiment, don't you?" ”

"Yes."

"Do you have faith?"

The young researcher bowed his head, "I am a shallow believer in the goddess of magic, lordship. ”

"When you press the button, you can face divine punishment, you know?"

"Yes," replied Cohen, a young researcher and a Level 3 Arcanist, "that pressing the button is an act of disobedience to the God of Light, and the last person to do so was burned to death by the Light—but I'm sure the protection system here will work." ”

Kamal floated in front of Gawain: "The testers are all voluntary, lord, don't worry. ”

"I know," Gawain nodded slightly, then exhaled softly and looked at the young man standing in front of the test table, "Cohen??" Bell, you can make a request—I'll grant you personally. ”

The atmosphere in the laboratory became solemn, and even Amber, who could smile at all times, looked at the young man in front of the laboratory table with a hint of respect, while Researcher Cohen, who was the focus of everyone's attention, was silent for two seconds after this, and then looked at Gawain with a serious face: "My lord, I'm from the royal capital - that place has been locked down. If I succeed, I hope you can bring my family here, and if I fail, I hope to bring back a sentence: Cohen?? Bell, the merchant's child, fell in pursuit of magical truth. ”

With that, the young researcher nodded vigorously to his colleague standing by and Kamel, who was the project leader, and without hesitation, injected the magic into the rune trigger and pressed the iron button hard.

All eyes hit the platform in the center of the laboratory in an instant.

The Hive Magic Net was filled with a faint blue-white glow, and the inverter array unit connected to the Magic Net also became bright at the same time, all the magic patterns and runes were activated, and the pure magic energy was injected into the Holy Light Rune as a sample through transformation, and at the same time, the Holy Light Substrate directly connected to the rune trigger also became bright after Cohen's magic power was injected.

All of this happened in a very short period of time, but under Gawain's gaze, it all seemed like a century had passed.

Finally, a clear, holy light appeared above the No. 2 Holy Light Substrate connected to the Inverter Array, while the Substrate directly connected to the Rune Trigger flickered briefly and then went out.

The Holy Light Rune Substrate was successfully activated with the power supply of the Inverter Array.

The subject's Mind Seal remains in place throughout the process.

Cohen was still standing nicely in front of the bench - fine beads of sweat were on his face, his eyes were wide open from nervousness, his breath was short, his fingers were trembling slightly, but he was standing there intact.

Carmel immediately called the laboratory's answering agency: "Protection system, report if there is a god impact!" ”

"Guarding system self-test...... No signs of attack were found, and the protection system was full of energy. ”

Kamel maintained a floating posture in mid-air, and only after a full ten seconds did he suddenly turn around and look at Gawain excitedly: "There is no divine punishment!" Lord, we succeeded! The magic net-inverter array architecture can avoid divine punishment! And not affected by the Soul Seal! ”

Amber blinked, with her comprehension and knowledge, she hadn't actually figured out what the mechanism of the whole experiment was until now, but she still realized the fact that "the experiment was successful", and she looked at Gawain stunned: "This is a success?" To put it this way...... Have we 'stolen' the Light from the God of Light? ”

"No, we just brought it," Gawain looked at Miss Half-Elf with a smile on his face, then walked to the lab table and nodded solemnly to Cohen, "I'll remember my promise - I'll bring your family back to Cecil safe and sound." ”

At this moment, Rebecca's voice suddenly came from behind Gawain: "Ancestor, in fact, we still have a test. ”

"Another test?" Gawain turned his head in surprise, only to see Rebecca directing the technicians to place some new devices on the bench, "What did you design?" ”

"Random selection." Rebecca replied earnestly.