Chapter 416: The Man Who Went to the Unknown
Truth be told, the communication device created by Carmel and Rebecca and the completion of the device so far exceeded Gawain's expectations β not only technically, but also in terms of design.
At the technical level, Gawain can already understand, after all, this world has its own unique technical route, and some things that seem incredible to him may be just a small trick in the field of magic, and with the ready-made research results of the Eternal Sleeper as the basis, the "advanced functions" of the communication device are actually not difficult to imagine, what really surprised Gawain is the mature design concept of Carmel.
This device not only has the design of mutual recognition in the network, but also can carry out relatively simple "dialing", it has the function of receiving broadcasts and communicating with distant places at the same time, and in order to ensure its long-range communication capabilities, Carmel even designed the use of the magic obelisk as a "relay station" scheme, this relay station must have included a series of complex functions such as information forwarding, gain, channel management, etc. - all these things, all of which were made without a little prompting by Gawain.
He couldn't help but praise Kamel's design and praise him for being able to achieve these incredible functions, but he didn't expect that after hearing his praise, Kamel was very disapproving: "Aren't these the most basic requirements for long-range communication?" β
Gawain was stunned for a moment, and after seeing Carmel's attitude as it should be, he suddenly reacted that he had fallen into a thinking mistake again:
He underestimated the technological level of this world, and at the same time forgot the technological level of the Gondor Empire.
The bottom society of this world may be primitive and backward, and the average degree of development may not be high, but its top-level technical level and the technological height it has had in history are ...... Never lagged behind.
Convenient, cheap, stable and reliable general-purpose communicators may be a new thing in this world, but the communicators themselves are not, and neither is the communication technology.
As early as the Gondor period, mankind has established a general network of information throughout the entire empire, and to this day, the elven star temple still provides convenient broadcasting services for the entire silver empire, and even the seemingly backward and dark contemporary Ansu is not without advanced holographic video call technology in a very small range - isn't it the communication technique of the court mage?
For those who have been exposed to these technological apexes, there is no question of "whether there is something high-tech", but only a question of "whether it is widespread".
Of course, Carmel would have had a mature design concept β because he had used the same advanced things back then.
Gawain glanced at the master magician quietly, and suddenly realized in his heart: perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, everything Cecil experienced was a rise, but in Kamel's eyes, most of the technological achievements that had appeared so far in this land could only be regarded as "revival".
The revival of human civilization.
Of course, the so-called "mature design concept" is only relative to this era, as a new thing, the communicator in Gao Wen's view is still huge room for improvement - how to encrypt information, how to prevent the communication network from being eavesdropped or used by hostiles, how to ensure that the network is controllable, when the number of communication terminals connected to the network becomes quite huge, whether the network can still be stable, how to solve the problem of insufficient "numbers" after too many communication terminals, how to calculate the "bandwidth" based on magic-based communication technology, Or is there something that is limiting its "bandwidth"...... All these details need to be slowly resolved in the future.
Gawain knew that Carmel and Rebecca must not have thought about these problems, because a large part of these problems would only be exposed after the network was large enough and the destruction technology for the network was sufficiently developed, and even the Gondor Empire back then, when the Imperial Information Network was the largest, could not be compared with any national network on the earth, just like the Eternal Sleepers who had just built the Psychic Network could not imagine that someone would use the brain-computer backdoor to hack their "server", Nor could Kamel imagine how complex a network of hundreds of millions of information nodes would be, and what kind of precision it would entail.
But it doesn't matter, you can take your time.
"We should make these things work as soon as possible," Gawain said, turning his head to Hetty, "first set up communication stations in the Cecil and Kant areas as soon as possible, at least to ensure the communication of key departments such as government offices, outposts, and military camps at all levels, and then set up civilian communication stations." Both areas have ample magical obelisks, and the transmission of information should not be a problem, as communication can be established as soon as the communication devices are in place......
"The first thing to do is to communicate with the Horsman area, where a secondary government office is being built, and the communication station will make sure we are up to date with what's going on there. There are enough obelisks of magic energy in the Hossman homeland, but Count Hossman died too soon, and he hasn't had time to spread the magic net a little bigger...... Consider setting up a relay point between the Horthman area and the Leslie area, so that you can also establish a connection with the Leslie area along the way.
"Communication is a top priority, and there needs to be a dedicated agency to manage it, and I have some suggestions on the role of this agency, its basic functions, and its interface with other departments......"
At this time, Hetty had already summoned the Plastic Hand, and grabbed a stack of white paper and a dipping pen on the nearby laboratory table, and began to brush and brush quickly to record a large number of things that Gawain crackled and confessed, and the skill was almost distressing......
And Rebecca, who was still hanging in the communicator and had not yet disconnected, muttered to Carmel: "You see, my ancestor has started again-he seems to have come up with such a lot of supporting things a long time ago, just waiting for our physical objects to come out, he can get you a set of management plans and application plans in an instant......
Kamel didn't answer, he just floated quietly next to the communicator, and although no one could tell his face, he seemed to be lost in thought at the moment.
On the other hand, although Rebecca tried to keep her voice down, in fact, all of her whispering bb moved into Gawain's ears, but Gawain didn't want to trouble the girl: Rebecca had once again proven herself in the field of research, and Gawain didn't want to reward her too late.
After explaining some general problems to Hetty, Gawain turned his head and looked at Kamel next to the communicator: "If this device can work stably, then arrange a trial production batch first, or when it is actually used, we can summarize what is wrong with it." Don't forget to compile a report to me on the newly discovered problems in terms of production cost, manufacturing cycle and difficulty. β
"Yes."
After the acceptance of the communicator, Hetty left the institute first, she wanted to go back to study how the "Ministry of Information and Communication" mentioned by Gawain should be established, and Rebecca finally hung up the communication reluctantly - she mainly didn't have enough fun, but there was no one to pay attention to her on the communicator side......
Gawain and Carmel walked in the spacious corridor of the institute.
"It's going to change the whole era, and you should be able to understand the meaning of that telecomm device," Gawain said as he walked forward, not turning his head, "I think I should build you a monument." β
"For a researcher, being able to explore the unknown is already the best reward," Kamel shook his head, "We succeeded in building the communicator, but we still know very little about the whole truth behind it...... I only know that the shock of magic can spread information in the magic field, but I still can't solve the most essential secrets of magic, and I think that only in the process of cracking these truths can I get the real reward. β
"Researchers who go to the unknown...... Gao Wen couldn't help but sigh, "This is a great undertaking. β
"Yes, to the unknown, but it's not just researchers who are traveling to the unknown," Carmel paused abruptly, he turned in Gawain's direction, the arcane light floating on his body becoming calm and bright, "You're also heading to the unknown." β
"Me?"
"Yes," said Carmel as he drifted on, "many people only think of you as a far-sighted or ambitious ruler, but I can see more...... As someone who is accustomed to moving forward in the unknown, I can see something familiar in you, you are also challenging some kind of unknown territory, you are trying to create something that has never existed in this world, even if Cecil's territory has developed to this extent, it is only the tip of the iceberg...... You remind me of my colleagues in the Fortress of Disobedience. β
Gawain didn't expect Kamel to suddenly sigh to himself, and he didn't know how to answer, so he had to say, "...... That's a very high rating. β
There seemed to be a slight smile in Kamel's voice, "That's a fitting assessment, my lord. β
Gawain smiled as well, but didn't respond, he looked up, and suddenly saw something on the other side of the wall through a piece of white crystal glass embedded in the hallway next to him.
In the laboratory, Gawain saw a large number of neatly arranged amplifiers and magic net energy receiving devices mounted on a metal pedestal, and there were many metal rails, rings, and crystals with a slight arc placed near the pedestal, which was obviously something that had not yet been assembled, but from the part that had been completed so far, Gawain couldn't help but associate it with some kind of "weapon".
"What's that?" Gawain frowned slightly, with a curious look on his face.
"Do you remember when we first designed the 'artillery' weapon, we had two simultaneous programs?" Kamel said with a proud tone, "Solid cannons, and focused weapons based on the principles of the Arcane Impulser. β
"That's the product of the second plan?"
"It's a proof iridescent device, of course, it's not working yet, and I'm still figuring out how to solve its most critical heat dissipation problem," Kamel said, "but its main structure has already been accepted, and you may be able to see its power on the battlefield in the near future." β
Gao Wen pondered: "...... Did the data you collect on the 'proving ground' of the southern wall that day be used on it? β
"Yes," said Carmel with a strange energetic trill, "the sacrifices of those invaders have their own meaningβI hope my research will help you advance in the unknown." β
Gawain's gaze fell through the white crystal embedded in the wall to the "rainbow installation" in the center of the laboratory, which had not yet been assembled.
Today is a really enjoyable day.