ACT080: The Spirit of Scholars
"Oh, I can't see it, you kid has a lot of skills!"
Because there was nowhere to go, Eras planned to hang out with Weiss and them for two days first, but when he came to the hotel, he found that there were 5 beautiful girls in the room, which made Eras "impressed" Weiss.
"It's not as rosy as you think...... Why are you two here?"
It was none other than Erric's Littis and Wendy who appeared in the room. The two eldest ladies came uninvited, and when Weiss entered the door, Adele seemed to be talking to them about something, and her face was full of doubt.
"Of course I'm looking for someone!" replied Lytis with a smile.
"These two ladies want to hire us and accompany them to make a place. ”
Lifting his forehead and sighing, Adele made a supplementary explanation of the intention of the two people. It turned out that the two of them planned to hire Weiss and his party as guards to accompany them to a very dangerous place, and the reason why they didn't use Elric's own family guards was because of some "inconvenient to say".
"The place you want to go to is probably not the Oth region, right?"
"Oh~!, how did you guess?" asked Lytis with interest.
"How did you guess that? You don't care about it, we can't afford to take this deal, and you'd better get rid of that stupid idea quickly, your grandfather, Mr. Edward, will definitely not agree to you doing this!"
Combined with the information he knew, Weiss immediately understood what Lytis was trying to do. This girl who has a fanatical study of magic storm** actually wants to go to the field to see what she is obsessed with, this spirit of exploration is not worthy of praise, but the behavior is not much different from "death" in essence.
"It seems that you have a good source of intelligence, although the situation over there will be uncontrollable sooner or later, but those who can know the inside story so early are not simple people!"
"Don't change the subject, don't try to compliment me, if you don't answer, you don't answer, I don't have the habit of joking with life!"
"I don't like to joke with life either, but I'm not going to back down from something worth taking a risk to try!"
"Hey, I'm sorry to interrupt you, but I don't understand what you're talking about......"
Facing the two of them who suddenly became positive, their conversation through the clouds and mountains and fog shrouded Ling Lan's brain was almost shut down, and Lena was also unaware of this because of the lack of information, only Adele vaguely understood something, and hurriedly asked Weiss.
"Weiss, do you know something? Did Mr. Erras behind you tell you? What's going on in the Oss region?"
"It's a magical storm, it may still be in the first phase, but the coverage area is expanding, and it is likely to affect Hitchanganas, and the Republic Axe has already begun to evacuate the people, and we must get out of here immediately. As for the two of you, I'll advise you one last time, don't do anything stupid......"
"Even if this stupid thing has the potential to save the lives of tens of millions of people!?"
The voice suddenly rose an octave, and Wendy, seeing that Lytis was so excited, hurried up to remind her to pay attention to the volume. In order to carry out the evacuation work smoothly, the political axe has not officially released the news of the magic storm, and if it is accidentally leaked out now, it will inevitably cause social unrest and add unnecessary trouble to the evacuation work.
"With all due respect, I really don't see it, what does your behavior have to do with saving people?"
"Of course it does, do you think I'm running to that place because it's fun?"
Glancing at Wess fiercely, Lytis was sincerely unhappy that she had been misunderstood. She is indeed very fond of research and magic storms, and even tries to recreate a "mini-version" of the scale in the laboratory, but the purpose of all this is to find a way to prevent and control this super natural disaster.
The Elves were the first to start studying Magic Storm, but since they entered a "period of decay" and their population has dropped dramatically, this research has been largely abandoned. The other races are not very concerned, and this supernatural disaster, which can occur at intervals of up to a thousand years, only suddenly emerges to show its presence when people are about to forget about it.
"My grandfather said that those who have the ability should be bold to do it, and if they don't do anything, success will not come by itself. Trust me, I have a way, I can't guarantee 100% success, but I can guarantee not 100% failure. With the current transport capacity of the Republic, there is no guarantee that the transfer will be completed before entering the fourth stage, for the sake of those people's lives, and for the sake of proving myself, I must try, but I need help. ”
"But why are you looking for us? Your grandfather is the director of the institute, can't he help you find a more professional helper?"
"My grandfather is the director of the research institute, but he is not alone in the research institute. The conservatives didn't approve of my approach at all, and those old antiques coveted my grandfather's place, and they didn't do research all day long, and they all focused on intrigue. ”
Speaking of those hateful old ghosts, Lytis was angry and itched, and the other party not only rejected her plan, but even ridiculed her for being whimsical, and in desperation, she was forced to find a helper to go it alone. And Weiss looked at her, and then peeked at Eras, who could "teleport", and after a little consideration, he spoke.
"Let's talk about your approach and see if you can convince us ......"
Lytis's solution is actually very simple, the elves proposed a similar plan thousands of years ago, but due to the limitations of the times, they lack the ability to implement it. Theoretically, as long as the "vortex effect" of the magic storm can be destroyed, then the magic power between heaven and earth will return to normal flow, and the magic storm will naturally disappear. And if you want to destroy the vortex effect, you must first destroy the "mutation point"!
The so-called "mutation points" are figuratively called pimples in the mess, and these points are very strong for the magic element. After the Mana Storm enters the third stage, most of the mutation points will disappear, and the mana will concentrate on a few mutation points and begin to crystallize, and then produce the "Demon Core", which is essentially a wild nuclear bomb!
"I once simulated a miniature magic storm, and before the lab was blown up, the enclosed test area had successfully entered the end of the second phase, and several anomalies had been generated, allowing me to collect valuable data. If it weren't for the fact that one of the mutation points suddenly expanded to a normal size and swallowed the magic storm, I might have been able to make the first artificial magic core!"
Looking at Litis with black-framed eyes and picking up the whip to teach everyone, Weiss silently praised the "female teacher mode" while secretly touching a cold sweat. If she really wants to make such a murderous thing as an "artificial magic core", I can't say that the world will embark on the road of no return to a "nuclear" war.
"Uh...... Can you directly say the key points? How do you destroy these anomalous points?"
"The essence of the mutation point is the same as a magic storm, but it is a smaller whirlpool, like a tornado in a typhoon, and it can be destroyed as long as it can be blasted inside. But the difficulty is that all the energy in the mutation point will be forced back into the magic element, and theoretically no bomb of any kind can explode in it, and the mutation point people can't get in, and neither can the owner of the chess piece. ”
"Then how can you destroy it!?"
"I invented a cavity bomb with a special rune engraved with no magic power, it will not explode under normal circumstances, but if it is in a mutation point with a high concentration of magic elements, the runes on it will be activated, causing a gathering effect, directly absorbing the magic element to explode, we can use a high-pressure gas cylinder to launch from outside the mutation point. ”
"It sounds like your plan is very viable, why don't the higher-ups agree?"
"Because they're worried that this will speed up the process of the Magic Storm, and this fear is unfounded! I'm arguably the one who knows the most about the Magic Storm in the Republic, and those old antiques will only use their age as a basis to force others to believe their conjectures. In their opinion, Miss Ben, the youngest 'scholar' in the Republic, should not even have the qualifications of a researcher. ”
"How many of these bombs have you prepared, is it enough?" asked Adele.
"60, in terms of the current disaster area, there are no more than 20 anomalies at most, and 60 is completely sufficient. I also have protective clothing, detectors, and vehicles that can be used in the disaster area, so I can go at any time!"
ps: It was already on the shelves today, but considering that the public chapter was sent to chapter 79, I plan to add another one to make up to 80, so this chapter is still free, and the VIP chapter will be released tomorrow, and I hope that readers will cheer you on!
Five phases of the Magic Storm
Stage 1: The mana element is abnormally active, and its concentration rises significantly.
Stage 2: "Mutation Points" are generated, and monsters begin to appear in large numbers and fight each other.
Stage 3: Most of the anomalies disappear and a few begin to crystallize.
Stage 4: A super monster that has devoured the demon core is generated, and in special cases, a "death dash" will begin.
Final Stage: The super monster's body collapses and explodes.