Chapter 149: Star Court
Fantasy world, in the forest on the outskirts of Itarica.
In the middle of the primeval trees, there is a spring that looks like a mirror. In its depths it is paved with colorful pebbles, in which large and small freshwater fish and shrimp swim around.
Around the green trees and the lake, all kinds of people stand densely.
There are those wearing silver robes, those wearing the brown cape of a medieval magister with pointed hats, and those holding electromagnetic rifles and wearing helmets and black and gray combat uniforms.
In addition, Shen Sen was surrounded by a group of warblers, Yanyan, and sub-ethnic girls wearing T-shirts, jeans or lolita-style skirts.
And the only thing that is the same at this moment is that they are all holding their breath, looking at the two people standing by the lake in front of them, doing something that seems incredible to ordinary people.
Magister Cato and his disciple Raylai were discussing something with their wands in hand.
They were followed by several researchers who had arrived from the Wasteland Experiment Center, occasionally joining in with a voice, or recording something on an electronic tablet.
"Can't you use magic if you don't chant?"
"Well, yes, yes, but it's tradition."
"Do you understand the principle of firearms?"
"I see, I believe I can use a different kind of magic this time."
"Okay, that's done, you can get started."
Several researchers nodded, stepped back, took out some video and measurement equipment, and when the installation was complete, waved their hands to signal the other to start some kind of action.
Leilai? Pull? Lena saw the start signal coming from behind, and stood calmly by the lakeside, holding her staff three or seven points away, preparing to exercise her improved magic.
She adheres to tradition, sending flute-like timbre from her throat and weaving a meaningful one-man chorus.
"Light Arrow!"
As the psionic energy fluctuated, invisibly, the air around her began to tremble.
The silence of the forest is dominated by a vacuum-like silence.
In the center of Leilai's outstretched palm, a bright ball of light gradually appeared in front of everyone's eyes. This ball of light, like a bracelet, floated around Leilai's wrist.
The circle silently splits into two, and four gradually increases. Not only that, but the diameter gradually expands as the length increases from the wrist to the head.
The orbs of light that were like Buddha beads had numbered more than thirty by the time they passed through Leilai's fingers, and the straight-growing straight warps, like the shape of a trumpet, had finally expanded to the size of her petite body.
"Go!"
Ralai pulled her arm from the hollow ring and snapped her fingers.
And then.
The ring of light balls pops out like a chain reaction.
Bright, blinding balls of light exploded in the center of the lake. The explosion accelerated and increased one after another, and a brilliant purple light even appeared in the center, which was the color of the flame only when the temperature above 7,000 degrees Celsius appeared.
Seeing this scene, the researchers behind showed happy expressions on their faces, and they observed the light arrow composed of pure heat in the instrument, and hurriedly recorded a large amount of data.
When the deformed arrow of light broke through the spring, it evaporated a large amount of surrounding water in an instant. In the eyes of researchers, this instantaneous physical phenomenon is known as a water vapor explosion.
With a huge explosion, the water flew into the air and fell like rain.
Bathed in a sudden shower, Magister Cato couldn't move for a while.
Far beyond expectations, he was known as a master magician and froze.
The impact of the explosion, as well as the hot vapor that enveloped him, and the cold water that fell, either of which was bad for his heart.
Leilai bathed in the water that fell from the sky, quietly maintaining her usual expressionless expression, waiting for the teacher Cato's comment.
"Hmmm......"
Cato pulled up his soaked hair, wrung out the droplets, and said.
"It's incredible, Leilai, you've done so well, I'm speechless, I didn't expect magic to be so powerful when combined with their so-called physical sciences."
Leilai nodded quietly and said in a very approving tone.
"When I experimented with it, it turned out to be true. Teacher, we Linton sent Magiers to make the world feared by their magic in battle, but in reality this is not the case.
Even if magic is used in battle, it is only a natural phenomenon of interfering with reality and using it in battle.
Like this. ”
Raylai picks up a small stone and makes it float in the air, then uses it as a bullet to hit the rotten wood nearby.
"Magic is the key force that drives a real substance like pebbles from stillness to motion. However, to do this, a bow and arrow or a trebuchet can do it. But the only strength of our power is flexibility. ”
Leilai made about ten pebbles float this time.
The stones floated around the target, attacking from all directions, and countless holes were shot through the trunks of fallen trees.
This effect is impossible for bows and trebuchets. Therefore, the magic of battle can be feared by people.
However, objectively, from the point of view of a magician who understands the principle. Fire magic, as long as the target is bathed in fire.
Then, whether it is firewood or oil, it is not the same, as long as it is burned.
And all this can be reproduced by ordinary humans with machinery and tools. Moreover, the effect of magical power is limited, and the power exerted can easily surpass the past with large-scale machinery.
While these shortcomings weren't a problem in skirmishes, when they saw the weapon called the gun, they realized that if they continued like this, the Magus would definitely become less and less important.
The Linton faction, which is dominated by magical combat, cannot rest on its laurels.
Faced with the powerful weapons such as guns and cannons that they had seen, the learned master and apprentice in the Middle Ages knew that even if they tried in the same way as before, they might not be able to cope with the changes of the times.
This is the limit of using magic to interfere in the real world, and it is a problem that there is absolutely no way to get rid of.
However, when Leilai received the compulsory education of science from the modern world, he came up with a new idea, that is, to learn from each other's strengths.
Technology has made a farther, deeper, and broader exploration of the use of matter than magic. If magic is based on science and technology, won't it be possible to exert magic that surpasses the power of the present?
This is the breakthrough point that Leilai has found.
For example, the study of explosions in modern science.
According to that, a chemical explosion, for example, is a phenomenon of the combination of a mixture in the air and a combustible substance in the real world.
Later, when she tried to ask her own questions to the teacher in class, Leilai was given the opportunity to communicate further with more specialized researchers.
Unexpectedly, after her idea was elaborated to the research team studying psionic energy, it aroused their great interest.
Limited by not being psionic himself, although the researcher has a high level of knowledge and ability, but after not fully understanding the role of psionic energy, it can be said that the research on "magic" in the other world is progressing relatively slowly.
And Lei Lai is a person who likes to study and learn, is good at thinking, and has spiritual powers. After learning about modern science, she found that her understanding of the physical world had deepened, which further led her to think about the principles of magic.
In the end, her ideas were reported layer by layer, and she happened to come to Shen Sen, who was also researching new abilities.
Psionic energy is a very wonderful power.
It comes from the immaterial world, like a supernatural force that can be driven by the mind and spirit, but can have an impact on the material world and form changes.
The most common ones range from being able to increase strength and sharpen the mind, to controlling molecules to manipulate ice and fire, or even influencing people's minds and communicating across two worlds.
Ever since the last time a new ability appeared, Shen Sen had been studying the tremendous effects of psionic binding.
After careful experimentation, he discovered that F-class psionics were able to communicate with each other and relay complex messages after completing rituals.
If the way of information transmission between two psionic beings is simply verbal communication, then psionic binding can only play a similar role to the ancient "beacon" at best, ventilating the central information at a very critical moment.
However, after detailed testing, some researchers have discovered that psionic energy can mimic electromagnetic waves or photons, giving them the ability to transmit information.
Moreover, compared with the conventional transmission medium of the material world, the information channels formed by the connection of psionic energy are quite compatible.
It can be regarded as a supercomputer with huge computing power, which transmits a large amount of data and information, and its performance is better than that of conventional information equipment, and even the performance will improve with the increase of the psionic level.
After obtaining such experimental information, the scientific researchers had a whimsical idea and suggested to Shen Sen that they could use psionic simulation computers and base stations to establish a "psionic" data center to receive, store, and exchange important information from the three worlds.
It's a brilliant idea that can be implemented successfully.
Once the idea is completed, it means that the communication mechanism composed of psionic beings can completely become the storage and transmission of massive amounts of information across dimensions, regardless of the distance and space constraints of different worlds.
In the turbulent situation of both worlds, it is urgent to set up a psionic information agency, even if it is a thousand difficulties, it is one of the problems that needs to be solved urgently.
To this end, Shen Sen set up a departmental agency specifically responsible for this matter, the Star Language Court.
Specifically designed to train and recruit psionics, and to integrate the organization's psionic communication network on top of that.
There are two departments under the Star Language Court, namely the Psionic Recruitment Agency, the Net, and the Psionic Academy, a training institution.
The two institutions operate under the management of the Astral Court's Human Government Organization and the Psyker Advisory Board of Recruits.
Among them, the supreme person in charge of the Star Language Court is called the court master, and now Shen Sen is the master.
There is a minister in Luo Wang, and a principal in the psionic academy, which belong to the same level, and are currently held by humans.
In addition to the government officials transferred from Blue Star and the Wasteland, the staff of the two departments also absorbed the Magister Gatulele, the two masters and apprentices, the black Lori, and the blonde elf, a subhuman with innate psionic perception.
After the original department was put into operation, the next thing that needed to be solved was the recruitment of psionics.
The only difficulty is that in order for psionics to form such an efficient information transmission "network" that can be used today, it is roughly estimated that at least a few hundred people will be needed.
According to the survey, the "magicians" of the fantasy world are mainly concentrated in the hands of the armies and nobles of the empire and the kingdoms. The number of scholar-type magicians like Lei Lai, who has no national concept and is not interested in high-ranking officials, is very rare.
At a time when your sphere of influence doesn't control the entire planet, it's a bit of a struggle to find a few hundred magicians, not to mention that time is running out and it's imminent.
Therefore, Shen Sen thought about it and thought of the imperial princess Pingna, who asked for help. So when making the deal, he explicitly mentioned his need for psionics.
Although the Three Queens of the Empire are only a descendant of emperors who do not have much real power, her status in this Middle Ages is a VIP pass to the doors of various nobles.
After the invitation was given, the nobles came.
In this regard, Shen Sen naturally couldn't let go of the opportunity to send it to the door, and after some coercion and temptation, plus the influence of the telepathy, they decided to join the main battle faction and follow the princess and the Star Empire and Neon to fight to the end.
In order to show his sincerity, Shen Sen promised to train soldiers and provide weapons for them. In exchange, the nobles promised to provide Shen Sen with magicians and open up their territories, and the commissioners would set up points in their territories to recruit soldiers.
Afterwards, a succession of Magisters came to the door, were investigated and registered by the netting personnel, and after completing the recruitment, they joined the Star Language Court that had been formed.
According to the level standard given by the subspace network, Shen Sen divided all the psionics below the F rank into the psionic academy. These psionics undergo a long period of systematic learning after undergoing a ritual of binding to their psionic powers, improving their psionic abilities and learning complex ways of transmitting information.
And the F-level psykers and above are in a working state immediately after a simple training because of the emergency.
The number of psionics has been effectively replenished, but Shen Sen has not forgotten the improvement in quality, and the roles played by two psionics of different levels in the information transmission network are completely different.
An F-level psionic and an F+-class psionic are like the gap between an old man and a top intelligent flagship, and the content stored and transmitted is not of the same level in terms of quantity and quality.
Therefore, after learning about Leilai's idea, with the idea of trying, Shen Sen organized this test, wanting to find experimental data that could enhance the strength of psionics and increase the use of psionics.
It is better to say a thousand things and ten thousand, than to prove it with facts.
"Yes, the effect is very obvious. Combining science and technology with magic and practicing successful feats is enough in the modern world to grant you the title of research professor. Shen Sen stepped forward and praised with a smile.
Combined with the scientific manipulation of psionic energy to burst out with a power comparable to that of traditional gunpowder bombs, the value of magic has also increased, and after in-depth research, more discoveries may be made.
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