The so-called "gramographic machine" is a machine that can accurately "depict" the appearance of objects using light magic.

The function is infinitely close to that of the "camera" of the previous life.

However, in Sir Mora's vision, the prototype of this "photograph" could only depict the outline of an object, somewhat similar to a black-and-white photograph or sketch.

Because even Sir Mora, whose imagination is close to the limits of this world, cannot solve the almost delusional technical problem of "color inkjet printing".

However, for Colin, who had already had a first glimpse of the magic of space, this was not the most important question.

This is the peculiarity of the wizarding world, where magicians are able to create something very similar to the earth world even if they are completely ignorant of the various physical principles of the previous life.

For example, once a "photograph" is really built.

Both Sir Mora and Colin Vane used theories that were very different from the optical principles of the "camera" on Earth.

Colin doesn't even know if the microscopic level and basic physical rules of this world are the same as those of the earth, whether there are molecules and atoms, whether there are four fundamental forces, and whether the theory of relativity can be applied......

But at least for now, none of that matters.

In this world of four basic elements, the theory of magic follows a unique and logical set of rules that work.

To put it bluntly, here, magic is science.

……

Colin saw that the Duke seemed to be interested in this, so he continued:

"The role of this 'polymerization beamsplitter' itself is not large, but the technology it uses can support the research of 'gramograph'."

"But I've heard that on the Western Continent, it seems that they don't believe in the 'Picture Machine' all along, thinking that it's just pure fantasy." Duke Violet, who professes to not know much about magic, seems to be interested in this.

"Maybe."

Colin said with regret, "After all, Sir Mora only mentioned this research in a letter to his friends, not even a preliminary design, and there is no clue to be found in the manuscript relics after his death. ”

Duke Violet nodded thoughtfully, and suddenly said, "Follow me." ”

The burly body carried Colin and Tessa all the way through the hallway, up the stairs around the corner.

Soon after, the trio came to an empty room on the second floor.

The Duke walked over to a large wooden table near the north wall, and reached out to uncover a piece of silk that covered it.

Colin looked at it and was stunned.

"It's ......"

"This is the 'polymerization splitter' you are talking about." The Duke bowed slightly.

Colin was so excited that he stammered: "Can ...... But rumor has it ...... Wasn't it stolen? ”

"I bought it from an antique smuggler."

The Duke smiled rarely, like a collector who had just picked up a leak, and said:

"When I first bought it, I could still use it, but unfortunately because it was too old, it was suddenly damaged after less than a year, and I found a lot of magicians to see it, and they all said that they couldn't repair it, and they couldn't even understand the magic patterns inside, so they couldn't do anything at all, and even after Master Roman saw it, he said he couldn't do anything."

"Teacher?" Colin was stunned.

"Hmm."

The Duke turned the wooden table, walked to the side of the 'Polymerizer', gently touched a delicate picture framed in glass with his hand, and said slowly: "I used to like it very much, but unfortunately ......"

Speaking of this, he seemed to feel a little out of shape, and immediately returned to a serious face: "Do you want to see it?" ”

"Of course, thank you, Lord Duke."

With an almost pilgrimage mentality, Colin walked up to Duke Violet, and the first thing that caught his eye was the picture placed in the projection area.

The painting shows a woman in a white dress, and it can be seen that the artist's skills are very high, revealing the woman's beautiful temperament and elegant demeanor.

So, the Duke originally used this machine to project this painting?

It is also not known who this lady is.

Colin's thought flashed through him, and he immediately turned his attention to the 'Aggregate Beamsplitter'.

He resembles a large square birdcage, with an open side and blackout cloth on three sides, a narrow and slender chassis, and a set of candles as a light source behind it.

The soul of any magic machine is a magic pattern, and the magic pattern on this machine is not that complicated.

There are only three of them.

And there is no concatenation or iteration relationship.

Just a simple front-and-forth boot pattern.

Colin pressed his thumb upwards and tried to activate the magic pattern.

But apparently there will be no movement.

He nodded, then leaned down and began to take a serious look at the first circular pattern.

Half a day.

"Lord Duke, can you lend me a plank and a charcoal bar?" Colin asked bluntly.

"In the wooden box under the table, there is a full set of tools, all of which were left by the magicians who came to repair them in the past."

"Thank you."

Wood boards and charcoal strips are the most cost-effective tools for drafting, but paper is best used to keep notes.

Colin was naturally caught up in thinking and calculating.

……

Tessa looked at her junior brother as if there was no one beside her, and she couldn't cry or laugh for a while, so she stepped forward.

"Uncle Fairmont, I'm sorry, Colin has always been obsessed with the study of magic."

"It doesn't matter."

Duke Violet waved his hand: "It's already very rare for young people to be able to do things quietly, anyway, you are not in a hurry to go back, if it is too late, stay here for the night, I still have two rooms here." ”

"Yes." Tessa didn't refuse.

"I heard from Your Majesty that your teacher hasn't been to the palace much recently?" The Duke asked casually.

"Ever since he started, the teacher has been concerned about his meditation process every day, and they often have to discuss various magical studies." Tessa replied.

"Don't you even know what they're working on?"

"They all avoided me." Tessa was not without a sense of loss.

"Maybe you can't help much?" Duke Violet said directly.

"Uncle Fairmont, can't you be tactful?"

"You have your strengths, and those brain-consuming things will be left to smart people to do well."

Duke Violet didn't continue on this topic, and instead asked, "It seems that the Duchy of Fran has stopped lately?" ”

Tessa's face sank slightly, and then she smiled again: "They lost three high-level magicians and five high-level knights last year, and I don't even know when the teacher made a move." ”

"They're really persevering." Duke Violet sighed.

"It's just wishful thinking." Tessa was slightly dismissive.

"You have to be careful yourself, just in case." The duke said in a deep voice: "We are not afraid of anyone on the battlefield, but this kind of small action in private, how many heroes and heroes have suffered." ”

"I understand." Tessa bowed her head and was taught.

……

"Click."

Duke Violet was just about to continue saying something, when he suddenly heard a sharp grinding sound behind him.

He turned, and with Tessa, he returned his gaze to Colin's.

Colin Vane withdrew the hand that activated the magic pattern, and then ignited a flame with a flick of his fingers, lighting the three candles behind the "Convergence Splitter".

In an instant, a beam of light struck the horizontally placed portrait.

On the white wall to the north, a pattern of light and shadow with a slight three-dimensional effect instantly appeared.

It was a lady in a lace hat, dressed in a white gown inlaid with black silk threads, with a ribbon at the waist, slightly sideways, holding a small parasol in one hand, smiling and toothy, looking in the direction of the duke.

The vivid portraits made Colin feel the same. When he turned around, he happily wanted to tell the two that he had fixed the "Convergence Beamsplitter".

But he found the Duke standing there like a carved clay sculpture of wood.

He looked at the portrait reflected on the wall.

The eyes are close to obsession.