The next day, Solomon finally met Cecilia, the master of **, in the magic tower.

Although mages above the intermediate level can be called ** masters when they are called by the outside world, only high-level mages like Cecilia are well-deserved in the true sense.

She was a fairly confident and strong woman, which was Solomon's first impression.

Cecilia was a middle-aged woman who wore a colorful robe with a faint glow that was unusual, and was distinctly different from the robes Solomon had ever seen.

Her eyebrows are black and slender, her whole face is as white as jade, and her facial features are all beautiful, but she lacks vivid expressions, only her cold gaze makes people feel that she is not a statue, on the contrary, it will be very oppressive to be swept by her gaze.

"Are you Solomon?" asked Cecilia.

"Yes. Solomon hastened to admit it.

Cecilia's gaze softened a little, and she pointed to the seat next to her and said, "Sit down." Agatha told me that you taught her the language, and she even learned a little Elvish from you?"

Solomon couldn't imagine that Agatha had even sued her for this, but after thinking about it, maybe the little girl accidentally exposed her stuffing in front of Cecilia, anyway, it's not a big deal to admit it now, and she also joined the ancient magic department.

"Yes, I'm fluent in many languages, and I've joined the Academy's Department of Ancient Magic. Solomon thought to himself that Cecilia knew a lot anyway, so he simply said a little more, so as to increase his own image, maybe she could value it more.

"Yes? I know that the Ancient Magic Department, well, it seems that you have also received a certain amount of approval when you join them. No wonder Agatha says Chris admires you, too. Cecilia's gaze softened a little more as she looked at Solomon.

It seems that Agatha has said a lot of good things in front of her teacher, and Solomon can't help but glance at Agatha next to Cecilia.

She stood very quietly with her head bowed, motionless, not at all like the strange appearance of the elves before, but like a lady, and did not respond at all to Solomon's gaze.

It seemed that the majesty of this Cecilia ** teacher was deeply rooted in the hearts of her disciples, and Solomon had to give up his intention to get a hint from her and withdraw his gaze.

Just as he looked away, he saw her raise her head sharply and wink at him quickly.

Solomon was immediately convinced.

He coughed dryly, "Dear Cecilia **Master, I asked to see you because of ......."

"I know, it's because of the bag of black stones that Agatha had in her hand yesterday. Before Solomon could finish speaking, Cecilia interrupted him.

Solomon had no choice but to shut up, and once again he learned Cecilia's strength.

"I have good news and bad news about that bag of black stones. "The good news is that there's a thin amount of magic in it. ”

She said the word thin very seriously, and Solomon's eyebrows jumped, this news did not surprise him, it should be the good news that Cecilia wanted to say, but what was the bad news?

"The bad news is that it's hard to extract or apply, which means that while there's a thin amount of magic in it, you may not be able to use it. Cecilia said lightly.

"Why?" Solomon was not disappointed, he was mentally prepared for bad news.

"I'm not saying that it can't be extracted at all. Cecilia didn't go straight back to Solomon's question, "It's just that it would be very troublesome to extract the thin magic in this stone, and it would require a complex alchemy circle. Although the magic power of this stone is thin in normal times, it is quite stable, and if it is to be extracted, it must be extracted with very uniform force and high temperature, if the pressure is uneven, the structure of this rock will be destroyed, and the magic in it cannot be extracted, and it will even cause an explosion. ”

Cecilia's beautiful eyes swept over Solomon, and said with a slight curiosity: "If it weren't for preconceived ideas, it would be easy for ordinary people to ignore the magic contained in this stone, at least when you handed it over to Agatha and wanted me to see it, if it wasn't for me to identify, I wouldn't have any interest in this kind of stone at all, because to identify the fluctuations of magic power in it, you either have to be under the alchemy circle, or you have to have a very strong spiritual perception." You suspect that there is magic in it, I think it must have been by chance, let me guess, because you made this black rock explode?"

Solomon nodded, and although Cecilia was not at the scene, she said as if she had witnessed it with her own eyes, and it was precisely because of the explosions that he had generated when he summoned the stone giants twice that he felt the peculiarity of the black rock.

"That means there is still a way to apply it, but the cost of application is very high?" asked Solomon cautiously.

"Yes. Cecilia replied in the affirmative, "So it's not worth much." You must know that the magic crystal is used as an energy source in the current magic circle or alchemy application, because it has a high storage capacity and is relatively stable. Although this stone also has magical powers, it is too thin, and if you have to replace it, you need a huge number of them. At this point, the black rock you have will never completely replace the magic crystal, and it is only suitable for replacing it on large fixtures. However, its extraction is not easy, and it requires the study of a special alchemy circle, so the cost of extraction may outweigh the benefits of using it. ”

Solomon was slightly disappointed and said, "Is there no other way?"

"For the time being, I can't think of a way, if I want to design an alchemy circle to extract the magic power in this stone, I may be able to do it, but there is no way to miniaturize it. Because the magic power in the black rock is thin, to use it to reach the energy level of the same magic crystal, it itself needs to be processed by a large amount of black rock at the same time, and it is also necessary to ensure strict control so as not to cause an explosion. ”

"By processing, do you mean that it needs to meet multiple conditions for its application, large capacity, and the force is as uniform as possible, and high temperature?"

Cecilia nodded, but this time she didn't speak again, a look of impatience in her beautiful eyes.

"Teacher. Agatha whispered.

"What's wrong? Am I not very patient to answer for him? But I am not a god, and even if a god and a legendary mage encounter this problem, it is impossible to solve it just by saying that it will be solved. Cecilia smiled at her disciple.

However, when he turned his head to Solomon, his tone became cold again: "Anyway, that's it, it's not that you can't use it, but if you use it, if the cost of extraction is too high, and the use of it is not as extensive as the magic crystal, then this thing is useless." ”

"Wait. "Solomon's unwillingness.

Cecilia looked at him, and Solomon stood up and said, "Maybe there is no way to reduce the cost of extracting the magic power in the Black Rock in a short period of time, but why don't we think in the other direction, that is, to increase its use value." ”

"Increase its use value?" said Cecilia in surprise, she did want to issue an expulsion order a little, but she didn't say it for the sake of her favorite new disciple, but Solomon's words were beyond her expectations.

If the selling price of a thing is ten yuan, then its cost must be less than ten yuan before others can make a profit.

If this thing can only be sold for ten yuan, but the cost of creating zào is eleven yuan, then surely no one wants to do it.

Solomon now proposes another direction, if the cost cannot be changed for the time being, then why not try to sell it for twelve dollars?

But if this is to be achieved, as Solomon says, the use value of the black rock must be increased.

"As I said, it can't be miniaturized at all because it has to reach a certain order of magnitude to replace the effect of the magic crystal, how can you increase its use value?"

Solomon had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and hurriedly said, "Are there machines in this world?"

"Machinery, what does it have to do with this?" Cecilia frowned, "Machines are something that the three dwarves of the Kaos have studied, but that was in the days of hegemony, when they figured out some things, but they were defeated. ”

Although the three dwarven clans of Keos and the dwarven clans of the Black Rock Plane are similar in appearance, the clans are completely different, and the three dwarven clans of Keos refer to the Copperbeard, Black Iron and Brute Hammer clans, and their wisdom and civilization are far superior to the dwarves that Solomon has seen in the Black Rock Plane.

In the era of the Great 6 hegemony, the dwarves created a lot of famous weapons and armor with their skilled craftsmanship, and competed with the human race and the orcs, but they were soon suppressed by these two races, and later studied machinery, but still failed to become the third pole, and finally could only be driven to the west farther than the beast plain like the elves, I heard that the dwarves have begun to turn to the underground.

"Wait, I remember, I see. Cecilia seemed to remember something from her surprise at first, and when she looked at Solomon again, she was amazed and appreciative.

"Machines, I remember, in that era, dwarves were good at casting, although they could forge many sharp weapons, but they were born with limited magical qualifications, and they were inferior to orcs in pure strength, so they were still not opponents of the two races. Later, they once exhibited machinery from alchemy, hoping to find an opportunity in it. I should say that they have found a good direction, but they are stuck in a bottleneck because they can't solve the problem of continuous fuel, and you want to combine the two?" Cecilia said to Solomon.

Solomon nodded, he actually didn't expect the dwarves to come here, after all, this kind of distant past thing, Cecilia knew, he was not so knowledgeable.

He just felt that the way Cecilia said to extract the magic in the black rock seemed to be to make the black rock burn in a relatively confined environment, and then use the alchemy circle to collect the magic that escaped when it burned.

So from the perspective of increasing the use value, Solomon couldn't help but think that when the black rock burns, in addition to extracting the magic power it escapes, then the high temperature of its combustion can be driven by a steam power device.

Solomon was not sure if there was a mechanical civilization in this world, because all he saw was a magical civilization.

Thankfully, Cecilia answered the question, and the dwarves of Keos had knowledge of it.

"If that's the case, then it's equivalent to saying that your black stone can be used for multiple purposes, both to drive machinery and to collect magic from it. Cecilia's eyes began to light up, "Well, I'm getting more and more interested, maybe it's not just like this, since it can be used as a fuel to drive machinery on the one hand, and magic can be extracted from it on the other, it is completely possible to try to use it at the same time." ”

"Is there any way you can help me get in touch with them?" asked Solomon, eagerly.

"You're asking the right question, I know an old fellow who is an elder of the Black Iron Clan. Cecilia laughed.

She was not only happy, but there was no usual coldness, this smile carried the charm of the woman, and her expression became vivid.

"I'll help you with this, but if it's good, I'll have at least twenty percent. ”

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