Comprehensive network wizard, magic emperor.

Chapter 195: Illusion Killing, Shortwave Communication
The lighthouse keeper strolled down to the pebbly headland beach.

The rising tide lapped the shore. The autumn rain had stopped after the cold front passed, and the air was even colder than last night.

He brought a bucket of firewood, gathered pebbles to form a fire pit, sprinkled some whale oil on the firewood, and ignited it into a cluster of faint ice-blue flames.

Lin Bo has already understood the "Secret Ritual of Fire Divination". Primitive ancestors believed that fire could communicate with gods, and dancing beside the fire, burning snail shells, fragrant herbs and other things could communicate with all things and ghosts and gods.

The worshipper must dance continuously until he is exhausted, allowing his soul to break free from the constraints of the body and thus glimpse the existence in the dark.

As a pseudo-divination technique, the actual principle is to use various means to make the worshiper hallucinate and see all kinds of upside-down and dreamy scenes, which are called the "revelation" of the prophecy, and then combined with astrology or the cracks in the shell burned by fire for specific interpretation.

The night watchman practiced the double-edged dance by the campfire. This skill happened to include a set of sacrificial dances. He did this until he was exhausted. He sat cross-legged on the beach between the fire and the waves. Besides the pounding pulse of his heart, he could also hear the whistling of the wind tonight.

"Tomorrow's weather will be sunny." Lin Bo murmured softly, announcing his prediction.

Next, you need to wait. If the prophecy comes true, it will be considered a successful divination.

One of the reasons why Lin Bo chose the "Secret Ritual of Fire Divination" was that he could gain proficiency in the Double-Edge Dance at the same time.

The bonfire went out, leaving only ashes in the pond.

The night watchman returned to the lighthouse and began tonight's map run.

Lv3 Mantra Illusion already has a very high practical value. When running the map [Mechanical Factory], Lin Bo no longer uses the magic to deal with the mechanical guards, because even if he passes the Purgatory difficulty, the consumed mana is far from reaching the exhaustion standard, and he cannot gain any proficiency.

The judgment conditions of the upgraded Mantra Illusion skill have changed. Simply deceiving the senses is no longer useful. Instead, proficiency can only be gained by using the real effects of the illusion to have a real impact on the creature.

The mage walked through the portal and entered the [Mechanical Factory] dungeon, and was immediately locked by the patrolling machine guards.

"(True Word) Brown Bear."

Behind the mechanical guard who was aiming his gun, a fat bear figure suddenly stood up, pressed the robot's shoulders with its heavy bear paws, then opened its huge mouth and bit its neck. With a strong pull, it pulled the machine's head, half of its metal spine and a bunch of cables out of the cavity.

The bear was extremely powerful. Under the remote control of the wizard's mind, the phantom brown bear's movements were extremely agile. Not only did it run like a wild horse, but it also knew how to dodge and move, easily avoiding the long-handled knives of the melee guards. After a few attacks, it wiped out the patrol robots at the factory gate.

At this time, the proficiency prompt has not yet appeared on the information board.

Lin Bo continued to control the phantom brown bear to enter the factory. After eliminating three guards on the first floor, he was hit by the projectile of the electromagnetic rifle and dissipated.

[Skill judgment successful, [True Word Illusion] basic proficiency +1]

[Exquisiteness coefficient × 1.8 (ingenuity)]

【Health Status Coefficient × 2 (Perfect)】

[Combat Proficiency (Defeat the Enemy +0.5) (Brutal Sweep +1) (Terrorist Sudden Drop +1.5)]

Final calculation result: [Mantra Illusion] proficiency +6.6

The mage understood clearly that the standard for gaining practical proficiency in the Mantra Illusion was to fight until the illusion disappeared.

He chanted the White Wolf's true name again, calling out to the ordinary soldiers who were cleaning the machine factory.

The last two elite monsters were not easy to deal with. Lin Bo transformed several tons of I-beams into several pieces of paper, held them in his hands, and slowly folded them into paper airplanes. He came to the third floor of the factory and faced the nimble sword guards and the resolute shield soldiers. He gently threw the origami in his hand.

A few pieces of paper slowly flew through the air and when they flew over the elite monster's head, the mage took the initiative to dispel the illusion, and the pieces of paper turned into heavy steel beams again. Although they did not inherit kinetic energy, they still smashed the two advanced mechanical guards into scrap metal by relying on their own weight when they fell from mid-air.

[Skill judgment successful, [True Word Illusion] basic proficiency +1]

[Exquisiteness coefficient × 1.0 (no work, no mistakes)]

【Health Status Coefficient × 2 (Perfect)】

[Inspiration proficiency +0.5 (disguised as a harmless disaster)]

Final calculation result: [Mantra Illusion] proficiency +2.5

[Sea Spirit Altar in the Demon-Calling Village] copy.

A hollow steel tower, a hundred meters high, stood on the edge of the village. Players at the top held up light sources, attracting a tidal wave of frenzied villagers who climbed the tower's steps one by one. When they reached halfway up, the steel steps beneath their feet suddenly disappeared, and they fell one after another from the sky to the ground, smashing into a bloody mess.

[Skill check successful... Inspiration proficiency +1 (tempting death trap)... [True Word Illusion] proficiency +3]

In the team channel, the new member suddenly sent a message: Brother Mage, a few fish that have escaped the net have come up.

The old teammates looked relaxed and responded with ease. They typed back: Don't panic, these are the skills that the mage deliberately left for us to brush up on.
The newcomer said hesitantly: There is such a thing, it’s so happy to run with you guys

Lin Bo repeatedly created and removed the illusory steel ladder, which consumed a lot of mana each time, but he was able to trigger the skill judgment every time, and his proficiency acquisition efficiency was not low.

Drink a whale oil potion and repeat the process. The crazy villagers of [Sea Spirit Altar] have no judgment, so they are always fooled.

After finishing the map-running mission and completing the daily study topics in the dungeon, Lin Bo returned to the lighthouse.

Tonight is a milestone moment in the history of the development of world communications technology.

After two weeks of repeated experiments, more than 30 mechanics and hundreds of workers at the Mystery Mechanical Workshop successfully produced the first batch of qualified indirectly heated vacuum triodes. Now, they want to go a step further and turn the design blueprint into a real product.

The World Expo is far from over, and visitors from all over the world are about to be shocked by new technologies again.

The Magic Eye Seagull flapped its wings and flew into the factory, overlooking the brightly lit production workshop, the people hunched over at their posts, the roaring machines and the iron filings on the ground like snow.

Viren Pearl personally went to the scene. He shouted the slogan of giving high wages to everyone and watched the craftsmen rush to make the world's second shortwave radio equipment.

Master Lighthouse witnessed the manufacturing process and could not bear to see some of the errors in the workpieces, so he whispered his true name and made some minor adjustments.

The mechanics may have noticed something unusual and marveled at how divinely assisted their work was tonight, as if the craftsman had blessed the machines and equipment.

Before dawn, the radio equipment weighing two tons and half the size of a room was officially completed.

Viren Pearl's eyes were red from staying up late, and the empty coffee cups piled up like a mountain of garbage in the corner of the factory, but he was still impatient and energetic. He ordered the mechanics to debug the equipment and conduct the first test immediately, sending messages to the atmosphere using shortwave radio.

"But, Your Excellency, we only have this one transmitting and receiving radio. Even if we send a signal, there will be no response." The mechanic in the workshop felt that the nobleman was still too formalistic.

"Never mind all that. As I say, this is the first radio message in global history. Gentlemen, are you ready to be the pioneers of a new era?"

"Of course, sir." Although the craftsmen looked tired, they were still excited.

The device is plugged in and started up.

The workers who didn't quite understand the technical principles whispered to each other, "This message is sent to heaven. Will heaven receive it?"

"Aaaaah, I hope the Five Gods don't blame us for being noisy."

The mechanic, who was also a part-time operator, sat in front of the radio, ready to send the first wireless telegraph signal in history, and asked the Viscount the specific content of the call.

“You shall say: Lord of miracles, your servant in Hongdu greets you.”

"Okay, it's sent. Now this message has been sent to the ionosphere via high-frequency shortwave, and after reflection, it has reached most of the world." As soon as the mechanic said this, cheers broke out in the workshop.

"What a shame! If we had a second device now, we could try to communicate."

"Wait a minute!" The operator's expression suddenly changed, and he pressed the receiver against his ear. "I can hear something. Don't say anything!"

The crowd fell silent, watching the operator record the code.

After a while, the operator deciphered the coded message.

"Another unknown device is greeting us, saying: I've heard, you're doing well."

Everyone looked at each other, unable to believe that there was another shortwave radio station in the world. The frustration of having the title of the first in history ruthlessly stripped away flooded everyone's faces.

Viren Pearl took a deep breath and smiled brightly. "Gentlemen, take a good rest for two days. Then it's time to unveil this big guy at the expo."

(End of this chapter)