Lord: Starting with Summoning the Regular Army of Earth

Chapter 132 Technological Breakthrough of Magic Electricity

Over the next few days, apart from necessary cultivation and study, Lin Xiaoyang and the others spent most of their time disassembling and reconstructing the "Thunder Arrow" spell model with Matthew and Evelyn.

Papers filled with complex formulas, magical runes, and structural sketches piled higher and higher in Matthew's office, and the design process, which started with great excitement, seemed to slowly turn into a struggle.

While the overall concept is sound, the real challenge often lies in the details.

"No, the standard model's charge-accelerating spiral structure has too much energy loss and is extremely unstable. It will explode instantly once it is freed from the constraints. We must find a way to achieve a dynamic balance between charge generation and derivation—" Lin Xiaoyang scratched his head, the sketch in front of him was full of crossed-out structures.

Chen Yu was quieter, spending most of her time on complex mathematical deductions.

She is trying to use differential equations to describe the energy flow inside the simplified model, looking for the critical point that allows the system to maintain a "steady state" rather than an "explosive state".

"Yes, the charge generation is very intense, but it's mainly concentrated in a very small area at the core of the spell model, and it lasts for a very short time, only a fraction of a second. I feel that if we forcibly prolong this process, the model itself will become extremely unstable due to energy accumulation and could collapse at any time," Matthew shared his experience with Thunder Arrow.

He has now mastered the use of Thunder Arrow and has practiced it many times in a safe open space.

Through repeated spellcasting processes, he also carefully perceived every subtle process of the instantaneous separation, convergence, acceleration, and projection of electric charges, thereby deciphering the generational principles of the spell model.

He also shared these insights with Lin Xiaoyang, Chen Yu, and others.

"So what we need is a gentle stream, not a floodgate opening," Lin Xiaoyang said thoughtfully. "Perhaps we shouldn't try to maintain the high-intensity charge-generating core of the Thunder Arrow, but instead design a much lower-intensity, but continuously charge-generating, gentler structure? Like replacing a one-off flash flood with a gently flowing stream?"

"That makes sense!" Chen Yu's eyes lit up. "If we reduce the amount of charge generated per unit time, the impact and stability requirements on the model will be greatly reduced. Maintaining a low-power but continuously operating power generation core is theoretically more feasible. We can try adjusting the strength parameters of those key charge-induced runes in the model—"

New ideas were opened up, and the research seemed to have a direction.

However, difficulties continued to arise.

How to design such a "low-power continuous induced generation" structure?

What kind of rune combination can achieve this?

Where does energy come from?

It is obviously unrealistic to rely solely on the spellcaster to continuously input magic power; it is necessary to rely on a magic circle to draw mana from the environment.

Meanwhile, Evelyn attempted to smelt the first batch of experimental "energy-conducting alloys," but the performance of the various energy-conducting alloys tested was consistently unsatisfactory. They either had poor electrical conductivity, low coupling efficiency with magical energy, or were too expensive to mass-produce.

The interface for converting "magical electricity" to "physical electricity" remains a black box.

They can detect anomalies in the alloy under magical influence, such as heat generation, faint sparks, and momentary attraction to iron filings.

However, it is impossible to determine whether this is a stable current, nor can its magnitude and direction be measured.

During this period, Evelyn was definitely the busiest person. She not only had to assist Matthew and the others in optimizing the design and providing ideas.

At the same time, alchemy experiments need to be conducted to address the subsequent work of putting Matthew and his team's ideas into practice.

In addition, she occasionally takes time to assist the chemical engineering team, providing them with guidance on the world's alchemy materials and methods.

To support the work of the chemical engineering team, Jinshiling also expanded its resource exploration team and efforts, not only exploring deeper into the wind-eroded highlands, but also beginning to explore mineral resources within the Misty Mountains.

The original adventurer team was also reorganized and expanded.

It is also equipped with the latest extraordinary summon unit—Li Yuangang, who possesses the bloodline of the Mountain Giant.

Previously, Li Yuangang's goblin body was killed in the magic crystal mine, and he remained in the form of an ordinary goblin. Later, after discussion by the military team, the only extraordinary summoning unit was assigned to him.

This excited Li Yuangang greatly. When he was summoned by Matthew, he transformed into a giant and performed a set of military boxing. He managed to make an "effect" out of an ordinary boxing style.

It has to be said that having extraordinary bloodlines is just abnormal.

Later, he even helped the construction site transport enough bricks and stones to last for several days; he was practically a human-shaped construction vehicle.

As time went by, the piles of scrap paper in Matthew's office grew larger and larger, and the amount of discarded metal ingots and alchemy residue in the alchemy laboratory also increased.

Everyone in the magic research team had dark circles under their eyes, but the fire in their eyes never went out.

But they all knew that failure was to be expected. Each failed experiment eliminated a wrong path and gave them a better understanding of this unknown field.

That evening, Evelyn failed to smelt again, and she rubbed her temples wearily.

My gaze swept across a corner of the workbench, where several pieces of lightning-struck stone, obtained with the help of the Golden Bird Merchant Guild, were placed. It was a dark blue ore that could occasionally be found in mountainous areas after thunderstorms. It usually contained peculiar, branching silver patterns inside. Legend has it that it had been struck by lightning and had a slight affinity for lightning. It was often used as an auxiliary material for low-level lightning enchantments, but it was not very valuable.

Evelyn hadn't paid much attention to such low-grade materials at first, but at that moment, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind.

"Since it's called a lightning-struck stone, and its interior has naturally formed peculiar veins—could its structure itself record some kind of trace of lightning passing through it? Or, could its internal structure be naturally suited for the retention or passage of some form of electricity?"

She picked up a lightning-struck stone and examined it closely.

The surface of the ore is rough, but through the cracks, you can see the winding silver lines inside, which occasionally glitter under the light.

Evelyn picked up the carving knife and carefully cut along the crack in the "lightning-struck stone" to reveal more and clearer silver veins inside.

She carefully infused a tiny wisp of lightning-attribute magic into a relatively thick silver line.

A miracle happened.

The silver lines glowed slightly, and the light slowly extended a short distance along the lines before gradually fading away.

Although weak, it was far better than the previous alloy samples that had their magic blocked and quickly dissipated due to heat.

"This is... a natural conductive path?" Evelyn's heart suddenly raced.

She suppressed her excitement and tried to infuse a trace of magic, carefully sensing it with her spiritual power.

She sensed that the "resistance" to the flow of magic through the silver patterns was very small, and the way it flowed seemed different from that in metal—smoother and "lighter," as if the patterns were born to guide this energy.

Excited by this significant discovery, Evelyn quickly went to Matthew's office.

"My lord, a new discovery!" Evelyn's voice trembled with excitement.

Lin Xiaoyang and the others were also there at this time, and they quickly gathered around upon hearing the sound.

Evelyn didn't waste any time and immediately demonstrated her discovery.

When a faint amount of lightning-attribute magic was injected into the silver patterns, the light became clearly visible, and she could sense the energy traveling a distance along the patterns.

"Naturally formed conductive paths?" Lin Xiaoyang leaned closer to examine them carefully. "What are the components of these patterns? What is their structure?"

"I don't know, it needs analysis. But the key is, it seems to have excellent conductivity for lightning energy, and the loss is minimal!" Evelyn's eyes shone brightly. "What if we could find a way to channel the magical charge generated by our magic circle into this natural pattern, or—imitate the structure of this pattern and artificially create wires with similar properties?"

"Bionics approach!" Wang Hao blurted out.

"What?" Evelyn didn't understand.

"Well, it's about designing man-made products by imitating the superior structures that already exist in nature," Wang Hao explained.

"Yes! That's exactly what I mean!" Evelyn nodded. "The patterns on this lightning-struck stone might be a natural, efficient pathway for electrical energy conduction, shown to us by nature! We can study its composition and structure, and try to replicate or even optimize it!"

"Moreover," Chen Yu calmly added, "if these patterns were formed by natural lightning strikes, then they might themselves record and reflect the preferred flow patterns of electricity in this substance. Studying them could provide crucial insights into how magical electricity and physical electricity combine in this world."

Matthew looked at the unremarkable lightning-struck stone and a strange premonition welled up in his heart.

Perhaps the opportunity for a breakthrough lies hidden within this seemingly ordinary ore.

"Will, immediately investigate whether there are any lightning-struck stone veins within our territory and the surrounding area. At the same time, buy up large quantities of this ore in Ironrock City and the surrounding towns—as much as you can!"

"Yes, sir!"

"Evelyn, concentrate on analyzing the composition and structure of these silver patterns! Lin Xiaoyang, Chen Yu, you two work together to try and build a mathematical model of these patterns from the perspective of energy conduction. We need to figure out why it can conduct lightning-attribute energy so efficiently!"

"yes!"

The research has entered a new phase.

Evelyn's new discovery was like a ray of light in a dark labyrinth.

Although the road ahead is still long, hope seems to be clearer now.

Matthew felt he was getting closer and closer to his goal of "magic power generation".

[Thanks to Super Big Bun Sauce for the 233 Qidian Coins, and thanks to all the bosses for the monthly tickets!]