The Ominous Lord of the Skaven

Chapter 206 The Cause of Magic Crystals and Gems
The key to Ickert's discussion is mainly on the prohibition of magic.

"Perhaps you have heard more or less about the causes of gems and magic crystals in the discourses of some sages. In most magic books, they are described as creations of some kind of natural magic. Finding such a natural giant magic circle is also difficult. It’s always been our pursuit.”

"Prophet, you are right, and the existence of the natural magic circle has been confirmed. Master Derfflinger mentioned it in the Ori Forest Investigation Notes,
The forests where the wood elves live, including their ancestral land "Forest of Ages", are super-large enchantments made of natural magic wood, plus the core of an ancient tree of life. Both functionally and structurally have been confirmed. "

Virgil added, the implication is, since the natural magic circle already exists, why can't there be a more powerful force to make treasures like the Philosopher's Stone take shape?
That's the question other mages want to ask as well, and they don't have a better model to account for this fact.

But Ickert, who has a more advanced knowledge reserve, can.

"The natural magic circle does exist, but it is still too far-fetched to explain the cause of the magic crystal. Compared with it, I have a more mature theory.

Do you know why apples fall to the ground? "

"Why did the apple fall to the ground?"

Lafayette just wanted to say, where should the apple fall if it doesn't fall to the ground.

But after thinking about it, I felt wrong. Why did the apple fall to the ground instead of flying into the sky?
If you think about it carefully, usually if you want an object to move, you must exert the influence of force.

So, the reason why the apple falls to the ground is because the force is pulling him?
However, applying force requires a carrier, just like grasping a cup requires reaching out a hand, and no one picks an apple, so why does it fall to the ground?
After much deliberation, there is only one explanation.

"Prophet, do you want to say that there is a huge natural magic circle under our feet, which is constantly pulling all the objects on it?"

"The phenomenon is almost correct, but the explanation is completely wrong."

Although Lafayette gave the wrong answer, Iante still expressed his admiration. In fact, it is already very rare to think of this.

Several other mages are still in Aba Aba.

His own answer was denied, and Lafayette also started a new round of thinking.

Just because of his knowledge, he really couldn't squeeze out new ideas.

When Ickert saw this, he no longer forced him, but continued to talk.

"The reason why your explanation is incorrect is because of the prohibition of magic."

Ickert took out an ordinary stone as he spoke.

"Come and tell me, is this a magic conductor?"

"No."

Lafayette shook his head.

"Then what about the target of the force magic?"

"It must be a magic conductor! I understand! Thank you for your guidance, Prophet Ikert, I was indeed wrong!"

Lafayette quickly understood everything. The only thing that could exert an invisible influence was the magic of the original force, but the magic of the original force could only directly affect the magic conductor.

In other kinds of substances, magic can only be exerted indirectly, at least as far as Lafayette's observation is concerned, it is true.

That's why it is said that the existence of an underground super-large magic circle is not established. If this is the case, the magic circle cannot hold apples and stones at all!
The prophet is worthy of being a prophet, and the angle of thinking about the problem is so exquisite!
"So, what is pulling the apple to the ground?"

Lafayette humbly asked for advice, and at this time he had worshiped Ikett wholeheartedly.

"It's not urgent, let's start with the phenomenon and analyze the cause of the magic crystal."

Ickert decided to start with the forbidden magic, so that the natives could understand the effect of gravity and the distortion of time and space.

"First of all, let's assume that a scale is placed on a flat ground, and a large stone is placed on the scale. What is weighed at this time is the weight of a large stone.
If you put two pieces on the scale, the data on the scale will be doubled. If you keep adding stones to the scale, what will happen? "

"It is said that it will be crushed!"

Xi Luoerman replied quickly, although it sounded a bit wrong, but this was exactly what Ickert wanted them to answer.

"That's right, it will be crushed."

"But is it just crushed?"

"Uh."

Sir Rollman shook his head.

"Crush it into powder?"

Obviously, the brains of the subordinates are not enough.

"Well, before we understand this problem, we might as well think about one more level."

Ickert asked the workers to drill a steel container on the spot and poured a glass of water into it.

"Now, compress it with your magic."

When Virgil heard Ickert's request, he used wind magic to compress it down, and the water in the container was visibly shorter by the naked eye.

"Combining the magic power you understood before, let's talk about why the volume of water has decreased."

Ickert said lightly, and the mages around finally understood.

"Prophet, are you saying that water is like a magical point of light, with gaps between every smallest water element?"

Sirolman realized, and Eckert nodded in satisfaction.

At this moment, the magicians finally realized that not only magic power, but also the smallest unit similar to "spots of light" exists among all things.

The mages quickly came up with the concept of "element".

That is to say, it is a new world that goes beyond the traditional concept of several major elements and is more complex and broader.

"I feel like I've grown up."

Lafayette suddenly became enlightened. If it wasn't for energy constraints, he might have already been promoted.

"In this case, according to your theory, as the number of rocks increases, the scale will also be subjected to increasing pressure, and then become a denser substance, thus presenting a completely different form and performance?"

"That's right! Matter is like this, so is magic power!"

"If the magic power is squeezed to a very dense state, it goes without saying that it is the Philosopher's Stone. It is a pure magic power crystallization rich in energy.
And magic crystals and gemstones are easier to analyze. Magic crystals can store energy and release energy, and will not disappear after the magic power is exhausted, so it is an energy storage structure with more material structure than magic power structure.

Gemstones are more unstable than magic crystals, and most of them already contain magic power that is close to activating the magic pressure. It only needs to inject magic power to enter a critical state. This is a manifestation of more magic power than material structure. "

Ickert has already conjectured about the energy storage theory of the magic crystal. The whole set of theories is similar to the "black body" mentioned in high school textbooks, but he does not dare to draw conclusions at present and plans to study it in the future.

So far, the theory about the formation of gemstones and magic crystals has been completed, and then there is only the last piece of the puzzle.

That is the condition to be able to squeeze the magic power, and if this cannot be explained, there will always be holes in the theory.

(End of this chapter)