Back at the castle, Owen sent several guards to the blacksmith to bring back the steam engine, and then to the study.As soon as he sat down in his chair, Owen immediately started a mental conversation with Winster.
[Now, it's time to talk about your research on magic stones.] 】[No problem, but before talking about magic stones, let's talk about the research on magic powers.]Everything that has been transferred before has more or less magical power, and we can already observe the existence of magic through some means, but it is limited to this, and it is not yet possible to determine what magic is.After a lot of observations, we have an unexpected discovery. 】The study of magic is a huge project, and Winster's ability to do it alone is always limited, and it takes a whole team of researchers to work together.
[What discovery?]
】Owen asked.
[Magic seems to override the laws of nature, and it can ignore the laws of physics to achieve different, even diametrically opposed, results.]For example, as long as there is a temperature difference, heat will be spontaneously transferred from high temperature to low temperature, and magic can break this law and allow heat to be transferred in reverse. 】In reply, Winster spoke in a rather cautious tone, still seemingly skeptical of the discovery.It was a young researcher on the research team who discovered the phenomenon and informed Winster.At first, he didn't believe it, believing that everything in the world should follow the laws of nature, and nothing could be above the laws.However, the facts slapped him hard.
[To you, it may be incredible.But for us, magic is everywhere, and we've long been accustomed to it. 】Now, Owen has learned a lot from Winster and has a new way of thinking about magic.For example, fire magic can create flames out of thin air, so where does this energy come from?
Is it the power of the magic itself, or is it something else?
However, since the most important thing at the moment is to let Frontier Town survive this winter, Owen has no time to study magic, so he can only leave it to Winster.Do you know what that means?
】Unexpectedly, Winster would ask himself rhetorically, Owen thought about it again and again, but failed to draw any good conclusions.Eventually, he gave up thinking and asked the other party directly for the answer.What does it mean?
】[It means that as long as you can master the power of magic, you can override the laws of nature and become a god-like existence.] 】[You mean to say that the people on our side who can use magic are gods?]
】That's not right, although Owen can use fire magic, but he is not to the point of omnipotence, and there is still a big gap between him and the so-called gods.
[No, you are the beneficiaries of the magical environment.You should also know that you can only control your own magic, and the magic outside your body is not under your control. 】Winster explained.
[I see.If you can control the magic of the world, you are indeed a god.By the way, you say, could the god on our side be the only god of the church, Lumichael?
】Speaking of gods, Owen immediately thinks of the church.Belief in magic also seems to confirm the existence of the gods.
[I don't know.Maybe the Lumicans were just an ordinary religion, or maybe they really knew something, after all, belief in magic was suspicious. 】All in all, Figuring out what magic is all it takes is a long time to learn.That's the end of the topic of magic power, [Regarding the magic stone, you must have done a lot of research on your side, you might as well talk about how you use the magic stone over there, and then I will add some new discoveries. 】This will also save a lot of time, and there will definitely be duplication of the use of magic stones on both sides.
[No problem.] 】Owen replied.First of all, the scorching magic stone, this thing is quite common, but the price is still not low, and only the rich can afford it.Typically, high-quality scorching magic stones are used to craft equipment such as staffs, which are used by fire mages to increase the power of their magic.Anyone who wants to become a powerful magician will spend a lot of money on such a staff.Of course, there are also a very small number of shy magicians who use low-quality magic stones to make staffs, such as Fanny.Inferior hot magic stones are used as firewood to ward off the cold.In the past, people had long discovered that in addition to activating the scorching magic stone with magic power, it can also be activated by open fire.The activated Hot Stone will cool down over time.However, as long as a certain number of scorching magic stones are piled together and one of the magic stones is activated, the heat emitted will activate the nearby magic stones, affecting each other.Finally, the entire pile of magic stones will emit a lot of heat and last for a long time.Compared to firewood, the advantage of Burning Magic Stone is that it shines for a longer period of time, and it does not produce smoke and strange smells, and it does not burn the black fireplace.It was these advantages that the wealthy aristocrats and wealthy merchants would purchase large quantities of inferior hot magic stones for heating every winter.
[It's similar to what we found.]By the way, the magic power of the Burning Magic Stone will turn into gray powder when it is consumed, what do you do with the gray powder?
】Winster asked.
[Those remnants?]
It's just a random place to dump it. 】【What!
That's a useful thing, and you're a waste. 】Winster said lamentingly.
[Huh?
What's the use?
】This is how people have always disposed of the remnants of the magic stone, and Owen treats it as garbage.Now Winster said that the ash powder was useful, much to his surprise and curiosity.
[Those ash powder is a great fertilizer, which can increase the yield of grain per mu, and also has the effect of conditioning the soil.Isn't there a large area of saline land in the border town?
It can be used to greatly improve the condition of saline-alkali land. 】[Do you mean that before farming, apply those ash dust to the turned land, and the cursed land in Frontier Town can grow things?]
】[That's pretty much what it means.]I was going to transfer you some soil conditioners to improve the saline land, but now it seems that there is no need for that. 】Receiving an affirmative answer, Owen was shocked.The border town is deeply affected by the curse of the Kaztu, and it turns out that the key to solving the curse is the magic stone that the town is abundant, which is really unexpected.It's no wonder that the Transverse Mountains and the Sky Dome Mountains are not affected by the curse, and it may have something to do with the abundance of magical stone veins there."
Oops!"
Suddenly remembering something, Owen slapped the desk suddenly.Hearing the sound, the guards at the door thought that something had happened to the lord and hurriedly broke into the study.Seeing that Owen was fine, he realized that he might have overreacted, so he immediately stroked his chest and saluted, and asked, "Lord Marquis, is there something wrong?"
”[What's going on?]
】Winster was also taken aback.
[I'll talk about the magic stones later, I have to deal with the cargo ship that will leave tomorrow, and the ship is full of magic stones for sale. 】After quickly speaking to Winster, Owen looked up at the guard."
You go and call Clive."