EBE Chapter 351 Occurrence and Reaction
Chapter 351 Occurrence and Reaction
Bai Hao picked up a smaller piece of firewood on the ground and looked at it again and again, then touched a bundle of cow grass on the table, but no matter how he used his divine vision to check it, he could not see anything wonderful about it.
These materials in Yang Wei's laboratory do not have any traces of elemental magic, and it seems that they cannot be connected with the Jie Ming Magic Stone in the hands of Master Qingyun.
Seeing Bai Hao's puzzled look, Yang Wei gently put down the stone in his hand and asked intriguingly: "My friend, let me ask you, what is the difference between magic stone and ordinary stone?"
This is the most basic question in magic technology. Bai Hao said without even thinking: "It is the affinity of elemental magic. The biggest feature of magic stone is that it can memorize the combination and arrangement of magic!"
Yang Wei nodded upon hearing this, and then asked, "Then the firewood in your hand also has a strong affinity for the magic power of the fire element, but why can't it become a magic stone?"
"Of course it's because firewood can't retain the magic power input by the magician. Therefore, firewood has been used as a magic reaction prop since ancient times, but not as a magic generation prop!"
Bai Hao mentioned two basic concepts of magic technology in this sentence, namely "magic reaction props" and "magic generation props".
Some natural objects, such as trees, stones, flowers and plants, as well as animal body tissues such as turtle shells, cow horns, sheep hooves, fur and even internal organs, can all be used as magic props.
But most natural objects are like firewood and stone. Although they are compatible with elemental magic, they cannot store or remember magic, so they can only act as catalysts for some magical reactions.
For example, the original purpose of firewood and stones is to assist in making fire in the wild. A simple stove made of firewood and stones can make the fire element boil more vigorously. Some fire element magic arrays can also use firewood and stones to improve efficiency.
Magic catalysts like firewood and stone are collectively referred to as "magic reaction props". They can significantly improve the efficiency and conversion rate of magic reactions, reduce the dissipation of elemental magic power, and are a very good magic auxiliary tool.
There are also some natural magic artifacts that have the same elemental affinity but can also store and memorize magic. They can not only act as catalysts for magic, but can also directly release the magic originally recorded in them. These are "magic props."
The most typical representative of magic props is the magic stone. When magic appeared, the intelligent creatures of the Walterlan continent had already discovered this kind of device that can quickly release magic.
Magic reaction props and magic generation props are two completely different concepts. The biggest difference between them is whether they can store and memorize magic, and whether they can replace the human body to cast a specific magic.
Mana is characters, magic is sentences, and magic circles are articles.
Many magical powers constitute magic, and many magics constitute complex magic arrays, just like the composition relationship of words and sentences.
People put some magic reaction props in the magic circle they use to release complex magic, so they can run the magic circle with efficiency several times higher than before.
For example, by injecting fire element magic that releases heat and light into magic-generating props, you will have a luminous magic stone that provides lighting and temperature control.
Magic reaction props emphasize "catalysis of reaction", while magic generation props emphasize "occurrence of magic". This is the most fundamental difference between firewood and magic stone.
Bai Hao's words showed that his basic skills in magic theory were very solid, which made Yang Wei very pleased. He then whispered, "Yes, firewood and stone have always been only used as magic reaction props, but is there such a possibility?"
Yang Wei stared at the firewood in Bai Hao's hand and said in an impassioned tone: "Firewood, that is, magic reaction props, they are missing some key ingredients, so they can't become magic props!"
After Bai Hao lowered his head and pondered for a moment, he immediately exclaimed: "So, the key ingredient that can turn firewood into a magic prop comes from Niu Fangcao?!"
"Not bad!" Looking at Bai Hao's quick thinking, Yang Wei couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, and then said excitedly: "I discovered a strange phenomenon during an experiment to blend magic elements. A substance contained in the cow grass can make magic become rigid or even stop working..."
"This is familiar, isn't it? Isn't this the function of a magic item? I call this substance in the cowgrass an excitant, but what I can't understand is that the cowgrass itself, which contains this substance, cannot interfere with magic, and cannot be used as any magic item at all."
Yang Wei frowned for a moment and then quickly regained his excitement: "But this is not important. What is important is that I found the excitant. I added this special substance to some magic reaction props. After trying thousands of tools, I finally found the firewood stone. This black stone that can be found everywhere can perfectly integrate the excitant and then become a magic prop. It became the Jieming Magic Stone!"
Bai Hao frowned subconsciously upon hearing this and said, "But how can this Jie Ming Magic Stone store and release intermediate magic, and can it also be used by ordinary people like Qing Yun Jushi..."
Yang Wei's words just now only explained the development process of the Jie Ming Magic Stone, but he did not mention the point that Bai Hao was most interested in, which is the special feature of the Jie Ming Magic Stone, which has a milestone symbolic significance.
The Jieming Magic Stone is not like ordinary magic stones. It can only store and release low-level magic. It also requires the user to be a wizard and use his own magic power to activate the magic stone. This directly cuts off the idea of mortals without magical talent using the magic stone.
The Life-saving Magic Stone can not only release intermediate magic, but the most important thing is that it can allow ordinary people to use magic without the need for magic power to stimulate and guide it.
Based on this point alone, Bai Hao is willing to regard the Jie Ming Magic Stone as the greatest invention in the past thousand years, or even the past ten thousand years!
"Hehe, this is the secret of our Qiankun Peak. We actually have some cooperation with the Destiny Cult. The research and development funds of the Destiny Magic Stone are all sponsored by the Cult. Naturally, the patent also belongs to the Cult. I can't tell outsiders at will!"
Bai Hao immediately waved his hand upon hearing this and said, "Researcher Yang, this is not a problem. If I had not come to the East, I might not have been qualified to know these secrets, but now, I believe that I am definitely not an outsider!"
Bai Hao firmly believed that with Youla's current status and position, as long as she opened her mouth, not to mention the development secrets of the Life-Saving Magic Stone, even the entire Qiankun Peak, Yang Xiaoyun and other high-level priests would hand it over without hesitation.
But Yang Wei and Yang Yu didn't know about Youla. The father and daughter obviously thought of another level. After all, Bai Hao and Yang Wei had just mentioned the word "outsider".
In the eyes of the father and daughter, there seems to be only one way for Bai Hao to change from an "outsider" to an "insider".
That is, Bai Hao directly marries Yang Yu and becomes a son-in-law of the Yang family. In this way, Bai Hao can become one of their own and naturally know all the secrets of the Jie Ming Magic Stone.
"No, no, no, Bai, Brother Bai Hao, we just met today. It's too fast and too strange. I'm not a casual woman. We are not engaged yet, we haven't made vows of eternal love, we haven't fallen in love, we haven't..."
Yang Wei couldn't help shaking his head as he looked at his incoherent daughter, then looked at Bai Hao meaningfully and said, "I'm not a traditional and conservative person. Although you are from the Central Plains, I value your character and talent more. However, as a father, I think I still need to observe you for a few months. After all, I only have this one daughter."
"Ah?" Bai Hao looked at the strange expressions and words of the father and daughter, feeling a little confused.