bullyxtreme Chapter 277: Runes and the Reformists
Chapter 277: Runes and the Reformists
The requirements for a spell book are that it must be readable, writable, able to make modifications, and that there must be blank spaces left.
In Kronos's hands, the rune group actually accomplished this task.
If we analyze it bit by bit, the structure that forms the large disk is not that complicated.
A "rotation" rune is at the bottom, driving the movement of the entire large disc.
And a "reciprocating" rune on the side drives a probe forward and back along the radius.
After rotating, the probe moving along the radius can actually touch any position of the entire disk.
The content of the entire large disc is actually a tightly arranged, concentric circle structure with interconnected secondary runes.
Just a tiny bit of weak magic power is needed to drive it, and the output of the second-level rune will be turned upside down.
And giving a little magic power to modify the secondary rune at the corresponding position to a corresponding result is exactly the job of the probe.
If Abes were here, he would probably be dumbfounded when seeing the design in front of him.
Although the appearance is very different, the principle is really close to that of a hard drive.
The few differences are:
First, due to the size of the rune group, the large disk in Kronos's hand cannot use an extremely small magnetizable cobalt-chromium-tantalum alloy coating as the smallest unit like a disk, and it cannot have more than 500,000 tracks and gigabit-level sectors like a disk.
If observed with the naked eye, one can see traces of about a dozen circular orbits on the large disk.
There are probably only a thousand or so second-level runes involved.
There are very few of them. At this level, let alone storing massive amounts of data, even if it is used as a single-chip microcomputer to play Bad Apple, it will probably complain that the number of pixels is not enough.
But fortunately, the storage and reading of spell books does not require a large amount of space like disk storage and reading.
It does not need to consume thirty-two or sixty-four 0s and 1s just to store a code representing the word "I"; and then consume another 256*256 units to store the display information of where the color of the word "I" is dark and where the color is light.
All the mages need is an abstract pattern formed by three or five runes or as many as thirty to fifty runes. This is enough to remind them of the spells they have prepared.
In other words, as far as the needs of the mages are concerned, what they need is not a vast ocean of books that can store various classics, history, and collections; but a prompter board with low pixel resolution.
The huge difference in the magnitude of their requirements is like a character in a modern 3A game, from the model to the textures to the actions and animation resources that take up all the space; it is just as exaggerated as comparing it to Mario in the Famicom era, who was only eight pixels in size.
Therefore, with such a gap, it would be better to say that what Kronos made was a pixel drawing board on the magic side rather than a disk on the magic side.
Second, what represents 0 and 1 on the disk is not the direction of the NS pole of the magnetic unit, but whether the magnetic field between two adjacent magnetic units is attractive or antagonistic - because the magnetic field of two adjacent units is easier to detect than detecting the magnetic field of a single magnetic unit.
But obviously there is no such worry for the second-level runes. They are so large that they can be identified by the naked eye, so simply using the positive and negative results output by the second-level runes can determine a representative result of 0 and 1.
Third, the disk is tightly connected to the platter and arm assembly, as well as the main processing and DRAM chips.
But it was obvious that Kronos didn't know what a chip was, and the disc she designed was unlikely to require such a thing.
During the entire process, there is only one thing that performs logical thinking, judgment, and processing functions, and that is the brain of the wizard who uses this large disc.
Compared to paper books, or "cheat sheet" books like Hyonagi and Old Winston that are so abstract that they are difficult to detect with the naked eye.
Kronos gave the large disk she designed an image-rich name.
"Rune book."
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Although the research on how to use this large disc to assist in spellcasting has not yet been solved.
But there is no doubt that in terms of pure storage, reading, and modification, the speed of rune books is much higher than those of ordinary paper books.
Even the "spell book" represented by the symbol on Hiruga's short stick is slightly slower in modification than the update speed of the rune book.
With just a few turns, you can see the entire arm structure move quickly and slide out.
When the big disc comes to a stop, the relevant reference information has appeared at a certain position on the disc in a way that the user can understand.
The only thing that could be faster than this is probably when old Winston was young and used a command word to order the magic ink to combine on his body into a corresponding magic tattoo spell book.
The inspiration for designing this entire rune book came from Hiinagi's last analysis: "The power of the supreme heaven seemed to help him redefine the pen."
In the rune book, the probe at the end of the arm structure is the user's pen.
However, because it was too new, Kronos seemed to have spent a long time preparing for it, but he still failed to successfully release the corresponding spell.
Instead, it was because Hyogi, a skilled mage, got the large disc and spent a few seconds driving it once or twice that a miracle happened.
After tentatively spinning it at a low frequency a few times and marking the large disc with her characteristic frost blue color.
With a buzzing sound, a slight whistling sound was produced.
The large disc rotates at high speed, and the entire arm structure vibrates back and forth at the fastest speed.
Instead, he threw out three ice cone techniques, which were his specialty, and then a blizzard began to fall.
And as if it was not exciting enough, the ice wall was used several times in succession, which made the surrounding environment suddenly lower its temperature even though it was outdoors.
But the most crucial thing is that in less than three minutes, the proficiency of the non-magic spell that Hirugashi finally performed easily exceeded ten.
Eleven, twelve...and then fifteen!
Finally, the number stopped at eighteen...
If it weren't for the fact that the spell slots representing the mana reserves could not be sustained any longer, Hiyori would even want to challenge the use of non-magic spells twenty times.
At this point, after venting her anger, Hibiki looked back at Kronos and said, "This thing you created can be regarded as a thorough reform and revolution..."
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Although a wizard can master almost all spells through learning.
But when it comes to usage, there is a boundary called preparation before use.
There is no limit to the spells a wizard can learn and master, but there is a limit to the spells a wizard can prepare.
It depends on the intelligence level and the rank of the current profession - translated into more understandable game terms, the intelligence adjustment value plus the mage profession level is at least one.
For Bing Nagi, this number is ten.
Normally speaking, before taking a long rest and getting a chance to change again, Hibiki can only use these ten skills prepared from her vast knowledge throughout the day.
Only the next day after a long rest could she start making changes.
Although the process of change is not long, it is not short either.
When preparing a new wizard spell list, the wizard spends time studying his spellbook and memorizing the incantations and casting actions for the spells he is preparing.
On average, preparation time is about one minute per spell per level.
However, after Bing Nagi brought this disc that was as big as a small round shield.
The situation seems to have changed dramatically.
No need for long or short rests, and no need to spend a precious minute per level of each spell.
All she had to do was to pull the trigger under the disc and let it prepare the spells she wanted to release one by one according to her thoughts.
After this round is over, you can immediately erase all the preparations above and then re-enter another set of laws that you want to execute.
Because she had once helped Sister Agatha to perfect the magic crystal manufacturing assembly line, Hiroki knew very well that this situation was tantamount to fleecing the gods.
The creation of magic crystals is to utilize the difference in magic power between divine magic and arcane magic, and to create materialized magic power through interception.
Then this large disc with a trigger, called the Rune Book, deceived the Magic Network and the Goddess of Magic, making the Magic Network believe that it was just a magic prop that triggered all this, so it lifted the restrictions on the wizard's spell preparation.
Although the style changed from pointing and hitting with a short stick to holding a small round shield, it was difficult for Hyotogi to adapt to it for a while, and she was unable to guide the direction of the magic power more conveniently.
However, completely abandoning the constraints of the spell preparation process allows the mage to play with and weave magic webs as freely as the warlock - but using the mage's huge knowledge reserves to play with them.
It's like a high-level player who uses his rich memorized knowledge and strong reaction ability to pass the magic ring honestly, while you try every means to skip classes;
But when you turn around, you find that the advanced players have also started skipping classes, and because of their proficiency in memorizing the board and quick reactions, they are ten thousand times better than you in skipping classes.
What’s even worse is that skipping classes is not a private means or a personal choice.
It is the convenience provided by a new type of tool.
It seems that as long as such tools are put into the assembly line of the magic industry system, a large number of them will be produced immediately.
It seems that it is only a matter of time before all mages have one.
With such huge changes, it is no wonder that Hirayama directly gave it evaluations at the level of [Reform] and [Revolution].
Although it is basically impossible for ordinary mages to be proficient in shield-type protective gear due to their weak strength and physique.
But how could such a slight weakness restrain the mages' desire for strength?
"If you make this thing public, then soon all the mages who know about it will only have two choices."
“Use both, or use neither.”
If everyone else uses it and you don't, then you can only use the few spells you prepared that day, and you will be unable to resist the improvisations and traps hidden in the almost infinite knowledge;
But if everyone uses it and you follow suit, then in the end it still depends on the number of spell slots and the level of experience in using spells, and it has no obvious impact on the current overall strength;
If the first person starts to use it publicly without anyone knowing, there is no way this convenient method will not be spread and appreciated;
Finally, the only option that can prevent the first three situations is for no one to use it.
For example, could she, the great wizard who currently holds the prototype, completely destroy the creation in her hands?
Bing Nagi took a deep breath and felt her shoulders become much heavier.
In this situation, are you willing to be that reformist?
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In the end, Bing Nagi didn't take any action.
Before becoming a responsible mage, she first had multiple identities.
For example, she is now a capable magic advisor under the ancient hero Abes Grande who lived thousands of years ago.
It would be too absurd to curb the birth and development of this technology simply because it has the potential to destroy the ecological niche of future mage battles.
It's as abstract as knowing that digital cameras would destroy the film industry in an unexpected way, so destroying an important achievement in optoelectronic technology in advance.
Besides, what's the point of destroying the prototype of the rune book? Kronos, the maker, is still here.
It is impossible for her to attack her colleagues, friends, students, and teachers (limited to rune group knowledge) just for a false rank and path ecology.
"Technology will eventually advance, but, Kronos, isn't the knowledge related to the rune group taking us forward too fast?"
From the magic blast furnace to the iron bird, countless miracles were born in these few short months.
This made Bing Nai, who traveled from the three eastern kingdoms to the northern border, feel extremely ashamed.
"…There's a sense of urging people to run, without waiting at all."
If there is anything else that makes Bingnag feel that it is not the time to fire the starting gun yet, it is that the technology of rune books has extremely low support for newcomers.
"Only at my level can I use minimalist and abstract descriptions to help me cast spells. If the situation allows, I can even have nearly a thousand second-level runes on the board, each representing the preparation for a spell."
"Considering the speed of sixty turns every six seconds, if there is no limit on spell slots, I can use sixty thousand spells in one round."
"But if it's on you..."
As a pure beginner, Kronos can only prepare three or five abstract patterns that occupy more space on the entire disk. The entire rune book has not been rotated or copied since it was written for the first time.
Because... even with the few spells he had prepared, Kronos might not be able to use them successfully after spending a long time.
The large disc-shaped rune book might not be as useful as a shield on her body.
Hirayama wiped the non-existent sweat from her forehead.
"I have to be thankful that the weapon you researched seems to only affect high-end battles at the moment..."