usatvline Chapter 198 Tools and Instinct
Chapter 198 Tools and Instinct
From the art of flying to flying vehicles, these are two completely different directions.
Because although magic is mysterious, no matter how you look at it, it is closer to a kind of ability;
The vehicle, no matter how you look at it, belongs to the tool side.
Whether or not to use tools is a very important distinction, the concepts and impacts behind them are very different.
The power to cast spells is rooted within the individual.
Perhaps some adventures can give people the opportunity to surpass it, but generally speaking, spellcasting power is a very personal thing.
People can give it many compliments, such as power, glory, and hero.
But all in all, they are symbols of absolute heroism.
The flying vehicles, however, were something else entirely, something else, something else that Abbess had created, something similar.
It's like an assembly line, a magic blast furnace, magic arm armor, magic grenades and cannonballs.
In the same situation, although people would regard Sister Agatha who created the magic crystal, Kronos and Hyogi who analyzed the rune group as successful ministers, and Abes who proposed the modular and streamlined ideas as a thought mentor.
But during the whole process, no one said that the credit for the achievement must belong to anyone.
Because it does not rely on individuals. During the whole process, they rely on the collective called human beings to do work in various directions called production.
If a wizard throws a fireball and breaks down the city gate, you can certainly attribute the credit to him alone.
But using a catapult to throw magic shells that were almost equivalent to enlarged versions of grenades to break open the city gate was another matter.
Who is the hero?
Abes, who finalized the design direction of the new siege weapon?
Optimized the Kronos part of the explosion effect rune?
After enlarging the design of a grenade into a cannonball, Hirayama found some of the problems and strengthened the safety design?
The craftsman in the royal capital who created and improved the catapult?
The Sweetleaf blacksmith who originally designed the grenade latch?
Or was it Philip, who coordinated all of this and was ultimately responsible for the first use of the magic cannon?
Or, just like ordinary merit records, should these honors be attributed to those five or six gunners?
Obviously, for Abesi, who values freedom and dignity, the situation where only one person is involved in an incident and only the power of one person plays a decisive role in the whole process is no longer in line with the people's morality and thoughts.
Abbes needs the power of the people, and the people are eager to contribute their own strength.
If they were to continue promoting personal heroism as in traditional legends or fairy tales at this time, not only would the six extraordinary people in their territory be exhausted, it would also completely go against the oath that Abes made when he opened his coffin and the ideals he had expressed in Sweet Leaf Town.
"The past when the people needed heroes can be put on hold. The era when the people are the heroes has arrived."
On the other hand, the use of tools is also an inevitable historical trend, because it reflects human beings' ability to understand and transform nature.
In Abe's world, the emergence of tools is a sign of the progress of human civilization and the beginning of the separation of humans and apes. It enables humans to better adapt to and transform the environment and extend their limbs and abilities.
In a place with gods, the origin of humans may not be from ancient apes, but whether or not to use tools is still a case with the same effect.
After all, magic is commonly found even among those alien tribes or clans.
Or some monsters and magical beasts can also use magic.
However, in the huge cities where humanoid creatures gather, there is, without exception, the common use of tools and a large number of ordinary people who are not extraordinary.
Only inventions, designs or policies that enable ordinary people to improve themselves and make contributions can be the important reasons for a country's steady development. This is enough to explain the situation.
In such a world, science is not something that is in opposition to magic, but a way to make those things more universal.
and so--
"Kro, it's a threshold. What we need to do is lower the threshold."
If someone prefers to use the art of flying, Abes will not stop them, because it represents their strength and ability, and is their pride.
They may feel that relying on tools to achieve flight is a devaluation and insult to their abilities.
But for the vast majority of people, for the other 99 percent of their comrades on the battlefield, if they can also take advantage of the ability to fly, that is a manifestation of wisdom, and it is humanity's understanding and utilization of the truth.
Because no matter how good it sounds, in an era where flying relies on a small number of spellcasters, it is absolutely impossible to explain why high-level battles are taking place, and it is absolutely impossible to understand that the battle situation is escalating.
As long as a method exists in the world and is feasible and not illusory, it will inevitably appear and become an indispensable part of civilization and culture.
There is no doubt that air combat will be an inevitable path that must be taken in future battles.
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For various reasons, Kronos, who had received relevant tasks since entering the royal capital, finally listened to Abes's advice and started a research called bionics.
Bionics is an interdisciplinary scientific field that seeks to draw inspiration from biology and apply the structure, function and movement principles of living organisms to engineering, design and technology.
The reference target chosen by Kronos is——
"Look, this is the Hippogriff sent by Bad Genia, the Lord of Ooze City. Oh, maybe you are more accustomed to calling it a hippogriff?"
"In short, although I haven't found a suitable trainer yet, I can control them to fly and run freely."
"Hey, you asked me how I could make Hippogriff listen to me so much even though I only met him once? Hmm, maybe this is a kind of talent of a hero."
"Of course, in terms of speed and physical strength, the Hippogriff is definitely no match for the Griffin. The Griffin's ice is placed in that place. You know, the transparency of the ice of the Ice Nagi is still very good. You can look at the appearance of the Griffin through the ice and see if you can get any inspiration."
bionics……
Griffins and Hippogriffs...
Although the new term mentioned by Lord Abes was a little confusing, Kronos was not so confused when there were real cases in front of him.
The beauty of nature's creations did make her a little obsessed.
There are indeed many things about the flying methods of magical beasts, which can be summarized as some excellent characteristics and adaptive strategies that can be learned.
“If I can figure out some of the more internal things, regardless of the technical issues and challenges, I think I can think clearly…”
The wings of the Hippogriff are strong and powerful. By observing them, we can know that they can withstand huge wind forces and flying speeds in the air.
Their feathers also have a special shape and texture that allows them to glide and rise efficiently when flying.
The same is true for griffins.
Kronos's research on these two organisms varies in depth.
After all, there are three Hippogriffs at once, and they are living materials. Kronos can just touch them himself, or even ask the great wizard Hyonagi to help her gain a deeper understanding.
"This spell is attached to your eyes, allowing you to gain eyes that see information related to magic like me, the caster. The duration is about eight hours. If you run out, you can ask me to renew it... Oh, there's no need to do that. This is what I should do. May I ask, what are you going to do with this? Oh, Master Abes asked you to keep it a secret? All right then."
The Mage's Eye...
It also allows Kronos to see clearly how the magic power works on this magical beast while it is flying.
Compared to the detailed understanding of the Hippogriff, all we know about the Griffin is its appearance.
It was clear through the ice, but that was all.
"In fact, we should be able to get more information from the griffin. After all, the Hippogriff is a breed that is bred from a griffin and a mare. From the perspective of blood relationship, the griffin is naturally more valuable for reference."
"But it's like a specimen now, and the only thing I can confirm is that the broad wings and the delicate and dense feather design are correct."
"I feel like Hippogriff understands it clearly enough..."
In addition to the Hippogriff, Abeus also asked Gavilan to use his skills in hunting and shooting down flying birds with a javelin that he had used in the Dove Forest that day, and provided Kronos with some birds for comparison.
"Birds' skeletons are hollow, and their digestive systems have been sacrificed for the sake of flight. No wonder we often see birds flying... But griffins and hippogriffs are completely different. Their skeletons are the same as those of horses, which are good at running. Although the toe bones at the top are deformed, the entire leg is definitely not out of the scope of ordinary walking animals, and the digestive system is also flawless."
"There is no doubt that they are not birds, but beasts, real beasts that just happen to be able to fly."
Knowledge continued to accumulate, and under such circumstances, Kronos also made several preliminary designs.
The original version even had some funny feather decorations.
After listening to Kronos's report and his amusing understanding, Abes taught, "The feathers don't mean we really have to use bird feathers on vehicles - we should replicate their functions. When you replicate a spell into a rune set, you can't just put a rune as a model and then actually cast the spell manually."
After such instruction, the following versions finally started to work on the shape and coating.
The hollow steel frame, combined with mechanical wings, does provide good lift and stability.
The entire vehicle is semi-magical, just like grenades, magic blast furnaces and other products.
The magic crystal drives the power structure and is also responsible for activating the special force field film in the wing part.
Only a tiny amount of magic power is needed to maintain a gaseous position to achieve the effect of the wing feathers of griffins and hippogriffs.
The end result is that the magic power generated by these tiny magic crystals can allow an ordinary person to fly freely for an extremely long period of time, as if using the art of flying.
Yes, ordinary people - third-ring spells.
Although it is related to magic, the final users are just like the artillerymen of a magic cannon and can definitely be ordinary people who cannot cast spells.
"Of course, considering some things, even though they are ordinary people, they are not really ordinary people with no standards."
"What is it?" Abes asked curiously in response to Kronos' words.
"I haven't yet replicated rapid maneuvers and tumbling. If I try to do so, the entire machine will be at risk of collapse. The force field membrane wings seem difficult to maintain in this situation. It's too dangerous..."
And Abes opened his mouth wide at this.
Some final technical issues still make it seem impossible for flying vehicles to maneuver and roll as quickly as the Griffin.
But that’s all we can’t do.
At one point, Abes wanted to call a halt and ask Kronos to submit the current version and put it into production - fast maneuverability, in the modern world, is something that only fighter jets with excellent pilots can do.
Just being a Wright brother was already a great achievement, there was no need to go on.
But Kronos' words stopped Abes from persuading him, "What we need to do now is to design something that can be used in battle, right?"
"I've heard that it was the griffin that took Sister Hibiki away from the Mage Tower and the capital. If we can't surpass the griffin and perform the fast maneuvers and rolls that the griffin can do, how can we lead our warriors to successfully capture the Mage Tower?"
"So, you have an idea?"
"Yeah, just need a little help."
Maneuvering maneuvers, in the real world, require pilots to risk their lives to perform super-stall stunts, but Kronos said that she could accomplish it directly in the design?
But this is understandable.
After all, on the one hand, this world has magic, and even this flying vehicle experiment has multiple types of magic used in its design;
On the other hand, it doesn't look like an airplane at all, but rather a mechanical, fleshless, fat bird.
After a long pause, Abes continued to ask, "What help do you need?"
"I'm going to go see Sister Hiinagi and ask her for a favor."
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Time goes back to the present, the present of surgery.
"The operation is not over yet." Matthew said firmly.
Since the start of the operation, no, since Abes and Hirayama had known this doctor, they had never seen Matthew like this.
Such confidence and decisiveness from Matthew.
"Is there any other solution? Didn't we fail in dealing with the acid curse earlier?"
The means of dealing with the situation had been completely destroyed by the sudden change in properties and the sudden flames.
As a result, even the operating bed was almost set on fire.
At this time, putting out the fire and saving the griffin's life seems to be the last resort.
However, Matthew refused.
Instead, he faced the flames, raised his knife and cut another circle of incisions made with the mithril dagger around the surgical incision that was spewing flames.
"What...are you doing?"
"Please watch carefully. The flames are gushing out, but that's all it will take."
Just as his words came true, the flames were really stopped at the edge of the knife.
Just like a volcanic eruption or a mushroom cloud, the starting point or the landing point is actually a very small point, but the result is a terrible coverage area.
"Although it is unbelievable, this exquisite spell, after its final 'struggle', has produced something that still belongs to the spell itself, not a newly driven spell..."
"As long as it's the acid spell itself, and not a new spell, severing the webbing will contain it."
"The first wave of burning will prioritize attacking the periphery of the wound. That's why."
"And now, after the second round of restrictions, as long as we wait for it to die down, everything will be over."
"This is just an ordinary flame, not the self-replicating and endless flame of the Acid Curse."
"You could say that this kind of fire is tempting you to use large-scale means to put it out. Once you break through the magic net, all your efforts will be wasted."
Matthew raised his head with some pride.
After the flames died down, the subsequent treatment would be very simple. Without the acid curse, even Hiinagi could handle it herself.
During the whole process, Bingnag's eyes lit up with arcane light and she stared intently.
That was what she promised, to help the child Kronos see things clearly.