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For two consecutive days, Lin En and others spent time on the airship. Although flying was very interesting, after several experiences, the navigation process became a bit boring. Except for the occasional need to use magic to drive away the wind birds that were attracted, only a few sparse clouds could be seen in the sky.

However, not every day was smooth sailing. When we were halfway through the voyage, a large, thick cloud covered the distant sky, and a strong wind howled. Raindrops were faintly blown into the cockpit along with the storm...

"This is a sign of a storm!" Philip said with a serious expression.

They are now thousands of meters in the air. If the airship is hit by lightning and crashes, it will be no joke.

"Lydiya, let's find a place to stop nearby first. We'll set off again after the storm is over..." Philip suggested carefully.

However, Lin En at the side interrupted, "No, just raise the airship, and let's fly above the clouds before the storm comes, Lydia!"

Flying upwards? Philip was stunned. Isn't this just diving into the storm and thunder?

Before he could stop her, Lydia had already started operating, pressing her hand on the modified alchemy table. After the magic stones stored inside were transformed by the alchemy array, a large amount of magic helium was generated and transported to the auxiliary airbag through pipes.

"Charge!" Lydia shouted excitedly, like a knight in armor charging into battle, driving the airship straight into the dark clouds.

The surroundings soon became pitch black, and one could vaguely see dense lightning flashing through the dark clouds in the distance. The huge air bag made Philip tremble with fear, and he added several layers of protection without hesitation.

"This crazy girl!"

Philip couldn't help cursing. He didn't think it would be safe to do so. But since Lin En insisted on doing so, he had no choice.

Lin En was not worried. The airbags were powered by helium, which was very safe. Moreover, the dark clouds had just formed...

Just as he expected, the airship flew through the sky safely and soon broke through the barrier of the dark clouds...

It was as if I had instantly arrived in another world. The strong sunlight shone again, and the storm that had been covering the sky suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Philip stared blankly at the sun above his head. The scene just now seemed like a dream, which was unbelievable.

"What is going on, Professor?" Johnny asked in surprise.

“The height of storm cumulus clouds is generally around one to two thousand meters. We just need to cross this distance. But to be on the safe side and avoid being struck by lightning, it is better to fly higher.” Lin En explained with a smile.

Everyone present was astonished that this was actually possible. It was the first time they knew that they could avoid a storm by running above the clouds.

Lydia pulled the climbing control lever, and after rising to an altitude of more than 3,000 meters, she left the control of the airship to Darren and others. She curiously stepped on a chair, lay on the corner of the airship and looked down. Her two feet kept shaking, making people worry that she would fall.

A storm had already formed beneath their feet. Thunder continued to explode and thick streaks of lightning swept across, as if to tear the entire dark cloud into pieces.

"Is this lightning?" Lydia's eyes lit up and her face showed longing, as if she was extremely interested in this destructive scene.

Peirce and other wizard apprentices were no exception. They had never thought that one day they would run above the clouds and gaze at the lightning flashing through the clouds. It felt extremely wonderful.

"Professor Lin, was the magic you used in the Corona Tower also related to thunder?" Philip suddenly remembered this.

The magic called "Electromagnetic Railgun" that Lin En used almost deafened his ears. In terms of speed and destructive power alone, it was the strongest magic Philip had ever seen, and it seemed to be driven by the power of thunder.

In Greenriel, although there are many wizards who want to master this terrifying power of heavenly punishment, the power of thunder is very violent and extremely fast, and it is very difficult to control, so up to now, no separate school system has been formed.

"Yes, this is an application of electromagnetic fields." Lin En nodded, then looked at Philip and the others, and said with a smile. "In fact, lightning is not a rare thing, we all have it!"

Chapter 199: If you don't know math, physics, or chemistry, life is full of magic

Lynn’s words surprised Philip and the others. They also had... electricity in their bodies?

"Is there any on me too?" Lydia asked curiously, holding her hand high.

"Of course, that's why we can run and jump. To be precise, lightning exists in all elements."

Lin En nodded, picked up a thin piece of paper, tore it into countless small pieces, and scattered them on the table. Then he picked up a glass ball, placed it on the palm of his hand and rubbed it hard for more than ten times, then moved it towards the shredded paper.

Under the astonished gaze of the crowd, the tiny pieces of paper trembled slightly, then flew up and were absorbed by the glass ball.

Seeing this magical scene, Lydia was the most surprised. She even suspected whether it was the effect of magic.

Lin En shook his head and said with a smile, "This is frictional electrification. You can also try it. The effect is very good when using glass!"

Hearing this, Lydia immediately picked up a glass rod and rubbed it dozens of times with her palms, imitating what Lin En had done just now. Sure enough, all the small pieces of paper were absorbed.

"Uncle Darren, I learned magic!" Lydia was so excited that she couldn't express it in words. She held the glass rod high up and shouted excitedly to the halflings who were controlling the airship in the distance.

Darren and the others were also amazed after seeing Lydia's results... By rubbing an object with the palm of the hand, it can temporarily gain the power to control lightning and absorb the object. To them, this is no different from magic.

Looking at this scene, Lin En didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and couldn't help but recall the famous saying in his mind.

If you don't understand math, physics and chemistry, life is full of magic...

Johnny, Alok and others began to experiment out of curiosity.

"Professor Lin, what is going on? Why is there an adsorption force on these things? Is it the power of thunder?" Philip couldn't help but ask.

In fact, he was quite surprised. Compared with those apprentices, he understood better how difficult it was to master the power of thunder.

After Lin En said that, it seemed like this thing was everywhere, and even ordinary people like Lydia who didn't know magic could use its power.

"The principle is actually very simple. When two objects rub against each other, because the atomic nuclei of different objects have different abilities to bind extranuclear electrons, one of the objects must lose some electrons, allowing the other object to gain extra electrons... In other words, the essence of frictional electrification is the transfer of charge..." Lin En said it as concisely as possible.

However, everyone present was confused.

What is this atomic nucleus? What are the electrons outside the nucleus?

Philip was also confused when he heard it. He shouldn't have asked...

"Lord Lin, can everyone master this kind of power? Can halflings do it?" Darren asked eagerly.

He also heard Lin En say "Everyone has electricity in their body" just now, but he understood it to mean that everyone can learn lightning magic.

How can this be?

Alok and the others shook their heads with a sneer. In their opinion, it should be a natural law, just like a person will automatically fall to the ground after jumping up.

According to Professor Lynn's theory, this is the influence of the planet's gravity. In a sense, the continent beneath their feet casts a very powerful force field magic.

I think the friction-generated electricity is based on the same principle, so this planet is also a powerful electrical wizard?

"I'm afraid it won't work with real magic. If you mean using the power of electricity with some knowledge and equipment like what I did just now, then of course it can work." Lin En said with a smile, and made some promises for them. "If you have enough knowledge, you might be able to use some instruments to replicate my electromagnetic railgun. If it is used to its full power, it will be comparable to legendary magic."

Everyone present looked at Lin En with strange expressions. This was too exaggerated.

Lydia even suspected that the professor was fooling them.

Legendary magic...she didn't even dare to think about it.

Lin En did not give any further explanation. Instead, he turned the glass ball in his hand and activated the magic sensor, but he could not detect any electric charge at all.

If you think about it carefully, this is normal. That thing is much smaller than an atom and is a microscopic particle. If it were really that easy, wizards would have already figured out electromagnetic magic long ago.

However, the technology of electricity can be highlighted first, and then its application in magic can be slowly studied.

Lin En thought to himself that now the [Lost Mist] on the sea has lost its original effect, which means that they will always face threats from the Vatican.

The exact time is uncertain. It could be two or three months, or it could be half a year. It depends on how long the deterrent effect brought by the Sea of ​​Fog can last.

If the Holy See took the initiative to send people to investigate, or even worse, if a merchant ship mistakenly entered the foggy sea, it would be exposed immediately.

As an important port and gateway to the land of wizards, Yieta Harbor will definitely be a major target of attack.

So you have to prepare early.

Compared to training more wizards, the power of technology is obviously the only way to improve combat readiness and deal with large-scale wars in the short term.

Although magic is amazing, a formal wizard needs to go through layers of selection and several years or even more than ten years of training. Even if they are blessed with protective magic, they may not be able to withstand several rounds of artillery fire. It is a waste to use them as cannon fodder on the battlefield. They are more suitable to be researchers.

Only great wizards and cardinals at this level can ignore the threat posed by artillery and even influence the outcome of a war to a certain extent. For these humanoid missiles, perhaps electromagnetic guns may be needed to deal with them.

Gunpowder granulation, internal combustion engine, electromagnetic technology... Lin En thought about it and found that there were too many key technologies.

As for those more cutting-edge technologies?

Lin En didn't even consider it because it would require the establishment of a complete industrial system before it could be done.

And rubber... This thing is very important, but there is no such thing in the wizarding land. We can only think about whether we can use magic to solve the problem of materials science, and then use alchemy to replace some of the complicated work.

The most important issue is education. Workers who are familiar with and have mastered certain knowledge are the foundation for building an industrial system. However, he obviously does not have enough time, and it takes too long to teach from scratch.

The only way is to call back all the graduated wizard apprentices and even formal wizards for re-education!

Volume 3: The Magic Kingdom and the Divine Empire

Chapter 200: The Controller of Harbor Town and Yieta's Magic Star

The sudden storm did not cause too much obstacles. After three days of sailing, everyone arrived at the port of Yieta very smoothly.

At this moment, the place where the airship landed was already surrounded by people in the center of the city, densely packed in the streets.

With the uninterrupted publicity of [Magic Daily], Lin En's various deeds in Greenrill have long spread throughout the entire port city, and the efficiency it brought is undoubtedly shocking!

A month ago, after hearing the news of Helram's death, many wizards of the Yieta School felt as if the sky had fallen.

A great wizard is undoubtedly the backbone of a school's prosperity, and his fall often represents the decline of a school. This kind of thing has happened more than once in the wizarding land.

Coupled with the impact of the South City tragedy, some people even believed that the Iyeta School was finished and that the Parliament would definitely send another great wizard to take over this important port city, so that many wizards began to consider whether to change their schools and seek a better way out.

However, what they did not expect was that there was a turn for the better at this magic seminar that they had been very pessimistic about.

Lin En, who came from beyond the mist, expounded his planetary theory at the seminar and proposed the law of universal gravitation. He was not only appreciated by the legendary wizard Lord Harolf, but was also nominated for the Order of the Corona, making the Iyeta School famous!

When receiving this news, everyone's first reaction was to wonder if this was a scam.

The Corona Medal is the highest honor award in the entire wizarding world. How could it be awarded to a three-ring wizard?

It was not until more and more news came back through Magic Weekly, including the pendulum experiment that Lin En did at the venue and the method of measuring the circumference of a planet, that everyone suddenly realized that this was all true!

"Is that the Corona Medal? This is an honor that even Master Hellram couldn't get..."

A witch stared at Lin En who had just got off the airship. At first glance, she noticed the dark golden medal on his chest, which was emitting a brilliant magical glow.

All wizards of the Yieta School were also staring at the medal. They were extremely envious but also felt proud of it. After all, this was also the honor of the entire school!

When Lin En first joined the Yieta School and became a professor, many people complained, thinking that Master Hellram would so easily allow a person with no known background to join the school and give him such high treatment that sooner or later there would be problems.

But now it seems that this is simply the most correct thing Master Hellram has ever done.