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"How is it? Are there any results?" Raphael flew back quickly from Xicheng District and asked hurriedly.
Glenn immediately turned his head and looked at Nancy, the witch who was responsible for recording time, and the magic clock in her hand.
The time above stopped at zero minutes and zero seconds...
Glenn frowned. Could it be that the other party forgot to start the timer?
Such an important experiment, even the legendary Speakers were involved, how could such a big mistake occur...
"I...I pressed it!" Nancy said anxiously, almost crying, because the start and end happened almost at the same time!
This magic clock is an extremely sophisticated alchemical instrument. It stores the Sands of Time inside and is solidified with magic. Ten grains of sand fall every second, which means that the accuracy can reach 0.1 second.
Nancy's hand speed was obviously very fast, and she pressed the button in a very timely manner, so not a single grain of sand of time fell.
"Did you see it clearly just now?" Harof turned to look at Aurora and Vittorio. The two legendary speakers also shook their heads. They were also paying attention all the time, but still couldn't see it clearly.
Everyone present showed a look of horror on their faces. The light had traveled a distance of one hundred kilometers before appearing there. Even the legendary wizard could not detect any clues during the whole process.
So how fast is it? 10,000 km? 100,000 km? 1 million km?
"Can light really arrive instantly?" Sanchez speculated. This was also the theory of the infinite speed of light that was popular in the wizarding land before. No matter how far the distance is, it can reach the destination instantly.
If this is the case, then what is the point of testing the speed of light? No matter how you test it, there will be no results.
Aurora shook her head. She knew there must be a limit. She had made some progress in her astronomical research in recent days. In addition to Tyr, she could observe unstable orbital periods on the companion stars of many planets.
This must be related to the speed of light...it's just that this value may be beyond imagination.
"It looks like this experiment has failed!" Glenn sighed. Even though he was unwilling, he had to admit it. They had done everything they could!
It even succeeded in allowing light to travel a distance of one hundred kilometers, but now it seems that for light, this distance is no different from one hundred meters, and it arrives instantly!
Glenn was very ashamed. He didn't expect that after all his efforts and the help of great wizards and legendary speakers, he got nothing in return.
"I think this experiment has great value." Lin En's voice suddenly rang out. "At least it should be no problem to get a Morning Star Medal."
"Master Lin En, even if you want to be partial, you can't joke about the reputation of the parliament, right?" A great wizard said with dissatisfaction.
Glenn's plan to measure the speed of light using mirror reflection is indeed very interesting, but it is also a fact that no research results were obtained!
If this could be given as a Morning Star Medal, then everyone would have one!
Lin En didn't reply, but pointed at the first round mirror...
Everyone present looked over in confusion. Although the surrounding vacuum field had been removed, the magic of focusing light was still continuing. The beam of light with a diameter of less than one centimeter was shining on the round mirror, and wisps of hot steam were constantly coming out...
Click...
With a slight sound, the mirror suddenly shattered.
The energy contained in this beam of light is extremely terrifying. Even if the circular mirror can reflect 99% of the light, the remaining 1% of energy that is absorbed has already exceeded the threshold that the mirror can withstand!
Without the obstruction of the mirror, the power and terror of the light beam are clearly revealed!
A wizard standing in the back was hit by the beam, and his entire shoulder was instantly pierced. A shrill scream suddenly resounded in the street, and the wizards gathered nearby immediately scattered in panic. However, the speed of light was too fast, and all this was in vain...
Glenn had not expected something like this to happen, but the core of the light was not something he could control, so he could only subconsciously deviate from the beam...
The tiny but powerful beam of light was like a divine sword of nearly infinite length, tearing apart everything that stood in its way. Half of the shoulder of the injured wizard was cut off directly, and then like a knife cutting into butter, it cut the wall behind him diagonally into two pieces, leaving a striking red burn mark on the ground. It was the scene of the floor tiles being destroyed and melted, and finally shot straight into the air.
Anthony reacted quickly and canceled his thunder magic. Without the powerful light source, the dazzling beam of light disappeared without a trace.
The chaotic scene on the field also subsided. Fulla wiped the cold sweat from her head. She was also in the attack range of the light beam just now, but when she saw it start to shift, she subconsciously lowered her head and avoided having her head cut off.
The astonishing temperature and destructive power still left a big shadow in her heart...
This sudden experimental accident caused more than ten people to be injured. The only thing to be thankful for is that no one died.
The two most unlucky people, one had half of his shoulder cut off, and the other was hit head-on when the light deviated!
Fortunately, the other party was cautious enough and cast a [Mage Shield] on himself when he got closer to watch the experiment, but a deep scar appeared on his chest. No blood flowed out of it because the wound was directly solidified by the high temperature.
The rest were lucky enough to be hundreds of meters away from the beam, and only suffered burns or temporary blindness from the strong light, neither of which was life-threatening...
Chapter 322: Legendary Magic—Sunshine!
Although the uncontrolled experimental accident caused a lot of casualties, the wizards gathered around did not retreat. After strengthening their own protection, they excitedly discussed the terrifying beam of light just now...
The process of studying magic is often accompanied by risks, and it is normal for various accidents to occur. Therefore, there are many wizards who are seriously injured, blind, have their limbs broken, be deafened, or even poisoned or killed by explosions.
However, this does not stop their research and passion for magic.
With the level of potion science in the wizarding land, as long as the person doesn't die on the spot, he can basically be saved.
"What a powerful magic..." Raphael exclaimed as he looked at the destroyed houses and the solid tiles that had been cut on the ground.
The wizards present finally understood why Lynn wanted to award Glenn the Morning Star Medal. It was not because of his mirror experiment to measure the speed of light, but because of this focusing magic!
Judging from the damage caused on this street, the focused beam can easily cut through houses within fifty meters, break the [Mage Shield], and cause fatal damage to enemies without armor and protection within a hundred meters...
Even if it extends to three hundred meters, the strong light can blind or burn people.
"This is at least a fourth-ring, no, a fifth-ring magic, right?" Sanchez said thoughtfully.
The power of the light beam itself is fine, but its real horror lies in its speed. It can cover a distance of one hundred kilometers in an instant, leaving no possibility of dodge. It can be used for sneak attacks and is extremely accurate.
Even in a head-on combat, it is equivalent to holding a weapon with an effective killing range of more than one hundred meters. If you slash around, there will be no place to hide!
Glenn also couldn't believe that his focusing magic was so terrifying.
It's not that he hadn't done related experiments before, but he had never concentrated the light beam to such an astonishing degree.
Of course, this is not entirely his credit. Anthony's thunder magic played an indispensable role. Glenn alone could not produce such a strong light.
"It seems that light element magic can not only be used as an auxiliary in the future!" Aurora said with a smile. She had already thought of many ways to use focusing magic.
The polarized magic system she created in the past was certainly very powerful and strange, but it was often used for auxiliary purposes, such as invisibility, visual deception, magic projection, creating strong light to blind people, etc. Now it can be used as a main combat method!
"Congratulations, Glenn, you will be the first person to be nominated for the Morning Star Medal at this academic seminar!" Raphael congratulated.
Glenn had a look of confusion on his face. He had not expected that the light beam measurement experiment that he had high hopes for did not produce any results. Instead, it was the focusing magic that he had not paid much attention to at the beginning that earned him the Morning Star Medal.
However, the destroyed streets and casualties caused by the experimental accident also gave him a huge headache. He had to pay compensation. Fortunately, no one died, otherwise he would be in big trouble.
"Thank you for your guidance, Master Lin En..." Glenn did not forget to thank Lin En for reminding him in time.
Before, Glenn was envious and a little jealous of this famous magic star, but now he is just full of admiration.
The depth and breadth of the other party's knowledge far exceeded his imagination. From being able to accurately point out that the mirror cannot completely reflect light and the phenomenon of light scattering, it is not difficult to see that Lin En may have done similar experiments a long time ago.
"You came up with this idea yourself. I have to say that the focusing magic and the mirror reflection experiment to test the speed of light are both very good." Lynn said with a smile.
"It's a pity that the experiment failed." Glenn said with a sigh.
Lynn smiled and didn't reply. In fact, there was nothing wrong with Glenn's idea. It was really possible to roughly measure the speed of light.
Of course, the premise is that the reaction speed is fast enough!
According to the data from his previous life, it takes about 0.3 millionths of a second for light to travel a hundred kilometers. He was not sure that the legendary wizard could detect this slight change, and now it seems that he obviously cannot!
I have overestimated the reaction abilities of these wizards...
But Glenn's focusing magic also gave him a surprise.
The convenience of magic was really beyond his expectations. Lin En couldn't help but think of the large-scale [Solar Concentrator] that the Federation built in the no-man's land in the previous life. The high temperature generated could melt steel instantly. If it was concentrated at one point, it could even reach several times the surface temperature of a star...
Lin En felt that he might be able to fly into the air and cast large-scale focusing magic to replicate this, which would be true [sunshine]!
Thinking of this, Lin En was surprised to find that he seemed to have mastered another legendary magic, but it had high requirements for season and weather. It would only be powerful enough if used at noon in summer...
Maybe we can go a step further and create real laser magic...
While Lynn was thinking about new magic, a group of wizards were discussing the failed mirror reflection experiment.
In fact, there are quite a few wizards who want to complete light beam measurement and get the Silver Moon Medal. The methods they come up with are all kinds of strange, but they all rely on one argument, that is, to create a long enough distance and find a way to record the time it takes for light to pass through. However, the reality has poured cold water on them.
Glenn's experiment this time can be said to have reached the extreme in all aspects. Even the legendary speakers have taken action. They really can't think of any way to simulate a longer distance to measure the speed of light...
"Master Lin, is there really a way to measure the speed of light?" Sanchez asked in confusion.
All the wizards present also looked at the magic star together.
"Of course!" Lin En nodded, paused, and then continued, "Actually, my method is not complicated. There is no such a big scene..."
This made Raphael and the others even more curious, but Lin En just shook his head and kept it a secret. "It will take some time to prepare the experimental equipment. Anyway, you will know in a few days!"
Raphael and the others were speechless, but there was nothing they could do. They could only guess in their hearts what the "not complicated" method that Lin En mentioned was.
Harof was thinking wildly, maybe some kind of magic could be used to slow down the speed of light to meet the measurement needs, or maybe a strong beam of light could be shot to the moon to make an estimate based on the arrival time and distance.
Some wizards even maliciously thought that this magic star was just being mysterious. It would be funny if the subsequent experiments failed like Glenn's...
Chapter 323: Lin En: To measure the speed of light, I only need a small gear!
Although Glenn's light beam measurement experiment ultimately failed, it pushed the wizards' curiosity about the speed of light to another climax.
Because the results of the experiment were so shocking to them, the terrifying power of condensing strong light into a beam of light was also talked about by every wizard with relish.
It can be predicted that optics will become the research direction of many wizards in the future.
However, when it comes to measuring the speed of light, wizards are divided into two camps. Some insist that the speed of light is infinite. After all, they can see the sun and the moon, which are extremely far away from here, at a glance.
Measuring the speed of light is nonsense!
Another group of people believed that the speed of light was limited, because everything had that limit, and the "light element" was no exception, but they also couldn't think of continuing the experiment in this way.
For light, even a distance of one hundred kilometers can be reached in a flash. If this thing has speed, it must be at least more than ten thousand kilometers per second, so fast that no one can react. You have to know that the circumference of the eternal star under their feet is only more than 40,000 kilometers!
"Do we have to conduct experiments at both ends of the planet?" This thought came to Sanchez's mind. In this case, the venue is large enough, but how can they get there?
"Idiot, this planet is round, and light travels in a straight line. It will either be blocked or fly into the universe, but it can't reach the other side." Raphael said with a sneer.
"Then what else can we do?" Sanchez asked angrily.
Raphael opened his mouth, then shook his head helplessly. "How should I know?"
This magic star has so many ideas. Before last year's magic seminar, who would have thought that just by placing an icicle on the sea and measuring the length of its shadow, the circumference and volume of the entire planet could be calculated...
So Raphael couldn't guess what new ideas the other party would come up with this time...