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As for church leaders like Edwell.
Although according to the judgment of the intelligent computer, their mental power and life level are higher than that of the great wizard, Lin En thinks that these people are most likely pseudo-legends...
He had fought against Edelweir himself, so he was naturally qualified to make an evaluation.
In addition, when Aurora was in the Sea of Mist, she also met with a legendary priest of the Holy See. Even though the battle did not last long, she was able to handle it.
Lin En couldn't help but wonder if Ella was the only one who really took that step, and whether the high-level officials such as the Chief Judge of the Holy See might have relied on the other party's power to enter this level. Like the Speakers, they all had considerable limitations and were also among the pseudo-legends...
Over the past few days, through the continuous interrogation of those priests and bishops, they have also dug out more information, such as there are two conditions for the selection of high-level officials of the Holy See, one is to become a six-ring clergyman, and the other is to receive divine revelation and be endowed with divine power!
The captured bishops do not know what the power of God is. It may be one of the most important secrets of the Holy See.
Lin En guessed that this should be related to why Avidel and others were able to perform true divine descent techniques, and why they would fall from grace and even die afterwards.
Apprentice - Official Wizard - Great Wizard - Legend (God)
Lin En recalled the information about the leap in the level of mental power in his mind and asked the intelligent computer to record it. After hesitating for a while, he rejected the word "God" and changed it to "demigod"!
Or an incomplete God!
If [Ella] can solve the problem of the poison of faith and combine the computing power of hundreds or even tens of millions of believers with his own, he may become a true god!
Thinking of that scene, Lin En felt a huge pressure. What he urgently needed now was to find a way to advance to legend, or something that could check and balance the Holy See and make them hesitate.
Lin En doesn’t have much idea about the former yet. It is not easy to open up a new path for promotion, so he plans to start with the second route!
This is also the reason why he deliberately guided Harov and others to explore the structure of atoms, in order to confirm whether the atomic model of the previous federation was correct, and whether the mass-energy equation could be applied in this world.
If everything is correct and uranium mines are found, we can use it to develop a large-scale nuclear explosion technique!
This is definitely magic that goes beyond the knowledge of all wizards today. It can easily destroy a city. It is the power of stars!
Lin En estimated that with the intensity of a nuclear explosion, even if it could not kill the gods, it could still serve as a powerful deterrent!
If the situation really reached the most critical moment, they could just blow up the entire empire, thereby greatly weakening the power of [Ella].
After all, every believer can provide a portion of computing power to the other party. Conversely, the power of God is also supported by believers!
Killing these believers is to destroy the foundation of the other side's power!
Of course, Lynn didn't intend to do this unless it was absolutely necessary.
After all, this is millions of casualties!
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The speakers paid more attention to the element ranking table than Lin En had imagined. Two hours after coming out of the magic realm, they, the parliamentarians, were invited to attend a meeting overnight!
Harof concealed the discussions and information about the promotion to legend in the magic field, and then briefly explained the theory of divisible atoms and the argument of finding ways to defeat false gods from a more microscopic perspective.
All the congressmen present were astonished and had mixed opinions on the theory that atoms are divisible.
All wizards are told the moment they learn magic that basic elements are the foundation of everything and are the smallest and hardest things in the world!
Now the [Secret Society’s] theory of the divisibility of atoms is undoubtedly challenging their cognition!
However, because of Lin En, the star of magic, the reputation of the [Secret Law Society] is strong enough, and several speakers tend to believe that this theory is correct, so even those opposing members did not rashly refute it.
"If I remember correctly, Lord Artok, the Elemental Master, once tried to step into a more microscopic realm, but was attacked by elemental ghosts..." A councilman said with a look of fear on his face, quite worried.
For a moment, everyone present fell silent. They had all heard of the horror of elemental ghosts. It had caused a legendary wizard, three great wizards and dozens of official wizards to go crazy inexplicably, and some even committed suicide because of it.
No one knows what kind of power can cause such a severe mental blow to these wizards who are proficient in elemental science...
“Although the elemental ghosts block our exploration of the microscopic field, they have now become a problem that must be solved!” Vittorio said solemnly.
"We are running out of time. We cannot stop for even a moment. The Vatican's punitive forces may come back at any time. They have already found the location of the wizard land. This time we have no way to retreat!"
Vittorio's words made all the congressmen frown. The false god who was so powerful that even the legendary speakers could not deal with him was like a sword hanging over everyone's head, and could fall at any time...
"Everyone, this matter is not only about defeating that false god. Elements are the basis of magic. If we can cut it, we can completely crack the mystery of magic!" Harof stood up and looked around at everyone.
"Now the truth of magic, the truth of the world is now before our eyes, bound in those tiny elements, waiting for us to find and dig it out!"
"Whoever can complete the element ranking table will be awarded a Silver Moon Medal, and whoever cuts open atoms and constructs an atomic model... I will nominate him for the Corona Medal!"
Chapter 384: Methods to destroy atoms and the devil's stone!
Harof's words instantly aroused the enthusiasm of the wizards.
This is the Corona Medal, the highest honor in the wizarding world. Whoever can get it will be recorded in history and become the next magic star that everyone is paying attention to. And now this opportunity is in front of them!
Raphael and other great wizards began to think about how to divide and destroy the elements.
However, those official wizards did not have the extravagant hope of obtaining the Corona Medal, and they quickly set their sights on the elemental ranking list.
You should know that there are as many as forty-nine basic elements. As long as you can research the data of two or three elements, you will be nominated for a Morning Star Medal!
After about ten minutes of discussion, the first person to speak was Adela, who developed the theory of 'fire element'!
Although the Eternal Flame that Lin En brought out last time slapped him in the face and made the 'Three Laws of Fire' full of loopholes, Adela did not fall into despair. Instead, he absorbed part of Lin En's theory on combustion and came up with a more rigorous "Three Elements of Fire"!
His idea this time was also very simple, which was to use extremely high temperatures to destroy atoms!
When Adela was studying fire magic, she discovered that high temperature could dissociate matter into basic atoms. Even the structure of steel would be destroyed at high temperatures of thousands of degrees. If the temperature continued to rise, then perhaps the atoms could be dissociated!
"We can use magic to bind a large number of elements in a fixed space and continuously raise the temperature. If 10,000 degrees doesn't work, then 50,000 degrees. If 50,000 degrees doesn't work, then 100,000 degrees, or even 200,000 degrees or 300,000 degrees!"
Adela was so excited that she clenched her fist and hammered hard on the table. "No matter how strong the elements are, they always have a limit. What we have to do is to find this limit and break it!"
"A very good idea!" Raphael and others suddenly felt their eyes brighten. So far, there is no upper limit to the temperature, so Adela's proposal is very feasible.
The advantage of this method is that it can gather the power of everyone. The combined efforts of several great wizards are enough to raise the temperature to an incredible level.
"I think maybe we can try the Thunder!" Anthony on the side suggested.
The thunder element is much smaller than the basic element. Using thunder to destroy the basic element should be a good choice!
With everyone working together, a lot of weird ideas were quickly proposed, such as applying pressure to an extremely solid substance to crush the atoms, using magic to accelerate two elements to collide with each other, and even cutting through space, etc.
"Master Lin En, what do you think?" Just as the discussion became more intense, Sanchez looked at Lin En, who had not spoken a word, and asked.
This famous magic star was famous for his ideas. Whether it was the previous light beam measurement or the gravitational constant experiment, they all amazed them!
Sanchez was quite surprised by the silence now.
Hearing this, everyone present looked over.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Lin En said thoughtfully, "I think your proposals are all feasible to a certain extent. The specific method of decomposing atoms still needs further experiments to verify."
"But there is one thing that is just as important as analyzing the structure of elements, and that is finding new elements!"
Lin En didn't believe that there were only so many types of atoms in the world. Wizards previously believed that there were only forty-nine basic elements because the wizarding land was too small. Now that they have arrived in the kingdom, perhaps they can find more newer elements!
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Driven by the threat from the Vatican, the desire to explore the truth of magic, and the desire to gain endless glory, the wizards burst out with unimaginable enthusiasm. After returning home, they did not even sleep and put their ideas into practice!
The first thing was to measure the atomic mass. Harof personally led a group of wizards proficient in force field magic to create a vacuum field, and then used formulas to perform calculations through spatial perception.
Vittorio was invited by Adela to set up a powerful alchemical array to generate huge amounts of high temperature to dissociate the atoms.
Anthony also summoned the wizards of the school and prepared to start with thunder magic. In addition, he was very interested in why atoms have repulsive forces and the minimum separation distance between them.
This reminded him of the repulsion caused by magnetism.
Amid this wave of research enthusiasm, new academic papers were published in the Magic Daily almost every day, and even the people of the royal capital were delighted.
It’s not that they can understand these new magical theories, but a new decree has been issued in the royal capital. Wizards want to find some new elements, and anyone who finds something strange can present it to them!
If you can pass the screening and be accepted by the wizards, you will be rewarded up to fifty imperial gold coins!
Such a high reward was enough to drive people crazy, so much so that the people of the royal capital rummaged through their homes, and some even picked up a stone on the way, hoping to make up the number. If they could get away with it, they would get wealth that they could never earn in their lifetime.
Within two days, Yolande, who was in charge of finding new elements, received a large amount of miscellaneous items, which gave him a headache. He had to have someone put up a sign outside, saying people should not bring things like pots, pans, wooden benches, etc. Those poor people who tried to take advantage of the situation were severely punished!
Just when Yolande thought that today would be another fruitless day, a strange "stone" was placed in front of his desk.
This is an irregular spherical object, and judging from its glossy appearance, it looks like some kind of metal.
Yolande let out a light exclamation, reached out to pick it up and weighed it, and immediately found that it was much heavier than the same volume of iron!
Realizing this, Yolande's expression immediately became solemn, and he began to try to sense and decompose it with magic power, but failed.
It cannot be destroyed or controlled. Is it really some kind of metal element?
"What is this? Where did you find it?" Yulande quickly turned his head to look at the citizen who presented the "stone" and asked anxiously.
This is most likely a new element that is beyond their cognition!
The fifty-year-old miner beside him lowered his head humbly and answered tremblingly, "Reporting to the wizard, this is a piece of... Devil's Stone... I heard those priests call it that!"
Chapter 385: Demon Stone and Elemental Electronics
"Devil's Stone?" Hearing this name, Yolande immediately became interested and asked curiously. "Do you know why it is called this?"
The old miner did not dare to hide anything and quickly began to explain.
This strange ore was dug out from a mine in the royal territory. The owner of the mine originally bought several nearby mountains and planned to mine copper, but he discovered a strange ore that looked like crystal in this mountain.
In addition, a strange luminous monster was discovered. It seemed to be feeding on this ore. The things it excreted were generally silvery white and shiny, very similar to silver ore, but much heavier.
The owner of the mine immediately realized that this mine was the source of his wealth. He immediately organized a large number of people to carry out excavation work and hired a carving master to make those natural crystal-like minerals into jewelry.
And that unknown silvery-white metal was also sold at a high price to some interested nobles and wealthy businessmen!
However, the good times did not last long. After working for a period of time, some miners in the mine suddenly contracted a malignant disease. They inexplicably became dizzy and weak, had difficulty breathing, and even their skin began to peel off and festered.
The mine owner who received the report from the guard didn't care at first, thinking that the miners were just trying to be lazy again. It wasn't until several nobles who had purchased mineral jewelry developed similar symptoms and attracted the church's investigation that he realized the seriousness of the problem.
Unfortunately, it was too late. Not long after, the church closed the mine. Then a rumor spread in the capital that these strange ores were cursed by evil wizards. The owner of the mine was also tied to the stake and burned to death on the grounds that he colluded with the evil god's followers and used witchcraft to murder the kingdom's nobles...
After listening to the miner's narration, Yolande became more and more interested in the ore in front of him. He could naturally see that this thing had no magical reaction at all and should be a creation of nature.
However, the name of the Demon Stone still made Yolande cautious. He changed from holding it in his hands to using the [Mage's Hand] to lift it.
"Master Wizard, look, this..." The old miner saw Yolande's face change slightly, and said nervously in his heart, somewhat worried that offering such an evil thing would make the other party unhappy.
If the reward wasn't so tempting, he wouldn't dare to take the risk!