Chapter 315 - 308: A Gift from Nature
Chapter 315: Chapter 308: A Gift from Nature
In the underground laboratory.
The corpses of Shadow Rays were neatly arranged on the dissection tables.
Their backs had all been cut open, the flesh at the end of their spines meticulously cleaned away. The strange organs had been completely removed.
Allen stood before the main experiment table, the lenses of his goggles reflecting an eerie blue, cold light.
He wore specialized Alchemy Gloves, his fingers gently pinching a semi-transparent, oval crystal core.
The object was about the size of a fist and cool to the touch. Inside, a faint, hair-like blue mist of light swirled erratically.
"Jarvis, begin highest-precision microscopic tomography scan."
Allen placed the crystal core into a High-tier Magic Power Analyzer he had just purchased at great expense from the Forged Fire Fortress.
[Scanning...]
The laboratory’s light screen instantly lit up. The crystal core’s internal structure was magnified tens of thousands of times, peeling away layer by layer in a three-dimensional display before Allen’s eyes.
Allen narrowed his eyes, the impossibly complex microstructure reflected in the depths of his pupils.
’Holy shit!’
The inside of this crystal core was formed from thousands of stacked layers of semi-transparent crystalline film, each as thin as a cicada’s wing.
On every layer of film, extremely tiny biological magic patterns grew naturally.
These magic patterns were as fine as the Runes Allen carved, vast and intricate. They were nothing short of a flawless, natural work of art.
"What an incredible creation," Allen murmured to himself.
His Spiritual Power formed an imperceptible probe and precisely entered the first layer of the crystal film. He then mobilized a wisp of Magic Power and slowly injected it.
The next second, something absurd happened.
That wisp of Magic Power, in the instant it passed through the first crystal film, was actually split in two!
The waveform on the adjacent screen split instantly. A single red line became two wave lines of different frequencies!
The Magic Power continued to delve deeper.
The second layer: two became four.
The third layer: four became eight!
By the time the Magic Power penetrated the tenth layer, that initial, single stream had completely exploded. It formed 512 different bands of Magic Power on the screen, surging wildly within the crystal core!
[Data Log: This biological organ is fundamentally a non-linear Magic Power resonator,] Jarvis’s voice chimed in.
’It converts a single stream of Magic Power into thousands of different frequency bands and can even transition energy between them freely...’
A technical term from the communications Engineering of his past life flashed through Allen’s mind.
’Wavelength Division Multiplexing.’
’Aren’t these multi-layered crystal films just the most advanced form of Magic Power "filters"?’
’It forcibly breaks down a stream of Magic Power, transmitting it independently on different "channels" without any interference.’
"Time for the second test." Allen’s eyes burned with intensity. "Jarvis, record the energy loss ratio."
He began to increase the input of Magic Power and tried to control one of the bands to make it transition.
The data measured by the instrument began to fly across the light screen.
[Frequency Conversion Efficiency: 98.4%. Energy loss is extremely low.]
"Frequency A in, Frequency B out. Almost zero loss."
Allen’s heart skipped a beat. ’98.4%? Are you kidding me!’
’This isn’t scientific, but it’s definitely Magic!’
Traditional Wizards’ Magic Power wave conduction follows strict linear principles.
The frequency is fixed; a Wizard can only change the amplitude (the power). To change the nature of the Magic Power, one must convert it using complex Witchcraft models, a process that incurs immense energy loss.
But this resonance core, using the non-linear optical effects of the organ itself, directly achieved a nearly lossless frequency conversion.
"And that’s not all."
Allen split his Spiritual Power into thirty-three strands, simultaneously controlling thirty-three crystal cores in a parallel test.
An even more terrifying phenomenon occurred.
Not only could the crystal core convert frequencies, it could also allow its own Magic Power to exist in a "superposition" of tens of thousands of different frequencies at once.
This wasn’t a simple mix, but a coherent superposition similar to quantum entanglement!
Instead of canceling each other out, the various frequencies formed a perfect resonance. Peak superimposed on peak, and trough on trough, ultimately creating an invisible and extremely destructive tsunami.
"So that’s how it works..."
This was the secret to how the Abyssal Rays could instantly paralyze the Mad Bee drones.
"I’ve figured out the principle."
Allen took off his gloves and tossed them onto the experiment table.
He walked to the workbench, bracing his hands on the edge. The seven sub-threads in his brain spun up to full speed, and countless streams of data flickered in his eyes.
The operating mechanism of this organ, which he named the "Resonance Core," could be summarized in three points: frequency band division, non-linear energy transition, and multi-frequency superposition.
’Based on these three mechanisms, if I can perfectly replicate its abilities through Alchemy Technology and Runes, and integrate it into my Sky Net System...’
Allen couldn’t help but let his imagination run wild.
It would be a true "electronic warfare" weapon, the likes of which the Wizarding World had never seen.
He quickly listed three research and development directions with immense practical value on the light screen.
First, high-power, full-spectrum jamming.
This was the simplest and most brutish application.
Using the core’s multi-frequency superposition, it would radiate a massive amount of Magic Power waves at "noise frequencies."
This noise could precisely cover the communication frequencies used by most biological senses and Witchcraft devices.
Imagine this: when an enemy legion is preparing to attack and needs to communicate via their Magic Power network, Allen could directly activate full-spectrum jamming.
This was different from the "radio control" Allen had developed before, which only targeted a single frequency.
The result would be that the enemy’s Magic Power communications would be instantly "jammed." The receiving end would be completely unable to extract a valid signal from the sea of noise.
The mental links between Wizards would be severed, the locks of long-range weapons would fail, and even some forms of Witchcraft would be disrupted.
This was fire superiority on an informational level!
Second, resonance hijacking and eavesdropping.
This was an advanced "hacker" technique. It would use the core’s superposition property to rapidly detect external Magic Power signals and automatically adjust its own frequency to resonate with them.
In a state of resonance, the core would only need a minuscule energy input to surreptitiously "access" that Magic Power frequency.
In an instant, it could eavesdrop on communications, alter information, or even directly destroy the equipment.
The enemy’s fortress would, without their knowledge, become an undefended place with its gates wide open to him.
Third, echo deception.
This was the most insidious tactic in electronic warfare. It would use the core to record the frequency characteristics of enemy communications and then simulate an identical Magic Power waveform.
With its multi-frequency transition ability, the Celestial Net could simultaneously simulate hundreds or even thousands of Magic Power signals from different identities.
On the battlefield, Allen could forge the Magic Power fluctuations of an enemy Commander, issue "false orders," and make the enemy’s left flank attack its right, its vanguard retreat, and its logistics self-destruct.
Killing without spilling a drop of blood.
’This is a true dimensional-reduction strike.’
Allen looked at the three tactical models projected on the light screen, an irrepressible excitement swelling in his heart.
All this time, his Golem Legion had followed a purely physical path of "open up the cannons and blast the bastards," lacking diverse methods of attack.
But with this technology, his style of warfare would enter a whole new era.
Scouring the earth with physical firepower while suppressing their nerves with electronic warfare.
’How could the blind and the deaf possibly fight me?’
Fortunately, the biological organ was constructed in a very mechanical way. It didn’t involve bloodlines, genes, or flesh, placing it squarely within his area of technical expertise.
"I’m so grateful for nature’s gifts..." Allen sighed sincerely. The biodiversity of the Wizarding World was truly moving.
"Jarvis, create a top-secret research file. Codename: ’Throne of Silence,’" Allen ordered.
[File created. Core Objective: Replicate the ’Resonance Core’ Rune Circuits and integrate into the Celestial Net architecture.]
"Calculate the development cycle."
[Allocating computing power... Calculation complete.]
[The difficulty lies in the physical replication of the microscopic crystal film and the runic transcription of the natural magic patterns. With the current workshop’s micro-engraving technology and the precision of the Alchemy Equipment, the success rate will be low.]
[Estimated time to complete initial technology development: three to five years.]
Allen looked at this timeframe, a single eyebrow raising slightly.
This kind of technological replication wasn’t something you could just whip up by hand the moment you understood the principle.
Those thousands of cicada-wing-thin crystal films, those natural magic patterns even smaller than the Rune Arrays on a Magic Furnace’s core components—replicating them would require countless trials and errors, material adjustments, and equipment upgrades.
It was not something that could be accomplished overnight.
’Perfect. There’s no war at the moment. It’s time to push my tech tree hard in a direction no one else can even comprehend!’