Chapter 42: Chapter 42: The Concept of Kinetic Energy Weapons (Please Follow)
Having perfected the formula, Richard handed over the Concentration Potion he had created over the past half-moon to Anna to offset his debts and ordered a machine from her.
The cost of materials for this half-month had all been borrowed from Anna’s money.
“The thing you want isn’t difficult to make, just a Magic Energy Probe and a few stable magic power injectors should solve it. But…” Anna hesitated to finish, harboring a wild guess in her heart about the machine Richard had ordered.
Could he be using machinery to produce Magic Potions?
“Sister Anna, what do you want to say?”
“It’s nothing.” Anna shook her head, casting aside the crazy thought in her mind.
How could Magic Potions possibly be made with machinery?
“I happen to be free these days, wait a week, and co find after a week.”
Seeing Anna agree, Richard felt assured. Anna’s research focused on Magic Equipnt and Alchemy Machines, and as Jolod’s most outstanding student of the millennium, her proficiency in alchemy machinery was definitely the first among apprentices.
With her crafting the machine, there was a guarantee in the machine’s quality and precision.
After leaving the test zone, Richard followed Anna to the comrcial area to settle the Magic Stones for the potions.
“You’re practically making a fortune every day now; I can hardly keep up with you,” Anna said, handing over the bag full of Magic Stones to Richard, joking.
Richard gave a shy smile, “How could I compare with Sister, one piece of your Magic Equipnt is worth a month of my Magic Potions.”
“You’re only so old now, and I’m already an Advanced Apprentice.” Anna sighed, feeling like the waves behind are pushing the ones ahead, and those ahead are dying on the shore.
Richard had only been involved in Alchemy for so short a ti and had already achieved such results.
Who knows what kind of monster he would beco when he reached her level.
Because he hadn’t returned to the dormitory for half a month, Richard bought several dozen pounds of fresh beef and two pounds of iron pellets in the comrcial area.
He hadn’t fed Wuni for so many days; he hoped it hadn’t starved.
Fortunately, when he returned to the dormitory, Wuni seed unchanged except for its feathers, which appeared sowhat dull and lacked their previous glossy shine. And at the corner of its beak, Richard actually found a trace of flesh.
“You little scoundrel, you’ve been sneaking out to snack,” Richard stroked Wuni’s feathers, and Wuni affectionately nuzzled him in response.
After feeding Wuni, Richard returned to his desk and reviewed the model that Ali had given him once more.
The disassembled Rune Array could still be used as a Spell, but now Richard needed to consider how to make this Spell more useful.
“The Ice Cone Skill, after being released, undergoes a lengthy acceleration process…” Richard, holding a feather pen, drew casually on the draft paper, “Continuous acceleration, isn’t that similar to a rocket?”
The flight of a rocket requires continuous fuel consumption to reach maximum speed, whereas the Ice Cone Skill uses the kinetic energy affixed to the Ice Cone by the Spell to gradually accelerate.
So if he were to repeatedly apply an acceleration Spell to the Ice Cone during its acceleration process, wouldn’t the projectile have a longer range and greater power?
Richard felt he had found the key point.
But an idea was just an idea, realizing it into reality would require considerable effort.
If Richard wanted to make this piece of Magic Equipnt, he would need to find the right carrier material for the Spell and then design the layout for the Rune positions as well as the Magic Conduction circuit.
Next would be to simplify the number of Runes in the Spell as much as possible; the more Runes there are, the more magic power needed, and the greater the heat loss. If he were to inscribe with the current number of Runes, Richard wouldn’t need trial materials but go straight for Mithril.
“But Mithril, which Alchemy Wizard doesn’t covet it? How could it be that an Apprentice like himself could get his hands on it?
According to Richard’s design, this piece of Magic Equipnt should have a long and narrow acceleration channel, with the Kinetic Energy Spell inscribed at different positions along the channel to fully act upon the launched entity.
Richard translated his ideas into a rough draft and, after several revisions, a very crude, Wizard-style firearm erged on the paper.
“This really is destiny,” Richard couldn’t help but laugh as he looked at the draft.
With a preliminary design in place, Richard began the manufacturing process.
First, he asked Ali next door to reduce the number of runes for the Kinetic Energy Spell as much as possible, and she readily agreed to his request. Then he began to collect the materials he thought might be necessary from the comrcial district to conduct experints.
According to Richard’s design, this piece of Magic Equipnt should consist of an acceleration tube and a projectile, or in layman’s terms, a gun barrel and bullets.
The material for the bullets was especially crucial.
A qualified bullet must have sufficient hardness, a lighter density, and enough plasticity. If possible, it would be best to also have Demon-breaking properties.
But collecting materials was a tedious affair, and after trying for a while, Richard suddenly rembered he had previously made the acquaintance of an Apprentice who dealt in alchemy materials.
…
“That’s quite a lot of stuff…” Kevin looked at the list Richard had drawn up. He’d been in the alchemy business for a while, but even after looking at Richard’s materials list, Kevin couldn’t guess what he was up to.
“I need to experint, which inevitably ans trying a variety of materials,” Richard replied nonchalantly.
“I can keep an eye out for these items in the comrcial district for you. If the Wizard Comrce or any Apprentice decides to sell them, I’ll snag them for you,” Kevin said, folding up the list and tucking it into his pocket, “I hear you’ve beco a Big Shot now, Richard.”
“What Big Shot am I? I’m just riding on my ntor’s coattails,” Richard said, waving his hand dismissively.
“Eh, too much modesty is pride,” Kevin said as he stood up to pour a cup of tea for Richard, “The Concentration Potions from Anna’s cottage have quite a reputation in the comrcial district. Every Apprentice who’s tried them says they’re more stable than the Potions from Ulrich’s Alchemy Store.”
“Ulrich’s Alchemy Store?” Richard asked, puzzled.
“You didn’t know?” Kevin looked surprised, “Before you, Concentration Potions were always sold by Master Ulrich’s alchemy store.”
“I really didn’t know that,” Richard said, sowhat embarrassed as he touched his chin. He had truly not paid attention to who was selling Concentration Potions in the comrcial district.
The Academy’s market for Concentration Potions was large; he hadn’t yet reached the point of competing with others.
“Now everyone’s saying that you made Concentration Potions to compete with Joseph because he stole your girl…”
“What nonsense,” Richard laughed, interrupting, “I’m not that idle.”
“Even if you don’t an it, people think that way,” Kevin paused, “And indeed, because of you, the Concentration Potion business at Ulrich’s Alchemy Store has shrunk a bit.”
“Originally, Concentration Potions were in such high demand that everyone had to put up with them, even if they were poor quality. But since your product appeared, the Apprentices who aren’t in a hurry started to wait.”
“Wait for what?”
“Wait for your Potions,” Kevin said with a gleam in his eye, “Your Potions are of good quality and consistent, and every month you produce a batch, so naturally, if they’re not in a hurry for a mission, they’ll buy yours.”
“I hadn’t really thought about that,” Richard shook his head, “So what’s your point? Just say it.”
“Ha, Richard, you still have that temper. It was the sa on the Airship, and it’s the sa now,” Kevin laughed before stating his proposal.
“I want to be your agent for Magic Potions.”
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