In The DC World With Marvel Chat Group Chapter 394: What are the benefits of krypton gold?
"The Days of Being a Spiritual Mentor in Meiman"
, the days when I was a spiritual mentor in Meiman
The weather in late winter began to become erratic again. It was obviously a bone-chillingly cold night last night, but when I woke up in the morning, it was a sunny and sunny day.
On the top of the Himalayas, the blue of the sky seems to be a rich paint sprinkled on a white canvas. Except for the occasional few clouds revealing white gaps, the rest of the place is so bright that it is a bit unreal. blue.
A wisp of smoke from the cooking of birds rises, and the sound of horns in the distance is low and distant. A traveler on crutches looks at the side of the mountain from the foot of the mountain, but what he cannot see is a mysterious and ancient temple, Just at the farthest point where his eyes could see, he stood quietly, overlooking everything in the world.
On the corner of the eaves full of ancient oriental charm, there are still ice crystals from last night, and there are also ice edges hanging on the eaves. In the window frame of the main hall under the eaves, one hand holds three incense sticks and inserts them in the incense burner. .
When the slightly rough hands were withdrawn, it revealed the face of Kama Taj's butler, the Mage King.
Clasping together his retracted hands, Wang closed his eyes and meditated quietly, but in such a quiet and peaceful scene, there suddenly appeared untimely hurried footsteps.
A little mage wearing a yellow mage robe ran in from the steps in front of the door. Wang heard the voice, but he didn't look back. He just sighed and said, "Ann, I said it many times. Now, when you enter the hall, you have to be gentle, you have to learn to be calm, so that you can better understand the mysterious power's call to you..."
The little sorcerer was about seven or eight years old. When he heard Wang's words, he looked embarrassed, so he walked into the hall slowly, saluted, and said, "It's not good, great sorcerer, The supreme mage went to the pond in the backyard to see those cranes again!"
Wang "Zeng" opened his eyes suddenly, turned around and stared at the little mage instantly and said, "Crane?? What is he going to do again???"
As he said that, he couldn't care less about his heart, so he hurriedly quickened his pace, followed the little mage out of the hall, ran down the steps, and complained: "I don't know what happened to the supreme mage recently, but I got it first." A lot of useless wood, and then cut them into wooden sticks and put them together, and what kind of phoenix feathers and dragon heartstrings are there to find, and what is he going to do with the crane? Could it be..."
Speaking of this, Wang became more and more anxious. He simply waved his arm, directly opened a portal, and then stepped in.
After reaching the lake, he saw Strange standing on the gazebo by the lake, hugging a crane to study.
Although Karma Taj is a holy land of magic, it also raises many animals. There are cows, sheep, horses and deer on land, wild ducks, swans and cranes in the water, geese and eagles in the sky. There are also two large farmlands on the mountain, and many mages will come here to cultivate after practicing.
Wang hurriedly ran forward, looked at Strange and asked: "Master Supreme, what are you going to do again? My God! Put it down quickly! The feathers are covered with water!"
Strange hugged the crane, stroked its slender neck and said, "It's nothing, I just want to see if it can send a message. I caught an eagle two days ago, but it's really dishonest." , the envelope cannot be tied at all..."
Speaking, he looked at the crane in his arms and said, "It's quite obedient, but I don't know if it can fly..."
The king sighed. As soon as he turned his head, he saw the pile of wood that Strange had piled there before. He asked, "Master Supreme, what do you want to do? If you want to make something, you can do it." Give it to the archmage who is good at making magic utensils."
"Even if you want to practice by yourself, you don't have to get so many materials all at once, right? And I haven't heard of any magic utensils made of wood? Generally speaking, special metal magic affinity is better Good."
Strange put the crane down, stood up, and then walked to the pile of wood, said: "I'm just doing an experiment, Wang, as far as you know, there is a special research in Kama Taj Is it a material mage?"
"Material properties? What do you mean? Which material is better to use?"
Strange sighed and said: "It's their hardness, density, flammability, magic affinity, magic carrying capacity, magic output ability, etc."
The king shook his head, and Strange felt even more helpless. He asked, "Then how do you determine what material to use for a certain magic device?"
"Archmages will read some classics on making magic props, which record many experiences summed up by the predecessors. Generally speaking, we will use the above formulas, because if other materials are used, the probability of failure will be higher. Too high."
Wang sighed and showed a nostalgic expression. He said: "Although we are rich now, we still have to save our energy. Maybe one day the energy will run out and we will have to borrow it."
"There is a price to be paid for borrowing strength. We must carefully calculate every bit of strength and use it wisely."
Strange felt sad when he heard it, he said: "So, it is because the cost of trial and error is too high, so it is impossible to develop magic materials?"
"It's about the same. In addition, there are actually quite a few types of materials. There are four kinds of metals alone, and there are more than a dozen kinds of fabrics. Whether it's armor, robes, or cloaks Or jewelry, it’s enough.”
Strange took a deep breath, then sighed, and said, "You know what? I got a new idea from other places, where people use one kind of wood plus one kind of material, Make it into a staff, and then you can use it to cast magic."
Wang frowned, as if he was thinking about the possibility that Strange said, after thinking for a while, he shook his head and said: "It's unlikely, magic doesn't come out of thin air, it can only come from the origin of the universe." power."
"However, human life forms cannot directly use the original energy of the universe, so we have to ask the devil to borrow it."
"Unless the kind of staff you mentioned can turn humans into life forms that can directly use the original energy, it is impossible for ordinary people to learn to use magic."
"What I want is not to allow ordinary people to use magic directly, but to reduce the difficulty for those novice mages to use magic."
"For example, store the power we borrowed in this staff, and then let them use it, so that they can use this energy to study magic technology, instead of waiting until they learn how to store and use energy to do so.”
Wang rubbed his chin, thought and said, "It's possible if you say that, but a staff made of wood..." Wang shook his head, and said in a very embarrassed way: "I haven't seen magic affinity. Good wood."
Strange turned his head and looked at the pile of elm, walnut and mahogany beside him, and he said to himself: "Well, that was just a dream of Schiller. It’s really not reliable in reality.”
Then he looked at Wang and asked, "Then what about metals? Didn't you mention that there are four kinds of metals that have a good affinity for magic?"
"It can be done." Wang gave an affirmative answer, but then he said: "But the processing and manufacturing of these four metals is very time-consuming."
"Let me give you an example. What is called 'mithril' in the magic world is actually a kind of silver that has been specially smelted. A variety of materials..."
"What is the approximate output?"
"If all the great masters of Karma Taj start to participate in mithril smelting, then we can get about 50 grams of mithril in a month."
"Too little." Strange shook his head, obviously dissatisfied, Wang explained: "When we make magic items, we don't have to use Mithril for the whole thing, only the key parts are needed. Just use this material.”
"For example, the suspension ring we often use, its outer shell is an alloy of brass and iron, so it will appear a golden or brown color, of course, if dyes are added, it can also appear in other colors, but the real work The part of it is actually the mithril and gemstones at its core."
Wang sighed and said: "Among the four materials, the only one that doesn't require too much smelting is vibrating gold, and its magic affinity is also very good. The only problem is that it is too expensive."
"However, I heard that there is a new material called 'melting steel' recently. I don't know how its magic affinity is. It would be great if it is the same as Zhenjin and cheaper than it." Said with some emotion.
"Kama Taj is actually not too rich. Most of our funds come from donations from the World Security Council and super security organizations in various countries, such as S.H.I.E.L.D. and Lance. They give us money every year .”
"Mages are very frugal. We are self-sufficient, and we can live here without using the currency of human society. The only thing we need to use money is to buy all kinds of expensive materials."
The head steward obviously has a say in this aspect. He frowned, and all the facial features of his face were gathered together. He said: "The great mages have achieved success in cultivation and are very peaceful. But recently, in In this regard, sometimes there will be some disputes, everyone wants more materials, but the money is only there..."
Strange walked forward with Wang, and started to walk around the lake, and he said as he walked: "I have to change this situation, it's not the same now."
"In the past, we cherished our magic power very much, because we had to pay a price to borrow power, but now we have enough magic power, but not enough materials. This is not a good phenomenon."
Strange is right. Simply put, it is the principle of adding water when there is too much noodles, and adding noodles when there is too much water. In the past, it was more difficult to borrow power from the demon god. It is enough, but the material is not enough.
Strange walked to the railing by the lake, thumped the post of the railing, and said, "Self-sufficiency...we must be self-sufficient."
"Whether it is mithril or vibranium, they are all under the control of others. If these materials are gone one day, mages will no longer be able to make magic items?"
The two walked forward while discussing various possibilities. After walking past the lake, they came to the farmland in the back mountain. Strange looked at the farmland that was currently fallow, Suddenly he had a flash of inspiration and said, "What was originally planted in this field?"
"This area is planted with wheat~IndoMTL.com~There are some vegetables planted next to it, and there are fruit trees over there. Everything we eat every day is grown here."
Wang looked at his hands and said: "You have not been here long, so you may not know that farming is a long-standing tradition of Kama Taj, and the previous supreme mage Gu Yi was actually a farmer, and she liked it very much before. Plow the land here..."
Strange touched his chin and said, "What about the seeds, what kind of seeds do you use?"
"Seeds? Of course, the seeds of wheat and vegetables?"
"Have you ever tried to use magic to transform these seeds? For example, infuse them with magical energy, or simply enchant them?"
Wang stared wide-eyed and said, "But... that's not right? Can the things grown like that be eaten?"
"How do you know if you don't try?"
"And we don't need to grow food." Strange looked at the fruit tree over there and said, "The wood I got before almost didn't react with magic at all, which is also normal, after all My source of inspiration is just a dream.”
"The people there can use wood and some strange materials to make staffs, but we may not be able to do it. The problem may not be our technology, but the material itself."
"Since the grown wood cannot react with magic, if we transform it when it is still a seed, can we cultivate a kind of wood for magic?"
Wang shook his head and said: "I'm sorry, I haven't learned the knowledge of ordinary people, so I don't have much idea about this..."
But Strange felt that he had come up with a good idea, he said: "It's okay, I know someone who is good at this."