Chapter 67 Burying a seed
Since he reached an agreement with Great Magician Camilla, he went back to the Camilla Magic Tower more often.
Especially after discussing with the Lord City Lord and decided to focus on developing agricultural magic machines, Xu Yi had been more diligent in visiting.
Agricultural magic machines required more power and naturally it required more powerful magic to provide this power. Of the magicians that were working with Xu Yi right now, other than Great Magician Camilla, there was no one else with this ability.
Xu Yi’s research department had been separated into two sections. One was made up of Still, Evita, and Akali, who were mainly focused on studying Magic Array in household magic machines. The other was made up of Great Magician Camilla alone, who was mainly in charge of heavy magic machines that required more power.
Because only Xu Yi had a knowledge of magic and mechanical engineering, he had to participate in both fields of research.
This naturally was not a good situation.
The mechanical engineering research couldn’t be complete by Xu Yi alone. As long as there were more and more magicians with abilities similar to Xu Yi, their research power would become stronger and stronger.
So during these days, whether it was when he was with Still’s group of three or if he was with Great Magician Camilla, Xu Yi had been paying attention to secretly teaching them some foundational mechanical engineering knowledge.
Since the four of them could become outstanding magicians, their learning and understanding abilities were naturally also outstanding, so they easily accepted this new knowledge.
Now when Xu Yi made plans for a new magic machine, they could even give him some advice.
Of course, it was far from being enough just having the four of them.
So Xu Yi ran to Baron Rickto Magic Academy to hold this kind of class. His goal was to lay down seeds in the hearts of the students, giving them preliminary knowledge on fusing magic and machines.
If there were results in the future, Xu Yi could continue holding public classes at the Baron Rickto Magic Academy.
If it was even possible, he would make this course a regular part of the Baron Rickto Magic Academy curriculum.
If even a tenth of the students who graduated here were to focus on studying magic machines, that was a power that could not be ignored.
“Hey, chairman Xu, you’re here again.”
When Xu Yi entered the Magic Tower, a magician came forward to warmly welcome him.
“Hey, good morning. Is his excellency Great Magician here?” Xu Yi smiled as he greeted him.
The magician circle was not big and the Magic Tower’s circle was even smaller, so the news of Xu Yi cooperating with Great Magician Camilla couldn’t be hidden at all. It didn’t take long before it was spread all over the Magic Tower.
Almost all the magicians in the Magic Tower knew that Great Magician Camilla was working with Xu Yi and he received a thousand gold coins from Xu Yi each year.
The Magic Tower being able to return to its normal condition could be said to all depend on the thousand gold coin investment from Xu Yi.
To be even more direct, Xu Yi could be considered the one who was paying all the magicians in the Magic Tower.
So when facing Xu Yi, the magicians who used to have a bit of disdain towards him naturally became much more welcoming.
“His excellency Great Magician is in the top layer experimenting with magic like normal. He will definitely be happy to see you.” The magician responded with a full smile.
“Alright, thank you.” Xu Yi nodded and thanked him. He didn’t go to the magic ladder leading to the top layer, rather he went to the research lab that belonged to him.
When he pushed open the door, he saw that everyone was leaned over their tables seriously studying magic.
But looking carefully, they were not engaged in normal magic research, rather they were researching all kinds of Magic Arrays.
Looking at the wall of the lab, there was a large diagram on the wall there and there was a strange machine drawn on it.
Hearing the sound of the door, Lotte looked up in surprise. When she saw Xu Yi, she immediately skipped over.
“Xu Yi, you’re here!”
This greeting alarmed everyone else. The others all looked up and warmly greeted Xu Yi.
Xu Yi returned the greetings one by one with a smile before asking Lotte, “How is it? How is the research progress?”
The joy on Lotte’s face from seeing Xu Yi immediately change into a depressed look as she sighed while shaking her head, “It’s not that good. We have already researched all the Magic Arrays needed for each part of the Magic Excavator, but we don’t have a way to combine them all without a problem. As for the overall operation that you wanted, we don’t have any clues on how to achieve it at all.”
“Let me see the results of your research first.”
“Alright.”
Xu Yi took the gathered materials from Lotte and carefully looked over them.
After reaching a cooperation agreement with Great Magician Camilla, of course that didn’t mean that Great Magician Camilla would complete the research Xu Yi needed alone. For a Great Magician like him, the magicians in the Magic Tower could be considered his assistants. When Xu Yi gave him a research project, he could give the parts that didn’t need him to personally research to the magicians under him.
Xu Yi had used to work in this research lab before and the magicians in the lab have cooperated with Xu Yi in making magic machines before, so Great Magician Camilla would normally throw this research into their lab.
Because Xu Yi would give Great Magician Camilla some gold coins as a bonus each time a research project was finished and Great Magician Camilla would give a part to the magicians in the lab, the other magicians of the Magic Tower were jealous of the magicians of this lab.
After looking through the research of Lotte and the others, Xu Yi quickly found the problem.
The power of these magicians were stronger than Still’s group of three, but because it was like this, their thoughts in magic were quite stiff. When researching these Magic Arrays, they basically followed conventional Magic Array methods.
The Magic Excavator Xu Yi gave them to research was the Frestech Chamber of Commerce’s most complex magic machine, so if they used conventional Magic Array methods, there would be all kinds of problems that appeared.
Actually Xu Yi had overestimated these people. This was because whether it was with Great Magician Camilla or Still’s group of three, Xu Yi had always been on the side giving advice, so there weren’t that many problems. As for the magicians in the lab, they all studied by themselves and weren’t influenced by Xu Yi, so it was hard for them to make the appropriate changes.
If Xu Yi had put in a bit more detail in the blueprint he gave them, there would be fewer problems.
Thinking of this, Xu Yi released his knit brows and called all the people in the lab over. He opened the blueprint and began to give them a detailed explanation.
Xu Yi’s explanation was very detailed, not even letting off the smallest details, completely offering all his ideas to the magicians.
What he hoped now was that they could reverse engineer his thoughts, allowing them to quickly become magic mechanical engineers. It would make it much easier for them to research magic machines in the future.
With them changing, the other magicians in the Magic Tower could see the benefits and it would be very possible they would change with them.
After changing the magicians in the Magic Tower, next was changing the magicians in Banta City, changing the magicians in the Lampuri Kingdom, and finally changing all the magicians on the Sines Continent.
At that time, it wouldn’t be a dream anymore to create an industrial system on the Sines Continent.
It was not easy to explain all the parts of the Magic Excavator and the most difficult part was to explain the mechanical theory behind this magic machine.
There were many times Xu Yi had to explain to them the most fundamental physics and geometry. The things that even grade schoolers knew on earth would shock the magicians that others worshipped on the Sines Continent.
After spending over three hours, Xu Yi finally explained all his thoughts to them.
Seeing that everyone around him finally looks of understanding, Xu Yi let out a sigh of relief.
Properly speaking, these magicians were not that old and it should be relatively easy to explain new knowledge to them. But while Xu Yi was interacting with them, he found that it was even harder than explaining to Great Magician Camilla.
When he was discussing magic machines with Great Magician Camilla, there were many times Xu Yi didn’t need to explain anything at all. Great Magician Camilla would be able to understand on his own and would even be able to make analogies.
It had to be known, Great Magician Camilla was an old man who was close to sixty years old.
After explaining his requirements and the main points, Xu Yi left the laboratory. He stepped onto the magic ladder and arrived at the top floor of the Magic Tower.
Great Magician Camilla was indeed in the lab at the top floor currently researching magic.
Of course, he was still researching magic.
Seeing Xu Yi come in, Great Magician Camilla looked up at him and suddenly said, “There’s good news and bad news. Xu Yi, which one do you want first?”
Chapter 68 If you were a Grand Magus
Xu Yi was a bit surprised. After his excellency Great Magician received the gold coins from him, his mood was much better compared to before. He was actually in a casual mood and even joked around with him.
“Un…...Let’s hear the bad news first, I’ve always liked leaving good things for last.”
“This is not a good habit. If good things are left too long, they will be stolen by other people.” Great Magician Camilla shook his head, saying something that confused Xu Yi, “But since you want to hear the bad news first, then I’ll satisfy your desire. Listen well, the bad news is that Magicians Guild has rejected the idea of Magic Array Patent that you proposed.”
Xu Yi let out a sigh, but his expression didn’t seem that disappointed.
“Did they give a reason?”
“There is a reason. It is because Magicians Guild is a collection of magicians, so since the beginning, the Magicians Guild has advocated cooperation between magicians. Studying Magic Arrays, making progress together, and promoting the development of magic. So your proposal has gone against the basic aim of the Magicians Guild, so of course it wouldn’t pass.” Great Magician Camilla explained.
“Studying and progressing together?” Xu Yi couldn’t help laughing, “Do people believe this joke? Of the magicians on the Sines Continent, which one isn’t studying magic by themselves? If they do make a breakthrough, they will definitely hide it, afraid that other magicians will find out. Now you’re telling me that magicians should cooperate with each other…..Hei……”
Great Magician Camilla knit his brows and forcefully knocked on the table, “Xu Yi, pay attention to your attitude. No matter what you are thinking, the goal of the Magicians Guild is like this. This proposal was raised by a Great Magician like me, so there is only a rejection and there are no consequences at all. If it was raised by you, it is very likely that you would have lost the right to participate in the certification exam. Do you understand how serious this matter is?”
Xu Yi was stunned, “Your excellency Great Magician, I only asked you to submit this proposal for me, I didn’t have any intention for you to put it in your name.”
“This is nothing, just treat it as me working for the thousand gold coins.” Great Magician Camilla shook his head before casually saying, “Alright, you’ve heard the bad news, now I’ll tell you the good news. Although your proposal didn’t pass, I have recommended you to the Magicians Guild and you’re qualified for next month’s certification exam. You can participate with a Great Magician’s recommendation and if you perform well, you’ll have a higher evaluation than normal magicians who take the exam.”
Xu Yi gave a bitter laugh, “Compared to the bad news, this is lacking too much. Your excellency Great Magician, you should know that I’m not interested in becoming a high level magician. Whether my evaluation is high or not, this doesn’t have any meaning to me at all.”
Great Magician Camilla glared at him and spoke with a cold snort, “Kid, let me warn you, don’t be conceited. I know that you have earned quite a bit of money with your magic machines, so you aren’t that interested in becoming a powerful magician. However, I must tell you that on the Sines Continent, being a powerful magician is very important. If you can become a Great Magician like me or an Arch Magus who is even stronger than me, you will find that many things will be much easier for you! Like with your proposal, I am a Great Magician, so there are no problems even if the proposal doesn’t pass. But if you were to mention it, it is very likely the Magicians Guild would have stripped you of your rights to participate in the exam. But if the person who made the proposal was an Arch Magus, even if the proposal went against the basis of the Magicians Guild, they wouldn’t have directly rejected it like this and would have considered it. If it were a Grand Magus who proposed it…...Kid, do you know what would have happened?”
Xu Yi was astonished, “What would happen?”
Great Magician Camilla gave another cold snort, “Kid, you don’t even understand what a Grand Magus represents. There have been less than ten Grand Magus on the Sines Continent in the past few thousand years and every one of them has been a super powerful person who could cause tremors on the continent with a single stomp. If the one who raised this proposal was a Grand Magus, not only would there be no problem in getting it passed, there would be countless people who would study the profound meaning for the Grand Magus proposing this. As for the final result, it would be hard to imagine.”
Xu Yi was stunned listening to this, as he thought that a Grand Magus was a bit too strong.
According to this, their influence was even stronger than the world leaders back on earth.
Seeing Xu Yi’s expression, Great Magician Camilla gave a cold laugh, “How about it, kid? Do you know now how necessary it is to become a powerful magician? I won’t mention a Grand Magus which is something impossible to obtain, if you were to become an Arch Magus who is stronger than me, at least in the Lampuri Kingdom, your guarantee would be even more useful than his majesty the king. Although your proposal wasn’t accepted by the Magicians Guild, I can dare to guarantee that the royal family would do all they can to support you. How about it? Are you moved? Do you have any desire to become a powerful magician?”
Xu Yi was stunned for a bit before he suddenly waved his hand, causing a dark red fireball to fly out from the center of his hand at Great Magician Camilla.
Great Magician Camilla was surprised as his brows popped up. A bright light blue barrier appeared in front of him.
When the fireball hit the barrier, the barrier trembled and waves formed like water ripples on the barrier. There was a “pu” exploding sound before it disappeared without a trace.
Great Magician Camilla finally took back his barrier and he looked at Xu Yi with uncertainty and shock.
“Burst Flame Spell! Kid, when did you grasp Burst Flame Spell?”
Xu Yi laughed, “How is it? Your excellency Great Magician, how is the strength of this Burst Flame Spell?”
Great Magician Camilla looked at Xu Yi with narrowed eyes for a bit before slowly nodding.
“It’s pretty good. The Burst Flame Spell is a Fourth Grade Fire Spell that is considered hard to master, but I never thought that you could release it this quickly and could even control its size. It could be seen that your control of it is quite good.” After saying this, Great Magician Camilla let out a deep sigh before shaking his head while saying, “Xu Yi, since you have such outstanding magical talent, why are you unwilling to focus on studying magic? I am more and more certain that as long as you focus, you will certainly become a powerful Arch Magus in the future. When that time comes, wouldn’t the things you want to do be much easier? Even if you like studying magic machines, it won’t be too late if you study them after becoming an Arch Magus.”
Xu Yi shrugged his shoulder, “I have said it before, everyone has different thoughts. Perhaps your excellency Great Magician think that the goal of all magicians on the Sines Continent is to become stronger, but I firmly believe that using magic to improve the lives of the people is more important. Perhaps you’re right that if I become an Arch Magus, studying and creating magic machines will be easier, but your excellency Great Magician, you have forgotten one important problem which is time. Thinking about it, with my talent, if I focus on studying magic, how many years would it take for me to become an Arch Magus?”
“This……” Great Magician Camilla fell into thought before shaking his head, “This is hard to say. Becoming a powerful magician not only takes time, but also requires a bit of luck. If it goes smoothly, with your talent, perhaps you’ll be able to become a powerful Arch Magus with thirty years. Of course, that is already considered quite fast on the Sines Continent.”
“Thirty years? I’ll be close to sixty by then. Your excellency Great Magician, how long do you think I can live for? If I were to start studying magic machines in thirty years, how many years could I keep going for?”
Great Magician Camilla had no response.
“A person’s effort and time are limited. Your excellency Great Magician, I have already decided to study magic machines and it would be hard to divide my attention into studying magic. Of course, while studying magic machines, my magic power has also increased quite fast, hasn’t it?”
After a while, Great Magician Camilla gave a sigh and said with a bitter smile, “Alright, this is my last time convincing you. I won’t mention this topic with you again. You are not a child like Still, you have your own thoughts and goals. I don’t have a way or the reason to stop you. But as a person who has lived longer than you, I still want to remind you that becoming a powerful magician will always be useful on the continent. You said that you are also raising your magic power while studying magic machines, that is also good. Don’t forget to do this, it will help you greatly in the future.”
Xu Yi gave a strong nod, “Yes, I understand, many thanks for your care. Other than this…..Still has always said to me that she isn’t a child anymore, so if you say this to her, she will definitely be very angry.”
Great Magician Camilla suddenly looked at Xu Yi with a strange gaze and asked, “Xu Yi, you think that Still isn’t a child?”
Xu Yi was stunned. He thought about it before answering, “Based on the age difference between us, perhaps she could be considered a child. But I think objectively, she can’t be considered a child from all her aspects. Then again, recently she…...Ke…..She has experienced quite a few things and is quite a bit more mature compared to before, so she can’t be considered a child.”
“You said that she has matured quite a bit?” Great Magician Camilla narrowed his eyes and looked at Xu Yi with a strange gaze for a while before suddenly saying, “Kid, remember what I said just now. You shouldn’t leave good things to the end because it is likely that someone will steal it away in the end.”
[TL Note: Best grandpa ;^)]
Xu Yi looked Great Magician Camilla in shock as his mind filled with confusion.
What is with Great Magician Camilla today? Why did his words sound so strange?