Chapter 240: Magic Mechanics Are Truly Useful

Although one seemed rather small, stitching two together made for a perfect fit.

"Ahahaha! The barbecue is ready!"

Balancing a large plate in each hand and two more along her arms, a total of four plates were set down on the table one by one.

Two of the four plates contained grilled meat, roasted fish, and charred vegetables. These were meant for Lan Qingyou and Gu Xiaobei.

The other two plates were filled with food for Steel Wool and Little Spoon.

"By the way, Boss Lan."

"What is it?"

Halfway through her meal, Lan Qingyou popped a piece of meat into her mouth and lifted her eyelids to look at Gu Xiaobei.

"I was thinking, since you can build a Teleportation Array yourself, Boss Lan, you could just finish it first. Then, I could simply use your Teleportation Array to head back."

This completely amused Lan Qingyou.

Good heavens, she really managed to find the only loophole!

She was truly going all out just to avoid flying.

Lan Qingyou chuckled and nodded, immediately agreeing to Gu Xiaobei's proposal.

After all, the other girl had genuinely done her a massive favor.

Joking around and teasing her earlier was one thing, but dragging someone with a severe fear of heights hundreds or even thousands of meters into the air was entirely different. Lan Qingyou did not consider herself deranged enough to actually do such a thing.

"Just stay here for the night. The Teleportation Array should be ready by tomorrow," she offered.

After dinner, Lan Qingyou arranged a place for Gu Xiaobei to stay and handed her a basin filled with toiletries.

It was right in her own Bedroom on the sixth floor. It was just a matter of setting up an extra bed on the floor.

After all, Lan Qingyou had no desire to use things that others had used, and by the same logic, she had no intention of letting others use her personal items.

"No problem. Are you planning to pull an all-nighter?"

Putting the pieces together, Gu Xiaobei generally understood what Lan Qingyou was about to do.

"An all-nighter, yes. It is the perfect opportunity to research a few other things as well," Lan Qingyou replied.

"I see. Then I will join you. I want to see if I can properly study and learn a thing or two about magic arrays."

They were both researchers at heart. A mere all-nighter for the sake of study was a piece of cake, an absolute breeze.

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The Teleportation Array.

This seemingly high-end creation was actually not as complicated as one might imagine.

It relied on exchanging a massive amount of magical energy.

A person was still a person; after being teleported, they remained exactly the same.

However, once the substituted magical energy was brought over, it would instantly dissipate into the air since it was purely pure energy, causing zero interference with the next person or object being teleported.

Of course, while it was not overly complicated in theory, executing it was far from simple.

Just the process of selecting and connecting point A to point B was quite difficult.

This was the exact reason why Magician had first established a main Teleportation Array before distributing sub-arrays to everyone else.

Since everyone shared the same destination, pinpointing the location became effortless, and the same applied for the return trip.

However, as the number of Teleportation Arrays multiplied in the future, coordinating those selections would only grow more arduous.

Judging by the current volume being sold to the Supreme Council, Lan Qingyou estimated that they could construct at least several hundred, if not a thousand of them.

Naturally, apart from the Teleportation Arrays, Lan Qingyou figured that the Supreme Council would also manufacture a batch of Alchemy Bases for their Witches.

They might even use the composite steel plates to forge a batch of Crucibles.

After all, only with a proper Alchemy Base and Crucible could one brew the most perfect, highly effective Potions.

Therefore, the actual number of arrays produced certainly would not be that high.

A few hundred was likely their absolute limit.

Magician: "I already have a solution to this problem."

Tower: "What are the details?"

Magician: "It is quite simple. We use ambient magic samples from the air. Although all magic power seems identical at a glance, there are subtle differences, especially in areas with dense concentrations of natural elements."

Magician: "For example, the magical signatures in the air are completely different in a place rich with water elements like the ocean, compared to a region thick with fire elements like a Volcanic Crater."

Sun: "While your method is indeed excellent, something like that must be recorded in real-time. How do you plan to detect it?"

Star: "Is there a detection method embedded within the magic array?"

Chariot: "No need to worry about that. The detector for every Teleportation Array will be manufactured by me."

Chariot: "As it happens, over the last few days, I developed a magic-to-electricity converter. It absorbs ambient magic from the surrounding air and converts it into a much larger electrical output. I believe it should be fully capable of providing the instantaneous, massive energy spike required by the Teleportation Array."

Chariot: "Although the reliance on electricity might cause a slight delay for anyone trying to teleport consecutively, the electric surge will serve as a warning. It will let bystanders know that someone is about to teleport through, thereby preventing unnecessary accidents."

Chariot: "The detector is installed directly inside this converter, allowing a single device to fulfill multiple functions."

......

The moment Chariot sent those words, the discussion was effectively killed.

After all, Chariot had already provided a definitive solution. All that was left was to verify its feasibility; arguing further would just be impolite.

Furthermore, the fact that he had even taken safety hazards into consideration proved that these supplementary devices for the Teleportation Arrays were largely successful.

He likely only withheld the information because they had lacked the materials to build the Teleportation Arrays at the time.

Truly.

The Supreme Council had prepared very comprehensively.

Magic mechanics were undeniably, genuinely useful.

Tower: "Since that is the case, send two sets of your magic converters to me."

Right when everyone else fell silent, Lan Qingyou fired off this message.

Chariot: "Huh?"

Tower: "They need to be field-tested anyway, right? It just so happens that I plan to build my own magic array here, and I figured I would set one up for Emperor while I am at it. It will make dropping by for a meal a lot more convenient."

Priestess: "Oh! That is a brilliant idea! Fresh ingredients truly fulfill their greatest potential when placed in Emperor's hands."

Pope: "Indeed. I am still savoring the lingering aftertaste of that steamed fish."

Chariot: "That is absolutely fine, but you have to help me collect some information and data in return. Take a look and see if there are any areas for improvement while you are at it."

Tower: "Customer feedback, right? Understood."

Just like that, Lan Qingyou obtained two sets of equipment. Standing just over a meter tall, they looked less like traditional machinery and more like operating consoles.

Lan Qingyou tinkered with the controls and found it quite similar to the Magic Desk. You simply directly selected the desired teleportation destination on the interface—or rather, the location where the ambient magic signature had been recorded.

After skimming through the operating manual provided by Chariot, Lan Qingyou generally grasped the underlying principles of how it worked.

Following that, she officially commenced the construction of the Teleportation Array.

According to Magician's specifications, the entire Teleportation Array required at least a two-square-meter footprint of composite steel plates to withstand such a massive release of magic.

Lan Qingyou wholeheartedly agreed with this assessment.

After all, while she might not be an expert on Teleportation Arrays specifically, she possessed a profound understanding of magic arrays in general, not to mention her mastery of the Alchemy Array.

She knew better than anyone exactly what the Alchemy Array on the Alchemy Base looked like and precisely what kind of power output it demanded.