Chapter 465: Magic Net Completion

In fact, according to the initial design, the materials required to build the Magic Net should have included dozens of magical metals and magical alloys, but currently, neither metallurgy nor magic technology was anywhere near meeting the requirements.

Murphy had to settle for the next best thing, discarding those designs that were precise and efficient but had high material requirements. He revised the plan several times so that the entire Magic Net node could be completed using only mountain copper—that is, magical brass.

More than a dozen carts of forged mountain copper were pulled around the large pit. Murphy raised a hand, and those metal ingots flew into mid-air one after another, then were enveloped by Murphy's magic power.

A handful of flames appeared out of thin air, melting the copper ingots one by one and merging them into a single, massive ball of liquid metal.

The quality of the mountain copper produced by the wizards had a large tolerance, and Murphy needed to process it a second time.

At the same time, the flame he used was the Cursed Fire of Ragnarok, which would add some extra properties to the mountain copper, allowing it to absorb the magic flowing through it for self-repair, thereby avoiding changes in its properties during long-term use.

Some impurities were driven out during Murphy's secondary processing, and thorough mixing made the overall properties of the mountain copper liquid ball more uniform. After several minutes of adjustment, the quality of the mountain copper finally met his requirements.

An extremely complex three-dimensional circuit diagram, looking just like an integrated circuit board, appeared in Murphy's mind. This was the magic structure he had designed for the Magic Net node.

Since this was the first magic node, it not only needed to distribute and circulate magic power, but most importantly, it also needed to adjust magic power to fulfill the various magic needs of all users.

This complex structure was the "circuit" of the magic node. If one were to draw an analogy, it was like the "motherboard" of a computer, responsible for connecting various important modules together and adjusting the distribution of energy—that is, magic power—to achieve various functions.

The spherical liquid ball suddenly split into nine parts, which floated above the bottom of the large pit. Then, a tentacle-like channel hung down from the lower part of each sphere. These channels became thinner the closer they got to the bottom of the pit, until the point where they contacted the ceramic structure at the bottom became finer than a needle tip.

Subsequently, precise carving began. The nine tentacles suddenly moved, their tips sweeping across the hard ceramic at the bottom of the pit at high speed, while simultaneously constantly adjusting the depth of the tips, cutting out crisscrossing gullies.

At the same time, the golden mountain copper was rapidly filling them in, and before long, a complex and exquisite circuit diagram was drawn at the bottom of the pit.

But this was only the beginning. After the carving and injection of the first layer were completed, the rock above was again melted and pressed by Murphy into a ceramic body with slightly different properties than before, covering this layer of circuits. Then, the carving and injection work for the second layer began.

This was repeated hundreds of times, and most of the mountain copper had been filled in. The magic circuit "motherboard" was complete.

This was both a complex circuit motherboard and a super-large magic memristor chip that integrated storage and calculation. It could even store and calculate information and data when necessary, but this was not its primary design purpose; its core function remained the adjustment and distribution of magic power.

On the "motherboard," there were hundreds of slots. Murphy took a pile of real magic chips from his storage ring and filled them in.

These chips were the computing core of the magic node and also the hardware carrier for the Magic Net large-scale model.

Next, Murphy began to work on building other functional modules, such as the magic perception module, magic amplification module, magic radar module, etc.

After all the modules were built, he melted the rock once more, wrapping the entire Magic Net node to form a standard cylinder, completing the "encapsulation."

At this step, the hardware part of the Magic Net node was finished. Next, the polar magic power of the wizards extracted earlier would be added to the Magic Net node through a ceremony.

Theoretically, this magic power would serve as the startup energy and basic material for the Magic Net node, but in fact, the level and polarity of the wizards' magic power were insufficient. Therefore, the ceremony was just a superficial gesture; the real magic source in secret was provided by Murphy.

However, this ceremony was extremely important. Through those watching god-children, it would convey the following message to the gods: the construction of the Magic Net required the participation of many wizards. Although Murphy's own influence could not be ignored, the Magic Net could not be completed by his efforts alone, and Murphy's control over the Magic Net might be limited.

At this moment, hundreds or thousands of wizards surrounded the large pit of the Magic Net node. Led by Murphy's thirteen disciples, they began to chant long, redundant incantations. In front of them were dozens of crystals of various colors, containing the polar magic power extracted over the recent period.

As they chanted, one crystal after another emitted light and then dimmed. The polar magic power within them, guided by the ceremony, flowed into the magic node and was absorbed by it.

At the same time, Murphy also quietly injected some of the gods' magic power he had collected from Ragnarok into the magic node.

He controlled the rhythm and attributes of the magic injection to keep it consistent with the wizards' magic power.

He did this extremely covertly, even utilizing the divine power he had obtained from the identity of Loki, the "God of Trajectories and Lies," during this process to ensure that even if many true gods were to arrive in person, they would not see any flaws.

However, the level and quality of the gods' magic power were fundamentally different from that of the wizards. Even though the god-children did not have Murphy's means of directly observing magic power, they could still feel the magic energy fluctuations within the magic node rising rapidly.

"What he said seems to be true! This Magic Net seems to really be able to enhance magic power," one god-child said.

"But how is this possible? No matter how the magic power of those weak wizards changes, it shouldn't be able to rise to this level. I feel as if several true gods are standing in that large pit."

"So this is the magic of the Magic Net!" another god-child said.

"Or perhaps this is just a scam."

"A scam? What kind of scam could collect so much divine power at the level of gods? Could it be that he wiped out an entire pantheon?"

That was, of course, impossible. Not to mention that this was something even the Christian God would find difficult to do, even if he could, with such strength, why bother with a scam? Why not just steamroll all the gods directly?

The skeptic couldn't think of a good explanation either, so he could only look at Cú Chulainn. "Cú Chulainn, what do you say?"

"No need to rush. Whether it's true or false, we'll know in a moment."

After a long time, the ceremony finally ended. Seventy-two strands of polar magic rose from the magic node, then the aura converged and disappeared, and everything returned to calm.

Just when everyone thought the ceremony had failed, suddenly, a special fluctuation swept across the minds of all the wizards.

In an instant, they felt as if the pores all over their bodies had been opened. They seemed to be exchanging some information with the entire space and the whole world, and the magic power around their bodies was rising and falling slowly with this exchange of information, like breathing.

The next moment, they felt as if they had suddenly gained something. It was an extremely subtle feeling, as if they had suddenly understood some knowledge, grasped some principles, or as if their bodies had mastered some movements, a kind of ability, and at the same time, it was as if they had gained some illusory limbs or some non-existent organs.

They exclaimed in surprise one after another. This feeling was so wonderful, as if they had re-recognized the world, and as if they had truly touched the reality of all things for the first time since birth.

The distant mountains had never been so clear, the birdsong had never been so melodious, and even the gravel at their fingertips and the breeze brushing against their cheeks felt like an unprecedented, wonderful experience.

And at this moment, someone finally tried to grasp this feeling and gave it a gentle push in their thoughts.

Thus, in the next instant, a handful of sparks leaped up in the palm of that wizard.

The suddenly bright firelight startled him, and he threw the ball of flame away, nearly setting another wizard on fire.

In the chaos, someone finally understood what had happened and shouted in shock, "Magic!"

Magic created by mind alone, without relying on incantations, without needing gestures, and without complex rituals.

As wizards, they had lived in confusion for decades.

They had finally mastered magic for the first time.

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