Chapter 2525: The Magic Computer Paradox

However, Xia Duo already had experience operating Daiwei Strings, and the difficulty of operating Arcane Strings was no higher than that; the difference was merely that the former required avoiding the disintegration of the Daiwei String during operation, while the latter required more focus on preventing the Arcane String from being assimilated by the Magic Net.

As long as one does not act recklessly and follows normal design logic and operational standards, it is not easy to make an Arcane String disintegrate, even if one wanted to; the reason for being careful was more a continuation of the habit formed from previously operating Daiwei Strings.

Very quickly, Xia Duo constructed a most basic Curved Element within the Constraint Field in the laboratory area; the faint blue glow originally emitted by the Arcane String body suddenly gained some different colors, as if covered by a soft-light filter.

By comparison, only the latter could be considered a true Magic Aura that required Magic Vision to see, while the former was merely the natural color of the Daiwei String visible to the naked eye.

A single element alone certainly could not be called calculation; Xia Duo continued to add Arcane Strings, and soon composed an Element Unit, which, although unable to produce significant interference with the real world, indeed possessed actual magical significance.

It could roughly be considered a Trick that only emits a faint Magic Aura.

But from the perspective of a Magic Computer, this was actually a basic Element Conversion Unit, and conversion is, of course, calculation.

At this step, Xia Duo should have continued to create all the basic Element Conversion Units, and on that basis, continue to create Element Units that could truly be called "Basic Calculation Units."

But he realized a problem; if this problem were not solved, even if a Magic Computer could be built, it might not be able to run for a long time.

The reason for that lies in the essence of magic; the most intuitive essence of magic is the distortion of Magic Net Strings, and even if only one Magic Net String is distorted, unable to cause any impact on the real world, it can still be considered a Single Element Spell!

Arriving at the Study, Xia Duo noticed Niya was engrossed in reading a document, and only reacted when he approached, then explained:

Even after completing the medium-term goal, he would not completely ignore it and would still continue to research it, though it would naturally no longer be the main focus of his efforts as it is now.

The Magic Computer was simply too fun; this was a brand-new Domain, which almost made him find the curiosity and longing he had when he first learned magic.

If that were the case, Xia Duo could almost imagine the scene when the Magic Computer runs in the future; it would be a super radiation source constantly radiating Elemental Energy outward!

To avoid the Magic Effects generated during the operation of the Magic Computer from interfering with the computer itself, one must either strengthen the computer body to ignore those Magic Effects, or find a way to transfer or avoid those Magic Effects.

【Xiaoxiang App search "Spring Gift" for new users to receive 500 book coins, old users receive 200 book coins】 So, gathering numerous elements to form a Magic Computer, one can imagine that the impact on the real world could not possibly be completely ignored.

And the distortion of Magic Net Strings and the generation of Magic Effects are actually two sides of the same coin; wanting to suppress the appearance of Magic Effects almost inevitably requires intervening with the Magic Net Strings, which is also distortion.

If it were just Magic Effects like Element Release (the spell's impact on reality), that would be easy to solve, but if it were a Magic Effect sufficient to destroy the Magic Computer body, wouldn't that mean a new one would have to be manufactured after every use?

"Sigh! Why must you make things so difficult for me!"

This is a contradiction; the Magic Computer needs distortion A, but the result produced by distortion A is turning itself into distortion B; in such a situation, whether the Magic Computer can be realized is a question.

A motion is, of course, an agenda item proposing a goal that needs to be achieved; those proposed by a Speaker can directly enter the statement and debate stage, while those proposed by a lord require a certain number of seconding votes or the support of one Speaker to enter the main topic.

"The fixed process is fine; let me see what topics will actually be discussed at this meeting."

"This is the meeting outline sent by the Tower, and there is a copy for you, placed on the table; take a look to see if there is anything that needs to be added, which must be submitted to Badijiaer before the meeting, otherwise it will not be discussed at the meeting."

"Still thinking about it! It seems the design difficulty of the Magic Computer does not lie in the calculation unit itself, but in how to avoid the Magic Effects generated during the operation of the Magic Computer from interfering with the computer itself!"

In such a situation, if Energy-Conducting Materials like Mithril were still used, not only would one need to consider the Elemental Transmutation reaction caused by long-term operation, but the Elemental Energy radiated by the material itself would also cause the service life of the material itself to drop again.

But the larger the scale of the computer, the stronger the Elemental Energy radiation it produces, and the impact on the real world is hard to ignore.

This does align with Xia Duo's initial judgment; using Mithril to make some Basic Calculation Units might be feasible, but if it were really used to make chips for a computer, I fear no one could afford such high costs.

These two methods can be carried out simultaneously, or even by excluding those elements that might cause damage during operation as much as possible during design, or if they truly cannot be excluded, converting them into elements with lower damage, such as Element Release.

In other words, in the future, if one wants to use a Magic Computer, it is highly probable that some additional auxiliary devices will need to be added to eliminate the impact of Elemental Energy radiation on reality.

If he could, he would love to soak in the Laboratory all day and night to get the Basic Calculation Units done as soon as possible, and now he has even changed his previous thoughts.

Xia Duo sat down next to Niya and picked up another document on the tea table beside them; the content was not much, and the beginning reiterated the meeting principles of the collective meeting, which were mostly motions, seconding, stating topics, debate, voting, and announcing results.

Xia Duo buried himself in the Laboratory for two full days, not even attending the Sleep Ceremony on the evening of the Midsummer Festival, and only walked out of the Laboratory with a sense of lingering interest when Niya notified him that Badijiaer had convened the first Seven Cities Council under the New Covenant.

Of course, having the Magic Computer only produce Elemental Energy radiation has another benefit: it can produce a more universal solution, rather than coming up with a separate plan for every single Magic Effect generated during operation.

The only negative attribute of a Magic Computer that Xia Duo can accept is Elemental Energy radiation, because the damage it causes to the computer body is small, and it would take long-term operation to produce damage sufficient to affect the computer's operation.

If it were converted into a Mythallar Component and manufactured using real Magic Net Strings, then the impact of Elemental Energy radiation on the computer body could be completely ignored.

Proposing a motion requires submission to the Speaker before the meeting; motions cannot be proposed casually, and those proposed by lords require joint submission, which is what is called seconding. After thinking it over, Xia Duo could not think of any good solution.

Or perhaps place the computer in an environment where one does not care if it is destroyed, allowing the user to use it remotely—the so-called "out of sight, out of mind."