Lu Mingfei challenges FGO

22. With Su Xiaoqiang

Ludock used Leonardo da Vinci to build a "truck" overnight.

It is said to be a 'truck', but in fact it is more like a 'ground effect aircraft' in some science fiction works, because there are no wheels at the bottom, instead there is a large air cushion and several large propellers - you can tell directly by looking at it The kind that you throw into water and boil.

In fact, this thing can indeed be put in the water and clicked open. This thing is amphibious on land and water. The most suitable environment for use is the calm sea of ​​the Mediterranean Sea, as well as desert areas like this.

Well, Lu Mingfei said directly:

"This thing looks like a ship, right?"

Lu Mingfei jumped onto the triangular 'sail' on the 'roof'.

"You are right to say that," Ludock explained, "The prototype of this thing is originally a boat. After all, this is a desert, and the desert is also called the 'Sand Sea' - in fact, this 'car' is not without wheels. But simple wheels don’t work well in the sea of ​​sand, so I added tracks. They were hidden inside the air cushion.”

Ludock kicked the air mattress: "You can start it when needed. Of course, most of the time this thing is driven by wind. If you think it is more suitable for driving in the sea - you are right, but From a professional perspective that’s wrong.”

"What do you mean?" Lu Mingfei tilted his head.

"It means that this kind of rough and simple design cannot adapt to the complex hydrological environment at all. It can only be driven on calm lake water. Otherwise, if the wave is slightly larger, the car may be overturned in one day. The most dangerous thing in the world is There's only one place suitable for 'sailing' with this thing.”

Da Vinci interjected:

"That's the 'Mediterranean Sea' in the Marine Civilization Novice Village. It's a joke, but the Mediterranean is essentially a big lake, very calm. In short, there are only so many materials and so little time. This is the limit. I just make do with it. First, I will continue to improve when I have the chance."

“Improvement”

Lu Mingfei glanced at the nervous refugees who were boarding the car and boat under the command of Leader Zhang, then turned to look at the endless sea of ​​sand in front of him.

The big ship of the Bright Salvation Army - which can still be regarded as a 'platoon' level unit - sailed all the way to the northwest, riding the wind and waves on the sea of ​​sand. Lu Mingfei couldn't figure out whether this thing was 'scientific' or not for a while. It's considered 'magic'.

This kind of painting style where science and magic are intertwined is very "punk". In addition to this word, Lu Mingfei also felt that this thing looked familiar in some way, as if he had seen it somewhere.

When Lu Mingfei, who was bored, casually asked Chaldea.

"Just attack the dragon boat."

As a result, Su Xiaoqiang immediately gave the answer.

"The dragon boat in Monster Hunter P3 is the one used to hunt the mountain dragon in the sand sea. We have hunted so many dragons together before. Your PSP is still a second-hand product I gave you. Although my second-hand product is different from the new one. There’s no difference.”

"Oh! It's that thing! Why does it look so familiar to me! It's truly a magic trick, even such nonsense can be restored in reality!"

"Actually, this thing is not too ridiculous. In reality, there are people surfing in the desert."

Su Xiaoqiang smacked his lips, and the sound of turning pages came from the communication channel.

"Are you reading a book?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"To be precise, I'm reading an e-book, but I set up a special sound effect that simulates the sound of turning pages when turning pages." Su Xiaoqiang replied casually.

"Well, why have you been there all this time?"

"Why are you putting up with this awkward conversation? I've been chatting with you here because everyone else has irreplaceable jobs. Chu Zihang is busy taking care of the children, and Roman, that good guy, is busy diagnosing the refugees and helping Zhang. The leader’s teachings are very heretical, and among the remaining people, I am the only one who has the time to be familiar with you.”

"Does that mean you have a lot of free time?"

Lu Mingfei blurted out. Then Su Xiaoqiang's book-turning prompt stopped.

"If I hadn't known what kind of fool you are, I would have thought you were looking for trouble - I'm not idle, I've never been idle!"

"Uh, I'm sorry first. So what are you busy with?"

"Study! I've never stopped to study!" Su Xiaoqiang said to Lu Mingfei, hating the fact that iron was not enough, "Why don't I learn if I have the talent? How can I be like you! I guess you haven't figured out magic yet. What’s the difference between science! The place in Egypt where you are now has left the realm of science! It has entered the world of magic!”

"Ah, this" Lu Mingfei scratched his head, "I thought I was always in the world of magic."

"Tsk, an amateur is an amateur." Su Xiaoqiang shook his head repeatedly, "Leonardo Da Vinci, just let you be used to it. When your psychology is restored, sooner or later you will have to go to the Magicians Association to retake the exam. You will fail some of the exams by then."

"Isn't that right? Sir, if the truth of the real person is restored, then wouldn't I be the savior? The savior also needs to be tested, right?"

"Nonsense, no matter how good your resume is, it still needs to be verified."

"Then little goddess, please give me some extra lessons. I just have nothing to do now. It's still slow to lead the refugees forward - they said they would have to drive like this boringly all day. Tsk, I don't know if that will happen. Suddenly a mountain dragon or something appeared for us to hunt."

"Stop thinking blindly. You are not just thinking about things you are thinking about. The things you are thinking about may really come out - wait!"

Su Xiaoqiang's eyes suddenly became sharp.

"What did you call me? Little goddess?"

"Uh, right?"

"Guna! How could you call me by such a stupid name?"

"Isn't this your honorific title?"

"What a nonsense title! This is called 'praising'! This is called 'yin and yang'! I hate this title the most. What kind of little goddess, proud daughter of heaven? Bah! Every time I hear it, I feel like someone is saying to me.' Yoyoyo, isn’t this our proud daughter? What’s wrong, you lost again when you tried to steal a man? This time you lost to some unknown white lotus! Damn it!”

Boom! The sound of fists banging on the table came from the communication channel.

"Then, what should I call you?" Lu Mingfei asked cautiously.

"Big Sister. Haven't you always called me like this? Since you met Martha, you seem to have become more and more perfunctory in calling me - huh? You don't even want to call me Big Sister!" Su Xiaoqiang The more he spoke, the more irritated he became.

"S-Sister!" Lu Mingfei quickly changed his words, "Sister! I want to learn knowledge! Please help me with my lessons!"

"Oh, make up the class -" Su Xiaoqiang deliberately protracted, "What do you want to learn, young master Lu?"

"Ouch! Please stop flattering me!"

"Young Master Lu, you also know that this is flattery, don't you? Tsk, forget it, it's disgusting to call it that. In short - since you want to make up for the lessons, let me teach you some magic knowledge related to this area of ​​Egypt. "

Lu Mingfei breathed a sigh of relief.

But soon I had some regrets.

He really doesn't like going to class. He never went to college. Why is he now a professional savior? Why can't he get around this problem?

"Don't worry, I'll say it in a way that you can probably understand."

"Sister, you are really a roundworm in my stomach!"

"How can you praise someone like this!?" Su Xiaoqiang's eyebrows suddenly rose!

Lu Mingfei immediately slapped his face twice: "You scold me again!? You scold me again!? Sister, I have taught him a lesson. Why don't I slap you twice before I go back? If you want, I don’t mind if you use your feet.”

"Tsk, come on, I'm afraid you will enjoy being beaten by a beautiful girl."

"As expected of a big sister! It doesn't feel out of place to say that I am a beautiful girl!"

"You really want to quarrel with me, don't you!?"

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Lu Mingfei's idea of ​​using gags to 'skip class' was a failure.

Because Su Xiaoqiang saw it, she was just chatting and became angry because of it. She asked Lu Mingfei to take out his notebook to take notes, which he would check later, and strictly prohibited Lu Xiang from typing for him.

Lu Mingfei could only pick up the pencil and began to take notes while listening.

"Seriously!"

For the first time in a long time, Su Xiaoqiang activated the 'dress-up magic' given to her by the little devil - she changed into a professional teacher's outfit and started attending class seriously.

"First of all, as a semi-professional magician, Mr. Lu, you must distinguish yourself from a layman, for example - read with me."

"Okay, I'll read along."

"'Magic is science'"

"Magic is science. Wait? What the hell? Sister, are you trying to teach me some wrong knowledge on purpose? Come and play tricks on me after I fail the exam!" Lu Mingfei couldn't help but said.

"Why would I, Su Xiaoqiang, do that kind of thing? I'm not Chen Wenwen!"

"Chen Wenwen wouldn't do such a thing." Lu Mingfei whispered.

"In my eyes, green tea bitches are guys who would do this kind of thing."

"Well"

"I said yes!"

"Okay, okay, sister, what you are talking about is - so why is magic a science?" Lu Mingfei quickly changed the subject.

"I want to ask you this instead," Su Xiaoqiang asked, "Lu Mingfei, what do you think magic is?"

"Well, it's either science or magic?"

"This is a 'common name'. The so-called 'common name', to put it bluntly, is the 'subconscious understanding of most people'. Magicians will also habitually call it this. It doesn't matter if you say this, but if you are in the professional field Especially when answering questions like this during exams, there will be a problem. Professional! Do you understand? We have to be professional!"

"Then tell me a professional method."

Su Enxi, who was next to her, couldn't help but raised her head: "Why are you two talking about cross talk? It's okay, leave me alone, I can't help but complain. You continue to talk about cross talk, and the whole Chaldea is watching. Mai! Give me a drink. Black coffee! No sugar added, it’s going to be bitter! - It’s okay, don’t look at me. I know you are giving him some basic knowledge of the world. I also know it may come in handy next time. Keep talking, we are here. If you don't tell him this, you think he won't understand it. It's better to let him just follow it in a daze. If you are willing to teach him, that's the best thing - Chinese people don't lie to Chinese people. I'll start from the beginning. I just support your stock!”

Su Xiaoqiang always felt that there was something in Su Enxi's words, which made her inexplicably annoyed.

She cleared her throat, ignored Su Enxi for the time being, and returned to the topic of 'professional'.

"How to distinguish science from magic? There is a saying here. The so-called sayings are those words that, although not necessarily correct in the professional field, are commonly recognized by most people - and magicians have a saying in this regard, 'Science What can't be done is magic'."

"Oh" Lu Mingfei nodded, "Then what?"

"But magic isn't magic."

"I know this too. Huh?" Lu Mingfei frowned, as if something was wrong, but he had never thought about this in detail before.

"'What science can't do is magic.' This sentence has its predecessor. Before the concept of modern science became popular, the original words of this sentence in the mouth of magicians were 'What magic can't do is magic. '."

"Are you here to play a logic genius game? Are you going to use this to prove that 'science is magic'?" Lu Mingfei was stunned.

"Come on," Su Xiaoqiang waved the pointer in his hand, "Nine out of ten people who always say words like 'this is unscientific' don't know what science is at all. Like you."

"Why am I unscientific again? I am a good student who grew up under the red flag of materialism——"

"Then let me ask you, what is science?"

"Science? That's not simple. Science is just that."

Lu Mingfei frowned and stared at the hot desert wind for ten seconds:

"Well 'whatever isn't magic is science'?"

"Look at you! Anything that is not magic is science, and magic is not magic at all. Rounding it all off, isn't this magic science?"

"How can you think so!?"

"Why can't we just forget about it? As I said, nine out of ten of those guys who always say 'this is not scientific' when reading novels don't know the definition of the concept of 'science' at all."

"Science still has a definition." Lu Mingfei, who accidentally said the wrong thing, quickly covered his mouth.

Su Xiaoqiang rolled her eyes at him: "Yes, science has a definition. Don't talk about the complexity, I will tell you the simplest and broadest definition - the so-called science generally refers to 'science', the full name is ' Natural science', in essence, is the exploration, research, summary and induction of natural laws. Let's ignore the advanced knowledge of social science, because people like BB basically don't know what 'social science' and 'science of thinking are' ', 'formal science' and 'cross-science', let alone knowing that the basis of science is 'axiomatic'."

Su Xiaoqiang said to Lu Mingfei, a 'scientific barbarian': "So, various scientific laws cannot be 'invented', because science is something that cannot be 'invented'. Science is something that has been 'discovered', and it has always existed. , it’s just that no one has summarized it before, so those laws of XX can only be said to be ‘discoveries’, not ‘inventions’. Those who say so are barbarians who worship a religious organization called science. .”

Lu Mingfei was speechless in this regard.

"Then what does this have to do with magic? How can magic be a science?"

"What do you think magic is?"

"Magic. Well, you can't say 'something that is unscientific is magic', right? Then the kind of thing that chants a spell and then controls the wind and rain is magic."

"That's a basket magic, that's a spell, and the thing that needs to be recited is a spell. Spells, spells, and magic. These three are three completely different systems. But after entering the era of science, the essence is Scientific magic is the most prosperous, so when it comes to mysterious powers, everyone will use 'common names that they know to be wrong but still habitual' - just call them 'magic' in a general way."

"You mean...?"

"Didn't I say it all? Magic is science, because magic is something that exists objectively. It cannot be invented, it can only be 'discovered'. Why does the research on magic cost money? Because magic is not achieved overnight, it takes a long time Research process, a little bit of trial and error, a little bit of summary rules - except for the different names, the 'scientific definition' can be directly copied to magic! If you think about it carefully, is this the case? "

"Um"

Lu Mingfei took some notes honestly, biting the butt of his pencil and thinking about it carefully.

"It seems that, except for the names, magic and science are indeed the same, but why? Since they are two completely the same concepts, why do magic and science have to be distinguished in terms of names?" Lu Mingfei asked puzzledly. .

"Because of Newton."

"Why did Newton's name suddenly come up again?"

"Because this is the fact. Although it cannot be said that it is only because of Newton, Newton is indeed a representative figure in this area. Newton himself was a theologian, he belonged to the Holy Church, but he was also a magician, specializing in magic. Although the church has been studying magic since ancient times, due to religious reasons, they cannot study magic. What the church studies magic cannot be called magic - so the word 'science' was invented by the church."

Su Xiaoqiang added: "To be precise, the definition of modern science was 'invented' by people like Newton. The essence of scientists is magicians. There is no difference except the name. In fact, magic Since ancient times, a magician has not been required to have a magical physique to be a magician. Modern magicians need to have magic power. In fact, it is a condition 'invented' by aristocratic magicians in order to give themselves special privileges after the aristocratic study of magic knowledge. , the real difference between science and magic is also because of this group of aristocratic magicians - this is also inevitable, after all, there is no way to study magic (science) without money and funding."

"The reason is really not interesting at all, not romantic at all, it's not magic." Lu Mingfei shook his head repeatedly.

"Because magic and science in this world are exactly the same thing. Before the two concepts of magic and science were forcibly separated, they had a common ancestor. In the West, they were called 'alchemists', and in the East, they were probably called 'alchemists'." 'Alchemist' or something like that."

"Alchemy and chemistry?"

"yes."

"This is too unromantic. This is not magic at all. Oh no! This is not magic at all!"

"But the kind of 'romantic' things you want are not without them. Those that can control the wind and rain and ravage the laws of physics are called 'spells', and those that distort the concept of cause and effect and curse are called 'curses.' However, these have declined since the age of gods ended and we entered modern times. , so it was classified under the name of magic, and magic also absorbed a large amount of this knowledge."

Su Xiaoqiang emphasized: "This is the key content to be tested. Listen carefully: magic is also divided into two types: 'modern magic' and 'ancient magic'. The definition of 'ancient magic' is exactly the same as that of science, and 'modern magic' is Because absorbing the declining spells and spells, there will be some unscientific things in them. The actual definitions of these two things and their respective names are actually the opposite."

"I understand this too." Lu Mingfei nodded, "The false mind's eye is the true innate mind, and the false mind's eye is the false mind acquired through cultivation. This kind of illogical thing is very common in this world."

Roman suddenly appeared and reminded: "One more thing, 'modern magic' is probably a concept born in the Victorian era, and refers to the magic system born after the Victorian era, but 'ancient magic' is actually not that old, 'ancient magic' It refers to the magic system that was born during the period between King Solomon's era and the Victorian era. The one before that is called "Magic of the Age of Gods". "Magic of the Age of Gods" and "Modern Magic" are similar in definition, both are mysterious and The product of the combination of science, history is a circle, and it goes back again. Only 'ancient magic' is purely scientific (magic)."

Roman couldn't help but shake his head when he said this: "I was entangled in this illogical and insane theory when I took the exam. Damn it! How did King Solomon think of these twists and turns when he created the magic base? Toy!"

Lu Mingfei asked curiously: "Lao Luo, how did you do in the exam?"

"What can I do? I originally applied for the Solomon system qualification certificate. I thought I would get it, but I failed in almost all the knowledge points of the Solomon system!"

"Then what?"

"Then? Then I thought that learning magic could not save Chaldea, so I studied medicine instead."

"Okay." Lu Mingfei stopped writing down Roman's dark history, "I finally understand."

"What did you understand?" Su Xiaoqiang asked.

"I understand one thing - I will probably never be able to pass the magic certificate or anything like that. Then I will find Leonardo da Vinci to find a way to cheat."

"Hello!"

"But after going around so much - what? Does this knowledge have anything to do with us now?"

"This is Egypt," Su Xiaoqiang sighed, "Although to you, Lu Mingfei, Egypt and Jerusalem are probably almost the same thing, just like Persians and Cathayans are almost the same in the eyes of Westerners."

"Uh, is there a difference?"

"There is a difference! Although magic is science, magic is not. Magic is a metaphysical logical game. The 'definition of things' is very important. A typical example is 'hieroglyphics', but we in Cathay broke the mountain very early. The hieroglyphs with a strong tendency towards 'spells' have been sorted out. I won't tell you the complicated knowledge here. You won't understand it even if I say it. Anyway, listen carefully. You are familiar with 'spells'. For us, the 'definition of things' is very important. If we don't pay attention to it, it will turn into an Indian dynasty ruled by Persian-speaking Turkic Mongols - this kind of mess."

"Where did such a mess come from?"

"Yes, that's the Mughal Empire."

"Huh?" Zhang Wuji suddenly asked, "I think I heard someone talking about Mongolia?"

"Master, you heard wrong." Lu Mingfei dismissed him casually.

"Actually, I heard it right. After all, the pronunciation is similar and the meaning is the same. Forget it. I'm not specifically talking about Mughal affairs." Su Xiaoqiang shook his head, "In short, magic! Magic is not scientific at all.' Spells are closely related to the concept of "hieroglyphics". To put it bluntly, they are "I Xunsi". Spells have power, but the power of spells is not an objectively existing power. It is because people say "I Xunsi has power". In order to gain power, the magic under the Western system - as the name suggests, comes from Egypt, from the Egyptian gods, that is, the 'Pharaohs', after all, this place only has systematic hieroglyphics in Egypt."

"Sounds green."

"You are very green-skinned, that's why you say this is not scientific at all. In fact, you have dealt with many people who use 'magic', but there are very few people who use magic seriously."

"for example?"

"For example - the Holy King of France, the rituals of Emperor Karl the Great are, in a professional sense, typical Egyptian magic."

"How come he, a Catholic holy king who studies science, went to use Egyptian magic to construct the miracles of the Cross?"

"The actual situation is like this. The Holy King's style is too Egyptian, and even the people who copied the Holy King's homework are very Egyptian - the Holy King's style comes from Rome, the Roman style comes from Greece, and the Greek style is not Are you from Egypt?"

"Wait a minute, Greece's stuff is a cybernetic god from aliens, so what about Egypt?"

"Otherwise, what do you think?" Su Xiaoqiang spread his hands helplessly, "The pyramid itself is a cosmic energy converter that is not 'magic (scientific)' at all, but is based on 'spells'. I have checked the information, and if With real pharaohs here, theoretically they can use the pyramids as spaceships to fly out of the solar system."

Lu Mingfei was speechless.

But the more Su Xiaoqiang talked, the more his eyes shone: "Because I was the only one free, so I thought about it - to be precise, I found a topic for myself to do, and I finally reached the point where I could become a magician (scientist). It’s time to find a research topic for yourself.”

"What topic did you find?"

"I plan to study 'spells'."

"Where's the promised scientist!?"

"Scientists have been studying magic since ancient times. How many scientific discoveries are made by trying to restore the effects of magic? In fact, this is not an original project. It can be regarded as an imitation of the French thesis of the Holy King."

"What kind of imitation?"

"Well, didn't you pretend to be Lucifer in France before?"

"Yes, but now I don't have Martha's spiritual foundation as the basis for changing my appearance."

"It's okay, magic doesn't need to follow such rules. We who play magic don't 'discover the law', we are the ones who 'invent the law'. I guess, since the 'Ming King is born', then we can infer a 'Maitreya' It should be possible to be born again, after all, Maitreya, Mithras, the Messiah, Jesus, JOJO, the snake, Satan, Lucifer."

"You are too. too 'magic'."

"Congratulations, Shao Zai, you at least learned the correct usage of a new word."

As 'chat' and 'class' gradually come to an end.

Su Xiaoqiang continued to think about his research topic.

In front of the dragon boat, a huge, brightly lit modern city spread out in front of Lu Mingfei.

This is their destination, Cairo, the largest human settlement outside the Holy City in this singularity.

"Reminds me of the Egyptian diorama group in JOJO4. This can be considered a tour of the Holy Land. Cairo in 1273 is really unexpectedly modern - no! Damn it!? What the hell!? Why is it in 1273? Cairo is so modern that it even has electric lights and an airport!? There are a few sphinxes parked at the airport!?"

——to be continued!

To add, magic = science, magic is not equal to spells and incantations, but spells and incantations generally refer to magic. This is the basic setting of Xingyue World, and it is only the setting of Xingyue World. Don't use it to apply it. Go to another worldview.