Warlord: King of All Clans

Leo watched them operate, but he could hardly understand what they were doing, so he simply closed his eyes and sensed with his heart.

In his magical perception, the magic crystal in the middle of the rune plate began to change its structure under the stimulation of the powerful electric current, and then began to slowly absorb the power of holy light in the air.

Leo felt as if there was a low-level Holy Light priest meditating in front of him and restoring his magic power.

This process lasted for a full ten minutes, and then with an explosion, sparks flew from the metal cylinder on the laboratory wall, and the entire charging equipment stopped completely.

Leo walked forward and took out the magic crystal that had been charged for ten minutes. Seeing it radiating golden light, he asked curiously, "How much is it charged?"

Anthony's magical perception was stronger. He just took a look and said, "It's at least one percent charged!"

Master Virgil said dejectedly, "Too little, too little. One percent of energy is charged, and one percent of energy is consumed! It's the same as not charging at all."

Leo looked at the alchemical rune plate that Virgil had made for Antonise. There was also a magic crystal embedded in one corner of it. This was the magic crystal that powered the entire rune plate. It could only function when driven by magic power.

In just ten minutes, this large alchemical rune plate consumed one percent of the magic power of the intermediate magic crystal.

But Leo had led Riverbend Industries step by step, so he had some vision. Hearing this, he could not hide his excitement. "You can't calculate it that way. Charging and supplying are two completely different things. Now we can maintain a balance. If we continue to optimize and slightly improve the charging efficiency, won't we be able to store magic power?"

Antonisse also held this view and said: "The current generator has reached its limit, but it does not mean that it cannot be further developed in the future. The stronger the power, the faster the charging, and sooner or later it will be possible to store magic power."

After his explanation, Leo finally understood the working principle of this magic storage device.

During this period, Antonise digested a lot of knowledge in the atrium, gained a systematic understanding of electricity and optics, and began to study magic mechanics.

Electricity and light were the closest things to magic that the civilization below the mountain was familiar with, and Antonisse was ahead of everyone.

He applied the magic frequency synchronization technology of the elves to electricity. Through the device made by Master Ingsol, he used powerful electric current and special frequency to temporarily reverse the properties of the biological magic crystal, turning it into a crystal that can absorb the power of holy light.

The biological magic crystal that originally emitted magic power turned into a charging magic crystal that slowly absorbed holy light.

The alchemical rune plate that serves as the base is an energy conversion device designed by Antonis and made by Virgil.

It has an energy-gathering device similar to that of an elf's meditation room, which can attract magic power from the outside world and increase the magic concentration in its core area exponentially.

Then through a special circuit, it is transformed into the power of holy light and can finally be absorbed by the charged magic crystal.

This is a technology that the City of Holy Light has already possessed. Most of the Cathedrals of Holy Light have similar rune arrays that allow the holy light of the cathedral to flow continuously day and night.

The groove in the middle is the negative pressure point of the entire magical environment, and all the power of holy light will flow here actively.

Placing the charged magic crystal on the negative pressure point will increase the speed at which it absorbs the power of holy light.

The technology involved involves complex electrical principles, optical principles, and magical energy conversion, which finally achieved the transformation of magic crystal from only output but not input to both input and output.

As the control system of the atrium, Al also monitored their experiment throughout the whole process. Seeing the success of the experiment, he clapped his hands and said happily: "Great, you have unlocked the primary magic storage technology. The way of transcendence has leapt forward a hundred years! The road to the future is still long, please continue your great exploration!"

The three top scholars of the race below the mountain looked at each other in bewilderment.

Charging magic crystals is similar to the concept of rechargeable batteries. It is a basic application of magic. Moreover, it cannot directly store raw magic power and must be converted into the more stable power of holy light.

Compared to active raw magic, holy light magic is more "inert" and easier to store.

Almost all extraordinary people and magical beasts can drive the original magic power with their thoughts, the only difference is how much.

But those who can directly drive the holy light are only one in a million, and this depends on the special stability of the power of holy light.

This stability was also utilized by Antonis, and finally made the entire experiment a great success.

It is more of a holy light charging technology than a magic storage technology, but at least the first step has been taken.

The change of magic power from being non-storable to storable is definitely a revolutionary innovation for the civilization below the mountain.

The extraordinary path that had almost come to a standstill could now rely on this foundation to move forward.

But for the elves, this is just an entry-level technology.

The magic fountain of Highgarden is a large magic reservoir that gathers 80% of the original magic power in the entire world!

The atrium's reserve energy source is also a small magic storage device, which directly transmits magic power from the magic fountain of the high garden to drive the operation of the entire atrium.

Al's voice made everyone present feel a little frustrated and in awe of the elves.

Leo took the lead in adjusting his state and said happily: "With this technology, Zhongting will be able to mass-produce charging magic crystals sooner or later to solve the problem of lack of magic energy!"

Virgil and Ingersoll were equally excited. The biggest problem that limited their extraordinary research was the supply of magic power.

From low-level rune arrays to large portals, all functions require magic power to operate.

Even a master-level figure does not have enough magical resources to conduct research without scruples.

Anthony had more considerations. "Currently, the only thing that can be stored is holy light magic. If we want to expand it to raw magic, we need further research."

"The current electricity is not enough to even charge the Holy Light Magic Crystal. The original magic power consumes more electricity. I need more powerful power generation equipment."

The largest consumption of the entire magic energy storage machine is electricity, and the higher the voltage, the faster the charging speed of the magic crystal.

Leo sighed: "It seems that hydroelectric power generation should be put on the agenda."

Prior to this, Hewan had not invested much in research on generators. After all, the supporting industry had not yet taken shape. Spending huge amounts of money to research large generators, but being unable to apply them to actual production, would only slow down Hewan's development.

Except for Fraser's team, the scientific research team in the atrium basically did not put any effort on the generator.

But now, electricity has a new use and can be used to produce expensive magic crystals.

A mid-level magic crystal has a market value of nearly a hundred gold and is out of stock everywhere.

A hand-cranked generator operated by eight people can fully charge an intermediate magic crystal by 1% in ten minutes.

What about that hydroelectric power plant?

Walking out of the laboratory, Antonice smiled and said, "The ability to master this technology is not only due to the knowledge of the atrium, but also the credit of you Hewan. If I hadn't talked to Fisa, I wouldn't have even considered the direction of energy conversion."

"Since magic power is a form of energy, it doesn't have to be stored as is. It can be stored through various conversions."

"Tell Fraser I'm grateful to her."

Leo smiled and nodded, "I will."

"Now that the research has come to an end, I will also report to the polar ice field. I hope that next time I come, Hewan will already have mature magic crystal charging technology."