Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 945 Standard Weapons
"Great? Arcadia?"

Wen Yuan shouted out this word with doubt.

After the competition, he received a sword pill from Shangluo. After it started to work, this word also appeared in his mind, along with a lot of vague information. Combined with the previous branch-breaking operation, he probably knew why Shangluo kept shouting this word just now.

"I see. So this weapon has some preset functions?"

"I suggest that you flash the machine before using it next time." Shangluo replied, "But don't flash this one. First, I don't have time to flash it now, and second, this is a public weapon, it's not convenient for you to customize it personally - and, as a standard weapon, this function is actually still useful."

[Elves are better at war than us mages, because although identical magic weapons may occasionally produce strange effects due to resonance, their power also comes from resonance. If you customize them, you will not be able to participate in the resonance of the army. ]

Shangluo conveyed Apollonia's meaning.

"Indeed." Wen Yuan also nodded. "There are not so many choices for weapons in the battle formation. You can't change the caliber of the gun just because you think it's convenient for you, otherwise you won't be able to keep up with the ammunition of the logistics. If obeying orders is the top priority, then this mass-produced weapon is indeed more suitable than a customized one. But this is a magic weapon after all, it's really powerful."

"If you need it, we can make a custom mold for you later."

"Really?!"

"I've beaten so many of them, so you're not a big deal. But..."

[It needs a prototype.] Apollonia reminded, [Only if you find a suitable prototype can you forge it and inherit its prototype. If you can't find it, you might as well use the mass-produced version.]

"What do you mean?" Wen Yuan asked Shang Luo who relayed the message.

[This means that the ideal form carried in this batch of sword pills is the ideal form of the Arcadia Elf Sword, which is an ideal mass-produced weapon. With current technology, the "Sword Spirit" of the sword can be preserved after forging, but there is no way to recreate the Sword Spirit. ]

"How about mine?" Wen Yuan asked, holding up the sword he had just used. "This is a family heirloom."

"Probably not?"

[Okay, this really works. The essence of magic is the power of narrative. A family heirloom sword is a powerful narrative. When it is forged into a magical weapon, it can be used as a basis to shape the sword spirit.]

Shangluo asked back, "So, in fact, we just need to find a story? Find the story of a sword?" [It sounds simple, but it is actually extremely complicated. Because most of the divine swords that existed in history were just one. Few people would put "mass-produced swords" into myths. And this kind of story needs to be passed down in an orderly manner to be credible enough. For example, you say you have the holy sword Durandal, which is the sword of the Paladin Roland. You can't just say that your sword is Roland's, you have to at least find the connection between yourself and the Paladin Roland - or more directly, the legend says that the sword was thrown by Roland, flew over several mountainous areas, and stuck on the cliff of a small town in France. You just need to pull out the sword on the cliff.]

"Ah!" Shangluo understood now, "So you need a holy relic, right?"

[That's right. Generally, holy relics are unique. For example, the sword of Caesar in your hand was made in this way. Of course, without the help of alchemy, it is not so flexible to use and can only be made into a Roman short sword. If you want a sword that can be distributed to the legion, then the Arcadia Elf Sword is a good choice because the Elf Blacksmith can make a rational sword.]

“They can create stories?”

[Yes. This is what the elven blacksmiths are good at. Physical work is not their forte. They helped to shape the giant's armor by using the "shoemaker's elf" working mode, which helped you complete a lot of work when you couldn't see. Their truly unique skill is to create ideas out of thin air - that is, to create fiction from fiction, and to create stories from stories. So elves are the source of magic, and magicians generally just follow the footsteps of the elves. ]

"Isn't the elf's magic very powerful?"

[In fact, elves don't cast spells - like Karin does. Such magic is more like instinct for elves, a natural phenomenon. For example, you can learn the mantis boxing by imitating a mantis, right? But can a mantis really do the mantis boxing? Mantises don't have hands at all, so they can't punch at all.]

"So that's how it is. So the spirit of Arcadia is the giant mantis?"

[Well, from the analogy of Mantis Fist, it can be said that way. Humans can learn Mantis Fist, and they are really big mantises that can cut people. However, the magic of the elves will become ineffective after getting rid of the elf state - so Karin deliberately left the sixth finger of one hand in order to retain her sword magic. This allows her to temporarily return to the ecstasy of the elves after she regains her human identity. ]

"It sounds like humans are the highest form of life?"

【Humans are closest to light, which is the basic principle in both alchemy and alchemy. The sky has five elements, and humans have five internal organs. The sky has seven stars, and humans have seven orifices. The so-called alchemy, alchemy, and all spiritual knowledge, all gnosticism, are all based on the premise that "humans are great and have extraordinary possibilities." Because up is down, and down is up. The principles of heaven operate in heaven, just as they operate in human bodies. As the primates of all things, humans are naturally rational creatures - so if humans need to use magic, if they don't go through cumbersome rituals, they have to enter a spirit-like ecstasy to a certain extent. 】

"I see." Shang Luo nodded. "So from this perspective, elves are incomplete creatures, right?"

If humans are complete, then relatively speaking, elves are naturally incomplete. This is also the case with Shangluo—even Karin, who is half-elf, cannot cast magic as freely as humans.

[The elves have been carried away by the times. Indulging in myths and phantoms of the past is the source of the elves' power, but also their limitation. Humans can see further and have the qualifications to move forward - of course, this does not prevent humans from occasionally looking back and drawing a little strength from history, such as the sword magic you used this time. This is called using history as a sword.]

(End of this chapter)