my armed maid

Chapter 23 22: Array Compilation

Both are magic weapons, the city defense magic cannon and the duelist armguards he made are structurally similar and have no essential difference.

There are quite a few of these three basic components: the array structural chamber, the magic source, and the control switch.

In addition, there are additional aiming components to increase the accuracy of long-range strikes of the city defense artillery.

The reason why the city defense cannon is so much larger than the duelist's armguard is mainly because the formation structural chamber is particularly large.

When he came here, he had already read the basic information about the city defense artillery on the carriage. The spell carried by this fort was the sixth-level fire spell "Heavenly Burning Flame".

This spell will burn an area for a long time. Although the flame will not kill people immediately, it cannot be easily extinguished by conventional means. Any object passing through the coverage of the spell will be contaminated with "Heavenly Burning Flame", and in the painful Burned to ashes by the flames during torture.

This is a high-level defensive spell with great strategic value. It can be imagined that when groups of enemy troops attack the city wall, the city defense cannon only needs to continuously release the "Sky Burning Flame" downwards to form a fire under the city wall. A large restricted area caused considerable trouble for the enemy's siege.

In contrast to its power, as a sixth-level high-level spell, its magic circle area is also quite large.

Logistics opened the door of the city defense artillery array structure warehouse, and Nolen leaned into it. What he saw was a large magic array with a diameter of seven meters, a complex structure, and a gorgeous array.

All kinds of mysterious magic runes are connected together like a precise mechanical structure. Under the power of the magic crystal, the surface lines of the magic array emerge with a hazy red color, which looks so mysterious and beautiful in the dim room.

This is not only a strategic weapon and the crystallization of human wisdom, but also a beautiful painting and a perfect work of art!
"So beautiful."

Nolen took a deep breath, and even his heartbeat quietly increased a few beats.

Just like a writer sees beautiful verses, and a musician appreciates beautiful songs.

As an alchemist, he couldn't help but feel excited about the large magic circle in front of him.

"Can you understand its composition?"

Wilson asked as he followed into the barn door.

"I understand." Nolen calmed down, and the simplified structural diagram of the "Sky Burning Flame" formation that he had seen in the information came to mind.

"Try to activate the magic circle." He ordered the logistics officer.

The logistics officer activated the magic circle as instructed. With the infusion of magic power, the light of the magic circle brightened, but there was no sign of activating the magic.
His eyes scanned the magic circle in front of him like the most precise instruments, comparing its patterns with the patterns in his mind, and soon found the difference.

A small area in the middle of the magic circle is dark and missing, which prevents the magic power from flowing completely within the magic circle, causing the spell to fail to activate.

"There."

Nolen stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction. Wilson squinted his eyes and nodded after confirming.

Just this time, he had a firm grasp of Nolen's skills.

This is not simply looking for differences. You must know that this is a large magic circle with a diameter of seven meters. Every position of the magic circle is painted with dazzling magic runes.

There are currently hundreds of magic runes created by alchemists. If a layman does not understand the structure and meaning of each rune, trying to find palm-sized mistakes in such a large array is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack. .

It's just like counting stars in the night sky, it's just a useless effort.

Being able to find the missing runes on the magic circle so quickly at least shows that Nolen's basic skills in magic circle learning are solid enough.

"Pen." Nolen stretched out his hand again.

Wilson opened the prop box he carried with him and handed him the alchemy brush he had prepared for filling and painting the magic circle.

Nolen took the pen, stood on the maintenance platform aside, and nodded to the logistics officer.

If a part of a large magic circle like this is damaged, the alchemist cannot reach that position outside the circle, nor can he step into the magic circle with his feet. This may cause secondary damage to the opponent.

Normally at this time, the maintenance station would be used to send the alchemist in.

The so-called maintenance platform is a mobile platform that only allows one person to lie flat. This platform is set up at a height of about ten centimeters above the magic circle.

The alchemist reached the damaged part through the maintenance platform, and then lay down on the maintenance platform to repair the magic circle below.

This process is time-consuming and labor-intensive, requiring not only theoretical knowledge, but also the practical skills of the alchemist. It cannot be done by a master who is not proficient in magic formations.

The logistics officer originally thought that the old alchemist would be responsible for maintaining the magic circle this time, but unexpectedly it was the young alchemist standing on the maintenance platform.

He couldn't help but froze for a moment, and saw that the young alchemist had frowned impatiently. He didn't dare to ask any more questions, and immediately walked forward quickly and shook the mechanical arm.

Under Nolen's instructions, the maintenance platform slowly stopped above the magic array.

He lay down, put his right hand on the penholder, and reached towards the missing and dark part of the formation.

This was actually his first time repairing a large magic circle, but his expression showed no trace of panic, and his right hand was painting on the base of the magic circle powerfully and steadily.

The special magic circle replenishing liquid was filled into the magic circle base along the tip of the alchemy pen, blended and solidified, and the missing magic rune was perfectly connected to the magic circle.

From the perspective of an onlooker, the repaired part of the runes blends in with the original part without any sense of disharmony.

"It's done."

Nolen stood up and nodded slightly towards Wilson.

This is not the power given to him by the Book of Omniscience, but the result of his ten years of dedicated study of alchemy.

Years of experience refining potions have trained his steady hands;

His tireless research on alchemy enabled him to master the structure and effects of almost all magical runes;
His natural self-confidence allows him to dare to speak and act, turning all possibilities into reality.

I, Nolen, have made it this far all by myself!The book of omniscience?Just providing some small help...

The magic circle was repaired at this moment. Looking at the finished product in front of me, the pages in my mind turned again.

The sixth-level fire spell "Heavenly Burning Flame" has been recorded, with knowledge points +64.

Great!Nolen's eyes suddenly lit up.

This was his first time recording high-level spells, and the generous knowledge point rewards immediately nearly doubled his savings, reaching 146 points.

It can be regarded as an unexpected blessing for this commission.

After maintaining the most important magic circle, he jumped off the maintenance platform and made final adjustments to other structures.

Check whether the magic path connecting the magic source is blocked;

Check whether the switch controlling the path is malfunctioning;
Calibrate the sight of the city defense gun to see if there is any deviation...

It was indeed his first time to maintain city defense artillery. Before coming, he had just browsed through the city defense artillery maintenance manual on the carriage.

But my knowledge of alchemy is solid enough. As long as I follow the steps in the maintenance manual and my own experience step by step, nothing will go wrong. "Now start the activation test of the city defense cannon."

After about an hour of repair and inspection, Nolen completed the entire maintenance steps, and then slowly pushed the joystick of the city defense magic cannon under the eyes of everyone.

"Om-"

The magic source is connected to the magic array structural chamber, and the huge influx of magic lights up the magic array, causing it to bloom with a dazzling red glow at this moment.

The entire fort trembled slightly in the resonance of magic power, and the surrounding air became hot and dry.

At the muzzle of the city defense cannon, a delicate and huge magic circle began to take shape.

"The city defense cannon is activated normally..."

"The magic source connection is normal..."

"The array structure warehouse is operating normally..."

"The spell activation speed is normal..."

Just before the city defense magic cannon was about to finish casting, Nolen pulled up the joystick and interrupted the release of the "Sky Burning Flame".

"everything is normal."

He exhaled softly and looked at the logistics officer, "This fort is no longer a problem. Take me to the next place."

"Oh, oh oh..." Logistics came to his senses and nodded repeatedly, "Please come with me."

Several people left the city defense cannon and walked to the next city defense cannon. Wilson came to Nolen and said curiously:

"Have you had experience repairing magic devices before?"

He originally planned to maintain the first city defense cannon by himself as a demonstration to Nolen, but he did not expect that he unexpectedly completed the maintenance on his own.

If you are a novice, it is difficult to do it well the first time.

Nolen smiled and did not explain. He just said: "Since I have applied to the society for research on magic formations, I naturally have confidence in myself. Please rest assured."

"Okay." Wilson nodded and said no more, letting Nolen go to maintain the next four city defense guns.

But what they didn't expect was that the condition of the first city defense cannon was actually the best among all city defense cannons.

The problems encountered by the next four city defense cannons include, but are not limited to, damage to the array surface, damage to the base of the array, or blocked magic channels caused by disrepair.

As well as dealing with some trivial matters such as rusting steel and replacing parts.

An even more bizarre situation occurred: more than half of a city defense artillery magic array was artificially smeared and damaged.

After asking about the reason, I found out that a former logistics officer taught himself alchemy many years ago. He happened to find that the magic circle was slightly damaged, so he took it upon himself to repair the magic circle himself...

As a result, the technology was lacking, and not only could the repairs not be completed, but most of the array was damaged.

The legion is also a weird one. Normally, if it causes such a large loss, the logistics will probably be punished.

As a result, they did not notice that the city defense artillery formation was damaged until they retired and the new logistics team was handed over.

When the recent maintenance of the fort revealed such massive man-made damage, people had already patted their butts and had no idea where the damage had gone, and no one could be held accountable.

Thanks to this, the maintenance of the city's defense cannon alone took almost a day - and this was even when Wilson also came off to help.

In the end, it took two days to repair the five city defense guns with different degrees of damage. It was not until nightfall the next day that Nolen was able to complete the commission.

"Thank you for your hard work, both of you."

Reiner, the deputy commander of the legion, sent them off the city wall. "The cooperation with the Alchemy Society has always been pleasant. Within a week, we will complete the confirmation procedures as soon as possible and pay the final payment."

"It was indeed hard work. I didn't expect that all city defense artillery had so many problems."

After working from morning to night for two consecutive days, Nolen said unceremoniously despite his sore back and back, "My suggestion is that your army can recruit a few permanent alchemists for logistics. City defense is not a joke. Please make sure to let them These defense weapons remain operational at all times."

Reiner narrowed his eyes and responded without any hesitation: "Our legion has its own rules and regulations, so you don't have to worry about it."

"Alright, alright."

Wilson smoothed things over in the middle, pulled Nolen back to the carriage, and advised, "Why are you arguing with him? We can just complete our commission."

Nolen said: "If there is a problem, there is a problem. Isn't it okay to say that? If they neglect their duties and the grassland people break through the city gate, it won't be ordinary people like us who will suffer."

"It used to be a time of peace, but now it's different. After all, it's different..."

"Even in peacetime, it is impossible for the city lord's palace not to invest in the city defense budget. I seriously doubt that the budget in recent years has been misappropriated by the legion."

"Alas, it's useless to say this. We are just outside the system sent by the Alchemy Society. We have no position to make irresponsible remarks on the internal affairs of the City Lord's Mansion."

"Is it really okay? We did the repair work five times, worked hard for two days, and helped them solve the 76-year-old trouble at once. In the end, we only got paid for the maintenance once. Think about it, it's a waste. ."

"So I said, most of the commissions from the City Lord's Mansion are thankless messes."

Wilson shook his head and said, "Relax, if you treat it as a simple commission, it will indeed make people feel a little unbalanced. But it is not just a commission, it is also a review of you by me.

"After these two days of review, as an examiner of the Magic Circle Science project, I admit that you are qualified to apply for the project research.

"Now you can tell me, what kind of research project on magic array do you plan to apply to the society?"

After two days of tiring work, he finally got to the point. Nolen cheered up and said, "The research topic I want to apply for is 'Magic Array Acceleration to Streamline Second-Level Spells'." "

Of course, this is just a cover for him, a stepping stone to gain support from the Alchemy Society and open the door to the Mage Academy.

Among wind spells, the mainstream spells related to flight and speed are:

The second-level spell "Acceleration";
The third-level spell "Levitation";
The fourth level spell "Flight".

Among them, "acceleration" acts on the propulsion in one direction, and "suspension" acts on the lifting and stagnation in the vertical axis direction.

"Flying Technique" allows people to move freely on the horizontal axis, vertical axis, and vertical axis, that is, within the entire space.

In his design, the Valkyrie backpack that Yuna will equip will carry these three spells at the same time.

With the blessing of these three spells, the Valkyrie backpack will become the most perfect individual flight equipment.

　Thanks to Fenghuaxueyue and sodic for the reward

　　
　
(End of this chapter)