Mage? Spell Engineer!.

Chapter 466 Design Competition Special Prize

The design competition came to an end. After strict judgment by the "expert judges", the first place in the destruction group was given to "Long-acting Stun", which is a combination of [Sensitive Nerve] and [Stun]. It is just two low-level spells, and the original effect is not very outstanding:
[Stun] can only stun the target briefly. After all, it is a harmless zero-level spell. Mages with rich combat experience but insufficient output power will use this spell to interrupt the opponent's spellcasting and create a flaw for the enemy at a critical moment. But for most mages, if one fireball is not enough, they will use two. What's the point of stun?

[Sensitive Nerves] itself is a spell that gives a positive buff to the target, increasing the excitement of nerves to achieve a short-term increase in sensory, motor and reaction abilities.

There was nothing wrong with the two spells originally. After they were superimposed and stuffed into the spell chain, the target's senses were first amplified. This was the result of fine-tuning the [Sensitive Nerves] descriptor. The adjustment did not improve motor function. Then, multiple [Stun] spells were released repeatedly on the other axis until all the spell ticks were over.

Its constituent spells are simple enough, so spell chains are simple, responsive, and friendly to both the tower spirit and the caster himself.

As for the effect being similar to that in the previous life where "a light bulb could not be taken out after being put into the mouth", no one believed it until they experienced it themselves.

Rorschach was also one of those who didn't believe in superstition. Then he felt like he was stuffed into a washing machine. Although he didn't move, the world began to spin and all his senses became intensified. All sounds became noises and his vision began to disperse into various dazzling spots of light. His nose felt sore as if he smelled a suffocating mixture of all smells, and finally a familiar nausea, the weak dizziness after the exhaustion of magic power.

Apparently the design team also made some adjustments to [Stun]. There are 128 spell ticks. Excluding the first eight ticks which require waiting for [Sensitive Nerves] to take effect, the remaining 120 ticks mean 20 different stun attacks.

Andre immediately followed the instructions in the design manual and sent three consecutive [Anti-Seasickness] shots to Rorschach, then helped him up from the ground covered in vomit.

Fortunately, there were only two people in the studio.

"You can vomit if you want. Just leave it to them."

According to the test, a target who fails the Willpower roll will lose the ability to move for at least one hour. Even if they survive the first [Stun Spell], they still have to reschedule the next nineteen times, and they will always faint. It's just a matter of how long it takes to recover.

And it has a very disgusting characteristic: it will amplify the feeling of the magic circuit in the body, and it will be catastrophically enhanced. The higher the level of the mage, the easier it is to be affected, and the dizziness will make them lose control of the magic in their bodies. This is the feeling that Rorschach finally experienced.

Therefore, this spell chain is rare, and in theory, it will not weaken the power of magic against most high-level mages. According to the evaluation of mages in the Arcane Tower, its effect is equivalent to three rings.

Other works in the same category were too focused on the power itself. In fact, in the eyes of the judges, the most amazing thing was the arrangement and combination of spells within the third ring. No matter how powerful they were, they could not compare with high-level spells. In the words of one judge: "No matter how powerful those things are, they can't get past my shield."

Only this string of spells used the lowest-level magic with a simple but exquisite combination to achieve a good effect, allowing all the judges to climb out of their vomit with eyes that brightened.

What Rorschach values ​​most is that this work fully embodies the meaning of "spell chaining". Without the spell chaining mechanism, it would be a psychotic act to cast [Sensitive Nerve] on the enemy first and then [Stun], because by the time the spell is finished, the enemy's lethal magic will have already covered your face.

With the spell chaining mechanism, this idea is worth realizing, and the author fully utilized the "descriptor" mechanism to avoid the enemy's strengthening of [Sensitive Nerve] and inserted 20 stuns without repetition. In fact, there are also off-field factors to consider in giving it a rating. Because ordinary people participated in this competition, it was open to the public. Others are very curious about what the wizard is tinkering with. If a spell that can destroy the world is brought out (although it is not), even the "destruction group" must consider the perception of ordinary people and should avoid causing excessive reactions from the public.

At least not when it was announced. Everyone just watched it for fun, saying “that’s it?”

It was not until the public security teams in the Special Administrative Region were given a "Guaranteed to Vomit to Death" scroll that some unstable factors in society immediately realized its power. Being hit by it once would not cause any serious harm to the body, but it would ensure that everyone who was hit would lose their ability to move, allowing the public security team to achieve harmless and safe law enforcement.

As for the countermeasure [Resist Seasickness], it is a first-level spell, and it needs to be stacked at least three times to be blocked, which is more expensive than the "Guaranteed to Make You Vomit" scroll itself. Other spells with calming effects are of higher levels and more difficult for ordinary people to obtain.

To be honest, many apprentices were not convinced because they produced more powerful spell strings.

No one from the team was present when it came time to receive the award because each was being treated for a range of problems including cochlear damage, neurasthenia, esophageal reflux and ulcers.

Obviously they used themselves as test subjects. The other teams were really impressed and could only silently respect them.
The application group's work mainly transforms spell strings into magic circuits to create alchemical items. The special prize was finally selected from two projects, and there was a dispute over which one to choose.

The first is the "accelerated fermentation tank", which does not use time magic to accelerate, but heats the fermentation in the tank to 80 degrees. At this time, the polysaccharide has been decomposed by heat, and the volatilization of carbon dioxide and alcohol is accelerated to prevent the concentration of both in the fermentation system from being too high. At the same time, there is a short zero-ring spell [Increase Resistance] to allow the microorganisms inside to survive the harsh environment.

This process was named "boiling fermentation" by the team. It needs to be started three times within an hour. After completion, the yeast itself will burn everything and produce gg, and the fermented material will be separated into residue and wine after standing in the tank.

The only thing to note is that the sudden explosion of a large amount of gas will cause the pressure inside the tank to rise suddenly, so a well-sealed and pressure-resistant iron tank is required.

Another strong competitor is the "Ice and Fire Engine", which Rorschach saw at a glance is based on the principle of the Stirling engine. It is the heat engine that has the greatest potential to approach the thermodynamic limit. In the past, its upper limit was mainly the temperature difference:
The engine is driven by hot and cold air. The air in the air chamber expands when heated and contracts when cooled, which will output mechanical work. The greater the temperature difference, the more powerful the engine. However, heating was easy in the past, but cooling was difficult. In addition, the heat resistance limit of the material meant that the temperature difference that could be achieved under working conditions was destined to be not too high.

Fortunately, this is a magical world, and spells can allow heating and cooling to alternate rapidly. The end result is that the flywheel spins as violently as if it had taken a powerful pill. It is said that after the first physical object was produced, the flywheel bearing broke directly, and the number of participating team members was almost reduced from five to four.

Obviously, both works are inseparable from production practice. For the team of participants in the quick fermentation tank, the ordinary people who choose to form a team are not students, but experienced masters in the food factory. They have a deep understanding of the fermentation process and can determine the heating temperature, the time and number of "boiling fermentation". If the latter work does not have the support of technicians who have studied thermodynamics, the apprentices of the Tower of Secret will definitely not be able to handle the engine.

Rorschach preferred the engine, but the other judges unanimously chose the "fast fermentation tank" and asked if there was a miniaturized version that could be placed in a private wine cellar. There was a rumor that was denied by the authorities that Byrne's alcohol control was about to be upgraded to a prohibition, and such a magic weapon would definitely sell well.

"A bunch of drunkards!" Rorschach could only complain helplessly.

(End of this chapter)