Chapter 62 Liquid Crystal and the Internet
"For two hours of free observation, you will learn how to independently analyze a completely alien otherworldly lifeform."
Barnier turned his head and gave instructions to his students in mid-air, and then stood beside William to the slogan of a group of students 'obey', listening to his friends enthusiastically share their findings.
"Maybe ordinary people don't know, but for us ancient dragon chasers, the strength of ancient dragons lies not in their strength, but in the essence of their lives."
While flying slowly with Joshua, patrolling the entire Wriggling Forest, William said slowly, and when he said this, he first pointed at himself with his right thumb, and then pointed at Joshua, and the legendary mage smiled: "Just like you and me, their life essence is beyond ordinary 'life', but ancient dragons are born." They are the condensation of the original steel power of the McCrof world, the source of life in our world, there is such speculation in the industry, all life today comes from a dead ancient dragon body, so even you and I are in a sense the descendants of their countless generations. β
"And the Creeping Forest is obviously eroded by the life mark of the ancient dragon, its prototype is probably just some kind of native plant in the sixth abyss, and then mutated under the stimulation of the ancient dragon's life force, and has become the current huge and seeping appearance - yes, this whole wriggling forest is a whole, a life."
Speaking of this, William temporarily stepped back and replaced Barnier, and the old mage took out a spiral-shaped blue-blue test tube from his arms, which had a thick mist surging, he looked at this test tube, and said with some intoxication and confusion: "From the Wriggling Forest, we have extracted the information of the ancient dragon, but the strange thing is that it does not match the several ancient dragons known so far, it is a brand new, or more ancient ancient dragon, its existence is beyond our knowledge. β
"This one was a surprise."
When Joshua heard this, curiosity also rose in his heart - even the few ancient dragons known today could no longer be found except for the Central Black Forest, and now Barnier and William had actually found traces of a new ancient dragon outside the world? It's a bit of a bizarre.
"Could it be an ancient dragon from another world?"
The warrior made this speculation: "Ancient dragons are just the name we impose on those primordial beings, and they don't even need to be like dragons - maybe in other worlds, there are primordial beings like the giant tree that supports heaven and earth, the great serpent that surrounds the oceans, and the giant tortoise that carries the continent on their backs." β
"That's a possibility, we did."
Barnier nodded solemnly: "As long as the power of steel is strong enough, this creature will be born at the beginning of the world, the world of Microf is unique, and other worlds may not lose to us - but that's another subject, and the most important thing now is this." β
Before he finished speaking, the old mage simply crushed the spiral test tube in his hand, and the mist-like cyan blue aura that was constantly circling suddenly came into contact with the outside world, and in the next moment, an extremely powerful magnetic field shrouded a radius of hundreds of meters in an instant, and the powerful current even turned into a substantial arc in mid-air, constantly whipping the air, emitting a 'boom' explosion.
"That ancient dragon has the power to manipulate thunder and lightningβor rather, magnetic fields."
The old mage admired the brilliant electric spark he had created, this seemingly powerful electric current was of no use to the three of them who were legends, and William also said with a smile on his face: "And the Wriggling Forest has inherited some of this power, you see." β
Following the guidance of William's hand, Joshua looked down at the wriggling forest below, and at this time, the large forest with scaly claws and tentacles sensed the strong magnetic field above his head, and it was directly closed layer by layer like a mimosa, and the black-red scales on the outer layer also began to change color rapidly, turning into the same green as the surrounding jungle, as if a chameleon mimicked itself into a similar appearance to the surroundings.
Barney took out a pipe and watched the scene, then lit it with his magic power and took a puff, he said comfortably: "In this forest, there are many special substances, such as liquid crystals of different colors that are automatically generated in the scales due to the difference in magnetic field and current, and biological organs that are more sensitive to electromagnetic waves than the alloys we made...... Wherever the ancient dragon passed, it was our treasure trove, and such a small forest could advance the technology of physical light curtains and communication equipment for twenty years. β
"It can also provide us with a lot of money."
William suddenly added: "If you don't find this kind of thing from time to time, even if you are a legendary powerhouse, it is impossible to pursue it endlessly." β
It seems that there is something in the words.
But how could Joshua not hear what these two meant? Because the Wriggling Forest is now rooted in the Great Ajax Mountains, even if they are the ones who discovered and brought it back to the Mycrof Continent, if they want to exploit the special biological resources in it, they must cooperate with the Empire and his lord, so the two mages simply made their words clear and explained the value of this forest to him.
"This was your spoils of war."
Joshua shook his head, he now understood the value of those liquid crystals and highly sensitive magnetic organs in this forest, which could be said to be an epoch-making discovery, and the reason why these two legends who were not subordinate to any force still had sufficient funds after all these years was also probably understood. But now that the warrior is not short of money, how can he rob these two discoverers and carriers? What's more, William and Barnier have already made it clear that this is the source of funds for their subsequent exploration, after all, even legendary powerhouses can't conjure gold out of the air.
No, in fact, it can be changed, but the gains outweigh the losses.
In short, for such a little money and legends, it is still two legends who fight each other, and no one is so stupid.
"Don't worry, Count Radcliffe, after all, you went to the abyss for us to fight the Demon Lord." In response to Joshua's response, Barnier put down his pipe and said with a smile, "So there's your share in it too." β
"In addition, the two of us are wandering the world, and there is no industry to develop." William said leisurely: "So it is up to you to turn the discovery into actual value, as for us, we are especially curious about the unknown ancient dragon that passed through the abyss - the traces in the wriggling forest are too new, it is the last one or two hundred years, it does exist, and it may be wandering in the nearby world." β
The next topic, there is no need to repeat, it is nothing more than that under the cordial and friendly conversation of the three leaders, the Moldavian Lords and the two legendary mages reached a comprehensive friendly partnership, and the two sides conducted a new round of discussions on the Wriggling Forest located in the Great Ajax Mountains, and the final result was that Barnier and William invested in two corresponding magic energy factories in the Northland, but the specific construction was the responsibility of the Moldavian Lord's Palace, and the subsequent distribution of benefits will be discussed by the agents of both sides.
And after that, Joshua, who had returned to the lord's mansion, couldn't help but recall the possibilities that the two legendary mages had shown him.
"It doesn't take a lot of magic to create a color LCD screen and a communication circle that can be stably connected even across half a continent?"
He sat on the big chair, closed his eyes, and said with a smile: "In the next few years, it will probably be the popularization of light curtains and the establishment of large-scale communication networks, right?" The world is progressing at a very fast pace, and now it has just been industrialized, and I didn't expect to enter the Internet era in a few years. β
Unlike the two legendary mages, Joshua knew exactly what Barnier and William had discovered, and they had a huge value that the people on the continent of Microve could not have expected, and maybe even one of the greatest inventions since the eighth century of the Starfall Age.
Because that's the beginning of the Internet.