Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 110 Living Source Code

"Eh? Which of you is Mr. Kel'Thuzad?" the summoned inner demon asked in confusion. "Is there a fire here? It's so smoky..."

The people in the laboratory, who were facing a great enemy, fell into awkward silence for a moment.

Harvey breathed a sigh of relief and walked to the ventilation control lever outside the magic testing field. He raised his hand and pulled the instrument control lever to quickly suck out the corrosive poisonous mist that filled the testing field.

He walked to the glass door, put his head slightly close to the transparent glass, and whispered to the inside: "Mr. Inner Demon, I am Kel'Thuzad, and I am glad to meet you."

The devil's illusory and distorted figure flashed in an instant, and he suddenly came to the glass door. Like Harvey, he put his head against the glass in a funny way and greeted Harvey through the glass.

"I'm glad to see you, too, Mr. Kel'Thuzad." He blinked rapidly at the slit in his head that resembled a single eye, and said with a sigh, "Hmm... I can sense the joy and curiosity emanating from you. This has given me a lot of willpower to absorb. I'm very grateful for that!"

Harvey couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart. It turned out that he had come to "dine at home" with a clear goal. He hoped that he had not forgotten the previous transaction agreement.

The inner demon seemed to immediately sense Harvey's thoughts and laughed kindly, "Haha, what do you mean by coming to my house for a feast? Are you going to hold a welcome banquet for my arrival? This would make me a little embarrassed..."

A crack larger than the eyeballs in the demon's head suddenly appeared in his chest and abdomen. He waved his twisted and slender arms and reached straight into his chest and abdomen, pulling out a transparent, soft sphere from inside.

"This is the gift I promised you. I certainly won't forget it. As for the living demon spirit you requested, well... I specially captured an adult. They survive longer in the real world than juveniles, making them more convenient for your long-term observation and experimentation."

Harvey saw the sphere in the inner demon's hand through the glass door, and his attention was instantly attracted to it.

This is a soft sphere about the size of an ostrich egg, completely transparent, and seems to be filled with some unknown liquid. There is also a strange tadpole-like creature swimming slowly inside.

"Is this... a living demon spirit?" The appearance of this thing was obviously different from the demon net creature Harvey had imagined. It was purely a giant big-headed tadpole.

He turned his head and nodded slightly to Asdalen who was standing by the side. The other party immediately understood and pulled the door of the laboratory.

The glass door between Harvey and the inner demon slid open to both sides. Harvey stretched out his hands and carefully took the huge water drop containing the evil spirit from the inner demon's hands.

"What's stored here is the unique liquid magic energy from the energy pipelines of the magic network space... Magic spirits can only survive in this liquid, just like fish cannot live without water. However, liquid magic energy will gradually dissipate and evaporate in the real world, so it can only last for about three days at most..."

Harvey nodded, expressing his gratitude for Mr. Mindhunter's kind explanation.

"Mr. Heart Demon, you shouldn't mind if I conduct this experiment right away, right? Regarding the analysis of creatures like demon spirits..."

The other party shrugged in understanding. "Of course, for you short-lived people, time is money. I completely understand. Please feel free to ask for my cooperation wherever you require it."

Harvey led him to the laboratory bench outside the laboratory. Reiner had been waiting there long ago and had prepared all the materials and instruments needed for this trip.

Harvey picked up a crystal clear beetle ore and handed it to the inner demon.

"Please see, this solid mineral, condensed entirely from pure magic energy, is essentially the same source as the liquid magic energy that holds the demon spirit..."

Harvey then demonstrated the process of the magic gun stimulating an energy beam. "After being transformed through the magic array and spell inscriptions, this pure magic energy is transformed from a solid state into a gaseous energy beam."

"Therefore, I suspect that the ubiquitous magic energy in the magic network itself exists in three different forms: liquid, gaseous, and solid..."

The Inner Demon held the beetle ore in his hand up to One-Eye for a closer look. "Interesting idea! As expected, only human spellcasters could possess such advanced wisdom and creativity."

He pointed at the struggling beetle fixed to the instrument stand. "So, you suspect that the existence of the demon spirit and this beetle is the key to transforming the three forms of magic energy?"

Harvey smiled in agreement. It was such a pleasure to exchange academic knowledge with an ancient wise race.

Asdalen and Reiner clearly needed to keep a close eye on this alien guest, so Harvey had to conduct all the experimental procedures himself. "The purpose of my experiment is to verify that, since inscriptions can change the form of magical energy... if I engrave miniature magic circles or inscriptions on the bodies of demons and beetles, can I transform them directly into living energy conversion devices..."

The inner demon immediately burst into laughter at this wildly imaginative experimental idea. "It's truly fascinating. It's a shame I can't read your deeper thoughts. After all, your spiritual anchor is too solid. I really want to know how many such shocking ideas are packed into your head..."

Harvey didn't mind the slightly impolite words of his inner demon and gently raised his hand to signal the other party.

"Then let's complete this interesting experiment together."

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Harvey and the "Mind Hunter" gathered around the experimental table, placed the beetle ore and the living demon spirit into a transparent crystal cover, and controlled the wizard's hand to begin drawing the spell inscriptions in the air.

These inscription symbols, which Harvey had memorized through learning and reciting when he was still a wizard apprentice, each represented a unique magical meaning - used to express the magical energy of himself or the surroundings in different forms.

A large number of symbols represent the increase, decrease, balance, coordination, and transformation of energy...

Occasionally, there are some more complex symbols with special multiple meanings, or single elements, energy annihilation, vibration fluctuations, etc.

The creation and improvement of spells by legendary spellcasters are essentially innovations and adjustments to inscription symbols.

A large number of various inscriptions were soon densely engraved on the beetle ore, which was only the size of a fist. They only needed to be connected in series with specific connectors to form a new miniature magic circle.

The inner demon suddenly raised his hand and pressed it on the arm of Harvey that was controlling the mage's hand, and said softly, "Please wait... I think a new inscription symbol can be added."

As he spoke, he casually dipped his finger into an opened bottle of magic solvent and quickly drew an inscription symbol on the silver-white metal test bench that Harvey had never seen before.

"The meaning of this inscription symbol is..." Harvey frowned slightly, unsure of his own judgment. "It's a fusion of the Balance and Harmony inscriptions? But it's much more simplified..."

The Inner Demon smiled and said, "The ancient meaning represents order... The two inscriptions of balance and harmony should be derived from this."

Harvey nodded in agreement, immediately added this ancient inscription symbol to the drawing, and quickly completed the connection of the inscriptions.

The miniature magic circle on the surface of the beetle ore solidified immediately, reflecting shining light through the crystal glass cover.

The light was fleeting, and the beetle ore itself disappeared into the crystal cover in an instant.

A strange phenomenon occurred. The inscriptions that were solidified and linked by the magic circle broke away from the mineral carrier, floated freely in the crystal cover, and swam slowly and irregularly like mayflies.

The experienced Mind Hunter immediately concluded, "The ore has transformed from solid energy into gaseous energy. Otherwise, these symbols wouldn't be able to remain within the shield. Your experimental hypothesis is correct."

Harvey, however, noticed the gradual changes in these inscribed mayflies. "Look, they're adjusting their swimming patterns and actively forming their own arrangements!"

"It's order! Mr. Heart Demon, the last order inscription you asked me to add has affected their patterns of activity, causing these inscriptions to come alive and line up neatly like soldiers..."

The inner demon may just think that this is an interesting experiment in energy form conversion.

But in the eyes of Harvey, a time traveler, these inscriptions that have come alive and possessed independent consciousness have completely different meanings.

Their regular arrangement and fixed combination, in Harvey's eyes...

Like the periodic table, or primitive computer languages.

Possessing unparalleled beauty of order!
(End of this chapter)