Ultraman: The Dark Shadow Mage, Creating a Magic Empire

Chapter 23 Magic, Parts? What have you guys done?

"Your Majesty! Great news!"

Allen excitedly rushed over, clutching a blueprint, and exclaimed to Norman, who was reading a book, "We've successfully developed the textile machine you mentioned!"

"You're building textile machines now? What do you use to weave cloth?"

"Uh... a griffin feather?"

Allen's leg, which was taking a long stride, suddenly stopped, and he almost tripped and fell.

"I was just joking. Developing textile machines is the first step. While putting it into practice, we must also pay attention to theory. We should compile the development of science and technology into a book, categorize it, and form a system."

"Yes, sir!"

Allen gave Norman a detailed report on the current developments.

Five years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Due to the sudden increase in population, most of the workforce was in mines and construction sites.

The women organized themselves by region and city, trying to grow some plants brought from the Earth's core, while also raising Cerberus and Griffin on various ranches.

Most of the elderly are idle, a few teach at academies, and some study and conduct research on their own.

Strangely enough, because they were retired, they always liked to live and travel on Shadow Star, which is why these old people's magical skills were even higher.

And because of the large population, there are many talented people among them.

Allen's Science and Technology Bureau expanded to 100,000 people and built many branches to study different disciplines.

Today, a complete set of basic theoretical disciplines has been established, industrial development has been accelerated, and basic models have been established for physics and other disciplines.

All that's left is to wait for time to pass, and the seed will naturally grow into a towering tree!

However, with the blessing of magic, it's hoped that this growth won't go astray...

……

"Magic is actually a means of resonating with and utilizing energy."

"Magic is energy that exists in nature, and through special incantations and rune arrangements, we can resonate with it, releasing this energy in the way we desire, or even absorbing it into our own bodies!"

"The amount of magic power stored is one of the standards for assessing magic level. In addition to meeting the standard, one must also master the corresponding magic in order to pass the magic level exam."

Norman stood on the podium, explaining the basic theories of magic to the students below.

He, the principal, taught the first lesson for every first-grade student.

This became a routine practice, and Norman gradually stepped down from the position.

After finishing his lecture, Norman returned to the top floor of the library to discuss with the geniuses gathered there how to construct an atmospheric-level shadow barrier.

After another three years of development, they have also made significant breakthroughs!

"Your Majesty, we have completed the final test and are ready for production!"

As soon as he entered, Morton, the vice-principal of the magic school in charge, rushed over excitedly to report the latest developments to Norman.

"By changing the location and reducing the number of runes, we added stabilizing runes, durability runes, and control runes to the magic circle, successfully simulating all the effects of the atmosphere!"

"Have the alchemical foundation stones for the magic circle been successfully tested?"

"Yes! We can use the Black Throne as the center and build 100,000 array points all over the world to create a shadow barrier that can operate autonomously!"

"Do we have enough alchemists?"

"That's enough! Although most of them haven't received complete theoretical training, they're more than capable of producing qualified parts!"

Components?

When I was teaching and nurturing students, did you do anything strange behind my back?

"Then let's get started!"

Norman gave the order, and Morton immediately relayed the instructions, and the magic factory built on Shadow Star began to operate.

The trained magic artisans began to divide the work and produce the corresponding parts.

The finished parts are inspected by specialists, and qualified parts are transported to the next stage for engraving runes and processing of magical patterns.

Although they did not reach the level of the Industrial Revolution, thanks to Norman's constant guidance, they had already completed the theory and practice of the assembly line.

This is also one of the reasons why the Black Kingdom's logistics were able to keep up with the Norman expedition!

Now that assembly line production has been implemented, manufacturing such large quantities of metal parts is not only easy, but also a piece of cake.

"Your Majesty, look."

"After the rune engraving and magic pattern processing, the next step is assembly and magic pattern correction. Moreover, only simple, basic magic patterns are engraved. Complete magic patterns will be engraved after assembly."

Norman followed Allen as they toured the factory, which was jointly built by the magic academy and the science and technology bureau.

Norman could only say that this factory was very good, extremely good!

After solving a major problem, Norman gathered another group of people to devise solutions to the problems that would arise from the fading of stellar gravity.

……

More than a decade later, the Black Kingdom is not only developing Azure Star and Shadow Star, but also the Earth's core.

Due to its unique environment, the hollow earth's core was designated as a food-growing area by the Black Kingdom's cabinet.

Although they cannot currently calculate exactly how long it will take for the Earth's core heat to dissipate, judging from the hollowed-out appearance of the Earth's core, they estimate it will take about thirty or forty years.

Thirty or forty years is enough time for the Black Kingdom to research and improve magical food.

However, due to the unique way of entering, coupled with the large number and variety of monsters, even the Black Kingdom's army could not penetrate too deeply into the territory.

Only a small number of bases can be established, and exploration and development can be carried out in batches.

Of the ten exploration teams that set off this time, one was particularly special.

It is a cutting-edge exploration team led by members of the royal family, composed of top students from science and technology academies and magic schools, and including several experts on the Earth's core.

Their mission is to venture into the deepest part of the Earth's core to investigate an unknown signal.

"Is this the Earth's core? It's truly amazing! There's actually a place where the four seasons are so regular!"

Erica looked at the long-lost light, and her beautiful eyes lit up.

The Emerald Treant, dressed in a magic robe, said, "Yes, it's a pity that it won't be long before it loses heat and ends up like the surface of the earth."

"By the way, is thermodynamics really true?" Erica asked her senior brother, remembering the dean's instructions before she came.

"Of course it's true! His Majesty said so."

My senior brother was honest; he immediately brought up Norman's name.

Erica nodded upon hearing this, and said earnestly, "If it's His Majesty, then it must be true!"

"actually……"

A little girl wearing crudely made glasses said timidly, "Many experiments can prove it now, but some key points haven't been confirmed yet, so we can't say it's 100% true..."

"Our little sister will definitely become a physicist in the future!" Erica praised.

"That's right!"

"Let's go! The little princess will have to handle the next steps of sample collection and data gathering!"

Everyone smiled upon hearing this, and then headed towards the mission objective.

(End of this chapter)