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Chapter 104 The Magic Research Group (Please Subscribe)

Just as industrial construction was in full swing, the Knights of Conrad set off again, their destination still the White Forest in the north of the kingdom.

Unlike the previous cautious probe, this operation received covert assistance from the Golden Flower Merchant Guild.

Mrs. Eleanor used a secret channel specifically for the "movement of special populations".

By bribing border tax collectors, turning to impoverished local nobles, and utilizing merchant guild post stations to provide supplies and cover along the way, a larger migrant caravan was quietly organized.

This time, the goal is to bring in no fewer than 500 new residents to Emberstone Ridge within a month.

Priority will be given to families with various craft skills, literate individuals, healthy young and middle-aged couples, and eligible unmarried women.

Matthew is well aware that sustainable development cannot be achieved without a stable population structure and gender balance.

More families mean a more stable community, more children mean hope for the future, and an improved gender ratio can greatly alleviate the psychological needs of existing male residents, enhance their sense of belonging and work enthusiasm.

Conrad's actions were discreet yet highly effective.

The Goldenrods' channels played a crucial role; they were even able to obtain some forged, convincingly genuine travel documents, allowing this large caravan of refugees to cross the borders of several noble territories relatively smoothly, avoiding major checkpoints.

While Conrad was heading north to "recruit workers," another grand project concerning the fate of the territory was officially launched inside Emberstone Ridge, under the joint planning of Matthew and Blue Star water conservancy experts: the Bloodshed River water management project.

This is the great project that Matthew mentioned at the beginning. It not only permanently solves the threat of flooding that Emberstone Ridge may face every year during the rainy season, but also helps Emberstone Ridge obtain large areas of fertile plains for cultivation.

"With the rainy season approaching again, we must plan ahead." At a high-level meeting, Matthew pointed to the winding stream and the terrain of the plateau where Ember Ridge is located on the model and brought up the project again.

Based on the flood control plan previously provided by the Blue Star strategist, their next mission objectives are mainly threefold.

First, dredge the river channels, reinforce the embankments, dig flood discharge channels, establish a reliable flood control system, and protect the existing core area of ​​Jinshiling.

Second, in the low-lying but flat area downstream of the plateau, construct reservoirs and supporting irrigation canal systems.

Third, and most importantly, through flood control and irrigation, the nearly 1,000 acres of riverbank wasteland downstream will be transformed into stable, drought- and flood-resistant farmland.

He traced his finger across the vast, currently overgrown riverbank on the sand table: "The soil here is actually quite fertile; it's just that it suffers from drought when water is scarce and flooding when there's too much. As long as we can control the water, this place can become the future granary of Jinshi Ridge!"

The plan was quickly put on the agenda.

The water conservancy and civil engineering team, led by Professor Wang Bo, combined Blue Star's experience with local realities and came up with a detailed plan.

First, construct simple dams and diversion gates at suitable locations in the upstream stream to store water during normal times and regulate the downstream flow during the flood season;

Secondly, the main river channel should be excavated, widened, and reinforced;

Then, an arc-shaped diversion and flood discharge channel was excavated upstream of the core area to directly divert any potential flash floods to the natural gullies on the side of the terrace.

Rammed earth embankments and stone sluice gates were built along the edge of the downstream riverbank, and a network of crisscrossing irrigation canals was excavated.

This is a long-term project that requires a large investment of manpower and resources, but its strategic significance is beyond doubt.

Only with stable grain production can Jinshiling truly break free from its dependence on external grain imports and obtain the most basic strategic security guarantee.

The city wall is now complete, freeing up most of the construction manpower.

Thus, in addition to normal production and labor, a new and continuous national project was launched—the "Great Canal".

The project has begun.

The vast majority of the labor force in Jinshiling was organized and, under the guidance of technicians, began to dig a lifeline for their homeland's future with hoes and shovels.

They aim to complete the initial management tasks before the rainy season arrives to prevent potential flooding this year.

Meanwhile, the construction of the Zero Point Base on Blue Star is almost complete, and more and more talents are gathering there.

Besides those whose consciousness was projected into another world, a large portion of them were people who provided backend support and conducted scientific research.

The advisors continuously offered suggestions and optimized plans for the development of Jinshiling.

The "Magic Research Group," on the other hand, was working on translating and compiling "An Introduction to the Fundamentals of Magic and an Initial Explanation of Magical Power."

We conducted in-depth research on the core content of otherworldly magical texts such as "Spell Models and Practical Rune Shorthand".

These materials, translated by Will and Matthew, and repeatedly checked and structured by linguists in the unit, have formed a preliminary database that can be queried and have been input into the supercomputer for simulation analysis.

The research team used almost every tool available, including physics and mathematics, to attempt a "scientific" deconstruction of this supernatural knowledge.

Mana is initially defined as a type of active high-dimensional energy field particle with a "weak observer effect," which is the energy basis for "magical" phenomena in other worlds.

The essence of magic is a temporary "energy programming instruction set" constructed by the spellcaster through "mental power".

This instruction set uses its own magic as an anchor point to guide and manipulate external mana, achieving effects that defy the laws of physics in a localized area for a short period of time, such as starting fires without a source or freezing water into ice.

Regarding theoretical commonalities, they discovered that the energy flow models of some low-order spells can be found in approximate structures in certain high-dimensional physical or quantum theoretical models on Earth.

It is speculated that the underlying mathematical or physical rules of the two universes may be "isomorphic," and the "magic" of the other world may be a manifestation of its physical rules being more easily interfered with by life consciousness.

To verify whether "Mana" exists on Earth, the research team conducted more than 100 high-precision controlled experiments.

They selected individuals with high concentration and special perceptual potential, codenamed the Alpha Group, and conducted perceptual experiments in a laboratory equipped with state-of-the-art detection equipment, strictly following the methods of otherworldly meditation.

However, the results did not seem to reveal any unknown energy particles or field effects that conform to the "Mana" theoretical model.

None of the volunteers experienced the "energy sensing" described in the otherworld description.

Therefore, the research team initially concluded that Mana may not exist on Earth, and it is impossible to perform any form of magical cultivation or energy manipulation.

So the question comes back to the beginning—since Earth has no mana, what kind of energy does the "summoning magic circle" connecting the two worlds rely on to operate?

After several days of research and discussion, the researchers proposed the hypothesis of "primordial power".

They believe that the energy driving the magic circle may be a more fundamental and basic existence than "Mana," which they tentatively name "Primordial Power" or "High-Dimensional Information Carrier."

It may not be "energy" in the usual sense, but is closer to "underlying rule permissions" or "real-world editing interface".

At this point, the research reached a bottleneck.

As a result, the "Blue Scholar" project was swiftly approved and elevated to the highest level of execution.

"Perhaps we can send researchers to try magical cultivation in an alternate world," Qin Weiguo said at the decision-making meeting. "Immediately and secretly select a group of magical students from the Alpha Group and across the country. The selection criteria will be adjusted to: top-notch backgrounds in theoretical physics, mathematics, logic, cryptography, and cognitive science, combined with high mental stability, learning adaptability, and absolute political reliability. Their roles will not be warriors or engineers, but magical scholars and rule breakers."

"They have three tasks!"

"First, in the 'real mana' environment of another world, we systematically learn magic, starting as apprentices, to verify and deepen our theoretical models, and obtain firsthand 'experience data' of supernatural power—something that no instrumental observation can replace."

"Secondly, fully assist Comrade Matthew in exploring the deep integration of magic and technology, and help Matthew's territory develop its business."

"Third, and most profoundly: to personally experience mana, understand how magic works, and try to understand and respond to the feeling of rules being interfered with from the user's perspective. These subjective experiences and cognitive models will be irreplaceable keys for us to understand the primordial power and, consequently, the essence of this magic circle connecting two universes!"

With the order issued, the state apparatus resumed its efficient operation.

Each file, carefully selected and with impeccable background, is sent to "Zero Point Base".

Among them are young mathematical geniuses, linguists obsessed with ancient cryptic symbols, rising stars in theoretical physics dedicated to unified field theory, and "special talents" with special talents in meditation or perception.

These people will also travel to another world to begin their "magical exchange student" journey after Matthew obtains the new human summoned units.

Lin Xiaoyang is one of them.

He was sitting in a pure white room.

The room was large, about half the size of a basketball court, but it was completely empty except for twelve alloy chairs and a large LCD screen that occupied an entire wall in front of him. The chairs were arranged in an arc, and he sat in the third row, on the left.

There were eleven other people in the room.

Lin Xiaoyang discreetly observed them.

The girl to my left was writing something quickly in a notebook on her lap, the sound of her pen scratching across the paper was particularly clear in the silence.

To my right was a burly young man with a buzz cut, wearing a training uniform, sitting upright like a pine tree.

A tall, thin man with messy hair, wearing a plaid shirt, sat diagonally across from me, staring blankly at the ceiling, his fingers unconsciously tracing some kind of complex curve in the air.

He didn't know any of them.

Seventy-two hours ago, Lin Xiaoyang was the youngest associate researcher at the Institute of Theoretical Physics of the Huaxia Academy of Sciences, specializing in high-dimensional spacetime topology and quantum gravity.

His life plan is as clear as a textbook: publish in top journals, get promoted, lead a team, and leave even a single footnote in the history of physics.

Then a phone call came in, the tone of which was so serious that he thought he was dreaming.

"Comrade Lin Xiaoyang, the nation needs you to carry out a top-secret mission. Please bring your personal identification and necessary personal supplies to the mission location at 8:00 AM tomorrow. Mission duration unknown. Confidentiality level: Top Secret —"

He asked two questions: Is it dangerous? Will they publish the paper?

There was a three-second silence on the other end before the reply came: It's not dangerous. The results of the mission may rewrite human understanding, but they cannot be published publicly.

Lin Xiaoyang hung up the phone, packed his luggage, and gave his parents a brief explanation.

He is 28 years old, single, with healthy parents, and has no other faith besides physics.

If there really is something that can "rewrite human cognition"—even if it doesn't lead to published papers—then missing out on it would be a crime.

So he boarded the plane with a group of secret agents, keeping the whole process a secret. When he got off the plane, he was already in this unfamiliar base and was taken to this windowless room.

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