ocean-life Book 4: Chapter 15-2: Artificial Magic Stones
Book 4: Chapter 15-2: Artificial Magic Stones
Book 4: Chapter 15-2: Artificial Magic Stones
Building a defensive wall like this was straightforward but incredibly monotonous labor. It required both motivation and perseverance to make progress. I was amazed that they had progressed that far with just over a hundred people.
The defensive wall we were constructing was first built with wooden frames. Then, a mixture of clay, sand, and stones was packed in and compressed, and finally, it would be hardened with the fire foxes' fire. It was a very simple process, but just transporting the materials needed to enclose all of Erucy from the forest day in and day out required an exhausting amount of effort.
But Cyril, is this defensive wall enough? The defensive wall in Bell Erucy was much higher.
This height should be sufficient. Even if it's not that high, it's still difficult to scale a 4-meter wall.
But it's strange. Despite not being very tall, it's incredibly thick.
The importance of height and thickness depends on what you prioritize. Lucy, do you know why we're making the defensive wall thick even though it's not very high?
Higher walls make it more difficult to climb and from a higher vantage point, bows, arrows, and projectiles have increased range and power, right?
That's correct. On the other hand, if it can't be easily scaled, there's no need to make it very high. Also, if we can ensure sufficient range and firepower without excessive height, then height isn't necessary. Moreover, the taller it is, the more challenging and time-consuming the construction becomes. The people of Erucy don't have the technology to build walls over 20 meters high.
The defensive wall I designed was only about 4 meters high, but it had a thickness of around 10 meters. In the Empire and Erin, the typical defensive wall had a thickness of 2 meters and a height of about 20 meters. Erucys wall followed a completely different construction concept.
To compensate for the lack of height, we incorporated various other features We designed it in a trapezoidal shape to make it harder to climb. Additionally, we planned to install barbed wire capable of discharging high-voltage electricity in emergency situations. Attempting to remove the barbed wire, whether with armor or bare hands, would result in electrocution. We also implemented small tricks like lowering the ground around the defensive wall to effectively increase its height.
The battery connected to the barbed wire wasn't based on science but on magic. It featured an artificial magic stone that contained magic within itself without leaks. By engraving the electric conversion runes used by the hero onto the magic stone itself, the stored magic was released and converted into electricity.
Currently, even with my knowledge and the skills of the dwarf Kuiro, the artificial magic stone can only hold about five times my total magic power.
This artificial magic stone can be used as a direct weapon against Ashno, but due to the time limit of [Samsara Recursion], it takes five days to create just one. So, we only have two, one for regular use and the other as a backup
Cyril, what's gotten into you all of a sudden?
Lucy looked puzzled by my random question.
Sorry, it's nothing. Just a joke.
I had never used [Samsara Recursion] in front of Lucy or the people of Erucy, and I hadn't even told them that I had memories from my past life.
It was truly terrifying. To cease being the Cyril Lucy loved and become something else. There were moments when I questioned whether I was still the same Cyril, or if I had been altered by Me' into someone else.
I think I would be really surprised.
I I see
My voice trembled a bit due to anxiety.
There might come a time when I have to use [Samsara Recursion] in front of Lucy and the others, if she rejects me then
But no matter what form you take, if I look into your eyes and hear your voice, I believe I'd still recognize you.
However, her next words dispelled that anxiety.
Thank you, Lucy. Hearing those words makes me feel relieved.
At that moment, I thought I could tell Lucy my secret someday.