Chapter 105: Magic Crystal Bomb (2)
The speed at which the mage apprentices developed the magic crystal bomb had far exceeded Bruno's expectations.
Originally, Bruno had estimated that even with his past life experience guiding them and helping them avoid unnecessary detours, it would still take at least six months to a year to achieve significant progress.
Yet now, from the start of research to this moment, it had barely been over a month!Especially that compression array was it really possible to forcibly inject magic power exceeding the crystal's carrying capacity just through compression?
The value of this alone could easily rival that of the magic crystal bomb itself!
Now that Bruno possessed strong magical abilities, he could understand most magic arrays. However, when it came to the blueprint of the compression array… this wasn't just like reading advanced mathematics it was like trying to decipher random dynamic equations!
To put it plainly, he couldn't understand a single thing!
Could it be… that these mage apprentices were all geniuses?! Not only quick-witted but also exceptionally talented and all-knowing?
Bruno looked incredulously at the apprentices in the lab. No, that couldn't be right. These guys had come to Idar precisely because they were neglected and undervalued in St. Lawrence...
"Ahem…"
Seemingly noticing Bruno's doubts and disbelief, Arnel deliberately cleared his throat, making his presence known.
"I mean, I, Arnel, am"
Just as he was about to boast, he suddenly paused, as if realizing something. He quickly adjusted his tone, gathered his thoughts, and said in a more serious manner:
"My Lord… while I struggle with basic magic learning, my spiritual power is quite decent. This gives me strong logical reasoning abilities compared to other mage apprentices… Also, everyone here has been diligent, working hard every day…"
Bruno unceremoniously interrupted him, "Get to the point! No unnecessary fluff!"
Before Bruno had become a true magic expert, Arnel had always spoken to him rather casually. After all, Arnel had a duke for a father, so while he respected Bruno as a count, he had never been overly cautious or fearful in conversations.
However, once Bruno received the system's rewards and displayed his magical prowess, Arnel's attitude shifted dramatically. He became so reverent that he sometimes stumbled over his own words, making him sound quite awkward.
"Well… actually, I designed most of these magic arrays, while the others followed my instructions to add different formations into them," Arnel cautiously admitted.
After all, this count standing before him was about to become his mentor!If he spoke too carelessly, he might leave a bad impression…
Hearing this, Bruno turned to Arnel in shock.This street rat turned mage had real talent!
Even though Arnel struggled to cast spells properly on his own, he possessed an exceptional gift for magic array construction!
As the saying goes, when one door closes, another opens.
Arnel might be slow in spellcasting, but his powerful spiritual energy made him a natural master of magic array design!
Idar had truly found a hidden gem!
Of course, though Bruno thought this, he would never say it out loud.
Keeping a straight face, he casually glanced at Arnel and said coolly, "Not bad. Keep up the good work…"
While Bruno and Arnel were talking, the other mage apprentices were still in shock over the magic crystal bomb's terrifying power.
A magic storm a force of destruction in this world.
And today, in the Idar Research Lab, they had created that destruction with their own hands!
Except for the carefree Arnel, Watson, Lett, and the rest of the apprentices were all deeply shaken, even frightened, by the results of their work.
Before, they had believed that their research in magic arrays would merely help establish Idar's school of magic as an emerging discipline.
But after witnessing the first detonation of a magic crystal bomb in Idar, their entire perspective changed.
The rise of the Idar school and the widespread use of magic arrays would not only reshape the field of magic it could influence all aspects of society, revolutionize warfare, and even determine the rise and fall of empires!
Back when wars were fought with swords and close combat, who could have anticipated the devastating power of a bomb?
The sheer destructive force of the magic crystal bomb had far exceeded their expectations.
Before this, their understanding of its power was purely theoretical, based only on Bruno's descriptions.
But when they saw it with their own eyes when they watched a magic crystal bomb explode before them only then did they truly grasp its power.
The first time they tried detonating the bomb, they had underestimated its range and had not moved far enough away.
So when the explosion erupted, the shockwave threw them off their feet.
And at the explosion's center, a small-scale magic storm had formed, causing the very magic in the air to become chaotic and unstable.
Until the storm fully subsided, the apprentices found themselves unable to channel any magic from their surroundings the rampant magical energy was simply too unstable to control.
The power of the magic crystal bomb was beyond terrifying!
At this moment, the apprentices felt as if they were living in a dream.
Ever since they had stepped into Idar, their lives had been filled with one shocking event after another.
From encountering the unheard of field of magic array research, to hoping they could become Bruno's apprentices, and now through their own hands creating the legendary magic crystal bomb…
Reality was stranger than fiction!
Even in the recent best-selling novel The Lustful Mage's Quest for Love, there was no storyline as dramatic as this!
From being dismissed as useless failures in the magic world, in just a few months, they had risen to prominence under the guidance of the great Earl Bruno becoming key figures in magic array research and the development of the magic crystal bomb!
By the logic of The Lustful Mage's Quest for Love…
Shouldn't they be returning to St. Lawrence soon to "play the fool and secretly dominate" their old peers?