Chapter 126: The Lighthouse Illuminates the World!

Unlike other wonders previously built by the Idar region, the Alexandria Lighthouse is recorded in the wonder construction system as having two wonder traits.

This makes it truly deserving of the title "One of the Seven Wonders of the World"!After all, even the Hanging Gardens, which is also one of the "Seven Wonders of the World," only has one wonder trait.

The specific traits of the Alexandria Lighthouse are as follows:[Great Lighthouse Wonder Trait 1: The probability of severe weather occurring within the seas controlled by the Idar region is reduced, and the damage to ships during voyages is minimized.][Great Lighthouse Wonder Trait 2: The probability of mages being born within the territory is increased, and it becomes more attractive to mages from other regions.]

To Bruno, these two wonder traits of the Alexandria Lighthouse are nothing short of exceptional!And the second wonder trait of the Alexandria Lighthouse can even be considered a miraculous cheat!

Let's first discuss the more easily understood first wonder trait — reducing the likelihood of severe weather and reducing the damage to ships during voyages.

In the current era, when severe weather occurs at sea, the risk of ships sinking is immense.

This is partly due to the ships themselves.

Even the three-masted warships of the Idar region, as well as other ships that can sail on the seas, are all made of wood. A large portion of them are still primitive single-mast sailing ships, small in both size and displacement.

These wooden ships lack the stability and safety of massive, modern steel ships, so their ability to resist natural disasters is not very strong.

Moreover, unlike Bruno's previous life, this world has magic!This means that, in addition to natural disasters like storms and tsunamis, the sea might also be home to unconventional disasters like magical storms.

If some unlucky soul encounters such disasters while sailing, the chances of survival are very slim.

Therefore, reducing the probability of natural disasters is nearly equivalent to a lifesaver.

Furthermore, since the probability of natural disasters occurring within the Idar region's seas is greatly reduced, this also significantly lowers the possibility of coastal ports in Idar being struck by tsunamis or other natural calamities.

This is like when Bruno played Cities: Skylines in his previous life, and due to forgetting to disable the random disaster DLC, his growing city was devastated by a tsunami, wiping out his hard-earned progress.

So, even though reducing the occurrence of natural disasters might sound less practical, it is quite powerful!

As for reducing the damage to ships, it's important to note that while magic can significantly slow down the corrosion of wood by seawater, this effect still has its limits!Moreover, mages are needed to frequently reinforce the magical seals drawn on the ships to maintain their effectiveness.

But directly reducing the damage to ships through a wonder is undoubtedly a long-term solution.

Although the current number of ships in Idar is not large, this will be felt more as the number of ships grows to tens or even hundreds. Does Bruno expect to keep a group of mages to maintain all these ships?That's clearly impossible!

After all, mages are one of the most critical strategic resources in Idar, and they must be used in the most important areas!This is where the second wonder trait of the Alexandria Lighthouse becomes invaluable!It directly increases the probability of mages being born in the Idar region!This trait is nearly a game-changer!

However, the description of this wonder trait is not entirely accurate.

When it says "increased probability of mages being born," it does not refer to increasing the chances of mage apprentices like Anel advancing to full mages, but rather to increasing the probability of newborns having magical talent in the Idar region!Great talent should be nurtured from a young age!

However, for some unknown reason, in the Norman Empire, most newborns with magical talent tend not to be born in the eastern part of the empire.As a result, the eastern part of the empire is the only place without a fully developed mage academy.

Of course, this excludes the recently established Idar Academy...

So, while the Alexandria Lighthouse's wonder trait may not have immediate effects,the secondary effect of enhancing the attractiveness to mages provides a backup!Since it's not possible to immediately increase the number of mages in Idar, attracting mages from other places is also a great option!

After all, none of the mage apprentices in Idar's current mage academy are native-born!

With two incredible wonder traits and the funding Idar currently has to afford the construction of this wonder, the Alexandria Lighthouse is the perfect candidate for Idar's third wonder!

After all...

In Bruno's view,Idar should be the beacon of reform and innovation in this world, lighting the way for others!

However, unlike certain games where the Great Lighthouse is built on the sea, the actual Alexandria Lighthouse in reality is situated on land or on a reef.The Alexandria Lighthouse on Earth stood on a reef at the eastern end of Pharos Island, and Idar's Alexandria Lighthouse will stand on the coastline to the east of Idar.On the south side of the Idar River's mouth, there is a massive reef not far from the coast. According to the wonder construction system's scan, the geographical environment there matches the original Alexandria Lighthouse's construction environment by 96%.

Therefore, this became the ideal location for Bruno to build the Alexandria Lighthouse.

There are different reports about the actual height of the Alexandria Lighthouse, but the construction system's blueprints design it to be 90 meters tall.

So, once the Alexandria Lighthouse is successfully built by the Idar people, its height will surpass even the mage towers in Saint Lawrence, becoming the tallest building in the world!

Just thinking about recreating another one of Earth's wonders in this world excites Bruno to no end.

After all... the Earth's Alexandria Lighthouse, the giant navigational tower ordered by King Ptolemy 1st, has long since collapsed due to multiple earthquakes...

But in this magical world, the difficulty of replicating these wonders will be greatly reduced, and it could even shorten what would normally be a multi-year or even decade-long project to just a year or six months.

Not only will Earth's great wonders be brought back into the world, but Bruno and his Idar region will also gain massive benefits.

So, in Bruno's eyes, the wonder construction system is undoubtedly the most fitting system for his desires!