After seeing the shabby notebook, Hetty finally realized the source of all this: "Are these... the wild mage left behind?"

"That's right, a low-level mage who is excluded by the mainstream mage group and can only wander at level 2 for life. His talent is far beyond everyone's imagination, but this era has no room for him to play," Gao Wen sighed at the notebook in his hand. "I have read some of the research notes in it these days. In my opinion, the value of this note is at least equivalent to half a duke."

Hetty was stunned: "Ah?!"

However, what Gao Wen said is not an exaggeration. In fact, from the perspective of technological development, the legacy left by the unknown wild mage will even show higher and higher value over time. Although all his research is in a very shallow initial stage, Gao Wen is quite clear that for many epoch-making concepts and ideas, the "starting stage" is the most valuable stage.

Gao Wen put his notebook on the table and looked up at Hetty: "His daughter, the child named Anne, is most likely to have obtained shadow-based elemental assimilation, which can be said to be the rarest of many magical diseases. As a mage, you should be familiar with this disease."

"Elemental assimilation... This is a unique disease in the Violet Kingdom. The incidence is very low, but it is hopeless," Hetty nodded slightly, "I guessed it when I saw those diaries."

In this world with magical power, there are many things that are completely different from Gao Wen's hometown world. Among them are good, and naturally, there are bad - elemental assimilation is one of the worst things.

This disease caused by magic erosion is more common in areas with strong magic power and active elements. During the Gondor Empire, it was often found in the Deep Blue Well in the imperial capital, and even when the empire was in its prime, it was one of the almost incurable diseases. In this era, it is a "special product" of the Violet Kingdom in the northern part of the mainland.

If extraordinary power has brought gifts to the humans in this world that belong to nature, then the assimilation of elements that accompany it is like the malice mixed in this gift.

Elemental assimilation only occurs in newborns. It is a mutation caused by the fetus' radiation when it develops in the mother's body. Children with this disease can grow up normally at first, but as they age, they will gradually show signs of erosion and assimilation by specific elements. The patient's flesh and blood body is transformed in this process and gradually begins to become semi-elemental. As normal biological tissues are gradually elementalized, they will also be rejected from the main material world. Except for a very small number of races with special talents, no elemental creature can exist for a long time in the main material world. This is the natural law of this world.

This process accelerates as the disease deepens and is irreversible. When more than half of a person's biological tissue is elementized, he will be "exiled" by the material world and pushed into the elemental plane corresponding to his elemental assimilation.

Then die between the cracks between the material world and the elemental world - the remaining biological tissues of the patient will make the process extremely terrifying, as if torn apart.

What Anne, the daughter of the unknown wild mage, should be this disease, and it is the elemental assimilation of shadow tendencies: the rarest of all elemental assimilation.

The wizards and scholars have been studying various elemental realms for many years, but they are struggling to study the mysterious shadow realm.

"Elemental assimilation has no cure, it can only procrastinate. The most effective way to 'procrastinate' is to use magic power to bind the patient's body, just like those elemental summoners used magic shackles to force an elemental creature to leave in the material world." Although Hetty is only a low-level mage, he still knows quite well in these theoretical knowledge. "It's just that this is more difficult than tying an elemental creature, because elemental assimilation will continue to deepen, and the whole process requires continuous infusion of magic power..."

"A second-level mage, or a second-level mage who was rejected in the secret magic assembly, has no ability or financial resources to maintain this expensive treatment," Gao Wen nodded, "so he used his own method - to build an unprecedentedly efficient self-charged magic array, and broke the iron law similar to the magic array that can only carry out internal circulation, turning this magic array into a device for his daughter's 'energy'. He can be said to have been forced out, because all the large magic focus has been occupied, and the scattered secondary magic focus in the forest does not provide much energy at all, but he solved this problem with his special talent."

"But that unusual magic power surge destroyed his magic array..." Hetty suddenly thought of something, "In this case, wouldn't this self-charged magic array named 'Demon Net' have great flaws? When the magic power surges, it will be unbearable..."

"No, the magic power surge did not destroy the structure of the magic array. It had very complete safety measures," Gao Wen shook his head. "I saw the structure of this magic array with my own eyes, and I can confirm that it was intact in the end. According to the diary of the wild mage, the last problem was not the magic array, but the 'shadow transformation' ritual he performed. Magic binding can only delay the process of elemental assimilation, but cannot cure it. At that time, Anne was on the verge of losing control, so the wild mage took a risk to perform a ritual that he could not control at all - as a result, the magic power generated by the magic network when the magic power surged exceeded his ability."

"If this is the case... then I won't worry," Hetty nodded slowly, then looked at the notes left by the wild mage with a complicated expression. "It's really unimaginable that a down-and-out wild mage could actually make such things... This large magic array pieced together with basic units is different from any magic array I know. It almost abandons all the complex and difficult structures, but instead uses... simplicity to the extreme."

"Please call it 'universal'," Gao Wen smiled. "The work of laying an experimental 'magic net' in the blacksmith shop..."

While speaking, he hesitated between Hetty and Rebecca. It is obviously more appropriate to lay a magic circle to Hetty. However, now Hetty has undertaken most of the work of coordinating the construction of the camp. Although she is very capable in this regard, the task of building a magic laboratory is still waiting for her. Gao Wen really doesn't want to continue to increase her burden; it seems that it's okay to hand it over to Rebecca. Although she can only release fireball techniques, laying a magic circle is different from casting her own spells, especially this self-charged magic circle. She only needs to complete the construction according to the drawings. All she needs is to master theoretical knowledge and calculate ability, but how to say...

Every time I see Rebecca, I can't help but show my eyes as if I look at the silly roe deer... Is this girl really good?

As if seeing Gao Wen’s hesitation, Rebecca jumped up without waiting for Hetty to say: “Master Ancestors! Leave it to me! I can do it!”

"Did you confirm?" Gao Wen looked at the other party deeply, "The importance of this project is beyond your imagination. It can be said to be a foundation and the prerequisite for many of my next plans... Can you handle it?"

Rebecca stopped jumping, thought for a while, and looked at Gao Wen timidly: "Then... will you hit me if I am going to ruin it?"

Gao Wen: "...Forget it, Hetty is going to come..."

As a result, before he finished speaking, Rebecca mustered up the courage to thrust his chest and said loudly: "But I still want to try it!"

Gao Wen looked at the girl with great interest: "Oh?"

"This magic array... This magic array looks very interesting. I think there are many places... all very good. Maybe I can... okay..." Rebecca stuttered a little. After a long time, she didn't say a follow-up. She simply gritted her teeth and said, "Although I only know how to set fireballs, my theoretical knowledge is good! My calculating ability is also very good! Besides, Aunt Hedy has been so busy recently, but I have nothing but surveying the land and helping everyone burn the wasteland. I think..."

Looking at Rebecca's nervous look, Gao Wen couldn't help laughing and looked at Hetty: "Hetty, what do you mean?"

"Rebecca's theoretical knowledge and calculation ability are indeed very strong. In fact, putting aside the most important item of spell casting ability, her talent is better than mine," Herty glanced at Rebecca a little helplessly, "Of course, it's better to be more stable in character."

"I must be steady!" Rebecca thrust her chest hard, but her eyes were staring at the drawings that Gao Wen placed on the table, which made Gao Wen a little curious.

So he couldn't help asking, "Are you interested in this magic circle?"

"Yes," Rebecca scratched his hair, "Actually, I thought a long time ago that it would be great if I could make those difficult magic easier. If I could make casting simpler, maybe I could also release spells other than fireball... This magic circle gave me a lot of inspiration!"

Gowen immediately stared at Rebecca, which made the little girl look creepy.

But a few seconds later, Gao Wen laughed: "Very good, then I'll leave this to you."

Rebecca was overjoyed: "Really?!"

"Of course it's true," Gao Wen pulled out another piece of paper from under the table. It was a rough sketch of the "Blacksmith Shop". "According to this scale, the entire yard can be used as the coverage of the "magic net", and at the same time, the first batch of furnaces are built here first. You can take the materials needed to draw the magic circle from the treasure house in the mountains, and there are ready-made ones there - although this magic circle is large in scale, it is a "basic magic circle". I believe that the ready-made magic metal in the treasure house and the quartz sand brought by Knight Philip from Tanzan Town are enough for you to use.

"This experimental magic net is called Magic Net No. 1."

Rebecca, who was entrusted with important tasks, left happily, while Hetty continued to busy mentor the serfs and civilians who had just arrived at the camp to build tents. For a moment, only Gao Wen and Amber were left in the tent.

"You seem to be very happy?" The half-elf-like lady looked up and down, "I didn't see you so happy when I got the documents from the old king - it was because of the tune. The plays of the great-granddaughter... Is it interesting?"

Gao Wen: "…"
Chapter completed!