The end of October was already a bit cold, so the people on the streets of Banta City began to put on their coats and trousers, tightly wrapping themselves up.
Compared to the streets, the temperature in the rooms was naturally higher, but even like this, it wasn't the time to keep wearing short skirts. Stiel, Evita, and Akali had already changed into loose long dresses, completely covering up their good figures.
Xu Yi looked over the three of them and a trace of disappointment appeared in his heart.
However, this inexplicable emotion was instantly suppressed. His attention was once again focused on the glass ball on the table.
The Sines didn't have low craftsmanship, for example, the glass craftsmanship was very good. The glass ball in front of him was completely transparent and didn't have a single impurity. Moreover, it was as thick as a piece and its surface was incomparably smooth. Even if it was brought to earth, it would be considered an outstanding piece of glass.
"This is the Magic Crystal Lamp?"
Xu Yi looked at the ball for a while before asking Stiel, "This thing costs two hundred gold coins?"
Stiel nodded, "Un, I had to ask grandfather for help to get this, otherwise I wouldn't be able to buy it even if I had the money."
Xu Yi was instantly speechless.
This thing was just a light bulb, but it actually cost two hundred gold coins. He couldn't even buy it even if he wanted to, he really couldn't understand it.
When Xu Yi lit the candles at home that night, he had an idea. He suddenly thought that since it was troublesome to light candles, why didn't he research light bulbs?
Actually he already had this idea when he transmigrated, but he gradually forgot about it.
Thinking about it now, Xu Yi couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart and immediately decided to research it.
But when he proposed this idea to Stiel's group, he was hit in the head.
These Sines, there were actually Magic Lamps that had already appeared!
But when Xu Yi asked the three of them why they didn't popularize the Magic Lamps since there were already Magic Lamps and he hadn't even seen a single Magic Lamp yet, he received an answer that surprised him even more.
Magic Lamps were too expensive!
It was said that the magic array inside the magic lamp was extremely complicated. Ordinary magicians would not be able to complete it.
Apart from being able to emit light, this Magic Array had no power at all. Therefore, after it was invented, not many Magicians bothered to study it.
As a result, the Magic Lamp became something with very little practical value. Apart from those who had too much money and wanted to show off, ordinary people would not even think of buying a Magic Lamp.
In the long run, the magic lamp gradually became a very rare item. Naturally, it became more and more expensive, and also more and more exquisite. It was completely different from the cheap light bulbs that Xu Yi thought could be found everywhere on Earth.
Although Xu Yi didn't understand why the sorcerers in Sines didn't pay much attention to the application of magic, it didn't mean that he looked down on magic lamps. Instead, he asked Stiel to find a way to buy one for him to study.
When he was studying the small Magic Plowing Machine last time, Xu Yi received a revelation. Although the industrial level of Sines couldn't compare to Earth's, because of the uniqueness of magic, it had some advantages compared to Earth's in certain aspects.
If he could get some inspiration from the Magic Crystal and help him greatly reduce the cost of production, he didn't mind changing his idea of using the structure of the fluorescent lamps on Earth.
"Have you studied it yet?" Xu Yi pointed at the Magic Crystal Lamp and asked.
The three of them looked at each other. Stiel pointed at the Magic Crystal Lamp with a bit of difficulty and said, "This Magic Crystal Lamp is a whole, it can't be taken apart at all.
If you want to study the Magic Array inside, you have to break the crystal cover on the outside … … "
"Then break it, what about it?" Xu Yi was a bit confused as he said this.
"Ah?
Break it?
We spent two hundred gold coins to buy this! "Akali's mouth opened wide in an exaggerated manner. She pointed at the Magic Crystal Lamp with a look of disbelief.
"I bought it for you to study, what use is there in just leaving it here?" Xu Yi looked around before picking up a stone from the table and smashing it at the Magic Crystal Lamp.
Seeing that Xu Yi was really about to smash it, Akali and Evita both revealed looks of being unable to bear it.
This Magic Crystal Lamp was very finely made and looked very beautiful, making the two of them like it very much. Now that Xu Yi was about to smash this beautiful thing in front of them, they simply couldn't look at it.
"Wait!" Stiel suddenly reached out to grab Xu Yi's falling hand.
"What?
Stiel, it can't be that you can't bear to part with two hundred gold coins, right?
You've been with me for so long, you should know very well that as long as there is a suitable result, the value of the research will far exceed two hundred gold coins. "Xu Yi said with a frown as he looked at Stiel.
"Of course I know that." Stiel took the stone from Xu Yi's hand.
"Of course it's necessary to smash it open, but you can't just smash it like you just did, right?
What if you break the entire Magic Crystal Lamp?
If you break the Magic Array inside, what do you want us to study?
Do you want us to buy another one? "
Xu Yi paused, "I forgot about that."
Akali and Evita saw Stiel stop Xu Yi and were happy that they could keep this beautiful little thing, but when they heard Stiel's words, they looked at each other in blank dismay.
It was a pity that this Magic Crystal Lamp was bought by Xu Yi, so they had no right to say what to do with it. They could only watch as Xu Yi and Stiel inspected the Magic Crystal Lamp for a while before gently smashing it down at an angle.
"Hua la — —"
The glass cover of the Magic Crystal Lamp was smashed open and shattered on the ground, finally revealing its true appearance.
The moment the glass cover was smashed open, Xu Yi brought his nose over to take a deep sniff, but other than the dust in his nose, he didn't smell anything strange at all.
After giving a strong sneeze, Xu Yi was certain that the glass cover of the Magic Crystal Lamp was only used for decoration and scattering light. It wasn't like the glass covers of light bulbs on earth, which were used to store the inert gas inside.
Of course, this world didn't have the technology to put inert gas into glass covers.
When Stiel carefully peeled off the glass cover of the Magic Crystal Lamp, the four of them looked at the base of the Magic Crystal Lamp.
As expected, there was an incomparably complicated Magic Array on the base. Just based on the lines of the Magic Array, one could tell that it was much more complicated than the low level Magic Arrays that Xu Yi's group used to design magic machines.
Akali looked at it for a while before hesitantly saying, "Sir chairman, this Magic Array is this complicated, I'm afraid we can't study it with our current abilities, right?"
Stiel also nodded, "Un, I think there's a problem with it. How about you take it to grandfather, he should be able to understand it."
Xu Yi also looked at the Magic Array for a while and found that Akali and Stiel were right. This Magic Array was indeed too complicated, it already surpassed his current level of magic.
When he was about to nod in agreement to Stiel's idea, he suddenly remembered that Evita hadn't said anything yet, so he turned to look at her, "Evita, what do you think?
Can you understand it? "
Evita thought for a bit before saying in an uncertain voice, "Although I can't understand it, I feel that I've seen this Magic Array before."
"Oh?
You have an impression?
Could it be that you've seen this Magic Array before? "Xu Yi quickly asked.
"No, I shouldn't have learned such a complicated Magic Array before.
Only ….. I feel that the style of this Magic Array is very similar to a Magic Array I've seen before, perhaps it's a bit related. "Evita replied.
"Then do you remember the Magic Array you've seen before?"
Evita thought for a bit before taking a pen and paper and drawing a Magic Array on the paper.
The other three looked at the Magic Array Evita drew and then looked at the Magic Array on the base of the Magic Crystal Lamp before nodding at the same time.
"It really is similar.
Although the Magic Array on the Magic Crystal Lamp is much more complicated, it can be seen that they are very similar. "Stiel said.
Xu Yi looked at the Magic Array Evita drew and thought for a bit before asking Evita, "Evita, do you know how to set up this Magic Array?"
Evita nodded slightly.
"Good, set up this Magic Array now and we'll see what the effects are."
Akali clapped her hands, "That's a good idea, Evita, quickly set it up."
Evita nodded and took out some magic materials, starting to set up the Magic Array on the floor of the living room.
This Magic Array wasn't as complicated as the one on the base of the Magic Crystal Lamp, Evita only took ten minutes to finish setting it up.
Xu Yi indicated for the other three to back off and poured a bit of magic into the Magic Array. Then they saw a faint green light flash on the Magic Array and then a bright white light burst out of the Magic Array, illuminating the entire living room.
But this white light only flashed for a moment before disappearing.
The four stared at the Magic Array in a daze. After waiting for a while, they didn't see any other changes and couldn't help being puzzled.
"That's it?" Akali pointed at the Magic Array and said with wide eyes.
"Is there a mistake, it only released a light, what can that do?"
Still said in a thoughtful voice, "This might be a Magic Array that advanced from wind magic to thunder magic.
But this Magic Array is very strange, it can only release the lightning of Lightning Magic, but I can't feel the power of Lightning Magic. It seems like this is a failed Magic Array.
Evita, where did you learn about this Magic Array? "
"I accidentally saw it in a book." Evita's face was a bit disappointed.
"I thought it would be a bit useful, but I never thought it would be this bad."
The only one who wasn't disappointed was Xu Yi, rather he was very excited.
Hearing the conversation of the three, Xu Yi laughed. He stood up and patted Evita's shoulder as he said, "No, no, no, Evita, it is because it is a failed Magic Array that it is very useful.
If this Magic Array didn't fail and showed the power of Lightning Magic, how could we use it to make a fluorescent lamp?
Alright, I'll now announce a research mission to the three of you, which is to properly study this Magic Array. The final goal is to make it so that it can release a stable light, understood? "
Stiel's group of three looked at each other before nodding.
Compared to the incomparably complicated Magic Array on the Magic Crystal Lamp, the Magic Array drawn by Evita was much easier to understand.
"Of course, it's best if you study the Magic Array inside the Magic Crystal Lamp. If there is anything you don't understand, you can ask Great Magician Camilla.
He is currently our New Flyer's special research consultant, so you have to seize this chance to ask him about any problems you have with magic. "
There was no need to mention Stiel, Akali and Evita both revealed looks of excitement when they heard Xu Yi's words.
Being able to ask a Great Magician at any time was very important to increasing their magic power.
After Xu Yi said a few more words, he prepared to leave.
Camby had stayed in the Norma Tribe to wait for the Angola Tribe's dwarves, so Xu Yi had to put in more effort into the production magic machine workshop. Adding in the other work, Xu Yi was very busy every day, so he didn't even have time to stay for lunch.
When he walked out the door, Akali suddenly chased after him and called out to Xu Yi.
"Sir chairman, you ….. Are you going to the Business Union's banquet in two days?"
"Un, how do you know?" Xu Yi was a bit surprised.
"It was Stiel who told me."
Akali pointed at the door behind her and revealed an awkward look as she hesitantly said, "Sir chairman, can I ….. Can I ask you for a favor?"
This was Xu Yi's first time seeing this lively girl act like this, so he couldn't help finding it a bit funny.
"What is it?
Tell me.
If I can help, I definitely won't disappoint you. "
Seeing Xu Yi agree so quickly, Akali's eyes lit up and she quickly asked, "I've heard Stiel say that you don't have a female companion for the banquet?"
Xu Yi was stunned as he looked at Akali with a confused look, "I don't.
What?
Could it be that you want to be my female companion? "
Akali chuckled, "Sir chairman, you're really wise. That's right, I want to be your female companion for the banquet. Are you willing?"
Xu Yi was a bit confused, "Why do you suddenly want to go to this banquet?
This kind of banquet is very boring. "
"Well ….. I just want to go and see it for myself.
How about it?
Sir chairman, can you promise me? "Akali revealed a pleading expression.
"There's no problem bringing you, but Akali, if you appear as my female companion on this occasion, aren't you worried that others will mistake you for my girlfriend?" Xu Yi teased her.
Akali stuck out her chest that wasn't that tall and giggled as she said, "As long as you agree, I'm very willing to be your girlfriend.
But ….. Forget it. If I really become your girlfriend, people will get angry.
Sir chairman, does that mean you're willing to take me to the banquet? "
Xu Yi nodded, "Alright, since you want to go so much, I'll take you there."
"That's great!
Sir chairman, you're such a good person! "
Akali cheered as she opened her arms and hugged Xu Yi with all her might. Then, she suddenly let go and ran back into the room like a rabbit.
Seeing her figure disappear, Xu Yi couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.
He really didn't know what these little girls were thinking.