It had been close to two months since he came to the Carmilla Magic Tower, but this was Xu Yi's first time entering the top floor of the Magic Tower.
When he stepped into Great Magician Camilla's personal area, there was a refreshing chill that hit him. Xu Yi couldn't help shivering and almost sneezing.
"It really isn't bad to have a large scale Frost Array." Xu Yi rubbed his nose and said to Stiel leading the way with a smile.
"What?
Are you envious? "Stiel looked back at Xu Yi with eyes filled with curiosity.
She was very surprised that Xu Yi had developed the Magic Fan, but she never thought that her grandfather would suddenly summon him.
Adding in the impression that Xu Yi had given her on the first day, Stiel was very interested in Xu Yi.
"Of course I'm envious." Xu Yi naturally replied.
"The seniors in the lab have said it countless times in private, if they could arrange a large scale Frost Array in the lab, everyone's work efficiency would increase by several times."
Stiel giggled before shaking her hand and saying, "That won't do.
Grandfather is a famous pauper, he doesn't have the money to arrange a large scale Frost Array in each lab.
Even the array here is only used on the hottest days, it's just a decoration normally. "
Xu Yi had some understanding of this, but he was still very curious.
"Young miss Stiel, this isn't right, right?
No matter what, his excellency Camilla is still a Three Star Great Magician. Not mentioning anything else, just the fixed investment the kingdom gives him each year isn't small, so why would he be poor? "
"Because there are more places to spend money." Stiel gave a shrug with a helpless look.
"You only know that grandfather is a Great Magician and receives a special salary from the kingdom, but you don't know that studying magic, especially high level magic like grandfather, costs a lot. He spends most of his money on magic materials each year and the rest is needed to maintain the Magic Tower's daily expenses, so it's actually very tight."
"It's like this ….. But I've heard that other Great Magicians are very rich … …"
"Are you trying to say that Grandpa doesn't have the ability to make money?" Stiel rolled her eyes at Xu Yi.
"I'm telling you, you can't mention this in front of grandpa, or he'll be very angry."
"No, no, no. Of course I don't think so.
I've only heard that Her Excellency Camilla has always been against mages focusing on making money … "
"Can't help it. Grandpa is that stubborn." Stiel sighed.
"I've tried to persuade him a few times, but he always says that mages should focus their energy on magic research and not think about earning money all day long. It's a shame to be a mage."
Xu Yi nodded and said no more.
Great Magician Camilla's attitude made him think of the scholars on earth who were focused on research. They also looked down on business and felt that academic research with the smell of money would change because of this.
Xu Yi didn't appreciate this kind of attitude. Even if the smell of business was too strong and would have a large effect on academic research, with the investment of business and the increase in research funds, it would greatly improve the research environment and conditions. It would greatly increase the speed and efficiency of academic research.
There was no lack of examples on earth of the perfect combination of academic research and business. The two promoted each other and the effect was much better than just burying oneself in research.
Moreover, in the mechanical engineering industry that Xu Yi was in, it was a science that was very close to practical applications. If it couldn't have commercial value in practical applications, it would be considered a failure.
"We're here." Stiel opened the door and gestured for Xu Yi to enter.
"Go in, Grandpa is waiting."
Xu Yi tidied up his clothes and walked in with his head held high.
Great Magician Camilla's private laboratory took up the entire top floor of the Magic Tower, so it was very spacious. It was four-five times bigger than the laboratory Xu Yi was in.
The ceiling of the laboratory was very high, with the top being over five meters from the ground. Looking around, this place was around the same size as a small basketball court.
There was a large table in the center of the room and there was an old man with dark brown hair wearing a dark blue robe behind the table, immersed in magic research.
This should be Great Magician Camilla.
Hearing the sound of someone coming in, Great Magician Camilla looked up. After seeing Xu Yi, he looked over him for a bit before nodding and lowering his head to continue his research.
Xu Yi was not surprised by this. He had already heard that Great Magician Camilla was obsessed with magic research, so he must be immersed in a problem and wasn't willing to interrupt him.
Taking advantage of this time, Xu Yi carefully looked around the laboratory.
The laboratory was much more tidy than he imagined. There were all kinds of strange magic materials placed against the wall, but Great Magician Camilla's table was a bit more messy.
There were all kinds of strange marks on the ground and walls, which should have been left behind by Great Magician Camilla when he was experimenting.
There were many deep marks, so it could be seen that the situation back then was very dangerous.
Xu Yi's eyes suddenly stopped at a corner. There was a piece of scrap iron there, but Xu Yi could easily tell from the scrap iron that this scrap iron should be the first Magic Fan he made that Stiel bought.
Based on the broken appearance of this Magic Fan, it should have been destroyed by someone.
As for the person who destroyed it … …
Xu Yi's eyes turned back to Great Magician Camilla as he felt a bit strange.
"Could it be that Great Magician Camilla is also interested in this Magic Fan?
But the level of magic in this thing is so low, he shouldn't put it in his eyes, right? "
Not long after, Great Magician Camilla seemed to have finished his research. He stretched his back and stood up.
After seeing Xu Yi, Great Magician Camilla was a bit surprised, like he had forgotten about Xu Yi.
After pausing for a bit, he nodded at Xu Yi, "You are Xu Yi, right?"
Xu Yi quickly gave a respectful bow, "It is me, honourable Great Magician."
Great Magician Camilla waved his hand, "No need to be this nervous, I had Stiel find you to ask you a few questions."
"Please ask your excellency. As long as I know, I will answer with all my heart."
"Alright."
Great Magician Camilla looked around before coming to the corner to pick up the scrap iron that Xu Yi had just seen.
"I've heard Stiel say that this thing was made by you?"
"This … …" Xu Yi looked at the Magic Fan that he couldn't see its original appearance and awkwardly replied, "When I gave it to young miss Stiel, it wasn't like this."
"Don't blame Stiel, I wanted to do some research, so I made it like this."
Great Magician Camilla casually threw the Magic Fan to the side and flipped through the table for a bit before taking out a blueprint.
"Here, I came looking for you mainly because I'm interested in the Magic Array you engraved on this Magic Fan. There are some parts that I don't understand, so I hope that you can explain it to me."
Xu Yi was instantly filled with respect for Great Magician Camilla. With his status as a Three Star Great Magician, he actually said that there were some parts that he didn't understand in front of a fellow like him who hadn't even passed the Sorcerers Guild's certification exam. It could be seen that he was very serious about magic.
"Your excellency Camilla is too polite. I think that there is nothing in this Magic Array that a Great Magician like you can't understand. What you can't understand should be unrelated to magic, right?"
Great Magician Camilla was silent for a bit before shaking his head, "It's fine if it's unrelated, but it can't be completely unrelated.
Come, take a look, here … … "Great Magician Camilla reached out to point at a certain spot on the Magic Array.
"I can understand that the changes you made here will reduce the effect of the Magic Array, but I don't understand why you did this.
Could it be that you don't want the Magic Array to become stronger? "
Xu Yi looked over and immediately replied with a smile, "You're completely right, this change will indeed reduce the power of the Magic Array. However, your excellency, this Magic Array is mainly used to power the Magic Fan, it doesn't need to have such a strong effect at all."
Great Magician Camilla shook his head, "This isn't right. I've tried your Magic Fan and although the wind it blows out isn't small, have you ever thought that there might be times when you need a stronger wind?
For example, look at how big my room is, if there is only a single Magic Fan, it can only blow in a very small area. It can't satisfy my requirements at all. "
Xu Yi spread his hand with a bitter smile, "Your excellency Camilla, actually when I was designing the Magic Fan, I considered this problem, but because of the material of the Magic Fan, the blades can only withstand this high speed for now.
If the power of the Magic Array is increased, the speed of the blades can be increased, but the Magic Fan itself won't be able to take it and will break soon. "
"It's like this … …" Great Magician Camilla suddenly thought of the first time he injected magic into the Magic Fan. At that time, the blades of the Magic Fan had been violently rotating and it couldn't take it for long, turning the Magic Fan into scrap iron. Because of this, Stiel had complained to him for a long time.
"Alright, let's put aside this problem. Then what is going on here?"
"Oh, here. This is to ensure that the power of the Magic Array is maintained in a small range, so the wind blown out by the Magic Fan won't be too unstable."
"Then what about here?"
"This place has to be considered with the overall design of the Magic Fan.
Look, this is the connection between the Magic Array and the Magic Fan. If it wasn't designed like this, the output of the Magic Array would be greatly affected and it would waste Magic Crystals. "
"Very good, there's also this place … …"
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