Having resolved the labor issue, Murphy handed the piece of fur to the zoologists of the Magical Creatures Research Group for identification, then began inspecting the various laboratories.
He had made several gains in the village. Aside from the Seed of the Mind, there was the increase in his magic power and confirmation of the will-guidance hypothesis.
The former had major flaws, while for the latter two, he wanted to hear the researchers' opinions.
He first went to the thirteenth floor and found Haldan Haber in the Spellcraft Research Group's office.
Haldan was tinkering with something that looked like a gigantic coil.
"Boss, you're here!" Haldan had tied up his long hair, but he was still wearing slippers. He seemed not to have bathed for several days, and the stench of sweat on him was strong.
"What's this?" Murphy asked.
"Magic Power Tester! We just finished building it!" Haldan said, seeming extremely excited.
"Magic Power Tester?" Murphy was somewhat surprised. "The kind that can test a wizard's magical attributes? You made one?"
"It's only a prototype for now, but yes! We made it!"
Magic power was the foundation of everything. To study magic power scientifically, they needed something capable of sensing and measuring it. From the very beginning of the Spellcasting Path Research Group, Haldan had decided that magical measurement would be their first project.
"We've been trying all kinds of methods, such as blood extracts from certain magical creatures and pigments from magical plants. Some of them react to magic power, but they either only work on one type of magic power, produce the same effect for every type, cannot distinguish between different intensities, or are extremely difficult to quantify..."
"It wasn't until a few months ago that we finally made progress."
"At the time, we accidentally discovered that