Self-Sustaining Chain Reactions, Magic Atomic Bombs

There should always be a limit to the total amount of Magic Power a wizard can possess; no matter how much magic a wizard can possess, there is always a ceiling.

Flamel

Nicolas Flamel, a super-old wizard who lived over six hundred years ago, needs no introduction regarding his Magic abilities and Alchemy, but one wonders if his total Magic Power power also increases with age.

If so, perhaps it is possible; Regulus did not know.

But then he thought of Flamel, and a sentence he had said during their last meeting suddenly came to mind.

"Magic Power can be transformed into matter. If you infuse it with Magic Power, it becomes mass."

Magic Power converted into mass, the foundation of Alchemy.

The Philosopher's Stone can turn lead into gold. The principle of Magic can be summed up in one sentence: if the quality is insufficient, use Magic Power to make up for it.

Regulus had never been exposed to Alchemy and didn't understand it, but it was easy to understand from a physical point of view: it was about pouring Magic Power into the metal and turning Magic Power into the protons, neutrons, and electrons needed for gold atoms.

If that's the case, what about the reverse?

Can quality be converted back into Magic Power?

If he could, he wouldn't need his own Magic Power to fill that critical condition.

He can transform the mass of the target itself into Magic Power, and then use that Magic Power to drive oscillations.

The larger the target, the more quality can be converted, the more Magic Power is available, and the stronger the shock.

A goal can provide itself with the energy to destroy itself.

The underlying logic of Nuclear Fission is this: the explosive energy of Uranium Bomb does not need to be injected from the outside; the mass loss of the Uranium Nucleus itself can generate a tiny amount of energy, which is Astronomy figure.

If the conversion between Magic Power and mass also follows a similar ratio, even if only one millionth of the target's mass is converted, the released Magic Power would be enough to blast the rest into dust.

Following this conclusion, he needs to generate a conversion point at the innermost part of the target.

Let that point absorb the surrounding mass, release Magic Power, the Magic Power drives oscillation, the oscillation shatters the structure, and the shattering releases more mass for the conversion point to absorb.

A self-feeding cycle.

A neutron strikes Uranium Nucleus, the Uranium Nucleus splits open and releases neutrons, and the neutrons strike even more Uranium Nucleus.

The conversion point absorbs quality and releases Magic Power; the Magic Power drives oscillations that break down the structure; and the broken structure releases more quality to the conversion point.

If this logic holds true, then the next steps are clear.

The Disintegration Charm provides the first shockwave, creating the first fragments within the target.

Transformation occurs at the core of the shattered area, where a point of conversion between Magic Power and mass is generated. The fragments and stress energy released from the shattering are absorbed by this point and transformed into Magic Power.

The transformed Magic Power directly drives a new round of oscillations within the target, without being drawn from the Spellcasting.

Diffusion, new oscillations break up more structures, releasing more mass to the transformation point, which in turn releases more Magic Power, driving stronger oscillations. Critical point: the transformation efficiency multiplied by the amount released from the breakup exceeds the Conduction loss, and the cycle becomes self-sustaining.

Once the critical point is crossed, the Spellcasting can stop, and the goal will be achieved on its own.

Regulus stared at the flames in the fireplace, the light dancing in his pupils.

The ultimate form of the Disintegration Charm shouldn't be about shattering something bigger; it should be about making the target disintegrate itself.

The Spellcasting only provides the first shot and the conversion point.

The mass of the target is the fuel, the structure of the target is the medium of Conduction, and the very existence of the target is the energy source for its own destruction.

His fingers moved lightly on his knees, and Baruk wiggled his eight legs, climbing down his arms to his wrists, the front two legs gripping the back of his hands, his body rising and falling with the movement.

Regulus reached out his other hand and stroked its carapace, then thought of something further away.

This morning, he tried casting a Disintegration Charm on the air.

Cognitive Convergence was achieved; the ray encountered that patch of air, and oscillations were initiated, but it had no effect.

The air molecules are too far apart, and the vibrations cannot find a surface to bounce off, so the energy dissipates directly.

But that's just a regular Disintegration Charm. What if there's a transformation point?

The conversion point is not selective about the medium; it depends on mass, and air has mass.

There are about 1.3 kilograms of air per cubic meter, not much, but not zero.

If the conversion point is generated in the air, it consumes the mass of the surrounding air molecules, spews out Magic Power, and the Magic Power drives oscillation, which in turn compresses the surrounding air.

The compressed air density increases sharply, the intermolecular distance shortens, and it becomes a medium that can Conduction oscillations.

The oscillations Conduction through the high-density air, further compressing the outer layers of air, generating high temperatures.

High temperatures ionize the air, molecules are broken down into atoms, atoms lose electrons, and plasma is formed.

Plasma has extremely high density and temperature, making it a superior oscillation Conduction medium than any solid.

The conversion point continues to consume the mass of the plasma, spitting out magic Magic Power. The Magic Power power drives oscillations, which compress more air into plasma, which is then consumed by the conversion point again.

Self-sustaining cycle.

In the air, there is no need for solid targets, no need for a mountain, no need for an island, no need for any physical entity.

Cast a Spellcasting over an empty sky, and a conversion point will appear out of thin air, consuming air, exhaling Magic Power, and exploding on its own.

A nuclear explosion out of thin air.

A picture flashed in his mind.

A vast plain, with nothing but air and sunlight.

A Disintegration Charm shot into the air, seemingly without any effect, and then the conversion point was activated.

The air in the core area was instantly compressed to several thousand times its normal density, and the temperature soared to tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of degrees.

The surface temperature of the sun is over 5,000 degrees Celsius, while the temperature at the center of a nuclear explosion exceeds 100 million degrees Celsius.

At that temperature, all forms of Shield Charm, magic, and protection are meaningless. Finite Incantatem things like carbon-based and silicon-based materials, physical defense, and Magic defense.

At that temperature, there is no distinction between solid, liquid, and gaseous states; it is all plasma, a mixture of atomic nuclei stripped of their electrons and free electrons.

The shockwave spread outward from the epicenter at a speed far exceeding the speed of sound, leveling everything within a radius of several kilometers.

The Hiroshima bomb, with a yield of 20,000 tons of TNT, had a destructive radius of approximately 1.6 kilometers.

If the efficiency of Magic Power -to-mass conversion is high enough, there is no upper limit to the equivalent power of the ultimate form of the Disintegration Charm.

The amount of energy a conversion point absorbs depends on the duration of its operation as set by the Spellcasting; the energy released in one second differs by several orders of magnitude from that released in ten seconds.

Could Voldemort withstand this?

He twitched the corner of his mouth slightly.

Voldemort's Magic skills were unparalleled; he was probably the best in the world when it came to the Dark Arts.

But even the most powerful Magic requires the prerequisite of casting, and even the most skilled wizard must survive before Spellcasting. In that environment, none of these exist. Perhaps one can escape?

Regulus thought for a moment, then shook his head slightly inwardly.

Within the epicenter, space itself is distorted by extreme energy density.

Apparition requires spatial stability to be completed. When the surrounding Spatial Structure is torn and Transfiguration by temperatures of millions or tens of millions of degrees and terrifying energy density, can space still remain stable?

The same applies to Spatial Warp. Folding space requires that the space between two points be continuous. If that space is filled with energy and becomes a mess, the premise for folding no longer exists.

There's no running away; if you can't run, you have to bear it.

But can it withstand it?

Any protection a wizard needs requires the direct involvement of Magic Power, but what happens to Magic Power itself at that temperature?

He didn't know.

In fact, nobody knows, because no one in the Wizarding World has ever created an energy release of this level, let alone been exposed to one.

Can Dumbledore hold out?

Maybe.

Dumbledore has the Elder Wand, the Phoenix, and an understanding of the essence of Magic; even the world is on his side.

But that's just a possibility; in the face of a nuclear explosion, all possibilities seem insignificant.

The laws of physics are unreasonable at that scale, and perhaps the laws of Magic are equally ineffective.

He slowly pulled these images from his mind and took a breath.

The fire burned in the fireplace, warming the stone walls outside. Heat seeped from the stones, driving away the last trace of coolness brought in from outside.

He looked down at his hand, which had just held the wand and sunk an island.

But compared to what was in his head, an island was nothing.

The Disintegration Charm and the Severing Charm have completely different directions.

The Severing Charm goes towards concepts, decomposing themselves, returning order to chaos, and returning existence to its state before it was defined; its the End is to cancel the definition. The Disintegration Charm goes towards the physical limits, the End in a self-sustaining chain reaction.

One cancels the qualification to exist, the other cancels the structure to exist.

Not only did they take different paths, but they also ended up in different places.

He looked away from his palms and at the fire in the fireplace.

There are several obstacles on this road.

The first step is to verify the Chain Conduction.

Whether cognitive coverage can allow oscillations to penetrate already separated fragments is currently only an unconfirmed hypothesis, and experiments need to be designed to verify it.

This hurdle isn't difficult; just place two stones on a table and try it out, and you'll see.

The second step is the critical condition.

The initial oscillation must be strong enough to trigger the release of structural stress, allowing the released energy to outweigh the Conduction losses. His current Magic Power output cannot meet that threshold.

Star Orbit Meditation continuously increases the total amount of Magic Power, but the amount required to reach the critical condition may exceed the theoretical limit of a single wizard. Alchemy may have a way, as the level of Magic Power power processed by the Philosopher's Stone far surpasses that of any single individual.

The third step is the transformation of Magic Power into quality.

This is the core of Alchemy; he hasn't even scratched the surface. Flamel can do it, but he can't.

But Flamel gave him a Metal Ball and said, "Next time you come, don't Albus to bring it, come by yourself."

The fourth level is the precision of Magic Manipulation.

He generated and maintained a conversion point within the target, absorbing mass and releasing Magic Power in real time, while controlling the Conduction and intensity of the oscillations. This required a higher level of precision than all the Magic he knew and had ever seen combined.

But this hurdle was actually the one he was least worried about; that's what Star Orbit Meditation has always been about.

Of the seven main stars in Orion, five and a half are currently shining, while Saiph is still flickering in a state of semi-dusk.

With each additional light illuminated, the precision of Magic Manipulation and the ability to process parallel data increase by a level.

When Betelgeuse, he can control three Fiendfyre Bird at the same time.

When Bellatrix o'clock light up, the Constant Shield Charm became instinctive.

If Saiph were fully illuminated, the accuracy could be increased by another level.

What about Rigel?

All seven stars of Orion are lit up, and the Star Orbit Meditation has reached the End of its current phase.

By then, will his Magic Manipulation be precise enough to maintain a conversion point within the target?

Maybe it's enough, maybe it's not.

If it's not going well, it will continue upwards. There are other constellations after Orion; the Star Orbit won't stop at Orion.

He didn't know where the end was, but the direction was beneath his feet.

He mentally ranked the four hurdles.

The first problem can be solved quickly; just go back and find two stones.

The second and third lines are tied together; the answer lies with Flamel.

The fourth step is to follow the Star Orbit Meditation; it can't be rushed.

The firewood in the fireplace crackled, a Mars flew out, landed on the stone slab, and went out.

He stood up.

There are still a few days left in the holiday, and the two forms of the Disintegration Charm should be enough.

The next thing to do is to modify Baruk's Magic Power form and to modify its Magic Power structure using the reverse application of the Severing Charm. This has been dragging on for far too long.

He walked to the door and pushed it open.

The sea breeze blew in, salty and cold; a breath left a cool sensation in my lungs.

The distant sea was a hazy gray, and nothing could be seen.

The sea area eight kilometers away is no different from the surrounding area.

He glanced at it a few times, then closed the door.