Elemental Avatar Descends Again
"The safety regulations for experiments in our territory aren't just for the apprentices. We learned that lesson in lives. If we hadn't all been here just now, the two of you wouldn't even have ash left." Landen was scolding Sophia and Johnny. The two girls were still being held in Gleia's arms. "When you do an experiment, you need to invite at least a mage one level higher to be present. Me, Tania, Fiana, or even asking Gleia to come—wouldn't any of us have worked? Did the two of you have to force it yourselves?"
"We originally called Wendy, but wasn't she with you?" Sophia argued, unconvinced. "Besides, My Lord, when you entered the Magic Furnace a few nights ago, you didn't invite Teacher Ben either."
"Is that the same? When I was messing around, Tania was right beside me." Landen ignored Ben Kaul making faces off to the side and kept speaking intently. "Besides, if you were messing with the furnace, you should have told me. Who fills such a huge tank with working fluid and doesn't even install a regulating valve? If the pressure overloads, how do you vent it? If magic power comes out, where does it discharge? How do you sense the internal parameters?"
"My Lord, actually, the magic array on the ground has a similar function. We just hadn't had time to debug it," Johnny explained this time. "And we simulated it at Teacher Aisida's place before."
"Inside this furnace, it isn't just hot water, but a vast amount of magical elements. I've gone in and experienced it. The conditions inside aren't homogeneous, nor are they in a turbulent state. Instead, they change and transform rapidly throughout. If simulation alone could solve it, then the Magic Turbulence over Gallop would have