The air in the laboratory was filled with the smell of ozone and burning, and the floor was covered with large and small explosion marks.
Ian is suspended in mid-air, and your fingers are quickly sketching in Void.
First try: Magic Etching.
He drew two concentric circles in the air as the basic framework for energy constraints. This originated from the "circulation" concept of Alchemy.
Within this framework, he drew on Roy Mustang's "Flame Alchemy" totem - two connected triangles (representing the fire and air in the Alchemy elements), and filled them in with the Kenaz (torch/knowledge) and Sowulo (sun/victory) from the Rune runes respectively.
In the outer circle, he wrote the incantations representing "burning" using Dragon Language and Latin respectively.
"Activate."
Ian Inject magic.
sneer.
There was only a faint spark in the air, and then it went out.
"Magic power doesn't work." Ian shook his head, "Magic power is fuel, but here, it serves as a 'wire' (rune carrier) and 'fuel' at the same time. This causes the energy to be consumed during the transmission process, and it is impossible to form a stable spell structure."
Second attempt: Blood Etching.
Since a material carrier is needed, Ian thought of the oldest medium - blood.
He cut his finger and drew the same array in the air with blood. The life energy contained in the blood was indeed more stable than pure magic power.
Boom!
This time, flames did appear, but they were followed by a violent explosion.
Ian stood unscathed behind the shield and rejected this plan. "The power is acceptable, but the cost is too high. If I have to bleed every time I use a big move, then I will lose too much blood before I can defeat the enemy."
Third attempt: Battle Aura Etching.
Battle Aura is a combination of magic power and vitality, which should be more perfect in theory.
However, the result was still an explosion.
"The magic activity in Battle Aura is too high." Ian analyzed. "It's okay to use it to strengthen the body or enchant weapons, but to build such sophisticated and complex rune circuits, it's like using explosives to make bricks to build a house. It's too unstable."
Fourth attempt: Soul Etching.
After excluding all physical and energy media, Ian set his sights on the existence of a higher dimension - the soul.
In the theoretical system of the Arcane Empire, the soul is not only the carrier of consciousness, but also a high-order energy source. Ian named it **"Psychic Energy".
"Use the soul as the pen and the will as the ink."
Ian Close your eyes and mobilize your huge spirit Divine Power.
In Void, a complex array emitting dark red light slowly takes shape. It no longer relies on any material medium, but is directly engraved on the dimensional membrane of reality.
"Activate."
Huh--
A ball of red fire the size of a basketball emerged out of thin air, stable and hot, exuding heart-stopping magical fluctuations.
"Success!"
A hint of joy flashed in Ian's eyes, "Soul Energy is the most perfect carrier. It is stable, controllable, and can be done at will. For a high-level mage with a powerful soul, this is almost cost-free."
But the next second.
Boom--!!!
The fireball exploded without warning, and the huge shock wave even shook the laboratory's defensive barrier.
"Still an explosion? Why?"
Ian was not discouraged, but instead became more excited. He began to review the data flow just now, and a few hours later, he found the crux of the problem.
Compatibility conflict.
In this new system, he greedily integrated too many elements: the Latin incantations of the Harry Potter system, the runes of the Nordic system, the syllables of Draconic magic, and the geometric configurations of alchemy.
These different systems are like parts of different standards. Although they are barely put together, they work independently and even interfere with each other in terms of the frequency of magic flow.
Especially the domineering Dragon Tongue Magic, which always tries to suppress other runes, causing an imbalance in the energy circuit.
"Sure enough, a hodgepodge won't work. There must be a unified 'underlying operating system' to be compatible with all plug-ins."
Ian's eyes fell on the notebook that recorded Divine Knowledge.
Alchemical Runes.
Unlike other systems, Alchemical Runes is extremely inclusive. They are essentially geometric descriptions of energy flow without any attribute bias.
"If I use Alchemical Runes as the skeleton to build a general Energy Conversion interface..."
"It can automatically adjust the frequency of different systems' magic power, just like a transformer..."
Ian's eyes are getting brighter and brighter.
He found the key.
"The work that follows may be tedious, requiring thousands of frequency tuning tests."
Ian raised his hand again and drew a new rune structure in the air.
"But it would be a big step for magical civilization."