"I never imagined you'd finish such a magnificent Grand Array in just over two years!"
I thought it would take at least five or six."
"It truly is an astonishing achievement."
As June drew near, Swein, Anna, and the others came to visit and offered high praise.
What stood before them now was a magnificent Grand Array built according to the plans. Numerous Array Base Platforms resembling round forts studded with copper nails had already been activated, sending light soaring into the sky.
At the same time, the light formed cloudbridge-like phantoms, interweaving within the containment field. Lines extending from node after node intersected, tracing intricate, exquisite magical patterns.
This was an application-layer technology called Vector Planning, which fully integrated the achievements in runology derived from bitmap fonts and vector fonts to construct enormous designs on the surface of this world.
The Magic Array's functions were realized through this Vector Planning technology.
"I originally allowed more than five or six years to finish it myself. But who could have guessed that we'd make technological breakthroughs along the way and complete it ahead of schedule?"
Roland smiled as he led the visitors onward.
What he did not tell them was that most of the time and resources had gone into research and development. The actual construction had taken far less than originally estimated.
Traditionally, Magic Arrays were built by laying out energy pathways with various physical materials.
These ranged from mithril sheets etched onto alchemical items and the magical ink used in Phantom Magic Cards to the spiritual-channel trenches and elemental reaction pools of Magic Arrays...
Even the electronic circuit boards on Blue Star in his previous life followed the same principle.
In essence, all of them used physical materials to construct these "electrical circuits," or "magical pathways" in the magical