I Created Scientific Magic

Lynn's words surprised Philip and the others greatly, as they wondered whether their bodies also harbored... electricity?

"Do I have it on me too?" Lydia raised her hand, asking curiously.

"Of course, that's why we can run and jump. More precisely, electricity exists within all elements."

Lynn nodded and casually took a thin sheet of paper, tearing it into countless small pieces that scattered across the table. Then he picked up a glass ball, rubbed it vigorously in his palm for a dozen times, and brought it close to the shredded paper.

To the amazement of those watching, the tiny paper fragments trembled slightly and then flew up, clinging to the glass ball.

Seeing this miraculous scene, Lydia was the most astounded; she even wondered if this was the effect of magic.

Lynn shook his head, smiling as he spoke, "This is charging by friction. You can try it too; glass works quite well!"

Upon hearing this, Lydia immediately grabbed a glass rod and, imitating Lynn's earlier actions, she furiously rubbed it with her palm for several dozen rounds, indeed causing the small paper pieces to all cling to it.

"Uncle Darren, I've learned magic!" Lydia, inexpressibly thrilled, shouted excitedly as she held up the glass rod, calling out to the group of halflings managing the airship in the distance.

When Darren and the others finally saw Lydia's results, they too were completely astounded... Rubbing an object with your palm could temporarily grant it the power to control and attract objects, which, to them, was no different from magic.

Watching the scene unfold, Lynn couldn't help but smile wryly, recalling that famous saying in his mind.

Without knowledge of science, everything in life is magic...

Johnny, Ailoke, and others started experimenting curiously.

"Professor Lynn, what exactly is going on here? Why does this attraction occur on these objects, is it the power of thunder?" Philip couldn't help but ask.

In fact, his astonishment was not a bit less compared to those apprentices, as he was more aware of how difficult it was to harness the power of thunder.

After Lynn's explanation, it seemed as if this phenomenon was everywhere, even allowing ordinary people like Lydia, who couldn't use magic, to harness its power.

"The principle is actually quite simple. When two objects rub against each other, due to the different abilities of atomic nuclei in binding the electrons outside their nuclei, one of the objects will inevitably lose some electrons, allowing the other to gain extra electrons... That is to say, the essence of charging by friction is the transfer of charges..." Lynn explained as simply as he could.

However, those present were utterly confused.

What is this atomic nucleus? And what are electrons outside the nucleus?

Philip also felt bewildered, regretting that he had even asked...

"Lord Lynn, can everyone master this power? Can halflings too?" Darren asked eagerly.

He had also heard Lynn mention that everyone had electricity in them, but interpreted it as everyone could learn Lightning Magic.

How could that be possible?

Ailoke and others scoffed and shook their heads, viewing it likely as a natural law, just as people automatically fall back to the ground after jumping up.

According to Professor Lynn's theory, it was the planet's gravity that influenced them, in a sense, as the continent beneath their feet exerted a very powerful force field magic.

It seemed the generation of electricity by friction operated on the same principle, so could this planet be a powerful electric-type wizard?

"True magic might not work if you mean using electricity with some knowledge and devices like we did just now, that's definitely possible," Lynn said with a chuckle, enticingly adding, "If your knowledge is sufficient, you might be able to replicate my electromagnetic railgun with some instruments, and its power could rival that of legendary magic."

The people present looked at Lynn with peculiar expressions, thinking his statement was rather exaggerated.

Lydia was even more skeptical, wondering if the professor was just fooling them.

Legendary magic... she dared not even think about it.

Lynn did not explain further but instead flipped the glass ball in his hands, activating the Magic Sensing but couldn't detect any presence of electric charge.

Upon reflection, that seemed normal; the thing was much smaller than an atom, belonging to microscopic particles. If it were that easy, wizards would have likely discovered electromagnetic magic long ago.

However, they could begin with electricity as a technology and then slowly explore its application in magic.
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Lynn thought to himself, now that the Lost Fog over the sea had lost its original effect, it meant they were constantly facing threats from the Church.

The exact timing was uncertain, possibly two to three months or even six months, depending on how long the deterrent power of the Mist Sea would last.

If the Church took the initiative to send people to investigate, or worse, if merchant ships strayed into the Mist Sea, their location would be immediately exposed.

As an important port and gateway of Wizard Land, Yiyeta Harbor would definitely be a prime target.

So, they needed to prepare early.

Compared to training more wizards, the power of technology was obviously the best way to quickly enhance military readiness and cope with large-scale wars in the short term.

Though magic was miraculous, a formal Wizard required layers of selection and years or even decades of training. Even with protective magic, they might not withstand several rounds of cannon fire, and putting them on the battlefield as mere cannon fodder was too costly; they were more suited as researchers.

Only great Wizards and cardinal bishops could ignore the threats posed by cannons and even influence the outcome of a war to some extent. Perhaps for these human missiles, electromagnetic railguns might be necessary.

Particle-sized gunpowder, internal combustion engines, electromagnetic technology... Lynn thought it over and realized there were too many technologies that needed to be developed.

What about those more advanced technologies?

Lynn didn't even consider them, as they would require building a complete industrial system first.

And rubber... that was very important, but Wizard Land lacked it, so they could only think about solving material science problems with magic and substituting a part of the complex work with alchemy.

The most critical issue was education; workers familiar with and in control of certain knowledge were the foundation of an industrial system. However, he clearly did not have enough time, as starting from scratch would take too long.

The only solution was to call back all those graduated Wizard Apprentices and even formal Wizards for retraining!

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