I Created Scientific Magic

"Welcome to the Magic Kingdom!"

A loud and enthusiastic voice rose to everyone's ears, and the one who spoke was naturally Theodore, who was in charge of welcoming this train. He held a long list in his hands, confirming each person's name before he led them to the boarding site.

"Please walk this way, gentlemen!"

Sean walked amidst the crowded throng, clutching tightly to his suitcase in one hand, which contained his lifelong research achievements, also the reason he was attending the academic conference.

By his side, a young apprentice looked around curiously; everything in this city was novel to him.

He saw the beautifully decorated train platforms, the wide, clean, and somewhat crowded bustling streets, alchemy vehicles with odd shapes zipping by on the roads, alchemy workshops billowing thick smoke… Even the stones of the train platform underfoot were so smooth they gleamed like mirrors, stepping on them gave rise to an involuntary sense of guilt for damaging artwork.

Before the last of the sunset's afterglow had faded, bright lights flared up from the tops of pillars standing on either side of the streets, dispersing the impending darkness ahead of time…

Within those oval-shaped lamps was a filament heated to incandescent whiteness, a vivid demonstration of what it meant to trap lightning in a bulb.

Soft singing, its source unknown, began to fill the air; the melodious tune carried a special rhythm that was intoxicating.

"Who is playing the music?" an alchemist asked curiously, as there was no band in sight playing the tunes.

"Haha, it is the wind that plays the music, a piece performed by magic!" Theodore explained with a smile.

Given that the Holy City of the Church echoed with resounding hymns all day long, the capital city of this kingdom, as the face of the council, naturally couldn't fall short in this regard!

When it came down to it, there was nothing strange. Sound is produced by the vibrations of objects, and combined with Dean Lynn's resonance principles, by placing a special kind of harp on statues throughout the kingdom and casting a spell to play one, sound would naturally reverberate throughout every corner of the capital.

And this magic tune that covered the entire kingdom was naturally the masterpiece of the Waveform School!

As Theodore explained, he led the group onto a fleet of alchemy vehicles that had been prepared in advance to take them to the Magic Research Institute.

By the time they arrived together, it was around seven o'clock in the evening.

Sean, filled with excitement, stepped into the exhibition hall, which was larger than he had expected. Rows of seats arranged in a tiered fashion encircled the area, while hundreds of magic lamps above illuminated the interior as if it were daylight,

They were clearly the last ones to arrive; tens of thousands of wizards had already gathered in the massive hall, exchanging and discussing insights and research in various magical disciplines.

However, not all was harmonious; disputes and angry chastisements rose and fell, though fortunately, no one dared to make a move inside the hall.

The exceedingly reserved Sean had no intention of joining the discussions; he and his apprentice took seats on the outer edge, listening intently to the surrounding wizards' debates.

This year's academic conference seemed particularly grand, no longer hosted by the archwizards like in the past. Several Legendary Councilmen had arrived without exception, showing the level of importance attached to the event.

Sean immediately turned his gaze to the councilmen's seats. This was the first time he had seen the true faces of the few Legendary Councilmen atop the magical academia, especially the figure in the center who was particularly conspicuous.

Sean understood that this must be Councilman Lynn, the Star of Magic, whose fame resounded through the empire and sent shivers down the spines of the Church.

Just as he thought this, the exceptionally young councilman looked over and, clearing his throat, spoke.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please quiet down!"

An incredibly loud voice instantaneously echoed throughout the hall, conveying an unquestionable authority and pressure, silencing the hullabaloo and disputes in an instant.

In just a second, the vast exhibition hall was left with nothing but the continuous echo of the voice.

Lynn, now serving as a judge for the second time, was very familiar with the various procedures. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, he welcomed the many wizards who had come from afar and announced the official start of the Magic Conference!

An elderly wizard, under the watchful eyes of the audience, led several apprentices carrying a transparent box onto the exhibition hall stage.

Inside the box, there was a very intricate device, the main body being a huge gear about three meters in diameter. Each tooth was shaped like a ramp, with forty movable short rods installed inside. One end of each rod was fitted with a 20-kilogram iron ball, moving outward along the wheel spokes.

"This is the result of my research, a vacuum gravity perpetual motion machine!" The male wizard presenting onstage introduced his great invention with considerable pride!

Today's magical world already had many power devices, such as steam engines and improved versions of internal combustion engines, but without exception, they all required the consumption of energy.

Therefore, he had been pondering whether there was a way to produce a continuous output of power without adding any fuel!

Thus, this perpetual motion machine was born. It utilized the gravity of the planet itself, employing an asymmetrical frame structure that created a deviation in the gravity of objects on either side of the frame. The heavier side would pull the lighter side, generating a continuous mechanical motion.

To eliminate the influence of external forces as much as possible, he had even beseeched a great wizard to extract the elements inside the device, allowing this apparatus to operate incessantly!

Looking at this peculiar perpetual motion machine in front of them, the wizards present were quite interested.

Although the device's current output of power was limited, what if it were scaled up a hundred or even a thousand times?

The power generated could perhaps supply an entire city!

Sitting in the judge's seat, Lynn rolled his eyes.

Good grief, even perpetual motion machines were making an appearance!

Frankly, this thing was along the same lines as the Foucault pendulum he used to prove the rotation of the Earth.

In a vacuum, free from any interference and under the influence of gravity, the Foucault pendulum could indeed achieve the theoretical 'perpetual motion.'

But this perpetual motion machine was clearly far from it, and the biggest problem was that it simply could not output much power, its efficiency far inferior to harnessing hydropower, wind power, or solar energy.

If this could be considered a perpetual motion machine, then wouldn't waterwheels powered by running water also be considered perpetual motion machines?

In just a few words, Lynn highlighted all the shortcomings of this 'perpetual' device.

Sean and others noticed that the perpetual motion machine's speed was gradually slowing down. The great wizards roughly estimated that in no more than two days, the device would stop on its own – far from the concept of 'perpetual' motion.

Vittorio, however, tried to smooth things over, noting that the idea of using the planet's gravity to provide an uninterrupted source of power was quite innovative, although this perpetual motion machine didn't have much practical value.

Under the 'nitpicking' of the crowd, the once-confident elderly wizard turned red with embarrassment, insisting that his perpetual motion machine had great potential—it just needed further improvements. When he left the stage, his face was filled with indignation; clearly, he was quite angry that his 'great invention' did not receive the attention he believed it deserved.

Immediately afterward, Glenn stepped forward with his new-style camera, demonstrating it to the audience. Accompanied by a burst of flashing light, a very clear black-and-white photo quickly appeared before everyone under the effects of magic.

This alchemical apparatus, capable of imprinting reality onto 'paintings,' instantly piqued the interest of many. They were astonished by the lifelike images published in the newspapers and finally understood the principle behind it, thanks to Glenn's explanation.

"Pinhole imaging, huh? That's a clever approach..." Aurora said, smiling.

Many were aware of this natural phenomenon, and wizards advocating the corpuscular theory of light considered it one of the most direct pieces of evidence that light travels in straight lines. However, Glenn was indeed the first to think of utilizing this phenomenon.

For this new invention, Lynn and others unanimously gave it high praise and immediately decided to award Glenn the Morning Star Medal to recognize his contribution...