I Pioneered Scientific Magic - Chapter 322 (Patreon)

Chapter 322: Legendary Magic - Sunshine Illumination!

An experiment gone awry led to considerable casualties, yet the wizards gathered around didn't disperse. Strengthening their personal shields, they excitedly discussed the horrifying beam that had just manifested...

In the pursuit of magic, risks often accompany the journey. Various accidents are considered a norm. Hence, wizards sustaining severe injuries, blindness, limb severances, deafening shocks, and even deaths due to poison or explosions are not uncommon.

However, this didn't deter their research and passion for magic.

Given the level of wizarding pharmaceuticals, as long as one didn't perish on the spot, most injuries were salvageable.

"What powerful magic..." Raphael commented, observing the demolished structures and the solid bricks sliced through on the ground, expressing his awe.

The wizards present finally understood why Lynn had awarded Glenn the Morning Star Medal. It wasn't solely for his experiment measuring the speed of light using mirrors, but for this focusing magic!

Judging by the destruction along this street, the focused beam could effortlessly slice houses within fifty meters, breach Mage Shields, and cause fatal harm to unprotected enemies within a hundred meters...

Even expanded to three hundred meters, the intense light could blind or burn people.

"This is at least a fourth circle, no, fifth circle magic, isn't it?" Sanchez pondered.

The power of the beam itself was one thing, but its true horror lay in its speed. Traveling a hundred kilometers in an instant, it offered no chance for evasion, making it perfect for precise ambushes.

Even in direct combat, wielding a weapon with an effective range exceeding a hundred meters, it left barely any room for escape!

Glenn, too, found it hard to believe the terror his focusing magic wielded.

He had conducted related experiments before, but never had he concentrated the beam to such alarming extents.

Of course, this wasn't solely his achievement. Anthony's Thunder Magic played an indispensable role. Glenn alone couldn't produce such intense beams.

"It seems light elemental magic can no longer be restricted to mere support!" Aurora chimed in, already contemplating numerous uses for the focusing magic.

While her previously established polarized magic system was formidable and enigmatic, it was mostly used for support—concealment, visual deception, magical projection, inducing blindness through intense light, and the like. Now, it could serve as the primary means in battles!

"Congratulations, Glenn. You'll be the first nominated for the Morning Star Medal at this academic symposium!" Raphael congratulated.

Glenn wore a wry smile. He hadn't expected the light beam experiment he had high hopes for to yield no results. Instead, the focusing magic, which he hadn't regarded highly initially, earned him the Morning Star Medal.

However, the damaged street and casualties from the experiment troubled him immensely. There would be compensations to make. Thankfully, no one had perished; otherwise, he would be in grave trouble.

"Thank you for your guidance, Master Lynn..." Glenn remembered to express his gratitude to Lynn, who timely cautioned him.

Previously, he had envied and somewhat resented this renowned star of magic. Now, all that remained was admiration.

The depth and breadth of knowledge Lynn possessed far surpassed Glenn's imagination. The fact that Lynn could accurately point out the limitations of the mirror in reflecting light and the phenomena of light scattering hinted that Lynn might have conducted similar experiments long before.

"The idea was yours. I must say, this focusing magic and the experiment to test light speed with mirrors were both quite good," Lynn smiled.

"Unfortunately, the experiment still failed," Glenn sighed.

Lynn chuckled without responding. In reality, Glenn's idea wasn't fundamentally flawed; it was indeed possible to roughly measure the speed of light.

Of course, provided one had a quick enough reaction speed!

According to the data from the past life, light traveled a hundred kilometers in roughly three-thousandths of a second. Lynn wasn't certain if legendary wizards could perceive such a slight change. Clearly, they couldn't!

However, Glenn's focusing magic did surprise Lynn.

The convenience of magic often exceeded expectations. Lynn couldn't help but recall the federal government's colossal "Solar Focusing Mirror" in the wilderness of a past life, generating temperatures capable of instantly melting steel. Concentrated at a point, it could even reach temperatures several times that of a star's surface...

Lynn pondered that perhaps they could replicate something similar using extensive focusing magic while airborne. That would indeed be true "Sunshine Illumination"!

At this thought, Lynn surprisingly realized possessing yet another legendary magic. However, its requirement for specific seasons and weather conditions was quite high—only during the noon of summer would its power be sufficient...

Perhaps it could be taken further to create true laser magic...

As Lynn contemplated the new magic, the group of wizards discussed the failed mirror reflection experiment.

In truth, numerous wizards aimed to measure light speed, hoping to acquire the Silver Moon Medal. Their ideas were diverse, but all revolved around a central argument—creating a sufficiently long distance and finding a means to record the time taken by light to traverse it. Reality, however, doused their hopes.

Glenn's experiment this time had reached the epitome in all aspects. Even the legendary councilors had intervened, yet they couldn't conceive any method to simulate a longer distance for light speed measurement...

"Master Lynn, is there truly a way to measure light speed?" Sanchez asked, puzzled.

The other wizards present turned their gaze to this magical luminary.

"Of course!" Lynn nodded. After a pause, Lynn continued, "Actually, my method isn't that grand..."

This further piqued Raphael's curiosity, but Lynn shook their head, teasingly adding, "The apparatus for the experiment requires a bit more preparation time. In any case, you'll know in a few days!"

Raphael and the others felt speechless but had no choice but to speculate internally about Lynn's supposedly 'not so complicated' method.

Harof, with an imaginative mind, wondered if it involved using a magic to slow down the speed of light to fulfill the measurement's requirement. Or perhaps creating a powerful light beam directed at the moon, calculating based on the time and distance it traveled.

Some wizards even maliciously thought that this magical luminary was merely playing tricks. If the subsequent experiment turned out like Glenn's failure, it would be quite comical...

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