Chapter 61: City of Canals (part eight)
Phew, explanation is hard. I hope it’s understandable and make sense! Enjoy the chapter!
Also, keep in mind that Gilbert is not all-knowing, so his speculation and theory here may be wrong. He’s a craftsman not a scholar lol.
TL: clover
ED: clover
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“Next, it’s the explanation about humans with high inhibition value.
To tell you the truth, I don’t know much about this field.
I myself also have three rainbows, which means I’m on the low side.”
Gilbert started talking while carefully wiping the blackboard.
He occasionally stopped as he tried to write something with the chalk.
It seemed that what he wanted to talk about was not well-organized in his mind.
“The higher the inhibition value, the greater the feeling of ‘distortion’ and ‘disturbance’ when creating a wand.
Such people have to spend a considerable amount of time to create wands.
The burden of mental concentration on spell-building is also ridiculously high.”
Gilbert’s hand which was holding the chalk started to slide on the blackboard making brisk sounds.
Ooh, the lecture had resumed.
When I thought so, he started to drew a dancing golem.
He didn’t know what he should write, I understood that.
“Generally speaking, suppose that there was a one-rainbow alchemist, the generally known lowest inhibition value, he could charge magic for an hour.
It depends on their training, but it goes around like this; two hours for four-rainbows, three hours for five-rainbows, so six hours is the standard for six-rainbows alchemist as the maximum value.
So, that’s right……since I have never heard of seven-rainbows, this is only a theory, but it would take 12 hours or more……”
Gilbert drew two rows on the blackboard as if he remembered something.
The number of the rainbow in the upper row, and the required time in the lower row.
Gilbert’s hand which was writing the numbers in order stopped on the number seven.
He thought for a while and put the chalk on the blank field.
Even if the seven-rainbows would be twice as much as the six-rainbows, that would be 6 to 12 times more than the required time of a general creator.
It was natural that I had never succeeded in making wands, as the necessary concentration power increased accordingly.
It was a very painful penalty as an alchemy.
“Speaking of which, even though I tried to build a spell, it quickly got distorted and broke.”
“You’d better give up on building wands.
This is only a speculation, but it seems that it is the same as how the zero inhibition value cannot use a wand.
I think it’s safe to assume that seven-rainbows mean you cannot make a wand.”
“Aah, I heard that you can’t make a wand, but, no way, you won’t be able to make a wand in your life time?
That kind of thing, that’s too sad……”
Harold looked at me with pitiful eyes.
Even though he should have the same extreme and rare constitution as me.
“Hmm, if you want to build a spell no matter what, it might be easier to learn mages’ art.”
“Eh, can I really use mages’ spells?”
“Aah, let me explain a bit.”
Gilbert turned towards the blackboard and drew a larger human figure.
The figure had a staff on his left hand and a wand on his right hand, then he drew a circle on both sides.
“There is a hole to convert external magical power and a hole to take external magical power as it is.
Well, rather than a hole, it is a port.”
Gilbert drew two arrows from the circles drawn in the human figure on the blackboard.
On the left, the arrow briefly went to the spiral on the stomach and ended on the staff.
On the right, the arrow smoothly curved and led to the wand directly.
“Just as a port is built at the mouth of the river of each branch, these two ports are in different places.
If you compare it to a ship, the mage’s port is the one that processes the goods temporarily in port town and carries them to inland.
The alchemist’s port goes directly from the river and carries it to inland.
If there is nothing wrong with the conversion port, there is a possibility that Hafan’s magic can be used.
Although if you start at your age, you will need a considerable effort.”
“I see, so that’s how it is.”
I looked at the illustration drawn on the blackboard.
If that was the only way to do it, I should also consider about becoming a mage.
But, I was born in the family of alchemists, so I didn’t want to give up.
“Anyway, the seven-rainbows Ojou-san should be the exception of all exceptions, it is an unthinkable constitution.
Although the zero-rainbow creators have appeared sparsely in the long history, this is the first time I see someone with seven rainbows.
How advantageous it is when using a wand, I can’t even estimate it.”
Eh, ‘advantageous’?
Perhaps similar to Harold, I had a specialized talent in using wands even if I couldn’t make wands?
“Well~, Ojou-san’s definite employment seems to have been decided.”
“What do you mean. Aniki?”
“If we trained Ojou-san properly and thrust her onto a strong ship, it will become a battleship.
It is said that the wand’s bombardment released by alchemists with five or more rainbows is a destructive force that even beat the athanor cannons.
They don’t have the trouble of reloading and they are also more flexible.
If it was someone with seven-rainbows, they won’t get tired no matter how much they use a wand, so wouldn’t they become the ultimate artillery battery?”
“Eh, what, that’s amazing~!! Congratulations, Erica!”
Harold shook my shoulders out of excitement.
Eh, but Gilbert-san, what did you mean encouraging little girls like me to work for the army?
“Do they even have a position like that?”
“Alchemists that are on the battleship use spells of extraordinary magic.
I don’t know exactly because it is a military secret, but it is said that if you don’t have more than five rainbows you won’t be able to serve in the military.
The famous example these days will be Duke of Aurelia, the Long-Armed Ernst.
It seems that he is a super long-range type, he would calculate the roundness of the stars and bombarding beyond the horizon.
In the naval battle against Gigantia, I heard that countless super large giants have been made into sea algae from outside the range of normal battleships.”
Certainly, Ernst-otousama’s characteristic skill was the extended range of his wands.
If such a ridiculous technique could be used, was he actually the same seven-rainbows as me?
No, Otou-sama should have been able to build and charge spells.
He should have about five or six rainbows.
“In the last war, some people seemed to use Evil Eye of Bolts to a great extent.
Using a special visual magic which they monopolized the manufacturing method, they were able to aim an outrageously wide area simultaneously.
With Magic Missile that had its power expanded, it is said that each fleet could do wholesale arrest.
It seems that they were famous for their greed, and got territories that were part of the royal territory and a part of the southwest islands as the awards.”
“Really.”
“It was the one who was renowned as the most powerful alchemist during the era of Severe King Jean, with epithet Magic Missile, King Erik Aurelia.
With a dazzling translucent beautiful appearance, he was our cruel, arrogant, and unforgiving King.
It seems that the main offensive wands like Magic Missile were developed in his era.”
“I see.”
“Even if you can’t make yourself a wand, a cavalry alchemist will tailor lots of it for Ojou-san.
If you survive the war a couple of times, you will get some of the southwestern islands as your territory.
When you reach old age, you can manage farm in a tropical country.”
“Uwah~, how nice!”
“That’s the dream, right~. If only war happened again~.”
I didn’t understand why Harold and Gilbert were in favor of going on a battleship.
I wondered if all boys liked warships.
I apologize for having to tell you this, but I didn’t want the war to happen.
I felt like it would never be a bad thing if it didn’t happen.
Far from doing a meritorious deed, it seemed that I would die inadvertently before I became active in the military service.
“So, that’s why.
Why don’t you try special techniques like the one that cavalry alchemists use?”
“Is there a technique like that?”
“It seems to be a wand alteration.
It interferes directly with the spell at the time of the wand’s execution, extending the effective range or shooting it all together.
If it is true, it’s a dangerous technique similar to thrusting your hand into a furnace, but you have to force it with your high inhibitory ability.
I can only explain it roughly because I didn’t know much about it, but if it is the seven-rainbows Ojou-san, you might succeed in one shot unexpectedly.”
“Oh, that’s great, Gilbert-aniki!”
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