Chapter 1051: Lord of Thunder: Plague Lord, Hmph?

“Tea...teacher?!”

Garrett almost fell off the table. The Lightning Cat he had cuddled countless times, and Cirilla had cuddled even more, how did it suddenly become the Lord of Thunder?!

In other words, everything he did and said along the way, the teacher saw it all through the eyes of the Lightning Cat?!

Thinking about how he boasted to the Snake Woman and the Golden Eagle Warriors, "I am the son of the Thunder God, I am the Plague Lord," and knowing the teacher saw it all, Garrett wanted to die on the spot—or, give himself a Disintegration Spell...

Oh, I haven't started learning Disintegration Spell yet?

Then it's fine...

“Plague Lord, hmph?” The lightning-formed humanoid figure floated up, circling Garrett lightly. Garrett stood straight, head lowered, staring at the ground, not daring to move:

“Teacher, that was just to fool the natives... those oppressive natives... I didn't intend to study necromancy... studying vaccines shouldn't count as necromancy, right...”

As he spoke, his head still bowed, his spine gradually straightened. The lightning figure snorted:

“Let's not talk about that for now. Test time. What spell did I use to come here like this?”

Ah, a pop quiz from the teacher. Garrett's shoulders tensed:

Passing such pop quizzes meant peace, though no reward;

Failing meant different outcomes depending on the difficulty of the question and the Lord of Thunder's mood, ranging from a few sarcastic remarks to getting hit by a Magic Missile on the forehead or being sent on a troublesome task...

“It should be... Projection Spell?” Garrett's brain spun wildly:

“Projection Spell can create an illusion of oneself, allowing one to see, hear, and even retain some casting abilities through the illusion... but the casting range shouldn't be that long... maybe it's a variant of the Projection Spell?”

“It is indeed a Projection Spell, just slightly modified.” Hearing Garrett's correct answer, the Lord of Thunder's slightly mocking voice warmed a bit:

“This Lightning Cat is an intelligent Lightning Spirit I created, carrying my mark. So, I can project through this mark for a short time.”

“Ah... teacher, you've been watching all along?!”

“How could I?” The humanoid lightning figure crackled. Then, recalling Garrett didn't understand, it softened its tone:

“Long-distance projection consumes a lot of energy. If it weren't for receiving your paper, I wouldn't have deliberately located this Lightning Cat to project. — By the way, after this projection, make sure to find a place rich in lightning for it to absorb more energy.”

Garrett nodded vigorously. Got it! Definitely! Tomorrow I'll climb the snowy mountain, plant a lightning rod at the top, put the Lightning Cat on it, and hide in a valley!

Charge it up well, in case of another crisis, it might even alert the teacher to project and help out!

“Alright, let's get to business.” The lightning figure slowly sat down opposite — though it might just be posing as sitting, still floating — hands crossed on its lower belly, speaking in the Lord of Thunder's voice:

“In the discussion part of your paper, those contents, if you were in my position presiding over it, which direction would you start from? Which direction is more important, which directions are likely to interact?”

Some things Garrett himself was unsure about, not suitable for the paper. But chatting with the teacher, he could speak freely:

“I think trying to ‘see’ the virus might be a direction. For example, using electron beams... this method could not only detect viruses but also other microscopic things, perhaps helping us analyze the micro world...”

“I've tried your method.” The Lord of Thunder's projection casually waved, interrupting Garrett:

“Not only did I try, but your senior sister has been trying since the discovery of electron beams. However, the shadows seen are very chaotic, basically unreadable.”

Wow!

Senior sister is mighty!

Senior sister has been trying to handcraft an electron microscope so early!

Garrett almost wanted to kneel down and kowtow to her, or hug her and spin around — of course, purely to celebrate. But now, with the teacher's illusion in front, he could only rack his brains, thinking hard:

“Then maybe... certain conditions haven't been met. For instance, when electron beams appear, they scatter, we need something to constrain them, keep them focused on a point — like an electrostatic field, like a magnetic field?”

“Or, the electrons are too small, easily scattered by anything in the way, so the path from the electron source to the sample should be in a vacuum?”

“Or, the sample should be as thin as possible, thinner than the finest hair?”

“And?”

“That... that's all I can think of...”

Garrett spread his hands. No choice, he graduated early, worked early in his previous life, only heard vaguely about electron microscopes, scanning electron microscopes, cryo-electron microscopes, tunneling electron microscopes — never even touched one—

No choice, an electron microscope costs a fortune, tens of millions of dollars. His newly graduated juniors, at least the country had money to buy them, they could manage to see and even experiment...

The Lord of Thunder listened quietly to Garrett. The lightning figure's eyes flickered, as did the Lightning Cat's, seemingly sending back the data, and the main body over there had begun experimenting — at worst, brainstorming:

“And?”

“Also, why can't optical microscopes see viruses, maybe discussing with grand mages studying the nature of light... those studying whether light is wave or particle, the wavelength of light, those grand mages...”

Hmm, as for who can discover light interference or diffraction, discover Poisson's spot, even do double-slit interference...

Who will discover the wave-particle duality of light;

These discoveries will advance the council's capabilities, even explode a few brains...

Garrett had no idea. In any case, just leave it to the omnipotent teacher, after all, the teacher is a legendary mage, greater power, greater responsibility~~~

Another crackle. If not for the lightning-made projection unable to make subtle expressions, Garrett would almost think the lightning figure rolled its eyes at him. Then, the Lord of Thunder replied somewhat impatiently:

“Got it!”

This little guy, once he starts talking, his tone gets bigger! Grand mages qualified to study the nature of light are the top in the council in that field, moreover, they are rivals —

Visiting the wave theory mages, then the particle theory mages. Though his status as a legendary mage ensures he won't be kicked out, getting them to cooperate willingly takes effort...

This kid, just knows how to trouble his teacher!

“Anything else?”

“There's also the matter of Bloodline Identification.” Garrett strained his brain, trying to raise more questions before the teacher's projection vanished:

“I suspect the power activated by Bloodline Identification might be various complex invisible lights... that is, different wavelengths? Could we break down this magic, test each kind of wave, see what can be revealed?”

“That's not the domain of the School of Evocation.” The Lord of Thunder sighed. Garrett nodded quickly:

“Of course not! Definitely not! But I think... maybe the Schools of Divination and Transmutation would be interested? They often deal with many mixtures, needing to analyze the components and impurities, right? I think they might be interested!”

If our school isn't interested, pass the project to others!

We can even exploit other schools' researchers and funding...

The lightning figure was silent for a moment, as if wanting to move, then stopped. After a pause, the voice turned colder:

“Anything else?”

“For now, that's it... vaccines and such, let the necromancers continue... that strange cell, let them keep researching...” Garrett thought as he answered:

“But I do have a question for the teacher. After advancing to level 11, about the sixth-circle spells, I have some ideas — teacher, what is the essence of the Disintegration Spell? What type of energy does it use?”

“Hmm, what are your thoughts?”

“I guess it's magnetic force, or electromagnetic force...” Garrett eagerly looked at the lightning figure:

Having created alternating current for so long, the council should have some insights on electric and magnetic force conversion, especially the teacher and Senior Sister Philby, intuitively felt:

“But I haven't studied this spell, just guessing from its casting materials — teacher, is that right?”

“There's indeed a strong possibility.” To Garrett's delight, the Lord of Thunder confirmed his guess:

“I've used electromagnets, coils, coils wrapped around magnets, to replace the magnet for casting. The conclusion is, enhancing the electromagnet's magnetism or the coil's current can increase the Disintegration Spell's power or reduce its casting cost.”

Garrett's eyes lit up. That's great! That means, as long as he holds a coil wrapped around a magnet, first activates an electric spell to send a strong current through the coil, the Disintegration Spell's power can increase exponentially!

“Teacher, thank you so much!”

“What’s there to thank? — Just make sure to master these spells! Mages of the Thunder Horn, even if they can't challenge five or six levels higher, should at least be able to protect themselves against enemies three or four levels higher. Don't make me worry when you're out there!”

“Yes, teacher! Will do, teacher!” Garrett stood straight:

“By the way, teacher, any other tips to enhance spell power — or the latest discoveries?”

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