Exploring Technology in a Wizard World

"Creak!"

With a sound, Richard walked to the Mechanical Processing Sector, pushed the door, and entered a small room.

This room was near his frequently used laboratory, constructed with the foresight of possible additional experimental research.

At this moment, Richard surveyed the entire room, squinting in thought about how to modify it to accommodate laser equipment for experimental purification of Uranium 235 using laser separation.

"I can set the first laser generator here, over here a protective setup should be installed, and here..." Richard mumbled to himself as he walked.

At the same time, he waved his hand slightly, and small flames dropped on the ground, extinguishing instantly, leaving charred spots as markers.

In no time, Richard reached the wall and said aloud, "Set up a horizontal workbench here, preferably two meters square, for placing..."

Halfway through speaking, Richard stopped and looked at the wall in front of him, frowning slightly: "Hmm, the room is a bit small. If I want to set up a workbench, there's obviously not enough space. Maybe I need to knock down this wall and connect it with the adjacent pre-configured room..."

While speaking, Richard, with resolute determination, raised his hand and pressed it against the wall.

Using Shaping Earth Magic, extraordinary power emanated from his palm, spreading across the entire wall.

"Crack, crack, crack!"

With a sound, in the blink of an eye, the wall was covered with finger-width cracks, resembling a dried riverbed in summer.

Richard gently pushed with his hand, and with a "crash," the entire wall fell forward.

Dust rose in an instant.

But just as the dust began to rise, not yet reaching the ceiling, it was forcibly suppressed by an invisible force.

Richard bent down, his right hand hovering over the ground, causing the bricks and stones from the collapsed wall to rapidly contract and crush toward the center.

Then, under control, they reshaped into a two-meter square stone table, little by little.

This showcases Richard's efficiency in modifying houses, or rather the efficiency of a powerful wizard in modifying houses.

Richard raised an eyebrow.

As a wizard with extraordinary power, choosing to personally handle these "lowly" tasks yields results that cannot be matched by tens or hundreds of ordinary craftsmen.

Because it is not a change in quantity, but a change in quality.

Precisely because of this, during the initial exploration of the Yatis Village ruins on the East Coast, he used magic tools to hire Teddy and a few other wizards to help dig soil.

Also because of this, he is not in a hurry to establish his private influence.

Of course, eventually, he will still need to establish a private influence. After all, he cannot do this kind of work forever; it's just not the right time yet.

Thinking about this, Richard placed his hand on the newly formed stone table, controlling it with Earth Magic to make fine adjustments.

After adjusting for a while, he confirmed that it basically met his expectations and nodded in satisfaction.

At this moment, the door of the room creaked, and the Witch Demon Elder, seemingly hearing the previous noise of the wall breaking, walked in following the sound.

After a glance at Richard, the Witch Demon Elder spoke, "I am now rested enough and can help you."

"Really, then alright, please pass me the item on the wooden shelf to your left," Richard said, pointing with his hand after a look at the Witch Demon Elder.

The Witch Demon Elder turned his head slightly towards the wooden shelf by the door and saw something resembling a ruler on it. However, it was a bit thick, more like a wooden leg taken from a stool.

Taking the item, he waved it and asked, "This one?"

"Yes." Richard confirmed.

"Here you go." The Witch Demon Elder casually tossed it towards Richard.

With a soft "pop," Richard carefully caught it and placed it gently on the table.

The object was about thirty centimeters long, made of metal, entirely silver-white, with scales on its surface, looking much like a ruler.

However, unlike a regular scale ruler, it had two glass structures, one embedded in the middle and the other at the starting point.

The glass structures contained colored alcohol, half-filled, able to flow along with adjustments.

This was a leveling tube, also known as a leveler or level ruler, a tool specifically used to measure horizontal and vertical levels.

Richard placed the leveling tube on the table, moving it slowly, his eyes fixed on the glass structure set in the middle, seeing the bubble inside always staying at the center, nodding slightly, confirming the surface of the stone table was level.

This was quite satisfactory.

Putting away the leveling tube, Richard was about to proceed with other modifications when he glanced at an angle ruler behind the Witch Demon Elder and looked at the Witch Demon Elder as if to speak.

The Witch Demon Elder, somewhat aware, followed Richard's gaze to the angle ruler and, before Richard could speak, picked it up.

But the Witch Demon Elder didn't toss the angle ruler over, instead, speaking with a frown.

"Hey, I'm telling you, you can't be asking me to help with trivial tasks like fetching items or pressing levers, right?" the Witch Demon Elder said, "Although I can indeed do these tasks, after all, I am a Witch Demon with a long life. Just doing these small jobs, don't you think you're underestimating me? Is there anything challenging I can help with?"

"Are you sure?" Richard raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised, and asked seriously, "Do you really want to help with something challenging?"

The Witch Demon Elder spoke in an eerie tone, with a hint of confidence, "Indeed, previously at the mines, I did lose, unable to defeat that being capable of transforming into an angel. The reason, partly because I'm too old, partly because I was restrained.

But this only shows my combat strength is lacking, not that my wisdom is impaired. My memory is now gradually recovering, and I can offer valuable advice on many issues, just like the advice you offered me on magic puppets."

"If you insist, then alright." Richard said, tapping the table lightly with his fingers, "I am now preparing to study the principle of laser separation to separate the isotopes Uranium 235 and Uranium 238 with lasers. So that Uranium 235 can be purified to a certain concentration for fission weapon production.

In other words, trying to decompose the subtle structure of a substance with some special Shape Energy Light Magic. Do you have any suggestions on this?"

"Hmm, this..."

The Witch Demon Elder's expression froze visibly, prolonging his speech, standing in place for quite a while.

After a moment, rubbing his chin, the Witch Demon Elder looked at Richard seriously and asked, "Did you know?"

"What?" Richard asked, puzzled.

The Witch Demon Elder spoke, "Now, regarding the suggestion you previously gave about magic puppets, I suddenly have some insights and can't wait to try them out. If I really succeed in developing the improved magic puppet you mentioned, it will certainly help you a lot."

"Then, we can talk more when we have time." The Witch Demon Elder said, tossing the angle ruler towards Richard and turning to leave the room without hesitation.

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