I Pioneered Scientific Magic

Lydia couldn't take her eyes off the blueprint for quite some time, contemplating the significance of each alteration. Upon seeing the tail fins Lord Lynn specifically drew, she couldn't help but inquire, "My Lord Chancellor, what are these tail fins for? Why do we need wings both in the front and back?"

"Do you see how all birds have tail feathers? That's where the inspiration for these tail fins comes from," Lord Lynn chuckled.

Lydia paused for a moment, then quickly grasped the concept. Indeed, whether it was powerful magical creatures or ordinary birds, they all possessed long tail feathers. Even dragons sported long tails.

"Are they for maintaining balance and aiding in maneuvering?" Lydia quickly surmised.

"Exactly," Lord Lynn nodded. Learning from nature often provides crucial inspiration in design.

After comprehending, Lydia pointed to the modified wings, which surprised her even more. The two wings drawn by Lord Lynn weren't completely straight; their tips were slightly upturned. This was quite peculiar since no type of bird had wings with upward-pointing tips.

"This involves knowledge in aerodynamics. In simple terms, it helps to reduce wingtip vortices, decrease induced drag, and increase the aspect ratio..." Lord Lynn elaborated enthusiastically.

Lydia felt dizzy trying to understand terms like wingtip vortices and aspect ratio, concepts entirely foreign to her.

"Let's try folding two paper planes!" Lord Lynn suggested after some thought.

Lydia immediately geared up. The Chancellor had taught her paper plane-making, a fascinating flying toy that required just a piece of paper. Its principles were similar to crafting flying machines, like a miniature, self-powered aircraft model.

During this time, she had even developed a new folding technique that allowed planes to fly farther than ever before.

Swiftly, Lydia fetched two equally sized papers and handed one to Lord Lynn. She swiftly folded her paper into a delicate paper plane, glancing at Lord Lynn, who, without standing up, gently launched his plane.

A finely crafted paper plane soon rested in the young girl's palm. After watching Lord Lynn folding another plane, Lydia performed a launching motion, sending her paper plane soaring.

Indeed, with great effort, her paper plane flew almost thirty meters before wobbling and landing.

Delighted, Lydia grinned at the Chancellor. This was the farthest any of her folded paper planes had flown!

"Is it my turn now?" Lord Lynn modified the wings to an upward curve without much movement, found the right angle, and gently released the paper plane.

Ten meters, twenty meters, thirty meters... the plane's flight remained steady, even completing a loop in the air before returning gracefully to Lord Lynn's hand.

Lydia was awestruck, almost suspecting the Chancellor of secretly using magic to cheat...

But then, she remembered that the Chancellor currently couldn't perform magic!

"You can try it yourself!" Lord Lynn shrugged, sensing the girl's skepticism.

Undeterred, Lydia retrieved her paper plane and made a small modification to the wings. Upon another attempt, the plane, angled differently, didn't return but effortlessly surpassed the fifty-meter mark.

"Incredible!" exclaimed Lydia in amazement. A tiny alteration had increased the distance the paper plane flew by more than seventy percent! It was truly astonishing!

Instantly, Lydia reignited her deep interest in Aerodynamics. It was undeniably fascinating!

After demonstrating the superiority of the new design through practical experimentation, Lord Lynn discussed materials required for crafting the innovative flying machines with Lydia.

He was genuinely invested in this endeavor.

Aircraft were genuine tools of aerial combat. Using airships for defense wasn't a sustainable solution. Their recent victory against the Griffin Knight Order was thanks to a newly developed laser magic, catching the enemy off guard and decimating an entire squadron of Griffin Knights!

However, such a brutal lesson would also make the Holy Church vigilant.

They had employed these tactics not just in defending the capital but also in naval battles. Now that intelligence regarding laser magic was exposed, it would be challenging to achieve such triumphs again.

Hence, these novel flying machines would become their new aces in aerial combat...

...

For the next two days, Lord Lynn remained in the manor, relishing the luxury of a life where everything was at his beck and call. Occasionally, he guided Lydia in making the flying machines.

During this period, the Holy Church remained surprisingly quiet, displaying no significant movements. At least, the airships dispatched for reconnaissance hadn't detected any intentions of a major invasion by the Empire.

Lord Lynn speculated that the disastrous defeat of the two expeditionary forces had rattled the entirety of the Empire...

Furthermore, the Empire's expedition fleet might still be wandering the seas, suggesting that another war wouldn't erupt in the near future.

Though their displayed might was formidable, it wasn't enough to intimidate the Holy Church. At most, it instilled a sense of caution. It was foreseeable that if the Empire launched another attack, they would organize an even more formidable force...

After ten days of recovery, the lingering headaches in Lord Lynn's mind had completely vanished. This also meant he had regained his ability to cast spells. Finally, he could manipulate the magical domain and hoodwink a few legendary councilors.

This was undoubtedly his top priority at present. Firstly, it involved guiding the wizards to explore more microscopic realms, seeking ways to defeat the pseudo-god, Aila. Secondly, it contributed to his magic network, enhancing more computational support.

Though his magic network's computational power was already more than sufficient, even exceeding his maximum capacity, laying groundwork in advance was always prudent. Taking risks of near-brain death this time also brought Lord Lynn closer to mastering and controlling magic. He felt he was edging closer to the level of a Five Rings Wizard!

"Oh, 071, didn't you previously have trouble mobilizing a wizard's computational power beyond your level?" Lord Lynn suddenly recalled a question, silently voicing it in his mind.

Previously, when he was just an official wizard, he had attempted to access Anthony's computational power but was unable to. The response was that the other's mental hierarchy surpassed his, and he couldn't bear the power of any high-level wizard.

Only after his recent breakthrough did he receive affirmative responses.

To Lord Lynn, the disparity between grand wizards and legendary wizards shouldn't be trivial. He had just stepped into the realm of grand wizards, yet he could harness Harof's computational power, which surprised him somewhat.

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