Murphy thought for a while and asked, "What if I don't want to use the 'Magic Network'? Can I present the most precise results in my mind and complete the magic directly?"
Haldane shook his head. "That's impossible. The human perceptual unit only reaches the level of 'object'. We can imagine a grain of sand, but how do you imagine all the edges and ravines on the sand? Imagine the positions and locations of all the silica in the sand? If not, then all the blank spaces in your imagination are filled by the 'Magic Network'."
"What about using some kind of model or calculation?" Murphy continued, "For example... gold, we already know it. Knowing its atomic composition and its crystal structure, I can construct its overall model. It is just a repetition of a simple unit cell. Can I generate it directly without using the 'Magic Network'?"
Haldane thought for a while and said, "I think things should not be that simple."
"I have mentioned the probability payment hypothesis before. The probability of a gold atom being generated from vacuum fluctuations is extremely small, let alone generating a gold atom. A whole piece of macroscopic matter..."
"Okay, this example is wrong, let's change it. For example, let's use the spell 'split' to tear the object into a regular shape, like the table in front of us, at the midpoint of the opposite side. Connect them to form two intersecting midlines and use them as tear lines to split the table into four even pieces?"
"This..." Haldane hesitated, "Theoretically, it should be feasible. Such descriptions and images are still very vague. For example, how straight are the two lines drawn? Are they seemingly straight lines, or are they strictly mathematically straight lines? Or is it a van der Waals force or a chemical bond?
"For example," Murphy interjected, "If I want to use two mathematical straight lines to divide this table into four pieces, and all the intermolecular forces, chemical bonds, or strong and weak nuclear forces along the path will be cut off, this can be done."
"If you imagine the result you want to get and use it to cast a spell, you have only formulated a few rules and have not completely replaced the 'magic net', such as cutting off those electromagnetic forces and strong and weak nuclear forces. What is the method? This process is probably similar to that, you propose a construction plan, but the person doing the actual work of building the road is still the magic network."
"Unless your cognitive level has reached the nano level, you can perceive the existence of those molecules and atoms, and all the subsequent relevant motion trajectories for each atom and molecule, even protons and neutrons, are determined to separate them from each other. You have basically bypassed the 'Magic Network' and completed it yourself. This magic."
"But what's the point? You might as well just wish for a sharp knife and cut the table into four pieces."
Murphy thought for a while and said, "With the help of a black box, it is not omniscience."
Just like the protagonists in the novels who rely on Goldfinger, they are nothing without Goldfinger.
"Magic power is actually a black box," Haldane said, "But I probably understand what you mean, boss."
"It's just that it may be extremely difficult to completely replace the 'Magic Network'. First, you have to adjust your perception accuracy.
"We humans perceive the world in units of 'objects'. When we want to operate on a macroscopic object, this perception accuracy is sufficient. For example, we can make a book levitate, launch a stone, etc."
"We can use classical physics to understand and control things at this perceptual precision."
"But if you want to control more subtle substances, at least one of your senses: vision, touch, etc. must be able to distinguish. If you can see something of this scale, such as a cell through a microscope, you can only perform detailed operations on it."
"In fact, I guess. Just as we have a certain degree of precision in controlling our bodies, wizards may also have a minimum precision problem in their control of magic power, which is control accuracy."
"In addition to the hard conditions of perception accuracy and control accuracy, you also need. There is enough knowledge, knowledge in various cognitive precisions."
"At the most microscopic level, it is quantum physics; at the material level, it is chemistry and polymer chemistry; at the cellular level, it is molecular biology and cytogenetics; At the level of tissues and organs, it is medicine and physiology; at the level of objects, it is classical physics, etc., and as the scale continues to expand, it reaches the level of relativity and cosmology."
"This knowledge will help you construct a possibility with the smallest 'probability payment' cost."
Finally, you also need powerful enough computing power to allow you to process the massive information and calculations involved in the whole process.
"When you 'make a wish', as long as your wish is accurate enough, you have it. It is possible to get an optimal solution."
"But without the help of the 'Magic Network', you have to build this optimal solution yourself."
"In general: perception accuracy, magic control accuracy, amount of knowledge, etc. Computing power... is indispensable. But as long as these conditions are met, you can have abilities similar to the magic network."
"You can manipulate magic as you wish and everything in the world, from macroscopic mountains and lakes to microscopic particles and fields. Your spells will achieve all your will. By then, you will be omniscient and omnipotent."
Murphy was silent. After a while, he stood up and said, "Thank you for clarifying my doubts. Several of your conjectures and hypotheses about magic are very valuable."
"I would like to ask you to set up a research group like the Transfiguration Research Group to study how to improve wizards' abilities. These four abilities."
Murphy said, patting the other person on the shoulder, "Congratulations, you have found the second way for a wizard to become a god."
"I want to name it: 'The Conjuration Path'."
...
"I can't stand it anymore." When Murphy returned to the ground, Patrick called. "A comprehensive investigation may be launched next week at the latest. Now they have asked the tax department to intervene and collect our information." All the account information."
"FXXK!"
Murphy cursed secretly, but remained calm when he put the receiver to his ear.
You can even comfort Patrick, "Let's be prepared to transfer our core business first. At worst, we can go to Iceland or Southeast Asia. What are we afraid of? If we can create a protective umbrella, we can create a second one."
"Oh, that's all we have to do. Yes."
Patrick on the other side also sighed.
While talking on the phone, Murphy saw a piece of news playing on the TV that was on. The picture seemed a bit familiar to him.
He frowned and turned up the TV volume.
"This station reports that an explosion occurred in a warehouse in the dock area."
"The warehouse is located in the southern area of the Wellhouse Storage Center in the old dock area. It is a special chemical storage warehouse that was rented by Pansibo Company two months ago. It is said that Used to store dangerous chemical products."
"The explosion caused no casualties. The specific cause of the explosion is still under further investigation. Now let
's look at another news..."
I confirmed that the warehouse mentioned on the TV was my own. Murphy quickly told Patrick to hang up the phone, and then dialed the number of the rescue team, "What's going on? Isn't it a non-fatal trap? Why did there still be an explosion? What on earth did you use?"
"A few capture traps such as bear traps and two or three trip mines."
"Tripping mines?"
"We have set broad-blade mines at some points. If the opponent is caught after encountering the previous ordinary traps, Deterrence and retreat will not trigger it."
Murphy: "..."
Broadsword mine?
You call this a non-lethal trap?!
(End of chapter)