Chapter1215:TheTruthoftheNuclearBlast

Duringthetimeknownastheperiodofmagicdecline,onlyafew"warlocks"retainedtheabilitytocastspells,andmagicitselfwasalmostnon-existent.

Thisisbecausethefundamentalprincipleofmeditationformagesisthatthemagicpowerissoscarcethatitcannotbedrivenbyhumanmentalstrength.

Evenso,Poincar茅wasabletoconstructallknownmagicaltemplatesfromthedivineerausingself-generateddata鈥攁nythingthatcanbecalculated,theimperialsagecancomputeforyou.

However,thecalculationforthenuclearexplosionforbiddenspellisalwaysincorrect,nomatterhowyouestimateit.Howcanthehumanbodycontainthemagicalpowerrequiredtounleashsuchaspell?

Accordingtohiscalculations,inordertocastaforbiddenspellofthenuclearexplosionlevel,theinsideofahumanbodywouldneedastructuresimilartoaminiaturesun.

Eventhemostpowerfulmagesatthepeakofthedivineerahaveneverachievedsuchathing,orevenhadatheoryforit.

"Thenwhy...doesthenuclearexplosionexist?"Poincar茅askedhisancestors,theformerstrongestmageinthecontinent’speak,andtheleaderoftheRedRobesCouncil.

"Thatis...thepowerofscience..."Duke’seyesflickeredwithadistantflame,asifhehadreturnedtothetimewhenhehostedthenuclearexplosionexperiment.

Yes,thatfamousnuclearexplosionexperimentonthecontinent,hailedasoneofthecraziestfailedexperimentsofthewizards,washisachievement-orrather,oneofhisfailures.

Originally,hewantedtofindanotherextraordinarypathforthewizards,awaytomasterthepowertodestroyheavenandearthwithoutneedingmagic.

Buthefailed.Thepathhediscoveredwasbeyondthegraspofanywizard.

Noonecouldcontrolthepowerofanuclearexplosion,noteventhered-robedwizardcouncilorswhostoodatthepinnacleofthecontinent.

Threered-robedcouncilors,almostonparwithhisstrength,wereobliteratedinthatnuclearexplosion.Thetemperatureatthecenteroftheexplosionexceededtensofmillionsofdegrees,atemperaturewherenolivingbeingcouldsurvive.

Thatisnotapowerthatcanbecontrolledbyahero-rankedindividual.Onceunleashed,itwouldturnanareaofseveralkilometersintoacompletehell.Theresultingshockwavecouldevenspreaddozensofkilometersaway,andcertainunseencursescouldcontinueforhundredsorthousandsofyears,causingdeformitiesanddistortionsinthesurroundingorganisms.

Theattemptsofthered-robedwizardsfailed.Thisisnotthepowerofmagic,butratheradifferentkindofpowerthatcanalterthematerialworld.

Theproblemis,thispowerhasnomeaningforthecontinuationofwizardry.

Unabletocontrol,unabletoextract,onlyabletounleashadestructivepowerthatcandestroyeverythinginaninstant,anditrequiresextremelypreciousresources.

Mostimportantly-italsoerodesthephysicalbodiesofthewizards,shorteningtheirlifespan.

Duke,whowasinchargeofthisexperiment,startedrapidlyagingafterthatexperiment.Hehadnochoicebuttouseforbiddenmethodstosustainhisownbody.

"Nuclearexplosion...itwaslikeanightmare."Dukerecalledthesightoftheflameshesawatthattime.Itwassupposedtobeamagicalexperimentalsitebuilthundredsofmetersunderground,butitwascompletelyoverturnedbyahugemushroomcloud.Itwasasifavolcanohaderupted,andeverythingwasdestroyed.

Hewasonceoneofhisbestfriends,thesecondseatoftheRedRobeCouncil,whosworetochangethefateofweakwizards.Butheturnedintoasheswithinthatmushroomcloud.

"It’snotthepowerofmagic?"Poincar茅’sbodytrembledslightly.Forsomeonewhowasusuallyindifferent,thiswasthefirsttimeheshowedanexcitedexpression.

Itwasintuitionthatgraspedthepulseoftheera,anditgavehimanexplanationastowhyAin,whowasn’tevensixteen,couldcontrolsuchpower.

Itturnsout,it’snotmagic,butscience!

"Yes,doyoureallywantthiskindofweapon?"Dukehesitated.Hisremainingconsciencetoldhimthatthechoiceshewouldmakenextcouldchangetheworld.

"Yes,thescienceofthisworldneedsthiskindofpower,thisultimateweapon."

"Ifwehavethiskindofpower,thenwecanachievealimitedbalance."

"Forthisera,peacerequiresthepowerofnuclearexplosions."Poincar茅keptcalculatingandreasoning,finallyreachingthisresult.

IfboththeLeviathanEmpireandtheSiaKingdompossesstheultimateweaponofnuclearexplosions,thenmilitarybalancecanbeachieved.

TheLeviathanEmpirewon’tattacktheSiaKingdom,andtheSiaKingdomitselfcannotpreventtheexpansionoftheLeviathanEmpireduetoitssize.

Finally,thecontinentwillformanaxiswiththeLeviathanEmpireasthemainpower,bringingabouttheeraLudwigXIIhopesfor.

Weaponsthatcandestroyeverythingsometimesbecomethedawnofpeace.

Itmayseemfunny,butitisindeedareasonablefuturecalculatedbyPoincar茅.

"Well,hereyougo."

"TheUndergroundCemeterywilleventuallyleavethisworld."

"Thefutureofthisworlddoesn’tbelongtome,adeceasedperson,buttoallofyou."OnceDukelearnedabouttheultimategoaloftheUndergroundCemetery,healsointendedtoleavethisworldandseethescenerybeyondthestarrysky.

ThefutureofSia’sworldwillultimatelybedeterminedbythepeopleofthisera.

Passingontheweaponofnuclearexplosionstohisdescendants,allowinghisoffspringtohaveaplaceinthisgrandera,isthelastthinghisancestorscando.

Asforwhathisdescendantsplantodowiththisweapon,whetherit’swarorpeace,it’stheirownchoice.

Whatisgoneisgone,evenifthedeceasedreturn,theyarenolongerthemastersofthisworld.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales馃槏)

ThepoweroftheUndergroundCemeteryfeelsoutofplaceinthisworld.Dukehashadsuspicionssincethebeginning,andnowheunderstandsthatthispowercomesfrombeyondthestars.

"Duringtheexperiment,atotalofthreeweaponslikethiswerecreated."

"Oneofthemexplodedduringthefirstexperiment,andtheothertwo...Themethodofuseis..."Dukespokethesecretcodethathasbeenpasseddownthroughhisfamilyforgenerations,revealingtheactivationpasswordforthemostdestructiveweaponevercreatedbySia’sworldtoPoincar茅.

"Whatistheprincipleofcreatingit...?"Poincar茅obtainedwhatcouldbetheworld’smostpowerfulweapon,buthewasnotsoexcited.Hegazedintenselyathisancestors.

Insteadofready-madeweapons,whathewantedtoknowmorewastheprincipleofcreatingthiskindofweapon,whichwasevenmoreimportantthanahundredoftheseultimateweapons.

Dukehesitatedonceagain.Hecouldforeseethatifhetoldhisdescendantshowtomakethisweapon,thefutureoftheworldwoulddefinitelyundergoimmensechanges.

Thatprincipledidn’tbelongtomagic,buttoscience.Whenthesecondrankedpersonatthattimecreatedthisweapon,theyenthusiasticallydescribedtohimhowthispower,derivedfromtheessenceofmatter,wouldbringaboutabrilliantfutureifusedbythemages.

Unfortunately,alltheelitesfromtheirfactiondiedinthatnuclearexplosion,almostasiftheywereburiedalongwiththistaboo.