Nightingale watched the witches' magic power change in the mist.
In the black and white world, there are few opportunities to see so many gorgeous colors. Compared with the memories of searching for the holy mountain, the magic power in their bodies has grown a lot, and the continuous practice every day has also improved their ability to control them. But what impressed Nightingale the most was the expressions on their faces.
In the mutual aid club, despite Wendy's gentle encouragement and Hakara's firm actions, everyone never really slept peacefully in the days of hiding. Any slight disturbance can wake the sisters from their dreams. The pursuit of the church and the suspicious gazes of the masses overwhelmed them. Even if they went deep into the Desolate Mountains, the sense of oppression did not get much relief. Everyone is not sure whether they can really reach the holy mountain and find a place to live. At that time, the atmosphere in the camp often became very low, and most of the sisters' faces were blank and numb.
Now, they no longer need to suffer from hunger or worry about the hunt by the church, and everyone's face glows like never before. Seeing the relaxed and natural smiles of everyone, Nightingale felt the same way. After all, there are holy mountains, but not in the wild, but in this border town.
At this moment, she felt a magic shock.
A cloud of purple aerosol began to rotate, and magic power was continuously introduced into it, like a miniature storm. But only Nightingale could see the shock. After recovering from the shock, she widened her eyes and held her breath, not wanting to miss any details. Compared with the hindsight of Anna and Soraya, this was the first time she witnessed it with her own eyes. Condensed magic.
The center of the storm is Lily.
She was completely immersed in the microscopic world under the microscope, and she did not notice the qualitative change in the magic within her body.
The mist became thicker and thicker, and as the speed of rotation continued to increase, it became like a solid body, and the outline also fluctuated, no longer showing the original vortex shape. In the end, the magic power condensed into a ball and gradually stopped.
Her new magic was neither as hard and smooth as Anna's cube, nor as soft and satin as Soraya's. It is only the size of a fist, its main body is circular, and there are eight pairs of wriggling tentacles around its body, four pairs facing down and four pairs facing up. At first glance, it looks like a... worm.
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Roland did not expect that the first natural biology class was successful, and the first witch to evolve was actually Lily.
Since her previous ability was to preserve fresh food, Roland didn't explain her other tasks except for daily practice, and she didn't know much about her. After listening to Nightingale's report, he nodded calmly. It was not until the end of the course that Lily was left alone.
"What, you said that my abilities have evolved?" Lily was also surprised, "I didn't see the ball you mentioned."
"Of course not," Roland shook his head with a smile. "The spheres are thousands of times smaller than microorganisms. Even if the optical microscope is pushed to the limit, the spheres that make up matter cannot be seen."
"Really, I thought I had to understand the theory of small balls in order to evolve abilities," she muttered, "I don't believe that everything in the world is made of small balls, something as solid as rock and steel, if it is really a The piles of small balls are superimposed, and they will only collapse into a pool of loose sand."
It turns out that, he thought, it seems that microscopic particle theory is not the only way to promote the evolution of ability, "So what did you see?"
"Well..." Lily thought for a while, "several purple bugs, I think they should be summoned by magic, it can turn all the creatures you mentioned into the same appearance."
"Insects?" He was slightly taken aback. "Is it the same size as a microbe?"
"Almost," she nodded. "Anyway, if you look at the drop of water with your eyes later, it will still be transparent and colorless."
"Then... let's actually test it."
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Since Lily's abilities aren't directly visible to the naked eye like Ana and Soraya, it's much more difficult to test.
Roland was also taken aback when he first saw microbes so neatly arranged under a microscope that they seemed to have a collective consciousness, showing amazing synergy and consistency.
Next is a sub-test, including its function, effective time, and the effect of the magic stone on it.
The test lasted for three days. Although the little girl usually likes to lift the bar, but complaining is a complaint, and she still meticulously implements Roland's instructions.
Through a large number of sample comparisons and discussions with Anna, he has roughly figured out how Lily's new abilities work.
Among these purple mutant swarms, it is clear that they are divided into two broad categories: maternal and replicative.
The first microorganism to mutate when Lily casts her magic power is the mother body.
The characteristics of the mother body are similar to black fire, as long as there is a supply of magic power, it can exist forever. The distance from the creator must not exceed five meters, otherwise it will disappear on its own. At the same time, as a summoned object, it is affected by the Stone of God's Retaliation, and within the range of the stone's effect, the Matrix will be instantly dispelled.
When the mother is present, the microorganisms around it will be assimilated into replicas in a short time. What made Roland unbelievable was that the clone was actually the result of the ability, and like Soraya's coating, it was no longer bound by the God's Stone of Retribution. To put it simply, it was the magical female worms created by Lily that transformed the microorganisms into a whole new life form, and this life form was real.
The replicated microorganisms have the assimilation characteristics of the parent and will actively erode other microorganisms, but the test results made Roland very confused. The assimilation process does not seem to go on endlessly. In some samples, the same amount of replicas is dripped. In the aqueous solution, some microorganisms are completely transformed, while others can see the coexistence of replicators and unmutated microorganisms.
Due to the lack of more sophisticated observational instruments, this part is obviously left to guesswork.
After discussing with Anna, Roland got a preliminary assumption that the number of assimilation times of the replica is related to its own size.
Lily's ability is obviously not able to distinguish the types of microorganisms, so the large number of replicas made by the mother includes viruses and bacteria that cannot be observed, as well as protists and single-celled algae that can be seen with a microscope. The body of these replicas determines its assimilation ability. The larger the body is, the more times it will assimilate after being transformed into replicas.
In addition, the replicas cannot continue their life in the form of division and reproduction. When the number of assimilations is exhausted, the last batch of replicas can only survive for about a day. Boiling water also killed most of the replicators as emerging life, not too different from other microbes.
But the interesting point is that when there is a parent around, these replicas will gather around the parent like a swarm, arranged in a neat queue, like soldiers waiting for orders.
Limited by the means of observation, there are still many unknowns about Lily's new abilities, such as whether the mother and the replicator can have diverse effects on life like bacteria and viruses, or whether it can be used in chemical industry and food production instead of various fungi. ? Unfortunately, the little girl is completely clueless about these concepts, let alone instructing them to complete the corresponding instructions.
Even so, replicators have shown broad potential for development in medicine. Even if nothing is done, as long as all deadly bacteria or viruses are assimilated, it can play a role of rapid anti-inflammatory and sterilization. This unreasonable drug obviously paved the way for the development of medicine in the territory. (. If you like this work, you are welcome to come and vote, your support is my biggest motivation. Please come.)