When Benjamin heard this, he was stunned.
When did the two research groups get together
"After Ikol's army raided that time, I noticed their rune formation and studied it together." Seeing his stunned expression, Morris quickly explained, "Did they forget to mention it to you? ?”
"...Forget it, it's not too late to mention it now." Benjamin shook his head and said helplessly.
Although he is the dean, the Magic Academy has developed to a very complex level, and it is impossible for him to understand everything. He has been running out a lot recently and has a lot of things going on. Maybe someone mentioned it to him, but he was too busy and forgot about it.
Never mind this...
"What did you find?"
Although the Holy Light Cannon is very important, if rune research and magic props can be combined, Benjamin believes that the results of the research may even be more powerful than the Holy Light Cannon.
Morris pushed the wheelchair and led him to the work table.
"This is a new product we developed after getting inspiration from the defensive formation." He picked up a palm-sized shield-shaped wood piece and introduced, "Unlike the automatically activating defensive cross that the church is good at, its protective capabilities are amazing. And there is no need to consume mental energy. After stimulating it, even high-level magic can be blocked."
Benjamin took the small wooden shield, played with it, and asked, "No need to consume mental energy?"
"Yes." Morris's eyes were full of enthusiasm, and there were even red bloodshot eyes obviously after staying up late. "Do you understand what this means? Even ordinary people with no mental power can still use it as they please."
Benjamin couldn't help but take a deep breath.
incredible…
He suddenly realized that the impact of this invention might be more far-reaching than they expected.
The structure of this world is like this - in the face of powerful magic, ordinary people's combat effectiveness is indeed very weak, and there is no bonus from things like fighting spirit. Even mercenaries, only anomalies like Miles are not afraid of mages. The rest of the people will be afraid of the mage.
But if this thing can be mass-produced, the future pattern may be broken.
Moreover, with the advancement of technology, more than just defensive magic props may be developed in the future. Attack, treatment... Maybe at that point, any ordinary person, taking out a magic weapon, hand cannon or something like that, can fight with no less than a mage.
After all, a major feature of runes is that they can spontaneously gather elements and generate powerful power. In the past, most of the magic props that could be used by ordinary people were disposable consumables, and their power was often very weak. At most, they could only save lives. It doesn't affect anything else.
The status of the mage will undergo earth-shaking changes.
Thinking of this, Benjamin couldn't help but feel a little flustered.
The seeds to change the world are now in his hands. If technology continues to develop like this, what will the world look like in the future? No one knows.
Morris seemed to see Benjamin's worries and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, I am the only one who can master this technology. I will not pass it on. Everything will only be used to overthrow the church. After the church disappears, I will also Seal them all.”
When Benjamin heard this, he was silent for a moment, but finally shook his head.
"...No, you don't have to do that."
"What? I understand what you are worried about. If this thing becomes popular, it will be a matter of time before the status of mages declines, right? Since we are a magic academy, we must not let this source start from us."
Benjamin was still shaking his head.
"But... this is the future!" he said.
Morris narrowed his eyes, probably a little confused about Benjamin's thoughts.
Seeing this, Benjamin smiled and explained: "I don't want the status of the mage to decline, but the general direction of history will never be changed because of personal decisions. If we don't invent it, one day, it will be the same. Someone else will invent it. It may be an inevitable trend for mages to step down from the altar and become just like ordinary people."
"But... do we have to be the sinners?"
"This is not a sinner, but a pioneer." Benjamin took a deep breath and said, "There are always a few people who can become mages. For the majority of ordinary people, this will be a very remarkable feat."
Upon hearing this, Morris lowered his head, touched the handle of the wheelchair, and a low voice came from his mouth:
"... When the mage was expelled from the church, none of the so-called ordinary people had ever stood in the position of the mage and spoken for us."
"That's because they regard us as aliens." Benjamin patted his shoulder and said, "Maybe... it's time for mages to step down from the altar."
Morris was a little stunned and raised his head.
Benjamin smiled and continued: "The pride of mages is that we are different from ordinary people. However, have you ever thought about why the church is so popular? Have you ever thought about why the mages in these three countries are so indifferent to worldly affairs? What does it look like? Because... obviously, the mage has not found a way to get along with ordinary people."
Morris frowned: "Priests and mages... aren't they all essentially the same?"
"Yes." Benjamin nodded and continued, "But the church's method is worship and superstition. And when we destroy the church, the mage will also need a new position. Maybe like the church, let everyone look up to us, It's a nice gesture. But as time goes by, ordinary people feel tired after holding their heads up for too long, and a new 'church' has a reason to grow."
"Only when we become similar to ordinary people and participate in secular life, the seeds of the 'church' will not have any possible soil to grow."
After hearing this, Morris finally fell silent, and after a moment, nodded.
"I got you."
"Then come on." Benjamin smiled, "Don't forget, what you are accomplishing now is a very remarkable thing. Thousands of years from now, your name will be in the history books and will have the ability to make students miserable. "
"... What's so happy about making students miserable?"
When Benjamin heard this, he coughed a few times and said, "It's nothing, everyone has his own merits."
Morris nodded and did not ask further questions. Instead, he turned around in his wheelchair and prepared to continue his research.
However, he seemed to have thought of something, and immediately turned around, frowned and asked: "By the way, what's the deal with the design drawings you said you wanted to give me?"