I Created Scientific Magic-Chapter 411 - 399 We Must Believe in Science, Oh, No, Believe in Magic!

Chapter 411: Chapter 399 We Must Believe in Science, Oh, No, Believe in Magic!

In the royal capital, rumors that the great earthquake was the wrath of the gods quickly intensified to the point where even the councilors heard about them.

The wizards who were conducting research naturally scoffed at these rumors. Although earthquakes were not common, they were definitely unrelated to that false god.

Anthony and the other grand wizards even received secret messages that Lynn and several speakers had left the royal capital the day of the earthquake, their destination unknown, following which the great earthquake occurred.

It may be related to the new magic that the Star of Magic was working on.

However, the council took these unfounded rumors that spread rapidly very seriously. Lynn immediately guessed that there must be some schemers wanting to take advantage of the chaos, and so had Ryder and part of the Musketeer squad lurk among the populace. They used a high-reward informant system to root out more than a dozen imperial spies spreading rumors.

In order to calm the panic among the citizens of the royal capital, Lynn personally wrote a paper titled “On the Effects of the Earth’s Crust Movement,” which scientifically explained the causes of earthquakes, a very normal natural phenomenon, not so-called wrath of the gods or divine punishment. He told the citizens of the royal capital not to panic…

They must believe in science, oh, no, believe in magic!

…

The next day at noon, Lynn, who finally had a moment to relax, was leisurely sitting in the courtyard of his manor basking in the sun, having been very busy for the past half month.

The false god high above, “Aira,” was like a Sword of Damocles hanging over his head, always threatening to fall, while he was powerless to stop it.

Now, at least, they possessed the power to fight back!

Although that was the extent of it…

For, after separating hundreds of Demon Stones, they had acquired only about 50 kilograms of nuclear fuel.

The critical mass for a uranium-235 nuclear explosion is around 15 kilograms, which means that even with the minimal amount of use, his Big Nuclear Explosion Technique could only be released three times.

Just yesterday, to test the spell, they had used up one chance. The fact proved that his theory and the model for the Big Nuclear Explosion Technique were incredibly accurate; the Mass-Energy Equation was universally valid in this other world, too!

Considering safety concerns, Harrov, Aurora, and Vittorio, who went to observe together, didn’t see the nuclear explosion firsthand, but they did witness the terrifying sight that followed…

All the protective magics they had set underground for testing were destroyed in an instant, the entire mine collapsed with a roar, and even the residual shockwaves of the earthquake reached the royal capital, which was dozens of kilometers away, causing a huge commotion.

The sight after the explosion was even more shocking for Harrov and others. Only after moving away some of the partially buried boulders, did they discover that the entire region affected by the nuclear explosion had turned into scorched earth, with the intense heat inside hot enough to instantly bake a person into a dried corpse, and the strong radioactive particles filled the entire space…

Once they deactivated the anti-radiation magic they had set, those terrifying radioactive particles would surge instantly, disintegrating their bodies at the atomic level.

In the face of such power, the so-called fourth-circle magic “Life Forbidden Zone” or even the more advanced sixth-circle magic “Death Domain” were merely child’s play; this could truly be called hell!

So much so that when Harrov emerged from the collapsed mine, his legs were somewhat weak, but the excitement in his eyes was hard to hide.

Lynn wasn’t surprised at all. Despite the fact that the energy conversion rate of nuclear explosions was less than one-thousandth of that of matter-antimatter annihilation, it was still the power at the atomic level!

A mere kilogram of uranium fission released energy equivalent to the power of 20,000 tons of TNT explosives!

The first time humanity used this weapon in history, just like this test explosion, it only involved a critical mass of several tens of kilograms and it directly destroyed an entire city!

The most uptodat𝓮 n𝒐vels are published on freёnovelkiss.com.

However, considering the terrifying power Aurora displayed, which could directly control atoms and freeze everything, Lynn estimated that he must place the pseudo-god at the center of the nuclear explosion to kill or severely injure it.

Looking at the current nuclear fuel reserves, he had only two chances to act!

This was still thanks to the ‘excrement’ left by the magical beasts that could devour uranium ore—thousands of Demon Stones; otherwise, if they had to mine uranium ore slowly and go through the extraction and separation process, it would take at least half a year, even with the use of magic!

The uranium content in uranium ore was inherently low, and uranium-235 was even less. To obtain 1 kilogram of weapon-grade uranium-235, at least 200 tons of uranium ore needed to be mined, and for a critical mass of fifteen kilograms, that was 3000 tons!

Moreover, mining uranium carried high risks. For the entire three thousand tons of ore, even using magic would still take several months, not to mention the time consumed in the separation and extraction steps.

As for the hydrogen bomb, it’s useful for increasing the power of a nuclear explosion and removing radiation, but the downside is that it also requires an atomic bomb to detonate…

Unless he could ascend to become a true legendary Wizard, he might then be able to directly use tritium elements as material for the Big Nuclear Explosion Technique!

The only hope now was for the second group of wizards sent by the council to find that strange magical beast that devoured radioactive elements from within the complex and highly dangerous uranium caves. If they could tame it, there would be a prospect for a magic-based nuclear fuel plant!

“Dean Lynn…”

While Lynn was pondering, Lydia came running out from the courtyard, overjoyed, her young face dirty and clothes full of dust, which still couldn’t hide the excitement on her face.

“It seems your flying machine has been completed…” Lynn thought for a moment, immediately guessing the reason for the girl’s excitement.

“Yes, yes, yes, it can be test-flown today!” Lydia nodded repeatedly, her words filled with joy, and she hurriedly pulled Lynn to run outside.

The new-style flying machine, unlike the airship that relied on helium for lift, required a runway to assist with takeoff; for secrecy, these were all located outside the city.

If this test flight went smoothly, they might even make it for the upcoming battle.

The new King Hattar of Hadrata had been pressing them for a full month now, almost daily sending people to inquire when they would launch a counteroffensive to reclaim the kingdom’s territory.

After witnessing the power of the nuclear explosion, the councilors unanimously agreed that the moment for a counterattack had come, and they approved King Hattar’s offensive plan!

Even to minimize losses, they had to push the battlefield into the empire’s territory!

After all, a single nuclear explosion meant the fall of a city, and if they fought in the capital, they would suffer a great loss!