Chapter 424 (2/2)

On the other side, Mystery Moon had a frowned forehead and red cheeks. Obviously, she was also under the impact of the fierce waves. But considering Spear was the one transferring the power, Mystery Moon must be under tremendous impact. Even so, she didn’t stop using her abilities, and the rapidly consumed magic power was the proof.

These girls were monsters!

Spear didn’t know how she managed to last to the end. When the magic power in Anna’s body was drained, Spear felt she could barely stand on her own feet.

“Fi… finished.” Mystery Moon opened her eyes and excitingly held up the copper cylinder. “I made it!”

“Well done.” Roland carefully clamped the copper object with a pair of wooden tongs, as if it was a red-hot iron.

“What’s this?” the Marquess asked. “It looks exactly the same as before.”

“A strong magnet with ever changing magnetic force,” the prince replied. “I don’t know whether it’ll form an access with the earth while being held in a person’s hand. If so, it would discharge. So we’d better be cautious.”

Spear blinked her eyes. “What?”

Nightingale smiled. “Don’t mind them. This is such a topic that only Anna can participate in.”

“Then… what can it be used for?”

“Let’s try it out.” Roland put the copper cylinder into a black iron machine standing in the middle of the yard. Judging from the silhouette of the machine, it looked like a giant iron tube. It had a wooden pedestal at the bottom. An iron pole as thick as an arm stuck out from the middle. The prince looked at Mystery Moon. “Turn on the switch. If it works, it’ll bring a whole new source of power to the town.”

Mystery Moon nodded. She held the wooden handle on the machine and pulled it downward with effort.

Sparks burst out from the downside of her hands, making a crackling sound. To Spear’s surprise, the iron pole in the middle began to rotate rapidly. The pole must have been as heavy as one or two people. How could it rotate so fast?

“Have we… succeeded?”

“Not yet.” The prince found a chair and sat on it. “It depends on how long it can work.”

Spear noticed there was something glittering in Roland’s eyes as he looked at the plain rough iron machine. It was as if he was looking at a piece of shining jewelry.

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Three days later, Roland pushed open the door to the backyard of the North Slope Mountain. Upon hearing the sound, Anna stopped her work and rushed to greet Roland. She couldn’t conceal her excitement. “It’s still working.”

There was no need for her remark though. The prince also heard the noise made by the operating electric motor. To him, this noise was almost as euphonious as the sounds of nature. Because it meant that the variable magnetic core cylinder, being filled with Mystery Moon’s magic power, was still operating properly. As a whole new power source, it had shown its practical use.

Roland came to the center of the yard and saw that Mystery Moon was sitting beside the electric motor. With her hands on her chin, she looked at the black machine, feeling bored. “Your Highness, when you said my abilities are full of potential, did you mean this thing ? It doesn’t look any different from a steam engine.”

“This is only the first step to change the world,” Roland said beaming. “You’ll be able to see what changes it can bring to our little town soon enough.”

Every step forward in the history of the human race was related to the utilization of energy. To some extent it could be used to measure the level of a civilization’s advancement. From steam to electricity, from electricity to nuclear, the breakthrough in energy would usually boost the industrial production. The variable magnetic core cylinder filled with Mystery Moon’s magic power was such a kind of new energy. It resembled a super large battery and transformed magic power into electric energy. Its small manufacture scale limited its application, which meant it couldn’t lead to an energy reform. But as a supplement to the steam engine and internal combustion engine, it was still a perfect power source.

Besides, with the growth of Anna’s magic power, it still had the potential to be used in other areas. And when Leaf gained control of the Impassable Forest and obtained the massive magic power supply, the potential was unimaginable.

“The name ‘variable magnetic core cylinder’ is too long,” Roland said, smiling. “Let’s call it Dawn I.”