Soon, Xia Duo's consciousness returned to the North Pole again, and then he took out the freshly baked [Element Scanning] magic weapon from the consciousness-based portable space.
However, this time he did not devote all his attention to the North Pole, but only gave a bottom line that could cast spells, and the rest remained in the main body, which was equivalent to dual-purpose.
The main reason is that with the auxiliary tools this time, the North Pole does not need to maintain too much attention. He can free up his attention to do other things, such as——
Magic computer.
At present, Xia Duo has made some physical objects of basic computing units, but now there is a huge problem in front of him, that is - how to prevent the magic effects generated when the magic computer is running from interfering with the computer itself!
If it's just a basic computing unit, you don't have to worry about this. After all, it's just a [basic] computing unit, and the magic effects it can produce are very limited. Even if you ignore it completely, it won't have any obvious impact on the current experiment.
But this problem will have to be solved sooner or later in the future. It will become more serious as the size of the magic computer structure grows, so Xia Duo prefers to prepare for a solution from the beginning.
So he is now planning to start research in this area with a small project. At the same time, this small project is also to accumulate experience for the development of more complex computers in the future.
What he chose was - [Ring Up and Down Calculator].
The current application prospects are apprenticeship examinations, independent research laboratories' calculations of upgrading and downgrading, and it can also be used to improve the upgrading and downgrading system of the Tower of Time. In short, even in the short term, there is huge application space.
Of course, when this computer is developed, it will definitely not be used in apprenticeship exams. This is just like when Xia Duo was in school, calculators were not allowed to be used in middle school exams, but they were allowed to be used casually in college.
Because it is generally believed that college students already have basic computing skills, and using calculators can save time. Middle schools are not allowed to use them because middle school is the stage of laying the foundation, which of course includes basic computing skills.
…
Regarding the [Rising Ring and Falling Ring Calculator], Xia Duo had previously thought about it and even designed it. Considering the principle alone, this is not a complicated issue, and can even be said to be very simple.
After all, the Jin Society has been promoting [Level Ascension Trial] for several years, and even apprentices who have just entered their second year will not be too unfamiliar with this principle.
The difficulty lies in how to implement it and how to make it into a stereotyped calculator. This is an engineering problem. If it were another Nese mage, it might be difficult to think of a solution.
But Xia Duo has studied computer principles. Although he cannot directly copy it, his ideas can still be applied here.
In the simplest way, if you want to implement a calculator, you need to at least solve the input and output problems, as well as the core calculation module.
Among them, most of what Xia Duo solves is the calculation module, and the remaining input and output are left. If you are not particular about it, you can even directly operate the calculation module without any additional interaction methods, similar to dialing an abacus.
It is currently in the experimental stage, so there is really no need to be too particular. Xia Duo only plans to use the Magic Network to create a few open interfaces, that is, the open strings of the Magic Network.
In terms of output, since any element change can be regarded as a spell effect, this is actually an alternative display.
Of course, in order to know the calculation results more intuitively, Shado decided to link some closed magic network strings for demonstration. This output method is closer to the binary results read by computers on earth.
If you want it to be so intuitive that ordinary people can see it with the naked eye, you need to add additional projection display functions. Xia Duo will not consider this for this experiment, and may not consider this in the future.
After all, magic computers are largely made for use by spellcasters, and it is intuitive enough to represent them with the strings of the magic network.
There is another reason for not using spell effects, and that is the key to the long-term stable operation of the magic computer or this calculator——
Convert all calculation-induced magic effects into more standard and easier-to-control elemental release effects.
As for the core computing module, Xia Duo has already completed more than half of the design. Now for the first experiment, he only needs to take out the dual-string 5-ring computing unit.
The complete rising and falling ring calculator can calculate up to sixteen strings and 11 rings, that is, a complete rising and falling ring calculation with no more than sixteen elements.
A calculator of this level (16-11) is certainly not enough to complete the calculations of all spells' rise and fall rings, but through decomposition calculations, most of them can be applied.
To a certain extent, it can be regarded as a reflection of the completeness of the magic calculator in the field of lifting and lowering rings.
It should be noted that a real magic computer needs to be complete in all computable problems, not just in the field of rising ring calculations.
So Xia Duo will only call what he is going to do now [calculator] instead of [computer].
A two-string 5-ring level calculator can be regarded as a castrated version, but it is still fine for calculating some simple problems. As for this experiment, it is a good choice to start finding problems with a calculator of this level.
On the one hand, it is indeed a qualified calculator. On the other hand, it is small in size and low in cost, and can be used for experiments very conveniently.
…
In the laboratory.
Xia Duo continued to extract arcane strings and weave the core calculation components of the lifting ring calculator.
After a while, in the suspended field in the center of the laboratory that is normally used to make Mythra, a double-layered mesh structure the size of a book and composed of dozens of blue silk threads appeared in front of Sha Duo.
Afterwards, he connected the structure to the Magic Network, but only after making the first link, more than half of the entire structure was assimilated by the Magic Network in an instant.
Seeing this scene, Xia Duo couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded. He was stunned for a moment and then felt a little lucky:
“Fortunately, I chose a small calculator for the first time!”
How depressing it would be if you chose a large calculator for the first time, worked hard for a long time to complete most of the structure, and then most of it was assimilated as soon as it was connected to the magic network!
"Why is this so?"
Xia Duo thought for a moment and showed a look of realization. It turned out that he had been making the magic calculator as a magic item. In fact, this thing was not a magic item in the strict sense.
In other words, it is not the types of magic items that existed in the past, but a brand new existence - a special device that uses the energy of the magic network to operate its essence to achieve a specific purpose.
In fact, the arcane strings in the calculation components of the calculator are still materials in nature, and have not been transformed into definite energy-guiding components that can reflect the rules of the magic network's energy operation.
The arcane string is very close to the magic network string in nature. If it is not properly preserved, it will be easily assimilated by the magic network, let alone actively connected to the magic network.
Of course, to solve this problem, it is actually very simple, just change the material.
(End of chapter)
