Chapter 94: Magical Power Testing Instrument

Having resolved the labor issue, Murphy handed over the fur to the zoologists of the Magical Creatures Research Group for identification and began inspecting the various laboratories.

In the village, he had made several discoveries, including the Seed of Mind, the enhancement of magical power, and the verification of the Will-Guidance Hypothesis.

The first had significant flaws, but for the latter two, he wanted to hear the researchers' opinions.

He first visited the thirteenth floor, where he found Holden Harper in the office of the Curse Research Group.

Harper was tinkering with something that looked like a giant coil.

"Boss, you're here!" Harper, with his long hair tied up but still wearing slippers, seemed to have not bathed for several days and had a strong scent of sweat.

"What's this?" Murphy asked.

"A magical power tester! We just finished building it!" Harper said, visibly excited.

"A magical power tester?" Murphy was surprised. "One that can test a wizard's magical attributes? You've made it?"

"It's still a prototype, but yes, we've made it!"

Magical power is the foundation of everything. To scientifically study magical power, one needs a device that can sense and measure it. Since the establishment of the Curse Research Group, Harper had set out to develop a magical power measuring device.

"We've been trying various methods, like using extracts from certain magical creature's blood, or pigments from magical plants. Some of them do react to magical power, but either they are effective only for a certain type of magic, or they show the same reaction to all types of magical power, or they can't distinguish the strength of magical power, or it's very difficult to quantify..."

"Until a few months ago, we made progress."

"At that time, we accidentally discovered that crystals can change color or even glow under the influence of magical power. After a few experiments with Professor Alexis, we realized that some properties in the crystals were changed."

"We conducted more experiments and confirmed that some gems change properties under magical power, and this change varies with the type and strength of the magical power."

"For example, we found that crystals are very sensitive to mental spells, turning them into photosensitive materials. Sapphire is sensitive to protective spells, enhancing its hardness, increasing its electrical resistance, and turning it into a piezoelectric material, and so on..."

"Magical power changes the crystal structure of gems, usually leading to changes in conductivity and color. Based on this property of gems, we can classify and test the strength of a wizard's magical power."

"Compared to other substances, the change in gems is very sensitive and has a clear linear relationship, making them very suitable as a base material for measuring magical power."

"About a month ago, we proposed the idea of using gems to make a tester, and only a few days ago, this idea became a reality."

"What you see is our first magical power tester. It uses six types of gems, corresponding to six dimensions of magical power. With it, we can test a wizard's magical dimensions and the strength ladder of each dimension."

Gems are magical, something Murphy was brainwashed into believing during his time at Hogwarts.

However, he had been skeptical in the past. Firstly, gems, as a mineral, are not rare in nature, and muggle society uses them extensively without discovering any magic in them.

Secondly, the Divination Professor Trelawney seemed a bit crazy.

It's not that her divination skills were lacking; after all, she made prophecies that could affect the future of the wizarding world. Murphy didn't underestimate her abilities, but he doubted her clarity of mind in her normal state.

In fact, Murphy was skeptical of many things he learned at Hogwarts.

But Harper's claim that gems could react to magic was more in line with his perception.

Crystal balls used in divination change colors under a wizard's magical influence, and some powerful magical artifacts often involve gems, perhaps due to this property.

"This is a great thing, very impressive!" Murphy was also excited. "Can it be used now?"

After his second awakening, his magical power should have increased, and he was eager to know his current level.

"Yes, yesterday we had Professor Alexis and Professor Selica tested. We're currently adjusting some sensor parameters to ensure the test values don't exceed the effective range," Harper said.

"But since we have tested too few samples now, we can't give a standard value. If you want to test, your six-dimensional magical power values can only be compared with Professor Alexis and Professor Selica, and cannot reflect your level in the entire wizard community."

"That's fine, let's test it."

Murphy was already eager.

"Okay, I'll set the lower value of Professor Alexis and Professor Selica's test results as the standard 10. Please wait a moment."

After some equipment adjustments, Harper had Murphy stand in front of the device.

The main body of the device was a coil placed on a stand, with six standard rectangular-cut colored gems in the center, each fixed on a thin rod, with several components resembling capacitors and fiber optics closely attached to each gem.

Outside the main body, there were messy wires everywhere, and seven or eight computers at the far end.

The rods eventually connected to six gem handles at the front, each with a switch above it.

This testing device was undoubtedly still in the experimental stage, designed only for the core functionality, making it look very rudimentary.

"There are six switches here, each corresponding to a magical dimension. Due to accuracy reasons, we can only measure one magical dimension at a time," Harper explained. "After turning on the switch, you just need to hold the corresponding gem handle below and imagine your magic flowing into the handle at the fastest speed."

After Harper switched on the power, Murphy held the first handle.

Harper pressed the first switch, and soon, a value was monitored on the computer, recorded, and then Harper switched off and changed to the next handle.

After holding all six handles, the test ended. The operators ran some program on the computer for a while, and after some time, Harper handed Murphy a printout.

"Boss, this is your magical dimension diagram."

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