I Created Scientific Magic

Chapter 73: Chapter 65: The Cryogenic Field (Please follow for more)

Lynn’s gaze swept over the ten level-one magic spells, and after some hesitation, he chose “Frost Touch” as the object of his modification.

The principle of this magic was also quite simple: it involved controlling the moisture in the air, making it cool down and condense to interfere with the enemy, but its role in combat was very limited. If it weren’t for the fact that this spell had an advanced version, “Frost Domain,” probably few would be interested in learning it.

Lynn had no plans to learn it either. Instead, he prepared to transform it based on the principle of this spell—by using a different element to cast it!

The element he had selected was… nitrogen!

In the Wizard Land, this element was referred to as “Seru.” In Kro’s manuscripts, it was even categorized as a useless element…

Considering that nitrogen is an inert gas that generally doesn’t react with other substances, it was normal for some wizards to completely overlook it.

But Lynn knew full well that nitrogen was not as useless as they said. It could not only be used to make fertilizers and as a protective gas, but it could also combine with hydrogen to form another toxic gas, ammonia…

The most important aspect was that the boiling point of nitrogen was minus 196°C—such an intense cold could freeze most things in an extremely short amount of time!

Of course, because of the Leidenfrost effect, the human body could endure high and low temperatures for a short period of time, but this vapor-formed protective layer was very weak and would disintegrate in just two seconds. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Then that delicate skin would be directly exposed to the piercingly cold ultralow temperatures, the epidermal cells would rapidly die and peel off, followed by the instantaneous crystallization of all fat, muscle, and blood!

The second reason Lynn chose nitrogen was that it had a high concentration in the atmosphere, accounting for about seventy to eighty percent. This meant that he didn’t need to consume extra magic power to create this element but could still create a larger area of ultralow temperatures.

“071, initiate overload mode…”

Lynn silently uttered in his mind, then closed his eyes to sense and connect with the sea of elements around him. The active nitrogen molecules didn’t require searching—they were everywhere, which made them easier to control.

About four to five seconds later, the temperature around him began to drop rapidly. The nearly liquefied nitrogen gas appeared as white vapor, spreading in all directions.

Crack~

A faint sound arose inside the room, resulting from the tea on the table that, as the white fog passed over, instantly solidified into ice crystals… Not only that, but a thin layer of frost covered the surrounding tables, sofas, and various decorative objects…

The fairy who flew in through the chimney, ready to tidy up the dishes, crashed into the white fog and immediately felt an intense chill. Her skin, bones, and blood seemed to be freezing.

The horrified fairy had just opened her mouth to scream, but before she could make a sound, she was frozen into an ice sculpture, her body suspended in the air with her hands and the table as the contact points…

“So cold~” About a minute later, Lynn abruptly opened his eyes and shivered involuntarily, then immediately ignited the fireplace in the room with the Fireball Technique.

The system’s prompt in his mind sounded immediately after.

[Energy consumption at 5%, remaining energy at 53.7%…]

“Did it consume so much?” Lynn frowned. Although omitting the step of Magic Mimicry saved some effort, controlling such a large number of elements indeed demanded a lot of computing power.

Perhaps reducing the control range, or focusing in just one direction like “Frost Touch,” would be a good approach.

Also, the casting speed just now was a bit too slow. In actual combat, the enemy would not give him a full minute to cast the spell. It seemed that he really needed to step up his practice…

Lynn summed up the pros and cons of the new magic, glanced at the room that resembled a world of ice crystals, and couldn’t help but slap his forehead. His expression turned somewhat helpless when he saw the fairy next to him, rigid as an ice sculpture.

Of all times to come, it had to be when he was experimenting with magic.

Lynn immediately got up and walked over to the frozen fairy to check if there was any chance it could still be alive. If a creature frozen by such low temperatures wasn’t there for long, there might be a sliver of life left after thawing.

However, the moment he walked over, the fairy’s slender arm broke off, falling to the ground with a clatter and shattering into pieces of ice…

Well, it was beyond saving now…

Lynn shook his head, resigned to disposing of the poor fairy’s body.

In Wizard Land, there was no such thing as rights for magical creatures, and there were precedents of unlucky fairies wandering into a trainee’s training ground or an experimental lab and getting accidentally killed.

The usual punishment was to pay a fine…

After all, these magical creatures were all considered the property of the academy!

“I shouldn’t have experimented here!” Lynn sighed, touching his coin purse. Already not well-off, this additional misfortune was like adding frost to snow. It seemed he needed to establish his alchemy workshop sooner rather than later; otherwise, he wouldn’t even have a secret place to practice magic.

Money, oh money…

Lynn repeated with a sense of lament, changed out of his robe that had been contaminated with a bit of liquid nitrogen, picked up his professor’s badge, and set out to find some money!

…

In the evening, on the west side of Yiyeta Harbor, within a secluded workshop.

Half-man Darren idly toyed with a small contraption made by Lydia—it was a T-shaped flying toy made of hollow wood, which, with a forceful spin in one’s hands, could take off directly with the help of wind power.

But why could this object fly, when larger flying machines could not?

As Darren pondered this unsolvable riddle, the wind chime at the door suddenly rang.

“Welcome to the Half-man Workshop…”

Darren hurriedly put down the toy, turning his head toward the door.

It was Lynn who entered.

In order not to attract too much attention, this time he did not wear his professional robe issued by the Yiyeta Academy, nor did he carry his badge. However, Darren recognized at once that this must certainly be a Wizard.

Because a few days ago in the square, Lynn had appeared beside the Grand Wizard Helram and had a very pleasant conversation with him.

Realizing this was a potential big customer, Darren immediately perked up, stood from his chair excitedly, rubbing his hands together, and asked respectfully and humbly, “Wizard Sir, what can I do for you?”

“There are many new and interesting things in the workshop, you can take a look at this fan, it can spin on its own without magic power. Also, this steamboat model, put it in water, then pull this string in the back, and it really moves…”