bdsm-fiction Chapter 260 The Completion of the Quill Pen
Chapter 260 The Completion of the Quill Pen
Chapter 260 The Completion of the Quill Pen
After several days of repeated debugging and optimization, Karen successfully solved the last few technical problems with the communication quill. He embedded a tiny touch-sensitive magic crystal in the "Ansuz" rune position on the pen shaft. Simply pressing the crystal with a finger activates the connection by injecting a weak magical pulse; releasing the finger puts the connection into a low-power standby state, maintaining only the most basic resonance until it is activated again. This significantly reduces magic consumption, allowing the quill to remain in standby mode for weeks after being fully charged.
The issue of ink fading was resolved by further refining the ratio of moonshoe moss juice to ink and slightly enhancing the magic amplification rune on the output end. Now, the clarity of the text on the copy end is completely consistent with that on the sending end.
Karen made five and a half pairs of pens, or eleven pens, for the first batch of finished products.
"Alright, final test." Karen handed two of the pens to Ernesto and herself, while the other three pairs were neatly placed on the worktable. "Eri, you take this one back to the Ravenclaw common room. We'll test the intertower communication."
Ernesto took the quill pen, which shimmered with bronze and blue light, nodded, and a hint of anticipation in his eyes: "Okay, I'll give you a signal when I get back." He turned and left the Eagle's Nest.
Karen remained in the workshop, holding the pen that had been paired with her pen. Wesley and Fabian curiously gathered around her.
About five minutes later, the quill in Karen's hand trembled slightly, and the "Ansuz" rune on the pen emitted a steady and soft light—a signal from Ernesto that they were ready.
Karen pressed his finger against the touch crystal, and the rune glowed slightly, indicating that the connection was officially activated. He picked up a pen and wrote on a piece of paper: "Signal received. Test initiated. Can you hear me?" He deliberately wrote the word "hear," making a little joke.
Almost instantly, on another sheet of white paper in front of him, another pair of pens automatically stood up and smoothly copied the sentence, adding a small question mark at the end.
A few seconds later, new handwriting appeared on the paper in front of Karen: "The handwriting is clear, and the delay is indistinguishable. However, I think I used 'seeing' rather than 'hearing.'" This was Ernesto's slightly teasing response.
Karen smiled and continued writing: "Function confirmed. Testing complex content: Ancient runic Eihwaz{(defense) and Thurisaz(conflict) node resonance frequency calculation formula in complex protective magic ————"
He wrote down a short, complex formula and its derivation.
Ernesto, on the other end, was clearly taking it seriously as well. After a short interval following the completion of the copy, new text appeared: "The formula copy is correct. According to my calculations, the frequency value of the third node seems to have a slight deviation, possibly due to the instability of the reverse fluctuation of 'Thurisaz.'"
Karen glanced at the documents beside her, confirming that Ernesto's reminder was correct. "Correct. Thank you."
Test complete. Perfect results.
"Perfect. May I come back?" Ernesto replied.
"Can."
The connection was severed. A short while later, Ernesto returned to the Eagle's Nest with a satisfied smile: "Incredible, Cullen. It's as convenient as face-to-face discussion, and much more organized." For Ravenclaw, who preferred precision and written communication, this method was indeed more to their liking than the verbal exchanges of the two-way mirror.
"Great!" Wesley eagerly picked up one of the three finished products on the workbench. "Is this mine?" He played with it with it, clearly enjoying it.
"One for each of you." Karen handed the other two pens to Fabian and Ernesto respectively, then carefully put away the remaining three pairs. "Of these three pairs, one pair is for Professor Nico and Professor Castor, one pair is for my parents, and the other pair is for backup."
He took out a thick stack of parchment that he had prepared beforehand, on which he recorded in detail all the knowledge he had extracted from the diary, categorized by subject, and added many of his own questions and annotations.
"Now, let's conduct the ultimate test." Karen carefully packed a copy of the knowledge notes she had obtained from the diary along with a pair of quills, preparing to have Phoebus send it to France. "We'll send them a summary of the latest knowledge, along with the quills. Once they receive it, they can directly use the quills to write down their initial feedback and verification results. This will be a true test of our long-distance communication capabilities and the efficiency of knowledge transfer."
He tied the package to the eager snowy owl's leg. "Go, Phoebus, and deliver it to Monsieur Nicolas Flamel."
Phobos cried out, flapped its wings, and flew through the window that the eagle's nest had been specially opened, disappearing into the night.
For the next two days, Karen and her roommates would occasionally glance at the quill pen they had left for Nico and the others, which they had placed on their workbench, eagerly awaiting its first "transoceanic letter."
Finally, on the evening of the second day, the quill pen that had been lying quietly suddenly emitted a soft light and began to vibrate slightly!
Karen immediately stepped forward and pressed the touch crystal to activate the connection.
The pen stood up gracefully and began to write on the paper. The handwriting was Nicolas Flamel's elegant, slightly ornate style: "The package has been safely received. The knowledge contained is astonishing and extremely valuable. Preliminary verification shows that some basic theories are highly credible, but deeper applications reveal several hidden pitfalls. A detailed analysis report will follow. Also: The ultra-long-distance communication capabilities of the communication quill pen still need testing. Unless there are other urgent matters, the test will be conducted at 3 PM today. — Nicolas Flamel"
The handwriting is smooth and clear, as if it were being written right next to you.
Sure enough, around three o'clock in the afternoon, the two-way mirror emitted a soft light. Karen immediately channeled magic into it to connect.
The mirror reflected Nicolas Flamel's image; he was standing before a large workbench, on which lay the package Karen had sent, the pair of large quills already removed and placed aside. Professor Castor stood a little further back, arms crossed, his gaze fixed on the quills.
"Good afternoon, Karen." Nico's smile was as kind as ever. "We received what you sent. First, these materials—" His expression turned slightly serious, "are very—interesting, and indeed, as you said, full of dangerous knowledge traps. Castor and I will analyze them carefully, and we'll discuss them with you in detail after we've finished our research. Now, let's take a look at these little guys." He pointed to the quill pens.
"Good afternoon, Professor Nico, Professor Castor," Karen greeted. "Well, I'm also looking forward to seeing how it performs."
"We've completed the binding by infusing magic as instructed," Nico said, gesturing. Castor stepped forward and pressed his long, slender fingers against the crystal at the end of one of the pens.
"We're ready, Karen. You can begin the test," Nico said, as Castor picked up a pen and wrote a short word on the parchment: "Begin."
Karen immediately pressed the crystal of the pen in front of him. Almost instantly, Castor's cold and powerful handwriting appeared smoothly on the parchment in front of him—"Begin".
"Signal received! Clear and accurate!" Karen reported immediately, glancing at the hourglass prepared beside her. "Initial response speed is extremely fast, with almost no delay."
"Very good." Nico in the mirror nodded. "Now, conduct the long sentence test, carefully observing the stability of the ink and the accuracy of the handwriting reproduction. Castor."
Castor wrote again, this time a slightly longer list of commonly used alchemical materials. Simultaneously, the writing appeared on the parchment in front of Karen, still clear and with even ink.
"Long sentence test passed. Ink stains are stable, and handwriting reproduction is very high." Karen examined it carefully.
"Now, conduct a two-way synchronization test," Nico instructed. "Karen, write a short passage for us. We'll observe the results."
Karen thought for a moment and wrote: "Testing the performance and stability of two-way synchronous transmission. The weather at Hogwarts is currently sunny, but there is a slight breeze outside the castle." He deliberately wrote some sentences containing environmental information to test whether the transmitted content was complete.
In the mirror, Nico looked at the parchment under their pen and nodded in satisfaction: "Complete reception."
"Your handwriting is consistent with your style, Karen. The ink and its stability are equally excellent. Castor, record: Preliminary tests show that over long distances between England and France, latency is less than 0.5 seconds, information integrity is perfect, and ink stability is excellent."
Ernesto, who was standing next to him, pulled out a small notebook from somewhere and quickly started taking notes.
"Next, we'll test the stability of the continuous transmission," Nico continued. "We'll write continuously for five minutes on any topic, and observe whether there are any magical fluctuations that cause the writing to become blurry or interrupted."
"clear."
The next five minutes turned into a peculiar "written conversation." Karen and Castor each scribbled sentences with quill pens—sometimes simple greetings, sometimes a word or two, sometimes meaningless sequences of characters for testing. The two-way mirror remained connected, and the two sides verbally reported their progress at any time.
"My transmission is stable and there are no abnormalities."
"The same applies here. The magic fluctuation monitoring shows it's stable."
Five minutes passed, and both parchments were covered with writing, without any interruption or decline in quality.
"Continuous transmission test passed." Nico finally announced, his tone full of praise. "Karen, a great success! Maintaining such stability and clarity over such a long distance is largely thanks to your rune array and anti-interference module design. Especially this touch switch design, it's ingenious and effectively reduces standby power consumption."
"Thank you, teacher!" Karen breathed a sigh of relief, a joyful smile spreading across her face. Receiving Nicolas Flamel's affirmation was a tremendous compliment to his alchemical skills.
Castor, who had been silent until now, finally spoke up, saying succinctly, "It's very practical. It focuses more on information transmission than the two-way mirror and can serve as a readily available communication tool."
"Yes, that's what we thought too," Nico said with a chuckle. "It will be much easier to exchange knowledge about these dangers in the future." He glanced meaningfully at the thick stack of parchment manuscripts beside him. "Well then, the first ultra-long-distance communication test has been successfully completed. We will study this data as soon as possible, and we will contact you through this pen with the results."
"Okay, thank you both."
"We did it!" Wesley cheered.
"It can be used even at extremely long distances!" Fabian was also pleasantly surprised.
Ernesto, however, focused on the technical details: "The magical fluctuations are weak—it seems that distance does indeed have a diminishing effect on magical resonance."
Karen smiled as she read Nico's message.
He picked up his pen, ready to continue replying to Nico.