I Created Scientific Magic

Lynn and the others were not surprised either, as they had been forewarned by the Star Messenger and had long anticipated such a day, steadily preparing for it.

In fact, the fact that they had managed to hold off until now was beyond their expectations. According to their bleakest predictions, war would break out within three months, yet now a full nine months had passed!

Most of the major construction plans set by the council were nearly complete, especially the laying of the Magic Power Base Stations, which had already covered thirty-six important cities within the empire; the magic network should be able to operate within the empire now, albeit with some difficulty.

"Did Rafael say anything else?" Lynn continued to ask.

"They said they would try their best to stall for a while and divert the attention of these undead to other places," Vittorio said with a sigh.

The risk of such a move was self-evident. The halfling settlement where Rafael and the others resided was not far from the valley where the Space-Time Gate was located, making a retreat feasible at any sign of trouble.

Now, if they were to lure the enemy to other places, returning would become much more difficult.

Aurora too felt Rafael's actions were extremely risky, yet opened her mouth to object only to find herself unable to say a word against it, because the different rates of time flow between the two places were almost their biggest weapon. An extra day of preparation could significantly increase their chances of victory!

"According to Rafael's own estimates, they should be able to stall for at least half a month. With some luck, perhaps even a month," Vittorio added.

Half a month? By their time, that would be about three and a half months. Harrov pondered; this would give them relatively ample time to mobilize their forces and awaken Altoc.

Previously, the council had not known from which Space-Time Gate the enemy would attack, so they had arranged defensive forces near each possible location. Even though they could use airships and trains for transport, amassing troops would take a considerable amount of time; three and a half months was not exactly plentiful!

"If they manage to stall for sufficient time, should we then organize a rescue?" Anthony suddenly asked.

At these words, there was a sudden silence among those present. If Rafael's plan were to succeed, it meant they would have attracted the attention of the majority of the undead, leading to a perilously extreme situation.

"Rescue!" Lynn said without hesitation.

Harrov couldn't help but frown. A rescue was certainly the most ethical and would greatly boost morale, but it was also the least rational, considering the great risks and costs involved.

It was likely that several councillors would have to act together to ensure they could successfully rescue their allies, perhaps even needing to send an army deep into the Space-Time Gate.

If the Lord of the Undead had taken control over the other realm, they would be powerless in the face of this higher-dimensional entity.

If things went poorly, with many of their elite perishing in that other realm, this world would be doomed!

Without waiting for others to object, Lynn continued to explain. "There's actually no need to mobilize too many people. Just send an airship and a fighter jet; one to pave the way, the other to transport people!"

"Are you sure?" Aurora asked, looking incredibly astonished at Lynn.

Based on his knowledge, fighter jets could reach speeds of three to four hundred kilometers per hour, which was indeed fast but only against ordinary opponents. In the face of legendary beings, that seemed paltry.

"Master Dennis has recently developed a new type of propulsion that can greatly increase the speed of the fighter jets," Lynn continued.

"How fast could that be?" Harrov asked with a smile, thinking it would merely increase from three hundred to five or six hundred kilometers per hour,

which was indeed fast but still seemed insufficient.

"If all goes well, they should be able to reach around three times the speed of sound!" Lynn stated confidently.

Of course, the speed of sound differs between the two worlds. After Rafael's calculations, the speed of sound in the other realm is approximately 280 meters per second, meaning that it's highly likely to achieve three and a half times the speed of sound there!

"Three times... the speed of sound?!" Harrov almost doubted whether he had heard wrong. Even when he flew at full strength, it seemed that he barely reached one and a half times the speed of sound.

Anthony, Aurora, and Vittorio were equally astonished. Wouldn't that mean their fighter jets could fly at high speeds that even they couldn't catch up with?

The most important thing was that moving at the speed of sound was seen by them as one of the standards for entering the realm of legends. It was only an alchemical creation, so how could it possibly reach such high speeds?

"Is it that surprising? My Electromagnetic Railgun can even reach speeds above thirty times the speed of sound, not to mention the speed of light," Lynn said with a smirk. The flight devices he saw in the database of the AI brain were all calculated at several times the first cosmic velocity, even the slowest ones. These obsolete space vehicles that couldn't perform interstellar travel were only used as transportation within the star system, so surpassing the speed of sound was never a big deal for Lynn.

Listening to Lynn's words, Harrov and the others were speechless. Breaking the sound barrier with some kind of magic was quite different from flying on their own.

After experiencing the power of legends, each of them vaguely harbored the thought that everything below the level of legends was insignificant. Now, this notion was undoubtedly shattered by the presence of a fighter jet.

Combined with the Undying Flame or even a small fusion bomb, just a skilled pilot would be enough to pose a significant threat to them.

Since everyone present was a trusted ally, Lynn didn't hide the principles behind the new fighter jet and went on to introduce Dennis's explosive propulsor in detail.

Speaking of explosions, what was actually used was the principle of high compressed gas rapidly expanding after combustion, followed by the utilization of a de Laval nozzle to accelerate the high-speed gas flow twice, generating strong thrust to break through the sound barrier...

"This is like the principle of muskets and cannons..." Vittorio suddenly saw the light and immediately suggested that after the supersonic production test flight was completed, they should make an exception and award Dennis a Silver Moon Medal. To think of such a propulsion method was a sign of genius in alchemy.

"That transonic nozzle is interesting; I wonder if we could also use this method to fly," Aurora said, highly interested in this unique gas propulsion flight.

"You could research it if you have the time," Lynn suggested with no intention of getting involved. Recently, he was studying how to increase speed by warping space, just like Ella did before, so he had no time to ponder these less efficient speeding methods.

If they could decipher it, they might create an extremely terrifying propulsion device, which is the Curvature Engine!

Before his transference, the Federation had always been pondering this new type of propulsion method, and they had even designed the blueprints. However, the issue was finding a truly stable and controllable Gravity Source, which is why it had always been shelved.

But with the power of magic, it seemed they had a sliver of a chance for a shortcut...

"Since Dennis has created the new fighter jets, it's indeed worth trying a rescue operation," Harrov commented, redirecting the increasingly skewed topic back on track.

"There is just one thing to consider, and that is how to carry out the rescue?"

At that time, Rafael and the others will likely be surrounded by a massive number of undead, among which there may even be legendary beings. A single fighter jet, no matter how fast, couldn't possibly rescue people from that.

"I left a contingency on the ring I gave to Master Rafael, and coupled with the nuclear warhead Chairman Vittorio gave him, it should be enough to handle most situations!" Lynn said earnestly. He had already tested it during the four dispatches to the other realm, and that thing should be able to work over there.

"Since you have a plan, let's go with it," Harrov nodded. Anthony, Aurora, and Vittorio had no objections. If there was a chance to rescue people without taking too much risk, it was naturally worth a try; otherwise, it would be too disheartening.

"As for the timing of the action..." Lynn paused. "Let's set it for three and a half months from now!"

Which is half a month later in the other realm, and that was the shortest time frame Rafael thought he could secure. If they were to sacrifice themselves before that time, then there would be nothing the council could do.