I Pioneered Scientific Magic - Chapter 668

Chapter 668: Solar Core and Solar Wind

Scorching, viscous, blistering...

The moment Lynn stepped into the stellar convection zone, he felt an immense pressure, as if he were walking in the epicenter of a nuclear explosion. If he hadn't already become a god, he would have been torn apart by this violent energy.

However, this also significantly slowed Lynn's progress through the star's outer layers. It took him an entire week to penetrate the convection zone and the radiative zone, finally reaching his target— the solar core!

This was the region where the star's thermonuclear reactions occurred, with temperatures reaching up to eighteen million degrees. Even more terrifying was the internal pressure, which was three hundred billion times the atmospheric pressure. A massive amount of hydrogen gathered here, compressing and fusing into helium atoms, releasing light and heat that became the source of energy for the entire star system.

Lynn's task was to make this star a part of himself!

With a thought, Lynn's Divine Domain quietly expanded, infusing his magic into the entire solar core.

The core, which constituted about one-fifteenth of the star's volume, was still incredibly vast, with a diameter exceeding 300,000 kilometers. It would take decades to fully assimilate it.

Despite Lynn's preparations, he was still shaken by the sun's violent and immense power when he began to transform his Divine Domain. If planets were likened to calm ponds, stars were like raging rivers!

The core's matter, either undergoing fusion reactions under extreme pressure or being converted into energy and in an eruptive state, was extremely unstable. To infect it, one had to first withstand its violent energy impacts.

Lynn had experienced something similar when merging with a planet's core, but this was tens of thousands of times more terrifying!

The internal conflict within the star soon triggered more intense stellar activity. Solar flares became more frequent, and solar wind, dozens of times stronger than usual, surged toward various directions of the star system at a speed of 5,000 kilometers per second.

The surface temperature of the closest planet began to rise rapidly, and the side facing the sun even showed signs of the ground melting.

Eternal Star, positioned in the second orbital spot, also faced fierce attacks. Fortunately, besides its atmosphere, the planet had Lynn's protective barrier, originally set up to prevent the Geometric Civilization from spying. It now blocked the onslaught of the solar wind.

The moon, currently on the far side of the Eternal Star, narrowly escaped this disaster.

A world-ending crisis was thus averted.

However, some people did notice the celestial anomaly.

"The sun seems to be brighter than before!" Wizard Veree gazed up at the shining sun, murmuring to himself.

Several students beside him also looked up, tears streaming down their faces.

Just as Veree said, the sun was indeed brighter than before. It was not just an illusion. Previously, one might only find the sun glaring, but now it was so bright that a single glance felt blinding, as if it would scorch one's eyes.

"Could it be the end of the world?" a newly advanced wizard asked anxiously.

Despite the church's collapse many years ago, doomsday theories were still widespread, and now there were countless versions, with solar explosions being one of them.

The Wizards of the Natural Protection Society were particularly keen on promoting such theories, even believing that unrestrained wizardry could cause great disasters, and that returning to nature was the right decision.

Veree, who despised such views, scoffed. "Did you stuff your books into a dog's belly? This should be the peak period of stellar activity..."

Veree elaborated, explaining sunspots, solar flares, and prominences.

The wizard rolled his eyes. He could find this information on the Magic Web, and it didn't seem to match. According to predictions by the academy's astronomers, the next peak period of stellar activity was supposed to be five years away.

The wizards all turned to their dean, Johnny, seeking a definitive answer.

"This is indeed unusual!" Johnny noted the sun's abnormality, but before the doomsday theorists could rejoice, he added, "I think the councilors are up to something again."

Unlike the recently graduated students, Johnny, as a councilor, knew more.

The students considered this possibility. Although they didn't know the council's plans for the star system or that it had entered the Quantum Sea, the Magic Daily often reported on space modifications, especially concerning the moon.

Now that transport between Eternal Star and the moon was very convenient, as long as one could endure the monotony of lunar life, settling there was no problem.

It wasn't impossible for the immensely powerful councilors to have acted on the sun.

Veree and the others, who could look up information on the Magic Web, understood the immense scale of a star, but those huge numbers were just symbols on paper. They still had no accurate concept of a star's power.

"Dean Johnny, since you completed your breakthrough last month, are you now a councilor?" Veree asked curiously.

"Far from it..." Johnny shook his head with a smile.

A month ago, she had indeed completed the legendary ascension ceremony, becoming the 69th legendary wizard of the council. However, the threshold for becoming a councilor had risen so high in recent years that even eighth-ring wizards might not qualify, let alone a newly advanced legendary wizard like her.

Veree and the others were disappointed. If Dean Johnny became a councilor and a powerful leader in the Wizard Council, their future career paths would be much easier.

Johnny rolled her eyes at them, easily seeing through their thoughts. Daydreaming about shortcuts would not do...

"Alright, set the sun issue aside. Even if it explodes, it's not your concern. Focus on how you'll perform at the upcoming academic symposium. Don't embarrass the academy," Johnny reminded.

Veree and the others snapped back to reality, feeling somewhat nervous. It was said that this symposium was grand, with many renowned figures attending.

Johnny gazed at the towering spire, a look of nostalgia on her face. She remembered years ago, when she was an apprentice, how someone led them to shine at the symposium. Now, time had passed, and it was her turn to lead the team.

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