Exploring Technology in a Wizard World-Chapter 289 - 288 Changes in Voice Disguise
Chapter 289: Chapter 288 Changes in Voice, Disguise, Transformation
Chapter 289: Chapter 288 Changes in Voice, Disguise, Transformation
Four days later.
Experimental Laboratory, Main Lab.
Richard stood in front of the long experimental table, preparing for another visit to the Underground Market under the illumination of candlelight.
His gaze fell on his hands, inspecting the rings he wore.
On each hand, there were two rings.
On the left hand, the ring on his index finger was the Space Iron Ring, which currently had three functions—Absolute Defense of Space Transfer, Absolute Cutting of Spatial Scissors, and Absolute Spatial Precision.
The ring on his middle finger, a quaint one from Old Marlon, currently had only one function, which was to heat up when near certain books. Although minimal, it was crucial for decrypting the secrets of the White Stone Tower and the Black Spirit King.
On the right hand, the ring on his index finger was the No.1 Ring, engraved with four solidification spells—Wind Force, Wind Light Spirit, Pearce’s Nerve Sensitivity Technique, and Accelerated Recovery, all very strong.
Richard willed, and free-floating energy elements surged from his inner Magic Origin into the No.1 Ring, activating it. All four spells released simultaneously, augmenting his body.
Richard felt his body initially grow slightly heavier as an air-condensed battle armor covered his surface; then his feet felt lighter as air-condensed Wind Shoes appeared on them. His body hairs stood on end, his perception enlarged, his cellular metabolism strengthened, and his recovery speed accelerated.
“Sigh—”
Richard exhaled deeply, canceling the effects of the four spells, and looked at the No.2 Ring on his right middle finger.
The No.2 Ring, newly made, was engraved with three solidification spells—Paralyzing Lightning, Frost Freeze, and Erosive Poison, none of them weak.
Richard tried activating the No.2 Ring and saw three swift, inconspicuous flashes of light. If these flashes fell on an enemy, they would definitely make them suffer!
The functions of the No.2 Ring were completely different from those of the No.1 Ring, even directly opposite. While the No.1 Ring was used to amplify one’s own abilities, the No.2 Ring was used to weaken the enemy’s condition. One enhancing and the other reducing, together they could create a significant advantage in combat.
Now, Richard had a rough plan for the production of the other rings, deciding to use four to six Magic Rune Rings to enhance different aspects of his abilities, aiding him in fights at the Wizard Apprentice level, ensuring he had the capability to directly confront genuine wizards.
After inspecting the rings, Richard flipped his hand and took out various potions from the Space Iron Ring, such as the “Prototype Acuity Potion,” “Spartan Heroic Potion,” “Spartan Warrior Potion,” and others.
These potions, unlike the rings, could not demonstrate effects permanently; however, they could significantly boost certain physical abilities for a certain period, thereby breaking stalemates in battles.
As Richard saw it, these potions were generally unnecessary, especially for this trip to the Underground Market. Nevertheless, being prepared was certainly not a mistake.
Putting away the potions, Richard flipped his hand again and produced a blood-red bead the size of an eyeball. This was the Destruction Pearl from Old Marlon, which, according to Old Marlon’s description, had enough power to instantly kill a genuine wizard, serving as Richard’s trump card. Of course, like the potions, he didn’t think he would use it on his trip to the market—it was more about being prepared than necessary.
In fact, as he saw it, this visit to the market should go smoothly without incident, provided he only displayed a portion of his powers, gaining entry to the inner workings of the Taboo Bookstore without revealing his identity.
Of course, before that, he needed… a disguise.
Richard put away the Destruction Pearl and began his disguise, transforming himself into a person with a new appearance and new identity.
Richard chanted a spell, allowing the “Water Droplet Condensation” technique to take effect. A part of the special gases in the air separated and slowly gathered together, eventually forming a transparent bubble that gently clung to his skin.
Visually, there was no difference to the normal appearance, but Richard willed, and the transparent bubble slowly opened a slit, part of the gas entering his mouth. Richard tried to speak, and his voice was significantly altered, now sounding sharp.
This was because the gas he had inhaled was helium.
Typically, the human body produces sound when air from the lungs passes through the vocal cords, causing them to vibrate and produce sound waves. These waves are modified as they travel through the vocal tract and emerge from the lips as sound.
The speed at which sound travels varies in different mediums. Normally, the human vocal tract is filled with air, weighing 1.293kg/m³, and the speed of sound is 340m/s.
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However, when the inert gas helium is inhaled, since it is much lighter at 0.1786kg/m³, the speed of sound increases nearly threefold, making the voice sound sharp.
If a heavier gas than air were used to fill the vocal tract, slowing the propagation of sound, the resultant voice would sound lower.
This method of changing the voice and disguising identity has one major advantage: convenience. Since the properties of the gases and the speed of sound propagation are fixed, merely inhaling the correct gas can ensure a person can change their voice without any other adjustments. This is much simpler than deliberately going off-pitch or faking a different kind of voice, and does not damage the delicate vocal cords.
Of course, there is a caveat: this method cannot be used continuously. In other words, one should not continually inhale inert gases to speak, as inert gases do not contain oxygen, and experimental speaking through inhaling inert gases could lead to suffocation.
The solution is simple: inhale a mouthful of inert gas to speak a sentence, then pause for a moment to inhale normal air to replenish the body’s metabolic oxygen consumption. After refueling, continue to speak using the inert gas.
During these pauses, one could mask them as moments of silence or contemplation, and it would hardly raise any suspicion.
Thinking this, Richard used “Condensed Water Drops” to continuously adjust the type of gas and test different voices. He finally settled on a particular gas that made his voice sound hoarse, as though of an older age.
After disguising his voice, Richard began to disguise his facial features, using various cosmetics to refine details on his face—thickening his eyebrows, enlarging his eyes, darkening his skin tone…
After applying makeup, Richard looked at himself in the mirror, satisfied, nodding, and then began to put on new attire: a thick black hooded robe covering most of his face, half-finger black leather gloves, high-heeled boots…
Finally, Richard looked in the mirror to see he had completely changed his appearance, with none of his original features recognizable.
“Very good,” Richard said hoarsely, nodding slightly, and stepped out of the laboratory, heading towards the Underground Market.
