Much of this was difficult to keep up with, at least until he was able to attribute what she was talking about to things relevant to his knowledge base. Magical energy, crystals. Well, basic elemency there. So, it would work similarly, Nyx would suspect.

His eyes follow her hand, tilting his head as he looks at the circuits. He was sure that if he had the Asterisk it would come far easier to him, but he was understanding it to an extent.

"It reminds me of elemency." He decided that was the most accurate way to describe it. "I don't know how the Magitek works in my own world exactly but what you described is a bit like the magic I've dealt with. Just.. more complicated."

But it also seemed far more mutable and useful. She was clearly going to get a handle on it rather quickly, that much was certain.

"Have you built things like this in your world or is this just a lot of the asterisk combined with a good portion of a sharp mind?"