Throne of Magical Arcana

This time, the library giant Alex did not quickly give the name of the book or thesis, but asked after a few seconds of hesitation: "Mr. Evans, do you also need the data and speculations that have been proven wrong?"

"Of course, as an elemental magician, I want to have a clear and complete impression of the development of elemental magic after the arcane concept was proposed. Whether it is proven wrong or positive, it has the value of research and excavation. At least you can avoid making the same mistake, can't you?" Lucien said his true thoughts.

The little old man next to him let out a wretched laugh again: "If you just want to have a complete impression of the development of elemental magic, then I recommend you "History of Elemental Magic", a book edited by great arcanists, revised every ten years Once, the last time was four years ago, similar to "History of Necromancer Magic", "History of Astrological Magic"... "Complete History of Arcane and Magic."

"I said that there are these books..." Lucien said helplessly.

And Alex next to him has already announced the title of the book:

""History of Elemental Magic", the author, the highest jury."

""A New System of Elements", the author, Grand Arcanist Yalolan Hathaway Hofenberg."

"The Atomic-Molecular Theory, author, Grand Arcanist Oliver Constantine."

""Summary of Several Atomic Weight Determination Methods and the Latest Atomic Weight Table""The Octave Table of Elements", author: Grand Arcanist Fernando Ballista."

""The Doubling Relationship in Magic Potion Experiments" and "The Spiral Law Diagram of Atomic Weight", the author, Lavendi, a ninth-level arcanist."

""The Common Characteristics of Certain Metal Elements and Ideas for Improving the Corresponding Magic"..., author, seventh-level Arcanist Gaston."

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""Discussing the Laws Between Elements from the Common Characteristics with Conjecture"..., the author, Ulysses, a fourth-level arcanist."

"Comparison of Properties of Mithril and Silver and Determination of Atomic Weight..., the author, Timothy, a fourth-level arcanist."

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""Determination of the Properties of the New Element 'Mo'", author, fourth-level arcanist Meredith."

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The titles of books or papers reported by Alex are not all the latest ones, but according to Lucien's requirements, from large to small, from system, commonality to individual elements, there are many elements in them. The assay was done decades ago.

"Hehe, there is Mr. Ulysses' paper." Lucien's heart moved when he heard the title of Ulysses' paper, and he turned his head and smiled at Lazar.

Lazar is not afraid this time, but is full of admiration and pride: "Yes, this is a thesis written by Mr. Ulysses when he was a first-level arcanist, although his discussion of the nature of elements The prediction was overturned by the newly discovered elements later, but it caused a sensation at the time. His unconstrained thinking and bold guesses are all admirable, leading many arcanists to invest in the exploration of the laws of elements, and even Including His Excellency Balista, the great arcanist, and Mr. Lavendi, the ninth-level arcanist, if Lord Hathaway hadn't been exploring in a different dimension at that time, he might have joined the ranks."

"But judging from the title of the book and thesis, it seems that there is no conclusive thing about the laws of elements." Lucien took advantage of the situation and asked what he was concerned about.

"Because they were all overthrown."

The one who spoke was a short old man in bright red robes, with a rare serious expression on his face, "Since spectral analysis was introduced into the discovery of new elements, the types of elements have increased by nearly ten. Several inferences and predictions have been completely overturned, and there have been many introductions in this regard in books and papers just now. Young people, this is a serious exploration topic."

Lazar looked regretful: "That's right, even the elemental octave table that Grand Arcanist Lord Balista got inspiration from and speculated from the octave was overthrown, and then he joined the exploration of the field of electromagnetic waves due to a new discovery. , and temporarily gave up research in this area. This officially declared the failure of the exploration of the laws of elements, and now similar research has basically stopped."

"For failure, some arcanists think that the types of elements are not enough, just like the calculation formula with too many unknowns in mathematics cannot be solved, the law cannot be obtained for the time being, and we must wait patiently for the discovery of more elements. This kind of view It is more popular among high-level arcanists in the field of elements, represented by the ninth-level arcanist Mr. Lavender. Some arcanists believe that there is no law at all among the elements, and the common nature is just a coincidence. For example, they are all metals. , this view is not shared by high-level arcanists, but it is very popular among middle-level and low-level arcanists."

"Oh, what is the opinion of Mr. Ulis?" Lucien asked curiously, what is the thought of the genius magician who first started to explore the laws between elements?

Lazar frowned and thought for a while: "I heard that Mr. Ulysses was studying the newly discovered elements before, and he didn't seem to want to give up the exploration of the laws of elements, but it seems that there is no progress, and there are already signs of shifting the research field. "

"Persistence is the virtue of an arcanist." It was the little old man who interrupted.

Due to his obscenity and repeated interruptions, Lucien couldn't help looking at his chest, trying to see his arcane badge, magic badge and management nameplate clearly.

What surprised Lucien was that the old man had nothing on his chest, neither a management nameplate nor an arcane or magic badge.

"How about it? Does my magic robe look good? It combines the mysterious feeling of ancient magic robes, with the bright red color I like and some modern clothing styles." The old man puffed up his chest and said triumphantly.

If he was a beautiful woman, Lucien would probably find it seductive and compliment him a few times, but he is a half-old man with some wrinkles, white hair and many, even if he looks good, Lucien can only secretly in his heart Swear: "Pervert!"

Then, Lucien pretended not to hear the little old man's words, and thought carefully: "Is there a big difference in the microcosmic level of this world, resulting in the special structure of elements and irregular properties, or is it because there are few types of elements that they haven't discovered yet? Well, I You have to do all the magic experiments to determine the elements first, so that you can have an intuitive understanding."

After that, Lucien borrowed basic books such as "A Complete History of Arcane Art and Magic", "A History of Elemental Magic", "A New System of Elements", "Atom-Molecular Theory" and "A Review of Several Atomic Weight Measurement Methods and the Latest Atomic Weight Scale" "Element There are thirty-two papers related to the properties of each element, such as "The Eight-tone Temperament Table", "The Determination of the Properties of the New Element 'Mo'", and the storage bags are full.

"Lucien, can you finish reading so many books in seven days?" Lazar and Lucien stepped out of the library, puzzled by his reading thirty-eight books at once.

Lucien smiled and said: "In a few days, I will go to Douglas School of Witchcraft and Magic. I guess I will focus on teaching apprentices and making up my arcane foundation for a long time. I will not come to the headquarters of the council, so I plan to use the records The magic circle recorded them so as not to run back and forth. By the way, Lazar, did you notice that Mr. Magician just now didn’t wear a badge or a nameplate?”

Douglas School of Magic is located on the southeastern edge of Sky City. It occupies a large area and is remote and quiet. However, it is far away from the Magic Tower of the parliament headquarters. It takes about half an hour by carriage.

"It seems that Lucien, you plan to apply for the basic arcane examination directly when you return to the magic tower of the headquarters. You can really calm your mind." Lazar said with admiration, and then replied with a serious expression, "I noticed, so At that time, I just pulled you and told you not to talk nonsense. That old gentleman may be a member of a certain committee. Only gentlemen of their level can run around in the magic tower without a badge and command without a nameplate. Alchemy life. Hehe, many of the older gentlemen among them have slightly weird personalities, so it is normal for them to suddenly come to be administrators for a day."

Lucien slandered: "A little weird? A little perverted!"

Seeing that Lucien did not speak, Lazar thought he was worried about the cost of borrowing books, so he smiled and said: "Actually, Lucien, you don't need to worry about the cost of the library, magicians will exchange recorded books with each other in private, as long as you You can join their circle. If you record the books they don’t need, you must pay a certain amount of money, which is cheaper than the library, but it will not be free. Knowledge is valuable.”

"It just so happened that I met two friends at the Douglas School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and I will introduce you to them."

Lucien was very interested in Lazar's proposal, but he was a little puzzled: "The parliament doesn't care?"

"In fact, the library is so expensive. It encourages magicians to communicate in private. Otherwise, how can sparks of wisdom be sparked?" Lazar said humorously, "Okay, let me tell you about the two magician friends, They are all first-level arcanists, one is Jerome, a second-ring mage who is good at astrology and elements, and the other is Roque, a second-ring elemental mage."

"Rock is a guy with a weird personality and thinking. He wants to apply for a funny magic research project recently. Hehe, you'll know what it is when you meet him."

"Jerome is an introvert who likes to study and is not good at speaking. When he courted the beautiful Miss Vera a few years ago, because he couldn't find a topic during the date, he talked about astrology, fate, the trajectory of the stars, Esoteric issues such as elemental reactions." Lazar introduced his two good friends one by one.

He even talked about the boring professional issues in the field of magic during a date. He is really a magician who doesn’t understand romance, interest, and getting along with girls. Lucien couldn’t help but think of the good children who had this kind of situation in his previous life. Therefore, he asked a little pitifully, "Then, is there no after?"

"Uh, how come, they are already married and very loving." Lazar didn't understand why Lucien came to this conclusion.

"What?!" Lucien was very surprised.

Lazar probably guessed his thoughts from Lucien's reaction, he laughed and said, "Lucien, you came from across the sea, so you probably don't know that there are boys other than magicians in Holm and other countries. In the eyes of girls, magic, astrology, elements, fate and reactions are so mysterious and fascinating."

"And studying these issues directly represents power, wealth, and status."

Lazar looked proud.

Lucien sighed, "This is really a wonderful world."

After a pause, Lucien continued: "Lazar, accompany me to exchange some elements that are not available in the laboratory of the magic school. I want to learn step by step according to the steps of those papers."

"Okay." Lazar didn't pay much attention to the authenticity, and then seemed to remember something, "By the way, Lucien, that Lucien Evans who has the same name and surname as yours is also teaching at Douglas School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. His name The letter K is added."