Throne of Magical Arcana

——The fourth watch broke out today, the third watch at 9:00 p.m., and the fourth watch at 11:30 p.m.

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For others, there is no difference between this issue and the next issue, as long as it can be published in the influential journal "Ordinary Arcanist Monthly", but Lucien rushed to submit a paper on the periodic table of elements at the beginning of the month. In order to have enough time to submit articles around, let it be seen by most arcanists in the new issue of the journal.

Therefore, Lucien took a little breath and tried to find an opportunity to say: "Mr. Woods, can it be included in this issue of "Ordinary Arcanist Monthly"? Even if it is in the back position?"

"No, Evans. We have already sent acceptance notices to other Arcanists." Woods smiled but firmly refused. His affection for Lucien and a little value for his future were not enough to make him pay a slightly higher price. After all, Lucien is still a first-level arcanist, and has not really demonstrated the amazing and important arcane and magical abilities.

Lucien kept his back straight and kept smiling: "Mr. Woods, skip the first few atomic weight data that I haven't been able to correct with experiments, and you will find that the atomic weights of the latter elements are the same as I judged from the periodic nature. Mistakes have occurred, and I have done the latest determinations with two or three methods, and my experimental data are appended to the paper."

Woods stretched out his right hand, turned to the last few pages of the thesis on the table, and shook his head: "Evans, this doesn't explain anything, even if you really get the measurement right, it can only show that your thesis is correct. It is closer to the truth, not equal to the truth, I can be sure that the data of the atomic weights of the first few elements are your guesses are wrong."

In fact, he still didn't feel that there was anything worth paying attention to.

"Perhaps it is because of some reason we don't know yet that makes it difficult to determine the real data of these elements with existing methods. Why must I be wrong, not other reasons?" Although Lucien wanted to propose the isotope Concept, but finally hold back, can only vaguely point to.

Isotopes are elements with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. Their properties are similar, and they will be confused together if you don't pay attention. Lucien didn't dare to make "guesses" rashly in the Magic Council whose cognition of elements was still at the atomic stage. This might be more dangerous than being watched by the pale hand.

Woods smiled silently: "Evans, you are a first-level arcanist, and the lowest level of arcanist who has retested these atomic weights with different methods in recent years is also a fifth-level arcanist."

He didn't finish the sentence, but the meaning was self-evident, and it was very clear to a normal person who would choose to believe. This is not something that can be fooled for reasons that are not yet known.

"Mr. Woods, I give up the inclusion of the next issue of "Common Arcanist Monthly". I insist that my thesis is correct." Lucien quietly looked at the thesis on the desk, stood up and bowed after a while, and put his black top hat on On the left chest, thank Woods for his kindness.

Woods was not angry. He had seen too many young people who were so stubborn and refused to admit defeat. He stood up and said, "Evans, if you don't find a journal to collect in the end, I will always open the door to you."

Now that the matter is done, he will not just give up halfway.

Lucien put on his hat, picked up the paper, and thanked him again: "Thank you, Mr. Woods, just let me be stubborn for the last few days. Even if I hit my head and bleed, I will bear it willingly."

At present, Lucien still has a way to go, and that is to take Holm's crown ring to seek help from Holm's Royal Magic Court and the will of the elements. Anyway, the pale hand has already suspected his relationship with the professor! Of course, this may make a qualitative change in danger.

The slightly taller Lucien's figure is even more upright, with a black top hat, a long windbreaker and a determined expression on his face, which left a deep impression on Woods. He is really a determined young man!

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More than ten days ago.

On the fourteenth floor of the Allinge Magic Tower, an exclusive lounge of the Affairs Committee.

Looking at the paper in his hand, Rogerio couldn't help but shook his head with a smile: "Young people are really full of the spirit of challenging authority, crazy and bold without fear."

No matter how confident he was, no matter how much he believed in the hiding and tracking abilities of the undead Adol, he didn't dare to let him follow Lucien in the magic tower of the parliament headquarters, so he didn't know exactly what Lucien did in the magician management department , Rogerio didn't know that he had submitted another paper until Lucien received the rejection letter from the "Elements" journal, and then went to the "Basic Arcane Library" to redeem it.

After looking at it for a while, Rogerio couldn't stand it anymore, because he was one of the testers of the Temeric element, and he used different methods to measure it, and several high-level arcanists who were also authoritative As evidenced by the measurement data, he never suspected that he would be wrong.

Putting down the paper, Rogerio knocked on the table, thinking about how to make Lucien himself appear in front of the middle-level magicians of the elemental will, so as to promote the development of things and allow himself to observe the changes.

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Before going to the "Royal Bank of Holm, Allinge Branch - the highest bank in the world" mentioned by Natasha, Lucien first returned to the Douglas School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, because once he took out Holm's crown ring, I will have no way out, and I may not be able to come back in a short time, so I need to explain to President Donald, K and other friends and apprentices in advance.

"Lucien, has your paper been accepted by the journal?" Just after returning to school, before Lucien had time to speak, Rock, Jerome and K came over after lunch together.

After receiving the rejection letters from the journals "Elements" and "Alchemy", they already knew that Lucien was submitting papers, and asked Lucien about the research content, so seeing Lucien asking for leave today, they all They all speculated that he had gained something from the submission, so they came to inquire.

Lucien smiled and shook his head calmly: "It was rejected by the "Ordinary Arcanist Monthly", and the few companies that initially wanted to deliver were rejected."

"Even the "Ordinary Arcanist Monthly" was rejected? Do you want Lucien to vote for the "Arcane Discussion" and "Magic Research Monthly"!" Rock did not expect them to invite Lucien to go there solemnly. , turned out to be rejected!

Jerome signaled to Roque not to say anything more, and then comforted Lucien a few words.

Just when Lucien was about to find a reason to explain what happened in the next period of time, K who had been silent all of a sudden said: "Evans, I followed Mr. Larry some time ago and got to know an Arcanist who is reviewing the "Element" journal. Gunner. He's a nicer guy, why don't I take you to Rentat and ask him out to dinner."

As for whether the invitation will be useful, K is not sure. In the final analysis, it still depends on the quality of Lucien's thesis. What I can help him is to eliminate the discrimination of the reviewing arcanist against him, a low-level arcanist, through his personal connections. Review again carefully and without prejudice.

Lucien glanced at K in a little surprise, misunderstood that an honest and honest person like him knew how to go through the back door, and then took a deep breath: "Thank you, K, we will go to Rentat later."

Since there is an opportunity, try to grasp it!

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After lunch, Woods took a nap, and then walked into the laboratory of the Magic Tower refreshed. The next two hours were his fixed time for magic experiments, and he would not be delayed by reviewing papers, practicing magic, etc.

Woods turned on the alchemy array, ready to continue yesterday's magic experiment. For some reason, Lucien's stubborn and unshakable figure suddenly appeared in front of him, and then picked up a bottle of purified elements by accident, and began to measure.

"Since he insists so much, there may be nothing wrong with the experimental data attached later. Correcting the atomic weight of elements is also a matter of gaining a lot of points, why not try it."

According to the regulations of the Magic Council, basic data such as the atomic weight of elements, the first magician to measure or correct and the subsequent five magicians to confirm with experiments will share and quote according to the ratio of 3:2:2:1:1:1 Points are given after passing the integer, but only within one year.

But this is already rich enough, and it is hard not to contribute arcane points to any papers involving this element.

As an experienced middle-level magician, Woods determined the atomic weight of this element without spending too much time:

"It agrees with Evans' data, and the previous atomic weight has a slight error."

After two more methods of measurement, Woods confirmed that the corrected atomic weight was correct. It should have been a problem with the assumption of the original method before, and switching to the latest method of measurement from other angles circumvented this premise.

With this experiment as a foreshadowing, Woods continued to measure other elements.

As time went on, the surprise on Woods' face gradually couldn't be hidden. If only one atomic weight was corrected, it was just a matter of Lucien's luck, but every atomic weight was corrected and perfectly conformed to the element cycle. The arrangement in the table forced people to re-examine the value of Lucien's paper.

"Perhaps for some reason we don't know yet, these elements are difficult to determine their true data with existing methods. Why must I be wrong, and not other reasons?"

Lucien's somewhat stubborn and hard-spoken words came to Woods' mind, and he paced back and forth: "It would be great if there are new elements predicted by Lucien. Even if they are not the ones he predicted, as long as they can Filling in the blanks in the periodic table is also very informative."

Then he stopped abruptly, hurried out of the laboratory and returned to the study, picked up the quill, and wrote on the white paper:

"Dear Mr. Lucien Evans, we think your paper is very valuable for discussion, so we would like to ask you to publish it in this issue of our journal..."

As he was writing, he crumpled the white paper into a ball and threw it into the wastebasket, then picked up the long black dress and top hat of the same color hanging on the coat rack, put them on as he walked, and hurried to the magic hall. Go to the bottom of the tower.

"Go to Douglas School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Woods succinctly ordered a coachman hired by "Ordinary Arcanist Monthly".

Flying is prohibited within Allinge.