Throne of Magical Arcana

After half-concealing his "guess", the study was quiet, and it seemed that even the air was completely frozen, and no faint sound could be transmitted.

From the point of view of atoms, the core definition of "atomism", one of the foundations of modern arcane arts, was directly abandoned. Lucien thought that his crazy "ideas" would be greeted with roars and accusations, but Fernando kept smiling, red The pupil stared at his own eyes as if he could see through people's hearts, without saying a word for a long time.

Just when this unspeakable pressure made Lucien a little out of breath, Fernando, the master of the storm, nodded lightly: "In fact, after you discovered the law of element cycles and after a long discussion, Hathaway and I are A consensus has been reached. If you want to continue to study related issues in the field of elements and atoms, you must temporarily forget some inherent cognitions. Among them is the definition that atoms are the most basic components of matter. They will not help solve problems, but will It constrains our thinking. And the premise of our consensus is based on the concept of 'the most basic should be the most concise' you just mentioned."

"Ah?" Lucien didn't expect that the two great arcanists had already taken a step forward on the road of abandoning part of the definition of atomic theory. Aren't they afraid that the cognitive world will be shaken and subverted, and their heads will be blown up?

Perhaps sensing the doubts in Lucien's heart, Fernando showed the usual cynical smile: "Lucien, do you think that us great arcanists are stubborn, unwilling to accept any new ideas, unwilling to An idiot who admits his past cognitive mistakes?"

Before Lucien could answer, he smiled to himself again: "Being able to stand on the pinnacle of this world and get close to the essence of all things, we all understand one thing. If the truth is an incomparably vast starry sky, then we have only just seen it." For some stars, you must always maintain a humble and open attitude, and resolutely abandon when it is time to abandon. Now that you see a problem, you can't pretend to turn a blind eye, but should study why."

"To collapse the cognitive world of legendary magicians, it must completely subvert the foundation of their cognition, and it must come with strong evidence in a sudden impact posture, otherwise at most part of the legendary cognitive world will be damaged and solidified , it is difficult to improve. Of course, maybe we haven’t explored enough, and there is no new cognition that makes everyone confused, shaken, and incomprehensible.”

Fernando's description of the cognitive world seems to be somewhat different from what Lucien knew in the past.

"In contrast, the legendary magicians are also very persistent in their opinions. Without complete, rigorous, and convincing proofs, their attitudes cannot be shaken at all. Hathaway and I also followed the deepening of research, the discovery of problems, and the philosophical speculation. Consensus was gradually reached.”

Regarding the inconsistent words in Fernando's description, Lucien nodded thoughtfully. These are the two contradictory words of persistence and humility that the teacher said before.

Fernando finally concluded: "There is a sentence engraved in the heart of every great arcanist, 'Sometimes, past experience and knowledge are obstacles to our progress'."

After the master of the storm finished speaking, Lucien breathed a sigh of relief and showed a "sincere" smile: "Teacher, since you and Your Excellency Hathaway are so close to me in terms of atoms, can you support me in establishing the 'Atomic Institute'?" '?"

"Just relying on one point of view doesn't seem to be enough. Lucien, what novel knowledge do you have?" Fernando smiled like an old fox, feeling that Lucien's mind is full of novel ideas, and if he squeezes them again, he might be able to pop them out. An illuminating point of view.

Lucien shook his head resolutely: "Teacher, there are no more, that's why we need to establish the 'Atomic Research Institute' to explore slowly."

"How about this, Lucien, before you become the fifth ring, I'll see how well you study with me, otherwise the Institute of Atomic Research I support won't be able to produce anything and will be ridiculed by other legendary magicians." Fernando had a wretched smile of "Young man, behave yourself".

Lucien understood that this implied the meaning of the school examination, and nodded solemnly: "Teacher, I will work hard."

At least before being promoted to a higher level, my mathematical foundation and knowledge of elements, electromagnetics and other magic are definitely enough. The main problem lies in the astrology system that I am relatively good at. I am entangled in fate, blessings, and curses. Mechanics come together.

The two parties reached an agreement, and Lucien took advantage of the opportunity to ask for advice: "Teacher, you said how to modify my application, it is too high-sounding, big and vague."

"Why did you change it?" Fernando showed exaggerated surprise, "Only your signature, of course, is high-sounding, big and vague. If you add the supportive signatures of Hathaway and I, it will be far-sighted and profound, making up for the parliamentary signature. The lack of arcane research projects has opened up new research forms."

Lucien was immediately speechless.

"Okay, Lucien, come and read these letters one by one." Fernando leaned back on the high-back chair, closed his eyes, as if lost in thought.

Although he didn't understand why Fernando didn't choose the more convenient way of reading by himself, but let himself read the letter. He was not the kind of person who put on a show, but Lucien, who was full of doubts, still picked up the first letter.

The beautiful handwriting came into his pupils, and Lucien casually glanced at the envelope, on which was written the name "Yallo Blue Hathaway Hofenberg".

"Let me read the letters between the great arcanists, aren't you afraid of revealing the secrets?" Lucien was a little stunned by the strong surprise.

"Read quickly." Fernando urged.

Lucien withdrew his surprise and doubts, and read from the beginning: "Fernando, according to your opinion, I tried to improve the design of the magic circle so that it can separate even fainter differences. The following is the improved magic circle..."

While reading it, Lucien was both surprised and amused.

I was surprised because the problem discussed by the two great arcanists was one of the research directions planned by their "Atomic Research Institute": separating isotopes!

Through the application of the periodic table of elements in practice, more and more arcanists have realized that there is indeed an error in the atomic weight that remains unchanged no matter how measured, but the current method is difficult to correct, while Fernando and Hathaway Note that the question focuses on atomic weights. Because the atomic weight is reflected in the mass of an object, they try to remove "impurities" through electromagnetic, centrifugal, etc.—and only legendary magicians can establish a suitable magic circle under the current conditions.

Lucien finds it funny because Hathaway's writing level is not in line with her status as a grand arcanist. Often the words do not convey the meaning, the language is dull and chaotic, and she has to rely on a lot of magic symbols to describe.

When Lucien finished reading, Fernando smiled mischievously: "Every time I read Hathaway's papers and letters, it is always very painful. It is said that when she was a princess, she never passed the literature class. Every paper of hers She has to let her students or Morris and other little guys polish it again, otherwise there is no way to publish it in a journal."

This is the secret of the great arcanist, will it be silenced? Lucien thought humorously.

"Lucien, what do you think of the content of this letter? I remember you mentioned the possibility of this at the beginning." Fernando asked abruptly.

Lucien organized the language: "Separation in this way, the greater the difference in mass, the easier it is, you should choose heavy elements for experiments..."

After the lecture, Fernando asked Lucien questions about several places in the thesis. If Lucien couldn't answer, he would explain in detail, and even combined with the magic circle experiment he arranged randomly.

After finishing the question, Fernando slowly dictated, and Lucien wrote the reply.

At this time, Lucien finally understood why Fernando asked him to read the letter. He was using the cutting-edge exchanges between legendary magicians to guide himself by the way, so that he could broaden his knowledge and horizons while studying.

This kind of guidance must be based on the premise that the student has a solid foundation in arcane arts, otherwise it will be purely "playing the piano against the cow". Therefore, when Lucien read the second letter, he was full of energy and concentrated, so as not to be asked Speechless, ushered in a roar.

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The second letter was written by a more famous author, "Derek Douglas" in a meticulously composed handwriting.

"...All arcanists know that the propagation of waves requires a medium, but how do light and spiritual power be transmitted in the cosmic starry sky... As long as a substance exists, no matter how hidden it is, it will eventually show its characteristics. It was discovered by us that the light medium 'ether' has been preached since before I was born, and it has not been confirmed until now."

In the magic empire, the mysterious "ether" is also used to name a kind of alchemy material, which is often confusing for beginners.

"...Brook and the others think that the wave theory has completely won the victory, but I don't think so. I designed a simple and intuitive experiment to verify it. If there is really ether and it is densely covered with stars, when our world revolves around the sun , there must be a relative resistance, which will change the speed of light..."

After listening quietly, Fernando commented casually: "Douglas has made a lot of efforts on the particle theory of light and spiritual power, delaying the victory of the wave theory. His persistence in this aspect surpasses anyone else, and it also makes more people Arcanists have to face up to the medium problem of the wave theory. What do you think of this experiment, Lucien?"

"Even if it is proved that there is no 'ether', the efforts of your Excellency the Speaker will not be taken seriously, because this experiment is based on the establishment of his universe model, but until now, we have not discovered a single star. Established Experimenting on a hypothesis is difficult to convince everyone." Lucien expressed a pessimistic view.

Fernando nodded lightly: "It's still a clear understanding, but I can't convince Douglas, an old stubborn, he will continue to experiment. However, this kind of experiment also has a certain meaning, at least it proposes a direction to verify the existence of 'ether'. There are bound to be similar experiments that don't rest on a hypothesis."

Then, he asked a series of questions about the particle theory and wave theory of light and spiritual power. The questions put Lucien under great pressure and he had to work hard to answer them smoothly.

After Fernando finished asking, Lucien found himself a little tired, and high-intensity thinking exhausted his brain and energy. As for Lucien's less than perfect answers, Fernando slowly recounted and explained them in combination with specific light and dark and spiritual magic, which benefited Lucien a lot.

After the two great arcanists, there were letters from more than a dozen legendary magicians and archmages, covering eleven factions. Such all-round guidance made Lucien both tired and excited. It was unexpected that Teacher Fernando also had unique insights on transformation, summoning, and undead.

After reading the letter, it was almost noon, and Fernando took Lucien to the laboratory to build a spherical shell-shaped cavity painted black, which is an ideal heat radiation model.

"Okay, Lucien, tomorrow we still read the letter first, and then start the experiment." Fernando signaled to Lucien that he could leave.

Lucien walked out of the laboratory with a feeling of exhaustion. The hours of brainstorming were really exhausting. The life of the assistant was more difficult than he imagined.

At this time, Tang Pu came towards him. Seeing Lucien's face, he smiled understandingly: "Evans, it's hard work, but this will be of great help to your arcane improvement."

"It's really tormenting and satisfying." Lucien sighed, and at the same time asked with a little regret, "Why is it that the teacher and other lords still communicate by letter after the invention of electromagnetic communication technology?"

"On the one hand, the letter can carry more arcane content that is difficult to express verbally. On the other hand," Tang Pu paused, looked at the laboratory quietly, and said with a smile, "other lords would rather choose the letter."