Throne of Magical Arcana

After a short applause, Douglas smiled and said: "Lucien, in the past month, many arcanists present here, including me, have confirmed the existence of cathode rays, and your experiment just now has no problems, so we It can be preliminarily determined that this is a particle smaller than an atom, and as the discoverer, you have the right to name it."

Although the thesis on cathode ray was only published in this issue of "Arcane", there are enough channels for either the Supreme Jury or the high-level arcanist to know after Lucien submits the thesis and passes the review. A new ray was discovered, able to experiment with its properties earlier than other arcanists, trying to apply it to their own magical improvement.

And with so many grand arcanists and high-ranking arcanists watching, any cheating or falsification in Lucien's experiment will be discovered, so the experimental results are authentic and credible.

"It has a negative charge, and the charge is very small, so let's call it an electron." Lucien didn't change the name.

"Yes, the name of the electron is very good, it will be our first step into the microscopic world, and it will be an important progress for us to approach reality."

Douglas lectured to the high-level arcanists, trying to minimize the psychological impact of the collapse of the atomic theory and turn it into a glorious victory for the arcane, "However, we must not be proud of this, we must calm down and think about some Question, why is there electron flow in gas discharge? What are the unique properties of electrons, what is the exact mass and charge? Does it have anything to do with atoms? What is the internal structure of atoms? Can electrons be divided... this one It’s a question we’re going to explore slowly.”

Sure enough, it was a Douglas-style speech. Lucien's head swelled when he heard it, and he finally understood why his teacher Fernando gave him the nickname "One Hundred Thousand Whys". They already knew from Fernando that during the miracle experiment, they "watched" in the half-plane space upstairs, and heard their own "a hundred thousand whys" answer.

Turning his head slightly, Lucien's gaze collided with Fernando's, and he pouted his mouth, saying that it's good to get used to it.

At this time, Oliver interrupted with a smile: "Your Excellency, please give Evans the time, he is the protagonist of today."

Douglas laughed and said, "I'm so excited, let the young people talk about it."

"Evans, aren't you going to share with us your experience in arcane arts, why you are not bound by the current arcane theories, don't worry about the collapse of the cognitive world, and always put forward subversive viewpoints. Floren Sha is a staunch atomist, I have to spend time to slowly change her point of view, so I am very curious about your way of thinking, no, this is not forced, everyone has their own secrets, and I also have things that I don’t want to share with others .” Oliver smiled elegantly, neither condescending nor rigid.

All arcanists, including Roland, expressed great interest in Oliver's questions. Fernando also became serious, wanting to hear what his students thought. Only Hathaway continued to remain indifferent and quiet. manner.

Lucien stood in front of the mirror passageway, looked at the great arcanists, legendary magicians, and high-ranking arcanists with a smile, and said calmly and without any timidity: "In this regard, I have a personal philosophical point of view, and I hope to give Excellencies and gentlemen, bring some inspiration."

"It seems to me that truths must be distinguished, and I divide them into absolute truths and relative truths."

"Absolute truth is the essence and law of the objective existence of the world, which will not change due to the proposal of any new theory, which is the truth we are looking for."

"But limited by various conditions such as our knowledge level, magical strength, way of thinking, degree of exploration, body and soul, we can only approach the absolute truth and obtain the relative truth under certain conditions, that is to say, the relative truth It is an approximation of the absolute truth within a certain range, under which the problems we encounter can be solved, and once this range is exceeded, the relative truth becomes false.”

The smiling and suave Oliver's smile slowly disappeared, his expression was serious and focused. Fernando narrowed his red eyes slightly. He didn't expect Lucien's thoughts to be so special. Douglas's tall body leaned back gently, subconsciously looking for a comfortable sitting position, as if he had fallen into a trap. Thinking, Hathaway held her chin with her right hand and stroked it silently, just like Natasha's habitual action.

Other arcanists, including Lavender, Roland, and others, did not expect Lucien to have such a mature mind. The field of technology is rampant.

"So many of the theories we overturned and subverted are not meaningless. They are relative truths under certain conditions. It's just that with the development of arcane arts, the scope of our exploration has exceeded the conditions for their establishment, so they appear Wrong, absurd, and subverted."

"For example, atomic theory. In ordinary alchemy reactions and potion brewing, as far as we have observed so far, atoms are indeed the most basic substance, and it is the relative truth under this condition."

"For example, in the period of the ancient magic empire, why their theories are full of mistakes in our eyes today, but they can still control their own spirit, cast magic, and even become legendary magicians? That is because they are also relative truths under certain conditions .”

"As we explore, we are getting closer to the truth of the world, the scope of truth that needs to be applied is getting wider and wider, and the relative truth we get is getting closer and closer to the absolute truth, but the world is vast, and we are so Insignificant, it is conceivable that for a long, long period of time, we will not be able to obtain the absolute truth, and can only grasp the relative truth that is getting closer and closer to it, and it will become a mistake at any time because the conditions expand and the scope expands.”

"So, we must always hold this point of view. The things in our hands are temporarily only relative truths, which contain a part of absolute truth but are not complete. Even if we believe it and use it to build a cognitive world based on this It should be limited to certain conditions. In this way, we can better face subversive views.”

Taking the opportunity of this speech, Lucien is also sorting out and consolidating his philosophical concepts, laying the foundation for all kinds of weird things that he may face in the future, and trying to subtly influence the views of magicians.

However, Lucien also understands that once the Three Views are established, it is very difficult to change them. The same is true of the cognitive world of magicians. This cannot be changed by a speech on philosophical concepts. If a person can subdue his subconscious mind and completely control his body and mind, in terms of the earth, he belongs to the category of "holy" and "Buddha".

Therefore, in the future, there will definitely be magicians who get headshots due to the collapse of the cognitive world or who can no longer improve. There must be magicians who refute, argue, hate, and assassinate each other because of theoretical conflicts. They know philosophical views but cannot use them for guidance. There must still be magicians who have learned arcane arts and magic. Lucien only hopes to reduce this situation as much as possible.

After the speech, there was a brief silence in the small meeting room.

After a while, Douglas took the lead in applauding and said: "Very good philosophical speculation, which explains the development of arcane theories from the Magic Empire to the Parliament and the various stages of the Parliament from another angle. Although we have already grasped part of the truth, we cannot blindly believe it. , but should ask a few more why. Lucien, you are more mature than I imagined, not only in age, but also here."

He pointed to his head, "I am completely relieved that you have become an audit committee member."

It was obvious that he had a fondness for philosophy.

The expression of absolute truth and relative truth makes many high-ranking arcanists think about it, but they also have certain doubts about it. Many theories and laws of the current arcane system are clearly established wherever they are placed. It is to explore the world, summarize the law from the phenomenon, and deduce other phenomena through the law to be confirmed.

After a brief discussion, the high-ranking arcanists left one after another. They must seize the time to explain the contradiction between the periodic law of elements and atomic theory to their students and friends, and gradually spread it, so that the majority of magicians can slowly change their positions .

"Lucien, um, when your thesis is officially published, I will gather high-level officials to discuss the issue of the Holm Crown Award." Morris said to Lucien almost one word at a time, with an extremely complicated expression, pleased It is a deep "hate".

"I have no objection." Lucien couldn't bear to provoke him any more.

Morris nodded heavily, seeing that Lavendi had walked out of the small conference room, he smiled and said: "Actually, the Miracle Experiment is likely enough to help you get the Immortal Throne Award, it seems that there is no need to get another ring, Anyway, there are still electrons, hehe, I’m just kidding, you don’t have to take it to heart.”

He noticed that the Storm Master was approaching, so he turned around and left.

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A few days later, inside Chloe's magic tower.

A gas servant was holding a letter and was about to hand it over to the master, but it only found the message left by the master: "I followed the teacher to conduct an experiment, and if there is a letter, record the key words and put them away."

So, the gas servant opened the envelope, read the beginning, and summarized the key words: "... Chloe, you can't believe it, right? My teacher Roland discovered the contradiction between the periodic law of elements and atomism, and predicted that there are things more powerful than atoms. Tiny particles, and this is very contradictory to your insistence, atoms are probably not the basis of matter! In fact, matter is simply an illusion of people, and energy is the essence of everything!"

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Heidler City, Pale Hand headquarters, high-level meeting.

"Recently, in Allinge, the headquarters of the will of the elements, and some other places, many high-ranking arcanists are secretly spreading the problematic remarks of atomic theory, and pointed out many loopholes." Rogerio tapped the table lightly, " This thing is very weird."

Pesol sneered: "What's so weird? It's obvious that there are experimental results that are not good for atomism, so the council is slowly changing the views of arcanists, just like we did before."

The more things you see, the easier it is to guess.

"It's very possible. It's a pity that I don't know what the experiment is, otherwise I can secretly give the will of the elements a hard blow." An old man wearing the robes of the ancient magic empire said viciously.

Felipe, who was sitting quietly in a corner, raised his head, gave him a cold look, and said sarcastically: "Mr. Sosa, do you think you can hide the secret from the parliament at this time and not make the parliament angry? Do you think they are all idiots? "

Under the strong suppression of the Parliament faction, at least in Allinge, the struggle within the Magic Parliament is still at a relatively rational level.

"If we know about their experiment, it will be their own fault." Sousa snorted coldly.

Since it was unclear what kind of experiment it was, the meeting ended early after the task of inquiring was assigned.

After returning to his magic tower, Felipe directly ordered the servants: "Bring the latest papers of Lucien Evans."

When the paper was found, Felipe re-read it, and the more he read it, the more serious he looked: "It's all about cathode rays... Particle flow? Negatively charged?"

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Holm Glory Cathedral.

A secret message was sent to the retreat where several cardinals were staying.

It's the last few hours, it's almost the same as before, ask for a monthly ticket!