Throne of Magical Arcana

In the depths of winter, the cold wind was steep and chilling, but in Lucien's garden villa, there were still many flowers competing for beauty and fragrance.

Lucien put his hands in the pockets of his long coat, and did not directly talk about the progress of the research, but asked about the promotion of several magic apprentices: "I heard from Lazar that you are all very confident in becoming an official magician. With a few more months of mental power accumulation, can I buy the 'Silver Moon' potion to help improve?"

Annick, Heidi, Leilia, and Katrina glanced at each other, not sure whether Mr. Evans wanted to praise himself and others for improving their magic power quickly, or criticize them for being too arrogant, so they were a little worried Uneasy, I don't know how to answer.

Splinter, who has always been full of confidence, nodded affirmatively: "Our mathematical level and magic analysis ability are already comparable to other formal magicians under the guidance of Mr. Evans, so advanced The requirements for mental strength are relatively low, and you can try to advance after a few months of accumulation. Uh, this is the conclusion we got from communicating with several low-level magicians."

Mentioning Lucien's teachings, Splinter couldn't help but pause for a moment, the astonishing number of test papers with terrifying exercises seemed to still linger in his mind, and he couldn't get rid of it.

Lucien took a leisurely walk forward, and said casually: "In the ancient magic empire, it was difficult to have a full-fledged magician among a hundred magic apprentices. After the establishment of the council, although the arcane has developed several times, it has become more and more powerful. Perfect, the training form is gradually mature, but in a high-level apprentice class, in the end, there are still only three or four people who can be promoted to the official mage rank."

Ah, is Mr. Evans criticizing our complacency? Annick and Leilia blushed slightly, subconsciously wanting to apologize, while Splinter, Heidi, and Katrina showed their grievances, and they were about to open their mouths to defend themselves.

Lucien waved his hand: "But you are different from them. Your own talents are above the standard, and you have also undergone my strict teaching. Your basic abilities in mathematics and magic are quite solid. Hey, this is the benefit of repeated practice. Moreover, you are working in the Atomic Research Institute, which represents the most cutting-edge level in the field of elemental magic. What you hear, see, learn, and touch every day is what ordinary low-level arcanists can only see in journals and may not necessarily see it. What you understand, if any of you fail to be promoted under such conditions, it must be because of your own mistakes and carelessness, not other problems, do you understand?"

"Understood, Mr. Evans!" Heidi, Katrina, and Splinter all smiled and replied confidently, while Annick and Leilia eliminated their worries and anxiety, and their expressions became quite excited And self-confidence, it turns out that Mr. Evans is encouraging us!

Being promoted to a magician is the first hurdle on the road to magic. No matter how confident they are, no matter how confident they are, no matter how confident they are in mathematics and science, and their magic analysis ability is comparable to that of a formal magician, they will inevitably remain worried and worried, especially when they see the former magicians in the magic school. The acquainted classmates who graduated from the two classes failed in the promotion one by one, and became depressed and decadent. This feeling became more and more intense, even a guy like Sprint who was so confident and arrogant could not be spared.

But at this time, Lucien's words, which were suppressed and then raised, and a clear analysis of their advantages, made the haze hidden in their hearts disappear, and they no longer had any fear of promotion, leaving only a strong desire.

After cheering up the apprentices, Lucien felt the cold wind blowing, and said with a smile: "What research findings have you made recently, or which direction do you plan to research?"

As usual, the most unruly Splinter replied, he was a little annoyed: "Mr. Evans, you asked us to study the phenomenon of gas discharge in order to find out the essence of gas conduction, but only discovered cathode rays and electrons. Your Excellency Brook In the lightning cloud, the conclusion was drawn that the free electrons in the air are the reason why the gas conducts electricity. We don't know what to study next, but we can only go back and continue to study cathode rays and electrons to see if we can get results in this new field .”

Brook's research method this time is simple and rude, and it is difficult for a legendary magician such as a great arcanist to complete it. Even if he is not careful, he has to be resurrected through reserved means, so Rock, Spring Te, Heidi and the others could only watch Brooke publish the paper, and there was no way to do this experiment first.

"Cathode rays and electrons are things related to the internal structure of the atom. The study of them will help you truly step into the microscopic world. Even if Mr. Brooke did not find out the reason why air conducts electricity, I would suggest you to study in this direction. A brand new It is like a warehouse full of treasures, and you can touch unimaginable achievements in the past with just a raise of your hand." Lucien said solemnly like a real teacher.

Heidi and Spring nodded, full of enthusiasm and anticipation again. Numerous facts in the past have shown that when a new field opens its doors, those arcanists who set foot first all get what others envy, while the old-fashioned, timid and stagnant arcanists can only feel annoyed and jealous.

"Teacher, can we study cathode rays and electrons by ourselves in addition to the low temperature experiment?" Katrina asked a little anxiously.

In the experiment of charcoal absorbing air at a specific low temperature, she and Leilia played a very important role as Jerome's main assistants, but the first author of this experimental project arranged by Lucien must be him, And the second author is undoubtedly Jerome who is in charge of the specific experiments. Their kind of magic apprentices are not even qualified to be listed, so they can only watch the two teachers earn a lot of citation points and the corresponding use of patents Fei—they were not formal arcanists at the time.

But in this regard, Lucien is very generous. Except for the arcane points calculated by the council itself, there is no way to distribute them. The patented technology of low-temperature charcoal to create a vacuum gives them arcane points according to a certain percentage. Although this is very important for Lucien There are not many such high-level arcanists who have "raised" a dragon, but it also allowed Katrina and Leilia to quickly save up the cost of the Silver Moon Potion, and there is no shortage of materials for their own experiments.

Therefore, Katrina, who is qualified, is full of enthusiasm for the new atomic field, hoping to realize her dream in this field, and get a certain highest honor like Teacher Evans and Ms. Isabella.

"Besides the work of the research institute, it is your freedom to do whatever research you want. I also support you to have your own research direction and allow you to borrow the magic circle and alchemy circle of the research institute." Lucien expressed his affirmative opinion.

"Great, Teacher Evans, I also plan to study cathode rays and electrons like Katrina." Lei Liya cheered happily, "In the past two or three months, the properties of materials under low temperature conditions have not been realistic. Sexual gains, only a little bit of data accumulation, occasionally makes people feel boring and frustrating.”

"The research on alchemy materials requires repeated boring experiments and repeated data accumulation to bear fruitful results. This is the field that needs the most foundation and the most time to accumulate. Don't think about getting huge gains immediately. Also don’t belittle your own work, well, every data record is of great significance, maybe in the future, due to breakthroughs in materials, the first and second level alchemy items will be popularized, and the price of high-level items will be greatly increased. Lower it so that you can get the Holm Crown Award." Lucien said with emotion.

After talking for a while, Lucien looked at Annick, who had been shy and silent all the time: "What research are you doing recently, do you have any direction you want to go?"

Annick's face turned red slightly: "Mr. Evans, I've also been studying the issue of electrons recently. Since air conducts electricity because of free electrons, is the current also related to electrons?"

"Well, good idea, continue." Lucien slowed down and walked side by side with Annick, and the rest of the apprentices also looked at Annick curiously.

It was rare for Annick to receive the attention of so many people, so he became more shy and stammered slightly: "I wanted to design an experiment to prove it, but my knowledge of the electromagnetic system was too shallow, so I couldn't find a way, so I flipped through Brooke's Your Excellency's "Electromagnetism" book, and his recent papers, in which the experimental results of the photoelectric effect contradict the theory, have inspired me."

"Hey, have you found a basis to explain this contradiction?" Lucien asked amusedly. He believes in his quantum theory so much? This is a theory that has been deliberately forgotten by most arcanists and treated indifferently. They all directly use the heat radiation formula without thinking about why.

Annick shook his head violently: "No, no, how can I find a solution to the problem that even Mr. Brook is stumped? I just saw that light of a certain frequency irradiates metals to generate electric current, so I got an inspiration: metals themselves are not Charged, but there is a current after being irradiated by light, excluding the possibility of the light being converted into a current, then what is the current generated?"

"If according to my previous conjecture, the current is related to electrons, does this mean that the irradiation of light makes the metal generate electrons? If this can be proved, does it verify that electrons belong to the internal structure of atoms?"

"Very good, very good, quite a bold hypothesis." Lucien did not hesitate to praise himself, "The next step is to verify it carefully. You need to design rigorous experiments to prove that the photoelectric effect produces electrons."

After receiving the praise, Annick blushed with excitement and shyness, and nodded desperately: "I will definitely design the experiment well, and I won't be afraid of failure."

He wasn't worried about Mr. Evans robbing him of his idea. He was not an arcanist with few honors and no awards, nor an old magician who had won many awards but failed to produce results for a long time due to various reasons. , in urgent need of new results to prove himself, Mr. Evans is one of the most honorable among the younger generation of magicians, and he has only had a few different results in the past few months, respectively won the Holm Crown Award and the The Immortal Throne Award, and will soon receive the Arcane Scepter Award.

Such a teacher would be greedy for the idea of ​​an apprentice?

With the testimony of Mr. Evans, other people would not dare to design experiments to complete this idea, unless they invited them to participate, or gave up because of failure.

Seeing Annick being praised, the other apprentices were quite envious, and some bad thoughts flashed in their hearts, but they all disappeared under Lucien's gentle smile.

"You will be able to become official magicians in a short time..." Lucien deliberately paused, and continued with the joyful expressions of the apprentices, "But don't think that you don't need to study after being promoted to official magicians. On the contrary, There is more knowledge waiting for you to acquire, so I have prepared many sets of calculus exercises, as well as a set of mathematical analysis exercises, so that you will not be at a loss and live an empty life after you become an official magician."

The faces of the apprentices immediately collapsed.

"Well, I will also organize the contents of the ten major factions such as electromagnetism, light and darkness, force field, heat, elements, alchemy, illusion, astrology, transformation, and necromancer into preliminary knowledge points and exercises for you to learn and absorb." Summoning is Lucien's weakest point, and he doesn't plan to study it in depth for a long time.

The apprentices have become quite frustrated, Heidi whispered to herself: "Suddenly I don't want to be promoted..."

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After the apprentices left, Lucien's villa welcomed new visitors.

"Commissioner Evans, my teacher, Lord Douglas, invites you to visit his half-plane, about the artificial planet experiment." The visitor was a young man less than thirty years old, with a typical Holm style He has black hair and blue eyes, wears a monocle, and has delicate features, but the row of badges on his chest clearly tells everyone that this is a sixth-level Arcanist, an eight-ring magician, and a member of the Affairs Committee.

Ready to start? Lucien was in a trance.

Sorry, it’s late this afternoon, and I only wrote one chapter. I have to go out to eat and go shopping with my family in the evening.

Since I failed to keep my promise and broke my promise to get fat, the owed chapter will become two chapters, plus the five chapters of thanks, a total of seven chapters, let's make up together after the National Day! terribly sorry!