Chapter 333 Fraud of funds
Lucian moved the corners of his mouth covertly, psychological activity, changes in people's hearts? Do you want to go to dream analysis, behavioral psychology, "Zhou Gong Dream Interpretation" and other content?
"There are actually many wizards who think Isabella can get the crown? Is it just because it is groundbreaking and breakthrough that it can further incorporate illusion into the arcane system, completely ignoring that this is still a superficial and immature research result? This is completely against the spirit of magic!"
Harrison didn't notice the strangeness of Lucian's smile, and continued to complain to Lucian indignantly, after arguing with many arcanists about this issue in the afternoon, he had accumulated a lot of emotions, and finally met Lucian, a magician who knew both arcane and simple elemental and astrological magicians, had no preset position, and could be a guest of a good listener, so he naturally vented his views on this matter.
Lucian held his wine glass, smiling as he listened to Harrison's complaints, thinking of the paper he was about to write and submit, he felt a subtle sense of "being shot".
After chattering for a long time, Harrison stopped, and the dinner party was about to begin.
He nodded to Lucian with satisfaction: "Evans, you are indeed an excellent arcanist, you have a keen understanding of magic, and you can clearly judge the value of Isabella's research.
Without waiting for Lucian to answer, he returned to the hall with James, Russell, Haisong, and others.
"I didn't say anything......" Lucian silently looked at his back as he turned around and walked out, and shouted unjustly in his heart, just now he was just listening with a smile, and from time to time he echoed it, why was he regarded as a supporter of Harrison's views?
"But he seems to like the honorary title of the ancient magical empire that calls himself 'wizard', rather than the current arcanist......"
This was Lucian's first contact with a high-level illusionist, and he subconsciously judged his ideas based on his language habits and speaking tendencies.
"Okay, Evans, let's go out, I'll introduce you to everyone, they are all nobles in the kingdom who prefer magicians." Prince Patrick rested for a few minutes after finishing his conversation with Duke Russell, Duke James, and others, took a tube of potion to recover, and only now beckoned Lucian to return to the hall with him.
Lucian stopped analyzing Viscount Harrison, smiled and followed Prince Patrick out.
After twenty or thirty nobles and their wives saluted, Patrick pointed at Lucian and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is Lucian Evans, the protagonist of our banquet, and tonight's banquet is held to celebrate his becoming a disciple of His Excellency the Lord of the Storm!"
The nobles, who had not been informed in advance and did not know about this until then, were first stunned, and then applauded enthusiastically. Many nobles know that he is the Grand Arcanist, the core figure with veto power in the highest council of the Magic Council, and his student weight is naturally very heavy, and Lucian Evans' acceptance of Prince Patrick's invitation to this kind of banquet shows that he is a pro-aristocratic faction and deserves everyone's applause and congratulations.
After the applause, the bald Duke James walked over with a wine glass: "Evans, when we were discussing electromagnetic communication just now, you didn't express any opinions, are you laughing in your heart that we are going in the wrong direction? Hehe, I don't know if I can help mention it to His Excellency the Storm Lord, and see if he can simplify the electromagnetic communication technology to the second ring, and there will be absolutely no problem in cooperating."
Although there was a slight "complaint" in his tone, James used this conversation technique to bring the relationship between the two parties closer, which was more cordial than his previous smiling and polite attitude.
"I will try my best, but Duke, you also know that the teacher has a bad temper, and we must always be vigilant and careful in front of him, and we dare not make the slightest mistake." Lucian skillfully borrowed the "reputation" of the storm lord as a shield.
Harrison, who followed him, looked at Lucian for a while before speaking: "Congratulations to you Evans, I thought you would have a committee teacher, but I didn't expect it to be Your Excellency the storm master. Being able to win a crown, medal and other awards before the senior level seems to be of great help to my own development."
"Viscount Harrison, it's not enough to just say congratulations, I'm still waiting for you to introduce other high-level magicians to me, I don't know many people in the Magic Council." Lucian smiled sincerely.
Instantly understood that Lucian wanted to build his own network, Harrison's small grudge was eliminated, and he said much more sincerely than just now: "My friends and I are looking forward to discussing arcane and magic with you, Evans."
Lucian met many great nobles who held real power or controlled a place in the kingdom, and unexpectedly, the bald Duke James had been promoted to the ninth level and became a golden knight, which was not visible at all on the surface, and there were several other nobles in the middle of the sky.
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After the dinner, Lucian returned to Alinge, and when he was about to go to the study to write a paper, Leo came to report: "Sir, a gentleman named Lazar has come to visit with a group of magic apprentices."
"Their news is very good." Lucian originally planned to invite friends and apprentices to gather after writing his thesis to announce his return, but he did not expect to be visited by Arthur, Lazar and others in succession.
However, the arrival of his good friend still made Lucian very happy, and he ordered Leo: "Please invite them in."
Brown vest, white shirt, black double-breasted long dress, high top hat, Lazar's dress is no different from more than a year ago, the smile is still as bright as the sun, making people feel good at first sight, while Annick, Leilia, Heidi, Sprint and other apprentices have been raised a bit, with the appearance of boys and girls, no longer like half-grown children.
"Lucian, you don't notify us when you come back. Fortunately, Katrina works as a front desk in the Magician Management Department, and we know that you have become a student of His Excellency the Storm Lord!" Lazar gave Lucian a warm hug.
The rest of the apprentices sneaked around, looking at Lucian with both excitement and fear, "Welcome back, Mr. Evans."
"The front desk reception of the magician management department? Katrina, you graduated? Where's Cindy and Donna?" Lucian asked with a slight astonishment.
Katrina, who was tall and mature at the age of fourteen, became more and more beautiful after three years of growth, and her beautiful figure made Leilia and Heidi, two slender girls, often envious and jealous, she said with a slight amusement: "Teacher, you also worked in a magic school, don't you remember that the graduation time is June every year? And we have been enrolled for three years, and we have already completed various exams in the advanced class, passed the basic arcane assessment, and got the basic arcane points."
Heidi, Leilia, Annick and others all subconsciously straightened their backs, ready to accept praise, only Cherie said with a slight frustration: "Only I haven't graduated yet, I just entered the advanced apprenticeship class."
Lucian was not a teacher who was stingy with praise, and smiled sincerely: "Although the Magic Council stipulates that you can graduate from the magic school in three years, few apprentices meet the requirements, and you are all halfway through the arcane, so it is very good to be able to achieve such results."
After receiving praise from the teacher, the apprentices were all smiling, but only Sprint smiled and lowered his head a little sad, angry and unruly.
Noticing his abnormality, Lucian didn't ask for a while, but turned his gaze to Lazar.
Lazar laughed: "Cindy and Donna have both reached the critical stage of being promoted to official magicians, so they quit their jobs to concentrate on preparation, and Katrina was recommended to this very good position as an outstanding graduate of Douglas School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. If she hadn't listened to the discussions of a few high-level magicians passing by, we wouldn't have known you were back, and you became a disciple of His Excellency the Storm Lord, tsk, I always thought it would be Mr. Ravendi."
Excellent apprentices who graduated from the magic school can be recommended to good positions in the council headquarters and various branches, and the rest of the apprentices have similar recommendations, but they prefer to find them themselves.
"I was surprised myself. By the way, except for Katrina, Annick, and Leilia, are you currently at the headquarters or in the branch, or somewhere else?" The storm master involved a lot, Lucian was ready to wait and talk about it, and first asked about the situation of a few apprentices who had a lot to do with him.
Heidi said proudly: "Teacher, we are all at the council headquarters, I am in the apprentice assessment department, Leylia is in the exchange area, and Annick is in the mission area, but they are all chores."
As she said, she suddenly pouted, showing a pleading expression: "Teacher, please help Splinter."
Sprint raised his head sharply and glared at Heidi, as if he was reluctant to accept help from others, and he was a little embarrassed to say this in public.
"What's wrong with him?" Lucian motioned for Heidi to speak boldly.
Heidi has a lively personality, except for being afraid of Teacher Evans, he is not afraid of other apprentices, and said in a crisp voice: "Sprint, he was expelled from school because he was absent too much, and he did not graduate normally."
"Absenteeism?" Lucian looked at Splinter amusedly, this guy is really a rebellious student.
Sprint said depressedly: "I have already mastered those magic potion classes, elemental basic classes, magic analysis classes, and magic structure based on the information you left, so why waste time listening to the lectures? Can't you learn more advanced content yourself? Besides magic practice classes, I don't think there are any other classes in school worth paying attention to."
"That's a good reason, but I don't think those old-fashioned people in the magic school will accept it." Lazar interjected with a smile.
Leilia glanced at Splinter with some sympathy: "Teacher, because Splinter is an expelled apprentice, the council headquarters, the magic towers of various organizations, periodicals, etc. are unwilling to hire him.
In the eyes of her, Heidi, Annick, Katrina and others, Mr. Evans, who quickly became the youngest winner of the Holm Crown Prize and a disciple of the Great Arcanist after coming to the council, is a magical person who can do anything!
"Teacher, I'm fine like this, when I become an official magician, are you afraid that no one will invite me?" Splinter said proudly.
Lucian didn't speak, rubbed his chin, and after a while he said: "I had an idea a long time ago, but due to my lack of identity, I have not been able to implement it. Sprint, I plan to apply for an arcane research institute, and you will be my assistant?"
"Research Institute?" Lazar and others don't quite understand these two terms.
Lucian smiled meaningfully and said, "You can just use it as the name of a research project, I don't know if the Magic Research Committee will approve it. Splinter, are you willing?"
"I, I, thank you, teacher!" Splinter, such an arrogant person, felt humiliated to be a waiter, and after only a while, he agreed, comforting himself, anyway, he was his own teacher, and he should be his assistant!
However, when he said thank you, his eyes were a little red.
Hearing the conversation between the two, Lazar thought carefully for a while: "Lucian, my mental strength has reached the intermediate standard, but due to my lack of knowledge of mathematical basics and magic analysis, I have no hope of promotion at all. Can I quit my job at Elemental Will and become your assistant to your arcanist? I admire your ability in arcane arts very much, and I believe that following you for a long time to complete magic experiments and receive guidance will be of great help to me."
"No problem, but I have to wait for me to apply." Lucian welcomed Lazar, who was a second-level arcanist and a second-ring magician.
Lazar smiled brightly again: "Anyway, I already plan to ask you for arcane advice. By the way, the name of the Arcane Research Institute is a bit too vague, can you change it to a more specific one?"
Hearing the name, the apprentices immediately expressed their opinions, and the Storm Lab and the Evans Research Institute just said it out of their minds, and at the same time looked at Lucian with bright eyes, hoping that he could take his own suggestion.
Lucian thought carefully and said: "Let's call it 'Atomic Research Institute'."
"Sounds cool." Heidi tsk-tsk.
The quiet and shy Annick plucked up the courage at this time and said: "Teacher, I don't like the work in the mission area, it's too noisy and noisy, can I join your atomic research institute too?"
"I'm short of manpower." Lucian did not refuse.
"We want it too!" Heidi and Leilia simply joined in the fun and recommended themselves, while Katrina hesitated for a while and expressed her will.
When Lucian agreed, Heidi joked: "From this point of view, the Atomic Research Institute and the Arcane Rewriting Class are simply one place."
"Little girl, you don't understand, this is called two brands and a set of people......" Lucian thought silently.
It has been changed.
(End of this chapter)