The sun was shining brightly at noon, illuminating the study room golden.
At this time, Douglas and Lucian had left separately, and only Fernando was sitting quietly in the back chair.
Previously, the two giants discussed the submission and publication of Lucian's research results, and decided to add a few more papers in the next issue of "Arcane" - several great arcanists explored the laws behind the formula from various angles but failed miserably, so that most arcanists would not be directly affected by subversive common sense assumptions that would appear later.
This is not to let them accept Lucian's results now, after all, the premise of "energy discontinuity" is still only a hypothesis, but let them read these articles, have a mental preparation, from a normal point of view, there is nothing they can do, maybe the next step will have to go beyond the accepted concept to explain, and in the added articles, the great arcanists will also repeatedly emphasize that to solve the problem, they may have to make "hypotheses", and the word "hypothesis" is repeatedly presented to the magicians to impress the magicians.
"Shocking, unbelievable, subversive cognition......" Fernando described the hypothesis Lucian made to himself, and at the same time smiled slightly, "The first half of the paper sent to others has actually rejected other explanations one by one, and the second half that has not yet been sent is just a complete explanation, analysis and premise assumption of the formula.
Hathaway is the founder of atomic theory, based on this understanding, she leans towards Douglas's particle theory, the most likely to make similar hypotheses, the other four great arcanists are standard wave schools, especially Brooke is the most determined, but among these five great arcanists, Brooke is the strongest and closest to the reality of the world, and it is possible that he will complete the derivation first.
"Hey, let me guess the order in which they came to their conclusions and came to me, Hathaway, Brooke, Oliver, Helen, Vicente?" Fernando behaved as humorously and indecently as usual, with a faint smile on his face.
While talking to himself, his eyes turned, and he suddenly saw a dressing mirror placed in the corner of the study, which reflected an old man wearing a bright red magic robe, with silver hair like frost and black roots.
The smile froze, gradually disappearing, Fernando raised his right hand, touched his gray hair, then sighed softly, took out an old notebook from the desk, turned to the penultimate page, picked up the quill and wrote:
"On July 6th, it was sunny and breezy, and I suddenly felt a little old."
Putting down the quill pen, he turned his head to look out the window, and the bright sunlight pierced his eyes slightly.
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Back home.
Leo, the housekeeper who greeted him, looked at Lucian's face strangely, but didn't say anything, and Splinter, who was about to have lunch after finishing his studies, asked curiously: "Teacher Evans, why is your face so bad? Is it difficult to answer the question of Your Excellency who dominates today's storm?"
So you were roared by him? This is what Sprint swallowed into his stomach and didn't say.
"Poor complexion?" Lucian asked suspiciously, and then turned to look at a crystal statue displayed in the living room, although the scene reflected on it was vague, but Lucian could clearly perceive that his face was as bad as if he had just crawled out of the cemetery.
Is the coercion of legends so terrifying? I only remember cold sweat all over my body, the air solidified, lightning flashed in front of my eyes, and thunder rumbled in my ears.
"Yes, the teacher's question is difficult to answer, it is related to saving the world and defending peace." Lucian smiled.
Splinter couldn't stand his teacher's cold humor from time to time, and quietly twitched the corners of his mouth: "Teacher Evans, stop joking, could it be that His Excellency the Storm Lord wanted to destroy the world, but you stopped him?"
"Splinter, you are right, I wanted to destroy the world, but the teacher stopped me." After all, without blowing his teacher's head, he successfully threw out the hypothesis of energy discontinuity, so he joked with great interest.
Sprint had an arrogant personality, and was not the kind of person who was good at joking and talking, so he could only look up at the ceiling helplessly: "Teacher Evans, it's time for lunch, let's talk about destroying the world, etc."
Watching the servants come out with food, looking at the veal steak that had been eaten many times, Lucian couldn't help but rub his forehead, and he had to let them try other forms of dishes.
As soon as the thought arose, the servant led Katrina in, her soft blonde hair tied in a ponytail, lively and jumping, and her face filled with brilliant joy.
"Teacher Evans, your application for the 'Atomic Research Institute' has been approved." Katrina raised the document in her hand and said loudly happily.
Lucian was quite surprised: "So fast? It's only been a few days?"
Isn't the approval of arcane research projects generally more than two weeks? It seems like it's only been a week since I submitted my application myself.
"With the signature of His Excellency the Great Arcanist, how can the gentlemen of the Magic Research Committee drag it out?" Katrina said first-hand insider information, and then said very expectantly, "Teacher Evans, let's see what the result is!"
The document is sealed in a bag and requires Lucian's arcane and magic badges to open.
"It should approve, right?" Sprint had been waiting for the establishment of the "Atomic Research Institute" for a long time, and after seeing the document, he was both expectant and afraid, looking nervous.
Lucian calmly took off the arcane badge and placed it on the magic mark embedded in the seal of the bag.
Lucian took out the document, read the beginning carefully, and then smiled at Splinter and Katrina: "The gentlemen of the Magic Research Committee have agreed to my application, and said that this is a new form of research organization, and I hope that I can work hard to set an example for the approval of similar projects in the future."
"Great!" Splinter waved his fist heavily, his face full of joy.
Katrina wanted to be a little more steady, but she also smiled and said repeatedly: "Congratulations, Teacher Evans, congratulations, Teacher Evans......"
If Heidi and Leilia knew, they would probably cheer "The Mystery is Above" on the spot, right? Lucian opened his arms and accepted Katrina and Splinter's hugs and congratulations, silently scolding in his heart: "Boys, your social experience is still too shallow, and the meaning of these sentences is obviously, 'For the sake of Your Excellency the Storm Lord, we have agreed to your ridiculous so-called new form research group, but you must also achieve certain results, otherwise everyone's face will not be good!' 」
"Teacher Evans, where is our institute?" Finally calmed down a little, Katrina immediately looked at Lucian with bright eyes.
Lucian picked up the document and looked at the contents behind it: "In the seventh laboratory and the auxiliary conference room and office on the eighteenth floor of the council headquarters. At the same time, let me put forward a request for the laboratory's magic circle, alchemy circle and large-scale alchemy device within a week, and the Magic Research Committee will review and transform the laboratory accordingly, which will take about two to three weeks, that is, at the end of July or early August, our 'Atomic Research Institute' will be officially established."
"By the way, in addition to the basic transformation, the monthly subsidy given to us in the future is 5,000 arcane points, which will be used to purchase materials, complete experiments and pay salaries to everyone. I preliminarily decided that high-level magic apprentices are ten arcane points per month, and formal magicians are determined by the specific level, such as second-level arcanists like Lazar and second-ring magicians, which are one hundred arcane points."
Anyway, the "personal experimental losses" are reported in the research institute project, Lucian silently added in his stomach. This is the unspoken rule of the Magic Council.
"So much?!" Splinter and Katrina blurted out in surprise and delight, this is the standard for formal magicians, you must know that Teacher Evans only had ten arcane points in the magic school for a month!
Moreover, you can also see free arcane basic books provided by Mr. Evans in the "Atomic Research Institute", and you can also use the laboratory for free, buy experimental materials at cost price, and with such a high salary, it is simply a dream job for magic apprentices and formal magicians!
Like Lazar, who is currently working in Elemental Will, the salary, subsidies for both the Magic Council and the Elemental Will, and the harvest from new magic and thesis rewards all averages only fifty or sixty arcane points a month, while Katrina works in one of the best positions of the so-called magic apprentice, only four arcane points a month.
"Of course, the "Atomic Research Institute" will definitely be the most important research department of the Magic Council in the future, and the salaries of researchers in it must be higher than those elsewhere, otherwise how can it reflect its importance?" Lucian replied half-jokingly, "But in the early days of the institute, there are not many people needed, except for your few apprentices, I only plan to invite two or three more formal magicians and one intermediate magician."
Splinter twitched the corners of his mouth: "Teacher Evans, you are really confident."
"I believe you, Mr. Evans, you almost shared the crown this time. In the future, I will follow you to complete the research of arcane and magic, and maybe I will be able to get the highest honor like Miss Rachel!" Katrina replied equally half-jokingly.
Lucian laughed and said: "It's not important to think it's okay, the research committee finally stated that if we don't pass the results of their review within three years, the Atomic Research Institute will be canceled."
Such conditions confirmed Lucian's guess, if it weren't for the long cycle of many arcane researches, it was estimated that the period proposed by the Magic Research Council would be one year.
"Teacher Evans, we will work hard!" Katrina and Splinter solemnly replied that the institute could not be canceled because of everyone's slackness!
Lucian raised the document: "Katrina, let's have lunch together, let's go to the laboratory environment in the afternoon and decide which magic circles and alchemy devices we need."
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Watching the "Revenant Master" Vicente leave, Fernando laughed: "In terms of inference on this issue, you are the most backward great arcanist!"
His face was rosy, alive from the afternoon's fierce quarrels and rants.
Seeing that Vicente did not react, Fernando paced back and forth in the study with a slight excitement, and finally took out the old notebook and added the words he wrote in the morning:
"After an afternoon of arguing and refuting their mistakes, I seem to have regained my youth and strength. The world is so mysterious and awe-inspiring, and we are so small in front of it, but this does not stop us from exploring its essence and approaching its reality, and this road is full of dazzling and wonderful scenery that cannot be extricated."
"I will keep going until the day I die completely."
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After visiting the unformed "Atomic Research Institute" with satisfaction, when Lucian was about to leave and go home to write a request for a magic circle and alchemy device, he suddenly heard a slightly puzzled voice from someone at the other end of the corridor:
"Mr. Lucian Evans?"
Raising his head, Lucian saw Rachel, a girl he had been in contact with, standing next to a dignified and beautiful lady.
(End of this chapter)