Chapter 349 Everything is Ready (First Update for Monthly Pass)
On September 1st, "Arcane" was released as scheduled.
Magicians such as Lazar, Roque, and Jerome already have plenty of arcane points because they have entered the "Atomic Research Institute", and they no longer need to borrow from schools or basic arcane libraries to save costs like ordinary low-level arcanists.
"I can't imagine such an assumption! But in this way, the formula seems to have complete arcane meaning." In the small conference room of the "Atomic Research Institute", while waiting for Lucian's arrival, Lazar expressed his surprise loudly, but due to the lack of research on the arcane knowledge of the entire thermal radiation, coupled with the repeated emphasis of the Grand Arcanist and the review committee, he was not too shaken.
Only an arcanist who has personally derived the formula, when his explanations from all angles are rejected one by one, will not be able to restrain himself from believing in that hypothesis when he sees Lucian's analysis, which contradicts the foundation of the arcane world and the theory of His Excellency Brooke, resulting in a strong conflict.
Roque stood up excitedly and walked around: "Only Lucian can make such an unimaginable assumption, it's great, I love this kind of subversion so much! Oh, I'm going to give him a hug waiting, he is the object of my yearning and learning! How can arcane research be like a stagnant water without movement? It must be full of storms to be beautiful!"
It seemed that he only hated that such a hypothesis that contradicted the current arcane system was not put forward by himself.
Jerome's face became a little worse, but he quickly regained his composure: "It's just a hypothesis for the time being, we don't need to think too much, just use the formula, and wait for your Excellency and gentlemen to make a judgment before discussing the issue of energy continuity."
"It's really a steady Jerome." Lazar joked, but didn't take this assumption to heart, or deliberately didn't take it to heart.
And Katrina, Annick, Heidi and other magic apprentices sat quietly aside, whether they understood or not, this knowledge was still too far away from them.
At this time, Lucian walked in with a thick stack of paper and the "Arcane" journal, and looked around the conference room with a smile: "We started discussing the experiments of the past week."
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In the mid-air city of Alinge, in the magic tower, under the shade of the trees, and in the carriage, countless arcanists were stunned by Lucian's bold assumptions when they looked at the "Arcane", which represents the most cutting-edge knowledge in arcane and magical research.
But it didn't take long for the whispers of "this is just a hypothesis" sounded without much difference, vaguely revealing a hint of fear and panic.
"Just use formulas and constants to transform the corresponding magic......"
"Cathode ray, what is this?"
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Rentat, Holm's Royal Magic Tower, Elemental Will Headquarters.
The tall and honest K was reading "Arcane" carefully, his hands trembling faintly. His arcane badge was already three silver stars, and the silver dots surrounding it seemed endless, it seemed that he was not far from a rank four arcanist.
The improvement and citation of atomic valence theory and ionization theory brought him great benefits.
"Evans is really a genius who is not restrained by anything." A heavy sigh came from the door, waking K up from the brief "nightmare".
Larry, who had a round face and a big beard, walked into the room with the "Arcane", and the arcane badge on his chest was also raised to five silver stars, "If it were me, I might never be able to make such an assumption, I can't imagine that I would completely abandon the foundation of the arcane system."
K's voice was low: "Although it is just a hypothesis, it is also frightening. If it is established, the council will have some kind of storm and what kind of pressure Lucian will be ......."
"Don't think too much, let's continue our own research." Larry understood the horror behind this assumption, and it would take a long time for even the most enlightened intermediate arcanists to slowly accept it, "By the way, in view of my contribution to atomic valence and ionization theory, the gentlemen decided to award me the Holm Crown Award, and the name of the ring is 'ionization'. K, as my assistant, you have been very helpful to my research, and I am sorry that I did not get you the opportunity to share."
Since the research on atomic valence and ionization is not directly decisive like Isabella, but is improved little by little, Larry initially did not realize their value, many papers did not thank K, and his own experiments did not add K's name, on the contrary, as his student, K's papers put his name first, so when he met Morris, the stingy president, he was outright rejected the possibility of sharing.
Three consecutive Holm Crown Awards, the vault of the Elemental Will was in a state of bleeding, which made Maurice heartbroken.
K has no problem with this, this is the norm of the Magic Council, Isabella and Rachel are exceptions. He scratched his head and showed a simple smile: "It's okay, teacher, what I'm most confused about now is why the ions of matter carry positive and negative charges respectively? What is the law hidden behind it?"
"You start asking why like the one with the same name and surname as you, and that's the focus of our next research." Larry touched his tawny beard and teased, "In addition, we also measured Evans' newly discovered cathode rays."
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Beidi, a crystal clear ice and snow palace.
It seems to be in another world, completely unaffected by the blizzard, and faintly connected to several vague strange worlds.
In the study of the palace, Helen Paris, who was as beautiful as an ice and snow elf, held the "Arcane" journal in her hand, and held a letter in her hand to read:
「…… I think Lucian Evans' contribution to the field of thermal radiation is enough to earn him the Order of Ice...... His hypothesis of energy as a fraction, although unproven, offers a practical explanation, and his formulas and constants are so correct that they have a significant effect on the improvement of magic in this field......"
"Of course, I have to admit that I like the term energy particle, or quantum......"
"Your Friend Derek Douglas"
After reading it, Helen thought for more than ten minutes, picked up her pen and replied to Douglas:
「…… As far as I know, Lucian Evans' explanation is not universally accepted, or rather, almost no one agrees, and many arcanists are trying other interpretations. Presenting the Medal of Ice to him now would cause doubts among all the magicians of the council and would be a devastating blow to the credibility of this award...... Evans is Fernando's student, so we must be more cautious in this regard......
「…… If no one had come up with a new explanation within ten years, and the Evans formula and constants were widely recognized in practical application, it would not have been too controversial to award him the Order of Ice and Snow at that time......"
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Conference room of the Institute of Atomic Studies.
「…… After revising the previous experiments, I found that cathode rays can only travel a few centimeters in the air, which is one of the reasons why it has not been discovered before......" Lazar shared his research results with a rosy face and a bright smile. The glass that reflects green fluorescence is an integral part of the Discharge Magic Circle and the Alchemy Platform.
Under Lucian's "prompt", in this month, Lazar, Roque, Jerome and others were full of enthusiastic research, each of whom completed at least seven papers, Annick, Splinter, Leilia and other apprentices also wrote almost four experimental papers, Lucian's own papers were as many as ten, respectively using different materials to verify the absorption and penetration properties of cathode rays, as well as the position of the shadow of obstacles under the action of strong magnetic fields and electric fields.
Finally, it was concluded that cathode rays were likely a negatively charged particle stream, and an isolation device for pure rays was designed to determine its charge-to-mass ratio by its trajectory in the electromagnetic field - using this data to roughly judge what particles it belongs to.
Since cathode rays can penetrate metal foil, Roque and Jerome also suspect that it may not be a particle stream, but they don't have a complete idea of what it is, because measurements of cathode ray velocity shatter the possibility that it is an electromagnetic wave (light wave) - much less than the speed of light.
After Lazar finished speaking, Roque also reported his progress: "...... We did not find a continuous deflection of cathode rays in a strong electromagnetic field, perhaps we were wrong to judge that it was charged, and the previous experimental results were likely due to the illusion caused by the complex gas environment in the discharge magic circle......"
"I think so too." Jerome and Lazar each agreed.
Heidi and other magic apprentices have no problem completing specific experiments and writing experiment reports, but when they listen to formal magicians discuss arcane knowledge, they seem to have a hard time listening, absorbing and learning.
"I think there may be other interferences, so I'll think about it again and redesign the experimental plan." Lucian expressed his opinion.
The pressure from the thin air prevents very small mass particles from being deflected, which requires a higher vacuum condition to solve. So far, Lucian knows very well that the magic circle that creates a vacuum in the council cannot achieve the effect, you must know that the cathode ray is an electron flow.
The discovery of electrons, and the fact that atoms have an internal structure, are still a few obstacles to surface.
The theory that atoms are the indivisible basis of matter will also occupy a lofty position for some time.
The door to the microscopic world loomed, but it hadn't opened yet!
For Lucian's words, Lazar, Roque and others agreed very much, this kind of complex problem was the best way to leave it to him, he and others still had a lot of cathode ray experiments to do, that was arcane points! You can't waste time on experiments that clearly can't find direction!
After the paper on the discovery of cathode rays was submitted, it brought Lucian thirty arcane points, and Lazar, Roque, and others also got five points each - magic apprentices were not qualified to sign the overall paper of this atomic research institute.
Although such rewards are generous for low-level arcanists, the measurement papers of different properties of cathode rays completed by Lazar and others averaged four arcane points. Lazar, who had the most, was rewarded with a total of thirty arcane points by relying on his papers in this month, and was only a little over ten points away from the third-level arcanist, while Roque, Jerome and others also became second-level arcanists without exception, and it was not far from entering the intermediate level.
This is not to mention the inevitable reference points in the future, which makes them not enthusiastic about their experiments!
Even Annick and other magic apprentices have thirteen or fourteen arcane points, if they hadn't had time to change their badges, they would already be official arcanists.
Such a promotion speed will definitely make many arcanists drop their jaws.
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In the city of Rentat in the Kingdom of Holm, in a monastery.
A bishop is explaining to the trainee priests the foundations of theology after the reform of several popes.
"The Lord created different atoms, which are the indivisible and tiniest matter, and then the Lord made different things out of these atoms......"
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The discussion about cathode rays was temporarily over, and Jerome began to report on the ultra-low temperature material change experiment he was responsible for.
His expression looked very happy: "Lucian, we have found that at minus 185 degrees Celsius, charcoal will change wonderfully, and it will become very easy to absorb air."
"Very good." Lucian did not hesitate to praise himself, although there are many ways to create a vacuum, how can it compare to this "sharp weapon"?
The next step is to modify the magic circle and determine the cathode ray charge-mass ratio!
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PS: There are many more experiments from cathode rays to electrons, but in order to make it easier for most readers to read, I have brought them in spring and autumn brushwork.
(End of this chapter)