"Really? I've been looking for news about him in the newspaper, but I haven't seen any. You know … I can't go out of the Magic Tower because of the demon invasion. If it wasn't for Sylvia's help, I wouldn't even know who to write to. "
Over the past few months, Talia had been relying on two people to communicate with the outside world. Sylvia occasionally inquired about news for her, while Naifey talked to her about life and the current situation in the country through letters. Sylvia was her "colleague", while Naifey was her "best friend". Their relationship was much closer.
After all, Tyria no longer had any parents or relatives in this world, and the only link she had with her 'past' was her good friend, Naifei.
"I don't usually see Wizard Ethan. Now I heard that the entire research department is studying how to deal with the demons. I joined the 'bearing parts research' team to assemble some weapons."
Naifey said while waving a box in her hand. "I know you can't go out, so I brought you some gifts!"
Talia's eyes widened. "What gifts?"
"Candy snacks from Marilyn's house." Naifey said while opening the box. Inside was a large box of all kinds of delicately packaged candy. "I've asked around, and the Magic Tower has a more comprehensive supply of all kinds of materials than outside, so I'll buy some things that aren't available in the Magic Tower. I hope you like them."
Talia looked at the colorful candy packaging and smiled widely. For a moment, she didn't know what to say. For a long time, no one had specially given her a gift. Even the "parents" in her memory always asked her to do this and that.
She picked up a candy and put it in her mouth. It tasted sweet, and her eyes suddenly became a little moist.
"Thank you … Naifey."
"These aren't expensive. When you get your salary, I'll buy whatever delicious food you want outside. The Magic Tower doesn't have any restrictions on this." Naifey asked with a smile. "Speaking of which, what are you researching now?"
"I've done two projects, and the results are not bad. They're both dealing with demons. One is a special magic circle to deal with nightmares, and the other is to increase the damage to crustacean demons by changing the structure of bullets. "
"That's pretty good!"
"Actually, I can still do more research, but I've spent most of my time learning how to strengthen my spiritual force and not be disturbed …" Tyria sighed. "Because the 'Demonic Invasion' isn't that easy to cure. Every time I do a test, I'll always have some strange dreams."
Naifei poured her a glass of water and asked curiously, "What dream? A nightmare? "
"No, it's just very strange. In the dream, I always feel like I'm a complete demon, leading an endless army of demons to invade everywhere, as if I was born to control them."
Tyria pointed at her head and sighed. "Fortunately, I can still realise that it's all fake in my dream, but I didn't expect the 'demonic invasion' to gradually affect the dream. These days, I've been trying to figure out how to control those demons in my dreams … Guess what? I've found some patterns that I've never thought of before. "
Naifei's jaw dropped. "Is that even possible? Can things in dreams be taken seriously? "
"Of course I won't take it seriously, but it did give me some ideas. But … "Tyria laughed as she said," Ha, if I publish a research project saying that these things were all in my dreams, the elders would probably think that I'm a fool. "
Naifei didn't change the topic. She thought for a moment and nodded. "That's true. At this time, if the direction and feasibility of the research project isn't good, most of the time it won't be approved. The magus in my lab is always pulling his hair out because his research project budget is not enough. He's always scrimping all day long, wishing that he could use one set of experimental materials as two sets …"
Tyria was surprised. "Is that so? My side — "
"Come on, your department is the top department led by the Dragons Elder. How can it be the same?" Naifei rolled her eyes and said, "Have you ever considered publishing a theoretical thesis? I've seen many magi come up with 'predictive' theses without any experimental proof, but they're all deduced from theoretical models, mathematics, or logic. If there's a lot of discussion after it's published, and all the authorities agree on it, the research department might really invest money and appoint a leader to start the research. "
"This … I've thought about it, but those are things that only magi, elders, and lords are qualified to do. I'm afraid that it'll be a waste of effort …"
The "magic world" had its own authority. Although many Dragons had exposed their shortcomings of "academic ability" after publishing their theses, but after two years of "survival of the fittest", all the major academic mountain peaks had gradually revealed themselves. Naturally, there were disputes behind these "mountain peaks". Naturally, the identity and reputation of the author had to be taken into account when publishing a thesis.
"Level 3 researcher", in a sense, was only slightly better than a "nobody". Without the endorsement of a "corresponding author" like Elder Usilian, it would be difficult for the thesis to pass the review. At most, it would be able to get into a small second-tier journal, but it would be impossible for it to enter the "core journal".
"Hehe, you don't know this, do you? Let me tell you … a fake thesis is also about the method … "
As it turned out, because the lab she was in was relatively "low-level", the researchers could only "accumulate qualifications" by publishing as many papers as possible if they wanted to improve their status. In other words, they could write all kinds of research into papers and try their luck. If it was accepted by a core journal, then it would be a meteoric rise.
After talking about a few so-called "techniques", Tyria felt that it was not a bad idea to try her ideas in the "predictive thesis", so she nodded and agreed.
The two of them arranged a time to meet again, and Naifei took her leave. Tyria recalled her dream, thought for a moment, and wrote down a preliminary title on the draft paper in her room: "On the Feasibility of Controlling Low-Rank Demons with Mind Waves".
Just as she wrote down the general logic, Sylvia knocked on the door, "Tyria, today's class is starting."
"Okay, Mage Sylvia, I'll be done soon!"
She quickly put down her pen, got up, and changed her clothes. She hurried to the top of the Magic Tower and began another day of "Mind Strengthening" training.
The reason why she didn't dare to be negligent was because the person guiding her in this class was the Crystal Dragons Lord, Crupus. Tyria didn't dare to let a Dragon Lord wait for her.
She hurried to the top of the Magic Tower, and suddenly saw a Mage in a dark red robe walking over from the side. The fiery magic reaction made her stop immediately, and she bowed respectfully.
Merlinsera blinked and looked at her without saying a word. She nodded as a sign of acceptance, and then walked away.
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