Houdini, on the other hand, was silent. He was holding the two drafts written by Roddy. His eyes were shining as he stared at them. He was so engrossed in them that he did not speak for a long time. Ten minutes later, he sighed and said with a bitter smile, "I thought I was better than you in terms of academic standards, but now it seems that I'm still far behind …"
He was truly convinced by his opponent's strength. As a "prophecy" magus, Houdini was also an invited reviewer of two journals. Therefore, his understanding of the format of Lachman's thesis was far deeper than Roddy had imagined. Because of this, he could see the importance of this format.
Just by changing the format, the speed of reading the thesis could be doubled. At the same time, the results of his research would be more eye-catching because of the existence of the diagrams. Most mages relied on their good memory and basically just listed the numbers in their heads for comparison. However, doing so would waste too much time and energy, and the efficiency of reading would be very low. However, "habit" was a scary thing. Once everyone accepted this rule, no one would consider changing the format. Therefore, no one in Lachman had ever used the "bar graph", the most basic form of statistics.
He was sure that after Roddy revised the thesis for him, it would definitely cause a sensation in Lachman …
"It's just a change in format. The most important thing is the content. My academic standards are definitely not as good as yours. Don't be modest about this." Roddy smiled. He had a rough idea of what to do. He stood up and said, "Then you can continue to revise it. I'm going out for a walk."
As he walked out of the captain's cabin, Roddy felt a little amused. He did not expect that he could still use the knowledge he had learned in university in this world. However, because of this, he became even more interested in Lachman. Lachman, which had accumulated knowledge for decades in a healthy academic environment, might really be a treasure.
Roddy, who was strolling along the wooden corridor, was about to go to the deck to get some fresh air. He did not expect to bump into Merlinsera, who was holding a can of food. He looked behind her curiously. "You're not with them?"
"They said they were going to the stern of the ship to compete in fishing. I don't like to use that thing, so I came here to take a walk." She was munching happily when she suddenly stopped with a frown. She tilted her head and sniffed at Roddy's shoulder. She asked curiously, "I've always been curious. Ever since we boarded the ship, I've always felt a familiar smell when I stand next to you. What's going on?"
Roddy knew it was because he had reached level 30. He thought for a moment and took out the Dragon Crystal from his chest. "Here."
"You … Don't tease me, how is this possible!?"
Merinsala's expression changed drastically. She immediately realized that the familiar aura on Rody's body was the aura of her former "dragon"!
But this was not realistic at all. After the power of the Magic Crystal was extracted, it could only exist as an "energy state". For example, it could be used to activate a magic circle or recharge a "Charging Crystal" … No one would be able to sense any aura from the Magic Crystal. But Roddy's current condition even frightened her. Even with her experience, she had never seen anyone who could retain their original aura after absorbing the energy of the Dragon Crystal.
Because this meant that a part of the Dragons' abilities had to be preserved.
"It's a skill of the witchers. If it wasn't for me, it would have been lost."
Roddy briefly explained what had happened, but Merlinsera did not look relieved. Instead, she asked in a more serious tone, "That's it? You directly absorbed the power and condensed something like a Magic Crystal in your body? "
"Yes, it's right here."
He pointed at the left side of his heart, but Merlinsera pressed her hand on it and closed her eyes to try to connect with it.
The next moment, Roddy felt the same feeling he had when he used the "Soul Connection" with Merlinsera. He looked at Merlinsera strangely and realized that he could feel her emotions … curiosity, nervousness, and … Huh?
The connection was suddenly cut off. Merlinsera looked at him calmly and shook her head. "I've never heard of such a situation before, but I'm sure it's not as simple as you think."
"Then what should I do? Isn't everything fine now? "
"You easily obtained the ability similar to the Dragons. This doesn't conform to the 'rules' of this world. So, there must be a price."
Merlinsera turned her head and looked at the sea, maintaining her calm and nonchalant expression …
He didn't notice … He definitely didn't notice … Phew!
Roddy did not continue to think about the "Soul Connection" just now. He was only thinking about what the "price" was. But he didn't notice any debuff in his "Status Bar", and his body was also in full condition. He couldn't figure out what the problem was, so he could only give up.
Changing the topic, he glanced at Merlinsera who had advanced to level 29 as an Elementalist and asked, "You've also reached a bottleneck, right? Have you thought about how to break through? "
"According to Solomon's inheritance, the solution he gave is to perform a summoning spell across planes. But I've never done this before, so it's a little difficult. "
She frowned, obviously troubled by this. Roddy wanted to help, but he couldn't. He was only a dabbler in magic, and if Merlinsera found it troublesome, it was better for him not to get involved.
"Maybe the problem will be solved when we reach Lachiman. After all, we're here to learn. "
Roddy comforted her, but Merlinsera was not in the mood. She only said in a low voice, "I hope so …"
****
On the 17th of September, the fleet approached the coastal waters of Lachiman as scheduled.
Houdini made a series of communications with the port early in the morning. Because of the large number of ships in the fleet, they had to make space for the ships in the port as much as possible. At the same time, they had to prepare the transportation of carriages and so on. Therefore, the people from Eiffta waited on the deck for two to three hours before they received the news that the ships were allowed to dock.
Everyone else was fine with it, but Captain Houdini was very dissatisfied.
"'Boradini' is the largest flagship in Lachiman at the moment, and the return date is exactly one day away. How can they not prepare for it? It's not like I don't know how long it takes for the ships to move from the port. It's not right to make us wait for so long. "
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