Then, Star Sage Joy introduced them one by one.
As Lin Yun listened, he felt his face turn pale. Indeed, Lin Yun had thought from the start that the research led by Star Sage Joy wouldn't be simple.
But Lin Yun truly hadn't thought that it wouldn't be that simple.
There were a total of five people in the meeting room, but among them, three were Archmages, and the remaining two were 9th Rank High Mages. Moreover, one of them was a Master Alchemist from the Mercury Tower!
This was too frightening.
There weren't many Archmages in the kingdom, yet there were three of them here. If this spread, who knew how many people would be scared out of their wits?
Lin Yun resisted the shock and greeted the four powerhouses one by one. But first, everyone was busy exchanging their research experiences, and second, Lin Yun's qualifications were too shallow, so the attitude of the four powerhouses couldn't be considered warm. At most, they would smile and nod at Lin Yun out of respect for Star Sage Joy.
"Alright, Merlin, you just joined today, so I won't give you too much work. I heard from Solomon that you are very talented in the area of data calculations. How about this, Hogg has a few calculations he hasn't finished, so you can work with him for a while." After Star Sage Joy introduced everyone, he put the crystal in front of a 9th Rank High Mage.
This 9th Rank High Mage was the youngest of the five, he didn't even look fifty years old. At this time, he was arguing with the Master Alchemist of the Cloud Tower. It was unknown whether it was because he was too focused on his work or because their argument was too intense, but this 9th Rank High Mage looked a bit slovenly. His hair was messy and his eyes were slightly red. But when he saw Lin Yun walking over, he temporarily stopped arguing with the Master Alchemist and promptly stood up.
"Sir Joy."
"Hogg, how is the progress of the spell matrices in your hands?"
"Give me ten more days. I can definitely finish it."
"Mm, good …" Joy nodded his head in satisfaction. Then, he pointed at Lin Yun in the crystal ball. "By the way, Hogg, Merlin just came today and hasn't officially taken over the job. I want you to guide him first. What do you think?"
"I'm at your service, Lord Joy."
"Alright, I'll have to trouble you then." Joy encouraged him a few more times before handing over the control of the crystal ball to Hogg.
After the meeting was over, Hogg also waved his hand and the crystal ball floated up. He followed that 9th Rank High Mage and left the conference room, quickly arriving at an independent research room.
Lin Yun glanced through the crystal ball. This should be a research room specially built for spell matrices. There were all kinds of magic calculation tools inside, and there were complex magic geometrical diagrams hanging on the wall. There was also a small mountain of discarded paper in the corner. Lin Yun knew that this 9th Rank High Mage had spent a lot of time and energy on the Fanrusen Formula.
After Hogg returned to his own research room, he first sorted out the recently completed data and compiled them in Nesser Runes. He then activated an array and input the compiled data into it, letting the array do the calculations for him. This was a common calculation method used by Noscent's mages.
Although mages had wisdom that surpassed ordinary people, this kind of repetitive and tedious work was usually handled by arrays or magic tools.
After about ten minutes, the array completed all the calculations and displayed the results on a huge crystal surface. Hogg took out a quill and a piece of paper and copied the results before starting a new round of calculations.
It was as if he had forgotten about Lin Yun, who was on the other side of the crystal ball.
After almost an hour, Hogg felt a bit thirsty. He got up and poured himself a glass of water before drinking it while walking to the crystal ball.
"Mafa Merlin, right?" Hogg expressionlessly nodded at the crystal ball. "As you can see, this is the work you are about to participate in. Not only does it require extraordinary wisdom, but it also requires endless patience. If you feel that you can't adapt, you can say it now and I'll help you tell Sir Joy that you can smoothly withdraw from this research team."
"There shouldn't be any problem …" Lin Yun wasn't very sure when he said this. To be honest, if this work really required a lot of time and energy, Lin Yun felt that he really wouldn't be able to adapt.
Nothing could be done about it, there were simply too many things waiting for him to do.
Besides digesting several tens of thousands of runes, Lin Yun still had to explore the Bone Plane, excavate the prince tomb, and rebuild the Mercury Mercenary Group. All of these things required a lot of time and energy. Lin Yun couldn't split himself, so how could he take the time to participate in some research?
But fortunately, it was only the Fanrusen Formula.
This wasn't a big problem for Lin Yun. Even if Lin Yun completed it on his own, it would only take him two or three days. It wouldn't take too long.
"Yes." But these words made the 9th Rank High Mage frown when he heard them. But out of respect for Jouyi, he stiffly let out a "hmm". But in his heart, his evaluation of this young Great Mage dropped a bit.
Magic itself was incomparably contradictory. It was dull and mysterious. Hogg had seen countless young geniuses walk on this path because of the mysteriousness of magic. However, in the end, at least 90% of them chose to give up because they couldn't stand the dullness of magic.
A mage had to be able to endure loneliness.
Just like this Mafa Merlin, looking at his boring work with a hesitant expression, this was a typical example of someone who couldn't endure loneliness. This kind of character was already destined to be a failure in the future.
"Now, help me sort out this data." Therefore, Hogg didn't intend to say anything more to him. He directly took a thick stack of paper and said, "By the way, I left you a few formulas and data on the last piece of paper. Give them to me after you calculate them."
"Okay." Lin Yun nodded and softly chanted the incantation Solomon had given him. The crystal ball suddenly flickered with light, and the stack of paper on the other side quickly flipped through. It only took a moment for the contents of the stack of paper to be received by the crystal ball. Lin Yun conveniently activated the array on the side, and as the mana circuits kept flickering, the array spat out a stack of paper.
This was a unique technique of the Cloud Tower. Currently, only High Mages and above were qualified to use it. Lin Yun could use it because of Star Sage Joy.
"Give it to me after you're done." After Hogg said this, he directly turned off the image transmission in the crystal ball and threw himself back into the vast sea of data calculations.
To Hogg, the young Great Mage on the other side of the crystal ball was only an insignificant nobody, even though Star Sage Joy had said that he was a genius several times.
But a 9th Rank High Mage like Hogg was already one step away from the Archmage realm. Who knew how many geniuses he had seen in the past few decades, but in the end, how many of these geniuses would be able to stand out? In the world of magic, geniuses that hadn't matured weren't anything.
Being able to give him a few pointers at the start was already an exception for Hogg.
As for the rest …
It would be better to wait until the genius matured enough to talk to him as an equal.
To Hogg, the calculations of all kinds of spell matrices were the most important, because he knew that being able to participate in the research of the Fanrusen Formula was the best opportunity in his life. It was an opportunity to change his fate, because he was working together with Star Sage Joy. As long as his performance was outstanding enough, he would definitely be valued by Sir Joy. At that time, with the resources of the Cloud Tower, it would be impossible for him not to become an Archmage.
Moreover, ever since Sir Joy obtained those four key pieces of data, the research of the Fanrusen Formula had made great progress. It might take a year, or two years, but it wouldn't take long before the results of the Cloud Tower's research would shock all of Noscent. At that time, his name would definitely be written in the annals of magic, and he would become an object of admiration for countless successors.
In a trance, Hogg felt as if he could see a path covered in flowers unfolding in front of him amidst countless data and formulas.
At the same time, Lin Yun also picked up that thick stack of papers.
'Looks like this High Mage Hogg really needs an assistant …' Lin Yun only needed one glance to understand. These papers were filled with calculations, and all he had to do was collect and sort out the results. It wasn't difficult, it was just a bit boring.
After thinking about it, he took out the last piece of paper.
There were four formulas and eight pieces of data listed on the paper, all of which were needed for one of the spell matrices of the Fanrusen Formula.
But after taking a glance, Lin Yun couldn't help frowning.
Because Lin Yun discovered that if he followed these four formulas and eight pieces of data, he wouldn't be able to get the correct result for the rest of his life.
'Isn't this High Mage Hogg a bit too careless?' Lin Yun didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Two of the eight pieces of data were wrong, and one of the four formulas needed to be replaced. It was hard to imagine that this kind of mistake could be made by a 9th Rank High Mage.
Lin Yun thought about it and decided to do it himself. He first changed one of the pieces of data, and then replaced one of the formulas. After doing all this, Lin Yun took a piece of paper and started calculating. After a few minutes, the final result was written on the paper.
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