Lucien finally finished the chapter before twelve o 'clock. This chapter was to make up for last month's second update. Lucien felt so relieved.
Also, he hadn't left his house for three days, and now he realized that today was the Dumpling Festival. He almost missed the chance to say "Happy Dragon Boat Festival" to everyone.
It was late now, and the chapter for tomorrow morning would be postponed to twelve o 'clock at noon. Everything would be normal after that.
Happy Dragon Boat Festival!
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Lazar thought that he had been shocked so many times today that he should be numb to it, but after hearing Eric's words, he couldn't help but look at Lucien and say, "Lucien, you're really a monster. Most of the arcanists below middle-rank have never received an invitation letter from a journal before. Our arcana credits are all rewards from the review board, and sometimes, our papers are rejected by the review board. Sometimes, we can't even get seven arcana credits in a few years. "
"It's been four years since I graduated from the magic school, and I've written more than ten arcana papers, but only three of them were accepted by the review board, and one of them was published on Arcana Discussion, and it was the second to last one. As far as I know, only the famous geniuses like Mr. Ulysses and Mr. Felipe received the invitation letter before they became level three arcanists, "said Lucien.
Lucien's sadness and self-mockery were not overdone, and he was half joking. At least, Lucien believed that Eric was much better than Felipe in terms of warmth and friendliness.
Eric wanted to say that he had never seen an invitation letter before, but he couldn't bring himself to say it. It took him twenty years to get a hundred arcana credits and become a level three arcanist.
Finally, he sighed and said, "'Groundbreaking'. With the word 'groundbreaking' in the evaluation, it's no wonder that journals directly asked for contributions. Although Evans, your new magic theory has a limited application range, there are no more than ten papers with this kind of evaluation every year, except for the papers by the grand arcanists and senior-rank arcanists. "
"Groundbreaking? I see. "Lucien understood the importance of this word in the evaluation of papers and new spells.
Lazar put away his frustrated expression and started to count with his fingers excitedly, "Groundbreaking, groundbreaking, extremely important, universal, and highly exploratory. These are the five adjectives that the committee members used to give the highest evaluation to the thesis. Of course, if your paper is deemed to have the ability to change the times, congratulations, Grand Arcanist Evans! "
Just as Lucien took the document from Eric, the bell in the office rang again, and the iron cage was covered by a milky white light.
Eric's expression turned serious as he thought to himself, Could it be that the Senate has something important to discuss? There was less than a minute left before six o 'clock.
The light slowly calmed down, and a document appeared in the iron cage. Eric quickly picked it up and read it. Then, his expression was filled with helplessness.
"Evans, it's a letter from 'Sound Wave'. They promised to give us the first 15 articles and recommend them to three abstract-type journals."
Both Lucien and Lazar were already numb to this. As long as it was not a letter from 'Arcana' or 'Magic', it was nothing.
"Wow, two excellent journals sent us the same letter at the same time." Lazar chuckled, "Lucien, which one are you going to choose? I think 'Sound Wave' is more professional in this field, and it will get more citations. Also, their offer is better than 'Common Arcana'. Of course, with the evaluation of 'groundbreaking', the three abstract-type journals will include it even if they don't recommend it. "
There were almost forty journals published every month, and most of them were repetitive studies. Therefore, no arcanist was in the mood to read all of them. At this time, the importance of abstract-type journals was reflected.
"I'll choose 'Common Arcana'. At least they sent me the first letter. Obviously, they value me a lot." Since the conditions are more or less the same, first come, first served. "Lucien smiled peacefully and made the decision with the simplest logic.
Lazar didn't quite agree, "I think …"
Eric's face slightly changed. He looked at the arcana badge in his hand that had not been activated yet, "Evans, it's six o 'clock now. I'm afraid you have to activate it tomorrow."
"Mr. Eric, is there no other way?" Lucien said to Eric in a hurry. "I still want to go to 'Common Arcana Library' and 'Magic Exchange Room'."
Eric shook his head, "Prospell and the other alchemical lives always stop working on time. They won't work for more than one minute unless their master asks them to. And even if you activate it now, Evans, you still can't go to 'Common Arcana Library' and 'Magic Exchange Room' because they'll be closed at six o 'clock. You'd better come back tomorrow morning. After all, the arcana credits and arcana points won't disappear. "
"After activating the badge, when you reply to the letter, you'd better add a letter after your name, or you'll get confused easily. You don't have to do that on other days. "
Lazar also nodded, "Those alchemical lives in the headquarter of the congress are very lazy." Lazar looked at the light on the wall and said, "Of course, they're also very diligent when they're busy. Evans, let's go out and have dinner. If you can't leave the headquarter before six, you'll have to rent a meditation room from the second to the ninth floor. "
"Okay. Mr. Eric, we'll leave now. "Lucien took back his arcana badge and put it on.
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In the lobby of Sorcerer Administrative Department, Cindy and Dona were packing up their magic notebooks, and they were about to leave. When they saw Lucien and Lucien, they both smiled, "Congratulations, Mr. Evans … Well, your arcana badge hasn't been activated yet …"
They hurriedly covered their mouths with their little hands. How could they talk about something like this?
"Oh, sweetheart Cindy, sweetheart Dona, it's not what you think," said Lazar. Lazar couldn't help but show off to the two girls, "Our dear Mr. Evans is the first person who passed the review of arcana papers on the day he joined the Congress of Magic, the first person who got the 'groundbreaking' comment on his first paper, and the first person whose first paper was fought over by two journals …"
"Wow." "Wow." "Wow." Cindy and Dona couldn't help exclaiming.
As senior-rank apprentices, Cindy and Dona knew how rare Lazar's description was. "Congratulations, Mr. Evans," said Cindy and Dona, "Congratulations on being recorded in Cindy's History Book (Dona's History Book). We hope to see your article on Common Arcana as soon as possible."
Cindy chuckled, "Mr. Evans, please don't forget us when you become a middle-rank sorcerer. We're still waiting to be your apprentices." Cindy was not joking when she said that. However, Lucien hadn't passed the basic arcana assessment yet, and it was hard to tell how he would develop in the future.
"Mr. Evans, aren't you going to invite us to celebrate?" Dona seized the opportunity to get familiar with Lucien.
Lucien was handsome, young, and a formal sorcerer. His arcana papers were highly rated, and he was gentle, calm, and mysterious. Even though Dona didn't have any feelings for him, as an apprentice, it was normal for her to get to know Lucien better. Lucien might be an important connection for her in the future.
Lucien smiled, "If you don't mind, I'd like to invite you to have dinner with me and Lazar." It was always good to have more acquaintances in Allyn.
"Thank you, Mr. Evans. By the way, Mr. Evans, since both your paper and your new spell have passed the review, why haven't you activated your arcana badge yet? "Cindy didn't refuse Lucien's invitation.
Lazar shrugged and smiled, "Because Mr. Eric was so shocked that he forgot to activate his badge. When he remembered, it was already six o 'clock."
"Haha. Mr. Eric? It's hard to imagine Mr. Eric's shocked face … "The two girls laughed in a low voice.
When they were waiting for the two ladies to pack up, Lazar turned around and looked at Lucien seriously, "Lucien, do you know which comment I'm most jealous of?"
"Groundbreaking?" Lucien was confused.
Lazar shook his head and looked a bit gloomy, "No, it's' the way of thinking of a real arcanist '. Most of the papers that I failed to pass the review were 'the way of thinking', 'poor rigor', 'not a qualified arcana paper', and so on. "
"Thinking and reading can change your way of thinking." Lucien comforted Lazar. "If I'm free, I can help you review your paper."
"Thank you so much, Lucien." Lazar's smile was as bright as the sun again. But don't worry, I won't be able to get a paper in two or three months. "
"By the way, Lucien, after the apprentice assessment tomorrow, you've finished half of your teaching task. You need to think about your life now. You need to think about what you're going to do tonight. I'll help you when I go with you to turn in your task tomorrow. "
Lucien nodded. The most important thing for him now was to advance, study, and research. When he made up the foundation, it would be the time for him to shine.
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After the four of them enjoyed the special food of the Kingdom of Holm, Lucien checked into a hotel recommended by Lazar.
The environment was peaceful and the air was fresh. Lucien had a good night's sleep.
The next morning, Lazar came to the hotel and went to the apprentice assessment department together with Lucien.
"Mr. Evans, you're really here!" As soon as they stepped into the third section, Lucien heard Heidi and Layria's happy voices. They were holding books in their hands and looking at Lucien in excitement. It seemed that they were trying to consolidate the meaning of the structural diagram.
Annick, who was with them, scratched his fluffy yellow hair and put on a happy smile, "Good morning, Mr. Evans."
"Good morning. You can just treat the assessment as your daily practice. " Here, Lucien had the urge to tease the kids. He continued, "Do you think that your daily practice is too little and too simple?"
"No, no." The three apprentices shook their heads subconsciously, and their faces looked a bit pale.
At this time, Simeon walked out of the office and clapped his hands, "Apprentices, come to the assessment room."
Watching the interaction between Annick and Lucien, Sprint walked to the assessment room with his hands in his pockets. When he passed by Annick and the other apprentices, he said in a low voice, "I'd like to see how good you are after receiving my guidance. Practice, practice, practice, and practice may be necessary for magic, but it's not suitable for arcana studies."
Katrina, on the other hand, stared at Sprint and said seriously, "I'm going to beat you this time!" If you like my work, you're welcome to vote for me at qidian.com. Your support is my biggest motivation. "
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