This time, Alex hesitated for a few seconds and then asked, "Mr. Evans, do you need the data and speculations that have been proven to be wrong?"
"Of course. As a sorcerer of the school of elements, I want to have a clear and complete impression of the development of elemental magic after the arcana concept was put forward. No matter what has been proven to be wrong, it's still worth studying. At least, I can avoid making the same mistake again, right? "Lucien spoke his real thoughts.
The short old man chuckled again, "If you just want to have a complete impression of the development of elemental magic, I recommend History of Elemental Magic. It's a book edited by the grand arcanists and revised every ten years. The last revision was four years ago. There's also History of Necromancy, History of Astrology, and Complete History of Arcana and Magic."
"I should've told you that I have these books …" Lucien was a bit speechless.
At this time, Alex also reported the titles of the books:
"History of Elemental Magic. Author, Highest Council."
"New System of Elements. Author, Grand Arcanist Yaroran Hathaway Hoffenberg."
"Atomic-Molecular Theory. Author, Grand Arcanist Oliver Constantine."
"Overview of Several Methods for Measuring Atomic Weights and the Latest Atomic Weights Table. Author, Eight Notes Table of Elements. Author, Fernando Balista."
"The Multiplication Relationship in Magic Potion Experiments, The Spiral Law of Atomic Weight, by Raventi, level nine arcanist."
"The Common Characteristics of Certain Metal Elements and Ideas for Improving Corresponding Spells … By Gaston, level seven arcanist."
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"A Study of the Laws of Elements Based on Their Common Characteristics, with Speculations … By Ulysses, Level Four Arcanist."
"Comparison of Properties and Atomic Weights of Mithril and Silver. Author, level four arcanist, Timothy."
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"Determination of the Properties of the New Element 'Mo'. Author, level four arcanist, Meredith."
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The titles of the books and papers given by Arikos were not all the latest. Instead, they were given according to Lucien's requirements, from big to small, from system to commonality, and from individual elements. Many of the properties of the elements were determined decades ago.
When Lucien heard the title of Ulysses' thesis, his heart skipped a beat. He tilted his head and smiled at Lazar, "Haha, Mr. Ulysses' thesis."
Lazar was not scared this time. Instead, he was full of admiration and pride, "Yes, Mr. Ulysses wrote this paper when he was still a level one arcanist. Although his prediction about the nature of elements was overturned by the newly discovered elements, it still caused a great sensation at that time. Many arcanists, including the grand arcanist, Mr. Balista, and the level-nine arcanist, Mr. Raventi. If Ms. Hathaway hadn't been exploring the alternate dimension at that time, she might have joined them as well. "Lucien nodded his head and said," Mr. Balista, the grand arcanist, and the level-nine arcanist, Mr. Raventi.
"But judging from the title of the book and the title of the thesis, there doesn't seem to be anything conclusive about the laws of the elements." Lucien took the opportunity to ask what he was concerned about.
"Because they've all been overturned."
It was the short old man in a bright red robe who was talking. He looked very serious, which was rare for him, "Since the discovery of new elements in spectral analysis, the number of elements has increased by almost ten. The appearance of these new elements has overturned all the previous inferences and predictions about the laws of the elements. There's a lot of introduction about this in the books and papers just now. Young man, this is a serious topic for exploration. "
Lazar's face was full of regret, "Yes, even the Grand Arcanist Mr. Balista's inference of the Eight Notes of Elements was overthrown. Later, due to a new discovery, he joined the exploration of electromagnetic waves, so he temporarily gave up his research in this field. This officially declared the failure of the exploration of the laws of the elements, and now similar research has basically stopped. "
"As for the failure, some arcanists think that it's because the number of elements is not enough. It's just like in mathematics, when there are too many unknowns, we can't figure out the laws of the elements, so we have to be patient and wait for more elements to be discovered. This view is quite popular among the senior-rank arcanists in the field of elements, such as Mr. Raventi, the level nine arcanist. Some arcanists think that there is no law at all between the elements, and the common nature is just a coincidence. For example, they are all metals. This view is not accepted by senior-rank arcanists, but it's very popular among the middle-rank and low-rank arcanists. "
"Oh, then what's Mr. Ulysses' view?" Asked Lucien curiously. What was the genius sorcerer who first started to explore the laws of the elements now?
Lazar frowned and thought for a while, "I heard that Mr. Ulysses has been studying the newly discovered elements, and it seems that he still doesn't want to give up the exploration of the laws of the elements, but it seems that he's not making any progress."
"Persistence is the virtue of an arcanist." It was the short old man who interrupted them again.
Because of his obscene behavior, Lucien couldn't help but look at the old man's chest to see his arcana badge, magic badge, and management nameplate.
However, to Lucien's surprise, there was nothing on the old man's chest. There was no management nameplate, arcana badge, or magic badge.
"What do you think? My magic robe looks good, right? It's a combination of the mysterious feeling of the ancient magic robe, and the bright red color and some modern styles that I like, "said the old man proudly with his chest out.
If the old man was a beautiful woman, Lucien would probably compliment him, but the old man was just a middle-aged man with wrinkles and a lot of white hair. Even though his appearance was not bad, Lucien could only secretly curse him in his mind, "Pervert!"
Then, Lucien pretended that he didn't hear the old man's words and started to think carefully, "Is it because of the great difference in the microscopic level of this world, or is it because there are too few kinds of elements and they haven't discovered them yet? Well, I have to do all the magic experiments to measure elements first so that I can have a direct understanding. "
After that, Lucien borrowed some basic books such as History of Arcana and Magic, History of Element Magic, New System of Elements, Atom-Molecule Theory, and some papers on the properties of each element, including Overview of Several Methods for Measuring Atomic Weight and the Latest Atomic Weight Table, Eight Tones Table of Elements, and Determination of the Properties of the New Element Mo. There were thirty-two books in total, and his storage bag was full.
"Lucien, can you finish all these books in seven days?" Lazar walked out of the library with Lucien. He was very confused that Lucien had solved thirty-eight books in one go.
"In a couple of days, I'll be going to Douglas Magic School. I think that I'll be focusing on teaching apprentices for a long time, and I won't be coming to the headquarter of the Congress. Therefore, I'm going to record them with a recording magic circle, so that I don't have time to come back. By the way, Lazar, did you notice that the sorcerer just now didn't wear any badge or nameplate? "
Douglas Magic School was located at the southeast edge of the City in the Sky. It was very spacious, remote and quiet. However, it was quite far away from the headquarter of the Congress, and it would take about half an hour by carriage to get there.
"It seems that Lucien, you're going to apply for the basic arcana test when you go back to the headquarter of the Congress." Lazar was quite impressed, and then he said seriously, "Yes, I did. That's why I pulled you back and asked you not to talk nonsense. That old man might be a member of some committee. Only people at his level can run around in the magic tower without badges and command the alchemical life without nameplates. Hehe, many of the older ones among them are a bit weird. It's normal for them to come here and work as a caretaker for a day. "
Lucien complained in his mind, "A bit weird? That's more like a freak! "
Seeing that Lucien didn't say anything, Lazar thought that he was worried about the cost of borrowing books, so he smiled and said, "In fact, Lucien, you don't need to worry about the cost of the library. Sorcerers will exchange their books in private, as long as you can join their circle. If they don't need the books you've recorded, they'll have to pay you a certain amount of money, but it won't be free. Knowledge is valuable. "
"It just so happens that I know two friends in Douglas Magic School. I'll introduce you to them."
Lucien was very interested in Lazar's proposal, but he was a bit confused, "Won't the Congress do anything about it?"
"In fact, the reason why the library is so expensive is to encourage sorcerers to communicate with each other in private. Otherwise, how can the sparks of wisdom be ignited?" Lazar said humorously, "Alright, let me tell you about my two friends. They're both level one arcanists. One of them is Jerome, a second-circle sorcerer who's good at Astrology and Elements, and the other one is Rock, a second-circle elemental sorcerer."
"Rock is a guy with a weird personality and way of thinking. He recently wanted to apply for a funny magic research project. Haha, you'll know what it is when you meet him. "
"Jerome is an introverted guy who likes to do research and is not good with words. A few years ago, when he was pursuing the beautiful Miss Vera, he couldn't find a topic to talk about, so he started to talk about astrology, fate, the orbit of stars, the reaction of elements, and other esoteric questions." Lazar introduced his two friends one by one.
Lucien could not help but think of the sorcerer who did not know romance, fun, or how to get along with girls. Lucien could not help but think of the miserable ending of the good boys in his previous life, so he asked in a slightly pitiful tone, "Then … Then there's no then?"
"Well, of course not. They're married, and they love each other very much." Lazar didn't understand why Lucien came to this conclusion.
"What?!" Lucien was very surprised.
Lazar guessed Lucien's thoughts from his reaction. He grinned and said, "Lucien, you came from across the sea, so you probably don't know how mysterious and fascinating magic, astrology, elements, fate, and reaction are in the eyes of boys and girls other than sorcerers in Holm and other countries."
"And studying these questions directly represents power, wealth, and social status."
Lazar had a proud look on his face.
Lucien, on the other hand, couldn't help but exclaim, "What a wonderful world."
After a short pause, Lucien continued, "Lazar, come with me to exchange for some elements that the magic school doesn't have in the lab. I want to study according to the steps in those papers step by step. "
"Okay." Lazar didn't pay much attention to it. Then he seemed to have thought of something, "By the way, Lucien, Lucien Evans, who has the same name as you, is also teaching in the Douglas Magic School. There's a letter K in his name. " If you like this work, you're welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.
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