At the end of the Month of Beginning (January), Allyn was still covered by the coldness, but the dark green forest outside of the Douglas Magic School did not wither at all.
In front of the black iron gate with a pointed roof, which was in the style of the ancient Magic Empire, Woods asked the iron golem guarding the gate in a hurry, "I'm Woods from Common Arcana. I'm a friend of Donald, and I'm looking for Mr. Lucien Evans."
"Mr. Evans and Mr. Evans are not here. They went to Renstadt together. Who are you looking for? "The iron golem replied in a metallic and inhuman voice.
Woods was a bit surprised, "There are two more? Yes, I'm looking for Mr. X. Wait, didn't they all go to Renstadt? When did they leave? What are they doing? What time will they be back? "
Woods was so anxious that he almost started a conversation with the iron golem. Fortunately, he realized what he was doing in time.
His series of questions made the red light in the iron golem's eyes flicker nonstop, as if it would explode at any time.
"Yes, they all went to Renstadt. They left an hour ago. I don't know what they're doing, and I don't know when they'll be back." The iron golem finally figured out the order.
An hour ago? Evans had already arrived in Renstadt. Woods pressed his black top hat a bit regretfully. Renstadt was the capital of the Kingdom of Holm. It was one of the top ten cities on the continent in terms of both size and population. Without knowing what Lucien was doing, it was hard for Woods to find him quickly. Even if he asked the Prophet to use the legendary astrology, he could not locate Lucien accurately without more information.
"When Mr. Evans comes back, please tell him that we, Common Arcana, want to publish his paper at the end of the month. Please reply as soon as possible. If he's free, please come to our headquarter. "In the freezing wind, Woods breathed out a few white breaths and then stepped on the carriage again.
…
Renstadt, second floor of the Oak Restaurant.
In the private room, Lucien looked through the window at the beautiful night sky filled with snowflakes that were like goose feathers. He looked at the people coming and going in the heavy snow. Some of them were in a hurry, some were walking slowly side by side, some were catching the snowflakes with childlike innocence, and some were bending down to pick up snowballs …
On the other side of the small dining table was Igna, a level four arcanist and a fifth-circle elemental sorcerer. Igna was tall and thin, and his facial features were especially well-defined.
If K had not told him in advance, Lucien would probably have thought that he was a man in his fifties, but in fact, Igna was over a hundred years old.
At the age of seventy, he had spent all his savings on an expensive magic ritual to prolong his life and mind, and it seemed that he could live for many more years. However, his magic rank had been stuck at the door of the Advanced level for a full 60 years.
Igna glanced at Lucien and K with his light brown eyes and raised his glass. "To our pleasant dinner."
After the toast, K took a sip of "Sky Blue" and then went to the washroom. It seemed that K was not a good drinker, and he was about to vomit.
Seeing K's back disappear as the door of the washroom closed, Igna turned around with a smile, "Evans, I skimmed through your paper before dinner. I have to say that the advantages and disadvantages of your paper are equally obvious, and it's worth discussing. It's a pity that this issue of Element will include the papers of all the arcanists and sorcerers in the annual meeting. "
When Lucien was about to say something more, Igna shook his glass and said, "However, K is about to become Mr. Larry's apprentice, and I'm very close to Mr. Larry. Since he brought you to me, as a pioneer in the field of Element, I have to do something. Therefore, I'm going to suggest to Mr. Ravana, the chief editor, that we shouldn't delay the valuable papers of other sorcerers because of the annual meeting. It's better to increase the length of this issue of Element. Of course, whether my suggestion will be accepted or not, it still needs a lot of effort. "
Lucien's eyes lit up. Did Igna mean that he was going to include his paper in the next issue of Element?
However, Lucien did not say anything. He just waited for Igna to finish.
Igna looked out of the window and looked at the young people leaning against each other under the alchemical arc light. He sighed slightly, "This is the best time of life. It's so nice to be young. Alas, I'm old now. There's no hope for me to become a senior-rank sorcerer with my own power and knowledge. I can only turn to the magic rites from the ancient magic empire that can create miracles. Unfortunately, the materials for the magic rites are very expensive and hard to find. "
After that, Igna stopped talking and started to taste the red wine from the vineyard near Renstadt, still smiling.
At first, Lucien did not understand why Igna was talking about these irrelevant things, but soon he realized what Igna was trying to say. There were a lot of difficulties that needed to be overcome, so how could he not pay a price?
After thinking for a while, Lucien said carefully, "Mr. Igna, sometimes, as long as you're lucky, it's not hard to get arcana points. For example, the new spell that I invented last time was quoted by the grand arcanist, so I made a lot of money. "
Igna looked at Lucien with appreciation, "Young people are always full of drive and courage, but an old man like me can't do that. I only need three hundred arcana points to buy the Crown Stone, but I still can't buy it."
"Mr. Igna, I wonder if you're willing to accept my financial support? I don't want to see a sorcerer stopped because of money. " Lucien almost vomited when he said those words. However, if he could publish his paper on Element, it would be much better than Common Arcana. Because of the long-term contact with all kinds of magic ores, most sorcerers in the school of Element and the school of Alchemy were likely to discover new elements.
Igna raised his glass to Lucien and smiled gently, "Here's to your success."
When K came back, he was very happy to see that Lucien and Igna were chatting happily.
…
Maybe it was because Igna was very efficient, or maybe it was because Element had already decided to increase the number of pages, but when Lucien and K left the hotel the next day, the notice of being included in Element was sent to Lucien.
"Thank you, K. If it wasn't for your help, my thesis wouldn't have been accepted by the Element journal. It's unimaginable for a low-rank arcanist like you, "Lucien thanked K solemnly.
K scratched his head a bit embarrassedly, "It's all because your paper is valuable, Evans."
Following his own principles, K did not pry into the content of Lucien's paper before it was published.
It's the arcana points that are valuable … Lucien thought to himself. However, as long as the paper was verified by other sorcerers, it was worth it.
"K, you're not going back to school?" Lucien was about to go back to Allyn to continue his experiment.
K shook his head and said sadly, "Actually, I've already left my job. Mr. Larry saw that my last paper was very well received and that I wasn't far from Ring 3, so he asked me to learn from him in advance. It just so happened that something happened in my hometown in the Granling County, so I took the opportunity to leave my job. I came to say goodbye to you yesterday, but your paper was rejected, so I thought I could help you before I leave. "
Granling County was one of the most remote counties in the Kingdom of Hall.
"K, you don't have to be so sad. Mr. Larry will be in Allyn for a long time, and we'll see each other often. By the way, do you need my help in your hometown? "Lucien asked with concern.
K shook his head again, "It's nothing. I can handle it easily."
"Alright, K, if you need help, just send a letter back to school." Lucien saw the magic steam train coming, so he waved goodbye to K, "By the way, re-measure … the atomic weight of the elements."
Hearing Lucien's last order, K was confused, and he decided to do these experiments when he had time.
…
In the headquarter of Common Arcana.
"What a pity. I didn't expect that Element would also discover the value of your paper." Woods' tone was very similar to what he was saying. There was a strong sense of regret in his tone.
Lucien appreciated Woods, so he came to thank him in person and explained the situation, "I'm sorry, Mr. Woods. If I knew in advance that you would decide to publish my paper, I would never go to Renstadt."
The three hundred arcana points were really painful to spend!
"No, Evans, even if it were me, I would still choose Element. Your paper is only a little bit worse than being accepted by Arcana. " Woods didn't mind, "Although Common Arcana has been getting better and better in the past ten years, it's still not as influential and influential as Element."
Lucien nodded. If he had to choose again, he would still choose Element even if he had to pay five hundred arcana points. Due to the urgent situation, he could only choose the most influential one. Normally, Lucien would have chosen Common Arcana even if Element directly sent him an invitation. Lucien was very grateful to Woods, and Lucien would have chosen Common Arcana.
"Mr. Woods, if there's a chance in the future, I'll continue to submit to you." Lucien said sincerely.
Woods thought that Lucien was being polite, so he smiled, "You're welcome. By the way, Evans, I want to write a paper about my experiment of re-measuring the atomic weight of several elements. Your paper will be quoted in it, and it will be published in this issue of Common Arcana.
"It's my pleasure." Lucien smiled.
After saying goodbye to Woods, Lucien went back to the school. He hurriedly told Rock and Jerome that the atomic weight of several elements might be wrong and needed to be corrected. He also wrote a letter to Lazar to explain.
Lucien was not only asking them to cheat credits, but also to build momentum for his paper on the periodic table of elements.
Therefore, Lucien did not ask them to do it until his paper was confirmed to be accepted by Element. Otherwise, if they published their papers first, and he waited a few months for his own paper to be published, he would not be able to achieve good results.
…
On Friday night, Lucien still failed to find any new elements from the magic ores. After several hours of experiments, he returned to his villa.
As soon as he opened the door, Lucien saw a letter stuffed in the gap of the door. On the surface of the letter, there was an iron golem guarding the door.
"Who's writing to me?" Lucien checked the letter again and opened it curiously.
"Dear Mr. Lucien Evans, although you're just a low-rank arcanist, your research in the field of element is admirable. Therefore, at the last moment, we sincerely invite you to attend the Annual Meeting of Elements and Alchemy on Saturday (January 27th), which will be held at nine o 'clock in the morning."
The logos of the Will of Elements and Holm Royal Magic Academy were written on the back of the letter, and the location of the meeting was Rose Manor in Swan Lake. The date of the invitation was sent three days ago.
Lucien looked at the letter in confusion. Was it because his paper on the periodic table of elements was highly valued by the headquarter of Element and thus attracted the attention of the senior management of the Will of Elements? (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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