In the Sorcerer Administrative Department.
Eric took out Lucien's arcana badge from the magic cage. The four bright silver stars on the badge looked mysterious and vast against the dark background, as if there were countless secrets hidden in it.
"Seven hundred and eight arcana credits in total. Even if you don't have any more arcana papers in the near future, Evans, you can still become a level five arcanist in one or two years. " Eric handed the badge to Lucien and sighed, "You're the youngest level five arcanist in the history of the Congress of Magic, but you're also the one with the lowest magic level among all the arcanists at this level." Eric nodded, "You're the youngest level five arcanist in the history of the Congress of Magic."
For a level-three arcanist like Eric, the difference between level-four and level-three was only two hundred arcana credits, and he was confident that he could do it. After years of hard work, he was only thirty-six credits away from level-four. However, level-five seemed so far away and unreachable. When he saw that a young man who came to Allyn for less than a year had the potential to become a level five arcanist, he couldn't help but feel a bit sad.
The level of an arcanist was not only related to the importance and treatment of the arcanist in the Congress of Magic, but also the potential and future of the arcanist's magic power.
As long as the arcanist was not arrogant and did not go on the wrong path, there was a great chance that the arcanist's magic power could reach the same level or even higher than his or her arcana level. Also, when an arcanist like Lucien was trying to break through the bottleneck from middle-rank to senior-rank, the Congress of Magic would definitely provide him with magic rites. Therefore, Eric felt like he was looking at a senior-rank sorcerer who was about to grow up.
Lucien took over the arcana badge and played with it for a while with his long fingers. He smiled, "Thank you, Mr. Eric. But the fact that I've been accumulating credits like crazy in the past two months shows that the good time is over. "
Because of the heated discussion on Life Force Theory, when the last issue of the Month of Dormancy was released, Lucien's arcana credits increased by a hundred and fifty-eight, of which only forty-two credits came from the reference of the periodic table of elements and the remeasurement of atomic weight.
However, after February, Lucien's experiment and the Miracle Experiment that simulated the primitive environment were regarded as the key to overthrowing the Life Force Theory. Therefore, Lucien's experiment of synthesizing carbamide was less cited. However, the number of credits from the periodic table and the remeasured atomic weight increased as the arcanists completed their research. In two months, Lucien's arcana credits had contributed to 143 arcana credits, and there were almost ten more papers about how the alchemical substances could help increase the food production.
However, in the last two or three months, the number of citations from the periodic table and atomic weight stabilized at about ten per month. Therefore, Lucien believed that it would take him about two years to become a level five arcanist.
"The periodic table is the foundation that every arcanist who studies elements can't get around. Even though most of them can only cite the later papers, they still contribute quite a lot of credits to you every month, Evans. When you become a level five arcanist and your level reaches the fifth circle, you can come to me and apply for the magic rites to help you become a senior-rank, "said Eric. "Evans, your arcana level is already higher than mine, and I'm not used to you calling me sir anymore. You don't have to be so polite."
After saying that, Eric took out the magic badge and gave it back to Lucien, "It's just two extra arcana points from learning new spells and forty-five arcana points from the Congress of Magic."
According to the rules of the Congress of Magic, a level one arcanist could get one Quintal or one arcana point every month. For level two arcana, five arcana points, twenty arcana points, forty arcana points, eighty arcana points, three hundred arcana points, five hundred arcana points, seven hundred arcana points, nine hundred arcana points, and two thousand arcana points for level nine.
Lucien put the arcana badge on his left chest first, and then he took over the magic badge with two black circles on it. He felt very refreshed, because when the arcana badge was upgraded to level three, or middle-rank, it would have a permanent magic effect that could relieve the fatigue of the soul and body. When he became a senior-rank arcanist, he could also have a permanent magic effect, which was the same for the magic badge.
"Mr. Eric, please allow me to leave now. I need to go to the exchange area to buy some materials." Lucien picked up the black top hat on the chair next to him and slightly bowed.
As soon as Lucien left Eric's office, he saw the door of another deacon's office was opened, and Felipe, who looked very sick, slowly walked out with his hands in the pockets of his long black coat.
Felipe also didn't expect to see Lucien here. After a second of surprise, he slightly nodded and looked at Lucien's left chest. There was a gloomy smile on his face, "Your arcana level and your magic level haven't increased."
Hearing Felipe's words, Lucien subconsciously looked at the badge in front of Felipe's chest. On the badge, there were already five stars, surrounded by countless light spots. What was even more surprising was that there were six black circles on the silver background of the badge.
"A senior-rank sorcerer …" Felipe finally became the first senior-rank sorcerer among all the geniuses in the Hand of Paleness. Including the liches who had lived for a long time, there were only forty senior-rank sorcerers in the Hand of Paleness. This meant that Felipe had become a real leader of the Hand of Paleness.
Felipe did not wait for Lucien's reply. He directly walked past him and said in a very low voice, "Don't let me leave you too far behind."
Lucien's lips twitched a bit, but his eyes followed Felipe's leaving.
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Walking along the corridor back to the lobby of the Sorcerer Administrative Department, Cindy blinked her beautiful eyes at Lucien and said in a very formal tone, "Mr. Evans, a guest wants to see you."
Who is it? Following Cindy's finger, Lucien saw a middle-aged man sitting on the sofa next to the bar. The man was wiping the sweat off his forehead with a handkerchief. It was the end of July, and the hot weather had lasted for a long time.
"Mr. Arthur Doyle?" Lucien did not understand why the president of Holm Mining Union Bank suddenly came to see him.
Arthur threw the handkerchief to his blonde private secretary. Then, surrounded by two fierce-looking bodyguards, Arthur shook Lucien's right hand with both of his hands, "Mr. Evans, I came to your house first, but I heard from your steward that you've come to the Allyn magic tower, so I came here in a hurry. I'm so sweaty and smelly." Arthur shook Lucien's right hand, "Mr. Evans, I came to your house first, but your steward told me that you've come to the Allyn magic tower. Otherwise, I would've given you a hug instead of a handshake. "
The fat man was very polite, and he paid a lot of attention to details. Lucien thought to himself, "Mr. Doyle, what can I do for you?"
There was a warm smile on Arthur's fat face, "Mr. Evans, let's have a drink first, and then we'll talk."
Cindy poured two glasses of "Sky Blue" with ice and handed them to Lucien and Arthur. She was very curious about why the famous magnate in Renstadt came to see Lucien. Did he want to support this talented arcanist?
On the other side, Dona was also curious, but she could not leave the reception table by herself. Therefore, she pouted and looked at Cindy, who seemed to be playing the role of Lucien's secretary. Cindy, on the other hand, pretended that she did not see anything.
Arthur swayed the dreamy sky-blue liquid and took a sip before loudly praising, "It's really refreshing, it makes the heat in my body disappear in an instant."
Then, he looked at Cindy and did not ask her to leave. Then, he put on a big smile and said to Lucien, "Mr. Evans, I'm here today to ask for your cooperation."
"What?" Lucien shook the glass in his hand, making the blue liquid ripple slightly.
"Mr. Evans," said Arthur to Lucien, "I've been to Sariva, and the yield of oats and other crops is way beyond my expectation. I've been to Sariva, and I've seen your experiment field. The yield of oats and other crops is way beyond my expectation. I don't think any noble or manor owner can refuse your alchemical products. I also know from Prince Patrick that you've already come up with a large-scale synthesis plan. "
"As the inventor, from a legal point of view, you naturally have the right to dispose of these alchemical substances. According to the regulation of the Congress of Magic, if we set up a company to produce and sell these alchemical products to other counties and countries, we'll cooperate with each other in the form that the Congress of Magic owns fifteen percent of the shares and you own fifteen percent of the shares. You and the Congress of Magic don't need to pay a Quintal, and we'll even pay the cost of hiring sorcerers to set up the alchemical circles. We'll be the best partners. "
Lucien took over the files and skimmed through them. He finally realized that Arthur, the president of the Union Bank of Mining, was interested in the value of the fertilizers, and the large-scale synthesis of two of the alchemical products also required the cooperation of the Union of Mining.
"Mr. Doyle, I'm very interested in the cooperation plan, but I'd like to study the specific terms and conditions of the contract first." Lucien was looking for a stable source of money, but he did not want to accept it directly.
Arthur chuckled, "Mr. Evans, you're a genius sorcerer who's highly valued by the Congress of Magic and the Will of Elements. I'm just a noble businessman who hasn't even awakened the Blessing of Knight. How dare I cheat you and the Congress of Magic? Maybe one day, I'll die a 'normal' death in my nightmares. "
Lucien could tell that these nobles and ordinary citizens both respected and feared sorcerers. After all, no one would sincerely like a powerful sorcerer who could control their own life and death.
After a while of negotiation, Arthur moved closer to Lucien's ear and said in a low voice, "Mr. Evans, actually, Prince Patrick asked me to come to you, and we'll give you five percent of the shares in private. It's a gift from His Highness. "
A gift? Lucien thought of someone, and then he smiled and shook his head, "If it weren't for His Highness, I would've insisted on thirty percent. If that's the case, Mr. Doyle, it's a pleasure to work with you. "
"Pleasure to work with you, Mr. Evans." Arthur Doyle's smile was so big that his small eyes almost disappeared.
After checking the contract and signing it, Arthur smiled and said to Lucien, "Mr. Evans, the names of these alchemical products are too hard to pronounce. Do you have any suggestions?"
After a minute of silence, Lucien said with a poker face, "Jinkela …" 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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