Lucien asked Leo to close the gate and turn on the defense magic circle. Then he went back to his library and started writing his paper.
The night was peaceful, and Allyn was especially quiet and spacious in the sky. In such a peaceful atmosphere, Lucien's mind became clearer. He wrote down the title on a piece of paper that had not been processed by magic: Experiments on Spontaneous Electric Current in Human Body and Special Electromagnetic Waves Emitted by Brain and Their Application in Illusions.
There was very little information about brainwaves in Lucien's spirit library. Lucien had to use the analysis and feedback of several illusions to enrich his paper and improve the reliability of his paper. He was the kind of person who would look for evidence when he had a direction and a conclusion.
Therefore, it was very difficult for Lucien to write this paper. If his previous papers were based on the differences in the magic world, then this paper was a semi-original result of his own research. It took Lucien two to three hours to sort out the general content.
Taking a breath, Lucien did not write the content into a formal paper. Instead, he put the paper away and planned to bring it to his teacher in the morning. Now that he had a grand arcanist as his teacher, he should not waste his "resources".
Closing his eyes and enjoying the coolness of the night wind, Lucien took out a pile of paper again and started writing the application for Atom Institution with his magic quill pen.
The application was quite a headache for Lucien, because any specific research direction might expose his shocking views on atoms. Atoms were not the most basic substance that could not be separated. They had a marvelous internal structure! However, several research directions that did not expose his views seemed to have nothing to do with atoms. They were closer to electric discharge and magnetic field. Therefore, he could not apply for it under the name of Atom Institution. It was really a dilemma.
Therefore, Lucien had to explain the significance of the establishment of the Atom Institution and the general direction of its research in a broad way.
When Lucien read the application again, he sighed sincerely, "It's not that easy to cheat money out of a company. If the application of Atom Institution is not approved, we can change to other research directions and not use the name of Atom Institution. However, in this way, every research project will be short-term and cannot be maintained for a long time. "
As a person who had great interest and ambition in swindling funds, Lucien had already gotten rid of the vulgarity of the common arcanists. He wanted to establish a long-term fund swindling organization, which would not only save a lot of energy, but also reduce the cost of his experiments to the minimum, and the income from Mineral and Harvest Company could be saved for the future. As everyone knew, whether it was the magic rites for advancing into the senior-rank, the construction of magic towers, the refining and purchasing of magic items, or the rituals that were built together with all kinds of marvelous spells, they were all things that cost a lot of money.
"I should also show the application of Atom Institution to my teacher. If I can get his support, things will be much easier. If necessary, I can reveal some of my real research ideas … "Lucien thought to himself, his eyes burning with passion. Although it was more likely that he would be roared and criticized, in order to cheat money, he had to try it!
After a long time, Lucien calmed down and started to analyze the fifth-circle spell, Fernando's Lightning Furnace.
Lucien did not expect that his soul and spiritual power could reach the level of a fifth-circle sorcerer so soon, so he had not tried to analyze the fifth-circle spells yet. Even the third-circle and fourth-circle spells had not been studied yet. Therefore, he had to focus most of his energy on them. He wanted to improve his magic level first, and then he would try to master other low-level spells.
…
The next day, Lucien came to the Headquarters of the Magic Council early.
"Good morning, Mr. Evans." Two big black eyes popped out of the door. It was Prospell, the tower guard, who greeted Lucien warmly.
Lucien replied politely, "Good morning, Prospell. How have you been? I forgot to say hello to you yesterday. "
"Still the same. I have to tolerate the sorcerers coming in and out of my body every day. As for yesterday, hehe … "Prospell would never admit that it was because he did not dare to show up in front of the Lord of Storm," Mr. Evans, I heard that you're about to reach the fifth circle? I like sorcerers who can make such fast progress the most. When you become a senior-rank sorcerer and start to build a magic tower, don't forget our agreement. A female tower guard is gentle, patient, and considerate. She's much better than me! "
Since when did we have an agreement … Lucien casually said a few words to Prospell, who was in high spirits. Tightening his collar, he quickly stepped into the magic tower.
It was still early, and the headquarters of the magic council was quiet. Lucien did not meet anyone when he came to Fernando's study on the thirty-third floor.
The Lord of Storm was still wearing his favorite red ancient-style robe. Sitting behind the desk, Fernando was reading the letters, one after another.
"Lucien, if you don't have anything else to do, please read these letters for me first, and then write a reply according to my dictation. After that, we'll go to the lab to measure the radiation data of different materials at different temperatures. "Fernando did not praise Lucien for his early arrival, but straightforwardly said.
Lucien hurried to answer, "Sir, I finished the paper last night. Please give me some guidance."
"You're quite efficient." Fernando nodded and took the paper from Lucien's hand. He did not just skim through it because it was a middle-rank sorcerer's paper. Instead, he read it carefully and checked it with magic from time to time.
Seeing Fernando frowning, Lucien suddenly had a feeling that his heart was beating fast.
"The logical relationship is vague and far-fetched. How can you convince the review board with such a paper?!"
Lucien was glad that it was not a roar. Lucien hurriedly pretended that he was listening.
After criticizing Lucien's paper from the beginning to the end and making Lucien feel that the paper was "worthless", Fernando lowered his voice and nodded, "Of course, compared to most of the arcanists' papers, yours is quite interesting. It's groundbreaking and there are not many omissions. Correct the mistakes or clarify the logical order and submit it to the review board. By the way, don't add my name to the paper like other sorcerers' students. I don't want my name to appear on such a careless paper. "
"Yes, sir." Lucien secretly wiped the non-existent sweat off his forehead. Although Fernando did not roar just now, many of the flaws pointed out by Fernando still made Lucien feel that he was hit by a storm. Why didn't he notice those mistakes when he reviewed the paper? The first semi-original paper was indeed full of problems.
Seeing that Fernando was going to pick up the letter again, Lucien hurriedly said, "Sir, I'm going to apply for an arcana research project. Please take a look."
"An arcana research project? Do you have enough time?" Fernando took over the application and asked casually. Then he said in a funny way, "Atom Institution? That's quite a big research project. Well, the main purpose of our institution is to study the relationship between the periodic law of elements and atoms, to explore why the atoms of different elements have different properties except for the differences in atomic weight and volume, and to try to fuse elements with electromagnetism, Light-darkness, and other magic at the atomic level … In general, in order to promote the development of elemental magic and the perfection of the arcana system, I'm applying to establish this institution. I hope the review board will approve … "
Fernando read Lucien's application letter word by word. Lucien did not treat it with the seriousness of arcana and magic research. Instead, he put on a humorous smile, "You need a large and complete senior-rank laboratory? You need so many rare materials? You need so many arcana points as subsidies? Young man, this is not the way to cheat arcana research funds. The Magic Research Board will never approve such a big and empty application. Also, you seem to be very ambitious. It seems that you're planning to maintain the Atom Institution for a long time. "
"In fact, if you're just applying for a little support and have a specific research project, the Magic Research Board might approve it for my sake."
Lucien organized the speech that he had prepared long ago, "Sir, I think the Congress is somewhat short-sighted when it comes to the review of arcana research projects right now. Arcana is developing fast, and many new fields have emerged. They are broad and vague, and it's hard to propose specific research directions at the beginning. However, we cannot give up on them, nor can we only rely on the private studies of the senior-rank arcanists. We need more resources from the Congress so that more arcanists can devote themselves to those fields. "
"The Atom Institution is a helpful experiment. After the periodic law of elements was discovered, I believe that more and more arcanists have realized that there's still a long way to go in the study of atoms."
When he was talking, Lucien's face was solemn and full of compassion.
"Why do I feel that I'm participating in the Parliament of Nobles and the City Council …" Fernando chuckled, revealing Lucien's "intention". Then he said with a big smile on his face, "Lucien, tell me about your understanding of atoms. If you want me to support you, at least show me that you're qualified to be supported."
Lucien knew that he could not fool this old monster with his acting skills. Lucien knew that he had to do something. Lucien thought quickly and said carefully, "Mr. Lucien, ever since I found out that there was a periodic pattern among the elements, I've been thinking about the meaning behind the pattern, but I couldn't find a way to make a breakthrough. Then, by chance, I suddenly thought of something. Why do atoms of different elements have different properties? "
With a smile on his face, Fernando listened quietly and did not interrupt.
Lucien continued, "As the most basic component of matter, according to the simple philosophy and arcana theory, atoms should be very similar and very simple. At most, they have a few different properties, and then they can make up all kinds of colorful substances in different forms. However, right now, atoms have shown a lot of alchemical and force field properties, which violates the view that basic components should be simple and limited. "
"Therefore, if we want to continue our research, should we temporarily abandon the deep-rooted understanding that 'Atom Theory' has brought to us?"
"Atoms may not be the most basic component of matter!"
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