After throwing out his "guess" half-concealed and half-concealed, the study was silent. It seemed that even the air had completely frozen, not transmitting the slightest bit of weak sound.
Abandoning the core definition of "atomic theory", one of the foundations of modern arcana, from the perspective of atoms, Lucien thought that his too crazy "idea" would be met with roars and accusations. However, Fernando kept smiling and stared at Lucien's eyes with his red pupils as if they could see through Lucien's heart. He did not say anything for a long time.
When Lucien was almost out of breath under the indescribable pressure, Fernando, the Lord of Storm, slightly nodded, "In fact, after you discovered the periodic law of elements, Hathaway and I have reached a consensus after a long discussion. If we want to continue to study elements and atoms, we have to temporarily forget some of the existing concepts, such as the definition of atom as the most basic component of matter, which will not help us solve the problem. Instead, it will only constrain our ideas. The premise of our consensus is the concept that 'the most basic should be the most concise' that you just mentioned. "
"What?" Lucien did not expect that the two grand arcanists had already taken a step forward on the path of abandoning part of the definition of atom theory. Were they not afraid that their cognitive world would be overturned and their heads would explode?
Perhaps sensing Lucien's confusion, Fernando put on his usual cynical smile, "Lucien, do you think that we, the grand arcanists, are all idiots who are stubborn and refuse to accept any new ideas and admit that they've been wrong in the past?"
Before Lucien replied, Fernando continued, "Standing at the top of this world and approaching the essence of everything, we all know one thing. If truth is the vast starry sky, then we have only seen part of the stars. We have to be humble and open at all times, and we have to abandon it when it's time to do so. Now that we have seen the problem, we should not pretend that we don't see it. Instead, we should study why. "
"In order to collapse the cognitive world of a legendary sorcerer, we have to completely overturn the foundation of their cognition, and we have to come with strong evidence in an unexpected way. Otherwise, the most we can do is to break and solidify part of the legendary sorcerers' cognitive world. Of course, maybe it's because we haven't explored enough, and we haven't found a new understanding that can confuse and shake everyone. "
Fernando's description of the cognitive world seemed to be different from what Lucien knew before.
"On the other hand, the legendary sorcerers are also very insistent on their opinions. Without complete, rigorous, and convincing proof, it is impossible to change their minds. Hathaway and I also slowly reached a consensus as the research deepened, the problems were discovered, and the philosophical contradictions were discovered. "
Lucien nodded thoughtfully. This was the contradiction between persistence and modesty that Fernando mentioned before.
In the end, Fernando concluded, "In the heart of every grand arcanist, there is a saying that 'sometimes, our past experience and knowledge are the obstacles to our progress'."
When the Lord of Storm finished, Lucien secretly let out a sigh of relief and put on a 'sincere' smile, "Master, since you and Lady Hathaway are so similar to me in terms of atom, can you support me in establishing the Atom Institution?"
"One opinion doesn't seem to be enough. Lucien, do you have any new ideas?" Fernando smiled like an old fox. He felt that Lucien's head was full of new ideas, and he might be able to come up with an enlightening opinion if he squeezed a little bit more.
Lucien shook his head firmly, "No, Mr. Fernando. That's why we have to establish the Atom Institution and explore it slowly."
"How about this, Lucien, before you become a fifth-circle sorcerer, I'll see how well you can learn from me. Otherwise, the Atom Institution that I support will be mocked by other legendary sorcerers if it can't produce anything." Fernando put on an obscene smile, as if saying, "Do well, young man."
Lucien understood that this was a test. He nodded seriously, "Mr. Fernando, I'll try my best."
At least, before he became a senior-rank sorcerer, his mathematical foundation and his knowledge of elements and electromagnetism were definitely enough. The main problem was that the school of astrology, which he was good at, was tangled in fate, blessings, and curses, and it was somewhat difficult for him to combine it with celestial mechanics.
After they reached an agreement, Lucien took the opportunity to ask, "Mr. Fernando, how do you think I should amend this application? It's too big and vague."
"Why should we change it?" Fernando put on an exaggerated look of surprise, "If only your signature is big and vague, of course it's big and vague. If you add my and Hathaway's signatures, it will be far-sighted and profound. It will make up for the shortcomings of the arcana research projects in the Congress and open up a new research form."
Lucien was immediately rendered speechless.
"Alright, Lucien, read these letters one by one." Fernando leaned against the chair and closed his eyes, as if he was deep in thought.
Lucien did not understand why Fernando asked him to read the letters instead of reading them himself. Lucien was not the kind of person who liked to put on airs. However, he still picked up the first letter in confusion.
The beautiful handwriting was reflected in his eyes. Lucien glanced at the envelope casually and saw the name "Yaroran Hathaway Hoffenberg" on it.
"You're asking me to read the letters between grand arcanists? Aren't you afraid that your secrets will be leaked?" The great surprise stunned Lucien.
"Hurry up and read it." Fernando urged.
Lucien stopped being surprised and started reading from the beginning, "Fernando, according to your suggestion, I've tried to improve the design of the magic circle so that it can distinguish the differences between the two elements. The following is the improved magic circle …"
As he read, Lucien was both surprised and amused.
He was surprised because the problem that the two grand arcanists were discussing was one of the research directions of his Atom Institution: the separation of isotopes!
Through the application of the periodic table in practice, more and more arcanists realized that the part of the atomic weight that remained unchanged was indeed wrong, but it was difficult to correct it with the current methods. Fernando and Hathaway, on the other hand, had noticed that the problem was the atomic weight. Because the atomic weight reflected the mass of an object, they had tried to remove the "impurities" by electromagnetism and centrifugation. Only legendary sorcerers could build a suitable magic circle under the current conditions.
Lucien was amused because Hathaway's writing skills were not in line with her identity as a grand arcanist. Her words were often dull and messy, and she had to rely on a lot of magic symbols to describe her words.
After Lucien finished reading, Fernando put on a mischievous smile, "Reading Hathaway's papers and letters is always torturous. It's said that when she was still a princess, she had never passed her literature class. Every paper of hers has to be polished by her students or Morris. Otherwise, it can't be published in the journal at all. "
This was the secret of a grand arcanist. Would she be killed? Lucien thought humorously.
"Lucien, what do you think about the content of the letter? I remember that you mentioned this possibility before. "Fernando suddenly asked.
Lucien organized his words, "In this way, the bigger the difference in mass, the easier it is to separate them. We should choose heavy elements for the experiment …"
After that, Fernando asked Lucien a few questions about the paper. If Lucien could not answer them, Fernando would explain them in detail and even use the magic circles that he set up casually for the experiment.
After asking all the questions, Fernando began to narrate the letter, and Lucien wrote the reply.
At this time, Lucien finally understood why Fernando asked him to read the letter. Fernando was using the cutting-edge communication between the legendary sorcerers to guide him, so that he could broaden his knowledge and broaden his horizons.
Such guidance had to be based on the premise that the disciple had a solid foundation in arcana, or it would be like playing the lute to a cow. Therefore, when Lucien read the second letter, he tried his best to concentrate on it, in case he was rendered speechless by the questions and was roared at again.
…
The author of the second letter was even more famous. His meticulous and steady handwriting was "Derek Douglas."
"… Every arcanist knows that the transmission of waves needs a medium, but how can light and spiritual power be transmitted in the universe? As long as a substance exists, no matter how hidden it is, it will show its characteristics and be discovered by us. However, the medium of light, 'Ether', has been preached since before I was born, but it hasn't been proven until now."
In the Magic Empire, the mysterious word 'Ether' was even used to name an alchemical material. It was easy for beginners to confuse it.
"… Brook and the others think that the wave theory has completely won, but I don't think so. I've designed a simple and intuitive experiment to verify it. If Ether does exist, and it is densely covered in the universe, when our world revolves around the sun, there must be a relative resistance, which will change the speed of light … "
Fernando listened quietly and commented casually, "Douglas has made a lot of efforts on the particle theory of light and spiritual power, and he has delayed the victory of the wave theory. His persistence in this field is greater than anyone else's, and more arcanists have to face the medium of the wave theory seriously. What do you think about this experiment, Lucien? "
"Even if it's proven that Ether doesn't exist, Mr. President's efforts will not be taken seriously, because this experiment is based on his model of the universe. However, so far, we haven't found a single star. An experiment based on a hypothesis can hardly convince people. "Lucien expressed a pessimistic view.
Fernando nodded slightly, "That's not a bad idea, but Douglas is too stubborn to be convinced. He will continue the experiment. However, this experiment is also meaningful. At least, we've proposed a direction to verify the existence of Ether. There will definitely be similar experiments that are not based on a hypothesis in the future. "
Then, he raised a series of questions about the particle theory and the wave theory of light and spiritual power. Lucien was greatly stressed. He had to work hard to answer them smoothly.
When Fernando finished, Lucien found that he was a bit tired. High-intensity thinking consumed too much of his brain power and spiritual power. As for the parts where Lucien's answers were not so perfect, Fernando repeated and explained them slowly with the help of light and darkness and spiritual magic, which benefited Lucien a lot.
After the two grand arcanists, there were more than ten letters from legendary sorcerers and archmages, covering the contents of eleven schools. Such comprehensive guidance made Lucien both tired and excited. He did not expect that Fernando also had unique views on transformation, summoning and necromancy.
When Lucien finished reading the letters, it was almost noon. Fernando led Lucien to the lab and built a spherical cavity that was painted black. It was an ideal model of heat radiation.
"Alright, Lucien, we'll start the experiment tomorrow after the letter is read." Fernando hinted that Lucien could leave.
Lucien walked out of the lab, feeling exhausted. Thinking for hours was really tiring. His life as an assistant was harder than he thought.
At this time, Thompson walked to him. Seeing Lucien's face, he smiled understandingly, "Evans, thank you for your hard work. But this will be of great help to your arcana improvement."
"It's both torturous and satisfying." Lucien sighed and asked regretfully, "Why is my teacher still communicating with other excellencies through letters when electromagnetic messaging has been invented?"
"On one hand, letters can carry more arcana content that is difficult to be expressed verbally. On the other hand," Thompson paused and looked around the lab, chuckling, "other excellencies prefer letters."
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