Another member of the review board, Cai Ni, gave a much simpler review, "This paper proves that the existence of spontaneous electric currents and electromagnetic waves in the brain are related to illusions, which is a groundbreaking achievement in the field of illusions. At the same time, due to the fact that this paper cannot be applied to other fields of illusions, and the lack of conclusive and logical evidence, the paper is highly controversial and worth discussing. Therefore, it's hard to judge the importance of this paper. Therefore, we recommend that Lucien be rewarded twenty-five arcana credits and three hundred arcana points."
"Based on the consensus of the two members, Lucien Evans' paper is a groundbreaking achievement in the field of brainwaves, alchemical substances of human body, and illusions. It's highly discussed and important, but it can't be applied to other fields of illusions for the time being. The whole paper is logical, the experiment design is rigorous, and the magic analysis is accurate. However, many important parts are unclear. Therefore, twenty-eight arcana credits and three hundred arcana points are rewarded. "
Seeing the review result, Lucien couldn't help but smile. Although it seemed that the members of the review board did not like this kind of paper very much, and the arcana credits reward was relatively low, it was still a great achievement for him to get three second-level reviews for his first semi-original paper. However, strictly speaking, it was because he had found the right direction. Naturally, it was groundbreaking and highly debatable. The breakthrough was that he had connected the application of brainwaves in illusions with the specific magic structure, and part of illusions had been incorporated into the arcana system.
Seeing that Lucien's smile was gone, Eric shook his head and said, "The committee members in the field of illusion are too conservative. They don't like your paper and Ms. Isabella's paper. Even if they strictly follow the standard evaluation, they will still give you the lowest credits. Normally speaking, your paper can get at least forty to fifty arcana credits, and Ms. Isabella's paper can get at least eighty. "
"How many credits did Ms. Isabella get in the end?" Lucien was prepared for this, so he was not angry at all. It was almost normal that the members' personal preferences would cause some differences in the rewards, as long as there was no "confusion" between different levels of reviews. After all, arcana credits mainly came from citations.
Eric had a lot of connections in the Sorcerer Administrative Department, so he knew a lot of things. Keeping a serious expression, he lowered his voice and said, "Fifty? That's too much. If Ms. Isabella wasn't a senior-rank sorcerer, they would've probably given her forty at the very least."
Isabella belonged to Tower, and she was a level six arcanist and a seventh-circle sorcerer. She was good at Astrology and Illusion. However, due to the lack of the highest honor in her field, she could not become a core member of Tower with voting rights, nor could she be elected to Arcana Review Board. Isabella's student was Rachel.
Lucien commented casually, "It seems that Ms. Isabella will have a hard time getting the Sorcerer's Laurel."
Eric stared at Lucien with his light gray eyes. When he realized that Lucien really had no interest in the Sorcerer's Laurel, he said, "That's why the Sorcerer's Laurel has always been less than the other prizes, and most of them are members of the Family of Wizards. Their winning achievements are basically small-scale innovations or applications that follow the theories of the three major schools of the ancient Magic Empire. "
"However, this time, Ms. Isabella's experiment was very rigorous. All kinds of evidence and magic support were complete, and her logical deduction was flawless. If the Family of Sorcerer doesn't award the Laurel to her and Rachel, I'm afraid that the Laurel will become a joke, and it will never be valued by other arcanists again."
Sometimes, the award ceremony was also a "political" consideration. Lucien shook his head in amusement. If he wanted to win in the future, where should he start? It was best not to deviate from his current research direction.
Lucien, who had always been a money-grubber and a collector, would occasionally think of such a problem, but it was not too serious.
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Back at home, Lucien had just handed his hat to Leo and hung it on the coat rack when a guest came to visit.
"Mr. Drummond?" Hearing the servant's report, Lucien was a bit confused as he didn't know who Mr. Drummond was.
Leo hurriedly said to Lucien in a low voice, "Sir, she's the chief editor of Arcana."
Right, the chief editor of Arcana! Lucien clapped his hands and remembered who Drummond was. For every arcanist who wanted to publish their paper on Arcana, Drummond was a big shot that they had to keep in mind. Only a guy like Lucien, who didn't need to worry about where to publish his paper, would forget Drummond.
"What does she want from me? Leo, how do you know her? "asked Lucien confusedly. Drummond was a level seven arcanist, an eighth-circle sorcerer, and the chief editor of Arcana, who once won the Arcana Scepter award. There was a huge gap between Lucien and Lucien in terms of arcana status and magic power.
"My lord, when I was working as Ivanovszki's assistant, I had to keep in mind the complicated connections in every place. Therefore, after I arrived in Allyn, I've asked Mr. Lazar about two hundred important people that you need to pay attention to. I'll be able to provide you with the answers at any time."
"Very good." Lucien praised Leo in satisfaction. Then, he stood up and walked to the door to greet Drummond.
Drummond was wearing a dark vest, a suit, and a top hat of the same color. He was holding a black cane, and his black eyes were as sharp as an eagle's.
"The Lord of Storm once taught me some questions about force field. He's a rare master who has made great achievements in many arcana fields. I'm very happy that you can be his student, Evans." Drummond did not put on airs. He was trying to get closer to Lucien with the Lord of Storm.
Lucien bowed to Drummond and replied humorously, "Every morning, I have to go through Mr. Drummond's brainstorm. Time always seems to be very long."
Drummond was a bit surprised, but he soon understood what Lucien meant by brainstorm. He smiled, "Not many people are willing to stay with the Lord of Storm when they're discussing arcana and magic."
As they walked into the living room, Lucien asked politely, "Mr. Drummond, it's my pleasure to have you here. To be honest, when I heard your name, I didn't expect that it would be you. I should've come to visit you at the headquarter of Arcana. "
Drummond pointed his cane forward, "I got the news from the review board that you've made a breakthrough on how to influence hormone secretion, and you've also introduced electromagnetic theory into the field of illusion. So I borrowed your paper and took a look at it. It's indeed a very valuable paper, and it fits well with the theme of the next issue of Arcana. By the way, hormone is the name given by Ms. Isabella to human alchemical substances. "
"Originally, I was going to send you a letter, but I remembered that after you were rejected by one of our staff members, we only expressed our apologies through Mr. Raventi and Mr. Gaston. Our sincerity was not enough, so I came to visit you directly. First, I want to apologize for that incident. That staff member has been fired, and second, I want to invite you to write a manuscript."
Arcana was the most famous and authoritative journal in the world of magic, and the chief editor of Arcana was here to invite Lucien to write a paper. Even common review board members could not enjoy this kind of treatment. Only when they were competing with Magic for the papers of legendary sorcerers and grand arcanists could this kind of treatment. Of course, Drummond had to do this because of what happened last time.
"I've accepted your apology, Mr. Drummond. You don't have to be so formal." Lucien and Drummond sat down in the living room, and then Lucien asked in confusion, "The theme of the next issue? There's a theme for Arcana? "
Before he figured out what was going on, Lucien would not agree to publish the paper just because he was "grateful". After all, Mr. Woods from Common Arcana was his old friend.
"After Ms. Isabella's paper passed the review, it caused a lot of controversy. In the past week, many senior-rank arcanists had written papers on the topic. Some of them did experiments, and some of them refuted the theory. Therefore, in the next issue of Arcana, except for ten cutting-edge papers in other fields, the rest of the places were allocated to this topic. It was the topic of discussion in this issue to achieve the best effect. Evans, your paper is the best supplement and proof for Ms. Isabella's paper, and we hope that it can be published on Arcana, "said Drummond sincerely.
Ever since Lucien used the word "cutting-edge" to describe the latest arcana research, the word had been used more and more widely.
To achieve the best effect? Hearing Drummond's words, Lucien soon understood what was going on.
Most of the members of the Highest Council were not satisfied with the fact that the school of Illusion had been outside of the arcana system for a long time. Therefore, when Ms. Isabella's paper was proved, they wanted to create a favorable atmosphere for Ms. Isabella and put pressure on the conservative school of Sorcerer. As long as Ms. Isabella could win the Laurel, it would be a great victory for arcana, and the Sorcerer Family would admit that part of Illusion could be included in the arcana system.
Of course, the premise was that Ms. Isabella's paper was rigorous and important enough to win the Laurel. Otherwise, the arcanists would be disgraced.
Lucien crossed his hands and said seriously, "Mr. Drummond, Mr. Woods from Common Arcana has helped me a lot, so I promised him that my paper would be published in his journal first. Making a promise is a serious thing, and I'm in a dilemma. "
Of course, Lucien wanted to take the opportunity to get some benefits. After all, he had the support of the Lord of Storm.
"Evans, the Arcana Review Board has been discussing something recently. Although the journals are of different weight, the citation credits awarded to the papers published in the journals are the same, which is very unfair. Therefore, they want to introduce the concept of Influence Factor. Different journals will have different Influence Factors. In the future, the citation credits awarded to the papers published in the journals will be multiplied by the Influence Factor of the journal and rounded up. "
Drummond said as if he had seen this coming, "The result of the preliminary discussion is that the Influence Factor will be evaluated every five years. The average number of arcana credits, the number of citations, and the number of papers published in the journal in the past five years will not be lower than one, but also not higher than three. Common Arcana has been doing very well in the past few years, so I think their Influence Factor will be higher. "
This algorithm was totally different from what Lucien was familiar with. After all, the arcana credits awarded to each paper were added here. Nevertheless, the better the journal was, the more popular it would be. This was related to the increase of arcana credits, and the improvement of arcana level was related to the treatment and subsidies of the congress.
Seeing that Lucien was in deep thought, Drummond continued, "I'm sure Mr. Woods will agree with you, Evans. And to thank you for your support, we're going to give you a place to publish your paper on Arcana, Evans. However, we still need to decide the number of issues. "
This was a privilege that only members of the Arcana Review Board could enjoy!
Lucien did not refuse. After all, this might be the decision of the highest council. He smiled and said, "Since Mr. Woods has no objection, I'm fine with it."
After chatting for a while, Drummond said to Lucien, "If we didn't run into Isabella's paper, Evans, your paper would be the focus of this issue. In this way, you'll probably be the second arcanist who won two awards before becoming a senior-rank in the recent hundred years.
However, Evans, you're still young, and there's still a long way to go before you reach the senior-rank. It's not impossible, especially since you're learning from the Lord of Storm. "
"Alright, I have to go now. I still have a lot of things to deal with in Arcana."
After Drummond left, Lucien shook his head and went back to his study to continue his work on the fifth-circle spell.
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