On the fifteenth floor of the Headquarters of the Magic Council, in a bright office.
The exotic, dark-yellow carpet was soft and comfortable to walk on. The magic crystal chandelier on the ceiling was dazzling even though it was not lit. The dark red desk was engraved with many complicated magic circles, which seemed to be made of special wood. Behind the bar counter in the corner of the room, there were fine wines for guests and drinks such as Sky Blue … This was the office Lucien got after he became the fifty-fourth member of Arcana Review Board. The papers that needed to be reviewed would be sent here through the transmission circles in the tower.
"If I'm not in the office, sort out the papers and send them to my home every evening. If I'm out for a long time, send the papers to my teacher, the Lord of Storm," Lucien said to the normal-sized iron golem in front of him.
Lucien did not dare to send the papers that needed to be reviewed by himself, as they were all "bombs" with subversive views. Lucien had to work harder by himself. However, such papers might not be available for years, so he did not need to worry about them at all.
The iron golem's eyes were red, and it answered in a cold voice, "Yes, Master."
After becoming a member of the Review Board, Lucien could get his own office and a magic servant in the exchange area. There were magic puppets, gas servants, elemental creatures, and all kinds of golems, but none of them were senior-rank.
After careful selection, Lucien chose the most expensive iron golem, which was the 812 edition. It was said that the golem could fight for a few minutes in the range of a strong magnetic field.
Lucien did not say anything. He adjusted his collar and stepped out of the office.
Walking along the corridor, Lucien met a few middle-rank and low-rank arcanists working in the Review Board.
After seeing Lucien's face and the badge on his chest, they all bowed to him respectfully, "Arcana above, Mr. Evans."
"Good morning. Thank you for your hard work." Lucien slightly nodded.
When Lucien stepped into the hall, the golem guarding the door also said in a low voice, "Take care, Mr. Evans."
It was said that this golem could compete with a Gold Knight. Lucien's eyes lit up as he looked at the Adamantine Golem up and down. He really wanted to move it home.
However, there were not many of such golems even in the Congress. They could only guard one or two of them in front of the three committees, in the Library of Advanced Arcana and Magic, in the warehouse of materials, in the Room of Advanced Binding, and in the Highest Council.
Even a high-level Mithril Golem was not something Lucien could dream of with his current financial resources.
…
On the thirty-third floor of the Allyn magic tower …
As usual, Lucien went to the teacher's study to accept the inspection of the learning task. He listened to the harsh criticism and guidance.
In the study, other than the Lord of Storm, there was also Thompson, who was wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and Alferris, who was sleeping beside Fernando's feet like a small puppy.
"Thompson, you can read your paper later. I have something to tell Lucien." Fernando put down the paper in his hand and looked up at Lucien, "Your soul should be stable now. It's time for you to change to a better meditation method. Also, your spiritual power is in the fifth circle. Normal middle-rank meditation methods won't work very well for you. I have an improved meditation method here, which is more suitable for the fifth circle. Even if you reach the sixth circle, it's not worse than other senior-rank meditation methods. Do you want to learn it? "
What do you think? Lucien thought that his teacher was asking too much. How could he refuse such a good thing? When he fully adapted to his cognitive world, even if the Lord of Storm did not want to give him one, he would still go to the Library of Advanced Arcana and Magic to exchange for one.
"Thank you, sir. I'm looking for a similar meditation method."
Hearing Lucien's answer, Fernando took out a black quaint book that he had prepared in advance, "Although my meditation method is very good, the one that suits you the most is the one that you've figured out yourself. When your cognitive world has been substantialized, you can use several senior-rank meditation methods and your own understanding of spiritual power and soul to improve it bit by bit. If you can create a meditation method that suits you and the essence of your spiritual power when you're still a senior-rank, you'll have a better chance of stepping into the legendary realm in the future. "
"It's dangerous and difficult to improve a meditation method. Before your cognitive world has been substantialized, you'd better not try it. Otherwise, you'll easily become the first stupidest way to die in Allyn, and all the sorcerers will laugh at your intelligence. I don't want my student to be synonymous with idiot." Fernando looked at Lucien sternly with his ruby-like eyes, "Even if your cognitive world has been substantialized, you still have to be careful, in case there's nothing left after a bang. Got it?"
"Got it, sir." Lucien did not dare to tell his teacher that his cognitive world had been substantialized. He decided to wait for two or three years in case Fernando would be suspicious. At the same time, he was glad that he had not turned his attention to the meditation method because he had too many things to do. The reason why his cognitive world could be substantialized so quickly was not only because he proposed that the energy was discontinuous, but also because the universal constants of the two worlds were the same. This was his biggest secret, and it would be hard for him to explain it with other reasons.
Taking over the quaint book, Lucien was a bit embarrassed, because the title on the cover was Fernando's Meditation. What a rude and straightforward name!
"Lucien, you'd better not leave Allyn in the next three years. If you really need to leave, remember to report to me or the Affair Committee. You're now ranked fifty-third on the Cleansing List, the most powerful person below the legendary level. Countless night watchers, cardinals, and saint Knights are trying to kill you. I wouldn't be surprised if Philibell or Vaharall came after you. "Thompson, a member of the Affair Committee, reminded Lucien.
Lucien nodded seriously. Being targeted by the Church was like being bitten by a mad dog. Even a proud man like Felipe had been quietly improving his magic power in Heidler or Allyn for the past two years. However, in two or three years, when the storm died down, the Church, as the most powerful force in the world, would have a lot of distractions.
That was why Lucien agreed to throw out the Miracle Experiment, in case something else happened to irritate the Church. Now, all he needed to do was to get through the next two or three years and focus on improving his magic power.
"Can't Renstadt go as well?" Lucien suddenly realized that as a senior member of the Will of Elements, he should attend the meetings often.
Fernando waved his hand, "Ask them to come to Allyn. If they can't, you can use Hathaway's demiplane as a transfer point and go directly to the Royal Magic Tower of Holm."
… …
After Lucien left, Thompson looked at his back and sighed, "Lucien is going to get two more Holm Crown rings, and maybe one more Immortal Throne. I'm already an eighth-circle sorcerer, but the highest honor is still like a rainbow in the sky. I can only appreciate it but never touch it. "
Alferris, who was sound asleep, suddenly twitched its ears, as if it had heard the temptation even in its dreams.
"If there are no accidents, he'll get at least one Ice & Snow Medal." It seemed that Fernando was trying to stimulate his student.
Alferris slowly opened its eyes, and in its slightly transparent amber pupils, there were many beautiful gemstone rings and amulets.
Thompson put on a helpless smile, "Before becoming a senior-rank, Lucien might be able to get the highest honor in three different fields, which has only happened four or five times in history."
"It's hard not to think of lightning when you find electrons in gas discharge." Fernando suddenly said something irrelevant, which confused Thompson a bit.
Fernando continued, "Brook noticed it and took the risk to break into the lightning clouds. With a clear purpose, he finally proved that electrons are one of the causes of natural lightning. That is to say, if the Song of Silver Moon League is generous, it's not a problem to give Lucien a Silver Moon Medal."
A suspicious transparent liquid suddenly appeared on the corner of Alferris' mouth. Alferris hurriedly raised its paw to wipe it off, and its eyes were flickering.
"The highest honor in four different fields, an honor that I've never had before …" Thompson felt that it was better for him to continue his career as a Battle Mage.
"But Lucien is a member of the Will of Elements, so the Song of Silver Moon League will probably be a bit stingy. They will probably reject the award with the excuse that he only proved smaller particles, but not the cause of lightning." Fernando chuckled, "If they want to pretend to be blind or deaf, I'm not going to scold them. One day, Lucien will make them unable to reject the award."
Thompson was a bit surprised. He did not expect that his teacher, who had never praised anyone, would be so confident in Lucien.
"I'll slowly shift the focus of teaching Lucien to electromagnetism." Fernando picked up Thompson's paper confidently.
Thompson adjusted his glasses helplessly. "It turns out that you're still confident in yourself."
Seeing that Fernando was reading the paper carefully, Thompson was a bit anxious. Alferris quietly wriggled to the door.
After Alferris left, Fernando looked up and smiled, "With Alferris following Lucien, I don't have to worry about his safety."
"Heh, I wonder how many years it will sell itself this time?" Thompson was not surprised at all. He teased Alferris behind its back.
…
After leaving Fernando's study, Lucien took the elevator back to the eighteenth floor and stepped into the office of Atom Institution.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Evans," Lazar said humbly. Lazar greeted Lucien humorously, "Hey, Lucien, can I submit my paper to you for review? Can you give me more credit points?"
It was a joke that Rock and Lazar often made in the past few days.
"Sure, but if it's not subversive enough, I'll deduct a hundred credits from you," Lucien also joked and pushed open the door of his office.
After entering the room, Lucien smelled the fresh fragrance of flowers, and his head was immediately refreshed.
"Why do you want to put flowers in my room?" Lucien saw that there was a simple but elegant vase on the left of the desk, in which there was a bouquet of bright flowers.
Lazar shook his head, "I don't know. Maybe it's a gift from other sorcerers. After you 'opened' the gate of the microscopic world, many sorcerers came to congratulate you. They want to know you and join the Atom Institution."
"That's why I've been hiding in my office these days." While talking, Lucien walked to the back of the desk. When he passed by the vase, he suddenly felt that his skin was burned by nothingness. His cognitive world, which was basically substantialized, suddenly appeared, and the electrons around the elements became more and more intense.
"Radiation? Radioactive elements? Curse? "Lucien was shocked.
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