Hearing Lucien's words, Neeshka and the other gentlemen tried their best to hold back their laughter, but Milina and Mabel burst out laughing. Go on and on! Go on and on!
Levski's paper was a new geometry system, which contained a large number of inference propositions. The length of the paper was much longer than that of an ordinary paper. It was almost as long as a book. Although Lucien had omitted a lot of parts when he was explaining, Lucien's roaring from the beginning to the end was like a tough battle. Even with the body of a Knight, Lucien's voice could not be undamaged.
It was a reasonable assumption, but since they were shocked by Lucien's aggressive roaring, Milina and the other gentlemen did not think about it at all. They subconsciously thought that Lucien was a "strong man" like the Lord of Storm, who would never be bothered by roaring too much. But right now, Lucien's bitter smile made them feel that their 'wounds in their hearts' had been healed. They also began to consider Lucien as a friendly and easy-going person. At the very least, he was not an aggressive arcanist in private.
"Do you need any potions?" Milina grinned.
Lucien shook his head. His voice was still very low, but they could still hear the hoarseness in his voice. "It's okay. I'm a level-two Knight. I'll be fine in one or two hours."
Neeshka sighed. "Mr. Evans, you just read Levski's paper a few days ago, right? You found two ways to prove it, and the second way is especially concise and beautiful. It fully proves the compatibility of Levski's geometry and Tower's geometry. We can no longer ignore it and let our arrogance and prejudice blind our eyes. You have an unbelievable talent in the field of mathematics. "
"In fact, it's your research on differential geometry and surface problems that gave me a solid foundation and inspiration. Otherwise, even if I could read Mr. Levski's paper without prejudice and pay attention to the content of the paper from the perspective of pure axioms and deductive inference, I wouldn't have been able to complete the proof in such a short time. It's like we can't build a tower without the help of foundation and magic," said Lucien modestly. He could not say that he benefited from the great mathematicians on Earth, could he?
In other words, according to the previous research progress, after Levski's death, about four or five years later, someone would start to take his paper seriously and propose the proof process. What Lucien was doing now was to "return" the honor and status that Levski deserved to him at the most appropriate time, instead of waiting until Levski's painful death.
Lucien's attitude attitude, Milina and the other gentlemen's uneasiness and anger disappeared. They apologized again sincerely.
Looking at Levski who was gradually calming down, Neeshka sighed and said gloomily, "It's a pity that neither Levski's new geometry nor yours, Mr. Evans's, have any practical arcana significance and can't be published in Arcana. This is a common shortcoming for us arcanists in the field of mathematics. Alas, it can only be published in Tower's Astrology. "
This was a world where theories had to be combined with practice to be valued. The reason why calculus was known as an epoch-changing achievement was that it could accurately calculate the complicated structures in the magic models, greatly simplifying the construction process for sorcerers and greatly reducing the requirement of spiritual power. Therefore, sorcerers who used to take ten or twenty years to become middle-rank could do so in only five or six years. Some geniuses even made the record that it only took them one year to become middle-rank sorcerers. Of course, in the process of exploring the mysteries of the world, calculus also played an important role.
Similarly, it was because of its ability to describe and calculate the spiritual power field that the functions of complex variables became the core of the mathematical research in the Congress in recent decades. Every valuable paper on complex variables had a chance to be published in Arcana and Magic.
For Levski and Lucien's new geometry, although they already had a mathematical model, it seemed to have nothing to do with arcana or magic research. It was more like a self-entertainment in the field of mathematics, and there was no hope for it to be published in Arcana.
Lucien said half-jokingly, "Maybe some aspects of the world will be like what the new geometry describes, instead of Tower Geometry. By then, Arcana may give us a special supplement issue to recognize the important role the new geometry has played in approaching the truth of the world."
Although Lucien could use the quota given by Arcana to publish his own paper, he could not help Levski. Therefore, he might as well not use it and publish it in Astrology. In the future world of magic, this issue of Astrology would be remembered by all the arcanists because of the papers on the new geometry system.
"I hope so." Milina, Mabel, and Salgueiro did not believe Lucien's joke. They only expressed their sincere wishes. According to President Douglas' theory, the world was a sphere, and Evans Geometry played a good role in the study of spheres. However, there was no hope for Evans Geometry to be published in Arcana. After all, most of the spells were effective in a wide range, and the properties of Tower Geometry and curves could be used almost equally.
Except for Ross, who was a staunch supporter of the Congress, the rest of the members of the Congress were all senior members of Tower, and they could decide the issue of Astrology. Therefore, after a brief discussion, Milina said to Levski and Lucien, "It's the beginning of the month, and Astrology has just been published. But in order to recognize Levski and Evans' outstanding contribution to geometry, and also to hope that your paper can be read by most arcanists as soon as possible, we're going to publish a supplement issue. Do you have any objections?"
In the eyes of many arcanists, the supplement issue was not very formal.
Levski had no objection to it. He was already quite satisfied with the fact that his paper had passed the review, got such a high evaluation, got so many arcana credits, became a level four arcanist, and had a chance to win the Arcana Scepter award. As far as he was concerned, it was more important for his paper to be read by other arcanists and his new geometry system to be accepted by them as soon as possible. This was one of his dreams: to let his new geometry system, which was like "his own child", be recognized by a wide range of arcanists.
However, he did not answer directly. Instead, he turned to Lucien. Whatever Evans said, he would do. It was all thanks to Lucien's help that Lucien was able to repay his years of suffering.
Hearing the word "supplement", Lucien suddenly had an idea, so he remained silent for a while. Milina thought that Lucien was reluctant, so she hurriedly added, "Both of your papers are very long. If you put them together, they'll be like a thick book. If it's released next month, there won't be room for other papers, so it'll still be a supplement issue. Also, this issue of Astrology will only have your papers, which is the first time since the age of calculus. It's an honor."
Lucien smiled and waved his hand, "It's not that I don't want this honor, but I have another idea. Since there's going to be a supplement issue, why don't we set up an affiliated journal of Astrology and put the pure mathematical research papers in it? In this way, Astrology will be able to focus on the papers in the field of astrology, and people will not criticize the mathematics papers for taking the place of the astrology papers such as blessings, prophecies, and curses. Also, the affiliated journal will be able to include more pure mathematical papers, which will encourage arcanists to study mathematics. "
The procedure of setting up a new journal was complicated, and it might not be able to include so many pure mathematical papers. As an affiliated journal, many procedures could be bypassed. When the number of papers was not enough, the journal could be very thin. After all, it was just an affiliated journal.
"Affiliated journal? We didn't have this form before. How do we determine its Influence Factor?" Neeshka asked seriously. As an authority in the field of mathematics, Neeshka naturally hoped that there would be a real mathematics journal.
Lucien explained the form and advantages of an affiliated journal. In the end, he said, "As an affiliated journal, of course, the Influence Factor will be one level lower than that of the main journal. Astrology's Influence Factor is 2.5, so this journal's Influence Factor is 2.0."
"We're very interested. We'll submit the application to the committee tomorrow. Mr. Evans, Mr. Levski, do you want to publish your papers in an affiliated journal instead of Astrology? In this way, the Influence Factor will be reduced by 0.5, and the number of arcana credits will be lower. "After a short discussion, Milina smiled and agreed.
Lucien smiled peacefully. "I have no problem with that. It's also an honor to publish one of the few papers in the first issue."
Levski also nodded. "I have no problem with that. My new geometry system has no specific arcana and magic significance, so it's unlikely that it will be cited or studied. It won't cost me many arcana credits. I'd rather get the honor of publishing the first issue."
"Thank you very much. These are the papers in the first issue of the new journal. It's just enough!" Milina smiled. "By the way, Mr. Levski, would you like to be the chief editor of the new journal? You're an outstanding genius in the field of mathematics. "
Levski thought for a while. Compared to other jobs, being the chief editor of a pure mathematics journal was more suitable for him. He would have more time to study mathematics, arcana, and improve his magic power. So he nodded slightly. "Thank you for your invitation. I hope I can do a good job as the chief editor of the new journal."
Milina turned to Lucien and said, "As a member of Arcana Review Board, Evans, you can't be the chief editor. But in order to honor your contribution to the field of geometry, we'd like to invite you to be the honorary chief editor. You'll have the absolute right to publish your papers. Would you like that?"
"No problem." Lucien smiled. Was this a small reward from the Tower?
Neeshka chimed in, "Mr. Evans, could you please put your short speech on the front page of the new journal? We also want that sentence to be the epigraph of the new journal. "
"It would be my pleasure." Lucien tried to make his answer as short as possible so that he wouldn't hurt his throat.
After the discussion, Milina realized that they hadn't named the new journal yet. She smiled and looked at Lucien. "Evans, since you suggested it, you can name it."
The other members all nodded.
Lucien thought for a while and said in a very low voice, "Mathematics is the most beautiful and essential language in nature. It's the unified rule of all fields. So the new journal will be called …"
"Let's call it Nature!"
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