— Sanjiang, please! You're going to catch up with me!
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Quicksilver had already taken out the black corpse mushrooms she had brought. They were placed in a simple jewelry box. There were three of them in total, one dark and two light, emitting a strong rancid smell. "Mr. Professor, these are the black corpse mushrooms you wanted. As long as you can help me with the problem of the element, you can take them all away."
Black Corpse Mushroom was a material needed for many necromancy spells and potions. According to the witch's records, she had attended several magic gatherings in her family's hermitage. Each Black Corpse Mushroom cost about ten Nars, which was equivalent to Lucien's monthly savings. The darker the color, the more valuable the mushroom was. Sometimes, the price was just a symbol, because Black Corpse Mushrooms were hard to find unless they were cultivated by themselves. It was possible that they could be sold at a sky-high price.
Lucien held the jewelry box in front of him. Judging from the color, the smell, and the shape, they were indeed real black corpse mushrooms. Lucien nodded slightly, "Go ahead."
"Mr. Professor, why is the article on Arcana, 'A New Element Determined by a New Method' used to describe the 'Aether' extracted from the Sunstone? Aren't the basic elements of earth, fire, wind, and water?" Mercury asked nervously. It seemed that she also knew that this question was about the important difference between the ancient magic system and the current one, and it would overturn her knowledge of element magic.
Lucien put his hands in his black robe and thought for a while. Then he said slowly in a gloomy and hoarse voice, "Actually, I'm also learning ancient magic. However, when I was learning, experimenting, and casting magic, I always felt that something was not right. I knew the conclusion, but I didn't know why. Therefore, I often thought about this question. But when I read the articles on Arcana just now, some of my ideas gradually became clear, like a vine finding a tree to cling to. For example, the gravity mentioned in the first article is not because I'm well-versed in it, but because the article just happened to explain the answer that I've been thinking about."
"That's why I only taught you the application of the formula, but I didn't talk about the basic principles of magic. It'll take you years or even decades to understand and master it, and it's also because I haven't studied it thoroughly myself."
Lucien gradually calmed down from the excitement of reading Arcana and getting in touch with the magic circle. He realized that he was too absorbed in pretending to be an official sorcerer. As a sorcerer who was looking for the headquarter of the Continental Magic Congress, he was able to understand and master the current magic system without any difficulty. He knew that gravity, fire, wind, and water were not elements, which was contradictory.
Although these apprentices and the sorcerers who might have ancient heritages behind them couldn't see through it, Lucien wouldn't be in danger for a long time, if the arcanists and sorcerers from the headquarter of the Continental Magic Congress knew about it, and if the Church, who might have planted spies in the circle of sorcerers, knew about it, they would definitely suspect his identity. Therefore, Lucien hurried to make up for it before it was spread out, and he portrayed himself as a genius sorcerer who was sensitive and good at thinking.
"It seems that I'm still not as calm as a human being when I'm in danger, and sometimes I'll be careless because of excitement and other emotions. The strong calmness when I killed people in the sewer and faced the dead bodies must be because I've been mentally prepared in advance, and because of the maturity brought by all kinds of experiences, I've developed my potential. I know from my body to my mind that I can't be nervous in the face of danger." Lucien reflected on himself and continued.
"The paper 'Measuring a New Element with a New Method' doesn't have many formulas. It's a standard experiment based on results. As for the element theory mentioned in the paper, I can only give you a brief introduction. You need to judge whether it's correct or not."
Mercury's sweet voice was no longer trembling. Lucien could tell that she was as focused and calm as Lucien. "Okay, Mr. Professor. In that case, I'll let my other companions listen to it. Well, you guys can judge it too."
When Mercury asked Lucien to explain and guide the magic material, if she did not want to make it public, she would communicate with him in private, and she would even use the spell "Message" to communicate with him. However, it seemed that Mercury was a bit nervous after hearing what Lucien said, so she decided to make it public and see what other people would think.
After making up for his mistake, Lucien cut to the chase and began to talk about elements, "In fact, ever since the ancient sorcerers failed to find the four planes of elements in the inner layer of the material world, although most sorcerers thought that it was because of space folding and other methods, a small number of sorcerers have been doubting the correctness of the four elements. I was influenced by this. Ever since I started learning magic, I've been thinking that the four elements are more abstract concepts on a higher level than the four elements."
"I haven't figured out what the four elements are yet, but judging from this article, at least the mainstream among sorcerers at present should be that elements have been redefined and new elements have been discovered …"
The experiment in this article was to bombard the Sun Stone with the ninth-circle spell Fire Storm. After the violent explosion, a pure and beautiful silver-gray crystal would appear. The crystal was harder and more flexible than mithril, and it was also lighter than mithril. It was a new element and a precious material. Since it was discovered from the Sun Stone, it was named "Tai".
As Lucien was talking, he was also judging the progress in the study of elements from the article, "There should be a definition of elements, and new elements have been discovered. However, from the description of the properties of some elements, there is still nothing about the regularity and predictability of elements. However, the properties of some elements are very different from the elements on Earth, which leads to the strangeness of some spells."
Listening to Lucien's explanation, Mercury and the other apprentices all fell silent for a while after Lucien finished talking about the elements of Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water.
"Mr. Professor, I … I think you're right. Many of the problems I've encountered in the study of elements can be easily solved with this explanation. Thank you very much!" After a while, Quicksilver expressed her gratitude to Lucien in excitement, and she almost blurted it out.
Hanger also said in a cold and creepy voice, "Mr. Professor, can you tell us more about elements? Is the soul also made of some special elements? Although I don't have Specter Dust among the magic materials and items I brought, I can still let you choose one. "
It seemed that Lucien's major was the school of Necromancy, but since there was no article about Necromancy on this issue of Arcana, Lucien could only ask questions about elements that might be related to Necromancy.
After hearing Lucien's explanation about elements, Smile, Philosopher, White Glove, and White Honey no longer doubted his identity. Instead, they firmly believed that Lucien was the most knowledgeable and most powerful sorcerer they had ever met. Although they were not as good as Quicksilver in the study of elements, the analysis of several apprentice-level elemental spells that Lucien used to support his explanation was already refreshing to them. Hearing Hanger's words, they all looked at Lucien expectantly.
Lucien shook his head, "I'm really not good at the study of souls, so I can't explain it to you."
While talking, Lucien put the three black Cadaver Mushrooms into a small bag that he brought with him. At the same time, he pulled the small wooden box that Philosopher gave him, which contained a set of experiment utensils, to his side, "Who else brought black Cadaver Mushrooms and Specter Dust? You can ask me questions, or you can ask me to buy them with money or magic materials. "
The brain tissue of the water ghost could be used for seven or eight experiments, and each experiment would consume one Cadaver Mushroom. Of course, Lucien wanted to collect as many as he could.
"Under the control of the Church, black Cadaver Mushrooms can't be cultivated. They can only be found in Melzer Black Forest, so they are very rare. Except for Quicksilver, no one else has them yet." Philosopher, who seemed to be the leader of this circle, explained to Lucien respectfully in a slightly old voice.
He also joined the other two magic circles, but those official sorcerers were very arrogant. Unless they really wanted something, or their apprentices, they would never be able to get guidance from them. Therefore, when he met this mysterious "professor" who was much more knowledgeable than those arrogant sorcerers and was willing to guide his apprentices, Philosopher was very grateful and admired him from the bottom of his heart.
White Honey, who also had a magic circle behind her, nodded and agreed with Philosopher, "Mr. Professor, if you need black Cadaver Mushrooms for a long time, I'll keep them for you once I get them. But Specter Dust is harder to find. The formation of Specter Dust is either a unique environment, or a tragic experience or a strong emotion that can't be let go. It's easy for the Church to find and purify Specter Dust. As for using the blood of evil creatures to summon Specter Dust, I'm afraid that the blood of evil creatures is even harder to find than Specter Dust. After all, we're in Aalto."
"Before my experiment succeeds, black Cadaver Mushrooms and Specter Dust will be needed for a long time." Lucien was a bit disappointed. He thought that he could gather all the materials except for Moonlight Rose, which was monopolized by the Church and nobles. However, Lucien soon dispelled his disappointment, because this was only the apprentices' circle. "Alright, take out the magic materials you brought. If there's anything I need, I'll get a chance to ask you a question. Of course, the value of the question depends on the value of the materials."
As for Arcana, not many apprentices could understand it. After Quicksilver asked some questions about elements on behalf of himself and the sorcerer behind him, the other apprentices could only ask Lucien some questions about the analysis and construction of spells that they encountered in their daily life. Most of the questions were about Elements and Astrology, which Lucien was good at.
As Lucien solved these questions one by one, the apprentices looked at Lucien with more respect, especially those who had a magic teacher behind them or had been taught by an official sorcerer two or three times. It was because Lucien explained and answered these questions more clearly and thoroughly, which could only be achieved by someone with more profound and extensive knowledge. In their mind, knowledge was basically the same as power.
Lucien, on the other hand, was very satisfied. Some knowledge that did not involve his own unique skills allowed him to get a set of magic utensils, three black Cadaver Mushrooms, and most of the materials for casting spells and magic circles. This was a perfect example of the principle that "knowledge equals money"!
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