Sprint did not agree with Annick. "Our teacher must be focusing on improving his magic level and trying to advance into the ninth circle as soon as possible. After he reaches the ninth circle, I believe that the Congress will have all kinds of weird rituals to help him become a legendary sorcerer."
If he advanced two levels in a row through rituals, there was an eighty percent chance of failure. Therefore, Sprint believed that his teacher's best choice was to advance into the ninth circle with himself and the help of potions if he wanted to reach the legendary level as soon as possible. As for whether or not he could succeed after the ninth circle, Sprint had no doubt at all. With a perfect legendary class and his own cognitive world, and with the experience and help of many legendary sorcerers, his teacher would never fail.
"Well, you're right." Annick did not insist on his opinion on such issues. "Our teacher seems to have come to the Atom Institution less often recently. He must've been focusing on improving himself."
It was exactly because of the appearance that their burden had been greatly reduced in the past few months. Other than continuing to study the two theories of relativity, there was only the task of analyzing the principles of 'ancillary computation circles'. There were no new questions or exercises, which made them somewhat nostalgic.
As for the review of papers, since Lucien had become a member of the Highest Council, they were automatically relieved of their duties as members of the Arcana Review Board. There was still a rule in the Arcana Review Board that the papers marked as subversive could be forwarded to His Excellency the Lord of Storm, His Excellency Evans, or the grand arcanists in the opposite field.
Taking over the journal that Annick bought, Sprint browsed through the catalog of 'Magic', only to see a long paper: 'The Complicated Splitting of Spectral Lines in a Weak Magnetic Field and the Contradiction of the Model of the New Alchemy', by Brook.
In the past half year, they had been working hard to fix the model of the new alchemy. Although most of the hypotheses and ideas they proposed were refuted by Hathaway, Raventi, and Joaquin, they still learned a lot from the debates with the grand arcanists and senior-rank arcanists, much more than they did in the past few years.
It was not to say that they had not learned anything under Lucien's tutelage, but in this way, they had truly integrated the knowledge that Lucien taught them, the exercises that he gave them, the experiments that they did, and the novel ideas in their heads. They had made significant progress and became real young people who had the potential to become senior-rank arcanists, instead of being vases that were supported by their teacher.
Therefore, the moment he saw the title, Sprint's face became solemn. He quickly turned to the corresponding page of 'Magic' and read it carefully.
"Why … Why is there such a splitting phenomenon? The quantization model of the new alchemy doesn't seem to be able to explain it …" After a long time, Sprint mumbled to himself with a gloomy face.
Thankfully, everybody knew that the new alchemy was not perfect yet. The sorcerers who built their cognitive world with it were mostly focused on the simple structures of protons, neutrons, and electrons, and did not involve specific energy levels and orbits. That was why his cognitive world did not shake.
Hearing his mumbling, Annick also took over 'Magic' solemnly. Sprint, on the other hand, took a deep breath and strode to the magic lab in the villa to verify what was described in the paper. His teacher had said that even the grand arcanists could not be completely trusted in arcana!
As Annick read on, cold sweat flowed out of his forehead. His slightly thin face became paler and paler. He realized that his current knowledge and thinking could not explain the phenomenon at all.
Was there really a major problem with the new alchemy?
Holding the journal tightly in his left hand, Annick also entered the magic lab.
When the sky was about to be bright, the two of them walked out of their labs in exhaustion. They looked at each other and saw the bitterness in each other's eyes.
"The basic framework of the new alchemy is definitely correct." Sprint emphasized to himself. Protons, neutrons, electrons, and the fundamental force that his teacher named the strong nuclear force had all been proved!
Annick nodded. "However, the quantized energy levels and orbits of electrons seem to be in great trouble. Perhaps we should abandon this thing that is full of loopholes and consider from a different perspective."
After half a year of repeated debates and studies, they also understood that certain things should be abandoned decisively when they should.
Perhaps that was the advantage of young people in this regard. It was obviously impossible to ask the arcanists who had been dwelling on a certain theory or model for decades to suddenly abandon their perseverance and expertise.
"Let's try again to see if we can solve the problem with energy levels and orbits without presuppositions and presuppositions. If we can't, we will slowly explore other approaches." Sprint said solemnly, "After the New Year holiday, we'll ask our teacher for advice. He must have unusual ideas."
In the discussions and debates of the new alchemy, they could sense their remarkable growth every month. However, in every monthly meeting, they also found that the gap between their teacher and them was not smaller but bigger. Their teacher could give a reasonable answer to their every question from a reasonable perspective.
"Alright." Annick seemed to have forgotten to sleep. Holding the copy of 'Magic', he walked to his library.
The same scene happened in the villas of Katrina and Heidi, as well as in the magic towers of the upper-level arcanists such as Hathaway, Morris, Raventi, and Gaston.
In the 'Thunder Hell', Fernando was rather agitated, which made Thompson, Cole, and the other students who came to congratulate him become very cautious.
"Master, happy new year." Thompson's arcana level had reached level seven, which meant that he had hopes of breaking into the ninth circle.
Fernando glared at them and almost roared, "I'm not good at all! I can't understand Brook's abnormal split at all! "
When Brook discovered the phenomenon, he discussed it with him first and wrote the paper later.
Cole, who had the temperament of a poet, asked carefully, "What paper? Master? "
He was an authority in the field of thermodynamics. Although his level in arcana and magic was not as high as Lucien's, he was still a level eight eighth circle sorcerer. However, Brook's paper had just been approved a few days ago, and he did not have the time to read Magic yet.
"Don't mention that damn paper to me! I'd rather be a poet, a playwright, or a playboy, so that I don't have to think about this damn paper! " Fernando strengthened his tone with his hand gestures, expressing the tyrannical emotions in his heart. Thompson, Lacy Carter, Ashikana, and the others all slightly narrowed their eyes and tilted their heads, as if a sailboat sailing on the sea had encountered a terrible hurricane.
Thompson hurried to change the topic, "Master, where is Lucien?"
"He and Alferris arrived earlier than you and left already." Fernando calmed down a bit.
Cole asked curiously, "Then what's his opinion on the paper?"
Hardly had his voice faded away when he sensed the burning anger in the eyes of Thompson and the rest of the students. He immediately realized that he had asked the wrong question.
Fernando's face was twisted again, "He also admitted that there was a big problem with the energy level and the orbit model of the new alchemy, and he believed that new quantum numbers could only be introduced to explain it. However, his original system could do nothing about it. I'd rather he had never proposed the new alchemy!"
Cole's roar was like a storm, and he regretted his words.
… …
Inside Raventi's magic tower.
After Dieppe left his teacher's library, his head was full of the abnormal split of the spectral lines and his teacher's frowning face.
"Master's preparation for the advancement into legendary is almost complete. He shouldn't pay attention to other problems now," Dieppe thought to himself. Dieppe was worried. Among all of Raventi's students, Dieppe was the one with the highest level of arcana and magic. He was already a level six, seven circle sorcerer. Although he was not as good as Lucien, Felipe, Larry and the other young sorcerers, Dieppe was still a young man in his fifties.
In the end, Raventi chose the profession of Element Dominator, which was partly modified by Hathaway based on the results of protons, neutrons, electrons and strong nuclear force. After all, the new alchemy, the foundation of Atom Controller, was far from mature. Except for Lucien, who could not think with common sense, no one was willing to take the risk.
Dieppe thought for a while and shook his head. The discussion of the new alchemy was an irresistible temptation for every sorcerer who was interested in elements, alchemy, and matter. Dieppe might not be able to resist it if he were in their shoes.
After returning to his room, Dieppe kept thinking that the abnormal split of the electron energy level and orbit model could not be explained and that it could not be extended to the complicated atom model. He could not fall asleep for a long time.
Agitated, he stood up and paced back and forth, recalling the discussions in the past half year.
"… Imposed quantization … Imposed orbits on electrons … Imposed energy levels on electrons … Orbits and energy levels that cannot be observed experimentally … There are many problems that cannot be solved. We have to find new ideas!"
Hathaway's greatest doubt about the new alchemy echoed in Dieppe's heart. Calming himself down, he told himself to give up the complicated ideas and start from the simplest one. "Since it cannot be imposed, let's start from the intrinsic properties of electrons. What are the confirmed properties of electrons? Mass, charge …"
"Mass …" Dieppe suddenly remembered the theory of relativity, which was also popular recently. It was said that Mr. President was about to understand the general theory of relativity and give the review result. However, what Dieppe associated with 'mass' was the mass-energy formula that seemed to contain the deepest mysteries of the world!
"With mass, there will be intrinsic energy. With energy … Electron transitions will radiate or absorb photons … Energy radiation … They seem to be related … Quantization of angular momentum …"
After eliminating many wrong ideas, Dieppe's mind was gradually broadened, and his agitation was calmed down. Sitting behind the desk, he picked up the quill and started writing on the regular paper. It was chilly outside of the window, and the night was even darker.
Lines of words were generated following his train of thought. Dieppe's face gradually froze, as if he could not believe his own deduction. It was a logical deduction. How could such a terrifying and absurd result come out?
For the first time in his life, he had the urge to tear his paper apart. The dark night outside was like a swallowing monster, making him feel cold.
"The front part is not wrong, and the deduction is not wrong. Why don't I try to push it further …" The impulse in his heart made Dieppe grit his teeth and continue writing. Now and then, he paused to think and correct some mistakes.
When it was almost midnight, his mind was completely clear, and he finished the paper in one go.
However, after he finished, he did not feel any joy. Instead, he seemed to be crying and shocked.
How could electrons be waves?
How could electrons, which had mass, momentum, particle trajectories, and many other features that could not be described as particles, be waves?
It was snowing heavily outside of the window. Dieppe sensed the coldness that he had never felt before. Would anybody agree with a conclusion that even he himself could not believe?
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