In the magic hall on the top floor of Babel …
The thick, black bricks reflected the light of the elemental planets outside, flowing with a layer of weird colors. The silver lines in the middle that were made of unknown materials were slightly three-dimensional, as if they had quite a few sections that were changing nonstop, disrupting the sense of normalcy of time and space.
Standing at the center of the magic circle, Lucien took out a delicate, complicated pocket watch and checked the time. Then, he turned around and looked at the silver sword flashing in the Atomic Universe outside of the window.
It had been almost a month since he submitted the 'Lucien equation' that combined the special theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. His level of level-three legendary had been stabilized. Natasha, on the other hand, was getting closer and closer to the legendary level thanks to the mysteries of the generation and annihilation of matter. She was making the final preparations for the breakthrough.
Therefore, Lucien did not tell Natasha when he deployed the space jump magic circle in order not to disturb her wholeheartedly. Instead, he prepared everything in silence.
"It's a good thing that I'm only going to the space nearby, and it's not a super long-distance space jump to find a planet or a fixed orbit. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been ready so quickly …" Lucien put the pocket watch into the pocket of the waistcoat inside his black double-breasted suit and remarked in a low voice.
This was the first time that he had prepared for a space jump to the universe instead of a teleportation within this world. Therefore, he encountered a lot of difficulties. Thankfully, his purpose was different, and the precision was not high. The distance was not more than lightyears, either. He only wanted to enter the universe to complete a certain experiment. That was why he was able to prepare so smoothly in such a short time.
It must be noted that Douglas and Oliver had to prepare for a super long-distance space jump for at least two to three years in order to find a planet. The orbit jump that required a high precision was nothing for Douglas, but it would probably take him months to prepare for it.
"However, with this experience, I have a deeper understanding of time and space. It will be much easier and more familiar to deploy similar space jump magic circles in the future …" Lucien adjusted his black bow tie. The silver lines around him were dyed in dazzling brilliance one after another. The whole magic tower began to absorb the power of the demiplane.
Streaks of light converged and gradually formed a bright and vast light barrier. Then, with Lucien as the core, it suddenly shrunk.
Lucien felt that his surroundings were heavy and light, and the space was changing nonstop. The defense enhanced by the "Space Staff" on his body was washed and destroyed again and again.
After an unknown period of time, Lucien suddenly felt that he had completely lost his weight and was floating in the air. His surroundings were pitch-black, and countless rays carrying fatal curses surged towards him like a tide.
"Elemental Protection!" As Lucien's strange and difficult sound waves shook the space within his influence, colorful spots of light quickly appeared and condensed into a translucent defensive layer in mysterious trajectories, blocking the dangerous rays in time.
Exhaling, Lucien understood that he had successfully arrived in space and was exposed to the cosmic rays that contained many wonderful particles.
Suddenly, Lucien's face changed. He cast another spell inside the light shield of 'Elemental Protection', "Space Staff!"
Some of the cosmic rays even ignored 'Elemental Protection' and passed through directly!
Ripples of light gathered, and a staff that looked like rippling water appeared in Lucien's hands. Then, he pointed at it softly, and the space around was twisted. The few weird cosmic rays that kept the shortest distance bypassed his body, too.
"This place is truly dangerous …" Lucien did not know whether or not the cosmic rays would harm his body and soul, but he did not dare to be careless at all.
The reason why he came to the vast space was not to search for the traces of planets but to complete the discovery of "positrons" (antielectrons) so that his legendary spell "Positron Cannon" could be completed and his strength could be improved as much as possible.
Antiparticles were the opposite of particles, and the antimatter they made of was the opposite of matter. Once the two met, they would collide and be annihilated, releasing terrifying energy. According to the mass-energy formula, the energy release rate of such a reaction far exceeded that of fusion. As a result, a tiny amount of antimatter could cause an unbelievable destructive effect, and it would not take much antimatter to annihilate an entire world.
Therefore, the "Positron Cannon" based on such a principle was definitely Lucien's most powerful single-target attack spell. Also, it could "annihilate" most of the defense together with the user when it was faced with most of the defense layers.
Since "Snow Goddess' Forgiveness", which improved "Snow Goddess' Fury", would not be completed for a while, Lucien certainly would not joke about his own safety. Therefore, he came to space as soon as possible to look for "antielectrons"!
After throwing out the alchemical device, Lucien performed magic and let the cosmic rays pass through the electromagnetic field inside. Then, he observed the trajectories of the deflection.
It was a test of his patience because he had to find the one that he wanted from countless trajectories, and there might not be any "antielectrons" nearby.
As the days went by, Lucien changed quite a few locations.
Trajectories of deflection appeared in the cloud chamber one after another. Lucien identified and calculated attentively. Suddenly, he thought of something. Grabbing the alchemical device, he blinked. Then, a rock the size of a mountain crashed into that location at an unimaginable speed in the darkness.
"Asteroid …" Lucien said to himself. What Mr. President and his teacher could not find were regular planets, but such asteroids that wandered in space were occasionally found. They were one of the greatest hazards in space.
Shaking his head, Lucien stopped paying attention to it. He took out the Morning Light crystal ball and confirmed the situation nearby with astrology. It was not until then that he continued his experiment.
A wonderful trajectory was condensed in the cloud chamber. The familiar curve and the opposite direction were so intimate and lovely in Lucien's eyes!
"Positron"!
The space that represented the feedback of the real world arrived again. The complicated magic patterns in Lucien's cognitive world increased again and were quickly connected.
After a long time, Lucien, who was floating in space, chanted a long and complicated spell and extended his right hand forward.
"Positron Cannon"!
Countless uncanny objects gathered, and a pillar of light mixed with illusionary flames suddenly expanded and spurted out, quickly hitting another asteroid that was passing by.
This asteroid was even more lifeless and enormous than the previous one. However, after being hit by Lucien's "Positron Cannon", it immediately burst out the brilliance as dazzling as a star. Terrifying rays were surging out.
After a short time, everything calmed down. There was not the slightest trace of the asteroid on the spot anymore. It had completely vanished in space.
Such power made Lucien nod his head. Activating the space-time beacon that he left on his body, the brilliant starlight around him glowed bit by bit, and he disappeared on the spot.
After another long time, the scenery before Lucien's eyes became clear again. He had returned to the top floor of 'Babel'!
Taking out the 'Moon Timer', Lucien was deep in thought. "Warp drive? Wormhole? Travel in a higher dimension? "
Subtracting twenty days of experiment time, he simply calculated the time spent on the space jump, hoping to figure out the mysteries behind it.
Suddenly, Lucien's heart thought of something. He turned his eyes to the window, only to see a silver sword flash by with the illusionary air that could cut everything apart.
After the sword, an elemental planet was split into halves abruptly, before it was broken into countless smaller pieces by the spreading illusionary gaps.
The 'Atomic Universe' suddenly trembled violently, as if a source of destruction was emitting infinite sword auras at the center. The elemental planets were split apart at the same time, and the starlight died out one after another. The weather was changing, and the universe was coming to an end!
Lucien's lips curled in sincere delight. Activating his spiritual power, everything in the 'Atomic Universe' was back to normal again.
The tall figure in silver armor stepped in from the window with uncontrollable excitement on her face. "Lucien, I've advanced into legendary!"
"I knew that such a day would come, but I didn't know that it would be so early." Lucien looked at Natasha with a smile.
Natasha paced on the spot gloatingly and delightedly. Then, she chuckled in a good mood. "So, listen to me tonight."
Lucien raised his left eyebrow. "Before, you asked me to encourage you, comfort you, and cooperate with you because of your difficulties in breaking into legendary. I felt that it was very reasonable, so I didn't object. But now that I've made the breakthrough, why am I still the one who listens to you?"
Natasha said solemnly, "Are you not going to congratulate me and feel happy for me after my successful breakthrough? It's much more meaningful than a birthday!"
"… You are truly 'reasonable' no matter what you say." Lucien shook his head in amusement.
Natasha raised her chin. "Of course. I'm always fair!"
… …
A few days later, the Highest Council held an emergency meeting.
In the meeting room, the atmosphere was not weird because of Lucien's explanation of 'observer effect'. Both Douglas and Lucien were seniors who cared about things, and Lucien was a considerate gentleman. Academic arguments would not extend to normal communication, especially when they were just speculations. It was not like Brook's double-slit experiment that proved the nature of waves, overturned the particle theory, and laid the foundation for the victory of the second War between Waves and Particles.
Douglas said solemnly, "The elven queen in the Stroop forest wrote me a letter."
"A letter?" Oliver found it strange. A top legend wrote a letter for communication? It was not like she was scared of Fernando's roar!
Douglas nodded. "Because it's an official letter for help."
Hearing that, all the members of the Highest Council in the meeting became solemn. The Elven Court was one of the Congress' most important allies.
Douglas continued, "Aglaea, the elven queen, discovered that some elves showed signs of corruption. Even the elven tree was polluted for unknown reasons. Some members of the Elder Council of Druids went missing too. Because she was trying to control the elven tree, and it was rather weird, she asked for our help, hoping that we could send one or two legendary sorcerers for help. After all, magic is very useful in certain aspects."
He looked around and asked, "Who's willing to go?"
After a brief silence, Lucien raised his hand and said, "I happen to be free."
He had already advanced into level-three legendary, but he still needed materials to upgrade the Moon Timer, which was a unique legendary item. Also, legendary materials of space-time were very rare and could barely be found. Therefore, he might as well try his luck at the Elven Court, a place that had been passed on for hundreds of thousands of years.
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