"A mathematical conundrum that even you can't solve?" Hearing Lucien's words, Natasha was immediately filled with interest. She picked up the paper before Lucien and turned the pages quickly, finding the ten mathematical conundrums listed at the end.
"Four-color Problem … Lucien's Conjecture … Barber's Paradox …" Natasha's mouth moved slightly as she read the questions softly, before she fell into a long silence.
Lucien looked at her in amusement. "How about it? What do you think? "
Natasha was suddenly back to herself, as if she had just been freed from a nightmare. Scratching her chin habitually, she said, "Very difficult mathematical conundrums. Yes. Very difficult mathematical conundrums that require the joint efforts of all the arcanists in the Congress. Right, Lucien, what do you think about the situation right now? "
"I remember that you asked me the same question a while ago." Lucien tapped the desk softly with his fingers in a smile.
Natasha raised her head and said solemnly, "Didn't you always say that things are always developing and changing, that stillness is relative, and that motion and change are absolute? It's been many days since I asked your opinion last time. In the meantime, the explosion of the fission reactor and the godhood transformation of Heit from the God of Craftsmen to the God of Steam took place. Of course, the situation has changed!"
"I find that you are getting more and more eloquent." Lucien teased her.
Natasha pressed her left chest with her right hand and slightly bowed in a gentlemanly manner. She said with a smile, "It's all thanks to your guidance, Mr. Professor. You have unusual insights in every aspect and opened a new door for me. Hahaha."
When she said the last sentence, she seemed to have thought of a hilarious joke and almost couldn't stand straight.
Lucien's lips twitched, regretting that he told too many meaningful jokes to Natasha. "… As a matter of fact, the situation right now is both clear and complicated. Ever since Viken secretly announced the way to become a demigod, we have entered an era of competition. The top legends hope to become demigods, the regular legends want to reach the peak, and the non-legends are trying to become legends."
"This is not just the competition of individuals but also the competition of species, forces, and organizations. If you fall slightly behind, you may be doomed. Even if you are not doomed but weakened, you will have to pay ten times or a hundred times the price if you want to catch up. It's not something that normal people can accomplish. Also, Viken's way to become a demigod requires faith, which means fierce competition. Anybody can be a friend or a foe."
Hearing Lucien's complete description of the current situation again, Natasha stopped smiling. "I don't think that Thanos and Viken's way to become a demigod is normal. It has too many hidden problems and is too cruel. They have to transform themselves with the power of feelings. Is it any different from devils? Perhaps this is an era of fierce competition, but I will not succumb because of that. I will look for the path that suits me. "
"Me too." Lucien did not say much.
Natasha patted Lucien's shoulder and said understandingly, "It's relatively easy for me to advance from level one of legendary, but it will be more difficult for you to reach the peak. Also, whatever your real thoughts are, and whether or not you want to walk on the path of Viken and the rest of them, I'm afraid that many people will consider you a competitor."
A man's wealth is his own ruin. Lucien summed up Natasha's words with an idiom in his heart and nodded solemnly. "For myself and for you, I will not stop moving forward. No obstacles can stop my advancement!"
After reading the mysteries of immortality, Lucien had a guess about the similarities and differences between the two worlds, but he needed to prove it by discovering all kinds of phenomena. Therefore, he did not dare to propose the quantum field theory or the standard particle model to advance. After all, his head would explode if there were any discrepancies!
"Dozens of level-three legends and a dozen at the peak of legendary. Your 'opponents' before you are not weak at all." Despite what she said, Natasha's silver and purple eyes were glittering. She seemed to be full of confidence in Lucien.
As they looked at each other, the atmosphere gradually became warm. Lucien pulled Natasha close and was about to hug her, when Natasha suddenly said, "Right, what about the pollution caused by the fission reactor? What are you going to do about it? "
Lucien looked at her in amusement and helplessness. "You are truly an expert at ruining the atmosphere …"
Natasha chuckled gloatingly. "I'm concerned about the very serious pollution. As a king, I'm very competent!"
"So, you did it on purpose …" Lucien rubbed his forehead with a casual smile. "I proposed to clean it with Eternal Blaze of lesser power, but my teacher vetoed it. So, he's going to take care of it."
… …
Rumble!
Inside the Atom Institution, Heidi, who was focused on making electron tubes with magic circles and alchemical items, almost fell over because of the shaking ground. Thankfully, she cast a spell instantly and stabilized herself.
"What's going on? Why is the City in the Sky shaking again? "Caught unprepared, Iristine and Nodanielle could only grab the metal tubes next to the wall.
There was still more than half a month to go before the new semester. Iristine took the opportunity to visit Allyn with Nodanielle and got to know the distinguished sorcerers through Heidi.
Looking at Chelly, Lowi, Alfalia and the other assistants who were caught unprepared and fell to the ground, Heidi shook her head helplessly. "How would I know? This is the City in the Sky. It doesn't make any sense that there will be an earthquake. Also, the tornadoes in the sky cannot pass through the half-open defense at all."
Suddenly, she realized what was going on. "The shaking that we encountered last time was caused by the explosion of the fission reactor at the center of Allyn. Is it the same this time? No, after the incident last time, the other reactor has been shut down. "
Because she had not experienced the horror of the fission reaction in person, she talked about the loss of control of the reactor as if she were talking about the accidental damage of a certain magic circle in the laboratory yesterday.
"The fission reactor … I hope that it won't cause too much pollution …" Said Iristine in a low voice, somewhat worried.
At the center of the City in the Sky …
Looking at the chamber that had basically been cleaned of pollution and the melted and damaged magic walls and floor, Fernando nodded in satisfaction. "Eternal Blaze is still the most useful one …"
He had rejected Lucien's suggestion at the beginning and tried to find other ways to remove the curse and pollution, but none of them worked out well. It would take at least a month to complete them, and better methods were yet to be invented. Therefore, as an impatient and irritable man who was busy studying why the reactor went out of control, he burst into fury and performed Eternal Blaze, whose power had been mostly weakened, in the spacious room, activating the defense of Allyn of the highest level again.
After a deafening explosion, the world was clean again …
… …
A month later, in the working district where the dwarves lived in the city of Renstadt …
Augustus, the Chief Elder, led Harold, Myrna, and the other core members of the tribe to kneel before the silver "nuclear bomb" and pray for the big prayer once a week.
Although what Augustus and Harold were worried about did not happen because Ham, the emissary of the God of Craftsmen, had mysteriously gone missing, such an encounter would certainly happen again. The fat and defenseless prey would certainly attract covetous waves. Therefore, they had a grave sense of crisis and strengthened their tribe's faith in the real "God of Steam" through all kinds of rituals and activities in order to improve their cohesiveness so that they would not be dazzled by other people's divine powers and join the God of Steam at the slightest temptation.
They might not be bothered by other false gods, but the God of Craftsmen, who was also a dwarf, would definitely destroy their seemingly solid foundation. After all, for the dwarves of the Night Highland, it was not a matter of changing their faith. They had merely found the incarnation of the God of Steam in the world! If the Lord did not send down a divine decree, it would be very difficult to resist such empty boasting!
"You are the master of everything. You control the boundary between life and death. You are the king of kings and the god of gods."
Augustus covered his eyes with his right hand and kneeled on the ground deeply. Covered by his solemn and solemn voice, he was anxious and expectant. "Great God of Steam, please grant your devout believers divine powers so that we can defend your glory, practice your path, and build Atlantis on earth."
Divine powers! No matter how powerful the Congress of Magic was and how they exposed the "true faces" of the God of Truth and the false gods to all the intelligent creatures, as long as divine powers existed, the foundation of faith would never be shaken. Countless believers would still believe in the existence of the true gods!
The churches without divine powers, in such a world, were so weak that they would fall apart at the slightest wind, just like the Church of Steam and the Church of Machinery that they founded! After leaving the Night Highland and entering Rentato, many dwarves gradually lost their faith after witnessing the splendid world of dreams. They were addicted to pleasure and martial arts, and they yearned for the Orthodoxy of Holm and the Congress of Magic.
"Lord, it's not that we're not devout enough, but even the most devout faith needs power to protect it …"
Augustus prayed fervently and hopefully in his heart.
The ceremony gradually came to an end. Everything was still the same as before. The God of Steam did not show any signs.
Harold was more or less disappointed, but he did not dare to complain about what happened on the Night Highland.
Augustus was equally disappointed and frustrated. However, when he was about to stand up, his head suddenly hummed. He felt that the colors around him were fading away, leaving only the ivory light and the silver "nuclear bomb" before him!
Then, he felt that a stream of overwhelming power arrived from the silver nuclear bomb and connected to his soul.
His soul began to tremble uncannily, as if he were facing a high and mighty being, as if he were looking at the boundless starry sky at night!
"What I grant you is the mysteries of steam and the essence of machinery. If you master them, you will be as good as divine powers …"
Augustus felt that his soul was floating upward and melted with the ivory light around, gradually forming a sacred and pure cluster of light!
"I'm giving you divine spells so that you can survive in the coming 'twilight of the gods' catastrophe. I want you to know the meaning and power of steam through comparison. I want you to truly understand Atlantis …"
"… Whoever reveals the secrets of the divine powers will lose their power and become sinners!"
The hollow and magnificent voice echoed next to Augustus' ears, filling his heart with joy.
Harold, Myrna, and the other dwarves looked ahead in confusion and shock. They saw that the silver holy item was emitting gentle colors and casting down holy light.
The pure and holy light enshrouded the Chief Elder who was kneeling on the ground, giving him a sense of solemnity and holiness. His vibe was rising nonstop!
Suddenly, Augustus stood up. The ivory brilliance around his body spread out in layers, making Harold, Myrna, and the other dwarves feel that they were lighter, full of strength, and full of vigor. Their minds were peaceful!
Is … Is this divine power?
With tears on his face, Augustus raised his right hand and covered his eyes.
He shouted, "You are one, and all!"
Harold, Myrna, and the other dwarves kneeled on the ground again and prayed in ecstasy and shock.
"We will defend your Dao and let your Holy Name of Steam reach the highest level again!"
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