In the classroom, all the students' eyes were focused on Ali's face, but he seemed to be unaware of it. His eyes were staring straight at his teacher, Brian, as if to confirm that what had happened just now was not a hallucination or a dream.
Brian was most interested in illusions in the magic school and was good at psychological analysis. So, he nodded with a smile and repeated what he said earlier. "Yes, you are the most distinguished student of your grade in this exam. Congratulations. You will receive the special prize."
It was true!
It was true!
Ali's heart suddenly exploded. His clenched hands were shivering, and the few words were echoing in his head.
"Cosmic Observatory!"
"Atom Institution!"
"Jane!"
"Boundless Cosmos!"
"Ali, aren't you going to share your joy and your learning experience with everyone?" Brian's voice brought Ali back to himself.
"That's right, Ali. This is the first time that we've learned the basics of arcana and magic. How can we learn them well?" Some students who were as common as Ali opened their mouths.
They had only been in the school for half a year, and they had not suffered any serious setbacks yet. They were still in the stage where they were eager to change their fate through knowledge. Therefore, they were more curious and eager than jealous about Ali's miraculous rise in the ranking.
Ali stood up and opened his mouth. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly recalled the difficult journey during this period of time and the scenes where he forgot to eat and sleep. All of a sudden, he felt a little sour in his joy. His eyes were also sore, and he could not see the surroundings clearly at all.
"I … I was just thinking that my father is not a sorcerer, a noble, a banker, or a great businessman. My talents are far from those of the geniuses who were admitted to the magic school at a young age. If I want to keep up with them, I have to work harder than them, especially right now when the basics are not very complicated. Mr. Evans once said that attitude is more important than talent at this stage … "Ali choked and said whatever was on his mind in a mess.
… …
In the blink of an eye, it was the Month of Harvest (September) again. None of the islands under the control of the Congress were attacked by Maltimus. It seemed that he was focused on uniting the sea clans. Therefore, Brook returned to Allyn in advance.
Inside the Atomic Universe, the complicated magic circles on the top floor of the Tower of Babel were almost perfected. Time and space waves were spreading out in the hall.
"Are you ready?" Natasha noticed the anomaly the moment she returned from the Nekso Palace.
Lucien put away the materials for the magic circle and nodded with a smile. "There are still some details left. It will be done in a few days."
"It's a pity that the Shield of Truth hasn't been completely repaired yet. Otherwise, I would've jumped over with you to see what the real sun looks like …" Natasha scratched her chin, as if she were yearning for it. She sounded rather regretful.
Without the protection of the Shield of Truth, she was not strong enough to resist the super high temperature close to the sun. Therefore, she decisively held back the idea and did not take the risk. Otherwise, it would be irresponsible to her family, her father, and her subjects. After all, Lucien was not very confident himself. Who knew whether the teleportation would be at a suitable distance, closer to the sun, or even on the surface of the sun?
Lucien said with a humorous smile, "Maltimus must be responsible for that."
Pausing for a moment, he continued, "If the sun can really be discovered, you can go and see it whenever you want. Right, I have a paper. You can go to Allyn and submit it for me tomorrow."
Natasha chuckled. "You still have time to write a paper?"
In order to seize the time to set up the magic circle, Lucien hadn't been to the Atom Institution for a couple of months.
"The one that I wrote a long time ago." Lucien took out a paper from his magic pouch and gave it to Natasha.
After taking it, Natasha glanced at it curiously and read the title. "'Positrons Discovered in Cosmic Rays and Some Enlightening Thoughts on the Existence Model of Positive and Negative Particles'. Are you going to submit the paper?"
"Yes." Lucien nodded his head. "After the 'cosmic observatory' is established, it's only a matter of time before positrons are discovered. Also, when I dealt with the Lord of Hell, I already used 'Positron Cannon', and it might've been seen by the elven queen … After all, the magic model is not so easy to construct."
For a long time, it would still be his unique spell.
… …
At the beginning of the Month of Harvest, a bunch of young boys and girls came to the gate of the Atom Institution.
"What will the Atom Institution look like …" Ali took a deep breath and said to Anderson, who he had just met. He was the top student of the second grade in the second generic school.
As Ali spoke, he glanced at the girl in a simple pale yellow dress from the corner of his eye. She had delicate features, and her slightly curled black hair was gently draped over her shoulders. She was like a quiet and pitiful doll.
Earlier, on the Hexagram Station, the students of various schools had introduced themselves. Therefore, Ali knew that this was his pen pal, "Jane".
However, under the purposeful isolation of the teachers in the noble school, Ali did not dare to talk to Jane, in case the teachers became suspicious and informed Jane's parents. Then, they would not even be pen pals anymore. In the bards' stories, plays, and operas, no matter what the relationship between a noble lady and a poor boy was, the noble family would most likely strongly object to it.
As if she sensed that Ali was looking at her, Jane slightly turned her head and put on a gentle smile, which made Ali feel that his blood was boiling.
"All in all, you won't be disappointed." Anderson had visited the Atom Institution last time, so he acted as if he were the owner of this place. However, he was equally nervous and excited. "What will the real cosmos look like?"
What would the vast cosmos that carried countless legends and beautiful dreams look like?
"What did you see when you were here last time?" Ali intentionally asked, in case other people suspected that he had already known about it.
As a cheerful and flamboyant person, Anderson said proudly, "Last time, we completed the particle collision experiment under the guidance of Mr. Lazar, Ms. Heidi, and other middle-rank arcanists …"
During that visit, most of the arcanists in the Atom Institution were conducting their own experiments. Also, in order to keep the data confidential, they were not allowed to get too close. Only Lazar, Rock, Heidi, and other arcanists who were good at communicating led the students to walk around and did a few famous experiments.
"… They are very knowledgeable … The whole laboratory is very quiet, except for the illumination of magic circles and the soft noises …" As Anderson introduced, the picture of the Atom Institution in Ali's head became clearer and clearer. The only thing that dissatisfied him was that Anderson and the rest of them focused too much on the "futuristic" buildings and the bizarre magic circles and alchemical devices. They seemed sophisticated and marvelous, but they did not reflect the edge of the microscopic domain.
At this moment, the gate of the institution was opened, and noises came from inside.
"Alfalia, look at this issue of 'Arcana'!"
"What?"
"Mr. Evans has discovered positrons. Antiparticles do exist!"
"This world is so amazing …"
Excited exclamations came into the ears of Ali and the other students, confusing them. What were positrons and antiparticles? However, why did they sound so familiar?
As unconfirmed speculations, the concepts of positrons and antiparticles were not included in the textbooks of "Basic Arcana". That was why the students were stunned.
However, Lucien was famous for his disruptive theories and was the most legendary grand arcanist at present. His speculations also raised people's attention and curiosity. They were often mentioned in the newspapers and on the radio. Also, together with the ocean of negative energy, they became the "new protagonists" in the bards' stories. That was why Ali and the other students found them familiar.
In other places, they might've remembered them very quickly, but this was the edge of the microscopic domain. How could the terms in the stories appear here?
"Ever since Ms. Hellen and Mr. Oliver extended the Lucien equation to the microscopic particles whose spin is non-integer and covered the entire microscopic domain with its brilliance, I knew that Mr. Evans' prophecy about antiparticles would be proved sooner or later." Lowi said excitedly, "Then, it is much more likely that the ocean of negative energy exists!"
Layria and Alfalia were reading "Arcana" together. They understood Lowi's excitement very well because they were also very excited. Suddenly, they exclaimed in surprise when they reached the end of the paper.
"Our teacher did not mention the ocean of negative energy model but abandoned the description of negative energy and proposed a new model, which is a model in which positrons and antiparticles appear and perish in pairs in the vacuum." Chelly raised her head abruptly, trying to see the same surprise on the faces of Lazar, Alfalia and the other students.
Layria read part of the content. "… According to the field theory and the new perspective of matter, all particles can be regarded as different fields. They belong to the excited state of the field, and the ground state of the field is the vacuum. Therefore, different fields in the ground state can be superimposed … There is no absolute vacuum in our world. The vacuum is not empty …"
"… According to the uncertainty principle, there will be enormous fluctuations of energy in a tiny, almost certain range of time … Therefore, the vacuum itself is a bouncing ocean of energy that maintains the conservation of energy on the whole … In the process, the field will enter the excited state from the ground state, and a pair of positrons and antiparticles will be generated out of thin air. Then, the positrons and antiparticles will annihilate each other and release energy. The conservation of energy on the whole …"
"… Because the process is very short and undetectable, the positrons and antiparticles are virtual particles. However, under certain circumstances or in certain environments, the pair of virtual particles may be separated by external forces and become real positrons and antiparticles instead of annihilating each other. That's perhaps one of the origins of matter. Because of the uncertainty principle, matter is based on 'emptiness' …"
When the content was read, the whole Atom Institution fell into silence. Lazar, Chelly and the rest of them were trying to understand the model while they were shocked by the bold description of the model.
The bouncing ocean of energy in the vacuum, the positrons and antiparticles, and the generation of matter based on 'emptiness' all overturned their understanding in the past and gave them a brainstorm.
Also, the bouncing ocean of energy seemed to be the source of magic energy!
Alfalia, who was rather good at astrology, suddenly mumbled to herself, "The uncertainty principle that may be regarded as a devil because it may subvert determinism is the source of our matter …"
Ali, who was at the door, was dizzy. He turned around and asked Anderson, "Do you understand what they're talking about?"
Anderson shook his head quickly. "Not at all … What about you?"
Not far away, Jane also shook her head.
"I don't understand it either …" Ali looked rather confused. "This is perhaps the demeanor of the frontier of the microscopic domain …"
"Yes." Anderson couldn't agree more.
Lazar managed to come back to himself from the shock and astonishment. He turned around and said to Ali and the rest of them, "You're here? Four to a group. Every group can stay in the cosmic observatory for half an hour. Heidi and Annick are waiting for you up there. "
Every group could teleport five people, but they had to be accompanied by a middle-rank sorcerer. Inside the cosmic observatory, although the laboratory was only enough for five people, the rest of the space was enough for the visitors. After all, the consumption of magic gems and energy would be covered by the Congress.
Ali and the rest of them got rid of their confusion and were all excited.
… …
Inside the Atomic Universe …
Lucien walked to the center and was ready to activate the magic circle.
"To be honest, it's only been a couple of months since the exploration of the Boundless Ocean to the confirmation of our ideas based on the data. I always feel that it's too easy and like a child's game." Natasha, who was' seeing them off ', said while scratching her chin with her right hand.
"It didn't start from the exploration of the Boundless Ocean …" Lucien blinked and said with a cunning smile.
Then, the light glowed, and the space-time gate slowly took shape.
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