Act 61. Awards
The next two days of the annual conference were as usual, but the shock of the first day of Reiner did not dissipate, and at least a few mages who had published papers based on the old theory of combustion gave up for some reason, making the gap between the meetings a little more.
No one came to Reiner to discuss magic easily, and people seemed to be afraid of the mage's apprentice, or perhaps because Reiner was talking and laughing with the high-ranking mages, which made everyone feel distancing from him.
This freed up Reiner to focus on understanding the meeting.
Although it involves specific calculations, which cannot be completed without the assistance of Reiner of the calculation circle, it is still difficult for him to have a simple qualitative understanding of each theory.
The feedback from the world also worked on Reiner's body, and on the night of the next day's meeting, Reiner could feel the surging magic constantly stirring in his body, and the heart lake rose to the beginning of starlight, filling the night.
To use the analogy of martial arts novels on Earth, Reiner is a person who accidentally gained deep internal strength, but does not know any martial arts moves, looking super fierce, but in fact he is not beaten.
It is quite difficult to interfere with reality by simply relying on the release of magic, magic is like a lever, which allows mages to pry the laws of the world with a small amount of magic, which is why many people have magic reserves that can carry the magic of the second or even third rings, but they cannot be promoted, because they cannot successfully construct the corresponding magic.
If you lose the magic formula, then no amount of magic is just a number.
On the third day of the meeting, there were fewer speakers, but for some reason, everyone was sitting on their knots, as if waiting for something.
Reiner didn't care too much, and he carefully recorded the previous mage's instructions on how to improve the heating device in a more precise way, and at this time, Lanchester stood up.
"Ladies and gentlemen, that's the end of the presentations, and as is customary, the next step should be the time to review this year's Hohenheim Gold Cup."
His words silenced the room, which had been a little whispered, and even Reiner stopped his pen because of the atmosphere and looked at the majestic legendary mage on the podium.
"During the year, Cornwall. His Excellency Penzance discovered that the power of thunder and lightning could completely dissociate the elements that were active in nature, and thus invented the electrolysis method to bring several valuable elements to us. ”
Lanchester said, glancing at Penzance, who was sitting next to him, and continued.
"Maria. Lord Instein's discovery of the element 'Gmuel' in a special ore, similar to the previously discovered element 'Redil', which also has the property of releasing energy outward, is not well studied, but she has undoubtedly opened a door for us. ”
All eyes converged on a woman to Lanchester's left, who looked no more than thirty years old, and who was more accomplished than most of the male mages present.
“...... We should be grateful for their efforts, because it is because of their excellence that we can get closer to the truth. ”
Lanchester then mentions several mages, both high-level and mid-level, as if counting the achievements of the mercury balance in the alchemy system during the year.
With that, he paused, and then spoke.
"But while these achievements are outstanding, the one I'm going to talk about next is even more groundbreaking."
Lanchester's gaze swept across the conference hall to see the figure, and he smiled and continued.
"For a long time, we generally believed that wind, water, fire, and earth are the four basic elements, which are the basis of all things, and many discourses derived from this, including the theory of combustion, constitute the cornerstone of alchemy, but with the discovery of new elements and the development of the alchemy environment, we have gradually realized that these theories are not the truth, and there are many loopholes that are difficult to repair."
Hearing Lanchester's words, everyone fell into thought.
Monks are seekers of truth, but have some of them become conservative defenders who have abandoned the right path?
"I am very fortunate to have such a mage in our time, although he is only an apprentice, but with his careful observation and subversion of conventional thinking, he makes bold assumptions and carefully verifies, so as to break our previous perception that water is the basic element."
At this point, Lanchester already knew who he was referring to, and many eyes converged on Reiner, but the mage's apprentice was unmoved, still listening intently.
"It can be said that his discovery completely broke the foundation of alchemy for three hundred years, but on top of this, he established a more solid and accurate foundation, and more importantly, he showed us a way of thinking, a way of thinking constructed by pure reason and logic, which many mages, even after years of studying magic, still do not possess."
As he spoke, Lanchester pulled out a small, golden wine glass from the black box he had in hand.
"So, even though he is only a mage apprentice and not even a full member of the Mercury Scales, based on the discussions of our committee, it was decided to award him this year's Hohenheim Gold Cup, and he is Reiner. Ian Gray. ”
As soon as the words fell, the applause was thunderous.
For the first time in three hundred years, the Hohenheim Gold Cup was awarded to an apprentice mage.
Reiner made history.
He was a little surprised, he didn't even know what this Hohenheim Gold Cup was all about, so he was so calm.
Judging from Lanchester's words, this award should be a Nobel Prize for a mage who has achieved something in the field of alchemy, and may be similar in status to Earth.
The Hornheim Gold Cup for the apprentice is as shocking as a Nobel Prize for a college student.
However, considering that Reiner discovered two new elements, completely renovated the old theories, and proposed the law of conservation of elements, this award is well deserved.
Reiner slowly got up, and to the sound of incessant applause, he walked to the podium, his second time in three days, and bowed slightly to the kind Lanchester, and then took the Hohenheim Gold Cup.
The golden cup is much lighter than it looks on the outside, and the exterior is decorated with a circle of intricate patterns, with the names of the elements "Ocles" and "Hydra" written in floral characters, and at the bottom of the cup, a line of small characters is engraved - I would like to dedicate this to Reiner. Ian Gray, who discovered the mysteries of fire and water.
As soon as it touched the palm of his hand, a force flowed from this golden cup, gradually seeping into Reiner's body.
Obviously, this is a magic prop.
"Tell me about your acceptance speech, Reiner."
Lanchester stepped back and handed the podium to Reiner.
Looking around the hall, Reiner took a deep breath and spoke.