"Good afternoon, Miss Rachel. Lucien smiled and beckoned, and although he had already guessed who the black-haired and blue-eyed lady beside Rachel was, he still asked politely, "I wonder who this beautiful lady is?"

The first time Lucien met Rachel was during the council's discussion of pollution, and she still maintained the energetic style of the time, with a friendly smile in her flaxen eyes: "This is my teacher, Ms. Isabella, I didn't expect to meet you on this floor, Mr. Evans."

"Good afternoon, Ms. Isabella. As a man, Lucien was the first to say hello, "Congratulations on your Wizarding Crown, and on your Arcane Rank Seven." ”

Out of the corner of his eye, Lucien noticed that the arcane badge on Isabella's chest had turned into seven brilliant silver stars, and Rachel's arcane level had been raised to level five.

Isabella, who was wearing a long black dress, smiled slightly: "Actually, I was preparing to visit Evans during this time. Without your brainwave paper, Rachel's chances of winning the crown would have been greatly reduced, and it would have been a powerful addition to our preconditions, but I didn't expect to meet you here in advance. ”

Whether it's genuine gratitude or sheer politeness, at least Isabella's words make Lucien sound comfortable: "My paper is just a supplement, and it is important enough to be crowned laureate or the research work of the two ladies." Hehe, I applied to the Magical Research Council for an Arcane Research Project, and today I'm going to take a look at the lab environment. ”

"I don't know what the path is? I also applied for an arcane research project, which is an illusion study that delves into the effects of electromagnetic waves and electrical currents on different parts of the brain. Today, let's take a look at the experimental environment. I was going to invite you to work with us on this project, you have a unique insight in the field of brainwaves, but now it seems that this is not possible. Isabella's smile was very standard, perfectly in line with the ceremonial gesture, and at the same time asked with a slight curiosity.

The last sentence was her polite remark that she had the ability and knowledge to complete the project, but she had no past grudge against Lucien, and she had no recent grudges, and Lucien himself was a potential arcanist, with the Storm Master standing behind her. Maintaining a polite attitude is the best option.

It has been approved. Lucien also had nothing to hide, and said with a gentle smile: "I applied to the Magic Research Committee for a project of the 'Atomic Research Institute', which mainly studies the properties of the atom itself, and the question of what will exhibit periodic laws. ”

Rachel blinked. Such strange projects. Such a large and vague research direction. How was it approved?

Her intense curiosity almost blurted out a question, but because the teacher was around, it was very rude for a student to suddenly interject. You can only forcibly hold back.

"Atomic Institute?" Isabella repeated word by word with her mouth slightly open, and although she knew each one, she seemed to be a little confused when they were combined.

Lucien was mentally prepared for their reaction, and casually explained: "This is an attempt by the council to study a new field, because no one knows what situation and what phenomena Lu Dao will encounter after stepping into this new arcane field, no one can formulate a detailed plan and plan before starting research, and it takes failure again and again to try and explore, and the establishment of the institute is to break through this dilemma, give a wide time, give a certain degree of subsidy support, only ask for direction, do not require specific planning, and give researchers the maximum." 'Fail' freedom. ”

Lucien said this in a high-sounding manner, with the air of an official spokesman for the Magic Research Council.

"A wide range of time, a certain level of subsidy?" Isabella always sensed that there was something wrong with this research project, and looked at Lucien suspiciously.

Lucien laughed and said, "There must be a satisfactory outcome for the committee in three years before it can continue." ”

"Three years?!" Rachel finally couldn't control it and blurted out. The Arcane Research Project that his teacher applied for is only one year, and the subsidy given by the council depends on the progress and status of the research, and Lucian's research institute seems to be the result of the atomic field, and there are no strict requirements!

Even Isabella, a well-informed high-level arcanist, couldn't help but frown: "How can the research committee ensure that the subsidy investment and magic laboratory renovation in the past three years will not be wasted?"

She almost said how to ensure that the arcanist did not apply for a new field without writing a new field - anyway, there was no need for complete planning and argumentation, how to ensure that the fraud of funds under this form of research organization was not rampant!

"Therefore, the form of the institute is only for the arcanist who has made outstanding contributions to the field, and his ability to conduct research in this area is to be reviewed, and the authoritative arcanist in the field must give an evaluation. Lucien said without any shame, "If it really fails in a row, it is also a necessary tuition fee for exploration and research in this field, after all, we are crossing the river by feeling the stones." ”

Thinking of the Storm Master standing behind the elegant gentleman in front of him, Isabella and Rachel were not confused by his words, and couldn't help but exclaim in their hearts: "What a good way to cheat the funds! His talent in this area is comparable to his arcane talent!"

Thinking about her pathetic arcane research project, Isabella's smile became more polite, and she changed the subject without a trace: "This is indeed a useful attempt. Speaking of attempts, I've seen Evans's paper with Drummond that solves a problem that puzzles several Grand Arcanists. To be honest, when I first read those two papers, I couldn't think of how to unify the two different angles of the formula, and I didn't think about ignoring any actual arcane meaning and simply piecing it together mathematically. ”

"Congratulations, you will have many times more chances of being 'talked' by magicians in the future than I do. ”

"Tragically, I'm still struggling with the meaning behind the formula. Lucien told a white lie.

And Isabella's attention was not on this, and the two were not familiar with each other, so they said goodbye after a few words of greeting.

"Is she Lady Isabella?" Katrina looked at Isabella's back with implicit admiration and longing, during the time she had been working in the Wizard's Management Department. The most heard female high magician is Isabella, and she also "lived up to expectations" for the laurels, "elegant, intellectual, beautiful, dignified, intelligent, powerful, I wish I could be a lady like her." ”

Lucien smiled: "Then work hard, if you don't work hard." There is no hope. ”

............

July 30th. Early morning.

“...... Happy birthday, Natasha. Lucien put down his quill and sealed the letter to Natasha, which was still filled with trivia and musical discussions. However, a piano sketch adapted from a birthday song was attached as a birthday present.

Do it all. Lucien put the letter in his pocket. Go to the restaurant for breakfast.

Sprint, Katrina, Annick, Heidi and other magic apprentices and Lazar were already waiting in the cafeteria, except for Cherry, who was still studying at the magic school, and they all quit their jobs. Preparations began for the official launch of the "Atomic Research Institute" a few days later.

"Lucian, Lucian! This issue of Arcane has been released ahead of schedule!" Lucian had just sat down when a young man with messy hair rushed in, holding a dark black cover of Arcane in his hand, "And in this issue of Arcane, the five Grand Arcanists have written papers around your formula, dissecting the laws behind it, plus your paper is to solve the imperfect formulas of the other two Grand Arcanists, and the papers of the seven Grand Arcanists are all centered on your papers! More exaggerated than the topic that the previous issue focused on Ms. Isabella's paper!"

It was Lucian and Lazar's friend, Roque, a teacher at Douglas School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, who spoke.

After the application of the Atomic Research Institute was approved, Lucien sent invitations to his friends in turn, asking them to be his assistants, and since he did not plan to hire many people, the invitation letters were sent to the people behind him after the veto. In view of the lucrative salary, the superior conditions, and the fact that they could exist for another three years, Roque and Jerome agreed to come without hesitation, and this was the most important three years for them to hit the middle rank.

Lazar was first pleased that the two friends were working with him, and then joked, saying that he regretted that Lucien did not hire a beauty magician.

As for the mid-level arcanist, Lucien has never found a satisfactory one, to this level of elemental mage, as long as they have the corresponding arcane research ability, they can learn from the teacher or serve as an assistant, and even better, they are conducting important arcane or magic research on their own, as well as venturing and exploring outside, and few people have nothing to do, such as K, Larry, Timothy, Ulysses, etc., all euphemistically rejected Lucian's invitation.

However, Lucian's mandatory task has to wait until next year, and he is not in a hurry to recruit him, anyway, he has his own presiding.

Roque's exaggerated tone and description aroused the intense curiosity of Lazar, Heidi, and others, and they all got up and asked, "What paper? What paper by Mr. Evans (Lucian)?"

The papers of the seven Grand Arcanists are all related to him?!

"It's a treatise on blackbody radiation, and he solves the problem of formulas that the two Grand Arcanists can't perfect!" Roque was still excited by a situation he had never seen before, seven Grand Arcanists, when they met Lucien more than two years ago, they could not have imagined such a day.

"Really, really?" the apprentices surrounded Roque like a flock of chirping birds, craned their necks and tried to read the words on it—although the content was incomprehensible, the signature of the paper was always recognized.

Lazar was "ostracized" by them, and helplessly spread his hands to Lucian: "Why don't you tell me what it is?"

The excitement lasted for a while before the apprentices looked at Lucien proudly and proudly, the teacher was amazing!

Roque and Lazar were already frowning: "Why can't you explain anything?Lucian, what laws are hidden in your formula?"

They had roughly skimmed through the analyses of the five Grand Arcanists, and although they didn't quite believe that they had the ability to deal with this problem, they always had a glimmer of hope that they might be favored by fate at some point, and suddenly they had a flash of inspiration to solve the problems of the Grand Arcanists like Lucien.

So they gradually thought about it deeply, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt that they could not explain Lucian's formula from any angle, and maybe they really had to assume the premise from the perspective of subversion, from the direction of contradiction with the current arcane system, as the Grand Arcanists invariably mentioned?

"If I knew the way, I would have written a paper and submitted it. Lucien told a white lie again.

En, the two nodded while falling into contemplation again, until Lucien finished breakfast and was about to leave, Lazar asked curiously: "Lucian, you have been studying for so long, you should have a new direction, don't worry, I'm just curious, I always feel unwilling to solve this mystery, and I won't write a paper." ”

"We are considering starting from the perspective of a new theory of thermodynamic molecular motion. Lucien replied lightly, sighing softly in his heart.

At Arcane headquarters, Drummond was lost in thought after listening to his subordinates' reports on the completion of the journal's launch, and the seven Grand Arcanists had never written a paper on a non-sensational issue at the same time.

This gave him a vague sense of unease.

Is there a secret behind this formula? (To be continued......