Lucien smiled lightly and nodded, "Yes." I improved this unique magic myself, and I thought it was interesting how it works and how it was constructed, so I wanted to write it and submit it as a paper. ”

"You know the arcane?" Eric asked bluntly. A young man who has just come into contact with arcane can produce research results immediately, he will not believe it even if the other party is a genius! Arcane has developed to this day, and it is impossible to bloom brilliant flowers without sufficient knowledge accumulation!

Even if you are a genius, it will take at least a year to make up the foundation, right?

Lucien understood Eric's doubts very well, and there was no genius on earth who could produce research results in just over a month after studying mathematics, physics, chemistry, etc., so he replied with a polite smile: "The improvement of my unique magic comes from other aspects, not the current arcane knowledge, but I think its construction principle should have some value." Of course, I did it myself, and I don't know if the Dao duplicates the existing arcane research results. ”

Lucien has always understood the principle of showing appropriate value and getting attention from some aspect to fight against other forces, but when he first arrived at the Magic Council, he didn't know the level of arcane research in the Magic Council, how much knowledge from the earth could be in line with the otherworldly realm and could be combined with magic, and the directly related mage's personality was not known, so it was impossible to blindly and arrogantly publish the results of arcane research.

Only after figuring out the current arcane level of the Magic Council, which fields have been studied to what extent, and conducting magic experiments to confirm or modify them one by one to conform to the environment of this world, is it time for Lucien to emerge and shine.

Of course, the published research results must have prior knowledge, and cannot be in the air, otherwise it will lead people to imagine beyond the "genius". And it is necessary to be able to end the controversy quickly with empirical evidence, otherwise once it is involved in controversy and intrigue, it is a candle in the wind if it does not have enough strength. It can be blown away at any time, after all, most arcanists and magicians are people with emotions of joy and sorrow, greed and generosity, and love of face, not to mention the stubborn and narrow-minded among them.

Lucien's answer was heard. Eric's stiff face faded slightly, "Is it based on the principles of ancient magic construction?" If you are not afraid of trouble and disappointment, you can write a paper. It's twenty minutes until six o'clock, can you finish it?"

"No problem at all, I've already written a draft in the format of an Arcane journal. Lucien looked at Eric earnestly. "Mr. Eric, you have not answered my question, this paper is submitted to the review committee in addition to that. Do you need to submit your own vote to a journal?"

Seeing Lucian's confident look, Eric took out the parchment and gave it to him with a disdainful look, and then said, "Yes, after your paper passes the evaluation of the 'Arcane Review Committee', you will need to submit it to different journals yourself." However, since the council strictly prohibits multiple submissions, you must choose a good journal, otherwise it will not be published or if the journal has too little influence in the field. Your paper will only receive Arcane Points awarded by the Review Committee, not the cited parts. ”

"As for how to choose, wait until your paper is approved. Eric clearly didn't want to waste his saliva.

Lucien didn't pay much attention to Eric's attitude, picked up the parchment and quill, and was about to write. At this time, Eric pointed to the opposite room: "You go there to write, I may have a magician here to update the badge data." Remember. Give it to me before six o'clock, or you'll have to wait until tomorrow. ”

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A bright pale blue room, with a long table in the center, surrounded by chairs, and surrounded by a magic circle of sights and sounds.

This seems to be the conference room of the "Wizard Management Department".

The room had been empty and silent, but now there was the rustling of quills, and Lucien was concocting his first paper in the otherworldly realm:

"Exploring the Use of Sonic Waves in the Field of Magical Exploration from a Small Bat Flight Experiment"

"Little bats, hearing, organs, sound waves, probing. ”

"As Mr. Douglas said, there are so many phenomena in the material world that we live in that seem normal and are full of mysteries when you think about them. ”

"Maybe everyone has noticed that small bats are flying fast in the dark night, but how many people have ever cared about how they can fly in the dark without hitting any obstacles?"

The headline, keywords, and two simple sentences lead directly to the questions discussed.

Lucien has become very proficient in this essay format, except that he does not need to write abstracts in both English and Chinese, which are written by ordinary journals for easy use by indexed journals and newspapers.

The reason why Lucien proposed to write a paper when submitting the apprentice-level magic of "Bat Scream" is because this improvement result can not involve the current arcane knowledge and only rely on simple experimental design to confirm and complete, and as we all know, ancient magic is to create and improve magic by studying the magic patterns and structures of simulated magical creatures, and "Bat Scream" is exactly the same lineage, but now the object has become an ordinary creature.

In that case, why waste the arcane points that the paper might get?

As for the experiment, Lucien hasn't done it yet, but it's easier to work backwards and concoct the data if the results are correct.

"By chance, I noticed the situation, so I caught a small bat, blindfolded it and released it, and to my surprise, the bat was not affected in the slightest. ”

This was followed by two sets of controlled experiments, one of which blindfolded the bat's eyes with different materials, including magical materials, to prevent its eyes from seeing through ordinary strips of cloth. The other group tested the bats' eye condition by reactivity.

"It's hard to believe that this type of little bat has near-blind eyes, so how exactly do they 'see' the road?"

Next, there were several sets of controlled experiments, which ruled out the causes of wings, mental power, etc.

The last set of experiments destroyed the bat's ear and nose structure, respectively, and concluded that the bat 'listened' to the sound wave reflections emitted by the mouth and nose organs to determine its position and flight.

After the exploration experiment, it was the process of refining the apprentice-level magic of "Bat Scream" through many experiments through the sonic magic of "Homans's Choking".

Because this is something that Lucien himself did, it was easy to write, the only problem was to modify some of the links, so that people could not see that Lucien was indeed a high-frequency sound wave in the beginning.

After writing the text, Lucien wrote: "Because the structure of the nose and mouth of the bat and the structure of the brain are complex. With my knowledge and ability, I can't simulate it, so I can only use it as a spellcasting material to unleash this apprentice-level magic. ”

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"I hope my experiments will shed some light on the use of different frequencies of sound waves in magic. ”

After reading the paper carefully, I felt that there was no problem. Lucien wrote on another piece of parchment the specific model, spell, and casting material requirements for the apprentice-level magic "Bat Scream", which was submitted as a new magic.

After sorting out the parchment, Lucien looked at the wall clock in the conference room, it was only ten o'clock: "Hehe." It took less than thirty minutes to concoct a paper, and I just hope that the Magic Council doesn't have a similar study. ”

Lucien was not too sure about this, because Annick did not have similar apprentice-level magic in the arcane and magical foundations they studied. Even if someone did a similar study, lowering its requirements to the apprenticeship level would be an improvement.

Calling the door of the conference room, Lucien first saw Lazar pacing back and forth in the hallway.

Hearing the door open, Lazar turned abruptly and asked eagerly, "Evans, I heard Mr. Eric say that you are writing a thesis?"

"yes, but it was just a magical idea that I improved. Lucien smiled. His gaze calmly looked at Lazar, "Didn't you write a paper when you improved the Burning Hand?"

Lazar was stunned, forgot the question, and subconsciously replied: "Written." However, it is difficult for this kind of paper to be judged by the review committee if it follows the magic of other people's ideas with small changes. So only points for new magic are awarded. ”

"I'm just like you, just trying. Lucien took Lazar's words and replied with a smile.

Lazar nodded earnestly: "That's it...... Wait, how long have you been in contact with arcane before you can improve your magic?How many books and papers on arcane and magic have you read?" was almost bluffed by Evans.

"Ancient magicians are also improving their magic. Lucien said as he knocked on Eric's office door.

Lazar let out a long "oh" and said, "Then Evans, you'd better not get your hopes up." ”

After receiving Eric's answer, Lucien and Lazar walked into the office and handed him the paper and the parchment of the new magic.

Eric looked at the weight of the parchment in his hand and nodded slightly: "Evans, you really have a draft, otherwise it would be difficult to write so much in such a short time." By the way, what kind of magic. ”

"Sonic waves. Lucien replied succinctly.

Eric picked up a quill, wrote the word "sonic wave" on the front of both documents, and placed it in the iron cage, then pulled the bell three times

Jingle, milky white light emerged, and by the time everything had subsided, the parchment in the iron cage was gone.

"Evans, I think you'd better be prepared for the fact that your paper will probably not pass the review committee. However, as long as the new magic is not exactly the same, it should be able to get Arcane Points. Eric sat down again, gave Lucien a brief introduction, and then he took out his pocket watch from his breast pocket, "It's five o'clock, maybe five forty o'clock to get feedback, you go to the outside hall to rest first, and then come back then." ”

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The fifteenth floor of the Magic Tower, in a spacious and bright room.

The bell rang from time to time, and the extremely complex magic array flashed with milky white light, and then documents appeared inside.

The whole house was empty, but two arms suddenly grew next to the magic array, and they picked up the documents one by one:

"Elemental, Mr. Turner, Mr. Gaston. ”

"Necromancy, Turn ........."

As the metallic sound sounded, the documents fell into different parts of the magic array.

According to the rules of the Magical Council, members of the Supreme Council are not allowed to serve as members of the Arcane Review Committee, but can serve as special advisors. When the committee members are unable to review and approve a paper or new magic, they can pass it on to them.

In general, the paper is handed over to two members of the field who make their own judgments. When the ratings are similar, the average is taken, and if the conclusions are opposite or the difference is too large, it is handed over to a third gentleman for judgment, and if there is a conflict, a small meeting of the committee members in the field will be held to discuss and decide.

"Sonic magic, first go to the magic exchange room to see if it's new magic and if it can be released, then to Mr. Garfield and Mr. Jeffrey. ”

"The same sonic magic paper?" directly to Mr. Garfield and Mr. Jeffrey. ”

From time to time, the light came on and went. (To be continued.) )