- Today's fourth watch broke out, the third watch at nine o'clock in the evening, and the fourth watch at half past eleven.

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For others, this issue is no different from the next issue, as long as it can be published in the influential journal "General Arcanist Monthly", but Lucien rushed to submit his paper on the periodic table at the beginning of the month in order to have enough time to submit it to the new issue of the journal to be seen by most of the Arcanists.

Therefore, Lucien took a slight breath and tried to find an opportunity to say, "Mr. Woods, can you be included in this issue of the Ordinary Arcanist Monthly, even if it is a position at the back?"

"No, Evans. We've sent notifications to other Arcanists for inclusion inclusions. Woods smiled but firmly refused, his affection for Lucien and the little importance he had for his future were not enough to make him pay a slightly bigger price, after all, Lucian was still a first-level arcanist, and he had not really shown the arcane and magical abilities that people were amazed and valued.

Lucien's back straightened and he kept a smile: "Mr. Woods, skip the previous few atomic weight data that I have not been able to correct experimentally, and you will find that the atomic weights of some of the later elements are as wrong as I judged from the periodic properties, and I have completed the latest determination with two or three methods, and my experimental data is attached to the paper." ”

Woods stretched out his right hand, flipped the paper on the table to the last few pages, and then shook his head: "Evans, this doesn't mean anything, even if you really measure it correctly, it can only show that your paper is closer to the truth, not equal to the truth, and I can be sure that you guessed the data of the atomic weights of the first few elements." ”

In fact, he still didn't think anything was worth paying attention to.

"Perhaps for some reason that we don't yet know, it's difficult to measure the true data of these elements using existing methods. For what must be my mistake. And not for any other reason?" Lucien wanted to come up with the concept of isotopes, but he finally held back, and could only vaguely point out.

Isotopes are elements with the same number of protons and different numbers of neutrons. They are similar in nature and can be confused if you are not careful. Lucien would not dare to make a "guess" in the Magic Council, where his knowledge of the elements is still in the atomic stage, which may be more dangerous than being watched by the Pale Hand.

Woods smiled silently, "Evans, you're a first-level arcanist. And in recent years, the lowest atomic weights that have been remeasured in different ways are also level 5 arcanists. ”

He didn't finish it, but the meaning was self-evident, and a normal person would choose to believe who knew it very well. This is not the reason why it is not yet known that it can bluff people.

"Mr. Woods. I forgo inclusion in the next issue of the Common Arcanist Monthly, and I insist that my thesis is correct. Lucien looked silently at the paper on his desk, and after a moment stood up and bowed, his black top hat over his left chest, in gratitude to Woods for his kindness.

Woods was not angry, he had seen too many young people who were so stubborn and refused to admit defeat, and then stood up and said, "Evans." If you can't find a journal to include it after you get to the top, I'm always open to you. ”

Now that the thing has been done, he will not give up halfway.

Lucien put on his hat, picked up the paper, and thanked him again: "Thank you." Mr. Woods, let me be stubborn for a few more days. Even if I hit my head and bleed, it was something I was willing to bear. ”

At present, Lucien still has one way to go, and that is to take the risk of taking the Holm Crown Ring to the Royal Demon Court of Holm and the Elemental Will for help, anyway, he has already doubted his relationship with the professor by the Pale Hand! Of course, this may make a qualitative change in danger.

Lucian, who had grown a little taller, was even more erect, with a black top hat, a long trench coat, and a resolute expression on his face, which left a deep impression on Woods, what a determined young man!

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More than ten days ago.

On the 14th floor of the Alinge Magic Tower, an exclusive lounge of the Panel.

Rogerio looked at the paper in his hand and couldn't help but smile and shake his head: "Young people are really full of the spirit of challenging authority, crazy and bold and fearless. ”

No matter how confident he was, no matter how much he believed in the undead Ador's ability to hide and track, he didn't dare to let him follow Lucien in the magic tower of the council headquarters, so he didn't know exactly what Lucian did in the Wizard Management Department, until Lucian received a rejection letter from the journal "Elemental", and Rogerio knew that he had submitted another paper, and then went to the "Basic Arcane Library" to redeem it.

After a little look, Rogerio couldn't stand it, because he was one of the testers of the Temilic element, and he used different methods to measure it, and with the corroboration of the measurement data of several high-level arcanists who were also authoritative, he never doubted that he would be wrong.

Putting down the papers, Rogerio knocked on the table, thinking about how to get Lucien himself to appear in front of the mid-level mages of the Elemental Will, so that he could move things forward and allow himself to observe the change.

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Before going to the "Alinge branch of the Royal Bank of Holm - the highest bank in the world" mentioned by Natasha, Lucien returned to the Douglas School of Witchcraft and Wizardry first, because once he took out the Holm crown ring, he would have no way out, and he would probably not be able to come back in a short time, so he needed to explain to Principal Donald, K and other friends and apprentices in advance.

"Lucian, has your paper been accepted in a journal?" As soon as he returned to school, before Lucien could speak, Roque, Jerome, and K came together after lunch.

After receiving the rejection letters from the journals "Elements" and "Alchemy", they already knew that Lucien was submitting papers, and asked Lucien what the research content was, so when they saw Lucien asking for leave to go out today, they all guessed that he had made a gain from submitting the manuscript, so they came to inquire.

Lucien kept a calm smile and shook his head: "It was rejected by the "Ordinary Arcanist Monthly", and the few companies that initially wanted to deliver it were all refused. ”

"Even the 'Ordinary Arcanist's Monthly' refused?Do you want Lucien to vote for the 'Arcane Inquiry' and the 'Magic Research Monthly'!" Roque didn't expect them to solemnly invite Lucien to go, but they refused!

Jerome motioned for Roque not to say anything more, and then comforted Lucien a few words.

Just as Lucien was about to find a casual reason to explain what happened for a while later, K, who had been silent, suddenly said: "Evans, I met with Mr. Larry some time ago about Igna, a review arcane of the Elemental journal. He is a kinder man, so why don't I take you to Rentat and invite him out to dinner. ”

As for whether the invitation is useful, K is not sure, in the final analysis, it still depends on the quality of Lucian's paper, and what he can help him is to eliminate the discrimination of the auditor against him as a low-level arcanist through his connections, and be able to review it again seriously and without prejudice.

Lucien glanced at K in a little surprise, misunderstanding that an honest and honest person like him also knows how to go through the back door, and then took a deep breath: "Thank you, K, let's go to Rentat later." ”

If you have the opportunity, try to grasp it!

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After lunch, Woods took a nap and then walked refreshed into the laboratory of the Magic Tower, where he spent the next two hours on his regular magical experiments, not delayed by reviewing papers, practicing magic, etc.

Woods opened the alchemy array, ready to continue yesterday's magic experiment, I don't know what Lu Dao is for, he suddenly appeared in front of his eyes Lucian's stubborn, determined, unwavering figure, and then the ghost envoy picked up a bottle of purified elements and began to measure it.

Since he insisted on it, there may not be anything wrong with the experimental data attached to it. Calibrating the atomic weight of an element is also a matter of gaining a lot of points, so it is better to try it. ”

According to the rules of the Magic Council, the first magician to measure or calibrate the basic data of the atomic weight of the element and the next five magicians who confirmed it with experiments will share the citation points according to the ratio of 3:2:2:1:1:1, and give it after the whole number, but only for one year.

But that's lucrative enough, and it's hard not to give them arcane points for any paper that deals with this element.

As an experienced mid-level magician, Woods didn't take much time to determine the atomic weight of this element:

"Consistent with Evans' data, there was a slight error in the previous atomic weight. ”

After using two more methods, Woods confirmed that the corrected atomic weight was correct, and that the original method should have been problematic before, and the latest method from several other angles circumvented this premise.

With this experiment as a foreshadowing, Woods went on to measure other elements.

As time passed, the surprise on Woods' face could not be hidden, if only one atomic weight correction was correct, it was just a matter of luck on Lucian's part, but all the atomic weights were corrected correctly and perfectly matched the arrangement in the periodic table, which had to make people re-examine the value of Lucian's paper.

"Perhaps for some reason that we don't yet know, it's difficult to measure the true data of these elements using existing methods. Why must I be wrong and not something else?"

Lucian's slightly stubborn and hard-mouthed words came to Woods' mind, and he paced back and forth in place: "It would be nice if a new element of Lucian's prophecy was discovered." Even if it wasn't what he predicted, as long as you can fill in the blanks in the periodic table, it's telling. ”

Then he stopped abruptly, hurried out of the laboratory and returned to the study, picked up a quill, and wrote on a blank piece of paper:

"Dear Mr. Lucien Evans, we consider your paper to be of great discussion value, and would like to request that you publish it in this issue of our journal......"

Writing and writing, he directly crumpled the white paper into a ball, threw it into the wastepaper basket, then picked up the long black dress and the top hat of the same color hanging on the coat rack, put them on as he walked, and hurried to the bottom of the magic tower.

"Go to Douglas School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Woods succinctly instructed one of the coachmen hired by the Common Arcanist Monthly.

Flights are prohibited in Alinge. (To be continued.) )