After half-concealing and throwing out his "guess", the study was quiet, and it seemed that even the air was completely solidified, and not the slightest faint sound was transmitted.

From the point of view of the atom, he directly discarded the core definition of "atomic theory", one of the foundations of modern arcane, Lucien thought that his crazy "idea" would be greeted with roars and accusations, but Fernando kept smiling, his red pupils staring at his eyes as if they could see through people's hearts, and he didn't say a word for a long time.

Just when this unspeakable pressure made Lucien a little breathless, Fernando, the Storm Ruler, nodded lightly: "In fact, after you discovered the periodic law of the elements, after a long discussion, Hathaway and I reached a consensus that if we want to continue to study the related problems in the field of elements and atoms, we must temporarily forget some of the inherent cognitions, including the definition that atoms are the most basic components of matter, which will not help solve the problem, but will constrain our thoughts." And the premise of our consensus is based on the concept that you just mentioned that the most basic should be the most concise. ”

"Huh?" Lucien didn't expect that the two Grand Arcanists had already taken a step ahead of the road of abandoning part of the definition of atomism, and they weren't afraid that the cognitive world would be shaken and subverted and blow up their heads?

Perhaps sensing Lucian's doubts, Fernando smiled in a cynical way: "Lucian, do you think that we Grand Arcanists are stupid people who are stubborn, unwilling to accept any new ideas, and unwilling to admit that we have misunderstood in the past?"

Without waiting for Lucien to answer, he smiled to himself again: "To be able to stand at the peak of this world. Approaching the essence of all things, we all understand that if the truth is a vast starry sky, then we have only seen part of the stars, and we must always maintain a humble and open attitude, and resolutely abandon it when it is time to abandon it. Now that we see the problem, we should not pretend to turn a blind eye, but should study what is wrong. ”

"For the Legendary Magician's cognitive realm to collapse, it must completely subvert the foundation of their understanding, and it will come with strong evidence in a sudden shocking posture. Otherwise, at most, some of the legendary cognitive world realms will be damaged and solidified. It is difficult to improve again. Of course, it may be that we have not explored enough, and there has not yet emerged a new understanding that makes everyone confused, shaken, and incomprehensible. ”

Fernando's description of the world of knowledge seems to be somewhat different from Lucien's previous knowledge of the world.

"Legendary magicians, on the other hand, are equally adamant in their views. There is no complete, rigorous, and convincing proof. It is simply impossible to shake their attitude. Hathaway and I also went deeper into our research. The discovery of problems, the contradictions in philosophical speculation, and the consensus that was slowly reached. ”

There are some inconsistencies in the description of Fernando. Lucien bowed his head thoughtfully, these are the two contradictory words that the teacher said before, persistence and modesty.

Fernando concludes: "There is a saying etched in the heart of every Grand Arcanist, 'Sometimes, the experience and knowledge of the past are the obstacles to our progress.'" ”

After the Storm Lord finished speaking, Lucien quietly breathed a sigh of relief and showed a "sincere" smile: "Teacher, since you and His Excellency Hathaway are so close to me in the atomic point of view, can you support me in establishing the 'Atomic Research Institute'?"

"One point of view seems a bit insufficient, Lucien, what other novel knowledge do you have?" Fernando laughed like an old fox, feeling that Lucian's mind was full of novel ideas, and if he squeezed it again, he might be able to come up with an enlightening idea.

Lucien shook his head resolutely: "Teacher, there is no more, so we have to establish the 'Atomic Research Institute' and explore it slowly." ”

"Well, Lucian, before you become the Fifth Ring, I'll see how well you learn from me, or the Atomic Research Institute I support won't be able to get anything out of it, and will be ridiculed by the other legendary magicians. Fernando had a lewd smile of "good behave, boy".

Lucien understood the implication of the school examination, and nodded solemnly: "Teacher, I will work hard." ”

At least before being promoted to the higher level, his mathematical foundation, as well as his knowledge of elemental, electromagnetic and other magic are absolutely sufficient, the main problem is in the star system that he is good at, and he is entangled in fate, blessings, and curses, and it is difficult to integrate with celestial mechanics.

The two sides reached an agreement, and Lucien took the opportunity to ask: "Teacher, you said that my application should be modified, it is too high-sounding, big and empty. ”

"Why do you want to change it?" Fernando showed exaggerated surprise, "only your signature, of course, is high-sounding, large and empty, and if you add my and Hathaway's supporting signatures, it is far-sighted and profound, making up for the lack of the council's arcane research project and opening up new forms of research." ”

Lucien was speechless.

"All right, Lucian, you come and read these letters, one by one. Fernando leaned back in his high-backed chair, his eyes closed as if in deep thought.

Although he didn't understand why Fernando didn't choose to read the letter himself, which was a more convenient way, but let himself read the letter, and he was not the kind of person who put the score on the score, Lucien, who was full of doubts, still picked up the first letter.

Juanxiu's beautiful handwriting met her pupils, and Lucien casually glanced at the envelope, which read the name "Yarolan, Hathaway, Hoffenberg".

"Let me read the letters between the Grand Arcanists too, aren't you afraid of revealing secrets?" The intense surprise made Lucien a little stunned.

"Read quickly. Fernando urged.

Lucien retracted his surprise and doubts, and read from the beginning: "Fernando, according to your opinion, I have tried to improve the design of the magic array, so that it can separate more subtle differences, and the following is the improved magic array......"

Reading and reading, Lucien was both surprised and amused.

I was surprised because the two Grand Arcanists were discussing one of the research directions that their "Atomic Research Institute" intended to study: isotope separation!

Through the practical application of the periodic table, more and more arcanists realized that the part of the atomic weight, which does not change no matter how measured the data, is indeed wrong, but the current method is difficult to correct. Fernando and Hathaway, on the other hand, noticed that the problem was focused on atomic weight. Since atomic weight is reflected as the mass of an object, they try to remove "impurities" through electromagnetism, centrifugation, etc. - and only legendary mages can create a suitable magic circle under the current conditions.

Lucien found it funny because Hathaway's writing skills were a bit out of line with her status as a Grand Arcanist, and she often didn't make sense of the words, her language was dull and confusing, and she had to rely on a lot of magical symbols to describe it.

When Lucien finished reading, Fernando smiled narrowly: "Every time I read Hathaway's essays and letters, it is always painful, and it is said that when she was a princess, she never passed literature class. Each of her papers had to be re-edited by her students or little ones like Morris, otherwise it would not have been published in a journal. ”

This is the secret of the Grand Arcanist, will it be extinguished?, Lucien thought humorously.

"Lucien. What do you think of the contents of this letter? I remember you mentioned that possibility. Fernando asked coldly.

Lucien organized the following language: "Separate in this way. The greater the difference in quality, the easier it is, and heavy elements should be chosen for experiments......"

After speaking, Fernando asked Lucien about several places in the paper, if Lucian could not answer. He explained in detail. Even combined with the random arrangement of the magic array experiment.

Wait until you're done asking. Fernando dictated slowly, and Lucien wrote a reply.

At this point, Lucien finally understood what Fernando wanted to read to him. He used the cutting-edge exchanges between legendary magicians to guide himself, so that he could broaden his horizons while studying.

Such guidance must be based on the premise that the disciple's own arcane foundation is solid, otherwise it will be purely "playing the harp to the cow", so when Lucien read the second letter, he was in full spirit, and became concentrated, so as not to be asked speechless and ushered in a roar.

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

The author of the second letter is even more famous, with meticulous and calm handwriting that reads "Derek Douglas".

“...... All arcanists know that the propagation of fluctuations requires a medium, but what does light and spiritual power rely on to transmit in the starry sky of the universe...... As long as a substance exists, no matter how hidden it is, it will eventually reveal its characteristics and be discovered by us, but the medium of light, the ether, has been preached since before I was born, and it has not been confirmed until now. ”

In the Magic Empire, the mysterious "Aether" is also used to name an alchemical ingredient, which is often confusing for beginners.

“...... Brooke: They think the wave theory has won the game outright, but I don't see it that way. I designed a simple and intuitive experiment to verify it. If there really is an ether and there is a dense starry sky, when our world revolves around the sun, there must be a relative resistance, and it will change the speed of light......"

Fernando listened quietly and commented casually: "Douglas has made a lot of efforts on the particle theory of light and mental power, delaying the victory of the wave theory. He insisted more than anyone else in this regard, and it also forced more arcanists to face up to the medium of the wave theory. What do you think of this experiment, Lucian?"

"Even if it is proved that there is no 'ether', the efforts of His Excellency the Speaker will not be taken seriously, because this experiment is based on the establishment of his model of the universe, but until now, we have not found a single star. Experiments based on a hypothesis are difficult to convince. Lucien expressed a pessimistic view.

Fernando nodded lightly: "It's quite a sober understanding, but I can't convince Douglas, an old stubborn, that he will continue to experiment." However, such experiments also have a certain significance, at least put forward a direction to verify the existence of 'ether', and there will definitely be similar experiments in the future that are not based on hypotheses. ”

Then, he asked a series of questions about the particle theory and wave theory of light and mental power, which Lucien was extremely stressed, and he worked hard to open his mind to answer smoothly.

By the time Fernando finished asking, Lucien found himself a little tired, and the high-intensity thinking consumed too much brain and spirit. As for Lucian's less perfect answer, Fernando slowly repeated and explained it in combination with specific light and darkness and spiritual magic, which made Lucian gain a lot.

After the two Grand Arcanists, there are letters from more than a dozen legendary magicians and archmages, covering the content of eleven factions. Such an all-round guidance made Lucian both tired and excited, and he didn't expect that Mr. Fernando also had unique insights on transformation, summoning, and necromancy.

After reading the letter, it was close to noon, and Fernando took Lucien to the laboratory to set up a spherical shell-shaped cavity painted black, which was an ideal model of thermal radiation.

"Alright, Lucian, tomorrow will still read the letter first, and then the experiment will begin. Fernando motioned for Lucien to leave.

Lucien walked out of the lab with a sense of detachment, hours of mental agitation were exhausting, and the life of an assistant was harder than he had imagined.

At this time, Tang Pu came to him, and he smiled very understandingly after seeing Lucian's face: "Evans, it's hard work, but it will be of great help to your arcane improvement." ”

"It's so tormenting and satisfying. Lucien sighed, and at the same time asked with a little regret, "Why have you invented all the electromagnetic communication techniques, and the teacher still relies on letters to communicate with other Excellencies?"

"On the one hand, letters can carry more arcane content that is difficult to verbalize, and on the other hand," Tang Pu paused, quietly looked at the laboratory, and said with a smile, "The other Excellencies would rather choose letters." (To be continued......)