Chapter 18: The Pale Hand (First Update)
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Lucien's unhurried, humble and unhurried attitude was expected by Felipe, and he showed an elegant smile: "I am not a humble person, and I often have articles on necromantic magic published in various periodicals, but I still feel sincerely happy to be heard by you, Mr. Professor. โ
Speaking of euphoria, his expression was not so much, as a genius who could publish an article in the journal "Magic" at the age of twenty-two, "The Professor" had heard of him and it was no matter why. If it is the opposite, it shows that his knowledge and strength level are not enough to enter the upper echelons of the Magic Council, then you don't have to be polite!
Felipe, as he himself says, is indeed not a modest man.
Then he changed his tone: "But Mr. Professor, you are not polite and honest enough, we are all members of the Magic Council, why do you have to wear that ugly black hood? Such a stingy outfit really does not suit your identity and status." โ
Lucien knew that every word he said now would increase the danger of being exposed, but his silence was even more suspicious, so he had no choice but to choose the lesser of two evils, and deliberately replied in a hoarse and flat tone: "I don't want to be pestered by you after returning to Alinge, Mr. Felipe." โ
When he first used the identity of "Professor" to impersonate the Elemental Will, Lucien did not expect such a great danger at all, even astrology did not prompt it. After all, everyone is "all" from within the Magic Council. As long as you find an opportunity to find out the identity of Stucker's contact, your goal will be achieved, and the risk and benefit will be proportional. The only problem is that you will have to use less as a musician in the future.
Who knew that this Mr. Felipe was with such a strong hostility and murderous intent, so that Lucien instantly understood that there may not be as harmonious as imagined within the Magic Council: "In the future, without matching strength and corresponding intelligence, you must not use the identity of a professor anymore! โ
But by this time, Lucien had already ridden the tiger. It is impossible to admit that he is disguised as a person of the Elemental Will and the Royal Magic Court of Holm just to obtain the exact identity of the liaison of the Stuck Magic Council. If you really want to be honest, it is estimated that you will be killed by the hostile Felipe in anger, so you can only go all the way to the dark. Rely on your own adaptation to find opportunities to get through the danger!
Sure enough, it came with malice. Felipe was not surprised by this, he pointed to the sofa next to him: "There are still ten minutes before the official start of the banquet, I really want to talk to a character like you, Mr. Professor, hehe, Viscount Calendia, borrow your study, don't you mind?"
"Of course not. I love the spark of wisdom that stirs up. Viscount Calendia leaned lazily against the windowsill and raised his glass gracefully.
Lucien actually wanted to answer, I'm sorry, I don't want to see your face, I don't want to talk to you. The powerful magician who could come as a "representative" elemental will now had no excuse or reason to retreat, so he could only sit down unusually calmly and lean on the back of the sofa leisurely: "I don't know what topic you want to talk about, Mr. Felipe?"
Don't be the people, things, customs, and circumstances of the Magic Council or the Kingdom of Holm! I don't know anything about it! I can't do anything about it!
Don't! Don't! Don't!
As if hearing the cry beneath Lucian's calm surface, the pale flames in Felipe's eyes vanished, revealing deep black pupils, like a gloomy smile on his sick face: "He is the second-ring magician Cleveland who studied with me." โ
He turned his head to introduce the middle-aged, rugged man next to him, and then continued: "In addition to learning necromancy from me, Cleveland also has a hobby for elemental magic, especially after His Excellency Donald recently received the twenty-fifth 'Holm Crown' ring for his pioneering introduction of spectral analysis into the discovery of new elements, and he is planning to write an arcane treatise on spectral analysis. However, he still lacked a lot of theoretical knowledge in this area, so he had to ask me for advice often, which allowed me to take the opportunity to learn the latest and most advanced elemental knowledge, and became a little interested in 'elemental' and spectroscopic analysis. โ
After a pause, Felipe clasped his hands together, exposing his left hand, which was missing the little finger. He looked at Lucien seriously, "I think Mr. Professor, you must have a deep accumulation and insight in the field of elemental magic, so I am allowed to talk to you about this topic arrogantly and without measuring my own elemental knowledge." โ
It is said to be arrogant, but the expression containing a light smile shows that he is very confident that his research in this field is no worse than that of ordinary elemental arcanists.
Lucien hid his abrupt relaxation, it was much better to talk about the arcane and the elements than to talk about the magic council and the kingdom of Holm!
"Felipe didn't ask about the Magic Council and the Kingdom of Holm, it seems that he doesn't doubt my identity in the slightest, and doesn't feel the need to waste time on this!" After relaxing, Lucien began to speculate about Felipe's intentions: "He didn't talk about my purpose for attending the death banquet, but discussed the arcane. This shows that the latter topic is even more important. โ
"What does it matter, he's a powerful necromancer, what important can he gain from discussing the arcane of the elemental realm?"
"Is he trying to test my depth of knowledge, or the level of the arcane?"
Having experience in Aalto's magical circle, Lucien quickly thought of this. Knowledge equals strength, and this may be especially true for young mages who have grown up in the Magical Council's educational style! As long as Felipe roughly judges his arcane level, he can also guess the range of his own strength, which can be used as a reference for whether or not to do it directly!
And to verify a person's arcane level, it is natural to discuss the latest and most trendy knowledge in the field he is best at.
"I really can't relax at all, and every sentence is facing a life and death test. After Lucien guessed Felipe's purpose, he had a clear judgment of his situation and became more and more calm. At the same time, I also reflected on my own similar psychology that has become more and more inflated after repeatedly reaping rich rewards from adventure and boldness. This encounter is a slap in the face!
"It's a good thing Felipe didn't discuss the construction principles and models of mid-level elemental magic, otherwise I would have had to pray for luck if I had only made this progress, but it would have been someone else's arcane that was basically below the magic level. I also have a solid foundation and deep knowledge. โ
Of course, between the two hostile magicians, there will definitely be no discussion about the specific structure of magic, because it is to enhance the strength of the other party!
"Mr. Professor. Don't you know this about arcane knowledge?" Felipe asked in a dangerous tone when he saw Lucien's momentary silence, his eyes dancing with pale flames again. If the professor refused to answer, it seemed to represent a weakness of his heart, and a young mage who could not keep up with the trend of the elemental realm was limited.
And if the professor's strength is stronger than his own, then he will do it directly as soon as he comes, and he will not talk to himself at all, and he can become the current situation, which shows that the professor is also afraid of himself. I don't know what I'm really at. Therefore, he will definitely try first, rather than lure himself into doing it!
Lucien chuckled, "It just so happens that I have some research in spectral analysis. However, Mr. Felipe, I think it would be best not to go too deep. Because knowledge is valuable. โ
The chemical phenomena of spectroscopic analysis belong to the content that Lucien has reviewed many times through the Soul Library, and the atomic knowledge required for its principles is barely understood. Moreover, it seems that the study of elements (chemistry) in this world is still in the stage of not entering the microscopic level, and it still relies on various irregular means to try to discover new elements. In the old words of Lucien's previous life, it was "know what it is, but not why it is".
Speaking of which, Lucian's Soul Library has also undergone a little change after he became an official magician, that is, the sealed book has been unlocked, which happens to be the part of the sealed book with a lower level of knowledge.
Because he was in a dangerous maze at the time, Lucien had no time or leisure to notice this change, and it was not until he actually started to travel and try out the official magician's astrological meditation that he did not see it strangely.
This probably confirmed Lucian's guess that the seal should be the suppression of the origin power of this world, and only with the strength of his spiritual power and soul can he slowly resist and unlock it.
"Of course. As much as I hate elemental wills, as an arcane and magician with a good status in the Pale Hand, I still have a basic bottom line that I won't snoop on your research results, Mr. Professor. The pale flame in Felipe's eyes vanished, and Lucian's relaxed attitude gave him a bad premonition, it seemed that the professor really had a high arcane level, and according to common sense, the magic level was often higher than the arcane level.
Lucien leaned on the back of the sofa and said succinctly: "The theoretical basis of spectral analysis is that the flame color and light produced by the combustion of each element in the flame are different, but the flame color will overlap and cover up the spectrum will not, and the position and color of the spectral lines after spectroscopy are different and do not affect each other, so they can be used to distinguish different elements and discover new elements......"
In a few minutes of talking, Lucian also gave examples of several common colors of the bright spectral lines of the same elements as the earthโslightly different elements, which Lucian did not dare to talk about without experiments.
Felipe listened attentively, interjecting from time to time to say a few words, and only when Lucien finished speaking, he let go of his clasped hand and applauded softly: "Mr. Professor, your explanation is clearer and more understandable than Lord Donald's arcane treatise. โ
He laughed and became more vigilant, the professor's arcane level was indeed not low.
Lucien took the opportunity to continue: "In fact, spectroscopy is more application-oriented, and it only takes mechanical experiments, experiments, and experiments to discover new elements. But what we need to think about is, why is the spectrum of each element different, why does it not overlap, why does it have different light and dark spectral lines? This is the direction of arcane research and the original meaning of Master Douglas's definition of arcane. โ
Felipe stopped clapping in amazement, and Viscount Calendia forgot to taste the red wine that had been put to his lips, and they looked at Lucien at the same time, and when the Arcanists of the Magical Council were still basking in the joy of discovering a new element every once in a while, the professor had already asked a question that went straight to the essence.
"If we ask more about it...... Felipe couldn't help but think of the awe-inspiring speech of the Arcane Emperor Master Douglas, and the scene in front of him was vaguely like this.
The Professor's Arcane level may be higher than his own!
............
The gates of the Karen Dia Castle were closed, and it was dark and calm outside, and the time for the feast of death was approaching.
At this moment, the tall and dark castle with towering spires suddenly moved quietly, and the towers on both sides of it turned into thick stone arms, and with a light touch on the ground, the "lower body" was pulled out of the dirt.
Then it kept its balance, tiptoeing its hands and feet, sneakily diving into the depths of the mountains, and gradually becoming invisible.
No wonder the location of the feast of death has not changed...... (To be continued.) )