Another member of the Illusion Field Auditor Zeni's evaluation results are much more concise: "This paper confirms the existence of the human body's spontaneous electric current and brain electromagnetic waves and is related to hallucinations, which is a groundbreaking and breakthrough achievement in this field, and at the same time, because it cannot be rigorously deduced to other illusion fields, and it lacks decisive and logical multi-faceted evidence, it is extremely controversial and discussing, and it is difficult to judge the degree of importance, so it is recommended to reward 25 arcane points and 300 arcane points." ”

Combined with the relatively consistent evaluation results of the two committee members, Lucian Evans's evaluation of this paper is: It is a pioneering and breakthrough achievement in the fields of brainwaves, human alchemical substances, and hallucinations, which are extremely discussable and have a certain degree of importance, and cannot be popularized and deduced to other fields of illusion for the time being. The logic of the whole paper is clear, the experimental design is rigorous, and the magic analysis is accurate, but many important points are ambiguous, and twenty-eight arcane points and three hundred arcane points are awarded. ”

Seeing such an audit conclusion, Lucien couldn't help but smile, although the committee members of the illusion field didn't seem to like such papers very much, and the rewards for arcane points were low, but his first semi-original paper could get three second-level evaluations, which was very good. However, strictly speaking, this belongs to the right direction, and it is natural to have a pioneering and highly discussable nature, and the breakthrough is to link the application of brainwaves in illusion with the specific magical structure, and to incorporate some illusions into the arcane system in a strict sense.

Eric saw that Lucian's smile was not gloomy, so he shook his head and said, "The commissioners in the field of illusion are too old-fashioned and conservative to dislike papers like you and Ms. Isabella. Even if the evaluation is strictly based on the criteria, the points awarded are the lowest in the range. Normally, you'll get at least forty to fifty Arcane Points for this paper, and at least eighty for Lady Isabella's. ”

"How many arcane points does Lady Isabella get after the last?" Lucien was mentally prepared for this, but he was not very angry, the personal preferences of the committee members caused the deviation of the points reward is almost certain, as long as there is no "confusion" in the evaluation words of different levels, anyway, the arcane points mainly come from quotes.

Eric is well-connected in the Wizard Management Department and knows a lot of things, while maintaining a serious and old-fashioned expression. He lowered his voice and said, "Fifty." It's really excessive, if Lady Isabella wasn't a high-level magician, they would probably give the lowest forty. ”

Isabella belongs to the Tower and is a sixth-level arcanist and seven-ring magician. He is good at two factions: astrology and illusion. However, it has not been able to become a voting core member of the tower due to the lack of the highest honor in the corresponding field. Nor was she selected for the Arcane Review Committee, and her student was Rachel, whom Lucien had ever met.

"In this way, it will be a bit difficult for Lady Isabella to get the Wizard Crown. Lucien commented casually.

Eric's light gray eyes stared at Lucien earnestly. After discovering that he really didn't have any thoughts about the Wizard Crown, he said, "So the winners of the Wizard Laurel have always been fewer than the other awards, and most of them are members of the Wizard's House. Most of their award-winning achievements are small-scale innovations or applications that follow the theories of the three major factions of the Ancient Magic Empire. ”

"However, this time Lady Isabella's experiment is very rigorous, the evidence and magic are complete, and the logical deduction is also rigorous and error-free, if the Wizard's House does not award the laurel to her and Rachel, I am afraid that the highest honor of the wizard's laurel will become a joke, and will never be taken seriously by other arcanists again. ”

Sometimes, awarding awards is also a kind of "political" consideration, Lucien shook his head amusedly, if he wants to win the crown in the future, what should he start with? It is best not to deviate from his current research direction.

Lucien, who has always been a money junkie and collector, occasionally thinks of similar problems in a divergent way, but not too seriously.

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

Back at home, Lucien had just handed over his top hat to the butler Leo to hang on the coat rack when a guest arrived.

"Mr. Drummond?" Lucien was a little confused when he heard the servant's report, he didn't know any Mr. Drummond.

Leo hurriedly whispered beside him, "Master, you are the editor-in-chief of the Arcane journal. ”

Yes, the editor-in-chief of the Arcane journal! Lucien clapped his hands together and remembered who Drummond was. For every arcanist who aspires to publish a paper in the Arcane journal, he is a big man who must be remembered, and only a guy like Lucien, who is not worried about having a place to publish his papers, will be forgotten.

"What did he come to me for?" Leo, how do you know about him?" asked Lucien, confused. Drummond is a seventh-level arcanist, an eight-ring magician, the editor-in-chief of the "Arcane" journal, and once won the Arcane Scepter Award, and there is a world of difference between himself and his own arcane status and magical strength, and he actually came to the door in person?

Leo replied scfringly, like most butlers: "Sir, when I was working as an assistant to Ivanovsky, the most important thing to remember was the complex connections in each place, so after arriving in Alinge, I have asked Mr. Lazar about two hundred big people who need attention, and I can provide you with answers at any time." ”

"Good. Lucien praised with satisfaction, what a good steward, and got up to meet Drummond outside the door.

Drummond was dressed in a dark waistcoat and suit, a top hat of the same color, and a black cane, his whole body was clear and serious, and his black eyes were as sharp as an eagle.

"Your Excellency the Storm Lord has instructed me in the field of force, which is rare for Your Excellency to have achieved in many arcane fields, Evans, I am glad for you to be his student. Drummond didn't put on a show, and as soon as they met, he used the matter of the Storm Domination to bring the two sides closer.

Lucien saluted and replied humorously: "Every morning I have to go through a teacher's brainstorm, and the time always seems long. ”

Drummond was stunned, but immediately understood what the strange phrase "brainstorming" meant, and chuckled, "Not many people want to stay with Lord Storm when discussing arcane and magical issues. ”

The two exchanged pleasantries as they walked into the living room. Lucien politely asked, "Mr. Drummond, it's an honor for you to visit." To be honest, when I heard the name, I didn't expect it to be you, I was supposed to visit you at the Arcane Journal's headquarters. ”

Drummond nodded forward with the cane he was holding: "I got news from the review committee, and I know that you have made a breakthrough in how to affect hormone secretion, and you have introduced the theory of electromagnetism into the field of illusion, so I borrowed your paper and looked at it, and it is indeed a very valuable article for discussion, which is very consistent with the topic of the next issue of our Arcane journal." That's right. Hormones are Ms. Isabella's name for the alchemical substances of the human body. ”

"I was going to send you a letter of request, Evans. But I remember that the last time you were rejected by our journal staff beyond the scope of your authority, we only apologized through Mr. Lavendi and Mr. Gaston, and the sincerity was insufficient, so I came to visit you directly. The first is to apologize for that incident. The staff member has been fired. The second is to ask you for a manuscript face-to-face. ”

"Arcane" is the most famous and authoritative journal in the wizarding world, and its editor-in-chief actually comes to the door to ask for manuscripts! I am afraid that this kind of treatment is not enjoyed by ordinary reviewers, only when competing with the "Magic" journal for the papers of legendary magicians and grand arcanists. That's why that's happening. Of course, Drummond had to make a gesture mainly because of the impact of the last incident.

"I have accepted the last apology, Mr. Drummond, you don't need to be so solemn. Lucien and Drummond sat down in the living room, and then asked suspiciously, "What is the theme for the next issue?"

Before he figured out the situation, Lucien didn't agree to publish it because he was "grateful", after all, Mr. Woods of the Common Arcanist Monthly was an old friend of his.

After Isabella's paper passed the review, it caused a great deal of controversy. In the past week, many high-level arcanists have written papers on this, or made experimental arguments, or refuted them based on theories, so in the next issue of "Arcane", except for ten cutting-edge papers in other fields, the rest of the places are allocated to this matter, which is considered the topic of discussion in this issue, in order to achieve the best effect. Evans, your article is the most powerful addition and proof of Isabella, and I hope it will be published in our Arcane. Drummond said sincerely.

Ever since Lucien used the term cutting-edge to describe the latest achievements and directions in arcane research, the term has come to be used more widely.

Lucien quickly understood what was going on when he heard what Drummond had not disguised.

It should be that most of the members of the Supreme Council are dissatisfied with the long-term isolation of factions such as illusion outside the arcane system, which has brought about the estrangement between the "wizards" of the wizarding family and the arcanists, so when Isabella's thesis is confirmed, they plan to take this opportunity to create an atmosphere favorable to Isabella and put pressure on conservative wizards. As long as Isabella can win the crown, it will be a major victory for the arcane, which is equivalent to the wizard's house in disguise admitting that some illusions can be included in the arcane system.

Of course, the premise is that Isabella's thesis is rigorous and important enough to qualify for the wizarding crown in itself, otherwise it would be a disgrace for the arcanists.

Lucien folded his hands together and said in a heavy tone, "Mr. Drummond, Mr. Woods from the Journal of General Arcanists has helped me a lot, so I promised him that my paper would be published in their journal first. Commitment is a serious matter, and I'm struggling. ”

At this time, of course, Lucien has to take the opportunity to knock on some benefits, anyway, he has the Storm Lord as a backing.

"Evans, the Arcane Review Committee has been discussing a matter recently, and the fact that the papers are published in journals of different weights have the same citation points after being published on them, and this fairness itself is a great unfairness. Therefore, they plan to introduce the concept of impact factor, which corresponds to different impact factors for journals with different weights, and that future papers published in journals will be multiplied by the impact factor of the journal and rounded up when they receive citation points. ”

Drummond had predicted: "The result of the preliminary discussion is the five-year assessment of the impact factor, combined with the average number of bonus arcane points, the number of citations, the number of papers, and other parameters of all papers published in this journal in the past five years...... Not less than one, not higher than three. The Ordinary Arcanist Monthly has done a good job in recent years, and I think their influence factor will be higher. ”

This kind of algorithm is completely different from what Lucien is familiar with, after all, there are more Arcane Points awarded for each paper review, but in any case, the better the journal, the more popular it will definitely be, which can be related to the growth of Arcane Points, and the increase in Arcane level corresponds to the treatment and subsidies of the Council.

Seeing Lucien pondering, Drummond continued: "I think Mr. Woods will certainly agree with Evans that you will give us this paper for publication. And as a thank you for your support, we're going to give Evans a place to publish papers directly in Arcane, but the number of issues will need to be decided. ”

That's at least the kind of treatment that only members of the Arcane Review Committee can get!

Lucien was not pretentious, after all, this matter was probably the will of the Supreme Council, so he smiled and said, "Since Mr. Woods will not object, then I have no opinion." ”

After a few more pleasantries, Drummond said goodbye with a little pity: "If it weren't for Isabella's paper, if it weren't for Evans's research results that are not rigorous enough and there is no more corroboration, I think the theme of this issue would be to focus on your paper." This will likely make you the second Arcanist in the last hundred years to win two awards in front of the High Rank. ”

"But Evans, you're still young, you have a chance, and you're still some way from the high ranks, so it's not impossible to achieve this achievement, especially since you're still studying with Your Excellency the Storm Master. ”

"Alright, I'll take my leave, the Arcane Journal still has a lot to do. ”

Seeing Drummond away, Lucien shook his head and returned to his study to continue his efforts to parse the magic of the Five Rings. (To be continued......)