Chapter 43: A Genuine "Professor"

  After flipping through the formulas listed in this article and the formula symbols representing the meaning of the last appendix of "Arcane" magazine, Lucien analyzed these formulas and found that they were basically consistent with his own knowledge of celestial mechanics. That is to say, the results calculated by them should be relatively accurate, as long as the magician did not make a calculation error. However, at that exact location, he couldn't find the existence of the planet! It can be seen all over the mainland!

  "It's really a case of almost but not quite." Lucien let out the same sigh he had before, then scrolled through to the end of the article.

  Lucien pondered for a moment before flipping the article to the first page, wondering who the author was: "Oliver Constantine, Great Arcanist, Legendary Occupation 'Oblivion's Hand' Third Class."

  "It's actually the Great Oracle, and also a legendary magician!"

  Lucien's expression of surprise rose again: "Looking at the ranking position, the great wizard in the magical world should still be above the legendary magician, and both can exist at the same time. It should be a different evaluation system. One is the classification of strength enhancement, and one is probably from the contribution to the study of magic principles."

  With this idea, Lucien quickly flipped through the back and looked at the signatures of those articles. Sure enough, they were all: "8th level Arcanist, 9th ring Astrologer", "6th level Arcanist, 8th ring Elementalist" and so on. This confirmed Lucien's guess, and basically there was no one whose Arcane level exceeded their Magic level, it seemed that promotion in this regard was more difficult.

  Looking at those 9th ring, 8th ring, and 7th ring magic levels was exhilarating for a while, then Lucien began to flip through the articles behind them, which were:

  A Study of Certain Vibrational Problems in Magic Strings

  "A Method of Fluxions; and infinite Series"

  A Certain Solution of the Seven Bridges Problem

  "Deductions on Several Issues to Note When Electricity and Magnetism Convert Each Other in Magic"

  ……

  A New Element Determined by a New Method

  "The Eternal Question: Does Spiritual Energy Exist as a Wave or Particle? - An Experimental Study Using 'Mind Storm' Magic"

  …………

  Lucien's serious expression as he flipped through the magazine made Smeyer, Xianzhe, Chenxing and other magic apprentices nod secretly. This guy might really be a formal magician. When they first got the magazine, they were like what Smeyer had said before - they recognized every word, but when they were connected together, they didn't recognize them anymore. As for Diaosi and Shuigong, they still had some doubts, after all, they hadn't understood it yet and were trying hard to understand, also in this state.

  After spending half an hour roughly browsing through it, Lucien had a certain understanding of the knowledge contained within.

  "From these formulas, the magical level of this world, in just three or four hundred years, has probably reached the standards of Earth's mid-18th century in mathematics and physics. The basics of calculus have been established, research on geometric problems such as curves and spheres is advancing rapidly, mechanics and electromagnetism are becoming more perfect, and because of the strange development of this world, many things are applied before being researched, so some aspects of magic have surpassed Earth's technological level, such as space jumping."

  "Elemental magic, or the study of chemistry, had already reached a 19th-century level, determining that earth, fire, wind and water were not elements, setting standards for elements, and beginning to roughly measure atomic weights."

  "These are still the research results of more than 20 years ago, and by now, even if they have been hindered from development due to various difficulties similar to the 'existence of stars' problem, they should generally be at the level of the early 19th century, and chemistry may have reached the mid-century level."

  Because it's Arcane magazine, Lucien can read it relatively easily. If it were a magazine that connects arcane research theories with magical applications, he would need to study it slowly.

  However, Lucien would rather be the kind of journal that can guide his current magical studies to the greatest extent, as he is different from others and his application ability is far behind his basic and theoretical knowledge.

  Closing the "Arcane" magazine, Lucien smiled at the magical apprentices who suddenly looked over: "I've roughly flipped through it, and there are many interesting things inside. Can I keep this issue here for two weeks?"

  "No problem, Professor. As long as you can answer my questions." The sage spoke in a hoarse voice, "Because this 'Arcane' journal belongs to everyone, and it's your first time here, so this guidance is not private one-on-one instruction, but direct communication that everyone can hear, okay?"

  "I'd still like to test my knowledge level, heh, in this world I'm one of the rare freaks, let's see how you judge." Lucien replied with a strange voice, "Of course, Sage, we can begin now."

  The sage pulled out a large stack of papers filled with words and numbers from a wooden box he had been carrying, and had Lucien turn the "Arcane" magazine to the first article: "Professor, you said that you are more skilled in elemental and stellar magic, and I just so happen to have a question about stellar changes that I would like to ask you."

  "When I got this issue of Arcana, I was fascinated by the formulas in the first article. They seemed to perfectly explain the various trajectory changes on the star chart, but I'm just a magic apprentice who has received ancient magical heritage. Can you tell me about these formulas and the theory above? How do they calculate the stellar trajectories?"

  This issue seems to have been discussed for a long time in this circle of magic apprentices, attracting everyone's attention, with all eyes fixed on it in silence.

  Lucien heard that he asked about celestial mechanics and smiled: "You have many questions, I will only answer one, which is about the meaning and basic principles of these formulas. Do you want to listen?"

  "Yes, Professor." The wise man did not expect that this mysterious person who may or may not be a formal magician could actually instruct them, so he replied without hesitation. Smeyer and the others also nodded in agreement, after all, the six words "Legendary Magic Profession" had deeply attracted their hearts from the first article.

  Lucien picked up the quill pen on the table and pointed to a certain symbol in the formula: "This is the symbol of gravitational constant, and gravity is the fundamental principle of these formulas."

  "What is gravity, when you jump up and fall back down without flying magic, the power that makes apples fall naturally. These things are not specified by God, up and down, left and right have never been independent concepts, but relative, only with force will it move in a certain direction, when you see these phenomena, you should think more about why..."

  Lucien spoke the formula in a straightforward manner, while Xianzhe, Chenxing, and Smiley looked puzzled and occasionally asked why. However, Lucien directly replied: "These are basic questions about magical principles. If you need me to explain clearly, there must be many prerequisites, assumptions, and relevant knowledge. It would take several years or even decades to start from scratch, not just a few hours. Now, you only need to know how to use the conclusions, don't ask too much, and wait until you become formal magicians to study again."

  Actually, Lucien himself still doesn't understand many things and is unclear about the derivation process and proof process, even for junior high school knowledge. He needs to slowly learn from library literature and papers to make up for it. So while saying those words, Lucien silently thought: "The real reason is, I don't understand either!"

  Lucien's words caused the wise man to sigh and say, "The world of magic is indeed vast and profound, containing the truth of this world's existence and operation. I thought I had done some research on magic, but after hearing Professor Lucien's guidance and explanation today, I realized that I hadn't even touched the door."

  White Honey, Hanged Man, Smile and others all nodded. Although the mysterious person "Professor" only briefly mentioned the application problem, involving laws, theorems and other parts, he gave a conclusion without explaining why it was so, but just the meaning represented by the formula, the law of planetary motion, and how to apply the formula, which made them gain a lot. In analyzing and constructing certain magic and magic arrays, even thinking about it now feels much easier.

  As Lucien finished applying all the formulas involved in his article "A Discussion of Several Questions on the Fifth Failure to Find a Planet", the sage suddenly fell completely silent, then suddenly shook violently and picked up a feather pen, calculating something on paper, ignoring everything around him, as if he had fully immersed himself in the world of magic.

  While Chen Xing, Xun Lu, Bai Shou Tao, Shui Yin and Jiao Si Zhe, who had some research on star magic, also came to their senses, took out their feather pens, wrote down dense formulas and data on white paper, and began to calculate.

  Only Bai, Mi, and Smael were slightly better; in astrology magic, they could barely recognize a few star charts. Even so, they all felt that behind the formula Lucien had just mentioned was a vast, profound, and mysterious world where everything has cause-and-effect laws - a world of arcana.

  "Professor, I've been suspecting that you're not a formal magician all along, and now I apologize to you, hoping you can accept it. You are the most knowledgeable, gentle, and elegant magician I have ever seen. I even think that with your mastery of mystic arts and magic knowledge, you are not an entry-level magician." White Honey Sugar, a female magical apprentice who had been quiet and intentionally changed her voice to sound hoarse like an old woman, now apologized excitedly, revealing a hint of her original voice, which was slightly low and husky, with a unique feminine charm.

  And her words let Lucien, Smeyer and Quercus hear an important information that there was a magic circle behind White Honey, and in that circle, there were formal magicians, but the magic apprentices like White Honey often did not get guidance from formal magicians.

  Lucien responded with the sinister smile unique to evil magicians, "I accept your apology. In fact, I don't mind at all. No matter how others look at me, my knowledge and strength are truly mine, and they won't be discounted in the slightest by other people's suspicions."

  Lucien didn't ask the formal magician's circle because from White Honey's attitude, it can be confirmed that they also don't know about the Continental Magic Council headquarters, and there are no other arcane journals. So, as a novice magic apprentice himself, since he didn't get what he wanted most, there was no need to take this risk. He could go when his strength is sufficient, and if he really wants magical materials, he can just have White Honey relay them for him.

  While others were still indulging, White Sugar and Smiley began exchanging some magical materials, Lucien saw what he needed and used experimentation as an excuse to buy some with silver Nair.

  After nearly twenty minutes, the other magic apprentices gradually woke up. Xianzhe was the most excited. He stood up and, with the etiquette of an ancient magician, placed his right hand on his forehead and bowed deeply to Lucien: "You are a knowledgeable mentor, you are the leader of the magical world, I offer my sincerest gratitude."

  "Professor, your explanation of the formula has helped me solve the problem of determining the trajectory of star charts that has been troubling me for many years. It has given me hope to analyze and master the ring of stellar magic. Please accept this set of magical utensils as a gift. You can choose any one of the other items I brought with me."

  The hanged man, Morning Star and the others also expressed their gratitude for Lucien's guidance on knowledge. Then another female magic apprentice, Mercury, stood up, bowed first, and asked Lucien in a slightly changed sweet voice: "Professor, may I ask you an elemental magic question? I brought the black fungus you wanted."

  Her tone was filled with strong expectation and tense anxiety of being rejected.

  Baomi sugar, Quercus and others also looked at Lucien with respect: "Please instruct Professor, if Mercury agrees, we want to listen in."

  They treated him with the same respect as a student would to a strict teacher, which made Lucien think to himself: "I'm really a 'professor' now."