340 The Laurel and The World (1/2)
Chapter 340: The Laurel and The World
Translator: Kris_LiuEditor: Vermillion
In Fernando's study.
After Lucien wrote down Planck's formula, it only took the Lord of Storm a very short period of time to finish the verification.
”It works with both long and short waves. Currently speaking, this is a correct formula.” Fernando nodded carefully, ”But we'd better do a few more rounds of the experiment to make sure it accord with all the situations.”
Having been bothered by two to three weeks, Fernando felt that he was going to explode at any time. So, once he saw the formula from Lucien that could be called perfect for now, the only wish in his mind was to further verify it, and forget about the two original formulas!
This was also Lucien's first time doing the experiments without reading the letters first since he became Fernando's student.
Although Fernando did all the experiments very fast, he was only sure about the validity of the thermal radiation formula when it was already afternoon.
”Interesting…” Fernando was much more relaxed now, and thus his attitude changed, ”You're right, Lucien. I was thinking too much. It's the same with having a relationship. When you're in love, don't think too much.”
Lucien had no idea how Fernando connected the two ideas together. Also, he did not see Fernando as an expert when it came to dealing with a romantic relationship, as Fernando was still single.
”Shall we write to the grand arcanists?” Lucien wanted Fernando to focus on the formula.
Fernando nodded cheerfully, ”Of course, they have also been bothered by the two formulas for quite a while. It's surprising that my student first figured this out… However…”
Within only a second, Fernando put on the stern look and said, ”Since the formula works, we can say that there are deeper laws hiding before it! Something that can reveal the nature of thermal radiation! We can't just stop here. We gotta delve into it further!”
Although Fernando sounded very impatient, as his student, Lucien knew that he was actually just excited. This was his great impulse of exploring this world.
”Shall I write to them now?” Lucien asked. He hoped that the grand arcanists could first get familiar with the combined formula.
”Write to them right now.” Fernando walked back to his desk and said to Lucien without turning around, ”Get them involved in the discussion. I have a feeling: this is gonna be a tough job. Also, turn it into a paper of how you put together the formula. Send it to the board together with my formula and Douglas' formula. So all the arcanists can know what is going on here. If we can figure out the true meaning of the formula before the next month's Arcana is published, we can put them all together. If we fail to do so, the arcanists' discussion can also inspire us.”
Lucien's plan worked. He hurriedly sent the formula to the six arcanists using the Adamantium golems and then started discussing the formula with his teacher.
The discussion was torturing to Lucien, because it was not yet time for him to introduce the proper explanation, which Lucien would save it until the end when all the possibilities were excluded. Telling lies and findings excuses were definitely harder than confessing, especially since he was talking to a grand arcanist.
Fortunately, Fernando had no idea that Lucien had already known the correct answer and he only focused on the formula itself. Lucien thus managed to get over with it and, meanwhile, he also learned quite a lot from the discussion.
It was late now. When Fernando told Lucien that he could leave, he asked, ”Lucien, have you become a fifth-circle sorcerer?”
”Yes, sir.” Lucien was a bit surprised. After all, he just became a fifth-circle last night.
Fernando grinned, ”When you were doing the experiment, I could tell that your spiritual power was greater than before. Also, I knew it would be just a matter of time before you became a fifth-circle sorcerer unless you didn't work hard. Since you've fulfilled your promise and you're doing a better job than the other students, you may bring the Atom Institution application form to me tomorrow and I'll endorse it for you.”
”Thanks a lot, sir.” Lucien was quite surprised. He thought it would take longer to win Fernando's support.
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The next day.
”The Improvement on Fernando's Formula and Douglas' Formula in Thermal Radiation Research…” After writing the evaluation comment and signing on Lucien's application form, Fernando picked up the paper that Lucien was going to submit together later and slowly read the title. There was a rare smile on his face.
”The formula is going to be called Evans' Formula.” Fernando nodded, ”And the constant will be called Evans' Constant. Your name will be forever remembered.”
Since the periodic table of elements was only a summary, Lucien's surname was not used.
Lucien slightly sighed in his mind because the meaning of the constant went far beyond Fernando's current understanding. Then, he started to read the letters as usual. The first one was from Douglas.
”… I'm glad to know that you and your student, Lucien, have solved the problem which has bothered me for the past a few days. Congratulations to Mr. Lucien Evans. This is the victory of the younger generation. And maybe only the younger generation can avoid all the distracting factors and directly use the mathematical method to solve the problem. He's like a shining pure diamond…
”Since we've figured out the formula, it's time for us to ask why it is this formula that makes sense? I can say that there must be a hiding law that we haven't discovered behind the formula, but what is it? It's not yet the moment that we stop and celebrate our accomplishment. We still have so many whys to ask… Once we understand the true meaning of the formula, we can take a further step on our path to explore the ultimate truth.”
Fernando commented, ”Of course… Mr. Hundred Thousand Whys…”
The rest of the letters from Brook, Hathaway, Oliver, Hellen, and Vicente were basically the same. They were talking about what was behind the formula.
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Three days later. In the early morning.
”…based on the review and comments of the two board members, the overall comment on the formula put forward by Mr. Lucien Evans is: the formula works perfectly with both shortwave and longwave situations, and thus the formula can be widely applied. We name it Evans' Formula of Blackbody Radiation, and the constant in the formula is called Evans' Constant. However, as the formula came from the pure mathematical calculation, there was no theoretical support to the formula, and its value still remains to be further revealed. Twenty arcana credits and two hundred arcana points are given as the reward.”
Reading the review document send to his place by Katrina, Lucien was quite encouraged. The reward was not bad, but the most important thing was that Lucien could get a lot of citation credits from the formula and the constant. Unlike the basic data including atomic weights, the finding would belong to Lucien exclusively for the following three years!
As for the result of his application for the institution, the procession would still take another one or two weeks.
Putting down the document, Lucien started to enjoy his breakfast, and at the same time, he opened the letter from Harrison:
”… The latest issue of Arcana has caused a huge stir among all the sorcerers. Every sorcerer that I met was talking about 'the arcana meaning of Illusion', and it is probably already safe to say that Ms. Isabella's research finding has destroyed the previous Illusion theories. This is very interesting because the alchemical substance, hormone, currently only works for very few illusionary spells! The atmosphere has put a lot of pressure on Family of Sorcerer. So four days later, on Monday, the senior-rank mages have all agreed to confer the Laurel to Isabella…
”Unfortunately, my proposal of you sharing the Laurel with her was rejected. They did not really agree with your Brain Wave Theory. No, to be more specific, the theory can still be further improved greatly. I'm sure that you'll keep working on this, and I'm looking forward to the day when you can also wear the Laurel and thus become the second middle-rank mage ever who can win the highest prizes in two different fields…
”The Laurel conferring ceremony will be held at the headquarter of Family of Sorcerer. If you have time, you can attend the ceremony.”
”They've decided to give Ms. Isabella the Laurel,” Lucien put down the letter and said casually.
Sprint was a bit confused. He did not understand why Mr. Evans said this.
Lucien did not explain. He smiled and stood up from the chair. It was time for him to visit his teacher and put forward some suggestions.
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After a few days of heated discussion, Fernando still had not figured out the hiding meaning behind the formula, which was driving him nuts.