355 The Inscription (1/2)

Chapter 355: The Inscription

Translator: Kris_LiuEditor: Vermillion

The periodic table of elements had been used for more than two years, and its periodicity had been suggesting the arcanists and sorcerers that an atom was way more complex than they thought. When the senior level, including Morris, Raventi, and Gaston, gradually pointed out the problems and suggested the possible errors in atom theory, most middle and senior-rank mages started to feel suspicious of the theory.

In the closed training, Hathaway gave another heavy blow to atom theory established by herself using the discovery of the isotope. Almost all the middle and senior-rank mages had accepted the fact that atom theory might be wrong. As for the junior-rank mages and apprentices, accepting a new theory was not that difficult for them.

And it was even easier for the sorcerers and arcanists who did not specialize in the field of Element to switch their belief.

It was an era when all the theories were developing rapidly. Not only the Congress was working on it, but also the South Church, the North Church, and the druids, all seizing the chance to grow. Whoever was left slightly behind would probably completely disappear one or two hundred years later. Therefore, when seeing the positive trend of the switching of viewpoint, the highest council had decided to publish Lucien's new paper, The Discovery of a New Particle, as the leading paper on the issue of Arcana in October, and the curtain behind which the microworld was hiding should now be pulled up!

As for those stubborn ones who still stuck to atom theory, the Congress had decided to abandon them.

”It's cruel. But we have to.” Outside of Sorcerer Administrative Department, Lucien said to Lazar and the other sorcerers.

Lazar was an elemental sorcerer with a firm belief, and when hearing Lucien's words, his smile looked a bit sad, ”I still remember what you said before, Lucien. The wheels of history are always rolling forward. No matter what is in the way, it will be completely crushed into pieces. But it is still hard for me to accept the fact that those outstanding arcanists have been abandoned just within a month.”

Lucien was in charge of Atom Institution, so it was also his responsibility to switch the belief of sorcerers and apprentices from his institution.

Fortunately, as the finder of the periodicity among the elements, and the first arcanist ever who dig into the law behind it, Lucien's attitude had influenced his friends directly and indirectly. Also, the arcanists and sorcerers also contributed to many of the experiments of finding the cathode ray. Two weeks earlier, Lucien had sent them the paper and showed them the experiments in person. All of the institution members had successfully changed their belief.

”It is cruel. But we have prepared them for the cognition shift, and they still have the hope to restart over again if they could force themselves to accept the new theory with their modified cognition world.” Lucien tried to comfort Lazar.

Lazar grinned, ”Thanks, Lucien. I am just being a bit emotional. Many sorcerers have stopped making any progress because of all these reasons, but they're still much luckier than those who somehow died from doing the experiments in the lab.”

Then Lazar pretended a cough and lectured in the way of a divine judge, ”Those sorcerers try to pry into the realm of God. They have violated the law. Thus they become exhausted; they die; they are cursed! That is the cost!”

”No! The so-called God of Truth is afraid of us! The closer we are to the real truth of the world, the more terrified the so-called god is! We are cursed because we are on the right path. One day, we shall tear up the pretender's mask!” Lucien also joked.

These were the lines from the most popular play in Allyn these days. The opera named Siroid was loved by many sorcerers and the lines could be heard everywhere. The main character, Siroid, was a made-up figure who had outstanding arcana and magic talent. Siroid managed to improve many powerful magic spells but he was later betrayed by his lover and was burned to death by the Church. The lines that Lucien and Lazar just repeated was from the part of the inquisition scene.

And the author of the play was the grand arcanist, Oliver.

Watching them playing the roles, Rock said to them, ”If you guys are that fond of the play, go directly onto the stage. Lucien, you're always talented in music and perhaps you can turn the play into an opera. Anyway, I need to go now and update my arcana badge. I can't wait to see it when I can become a middle-rank!”

Nagging, Rock walked between Lucien and Lazar, followed by several apprentices. Although the apprentices cast Lucien a sorry look, in the next second, their faces were written with great excitement—they were going to become real arcanists now!

Before they were being busy with all the experiments, and it was Lucien who reminded them to come here and update their badges.

”Maybe… I am already a middle-rank…?” Lazar realized why he came here and quickly walked to Eric's office. In the past month, he still got some citation credits.

Lucien slightly shook his head and smiled. He also walked into Eric's office.