428 Nature (1/2)
In the villa surrounded by flowers, Milina was shocked again by the beauty of math in Lucien's paper. After quite a while, she finally picked up her quill-pen and wrote,
”With amazing conception and precise demonstration, Lucien Evans's paper shows us the beauty of math and also proves the compatibility between Levski Geometry and Tower Geometry. The paper gives a solid foundation to the establishment of the New Geometry System and changed the world of Math, which was constructed based on our direct perception of the world. This paper reveals to us another path for math development and demonstration.
”This groundbreaking paper is apparently significant to the establishment of the new geometry system and deserves broad discussion. Forty arcana credits and five hundred arcana points are suggested to be given as reward.”
Strictly following the standards of review, Milina gave her comment objectively. If she had let her preference played the leading role, as an authority in math and mathematician, she would have given the paper an even higher comment because of the beauty the paper displayed.
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Meanwhile, Salgueiro was also reviewing Lucien's paper An Attempt to Explain Non-Tower Geometry.
”The paper provides a math model that contradicts our knowledge but actually exists; it makes a breakthrough contribution to the establishment of Levski's geometry system. It makes us realize that Levski Geometry is a new system which was essentially different from Tower Geometry.
”Given the groundbreaking contribution brought by its math model and the demonstration, this paper's content deserves broad discussion and research. Thus, sixty arcana credits and six hundred arcana points are suggested to be given as reward.”
When he put down his quill-pen, Salgueiro realized that the winter evening had already closed in. The wind was blowing outside of the window, and everything had been encased by the darkness. However, from this cold darkness, he seemed to notice a slight glimmer of light; there was light in the future of math.
”If the new geometry system is actually applicable to arcana…
”What Evans said earlier today was interesting… the axiomatization of math…”
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After a week, in the morning, Samantha came to Tower to study with her teacher as usual.
”Morning, Ms. Samantha,” greeted the several low-rank arcanists.
The dome of the hall was black, inlaid with magic crystal lights that lit up the entire space. The arrangement of the lights followed the order of constellation, forming a huge astrology chart above.
Samantha nodded politely but also seriously. Then she asked out of confusion, ”Leo, Gina… Why are you two here so early?”
According to what she knew, their teacher, level-four arcanist and fifth-circle astrologer Da Serra, who was also her friend, never taught students on Fridays. And the time right now, the labs and libraries inside Tower are not open yet. There was no reason to come this early.
”Ms. Samantha, don't you know?” Said the round-faced Gina, ”Tower sent a notice yesterday that today a new journal is going to be issued. We're all curious, so we came early to wait.”
In order to improve one of her magic spells, Samantha studied the stars at night and slept during the day in the past two days, thus she never heard about it. Now the look on her face slightly changed and she murmured, ”A new journal… Is it the one with Lucien Evans's inscription?”
”No… No idea…” The young man named Leo, who developed a middle-aged spread before the age of 25, shook his head.
”Hey, Samantha! Are you here for buying Nature as well?”
It was Rachel. She was always full of energy and cheerful. Everyone liked her as she lifted people's mood.
Samantha also smiled, which was unusual for her. ”Are you here for this as well?”
Although they had opposite personalities, they were very good friends.
Rachel sighed deliberately. ”Yup, as a member of the Arcana Review Board, my teacher Ms. Isabella should have enjoyed delivery of the journal. But she's out of the town right now exploring new materials, so I have to come here myself. Poor me…”
Facing Rachel, the low-rank arcanists were more respectful. For one thing, they were unacquainted with Rachel; for another,, Rachel was the winner of Sorcerer Laurel. The crystal hairpin on her linen-colored hair shocked the students.
”You know about Nature's content and inscription?” asked Samantha. After all, Rachel did not have to come here so early; with her status, she would definitely be able to get a copy.
Rachel looked at Samantha confusedly. ”No… But this is the first issue of the journal. I'd like to put it into my collection! It's even better if I buy it myself!”
”...” Samantha forgot that her friend was an enthusiastic collector.
At this time, the library behind the reception desk opened. Two female apprentices pushed out several stacks of books with a black cover.
”I've gotta take a look at it,” said Rachel curiously as she pulled Samantha's arm and walked to the reception desk.
Samantha recalled, ”Should have things to do with math…”
Her teacher, Neeshka, mentioned about it before. And when she was helping her teacher send back the review comments, she had a look at the new geometry paper from Lucien Evans and found the paper was too mind-blowing for her to accept.
However, soon, she was shocked by the math model provided in the paper. Despite the strong resistance in her mind, she was persuaded by the strict logic reasoning and the solid math model. After reading the paper, she was at lost for at least two to three days. And then she finally started accepting the fact that new geometry systems did exist.
”Finally! Tower has a journal for math! Awesome!” Rachel became very excited.