437 The Undercurren (1/2)

Allyn sat in the midair, and the tower, which was used as a platform to observe the stars, was high above the clouds. Sometimes, bright colors rippled on the dark body of the tower and it almost looked like the entrance was shimmering under the light.

Lucien closed his mouth and smiled after hearing Levski's word. ”The particle theory can't explain most of the results and the wave theory can't find its foundation. They both have big problems. I think they should just marry each other. It'll solve all the problems and the war between wave and particle will end peacefully!” Lucien spoke in a joking way.

”That's impossible. Your thought is interesting, Evans,” Levski chuckled. Although he was good at math, he was still an arcanist and had done some research on the wave theory and the particle theory. He thought Lucien was just joking.

Lazar and the others who got off the carriage after Lucien all started smiling. Heidi even burst out laughing uncontrollably. The two theories should get married? Only Mr. Evans could think of a lame joke like that, and ”lame joke” itself was a strange term coined by Lucien.

Lucien waved his staff and said, ”anyway, when there's no result that can decide the outcome of the war, the third war between the two theories will not be ending very soon. We should probably just focus on our own studies.”

He was not worried that his joke could enlighten Levski, Lazar, Rock, and the others. To jump outside the box of the conflict between the wave theory and the particle theory not only needed some incredible ideas but also a series of supporting experiments. Without the experiment results, the wave-particle dualism could never even be imagined. A great scientist as Einstein, his thesis only suggested the concept of the light quantum and used the instant and the average to discuss light. It was far from the actual wave-particle dualism and was more like the particle theory.

And whether it would make the arcanists think of the hypothesis of the light quantum, the answer was obvious just by looking at the recently published papers — there was not a single thesis trying to explain the black-body radiation and the energy quantum hypothesis! Almost all arcanists considered it as something that they should not touch and wanted to drive the thought out of their minds. Under a situation like this, how could they be enlightened and develope new ideas?

Although students like Annick, who were pretty much worshipping Lucien, might accept the hypothesis of the energy quantum as their meditation environment had not been completed yet and their belief was not stable. However, they did not have enough knowledge to explore the field of heat radiation and they had no chance to use or study the quantum theory. They had a general idea of it but they did not know how to learn about it and it was thus impossible for them to use it to come up with hypotheses for light.

”You're right.” Levski nodded seriously. Compared to the argument between the wave and particle theories, he preferred studying the two new geometric systems and the theory displayed by President Douglas' artificial planet experiment.

Then he saw the ninth-circle archmage, Annonis the Astrologer, walking to him from the entrance. ”Mr. Annonis is here.”

Annonis was known to the public as was the president of the tower and a member of the Highest Council.

Annonis was wearing a tall grey hat. He was tall and strong, like the strongest warrior, and there was no beard on his young-looking face. However, the pair of deep black eyes gave the feeling that he had experienced a lot of things and that although he looked young, his mind and body were already very old.

”Mr. Annonis.” Lucien, Levski, and the others greeted Annonis respectfully.

Annonis was a person who did not smile often. He nodded slightly and said to the two in a serious tone, ”come in, please, you're the stars of today's party.”

In the hall, under the ”stars”, many guests were toasting each other.

Entering the hall, Lucien noticed many familiar arcanists such as Raventi, Florencia, Neeshka, and Milina.

After exchanging eye contact with Levski, Lucien picked up a glass of ”Starlight” drink from the waiter's plate and then headed to the group of people from the Will of Elements.

”The most talented person of the whole Will of Elements is here, the genius who claimed the most honorable rewards from three different fields before reaching the high level.” Florencia clicked her tone and smiled lazily. She jokingly mocked Lucien, implying that he had not entered the headquarters or the divisions of the Will of Elements for a very long time as he was busy with studying and dealing with affairs of the Atom Institution.

Lucien smiled and raised his glass. ”I was really busy recently. I was helping my teacher with setting up the Allyn Telephone and Telegram Company.”

”It seems that you're very interested in the projects that will bring you money. The magic crystal light is still in the promotion phase and you're already starting something else.” Gaston chuckled.

Raventi scrunched his brow. ”Lucien, you do need a lot of resources to explore the unknown world and to increase your own power. However, money is not the most important thing. The most important thing is to study and do research. Don't forget your original intention.” He did not want Lucien to choose the wrong way so he decided to tell Lucien what he was thinking directly. He was not worried that what he said would make Lucien angry as that was just what he would do.

Florencia giggled after hearing Raventi's word. ”Lucien is still doing research. He had just created a new geometric system, right? That's why we're here. This is the ceremony for his Arcana Scepter Reward.”

”The first part of the set up has been completed. I'll focus on increasing my magic skills now.” Lucien was talking about creating his own meditation method, however, it sounded like he was going for the senior-rank to Raventi and the others. They all nodded as they agreed with Lucien's plan.

Raventi stared at Lucien with his deep grey eyes and followed Florencia's words. ”The field of math used to be the weak point of your arcana ability but it seemed like you've already solved the problem. Great, you have the ability to succeed. However, I suggest that you stop continuing your research in the new geometric system. The research has no actual arcana or magic meaning at the moment. You should spend more time on the functions of the complex variable so you can build the foundation for calculating the complicated spiritual power fields after you reach senior-rank.

”You have the highest chance to become a legendary sorcerer in the Congress of Magic, so don't waste your time.”