548 Notorious (2/2)

Lucien knew that they had come too soon. Otherwise, with Mr. President's wisdom and arcana expertise, he could've figured it out very soon. So, Lucien asked the puppet to bring paper and pen and inferred on the spot.

”Mass, energy… No wonder your atomic fusion could be so powerful.” Douglas observed the formula with his eyes glittering. ”Although many key models haven't been explained yet, I believe it will take much shorter time for me to construct 'Eternal Blaze'.”

He had been trying to construct it with his spiritual power.

As he spoke, he began throwing out questions again. ”Why can energy and mass be turned into each other? What is the nature of matter…”

Fernando sniffed, ”Douglas, now that you've accepted Lucien's paper, let's discuss the things about Sard and be prepared that he circumvents his promise in other ways. Lucien has offered a plan.”

Douglas calmed down and smiled, ”I like plans. Nobody is smart and powerful enough to calculate everything. The key is to gather information and simulate all possible scenarios in advance. That's exactly a sorcerers' strong suit.”

The four of them discussed for a long time. When he saw Lucien, Fernando and Oliver off, Douglas smiled, ”I look forward to the day you start studying gravity, Lucien.”

”I hope that I can have your guidance when the day comes, Mr. President.” Replied Lucien modestly.

Looking at their back while they left, Douglas suddenly sighed, ”I'm confused about gravity myself. Where does it come from? How is it generated…”

......

One day in April, 824, inside the Allyn branch of the Moonsong League.

Two senior-rank sorcerers of electromagnetics happened upon each other and therefore discussed the latest trend of arcana studies.

”Annhora, is there still no rebuttal paper from Lucien Evans regarding the Oliver transformation?” One senior-rank sorcerer asked Annhora, who was a member of the Arcana Review Board.

Annhora was wearing a white wig and looked more like a noble than a sorcerer. He replied with a bitter smile, ”No. In the past eight months, except for the few papers on the new alchemy and the cyclotron, all his results are about tensor analysis and Evans Geometry. He wrote ten papers independently and worked with Levski on another six. Together with the contributions of Levski, Neeshka, Milina and Samantha, a new mathematical system is taking shape.”

”But I don't understand the mathematics at all.” An old middle-rank arcanist was quite upset. ”Also, what we are most concerned about is his opinion on the Oliver transformation…”

Another seventh-circle sorcerer sighed. ”Exactly. We know that the Oliver transformation is only mathematically applicable for now, and that it cannot prove the existence of 'Ether', but it can explain the light speed experiment with the Ether theory. It is by far the most perfect hypothesis, and we are all willing to support it. But… But why is Lucien Evans not publishing any paper in that regard? I'll always be ill at ease before I learn his opinion.”

Annhora nodded solemnly, ”Every time I recall the gore he caused and the disruptive theories he proposed, I find it impossible to trust Mr. Oliver's paper until he offers his opinion. I'm always looking forward to something with worry. It's like I can't be reassured in a thunderstorm until the raindrops do fall.”

”I always told other people that Lucien Evans dares not discuss the problem because he recognized his mistake, but I cannot sleep tight at night without his opinion. Sometimes I even have nightmares.” The old middle-rank arcanist said in agitation.

The nightmare where brains and blood litter the ground still freaked him out.

Annhora was about to reply, when his pocket suddenly beeped. He immediately took out a fine-looking box and pressed a button on it. ”Hello? Mr. Oliver? I'm on my way!”

It's a mobile communication item that the Allyn Telephone and Telegram Company recently developed. It had a lower requirement and would not conflict with other magic items.

Seeing off his partners, Annhora reached Oliver's office on the thirty-fourth floor of the Allyn magic tower, only to discover that a familiar arcanist was already seated there, and Mr. Oliver hadn't come out from his inner library yet.

”Mariana, why has Mr. Oliver summoned us?” Annhora asked the middle-aged lady who had shiny black hair.

Mariana, holding a broad-edged hat in his hands, were equally puzzled. ”I have no idea.”

At this moment, Oliver walked out with two papers in his hands. ”Mariana, Annhora, no formalities are needed. I asked you to come here because there's papers for you to review. It should be acceptable for the members of electromagnetics to review it. Take a look at it first. If everything is alright, I'll give it to the Sorcerer Administrative Department and ask the alchemical life in the Arcana Review Board to assign it to you.”

Mariana and Annhora, both having a premonition, asked simultaneously, ”Whose paper is it?”

Oliver rubbed his fingers. ”Lucien Evans.”

Boom. Annhora felt that a thunder rumbled in his head. He asked with a pale face, ”Mr. Oliver, can I refuse it?”

While talking, he secretly observed Mariana's head, only to discover that Mariana was also observing him, with her eyes also focused on his head.