18 Elemental Control 2 (2/2)
Xander raised his other hand, and another clump of water element particles appeared, this time, bigger. On his other hand, now devoid of ice element particles, started forming them again. Xander earlier showed the quick transformation, but this time, what he was doing was forcing the water elements to propagate. Between his two hands, one could see 1 water element particle splitting into two, yet remaining the same size. one of the particles slowly turned into ice, while the other returned to the clump of water element particles.
He began demonstrating the elemental propagation theory! Amelia shouted in her heart. She couldn't believe it; after all, years after the theory was proposed, no one was able to prove it in such a manner.
He dispersed the elements on his hands and continued speaking in a leisurely manner.
”What I showed you all proved the elemental propagation theory; however, this doesn't resolve the issue of energy: Where do they get the energy to do the elemental replication? At the same time, look.”
Xander this time controlled wind particles to appear on his hand, and raising his other hand, slowly, ice began to form not from the environment, but from the particles that came from the wind element. The students and Amelia could observe that they were rapidly transforming into another type of element, specifically, the ice element!
”Ele...elemental conversion! How can you even do such a thing! You're not even Legendary magician!” Amelia stuttered, her body frozen in shock.
Xander merely looked at her puzzledly.
”Miss Amelia, you do realize, with your experience as a magician, that elements have hierarchies, correct? If you read the works of Fitzgerald, Simones, Mythesia, Romano, and Therault, understand their works, and combine your understanding by filling up the gaps of their theories, it can be said that they have been pointing to this idea of elemental conversion.” Xander replied, his voice calm and sure of what he just said.
Miss Amelia, on the other hand, froze harder upon hearing the names Xander mentioned. Even Maryann and the girl who rebutted James were stupefied.
Aren't they college students? Why are they hearing the names of ancient, well-known revolutionary researchers and philosophers of their fields? Aren't their works usually studied for post-graduate and even doctorate students? What do you mean about combining their theories? What do you mean understanding? How could you even completely comprehend what they were researching on, hey!
No one spoke for a few seconds. However, Miss Amelia suddenly disappeared and appeared in front of Xander, her eyes mad with excitement.
”Do you mean, you managed to apply the elemental hierarchy: Suppression and supplementation theory that Therault, the latest revolutionary researcher and the one of those still alive, managed to formulate after studying the works of thousands of other element researchers??” Amelia asked, her voice quivering and filled with joy. Therault managed to formulate the theory 4 years ago, causing an international furor in the elemental research field.
Xander nodded, quite puzzled by her reaction.
”Yup, uncle Therault often came to our house to talk to my dad, and he had these papers lying around in the table while they talked. I took a peek and saw his writings. Weirdly though, he had some misconceptions about the tiers so I pointed it out to him.” he responded to Amelia.
Upon hearing this, Amelia didn't know whether to laugh or cry at the unfairness of the world. She, a woman of standing, someone praised to be a genius to reach Legendary Class before the age of 50, wasn't even able to understand even 10% of the theory Therault had posed.
Some of the students even checked the paper Therault published and was surprised to see Xander's name as one of the lead authors.
”Oh my god, it's true, he's one of the lead authors of the paper!”
”Wait, this was published 4 years ago, doesn't that mean Xander was just 3 years old?What the F*ck?”
”The heavens are truly unfair! How can we even compete with a genius??” one of them bemoaned, and all of them, even Amelia, agreed wholeheartedly.
Xander looked at the kid who shouted his age puzzledly.
”I was actually 4 years old at that time when he came visit. The website you visited probably inputted the date the paper was submitted for peer reading and revision, which was a year before he went to visit our house.” Xander calmly said, focusing on that point.