Two days later.

Blue City.

The conference room of the Magic Federation headquarters.

"So, everyone has read this proof?"

Verne Silas had not attended such an academic meeting for a long time.

As the chairman of the federation, he now focuses more on various affairs within the Blue Alliance. In his own words, he is now more like a politician than a magician.

The reason why I made an exception to attend today's meeting is obviously because this matter is not only an academic issue, but more likely a political incident.

"What's there to say? I don't believe that everyone here can't see the value of this paper. What's more, I don't understand why some laymen are invited to participate in the theory of elements."

Sandra Woolley is nearly eighty years old, and is already considered an older group among high-level magicians.

The theory of elements is not taken seriously, and the younger generation of magicians are not willing to waste their youth on it. Nowadays, the authorities in this field are almost all old guys who are dying. Even people in their sixties like Felix can already be counted.

The young and strong faction.

"Gentlemen, please allow me to interrupt. I have just received news that Your Excellency Felix's new paper "On the Practical Application of the High-Energy Collapse Phenomenon of Water Elements in Water Spell Models" has been published in the Journal of Element Theory..."

Sandra, who should have been happy, slapped the table heavily.

And just "proving the fourth conjecture" itself has almost no practical significance except academic value.

The door to the meeting was pushed open, and a middle-aged man in a magic robe walked straight to the head of Osteria's negotiations, whispered a few words, and left without looking back.

for a long time.

Sandra himself may no longer have much strength, but what he represents behind him is an elemental theory school.

Therefore, from a standpoint, observers of the Magic Federation will definitely be picky about this agreement, and it would be better if it can disrupt the deal.

Therefore, both parties were not focused on negotiations at all.

Everyone, including Verne, fell silent.

Just when everyone couldn't sit still.

Veronica even saw a diplomat from Tulum whispering to his counterpart on the opposite side, occasionally letting out a giggle, obviously chatting about some private matter.

"What does anonymity have to do with it? Just shelve the issuance. It's not like it hasn't been done before."

Veronica knew very well that the decision-making power of the negotiation did not lie on this negotiating table at all, let alone the Osteria officials opposite.

Publishing papers anonymously is nothing new. Some well-known magicians who are not fully confident in their research will also choose to use this method to test the outside world's reaction. After all, peer review is not necessarily foolproof. A few years after the paper is published, it will be

There are many examples of overturning.

Before the other party could finish speaking, Sandra jumped up: "I know what you are thinking, what happened to Tulum? The Albert Award has never been said to be awarded only to people from the Western Continent, and it is not without precedent before.

, even the Oshik people have won the Albert Prize, why not Tulum..."

Verne used his identity to forcefully end the quarrel between the two parties.

This is an agreement that benefits both countries.

Although she is the person in charge of the Tulum side of this negotiation, the actual details will still be discussed with the Osteria side by diplomats who are familiar with the business.

Therefore, in the history of the Albert Prize, there have indeed been cases where the awarding has been put on hold.

The so-called shelving of the award means that the achievement is shelved before the specific author is found, and the evaluation is carried out after the author appears. The maximum period of shelving is 10 years. After this period, the achievement can no longer participate in the Albert Medal.

assessment.

…

However, Sandra obviously does not have a good reason to refute the practical application proposed by Essinger.

Two hours passed, and both sides were already exhausted.

Another magician who was obviously on Isinger's side counterattacked in time.

As "some outsider" in Sandra's words, Essinger seemed not to hear the other party's sarcasm.

But after two hours of negotiations, there has been no progress in the discussions on the latest trade agreement between the two sides.

As an authority in the field of magic engineering, he never thought about entering the muddy waters of elemental theory. However, Isengard, who was forced to make up the numbers by Verne, was helpless.

"Okay, let's just talk about academics now, let's talk about this paper."

It is indeed an indisputable fact that talents in elemental theory are declining.

During the stalemate between the two sides, the door of the conference room opened.

However, this agreement, which is beneficial to both countries, will weaken the alliance to a certain extent.

This makes it impossible for some people who do not want the award to be awarded to people outside the Western Continent to object from this aspect.

"Based on such contributions, it is more than enough to be nominated for this year's Albert Medal."

Before the Albert Prize established a separate category for the theory of elements, all proof-type papers could not win the sub-award. This is because according to Sir Albert’s legacy during his lifetime, his prize should be awarded to those inventions and ideas that truly affect the process of magic.

"Sir Woolley, Essinger just happened to be involved in the research of photo cameras at the headquarters, so he participated incidentally. Otherwise, don't you think a meeting with only three people would seem too deserted?"

Veronica sat on one side of the negotiation table, quietly drinking the coffee she brought from Tulum amid the arguments around her.

Sandra has selfish motives to some extent. She has not won any significant awards in elemental theory for many years. This will lead to fewer and fewer young magicians investing in this subject. Therefore, even if a Tulumite wins the Albert Award this time,

The medal is also good for the school behind him.

"The logic is clear and the angle is unique. Especially in terms of the applicability of the inverse function of the aeta function, it has made a significant contribution that can affect the progress of several other conjectures. This has even exceeded the value of the proof itself."

…

Providing a complete proof process is nothing more than making everyone feel more at ease when applying it.

Because it is already being used.

"But, as far as I know, this paper was passed from the hands of Princess Veronica of the Kingdom of Tulum..." Although Essinger was reluctant, he knew very well that Verne had brought him here.

reason.

However, the value of this unsigned paper is obviously not just "proof". As Sandra said, the ideas used in its proof process and the conclusion on the applicability of inverse functions are even more significant than "proof".

itself.

Essinger has nothing to do about being scolded by an 80-year-old old man in person. Once his words are too extreme and make the other party angry to death, he will not get any good results.

"I agree with Sandra's opinion. Not only the other conjectures, but also the three basic modules of the water magic pattern may be improved to some extent."

"Mr. Woolley, I'm not against it, it's just that there are currently no practical applications of your so-called 'inverse function applicability conclusion'... In addition, have we all forgotten that this paper was published anonymously?

, even if the federation wanted to award medals, it would not be able to do so."

"Felix, this guy is really lucky."

Once the contract is successfully signed, Tulun's merchant ships can depart from the northern port, along the west side of the Horseshoe Sea, enter the Gray Mist Sea, the inland sea of ​​the Western Continent, and then go all the way to Wilna, the capital of Osteria, via the Banersi River.

The person in charge, whose full name Veronica couldn't even remember, then changed his previous tough attitude and showed a professional smile.

"Your Highness, the terms of the agreement proposed by you have been agreed upon by Grand Duke Narmer and the noble council and are generally acceptable..."

Veronica no longer has to listen to the nonsense below.

In her mind, the elegant figure of Colin Vane sitting at the desk holding a quill appeared in her mind, with the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
Chapter completed!