——Four updates are out today, the third update is at 9pm, and the fourth update is at 11:30pm.
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For others, there is no difference between this issue and the next, as long as it can be published in the influential journal "Ordinary Arcanist Monthly", but Lucien rushed to submit a paper on the periodic table of elements at the beginning of the month.
In order to have enough time to submit articles everywhere, let them be seen by most arcanists in the new issue of the journal.
So Lucien took a breath, tried hard to find an opportunity and said: "Mr. Woods, can it be included in this issue of "Ordinary Arcanist Monthly"? Even if it is at the back?"
"No, Evans. We have already sent inclusion notices to other arcanists." Woods smiled but firmly refused. His good impression of Lucien and his slight regard for his future were not enough to make him pay a slightly larger price.
, after all, Lucien is still a first-level arcanist, and has not yet truly demonstrated the amazing and valued arcane and magical abilities.
Lucien straightened his back and kept smiling: "Mr. Woods, skip the first few atomic weight data that I haven't been able to correct experimentally. You will find that the atomic weights of the later elements are just as I judged from the periodic properties.
An error occurred, and I completed the latest determination using two or three methods, and my experimental data is attached to the paper."
Woods stretched out his right hand, turned to the last few pages of the paper on the table, looked at it, and then shook his head: "Evans, this doesn't mean anything. Even if you really measured it correctly, it can only show that your paper
It is closer to the truth, not equal to the truth. I am sure that your guesses about the atomic weights of the first few elements are wrong."
In fact, he still didn't think there was anything worth paying attention to.
"Perhaps there is some reason that we don't know yet that makes it difficult to measure the real data of these elements using existing methods. Why must I be wrong instead of other reasons?" Although Lucien really wanted to propose the isotopes.
Concept, but I finally held back and could only vaguely touch on it.
Isotopes are elements with the same number of protons and different numbers of neutrons. They have similar properties and can be confused together if you are not careful. Lucien did not dare to make a "guess" rashly in the Magic Council, whose knowledge of elements was still at the atomic stage.
, this may be more dangerous than being watched by pale hands.
Woods smiled silently: "Evans, you are a first-level arcanist, and in recent years, the lowest level of arcanist who has remeasured these atomic weights using different methods is also a fifth-level arcanist."
He didn't finish what he said. But the meaning is self-evident, and it is very clear who a normal person would choose to believe. This is not something that can be fooled by unknown reasons.
"Mr. Woods, I give up inclusion in the next issue of Ordinary Arcanist Monthly. I insist that my thesis is correct." Lucien looked at the thesis on the desk quietly, then stood up and bowed after a moment. He covered his black top hat
On the left chest, express gratitude to Woods for his kindness.
Woods was not angry. He had seen too many young people like this who were stubborn and refused to admit defeat. He then stood up and said: "Evans, if you still can't find the journal inclusion in the end, I will always keep the door open to you."
Once something is done, he will not give up halfway.
Lucien put on his hat, picked up the paper, and thanked him again: "Thank you, Mr. Woods, for allowing me to be stubborn in these last few days. Even if I hit my head and bleed, that's what I am willing to bear."
At present, Lucien still has one way to go, which is to risk taking the Holm Crown Ring to the Holm Royal Magic Court and the Elemental Will to seek help. Anyway, the Pale Hand has already suspected his relationship with the professor! Of course, this
It may lead to a qualitative change in the risk.
Lucien, who has grown slightly taller, has a more upright figure. With a black top hat, a long windbreaker and a determined expression on his face, he left a deep impression on Woods. What a determined young man!
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More than ten days ago.
On the fourteenth floor of Arlinge Magic Tower, there is an exclusive lounge of the Affairs Committee.
Rogelio looked at the paper in his hand and couldn't help but smile and shake his head: "Young people are really full of the spirit of challenging authority. They are crazy, bold and fearless."
No matter how confident he was, no matter how much he believed in the hiding and tracking abilities of the undead Adol, he would not dare to let him follow Lucien in the magic tower of the parliament headquarters. Therefore, he did not know exactly what Lucien did in the magician management department.
, it was not until Lucien received the rejection letter from the "Elements" journal that Rogelio knew that he had submitted another paper, and then went to the "Basic Arcane Library" to redeem it.
After looking at it for a while, Rogelio couldn't stand it anymore, because he was one of the measurers of the Temerik element, and he used different methods to measure it, plus several high-level arcane masters who also had the same authority.
With the support of measurement data, he never doubted that he would be wrong.
Putting down the paper, Rogelio knocked on the table, thinking about how to make Lucien himself appear in front of the middle-level magicians of the Elemental Will, so as to promote the development of things and allow him to observe changes.
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Before going to the "Arlinge branch of Holm Royal Bank - the highest bank in the world" mentioned by Natasha, Lucien first returned to Douglas Magic School, because once he took out the Holm Crown Ring,
There will be no way out for him, and he may not be able to come back in a short time, so he needs to explain it to Principal Donald, K and other friends and apprentices in advance.
"Lucien, has your paper been included in the journal?" Just after returning to school, before Lucien had time to speak, Rock, Jerome and K came over after lunch.
After receiving the rejection letters from the journals "Elements" and "Alchemy", they already knew that Lucien was submitting a paper and asked Lucien what the research content was. Therefore, they were all excited when they saw Lucien asking for leave today.
Everyone guessed that he had gained something from his submission, so they came to inquire about it.
Lucien remained calm and smiled and shook his head: "It was rejected by "Ordinary Arcanist Monthly", and all the companies that initially wanted to submit it were rejected."
"They even rejected the Ordinary Arcanist Monthly? Lucien, do you want to vote for the Arcane Research Journal and the Magic Research Monthly?" Rock didn't expect that they would solemnly invite Lucien to go.
, turned out to be rejection!
Jerome signaled Rock not to say anything more, and then comforted Lucien with a few words.
Just when Lucien was about to find a reason to explain what happened for a while, K, who had been silent all the time, suddenly said: "Evans, I followed Mr. Larry some time ago to meet Yi, an arcanist who reviewed the "Elements" journal.
Genna. He is a kinder person. Why don't I take you to Rentat and invite him out for dinner."
As for whether the invitation is useful, K is not sure. In the final analysis, it still depends on the quality of Lucien's paper. What he can help him is to use personal connections to eliminate the discrimination against him, a low-level arcanist, by the reviewing arcanist.
Review again carefully and without bias.
Lucien glanced at K with slight surprise, misunderstanding that an honest and honest person like him knew how to use the back door, and then took a deep breath: "Thank you, K, we will go to Rentat later."
Now that you have the opportunity, try to seize it!
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After lunch, Woods took a nap, and then walked into the laboratory of the Magic Tower refreshed. The next two hours were his fixed magic experiment time, and he would not be delayed by reviewing papers, practicing magic, etc.
Woods opened the alchemy array and was about to continue yesterday's magic experiment. For some reason, Lucien's stubborn, determined and unwavering figure suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, and then by some mistake, he picked up a bottle of purified elements and began to measure it.
"Since he is so insistent, then there may be nothing wrong with the experimental data attached. Correcting the atomic weights of elements is also something that can gain a lot of points, so why not give it a try."
According to the regulations of the Magic Council, basic data such as the atomic weight of elements, the first magician to measure or correct it and the subsequent five magicians to confirm it through experiments will share the quotation in the ratio of 3:2:2:1:1:1
Points will be awarded after reaching an integer, but only within one year.
But this is already rich enough, and it is difficult for any paper involving this element not to contribute arcane points to them.
As an experienced mid-level magician, Woods did not spend much time determining the atomic weight of this element:
"It agrees with Evans' data. There was a slight error in the previous atomic weight."
After using two more methods to measure, Woods confirmed that the corrected atomic weight was correct. Previously, there should have been a problem with the original method's assumptions. Switching to the latest method of measuring from several other angles circumvented this premise.
With this experiment as a basis, Woods continued to measure other elements.
As time went on, the surprise on Woods's face gradually could not be hidden. If only one atomic weight was correct, it was just a matter of Lucien's luck, but every atomic weight was correct and perfectly consistent with the element period.
The arrangement in the table forces people to re-examine the value of Lucien's paper.
"Perhaps there is some reason that we don't know yet, which makes it difficult to measure the real data of these elements using existing methods. Why must I be wrong instead of other reasons?"
Lucien's slightly stubborn and harsh words came to Woods' mind, and he paced back and forth: "It would be great if the new elements predicted by Lucien were discovered. Even if they are not the ones he predicted, as long as they can
Filling in the blanks in the periodic table is also very illustrative."
Then he suddenly stopped, hurriedly walked out of the laboratory and returned to the study, picked up a quill, and wrote on the white paper:
"Dear Mr. Lucien Evans, we think your paper is of great discussion value, so we would like to ask you to publish it in this issue of our journal..."
As he wrote, he crumpled the white paper into a ball and threw it into the wastebasket. Then he picked up the black gown and top hat of the same color hanging on the coat rack, put them on while walking, and hurried to the magic
Go to the bottom of the tower.
"Go to Douglas School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Woods told a coachman employed by "Ordinary Arcanist Monthly" in a concise manner.
Flights are prohibited within the city of Allinge.