At the end of the first month (January), the cold still enveloped Arlinge, but the dark green forest outside Douglas Magic School still did not wither at all.
In front of the hollow black iron gate with a strong ancient magic empire style, Woods eagerly asked the iron golem guarding the gate: "I am Woods from "Ordinary Arcanist Monthly". I am friends with Principal Donald. I want to find Lucy.
Well, Mr. Evans."
"Both Mr. Evans are not here. They went to Rentat together. Which one are you looking for?" The iron golem answered in a metallic and impersonal voice.
Woods was stunned for a moment: "There are two more? Well, I'm looking for Mr.
In desperation, Woods almost followed the iron golem's "thinking" into a conversation, but luckily he woke up in time.
His series of questions made the iron golem's eyes flash with red light, as if it would explode at any time.
"Yes, they all went to Lentat. They left an hour ago. I don't know what they went to do, and I don't know when they will come back." The iron golem finally sorted out the order.
An hour ago? Evans had arrived at Rentat, and Woods pressed his black top hat with some annoyance. Rentat is the capital of the Kingdom of Holm. It is among the top ten in the mainland in terms of area and number of people.
Without knowing what Lucien was going to do, it would be difficult for him to find someone quickly—even if he asked a "prophet" to use legendary astrology for divination, he would not be able to pinpoint the location accurately without more information.
"When Mr. Evans X comes back, please tell him that our "Ordinary Arcanist Monthly" would like to publish his paper in the issue at the end of the month. Please reply as soon as possible. If he is free, it is best to come to our headquarters.
Take a trip." In the biting cold wind, Woods exhaled a few breaths of white air, and then stepped back on the carriage.
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Rentat, second floor of Oak Restaurant.
In the private room, Lucien looked through the window at the beautiful dark night with goose-like snowflakes floating outside, and at the people coming and going in the heavy snow. Some of them were in a hurry, some were walking slowly side by side, and some were childlike.
Snowflakes were falling on the ground, and some bent down to pick up the snowballs...
Sitting across from the small dining table was Igna, whom K introduced. He was a fourth-level arcanist with gray hair on his temples and a five-ring elemental mage. He was tall and thin, and his facial features were particularly deep, as if his skin was covered with bones.
If K had not informed him in advance, Lucien would probably have thought that he was a gentleman around fifty years old, but in fact, Ignat was already over a hundred years old.
At the age of seventy, he spent all his savings on an expensive magic ritual to continue his life and sanity, and it seemed that he could live for many years. However, his magic level was stuck in front of the high-level door for six full years.
Ten years.
Igna's light brown eyes glanced at Lucien and K, and raised his glass: "Cheers to our pleasant dinner."
After toasting, K took another sip of Sky Blue, then got up and went to the bathroom. He seemed to be very drunk and had signs of vomiting.
Watching K's back disappear as the bathroom door closed, Igna turned his head with a smile: "Evans, I briefly browsed your paper before dinner, and I have to say that the advantages and disadvantages are equally obvious, and you have excellent skills."
The value of discussion. Unfortunately, this issue of our journal "Elements" is determined to include all the papers presented by arcane masters and magicians at the annual conference."
Just before Lucien wanted to argue for a few more words, Igna shook his glass: "But K is about to become Mr. Larry's disciple, and Mr. Larry and I have a very good relationship. Since he brought you to me,
As a pioneer in the field of elemental magic, I have to do something. Therefore, I plan to suggest to the editor-in-chief Mr. Ravana that valuable papers submitted by other magicians cannot be postponed just because of the annual meeting and let them wait.
It is best to appropriately increase the length of this issue of "Elements". Of course, there are still many difficulties and efforts required to whether the suggestions can be adopted."
Lucien's eyes lit up. Did Ignat mean that he was preparing to include his paper in the additional space at the back of the journal "Elements"?
However, Lucien did not speak rashly and waited quietly for Igna to finish speaking.
Igna turned his eyes to the window, looking at the young people cuddling together under the alchemy arc street lights outside, and sighed softly: "This is the most beautiful stage of life, being young is great. Alas, I am old and have no hope of relying on my own strength.
Now that I have become a high-level magician, I can only turn to several magic rituals from the ancient magic empire that can create miracles. Unfortunately, the materials for these magic rituals are difficult to find and very expensive."
After saying that, he closed his mouth and tasted the red wine produced in the vineyard near Rentat, with a smile still hanging on his lips.
Lucien was puzzled at first as to why Igner would lament these unrelated things, but he soon realized the hidden meaning behind his words: There are many difficulties that need to be overcome through hard work, how can we not pay a price?
After thinking for a while, Lucien weighed his tone: "Mr. Ignat, sometimes as long as you are lucky, it is not difficult to obtain arcane points. Like my last new magic, it was because it was cited by His Excellency the Grand Arcanist.
, the benefits are very substantial.”
Igna glanced at Lucien appreciatively: "Young people are always full of energy and courage, but the same cannot be said for old people like me. The Crown Stone is only 300 arcane points away but has been unable to buy it."
"I wonder if Mr. Ignat are willing to accept my funding? I don't want to see a pioneer stop because of money troubles." Lucien said words that made him almost vomit, but if he could
Published in the "Elements" journal, which is many times better than the "Ordinary Arcanist Monthly", because because of long-term exposure to various magic ores, most of the magicians who have the hope of discovering new elements are elemental and alchemical magicians!
Igna raised his glass to Lucien and smiled warmly and gracefully: "I wish us success."
After K came back, he was happy to see Lucien and Ignat chatting happily.
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Maybe Igner is very efficient, maybe the "Elements" journal itself has decided to increase the length, but he took advantage of the loophole. When Lucien and K left the hotel the next day, the "Elements" journal
The inclusion notice was sent to Lucien.
"Thank you, K. Without your help, my paper would not have been included in the journal Elements. This is unimaginable for a low-level arcanist." In front of the platform, Lucien solemnly addressed K.
thank.
K scratched his head in embarrassment: "It's all because of Evans, your paper is valuable."
Adhering to his own philosophy, K did not pry into the specific content of Lucien's paper before the journal was published.
It's the arcane points that are valuable... Lucien cursed, but as long as the thesis is verified by the magicians, the effort is worth it.
"K, aren't you going back to school?" Lucien was about to rush back to Arlinge to continue his experiments in discovering new elements.
K shook his head, with a hint of sadness on his honest face: "Actually, I have already resigned, because Mr. Larry had a very good response to my last paper, and it is not far from the Third Ring Road, so he asked me to study with him in advance.
.There happened to be something going on in my hometown in Glenlingshire in the past few days, so I took the opportunity to leave my job and prepare to go back to deal with it. I originally came over to say goodbye to you at noon yesterday, but when I saw that your paper was rejected, I thought of trying to help you as much as possible before leaving.
help you."
Glenling County is one of the more remote of the eight counties in the Hall Kingdom.
"K, you don't have to be so sentimental. Mr. Larry has been in Arlinge for a long time, and we can see each other often. By the way, do you need my help with things back home?" Lucien asked with concern.
K shook his head again: "I can handle a small matter easily."
"Okay, K, if you need help, just send the letter back to school." Lucien saw the magic steam train approaching and waved goodbye to him, "By the way, let's re-measure the atomic weights of other elements."
K listened to Lucien's last instructions in confusion, and decided to do these magic experiments when he had time.
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Common Arcanist Monthly Headquarters.
"It's such a pity. I didn't expect that the journal Elements would also discover the value of your paper, Evans." Woods' tone matched the content of his words, with a strong sense of regret.
Lucien was grateful for Woods' regard, so he came over to express his gratitude and explain the situation in person: "I'm sorry, Mr. Woods, if I had known in advance that you would decide to publish my paper, I would definitely not have gone to Rentat."
Those three hundred arcane points were so painfully spent!
"No, Evans, even if it were me, I would choose the journal "Elements". Your paper being published here is only slightly worse than being included in "Arcana"." Woods said without mind, "Although "Ordinary Arcana"
"Master's Monthly" has been getting better and better in the past ten years, but compared to the influence and status of "Elements" journal in the field of elemental magic, it is still far behind."
Lucien nodded silently. If he had to choose again, even if he had to pay 500 arcane points, he would choose the "Elements" journal. Because the matter was urgent, he could only choose the influential one. But in normal times, someone like Woods would
"The grace of knowing someone", even if "Elements" magazine directly sent me a letter of invitation, I am afraid that I would choose "Ordinary Arcanist Monthly".
"Mr. Woods, if I have the opportunity in the future, I will continue to submit articles to you." Lucien said sincerely.
Woods thought Lucien was responding politely, and said with a smile: "I personally welcome it. By the way, Evans, I want to write a paper on my experiment to re-determine the weight of several atoms. The content of your paper will be quoted in it, and just
Published in this issue of Common Arcanist Monthly.
"It's my pleasure." Lucien replied with a smile.
After saying goodbye to Woods and returning to the magic school, Lucien quickly told Rock and Jerome about the possible atomic weights that needed to be corrected, and wrote to Lazar to explain.
This not only allows them to "cheat" points, but also builds momentum for their periodic table paper.
Therefore, Lucien did not let them do it until his paper was confirmed to be included in the journal "Elements". Otherwise, if their paper was published first and his own paper waited several months later, he would not be able to achieve good results.
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On Friday night, Lucien, who still failed to discover new elements from various magic ores, returned to the villa after several hours of experiments.
As soon as he opened the door, Lucien saw a letter stuffed into the crack of the door, which said on the surface that the gatekeeper Iron Golem signed for, inspected and forwarded.
"Who will write to me?" Lucien checked it again and opened the envelope curiously.
"Dear Mr. Lucien Evans, although you are only a low-level arcanist, your research in the field of elemental magic is worthy of praise. Therefore, at the last moment, we solemnly invite you to attend the event on Saturday (January 27th).
) 'Annual Meeting of Elements and Alchemical Magic' starting at nine o'clock in the morning."
Behind it are the logos of the Will of the Elements and the Holm Royal Magic Court, as well as the location of the meeting, Swan Lake Rose Manor, and the time was sent three days ago.
Lucien looked at the invitation letter inexplicably and stunned. Could it be that the paper on the periodic table of elements was taken seriously at the "Elements" journal headquarters, thus attracting the attention of the higher-ups of the Elements Will? (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature for more novels.