Looking at the astonished Jeffrey, Allen smiled and said nothing.
In this case, the more he explained, the more Jeffrey would want to hit him.
After a sumptuous dinner, Alan once again took "Horoscopes and Prophecies" and scratch paper to the Astronomy Tower of the University of Cambridge.
Seeing the new bag of magic bread that appeared on the top of the astronomy tower and the note under the coffee cup, Allen took a deep breath and tried not to laugh.
"It seems that the character of the 'Legendary Mage' I played was quite successful, and I actually deceived Merlins into giving him magic bread!"
With curiosity, Allen picked up the note under the coffee cup and began to read Merlins' message carefully.
"...
"Dear legendary mage, have you ever dabbled in astrology and prophecy?
"In the process of your research, have you ever encountered such a situation: the movement of some stars does not comply with the law of gravity..."
In addition, Merlins also attached a survey map of the northwest star field and marked the stars with abnormal trajectories.
Seeing all this, Allen remained silent and frowned slightly.
He felt like his personality was about to collapse.
After all, as a magic apprentice, he had never specifically studied astrology. All his knowledge of astrological magic came from Merlins' own book "Horoscopes and Prophecies".
In other words, it is not within his ability to answer Merlins' questions.
Although he could pretend to be cold and completely ignore Merlins' questions...
But in this case, how could he have the nerve to continue to pluck wool and cheat bread from Merlins?
Allen had a deep headache.
However, at this moment, when his eyes fell on Merlins's drawings again, he suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu.
“…the predicted trajectory does not match the actual trajectory…”
"...The law of gravity seems to be wrong..."
"Isn't this what happened on Uranus and Neptune?"
Allen quickly remembered a famous story in the history of astronomy in his previous life.
In the 19th century, it was discovered that the actual trajectory of Uranus was not consistent with the calculated results. Therefore, scientists boldly predicted that there is a new planet beyond Uranus that is invisible to the naked eye. It is precisely because of its existence that
, interfering with the movement of Uranus.
After a series of complex mathematical calculations, Neptune was discovered. Because of this, Neptune is also called the "calculated planet."
"Perhaps there is one or several invisible 'Neptunes' in this world, which interferes with Mr. Merlins's research progress?"
Thinking of this, Allen made a quick decision, took out a piece of paper, and started writing formulas.
"... Assuming that there is an invisible celestial body at this position, then nine equations can be established to calculate its orbital parameters, mass and appearance position through the least square multiplier method...
“…then, with Kepler’s laws and Newton’s laws of gravity, we can verify these results…
"..."
Although Allen's attainments in astrological magic are far inferior to Merlins', he stands on the shoulders of countless scientific giants in previous lives and has a broader vision, more ingenious means, and more convenient methods.
As for determining the position and trajectory of celestial bodies...
To be honest, he had encountered similar problems when he participated in a mathematical modeling competition in his previous life.
After some simple calculations, Allen could roughly confirm that the reason why Merlins encountered such a situation was probably due to the interference of invisible stars.
He thought for a moment and left this message on Merlins' note:
"The stars may not shine, and seeing may not necessarily be believed."
He knew that in order to play the role of "Legendary Mage" well, he just couldn't speak too clearly.
Big men don't make mistakes.
Even if he is really wrong, there is something wrong with the other party's understanding.
…………
The night passes and the sky becomes bright again.
After sending away Allen, the Astronomy Tower welcomed Merlins again.
Merlins' skull hurts a lot today.
The reason is simple: he was thinking about astrological magic all night last night and couldn't sleep well.
Therefore, even if he drank two cups of black coffee, when he reached the top of the tower, he was still yawning and his temples were throbbing with pain.
"Magic really makes people bald..."
Touching his thinning hair, Merlins sighed helplessly.
Then, he came to the astronomical telescope and picked up the note under the coffee cup.
To be honest, he didn't have high expectations for the "legendary mage's" reply.
After all, in the records of the Mage Tower, the legendary mages are all very cold, maverick weirdos.
For example, the fireball master "Flame" Wulkan is famous for his extremely violent temper and spitting fire whenever he disagrees.
But at this moment, Merlins unexpectedly discovered that the elusive legendary mage actually left a sentence on his note!
He was immediately overjoyed.
But the next second, the smile on his face froze.
"The stars may not shine, and seeing may not necessarily be believed."
"What does this... exactly mean?"
Looking at the riddle-like words of the "Legendary Mage", Merlins fell into deep thought.
Is it possible that there are still stars in the sky that do not shine?
Hmm...sounds quite reasonable?
Merlins was heartbroken.
He has never been a conservative person. Making bold assumptions and careful verification have always been the principles he abides by in his research.
Since the "Legendary Mage" proposed such an idea, he might as well try it. Anyway, he has already tried hundreds of wrong possibilities, and he doesn't care about one more.
Magic has tortured me thousands of times, but I treat magic like my first love.
Thinking of this, he picked up the scratch paper and started a new round of calculations with great interest.
…………
This parallel life lasted for many days.
Every night, Allen would stay on the top of the tower, looking at the endless starry sky alone, trying to find his own one among the thousands of stars.
During the day, Merlins would carry bread to the top of the tower and continue to explore the secrets of the stars while looking forward to the guidance and evaluation of the so-called "legendary mage".
Every time at this time, Merlins would feel that he was no longer the lofty chairman of the Magicians Association, but the confident and competitive little apprentice back then, worrying about the pros and cons of every comment made by his teachers.
With a very humble attitude, he wrote down many questions about astrological magic on the note, hoping to get advice from the "legendary mage".
But since that day, the "Legendary Mage" never said a word to him again.
This made Merlins feel a little disappointed.
He thought: Maybe in that gentleman's heart, I am not good enough and not worthy of his attention!
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