Chapter 374 A paper that shook the Mage Tower!
In Professor Hector Lane's laboratory, the atmosphere was as rigorous and quiet as ever, with teaching assistants and apprentices in mage robes busy at their respective workstations.
The same goes for Professor Hector.
Although he has not been very busy at work recently, today he didn't know where he had made the mistake. On a whim, he decided to correct the students' papers personally to see if there were any talents worth exploring under his command... just like His Highness Colin.
Unfortunately, he had just opened one of the papers and was frowning at the outdated views and unimaginative arguments.
Handily marked a failing grade on the paper, he shook his head and threw the rest of the paper to the idle-looking teaching assistant beside him.
At this moment, his assistant walked up quickly and respectfully delivered the latest issue of "The Sage" to his desk.
"Professor, your newspaper."
"The Sage" is one of the most authoritative official newspapers within the academic state. In addition to publishing daily affairs and important news within the academic state, it also functions as an academic journal, so almost every laboratory and mage tower subscribes to it.
No matter whether you belong to the Yuanfa School or the Tower of the Great Sage.
Professor Hector is no exception. The first thing he does when he comes to the office or laboratory every day is to see what new discoveries his colleagues have made through the "Sage". However, he is a little surprised why today's newspaper is not delivered until almost noon.
If it had been sent earlier, he wouldn't have had to read those papers that polluted his eyes.
"Why is it so late today?"
Looking at Professor Hector who was opening the newspaper, the assistant standing in front of the desk smiled sheepishly and said.
"It is said that because of the printing of a paper that has just been drafted, the golem delivering the newspaper arrived later than usual."
Hector's index finger holding the newspaper paused slightly, and his eyebrows raised in an unexpected arc.
Although the journals issued by other Mage Towers are often reprinted, this kind of thing is extremely rare in the "Sage Journal" issued by the Tower of the Great Sage.
After all, the Tower of the Great Sage has the most magicians, and the dozens of pages of the "Sage" are simply not enough. Many research results have been queued up for a long time. Only truly outstanding academic achievements or scholars with absolute authority can win this honor.
"Yes," the assistant nodded hurriedly, looking at Professor Hector who had surprise written all over his face and continued, "And it is said that this paper was published by Colin Tower... The three professors responsible for reviewing the manuscript agreed that this research result is worth adjusting their schedule. On the one hand, it is because the research involves the virtual realm, and on the other hand, because they think it may help some research on the Mage Tower."
Colin? !
The surprise on Hector's face became even greater.
When the Void Realm Passage No. 440 was restored and His Highness Colin left his office in a hurry, he only thought that His Highness was out of luck. In the end, I didn’t expect that not only was she just lucky, but she actually came up with something.
"...It's actually an essay by His Highness Colin, so I have to take a closer look."
Hector laughed dryly and hurriedly opened the newspaper, following the table of contents and quickly finding the paper that seemed to have shocked the reviewers of "The Sage".
Soon, a dazzling headline caught his eye.
"On a new model of virtual realm interference: from the "absorption" of source power to "guiding" - Virtual Realm Observation Report No. 440"
A new model?
Ha, your tone is not small!
Hector grinned, looking quickly past the title and signature, and continued down the text.
As a result, he was so shocked that he froze on his seat as if struck by lightning, his mouth wide open in surprise.
Especially when he saw the subversive arguments and the undoubtedly detailed observation data, he even screamed and stood up from his desk.
"Is this possible?!"
Use source power to promote the evolution of civilization and accelerate the accumulation of source power behind the virtual realm? !
What a joke! !
What is the theoretical basis?
He originally thought that His Highness Colin would share his experience in "restarting the Void Realm Passage", but he did not expect that His Highness would make such a shocking comment!
What’s even more incredible is that——
The reviewer was actually convinced! ?
The busy teaching assistants were all startled by Professor Hector's movements, and they all looked to inquire about the situation.
The air in the laboratory seemed to be still.
Hector quickly realized his gaffe, and then coughed heavily, shooing away the eyes focused on him like flies, and sat back with a majestic look on his face.
The air in the laboratory began to flow again, but the storm in his heart was far from calming down.
Picking up the paper again, Hector suppressed his restlessness and read it carefully.
Theoretical basis...
It seems that there is no such thing.
He was so excited just now that he accidentally missed it.
More than that, in addition to discussing the virtual realm interference method, the paper also put forward an argument that made him shine.
That is, when the mental frequencies of a group of conscious individuals reach similar or even the same level, the mental force field formed can allow the source power wandering in the virtual realm to spontaneously gather.
This theory is a further explanation of "the act of praying can allow source power to accumulate near the virtual channel", and the term spiritual force field seems to be created by Colin.
Hector also heard of the concept of "field" for the first time, and this concept seems to be derived from the discussion of force in the "scientific" school founded by Colin.
His Highness explained this phenomenon by citing the concept of "force" in his paper. The general idea is that the force field is a special mechanical medium responsible for transmitting the interaction between things.
The mental force field is something similar to it, conveying the interaction between mental power and mental power!
To be honest, this description is extremely abstract, especially for people who have no understanding of the "scientific" school of thought.
Hector read the discussion almost word for word three times before he vaguely understood what His Highness Colin was saying.
It was during this process that the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became, and the more he looked at it, the more he was amazed!
From "granting a good harvest" to "civilizational leap" to "reshaping faith", what this paper shows is not just a simple exploration of the virtual world, but a terrifying ability to macro-control civilization that is close to "creation"!
He always thought that the young prince was just messing around, but he never expected that the other party had such a far-reaching plan and insight behind his seemingly reckless behavior!
This is incredible!
"I didn't expect... His Highness Colin's research on the virtual realm would be of such a level." Hector put down the newspaper, leaned back in his chair, and muttered to himself, "I... underestimated him."
In fact, he should have expected it.
To be able to write such an article in the apprenticeship assessment, he is definitely not an ordinary person. It was just because of what happened later that he temporarily forgot about the perfect answer sheet.
There is no doubt that this paper will open a new door for Xuebang’s exploration of the virtual realm that has been stagnant for hundreds of years!
Not even just virtual realm, his research will also bring great inspiration to the theory of "source power" of the Yuanfa School!
If His Highness can find some useful treasures from the virtual realm that he has "transformed"...then the "magical science" he created may really become a prominent science!
Thinking of this, Hector's heart was half filled with relief and joy, and half filled with uncontrollable nervousness and anxiety.
On the one hand, this talent was discovered by him and recommended to the Council of Sages. His Highness Colin's achievements just proved his Hector's vision. However, on the other hand, according to His Highness's knowledge, I am afraid that Void Realm No. 440 will be drained dry in a short time, and it will not be his turn to get a share of the pie.
"...I'm so careless." Hector sighed secretly with a complicated mood and put the newspaper he had read over and over again on the table.
Just when he was extremely entangled in his heart, the door of the laboratory was suddenly pushed open, and his old acquaintance, Professor Hobo, who was also from the Yuanfa School, walked in with a look of joy.
"Haha! Hector! You old guy has hidden so much! You quietly found such an incredible talent for the council!"
Professor Hobo arrived before he arrived. He walked quickly to Hector's table and said with joy and praise on his face.
"Have you received the latest issue of the Sage? I just read the paper he published, and it was a revelation! Let me tell you in advance, I have to apologize to you. I complained to you before, saying that you were too stupid to recommend him to the council as the researcher of No. 440 Void Realm! Now it seems that I am the old fool, and there is no mentor more suitable for studying No. 440 Void Realm than His Highness!"
This compliment came from the heart, but Hector's old face couldn't help but blush.
Especially when he thought that not long ago, he had expressed his unfavorable thoughts towards Colin in private, and even proposed "cooperation and sharing dividends", it made his back feel like needle pricks due to embarrassment.
However, because of his face, he couldn't admit that he had actually made a mistake, so he could only pretend to be calm and cough twice.
"Ahem! Low-key, low-key... To be honest, I've noticed a long time ago that this His Highness is no ordinary person..."
"Not just an ordinary person!"
Professor Hobo excitedly put his hands on the wooden table, and the spittle wanted to stick to Professor Hector's lenses, but he didn't notice the stiffness of the latter's expression at all, and he just praised gushingly.
“His Highness’s ideas are simply unbridled! Especially his pioneering progress in Void Realm No. 440. I heard that even the Council of Sages was alarmed! My dear, Saint Sith, Hector, since we have known each other for many years, can you introduce me to that young scholar? About I have a lot of things I want to talk to him about that paper! Help me! "
"This is easy to talk about, easy to talk about..."
Facing the eager gaze of his old friend, Hector was perfunctory while thinking secretly in his heart.
This old guy gave him a heads up.
Perhaps——
It is time for me to apologize to His Highness Colin.
…
At the same time, the air in Alister Thorne's private meditation room was as quiet as solidified amber.
At this moment, this powerful old professor was sitting cross-legged in front of a piece of green crystal with his eyes closed, hungrily sucking in the pure source power through the method of breathing.
At this moment, a rapid knock on the door broke the tranquility.
"Professor, it's me..." The urgent voice of one of his mentors came from outside the door.
Professor Alister slowly opened his eyes, a trace of displeasure flashed in his deep eyes.
He does not like to be disturbed while meditating.
However, considering that his servant might have something important to report, he ended his meditation and said calmly: "Come in."
The instructor waiting outside the meditation room pushed open the door and entered with a copy of the just-released "Sage" in his hand, with an expression of disbelief on his face.
"Professor, look at this! It's Prince Colin...he published a paper on Void Realm No. 440!"
"Oh?" Alister's tone contained a hint of understatement and arrogance, "Can that sensationalist have any shocking insights?"
The instructor did not dare to answer, but silently handed over the newspaper.
Alister stretched out his skinny hand and took the "Sage" casually, his eyes falling on the paper signed by the first author "Colin".
However, just a few seconds later, his calm expression completely froze.
Especially when he saw the observation data cited in the discussion, he was so surprised that his jaw almost dropped.
He realized almost immediately that he had made a stupid mistake - he had seriously misjudged Colin's true level!
This guy is not a pushy idiot at all. All his previous behaviors were "pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger"!
Alister's face was terrifyingly gloomy.
Especially when he thought that he had deliberately contributed to the flames in the council and helped this guy get the unexplored 440th virtual realm, he regretted it so much that his intestines turned green!
This is good!
Hitting a dog with a meat pie will never come back!
There is no doubt that Void Realm No. 440 will be eaten up by this prince. Whether it is himself or Professor Hector, there is no need to think about taking over!
Forced down the anger and regret surging in his chest, and his wrinkled face regained its unfathomable calmness.
After thinking for a moment, he handed the newspaper back to his subordinates and gave instructions calmly in an emotionless tone.
"Since His Highness Colin has provided us with a brand new idea, we cannot fall behind. Go back immediately and try to learn from the experimental strategy mentioned in this paper in the "178 Virtual Realm" you are responsible for to see if it can be reproduced. "
The instructor quickly took over the paper and said respectfully.
Yes, Professor.”
Alister waved his hand.
"Go down."
Looking at the magician who bowed to retire, Alister slowly closed his eyes and wanted to re-enter meditation, but he was extremely irritable and could not calm down at all.
He had no grudge against Colin, but when he thought that he had made a mistake, an unknown fire broke out in his heart.
That flame came from nowhere.
Just when he was feeling manic, the flashing crystal moved slightly.
Alister took a deep breath and pointed his index finger forward. The stone sparrow that was parked at the window suddenly moved its wings and circled toward the bottom of the tower.
After a while, there was another knock on the door outside the meditation room.
And along with it, there was also Skye’s respectful voice.
"Professor, are you looking for me?"
Alister said with a cold face.
"Come in."
Hearing this indifferent tone, Skye's heart suddenly thumped, but he still braved the bullet and walked into Professor Alister's meditation room.
As expected.
The moment he stepped into the meditation room, he immediately felt a huge pressure hanging over his head, making him almost breathless.
Alister turned around, his cold eyes like a poisonous snake spitting out messages, licking the apprentice's whole body with dangerous eyes.
"Do you know why I called you over?"
Scain immediately knelt down and lowered his head tremblingly.
「请恕学生愚钝……」
不管知不知道，他这时候也只能回答不知道了。
Otherwise it will be even worse.
Alister sneered and said slowly.
"The information you provided was seriously insufficient and even misleading. This directly led to my major misjudgment of Roxey Colin's strength, for which I lost a valuable Void Realm resource."
Faced with this sudden attack, Skyein also smiled bitterly in his heart.
But fortunately, Professor Alister was probably just so angry that he would not be killed just because of this.
"It's a student's negligence! Please punish the professor!"
Scain bowed his head humbly, and after sincerely acknowledging his mistake, he whispered a reminder in a respectful and sincere tone.
"But Professor, please forgive me for defending myself. I am just an apprentice, and the information I can obtain is really limited. And... you personally told me at the beginning that there is no need to report to you about the "little things" about that Highness."
Alister's face froze slightly, but he remembered this incident, and felt that his anger was a bit unreasonable.
Just as the anger in his heart had almost dissipated, he thought it was time to turn the story over. After all, it would not help to continue to embarrass an apprentice.
He thought for a moment, turned away with a gloomy face, and murmured in a low voice, as if talking to himself.
..."It seems that I still have to contact His Highness Colin personally."
He judged that it would not take long for the storm caused by that paper to reach the ears of the "Council of Sages."
That is the real top level of Xuebang.
Perhaps I should establish a more than "friendly" relationship with that guy before he climbs to a higher position.
Although they were a little unhappy, it was far from enmity. There was no need for me to stand on his opposite side.
Just when Alister was thinking this, the whisper from the underworld kept repeating in his mind -
"Why should you tolerate that guy?" 』
Can you really accept it? An outsider can easily climb into the same position as you, and may even...replace you. 』
Shut up!
Alister's expression was distorted for a moment, and he roared in his heart, but for a moment he was frightened away from the murmuring voice.
Scain lowered his head tremblingly, not daring to look at the professor's expression. He just asked respectfully: "Professor, do you want me to create some opportunities for you?"
Alister waved his hand in disgust.
"No need. Just continue to be the eyes I put next to him."
While speaking, his eyes became extremely sharp, and he continued to order in a cold and unquestionable tone.
...But I want you to remember that from now on, I want you to report everything about His Highness Colin, no matter how big or small, to me one by one! Even if he ate an extra piece of bread or drank an extra glass of water in the cafeteria, I still want to know!"
Skyin's heart trembled.
He understood that the professor who had been hiding behind the scenes was finally going to die personally.
But the problem is...
Hasn’t His Highness ever eaten in the canteen?
Feeling the irresistible pressure, Skye finally did not dare to contradict the angry professor, so he could only bite the bullet and respond.
"It's...Professor."
Alister waved his hand in disgust.
“Go away.”
Skein hurriedly retreated.
When the door of the meditation room was closed, his back was soaked with cold sweat, as if he had just emerged from a cage containing a beast.
For some reason, he felt that Professor Alister today seemed more terrifying than before, and those eager eyes seemed to want to eat him.
What frightened him even more was that there seemed to be more than one pair of eyes staring at him in the darkness, and he didn't know where the other pair was hidden...
A few days after the paper was published, the outstanding academic results of "Void Realm No. 440" were like a storm. It not only shocked a number of professors who studied virtual realms, but also completely reversed the reputation of tutor Colin in Xuebang.
In the corridor outside the classroom, the magic apprentices walking together whispered excitedly.
"I knew it! That His Highness must have been fully prepared to do that!"
"As expected of a prince from the empire, this courage is indeed not simple!"
"But I heard that he came from the continent of Janna..."
"It doesn't matter! That must be the territory of the empire too!"
"By the way, have you seen the conclusion of the paper? Guide the evolution of civilization and promote the accumulation of energy! This is simply a stroke of genius!"
"I have long said that he is not an ordinary person, but you still don't believe it..."
It is not only the famous Prince who has reversed his reputation, but also the unknown Coors.
Him, who had publicly laughed at His Highness in the library, overnight became a clown in the eyes of other mages.
There is no other way, who wanted his voice to be too loud at that time?
Still in a quiet library, this boy’s critical comment was on his unattainable prince...
But he was not a very famous guy after all. After everyone laughed at him for a few words, they also forgot about this clown.
However, Coors couldn't get over this hurdle.
He began to become sensitive and suspicious, always feeling that all the whispers around him were mocking his ignorance and shallowness, even though no one actually remembered who he was.
In this continuous internal conflict, he endured self-torture every day and regretted his momentary gaffe.
Especially when he discovered that the girl he loved was not sulking, but was completely ignoring him!
The continuous blows made him completely confused. For a moment, his heart was like ten thousand ants crawling, scratching his heart and liver!
Can't wait any longer——
Finally, Kors couldn't keep calm and decided to take action before the devil takes action against his goddess!
Although it was just a few days ago, his plan was to wait until the highness got tired of playing in the school, and waited until his goddess was heartbroken before taking action...
Coors mustered up all his courage and bought a bouquet of red roses that were extremely rare in the northern wasteland from the merchants on Artisan Street. The moment instructor Colin announced that get out of class was over, he stopped Ilana who was about to leave the classroom and said loudly in front of everyone.
"Ilana, please forgive me!"
Without any surprise, there was a sound of exclamation all around. Many young guys and girls blushed, then whispered to each other with interest and looked here.
What's going on?
Have a story?
The kings of Xuebang are not without any interest. On the contrary, living in a world of ice and snow, they are far more showy and depressed than the young people at the Royal Academy of Art in the Holy City.
This boring life needs a little gossip to spice things up. After all, people always want something the more they lack something.
Kurth felt proud in his heart, he just felt that he was extremely smart, and everyone around him was watching. At this moment, Ilana should be extremely shy.
He only needed to show his cheeky side and then pursue the victory——
However, when he raised his head, he saw a face that he did not expect. There was no human emotion on that cold face, as cold as the howling wind and snow outside the mage tower.
Although this girl usually doesn't have many expressions, she seems to have never been so cold.
Faced with everyone's whispers, Ilana didn't say a word, turned around silently, and left through the other door of the classroom.
Unlike the gossiping apprentices, she was not even interested in knowing the rest of the story.
Holding the expensive bouquet of roses, Coors stood frozen on the spot, feeling that all his dignity had been crushed, and his heart was filled with despair.
The people around him looked at each other and seemed to realize that all this was just his wishful thinking, so they walked away in embarrassment.
After a short time in the classroom, Coors was the only one left.
He couldn't even remember how he left the classroom, like a ghost wandering in the snowfield.
At this moment, he heard the discussion of several passing apprentices, and the protagonist of the discussion was Ilana who had just left.
, that guy does have some skills. I heard that she is the only apprentice in His Highness Colin’s laboratory who has mastered the true inheritance of his mentor! It’s that calculus..."
"Incredible...How did she learn that thing? I can’t even understand..."
That whispering voice was like a poisonous thorn, piercing Kors's heart.
His jealousy was overwhelming and he couldn't bear it anymore. He couldn't help but make a sour comment to the classmates who were discussing.
"What's so great... Do you think His Highness Colin gave that thing to her because of her ability?"
The corridor was quiet for a brief moment.
Several apprentices looked at the senior who suddenly interrupted in surprise. They didn't know what he was losing his temper about, and they didn't understand why he had a jealous expression on his face.
"...What are you talking about?"
A young apprentice looked at him in confusion, while another apprentice standing next to him said even more bluntly.
"Isn't 'Calculus' something that His Highness Colin publicly taught in his science class? We all know it."
Coors was completely dumbfounded.
Said publicly...?
But he was obviously in that class, but why didn’t he have any impression at all? !
When was it said? !
Several magic apprentices looked at each other, ignored this inexplicable guy, and walked away in a hurry.