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Chapter 134 The Lifespan of an Astromancer
The discussion meeting on the second day is a chat meeting among other astrologists. Any gentleman who is confident in his research results can come to the stage to give a speech. On the one hand, it is for publicity; mean.

Although Cheng Jinzhou was also present and listening, he was looking at the letter given to him by An Feng Star Warlock. Needless to say, the full text was sent by the communication star array, and the special mimeograph characters cost one tael of silver each. A dozen or so pages of eloquence cost at least a thousand taels of silver. Discussing issues in this way, not to mention ordinary astronomy practitioners, even second- and third-level astronomy practitioners, may tighten their wallets.

"It's actually a probability." Cheng Jinzhou frowned. From the performance of the holy hall, he knew that the understanding of probability in this era is like the understanding of a pet dog for a fox, and he doesn't know anything except the taste of hearsay.However, being willing to use letters to discuss probability at least shows that the other party's research direction is very unusual.

Perhaps it was the reason for the first letter. The other party only described some of his own views on probability, and the prototype of an "independent event" has basically appeared-in the thinking of probability, this is very important, but for Cheng Jinzhou , is just a concept heard in middle school.It is difficult for him to understand the views and struggles of people in this era on difficult issues.

Cheng Jinzhou wrote a reply letter easily. Regarding this matter, he only agreed to this matter because of An Fengxing Warlock's face.

The astromancers on the outer peninsula have a reserve of knowledge in mathematics and science, which is far from enough to raise his level.The so-called discussion of the problem, other people are very interested, and he is a little bit unmotivated.

"This is my view on the root of the cubic equation, thank you all." The astromancer who was on the stage, who was somewhere, finished his speech, wiped his sweat and walked off.

The physique of astrologists is much better than that of ordinary people, so he is also a little nervous.Even if it takes three or four months for the symposium, it is not easy to research some results that can be publicized at the symposium. Getting the approval of high-ranking astro-warlocks here is the only way for ordinary astro-warlocks to advance.At other times, there are not so many astrologists paying attention to themselves at the same time.

Each astromancer's time is limited, there are only so many articles and periodicals they read regularly, and the rest of the time, at most, is to pay attention to the recommendations of high-level astromancers.Just like researchers in the 21st century, they will always try their best to find time to read international professional journals. As for other articles, unless they are related to the topic they are studying, they will definitely not take the time for experiments. read other people's reports.Especially when there are an infinite number of journals of all kinds.

The same is true for the astrologists. In addition to reading the "Journal of Xia Jing", the astrologists in the outer peninsula also have many relatively single professional journals, which makes it more difficult for them to understand other people when their choices increase. The progress of research, coupled with the importance of contribution, how to win the attention of others has become the focus of attention after the research itself.

Cheng Jinzhou looked around, found Ma Ling, beckoned him over, and said in a low voice, "Please pass this letter on to Warlock An Feng."

Of course, it is impossible for him to spend the money of the communication star array to solve the problem for an unknown gentleman.

"It's lunch break now, and I'll hand it over to Anfeng Star Warlock later." Ma Ling put the letter away without asking anything. It's normal for Star Warlocks to pass information, especially if it's from low-level to high-level. It is the same as the row rolls of the imperial examination students.

However, to be able to perform for a fourth-level star warlock is something that genuine star warlocks can do, but he is not envious.

Cheng Jinzhou nodded, leaning back on the chair and not speaking. With the Star Array, his status has naturally improved to a higher level.Speaking of which, being able to withstand 13 star power at the age of 2 is already stronger than ordinary people.Food tonic diet therapy has been best reflected in the foreign world.

An Fengxing Warlock on the stage, most of his energy was looking at Cheng Jinzhou.For the emerging mathematical discipline of probability, he actually doesn't believe it. How can it be possible to use numbers to express the existence of luck?If everything is predictable, isn't the fate of a person also predictable?

Astrologists believe that the external environment can be expressed by mathematics in the end, but even if they don't sneer at the vain attempt to explain the subject of the Star God preached by the Holy Church, they are unwilling to touch it, unless probability plays a role in gambling. With an apparent success rate, the Astromancer Guild even tried to stop the Templar.

And Bao Zheng, the star warlock he has always respected, would get involved in probability and asked to discuss the issue with Cheng Jinzhou, so he had to pay more attention to it.

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Cheng Jinzhou who returned to the room didn't pay much attention to a letter.Taking advantage of the noon break, go to Cao Fengxing Warlock's laboratory first.

Warlock Cao Fengxing and Warlock Jin Xixing live in the laboratory all day long, and the books they collect are also listed here. They are one of the few private books that can be browsed casually.Compared with the library of the Astromancer Association, the books here seem to be more concise.

Shi Yan shrunk his shoulders and crept in through the crack of the door.Although he had seen many big merchants, being surrounded by astrologists still made him feel a little depressed.

"What's the matter? Xiaokang met Shi Yan. Although his tone was not very polite, he finally didn't drive him out directly. The star warlock tower is a place where ordinary star warlock apprentices have no chance to climb.

"I'm here to find my third brother."

"Come in." Xiaokang reported to the inside again before pushing the door open.

Warlock Jin Xixing was playing with his lenses somewhere inside, Cheng Jinzhou put down the book in his hand, and asked strangely: "Shi Yan, didn't I ask you to stay at the pier these days?"

Cheng Jinzhou has a lot of goods on hand, and the prices of various supplies fluctuate, so he cannot always rely on what each merchant provides.Shi Yan can only be regarded as his first move out.

"Qin An has collected the supplies." Shi Yan said cautiously.

"Oh, not bad." Cheng Jinzhou stood up in surprise, and immediately said: "Didn't you authorize the transaction? Is it completed?"

Flying tickets are used for large transactions between commercial banks. Although it makes the procedures cumbersome, it also improves financial security. Large-value transactions such as bank notes are tricky even in modern society, let alone more than cautious A resident of the Great Xia Dynasty.Cheng Jinzhou let Shi Yan directly control the transaction of tens of thousands of taels of silver, and it was also because the treasury always wanted to inform him of the large amount of cash withdrawals, just like a check for future generations.

Shi Yan rubbed his hands and said in a low voice: "Third brother, there are two things that need to be decided by you. One is that the quantity of goods is too large, and there are not enough warehouses in the outer peninsula. Either move it to Huangjin County, or put it in the capital. West Pier."

"Not enough?" Cheng Jinzhou asked puzzled, "How small is the pier in the outer peninsula? It's just less than 10 taels of goods."

"Yes, the storage is actually enough, but it must take up a large area. Mr. Xue, who manages the pier, said that this is a pier mainly serving star warlocks, not a pier for trading. We suddenly added too many Warehousing is not allowed." Shi Yan took the money to ask for a venue, but was rejected, and felt very upset, so he took the opportunity to put eye drops on the guy in charge of the warehouse.

Cheng Jinzhou gave a "hmm" and said, "What about the second one?"

"Yes, the second thing is the news from Qin Yu Commercial Company, saying that this time, they have swept away the linen south of the Mijiang River. Now the linen in various places has increased by more than [-]%, and the medicinal materials may also increase. , but mines, if you have money, you can increase workers.”

"They want to raise the price?" Cheng Jinzhou narrowed his eyes.

Shi Yan was taken aback, and quickly said: "They dare not raise it this time, but they said that if you want the same batch of materials, it will be difficult to raise the original price."

"Understood, let's trade first, and send the things to Huangjin County." Cheng Jinzhou's foundation is unstable, and he doesn't want to cause troubles, so he thought about it and said: "You go and check the actual price of the linen outside now, and the medicinal materials are also. "

Daxia produces at least hundreds of millions of pieces of linen every year, meeting the needs of tens of millions of people, and is worth more than 2000 million taels of silver. It is pure nonsense to say that half of Daxia will be disturbed by tens of thousands of taels of silver.However, if someone is fanning the flames, it is not impossible to make cloth prices fluctuate with a huge one-time investment. After all, many fixed consumption cannot be reduced, and there will not be much remaining variable quantity.

"Then I'll report back to you when the goods are ready." Shi Yan handed the simple account to Cheng Jinzhou again, and walked out the door backwards.

Jin Xi raised his head at this moment, and said half-comfortably: "Mr. Cheng, I have two words, I don't know if I should say it."

"Tell me." Cheng Jinzhou closed the pages of the book he had just opened, rolled his eyes helplessly, and said that he shouldn't say anything, so just keep silent.

Jin Xi stroked his sparse beard, raised his head from a pile of geometric patterns, and said, "It's easy for star warlocks to make money, but if you look around, you will find that many star warlocks don't have time to replace the star array. Easy is not wasting time on making money."

Cheng Jinzhou smiled awkwardly, not knowing what to say.

Jin Xi raised one hand, pointed to his head and said, "After learning astrology, we can communicate with the star gods, communicate with the stars in the sky, increase the star power we bear, and thus increase our lifespan. Cao Cao and I Feng, you can live to be 150 years old. Warlock An Feng and Warlock Liu Kuang should have a lifespan between 300 and 400. Warlock Jiang Huang has lived for more than 200 years, and there are about 100 years, but no matter how you count, A person's time is limited."

Astrologists live longer than others. Cheng Jinzhou has known it for a long time, but he has never thought about it carefully. After all, his body is only 13 years old, and there is still plenty of time before the end of life. But now, listening to Jin Xi say this, he can feel his urgency. Sensation, could not help nodding slightly.

Jin Xi smiled kindly and said: "I still have 100 years, but the time given to me to improve my star power is only five or sixty years at most. If I can't break through in 60 years, I will probably make some money and give it to the family." Leave some industry. But now, you don’t have to do this. You should spend all your time improving your mathematical level, and then try to manipulate higher-level star formations to become a true first-level star warlock. Otherwise, at best In 50 years, your lifespan is coming to an end."

"Isn't Lu Xu the longest-lived among us?" Cheng Jinzhou's eyes widened.

"The level of my own star power can increase my lifespan to 200 years old at most. If I want to increase it to more than 200 years old, like An Feng Star Warlock and the others, I have to become a third-level star warlock, or a three-star warlock, and register through the Star Warlock headquarters. After approval, use their special star array to communicate with the star gods, and then you have a chance to improve. Of course, the temple also has a corresponding large star array. In any case, the third-level star warlock should be your goal. Before that, all Your family and all the funds should serve this purpose." Jin Xi said, looking down at those complicated graphs and formulas.

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(End of this chapter)