Meet the principal

Just as Reiner and Claire were enjoying civilian food in a restaurant on the old street, Reiner watched in surprise as Claire ordered food for five people. At the same time, the paper he sent about combustion reactions was also passed through the layers and arrived. The headquarters of the Magic Association in the capital of the kingdom is also the seat of the High Council, the Rainbow Tower.

The paper first went through a simple repetitive review, and then was classified as alchemy and new substances based on the keywords of the content. Finally, after being backed up, a copy came into Green's hands.

Green is a fourth-ring mage with good attainments in the alchemy department. He has been exploring new elements recently. As for thesis review, this is a task assigned by the high-level council to every mage like him.

"...The experimental idea is worth learning, but due to errors in the premise setting, the conclusion has obvious problems. It is recommended to try again while ensuring the experimental conditions. The paper will not pass the review."

"...The purpose of the experiment is unclear, the process is messy, the conclusion is rough and contains serious errors, and the paper will not pass the review."

"...The experimental settings are reasonable and the conclusions are exploratory. However, the paper is not in-depth and has some flaws. The paper has been approved and it is recommended to award three points."

In just one hour, Green had already reviewed three papers.

Generally speaking, a paper will be reviewed by at least three reviewers, and the opinions of the three will be synthesized into the final result. If there are major differences, it will be handed over to a higher-level reviewer for a decision. up.

Due to the recent wave of element discovery, Green has received an endless stream of papers on new substances and new elements, but most of them are crude and illogical, and a few of them mistakenly regard different forms of a substance as a completely new substance. Research.

According to the theory of the high-ranking mage Mr. Pluto Auckland, the basic elements constitute different substances. Some substances cannot be further decomposed unless special means are used. These are also called elements. Generally speaking, academic discussions The elements refer to this, and the four basic elements will be given the title of "basic".

Since Madam Maria discovered the existence of sulfur element fifteen years ago and successfully advanced to the Sixth Ring Mage, people have been eager to conduct experiments on all substances in the hope of finding new elements. But so far, what people have discovered is There are only about forty kinds of elements, and there are no traces of the laws regarding these elements.

Green himself wanted to find new elements to complete the advancement. The fourth to fifth rings required a lot of preparation. He wanted to use the discovery of new elements to leverage his inner lake and gain feedback from the world to advance.

The bell rang and it was already noon. Green was thinking about whether he should go to have lunch first, when he saw another paper appear on the teleportation circle.

"Then go and have dinner after reading this article."

Green thought as he picked up the copy and saw the title.

"Discussion on special gases generated in limestone heating experiments and research on several issues in traditional combustion reaction theory", author: Rainer Ian Gray, co-authors: Charlotte and Clune.

"Iain Gray?"

Green saw the author's name at first sight. Iain Gray was a well-known business empire, but it seemed that he had never heard of a mage in his family who was engaged in research?

"Maybe it just happens to be the same name."

Shaking his head, Green opened the paper.

"This format is quite good."

The format of this paper from the table of contents is very good, with clear priorities and step-by-step procedures. Green, who has seen too many messy and scrawled papers, admired it.

But the more he read, the more frightened Green became. When he turned the last page, his hands even began to tremble slightly. This was almost impossible for a fourth-ring mage.

Judging from the content, this is a very basic experiment, calcining limestone to make white rock.

However, the author of the paper deliberately sealed the experimental device and discovered that a special gas was produced. At the same time, he also weighed the mass of the product before and after the experiment, verifying that the gas was indeed generated during the experiment.

In the traditional fire element combustion theory, this gas should not exist. Even if it exists, it cannot have the property of blocking combustion, because it should be the mixture precipitated by the fire element!

This is a huge challenge to the current combustion theory. If the experiment is true, then it is very likely that the combustion theory that has lasted for three hundred years will be completely overturned!

That is the cornerstone of modern alchemy!

If this was a casually made-up paper, Green would not be so surprised. The problem is that the data in the paper are detailed, the experiments are methodical, the intentions of each step are clear, and even the reaction device diagram is drawn. He doesn't seem to be afraid of others' verification at all.

Green felt dizzy. As a mage of the alchemy system, the backlash caused by the refutation of the theory he had always believed in had a certain impact on him, but Green still had a last glimmer of hope in his heart.

The theory of alchemy should be reproducible. As long as you can repeat the experiment and get different conclusions, it can mean that this is just an accidental phenomenon and the combustion theory remains intact.

Thinking of this, Green didn't even bother to eat. He hurriedly walked out of the office with his paper and ran to the laboratory.

The Fourth Ring Mage could now have his own independent laboratory. Green opened the door and with a wave of his hand, the experimental equipment on the table returned to the cabinet, leaving a free space.

The equipment required for the experiment described in the paper was not difficult to find, and Green quickly prepared it. After taking a deep breath, he tremblingly lit the flame.

As the heating continued, when the first bubble emerged from the tube, Green felt a buzzing sound in his head, as if a tall tower collapsed in front of him. Everything he had known in the past few decades All become strangers.

This was the result of magic backlash. Green fell down on his chair and watched coldly as the bubbles emerged one by one and entered the gas collecting bottle.

Fortunately, Green has been thinking about new elements during this period, and has also read many unpopular papers to find inspiration, so he does not have such a firm belief. The main reason why he suffered backlash is because the combustion theory is too unreliable. Over the basics.

Most of today's splendid magical achievements are based on the theory of fire element combustion. It is like the foundation of a high tower. If it is destroyed, the consequences will be disastrous.

If such a basic theory is wrong, then what is everything he is doing now and everything the mages are doing?

Green had no time to think about this problem. He looked at the paper again, his eyes fixed on the author's name.

"Linard Ingle, who are you?"