Chapter 376

The storm stirred up by Void No. 440 was still fermenting.

It was not only the professors who held Void resources and authority who were shocked by Kelin's "Void Interference Theory," but also the mentors and teaching assistants who had no chance to touch the mysteries of the Void were shocked by that subversive theory.

In this way, the aftermath caused by the storm was transmitted layer by layer from the top of the Tower of the Great Sage, and soon swept the entire Academy!

The sensation caused by this was no less than "the reaction of the Solipsi after listening to the whispers of the ancient god."

If Prince Kelin before was just a "popular figure" full of controversy and gossip, then at this moment, a title called "scholar" or even "pioneer" was undoubtedly added to him.

And this title was not claimed by himself, but was actively put on him by the mages of the Academy!

Except for those insignificant false names, another influence was that the mages of the Tower of the Great Sage finally began to attach importance to his theories.

And the word "science," which once made countless people feel strange and even confused, also became the hottest topic in the Academy overnight...

At the entrance of the "Magical Science" laboratory, the not-so-spacious corridor was almost squeezed by the apprentices who came here by reputation.

"... Please, Mr. Jamie! Take one more! I wrote my application three times! I beg you, at least help me take it to Prince Kelin for a look!" A senior apprentice was almost begging, handing the application in his hand to the at-a-loss Jamie.

Before this dull lad could take it, another strong mage squeezed in from the side, saying with a hot face.

"Look at mine too! Look at my resume, Mentor Kelin's argument on 'mechanics' coincides with the power amplification magic array research I have engaged in before! I swear, I will definitely become his most reliable assistant!"

Jamie opened his mouth wide, but couldn't say a word.

He didn't figure out where this "coincides" was reflected. It couldn't be called coinciding just because the names were similar, right?

These were two completely different things, right?!

On the other side, Ram was also surrounded by several female apprentices, and "resumes" full of formulas and mechanical drawings were handed to her like snowflakes, making her unable to cope.

"Senior Sister Ram, look at mine! My family has been alchemists for three generations, and I have been very interested in the decomposition and combination of matter since I was a child! Mentor Kelin's 'chemistry' theory is simply tailored for me, I will definitely make him satisfied!"

"I, I am not a senior sister, just a preparatory student, I have only been here for two months..." Ram's cheeks turned into apples. Shy by nature, she was really not good at dealing with such scenes.

The girl who seemed to be a senior sister widened her eyes, and while taking back the resume, she looked at her suspiciously twice.

"Then how did you get in?"

Ram stammered and couldn't speak. The aggressive momentum of that look was too strong, making her, who was already shy, shrink even smaller.

"Everyone, please go back first!" At this time, Jamie stood out. He tried his best to shout at the crowded crowd, "The laboratory has no plans to recruit new apprentices for the time being! Mentor Kelin has no time to look at resumes... If there is a plan to expand recruitment, that Prince will issue an announcement!"

He paused and shouted again.

"If you really want to enter that Prince's laboratory, you might as well go to that Prince's classroom to experience it first and see if you can accept his theories... Besides, we were actually recruited in Prince Kelin's classroom, I really recommend you do so!"

Based on his understanding of that Prince, that Prince seemed to prefer to discover talents himself rather than waiting for resumes to be delivered to his door.

Hearing this, the apprentices gathered at the door of the laboratory finally dispersed a little.

Although it wouldn't be long before a new batch of people would come over and repeat what had just happened.

These fanatical mages came not only from the Source Magic school, but also some apprentices who rushed from other mage towers on the northern wilderness.

Those who rushed here from thousands of miles away were not necessarily all out of longing for "science," and many people were just because Prince Kelin held a promising Void resource in his hands, wanting to squeeze into the laboratory to mix a qualification, and maybe even get a hanging name on the paper.

Watching those disappointed backs leave, Ram couldn't help but whisper to Jamie beside her: "I feel that our place is even more lively than the registration office of the 'Sage's Trial' every year."

Jamie nodded deeply, his face full of emotion.

"Yeah..."

The registration for the Sage's Trial was shortly after the apprentice recruitment, mainly for graduates who were about to leave various mage towers.

Although they, who had just entered the Academy, were not qualified to participate, they still saw the grand occasion of the sea of people from afar.

That was really like thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge...

The popularity of the "Magical Science" laboratory was just a beginning, and the influence soon spread from the laboratory to Prince Kelin's "Science" class.

The classroom, which was slightly desolate because "Mentor Kelin never skimps on credits," was filled with crowded crowds again, and now it was exaggerated to the point of being hard to find a seat.

The spacious classroom was so crowded that it was almost impossible to put down feet.

Every class had hundreds of students arriving an hour early to occupy seats, just to grab a seat in the front. And as the vacant seats in the corridor were filled, the windowsill of the classroom soon fell into the enthusiasm of the students, almost standing outside the window.

Unlike before, these students who came here by reputation were no longer for those few "free" credits, and many people didn't even sign up for this course at all.

Almost everyone came here with a pure longing and curiosity for knowledge.

And among those who were auditing, there were not only teaching assistants, but also some mentors and even professors...

Barrett sat in the crowd, looking at Mentor Kelin on the podium who was explaining the "lever principle" in simple terms, his face half admiration, half regret.

He both admired Prince Kelin for being able to achieve such amazing achievements in such a short time, and regretted why the opportunity had already arrived in front of him, but it always slipped from his hands.

Clearly, he was the one who came first...

Looking at the magic apprentices who were listening with fascination and recording frantically on their notebooks, a sense of urgency suddenly surged in Barrett's heart.

He finally stopped thinking wildly, but calmed down and listened to the class seriously.

"... Give me a lever long enough, a solid fulcrum, and I can even pry up the entire Tower of the Great Sage with just my hands!" Luo Yan's voice was clear and magnetic, echoing in the ears of every listener, "I know this sounds incredible, but I believe that as long as you have listened to my previous classes, you will definitely understand why I say so."

Pressing his slightly sour eyebrows, Skain took a deep breath, put down his quill, and raised his hand. After being allowed, he pushed the seat and stood up, asking with a curious face.

"But sir, what a lever can do, magic can also do, and compared to finding the lever long enough you mentioned, isn't it easier for us to use the power of magic?"

He didn't understand why this Prince kept emphasizing the power of mortals, even though this Prince himself was an extraordinary person.

From the beginning of this course to now, this Prince had never talked about magic theory, and the only few spells he had shown were all black iron level.

Thinking of Professor Alistair's urging, Skain was also a bit anxious. He hoped that this Prince would enter the field he was good at quickly, so that he could stand out.

Otherwise, as there were more and more students in this class, it would be even harder for him to attract this Prince's attention with his magic talent.

Looking at this diligent and inquisitive lad, Luo Yan smiled faintly and answered his confusion in an easy-going tone.

"That's right, I never deny that magic is a powerful tool. In fact, I am proficient in this way myself."

Then why—

Skain just wanted to ask, Prince Kelin standing on the podium continued.

"... But! Magic is a powerful tool, it doesn't mean that mortal wisdom is useless. The two things have no conflict at all, and can play a complementary role! For example, there is a flame in my hand. When I want it to burn more vigorously, the correct way, in addition to increasing the output of magic power, is to inject a little 'wind' power into it."

Luo Yan waved his hand, and a flame jumped out of his fingertips. Then he blew lightly, and after the flame was in a trance, it really burned more vigorously.

Skain widened his eyes.

It was not because he didn't understand the truth that a bellows could make a fire burn more vigorously, but because he suddenly remembered the explanation of the concept of "combustion" by Prince Kelin in the previous class. The knowledge sleeping in his mind was suddenly awakened by the flickering flame!

Almost every apprentice could rub a fireball, but no one had ever thought deeply about what the principle of "combustion" was.

In an instant, he had a feeling of enlightenment.

Not just him.

Several professors sitting in the back row of the classroom also showed thoughtful expressions, as if they had associations, thinking of things related to their research.

Further thinking...

So that's it.

Pressing his hood very low, Professor Heketuo, who was hiding in the shadows of the back row, nodded thoughtfully, and suddenly had a new understanding of Prince Kelin's paper.

If the "Void interference theory of Void No. 440" is understood as a spell, then the "science" that this Prince talked about in the classroom is probably the source of its power.

The former is like the ever-changing "art," while the latter is the "Dao" that remains the same!

Realizing this, Heketuo suddenly felt a bit regretful.

He shouldn't have held prejudice and treated this Prince's theory as a joke. If he had come to listen to this so-called science class earlier, it would have been better!

Luo Yan standing on the podium didn't notice what kind of emotion Professor Heketuo had, and didn't care about it.

As an actor with professional ethics, his responsibility is to play his role well, not to pay attention to the expression of a certain audience.

"... If I can move a mountain with magic, then I, who understand the structure and mechanics of this mountain, can do the same thing with less magic power."

"We should certainly learn magic. This is the talent bestowed upon us by Saint Xisi, and it is also the destiny bestowed upon us. However, we should also realize that the forms of power are diverse, and magic should not be the only answer to everything in the world."

"Our universe does not have a unique truth. Any discussion about 'unique' is not science, but religion... Of course, this is just my personal opinion."

Applause rang out in the classroom.

Even Professor Heketuo sitting in the back row couldn't help but clap his hands, although he quickly put down his palms together.

He came to listen to the class secretly, and it was not convenient for Kelin to notice him here.

Skain nodded half-understandably and sat back.

Although to this day, Prince Kelin still hasn't given a clear definition of science, he seems to have vaguely understood what it is.

For example, Professor Alistair's theory is not science.

It is religion.

That gentleman would discuss with him why the sky is green, but would not discuss with him whether the sky is green, when it is green, and what kind of light shines for a longer time and has a wider range.

And Prince Kelin is different.

He would tell his students that you should have your own thinking, including thinking about what science is. You should be an explorer of knowledge, not be covered by dogmas in the name of knowledge, tied hands and feet, using your life's talent to prove that white snow is not snow, high towers are not high, and playing sophistry tricks.

The seeds planted in his heart began to sprout.

And not just him!

The hundreds of mages sitting in the lecture hall also gradually ignited the flames of hope in their eyes, like torches lit one by one.

The bell for the end of class rang at this time.

Luo Yan glanced at the time and said with a smile.

"Returning to the topic we just mentioned, I now need you to go back and think about how to use scientific principles to improve the magic you are familiar with."

"You don't need to create new magic, just use the spells you are most familiar with! Let things that originally required bronze-level spells to be done be done with less, or even one level lower magic!"

"This question is worth one credit! Students who haven't signed up for my class can also talk about your ideas and hand over the homework to my teaching assistant."

Looking at the crowded classroom, Luo Yan continued to tease in a teasing tone.

"Also, those students who didn't come to class, you tell them for me. You don't have to attend every class, but don't miss the free credits... After all, many of you are here for this, am I right?"

A burst of friendly laughter spread in the classroom.

In this friendly atmosphere, Luo Yan announced the end of class, and then signaled that the teaching assistant waiting on the side could get off work, although the latter's work had just begun.

Next, he would be busy...

The students who finished class poured out of the classroom like a tide. They talked excitedly and brought the sound of conversation to the public library of the Tower of the Great Sage.

Looking at the bookshelves that were borrowed empty, the elderly librarian had a completely puzzled expression, his two eyes wide open, muttering to himself.

"It's really hell! "Research on Arithmetic Theory and Magic Array Design in the Early First Epoch" in Section B of District 7, the dust on this book is older than my age, and it was borrowed empty! When did this group of stinky boys become interested in archaeology?!"

Standing next to the librarian, the young assistant whispered: "Eight out of ten is Mentor Kelin's science class, sir. I heard that the cause was a paper, and now the boys and girls in the entire Tower of the Great Sage are studying his what 'science'..."

The Tower of the Great Sage has a rich collection of books, which are not just magic works, but also some books that have nothing to do with magic, recording cold knowledge.

This knowledge is usually not interesting to anyone, only some mages engaged in archaeological research will borrow it occasionally, so the inventory in the library is not much.

Facing the sudden explosive growth in borrowing demand, the collection was instantly drowned by the crowd.

"Science... hehe..."

The librarian sneered and muttered dissatisfiedly, "I think it's just some clever tricks of mortals. I really don't know why the Prince of the Empire would be interested in that thing."

True power has always been bound to the soul.

No matter how much that Prince sophistry, the civilian's musket cannot defeat the noble's wand. The past thousand years have been like this!

"Perhaps... is there any plan for the Holy City behind that Prince?" The young assistant said in an uncertain tone.

I heard that hell recently made a thing called a magic crystal cannon, which only needs a few goblins to operate, making the Imperial frontline troops suffer a lot.

The Empire has always had complaints about the slow progress of the Academy's research on magic crystal cannons, and I don't know if the arrival of this Prince has anything to do with this matter.

The librarian curled his lips, but didn't think of such a distant place.

"Whatever he is planning, just wait and see, this evil wind won't last long!"

However, he who put down the words didn't know that this "evil wind" brought by Prince Kelin not only showed no signs of weakening with time, but took root quietly in every corner of the Tower of the Great Sage in a subtle way.

In the corner of the public training ground of the Tower of the Great Sage, two magic apprentices with bronze-level strength were thinking hard about a dummy target.

They were all Prince Kelin's students, and at this moment they were studying the homework assigned by that Prince—"How to use the least magic power to do the biggest thing."

Because what they were best at was fireball, naturally, they took "improving the power of fireball" as the topic for solving the homework.

Moreover, how to improve the power of fireball, Prince Kelin had given his ideas in the science class, so I think this topic should not be too difficult.

However, everything should have been like this.

But when they really came to the experimental venue excitedly to verify, they found that things were not as simple as they imagined.

"No, still no..."

After a failed attempt, Bain dispersed the fire elements in his hand and complained annoyingly.

"The combustion-supporting effect of wind elements on fire elements is limited. Once it exceeds a critical point, the power of the fireball will not only not increase, but will weaken due to unstable form... What exactly is the problem, why can Prince Kelin do it?"

"Could it be because his spiritual power is stronger than ours? So he can make wind elements and fire elements fuse better?" Hade was also distressed, scratching his head and analyzing, "If so, I'm afraid we can't reproduce that Prince's experiment no matter what."

The two were clearly listening to the science class seriously, but it was clear that they hadn't fully achieved "knowing why and knowing why."

Of course, this also had to do with the fact that the knowledge taught by their mentor in the classroom was still very superficial, and many things were just throwing bricks to attract jade.

Considering that the students couldn't accept it, Luo Yan hadn't talked about the periodic table of elements and the subsequent oxygen for the time being, but only generally mentioned that the combustion of flames needs air, and human breathing also needs air. Therefore, miners in the Janna Continent usually carry a candle on their bodies when they go down to the mine, and judge whether they are safe through the light of the candle.

After a discussion, the two fell into silence at the same time, and only the whistling sound made by other apprentices practicing wind blade technique in the distance remained on the training ground.

Hade stared unconsciously at the magic flame lamp used for lighting on the edge of the training ground, watching the flickering flame, his thoughts unconsciously returned to Prince Kelin's classroom.

Just at this moment, he suddenly thought of something, widened his eyes, as if a lightning bolt had split into his mind.

"Wait... Bain, we... we seem to have thought wrong! No! It should be said that we have drilled into the tip of the bull's horn!"

Bain looked at him puzzled.

"What do you mean?"

Hade's breathing began to become rapid, and his voice trembled slightly because of excitement.

"We have been thinking about how to use fire to 'burn' the enemy to death... but do you remember? Mentor Kelin said in class that the combustion of flames needs to consume something we can't see... called, called 'air'? Not only does fire need that thing, but we also need it to breathe!"

Hearing this, Bain almost reacted immediately, surprised and widened his eyes.

"You mean... we don't have to attack the enemy itself directly, but use fire to attack the air around the enemy?!"

"That's right! That's what I mean!" Hade clenched his fists excitedly, lowered his voice, and spoke quickly, "We can slightly improve the spell, appropriately reduce the temperature of the flame, and replace it with a wider range of combustion! Just like fireworks, with a bang, burn all the air in the entire training ground! Guess what will happen to the other apprentices in the training ground, including us?"

Following Hade's train of thought, Bain swallowed, his voice trembling slightly because of excitement.

"People inside will die of suffocation..."

That was definitely not a beautiful way to die.

But absolutely efficient!

Hade nodded excitedly, indicating that he thought so too.

"Correct!"

The two's eyes met, and they saw the light mixed with excitement and fear in each other's eyes!

Although they were incomparably eager to verify their conjecture immediately, the space of the training ground was too large, and with their magic power, it was impossible to complete that scale of spells, and other magic apprentices would certainly not cooperate with them.

But having said that, they still had the conditions to verify their conjecture on a smaller spatial scale.

For example, burning all the air in a well five meters deep was more than enough with bronze-level fire magic. They only needed to superimpose the chanting of two fireballs, and then let the first condensed fireball explode at a specific time.

The lethality of the second fireball would be weakened, but it would quickly fill the narrow space and exhaust the air in this space.

And if there happened to be a steel-level magic beast in this well that was not good at jumping, then this magic beast would undoubtedly be killed by them!

Based on this inference, they immediately made further assumptions—if it was in a specific scene like a labyrinth, with the improved explosion bomb of the second explosion, it was completely possible to use the suffocation effect to kill magic beasts with strength above themselves with extremely low consumption!

And it could also avoid damaging the materials on the magic beast!

Although their assumptions were full of unreliable inferences, and the safety of the caster himself was not considered, this was just a piece of homework after all, and they didn't need to write every conclusion impeccably like writing a paper.

Prince Kelin had always been tolerant of students' homework, basically passing if they wrote it, not to mention that they wrote it seriously.

Bain and Hade completed this whimsical homework with great enthusiasm and solemnly handed it to Prince Kelin's teaching assistant.

At this moment, the two didn't know how heaven-defying their homework was in the eyes of the players in another world—

These NPCs actually made "thermobaric bombs"!

Although this thing didn't have much lethality against skeleton soldiers, all players couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency.

Urban Slave: "Damn, the dog planner is going to increase the intensity for us."

Emotionally Stable: "6666!"

Gou Shi: "Can I give these two goods a zero? This kind of talent must be suppressed. (Funny)"

Not afraid of ghosts after death: "Confused! Is talent used for suppression? Isn't it enough to let the Demon King corrupt them! (Funny)"

"..."

In the study of the faculty dormitory, the fireplace fire was burning, and a lazy young dragon was sleeping under the desk, making a comfortable snoring sound in its throat.

Just when the players were arguing about whether to give this brain hole a full score or zero, a certain Demon King who didn't do his job properly also noticed this unusual homework.

And when he read the homework from beginning to end, a surprised expression appeared on his face.

"Talent."

Although these two big brothers wrote their homework very roughly, lacked theoretical basis, and were too idealistic, just this brain hole was worth more than ninety points.

After all, they didn't stand on the shoulders of giants, at most they were only inspired by themselves a little. Being able to draw inferences from one instance and think of so much could be said to be very simple.

Without any hesitation, Luo Yan put this homework into the drawer, intending to hand it to his teaching assistant in a while, asking him to help pull these two into his laboratory.

"Hehehe... Demon King, congratulations on discovering another treasure! Oh no, two!" Hearing You You, floating on the side, made a stealing laugh.

But not long after, it probably saw the posts sent by the players, and became worried about gains and losses again.

"But Demon King, they are apprentices of the Academy after all, aren't you worried that they will use the knowledge you taught them to deal with you?"

Luo Yan smiled faintly.

This was the problem he was least worried about.

"The confidant trouble of hell has never been the Empire, and the confidant trouble of the Empire has never been hell. Open the pattern a little bit, when the light of enlightenment shines on this snowfield, the first person to start worrying will not be us anyway."

Looking at Hearing You You, who was still confused, Luo Yan said concisely.

"If you really can't understand, just pretend we are using other people's chickens to hatch our own eggs."

This sentence probably triggered some keywords. Tafu, lying under the desk, suddenly trembled, and her tightly closed mouth moved, muttering like a dream.

"No, it won't work..."

"Really can't lay anymore."

Luo Yan: "...?"