Chapter 30: Scientific Research

Lin Ke, of course, didn't know that someone had coveted his results.

He was writing furiously, head down, drafting the experimental plan.

In his previous life, Lin Ke had briefly come into contact with some scientific research and topics.

It wasn't much, and far from mastery; at most one could say that before he encountered the wizarding world's research system, he could barely make use of it.

After all, he had only ever written using templates, and had never genuinely conducted independent scientific research.

What Lin Ke values is not the written plan itself, but rather the process of drafting it, which allows him to organize his thoughts.

Regarding the Silver Star Flower, Lin Ke has several questions that need research and verification.

First, he designed a simple experiment:

【Collect some normal Silver Star Flower seeds, evenly divide them into three groups A, B, and C;】

Group A uses the ordinary germination method with no additives (nutrient solution, potions, or witchcraft);

Group B's germination method is: once daily of the Secondary Mist Rain Technique and once of the Growth-Inducing Technique, continuing for seven days;

Group C's germination method is: in the morning once and in the afternoon twice of the Secondary Mist Rain Technique, and once every two days of the Growth-Inducing Technique (placed between the two Secondary Mist Rain Technique applications), lasting six days;

Statistically compare the germination success rates of the three groups, and conduct data analysis and comparison.】

This is, under the same cultivation conditions (greenhouse temperature, humidity, soil nutrients, etc.), studying the influence of three different germination methods on the sprouting of normal Silver Star Flower seeds.

If the data support it, one can determine the superiority or inferiority of the germination methods.

Secondly, he also designed a simple experiment:

【Collect some problematic Silver Star Flower seeds, evenly divide them into three groups Ding, Wu, and Ji;】

Group Ding uses the ordinary germination method with no additives (nutrient solution, potions, or witchcraft);

Group Wu's germination method is: once daily of the Secondary Mist Rain Technique and once of the Growth-Inducing Technique, continuing for seven days;

Group Ji's germination method is: in the morning once and in the afternoon twice of the Secondary Mist Rain Technique, and once every two days of the Growth-Inducing Technique (placed between the two Secondary Mist Rain Technique applications), lasting six days;

Statistically compare the germination success rates of the three groups, and conduct data analysis and comparison.】

This is, under the same cultivation conditions (greenhouse temperature, humidity, soil nutrients, etc.), studying the influence of three different germination methods on the sprouting of problematic Silver Star Flower seeds.

If the data support it, one can determine the superiority or inferiority of the germination methods.

After analyzing the data from the above six groups, one can also determine the influence of the same germination method on the sprouting of two different types of Silver Star Flower seeds.

For example, compare Group A with Group Ding, Group B with Group Wu, and Group C with Group Ji.

Furthermore, one can discuss in which aspects the effective germination method works, thereby improving the germination success rate.

Finally, he designed another simple experiment:

【After successful germination, the sprouts of the six groups A, B, C, Ding, Wu, and Ji are each divided into two subgroups,

Subgroups A1, B1, C1, D1, W1, and Ji1 all use a natural growth cultivation plan with no additives;

Subgroups A2, B2, C2, D2, W2, and Ji2 all use the currently promoted maturation cultivation plan;

Statistically compare the good-seed rate after the sprouts grow mature and drop seeds, and conduct data analysis and comparison.】

This experiment can explore quite a few issues.

For example, by pairwise comparing A1 vs A2, B1 vs B2, C1 vs C2, D1 vs D2, W1 vs W2, and Ji1 vs Ji2, we examine the effect of the currently promoted maturation cultivation plan on the good-seed rate, compared to natural growth—whether it increases or decreases it, and possibly from which aspects it exerts influence;

For example, by analyzing the data of the four combinations A1B1C1, D1W1Ji1, A2B2C2, and D2W2Ji2, we explore the influence of the three different germination methods on the subsequent growth and good-seed rate of Silver Star Flower under the two different cultivation methods;

……

These three experiments are not exactly meticulously designed, after all they are not some lofty topic, and they are also limited by one's financial conditions, knowledge level, and experimental conditions.

Being able to research and verify some of his own questions about the Silver Star Flower, Lin Ke would be satisfied.

It's not for graduation, or for professional title evaluation, right?

After repeatedly revising, once the experimental plan was written, it was already very late, and Lin Ke had to return to the dormitory to rest.

Having organized the experimental plan, Lin Ke left the library.

Along the way, Mo Li, who had been watching Lin Ke write the experimental plan the whole time, fell silent several times, almost spoke several times but held back, and finally could not help but ask: 'Lin Ke, what exactly did you just write? Why is it so complicated?'

'Complicated?'

Lin Ke retorted, completely forgetting how he had once been terrified by independent variables, dependent variables, and irrelevant/extra variables making his scalp tingle, and also forgetting the resentment of having his experimental plan repeatedly sent back for redoing.

He only knew that this time the experimental plan had been done rather casually, and was not very rigorous.

'Not complicated?'

Mo Li also retorted.

Only then did Lin Ke realize, nodding: 'It is indeed quite complicated.'

However, Lin Ke did not explain what an experimental plan is, its background, purpose, significance, methods, and steps……

The two worlds differ in civilization, development direction, and of course their education and research systems also differ.

Lin Ke himself is constantly striving to break free from the shackles of his past life; how could he then go on to constrain Mo Li's thinking?

He thought for a moment, then said seriously: 'I just randomly scribbled it; you don't need to pay attention to those things.'

Mo Li picked up on Lin Ke's implied meaning.

That is, what Lin Ke just wrote might not be good, and it doesn't really help her studies.

So Mo Li stopped dwelling on it.

She had merely never seen something like this before; it was just some doubts.

Thus, the two walked in silence.

Not long after, Lin Ke saw Mo Li to the entrance of her dormitory, then turned back to his own dormitory.

Study.

After washing up, Lin Ke browsed the forum for a while, relaxed his brain a bit, and also didn't let himself become too detached from campus life.

There was nothing special on the forum.

Actually, a few people were discussing the fight between Lifusi and Enrique.

After all, the scene was intense, and the outcome was also subtle.

Lifusi was put in solitary confinement, Enrique was crippled, and neither side ended well.

According to the informant, after Lifusi was confined, the latent danger of the fragmentary meditation technique he had switched to erupted, and he now has no hope of advancing to become a full wizard.

Lin Ke had reason to suspect that this informant was Mina Hafchek.

However, these have little to do with Lin Ke.

Exiting the forum, turning off the Portable Smart Brain, Lin Ke began deep meditation before sleep.

As soon as his consciousness entered the sea of awareness, Lin Ke noticed something different.

Everything in the sea of awareness had changed.

Originally calm lake surface now had some ripples, and the main body of the Library felt more substantial.

The structure of the meditation technique's runes above the lake surface became much more vivid.

These changes all stemmed from the stirring and insight when the Silver Star Flower sprouted.

(End of chapter)