Upon hearing his research being ntioned so clearly by a Prince of the Empire, Jas's eyes, slightly dimd by disappointnt, flashed a glimr of light.
His tense shoulders unconsciously relaxed a bit, and he replied cautiously, "Well… it's just so immature fantasies."
Pausing for a mont, he tightened his grip on the teacup, then embarrassedly added.
"As for why it's unfinished… that's indeed because I haven't completed it, sorry to have amused you."
"Every great creation originates from a seemingly unrealistic 'fantasy'. What can't be achieved today doesn't an it can't be achieved in the future."
Luo Yan smiled gently and didn't continue the topic, but instead placed Ilana's manuscript, rejected by the Sage Report, in front of him.
"I apologize for being presumptuous. A student of mine completed a thesis but encountered so… obstacles when trying to submit it. I know a little about mathematics, but magic theory isn't my expertise. Could I possibly ask for your help as a true expert for so guidance?"
These humble remarks completely dispelled the tension in Jas's heart, replaced by a feeling of respect and trust.
He solemnly accepted the manuscript, initially just reading courteously, but as soon as his eyes scanned the first page, his expression froze.
He adjusted his glasses and brought his nose closer to the manuscript, almost sticking to it.
His eyes moved swiftly from word to word, his fingers trembling over the complex equations, muttering.
"Incredible…"
Luo Yan wasn't surprised by his shock, just took a sip of hot tea while smiling.
"Your Highness, may I borrow a pen?" Jas abruptly looked up, his excited eyes akin to a believer witnessing a divine sign.
"Of course." Luo Yan nodded slightly, waved his magic wand lightly, and a feather pen flew out from his drawer, landing in front of Jas.
Along with it floated a sheet of manuscript paper.
"Thank you!" Jas thanked him, blushing, then hurriedly took the paper and pen, and began to work on the calculations.
Ti passed minute by minute.
Luo Yan estimated that he probably needed more ti to comprehend the complex theories of differentiation and variational calculus, hence he planned to suggest he take it back to review slowly.
However, at that mont, Jas suddenly stood up with a "swish," his face filled with uncontrollable shock.
"It's too incredible… Your Highness, are you sure this was written by your student?! Not by yourself?!"
"I just provided so auxiliary work, it's not worth ntioning."
Setting down the teacup, Luo Yan looked at his excited deanor with interest, knowingly asking.
"But, it's unexpected that you think so highly of this thesis… Can you tell what exactly makes it so special?"
"Special? Your Highness… this is not just special! It's epoch-making!"
Jas's face was flushed with excitent, pointing at the equations on the manuscript, he spoke quickly with a trembling voice.
"For hundreds of years, every mage on the Aus Continent has known, the more advanced the magic, the more magic power it consus. The greater miracle one wants to borrow from the Divine, the greater the price must be paid! Yet, this experience that's evident to all mages has never been axiomatically explained, nor has anyone been able to prove or calculate it!"
He took a deep breath, his tone filled with infinite admiration for the author of the thesis.
"But the 'Path Optimization Equation' in this thesis has achieved it! It proves from a mathematical level that 'Magic Energy Conservation' is not just our intuition, but an objectively existing axiom in the universe! It has turned a vague concept into a set of precisely calculable mathematical formulas! Although I haven't completely understood how this equation was derived…"
At this mont, Jas looked a bit embarrassed, having spent a lifeti trying to prove the conservation of magical energy from a mathematical perspective, only to find that when soone placed the answer before him, he couldn't understand what was written.
Of course.
Through simple data sets and the formula usage thod introduced in the paper, he could imdiately tell that this equation wasn't concocted out of thin air.
Jas's eyes shone with fanaticism as he almost pleadingly looked at Luo Yan: "Your Highness, please you must tell , by which venerable scholar was this thesis written?"
Though glad that his apprentice could be so highly praised, Jas's enthusiasm still made Luo Yan feel a bit embarrassed.
He gently coughed and spoke.
"A venerable scholar… she probably hasn't reached that level yet. Mr. Jas, as I ntioned before, she is an apprentice under my tutelage."
"An… apprentice?" Jas's expression froze instantly, he almost blurted out, "You an, a magic apprentice? Completed… the topic I left in the laboratory?"
"Yes."
Luo Yan nodded lightly, a hint of amusent in his gentle tone.
"Moreover, strictly speaking, she is currently just a preparatory student."
"Preparatory student?! Saint Sis above…"
Jas was completely shocked.
He stared dumbly at the manuscript in his hands, then at the unperturbed prince in front of him, feeling that his decades of established academic understanding had been utterly overturned at this mont…
However, the shock and elation did not last long.
As his drifting thoughts returned to the present, the flush on Jas's face gradually faded, replaced by a deep sense of helplessness.
User Comments
0 comments from readers