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Lin En did not answer, but gently placed the paper on top of the cover of the storybook, then sent them up into the air again with the cover facing up, and said jokingly, "Come on, guess, if we drop them at the same time now, which one will land first?"
"Do you still need to guess? There is no doubt that the paper pages were floating in the air and the book fell to the ground first!" Philip said firmly.
This time, both factions agreed with Philip's point of view, because Lynn did not tie the two together, so they could not be regarded as a whole.
Then paper must be slow and books must be fast!
“Then you’d better watch carefully next!” Lin En shook his head and lifted the magic immediately.
The next moment, what surprised everyone present was that the paper page did not float up as everyone imagined, but just stuck to the cover of the book and fell down with it.
The whole process took only a second, and the thin paper pages and the heavy book fell to the ground at the same time!
The entire square fell into deathly silence, and they racked their brains but could not figure out why this happened.
The reality undoubtedly shattered everyone's intuition once again!
Unless... it's really as Lin En said, the falling speed has nothing to do with weight!
"Did it eliminate the air resistance?" Hellram said thoughtfully. Of course he could see it, because Lin En pasted the paper pages on the book, so the thin paper did not need to face the air resistance and would of course fall with the book.
Unconvinced, Roll tried Lin's method again, but there was still no change!
Even the wizards who had previously voiced the loudest opposition had to consider one issue: Master Yade’s theory might really be wrong!
"Your wisdom is admirable, Master Hellram! It is because the books take on the air resistance instead of the paper pages that they fall together!" Lin En first praised Hellram very naturally, and then looked at the wizards who had not yet recovered from the two falling experiments, and spoke again.
"When I was in the [Secret Society], I heard a master say that this world is extremely magical. Sometimes some phenomena are even beyond our cognition. The process of wizards exploring the truth is like a few blind people trying to replicate the image of a dragon in their minds by touching it."
"The people who touched the dragon's legs thought that the dragon was like a cylinder, and the people who touched its wings thought that the dragon was like a disk, flat and long... But there is no doubt that all these conclusions are one-sided!"
"Perhaps one day, another wizard will stand in this square and overturn the law of free fall with a rigorous and irrefutable experiment, but I will never be angry about it. On the contrary, I welcome anyone to question it or repeatedly prove it through experiments!"
"Because every mistake that is corrected means you and I are one step closer to the truth!"
Lin En's loud voice continued to echo in the square. After a very brief silence, thunderous applause rang out.
Tik, Philip and others were shocked by the two free-fall experiments that were beyond their imagination, and they also admired Lynn's broad-mindedness.
You have to know that in the wizarding land, disputes over ideas are no joke. Sometimes two schools will even fight to prove whose theory is correct.
But Lynn did the opposite and welcomed everyone to verify his theory repeatedly through experiments. Such a broad mind is truly admirable!
The townspeople present also applauded together. Those who were knowledgeable applauded sincerely, but there were also some who were confused. A short halfling looked at Darren, whose palms were almost red from clapping, and asked quietly.
"Do you understand what they're saying, Darren?"
"Isn't this simple? Master Yade's theory is wrong, and Mr. Lin's theory is right!" Darren had a disdainful expression on his face, but he was actually very guilty.
He could still understand the general idea of wind resistance and gravity, but he had no idea why the paper and a book fell to the ground at the same time. However, since the wizards applauded, he would do the same!
Amidst warm applause, the huge airship slowly landed on the sand. The lively half-orc girl climbed down the ladder from the airship. When she saw everyone applauding and welcoming her, her eyes narrowed with joy.
"The Overlook's first test flight was successful. All the equipment inside the airship is functioning normally. Captain Lydia requests further instructions!" Lydia trotted to Lin En, saluted in a pretentious manner, and said proudly.
"There are no further instructions for now. Let's stop here for today!" Lin En replied with a smile.
Lydia immediately freed herself from the state of being a captain, and excitedly talked about her experience in the sky, how she crashed into a white cloud while driving the airship, and how there were mountains in the distance and the endless sea...
Chapter 75 Magic Level Assessment
Lydia excitedly recounted her flying experience, which made the apprentices and townspeople eager to try.
Would it really be as refreshing to hit the clouds in the sky as to be blown by the sea breeze? They all wanted to experience this wonderful feeling...
Ten silver coins don’t seem very expensive.
The half-orc girl talked a lot, but when she saw Helram, she remembered the purpose of this flight and asked anxiously.
"Master Helram, this should be considered a success, right? I stayed in the sky for a long, long time without using any magic!"
Hellram stared at Lydia, hesitated for a moment, and did not answer.
“My Olympiad mathematics class does not require magical talent. Even an ordinary person can gain a lot of knowledge from it.” Lin En also spoke up at this time.
"In that case, let's give it a try." Hellram said without comment.
"That's great!" Lydia jumped up with joy, turned around and hugged several halflings. Darren burst into tears, unable to contain his excitement.
"I knew you could do it, Lydia!"
"Great! The Halflings will soon have a wizard of their own..."
……
Darren and the others were so excited that they decided to get drunk when they returned home tonight.
Some wizards and students gathered in the square looked at the noisy Lydia and others and couldn't help but frown. This was the first time to enroll a halfling with no magical talent, and it was also against the regulations of the Wizard Council.
However, with the shock brought by the flight experiment and Hellram's approval, no one dared to refute it openly...
After a burst of noise, Hellram cast a spell to restore the ground that had turned into sand, and ordered several wizards to maintain order in the square. Then he took a group of professors and students back to Yieta College to prepare to entertain the two distinguished guests from the City of Wizards.
Lydia and others who stayed in the square, while happy, did not forget to take advantage of the popularity to sell airship tickets.
According to Lin En's previous pricing, a ticket to board the airship was ten silver coins, which was neither high nor low, and most townspeople could afford it if they gritted their teeth.
In view of this, many people are willing to spend money to board the airship and take a ride in the sky on the alchemical machine in front of them that is taller than a building.
In just half an hour, Lydia had sold more than 600 so-called tickets. Adhering to the principle of first come, first served, everyone's name was recorded, and it was impossible to evade the ticket.
The interior of this airship is quite spacious, and it can easily carry ten people at a time. It flies in the sky for about an hour each time, and can fly at least ten times a day. But even so, it will take several days to complete the flight.
In just a short while, they got more than 60 magic gold coins. Darren and others were grinning from ear to ear. You know, Lin En was willing to give them one tenth of the ticket sales money as operating expenses.
With such popularity, it would be easy for them to get dozens of magic gold coins every month... This is much more cost-effective than hiring laborers in the workshop to make those gadgets.
Just as Darren and others were immersed in the fantasy of a better life, in Yieta College, Hellram, Tick, Roll and a group of professors had arrived at the lobby.
Groups of goblins flew in from the window and placed plates of steaming hot delicacies on the square table in front of everyone.
Roasted tomatoes, mashed potatoes, white bread, the tailbone of a herbivorous lizard, the spine of a camel, the front legs of a fire lion, and many other strange ingredients that Lynn couldn't recognize at all...
Lynn carefully cut off a small piece of front leg meat and put it into his mouth. He felt that it seemed to be more flavorful than beef. Although it was far from delicious due to the lack of seasoning, it was already a very rich delicacy in the wizarding land.
"Professor Lin, I have to thank you for allowing me to see such an interesting aerospace airship and falling body experiment as soon as I arrived at Yieta Harbor. I'm afraid that Magic Weekly will not lack news in the next month." Luo Ergao raised his glass, looked at Lin, and said jokingly.
"Mr. Rawl, you are too kind... I would also like to ask you to be more lenient when writing the manuscript and to be more tactful when expressing your opinions." Lin En raised his glass and drank it all, saying politely.
He was naturally aware of the power of the pen. All the other party needed to do was to express his views more radically in "Magic Weekly" to cause him a lot of trouble.
"No, I have to report everything I see truthfully. This is the most basic ethics for an editor of Magic Weekly." Luo shook his head and said tactfully.
Lin En was speechless. He never believed that a media person would have such a thing as ethics. Such a thing simply did not exist. However, since the other party was unwilling to make a guarantee, he had no other choice.
"By the way, Professor Lin En, I have another question..." Luo Er stopped shaking the wine glass and asked curiously, "What level of wizard are you?"
Hearing this, everyone present looked over at the same time, all very curious about this question.
Theodore, Kevin and others who knew some inside information guessed that Lin En must be a three-ring wizard. After all, he killed an archbishop, destroyed half of the town and a full guard of 3,000 people. Even if he relied on some alchemical items that needed to be prepared in advance, he was already extremely powerful.
But the only thing that made them suspicious was that Lynn looked too young, perhaps less than twenty years old.
You should know that the most famous genius in the wizarding land, [Star of the Magic World] Ogest, was promoted to a three-ring wizard on his twentieth birthday.
Under the gazes of countless people, Lin En slowly drank the red wine in the glass and spoke very calmly.
"Let's wait until Mr. Tik has determined my wizard level. The detection method of the Wizard Land may be different from that of the [Secret Law Society]..."
Seeing that Lin En was keeping it a secret, the professors became even more curious. However, they could still wait a little longer. Having a meal wouldn't take long, right?
Lin En slowly put down the wine glass in his hand, his face expressionless, but he was slightly worried in his heart.
Although he had never personally admitted that he was a formal wizard, and he was introduced as a scholar, there was no doubt that everyone present regarded him as a formal wizard. If something went wrong during the test, it would be troublesome...
Chapter 76 Please allow me to challenge you
Lin En temporarily evaded Luo Er's inquiry, but private discussions continued.
As a special envoy of the Wizard Council, Tik was not in a hurry to mention the assessment level. Instead, he asked about the knowledge of Olympiad mathematics with great interest.
Lin En had no intention of hiding anything. The more widely these basic mathematical knowledge were spread, the better, so that when he proposed a theory in the future, no one would be able to understand it.
The banquet, which was a great success for both the host and the guests, soon ended. After the goblins had cleared the leftovers from the table, Tik ordered his assistant to bring a transparent crystal ball with a radius of about ten centimeters, which was filled with an unknown liquid.
"Give it a try, Professor Lin!" Tik handed over the crystal ball.
Lin En took it, turned it over and looked at it for a while, then asked curiously, "How do I use this thing?"
"It's very simple. You just need to sense it and do it as you normally do when casting a spell. Then make the judgment based on the change in color." Tik said casually.
Lin En nodded and tried to use magic to penetrate in. Through perception of vision, he realized the strangeness of the liquid inside the sphere.
This liquid was made up of some elements that he didn't recognize at all. It accumulated in the crystal ball in a very lazy state, and it was very difficult to control. Lin En tried his best, but he only made these elements vibrate a few times at a specific frequency. Only a faint red light appeared in the transparent crystal ball.
"That's right, this is how to use it. You can start..." Tik reminded again. He thought Lin En was just figuring out how to use this thing and didn't know that the other party had already used his full strength.
"Then let's give it a try." Lin En took a deep breath and gained a little more confidence.
He has already realized that in order to drive this crystal ball, the real test is a wizard's computing power, or in other words... mental power!
Indeed, the higher the level of the wizard, the more his mental power will increase exponentially, allowing him to control more powerful and complex magic. There is nothing wrong with using this to assess the strength of a wizard.
Just on this point, with the help of the intelligent brain, he should be no worse than a formal wizard.
What he was most worried about was directly testing the upper limit of the magic power his body could hold, and he would most likely not meet the standard.
【Start overload mode! 】
Lin En recited silently in his mind, and then his eyes became extremely sharp. The crystal ball in his hand shook rapidly, and the red light became stronger and stronger, and finally turned into a bright red.
The professors sitting around the square table had different expressions, some were surprised, some were solemn, and some looked like they had expected it.
In just two seconds, Lin En stopped. One third of the magic power in his body had been consumed. If he couldn't get through, then he had no other choice.
"Professor Lin, I didn't expect you to be a three-ring wizard." Tik said with emotion as he looked at Lin's slightly childish face.
Three rings? It seems a bit high...
Lin En glanced at the red crystal ball in his hand. Although this was more in line with other people's positioning of him, he was not yet able to engrave a higher-level spell slot in his mind.