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Lin En then nodded with relief.
Chapter 146 Is the Corona Medal important to me?
"Do you really think that the continent beneath our feet is a planet that is constantly rotating? That's incredible."
"Didn't Mr. Lin En just prove it with an experiment? The pendulum that keeps deflecting without any external force is the best evidence."
"Foolishness! The pendulum has always swung back and forth in a straight line, which means that it is not the pendulum that is moving, but the continent under our feet!"
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Theresa, who rushed to the seminar, missed the end of it completely and could only see the wizards walking out of the venue in an orderly manner.
Everyone's face was filled with excitement, and they kept discussing Lynn's pendulum experiment.
On the way here, Theresa had heard Lynn's name no less than thirty times, which made her feel vaguely uneasy.
"Cas, where is Mr. Harrov?" Theresa stopped a familiar wizard and asked anxiously.
"Lord Harov just left with Lord Lin En." Cass responded.
Theresa's expression suddenly changed. She realized that she was still late, and hurriedly asked what happened at the seminar.
"It's such a pity that you didn't come to today's seminar. You didn't see that Mr. Lin En refuted the entire school of prophecy wizards by himself..."
Cass excitedly recounted all the interesting things that happened at the seminar, and did not notice that Theresa's face was becoming increasingly ugly.
"You mean, the teacher is going to give that Lin En the Corona Medal?" Theresa couldn't believe her ears. She felt a strong sense of jealousy in her heart. That was the highest award in the magical academic world. How could a three-ring wizard deserve such a high achievement?
"Yes, Lord Lin En's research on stars and gravity is probably ahead of everyone else. I wonder which adult in the [Society of Secret Arts] has such a high level of attainment in the theoretical research of magic!" Cass said with emotion. Although the other party was just a formal wizard, he was more knowledgeable than many great wizards.
Theresa's head was buzzing. She originally thought that Lynn's research could at most provide some help to the teacher's theoretical doctrines.
But this was not the case in Cass's description. It was more like the other party had sorted out and summarized the theory of gravity one step ahead, and it was very complete. Even the teacher had to ask him about the question of stellar gravity.
But...how is this possible?
This is a topic that the teacher has spent several years researching and has not been able to figure out. This is the final answer to the stars and the universe!
After saying goodbye to Cass, Theresa returned to the manor in a daze.
Harof had also returned a long time ago, and was now thinking about what opening remarks to make at the evening gathering so as not to bring disgrace upon the Wizarding Land.
"Teacher..." Theresa called out in a low voice, racking her brains to think about how to keep her current position.
Harov came back to his senses, looked at Theresa, and said coldly, "From now on, you don't have to call me that, Theresa."
Because of the other party's arrogance and prejudice, he almost missed the opportunity to perfect the theory of gravity.
You have to know that there are more than one legendary wizard in the parliament. Lin En can find another person to explain the three laws of star orbits and the formula of universal gravitation.
Even if these theories will be published in the end, they will probably have nothing to do with me, and I will most likely be laughed at by my colleagues. More importantly, the opportunity to communicate and discuss magical studies with the legendary wizards of the [Arcane Society] will have to be left to others.
"Teacher, please, give me another chance..." Teresa knelt down on the spot in fear and cried.
"It was Lin En who took away the honor that should have belonged to you. The law of free fall should have been studied by you, teacher..."
"Corona Medal, yes, there is also the Corona Medal. You have been studying the theory of gravity for many years and will publish the results soon. But then Lin En suddenly appeared again..."
Theresa became more and more excited as she spoke. In addition to making excuses for her behavior of making things difficult for Lynn, she also seemed to be sincere. Last night, she really felt that the other party wanted to join the research on gravitational theory and share the glory with one or two novel ideas.
"Do you think the Order of the Corona is important to me?" Harrov shook his head.
Theresa stood there in a daze, tears still on her face, not quite understanding what Harov meant.
"That is indeed the highest honor in the wizarding world, but the fundamental purpose of the parliament in establishing these awards is to encourage wizards to explore new areas, make their researched magical theories public, and promote academic exchanges in the entire wizarding world." Harrov said indifferently.
"I think you probably forgot one thing, Theresa. For wizards, the so-called glory, money, and status are just derivatives of power. Only knowledge is the source of power!"
Suppressing academic speech that is not beneficial to oneself in order to gain glory is completely missing the point.
At this point, Harof couldn't help but sigh, because in the land of wizards, this kind of thing was not uncommon.
"Do you know why I was willing to accept you a year ago?" Harov suddenly asked.
Theresa hesitated for a long time before speaking. "It's because of an academic paper..."
"'A Discussion of the Similarities and Differences between Magnetism and Gravitation.'" Harov repeated the title of the paper in full, then shook his head and continued.
"I have to say that the article is very well written. Even though you can't use force field magic, you have come up with a lot of innovative ideas based on the information in the magic library. That's why I'm willing to give you a chance."
"As my disciple, you can easily seek help from those great wizards and mobilize sufficient resources to verify these theories, but what about now? A whole year has passed. How much research have you completed?" Harof questioned.
Theresa's face was full of shame, and she stammered and couldn't speak.
"You've wasted all your time and energy attending banquets and listening to flattery." Harov's words were harsh, and he threw down a piece of parchment and said resolutely. "You are no longer suitable to be my disciple. I will transfer Korol to take over your job."
Theresa sat down on the ground with her whole body limp. She knew that from today on, all the glory and status would be gone from her. Once those wizards who had flattered her before knew the news, they would probably return several times the humiliation to her.
Theresa turned her eyes to the parchment with empty eyes. What Harof left behind was the magic paper that she submitted a year ago and won his appreciation. But the difference was that there were many more annotations on it. Now it has become the only thing she can take away...
Chapter 147: The First Meeting with the Secret Society
Harov watched Theresa leave in despair and shook his head.
He had good intentions in recruiting her as an apprentice, but he didn't expect that it would only arouse Theresa's vanity.
Harov only hopes that the other party can regain his original intention after losing all his current glory, otherwise another good academic seedling will fall.
"Come out, Aurora, your polarization magic can't fool me." Harof suddenly turned his head and looked not far away, frowning and speaking.
After the words fell, a figure appeared out of nowhere on the empty space.
She was a witch who looked to be about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old. She was wearing a bright red dress and a pointed hat. Her long, curled eyelashes were trembling slightly. After being discovered by Harulf, she did not seem panicked, and a charming smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
"I'm curious, what went wrong this time?" The witch named Aurora casually pulled out a chair and sat down, tapping her cheek with her index finger and asking in confusion.
"You guess it yourself." Harov said unhappily.
It would be fine if someone broke into his house without his permission, but what made him even more unbearable was that the other person was obviously older than him, but liked to act younger, which was really frustrating.
However, Harov did not care too much about this little thing and asked directly, "You should be at the seminar this morning, right?"
"Yes, massive stars rely on gravity to attract small mass planets, thus forming a complete star orbit. I have to say, this theory is very interesting." Aurora said playfully, leaning back in the chair and crossing her legs.
"I'm surprised that since you were at the scene, you could resist not to refute this argument?" Harov asked unexpectedly.
Aurora is the founder of the entire school of prophecy, and the star map circulating in the wizard land was also created by her.
"According to the little wizard, the two star maps are just different reference objects. The prophecy school studies the trajectory of its own destiny, not the birth and death of stars. Of course, it must be based on the position of its own observations, so there is nothing wrong with my prophecy theory." A sly smile appeared on Aurora's face.
Harof curled his lips. He had also heard of the other party's star divination theory. The prophecy school believed that the ending of everything was predetermined from the beginning, and revelations about fate could be found in the movement trajectory of the stars.
Naturally, Harof scoffed at such statements. He never believed in the so-called fate and prophecy. Compared with the vast stars and the boundless universe, wizards were as small as dust and were not worth mentioning at all.
Why should the movement of stars be linked to the fate of wizards? This is simply ridiculous.
"Have you gotten any new revelations in these days?" Harov asked with a sneer.
"The main star has disappeared, and the brown star is hanging high in the sky. This is a sign of chaos and disaster, but it may also indicate new hope." Aurora's face straightened and she said thoughtfully. "I'm afraid we need to pay attention to those wizards of the Doomsday Sect in the near future."
"Are you talking about those idiots whose brains have been burned out by studying elements and who believe that the world is heading towards doomsday?" Harof said with disdain. Just like this so-called prophecy, he didn't think that group of crazy wizards could cause much trouble.
"Tell me the truth, what exactly do you want to do by following me all the way here?" Harof asked impatiently.
"Of course, I came here for the only ring that can be used to communicate with the top leaders of the [Arcane Society]." Aurora was also very interested in this wizarding organization.
"Didn't you hear it before? The [Society of Secret Arts] is looking for a very wise and learned person to discuss the mysteries of the truth of the universe together. He is undoubtedly the most suitable choice to give this ring to me." Harof said complacently.
"I will consider relaying this to other speakers and ask them to listen to your speech." Aurora said playfully.
Harov's face twitched.
Harof was extremely dissatisfied with Aurora's insistence on staying here, but as a legendary wizard, he did not have the ability to send her away. He simply pretended to be out of sight and put on the ring engraved with the All-Seeing Eye in front of Aurora.
It was about time, so Harof glanced at the magic clock and when it was exactly twelve o'clock, he input magic power to activate the ring.
As an inexplicable faint light appeared, Harof immediately felt that his perspective was divided and there was an extremely vast dark space in front of him.
No, Harof soon realized that this was not just darkness. Countless bright stars were twinkling in the boundless void, and the strongest light came from under his feet!
Harof looked down, and his pupils suddenly dilated, because an unimaginably huge star was rushing towards him at a rapid speed.
No matter how knowledgeable Harof was, he was still shocked speechless at this moment. What a vast existence it was. At this moment, he was like an ant looking up at a giant mountain. Any magic he mastered seemed insignificant in the face of such a huge volume.
An indescribable sense of fear and powerlessness rose from within. After becoming a legendary wizard, Harof had not experienced this feeling for a long time.
Fortunately, the celestial body changed direction before it got really close to him, and passed directly in front of him. Its huge size covered everything in sight, and Harof was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, but he soon noticed that the celestial body was moving in orbit.
It was a real picture of stars. Several huge planets of different colors were orbiting a giant reddish-brown fireball, rotating continuously like the moon surrounded by many stars.
Unlike the planetary orbits he had simulated with the magic ball in the manor, they were three-dimensional and dynamic, but the process seemed to be accelerated hundreds of times, so that he could intuitively see the planets constantly circulating along an invisible orbit.
Is this what rotation and revolution are?
Harov immediately remembered the two concepts that Lynn mentioned at the seminar, but this was the first time he saw them so intuitively!
The most eye-catching thing is undoubtedly the star in the center of the gravitational orbit. It is so bright and dazzling that even from a long distance, one can still clearly feel the tremendous heat emitted by the star. It looks like an extremely huge fireball, the light of hope in the dark void.
Harov looked at it in fascination. In his research on celestial bodies, the one that fascinated him the most was the sun. There should be nothing in the void, but where did its energy come from, and why could it transmit light for so long...
Chapter 148: What I am going to talk about is the Big Bang!
Just as Harof was immersed in the grandeur of the star, something strange happened. The huge red star seemed to be getting bigger and brighter!
The orbits of the planets seemed to be affected as well. A strong sense of crisis instantly filled Harov's mind, but the whole process happened too quickly. Before he could react, the huge star suddenly collapsed inward rapidly after expanding to its limit...
The next moment, endless light spread across the entire universe, and the dying stars emitted their final rays of light!
That was the scene of a supernova explosion. The planets originally orbiting in orbit were torn to pieces in an instant. The strong electromagnetic radiation lit up the entire dark galaxy. Endless matter continued to gush out from the interior of the star, forming an extremely gorgeous picture.
It took Harov a long time to recover from the shocking scene, and he kept muttering to himself, "What is this?"
"This is a star heading towards destruction..." An old and deep voice sounded in the universe that had returned to peace.
Harof turned his head and found that besides himself, there were four other figures in this space. The one who was speaking had a very strange hairstyle, with a head full of scattered and messy white hair, just like the disordered starry sky, and a terrifying pressure emanated from his body.