Chapter 462: The Speech
The wizards all began to ponder. Calculation power was indeed an important problem that wizards urgently needed to solve. In the stage of elementary mathematics, this problem was not yet obvious, but after Ace proposed Calculus and Magical Mechanics, calculation power began to be closely linked to a wizard’s strength.
Bayen stroked his short beard and spoke:
“Using some methods to assist in improving calculation power is indeed very important.
“Some wizards are naturally gifted, with calculation power vastly superior to others. They can even challenge those above their level, allowing intermediate wizard apprentices to defeat advanced wizard apprentices.
“The most typical example is Luther, the mathematical genius who recently stood out from the Magic School. His magical talent (mana affinity) is not that strong, and he has never broken through the limit of an intermediate apprentice. Yet, he was able to defeat a wizard who had been promoted to an advanced apprentice for nearly five years. His strength simply cannot be ignored.
“Because of his outstanding performance, the Magic Council made an exception to hold an advanced apprentice promotion ceremony for him. After helping him break through, he constructed the Natal Star Meditation Spell Model and the Path Spell Model with great ease. His strength is almost invincible among advanced apprentices.”
Daina’s eyes lit up. The Local Magic Council Affairs Department she was in charge of needed some powerful advanced wizard apprentices.
“Is there any illusion data of his combat?”
Bayen nodded and waved his hand. A light curtain appeared, showing the scene of Luther fighting. It was a very concise fighting style. He used lightning magic to stimulate and activate his body, adopting flexible magic crystal weapons to defeat the enemy. This was exactly Daina’s school of melee wizards.
Ace coughed, stopping the digression. He said: “Next Tuesday, I will give a speech on Magical Mechanics in the Magic Castle Hall, and I will also give a detailed explanation of the concept of the Magic Computer. You can also prepare; I hope to have a wonderful collision of academic thoughts.”
Time passed quickly. When the news that Ace was going to give a speech spread, almost all wizards wanted to go and listen. Even ordinary people who didn’t understand magic wanted to see the style of the Legendary Wizard.
Due to the overwhelming public sentiment and high expectations, Ace finally decided to change the location of the speech to the Fountain Plaza in the city center.
Not far from the tall bronze statue of the Hero Sharp, Ace stood on a stone platform just created by magic, looking at the crowd filling the square. Almost all wizards, knights, and warriors had come here. The vast majority of ordinary people also gathered here. They cheered and jumped for joy; the boiling air was scorching throughout the square.
Queen Amisa, Hook Thoth, and others sat together with the Official Wizards. Amisa wore a crystal olive branch crown, staring at Ace with curious eyes. Thoth rested his chin on his hand, looking at Ace thoughtfully.
Ace waited until 10:00 AM. After looking around, he used the improved spell “Sound Reaching the Ear” and spoke gently:
“I want to thank our Guardian, Thoth, Your Holiness. It is his protection that makes our lives more stable and peaceful. Secondly, I want to thank Queen Amisa. Thank you for maintaining the consistent excellent political traditions and rules of the city-state.”
The voice was not loud, but it fit perfectly into the ears, like an elder giving earnest teachings. Queen Amisa hurriedly stood up and bowed slightly to Ace and the people.
“What I want to thank even more are the citizens and preparatory citizens of our city-state. You are the cornerstone of the city-state and the source of magic and wizards. Wizards come from mortals, and magic also comes from mortals. Without you, wizards would be water without a source, losing their future!”
The people shouted loudly and cheered enthusiastically. Loud whistles rang out incessantly. Ace waited for nearly five minutes, then pressed his hands down in the air. A reassuring mana diffused, and the crowd gradually quieted down.
“I also want to thank every wizard, every knight, and every warrior of the city-state. It is you who have practiced the path of the supernatural. It is you who have built great magic from scratch. Precisely because of you, this city could rise overnight. Precisely because of you, the fifty-meter-high giant dam could take shape. Precisely because of you, we have the magic steam train and this prosperous and great magic society!”
The atmosphere at the scene reached a climax. Except for the Demi-god Thoth, almost everyone was infected by Ace’s words. The vast majority of them were beneficiaries of the magic society and loyal defenders of it.
Thoth continued to think with his chin in his hand. He murmured in a low voice: “‘Magic Society’? A very interesting definition.”
Ace continued: “Today, I want to share with you some thoughts on Magical Mechanics. In the past three months, earth-shaking changes have taken place in this land of ours. We have transformed from a territory to a city-state; we have obtained the recognition and protection of a Deity; and our wizard collective has undergone a revolution—a great theoretical revolution!
“This great theoretical revolution is a process of quantitative change leading to qualitative change, accumulated over time by us High Tower wizards, just like an intermediate apprentice advancing to an advanced apprentice, or an advanced apprentice advancing to an Official Wizard. This is a leap; it is the transition of theoretical life.
“From Bayen and Logan starting the Elemental Revolution, overturning the old Four Elements Theory, to Betty putting a rest to this Elemental Revolution. She creatively proposed the Phlogiston Hypothesis, classifying objects into three types. Although Phlogiston has not been proven, it is feasible in actual operation. She proposed a magically feasible plan for the Elemental School.
“But we still have to ask a few whys. What exactly is Phlogiston? How should the Phlogiston Hypothesis be verified or falsified? Before there is thorough factual demonstration, we must always maintain a spirit of skepticism.”
There was applause at the scene. Under Ace’s repeated enlightenment, the wizards did not follow blindly. Especially after the head-exploding turmoil, they also held a somewhat skeptical attitude towards the new Elemental Theory. Many people raised various doubts about the unprovable Phlogiston.
“After this, Mr. Warren, a researcher of our Astrological Magic, after years of summarization, proposed Warren’s Three Laws, summarizing some laws of stellar motion for us. And after this, summarizing the accumulation of High Tower wizards over many years, I proposed the Three Laws of Motion and the Law of Universal Gravitation.
“From then on, we discovered part of the mysteries of the movement of things in the world. We discovered gravity. We began to understand force and began to use force correctly, with the help of some mathematical tools, such as Calculus.”
Good-natured laughter came from the audience. The wizards thought Ace was too modest.
“Magical Mechanics simply summarizes the laws of motion of all things in the world. We wizards have grasped the key to truth from this moment!”
“I think Magical Mechanics is completely different from the Phlogiston Hypothesis. It is so perfect and so precise. We can even use it to easily ‘Weigh the Earth Center’.”
“For now, I don’t think we have found any motion beyond the explanatory scope of Magical Mechanics. Magical Mechanics is the truth!”
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The discussion below the stage was so heated. Everyone loved Magical Mechanics too much. The Three Laws of Motion and the Law of Universal Gravitation were earth-shattering, inaugurating a brand new Era of Magic.
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