Chapter 329: Chapter 317: The Grand Thousand-Face Mirror Measurement of the Speed of Light Plan!
The discussions and questions from the crowd, Lynn heard them all, but he didn’t rush to rebut, for experiments always speak louder than words!
Seeing the atmosphere turning somewhat confrontational, Rafael hurriedly spoke up to smooth things over. “As for methods of measuring the speed of light and discussions on the theory of light elements, let’s save those for private discussions after today’s seminar ends, given our limited time. Now, let’s move on to the next item…”
Glenn and others carrying the light dissociation device bowed and left the stage, and about two minutes later, another male witch stepped onto the stage to present his research findings—a multi-headed hydra lizard’s corpse and the related research report!
This was undoubtedly valuable, as multi-headed hydra lizards were rare in Wizard Land, so there were no detailed dissection reports of such magical beasts available yet.
To completely transform into a certain creature, a Shaping Wizard must first thoroughly understand the creature’s anatomy, and transforming into magical beasts is even more difficult, involving demonized cells. Even a formal Wizard would only choose one type of magical beast for transformation.
“Very good, but your research has missed an important thing, that is, the hydra lizard has several heads, and if a Wizard chooses to transform into this creature, they will face unpredictable risks, such as possibly having their soul split apart…” Sanchez said seriously as he flipped through the report in his hands.
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However, these risks were also what made the multi-headed hydra lizard special; its regenerative abilities were incredibly off the charts, capable of regrowing a head even after being chopped off, making it extremely powerful in combat. Should these be thoroughly researched, it might add another transformation option for Shaping Science Wizards in the future.
Considering this, Sanchez encouraged him to continue his in-depth research. If he could resolve the risks associated with transformation, or unlock the secret to the hydra lizard’s unlimited regeneration, Sanchez would then campaign for a Morning Star Medal nomination for him…
The male witch, having received Sanchez’s endorsement, appeared overjoyed and quickly glanced at the other senior Wizards.
Lynn’s understanding of Shaping Magic was still at the beginner level, nowhere close to a Shaping Science master like Sanchez, so he could only offer some suggestions from a biological perspective on dissection and corpse preservation.
The other evaluators also chimed in with their supplements. Rafael was particularly against the development of Transformation Magic for the multi-headed hydra lizard, for the mere thought of splitting one’s consciousness into several heads was chilling, and it could potentially cause irreparable damage to the soul.
Overall, though, the judges agreed with Sanchez’s assessment. If continued research yielded more stringent results, they would not hesitate to recommend to the council.
“It seems that today’s academic seminar has several potential Morning Star Medal recipients…” Rafael remarked as he watched the male witch descend from the stage, speaking thoughtfully.
It had been decades since he had seen such a scene, probably spurred by Lynn’s achievement of the highest academic honor last year, which had ignited a research frenzy among the Wizards.
However, Rafael undoubtedly jinxed it, since after he spoke, the entire afternoon failed to produce a new theory or invention that sparked their interest.
Lynn was also greatly disappointed. One witch came up claiming he had uncovered the mysteries of the elements, capable of overturning the existing element system, which got Lynn quite excited. In the end, the man’s argument could only be described as riddled with holes.
Having learned from Glenn’s lesson, Lynn refrained from bluntly refuting the theory and instead gently pointed out the flaws while praising the spirit of daring to question authority.
So it was that by evening, the seminar finally came to an end. The Wizards leaving the auditorium were almost all discussing Lynn’s experiment on measuring the speed of light.
There was no helping it; the allure of the Silver Moon Medal was incredibly strong, despite many high-ranking Wizards possibly never achieving such an honor!
Some people even maliciously wondered if Master Lynn deliberately exaggerated the importance of optics just to win another Silver Moon Medal for himself.
However, such conjectures obviously didn’t hold up, because today at the conference, Master Lynn, who had already developed the Three-Color Theory, was still willing to nominate Glenn… If he were a person who immensely valued honor, he would never have handed over a deserved Morning Star Medal.
“Glenn, have you thought about how to measure the speed of light?” Outside the door, an attractive witch named Nancy looked at Glenn with a worried expression, her tone carrying a hint of complaint. “You shouldn’t have rejected Master Lynn’s kindness just now, after all the months you spent researching it.”
Glenn spoke somewhat helplessly. “Nancy, everyone in the conference hall could see that Master Lynn had already discovered these theories, I am simply not the sole creator. If I received the Morning Star Medal for this, I’m afraid it would attract a lot of criticism.”
“It’s just some envious people talking nonsense; what could be more important than a Morning Star Medal within grasp…” The witch named Nancy pouted, still somewhat dissatisfied,
Glenn shook his head, deciding not to continue the argument, and instead, he straightened his face and spoke. “As for how to measure the speed of light… I think we might be able to use Lady Aurora’s method.”
“But didn’t the council president’s experiment fail?” Nancy asked, puzzled.
“That was only because the distance wasn’t sufficient!” Glenn answered resolutely. “Just increase the distance tenfold, or even a hundredfold, it must work eventually, it’s the simplest and quickest way!”
A hundredfold… that would be at least a hundred kilometers. Could you even see the light at that distance?
Nancy secretly muttered to herself.
Glenn quickly described his idea; previously, he had used the principle of magnification and reduction of concave and convex mirrors to develop a small light-gathering magic, capable of concentrating light rays into brighter, dazzling beams.
Even if the light scattered during long-distance propagation, it should still be able to retain the intensity recognizable by the naked eye.
And for a distance of a hundred kilometers, his plan was to have the light continuously refracted back and forth!
With a mirror every hundred meters, ten would make a kilometer, a hundred mirrors would be ten kilometers, and a thousand mirrors would span a hundred kilometers!
Even if the speed of light were a thousand kilometers per second, as Lady Aurora had speculated, it would take only one-tenth of a second to complete the journey. With a wizard’s reaction speed, such precision was barely acceptable for making judgments…
“A thousand mirrors.” Nancy was astounded, admiring Glenn’s ability to conceive such an ambitious plan, but she hesitated again. “That’s not cheap…”
A single mirror cost several magic gold coins, and they wouldn’t be able to afford it even if they emptied their pockets!
“So we have to borrow them!” Glenn shrugged. For his experiment to proceed smoothly, he had to swallow his pride.