Throne of Magical Arcana

The evaluation result of another reviewer in the field of illusion, Zeni, is much more concise: "This paper confirms the existence of human autogenous currents and electromagnetic waves in the brain and is related to hallucinations. It is a pioneering and breakthrough achievement in this field. It cannot be deduced strictly to other illusion fields, and it lacks decisive, logical and multi-faceted evidence. It is very controversial and controversial. It is difficult to judge the degree of importance. It is recommended to award 25 arcane points and 300 arcane points. . "

"Combined with the relatively consistent assessment results of the two members, Lucien Evans' evaluation of this paper is: the groundbreaking and breakthrough results in the field of brain waves, human alchemy substances, and hallucinations, which are extremely discussion and have certain The degree of importance is temporarily unable to be generalized to other illusions. The whole paper is clear in logic, rigorous experimental design, and accurate magic analysis, but many important places are vague, rewarding 28 arcane points and 300 arcane points. . "

Seeing such a review conclusion, Lucien could n’t help smiling. Although the committee members in the field of illusion seemed to dislike this kind of paper, and the reward for the arcane points was low, but his first semi-original paper could It's pretty good to get three second-level evaluations.However, strictly speaking, this is the right direction, and the groundbreaking and highly discussion nature will naturally be possessed. The breakthrough is to connect the application of brain waves in illusion and the specific magic structure. Strictly incorporated into the arcane system.

Eric saw Lucien smile without a haze, and shook his head: "Committee members in the field of illusion are too old-fashioned and conservative. They don't like papers like you and Ms. Isabella, even if they are strictly evaluated according to standards. The point reward is also the lowest in the range. Normally, you can get at least forty to fifty arcane points in this paper, and Ms. Isabella ’s one is at least eighty. "

"How many arcane points did Ms. Isabella get in the end?" Lucien was psychologically prepared for this, but she was not very angry. The deviation of the points reward caused by the personal preference of the committee members is almost certain, as long as the evaluation words at different levels are not There is "confusion", anyway, arcane points mainly come from quotation.

Eric has a strong connection with the Magician ’s Department of Management and understands many things. While maintaining a serious and old-fashioned expression, he lowered his voice and said: "Fifty, it is too much. If Ms. Isabella is not a high-level magician, they are very Probably the lowest forty. "

Isabella belongs to the tower and is a sixth-level arcanist and seven-ring magician. He is good at two factions, astrology and illusion. However, he has not been able to become a core member of the tower due to the lack of the highest honor in the corresponding field. Failed to be elected to the Arcane Review Committee, her student was Rachel whom Lucien had seen.

"In this way, it is a bit difficult for Ms. Isabella to get the wizard's laurel wreath." Lucian commented casually.

Eric ’s light gray eyes stared at Lucien seriously, only to discover that he really had no idea about the wizard ’s laurel wreath: “So the winner of the wizard ’s laurel wreath has always been less than several other awards, and most of them are from the house of the wizard. Members. The results of their awards are basically small-scale innovations or applications that follow the various theories of the three major factions of the ancient magic empire. "

"But this time Ms. Isabella ’s experiment is very rigorous, with all the evidence and magic evidence, and the logical derivation is also rigorous. There is no mistake if the wizard ’s house does not award her and Rachel, I am afraid the highest honor of the wizard ’s crown Will become a joke and will never be valued by other arcanists. "

Sometimes, awarding is a kind of "political" consideration. Lucian shook her head humorously. In the future, she wants to win the laurel wreath. From what aspects?It is best not to deviate from your current research direction.

Lucien, who has always been a wealth fan and a collector, occasionally thinks of similar problems with divergent thinking, but not too serious.

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Back home, Lucien just handed the top hat to the housekeeper Leo to hang it on the coat rack, and a visitor came.

"Mr. Drummond?" Lucian was a little confused when he heard the report from the servant. He didn't know any Mr. Drummond.

Leo hurriedly whispered next to him: "Master, is the editor-in-chief of" Arcane "."

Yes, the editor-in-chief of "Arcane"!Lucien clapped her hands together, remembering who Drummond was.For every Arcanist who is interested in publishing a paper in the "Arcane" journal, he is a big man who must bear in mind. Only Lucien, who is now worried about the paper and has no place to publish it, will forget it.

"What did he come to see me? Leo, how do you know him?" Lucien asked suspiciously.Drummond is a seventh-level arcanist, eight-ring magician, and editor-in-chief of the Arcane Journal. He has won the Arcane Scepter Award, which is far different from his own arcane status or magic power. Distance, he actually came to the door?

Leo answered meticulously like most housekeepers: "Master, the most important thing to remember when I was Ivanovsky ’s assistant is the complicated connections in each place. So after arriving in Allinge, Mr. Lazar inquired about two hundred great people who needed attention and could provide you with answers at any time. "

"Very good." Lucian praised with satisfaction, this is the good housekeeper, and then stood up to meet Drummond outside the door.

Drummond was wearing a dark vest and suit, a top hat of the same color, and a black cane. The whole person was stern and serious, and his black eyes were sharp like an eagle.

"The Lord Lord Storm has guided my problems in the field of force. It is a rare lord who has achieved success in many arcane fields. Evans, you can become his student, I am very happy for you." Drummond did not pose. At the first meeting, the relationship dominated by the storm will bring the two parties closer together.

Lucien saluted and replied humorously: "Every morning I experience a teacher's thinking storm, and the time always seems to be long."

Drummond froze for a moment, but immediately understood what the strange phrase "thought storm" meant, so he smiled softly: "Not many people are willing to stay with your lord of the storm when discussing arcane and magical issues."

The two greeted each other and walked into the living room. Lucian asked politely: "Mr. Drummond, it's an honor to visit you. Honestly, when I heard the name, I didn't expect it to be you at all. Visit you at the headquarters of the Arcane Journal. "

Drummond's walking stick nodded forward: "I got news from the audit committee that I knew you had a breakthrough in how to affect hormone secretion, and introduced electromagnetic theory into the field of illusion, so your Looking at the paper, it turned out to be a very worthy discussion article, and it is very harmonious with the topic of the next issue of our "Arcane" journal. By the way, the hormone is Ms. Isabella ’s name."

"It was originally intended to send you a letter of submission to Evans, but I remembered that the last time you were rejected by our journal staff beyond the scope of authority, we only expressed apologies through Mr. Lavindi and Gaston. Sincerity is insufficient, so I came to visit you directly. First, I apologized for the matter. The staff member has been expelled. Second, I faced an appointment with you. "

"Arcane" is the most famous and authoritative journal in the magic world. Its editor-in-chief even went directly to the manuscript!I am afraid that this kind of treatment cannot be enjoyed by ordinary reviewers. Only when competing with the "Magic" journal for the thesis of the legendary magician and the Arcanist, this happens.Of course, Drummond had to do something because of the impact of the last incident.

"I accepted the last apology. You don't need to be so grand, Mr. Drummond." Lucien and Drummond sat down in the living room, and then asked in doubt: "The theme of the next issue?" Is there a theme for the Arcane Journal? "

Before he could understand the situation, Lucien did not agree to publish the matter because he was "grateful." After all, Mr. Woods of the "General Arcanist Monthly" was his old friend.

"After Isabela's thesis passed the review, it caused great controversy. In the past week, many high-level arcanists have written papers on this, or made experimental demonstrations, or refuted according to the theory, so the next issue of" In "Arcane", except for the ten most cutting-edge papers in other fields, the rest of the quota is allocated to this matter, which is the subject of this discussion to achieve the best results. Evans Your article is for Isabel La's most powerful supplement and proof, I hope to be published in our "Arcane". "Drummond said sincerely.

Since Lucien used the frontier to describe the latest achievements and direction of arcane research on a certain occasion, this term has gradually been widely used.

To achieve the best results?Lucien quickly understood what Drummond had not concealed.

It should be that most members of the highest jury are not satisfied with the fact that illusions and other factions have long dissociated from the arcane system, bringing the gap between the "witches" of the wizarding house and the arcanists. Later, they planned to take this opportunity to create an atmosphere conducive to Isabella and put pressure on conservative wizards.As long as Isabella can get the laurel crown, it is a major victory for Arcane, which is equivalent to the House of Wizards in disguise admitting that some illusions can be included in the arcane system.

Of course, the premise is that Isabella's thesis is rigorous and important enough to qualify for the wizard's laurel, otherwise the arcanists are disgraced.

Lucien folded his hands together and said in a heavy tone: "Mr. Drummond, Mr. Woods of the Journal of General Arcanist has helped me a lot, so I promised him that my paper will be published in their journals first. Commitment is a serious matter, and I am embarrassed. "

At this time, Lucien of course has to take advantage of the opportunity to strike a point, anyway, he is backed by the storm master.

"Evens, recently the Arcane Review Committee was discussing a matter, which is clearly a journal of different weights, and the citation points obtained after the paper was published above are the same. Such fairness itself is a huge unfairness. Therefore, they It is intended to introduce the concept of impact factor. Journals with different weights correspond to different impact factors. For future papers published in journals, the citation points must be multiplied by the journal ’s impact factor and rounded. "

Drummond had predicted as expected: "The result of the preliminary discussion is to assess the impact factor once every five years, combined with the parameters of the average arcane points, citations, number of papers and other parameters of all the papers published in the journal in the past five years ... … Not lower than one, nor higher than three. The General Arcanist Monthly has been doing well in recent years, and I think their impact factor will be higher. "

Such an algorithm is completely different from Lucien ’s familiarity. After all, there are more rewards for arcane points during the review of each paper, but no matter what, the better the journal will definitely become more and more popular, which may be related to arcane The increase in points and the increase in arcane level correspond to the treatment and subsidies of the council.

Seeing Lucien meditating, Drummond continued: "I think Mr. Woods will definitely agree with Evans that you will hand this paper to us for publication. And to thank you for your support, we are ready to give Evans you a The number of papers published directly on "Arcane" is only for us to decide the number of issues. "

This is the treatment that at least members of the Arcane Audit Committee can get!

Lucien is not hypocritical, after all, this matter is likely to be the will of the highest panel, so he smiled and said: "Since Mr. Woods will not object, then I have no opinion."

After a few words of greeting, Drummond said with a pity: "If it wasn't for Isabella's paper, if it wasn't for Evans, your research results are not rigorous enough, and there is no more evidence, I think The theme of this issue is to focus on your thesis. In this way, you are likely to be the second Arcanist who won two awards before high-level in the last 100 years. "

"However, Evans, you are still very young, and there is opportunity, and there is still a distance from the high-level. It is not impossible to achieve this achievement, especially if you are still learning with the storm master."

"Okay, I'll say goodbye first, there are still many things to deal with in the" Arcane "journal."

After sending Drummond away, Lucian shook his head and returned to the study to continue his efforts to analyze the magic of the Five Rings.