The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Chapter 1238 367: Colin, Shining Like the Sun (Part 2)

Of course, this doesn't exclude some people who just want to get close to the Prince, after all, everyone knows he's about to get the council's approval for the Void Realm resources.

With the strong support of two professors, this matter is almost without suspense; it's just a matter of when the resources will be available.

A Master without their own faction will find it difficult to take possession of a Void Realm resource by themselves. Now, forming a good relationship with Prince Colin might allow one to get a share.

For the academic exchange invitations that came one after another, Luo Yan was more than willing to agree. Regardless of whether the other party had any other motives, it played right into his hands.

His very purpose in coming to the Academic State was to absorb the magic knowledge here.

And this knowledge is not only stored in the library's collections but more so in the minds of those professors.

Using some basic scientific principles to exchange for the core theories of the Source Magic School is undoubtedly a worthwhile deal.

Moreover, in this process, he can simultaneously plant the seeds of thought in the minds of the mages in the Academic State while exploring the application of scientific theories in magic research.

Because winning three times, hence called win-win.

Due to focusing his work on classes and academic exchanges, Luo Yan adopted a free-range approach towards the laboratory.

Except for overseeing the projects, he delegated most day-to-day management tasks to the apprentices themselves.

And indeed, these humble young men and women did not disappoint him; their solid hands-on abilities proved to be more creative than he imagined, worthy of being the real kings among tens of thousands of candidates.

Of course, things aren't always smooth sailing.

For instance, at this moment, they encountered a little "trouble."

As the dim sunset gradually sank into the snowy field, the busy "Magic Science" laboratory had been bustling for an entire day.

Jamie, Lam, and several other apprentices were gathered around a lab table, sighing over a micro gear dismantled from the magic puppet's remains, unable to figure it out.

"It's no use," Lam frowned, putting down the magnifying glass with a sigh, "the engravings on top are completely unreadable, I really don't know how Mr. James managed to carve them on there..."

To continue with the task Master Colin assigned them, they had to decipher the engravings on the gear before they could proceed with further analysis.

However, whether Mr. James used magic or employed skilled Dwarf craftsmen, he amazingly managed to engrave on the gear's inner wall, making it impossible for them to see what was written.

"I remember Master Colin mentioned in class," Jamie scratched his head and said softly, "This seems to be because when light passes through a lens, different colors of light cannot converge at the same point. But... we understand the principle, how do we solve it?"

Everyone fell silent for a moment.

Just at this moment, Ilana, passing by, heard their discussion and after a moment of thought, suddenly spoke up.

"I... have an immature idea."

At the moment these words were uttered, all eyes focused on her.

Ilana hesitated for a moment, then continued in an uncertain tone, "The Master said the problem arises when light 'passes through' the lens. So... what if we don't let the light pass through?"

"Don't... pass through?" Jamie stared at her blankly and asked in confusion, "Then how would we see the engravings?"

Prince Colin had already explained in class that the reason they could see objects was because the light reflected by the objects came into their eyes.

This also meant that Ilana's suggestion was completely contradictory... they had to let the light pass through the magnifying glass to see the engravings on the gear.

However—

As soon as he thought this, his understanding, formed in just a few seconds, was overturned.

"Use reflection!" Ilana said seriously, looking at the stunned Jamie and Lam, her eyes bright as she continued, "Look, when light hits this polished brass instrument, doesn't it reflect back? If... we can find a concave, mirror-like smooth surface to gather the light, and then use a small, flat mirror to reflect the gathered light into our eyes... wouldn't the problem be solved?"

This idea was like a lightning bolt, breaking through everyone's thinking pattern. They had never thought that "magnification" could also be achieved through "reflection."

"Concave mirror..." Lam muttered to himself, "My father made similar decorations, but polishing to the extent you mentioned might not be an easy task."

"But I think this method is worth a try!" Jamie looked at Lam, excitedly saying, "Moreover... I think it can also be useful in future research. We might even use this tool to achieve microscopic engraving!"

"Yeah... I still have a bunch of gears with unreadable engravings!"

"Let's do it, guys!"

"Oh oh oh!"

The apprentices started discussing eagerly. Even Lam, who was initially skeptical, began to loosen his doubts, joining in with the idea of giving it a try.

With a clear direction to solve the problem, this group of children from artisan families immediately sparked immense enthusiasm.