The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Chapter 1288 379: The Great Sage Who Whitewashes Everything (Part 3)

Of course, this is just the viewpoint of the Conservative faction, and naturally, even the Radical faction, including the Elemental Sage, has its own opinions.

The research strategy of Colin Tower may indeed weaken the output of the Void Realm in the short term, but in the long run, it can yield more for them.

For example, the Elemental School, although being one of the three major factions, their influence in the Academic State is far less profound than it is in the Imperial, so the Void Realm resources they hold aren't particularly high-quality resources, mostly leftovers from other mages.

Similar situations are seen in the Enchantment School, Star School, and so on.

In that case, why not take a gamble with the trash at hand?

Like the Conservative Sages, they stand on a position aligned with the collective interest of the Academic State, and thus propose viewpoints favorable to their own faction.

Even if their views are entirely opposite.

Besides the Radical and Conservative factions, there are also neutral Sages, such as the Sages from the Holy Power School, who have shown little reaction.

They are not very close to the Imperial, but are intimately connected with the Church Court of the Imperial, and have little interest in the Void Realm.

By comparison, they are more interested in souls, and Prince Colin's research doesn't seem to involve this.

The meeting is about to come to an end.

Just then, footsteps suddenly echoed from outside the conference room.

A scholar draped in a Mage Robe quickly walked to Great Sage Dousuke's side and whispered to him softly.

Dousuke patiently listened to the scholar's report, his brow furrowing slightly.

The sages sitting around the round table did not converse, but waited patiently.

After about two minutes, Dousuke waved his hand, signaling the scholar to withdraw, then looked at the sages seated before him.

Seeing the serious expression of the Great Sage, the Elemental Sage suddenly felt a pang of unease.

"... Just moments ago, a serious accident occurred in the 178th Void Realm. During the process of replicating an experiment from Colin Tower, Master Merk turned the world behind the Void Realm into a desolate wasteland."

The Elemental Sage was slightly startled, almost instinctively speaking.

"But this doesn't mean—"

"This doesn't mean active intervention in the experimental strategy is useless, I know what you're trying to say."

The Great Sage calmly looked at him, waiting for the excited expression to fade before speaking slowly again.

"But it still clearly indicates that there's a risk in the active intervention research strategy, and we should control that risk."

This was an impeccable reason.

The Conservative Sages showed delight, while it was now the Radical Sages' turn to feel tense.

After a pause, the respected Great Sage Dousuke glanced around the round table and, in an unquestionable tone, announced the final decision of the Council.

"Until Colin Tower achieves enough results, we should issue a risk warning and confine this research strategy within a limited range... For example, within Colin Tower."

"Until Colin Tower obtains more research results, the Council will restrict the Mage Towers of each school from adopting radical research strategies on the Void Realm."

"This is to protect our limited Void Realm resources."

...

While the sages listened to the wisdom of the Great Sage, the "Magic Science" laboratory was as lively as ever.

Nearly a hundred young apprentices were busy with their respective projects.

Some were fiercely debating over the theoretical model of the "Thermobaric Flame Bomb," while others, led by Jamie, carefully assembled the increasingly complex "Reflector Observation Instrument," or tinkered with other peculiar things.

Unlike the grave atmosphere of the Council of Sages.

The whole laboratory was filled with a positive academic atmosphere, entirely different in style from other labs in the same Mage Tower.

At that moment, in one corner of the laboratory, Ilana was sitting at an oak table, explaining her latest discovery to Master Colin.

Her inspiration came not long ago from the basic mechanics taught by Master Colin in science class.

"...In the mechanical framework you taught us, the core we care about is 'force.' An object moves because there is a force acting upon it. This statement is very intuitive, and can be expressed with a simple equation 'F=ma.'

"However, when I try to use it to analyze complex systems... like a double pendulum, or a bead sliding on a curved track, force analysis becomes extremely complicated."

Ilana raised her head, looking at Luo Yan with an inquisitive and expectant gaze, cautiously sharing her conjecture.

"In that case, can we take a different approach? Instead of starting with 'force,' could we describe the entire system starting with 'energy'?"

At this question, a flash of surprise passed through Luo Yan's eyes, quickly turning into a heartfelt appreciative smile as he spoke.

"Of course you can, it's a great idea. When I taught about the concept of energy conservation in class, I was wondering who among you would first connect the core concepts of 'force' and 'energy'... As it stands, you are the first to see this shortcut."

To someone with nine years of compulsory education, realizing this wouldn't be difficult.

However, for someone living in a pre-Industrial Revolution era, to grasp this with limited knowledge and perspective is no small feat.

Encouraged by her Master's affirmation, Ilana's cheeks flushed slightly, and she buried her head back in the open manuscript of Mr. James Walli on the table.