The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Chapter 1347 394: The Whisper of Chaos

Rolling yellow sands scrub against the indomitable Brass Pass, while hot winds from Hell quietly blow across the icy snowfields.

Ever since Ilana's "Colin-Otavia Equation" was proposed, a frenzy of using mathematical tools to analyze everything rapidly swept through the entire "Magic Science Laboratory."

Although the Sage Report has yet to provide an authoritative certification of Ilana's results, this does not hinder the spread and sharing of knowledge.

The young apprentices are no longer just satisfied with experience and intuition; they are beginning to try using rigorous formulas to calculate the energy loss of magic arrays and optimize the structure of alchemical devices with geometry.

Although most attempts appear immature and laughable due to insufficient theoretical foundations, this unprecedented academic fervor fills the entire laboratory with energy.

The next morning, Luo Yan gathered his core apprentices at the center of the laboratory. Holding a Demon Crystal that radiated a gentle glow, he spoke softly.

"Today, we have a new research topic."

"After Source Power overload infusion and subsequent cooling, these high-purity Demon Crystals have a certain probability of developing microscopic cracks internally, affecting the stability of their energy conduction. Our task is to find and predict the distribution pattern of these cracks."

"Professor Hector is skeptical that a group of magic apprentices can solve this problem, so I made a bet with him... I believe you all can do it."

Jamie and Lam were utterly baffled upon hearing this.

"Predict cracks?" Jamie scratched his head and asked in confusion, "How... how is that possible? The cracks produced after each cooling are different, right?"

Lam quietly echoed, "Sounds like fortune-telling rather than science..."

Ophelia remained silent, biting her feather pen as she began to think.

Just as everyone was at wit's end, Ilana suddenly raised her hand.

"Master, I am willing to give it a try!"

"Oh? Seems like you have an idea." Luo Yan said with a smile.

Ilana nodded vigorously, and with a clear and affirmative voice, she said.

"Since everything follows the 'Principle of Least Action,' and the formation of cracks is a form of energy release, I think it would definitely propagate along some 'minimum energy consumption' path! I can use... that equation to find the perfect 'optimal crack path'!"

Although the "Colin-Otavia Equation" was her own proposal, she now felt awkward talking about it.

Some things don't feel embarrassing when discussed privately but become entirely different in public.

She finally realized her recklessness now.

Although she doesn't regret anything.

Luo Yan smiled and nodded.

"Very good, Ilana, go for it!"

After a pause, he continued.

"Of course, others can also consider this idea... though I recommend you open up your thinking somewhat, not necessarily constrained by the existing frameworks, we might discover something new."

With the Master's encouragement, Ilana immediately immersed herself in calculations.

She spread out her draft paper, the feather pen danced upon it, beautiful and complex formulas flowed from the nib, fully immersed in her world.

In fact, after great success, she also bore considerable pressure.

The editorial department of the Sage Report had no expectation of the research results from Master James Walli, let alone theoretical results based on them.

Regardless of it being from the recently prominent Magic Science Laboratory, regardless of Prince Colin's signature being on the paper.

Ilana didn't want to disappoint Master Colin's expectations; she urgently needed an actual application case to prove the value of the "Colin-Otavia Equation" to the entire Academic State, hence she subconsciously tried to use her new "hammer" to break all "nails."

Jamie and Lam respectfully watched Ilana meticulously work, in her, they seemed to see the birth of the next miracle.

"How long do you think she'll figure it out?"

"No idea... maybe a week?" Lam replied with an uncertain tone.

"A week?! I think three days at most!" Jamie said smugly, "Just wait and see, this little issue won't defeat her at all."

Three days flew by quickly.

Unsurprisingly, those who set their flag too early were struck down.

For these three days, Luo Yan was busy with the Void Realm Asset Reorganization Committee's affairs and did not focus much energy on the laboratory here.

By the time he remembered this matter, it was already the fifth day.

Clearly, Ilana's progress was not smooth.

Her desk piled high with discarded draft papers, each densely filled with calculations and crossed out with irritated ink marks.

No matter how she derived her equation, she couldn't arrive at a singular and stable solution; its results always oscillated between several possibilities, even falling into logical paradoxes.

She began to become anxious, her fair cheeks looking somewhat pale due to prolonged pondering.

She believed firmly that it was her calculations that were wrong, not the equation itself, thus repeating the same calculations again and again, thoroughly entangled.

"Are you okay?" Standing beside the desk, Ophelia, who came to ask a question, glanced at Ilana with concern.

Though she regarded Ilana as her rival, deep down she still liked this helpful friend very much.