I Pioneered Scientific Magic

Chapter 146: The All-Knowing Eye and the Invitation from the Society of Mystical Arts

Harof pondered for a while, finally reluctantly accepting the fact that a perfect circle didn't exist. He continued to inquire, "I understand your first point, but what about the second?"

"The second point is the interference of gravity from other planets. Even our own planet, with its initial orbit close to a perfect circle, will inevitably experience some deviation due to the gravitational pull of other celestial bodies," Lynn explained.

"I see!" Harof suddenly realized the gravity existed everywhere and would naturally interfere with each other. Even if the interference was minuscule, over the course of millions of years, it would be significant enough to affect the planetary orbits.

There was also a third point that Lynn didn't mention, which was the fact that stars themselves were not stationary. They orbited around the center of their galaxies, so interference was unavoidable.

However, this might be beyond the wizards' understanding. They hadn't even figured out the planet's rotation, let alone the grand cosmic picture.

"I have another question. The first law states that a star is at one of the foci of the ellipse. What is this focus?" Harof continued to inquire.

"It might be easier to understand with a direct demonstration. Why don't you draw an ellipse yourself?" Lynn suggested with a smile.

Without hesitation, Harof extended his hand, using his right index finger as a pen, and with magic as ink, he drew an ellipse in the empty air. He then looked at Lynn, waiting for an answer.

Drawing an ellipse by hand, and so accurately at that!

Lynn's lips twitched, and he finally understood why the wizard's "tech tree" was so chaotic. Many of the instruments were unnecessary for them. When they faced a problem, they would probably consider which magic was more convenient to solve it.

Seeing this, Lynn couldn't help but turn to the group of apprentices.

"Elok, why don't you give it a try!"

Elok eagerly nodded and hurriedly fetched two small wooden sticks and a thin string. He then tied the string to the two sticks inserted into the ground, using it as a pivot point, and used a feathered pen to draw a circle around the two small sticks.

An ellipse immediately appeared in front of Harof.

"The positions of these two wooden sticks are the foci of this ellipse. What's special about them is that the sum of the distances from any point on the elliptical arc to the two foci is constant. Some scholars within the Society of Mystical Arts even believe that a perfect circle is just an ellipse with both foci in the same location..."

With this circle-drawing process, Lynn explained the meaning of an ellipse and the derivation of Kepler's three laws to Harof.

Harof listened with fascination, and finally, he couldn't help but applaud, "Brilliant! I never expected that through magical calculations, we could so intuitively and clearly replicate the motion of the stars..."

"If you had stayed a bit longer last night, I wouldn't have spent half a day verifying these three laws with the most primitive methods," Harof said with emotion. The conclusions he had spent the whole night on were now perfectly summarized by Lynn in just a few sentences and a few magical formulas.

"Lord Harof, Professor Lynn wanted to visit you in person last night, but unfortunately, he was stopped at the door," Phillip interjected.

"Is that so?" Harof was taken aback, turning to look at Lynn.

"Lady Theresa believed that your research had reached a critical point and there might not be any free time for this meeting," Lynn shook his head and explained. "I mentioned to her that these laws and formulas should be helpful for your research, but it seems that she has some minor bias against me."

Harof's face immediately darkened. Lady Theresa had not explained it this way during their time at the mansion!

After pointing out the issue on the other side, Lynn didn't need to continue accusing Theresa of her offense. A witch who couldn't see the bigger picture didn't deserve his targeted response, a couple of sentences were enough.

"Before coming to the Wizarding World, a noble from the Society of Mystical Arts entrusted me with this ring, to be given to a wise and knowledgeable scholar. We are supposed to explore the mysteries of the universe, time, and space together, and the next meeting is scheduled for around midnight tonight," Lynn said, taking out an exquisitely styled ring.

It was the remade "Ring of the Faceless," but compared to before, the ring's appearance had undergone significant changes. The most noticeable change was the blooming thorn flower on the ring's surface, which had turned into a peculiar geometric pattern.

The outer ring was a circular clock, while the inner part featured a pyramid-like pattern, with a prominent and unique eye in the center, constructed from geometric patterns.

It was the All-Knowing Eye!

Although Lynn had not had a pleasant encounter with Theresa's apprentice in front of the mansion, Harof didn't hesitate to put aside his pride and seek help from this legendary wizard. After considering it, Lynn decided to hand over the only signal transmitter he had created.

Harof took the ring solemnly, carefully examining the alchemical patterns on the ring's surface. He quickly deduced that its purpose was to project one's own magical power to a certain location.

This method wasn't particularly novel, but it was significant in the context of their first contact with the Society of Mystical Arts. Harof saw Lynn as a representative sent by the Society to negotiate with the Wizarding World, and this upcoming meeting should be the formal contact between the high-ranking members of both sides, discussing cooperation and exchanging more profound magical issues.

After receiving the ring, Harof didn't stay long and quickly took his leave. He needed to think about which pieces of knowledge could be used as bargaining chips.

Once Harof had left, Lynn asked in his mind, '071, are you sure the magical field is secure? There's no chance of it being taken away again, especially by a legendary wizard?'

Lynn hadn't forgotten that he had taken the magical field from Herlram's hands. Under normal circumstances, he wasn't worried, as the AI's computing power was quite strong. However, in the face of a legendary wizard, he couldn't be so sure.

[The original method of magical transmission and reception was too simple. It has now been replaced with quantum encryption, theoretically making it impossible to be decrypted.]

Lynn nodded in relief.

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