I Created Scientific Magic

Chapter 64: Chapter 61: Olympiad Mathematics

The next morning, after a whole night of meditation, Lynn finished his simple washing up and pushed the door open to leave, coincidentally bumping into the elemental magic Professor Philip who was also on his way out.

“Professor Lynn, did you rest well last night?” Philip greeted with a smile.

“Quite well, the conditions here are much more comfortable than within the Sekas Empire,” Lynn replied with a smile on his face. From today onward, he didn’t have to worry about the threats from the Church all the time.

“Of course, I’ve heard that the poor there live in houses made of thatch and stone bricks, is that true?” Philip asked with great curiosity.

For Philip, who came from Wizard Land, his scant knowledge of the Sekas Empire came entirely from rumors. He liked to go to the tavern at the docks on Moon Days to listen to the sailors tell tales of the outside world.

“That’s true if you’re only talking about the poor, but the nobles and priests also lead lives of extreme luxury,” Lynn said, seeing Philip’s interest and based on the memories of his original identity, Carl, he gave a rough explanation of the empire and the Church.

“Since you’ve fought with that Archbishop, do you know how these people use Divine Arts? Do they also need to learn about elements, Shaping, or alchemy?” Philip asked again.

“I don’t think they need to,” Lynn shook his head, judging from the selection process of priests in Nordland Territory, clergy only needed to be able to fight and have a strong belief in the deity.

That was always something he hadn’t understood. Could it be that besides pursuing the truth, there were other ways to obtain power? n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Philip did not delve too deeply into this point and, after satisfying some of his curiosity, he took the initiative to introduce every area of Yeta Academy to Lynn.

Yeta Academy covered an area of over twenty thousand square meters. The iconic building, Tower of Whistling, was located at the center of the academy. Behind it were the residences of the students and professors, with the Magic Bookstore and combat training grounds set on the right side of the academy, and the remaining space was dedicated to the teaching areas for each discipline.

Elements, Shaping, alchemy, Magic Potions… These were the four major disciplines of Yeta Academy at present.

In addition, at Wizard City, some top academies offered special courses like prophecy and force fields.

“There used to be a discipline of Spiritual Energy, but it’s been abolished now, and that will be where you teach in the future,” Philip said, pointing to a separate building next to the Tower of Whistling.

The whole Spiritual Ability Academy looked somewhat gloomy and was covered by thick grey walls. Probably due to a lack of visitors for a long time, the walls were overgrown with moss, appearing somewhat dilapidated.

“Later, I’ll find a few fairies to clean this place up, it should be usable by this afternoon… Those Spiritual Energy wizards were always spooky and secretive. If you ask me, it was a good thing the council got rid of them,” Philip said somewhat gleefully, and then began informing Lynn about the class schedule.

As a professor, one could arrange class times freely, but it was best to set them on a routine basis and try not to conflict with the teaching times of other professors, otherwise, the apprentices would have to make a choice between two courses.

However, once Philip finished listing the schedule for the existing four courses, Lynn immediately realized that what Philip had said before was moot; nearly every day was filled with various courses, and the new course he was about to offer would inevitably have to compete with other disciplines for time.

“Elemental science is the most enrolled discipline in Yeta Academy, usually holding classes from ten to twelve in the morning and seven to nine in the evening…” Philip kindly reminded, meaning it was obvious that Lynn should not expect to conduct his new course during those times, as there definitely wouldn’t be many people attending.

Lynn nodded noncommittally, and Philip once again inquired.

“Have you thought of a name for the new discipline?”

“How about we call it… arcane mathematics,” Lynn said thoughtfully.

After accepting the position of professor, Lynn had been pondering what to teach.

Magic was definitely not an option.

So far, the total number of spells he had mastered was less than ten, perhaps not even as many as some of the students. Teaching magic would only make him the laughingstock unless he was willing to divulge the method of making white phosphorus.

However, that was one of the few cards he held close to his chest, and Lynn was not prepared to let that information spread, so he had to choose from the disciplines of his former world instead.

Subjects like literature, geography, and biology were influenced by the world and were not suitable as teaching content.

Chemistry would have been great, but it conflicted with the field of Elemental Science. It wouldn’t be appropriate to start a competition with Philip as soon as he arrived, and besides, there might be some novel elements in this new world that he was unaware of, so it was best not to teach it recklessly.

What about physics? He would need to write down a formula and have others understand the operation symbols involved.

His only option was mathematics!

In this world, a circle was still a circle, a square was still a square, and the basic rules of operation were universal. Moreover, mathematics is the foundation of all science and technology, an essential tool for humanity to understand and transform the world.

It can be said that most scientific theories can be expressed through mathematical formulas. This discipline is always at the forefront of the era. Many cutting-edge scientific achievements are derived through mathematical deduction!

The same should be true of magical theories.

For instance, the Helram formula he used when learning Magic Missiles and Kro’s research in Fluid Mechanics involved extensive mathematical operations, indicating that wizards had started studying mathematics early on but had not yet formed a dedicated discipline.

The reason was simple: wizards could not directly gain power from mathematics; they benefited indirectly, applying it to some magic.

This resulted in all mathematical formulas being attached to various disciplines when discussed, and sometimes even calculation methods and symbols were not unified.

After Lynn briefly described the concept of arcane mathematics, Philip looked a bit puzzled. He had thought Lynn would introduce some novel theories from the Secret Magic Society in the new course, not simple mathematical methods.

Would students really want to study such things?

Philip opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something but then hesitated. He felt that if Lynn taught only these things, he might not attract a single apprentice.

However, what to teach was each professor’s freedom, and as such, it wasn’t Philips place to suggest otherwise. He thought to himself that he should mention the new course to the students during his class, so that Lynn didn’t end up with an embarrassing situation of having no one turn up for his course.

(PS: Two chapters are released today, new book, much appreciated.)