"Really? I've been looking for news about him in the newspaper, but I haven't seen it. You know... because of the 'demon attack', I can't go outside the magic tower. If Master Silvia is willing to help me , I’m afraid I don’t even know who to turn to when I write to you.”
In the past few months, Talia has basically relied on two people to communicate with the outside world—Sylvia occasionally inquired about news for her, while Nai Fei talked to her about life and the current domestic situation through letters. The former was regarded as a "colleague". The latter is the "girlfriend" who talks about everything. The relationship is much closer.
After all, Talia no longer has parents and relatives in this world, and the only link to the "past" is her good friend, Naifei.
"I don't usually see Master Ethan. Now I heard that the entire research department is studying how to deal with demons. The 'bearing parts research and development' team I joined seems to be assembled into some kind of weapon."
Naifei said and raised a box in Yang's hand: "I know you can't go out, so I brought some gifts for you!"
Talia's eyes widened: "What gift?"
"Marilyn's sweets and snacks." Nai Fei said and opened the box, and inside was a large box of various candies with exquisite packaging, "I asked specifically, the supply of various materials in the magic tower is more comprehensive than the outside, so I still Buy something that is not in the magic tower, I hope you like it."
Talia looked at the colorful candies in the package, grinned, and didn't know what to say for a while—for a long time, no one had specially given her a gift, even the "parents" in her memory. The look of always asking her to do this or that.
She picked up a candy and ate it in her mouth. It tasted sweet, and her eyes suddenly became moist.
"Thank you... Nephi."
"These are not expensive. After the salary is paid, I will buy some of the delicious food outside if you want to eat. The Demon Tower has no control over this." Nai Fei asked with a smile: "Speaking of which, you now What are you studying?"
"Two subjects have been done, and the results are not bad. They are both dealing with demons - one is to deal with the magic circle of night dire, and the other is to strengthen the damage to crustacean demons by changing the structure of the bullet."
"That's great!"
"Actually, there are more subjects that can be done, but these days more time is spent on learning how to strengthen mental power without being disturbed..." Talia said with a sigh: "Because the 'Devil Invasion' seems not so easy Healed, I always have some strange dreams after every test."
Naifei poured her a glass of water, curious: "What dream? A nightmare?"
"No, it's just very strange—in my dream, I always feel that I am a complete demon, leading an endless army of demons to invade everywhere, as if I was born to be able to control them."
Talia pointed to her head and exhaled: "Fortunately, I can still realize that this is all fake in my dream, but I didn't expect that the 'demon attack' can gradually affect the dream. These days, I have been dreaming I tried to study how to control those demons... guess what? It really made me find some patterns that I hadn't thought of before."
Naifei opened her mouth slightly after hearing this: "Is this okay? Can things in dreams still be taken seriously?"
"Of course I won't take it seriously, but it did provide me with some ideas. But..." Talia smiled as she said, "Ha, if I post a topic saying that I dreamed of these things, I guess that's not the case. Several elders will regard me as a fool."
Naifei did not change the subject after hearing this, she thought for a while, nodded and said: "Yes, at this stage, if the research direction and feasibility of the project are not good, most likely they will not approve it, the magister of my laboratory I was pulling my hair in worry all day long, because he made the project budget not enough, so I was frugal all day long, wishing that one experimental material would be used as two..."
Talia was surprised: "Really? My side—"
"Please, you are the top department led by the elders of the Dragon Clan, can it be the same?" Naifei rolled his eyes, but then said again: "Have you considered publishing theoretical papers directly? I think there are often magisters who make 'Prediction' type papers are not confirmed by experiments, but are all derived through theoretical models, mathematics or logic. If there are more discussions after publication, and if all authorities agree with it, the research department may really specialize in it. Put in the funds and designate a leader to start the research."
"This... I have thought about it too, but those are things that only magisters, elders, and lords are qualified to do. I'm afraid it will be a waste of time..."
The authority of the "magic academic circle" is also there. Even though many dragons have exposed their shortcomings of "poor academic ability" after seeing the truth in their papers, after the past two years of survival of the fittest, the top academic hills have gradually emerged. Come out, and there are naturally disputes behind the "mountain top", and the publication of papers naturally depends on the identity and name of the author.
In a sense, a "third-level researcher" is slightly stronger than a "nobody". Without the endorsement of a "corresponding author" like Elder Uslian, it would be difficult to pass the paper review step. The second-tier small journals make up the numbers, but they cannot enter the field of "core journals".
"Hey, you don't know this, do you? Let me tell you...water thesis is also about methods..."
Naifei leaned over to talk about it. It turns out that because her laboratory is relatively "low-level", researchers who want to improve their status can only "accumulate qualifications" by publishing papers as much as possible-in other words, there is no research. Write it into a paper and try your luck. If it is included in the core journals, you will be on the rise.
After talking about a few so-called "techniques", Talia felt that it would be a good idea to put her ideas in the "prediction paper" for a try, so she nodded and agreed.
The two made an appointment for the next meeting, and Naifei said goodbye and left. And Talia recalled her dream, thought for a while, and wrote a tentative title on the draft paper in her room: "On the Feasibility of Mental Fluctuation Controlling Low-level Demons".
As soon as she wrote down the general logic, Sylvia knocked on the door outside: "Talia, today's class is about to start."
"Okay, Mage Sylvia, I'll be fine soon!"
She quickly put down her pen, got up and changed her clothes, hurried to the top of the magic tower, and started another day of "mental strengthening" exercises.
The reason why she didn't dare to be negligent was because it was the crystal dragon lord Krups who instructed her to take this course—Talia didn't dare to let a dragon lord wait for her.
Hurrying to the upper floor of the magic tower, she suddenly saw a mage wearing a dark red robe approaching from the side. The fiery magic reaction made her stop immediately, and bowed her head respectfully.
Melinsera blinked her eyes, looked at her without speaking, nodded to accept the salute, and then walked into the distance.
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