Chapter 581: Chapter 505 Anthony: No One Understands Maxwell Better Than Me!
Lynn steadied himself, recovering from his speculation on “Casting Barrier,” and asked with slight concern, “What is the council’s opinion now? Have they thought of a way to stop this disturbance?”
Philip shook his head in helplessness. In fact, the council was now in complete disarray. Such a sudden loss of the ability to perceive a certain element had never occurred in the history of magic.
It was said that Chairman Vittorio had summoned many and had conducted checks on their physical and mental health, but so far, nothing new had surfaced.
The only certainty was that all these individuals had begun to question the nature of light and electricity, with many directly participating in debates over the wave-particle controversy and having published several papers in newspapers.
Philip paused, then continued, “Now, many wizards who support the particle theory suggest banning the wave theory to prevent the spread of ‘Casting Barrier Disorder’…”
The council members were also considering this suggestion, as the impact caused by this dispute was simply too vast. This strange ‘Casting Barrier’ had indeed made many wizards feel uneasy, even the chairs expressed their concerns.
Although the church’s main force had long since collapsed, the exiles in the outer realms such as Alade always posed a great threat.
And now, the art of Thunder Magic was a crucial force within the entire magical system, possessing a significant advantage in the transmission of information, and the derived electromagnetic fields were also key in restraining nuclear forces!
“So several chair lords also asked me to inquire about your suggestion,” Philip said cautiously.
“No, we must not do that! Tell them, I am firmly against banning the wave theory!” Lynn immediately vetoed. “We are not the church; we cannot stop normal magical research and discussion…”
“And now… it is already too late to impose a ban!”
After nearly two months of dispute, coupled with the tactics of both schools pulling for support and endorsements, nearly seventy percent of the great wizards and their factions had been drawn in. Furthermore, those who initially spectated for amusement—but ended up tragically afflicted by Thunder Wizards and the chilling ‘Casting Barrier’—made this dispute widely known.
Even if they banned the wave theory publicly, they couldn’t stop wizards from researching privately, so it might be better to let them debate openly. The clash of ideas could also help break conventions.
However, Lynn instructed Philip to reply to the council to slightly control the intensity of the dispute through public opinion management, to avoid causing large-scale, bloody conflicts.
This was not an impossible scenario; conflicts caused by academic disputes in magical history were not uncommon.
For instance, over twenty years ago, the debate over the origin of the fire element nearly led to a violent clash between two opposing factions. In the end, it was the great wizard Alade, who, having newly developed the sixth-ring magic “Element Storm,” defeated his opponent in a duel, forcing them to concede wholeheartedly.
Even in his previous life, the dispute over the wave-particle nature of light had seen numerous renowned scholars spraying venom at each other for three hundred years!
The crux of the problem was that the contradictions between the two theories, if proven by common sense, were almost irreconcilable.
It is a physical quantity or disturbance of a physical quantity that propagates through space in a specific form.
To put it more simply, in the eyes of the wizards, this thing is continuous and indivisible.
And a particle refers to the smallest constituent unit of a matter that can exist freely, one piece at a time!
Because of this, since you can’t say something is both continuous and dispersed, the brain can’t possibly imagine such a concept, just like you can’t say a cat is both alive and dead…
Yet, the microscopic world is exactly so grinding: one must completely abandon so-called macro-world common sense to glimpse its mysteries.
Lynn shook his head, his gaze inadvertently moving to the manuscripts on his desk.
In recent times, he had also conducted preliminary research and experiments in the micro-domain, and had thought about taking the opportunity to publish some papers. However, the sudden emergence of “Casting Barrier Disorder” now made him hesitate.
If he published these findings on quantum superposition states and entangled states, it could affect far more than just Thunder Wizards; a large number of Elemental Wizards might directly lose their ability to cast spells.
That would be a true magic crisis!
As Lynn was thinking, a robust Gard Falcon suddenly flew in through the wide-open window, perching on the desk with a white letter hanging from its foot.
Lynn recognized it at once as a communication falcon.
Although temporary communication bases formed by patrolling airships had now been established throughout the continent, ensuring national emergency communication within fifteen minutes, some secrets weren’t suitable for transmission by this means, and many factions still maintained the tradition of keeping communication falcons for exchanges.
At that moment, Philip noticed the beautiful feathers on the right side of this Gard Falcon, marked with a lightning symbol.
“This symbol, could it be from Master Anthony?” Philip asked with interest, as the founder of “Electric Therapy Sensing” and proponent of the photoelectric effect had recently become quite famous.
As a major proponent of the particle theory of light, suddenly converting to believe in the wave theory had dumbfounded many spectators.