I made science magic

Lin En nodded. The complexity of the situation exceeded his expectations. If not handled properly, this incident would most likely cause a riot that would affect the entire Greenridge City.

"This is basically the information I know. Things are far from over. You must be careful these days and it's best not to act alone." August reminded solemnly and left several wizards from the security team to strengthen the defense of the manor. Then he hurriedly said goodbye with the bodies of the two attackers and returned to the Sky Realm to see if he could find any new clues.

Chapter 175: Gathering of the Magical Wizards

"Professor Lin, what should we do now?"

After the security team evacuated, Pierce, Darren and others all looked worried. Although the attackers had been dealt with by Lynn, no one knew whether there would be a second such attack, and no one knew whether they would become the next target.

"Or we can take the airship back to Yieta!" Lydia suggested, raising her hand high.

Everyone present suddenly felt their eyes light up. Running away was undoubtedly a good choice. It was impossible that they all returned to Yieta and these people would still chase them, right?

However, Philip, Kevin and Orlando shook their heads. Lynn had just been awarded an honor a few days ago and even became a member of the Magic Senate. He was the focus of everyone's attention and a rising star in the magic world!

If an attack caused Greenrill to flee in fear when he was in danger, it would definitely be a huge blow to Lynn's reputation.

You must know that the identity of a magic senator not only represents rights, but also has corresponding responsibilities!

"Why don't we take the initiative and kill all those wizards of the Doomsday Sect." Alok said excitedly.

Compared to Philip and others who are always cautious, Alok is full of energy and believes more in an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. Of course, the most important thing is that he has learned magic for so long but has never had a chance to show it.

"No, we will do nothing. We will just strengthen the protection of the manor and leave the rest to the parliament to investigate." Lynn shook his head and rejected the two's proposal.

Judging from the soul restriction found in the attacker's mind before, this matter is likely to involve a great wizard, who is not an opponent he can deal with now.

But as Philip and others thought, leaving now would be tantamount to giving up most of the achievements made in the publication of the theory of universal gravitation.

Lynn said a few words to comfort everyone, and then he and the other professors set up trigger magic in some key places in the manor to prevent anyone from sneaking in again.

The two attackers were not that powerful, but the magic that could evade vision was too strange. Once discovered, they were no more difficult to deal with than a regular wizard.

The congressmen who were attacked one after another were probably killed without any resistance because the wizard land had been peaceful for a long time and their vigilance had been reduced to the extreme.

As for the dagger that could break the [Mage Shield], Lin En collected it as a trophy, and at the same time he was also thinking about whether he should study a witchcraft similar to heat induction.

Using magic wave echolocation to determine the enemy's position is a good idea, but he can't keep releasing this magic all the time.

……

In the next few days, while Lin En was thinking about how to crack the visual magic, Tik and others were immersed in the ocean of mathematical Olympiad and could not extricate themselves. They knew nothing about the attack in Greenrill City, but they had successfully solved all the fifteen mathematical Olympiad problems.

Some of them are specifically designed to test your computing power, while others are simply logical deduction questions, but the majority of them require you to deduce the corresponding solution formula based on some kind of mathematics.

According to Lin En's previous estimate, it would take at least a week for these wizards to figure out all the answers, but he obviously underestimated these people's enthusiasm for the Mathematical Olympiad.

In less than three days, someone figured out all the answers, and Lin En sent out the corresponding [Mystic Ring] as instructed.

"Finally finished!" In a small room piled with math papers in the city of Greenridge, Tik pushed aside the "Introduction to Mathematical Olympiad" and "Advanced Mathematical Olympiad" that he had read to pieces, and looked at a parchment scroll with satisfaction. The answers to fifteen mathematical Olympiad problems were written down in the most beautiful words.

In order to find these values, he spent three and a half days without sleep. He was deeply immersed in the process of exploring the unknown, and was also shocked by the strong logic of Olympian mathematics.

Tik vaguely felt that he had touched upon something called Olympiad thinking - that is, to find the corresponding rules, summarize them into Olympiad formulas, and finally solve the problems.

This is a bit like the research and development process of magic.

It took him ten hours to solve the first problem, five hours for the second, and only four hours for the third.

Once your mind is opened, those seemingly extremely complex and tedious questions will become particularly simple by simply performing some logical reasoning and changing your way of thinking.

However, even though he got all the answers, Tik still had a lot of doubts in his mind and couldn't wait to have a good communication with a true master of Olympiad mathematics.

I am even more curious about what kind of problem could stump a master of Olympiad mathematics!

Tik solemnly put away the manuscript paper on the table, without even bothering to wash up, he casually cast a dust removal magic, and after replenishing some of his energy through an hour of meditation, he hurried to Lynn's manor.

To his surprise, the person in charge of reception was Philip, a professor of elemental studies at Iyeta College. After checking Tick's manuscript and confirming that the answer was correct, Philip handed over a [Ring of Mysticism].

Tik took it and pretended not to care, and asked casually, "I wonder if I am the first person to figure out the answer."

It took him about seventy-five hours to finish the fifteen questions. Tik felt that his speed should be unique, which was also due to the fact that he was exposed to Olympiad mathematics earlier than everyone else!

However, Philip paused, as if he didn't know how to answer, and finally said tactfully, "Sir Tik, this is the twelfth [Ring of Mysticism] I have issued!"

The twelfth one? Tik's mouth twitched involuntarily. Was he the last one?

How can this be?

Tik was puzzled.

Lin En had made it very clear before that the master of Mathematical Olympiads from the [Arcane Society] wanted to find some formal wizards to study a difficult problem in Mathematical Olympiads, probably to assist with calculations and the like, in order to ensure the final naming rights for the research results. Those great wizards who were proud of their status were unlikely to shamelessly participate.

He had some knowledge of the remaining official wizards who were proficient in mathematics, such as Ellison, who calculated pi to the ninth digit, and Alva, who focused on studying alchemical geometry...

There is no doubt about the talents of these people, but there is no reason why they should be faster than me who have been exposed to Olympiad mathematics in advance!

After much thought, Tikkis finally came to a conclusion that it must be because he spent too much time meditating to recover his energy, which delayed him some time!

Chapter 176: Zeno, who can never catch up with the tortoise

Tik put the [Ring of Mysticism] on his index finger with a gloomy face, and then without going back, he found a seat in the front hall and sat down.

It was a very wonderful feeling. His perspective seemed to be divided into two. In front of him was an extremely spacious exhibition hall with rows of bookshelves inside, like a complicated maze.

Tik soon realized that this should be a realm composed purely of magic, but to his surprise, everything here seemed too real.

The oxygen I breathe, the breeze that blows through me, and the white marble tiles beneath my feet...

If he didn't know clearly that he was just a mixture of magic and mental power, he would have doubted whether he was still in the real world.

Tik walked to a bookshelf in amazement and stroked the stacked books. Even the texture of the paper pages could be perfectly simulated here.

He casually pulled out a book - "The Foundation and Research of Mathematical Olympiad" and opened the title page. It was written in black ink. "Mathematical Olympiad is a discipline that studies concepts such as quantity, structure, change, space and information. It is a universal means of strictly describing and deducing the abstract structure and pattern of things. It can be used to solve any real and magical problems..."

"Is this Mathematical Olympiad?" Tik muttered to himself. He had been exposed to Mathematical Olympiad for two or three months, but this was the first time he saw such a precise and inductive explanation.

The page of the book held in his hand suddenly shook, and then automatically floated up in Tik's astonished eyes, drifting in a certain direction.

Tick ​​paused for a moment, and then thought that this should be the guide to the meeting place.

Passing through rows of high walls made of bookshelves, Tik soon arrived at the center of the entire library, where several colleagues he knew who were proficient in mathematics and alchemy were also there.

Eleven people were gathered together talking and laughing. One of the wizards sneered and said after seeing Tik coming over.

"I didn't expect that the last person would be you, Tik. I have to say, you're a little late. We've been waiting for you for a while."

"I'm sorry, Alva, I thought you would be slower, so I took some time last night to get a long sleep and take care of my appearance, but I didn't expect to miss the time." Tik raised his eyebrows and responded freely.

"You seem to have a lot of leisure time, and you just arrived at the last minute..." Alva naturally didn't believe a word of what Tik said. He made a mocking sarcasm, but was too lazy to expose it and continued speaking.

"We were just discussing the second math problem. I wonder how long it took you to figure it out, and what method you used?"

Tik replied thoughtfully. "This question is actually easy to solve. You can get the answer by changing your thinking.

Since the first monkey discovered that the total number of peaches could not be divided equally and there was one extra peach, we might as well assume that if they were given four extra peaches at the beginning, each monkey would be able to divide the peaches equally.

This makes the problem much simpler. The peach was divided five times in total, and each time it could be divided into five equal parts, so the total number of peaches is five to the fifth power, which is 3,125! Just subtract the first four and you will get the final answer! "

Among the eleven people present, seven nodded. Tik's method was the same as theirs, while the remaining few used their own ideas to compare with it.

"As for solving this problem, it took me about five...no...four hours." Tik said a little guiltily.

"It only took me three hours and twenty-seven minutes!" Alva said proudly. At the internal seminar of the Alchemy Association last year, the new magic circle he proposed was picked out by Tik and many loopholes were found. This time, he finally turned the tables.

Tik looked at the others with frustration and found that it took them about three to five hours to solve the problem, which meant that most people were faster than him.

"Two hours!" Ellison, who had been silent all the time, suddenly interrupted.

The wizards present looked at Ellison with an awe-inspiring look on their faces.

This question was not that difficult, but for Alva and others who had never systematically studied Olympiad mathematics before, it was not easy to make the right decision in a short period of time.

How could it be so fast?

Tik couldn't help asking a few more questions, and then he found out that Ellison was able to get the result so quickly not because of his own efforts, but because he mobilized dozens of apprentices to do the questions with him and got the answer by using the exhaustive method!

Others have also discussed this with their colleagues to varying degrees.

After knowing this, Tik was completely confused. These people had no moral principles. No wonder they were so quick!

In the end, he was the only one who was doing the questions honestly...

Just as Tik was cursing in his heart, the entire magic space shook heavily, and then countless heavy books floated out from the bookshelf, the pages flew, and lines of complex calculation symbols seemed to come alive, breaking away from the constraints of the books, surrounding in the void, and outlining three-dimensional patterns.

"Welcome to the ocean of Mathematical Olympiad..."

As a deep and powerful voice sounded, the restless knowledge gradually calmed down.

Tik turned around and saw a wizard with curly hair and brown robe walking towards him.

Under the influence of some force, the scattered books returned to their original positions, leaving only those strange symbols still circling in the void, as if they were unwilling to return to the cage constructed by the books.

"You can call me Leibniz!" the wizard introduced politely.

"Master Leibniz." Tik and others immediately saluted respectfully. They all maintained sufficient respect for a great wizard who was also a pioneer in arcane mathematics.

"I heard from Lord Lin that you asked us to come here specifically to solve a difficult problem that has been troubling the Austrian mathematics community?" Alva was not so polite and asked first. This was also a question that everyone was extremely curious about.

"That's right!" Leibniz nodded and then explained. "The reason for this is that I made a bet with another wizard named Zeno. He was preparing to race with a tortoise recently. He let the tortoise run 100 meters first, and then he started to catch up. He could run 10 meters per second, while the tortoise could only move 10 centimeters per second..."

"Zeno thought he'd never be able to catch up to that tortoise, and I needed to prove that he could!"

Chapter 177: If this happened in the seventeenth century, it would have caused a mathematical crisis!

"Master Leibniz, isn't this just a simple math problem?" Tik asked in confusion.

Not to mention wizards like them who are proficient in mathematical Olympiads, even an apprentice can do it.

Alva and the others were also extremely disappointed. Is this the only problem that has plagued the entire Mathematical Olympiad community?

"Do you really think it's easy?" Leibniz looked at the people present and said regretfully. "The question is not when we can catch up, but why we can catch up."

“Zeno told me that at his speed, it would take ten seconds to reach the turtle’s starting point!

But when he arrived, the tortoise had already moved a meter. Although the distance between them was much closer, it was still a meter, so he needed to spend another tenth of a second to reach the tortoise's current position. However, the tortoise had already traveled another distance, so he had to spend one thousandth of a second to catch up with the tortoise..."