"Short story."

"Are you kidding me? Only one short story a month." Bird frowned. "That's too slow. Can you go faster?"

"No, one short story a month is my pace. I can't do any faster."

Sarah raised her little face.

"One week, that's my bottom line," Bird interrupted coldly. "One week for a short story, two weeks for a novella, and I can give you more time for a long story depending on the word count."

One short story a week?

Sarah's face turned pale and she felt that her life suddenly became dark.

But when she thought about being able to continue like this while having a comfortable massage in the hotel, she felt a little tired, but it didn't seem unacceptable - besides, she didn't believe that Bird could always come up with so many new works.

"Okay." Sarah gritted her teeth and agreed.

"Then it's a deal?"

Bird smiled slightly, nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, lie down."

When Sarah heard that she was going to have a massage, she immediately lifted the quilt that was protecting her without any hesitation and lay down there expectantly. Compared with her initial timid resistance, she was now very proactive.

Bird stretched out his palm and activated the sonic boom magic.

Sarah began to hum softly as she felt the familiar tingling sensation.

During the first few massages, she tried hard to suppress her moans, either by forcing herself to hold them in or by biting the pillow, but as the number of massages increased, her moans became more and more unrestrained.

Today's melodious and crisp humming gave the impression that Bird wasn't considered a man at all...

Bird became more and more excited as he listened.

It feels like listening to a movie.

What was even worse was that normally after about 30 minutes of massage, the magician would be content and fall into a deep sleep. But today, as if out of spite, she persisted for an unusually long time, even though she screamed miserably, she refused to fall asleep.

Bird pressed the button for an hour, and finally increased the power, until Sarah could no longer hold on and fainted.

Sitting on the edge of the bed tiredly.

Looking at the magician lady lying on the bed with a look of enjoyment on her face, defenseless.

Bird asked tentatively, "Are you asleep?"

Seeing no movement, he skillfully picked up a small white silk foot and gently played with it in the palm of his hand.

The recent massage process is usually like this. After the massage, Sarah falls asleep comfortably, and as a reward for the massage, Bird can play with her feet.

Under normal circumstances, Bird would have just pinched it and left.

But this afternoon, after enjoying the secretary's soft thighs and looking at that half of the ceiling, and now listening to her humming for an hour, my already restless mood has become even more restless, and I have the urge to do something...

Although I can go back and take care of it while taking a shower.

But I've been getting more and more restless lately, and I feel like this isn't enough...

Bird glanced at the magician lady who was sleeping beside him, and his eyes began to flicker.

According to his experience, no matter what he did at this time, he would not wake up...

When he thought about how hard he worked every day and had to give massages to this shivering magician, making her extremely comfortable, and then he had to go back and solve the problem himself, he felt that this was definitely unfair.

Then it's a fair exchange.

It's time to collect some interest...

Bird thought for a moment, then grabbed the other little foot without hesitation and put the two white silk feet together.

.......

Another hour later.

Sarah woke up from her deep sleep and stretched comfortably as usual.

Not only was the massage incredibly comfortable, much more pleasurable than savoring a good book at night, but every time she woke up from a massage, she felt refreshed. She found herself becoming increasingly dependent on it.

But just as she put on her shoes and stood up from the ground...

"what?"

Sarah took two steps and said with a strange look on her face, "Why do my feet feel a little sticky?"

I lifted my feet and took a look, but I didn't find anything strange about the white stockings. I just felt that the socks were a little wet, as if they had been wet by some liquid before, but then dried up.

what is it then?

Sarah thought hard and finally came up with an answer.

"I guess I'm just sweating too much!"

Chapter 168 Seven Magical Conjectures

The Nader Institute has recently seen a surge in orders.

However, this busyness did not affect Sophia. Bird arranged everything properly. The Nad family had a ready-made factory. Before the training of magic craftsmen was completed, the related work of carving magic circles could also be outsourced to hired magicians.

She just needs to concentrate on the research that interests her.

The daily rhythm of life remains basically the same, and I keep going back and forth between the research institute and the villa. Except for occasionally opening a new store and taking Sarah to taste it together, there is basically no big change.

When you feel tired, just look at the daily surge in income and have your feet massaged by a dedicated researcher.

Life is regular and comfortable.

All this was a beauty she had never imagined before.

In such a good mood that lasted for a while, Sophia completed a paper called "On the practical application of voltage and current control algorithm in magic motor"

"Wait a minute, wait a minute."

At the afternoon tea table, Sarah interrupted with a confused look on her face: "Sophina, isn't this development a bit too abrupt? How did a paper suddenly appear???"

"Is it abrupt?"

Sophia thought for a moment and said casually, "It's not that surprising. I'm just trying to find the right direction and write a paper. After all, my current field isn't well-researched, so it's normal to produce some results."

Bird on the side also nodded: "It's not bad, after all, it's a brand new field."

He has not been idle during this period. As a dedicated researcher, he is busy giving Sophia foot massages and adding points to her physics skills. He also talks about some physics knowledge related to her previous life, so he is not that surprised by the progress of Sophia's thesis.

Sarah: “Hmm???”

The two of them looked very calm, as if they had just completed a trivial task.

When I thought about the fact that they were both the kind of academic geniuses that I couldn't understand, I suddenly felt a strong sense of shock in my heart, and I lost control of my facial expression a little.

In order to cover it up, she could only lower her head and pick up the black tea on the table and drink it violently.

Jealousy contorts my face.

Jealousy factored me out.

Jealousy makes me drink a lot of black tea.

Jealousy makes me...

"Bird, what's a paper?"

At this moment, Avril blinked her beautiful big blue eyes and asked curiously.

On this rare day off, the district chief also came to attend this small afternoon tea party, so today the four of them sat around the square table in the yard, with one seat for each of them in the east, south, west and north.

Among them, Sophia and Avril sat next to Bird, while Sarah immediately sat opposite him, the farthest away.

"Thesis..."

Bird took a sip of coffee and explained in detail, "It's a written document written in a fixed format, used for conducting research in various academic fields and describing academic research results. It's recorded on a two-dimensional surface made of plant fiber, 8.27 standard inches wide and 11.69 standard inches long, either by hand or machine. It requires repeated verification and review by relevant reviewers and error correctors, and ultimately publication in a relevant influential journal..."

Avril: “What?”

[Evaluation: Even if you take a break, you can still remember your roots]

[Reward: One-time Inspiration Card (Low Level) / 50 Experience]

"Hey, it's shipped?"

Bird was slightly surprised and clicked on the content to check it out.

[Name: One-time Inspiration Card (Low Level)]

[Effect: Used on any person, can make them solve a difficult problem within the limit (if it exceeds the limit, only a partial answer will be given)]

Avril didn't understand Bird's explanation of the paper at all.

But she was used to it and waited quietly for Bird's concise explanation later.

Sarah, who was originally drinking black tea, looked at the district chief who didn't even understand the thesis. Thinking of his level of knowledge, her heart, which was originally full of jealousy towards Sophia and Bird, suddenly became much calmer, and even a sense of superiority beyond her academic qualifications emerged.

Although compared to Sophia, I am a poor student.

But compared to Avril, I am still at least a top student!

"Ahem, Avril."

Sarah, feeling much better at this thought, cleared her throat and began to explain, "A so-called thesis is a very impressive article. Publishing it can enhance your influence in the wizarding world, allow you to graduate from graduate school, and receive a monthly living allowance from the government."

"If you publish enough papers and have a high enough influence, you can become a lecturer, professor, or even a magician. Then, based on your influence, you can apply for projects and receive large sums of funding from the government. You can also hire free labor to work on your research projects. It's no exaggeration to say that you've reached the pinnacle of your life!"

"Even those who enter the National Royal Magic Academy and become the Prime Minister must respect him!"

"An existence that even the Prime Minister must respect?"

When Avril heard the key words, her eyes lit up: "Then can I publish a paper?"

Sarah laughed when she heard this, then shook her head slightly, putting on an unfathomable serious expression. "Publishing a paper is no easy task. It requires profound knowledge, sharp thinking, and understanding the complexities of writing and swearing. You can't just publish it if you want to."

Looking at Sarah who seemed to understand a lot.

Avril thought for a moment and asked, "Sarah, you know so much, you must have published many papers, right?"

"Can you teach me?"

Sarah: "?"

The smile on her face gradually disappeared, and she lowered her head and continued to drink her tea.

Damn, I can’t continue chatting like this.

"She's a top student and is about to publish her second paper. Go ask her."

Sarah, who had given up on herself, pointed at Sophia and said, "I can't even publish a paper. I'm just a poor student who can't even be called a high-level magician."

Upon seeing this, the district chief turned to Sophia for help.

Hearing Sarah bragging about her paper and boasting about her academic prowess, Sophia shook her head. "Although I published a second paper, it focused on applied areas, and the actual impact of the paper was very small."

"Even if I get more, I can only become an ordinary lecturer at best. It's impossible for me to enter the National Royal Academy of Magic as Sarah said."

“So how can we increase the impact of our papers?”

Avril asked curiously.

"Of course, it's about solving magical conjectures. The more it can promote the progress of the magical world, the greater its value and influence."

Sophia paused, then spoke slowly, "Among them, the most influential are naturally the legendary Seven Conjectures, which have troubled the wizarding world for hundreds of years since their inception. Each one of them could change the world."

Chapter 169 Challenge Difficulty

Seven magical puzzles, or seven magical conjectures.

Magic conjectures are endless. Conjectures are proposed every moment and solved every moment.

As a conjecture, there are also differences in the level of magic conjecture.

Putting aside those almost unsolvable problems, such as "where did magic come from", the remaining magic conjectures are divided according to difficulty and value. The seven major magic conjectures are the most difficult among them, and they are also the conjectures that can promote the progress of the entire magic field and even the world.

For example, the most popular one is the Zosimus conjecture, also known as the Midas touch conjecture.

[Magic power can be transformed into elements, and can also change matter through the interaction between elements. So, is there a way to directly use magic power to change the form of matter, such as transforming a piece of stone into a piece of gold?]

Once this conjecture is solved, it is equivalent to the magician mastering the power of the Creator, which has attracted countless magicians to devote themselves to research, and also attracted a lot of investment from dignitaries.

In the end, of course, nothing was gained.

Because it was too famous, this conjecture became a hot topic for funding fraud and self-taught magicians to cheat, so much so that the Magic Association had to restrict and prohibit applications for related projects.

The other six conjectures are also of similar difficulty, involving areas such as artificial life, time and space. They are so difficult that even the academicians of the National Royal Academy of Magic have no idea where to start, and basically no academicians will waste time researching them.

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