I Created Scientific Magic

Chapter 327: Chapter 315: The Rejected Nomination for the Morning Star Medal and Invisible Light!

After the unanimous review by several judges, a resolution was quickly passed to apply to the council for a Morning Star Medal as a commendation.

The wizards in the auditorium all looked at Glenn with envy, as usually obtaining the recognition of the great wizards meant the so-called application to the council was just a formality.

However, it was at this moment that Glenn stood up and interrupted, “Wait, esteemed masters.”

“Do you have any novel magic theories you’d like to expound on at the same time?” Lynn asked curiously.

“No, not really,” Glenn shook his head, then hesitated before speaking. “Thank you for your recognition, Master Lynn, but I wonder if you perhaps already knew about this spectral device and the primary color theory?”

Lynn hesitated for a moment, not wanting to undermine Glenn’s confidence too much, but was also aware that he had indeed said too much. After pondering for a while, he explained, “Just over a month ago, when I was in the kingdom, I happened to conduct a similar experiment, so that’s how I have some understanding.”

Ailoke and others in the audience nodded in agreement; they had all witnessed Headmaster Lynn perform the same spectral experiment using a small triangular prism.

“So that’s how it is…” Glenn’s expression turned somewhat downcast.

Although Lynn spoke with great humility, he naturally understood that the other party had already verified both theories, and as the developer of glass, it was not a surprising matter either.

“Given that, I can’t accept this Morning Star Medal; it should belong to your honor…” Glenn said with some reluctance but still resolute.

He was well aware as the recipient of the Corona Medal, the brightest magical star of the Wizard Land, Lynn might not care about who received a Morning Star Medal, but Glenn didn’t want something that felt like charity—this would be a disgrace, not an honor, for the magical school he established…

No sooner had he spoken than the wizards present were shocked, and Glenn’s friends were making frequent eye signals, attempting to get him to retract his statement.

After all, this was the Morning Star Medal!

At the annual academic conference, usually, only three to five people would receive this honor, and it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that with this medal, one would become the center of attention wherever they went.

Even for those geniuses in academic research, there might only be one chance in their lifetime to be nominated, and if missed, there might not be another.

On the judges’ bench, Rafael and others showed expressions of admiration. Although they too believed the Morning Star Medal should rightfully go to Master Lynn, they felt both surprise and reassurance when they saw Glenn resolutely speak up in refusal.

Similar incidents had happened in the past, like at the academy’s conference five years ago, when three schools coincidentally studied the same element and all achieved notable research results. The only problem was that many of their theories overlapped significantly.

They certainly couldn’t award a Morning Star Medal to each individual, and for the sake of vying for that one nomination, the three schools got into a fight at the conference, causing a terribly bad influence.

Glenn’s choice was undoubtedly more sensible. If he had accepted the medal now with a guilty conscience, it would have definitely brought some criticism.

By refusing it now, on the contrary, he had broadened the scope. Rafael could imagine that the name Glenn would spread throughout the entire Wizard Land following this conference.

After all, this is the first time anyone had ever declined a nomination for the Morning Star Medal!

Sitting in the judge’s seat, Lynn was somewhat bemused; he had not expected that by pointing out the flaws in Glenn’s theory, he would actually lead him to voluntarily give up the nomination.

Clearly, it was his first time being a judge, and he hadn’t quite mastered the knack…

Lynn reflected quietly; he had, of course, been aware of these theories for a long time, but after all, he stood on the shoulders of giants, and in comparison, people like Glenn were the true pioneers of magical scholarship!

If he were to damage their confidence, that would be terrible.

Worried about hurting the other party’s self-esteem, Lynn did not insist on his opinion to award Glenn, but rather, he pondered and said,

“Optics is a very novel discipline, the properties of which even the Secret Magic Society has not fully understood, so all of us are in the same race. Since you have researched this spectroscope and the three primary colors, why not continue from this aspect?”

“Apart from the visible light that the naked eye can identify such as the three primary colors, there are many types of light we cannot see. They are diverse and very peculiar, and very worthwhile to explore…” Lynn spoke at length, suggesting a direction for Glenn’s research.

There are many types of invisible light such as infrared, ultraviolet, X-rays, as well as so-called α, β, γ rays, and so on. Just mastering one of these could merit a Morning Star Medal—it wouldn’t be excessive at all.

If Glenn were to unravel the essence of light because of this, then it’s not just the little Morning Star Medal, even the highest academic prize of Wizard Land, the Corona Medal, would not suffice to commend his achievements!

Glenn listened very carefully to Lynn’s explanation; he did not want to accept honor given out of charity, but this did not mean he wanted to refuse the guidance. More importantly, he wanted to understand which areas had yet to be explored, lest his hard work ends up futile.

“Master Lynn, if we can’t see these lights, nor sense them with spiritual power, then how should we go about researching them?” An Alchemist in the front row of the auditorium suddenly asked.

Lynn, composed, reminded, “We can observe the properties that these rays exhibit when they interact with objects, analyze, categorize, and summarize, and then try to create alchemical devices that allow us to see or perceive them on that basis…”

“Perhaps magical transformation is also a good choice!” Sanchez, who was sitting by the side, also suggested.

As a master of Shaping Magic, Sanchez had naturally noticed that different creatures see colors differently; for example, the giant magical beast he often transformed into was inherently colorblind, perceiving many things in shades of gray, white, and black.

Previously, he had always assumed it was because these creatures’ brains could not discern colors, but now he realized it was actually a lack of so-called photoreceptive cells.

“Well said, that’s an excellent direction!” Lynn agreed with a nod. Some creatures have retinas with four types of cone cells, which can see a much wider range of light frequencies than humans…

The strength of Wizards lies in their various incredible magics, allowing them to transform into these creatures for direct observation—an advantage not to be underestimated compared to using various scientific instruments for measurement!

They had just never thought in that direction; when Lynn was reading a book on Shaping not long ago, it mentioned that serpents naturally possess a kind of sensory magic, able to detect heat with their tongues, which is essentially infrared radiation…