I Created Scientific Magic

On the broad streets of the city, an ornately decorated alchemy car sped by, eliciting gasps of astonishment.

Lean was seated in the driver's seat, slightly unfamiliar with the controls. Although he had only practiced for three days, it was enough for a formal wizard to become familiar with driving!

By his side, Cynthia gazed intently at the cityscape through the car window.

Night had already fallen, but before darkness engulfed the city, street lamps suddenly lit up, their bright fluorescents shining like stars in the sky.

"What a fine city!" Cynthia couldn't help but express her admiration.

"Of course, this is the magic city that belongs to wizards!" Lean also spoke with evident pride.

As a wizard who had fled from the Empire to the Kingdom only a few months ago, Lean's impression of the changes in the magic city was particularly strong, and he increasingly felt the profoundness and grandeur of magical studies!

Initially, he had joined the Wizards' Mutual Aid Society merely for self-preservation, to collectively resist the Church's witch-hunting operations. He hadn't held much hope for going to see the King.

After all, the power of the Empire and the Church was spread across the entire continent, and opposing such a colossal entity was nothing short of a fool's dream!

However, it wasn't until he truly arrived in Fire Oil City that Lean realized how absurd his previous thoughts had been.

The wizards of the Kingdom had not only crafted many incredibly powerful alchemical creations but had also repelled the Church's crusading armies on numerous occasions. They even possessed terrifying magic capable of erasing tens of thousands of troops and creating vast swathes of the Land of Death in a single strike!

What was most important was that within the boundaries of the Kingdom, wizards no longer had to hide in the shadows like rodents, their hearts in their throats, fearing the witch hunters' pursuit and the fearful and strange gazes of the common folk.

In Fire Oil City, they could not only freely practice magic, but they were also revered and adored by nearly all civilians, an experience Lean had never had before.

What surprised Lean even more was that he possessed such high talent in the study of magic!

His previous environment in the Empire must have been too poor for magic, preventing him from displaying his true level.

Lean talked confidently, imagining the future when the Council would completely pacify the Empire. The wizards could shape the continent into anything they desired, and perhaps he might even become the second Eternal Star!

Cynthia didn't pay attention to Lean's delusions but softly reminded him, "We've arrived!"

Lean, who had almost crashed into a high wall, shifted his attention back and quickly parked the alchemy car at the entrance of the mansion.

Their time alone on the road came to a quiet end. Lean regretted driving so fast but didn't delay the main event; he directly led Cynthia into the Grand Wizard's mansion.

Farrell was a man who espoused minimalism, which was evident from the decor and layout of the estate. If he didn't say so, no one would ever guess that this was the residence of a Grand Wizard.

The two crossed a long corridor and stepped into the foyer, where they soon saw the object of their visit—Grand Wizard Farrell.

"Thank you for waiting especially for us, Master Farrell," Lean said with a deep, respectful bow.

"It's no trouble; I have had some free time lately..." Farrell gestured for them to be seated, wincing slightly as his arm, injured, throbbed with pain.

He was still in the healing stage from a fight a few days ago with a beast named Mutuo.

"I've had someone deliver your thesis to Chairwoman Aurora. She has the deepest understanding of astronomy, and it will be up to her to judge the quality of these three papers," Farrell said with a smile. "If all goes well, getting a Morning Star Medal shouldn't be difficult."

Suppressing his excitement, Lean humbly replied, "You flatter me. I merely made some minor supplements to the existing celestial charts based on Master Lynn's law of universal gravitation."

"It's not just a simple supplement. You definitely deserve the Morning Star Medal!" Farrell said with satisfaction.

Lean's three papers boldly connected the ocean's tidal changes with the lunar gravitational effects, positing that in celestial mechanics, the moon wasn't merely influenced by the gravity of the land beneath them, but that it was a mutual interaction.

The correlation between ocean tides and the phases of the moon was one piece of evidence; furthermore, the moon's gravity could even affect the rotation of the Eternal Star itself.

These novel and bold arguments aligned well with Master Lynn's law of universal gravitation, and the explanation of tidal phenomena in the papers was so compelling that Farrell was extremely impressed.

Just this discovery alone merited a Morning Star Medal!

"However, the awarding of the medal may need to wait a bit longer, as the council members have been preoccupied with highly important matters lately and probably won't have the time to review your papers," Farrell added with a touch of regret.

Without an academic conference, the Council would only award a medal when a piece of research received the recognition of a chairperson.

"Then we'll have to wait a bit longer," Lean didn't dare to bother the esteemed council members. As long as he could secure a Morning Star Medal, waiting a few more days was acceptable.

Farrell nodded, then turned his gaze to the unassuming young girl by Lean's side.

"You are Cynthia?" Farrell spoke in a neutral tone, not showing any special treatment despite her notable appearance. "Tell me, you specifically requested Lean to meet me, what is it that you need?"