Arcane Linguist

Chapter 16 Internal Controversy

At the end of the month, in the headquarters of the Arcane Council, in a small meeting room.

Orvisto, Luneforth, and Watson, the three archmages, sat at the small round table regarded by countless arcanists as the "Arcane Judgment Seat" and began to review and review.

Reviewing arcane theses is essentially a screening of knowledge, which belongs to one of the supreme powers within the empire.

This power has been assigned to the Arcane Committee, the tower spirit (artificial intelligence) linked by the on-duty archmage and the magic network, and the three archmages now represent the part of the population that is on-duty to exercise the power of life and death. .

They have the qualifications to decide whether to publish the paper, which is also an important basis for the Arcanists to evaluate the results.

This scene looked like a trial court in a court, but in fact it was not much different.

While waiting for the start, the three archmages each sorted out the documents in their hands to check whether they were complete. A few quill pens floated in the air, writing something on the record scroll, and several rows of high-level mages who acted as clerks were in the hearing booth behind. These are the authorities and elites of the magic civilization.

They quietly waited for the review review to start, and occasionally exchanged their opinions with their eyes or gestures. The whole scene looked solemn and solemn, with only the rustling sound of paper and quills.

Finally, the host's speech broke the silence.

"The re-examination is now underway. This round received a total of 120 three submissions, [-] manuscripts passed the preliminary review with one vote, four manuscripts passed the preliminary review with two votes, and one manuscript passed the preliminary review with three votes.

According to the process, three of the ten manuscripts with the highest score and the five with the highest author achievement index are selected as the new round of candidate manuscripts, and enter the final review process together with the first two rounds of manuscripts..."

In the host's narration, the standard light curtain of the screen projection technique appeared in front of the three archmages.

A form listing the titles of numerous manuscripts is presented on it.

"Understanding and Application of Magic Based on Elemental Attributes"

"Gravity Magic in Practical Applications"

"Research on the Application of "Anaya Illusion Technique" in Combat"

The Limits of Healing Magic and Its Implications for Biology

"Time Magic and Relativity of Time and Space"

Potential Threats and Defense Strategies of "Frost Teleportation"

The Fusion of Arcane and Engineering - From Mechanical Magic to Smart Puppets

"Research on the Auxiliary Value of the Prophecy Magic "Eye of Wealth" to Investment Decision-Making"

"An in-depth study on the emotional manipulation of succubus using "Oath from Otherworld""

Roland's new thesis is also among them.

"A New Type of Practical Writing——Study on Oracle Bone Writing"

"I recommend this paper on arcane art and engineering. The smart puppet technology mentioned in it may trigger a new round of changes in the alchemy industry. Now that the empire is fighting in the outer domain, on the battlefield of the plane, there is an urgent need for more people who can quickly invest The combat power used in actual combat..."

Archmage Orvisto spoke first, leading to the ensuing discussion.

The clerks used scribes to record quickly, and at the same time they were observing and learning.

After some comments.

Lunifers said: "I recommend this paper on the study of oracle bone inscriptions. It can be called a rare linguistic masterpiece in recent times. It reveals to us the possibility of a new type of ideogram to a large extent. Art Rhine has always been Pay attention to the transformation project of language and characters, but the phonetic representation has always been the mainstream..."

The alternate committee members and high-ranking mages nodded secretly.

They also read the abstract of the paper during this period of time and got a general idea.

It is indeed a relatively rare mature ideogram.

Master Watson suddenly said, "I object!"

The host signaled: "Please state your reasons."

"I think this paper is not creative enough and rated as low quality!"

Master Watson patted the table and said.

"As we all know, the Rune School has entered a dead end in theoretical research. While many people are struggling to find a way out, there are also a small group of guys who are full and have nothing to do. They are there all day long studying some fictional language of overhead doctrine! "

Luneves frowned slightly: "Your Excellency Watson, please pay attention to your behavior and words."

Master Watson turned a deaf ear, dancing with hands and feet, drooling, and continued: "They think that a language system imagined out of thin air can be compared to the efforts of the predecessors of the Rune School for thousands of years, wantonly creating all kinds of irregular language systems. Language and writing confuse the public.

What's more, say something like 'it's already like this anyway'... Listen, is it still human?
It is undeniable that both language and writing are created by people, and when necessary, they must be updated and alternated to maintain their vitality.

Moreover, the writing system of Alteraine has indeed reached the point where it cannot be broken or established.

But adaptation is not nonsense, and innovation is by no means blindly seeking new ideas!

Resolutely oppose unconventionalism!Resolutely oppose sensationalism!
The language and characters created by oneself have become the official standard, and the temptation to leave a name in history is too great. What is the result?

The result is that a large group of ignorant and incompetent people are raised, who use their superficial background and use the name of academics to engage in opportunistic things.

This is what we must strictly eliminate! "

Lunephth said displeased: "Master Watson, I agree with what you said, but what does this have to do with the paper we are discussing now?"

"Of course it does. Can't you see that this paper is just making up?"

The irritable little old man blew his beard and stared, shaking the information in his hand.

"Look at the word-making method it provides, the Japanese character is a circle, with a dot in the middle, which represents the characteristic of luminescence.

The shape of the fire is close to the mountain, with more hot flames...

What kind of bullshit is it?
And look at the oracle bone inscriptions, such as feces and urine... They are simply children's graffiti, so vulgar! "

Lunephth said unconvinced: "The ancient ancestors used their own observation and imagination to fabricate characters, so as to obtain the power of empathy, which originally developed from this kind of stick figure.

Moreover, the word-making methods it mentioned, including pictograms, referring to things, understanding, and onomatopoeia, are all very linguistically logical, not as simple as the graffiti you mentioned. "

"Lunifers, don't forget that language and writing need to be related to magic, and it won't work just by relying on them!"

Master Watson thumped the table and said loudly.

"There is a concept in the current academic circles that the Rune School should have a purely theoretical system that can separate language from magic and conduct research independently.

Some people even go back to ancient times, when humans did not have the language and characters created before they mastered magical abilities, and there was no need to consider magical factors.

But now is not the ancient times, but the era covered by the magic net!
If a language and characters do not have the power to arouse magical resonance, then it will be meaningless! "

Lunephth finished, and was speechless for a moment.

　This chapter is an update. During the new book period, I hope you will support me a lot.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)