I Created Scientific Magic-Chapter 188 - 175: The Gathering of Mathematical Olympiad Wizards

"Professor Lynn, what do we do now?"

After the security team had retreated, Pearce, Darren, and the others all wore looks of deep concern. Although Lynn had dealt with the attackers, no one knew if there would be a second attack, nor did anyone know if they themselves would be the next target.

"Why don’t we take the airship and head back to Iyeta?" Lydia suggested, raising her hand high.

The idea seemed to brighten everyone present; fleeing was undoubtedly a good option. Surely, they couldn’t still be pursued by these people if they all returned to Iyeta, could they?

However, Philip, Kevin, and Orlando shook their heads. Lynn had just been knighted a few days ago and had even abruptly become a Magic Councilman, the focus of everyone’s attention and the magic world’s rising star!

If he were to flee in fear because of an attack at a time when Greenrill City was in peril, it would be a tremendous blow to Lynn’s reputation.

After all, the identity of a Magic Councilman represents not only authority but also corresponding responsibilities!

"How about we take the initiative and wipe out all those apocalyptic wizards?" Ailoke said with great enthusiasm.

Compared to Philip and the others, who were cautious, Ailoke was full of vigor, believing in the principle of an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Of course, the most important thing was that he had studied magic for so long and had never had a chance to show his abilities.

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"No, we do nothing, just strengthen the manor’s defenses, and leave the rest to the Council to investigate for now," Lynn shook his head and rejected both suggestions.

From the soul restriction discovered in the attacker’s mind, it was clear that the matter could involve a great wizard, an opponent he was not currently able to handle.

But as Philip and the others thought, leaving now would be tantamount to giving up most of the achievements gained from the recently presented theory of gravity.

Lynn consoled everyone with a few words, then joined the other professors in setting up triggered magic spells at key locations around the manor to prevent further intrusions.

The power of the two attackers was not particularly strong, but their magic, which could evade visual detection, was too peculiar. Once exposed, they were not harder to deal with than a regular wizard.

The councilmen who had been assassinated in succession were likely caught off guard due to the long-standing peace in Wizard Land, lowering their vigilance to the extreme, which allowed them to be killed without resistance.

As for the dagger that could break through the "Mage Shield," Lynn took it as a trophy and also began to ponder whether he should research a form of witchcraft similar to heat sensing.

Using magic power echoes to locate the position of an enemy was a good method, but he couldn’t keep casting this spell incessantly.

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In the following days, while Lynn was immersed in pondering how to solve the problem of visual magic and unable to extricate himself from the ocean of advanced mathematics, unaware of the attacks happening in Greenrill City, Tic and the others had already successfully solved all fifteen Olympiad math problems.

Among them, there were problems specifically testing computing power, as well as simple logic deduction problems; however, the majority were about deriving the corresponding problem-solving formulas based on some mathematical theories.

According to Lynn’s previous estimate, these mages would need at least a week’s time to solve all the answers, but he had obviously underestimated their enthusiasm for advanced mathematics.

Less than three days had passed before someone figured out all the answers, and Lynn kept his word and sent out the corresponding "Secret Rings of Magic".

"Finally finished!" In a small cabin in Greenrill City, cluttered with papers full of calculations, Tic pushed aside the well-worn "Introduction to Olympiad Mathematics" and "Advanced Olympiad Mathematics", contentedly looking at a piece of parchment, on which the answers to fifteen Olympiad problems were recorded in the most elegant handwriting.

To arrive at these numbers, he had spent three and a half days without sleep, deeply engrossed in the process of exploring the unknown, and equally amazed at the strong logic of the subject of Olympiad Mathematics.

Tic vaguely felt that he had touched upon something called Olympiad thinking—that is, finding the corresponding patterns, summarizing them into Olympiad formulas, and finally solving the problems.

This was somewhat reminiscent of the research and development process in magic.

To solve the first problem, he took ten hours, the second problem five hours, and the third problem took only four hours.

Once his thinking opened up, those seemingly complex and tedious problems simply required some logical deduction and a change in the way of thinking to become particularly simple.

Although he had come up with all the answers, Tic was still full of doubts, and couldn’t wait to have a good talk with a real master of Olympiad Mathematics.

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He was even more curious about what kind of problems could perplex a master of Olympiad Mathematics!

Tic carefully collected the papers on the table, and without even bothering to clean himself up, he casually cast a dust removal spell. After an hour of meditation to replenish some of his energy, he hurriedly made his way to Lynn’s manor.

To his surprise, the person in charge of reception was Philip, the professor of elemental studies from the Yeleta Academy. After checking the accuracy of Tic’s papers, Philip handed over a "Secret Ring of Magic".

Tic took it in hand, feigning indifference, and casually asked, "I wonder what number I am in figuring out the answers."

It had taken him about seventy-five hours to solve fifteen problems, so he felt that his speed must have been unsurpassed, a benefit of his earlier exposure to Olympiad Mathematics than anyone else!

However, Philip hesitated, seemingly unsure of how to respond, before diplomatically saying, "Master Tic, this is the twelfth ’Secret Ring of Magic’ I have given out!"

The twelfth ring? Tic’s mouth twitched involuntarily. So, was he actually the last?

How could that be possible?

Tic was completely baffled.

Lynn had made it clear before that the Olympiad Mathematics master from the "Secret Magic Society" wanted to find some official wizards to research a problem in Olympiad Mathematics, probably as additional computation to secure the ultimate naming rights of the research finding. It was unlikely that the self-respecting grand wizards would shamelessly participate.

As for the other official wizards who were well-versed in calculations, he was somewhat familiar with them, like Ellison, who had calculated pi to the ninth decimal place, and Alva, who focused on the study of alchemical geometry...

Their talents were indisputable, but there was no reason they should be faster than him, someone who had prior exposure to Olympiad Mathematics!

After much thought, Tic came to a conclusion: it must be because he spent too much time meditating to restore his energy, which caused some delays!