<h4>Chapter 838: The Strange Lightning</h4>
<strong>Trantor: </strong>Henyee Trantions <strong>Editor: </strong>Henyee Trantions
The experiment magic tower was silver-white, and its architectural style was not really in ordance with the overall atmosphere in Heidler Magic College.
It wasn’t far away from the main tower and was connected to the main tower by eight gray bridges. Students wearing ck magic robes were walking on the bridges.
Following Glinton, Donnie and the rest of the students hade to a bigb that upied the entire floor.
“There’re many fascinating experiments in electromaics, say, those showing electromaic induction and electromaic waves. I did one with my elder brother, and we were above the ocean beyond the Pearl Inds...” Karl shared his experience with Donnie, and his eyes were shining with passion.
However, Donnie was on full alert. “How was it?”
He did not care what Karl did, but what consequence that caused.
“It was perfect! Even more perfect than we expected!” Karl slightly lifted his chin out of pride.
“What else did you get? What was the consequence?” asked Donnie in great caution.
Karl chuckled dryly. “There was no consequence. Our experiment even created a new research field for arcanists in electromaics, to conduct lightning high above in the sky using electromaic waves, which can greatly improve the power of many senior-rank electromaic spells...”
“Really?” Donnie was very surprised. As a good student from Nature’s Heart, he was quite familiar with this field.
“Of course!” Karl answered in a bit of a rush, as he disliked the suspicion. “We conducted countless shes of lightning, like a forest of lightning. A couple of deserted inds nearby were also on fire...”
He suddenly stopped himself here and smiled with embarrassment. “My father said that there’s theoretical support, but you’d better use the...”
Donniepletely ignored the rest of the words. Instead, he murmured, “Lightning forest... Inds on fire...”
He had decided to stay away from Karl as far away as he could. Obviously, Karl’s experiment just strayed away so much from his original intention—an experiment for testing electromaic wavemunication.
Glinton said to them seriously, “If you want to learn about electromaism, electromaic induction is something you can never avoid. Today, I’ll show you a few small experiments on this so that you all can see it with your own eyes.
“But I have to remind you that a magicb does have very strict rules. Failing to obey them will lead to bad consequences, for yourself and also for other people. And you’ll be punished. I won’t repeat myself here on what the rules are as they should have be a part of your soul since grade five.”
He turned around, and his eyes were shining with a red light. Then two red rays shot out from his eyes and hit the gate of theb. The gate rippled like there was ayer of water on it.
He then took out his badge on which there was a white skull. When the badge was pressed against the central part of the gate, the gate slowly opened.
“Lots of experiments can be done here. But you can’t enter this one without the permission and help of an instructor. If you want to do some experiments on your own, go and apply for the ess to themonbs on floor one to seven,” said Glinton.
Donnie murmured in a low voice, “But what if things still go wrong even if the rules are strictly followed...”
He was, obviously, not talking about himself.
As a fifth-circle sorcerer, Glinton could hear Donnie’s words. He looked a bit pissed and said, “Nothing can go wrong if you stick to the rules. If it is my fault, none of you will be hurt because I’m here. Also, Heidler Magic College is already twenty-one years old, and the idents that have ever happened cannot even fill up a piece of parchment. The worst ident ever only destroyed an operation desk.
“This is what we all feel proud of as instructors of this college. Thises from what we gained from building the ‘Path of Serenity’.”
“Yes, sir,” answered Donnie hurriedly. He did not want to leave any bad impression on his mentor.
The arrangement of theb was very simr to that of those less advancedbs. The only difference was that there were more alchemy facilities that they did not recognize. The students could still identify a couple of the facilities and devices though, for example, the famous Cyclotron.
Seizing the chance that Karl was looking around, Donnie secretly went to the other side to stay closer to the gate.
After a couple of minutes, Donnie finally felt more rxed when seeing that Karl had gone to the corner, instead of looking for him. However, he was then concerned that a big ident might happen at any time because of Karl.
His nervousness caught the attention of a few students close to him. A green-eyed girl with brown hair smiled. “Don’t worry. It’s just like what we did in our schools. Mr. Glinton would allow us to use Cyclotron today anyway.”
She was not a gorgeous girl, but the habitual smile on her face made the girl look rather easygoing and kind.
“Thanks. I’m Donnie, you?” Donnie answered politely. But he knew that it was sensible for him to feel very concerned.
The girl grinned. “Call me Shirley. I’m from the Duchy of Orvarit. I hope you see me as a good guest.”
Donnie had the typical look of a Holmish, so Shirley was joking.
Natasha had regained control over the Duchy of Orvarit, and she was now the Grand Duchess. There were rumors saying that she was giving the title to her youngest child. Natasha and Lucien Evans kept their children away from public attention, and the children’s names were even reced by their titles in TV or radio programs.
“No matter where wee from, we’re all members of the Congress and followers of knowledge. There’s no host and guest,” said Donnie politely.
In the magic school, Sammy was totally devoted to his study, and he rarely talked to the girls, but Shirley made him feel quite rxed.
Shirley nodded and pointed at their mentor. The ss was going to start.
Worried as Donnie was, he still stayed focused.
In the front, Glinton was exining the discovery and development of electromaic induction. From time to time, he would use experiments for demonstration, and he would asionally pause so that the students could repeat the experiments.
Glinton definitely deserved thepliment given by Karl. Serious as he was, his lecture was rather interesting and engaging. Soon, Donnie had forgotten about his worries.
Somehow, Donnie felt that the sky outside had be very dark as if thick dark clouds were gathering over the building. Also, the atmosphere in the ssroom had be rather oppressive from some invisible energy wobbled in the space following a certain frequency.
Donnie wondered if it was going to rain.
It was not. When he looked out the window, he saw fine shes of lightning jumping in the dark clouds!
But they were in the World of Souls! There were neither storms nor dark clouds here!
They were under the protection of the mythal of Heidler Magic College! The weather would remain the same here.
He recalled Karl’s beautiful face and blurted out, “Sir, look!”
Glinton instantly realized the approaching danger. He quickly cast a spell and a few force field swirls appeared in front of the windows. He thenmanded decisively, “Leave theb!”
While the apprentices were panicking, Donnie, who was mentally prepared, was acting calmly. “No rush. Follow the rules and get out one after one!”
Glinton took a look at Donnie and nodded his approval. “The alchemical life will soon activate the defense magic circles.”
Under the guidance, the apprentices were leaving theb in great order and good efficiency. Soon, only the mentor was left in theb.
Glinton released a sigh of relief. When he was about to leave, he heard this deafening boom.
A sh of lightning as thick as an old tree hit right on the outeryer of the magic tower’s defense and broke it into pieces, while the force field swirls for absorbing energy was doing no help at all.
Glinton was startled. Looking a bit awkward, he quickly left theb with a blink.
With the help of the alchemical life, the apprentices had been sent to an open area in the distance. They saw thick shes of lightning, which looked like huge snakes, striking theb, which they just left.
The deafening booms would not stop. The students could hear the defense shield of the magic tower cracking and snapping. Theb soon went on fire, and the thick smoke had overwhelmed the entire ce.
Donnie had never seen anything like this before. His eyes opened big, and his hands were trembling slightly. If it had not been their mentor and the protection of the magic tower, and if he didn’t notice it early, he could have been dead already!
“This is the most horrible ident ever in the past twenty-one years...” said a hoarse voice.
Donnie turned around in surprise and saw the fatty squatting down to the ground. He was watching the tower on fire through the strange pair of sses on his nose. The sses kept shing, but it wasn’t catching anyone’s attention in such a situation.
Donnie remembered that the fatty was indeed one of his ssmates in the program of Body Structure and Gics, and they were in the tower earlier together.
“What are you doing?” asked Donnie.
The fatty was holding a pile of paper with his left hand, and his right hand was moving fast with a pen. He answered without even looking back, “I’m writing to Allyn Impression. They appreciate my talent and have made me their special correspondent. This is going to hit the headline! I’m also going to make good money out of it!”
Donnie took a nce at the paper and saw the news title given by the fatty.
[Horrible! The Most Severe ident in Twenty-one Years; Pain! Consequences of Heidler College’s Negligence!]
“Good, huh?” said the fatty proudly.
“Not bad...” Donnie paused a second and asked, “By the way, what’s your name?”
“...” The fatty went silent.
At this time, someone was murmuring by their side, “That’s the end of me... Am I gonna be kicked out? Lu Xiaoen’s gonna be in a rage if he knows...”