"Ladek, now that you've calculated the data of this planet beneath our feet, it should be quite easy, right?" Lynn looked at the group of wizard apprentices, smiling as she inquired.
Ladek and the others nodded enthusiastically. They now understood that when the professor gave that first lesson, he wasn't just boasting. Nurology could indeed calculate almost anything!
Once they knew the planet's circumference, it would be a piece of cake to calculate the radius, area, and even the volu.
Inside the seminar, the wizards couldn't contain their excitent. There were only ten days left until mid-July
In other words, in ten days, this continent beneath their feet, or rather, the entire planet, would be revealed to them.
"I can't believe how your mind works, figuring out such a unique thod!" Raphael marveled.
Before Lynn's arrival, while the Wizard Lands lacked a structured mathematical system, most wizards had a basic understanding of geotric calculations. However, they had never thought that such a simple thod could be used to calculate the planet's circumference.
This was true genius
Facing the praises from the others, Lynn remained calm. After all, this thod wasn't sothing she had co up with on her own. She had taken the idea from the "Father of Geography" in a past life, Eratosthenes, and made so adjustnts based on the Wizard Lands' circumstances.
In her previous life, while researching historical records, Lynn had been amazed by Eratosthenes' genius-like thinking. He used fundantal thods to solve the most complex problems!
"Are there any specific requirents for where to place this pillar?" Harof couldn't wait to verify this hypothesis. If there were still ten days left until mid-July, he would act right away.
"The ground should be as flat as possible, and the distance from Greenrill should be at least five hundred kiloters. For more accurate data, it's best if it's over a thousand kiloters. Our continent is massive, and one scale could be tens or even hundreds of kiloters. So, the farther, the better. The pillar should also be as high as possible for a clear shadow." Lynn pondered.
"So far" Harof's brows furrowed.
In this way, it seed impossible to verify within the Wizard Lands.
"There's a suitable place I've heard of. It's a tower that's several hundred ters high, located outside the Misty Sea. It could serve as the pillar." Suddenly, Ougust suggested.
The wizards present were surprised, wondering where Ougust was referring to.
On the side, Philip suddenly looked as if he had rembered sothing and exclaid, "Master Ougust, are you talking about the Sky Do Tower in the Holy City?"
Although Philip had never been to the Secas Empire, he had heard sailors from Herlram and others ntion so interesting things about the Misty Sea, including the Sky Do Tower.
It was rumored to be the manifestation place of the Creator of Life, the Lord of Stars, and the Goddess of the Moon, Ailathe holy land in the hearts of all believers.
Regarding this so-called "god," Philip naturally scoffed, but he was aware of the power of the Church. If they went to the Holy City to asure the length of the Sky Do Tower, they would be risking their lives. They would probably be unable to even enter the gates and would be burned at the stake.
But rational people like Philip were in the minority. Many young wizards were even clamoring to go straight to the Holy City.
In their eyes, the Wizard Lands were no longer the refuge for the exiled wizards it used to be. After hundreds of years of developnt, they had created countless new spells and established a system for wizard advancent and magical theories, making them incredibly powerful!
Lynn's portrayal of the celestial vision had made the wizards realize how vast the world truly was and how they were trapped within their little Wizard Lands
However, Harof quickly poured cold water on their enthusiasm. "We only have ten days, and even if we set off now, we might not make it to the Sky Do Tower in ti."
"Moreover, there's no need to make it so complicated. We can simply create an ice island at sea using magic and erect an ice pillar on it. This way, the data we calculate will be the most accurate!"
The side of the Wizard Lands facing the Secas Empire was the Misty Sea, but that didn't an the entire island was enveloped in mist. In fact, the sea beyond was navigable.
The only issue was that the sea was vast. Once, a great wizard had wanted to explore the other side of the sea and ended up flying for a month, only to find so uninhabited islands and ferocious sea creatures. He had almost lost his way back.
Under Harof's decision, the discussion didn't escalate to the point of storming the Secas Empire and overthrowing the Church, despite the opinions of so wizards who believed that Harof's plan was too cautious.
Instead, the focus shifted to how to determine the distance between the Sun Crown Tower and the pillar.
A female wizard soon proposed a thod: they could use an extrely long rope to asure the distance, marking the ground at every rope length as a reference. But this proposal was quickly rejected as being too troubleso, especially considering the uneven terrain in the Wizard Lands, which would introduce significant errors.
After a lively debate, the more convenient thods of using carriages and airships for distance asurent took the lead.
"How about using an airship?" Lydia suggested, raising her hand high.
Raphael and the others suddenly saw the light, as Raphael had been about to suggest the sa thing, but Lydia beat him to it.
Compared to alchemical ships, which could be affected by wind and waves, an airship floating in the sky was undoubtedly a better choice. It could overco all obstacles, navigate in a straight line, and, when enhanced with wind resistance magic, maintain a stable speed that wasn't easily affected by fluctuations.
If the airship traveled at full speed, it could cover fifteen kiloters per hour. So, at full speed, it would cover 360 kiloters in a day, providing a highly accurate way to asure the distance
Lynn didn't participate in the discussion. Instead, she turned to the seers from the various prediction schools, smiling as she asked, "Mr. Yulande, do you have any more questions now?"
Yulande remained stunned, his mind filled with Lynn's thod of dividing the circle to calculate the circumference. Although they hadn't arrived at an accurate result yet, he understood that the prediction schools had lost decisively this ti!
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