Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 34 Experiments and "Papers"

It takes time to get the experimental results.

However, the writing of the "paper" can begin in advance, with modular, conceptual, and framework-based content first put on paper.

The paper that Link needs to write is an experimental paper, which generally consists of an introduction, the main body (experimental principle, experimental materials, equipment and methods, experimental process, experimental results, analysis and discussion), a conclusion, and references.

The introduction should be concise and clearly explain the reasons, purpose, and importance of this experiment.

This includes, but is not limited to: What kind of experiment was conducted? Why was this experiment conducted? How was the problem posed? What are the theoretical and practical bases for it? What problem was solved, and what are the application scenarios for the experimental results? What work has been done by predecessors or others? What problems remain unsolved? What can this experiment yield?

Finally, the creative results achieved in this experiment should be presented.

This part can be written entirely in advance.

Before conducting an experiment, a researcher should consider the above questions and achieve some results.

The main body of the text is quite extensive. If I wait until the experiment is over to start writing, I will be flustered and prone to making mistakes.

For smaller items like experimental principles, experimental materials, equipment, and methods, it's entirely possible to write them down in advance, which can also help organize your thoughts.

In addition to the experimental data, other aspects of the experiment, such as the experimental plan, technical route, and operating procedures, can be written in advance or written while the experiment is being conducted.

Subject to change.

It is both convenient and as error-free as possible.

Experimental results cannot be written down in advance; we must wait for the experimental data to be available before deciding how to process it, how to present it, and what the final result should be.

It cannot be preset, otherwise it is easy to be biased when processing experimental data.

The analysis and discussion section is very important, as its purpose is to explain the significance of the experimental results.

The experiment should demonstrate its confirmatory, factual, and innovative nature.

This part places extremely high demands on the theoretical foundation of the "paper" author, and can well reflect the breadth and depth of the author's knowledge structure.

The conclusion section is usually given or written after the experiment is completed, the experimental data has been processed, and the experiment has been analyzed and discussed as a whole.

References can be prepared in advance; if there are too many, delete them; if there are too few, add them.

Link was even busier than before in the following days.

I have to attend classes, do part-time work, conduct experiments, and write papers.

Fortunately, Link manages his time very well, and he also has the highest level of "brain shut-in" to help him sort out his mental state and control his emotions, so he doesn't experience the problems that researchers often encounter, such as irritability, anxiety, and fear of loss.

Otherwise, Link's hairline would be in serious danger.

How can someone who loses clumps of hair be considered a qualified researcher, right?

Jasmine witnessed Link's hectic pace and felt a growing sense of unease about her own future.

As Jasmine focused more and more on her studies and learned more and more, her understanding of wizards deepened, moving beyond a superficial level.

She also fully understood why all the official wizards who served as instructors came and went in such a hurry, afraid of wasting even a second.

The wizarding world is a highly developed civilization with a very clear hierarchy: wizard apprentice, formal wizard (first-level wizard to third-level wizard), sage (fourth-level wizard to sixth-level wizard), great sage (seventh-level wizard to ninth-level wizard), and saint (beyond the ninth level).

Countless wizards crowd onto this road to heaven, but resources are limited. To acquire more resources to help them advance faster, they must roll up their sleeves.

How do I roll it?

They wage war against the heavens and the worlds, and produce research results.

There are only these two paths to take.

Those below the sage level cannot take the path of external conquest.

Because formal wizards, after leaving the rules of the wizarding world, may experience problems such as delayed spellcasting, deviations, or even backlash.

Only by advancing to the level of a sage and establishing a strong connection with the world's will in the wizarding world can one cast spells normally by leveraging the extension of the wizarding world's will across the myriad worlds.

Therefore, all the formal wizards are research fanatics, vying to produce research results.

What?

You said you don't want to roll up the sleeves, you want to lie flat?

Yes, absolutely.

But once you stop rolling around and lie flat, don't blame the others who are rolling around for exploiting you.

At that time, not only will you not be able to live a comfortable life, but you will also have to work like a slave for others and become a waste of their promotion resources.

Jasmine has absolutely no intention of becoming a consumable.

She grew up in luxury and witnessed firsthand the miserable lives of the lower classes in the territory who had lost their freedom and were exploited by nobles.

She didn't want to live that kind of life herself.

"We need to work harder!"

Jasmine glanced at Link, who was engrossed in revising his "paper" and oblivious to everything else, and mentally cheered herself up.

Even if the trumpet creeper wants to climb onto an oak tree, it still has to take root in the earth and grow diligently.

……

It seems like only a blink of an eye.

Link didn't really notice the passage of time; it was already Wednesday of the eighth week.

That evening, after finishing his part-time job at the Third Botanical Garden and returning to his dormitory, Link performed two secondary mist and rain spells and one fertility-inducing spell on his group, as was his routine.

While the seeds in groups A, B, D, and E showed no signs of germination, the seeds of Silver Star Flower in group F happily broke through the soil and sprouted.

As for Group C (normal seeds, one secondary mist rain spell every morning, two secondary mist rain spells every evening, and one fertilization spell every two days), it had already sprouted on Monday.

Link compiled the data, recording the germination time, germination duration, and germination success rate of his group.

A simple comparison of the data from Group C and Group F shows that, when both groups used Link's germination method, the normal seeds in Group C germinated two days earlier than the problematic seeds in Group F, and the germination success rate was also 8% higher. Group C's success rate was 79.2%, while Group F's was 71.1%.

Considering the sample size issue, if the sample size is increased, the germination success rate can be further refined.

However, these two figures also have a certain degree of validity and reliability.

At this point, Link's "paper" was basically complete.

Because the experiments for groups A, B, D, and E have been done before, many related "papers" can be found in advanced literature databases.

If Link were to directly cite the data from those documents, he could simply modify his "paper" slightly and publish it.

But Link decided to take his time and do things meticulously, planning to wait until the experiment was completed and all the data was collected before filling the "paper" with real data and publishing it.

details make a difference.

Whether a number is accurate or not can sometimes be deduced.

Link didn't want to lose more than he gained by picking up a sesame seed and losing a watermelon, ending up with a reputation for "paper" fraud.

Once your reputation is ruined, it's like water spilled on the ground—it's basically impossible to get it back.

(End of this chapter)