Chapter 760 Historical Process

Here is the edited translation incorporating the expert suggestions:

As the saying goes, even if you haven’t eaten pork, you’ve surely seen a pig run. Before Liszt transmigrated, he wasn’t a researcher—just an ordinary office worker.

But he had some understanding of scientific experiments, knowing that data collection is critical in science. Establishing reference systems and repeatedly comparing information are necessary to produce meaningful findings, much like Mendel’s pea experiments.

The laws of nature have always existed; the difference lies only in whether you can discover them.

The magicians of the Legendary Continent are undoubtedly intelligent, but without proper experimental habits and due to the secrecy of their traditions, they often conduct clandestine personal experiments. There’s no systematic methodology, no detailed experimental records, and not even reproducibility.

Thus, the flourishing magical civilization of the Moon Empire rapidly declined after the contraction of the faltering Magic Web.

However, while teaching Cris magic, Liszt taught her rigorous scientific methods, the most important of which was data collection. To study spirit bugs and dragons, relying on pure speculation is meaningless without sufficient data.

For example, when studying spirit bugs, the information provided by a single one is too limited. But with data from a hundred spirit bugs, many secrets about them naturally emerge.

One spirit bug’s evolution reveals little.

But with continuous recording and the accumulation of more evolutionary data, valuable clues can certainly be uncovered, ultimately deciphering the essence of spirit bug evolution.

"Jie La is in excellent health, with vital signs showing peak activity. Through the Magic Web’s sensing, its magic radiation is nearing alignment with that of a Grand Sprite. It should evolve successfully soon," Acheronides said, leading Lucy and Rose in recording the collected data.

The twin magic apprentices, Lucy and Rose, were originally recommended by Liszt to Cris. However, the two girls displayed remarkable magical talent and were later taken on by Acheronides as lab assistants.

The main reason was that Cris was too busy to oversee the lab daily.

If the Magic Guild continued to expand, Cris would likely shift to administrative duties, leaving no time for experiments or magical training. Of course, Cris herself wasn’t an exceptionally gifted magician—great magician was probably her limit in magic cultivation.

In this era of a faltering Magic Web, becoming an Archmage is far more difficult than becoming a Dragonrider.

"Wah!"

Jie La complained, unhappy with Acheronides, Lucy, and Rose manhandling it.

Unaware of this, Lucy cheerfully said, "My Lord, Jie La is so adorable! I wish I could hold a little spirit bug every day."

She still had a childlike heart.

In fact, she was just a child—living in the countryside before the serf auctions and in the mages’ tower afterward, having faced little adversity.

Her younger sister, Rose, was more mature: "Lucy, don’t indulge in such reckless daydreams. All spirit bugs are My Lord’s private property."

This awareness was commendable. Indeed, all spirit bugs in the territory belonged to Liszt.

And they could only belong to Liszt—the lord had claim to all yields of the land. Even if farmland leased to commoners birthed a spirit bug, it still belonged to Liszt.

The freckle-faced twins—the elder lively and naive, the younger mature and sensible—were both well-liked by Liszt: "Study magic diligently, but most importantly, learn how to conduct experiments. Only then can you grow into useful individuals, unlocking more truths."

Rose answered gravely, "Lucy and I will study hard to become qualified magicians, working earnestly for My Lord and repaying your guidance."

...

At nine in the morning.

Liszt carried Jie La to the stone plaza reserved for the snowstalkers.

Emily was already standing in the plaza, as snow dusted her hair and shoulders, surrounded by playful snowstalkers.

Upon seeing Liszt, the snowstalkers immediately fell into formation under Hiddleston’s command. "Hiddleston—here."

"Ruff!"

"From now on, you'll train with Emily and follow her commands."

"Bark!" Hiddleston showed slight reluctance but obeyed Liszt's order, trotting to Emily before turning to yelp at the eight pups.

Immediately, the young ones fell into line before Emily.

"Emily, begin the training," Liszt commanded from his perch on a rock, Dragon Aura flaring around him as snowflakes vaporized midair.

"Yes, my lord!"

With Liszt overseeing, Emily's training progressed smoothly. She applied his methods diligently, building coordination with Hiddleston before leveraging his authority to direct the pups—effectively commanding the entire Blizzard Beast pack.

Where Liszt's approach had been laid-back, like an owner handling a stubborn husky, Emily trained with police-dog precision. He sometimes admitted she surpassed him in perseverance, diligence, and raw talent.

Without the Smoke Dragon's gifts of destiny, his achievements would've remained modest.

"No wonder I was just a corporate drone before transmigrating... At least crossing over granted me destiny's power—plus these good looks."

Liszt's path unfolded through external forces more than ambition.

As a certain elder once observed: "A person's destiny depends not only on self-determination, but on history's currents."

The Smoke Dragon had chosen him; he honored that choice.

Reflecting on three years in Flower Town, he summarized his work concisely: "First: adapting to the feudal knightly system. Second: applying scientific experimentation principles to magic. Third: taming several dragons. The Dragon Rider campaign mattered too, alongside expanding new trade networks."

Not world-changing—just incremental progress.

"Whoa!"

Jie La interrupted Liszt's trip down memory lane. Under his gaze, she stammered: "Li...sss...zt..."

"Hmm?"

"Jie...La...Whoa!" Successfully pronouncing her name, she burst into giggles—her vocal cords now matured.

The milestone confirmed her near-complete evolution from Thorn Fairy to Grand Sprite.

Liszt exhaled in relief, flashing a thumbs-up. "Brilliant work, Jie La!" Her transformation promised more than a two-century lifespan extension—expanded medicinal thorn cultivation would double the territory's magical herb yield.