"This is indeed a good method!" Dudian's eyes lit up slightly. When it came to experimental conjectures, he believed that if he ranked second, no one would dare to claim the first place! After all, he was someone who had seen the modern world. Any modern technological product such as airplanes, cannons, and cars could become an experimental conjecture!
Moreover, these conjectures could be established one hundred percent!
However, limited by the current industrial level, it was a problem whether they could be made and recognized.
"It's not as simple as you think." Rat noticed the change in Dudian's expression and shook his head with a smile. He said, "The submitted experimental conjecture requires a complete deduction process. It's not just about putting forward a simple concept. It also needs to have a relatively complete alchemist formula. After all, if the alchemist formula is wrong, the conjecture will naturally be just an empty thought, like our illusory fantasies. Although with the improvement of alchemy, those magical things in our fantasies may one day become a reality, without the support of practical theories for now, it's just an unrealistic speculation after all."
Dudian nodded. He naturally knew this. His father often said that seeking the truth in science required a rigorous attitude and an imaginative mind. "Experimental conjectures" were based on the premise of "experiments", not simple fantasies. Even the various magical things in science fiction novels in the old days were based on certain scientific theories, not empty thoughts.
However, novels were ultimately just stories, mainly based on fantasies, and couldn't be considered "experimental conjectures" because the creators hadn't actually conducted related experiments.
It could be seen that it was by no means an easy task to submit a rigorous and qualified experimental conjecture.
Nevertheless, Dudian was still very excited. It was difficult for others, but for him, it was very simple. He just needed to copy the contents from the super chip, because they were all genuine technological formulas.
However, all of this was still based on the problem of electricity.
Dudian became more and more eager in his heart.
At this moment, seeing that it was getting late, Rat took Dudian to look at other stalls. After not finding anything that could help with his experiment, he left the dark underground market with Dudian.
It was getting dark outside. The gray radiation clouds covered the sky, blocking the moonlight, and it was almost curfew time.
Dudian and Rat went their separate ways and returned home.
In the blink of an eye, another three days passed.
After the alchemist table was delivered to the alchemist hideout, Dudian began to study the production of yellow phosphorus matches. Three consecutive days of experiments brought him a lot of gains, and he had already mastered the preliminary manufacturing method. In fact, making matches was not a difficult task. Just like black powder, the formula was very simple. But the birth of black powder in the early days was completely accidental, obtained from the accidental explosion of the furnaces of alchemists who were trying to make elixirs. Before that, no one expected that those few materials combined together would explode.
The birth of many great inventions often came from coincidences.
Three days passed, and it was also the day for Dudian to report to the headquarters of the Hunters.
Mr. and Mrs. Jura hadn't resigned from their jobs in the residential area yet. They still temporarily lived there and didn't go to the commercial area with Dudian. They weren't in a hurry either. After all, they had been rooted here for many years. From their respective fathers' generations to their generation, they had quite a few acquaintances, and it would take time to make arrangements.
Tap, tap, tap!
Dudian took the carriage of the consortium and came to a remote outskirts of the commercial area.
Surrounded by mountains on all sides, several gloomy ancient castles stood silently. The carriage stopped in front of one of the ancient castles.
Dudian got out of the carriage and looked at the several ancient castles and the gloomy environment in front of him. He didn't expect that the headquarters of the Hunters was such a place, with such a gloomy atmosphere, which was quite suitable for the Hunters who often lived outside the Wall.
"Please." The coachman jumped down from the carriage and said respectfully to Dudian.
Dudian followed him.
The two of them came to an ancient castle on the halfway up the hillside. The door of the ancient castle opened gently, and a young man in a black suit came out to greet them. He smiled and looked at Dudian, saying, "You're the new recruit 'Dudian' who came to report, right?"
"Yes."
"Come with me." The young man in the black suit turned and entered the ancient castle. After Dudian entered, the door of the ancient castle slowly closed.
Following the gravel path, they came to the front hall of the ancient castle. The light inside was dim. There was an oil painting of a woman hanging on the wall, which was the same woman as the one in the oil painting hanging behind 'Ferdon' on the top floor of the Scavengers' headquarters. Dudian was slightly surprised when he saw it and was a bit curious in his heart, but he didn't ask more.
"Your identity has already been registered for you before. From the moment you come here today, you have to fulfill your duties as a Hunter of the Mellon Consortium and take safeguarding the interests of the consortium as your highest goal. Do you understand?" The young man in the black suit said to Dudian.
"I understand." Dudian glanced at his shoulders and didn't see the Hunter's badge. He asked, "Who are you?"
The young man in the black suit noticed Dudian's gaze and smiled slightly, saying, "I'm the assistant instructor for trainee Hunters. By the way, although you have the Marks of the Demon, you're still a trainee Hunter. Even compared with other excellent trainee Hunters, you don't have as much combat power as them. So, starting today, you will receive training from the consortium."
"Training from the consortium?" Dudian was puzzled. "Isn't it the Hunter School?"
The young man in the black suit smiled and said, "I've heard about you. Originally, the consortium planned to arrange for you to be trained at the Hunter School. But since you have the Marks of the Demon, your physical ability is higher than others. And the Hunter School conducts unified training. It's impossible to give you a double standard alone, and the consortium doesn't have so much influence to make them show favoritism. So, you can't enter the Hunter School now and can only receive training from the consortium."
"However, don't worry. The training content of the consortium is basically copied from the Hunter School, and it's roughly the same. Moreover, you should have already decided on your future occupation, right? You just need to conduct special training for your own position."
"Of course, you still need to know something about the specialties of other positions, so that you can cooperate more tacitly when going on hunts in the future."
Seeing this, Dudian had nothing to say. Since it had been decided above, he could only follow the arrangement.
"What occupation did you choose?"
"Hunter."
"For long-range output? The consortium is indeed in short supply of Hunters at present. However, there aren't many people with the talent for archery. I hope you have good talent in this aspect. Otherwise, it will be difficult to reach the peak just based on your interest." The young man in the black suit said.
Hearing what he said, Dudian thought of his previous shooting results and couldn't help feeling worried.
"Let's first test your talents in various aspects." The young man in the black suit smiled slightly and said, "Come with me to the training ground." He pushed open the door of the inner hall of the front hall. Behind it was an extremely open space, with various training props, such as archery targets, wooden dummies, rocking horses, and a cage filled with sharp swords, which made Dudian break out in a cold sweat when he saw it.
"Since you chose to be a Hunter, let's first test your archery talent." The young man in the black suit stood in front of the archery target and waved to Dudian, motioning for him to come over.