The city shrouded in mist gives people a feeling that the heat is trapped in the fog and cannot be dissipated. One o'clock in the afternoon is considered the hottest time of the day, and going out in formal clothes is even more tormenting.
But this kind of clothes is necessary. Even if the academic report invites people from the public to participate, if the clothes are not appropriate, it may be difficult to enter the door.
The clothes Xia De wore were made by the tailor sent by Miss Galina during the card game with the Duke. He did not encounter any obstacles when he entered the Delarion Royal Mechanical Academy. He looked curiously at the colleges and universities in the steam age, and even had the mood to stop and admire the flowers planted in the flower beds.
Following several middle-aged gentlemen who were obviously also here to participate in the academic report, and following the guide signs to find the auditorium where the academic report was held, there was even a special servant asking if they needed to lead the way.
The college auditorium is divided into different venues, well-dressed gentlemen walk through it, and various accents communicate with each other in the corridors, or invite colleagues to watch a certain speech together.
The academic atmosphere here is very strong, just looking at everyone's temperament, you can tell that the people gathered here this afternoon are all so-called cultural people.
"Am I bragging?"
He stopped in front of the bulletin board, looking for a suitable report session.
[Judging from your education and knowledge level, it is enough to be called a cultural person. 】
This was probably one of the few times she directly praised Xia De.
I don't know what method was used inside the auditorium, the temperature is much lower than the outside world. Xia De even discovered that there was an afternoon tea party in this academic report event. This point was not written in the newspaper advertisement, presumably to prevent some people who took advantage of it from getting in.
Although the original purpose of coming here was to see the development of contemporary physics, but in the end, I first chose the mathematics report of an old white-bearded scholar who came from Saladir County.
The main content of the report was calculus, but in fact most of the time was spent talking about the old man’s recent work, that is, “When a function satisfies certain conditions, use the derivative values of each order of the function at a certain point as coefficients, you can Construct a polynomial to approximate this function".
It was a small room with blackboards and more than 20 benches. There were only dozens of gentlemen who came to listen to the report, and they sat very scattered among each other.
At the beginning of the report, most people were able to listen and nod their heads, expressing their agreement with these views. When the function expansion is officially entered, only a small number of people can understand it, and when the remainder of the expansion is discussed at the end, probably only Xia De can fully understand it.
He had learned this kind of knowledge when he was in his hometown, but it was named "Taylor expansion" in his hometown, but in this world, the old scholar named it after his surname and became "Moss expansion".
This is not the forefront of current mathematics research, which shows that in this era of steam waves, the development of mathematics has reached a very high level. The development of productivity requires the innovation of production tools, and the innovation and creation of production tools cannot do without research and breakthroughs in basic mathematics, physics and chemistry. Outlanders have already noticed the vigorous and prosperous steam industry in this world, so the basic mathematical tools cannot be left behind.
Xia De still remembers his character setting of "lost past memory", so he only listened to the speech this afternoon, but never spoke, and did not show any strangeness. But after the lecture, he will have a few simple talks with the professors who gave the lecture about the content of the lecture, share his views, and try to find out how the frontier of basic disciplines has developed.
This studiousness and "talent" made Xia De very popular, so he handed out his business card as a way to expand his business.
Among all the reports, Xia De was actually most interested in the lecture on the invention of steam machinery, and wanted to see the whimsical ideas of people in this era. It's a pity that this academic report conference does not involve physical exhibitions, so we can only listen to reports on mechanical principles and the convenience of miniaturization and improvement of steam engines, but these are interesting enough.
The steam technology is charming enough, and the metal-made machinery based on basic mechanics also has enough rough beauty. Perhaps it is not as practical as the power system in the hometown of foreigners, but what Shade appreciates is the idea and appearance. When you come to a strange world, the most interesting thing is to see those unique enough things.
When going to the afternoon tea party, Xia De held a teacup, and for some reason, talked with a few strangers who spoke Kasenlik about the content of the report they had just heard. Coincidentally, Shad could understand Carson Riek but couldn't speak it, and the foreigners could understand Delarion but couldn't speak it.
So, their conversation went smoothly. Xia De heard that half an hour ago, someone accidentally caused a fire when demonstrating the use of a new type of metal combustion accelerant, which made him regret not going to listen to the lecture on chemistry first, after all, such excitement is rare.
This is Shade's current feeling.
This academic lecture attracted people from all over the world, including ring warlocks. When Xia De passed by people, he heard the reminder whispered in his ear. But he did not observe others, nor did he have the urge to explore other people's secrets. He just pretended that he didn't know anything, and focused on shuttling through the report meeting.
In the first few hours of the afternoon, he listened to several lectures on mathematics, physics and mechanical manufacturing, so after the tea party, he went to listen to lectures on humanities and social sciences. Among them, Xia De also felt that he benefited a lot from the report on the economy and the relationship between the two countries. And the theological lectures he occasionally attends, let him understand the cornerstone role of the church in a civilized society from the perspective of ordinary people.
After the speech, because there is no need to take into account the source of basic knowledge like natural science, Shade specially talked with the professor of Lorax Theological Seminary in Tobesk about some issues about the relationship between God and man. These questions are not meaningless. In a world where gods really exist and can come to mortals, the answers to the questions are obviously different from what outsiders hear from their hometown.
This academic report sponsored by the city hall actually hosted dinner at six o'clock in the evening. Xia De had prepared cat food for the cat in advance when he went out, so there was no need to go home, so he stayed for the dinner party.
This is not a formal banquet, but a simple dinner party. The scale is similar to that of an afternoon tea party. Everyone holds a plate and gathers with familiar people to discuss topics of interest.
Shade didn't meet acquaintances all afternoon, but met Professor Manning at the dinner party. It was not Xia De who took the initiative to greet Professor Manning, but the professor took the initiative to find Xia De.
At that time, the young outlander was standing by the long dining table covered with a white cloth, holding a plate, discussing with the voice in his head how to handle the roast goose on the table, whether to divide it with a knife or ask a servant for help.
He didn't have to eat the roast goose, but he was curious about a whole goose on the plate on the table.
"Oh, isn't this Detective Hamilton?"
He turned around when he heard someone mention his name, and saw Professor Manning approaching.
At this time, more than a week has passed since the [Happy Dream Pen] incident, and Professor Manning is recovering very well. Although his complexion is still a little unhealthy, and he looks like he has just recovered from a serious illness with some sequelae, but at least he can go out normally.
"Good evening, Professor, long time no see."
The two reached out and shook each other's hands, and neither of them mentioned what happened when they met last time in a very tacit understanding. After exchanging a few pleasantries, Professor Manning asked Shad why he came here, and when he heard that he came here specially to listen to the report, he immediately smiled:
"Nowadays there are really not many studious young people like you."
The two talked about the report meeting this afternoon. It happened that Xia De did not listen to the academic report on history and archaeology, but listened to Professor Manning talk about the content of the report. The theme this time is the realistic reference significance of ancient literature. The professor who came all the way from Carsonrick pointed out that most of the ancient literature that has been handed down to this day is very likely to be related to what actually happened in ancient times.
Of course, this controversial view naturally caused dissatisfaction among some people. As for Professor Manning, his field of research is archaeology, or in other words, he specializes in leading a group of people to excavate ancient ruins, so he did not express any opinions at the report meeting.
During the conversation, the professor used a knife on the table to open the belly of the roast goose, exposing the beef stuffed inside, and let Shade know how to eat this dish~www.mtlnovel.com~The professor is not only good at archeology , He has made great achievements in other social science fields, and even knows a little bit about advanced mathematics. After the dinner party, he also introduced some of his colleagues to Xia De, and invited Xia De to listen to the report on the excavation of the remains of the Fifth Epoch city-state in the eastern part of the kingdom after the dinner party.
Professor Manning has a lot of face among the crowd, so Xia De has also been widely welcomed. During the report meeting, he also tried to bring the topic to the large area of ancient civilization relics in the New World, but people were very cautious not to discuss this topic with Shad.
"The Kingdom has clearly stipulated that any news about archaeology in the New World cannot be disclosed to ordinary people in public."
This was what Professor Manning told Xia De quietly, which meant that if Xia De came to his house as a guest, it would be fine to discuss such topics in private.
It was really a fulfilling day. Until Xia De returned home at nine o'clock that night, he didn't encounter any unexpected things. Holding the leaping cat in his arms, walking along the curved stairs to the second floor, he still thought that today might be his lucky day.
Probably because of this kind of thinking, a few hours later, at two o'clock in the middle of the night, someone knocked on the door of the downstairs room at No. 6, Place Saint-Andrés.