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Silver Hall.
Bright lights illuminated the space as the scholars watched the stage below, their hearts filled with anticipation.
Ryan slowly walked forward.
He reached the center of the podium and gave the audience a slight bow.
Straightening up, he slowly began.
"The topic I'll be presenting today is—<A Study on the Energy Release Efficiency of Fire Elements in a Compressed State>."
Ian stood backstage, listening.
The subject matter was quite ordinary: how to compress fire elements to their limit in order to achieve greater explosive power.
But the content was solid, and the data was detailed.
By the end, Ian joined the scholars in front in applauding.
Even the three Grand Scholars nodded in satisfaction.
Such solid research could never be wrong, no matter the era. The halls of academia were built upon paper after paper like this.
"Ryan was utterly unremarkable when he first joined the Society, yet he made his way step by step to where he is today."
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Elena remarked from the front.
"Not bad."
The Grand Scholar who somewhat resembled Dante nodded. The next second, however, he changed tack. "But it's too ordinary. Academia still needs more innovation. Dante's research, for example, is quite good, and so is Ian's. Their papers this time both contain innovation."
Kieran, beside him, glanced at the man and suddenly spoke. "Dante? He still falls short. His capacity for academic innovation isn't enough, and there is too little that is truly his own."
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Dante's grandfather, the Grand Scholar named Zeno, could not help but furrow his brow.
"Dean Kieran, are you saying my grandson is unworthy of his reputation?"
Kieran looked at him, his gaze calm.
"I read his latest published paper. For