Chapter 531 - 250: "About the Subtlety of - Numbers So the Author Didn’t Want to Give It a Name"_3

"Luo Feng...? "

Of course.

Faced with Xu Yun’s seemingly random words.

Apart from the three people mentioned above,

including William Whewell, the faces of the rest of the crowd showed a universally visible question mark:

"?"

Why is it that I understand every English word, but when they come together, it sounds like gibberish?

Xu Yun, however, ignored the other students’ reactions, his gaze fixed tightly on Angus Roman, and continued to press:

"Senior Roman, am I right?"

Gulp—

Angus Roman swallowed, and after a few seconds, spoke dryly:

"...Yes."

Wow—

Upon hearing this yes, the ceremony erupted in a buzz once more, even louder than when Xu Yun answered.

Angus Roman stood at the center, facing greater pressure than Xu Yun, not knowing how to speak.

Xu Yun’s answer was too clever; it accurately revealed the truth without tarnishing Little Niu’s saintly image.

Yet, if he added an explanation himself, he might be resented by Little Niu’s ardent fans...

Seeing Angus Roman’s dumbfounded expression, a few students seated nearby couldn’t help but raise their voices:

"Senior Roman, please give us an accurate explanation!"

"Senior Roman, say it: British people don’t lie to British people!"

"Senior Roman, are you really not covering up for this Eastern person?"

"Riddler, get lost!"

Just as the situation seemed to be getting out of hand, a strong voice rang out from the first row of seats:

"Silence!"

Everyone instinctively looked over.

Prince Albert had already stood up from his seat, his sharp gaze sweeping across the ceremony scene:

"Fellow students, Mr. Luo Feng’s answer is entirely correct; he simply added a bit of artistic flair to some parts of the process."

"The detailed disclosure will be made to members of the Royal Society of the United Kingdom within a month. If you wish to know more of the truth, strive to become members of the Royal Society."

"Well then, Mr. Roman, do you have any further questions?"

This Unofficial King of the British Peninsula was at his zenith of influence, and with a few short words, he completely quelled the somewhat chaotic scene.

After he finished speaking,

the scene became so silent you could hear a pin drop.

Most students no longer looked at Xu Yun with skepticism, but with intense curiosity.

Of course.

The skepticism dispelled was mainly about the suspicion of Angus Roman and Xu Yun performing a charade, not entirely quelling doubts about Xu Yun’s identity.

After all, Xu Yun had merely answered one question, and it was impossible to silence everyone’s doubts.

To prove his identity, this answer was far from sufficient.

Meanwhile, with Prince Albert’s last remark, the pressure shifted back to Angus Roman.

This president of the University of Cambridge’s Newton Research Association was visibly sweating profusely.

Actually, what Xu Yun didn’t know was.

According to the original plan,

The first question Angus Roman intended to ask was about something Xu Yun had done in the sales of ketchup.

But just before speaking, Angus Roman suddenly changed his mind, wanting to land a one-hit knockout, and brought out the originally reserved trump card.

In other words...

Anyone who could answer the first question would surely know the answers to some other hidden questions too.

But if he just gave up, it would be hard to explain to Mr. Plum, not to mention William Whewell would be furious:

The head of Trinity College was practically fuming at the moment and wouldn’t let him go for backing down.

But what question could be harder than a trump card?

Lost in thought.

Angus Roman’s peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of Faraday in the first row, and a lightning bolt struck his mind.

Right!

Professional knowledge!

Angus Roman’s brain, ranking fourth in the grade, began spinning rapidly.

As the president of the Newton Research Association, let’s put aside his character for a moment; in terms of understanding Little Niu, he’s one of the best.

Within a few seconds, Little Niu’s life flashed quickly through his mind.

Soon enough.

A word appeared in his mind:

Light!

Yes, light!

He took a deep breath, suddenly looked up, and said to Xu Yun:

"Mr. Luo Feng, you should know that Sir Newton once proposed two characteristics of light, speculating that both particle and wave properties simultaneously exist."

"The basis for supporting the particle nature is the phenomenon of dispersion, while the wave nature is supported by the discovery of Newton’s rings."

Then, Angus Roman shifted his focus to the surrounding audience and continued:

"But as everyone knows, the dispersion phenomenon reflects more of the wave nature of light—Sir Newton once explained the straight line trajectory with the idea of a high-speed particle stream, but after receiving a letter from Mr. Feiyu, he abandoned this view."

Upon hearing this,

many people in the audience nodded in agreement.

This had been mentioned long ago.

In the original history, Little Niu had proposed one and a half incorrect theories.

One of them referred to the absolute space-time view.

The half was the particle nature of light.

As everyone knows, Little Niu in the original trajectory was a very stubborn person.

In his manipulations, he discovered the Newton rings and observed the dispersion of light under a prism.

These two things are classic examples of wave theory in later generations, yet Little Niu stubbornly found explanations for them in the particle theory: