Chasing Time

“Next, we have the most noble recipient of the Order of the Garter, the Grand Cross of Saint Michael and Saint George, the Grand Cross of the Bath, the Victoria Cross and the lower grades of Knighthood, the leader of the anti-colonial movement, the bell-ringer of the East India Company, the hero of the Crimean War, a Fellow of the Royal Society, a lifelong dear friend of literary giants such as Dickens and Great Dumas, a steadfast supporter of scientific luminaries like Faraday and Darwin, having served as assistant under-secretary, deputy under-secretary, and permanent under-secretary in departments of the Home Office and the Navy Department of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the inaugural Cabinet Secretary and head of the civil service, the first graduate and most distinguished alumnus of our school. Please welcome Sir Arthur Hastings to deliver a speech on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the University of London.”
Arthur's gaze swept across the crowd before him, looking at the young faces and murmured, “Agares, what do you think I should say?”
The Red Devil's wraith hovered behind him, saliva almost dribbling from the corner of his mouth, “Look at these ignorant souls; they still worship you as a hero. Why not say something they'd like to hear?”
Arthur took a deep breath and let out a deafening roar, “Oxford is a bunch of whores' bastards!”
“Oh!!!!”
The audience erupted into thunderous applause.
“Cambridge is the same!” he added immediately.
The applause grew even more fervent...
(The protagonist, possessed by a devil, travels through 19th-century Britain in a world without magic)

The Shadow of Great Britain

But I've always kept an eye on the latest scientific advancements. The paper you co-authored with Mr. Faraday is definitely of high value in the field of electromagnetism. I could even say that if Faraday's publication of "On Electromagnetic Induction" was the opening act of this new field, then your "On Faraday's Lines of Force" and "On the Three Rules of Electromagnetism" are the first two exhibits displayed after the curtain was raised.


Now, when researchers in electromagnetism refer to the Three Rules, they cite them directly as: Ampere's Rule, Faraday's Rule, and Hastings's Rule. Although your research achievements cannot yet be compared with the former two, just the fact that your name is mentioned alongside theirs means there is no problem in calling you an authority on electromagnetism.


At the very least, I think you shouldn't be stumped by an apprentice's questions. If you're truly not holding back from an apprentice, then I can only think you're being modest."


Chapter 269: The Mathematical Needs of Soldiers (4K8)_3