In the following days, there were no more abnormal fluctuations in the psychic network. Daniel had already begun to investigate the rumors about visions, while Gawain continued to pay attention to the situation at home and abroad, and the machine he built. The operation of the huge imperial machine and time passed quietly in between.
On the first rest day of the foggy month, the weather was rare and sunny.
There is something worth celebrating in Cecil City today.
The brilliance of the huge sun dispersed the thin clouds in the sky, and the bright sunshine shone on the streets of Cecil in winter. Citizens wearing thick winter clothes and beaming with joy gathered together in the Mage District in the south of the city. Gathering into a stream of people.
A brand new and large-scale building stands at the end of this block, next to the buildings in the Mage District, next to the Rune Research Institute and the Magic Technology Research Institute, facing the Mage District. The block avenues and the semicircular "Learning Square" are like a crown worn in Nancheng District, accepting the observation and cheers of the citizens.
——The Imperial College will be officially put into use today.
The honor guard formed a heroic queue in the Knowledge Square. A tall rostrum was set up in the early morning. A long cloth with black and blue background and golden sword and plow emblem. The curtains hung on both sides of the high platform, glowing solemnly under the rising sun. Four white knights with thick armor stood on both sides of the high platform. When Gawain in ceremonial dress appeared, the white knights and the square The soldiers in the upper ranks turned their bodies at the same time, saluting their loyal monarch amid the collision of metal armor.
Before Gawain walked onto the high platform, he first turned his head and glanced at the buildings behind the high platform that were about to be put into use——
The castle-like main building of the Imperial Academy was standing in the bright Under the skylight, the two ancillary buildings on both sides of the main building and the four spiers surrounding the college shine in the sun. In the college, brand-new fountains, flower beds, and large magical obelisks that rotate quietly on the square are scattered at random. It combines the mysterious atmosphere of classics with the unique beauty of modern magic industry.
Gawain could not help but think of the low brick buildings, fence walls, dusty squares, and wooden shacks that would sway when the wind blew at Cecil General College in the past.
It’s really different.
With the development of the Southern Territory, especially the reorganization of the old Ansu Kingdom, many of the foundations Gawain laid in Cecil City are becoming insufficient, especially those emergency foundations in the past. Facilities are also facing hard requirements for upgrading and transformation.
Cecil General College once trained the first batch of key intellectuals for the southern border and completed the first four-year literacy mission. Now with the gradual increase in the population of Cecil City, higher-level The demand for education continues to increase, and students from all over the north continue to pour in, and the simple college is gradually overwhelmed.
For this reason, Gawain began planning and building a larger capital college a year ago as the most important part of the new order he created.An important "model of educational facilities", this college was initially named "Cecil College", but after the establishment of the empire, its name was finally changed to "Imperial College" and was adapted to the new imperial situation. After a series of post-production adjustments, today it finally opens to the public.
As an "advanced" institution of Cecil General College, Imperial College will be able to accommodate more students and will also provide higher-level education. In the initial stage, it will be divided into four branches. It focuses on the four fields of magical technology, cultural knowledge, extraordinary education, and modern military. It is also divided internally into runes, mechanics, grammar, history, law, magic, alchemy, society, nature, military strategy, and modern Weapons and other subjects, it can even be said that the entire new order created by Gawain has been included in a large and complex system of this college.
This college will be open to everyone. Just like the previous Cecil General College, it is an institution that does not consider the origin of the students and prohibits any differential education.
Of course, the former Cecil General College was not abandoned because of the establishment of Imperial College. It is still preserved and has been renovated and transformed. It is only two streets away from the new Imperial College. distance and will continue to undertake the function of performing literacy education and basic education, providing educational opportunities for those who do not have any foundation or have a weak foundation.
In a sense, General College can be regarded as a path reserved for lower-class civilians to enter the Imperial College-low-class civilians without any foundation will definitely not be able to keep up with the professional education of the Imperial College, and they will not be able to learn more in the Imperial College. High-end universities compete with wealthy children who have a good knowledge base, but they can make up for their shortcomings in this area at General College. Letters of recommendation and scholarships from General College will also help civilians enter the college to study.
This can be regarded as an imperfect but effective "patch measure" set up by Gawain under the current social structure.
Gawain came to the high platform prepared for him, with a heartfelt smile on his face, and his eyes slowly swept across the countless people gathered in the square.
Cheers sounded from all directions, and everyone in the square shouted happily and saluted the founder of the empire.
“Welcome to you, citizens, and I am pleased to announce to you that a new facility that will benefit the people of Cecil will be opened today, right here in our Behind..."
Among the crowd in the square, a young man with short brown hair stood in an inconspicuous corner, looking up like everyone else at Emperor Cecil who was speaking on the high platform. .
But what is different from others is that although there is respect in the young man's eyes, he appears more calm, and there is also a hint of curiosity in his eyes.
Huge holographic images stood on both sides of the square, and the speech amplified by the magic device resounded throughout the square. Whenever Gawain Cecil finished a few words,There would be bursts of cheers from all around, which made the young man couldn't help but raise his head and look around - he looked curiously at the excited and joyful people, feeling the strange enthusiasm emanating from everyone, Finally, I couldn't help but touch a passerby beside me:
"Such a grand gathering... did everyone gather spontaneously? How did you know there was a gathering today?"
The passerby who was touched turned to look at the young man and asked in a loud voice: "Are you a foreigner?"
The young man seemed a little uncomfortable with the loud voice of the person in front of him. , he took a small step back inconspicuously, but still had a gentle and polite smile on his face: "I...are indeed from another place."
"Then it's normal that you're not familiar with it. "," the passerby with a loud voice said with a happy smile, "This kind of gathering is a major event in Cecil City. All kinds of novelty things or more important new policies are usually displayed at the gathering. Of course everyone is interested." . There will be newspapers to publicize before the rally starts, and then the Magic Network Radio will announce the news. Basically, anyone who doesn’t stay in the house all day and doesn’t go out or read newspapers will know about the rally..."
The young man looked suddenly enlightened: "I see..."
The loud passerby glanced at him again, suddenly curious: "Hey, young man, what are you here for? "
"I'm here to study," the young man said with a smile, and raised his hand to point in the direction of the Imperial College, "I want to go there"
"Oh——. That's incredible!" The loud passerby suddenly widened his eyes, "Then you will definitely have a future."
The young man blinked: "Why do you say that?"
“The simple truth is, the more you learn, the more you understand. The more you understand, the more you can find a good job. In factories, government affairs offices, and the military, all these decent places require you to be able to write and do math. That'll do," the passerby said with a smile, showing a hint of pride, "You are like me. I used to work as a coolie in the mountains, but now I work as a mechanic in a factory because I went to night school..."< /p>
The young man listened in a daze as the loud voice in front of him said these words to himself, and he gradually became a little surprised.
These are some superficial "truths", but they are "truths" after all.
For an ordinary civilian to talk to himself about these "principles" with such a confident and happy look, this was an unprecedented experience for him.
"Anyway, young man, just study hard." The loud passerby suddenly stretched out his hand and patted the young man's shoulder hard twice, "I can see that you are capable. This place welcomes capable people, as Master Godwin said... By the way, this is a good time!"
The young man was about to catch himself in the opponent's hand! His eyes widened in shock when he reached his shoulder. He instinctively frowned and tried to avoid it, but he only turned slightly to the side and stopped.In place, the hand still patted his shoulder firmly.
The strong impact on the shoulder made the young man stagger twice. He showed a strange expression for a moment, and then covered it up with a slightly stiff smile, and said a few casual words. After that, he turned sideways and squeezed out of the crowd.
He was about to walk to the edge of the square, leave here inconspicuously through a certain path, and return to his temporary residence. But after taking a few steps, he stopped as if he sensed something. steps.
The young man raised his head and squinted his eyes slightly. In the bright sunshine, he saw two figures walking not far away.
One of them is a blond man about his own age, but he doesn’t know him.
The other is a man wearing a dark blue silk coat, with short silver hair and a cheerful smile.
He already knew this.
They are other people’s children.
The heir to the Duchess of the North, Findir Wilder.
The unique, cold magical aura is hard to mistake, and the young Northern heir has obviously not yet learned the essence of Duchess Victoria’s ability to control magic. He appeared in the square, faintly Yueyue's magic power fluctuations cannot be hidden at all.
The young man with short brown hair smiled and walked towards the two people not far away, and the other party had obviously noticed this. Before he spoke, the heir to the North had already He waved his hands and shouted loudly: "Elaven! Are you really here too?"
Elaven Franklin walked forward quickly, his brows couldn't help but frown slightly: " Fundil - Shouting like this in the square is not the way a marquis should behave."
"Don't do this, I had a hard time getting out of my aunt's sight," Fundil Wilder. Immediately waving his hands, "And is it in line with the Marquis' behavior for you to crowd in the crowd and watch the rally like this?" Beside the two of them, the blond young man Firm planned to say hello to his friend's friend. , but at this moment his eyes were wide open in a dull manner. He looked at Fendil, then at the stranger in front of him called "Eleven", and finally his eyes fell on Fendil: "...ah?"
"...Damn it, I haven't figured out how to say it yet," Fendil suddenly reacted and couldn't help but hold his forehead and stared at Elaven again, "You... How many times have you messed up my affairs?"
Elaven was stunned for a moment, as if he had guessed something. He looked at Firm, who was still at a loss, and then at Fen. Dill: "Then this is..."
"My traveling companion, we met on the Highlander - ah, the Highlander is a magical mechanical ship, did you know? It's..."
"I know about mechanical boats. I've been on them on the White Water River," Eleven shook his head helplessly, "So, you didn't tell this traveling companion your identity? ”
“I don’t want to ruin this rare trip,” FendiEr smiled bitterly and turned to Firm, "I'm sorry, Firm, but I didn't mean to hide it. I just don't want my status as the heir to the Duke of the North to affect our relationship - it's not easy to make a friend outside the castle. "
"Heir to the Duke of the North..." The blond young man from Barron finally confirmed the words he heard. The huge shock even made him feel a little suffocated, "Oh my God...so you His full name is..."
"Findil Wilder," Fundil said, then pointed to Elaven next to him, "This is Marquis Elaven Franklin, Duke of the West. Son, ah, I should introduce his title and his many honorary titles in detail on this occasion, but that is too troublesome, so this step is omitted.
"Elaven, the person in front of you. It's Mr. Firm from Burren, the creator of the Shadow Play, an outstanding playwright...at least that's what I think. "
Film's eyes once again jumped between the two duke heirs. As a person who aspires to become an outstanding playwright, at this moment, he suddenly questioned his ability to write scripts. .
In the face of dramatic reality, his imagination as a playwright suddenly became insufficient.