When he arrived at the top of the Alchemy Tower as usual, Scar was squatting in front of the desk with his head in his hands, thinking about something. It was obvious that he was immersed in the work at hand.
"What's wrong? Is there anything?"
In response to Du Lin's question, Scar, who had barely come to his senses, slowly spoke:
"It's a task assigned to me by Dean Hohenheim. It's about opening a new branch next semester and integrating our magic alchemy subject into regular compulsory courses."
"Oh, is the next semester about to start?"
He probably recalled that Dean Hohenheim had previously decided to allow ordinary people without magical talent to join the Imperial Magic Academy through selection, and to include magic alchemy as a basic subject in the regular compulsory courses.
Du Lin immediately showed an expression of understanding.
Of course, even though he understood it, he was still very curious about what level of difficulty Scar would include in the textbooks of basic subjects.
Therefore, Du Lin took a decisive look at the paper on the other party's workbench, and then murmured in disbelief:
"Let me see. There are 300 basic magic alchemy formulas, 50 formulas for the flow laws of magic circuits, the basics of magic alchemy, the basics of magic creation, the basics of alchemy engineering... Are you going to put all these things into the textbooks of basic subjects?"
"What? Is there a problem?"
"It's not a question of whether there is a problem..."
Looking at the man in front of him who had no idea how cruel he was doing, Du Lin rubbed his forehead helplessly and asked:
"Is this how you usually teach your students in the Alchemy Tower?"
"Well, because there are so many things involved, I usually simplify the content of my lectures."
"That's fine. As for your textbook, believe me, if you don't want the dean to use this pile of materials, which is almost as thick as a bookshelf, as firewood, you should reduce the content to 1% immediately!"
"But then they won't learn anything..."
"You don't ask them to learn anything in the first place. The purpose of basic subjects is to cultivate interest and help students find their future direction. You can't ask everyone to learn magic alchemy!"
"this… "
Since Scar had been working behind closed doors in the Alchemy Tower for more than half a year, his brain was obviously unable to understand the basic concepts of pedagogy.
In the end, Du Lin had no choice but to give up trying to make the other party understand, and said in conclusion:
"In short, your teaching materials must be simple and interesting. Very interesting! We can't make everyone learn Magic Alchemy, but we must at least try our best to let those who may be interested in Magic Alchemy choose this subject. Do you understand?!"
"Is that so?"
After hearing Du Lin's words, Scar suddenly realized.
Du Lin was too lazy to say anything to the other party. After all, the main purpose of his visit was for the Spring Festival Film Festival.
Just like the last Frost Film Festival, he will still screen the latest movies at the Imperial Magic Academy during this Spring Festival Film Festival. This may even become a custom in the future.
Chapter 281: Spring Festival Film Festival! (Part 2)
Chapter 281
Time passes by little by little, and before we know it, the Spring Festival Film Festival is about to arrive.
When the behemoth film industry began to wriggle, the entire empire began to be shaken.
Starting from the South Border, the news of the Spring Festival Film Festival spread again and again. Almost everyone in the entire empire learned about this grand festival and realized that two blockbuster movies would be released during this festival.
Moreover, compared to other regions, the TV bar in the South Territory also broadcast an advertisement for the final chapter of "Kara no Kyoukai", which naturally made the audience in the South Territory even more excited.
At the same time, after more than half a month's journey, the young paladins from the Church of Holy Light, Crusch and Dahlia, have also set foot on the land of the southern border, ready to witness with their own eyes how confusing movies are.
…
Southland, Northrick.
First day of movie screenings.
Long before the cinema announced the official time, a large number of audiences had already crowded here, and people were all looking forward to the official opening of the new movie.
"Ahh, why does it take another hour to start? I queued for a whole day and night to get a ticket a few days ago!"
"Don't mention it, I had been queuing at the ticket office since the night before!"
"Who do you think you are? I've been queuing up for three days!"
"Open the door! I want to see fate!!!"
"Open the door!!!!"
"… "
All of a sudden, all kinds of sounds were heard at the entrance of the cinema.
If there had not been a large number of soldiers guarding the place, there would have been chaos and even the door of the cinema would have been broken down.
In a corner around the cinema, the orc girl Juno inadvertently appeared and said stiffly to the orc prophet disguised as an ordinary old man behind her:
"My Lord Prophet, why are you here again?"
"Ahem..."
In response to Juno's speech, the prophet coughed twice, and then said calmly:
"After watching the movie last time, I wrote down my thoughts in a report and submitted it to the Beast King. I think after reading my advice, the war hawks who were originally considering a life-and-death battle with the Human Empire will be a little more restrained. At least try the possibility of peaceful coexistence with the Human Empire first."
"Oh, that's a really great thing."
Juno spoke from the bottom of her heart.
After all, she was well aware of the power gap between the Orc Kingdom and the Human Empire.
If the Orc Kingdom had the upper hand a thousand years ago, the Human Empire, which now has nearly two-digit great sages, is no longer something the Orc Kingdom can contend with.
If a war really breaks out between the two, the human kingdom may suffer heavy losses, but the orc kingdom will definitely be completely destroyed.
This is an indisputable fact.
Unfortunately, there are only a few smart people among the high-ranking officials of the Orc Kingdom, and those who can calmly analyze the situation like the Orc Prophet are even rarer.
Therefore, in recent years, the Orc Kingdom has been considering a desperate battle with the Human Empire and is absolutely unwilling to be a vassal of the Human Empire.
Juno saw all of this, but as a mere spy she had no ability to change anything, so she could only proceed step by step.
Now, knowing that the report submitted by the prophet might change the minds of the top leaders and prevent such a war that was doomed to bring destruction, Juno breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of his heart.
On the other hand, the Orc Prophet breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he had successfully diverted the subject of the little girl with the Black Blade in front of him.
In fact, as a prophet of the Orc Kingdom, the movie he saw last time was enough for him to write a very detailed report, so there was no reason for him to set foot on this human land again.
However, when he heard the news of the Human Empire's New Year Film Festival from his men, an irresistible urge made him ignore his duties and rush here from the Orc Kingdom once again.
After all, I couldn't sleep all night because I didn't finish watching "FateZero" and "Steins;Gate" last time, and I would be distracted from time to time thinking about the final endings of these two stories.
Therefore, in a sense, the Orc Prophet did not come here with any mission this time. He was just a movie fan who wanted to see this world-renowned movie.
…
When the movie-going crowds gathered, in addition to the main entrance of the cinema, the other streets were almost packed with people.
A huge crowd of people was waiting at the entrance of the cinema, waiting for the movie to officially begin.
In this situation, His Majesty Hubbard, as the king of mankind, was no exception. He even deliberately mingled with the crowd of ordinary people, listening to the audience from all directions expressing their thoughts.
"King... Lord Hubbard, is it necessary for you to do this?"
In response to General Wilhelm's speech, King Hubbard, who was squeezed by the crowd, just smiled and said:
"Don't you think this is interesting? The voices of the people are everywhere, and they are expressing their feelings from the bottom of their hearts without disguising themselves. I think this is much more interesting than listening to the arguments of the civil servants in the palace."
"this… "
General Wilhelm could not understand the King's amusement and just sighed helplessly.
As a close friend of the king, he could feel that since His Majesty the King had watched the movie before, his old age, which had lost interest in most things, had regained vitality.
The enemy, who had spent most of their lives fighting in war and politics, once again chose the last battlefield, that is, the human empire itself and the people of the human empire themselves.
However, this battlefield is different from war and politics.
In the past, whether it was the battlefields of endless killing or the political arena of intrigue, General Wilhelm could always serve as the opponent's right-hand man, either to annihilate the powerful enemy or to force...
But now, facing the people, the last battlefield, General Wilhelm found that he seemed unable to help them at all.
In other words, King Hubbard didn't need his help.
Because there is no opponent on this battlefield. In fact, the biggest opponent is the king himself.
In the past, General Wilhelm thought he could see through the smile of his best friend and what he was thinking, but now, he could no longer understand what the other party's purpose was or what he wanted to achieve.
The only thing General Wilhelm can do now is to quietly assist the other party and watch him do everything he wants to do at the end of his life.
Even though that may not be a bright future.
Chapter 282: The final episode of "Fate Zero" is released! (I)
Chapter 282
Imperial School of Magic.
As an event that swept the empire, the Spring Festival Film Festival naturally caused a sensation in the academy.
Be it students or lecturers, they tacitly did not go to the teaching building on this day. Instead, they poured directly into the college square, found their seats very skillfully, and waited for the official release of the movie.
Before the movie was released, everyone was so excited that they couldn't help but talk about it.
"The movies this time are "FateZero" and "Steins;Gate"!"
"Yeah, it seems like both movies will be finished this time."
"I'm really looking forward to it. I really want to know what the ending of both sides will be like."
"Let's not talk about Fate Zero for now. The development of Steins;Gate is really intriguing. Okabe Ryutaro activated the time machine. Could it really be possible to travel through time and space?"
"Then I'm more looking forward to FateZero. The battle between the heroic spirits is really exciting, and the final ownership of the Holy Grail is also very exciting!"
"But I actually care more about the show Kara no Kyoukai that is on TV. I never thought that it would end like this. I thought it would last for at least a few hundred episodes."
"Hundreds of episodes is too much. I originally thought it should only last for a few dozen episodes."
"Ah, I always feel a little lonely. If these three works are all finished, how will I live next?"
"Don't worry, Director Du Lin will definitely present us with more exciting movies next time."
“… … .”
Various discussions were heard in the square. The magicians' words continued to spread, which surprised Geblen and Chris who had quietly mixed in.
“I never expected that people would be so excited about the movie we made.”
In response to Chris's speech, Geblen smiled and said:
"Movies are indeed a groundbreaking invention. It seems that fellow student Du Lin is an explorer with wise eyes like me. It is really exciting to have such a like-minded person in the world!"
"... ..."
As always, she ignored the other party's second-year quotes and turned around to see two members of the Magic Alchemy Department.
With her excellent memory, she recognized the two people as Piccole and Dylan from the alchemy department.
At this moment, after finishing their level-squeezing work at the Alchemy Tower, these two brothers in the field of magic alchemy finally caught up with the opening of the movie and arrived at the center of the square.
... ...
During the last hour of waiting for the movie to start, Du Lin sat quietly at the counter of Edward Tavern.
At the same time, basically all the studio members have gathered at the scene, each one is ready to go, and they are obviously eager to watch the latest movie.
Let’s not talk about Zat and Aya, the two of them were bickering in the distance as usual.
Helena seemed to have been overexploited recently and didn't even have the energy to be a middle school student. She was just communicating with Winry who had just arrived here.
Wiz and Beldia, the undead pair, seem to have gotten more and more used to their current lives recently and no longer have any reservations about going out.
On the other hand, Saeki and Leticia were still somewhat uncomfortable with their identities as undead, and always concealed their bodies with thick armor and robes.
Chase brought his wife and daughter with him after a long absence. After the filming of "Fate Zero" was completed, he finally had time to reunite with his family and enjoy the movie he made together.
Seeing the people in front of him, Durin lamented that time passed so quickly. He also automatically ignored a certain orc girl who had left the tavern early in the morning and said loudly:
"Now that everyone is here, let's go to the cinema together!"