It was cold and snowy in winter, but it was already the end of winter, and the main road of the college was cleaned by workers every day, so it was considered clean.
Today, the sun is hot and there is no snow, and the sky is crystal clear. Everything is washed away, and the world is only one color. There is no beauty of spring, no splendor of summer, no fruitful autumn, but the simplicity and simplicity of winter.
There were not many pedestrians on the main road, so the three masters and servants walked along the road. The man walking in front who looked like a guard breathed lightly, pointed to a row of saplings with no branches and leaves beside the road and said: "Edward originally wanted to directly transplant ten-year-old alpine snow cypress trees, so that the college can be green even in winter." However, Long made a calculation for him. If silver laurel saplings were used instead of snow cypress, the gold coins alone could save 200,000 yuan. And now it is the end of winter, even with the scorching sun overhead. Instead, snow cypress Large shading will make the main road look gloomy. It is better to plant these saplings, and when the winter is over, the leaves will grow in the spring. In summer, even if the shade is not enough, it can still block the scorching sun. In the end, Edward adopted Long's proposal, and asked him to review the college's respective expenses, accumulating all items, and saved more than two million gold coins."
"Dragon, he is a man who is careful and careful. It is reassuring to have such a person sitting in the rear."
The blond girl smiled sweetly and said, "You and Edward can also be said to be far-sighted, but both of you have a problem, that is, you look too high and ignore the things under the tall buildings. There are people like Long who will check for you. It complements each other to fill in the gaps.”
"Thank you for your compliment, Your Highness." The man bowed solemnly, causing the girl to chuckle.
The girl said: "I didn't mean to flatter you, but it's the truth. I've seen too many examples of hegemony in which land, food, and talents are plundered. To be honest, it is not impossible to support war with war. Especially in the early stage of war, this kind of everything The strategy of robbing can keep its power growing to the greatest extent, just like a snowball rolling bigger and bigger. But the disadvantages are also obvious, just like a snowball rolling over. The snowball is big, but the snowball is full of Is it snowing? Not necessarily?"
"The looted territories, food, wealth, etc. are fine. After all, they are dead things. Even the soldiers who are robbed can simply intimidate and lure them. Generally speaking, as long as the lord is not a jerk, for the soldiers, who do you want to fight for? It's not desperate. As long as you earn military merits, you will fight. But those talents who can really affect the development of the territory's forces are different. You may be snatched by you for a while and have to serve you. But it's not a long-term plan. After a long time People's hearts will change. No matter whether the lord is exhausting his heart and energy to win the loyalty of these people, or simple and rude coercion and temptation, it may not have much effect."
"The former may be able to win the title of enlightened master, but it's hard to say how many hearts he can capture. The smarter the person, the harder it is to gain their loyalty; as for the latter, it may be even worse, and it may take a while, but who can say Are you sure that later people will just pretend to be true to you?" The girl said sincerely, "Talent is the cornerstone, and the sooner the cornerstone is formed, the better. The cornerstone cultivated by oneself is naturally stronger than the one obtained by snatching. Even if it is not good, you will know the bottom line. Then you can decide which ones can be reused and which ones will be left unused. So you have established Dawn College, and the Empire also has several war colleges. In the end, they are all projects to reserve talents.”
The young man sighed, "what do I have?"
Foresight is purely a matter of imitation. At that time in Storm City, I just wanted to have another way to raise soldiers and recruit soldiers, so I worked with Edward to start a college. Afterwards, the results of testing the water were good, which is why we have the current glory. Don't look at the superficial beauty of this college, it's all my belongings here. In case it closes down within a few years, I will have to hug His Highness's thigh so that I can ask your father for a good job. "
The girl gave him a blank look, and said: "Holding me is better than hugging Charoline, she is the treasure of the royal family. Me? I have many brothers and sisters, so don't expect him to treat me as a treasure."
The man smiled without saying a word.
At this time, horses neighed and hooves sounded like thunder from behind the main road. The young man frowned, and the cloaked woman walking at the back stretched out her hand to gently hold the long sword behind her back. The man shook his head, and she retracted her hand.
The four riders arrived like the wind.
They were all young men at once, and the first knight was about fifteen or sixteen years old, and his face was pockmarked, and his appearance was naturally not very good-looking. His hair was withered and yellow, and the bags under his eyes were blue, making the handsome silver-haired man shake his head slightly. This age is the most precious time in a person's life. The age that should be full of vitality, but because of too much alcohol and sex, it looks old and premature.
This decline is not only on the surface, but also on the inside. The seemingly incompetent young man was able to gallop in the academy, probably because of the shadow of his family behind him. The silver-haired man gently pulled the blond-haired girl, and the three of them moved sideways to give way. Immediately, several young men blew a few impolite whistles at the blond girl, and the girl laughed out of anger, "It seems that the academy's assessment is also very lax."
The silver-haired man nodded and said: "That's true. Let's take advantage of the opportunity to come to the academy this time, and let's go shopping around again. See if there are any problems, and find out all of them so we can deal with them."
Just as the blond girl nodded and said a good word, she heard a horse neighing and exclamation in front of her. It turned out that several civilian students who turned into the main road from the side road did not pay attention, and one was knocked to the ground. Several of his companions hurriedly checked his injuries, but luckily they were only scratched. Instead, the boy with withered and yellow hair got off his horse and was frightened, throwing him to the ground. After being helped up by his companions, he walked towards those commoner students aggressively.
The silver-haired man squinted his eyes and said, "Go and see?"
"as you like."
When the three of them approached, the withered boy pointed at the horsewhip and yelled at a few commoner students, whose faces turned blue and white from the scolding. There were more and more people watching the fun, the blond girl pulled the silver-haired man and said, "Aren't you going to uphold justice?"
"Look again."
"Look at what?"
"Look at how those civilians react. If they dare to contradict, then I will help them. If they dare not, then I will pretend that I didn't see it. But afterward, these boys who rode horses should not think about it. "The silver-haired man had a faint smile on his face.
At this time, the withered boy asked the person who was bumped to kneel down and apologize to him, and the commoner students finally couldn't bear it. One person said loudly: "The college clearly has a rule that no matter whether it is a car or a horse, it must be parked at the entry racecourse. You are galloping in this college, and it is reasonable for you to bump into someone?"
The withered boy sneered loudly: "Just because you few untouchables are worthy
Am I reasonable? The rules of the academy are just for you untouchables. Do you know who I am? I'm sorry you don't know, and I don't need to explain it too clearly to you. Anyway, here I am. "
Suddenly there was applause.
The withered boy looked over, and a silver-haired man came out of the crowd and asked with a smile, "If they are not worthy of reasoning with you, how about I talk to you?"
The young man laughed, pointed at the man with his horsewhip, and said, "Where are you from a pariah, don't carry a knife on your back, I will be afraid of you."
The man said slowly: "My name is Allen, and I am a not-so-big Viscount in the empire. Do you think I am qualified to talk to you?"
The audience was suffocated.
Who doesn't know that the Light of Glory Academy was established by Baron Edward, and above Edward, there is also a Viscount Allen. That Lord Viscount is the co-owner of several nearby territories, the real master. Now this young silver-haired man claims to be the Lord Allen, which makes people feel a little suspicious of a dream.
The withered boy froze for a moment, then grinned grinningly and said, "You are really brave enough to impersonate that lord. Lord Alan has a lot of work going on every day, so how can you come to the academy when you dare to pretend to be an adult? Let me teach you a lesson. "
The whip in his hand was drawn out.
The silver-haired man didn't even blink his eyes, and the cloaked woman suddenly appeared in front of him. The woman didn't even draw the sword, but grabbed the whip in her hand as soon as she grabbed it. Pulling back again, the withered and yellow boy screamed and flew towards the woman involuntarily. The woman let go of the horsewhip, grabbed his neck with one hand and lifted it up, and asked without looking back, "To die or to live?"
"Don't be busy, just throw him on the ground before talking, I have something to ask him."
The woman flicked it suddenly, and the boy fell to the ground. His left knee hit the ground first, and there was a crisp sound of bone cracking, followed by a scream. The young man screamed a few times like killing a pig, then pointed at the woman and the man and shouted: "Do you know who I am! I am the son of Udi, the city guard of Fenrir, and I will kill you. And These two women, I want them... ah!"
The following words suddenly turned into a scream, and it turned out that the silver-haired man squatted down. I don't know when there was a dagger in his hand, and with a swipe of the dagger, he cut off one of the young man's fingers. The silver-haired man wiped the blood from the dagger on the young man's collar as if nothing had happened, and said indifferently: "However, the son of a mere city guard dares to dominate the academy? Edward's rules are what I said. Even If what I say doesn’t count, then this academy doesn’t matter.”
"Again, who gave you the courage to flout the rules I set? You just said that you are the reason? Wrong, in these territories, I am the only reason."
The boy was about to pass out from the pain, when a childish voice rang out: "Master Alan, why are you here!"
The crowd parted, and a young teenager walked in. People didn't recognize the silver-haired man, but they knew that this young man was Os, the lord of the Bright Territory. Seeing Allen, Oss immediately knelt down on one knee and bowed his head in salute. Seeing this scene, the withered and yellow boy was heartbroken.
He bumped into an iron plate, and in these territories, it was the one that was too big to be hardened!
(end of this chapter)