Hearing her sister suddenly say such a thing, Lily was stunned for a moment. Going to school? This was an experience she had never had before.
Before she turned into a mouse, she was taught by her mother herself.
"But doesn't the school founded by Mr. Charles only accept children under 14 years old? I'm too old."
Dr. Oliver, who was standing next to him, heard this, swallowed the clam meat in his mouth, and said, "That was in the past. Now there is a university that is higher than that school. There is no age limit there, but only elites can enter."
"If you want to get back in, I still have some connections on the island. I can buy a letter of recommendation for you."
Hearing this, Lily was not particularly excited. "What can I learn in school? I don't think there is anything good for me to learn."
During the years when she was a mouse, Lily served as a gunner on the Narwhal. In order to calculate the trajectory, she underwent systematic training with the help of Charles.
By learning a lot on the ship, she also acquired a lot of knowledge about navigation.
She didn't think that a place like school could teach her more knowledge. Besides, why learn knowledge that she couldn't use
The woman next to her wiped her mouth with a napkin, then reached out her right hand and gently touched the back of her daughter's hand. She said softly, "Child, go and have a look. You can meet many friends there. At least you won't be alone."
"Mom, I have friends. I have a lot of friends. They—"
Lily stopped talking abruptly, and lowered her head with a somewhat depressed expression. As she performed this series of movements, the bottle of potion hanging on Lily's chest shook slightly.
Sensing that her daughter was not in a good mood, the woman came over and continued to persuade her: "Why don't I go with you to have a look? There are some good kids in the academy. You will find new friends there. It's boring to stay at home every day."
At this time, seeing that her sister had finished eating, Lily walked over to pick her up and wiped her mouth with a napkin, "No need, Mom, I can just watch it myself while I send my sister to school."
Before Celia could react, she was carried out of the house by her sister. "Schoolbag! My schoolbag!"
When Lily took her sister's schoolbag and carried her onto the tram, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was obviously a very normal thing, and she didn't know why she was so nervous.
On the slightly shaking tram, some people were reading books, some were reading newspapers, and some were smoking and eating breakfast. I hope that the daily life of the islanders can soothe Lily's nerves.
She placed her sister on her lap and turned to look at the scenery outside the tram window. The morning was always the busiest, with everyone on the street busy with their own lives.
"Lily, look there, there are so many flowers." Celia leaned on the car window and pointed at the street in the distance.
"Yes, there are so many flowers. The island landing day is only half a month away, and everyone is preparing for this important festival that happens once a year."
Looking at the flowers, Lily recalled when she and Mr. Charles first arrived at the island. At that time, it was just a forest and there was nothing here.
Looking at the various houses and buildings slowly moving by, Lily couldn't help but sigh that the changes were so great.
"Lily, how many times have you been to the island day? Last year's island day was a lot of fun! We ate a lot of delicious food, the streets were full of people, and I saw an elephant! The one with a long nose!"
When it comes to playing, Celia's eyes suddenly light up.
"The day of landing on the island." After thinking for a while, Lily found the only memory of the time she spent on the coral island with Mr. Charles.
In most cases, on the day of Hope Island’s landing day, I was floating on the sea with the Narwhal.
Suddenly, the sudden shake of the tram woke her up and she realized they had arrived at school.
Celia put on her schoolbag, stood on tiptoe and gave her sister a big kiss on the face, then rushed towards the bustling school gate.
Seeing her sister's receding back, Lily smiled sweetly. Although they had only known each other for a few days, she inexplicably liked this lovely sister very much.
Lily stood on the side of the road and waited until the school bell rang. Then she put her hands behind her back and slowly walked towards the university nearby.
When she walked to the other side, the buildings side by side, close to each other, appeared in front of Lily.
Compared with the schools next door, Hope Island University appears particularly compact and neat. Looking through the steel fence, it is quiet inside.
"Why is there no one here? Is it a holiday today?" Lily thought for a moment, then lightly stepped on the ground with her feet, and her light body directly jumped over the fence and came inside.
When Lily walked between the buildings and looked inside through the windows, she saw many, many books. Everyone was reading with their heads buried, absorbing knowledge from the books.
It is more like a large library than a university.
Lily walked quietly in front of the neatly arranged bookshelves, taking in the quiet environment.
It was so quiet here that Lily couldn't bear to break its tranquility, so she even floated up to the minimum.
Next to the rows of books, there were tables where all the students were reading.
They cherish these books very much and turn them carefully. The students here are not very old, and the youngest is about the same age as Lily.
Lily came to a girl wearing glasses and asked softly in a low voice, "Hello, is there no teacher here?"
The girl with glasses was interrupted from her own world. She was confused for a moment, then she noticed Lily sitting next to her. "What did you say?"
When Lily asked the question for the second time, the girl finally answered, "Yes, after we finish our studies, we will be the first batch of teachers."
Seeing Lily's eyes widen, the girl said again: "It's not that bad actually. After all, there are books. It's not difficult to learn the knowledge recorded in the books. The hard part is the knowledge that is not recorded in the books."
Lily listened in confusion. After thinking for a while, she asked again: "So what do you plan to do after learning this knowledge?"
"The principal said that Hope Island's knowledge system is too rudimentary, and even too disorganized. We will learn from the Foundation's knowledge, absorb their strengths, and re-integrate them to build a new knowledge base. Then, together with the Relic Research Institute, we will provide feedback to the Governor's Office on Hope Island to improve the overall technology of Earthsea humans."
At this point, the girl with glasses looked Lily up and down, "Why don't you even know this? When you first came in, didn't the principal tell you the purpose of the Governor-General building this university?"
(End of this chapter)