In the next few days, there were no abnormal fluctuations in the spiritual network. Daniel has already started to investigate the rumors about the vision, and Gao Wen continues to pay attention to the situation at home and abroad, and pay attention to the huge empire machine he built. The movement, time, quietly passed between them.
On the first rest day of the foggy month, the weather was rare and clear.
In Cecil City today, there is one thing to celebrate.
The brilliance of the huge sun dispelled the thin clouds in the sky, and the brilliant sun shone on the streets of Cecil in winter. The cheerful citizens in thick winter clothes gathered together, forming streams of people in the mage district in the south of the city.
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 block avenue and the semicircle of the Mage District The "Knowledge Square" is like a crown worn in Nancheng District, accepting the observation and cheers of the citizens.
Imperial College will be officially opened today.
The guard of honor lined up in a heroic queue on the Knowledge Square. A high rostrum was set up in the early hours of the morning. Long curtains with black and blue background patterns and golden sword and plow emblems hung down on both sides of the high platform. Under the rising sun, there was a majestic glow, and four white knights in heavy armor stood on both sides of the high platform. When Gawain in uniform appeared, the white knights and the soldiers lined up in the square turned around at the same time , saluting their allegiance to their sovereign in a clash of metal armor.
Before Gao Wen stepped onto the high platform, he turned his head and glanced at the building behind the high platform that was about to be put into use.
The castle-style main building of Imperial College is standing under the bright sky. The two outbuildings on both sides of the main building and the four spiers around the college are shining in the sun. In the college, the new fountains, flower beds and squares are quiet. The rotating large obelisks of magical energy are distributed scatteredly, mixing the classical mysterious atmosphere and the unique aesthetic feeling of the modern magic industry.
However, Gao Wen couldn't help but think of the low brick buildings, fence walls, dusty squares, and wooden shacks that would shake when the wind blows.
What a difference.
With the development of the southern border, especially the reorganization of the old Ansu Kingdom, many of the foundations that Gawain laid in Cecil City are becoming inadequate, especially the emergency-like infrastructure in the past, which is facing upgrading and transformation. rigid requirements.
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, the demand for higher education continues to increase. Scholars from all over the north continued to pour in, and the simple college was gradually overwhelmed.
For this reason, Gao Wen began to plan and build a larger capital college a year ago as the most important "educational facility model" in the new order he created. This college was originally named "Cecil Higher Academy", but after the establishment of the empire, its name was finally named "Imperial Academy", and a series of later adjustments were made in response to the new imperial situation. Finally, today, it ushered in the day for the public.
As the "advanced" institution of Cecil General Academy, Imperial Academy will be able to accommodate more students and provide higher-level education. In the early days, it will be divided into four branches, which focus on magic technology, The four fields of cultural knowledge, extraordinary education, and modern military are also subdivided into disciplines including runes, mechanics, grammar, history, law, magic, alchemy, society, nature, military strategy, modern weapons, etc. It can be said that the entire new order created by Gao Wen has been included in the entire set of huge and complex systems of this college.
This college will be open to everyone, just like the previous Cecil General College, it is a school that does not consider the origin of the students and prohibits any differential education.
While the previous Cecil General College was of course not abandoned because of the establishment of Imperial College, it still remains, and has undergone some renovation and transformation. It is only two streets away from the new Imperial College and will continue to bear Perform the functions of literacy education and basic education, and provide opportunities for those who have no foundation or weak foundation to receive education.
In a sense, General College is also a path specially reserved for low-level civilians to enter Imperial College However, they can fill in the short board in this area at the General College, and the recommendation letters and scholarships from the General College will also be a boost to help ordinary people enter the college.
This can be regarded as an imperfect but effective "patch measure" set by Gao Wen under the current social structure.
Gao Wen came to the high platform prepared for him. With a heartfelt smile on his face, his eyes slowly swept across the countless people gathered in the square.
Cheers sounded from all directions, and everyone in the square shouted happily, saluting the founder of the empire.
"Citizens, you are welcome here and it is my pleasure to announce that a new facility for the benefit of the Cecilians will open today, right behind me..."
Among the crowd in the square, a young man with short brown hair stood in an inconspicuous corner, looking up at Emperor Cecil who was speaking on the high platform like everyone else.
But different from others, although there was respect in the young man's eyes, he looked more calm, and there was a trace 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 said a few words, there would be bursts of cheers from around, which made The young man couldn't help raising his head and looked around. He looked curiously at the excited and joyful crowd, felt the strange enthusiasm emanating from everyone, and finally couldn't help but touch a passerby beside him:
"Such a grand rally... Did everyone gather spontaneously? How did you know there was a rally today?"
The passer-by who was encountered turned his head to look at the young man, and asked loudly, "Are you a foreigner?"
The loud voice of the person in front of him seemed to make the young man a little uncomfortable. He took a small half step back unobtrusively, but he still had a gentle and polite smile on his face: "I... am indeed from another place."
"Then it's normal if you're not familiar with it," the loud passer-by said with a happy smile, "This kind of gathering is a big event in Cecil City, where various novelties or important new policies are usually displayed. , of course everyone is interested. Before the rally starts, there will be newspapers to advertise it, and then the Mowang 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 matter… "
The young man showed a look of sudden realization: "So that's how it is..."
The passerby with a loud voice 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 pointed in the direction of Imperial College, "I'm going there."
"Oh, that's terrible!" The passer-by with a loud voice suddenly widened his eyes, "Then you will definitely have a bright future."
The young man blinked: "Why do you say that?"
"It's a simple truth. If you go to school, you will know more things. If you know more things, you will be able to find a good job. In factories, government affairs offices, and the army, you must be able to write and count in these respectable places. "The passer-by said with a smile, showing a trace of pride, "You are like me, I used to be a coolie on the mountain, but now I work as a mechanic in the factory, because I entered the night school..."
The young man listened to the loud voice in front of him saying these words in a daze, and gradually became a little surprised.
These are superficial "reasons", but they are "reasons" after all.
An ordinary civilian, with such a confident and happy appearance, said these "reasons" to himself, this is really an unprecedented experience for him.
"Anyway, young man, you should study hard." The passerby with a loud voice suddenly reached out and patted the young man on the shoulder twice, "I can see that you are capable, and this place welcomes capable people." Man, what did Master Godwin say... By the way, this is a good time!"
The young man's eyes widened in astonishment when the opponent's hand was about to hit his shoulder. He frowned instinctively and wanted to avoid it, but he only turned his body slightly and stopped on the spot. It still patted him firmly on the shoulder.
The strong impact from his shoulders caused the young man to shake twice. He showed a weird expression for a moment, and then covered it up with a slightly stiff smile. After a few casual responses, he turned sideways , squeezed out from the crowd.
He was about to walk towards the edge of the square, leave here unobtrusively through a small path, and return to the hotel where he temporarily lived, but just after taking a few steps, he stopped as if he sensed something.
The young man raised his head and narrowed his eyes slightly. Under the bright sunlight, he saw two figures approaching not far away.
One of them was a blond man about his own age, but he didn't know him.
The other was a man wearing a dark blue silk jacket with short silver hair and a bright smile.
He knew this.
It's someone else's child.
The heir to the Duchess of the North, Fendil Wilde.
That unique, cold magic power is hard to miss, and the young heir to the north obviously hasn't learned the essence of Duchess Victoria's control of magic power. He appeared in the square, and the faint magic power fluctuations were completely hidden. Can't live.
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 side. Before he could speak, the heir to the northern border had already waved his hand and shouted Shouted: "Eleven! Are you really here?"
Eleven Franklin walked forward quickly, and couldn't help frowning slightly: "Fendil shouting so loudly in the square is not what a Marquis should do."
"Don't be like this, I managed to get out of my aunt's sight," Fendil Wilde immediately waved his hands, "and is it in line with the style of a Marquis for you to squeeze into the crowd to watch the rally like this?"
Beside the two of them, the blond young man Film was going to say hello to a friend of a friend, but at this moment his eyes widened a little dullly. He looked at Fendil and then at the man called "Eleven" in front of him. The stranger, finally his eyes fell on Fendil: "... huh?"
"...Damn it, I haven't figured out how to say it yet," Fendil also reacted suddenly, couldn't help pressing his forehead, and stared at Eleven again, "This is the first time you screwed me up something wrong?"
Eleven was stunned for a moment, as if he had guessed something, he looked at Firm, who was still at a loss, and then at Fendil: "Then this is..."
"My traveling companion, we met on the Highlander. The Highlander is a magical mechanical ship. Did you know that it is..."
"I know about mechanical boats. I've been on the Baishui River before." Eleven shook his head helplessly. "So, you didn't tell this traveling companion your identity?"
"I don't want to spoil this rare trip," Fendil smiled wryly, and turned to Film, "I'm sorry, Film, but I didn't intend to hide it, I just don't want the status of the heir to the Duke of the North to affect us It's not easy to get along with a friend outside the castle."
"The heir to the Duke of the North..." The blond young man from Barron finally confirmed the words he heard, and he was even a little suffocated by the great shock, "My God... so your full name is..."
"Fendil Wilder," Fendil said, and then pointed to Eleven next to him, "This is Eleven Franklin, the son of the Duke of the West, ah, I should introduce his title in detail on this occasion and his many honorary titles, but that is too troublesome, so this step is omitted.
"Elvin, the person in front of you is Mr. Film from Baron, the creator of the Phantom Drama, an outstanding playwright...at least I think so."
Film's eyes once again jumped back and forth between the two duke heirs. As a person who aspires to become an outstanding playwright, he suddenly questioned his ability to write scripts at this moment.
In the face of dramatic reality, his imagination as a playwright was suddenly a bit insufficient.