Miss Witch doesn't want to be a diva

"Is this the Crystal Grid Academy?"

Walking in a campus that was very different from Edes Academy, Tilan couldn't help but look around and take stock of the surrounding environment.

Compared to the more classical-style campus environment of Edes Academy, everything here is filled with a technological and industrial style.

The auditorium in the academy looks like radiating fins inserted one by one on the ground and then connected. The sharp corners are cut into a uniform 120° obtuse angle, and the overall shape presents an extraordinary regular shape.

When walking into the interior of this tall auditorium, the world seems to be divided into fence grids. The two sides and the looking-up dome are connected together like a picture frame, one link after another, and between the links there are light blue Connected by glass, you can hear the echo of your own footsteps when walking in this silent auditorium.

"How do you feel, Tilan? When I entered the school in the first grade, I was surprised by this auditorium." A boy walking in front explained to her.

After accepting Dolores's suggestion and deciding to visit other schools, Tilan's first stop was Jingge Academy. This was also because the two schools had a close relationship recently, and they had a lot of exchanges and were very familiar with each other.

The black-haired boy walking in front now is also the current student council president of Jingge Academy and the chief third grader, Ed.

"It feels very big, and even feels empty." The two walked in the auditorium one after another, like tiny ants walking in a giant building. The building structures surrounding both sides are about sixty meters high, so The empty auditorium is probably large enough to park a large aircraft.

"Yes, all the public buildings in Jingge Academy have this feeling." Ed expressed his feelings as if he had found a soulmate.

"I'll take Tilan to the academy's library later, and this feeling will be more obvious."

The two continued to move forward, and Ed began to introduce the rows of black numerical symbols at the bottom of the two-frame structure. Most of them were in the form of one or more lines of formulas carved into the wall of the building in black printing, with names attached below. , and year of birth.

These black prints carved into the bottom of the building have the style of inscriptions. Compared with the giant building structure, they are very inconspicuous. If they are slightly farther away, they may be submerged in the gray walls. Only when walking close by can they be seen. You will notice the formulas and names used in these commemorations.

‘These simple or complex formulas have brought revolutionary changes to the learning and application of extraordinary sequences, and the scholars who invented them should be remembered by the world. ’

“This is what my senior at the time told me when I entered school.”

"If the building of civilization is made up of bricks and tiles, the changes and breakthroughs brought about by these formulas and theories are the foundation and bricks that build the building."

"Because we stand on the shoulders of giants, we are able to look up at the stars, so we must be grateful and remember these people who built the foundation."

Tilan gently stroked the rough gray wall with one hand, and her fingertips could feel the slightest hint of coolness and the indented traces of numerical symbols.

"It's a completely different style from Eds Academy." She moved her gaze upwards and looked at Ed's uniform in front of her. It was mainly white, and the corners were mostly square or triangles or rhombuses, with almost no curves. and rounded edges.

"Style differences exist. In Jingge Academy, it is difficult to see traditional and classical things, such as Chu-colored tea sets, wooden decorations, or complicated antique clothing, etc."

"What the academy advocates is things that are regular, reusable, conducive to conveying descriptions, concise and efficient. For cultural products of the old era, we have always adhered to the concept of 'nothing more than necessary, do not add substance'."

Stepping forward from the auditorium, after more than ten minutes, the two finally arrived at the high platform at the innermost side of the auditorium. Behind the small and square podium was a straight and majestic wall with huge inlays on it. The three-dimensional pattern of the crystal lattice is composed of countless crystal-like lattice splicings, forming a twisted and tilted cube as a whole, which has a clear beauty of mathematics and chemistry.

Standing under the stage, the two of them looked up at the huge and dreamy blue crystal pattern. After a period of silence, Ed took a step forward, stepped on the steps, and then turned around.

"Welcome to Crystal Grid Academy, Tilan, we are the successors of the 'Advance Era', the children of the stars who admire the 'noble truth', and the spiritual successors of the 'Cloud of Retrospection' faction."

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After visiting the academy's auditorium, Ed then led Tilan to dine in the academy's ring restaurant.

It is said to be a ring-shaped restaurant, naturally because the structure of the restaurant is the same as a ring. The inner ring is the processing and production area, while the outer ring is a window to the outside. When the students finish ordering the meal, the production countdown will be displayed on the window. Then when the time is up, the freshly prepared dishes will be placed on the plate and pushed out automatically.

There are no human workers at all windows, all are AI services. If students have special needs, they can directly ask when ordering, how many grams of salt to add, or how many grams of other ingredients are needed, and the cooking time will be more than ten seconds.

"Simulating ambiguous descriptions will only confuse people, thus wasting a lot of energy on communication, and will not be conducive to subsequent reproductions. It will be difficult to save time and reduce consumption." Ed explained to Tilan.

After the two ordered their meals, they arrived at the location agreed upon by the communication team, where Ruby, Allen and others had already arrived in advance.

"Tilan, come here~" They waved to the two of them, and then started a lively discussion.

Although they were all exchange students sent by Edes, they did not move together as usual. Instead, each of them was led by a member of the Crystal Grid Academy to visit the academy one-on-one.

When asked why it was arranged like this, Jingge Academy's answer was that one-on-one communication would be more efficient, no one member would be ignored, and the ability of each leading student could be independently exercised.

Eds Academy is not surprised by the arrangement of Crystal Grid Academy, because their behavior style was not formed in the past two years, but has been implemented for hundreds of years.

"Tilan, let me tell you, Shasha and I just went to visit the library. The library here is very tall. If you are a student with a fear of heights, I am afraid it will be difficult for me to use it."

Ruby described to Tilan the scene of going to the library just now. The outside of the library building is a huge and transparent glass structure, and the inside is a crystal wall about fifty meters high, with various classics, books, and memory cores. Cards, bid books, etc. are placed in crystal squares built into the wall.

There are trapezoidal steps on the wall, which can be walked up and down in a zigzag pattern. However, these steps have no guardrails, which means that if you go to a place tens of meters high and miss the mark, you will fall.

"Of course it won't happen if it falls." Sasha, who was leading the team for Ruby, explained with a smile.

"Because the uniforms of students in Crystal Lattice Academy have built-in magnetic materials, they can fly and land freely with the help of magnetic fields in public buildings inside the academy, just like in space."

"Playing with magnetism and gravity is a compulsory course for every student in Lattice Academy. It is also an advance preparation for living and working in space in the future."

The people who founded Crystal Lattice Academy, or a group of people who adhere to the same concept as Crystal Lattice Academy, were greatly influenced by the concepts of the 'Advance Era', and also integrated the concepts of the Twilight Era and the 'Cloud of Retrospection' faction.

This group believes that it is the civilized production method that creates life concepts, culture, etc.

For example, in the civilization of the farming era, love for land, flowers, plants, birds and animals often appeared in literary works and life decorations. In the civilization of coastal life, plots of voyages and adventures often appeared in literary works, because fishing and going out to sea, There is always an unknown factor involved. You may encounter a storm, it may be calm, you may catch nothing, you may catch a big fish, etc. It is similar to drawing cards and opening blind boxes.

This kind of production and lifestyle has shaped the character of civilization, making it familiar with and prone to adventure. In addition, the things that are often contacted also make waves, sprays, shells and other similar patterns often appear in the buildings of civilization.

However, after entering the interstellar age, people almost no longer have contact with the earth and sea water, and their impressions of plants are mostly exquisite flowers and plants growing in incubators. Their childhood memories are no longer about flowers, plants, fish and insects, but about using them as children. The somewhat distorted music playing card box is the corridor of the space station facing the gaseous planet and the cold and lonely galaxy. It is a weightless playground where you can fly a small plane and play with your companions.

‘The production methods and living environment are like stones in the sun, and the so-called culture and customs are the shadows behind the stones. ’

"We must always move forward, continue to use theories and formulas to build the edifice of civilization, and approach the starry sky above our heads step by step. There is no need to miss these 'shadows' behind us, they will naturally change with our changes."

After the end of the Third Era, which was trapped on the earth, human civilization once again advanced towards the stars. Thanks to the large amount of data and theories left by the "Retrospective Cloud" faction, civilization revived at an extremely fast speed. In the early Fourth Era, this continuous The era of development, change and innovation was called the 'age of progress' by later generations.

When humans decipher the mysteries of life and modify the sequence of genes at will with knives and scissors, the sacred aura of bloodline theory is shattered. The continuous iteration and changes of genes make the pursuit of so-called blood consistency no longer meaningful.

As for common culture and customs, some people think that it is not important. As long as we move forward, there will always be new cultures born, and there is no need to miss them all the time.

‘They believe in knowledge, formulas, and theories. These memes are far more representative of the inheritance of civilization and themselves than genes. They don’t even care whether their successors are of the same race as themselves. ’——Some scholars’ views on the ‘Retrospective Cloud’ faction.

Compared with the residents living on the earth and the natural environment, the humans who grew up in space stations and voyage ships obviously agree more with the concept of the "Retrospective Cloud" faction.

"We are the successors of the 'Advance Era', the children of the stars who admire the 'Noble Truth', and the spiritual successors of the 'Cloud of Retrospection' faction." Just as Ed said when introducing Tilan, and Lattice Science Garden is the collective product of this faction.