Sword of Daybreaker

As the giant sun rose, the glorious crown of the sun wheel became clearer in the atmosphere, and the mechanical bell tower of the Imperial College began to ring. A new type of magic guide mechanism pushed huge gears and levers, and the hammer hit the copper in the tower. The bell, the solemn eight tolls rang through the mage area.

Students in uniforms of the various branches left the dormitories distributed in the four areas of the campus, accompanied by sunlight and bells, on a wide walk to the teaching facilities throughout the college. Some of them have confident smiles on their faces, and some are still a little sleepy. Some are still young teenagers, while others are middle-aged with gray hair. These come from all over the Cecil Empire. Scholars of different origins seem to converge, flowing in this college, which symbolizes the empire's highest temple of knowledge. They are infused and transformed by the knowledge here, and one day, from this The temple flowed out to infiltrate this fast-moving empire.

Matilda stood on a tower of the Magister's House, watching students wearing black college uniforms with runes and gear emblems gather from the squares and walkways below, and the flow of adults was not far away. There is no speech for a long time.

"When I'm free, I like to stand here and overlook the academy," Gao Wen stood beside Matilda, overlooking the scenery below with inexplicable feelings, and slowly said, "Students Come and go between these wide roads or paths, gather in courtyards and corridors, and relax by gardens and fountains. Teachers teach knowledge in various buildings, teach and solve problems, and people from different regions and different identities gather in Here, they enjoy equality before knowledge. They discuss problems, talk about the future, they don't have to think about anything, they just focus on learning ...

"This is a haven and the last cradle that life can enjoy in the world. The political struggle outside the high walls is far away. Things outside the border are farther away for them. I do my best to make this place the safest in this country. , The calmest place, because knowledge ... it's worth it.

"Of all the things I've built, this college is most proud of me."

Matilda listened to Gao Wen's words. From those words, she felt a certain kind of sentiment from the ancient pioneer. There was no complicated plan in this sentiment. Its sincerity made this The princess from Tifeng was deeply surprised.

She could not help looking at Gao Wen, as if until now, the legendary hero from history, wearing many auras, and almost deified, had finally faded away the layers of names and legends. Only to become a real "human".

And this feeling made her realize the weight of the "Imperial College" in the pioneer's mind, and made her subconsciously re-examine all the meaning of this institution and the representatives behind it. International Student Program.

It was a long time before she whispered, "At Tifeng ... we have nothing similar."

"I hope you have," Gao Wen turned his head and said very seriously, "I'm serious."

"But it's hard," Matilda said. "It's not in keeping with Tifeng's order today. To build such a school in Tifeng, we have to do more than just build buildings of the same size, and then That kind of student stuffed in is so simple. "

Gao Wen smiled. "Indeed ... It was not easy for me to build this college."

In order for such an "Imperial Academy" to be born, he had to smash an old dynasty, and this ... the Emperor Rosetta Augustus was afraid he would not reappear.

After overlooking the college from the tower, Gao Wen looked back.

"Next we can visit the teaching facilities here, and then we go to the large library, where you can see some of the" Basics of Everything ". It is a large-scale series of all basic knowledge, which has not yet been compiled. , Missing some sub-volumes of agronomy, mathematics and industrial foundation. "

"Essence of Everything" ... What a bold and imposing name.

There was a strange feeling and curiosity flashing in Matilda's heart, and she guessed what a huge book of "The Foundation of All Things" would look like, and at the same time she smiled: "I am looking forward to it."

...

In a simply furnished office, the sun shines through a crystal glass window on a dark red wooden desk. A beautifully printed but plain textbook is spread out on the desk. Notes and graffiti are placed next to the textbook. Paper, as well as dip pens and ink bottles.

The content of the textbook is a relatively basic general knowledge. Between those uncomplicated paragraphs and illustrations, you can see many smeared notes and ink dots. The extra messy ink seems to show that the owner of the textbook is Many difficulties encountered in the struggle with this knowledge, as well as a constantly swinging mentality between impetuousness and concentration.

Under the sun, there seemed to be a sigh of utter sigh beside the desk of nobody, and then the textbook floated out of thin air and turned over a page.

There was another sigh.

Just then, the office door opened and a bald man with a scar on his face came in.

Scarred Anton glanced at the empty desk and noticed the floating textbook for the first time, and said casually, "Boss ... Oh, you are reading a book now?"

The light and shadow floated around the empty desk, and the figure of amber emerged in the air. She was frowning at the textbook in her hand, then threw the thing on the table, looked up at Anton with a glance: "I read a book Is it rare? "

"... To be honest, it used to be rare, but I have seen it many times recently," Scarface Anton scratched his head and said with a smile, "And if you look at a horror novel or something like that, It ’s pretty understandable. Now what you see ... that ’s really far from your usual hobby. ”

The corner of Amber's mouth shook a bit, and the corner of his eyes slanted the textbook on the desk, and he glanced: "This thing is really too ugly to go in ... but our majesty always said that I didn't learn, and said that knowledge is the first productivity , Rebecca and her big-breasted aunt also read all day long that I haven't read books, as if they are more learned ... "

Scarface Anton is an upright person: "Say one by one, they are really more knowledgeable than you ..."

Amber stared at Anton immediately: "If you want to run around the entire inner city with a pumpkin, then you continue talking."

Scarred Anton suddenly narrowed his neck: "Just let me say nothing."

"Speak business," Amber waved his hand and leaned back. "How's the situation over Gülen?"

Speaking of business matters, Anton, who has become the second head of the Military Intelligence Agency, immediately corrected his expression and meticulously reported: "The news from the Gülen monitoring team is normal, and Miss Patti is still following the previous schedule. There were no abnormalities in life. In addition, there were no problems with the records of personnel entering and leaving the cracked stone castle, and the records of magic detection by Gelinling and its surrounding areas. "

Having said that, Anton paused and added: "In addition, we found a way to contact a female pharmacist who had taken care of Miss Patty, and confirmed from her mouth that Miss Patty had received the crown There have been no changes in temperament, memory disorders, etc ... "

"... can you possibly rule out personality replacement ..." Amber muttered softly. "Pati or Patti, that's good news."

"Boss, the female pharmacist mentioned a situation," Anton said. "She said that when she first came into contact with Patty, the condition of the child was unthinkable. Based on her experience and insights, she hardly ever I believe Patty can survive, but after getting the crown, Patty surprisingly survived the most dangerous stage, which was a miracle to the pharmacist.

"The female pharmacist therefore thinks that Patti's crown is a blessed magic weapon, which relieves Patti's injury, but we all know that the crown is a 'connecting device' for the everlasting, and may still be A temporary 'soul container', but has no healing function ... "

Amber frowned, thinking slowly and saying, "The crown of the head allows Patty to rest in a dream, which is a disguise that gives her the motivation to live and relieves her mental stress. From this point, it makes Patty successful. It may also make sense to survive.

"Human spiritual power can create miracles, even if these miracles sometimes do not even meet our common sense.

"But the situation you mentioned does require attention ... I will tell our Majesty later."

Anton nodded, then asked curiously, "Then the monitoring team ..."

"Maintain monitoring," Amber said, then thought for a moment, then ordered, "Also, be prepared to respond to an emergency. In the near future ... there may be some actions on the Sleepers. Although the situation is unpredictable, their actions are not ruled out. The success or failure affects the possibility of Patti in the real world. I will later find other departments to help, and send a few professionals in the fields of immersion, neurology, and soul science to prepare for the occasion. "

Anton lowered his head: "Yes, I'll order it."

"Go ahead and do nothing else," Amber waved and ordered a guest, "I have to read the book again."

Scarface Anton was ordered to leave the room, and there was only one amber in the plainly furnished office.

The half-elf lady who was already in a high position waited for a while at the table, then lowered her head again, glanced at the textbook thrown on the table by herself, held up the book as if lifting it up, and continued to read with a sigh. stand up……

She did not have much knowledge, and she was indeed of low background. Most of what she knew was the rules in the gutters. Her premature adoptive father and second-generation adoptive father who had been a half-life cult obviously did not teach her too much correct, Be human.

In this glorious "Magic Capital", in the empire's highest government office system, she even occasionally feels like a strange alien.

However, she is still unwilling to fall behind, and does not want to stop at the existing credit and status and enjoy it safely.

After all, the scenery in front of this road ... seems really great.

She firmly believes that she is a member of the Shadow Goddess, and wants to try and see how far she can go along this road.

...

During the day's activities, the messengers from Tifeng visited a lot of things.

They saw the “modernized teaching” of extraordinary development, the large library of the empire with its amazing collection of books, the large number of new books printed with industrial machines, and the protection of the tiered empire. Original "Basics of Everything".

They saw a “mage area” different from Aldernan, they saw a wonderful scene in which various research facilities were operating in an orderly way, and ordinary people and extraordinary people worked together, although they could not see any substantial technical content, only The special "development atmosphere" of Cecil is enough to make them feel particularly fresh.

As Juri approaches the horizon, the day comes to an end.

In the restaurant of the Autumn Palace, Kovan had dinner with Matilda and others.

"This is an unforgettable day, not a compliment, as it is," Matilda sat modestly at the long table and said to Gao Wen, "especially" Basics of Everything "... I really have a hard time describing what it brings I feel like I never thought that there would be books like it, like it ... huge, vast, and even ambitious. "

"It's not finished yet," Gao Wen said. "Such a book can't be compiled in a year or two."

"I'm already looking forward to what it will look like," Matilda said sincerely, "and ... if you don't mind, I even have an offensive request: I hope to get a copy of it at When it's done, I hope to bring it to Tifeng. "

Gao Wen looked at Matilda's eyes and paused for two or three seconds before he said, "Of course, there is no problem. I am happy to see the spread of knowledge. This is one of the first purposes of the foundation of the project. Wait until It's done, and I'll give you a full version as a gift to celebrate the new era. "

Matilda showed a hint of joy: "Thank you very much."

(It's time to push the book. The title of the book is "Monsters will die when they are killed." The author is overcast, and everyone may have heard his "Soul of Burning Steel." Unlike the last seedlings, "Monster" has already More than a million words! You can kill it!)