The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

Both the original builders of the academic city and the royal family of Theresa believed that scholars should not just fill their heads with all kinds of knowledge, but their bodies are weaker than ordinary people. They believed that scholars can Take up arms and fight.

Therefore, they took this problem into consideration at the place where the Academic City was built. When they built the Academic City on the top of the mountain, even though they built a noose cable car that can easily reach the urban area of ​​the Academic City, they did not allow people in the Academic City. Scholars and students use it, as long as they are not physically disabled, or too old to walk, all scholars and students who want to reach the city of Xuecheng must take the winding stairs.

And the winding stairs are not the only way to reach the first urban area from the bottom of the mountain. Basically, after passing the linking arch bridge between urban areas, you need to walk an additional section of winding stairs to reach the urban areas on other mountain tops.

The most special thing is that the management of the school city will often adjust the location of the course classrooms, so that relevant scholars and students can take a mountaineering exercise before class.

In this way, the scholars and students in the academy city have to accept this kind of passive exercise. No matter how weak the students and scholars who came to study here were before, after staying here for a year, their bodies will be under this kind of exercise. Become stronger than ordinary people, not to mention that they will also participate in some very professional warrior or knight training in their spare time.

A scholar like Delkan, except that he does not have the rich combat experience and awareness of a real fighter, his own physical fitness and mastered combat skills are not much worse than ordinary fighters, and almost all the scholars who are assigned as exchange teams They are all like this.

Although this passive exercise method is very effective, and some city colleges in some countries have imitated it, none of the colleges can really imitate it successfully. This is not only because other colleges do not have the reputation of academic cities, but also The most important thing is that most of the students and scholars who can study in the city college are either rich or noble, and the management of the college does not dare to offend these people, so even if the relevant rules are formulated, they will not be really implemented, and in the end they will be useless .

Although Academic City and Theresa Royal Family are very proud of such a passive exercise method they have established, and have received a lot of praise from other people, but in the eyes of Leo and Silvia, this so-called passive exercise method The exercise method is really not necessary.

The role of scholars is to study all kinds of knowledge. It is not necessary for the body to be as strong as a warrior. Instead of spending so much time, energy, money, and resources to help them build this passive exercise setting, teach them the skills of warriors, and let the scholars of the academy city If you can't concentrate on related research at all times, it is better to spend more time on the logistics of the research project, on the generation of scholars, and on related security. It is more practical, so that scholars can concentrate on the research project in hand without any worries. way of doing.

Although neither Leo nor Sylvia looked down on the role of the Panshan Ladder, they did not show it, because it is not difficult to see from Delkan's expression that he also highly respects the passive training method of the Academy.

While climbing the stairs, he also introduced some information about the school city to Leo and the others, such as the city regulations of the school city, such as the rights and obligations of tutors, etc. Leo and Sylvia also listened quietly, And ask some questions from time to time.

When they walked to the gate of the first city, Leo and Sylvia already knew the situation of the school city very well, definitely no worse than those who stayed in the school city for several years.

Although at the arch bridge below, the scholars of the Academy City were extremely unfriendly, and even blocked the arch bridge to create obstacles for Leo and Sylvia, but when they arrived at the gate of the first city, the scholars on duty who were in charge of checking the identities of the entering and exiting Even though they didn't show any kindness, they didn't bother Leo and the others deliberately. They, including Penny and Joan, successfully confirmed their identities and let them pass. As an entourage for one month, he was responsible for leading the way for Leo and the others and introducing the various facilities, departments and institutions of the school city.

Compared with the indifferent attitude of the scholars, the student named Boer who was assigned as the accompanying guide showed great respect to Leo and the others. This kind of respect was not superficial, but genuine. Sincerely respectful.

This abnormal behavior made Sylvia feel strange, so she casually asked the other party why.

But before the student could answer, Delkan explained to him that this uncle of Boer was the great mentor of the exchange team that Leo and the others followed, so the student learned from his uncle. Knowing that Leo and Sylvia did not become mentors through relationships as rumored by the outside world, but people with real talents and practical learning, so they took the initiative to get the position of guides for Leo and the others through relationships, and planned to After this month's contact, build a good relationship with Leo and the others. After Leo has set up a research project, he can rely on the relationship he made in advance to join their project.

"Is it difficult for the students of Xuecheng to join the tutor project? Even the nephew of the great tutor needs to use this method to compete for a spot?" Leo asked with some doubts after hearing this.

"The general tutor project recruits scholars, and few students are directly recruited as assistants. Even if they recruit, they only recruit a few to take care of some sundries. Students want to directly join the tutor project unless they really have excellent knowledge and wisdom. Otherwise..." Perhaps because of the presence of his acquaintance's nephew, Delkan didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning he wanted to express was already very clear.

"Is there any benefit for students to join the mentor research project?" Sylvia continued to ask.

"Students who have the experience of joining the tutor's research project can get a certain bonus in graduation credits, and scholars with similar resumes can be more easily hired by tutors who need manpower to participate in new research projects when needed in the future Go to China." Boer took the initiative to explain: "Scholars after graduation cannot live permanently in the Academy City, and each person only has about half a year of residence time. After this time, under the arrangement of the Academy City, they will go to cities in other countries in the world. The academy serves as a tutor, or they are looking for opportunities to become noble tutors, only scholars who join the tutor research project can stay in the academy for a long time."

"Is it better to be an ordinary scholar in the Academy City than to be a respected tutor in other city colleges?" At this time, Petunia asked a little puzzled.

But faced with such a question, neither Bohr nor Delkan just smiled and did not answer. Obviously, this question does not need to be answered for them.

As he spoke, Boer, as the accompanying guide, led Leo and his party into the first urban area, walked around the edge of the urban area along the ring road, and walked towards the first arch bridge. While walking, he also dutifully Introduce the situation of the first city to Leo and the others.

The entire academic city is divided into five districts, two of which are the education area and the thinking area for ordinary students and scholars. Students will study in these two districts and think about their future after becoming formal scholars. The other three The first urban area is the core area, where all mentor projects are concentrated for discussion and research.

Of course, the names and functions of these five urban areas are only officially set by the City of Academics. In fact, there is another set of urban divisions implemented in a default form. For example, the education area is directly called the chick area, and students can only Activities in this area cannot enter other areas, and the thinking area has become an exclusive urban area for scholars, while the third, fourth, and fifth urban areas are respectively called the basic tutor area, famous tutor area, and great tutor area according to the status of scholars. district.

The status of residents in these five urban districts is very clearly divided into levels. People in low-level urban areas are absolutely not allowed to enter high-level urban areas at will. For a student like Boer, even if his uncle is the great teacher, if he does not have special permission , For example, if you become the accompanying guide of a tutor in Xinxue City, you are absolutely not allowed to enter other urban areas. Otherwise, even if he will not receive any punishment on the surface, he will definitely be deducted points for this behavior record when he graduates of.

After hearing this, Sylvia couldn't help but frowned, and asked, "Has there always been such a strict division of status in the academic city?"

"Of course not." Without waiting for Bohr to answer, Delkan took the initiative to explain: "In the beginning, the academic city was very free. Anyone can enter other urban areas at will without any restrictions. The research projects of the university were stolen, or the tutors were bribed to become spies and other things happened frequently, so the restrictive rules of the school city gradually increased. However, these rules were not recognized by the management of the school city, but only the voluntary actions of the scholars in the school city. Behavior, any problems, Xuecheng..."

Delkan didn't finish his words, but his meaning was already expressed clearly, and Leo and Sylvia were very familiar with this set of bureaucratic methods, so they couldn't help but smile, and their views on Academic City changed slightly in their hearts a little.

During the conversation, Bohr led the crowd on a small steam railcar that circled the city.

This kind of rail car around the city did not exist at the beginning, it was only erected a few years ago. The management approved it, and now the city-circle rail car has become the most indispensable and most used facility in each urban area.

Because of the convenience of being a tutor, a group of people can directly take the relatively small number of scholar cars, without having to squeeze into the overcrowded student cars behind.

However, the moment Leo and the others jumped onto the moving rail car and entered the carriage, they still inevitably became the focus of attention of the scholars in the carriage. They all recognized Leo and Xi through Delkan at the first time. The subject of endless discussions in the two academy cities of Sylvia.

Although most of the teaching scholars in the carriage showed a cold attitude towards Leo and Sylvia, none of them stood up and provoked them rashly. It is obvious that those activists have already gone down the mountain. And the people who stay on the mountain are just rationalists.

In the eyes of these people, since the management of the school city has passed the proposal for the recommendation of tutors, it is useless to make a fuss. They can only accept the result and rashly offend the new tutors who have the support of many tutors. It is a very stupid thing, so expressing their attitude with eyes or expressions is already the limit of their resistance to injustice.

Delkan was slightly relieved by the cold treatment of the scholars in the carriage. He was really worried that it would happen again in the academy city. What happened at the foot of the mountain before, although the performance of these scholars is not what he most hoped to see, it is not. He was worried, at least judging from the smiles on the faces of Leo and Sylvia, they didn't have any bad thoughts about the school city.

As for Leo and Sylvia, they didn't pay attention to the performance of these people. In their opinion, these people are not even as good as those who protested by blocking the bridge at the foot of the mountain. At least those people still have some blood, and these so-called rational scholars are all It is no exaggeration to say that some ordinary people have been smoothed out. It is no exaggeration to say that these people cannot even become a formal scholar.

Just like that, in this quiet and weird atmosphere, the rail car drove near another city gate in the city. Boer, who was already restless because of the atmosphere, couldn't wait to stand up, and told Leo and the others that he was about to get off the car. After that, he jumped off the moving rail car first.

Leo and the others followed closely behind, jumping off the track car one after another,

"Doesn't your car stop? What if you jump off and get hurt?" At this moment, the curious Petunia couldn't help asking.

Bohr didn't answer directly, but asked rhetorically: "If you don't have the ability to jump out of the car, why do you want to sit on it?"

Petunia froze for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

Boer said again: "Since he decided to sit on it, whether he will be injured when he comes down is the result of his own decision, and he needs to bear it himself." Then he pretended to be deep and said: "This A rail car is like life. Some people will get on the train halfway, some will get off the train, some people will find their other half when they get on the train, and some people will be injured because of their abilities and behaviors when they get off the train, but life It will not stop because of these things, and will continue to drive forward until the end."

Hearing Ball's words, Petunia and Joan couldn't help being stunned. They didn't expect that the young student in front of them could say such philosophical words.

However, Delkan quickly broke through Boer's disguise and said: "Use the words of Mirlan's mentor to put on a show. If your uncle hears it, he will definitely slap you hard. Don't forget that his funding last year was not enough. A large sum was robbed by Mentor Mirlan, and he is still angry."

Bohr scratched his head in embarrassment, and said, "Hey! I just think this sentence is very appropriate to use now, Teacher Delkan, please don't mention this in front of my uncle."

While talking, he led the crowd out of the city gate, and after bypassing a stone house for identity verification, the famous arch bridge came into everyone's eyes.