Then there was a cloud-like silence in the sky, the color of the broken clouds was changing from grayish white to jet-black for storms, and the Gerun Oasis was soon to receive a huge rainfall they hadn't seen in decades. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info rainfall in the center of the arid desert.

Leigh lowered his head and never uttered another word. Cassia stood right in front of him, feeling like time was passing very slowly, as he felt like he was getting closer to the heart of the matter for the first time. Much of what he learned and learned in books was written by those who were hired by rulers and rulers.

History has always been written by the victors, because those who lost are dead. The Empire of St. Dorag has passed for thousands of years, not counting its predecessor, the Kingdom of Mano. No one knows what level of control over words and books, protection of the blood of the rulers and nobles, and control and use of the lower human beings.

At this time, Kasia suddenly felt that the scene in front of him did not seem to be real, and the reason why he liked steam machinery so much was probably because only cold steel would not deceive his eyes. They represent truth at all times, there are no feelings of deception, no hidden emotions, and no reason to lie, some are just bolts full of spirals, and there are gears that never stop moving forward until they fail and are scrapped.

"Then how did you get in?" Leigh spoke again, his smiling face finally perfectly hidden, and now he was in a serious and thoughtful state, "I mean, the reason why you came to the military school? If you can get in just because you yearn for it, that's not the reason why you can come to the military school." No one will pay for your dreams, any more than the street beggars want to live the aristocratic human life they envy, it's all just delusional. ”

"I don't know, but I do yearn for the military school because I don't have to pay tuition fees and I have a monthly stipend. Its reputation and reputation will allow me to find an excellent job after graduation. Kasia's voice was so calm that he surprised himself, "As for the rest, there is none. By the way, my knowledge of the military school is limited to the introduction mentioned in the book, and I don't know the rest of the training plans of the twenty-three major families. ”

"Mr. Kasia, this is not a reason for you to shirk or to run away. Your words and emotions have begun to want to dissociate themselves from us and the military school. But that's not possible. Leigh reminded Kasia, "You can't say that we have stepped out of the shadows of the building and into the sun, just as we have entered the world of light. The shadow is always behind you. Anything can be used to deal with trouble, but only escape is not the solution. Besides, you don't even know what the fundamental problem is, don't let others despise you so much, Mr. Kasia, the kitten is fried, and it can also bite a person's throat with its teeth, and besides, you are not a kitten, you are a person who hides a wolf inside. ”

"You don't want to be a beast yourself, but there are some things that you can't handle. I don't want to do tasks, I don't want to go to any school, I just want to have fun, but these things don't pay a price, but no one wants to give them to you for free. Leigh said, and then patted his snow-white forehead, where a few blonde strands of loose hair fell, "I'm sorry, it accidentally became preachy, in fact, I also hate these, they are some truths that everyone has already understood." But Mr. Kasia, I don't see in you the basic consciousness that I know these truths. ”

Leigh sighed, but Kasia's heart trembled, he still missed the life in the small city, although he was quite oppressed by those noble merchants, but he had been used to it for more than five years. And when he went to the steam factory, he was only thirteen years old, and although his mind grew rapidly, he had many flaws.

"The military school is not an institution that can be entered just by longing and yearning. If you're really a civilian, including military schools, including seminaries, some of their affiliated schools are the pinnacle of what real civilians can reach. It is like the schools of Imperial Heavy Industry and Agriculture, because these inconsequential things are not worth the painstaking control of those in high positions, and these things cannot be shaken, or threatened, their rights and status. ”

Leigh looked at Kasia's indifferent eyes and continued, "Mr. Kasia, power is an addiction. Once mastered, if you want to let people go, it can only be accompanied by life and blood. The foundation beneath the Iron Throne is full of dry bones, and that's the status quo of the power struggle. And the Iron Throne is getting higher and higher because of the growth of the foundation, and if you want to climb it, you have to pay what price, no one has calculated. ”

Kasia still looked indifferent, and his body stood straight, which was the effect of three months of training in the military academy, and he had already integrated into his body unconsciously. His eyes were as calm as water, but there were still ripples in them.

"Then I have a few questions, Mr. Cassia. The first one, the empire has been established for more than a thousand years, but the grand duke of the empire has always been twenty-three and has never changed, don't you think it's strange?" Leigh's smile returned to his face again.

"The duke title is specially awarded by the first holy emperor and king of the St. Dorag Empire for the great dedication of the country after the establishment of the empire, and it is hereditary. Kasia memorized a sentence from the textbook, "With the accumulation of the first generation, it is impossible for the second generation to work hard, stand firm in its position and pass it on to this day." ”

"Yes, Mr. Kasia seems to know. "So that's why, after the death of the first generation of real family heads, how can they hold their positions and not be replaced by the people who suddenly appear in the future, or how can they ensure their position and power while not allowing more people to stand on an equal footing with them? The gap between all things is contrasted, and if everyone has everything, then it must be the lowest thing, like life. The same can be said for power and status, which I said are addictive. ”

"So they're united?" said Kasia.

"Exactly, Mr. Cassia, you guessed right. "Decades later, when all the first generation of the family died, when the first generation of the Holy Emperor and the King also died, when the faces of all the people in the empire were almost completely renovated, they who had no prestige, wanted to continue to stand at the top, wanted to continue to exercise the convenience of power, wanted to continue to be high in numbers, and did not want new people to reach the top, then what should they do? So they signed an agreement, and it continues to this day. ”

"Agreements?"

"An agreement that can be summed up in a few simple sentences - the twenty-three major families can only be terminated by the members of the twenty-three major families, if one of the twenty-three major families is in danger, the other families must come to the rescue, and if one family wants to withdraw from the agreement, it must be agreed to by the other twenty-two families. Leigh said.

"Contradictory agreements. Kasia responded to Leigh's words.

"Yes, it is precisely because of the contradiction that it has existed for so long. Perfection is only for the sake of pursuit. "Then the second question, can we unite to ensure the consolidation of our position?"

"No, the country will still die out with time, and the death of the country is the end of this kind of family that depends on the country. ”

But the empire never fell, but grew stronger in the future, so this argument is true, but it is not useful now. Leigh replied that there were just the two of them in the small garden, and the light began to dim, "There is another important thing related to power, besides money. ”

"Strength. ”

"No, strength and people who can be controlled, and who can use it with precision, may be more appropriate. The corners of his mouth raised.

"That's why there was the St. Dorag Military School. There was no emotion in Kasia's voice, and he and Leigh said it at the same time.