It must be said that the roads in Neosfia are really well planned, well, at least the main roads in the city are very good. It took just over 20 minutes for the rental carriage to pass through Neosfia's main town on the main island and set foot on the Hongshan Bridge, known as one of the world's top ten architectural wonders and a landmark of the Seven Seas.

As we have said earlier, the Dominion of Neosfia, which is nominally part of the Auckland Empire, is in fact an archipelago of great numbers. The main town is located on the largest main island, also called Neosfia. The northern part of the island is made up of hills, hills and jungles, and the rivers flow from the mountains and forests, and the gentle terrain of the south flows through the waterways, before finally converging into a natural deep-water harbour in the bosom of the headland. With such excellent geographical conditions, it has all the conveniences of building a giant port city. Of course, due to the continuous expansion of the size of the city and the increasing population, even the urban area is also expanding, and the urban space is still tight and crowded.

So, just over half a century ago, the government of Neosfia ...... Well, to put it bluntly, the big businessmen who are behind the scenes have jointly made a decision to move these institutions of higher learning that have been officially renamed "XX University" from the urban area. They carved out their own area for the students on the Emerald Island, about three kilometers from the main island of Neosfia, which became the origin of the Emerald Island University Town, the capital of the Seven Seas.

The area of Emerald Island is about half the size of the main island of Neosfia. It is so named because half of the island is shrouded in a large expanse of lush emerald green jungle, which is inhabited by a species of animal known as the "Kingfisher Dragon Bird". Actually, to put it bluntly. It is a medium-sized marine and jungle flying animal, one of the subspecies of the dragon family. Adult birds are about the same size as macaws. The appearance is crystal clear like jade, and it is very beautiful. They are carnivorous though. But the temperament is docile and pleasant, and it is a very suitable ...... Uh, pets flying animals.

Not surprisingly, not all dragon subspecies are ferocious predators, such as the Giant Manta, one of the most common livestock in the Natya Federation. Those big guys are really a bunch of tame and good-natured masters, more obedient than ordinary cows.

All in all, the students who went to school on the green island were reading hard at their desks in the lush forest, and the sound of reading aloud was accompanied by a large group of cute wurm animals stopping to admire in the nearby trees. It adds a poetic Zhongxiu aura to the university town of this commercial city.

Away from the hustle and bustle of the metropolis, the university of Neosfia has acquired such an idyllic feng shui treasure, and the wealthy merchants of the metropolis can convert the school's land in the center of the city into commercial land, which can be regarded as a win-win deal, but in the end it is only a "result justice". It's hard for Lu Xi to believe that the original transaction was really smooth sailing, not because of his psychological dark conspiracy theories, but because he can see many clues from the stories that happened after this.

Yes, at this moment, the Red Hill Bridge under the wheels of the carriage. It is the core of all the stories that follow.

Before the establishment of the university town, Green Island was originally a large resort island in the Dahao business district of the capital of the seven seas, specially for them, as well as the princes and nobles from both sides of the Chenhai Sea to recuperate. In the relocation negotiations with the colleges. Not only were they willing to give up the entire island, but they also agreed to build a huge bridge over the sea in the three-kilometre-long strait between the main islands of Neosfia and the islands of Tsuyoshi. This is a reliable proposal that can solve the biggest traffic problem of students, and it is also the "dry goods" that finally impressed the administrators of the university.

In Lu Xi's hometown, there are already dozens of kilometers of sea-crossing bridges and undersea tunnels. But in this world, even this kind of free three-kilometer bridge. It was also an unimaginable megaproject – before the advent of the Industrial Age without the presence of the occult and supernatural forces. It's just a kilometer of.

However, when the universities moved to Green Island one after another, the construction of the bridge was delayed. It is said that the blueprints and expected expenses brought out by the dwarven and elven engineers frightened the chaebols. They felt that it would be a waste to build such a bridge, and that they might as well think about a few fixed ferries or something. Anyway, the three-kilometer strait can be done with just a few small barges, and there is almost no cost......

However, we all know that the literati don't really treat them with a government other than scolding, in fact, they don't have the ability to do anything. When faced with money and butcher knives, kneecaps are often softer than street thugs. While the plutocracy of Neosfia was collectively playing hooliganism, the university administrators, most of whom were born in the liberal arts, were naturally helpless. At that time, the only person who stood up was the principal of an inconspicuous Funia engineering and technical school, a man named Ivey? The dwarves of the Red Mountain.

For the Neosfia chaebol, the Fornia School of Engineering is a negligible little point, but the dwarven headmaster of this inconspicuous school is a super big man who can't even ignore the two imperial courts and the Great Holy Church.

This is a veteran dwarven veteran warrior who has more than a century of adventure, and is the most powerful and famous dwarven adventurer and warrior in the world at that time, enough to write a million-word novel The legendary record can be listed on an A4 paper, and the legendary comrades-in-arms who have friends of life and death can also be listed on an A4 paper, including even the "Sun King" Guy of the Auckland Empire who had just ascended the throne at that time.

The retired old dwarf, Mr. Principal, who was usually amiable and Santa Claus in the eyes of his students, put down his whip, once again raised his tomahawk, and went to visit the chaebol leaders of the capital of the seven seas at that time.

His "cordial" behavior moved the wealthy businessmen to tears. As a result, the surface building, which later became one of the ten wonders of the world's architectural history, finally broke ground. The only regret is that the old dwarf headmaster passed away before the bridge was built. Conspiracy theorists believe it was a trick of the wealthy businessmen, but given the age of the old man at the time. Even if it's really the end of life, it's normal.

In a word. On the day the bridge was built, the bridge was also named the Red Hill Bridge. Fornia College, where he was alive, was also directly renamed Red Mountain University. Many scholars who admired its reputation also joined this college with a small history, and in a few decades, Shengsheng transformed an ordinary technical college into a comprehensive university with a reputation second only to Ocean University.

The bridge, which is more than three kilometers long and large enough for ten four-wheeled carriages to travel side by side, is certainly not at the forefront of Lu Xi's hometown, but it is a real architectural wonder in this world.

Both sides of the bridge are blue waves, and when you are in the middle of it, you naturally feel like you are surrounded by the sea. A novel experience to ride the waves. Look at the many people who stop at the fences on both sides of the bridge, most of them should not be students, but travelers from all over the world. In fact, the university town of Cuidao also includes apartments, post offices, restaurants, markets and other supporting facilities. Most of the students and teachers, even if they don't choose to live on campus, will live in the city.

The section of the bridge connecting to Cuidao is a small square, with Ivey standing in the center? The statue of the Red Mountain, with exquisite craftsmanship and lifelikeness. Clearly the work of a master sculptor. Surprisingly, he turned out to be an adventurer in armor and a tomahawk, facing the main island of Neosphia, as if he was saying to those chaebol merchants: "The university town behind is the territory of labor and capital." If you dare to come over and make a mistake, the axe of labor and management will be merciless! ”

"Mr. Red Mountain, what an amazing thing!" Little Kalman looked at the statue of the dwarf. sighed: "He has contributed a lot to the fact that the emerald island of Neosfia has become the most advanced academic mecca in the world in a short period of time. Only this kind of person can protect a pure land with his blood and his own strength. It's a great man to remember, right? If only I could be like this in the future. ”

If you really become such a character in the future, it must be my failure as a teacher. Lu Xi thought.

"He's certainly a great man. But in fact, when you think about it, it's quite tragic. Lu hoped at the puzzled expression of his disciple and said, "The reason why Neosfia Academics can express the atmosphere of academic freedom without bending over five buckets of rice in the power of money is actually achieved by the violence of transcendental beings at the earliest. However, it is a pity that there are not often people with extraordinary strength of conscience, and there are occasional people with extraordinary strength to serve their own interests, but the power of power and money has always been there. To put it nicely, in the final analysis, academia should serve the productive forces, and if it is not good, it needs to serve the powerful. The so-called academic freedom is a beautiful welcome in any era, but it is not the level of ignorance of the superiors. “

Even if the little prince is such a smart and precocious child, this kind of remark may be too early. His eyes widened, and his worldview looked subverted, and it took a long time before he said glutinously: "But, Mr. Hongshan, he ......"

"What he's doing is certainly not meaningless. At the very least, naïve academics and students are not so easy to fool, and the committees he has set up with representatives of various institutions of higher learning, although increasingly political, can at least deal with the plutocracy. Of course, as time goes on, Mr. Hongshan's reputation may become lower and lower, and finally to the point where others will slowly forget. This statue will soon slowly become an ordinary tourist landscape. ”

In other words, is it really okay for me to educate my children like this? After all, this little Zhengtai was also born in the royal family of Dimahia, if he was really educated by himself to fully understand the reality of the world of cannibalism, then he may really become the most powerful accomplice of Her Majesty the First Empress of the world, and bring another insurmountable mountain to the suffering people of Auckland, who are oppressed by the imperial power...... However, it seems to be particularly interesting.

Lu Xi felt that his bad eyes had bubbled to the point that he could not be suppressed at all, so he immediately squeezed out an evil smile and asked directly, "Did you see the people who marched on the bridge just now?" ”

"Hmm...... It's as if they're wearing a banner from Ocean University. said it was a fuss about changing its name or something. ”

"They were students at Ocean University and asked for the bridge to be renamed. The reason given is also very simple: it is clear that the most famous university in Neosfia is the Ocean University, but the only bridge leading to the green island is named 'Red Mountain', and it feels as if the Red Mountain University has become the only representative of the green island university town, which is really difficult to accept. Even if it can't be directly renamed Ocean Bridge, it's so straightforward. It should also be called the Green Island Bridge, the Bridge of Knowledge. The Bridge of Wisdom, the Pallas Bridge and so on. Huh. It's not like I don't understand them entirely, but these teases are so uncreative. ”

"But, but, this, this is obviously ......"

"It was built in honor of Mr. Red Mountain, right? But Ivey? Red Mountain is already a thing of the past, and with the changes of history and civilization, it will eventually become a symbol in books, but the reputation of the academy is the interest of the academy. Not only in the present tense but also in the future tense. See, little Kalman, this is actually the so-called academic mecca, the so-called students who receive the most advanced and elite education in the world. Indeed, this group of high-achieving students who graduated from Cuidao University Town must have the highest success rate in the world. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many chambers of commerce, plus the lords of the countries on both sides of the Chenhai Sea would come here every day to pull banners to recruit talents, but in essence, they are still mortals. And as long as it is a mortal, it is often because of some vulgar and unbearable reasons. And he took a risk, and even forgot his ancestors. Lu Xi showed an evil smile, looked at the little apprentice's pale face, and nodded with satisfaction.

"That's what I understand the world to be. What do you think. Little Kalman, do you feel a little disheartened to be in such a world? ”

Xiao Zhengtai nodded subconsciously. But then he was startled again, and hurriedly shook his head vigorously. He blushed and said, "This must not be all the teacher wants to tell me, right?" If this is really the world...... Well, such a disheartening world. Isn't all your previous efforts meaningless? ”

Hey, sure enough, talking to smart people is really effortless. Lu Xi felt more and more that it was not only his luck to get such a disciple, but also his luck. At the beginning, when the protagonist and the teacher met this day, he should have thought the same thing, right?

"You are the first person to destroy the Demon God in more than a thousand years, the savior of the Dark Lands, and the hero of the Natya Federation. Well, when you were in the Battle of Farahals, in the face of such a desperate situation, you still drove the Seven Yao Aurora without hesitation, entered the battlefield single-handedly, and changed the tide of the battle alone! And the ancestor Knous the Great, the Knight of the Dawn Parn, those legendary heroes of the Apocalypse War, who spent their lives and even their lives fighting against the demon gods, is it really for such a world? ”

"yes, what's wrong with that?" Lu Xi smiled and asked something that made Xiao Zhengtai stunned.

"Little Kalman, if you were an ordinary person, then I wouldn't say these things to you. You can grow up peacefully, study, start a business, marry a wife and have children, and finally grow old and live a simple but happy life. But the gods have given you such a gift, and they have given you such a birth. After all, you are a descendant of Knous the Great, the grandson of the Sun King Gaeus, and Karin's younger brother, a descendant of the royal family of the Holy Spring. Of course, I am also my disciple, and I am destined to not have the so-called simple and ordinary life. Lu Xi patted Xiao Zhengtai on the shoulder: "You must understand early that the world under the holy light of the goddess sisters of the Firmament Heavenly Palace is still not a bright and bright world. Black and white is the world that children and mortals know, and gray is the permanent subject of this world. ”

"But what's so bad? You see, this group of banner-clad Ocean University students made the students forget their roots, but it was also the same research team of Ocean University that united with the Great Sanctuary last year to help the kingdom of Batins in Sothness solve the century-old sand plague problem and save millions of people. The leaders of the Neosfia plutocracy are all insatiable parasites, but after all, they have established this capital of the seven seas, created countless wealth and jobs for the two continents on both sides of the Chenhai, and under certain historical conditions, they have contributed greatly to the entire world civilization. This is the gray world, the good and the evil, the noble and the despicable, but it weaves such a lively and interesting world, which is completely different from the chaotic nothingness and calamity and destruction pursued by those demon gods and cultists of the middle and second diseases! ”

Lu Xi watched with great satisfaction as the little boy's eyes changed from confused to ignorant, from trance to abrupt, from enlightenment to clarity, and finally turned into explicit worship.

"If you really understand the world, you will really work hard to protect it and make it better...... "Of course, you can rule it better." But I'm sure I won't talk nonsense about this, whether you can understand it or not depends on your child's understanding.

"If you do that, you can be the kind of person you want to be." Lu Xi used this sentence to end his elite education, and put his hand on Xiao Zhengtai's soft and warm head, and rubbed the natural roll with a good feel.

"That...... Teacher, can you say what you just said? The little prince said authentically, and took out a small notebook and pen.

"Huh? Which sentence are you referring to? ”

"Uh...... Preferably all. He smiled embarrassedly: "I think the teacher who can say this is so amazing, I must write them all down!" (To be continued.) )