In the second year of entering Li City's No. 17 Middle School, the entire Class 5 of Grade 8 moved to a new floor, entered a new classroom, and started a new class.
It was the first class of the semester. The inspector, who was still the most familiar to the thirty-two children, stood on the podium with a smile.
" Students," Mufa laughed heartily at the students 'liveliness." What have you been doing for the past two months? Did you go out to play?"
The children looked at each other, wondering if the superintendent wanted to gossip in class.
"There's less content this semester. Today, everyone can have a heart-to-heart talk.”Mufa spread his hands and encouraged the students to speak freely.
" Mom and I went to Serene." Seale, who was sitting in the first row, spoke first." This time, we just happened to be in time for Morning Star's ceremony!”
"Oh?" Hearing what the little fellow said, not only the students, but even Mu Fa was interested. Does it mean…the Yongsheng Grand Ceremony?"
" Yes," Seale sighed as he recalled the grand occasion." It was so lively. Many elves returned to the Morning Star to participate in the ceremony."”
"Ceremony? What do you do?" Many students didn't understand what the " ceremony " that Sayre was talking about was.
" It's a festival, just like the New Year." Sail turned around and explained to the confused students in the back row," The elves of the Morning Star used grand music and dance to commemorate the emperor of the empire.”
" Yes, Saer is right." Mufa folded his arms and smiled approvingly." I'll talk about this when I have time in the future."”
" I went to the grassland in the north." Seeing that Saier dared to take the lead, Wang Xiao was not willing to fall behind." My parents and I ate the whole goat!”
"Whoa!" Mu Fa was shocked.”
"Jiang Yuan! I went to Jiangyuan!"
"Grandpa and I went to Botha!”
"Eh? I'm going too!"
"I'm going to Jade Cliff to play!"
Listening to the chatter, Mu Fa covered his mouth and chuckled. She was still a child, so lively.
" Sigh." In the back row, Li Yiyi leaned against the desk with a dispirited expression." It seems like I'm the only one left here to train…"
" Don't you still have me…" Hearing what she was complaining about, Liu Meng also shook his head and sighed." We have the same problem…"
" Actually, it's nothing much. I'm just thinking that I seem to stay in the same place every year." Li Yiyi straightened her back and stretched her muscles, gradually finding her liveliness." I haven't gone out much yet."”
Hearing this, Liu Meng began to recall his past holiday schedule, but realized that he was the same as her. During the long holidays, he would always stay in Li City and rarely went out.
" It's good to go out and play more." The girl sitting in the front row had also heard Li Yiyi's words." You can take a break from refining Qi…You're already so powerful…"
"Never slacken and strive for perfection!" Li Yiyi pretended to be serious. She shook her head and replied seriously," Focus on your goal and strive to be number one!”
" Pfft…" The surrounding students were all amused by Li Yiyi. This energetic girl always gave everyone unexpected surprises.
" Alright, alright." Seeing that it was almost time, Mufa felt that it was time for the lecture." Everyone, take out your books. It's time to get to the point."”
The conversation quickly disappeared, and the classroom fell silent. Only the rustling of students flipping through books and the sound of teachers lecturing remained.
……
In the previous school year, Mu Fa had focused on the modern history of the Liang Dynasty. After the fall of the empire, the world gradually broke away from the shackles of magic and moved towards a great revolution in the study of truth.
Of course, explaining the language and culture of the Liang Dynasty was also Mu Fa's responsibility as a history teacher.
This period of history was so important that it was a compulsory course in an advanced academy. The history courses in the intermediate schools had simplified this period of history and were only taught for the purpose of getting started.
Therefore, for the young students, the content was not very interesting. It could only be said that it was not boring.
However, this year's history course was not as complicated. It focused on the history and culture after the Xia Dynasty. It was quite interesting and relaxing.
" To put it simply," Mufa explained to the children as he pointed at the administrative structure of the Xia Dynasty on the monitor." Although it was a feudal dynasty, the Xia Dynasty still retained slavery and enfeoffment.”
"It was not until the establishment of the Empire that the two systems completely disappeared.”
" Of course, in name, the enfeoffment still exists," Mufa reminded his students with a smile." Gwelland is still using the Empire Code. Strictly speaking, it can really be considered a vassal state.”
The children in the classroom laughed along with Mu Fa.
Mufa had already told them about Gwelland's history last semester, which had piqued the interest of many students.
Most of the students were very surprised. They only knew that Gwelland was a very ancient country, but they never thought that it had lasted for more than two thousand years.
" Before we get to the main topic, let me correct a possible misunderstanding," Mufa's voice sounded again." We know that according to the system of feudal society, the emperor is the supreme ruler.”
"Under the emperor, from the capital to the local areas, officials at all levels firmly control the entire country for the emperor.”
"Some students might have read about it in some books. In feudal society, the imperial power did not reach the county, and the emperor's hand could not touch the place.”
"But there is a problem with this statement. Students, you can think about it. Soldiers and tax rations don't appear out of thin air. They are all obtained by the government from the local government.”
"In a feudal society, the production relations are simple and there are few aspects that need to be managed. However, this doesn't mean that the emperor and the government don't manage the places.”
"If the imperial power can't reach a place, it means that the dynasty is at the end of its road and is not far from destruction.”
" Teacher," a boy raised his hand and asked," is it like the end of the Xia Dynasty? Heroes rise from all directions, each becoming king?"
" Yes." Mufa smiled." That's right."”
"Therefore, everyone, remember not to think that 'imperial power does not reach the county', which is the norm in ancient dynasties.”
"Got it."
……
"Did you see the news yesterday?" As soon as class ended, a student talked about the news on the TV screen yesterday." Zu Zhongliang has gone to Gwelland to attend Lin Sixing's award ceremony!”
"Yes, I remember. Didn't they say that…the great ancestor was going to stay in Gwelland for a few years?”
" It's an 'exchange' at the Magic Academy," Chen Yinglong said." Maybe he wants to reminisce about his youth.”
"Does anyone know who Lin Sixing is?”Some students were more curious about the other old man mentioned in the news." I've never heard of him…"
"I know!"
Everyone's eyes turned to Saier.
"He is also very powerful!" " He has great achievements in the research of biology and magic!”
" Besides, he was also a hero during the war," Seale continued to recall." He also entered the management of the Republic.”
"He was there when the Morning Star signed the treaty of friendship.”
" Is he that amazing?" Li Yiyi clicked her tongue in wonder." He really can be said to have done everything. I'm impressed."”
"Did he win an award this time? What award?" Some students did not read yesterday's news and could only turn to others for advice.
"It has something to do with magic, right? It's still ancient magic, not demonic magic…"
"There's something wrong with your words. The demonic path only exists in our country…Just say magic.”
"Oh, oh, oh! Thanks for the reminder."
Even though the children chattered a lot, they couldn't say anything about Lin Sixing's award.
They did not know that, thousands of miles away, two old men were strolling in the bustling Kangman, walking in the long corridor of the Magic Academy, discussing the past and the present, occasionally smiling at each other.
They looked up at the fan-shaped dome, and the solemn lines of the painting condensed solemnity. Looking around at the flickering yellow walls, although the light from the colorful flower windows was dim, it was wrapped in warmth.
When the two old men entered this magnificent building, they chose to remain silent and not say anything more in the face of the countless students.
Although they stood side by side, shoulder to shoulder, they each had their own thoughts. Some people reminisced about the past, while others plotted against the future.
……
After the last Qi Refinement class, Saier declined Li Yiyi's invitation and returned to the dormitory with Esther.
That was because Ester had invited Sal to read with her after school so that they could communicate and learn.
Without thinking much, Saier quickly agreed. After all, during the holidays, Saer was often dragged out by Chen Yinglong and the others to play, and he rarely accompanied Esther.
Just like that, the children followed the older children closely. They first went to the cafeteria to have a full meal, then walked side by side, strolling back to the familiar dormitory building.
" Chen Xing..." After entering the dormitory, Esther put down his bag and looked straight at Seer." How is it?" Scenery?"
" Well... a big tree, a very big, very tall tree." After hearing Esther's question, Seer stretched out his hand and kept drawing." It can be more than a thousand meters tall, and there are many elves living there."”
"How's life?" Esther did not care about Morning Star's buildings. The information she had obtained from the book was enough for her to roughly sketch the appearance of that place in her mind.
"Ah, life?" Saier rubbed his chin and tried to recall what he had seen at Morning Star." It was very lively, but it was a little…strange.”
Esther sat down and tilted his head, looking forward to the little guy's next description.
" They didn't say exchange, they just said to buy." Thinking of the key point, Seale blinked his eyes." You can only buy it with a paper called a credit certificate.”
"Also, they all use some very novel things.”
"I have a mobile phone that I can carry with me and talk to others. A computer that could connect to something called the 'network' and search for information on it. Those who could play games…Well, there were also some in this square.”
"In short, Morning Star has many stores and many goods, but you can only use credit cards to buy them.”
" Also, the shops and restaurants are all served by elves or humans. There are no golems to do these.”
After revealing his impression of Morning Star, Saer scratched his head and looked at Ester obediently.
" Advanced... backward..." After listening to Sayre's description, Astor could not help but whisper softly," Complicated... Complicated..."
"What's wrong? Sister Esther?" Seeing that she had lowered her head, Sayre reached out his hand and waved it in front of the absent-minded Astor.
" I don't understand." Esther looked up and stopped Sayre." I don't understand."”
This confused Seer, what was Ester thinking?
In Isel's opinion, if there was something that even Esther couldn't figure out…then the complexity of it must be exaggerated.
However, Seer thought about it,'What I said just now…didn't seem to be mixed with any complicated and tricky questions, right?
In his confusion, Seer felt that his thoughts could not keep up with Esther's.
In fact, the problem that Ester was struggling with was very simple. However, she was still a child. Even though she was far smarter than her classmates, she was still an immature child.
Unlike Seer and the others, Esther spent his entire vacation in Gwelland. A hundred years ago, the Trade Union organization he joined was still a hostile force of the Republic, so it was not included in the travel area of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
It was not until the confrontation between the allied countries and the treaty countries eased that Gwelland resumed normal diplomatic relations with the Republic and reopened cross-border tourism business between the two sides.
However, even now, if the Chinese wanted to go to countries and regions outside of the Four Continent Pact, they still had to submit an application to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in advance and wait for approval.
After traveling with his parents in Gwelland for more than a month, the sharp Esther had noticed many strange things in the foreign country.
She could see the prosperity of Gwelland, and its capital, Kangman City, was prosperous and prosperous-wealthy, stable, and orderly.
Compared to Sheng 'an, Kangman City's scale was slightly smaller, but its influence was much greater. As soon as she stepped into Urban area, she could feel the wealth that pervaded the air.
Banknotes, coins, shelves, and entertainment venues were everywhere. There were so many of them that even Esther's mind began to wander.
His parents told Esther that this was another kind of prosperity. She wanted to understand it, analyze it, and see through it.
Just as his parents had taught him, Esther tried his best and finally saw something strange. Wealth breeds poverty, stability lurks restlessness; Chaos was hidden in order.
But prosperity was still prosperity.
Esther found it strange. She wondered why Gwelland was so different from the Republic. She was puzzled. She even suspected: Was China progressing or lagging behind?
After listening to Saer's description of Morning Star, she quickly dispelled her old doubts. The products of the prosperous world could also be manufactured by the Republic.
China was not backward. In fact, it was even more advanced.
However, Esther was puzzled, why did the Republic do this? Why did the Republic restrict the products of these new truths within its territory?
She didn't know. She couldn't figure it out.
Esther's doubts sprouted in her heart and began to grow. She wanted to read more books.
Perhaps she would get an answer from the text.
If Mufa Elway knew what this student was thinking, he would definitely be impressed by her ability to think.
When the relevant knowledge was officially taught, she would definitely be able to better understand the profound thoughts.
Just like…those outstanding Chinese people.
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