Davers said lightly: "Mariji, there is an old saying in the East, I don't know if you have heard of it?" ”

"What old saying?"

"If God wants it to perish, he must first make it mad."

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Nick Stratus, Stasipulus, and Lycasus are standing in front of the gate of the Dionian Academy.

It is a peculiar shaped gate, a large white arch with a huge stone ball on the top, and a thick sword-shaped stone tablet extending straight up from the middle of the arch, pushing against the vault, thus dividing the arch in two.

There is a sentence engraved on the stele: All things run according to their own laws, and their mysteries can only be obtained by those who are tireless explorers.

Nick Stratus savored this sentence, and couldn't help but nod his head again and again, and then he saw the signature - Davers.

"Davers? Which Davers is it? Nick Stratus asked in surprise.

"Which one could there be! Archon of Dionia, of course! Stasipulus replied.

"This is a place where scholars gather, a sacred place! What qualifications does he have here! Nick Stratuston changed color and was about to say a few words.

Stasipu was shocked and hurriedly dissuaded him: "Don't talk nonsense, Davers is not just an archon, he is respected as a teacher by the doctors of Dionia, and even those scholars who study mathematics have a lot of respect for him, and it is said that he has received a lot of inspiration from him, so the whole school respects him." And I listened to Davers last year, and his medical knowledge is truly unique and thought-provoking...... No wonder many people say, 'He is a messenger sent by the gods to the earth.' If these people hear you insulting him here, they will definitely have a conflict with you!" ”

“…… I'm not afraid of the Ionians......" Nick Stratus muttered stiffly, stopped talking, and walked into the school gate with Stasipus.

Lycassus kept staring at the round ball of the vault, and stepped over the gate tremblingly, only took a few steps, and couldn't help but look back, and said to himself: "What's the point of putting such a heavy stone ball on the top, and I'm not afraid that it will fall." ”

"Little one, you don't understand this." Inside the gate stood a young man in his 20s, explaining loudly: "The ball of the vault symbolizes the land we live in—"

"Wait, you said the ground under our feet is round?!" Lycassus interrupted him in surprise.

"Of course, or why do you always see the sails first when you look at a ship sailing in the distance? You know, as early as 2oo years ago, Thales of Miletus used to ...... Forget it, I can't explain this problem to you for a while, you just need to remember that the 6 places we live in are a big ball! The young man said impatiently, then he pointed to the vault and said, "Look at what this vault looks like." ”

Lycassus was reminded by him to take a closer look: "Oh, it's a pair of arms! ”

"That's right, holding the ball with both hands means that humans can transform the earth!" The young man said excitedly, "But what can be used to overcome the terrible calamity and transform the earth?" ”

"How do I know?" Lycassus glared at the young man who was forcibly pulling him, and said angrily.

"See the words engraved on that stele?" The young man pointed to the sword-shaped stone tablet and said with a high spirit: "It depends on knowledge, on exploration, and on us scholars who continue to study hard!" This gate designed by Davos is so meaningful! ”

Lycasus scoffed, dissatisfied with his boasting.

The young man obviously didn't pay attention to the other party's expression, and took Uncle Luca's hand, and said, "Now I'll tell you, why the stone ball doesn't break the vault and fall, it's because the round arch has the property of spreading the weight to both ends......" As he spoke, he picked up a branch and drew an exploded diagram of gravity on the ground: "Of course, the gravity of the stone ball cannot be completely dispersed, the pressure on the vault still exists, and the support of the stone tablet is the key......"

Poor Lycassus was completely confused by the young man's professional explanations as if he were listening to a book from heaven.

Nick Stratus, who had been listening to the side because of curiosity, was even more impatient at the moment, and shouted: "Lycasus, it's time to go!" It's getting dark, so don't miss out on registration! ”

"Yes!" Lycassus was so frightened that he withdrew his hand, nearly causing the young man to fall.

"Sign up? What's the name? The young man looked at them quizzically.

"We're here for a medical forum." Stasipulus replied.

"You're here for the doctors who deal with corpses and skeletons!" The young man suddenly realized.

"Hurry up! Come on! He suddenly lost interest in being a good teacher, and slapped his hand over Lycasus, as if he was afraid of being contaminated with some bad luck.

"This man is sick, mad ......," Lycasus sneered, and followed Staceipus on his way.

The school is lush and lush, and a gravel path is hidden between the shady trees and the intertwined branches.

The three of them walked along, and they had just walked far when they suddenly heard a sharp shout: "Be careful, don't step on it!" ”

Stasipulus hurriedly stopped his feet, and only then did he appear on the side of the road, a man crouched on the ground, holding a piece of limestone in his hand, and a relatively flat paving stone in front of him was densely covered with words and symbols.

The man covered the stone with his body, glanced up at them, and urged dissatisfiedly, "Go away!" Go away! ”

"These people are probably scholars from some mathematical institute in this Dionian Academy, and most of them are said to be from the Pythagoreans of Tarantum." Stasipulus explained to the disgruntled Nick Stratus.

It turned out to be this bunch of crazy people! Nick Stratus suddenly realized that the Pythagoreans worshipped "mathematics as a god", often performed some strange rituals, and their whereabouts were secretive, and in his early years he was closely associated with the nobility of the city-states of Great Greece and opposed democracy, so he was regarded as heretical by many people, and avoided it.

Dionya actually took them in! Nick Stratus felt a little disgusted.

Wait until they see it again: someone leaning against the trunk of a tree, looking up at the sky, muttering to himself; Some people are blind, walking like puppets, not knowing what they are thinking; Someone who had been lying on the mud ground suddenly jumped up and was overjoyed...... and so on, the three of them are no longer strange.

Bypassing a few tall trees, a small pavilion appeared in front of it, and there were quite a few people in the pavilion in a circle, and something seemed to be placed in the center......

They fiddled with the object and argued fiercely.

The inquisitive Lycasus approached the kiosk and only heard them say, "How long should the span of the bridge be?" ”……

"Where should it be built to keep the deck level?" ……

"How many piers do you need to support this bridge?" ……

"How far apart should it be?"

……

"You're here for a medical forum, aren't you?" A man walked out of the crowd, looked at the medical kit that Lycassus was carrying on his waist, and hurriedly asked.

Before Lycassus could reply, Stasipur bowed and said respectfully, "Hello, Doctor Staceikodas! ”

"You are?" Stascikordas looked at him suspiciously, trying to find his name from memory.

"I'm Dr. Stat Sippus from Crotone, and this is Dr. Nick Stratus and Lycasus, both from Crotone." Stasipurs immediately made an introduction.

"Oh, look at my memory, I'm so sorry! I remember, you did one last year...... Well...... lecture on 'the application of aloe vera in sports bruises'! Stacy Kodas slapped his head and said apologetically.

"Yes, that's a little bit of a lesson I shared last year. It's been so long, you remember! Stasipulus looked delighted.

"Of course I do! Inspired by your presentation, some of our doctors in the School of Medicine have conducted more in-depth research on aloe vera this year, and there are some new developments that will be mentioned in this forum. Stasikodas said seriously.

"That's great!" Stasipulus couldn't help but cheer, forgetting that there was some unnatural Nick Stratus beside him.

But Stacy Kodas didn't forget, and he took the initiative to step forward and salute: "Welcome, Dr. Nick Stratus!" ”

Nick Stratus reserved in return.

"And you, Nicassus! Welcome to the Dionian Academy! Stasikordas said enthusiastically as he led them in the direction of medical school.

"I'm so sorry for you! Today it was my turn to greet the doctors who came to participate in the forum at the entrance of the college, but I stood for most of the day, and I was a little tired, so I took a break in the small pavilion, and by the way, I listened to the discussion of the construction of the stone bridge by the Institute of Mathematics, but I didn't expect to miss you. Stacy Kodas said embarrassedly as he walked.

Stasipulus was stunned: "You mean to build a stone bridge?" ”

"Yes, the Dionian Roads and Bridges Administration is going to build a stone bridge over the Saraceno River to replace the previous wooden bridge, and with the approval of the Senate, the task of designing and measuring the stone bridge will be entrusted to the Institute of Mathematics. Matthicoris, vice president of the Institute of Mathematics, led a group of people to fight for this for more than ten days, and the plan has been basically completed...... If the stone bridge over the Saraceno River is built this time, a few more bridges will be built, and enough experience will be accumulated, and little Heracrid will be able to build a bridge over the Klatty River! Stasikodas smiled, obviously full of anticipation, because if a stone bridge directly connecting the main city of Turiyi and the southern city could be built, then pedestrians from the north and south would pass on this stone bridge, and there would be no need to walk through the wooden bridge that had to pass through the delta, and the environment around the school park would be much quieter.

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