In 1254 AH, the tenth year of the founding of the New Bullard Kingdom, everything was moving rapidly on the ruins of New Rome, and it seemed that the wounds left by the Crusaders to Constantinople never existed. Ten years ago, the Holy See did not get the secret of Constantine, and the last emperor died with the leader of the Crusaders, Count Pierce, in the form of "Greek fire". With the death of Emperor Scipio, the secret of the so-called Divine Soldier was forever sealed in the dust of history and gradually forgotten.

The war against the new Rome did not bring the slightest benefit to the Holy See, but attracted criticism from other monarchs, and the strong pressure of public opinion forced the Holy See to open up its monopoly on technology from New Rome for many years, and even share the secrets of the Divine Giant with the monarchs of Europa to jointly resist the invasion of the Seljuks in the East. All this has turned the whole West upside down.

"By studying the recipe of Greek fire, we realized the power of oil as a substance, and the purification techniques openly made by the Holy See allow us to further exploit oil in a variety of large-scale industries. We still mostly use steam power in civilian facilities, but in military and energy extraction, oil has become blood. That's why the Empire has always tightly controlled the extraction and trade of oil. In class, Professor Preskars was patiently teaching these noble children. Many of them came from prominent families in Constantinople. That's why they're eligible to enter the Imperial Academy. Although it is a seminary, with the changes of the times, the study of technology has become more and more in-depth, and it is no longer appropriate to continue to delve into theology. As a result, other subjects have been introduced in church-controlled educational institutions. For example, Professor Preskars is interested in energy dynamics, which has just been established.

"So can anyone tell me how many stages there are in the use of petroleum resources?" Professor Preskars watched as his students asked questions. This is not a theoretical issue, but a development process, and although it is not part of the curriculum, he believes that it is necessary for this group of children to understand.

"Can no one tell me? It's simple. Professor Preskars said, feigned disappointment.

"It's three stages." At this moment, a crisp and loud voice sounded in the otherwise dull classroom. An inconspicuous girl sitting in the middle of the first row suddenly stood up and answered the professor's question.

"Very good, Sophia-san." Professor Preskars was a little surprised, nodded approvingly, and continued to ask, "So do you know what the three stages are?" Professor Preskars did not expect the child to answer, for this knowledge was not very old, and it was foreign and distant to the emerging kingdom of New Blad, and it was rare to know anything about it.

"It was the resource production phase, where oil was used only as a fossil fuel, and then the military phase, when oil was first used militarily in the crusade against the Crescent Empire in 1032 AH. The last stage is the new technology stage, where oil becomes the most important energy source and controls the lifeblood of the country. The girl's concise answer shocked the professor again, and it was not bad at all.

Professor Preskars looked at the little girl again. She was very delicate, with two golden braids, and a long white dress made of linen on her body, which confirmed that she was by no means born into a prominent aristocratic family. Professor Preskars remembered that the girl named Sophia had just transferred to another school, and although her family was poor and had only one brother to support her, she was appreciated by the local bishop with her excellent grades and was recommended to take the entrance examination for the Imperial Theological Seminary.

Such a child should have been conspicuous among a group of aristocratic children, but Professor Preskars recalled the previous lessons and found that he had no impression of the girl.

Professor Preskars looked at the chiming clock on the wall, and the sound of a bell on the clock tower could be heard outside the door. It's already time for class to end.

Sophia's answer is correct, and that's what I wanted you to know. As a science, I don't want you to memorize knowledge, but I want you to know more about it so that you can develop your own understanding. That's all for today's lesson. Professor Preskars announced the end of the class, and the students saluted their teacher, in keeping with the tradition of respecting the teacher.

"Sophia, can I come to my office later?" Professor Preskars stopped the provincial girl as she was leaving.

Sophia stopped to put away the stationery and books on the table, and looked at Professor Preskas suspiciously. But still nodded. But at this moment, I suddenly felt a few sharp eyes behind me. Sophia turned to look, only to see that there were only a few other classmates packing up their things.

"That's good." Professor Preskars left the classroom first.

As soon as the professor left, several female classmates surrounded Sophia.

Obviously, the comer is not good.

"Sophia-san is really knowledgeable." The brown-haired girl in the middle teased Sophia in a mocking tone. It's not just jealousy of Sophia's approval in class, but because Professor Preskas has the right to recommend scholarships, and in their opinion, the professor naturally wants Sophia to call her to the office.

The scholarship is not actually worth being coveted by these noble children, but it is an honor. Any student who receives this distinction will have his academic qualifications honored with a gilded edge. Therefore, even girls flock to it.

It is undoubtedly unacceptable for a country girl from another province to have this opportunity to receive such an honor. In Constantine, even the commoners had a spontaneous sense of superiority over the provinces.

However, Sophia just glanced at the girls in front of her and continued to pack her things. Such disregard was humiliating for several aristocratic girls, who had never been treated like this, even among the nobles.

Sophia packed up her things and prepared to leave, but was pushed back into her seat.

"Hmph, it's from the countryside. I don't know how to count etiquette. The arrogant aristocratic girl's contemptuous voice was filled with anger.

"Please let me go." Sophia's face did not show any anger or grievance, on the contrary, it was indifferent. This attitude of self-esteem in the eyes of aristocratic girls is even more fueling, the new empire is only a short ten years, the so-called nobles are often military merits, so their children do not have the strength of the former imperial nobles.

Sophia's arms were clamped so hard that she couldn't move, and it seemed that these ladies had inherited not only the knightly character of their father's generation, but also the courage of that generation.

"Looks like we need to make you understand the rules here! Here, the redneck should be like the redneck. Know where you are. But only a Herodian! ”

The brown-haired aristocratic lady sneered and was so angry, how could she be so despised in Constantinople. Today she wants to teach this little country girl a good lesson.

"Stop!"

At this moment, the other hand grabbed the arm of the noble girl Gao Yang.

"What kind of person, Her Royal Highness the Princess!!"

The aristocratic girl was originally stopped and was furious, but the moment she looked back and saw the noble and graceful face that was not angry. I felt a chill from head to toe.

Because, standing behind her turned out to be the third princess of the New Brad Kingdom.

Her Highness Ann Lost!