"Mr. Professor, why didn't the agricultural technology of the world of Varess catch the ship of the industrial revolution in the first place?" A question was asked from under the podium. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Professor Jin Long nodded and smiled: "This is a good question, first of all, it needs to be clarified, this is not a technological revolution, but a technological revival, because the emerging technology in Varess has been blueprinted as early as the Arcane Age, and the reason why it is only now being reinvented is ...... Haha, someone just said 'reinventing the wheel'? It's humorous, a spicy sarcasm, but pay attention to classroom discipline and raise your hand before speaking. ”

"Let's get back to the point, why hasn't the development of industrial technology been responded to quickly in the agricultural sector? Children, in the final analysis, this is still a problem of the system, urban industry and commerce are basically the new bourgeoisie with the freedmen as the main body, but the peasants are different, they are mostly dependent on the owners of the land, who is it? ”

"The Church and the Aristocracy." A half-dragon youth replied.

"Yes, the opposition of the Church and the aristocracy to social change is manifested in three main ways in the question of agriculture: first, the nobility and the Church are afraid of the new industrial technological revolution, the revival of the Arcane civilization, which cannot but remind them of the restoration of the Arcane Empire, so that the more conservative the rural areas are stubbornly resisting the magic industry; Second, the tenant farmer/serfdom system prevailing in the interior of the empire made the church and the aristocracy the owners of all the peasants on the land while owning the land, and these conservative vested interests may not be able to help the big factory owners and big businessmen like my friend Alberton Weinstein, the owner of the International Magic Energy Company, but it is not difficult to control the tenant farmers in their own territory, and the feudal lords have the motive and power to bind the tenant farmers to the land and strictly prohibit them from moving freely. This kind of behavior not only deepened the suffering of the peasants, but also led to a serious shortage of free labor necessary for the further growth and development of urban industry and commerce, and the reality of less land and more people made the rural labor force relatively cheaper, forcing a large number of serfs to build castles and water conservancy and irrigation without compensation and other large-scale projects were cheaper than using magic structures to do business, and there was no need to spend a high price to introduce industrial technology to improve the existing business model; In the eyes of the peasant class, the druids who lived a simple life and admired nature were more worthy of respect than the priests, and the natural gods could effectively improve the living environment of the peasants than the priests, and the druids' divine services were usually cheap or even free. The growing number of peasants secretly joining the Druid community throughout the Empire, especially in the Far East, clearly touched the foundations of the Imperial nobility and the Church, and the ban on the Druid community and its harsh repression was inevitable, which indirectly destroyed another important premise of the Agricultural Revolution...... Go to the interior of the empire, children, the city and the countryside have very different looks, radical and conservative, open and active and stagnant, the country has been divided into two opposing worlds, you see, we are once again witnessing the class division and conflict at the end of the Arcane Age, which may be expressed in different ways, but both paths point to revolution. ”

"Is a moderate approach to reform feasible?" A bespectacled lady raised her hand and asked, "Visionary people should lobby the great nobles, the archbishops, who have the ability to make changes, to try to introduce new technologies in rural areas." ”

"This is not just a technical problem, the property rights of the land, rent, tax burden, all kinds of problems are intertwined to form a path dependence, a chain will drive the whole system, and then by the existing system backlash, I am not optimistic about tinkering with social improvements within the empire, the real hope is not in the interior of the empire, in the Far East, where the emperor is far away, land resources are relatively rich in the Far East, where it is easier to carry out rural reform experiments, I am also pleased to see that there are already people engaged in this work, And with admirable results on more than 1000 collective farms......"

"Collective farms in the Far East, the promotion of agricultural technology, this is Sister Valyusha, right? Does the professor know her? ”

Roland's heart moved when he heard this, and he opened the "Pupil of Destiny" to reconnoiter the old golden dragon who was talking on stage.

However......

System Hint: You can't peek into the legendary 'Dragon of the Gods'!

The dragon of the gods?!

Roland's heart sank, and he couldn't help but feel a little more respect when he looked at the old golden dragon on the podium again.

Just as human transcendents can choose from different career paths, dragons also have a variety of exclusive classes, such as Dragonlord Mars's "Bloodscale Fury", which is an advanced class for dragons and berserkers.

Among all the advanced classes of the dragon clan, it is recognized that the strongest is the "Dragon of the Gods", and it is said that when cultivating to the consummation realm, you can directly get rid of the mortal womb to obtain divinity and become a demigod.

This is an extremely rare path that can be obtained through cultivation step by step, and compared to other ways to become gods, it is not only more difficult, but also has an element that cannot be replicated.

For example, Roland's advanced profession "Hand of God" is also aimed at controlling divinity, and his professional ability is better than that of "Dragon of the Gods", but this kind of profession can only be obtained by him, and it is tailor-made for him by the goddess of fate, and other creatures who aspire to become gods cannot copy his path at all.

"No wonder there are attendant military attachés guarding the door of the classroom, it seems that the identity of this Golden Dragon Professor is far more than just a scholar." Roland thought to himself.

At this moment, a red light suddenly appeared in front of him. Roland held the red light to read the information, quietly got up, left the lecture hall with a chair, and returned it to the guards after going out.

Hurried to the elders' house, I saw a girl in a green dress standing under the marble colonnade with her hands in her hands, looking at him with a slight smile, bright eyes and beautiful teeth.

Roland's heart was hot, and he strode up the stairs.

"Sister Valyusha, has the time for the audience been arranged?"

"At four o'clock, the five elders summoned us." Valentina gave him a brief introduction to the etiquette of the audience, and then asked him where he had just been.

Roland talked about his encounter with Manny Holden, the bronze dragon boy, and especially the strange things he encountered while listening to lectures on campus.

Valentina listened to him, and the smile on her lips grew stronger.

"That Golden Dragon Professor is indeed not an ordinary person, and it is a fate that you can meet him on campus."

"I heard him mention the experiment of agriculture in the Far East, and it seems that he knows your work in Varess very well, has he had any academic exchanges?"

"Sort of, I'm still familiar with him, this person is the Golden Dragon Elder among the five elders of the Heaven Federation today," Valentina added lightly, "He is also my father. ”

Roland stared at Valentina's calm and pretty face, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he roared in his heart: My sister, you can pretend so well, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?

……

Sunlight shines through the crystal bay window in the living room, and the delicate thick carpet is blessed with a dust removal spell, giving off a white gold sheen in the sunlight, and stepping on it is like being in the clouds.

Roland stood beside Valentina and looked up at the front of the hall, where the five legendary ancient dragons were looking at him with interest. Among them, the Golden Dragon Elder with a pair of glasses with a pinched nose and a long fluttering beard under his chin, quite scholarly demeanor, was the professor who had taught in the lecture hall not long ago, and the bronze, bronze, and brass elders were also lying on the ground in the form of a giant dragon, revealing a majestic momentum in their languidness. Only the Silver Dragon Elder was different, receiving visitors in the form of a human rather than a dragon, with blonde hair and snow-skinned long skirts, a graceful and elegant countenance, and only the subtle wrinkles at the corners of her eyes when she smiled hinted at the true age of the dragon lady.

"Lady of Destiny elect, welcome to the land of the north wind." The Golden Dragon Elder smiled, the dragon claws were raised, and a chair appeared behind Roland, "Please take a seat." ”