Chapter 1296: From Celltown to Krasbourg (III.)
Roland himself was a liberal arts student, but he must have a clear understanding of his current position: the decision-makers of a late-developing country have to pay more attention to engineering colleges that can help industrial construction than those that are the icing on the cake, and the colleges that train mechanics and mechanics are undoubtedly the most important. If a mage is compared to a scientist on Earth, a warlock is like an engineer, and the latter plays an even more practical role in the country's industrial construction than the former.
"My body is completely fine, since His Highness values me so much as an old fellow, it is also appropriate to exert more strength, not to mention that running a school is originally an amateur pleasure of mine." Matvey readily agreed, and then frowned again, "There is a lot of equipment in the school, many of which are teaching aids made by myself, plus the magic guide locomotive in the warehouse behind, and it will be very troublesome to transport it to Krasbourg." β
"What's the trouble here, you don't have to worry about it, just take care of these trivial things." Roland smiled calmly and asked Matvey: "Do you know the old man of Sukhoi in Port Whitegull?" β
"Of course I know, that's my senior brother!" Matvey also smiled, "Last week he sent me a letter, boasting that he had done a good job in the airship business, monopolizing the airship business from the North Bay to the Golden Horn, and he was very proud, and he also urged me to go back to the old business, and wanted to bet with me to compare the development speed of air and rail transportation in the Far East, I admit that airships are his strength, but to talk about railroads...... Hehe, that old boy is purely a layman, and air transportation cannot overwhelm land and sea transportation in any case, this is determined by cost. β
"I ordered three airships from the old man Sukhoi, and it has been a whole year, and finally two airships have been delivered," Roland pointed to the sky, "As soon as you nod your head, I will send a message to Krasbourg Air Base, and in less than three hours, two brand-new airships will appear over the town of Sayre and land to help you move." β
Matvey stroked his beard and calculated the total weight of the magic locomotive, mechanical equipment, teaching utensils, and his belongings, and asked Roland with some concern: "How big is the carrying capacity of the airship?" β
"They are all improved versions of the 'Dawn class' airship, with a rated load capacity of 240 tons, and they are not performing military tasks, so it doesn't matter if they are slightly overloaded, and it is not a problem to carry a total of 500 tons of cargo." Roland replied confidently.
Matvey touched his cheek, his face was a little embarrassed, and he reluctantly admitted: "That old boy in Sukhoi really has two brushes...... If I don't take it seriously, I'll lose to him. β
Roland couldn't help but laugh. Sukhoi and Matvey, two old brothers, both have a bit of a childish temper. It wouldn't be a bad thing if Sukhoi's airship could put some competitive pressure on Matvey.
"Mr. Matvey, many of the guests who have come to congratulate you today are your high-ranking disciples, and I have seen no less than ten high-level mechanism warlocks, which makes me have a reluctant request, and I hope to get your support."
"If Your Highness has any ideas, just say it directly, I will never refuse to help." Matvey was refreshed.
"When you arrive in Krasbourg, the focus of your work must be on the Ministry of Communications, and only on weekends do you have the energy to go to the engineering college, Colasbourg is not a small town, the population is as many as one million, and the young people who are eager to learn a skill are far more than the small town, after all, your energy is limited, and teaching thousands of students is a heavy burden, so I would like to ask you to invite your protΓ©gΓ© Gao Zu to go to Krasbourg on your behalf, and I am responsible for arranging for them to take up teaching positions in the engineering college, and the treatment is to ensure that they are satisfied. We, the Kolas government, have the utmost respect for intellectuals and educators, and you will experience this for yourself when you arrive in the capital. β
Roland's sincerity impressed Matvey. Under his convening, the vast majority of students expressed their willingness to follow the teacher to the capital to start a business.
In fact, Roland had already seen that most of the warlocks who came to the banquet today originally had the intention of seeking a path to promotion in Krasburg by virtue of the teacher-student relationship.
Roland does not despise the utilitarianism of these people, in fact, the pursuit of a career is the professional credo of the warlock. Unlike mages, trap warlocks cannot be satisfied by just immersing themselves in research and simply seeking knowledge. The professional ability of the warlock requires them to apply what they have learned, and they must devote themselves to the construction of the project in order to improve their professional level and reflect the value of life. If a mechanic is never given the opportunity to preside over major construction projects, and has no teaching work or practical inventions, it will be difficult for him to make progress, and his cultivation will be in a bottleneck. However, the spells and skills mastered by the machine warlocks are mostly "dragon slaying skills", without sufficient capital to support their construction plans and invention research, without a large number of workers to realize their engineering blueprints, no matter how talented the machine warlocks are unable to build high-rise buildings, bridges and railways alone, and this is the root of their efforts to seek government and capital support, only with the backing of political power and money, these "engineers" and "industrial parties" in the fantasy world can realize their magnificent "engineering dreams" γ
Roland liked the mentality of the warlocks who were active in the construction of industry, and these ambitious and energetic engineers were more valuable to the national economy than the genius mages who were withdrawn and even suffered from communication disorders.
After the banquet, Matvey led the students to pack their bags and prepare for the move, and most of the townspeople stayed behind to help, discussing the upcoming big airship by the way, and there was a deep curiosity in his words.
It was almost four o'clock in the afternoon, and the curiosity of the townspeople was finally satisfied. Two silver-gray clouds floated in the distance above the cloudless blue sky, and two 240-ton "Dawn-class" military airships - "Independence" and "Victory" - landed in the town of Sayre amid the cheers of children.
The Independence airship piloted by Elena was responsible for carrying cargo, transporting the Matvey modified magic locomotive and equipment from the Mechanics School, and relocating it to Krasbourg; Zehir's Victory, which was manned, was joined by Matvey's students and the town's young watchmakers.
Once in Krasbourg, Roland will be assigned the right positions according to their respective strengths: veteran mechanics can choose to serve in the Ministry of Communications or to teach at the soon-to-be-established School of Engineering and Technology; Less experienced mechanics and mechanics will go to the Magic Locomotive Factory to design, develop, and direct production. The watchmakers will travel to the Karon Industrial Estate to take part in the construction of the world's first modern watch factory in Vares.