That's what these commoner kids are learning in the academy?!

Godwin watched in amazement as Santis narrated the most important passage in the history of magic from the podium, interspersed with classic models of magic circles according to historical developments, those runes and magic lines arranged on the blackboard into arcane patterns, and the common children—the children of the farmer, the fisherman, the blacksmith, the washerwoman, they were all listening and taking notes seriously!

Godwin? Orlando swore to heaven that even a child of a big merchant family would not necessarily understand these things in the royal capital.

Because this is completely transcendent knowledge!

The children's lessons were beyond Godwin's imagination, and even more than he imagined was the children's mastery of magical runes.

After a few simple questions, he realized that these children were not new to runes, nor were they "dumbas" who memorized some book knowledge - they not only knew the shape and writing of each rune, but even knew how to change their position in a magic circle!

This game-changing lesson is over – at least for Godwin? In Orlando, this is a game-changing lesson.

At the end of the lesson, the children ran out happily and ran to the playground to play, and some children stayed behind to read books or chat in the classroom, and Santis went outside the classroom and shouted a warning to the children not to play in the hallway, and then came to Godwin's side.

"Mr. Orlando," the second-level arcanist said with a gentle smile, "what do you think?" ”

"I didn't expect it...... That's what is being taught here......" Godwin's eyes were confused, "these kids...... Are they all magically gifted? Are they all your chosen apprentices to magic? ”

Santis shook his head and said unhurriedly, "First of all, not every class teaches runes and magic theory, only children's classes and some special education adult classes teach this kind of class, and secondly, these children are not my magic apprentices - they are just the most ordinary civilian children in the territory, only one of them has a weak magical talent, and the others will be ordinary people for the rest of their lives. ”

Godwin blinked: "That's ......"

Santis interrupted the others in a rare way, "You're curious, curious about how they can understand these lessons, why they have access to this transcendent knowledge, right?" ”

Godwin nodded slightly wordlessly.

Santis asked him rhetorically, "Why can't they understand, why can't they get in touch?" ”

Godwin was stunned for a moment, and then he was about to say a set of reasons about the inability of civilians to learn complex knowledge, the lack of wisdom necessary to comprehend the mysteries, and so on, but these subconscious words were swallowed back by him before he could rush out, and he knew that once he said these words, he would probably be the stupidest person here today.

"They understand and learn, at least in the children's class, I have come into contact with quite a few bright children, such as Gesang and Pea, who are exceptionally gifted at drawing," Santis said with a smile on his lips as he walked towards the classroom door and gestured for Godwin to follow, "and after the lord has introduced a series of children's nutritious meals, these children will grow up to be stronger and smarter than their parents, and they will be with us and the transcendental, and the nobles, and any so-called ' The upper class's no difference. ”

Godwin followed Santis as he came to the main square of the academy (or, as it is called, "playground"), where many children were active, and it was approaching evening, and some of the adults who had left work early had arrived, and before class, these men, still dressed in coarse cloth overalls and with mud on their legs, were gathering under the magic crystal lamps next to the playground, and by the light they flipped through the letter cards in their hands.

A passing worker in a factory uniform paused at Godwin's side, took off his felt hat, bowed slightly to Santis and Godwin, and walked away.

"Do you know why he saluted you?" Santis asked.

"He should know that I am a scholar recruited by the lord......"

"No, just because you have knowledge, he is saluting your knowledge, not you." Santis said lightly, and raised his hand to a high white wall on the other side of the playground, where Godwin saw a large line of striking letters:

"Knowledge and men are not noble, but knowledge is ennobled."

"Here, anyone has the right to pursue knowledge, and even that is the duty of a citizen of Cecil," Santis' voice woke Godwin from the shock of that sentence, "and after accepting this rule, I found one thing, that even a child of a serf, under equal conditions, is no worse than a knight's child in learning." ”

Santis is not telling the full truth here - in fact, there is a difference between the children of serfs and the children of nobles.

Because of congenital malnutrition, the poor conditions for growing up in infancy and early childhood, under normal circumstances, the children of serfs or destitute families will really have poor intellectual and physical development, and according to the lord, this gap will take at least one or two generations to slowly make up.

However, it was precisely because of these avoidable gaps that Santis became more aware of the importance of the order that Gawain was promoting in the land—a cause that could be described as great.

He doesn't want Godwin? Orlando, a scholar who gave up all his future and traveled all the way from the royal capital to the south, a true scholar, missed out on this great undertaking.

Godwin was silent for a moment, and after a moment, he asked a question: "Is there no value in what I have studied for most of my life?" ”

"Of course not, knowledge is always valuable, but it is used differently," Santis shook his head, "In other words, there is no high or low knowledge, just whether it is appropriate in the current situation." I believe that the lord asked you to write that newspaper in no way to bury your talents, and you yourself should understand this - does the use of your grammar skills in writing popular news really affect the 'honor' of a scholar like you? No, you just can't accept the fact that you need to put yourself in the same position as civilians, and you can't accept the fact that you need to understand the thinking of the so-called 'inferior', but really? ”

Santis smiled, "We're in the same position, we're all just seekers of knowledge." ”

Seeing Godwin's thoughtful expression, Santis continued: "And there is one more thing I don't know if you have ever thought about, Mr. Orlando - those civilians who have been educated in schools can read the words you write, and even some can read the words of runes, although their research in these fields is certainly not as deep as yours, but at least they know some, but you ...... Do you know even the slightest bit about drying rice and tanning leather? ”

After saying this, Santis closed his mouth and left time for the old gentleman in front of him, this was probably the most and most direct time he expressed his views in places other than the classroom, since returning from the last trip to the royal capital, this second-level arcanist has really changed a lot.

Godwin, on the other hand, exhaled softly, was silent for a moment, and shook his head with a smile: "I really don't understand this stuff, but I can still write those current affairs news and decrees that the lord wants to publicize and promote, and I can write more concisely and clearly than anyone else."

"And the parts that I don't understand, I—and my apprentices, we can go to people who understand. They know it, they just don't know how to write it, but that's what I'm good at. ”

"Mr. Orlando," Santis said slightly to Godwin? Orlando bowed his head, "You'd better move quickly, lords usually give people a second chance - but you're not the only scholar in the realm." ”

"Thank you for your help and explanation," Godwin? Orlando said to Santis in a very solemn tone, "And you can call me Godwin in the future—it's too alienating to call me by last name." ”

With that, the old gentleman said goodbye to Santis, then turned around and walked briskly towards the gate of the academy.

After his figure disappeared outside the gate, a hazy black shadow emerged around Santis, and gradually took on the form of Amber.

Miss Half-Elf glanced at Santis in surprise: "Santis, you can be eloquent." ”

"Not an eloquence, just what I wanted to say," Santis saluted the Shadow Master who had been wandering around the territory all day, but was actually the Lord's Guard, and asked curiously, "I'm just a little curious why the Lord cares so much about this—Godwin is a good scholar, but he's not special." ”

"Think of it as an attempt," Amber said casually, "don't care. ”

"Try...... Santis muttered, then pouted, "Anyway, the lord must have his own considerations. ”

Amber didn't respond, her body fading in the air, and soon vanished before Santis's eyes.

After four days, Cecil's lords saw something new in front of the government hall square in the center of the city.

They exuded the characteristic scent of ink, stacked neatly on a small cement platform—a platform unique to Cecil's domain, and in most cases used by government officials to show the realm of fresh gadgets to the realm—and two soldiers stood by the platform, guarding the neatly printed material, while explaining what was on the platform to those gathered.

Newspaper.

A reading that can belong to everyone.

The crowd was discussing with each other, those who had arrived earlier were explaining to those who had just arrived what the lord had invented, some were speculating about the contents of the newspaper, and many more were guessing about their price and purpose.

In the beginning, perhaps only a small number of people would try it out of curiosity.

Soon, however, the Cecilians with their spare money will realize that they will have their own "scroll" from now on.

At some distance from the platform, Godwin, dressed in a gray bachelor's robe? Orlando and his two apprentices, the temporary editor and the "reporter," watched from afar around the platform.

Santis, on the other hand, stood beside Godwin, looked at the scene in the distance, and whispered to himself, "From this day onwards, another privilege has been broken. ”

Godwin pondered: "Do you have the privilege of knowledge, free reading......

"How does it feel to be involved?"

"Not bad."