As the sun rose, the crown of glory of the sun wheel became clearer in the atmosphere, and the mechanical bell tower of the Imperial Academy began to ring, and a new type of magic mechanism pushed huge gears and levers, hammering the bronze bell in the tower, and the solemn eight bells rang throughout the mage district.

Students dressed in the uniforms of each branch left the dormitories scattered across the four areas of the campus and walked down a wide walkway to the teaching facilities of the college, accompanied by the sun and the sound of bells. Some of them have confident smiles on their faces, some still have a little sleepiness, some are still young and immature teenagers, some are already gray-haired middle-aged, these scholars from all over the Cecil Empire, with different backgrounds, are like flowing water gathered in this academy, which symbolizes the highest intellectual temple of the empire, they are infused with knowledge here, transformed, and one day, will flow out of this temple to infiltrate this rapidly advancing empire.

Matilda stood on one of the towers of the Wizard Chamber, and was speechless for a moment as she watched as the students in black college uniforms with runes and gear insignia gathered from the plaza and walkway below, merging into the tall buildings not far away.

"When I'm not going to have a spare time, I like to stand here and look down on the academy," Gawain said, standing beside Matilda, looking down at the landscape below with inexplicable feelings, "The students come and go from these broad paths or paths, gather in the courtyards and corridors, rest by the gardens and fountains, the teachers impart knowledge and solve problems in the buildings, people from different regions and different identities gather here, enjoy equality in front of knowledge, they discuss problems, they talk about the future, they don't have to think about anything, Just focus on learning......

"It's a haven and the last cradle of life to enjoy, the political struggles outside the walls are far away, the things outside the country are even farther away for them, and I do my best to make this the safest and calmest place in the country, because knowledge ...... It deserves so.

"Of all the things I've built, I'm most proud of this college."

Matilda listened to Gawain's words, and from those words, she seemed to feel a certain emotion conveyed by this pioneer from antiquity, this emotion did not have any complicated schemes, and its sincerity surprised the princess from Typhon deeply.

She couldn't help but glance sideways at Gawain, as if it was not until this moment that the legendary hero from history, who was wearing many halos, and had almost become a god, finally faded from the layers of names and legends, and truly became a "person" of flesh and blood.

And this feeling made her realize what kind of weight the "Imperial College" in front of her had in the heart of this pioneer, and made her subconsciously re-examine this institution and all the meanings behind it, and examine the upcoming international student program.

After a long time, she whispered, "In Typhon...... We don't have anything like that. ”

"I hope you have," Gawain said, turning his head very seriously, "I mean it. ”

"But it's hard," Matilda said, "and it doesn't fit in with Typhon's current order, and to build an academy like Typhon, we have to do more than just build a building of the same size and crammed all sorts of students into it. ”

Gawain smiled: "Indeed...... It wasn't easy for me to build this college. ”

In order for such an "Imperial Academy" to be born, he had to smash an old dynasty, which ...... That Rosetta Augustus the Great is afraid that he will not want to reappear.

After overlooking the academy from the tower, Gawain withdrew his gaze.

"Then we can go to the teaching facilities here, and then we will go to the big library, where you can see part of the book The Basis of Everything – a massive series of books that have not yet been compiled and which are missing parts of the basics of agriculture, mathematics and industry."

The Basis of Everything...... What a bold and imposing name.

Matilda's heart flashed with strange emotion and curiosity, and she guessed what kind of huge set of "The Foundation of Everything" would be, and at the same time showed a smile: "I'm looking forward to it." ”

……

In a simplely furnished office, sunlight shines through crystal windows on a dark red wooden desk, on which spreads out a beautifully printed but plainly bound textbook, next to which are paper with notes and scribbles, as well as dipping pens and inkwells.

The content of the textbook is a relatively basic general knowledge of nature, and between the uncomplicated passages and illustrations, you can see many scribbled notes and ink spots, and the extraordinarily messy ink marks seem to show the many difficulties encountered by the owner of the textbook in the process of wrestling with this knowledge, and the constant oscillation between impetuousness and concentration.

In the sunlight, there seemed to be a sigh next to the unmanned desk, and then the textbook floated out of thin air, and a page was turned.

Another sigh.

Just then, the office door opened, and a bald man with a horrific scar on his face walked in.

Scarface Anton glanced at the empty desk, and immediately noticed the floating textbook, and said casually, "Boss...... Oh, you're actually reading? ”

The light and shadow floated next to the empty desk, and Amber's figure appeared in the air, she was frowning and looking at the textbook in her hand, and then threw this thing on the table casually, and looked up at Scarface Anton: "Is it rare for me to read?" ”

“…… To be honest, it used to be quite rare, but I've seen it a lot lately," Scarface Anton scratched his shiny head and said with a smile, "And it's good to understand if you watch something like a thriller and absurdity, and now you're watching this...... That's a far cry from your usual hobbies. ”

The corners of Amber's mouth twitched, and the corner of her eyes glanced at the textbook on the desk, and pouted: "This thing is really too ugly to look into...... But our majesty always said that I was uneducated, and that knowledge was the primary productive force or something, and Rebecca and her big-breasted aunt also talked all day long that I had never read, as if they were so learned......"

Scarface Anton is an upright man: "One thing to say, they are indeed more knowledgeable than you......"

Amber immediately glared at Anton, "If you want to run around the entire inner city with a pumpkin, then you can continue." ”

Scarface Anton suddenly shrank his neck: "Just when I didn't say anything." ”

"Let's get down to business," Amber waved her hand and leaned back, "How's Gülen's going?" ”

When it came to getting down to business, Scarface Anton, who had become the second-in-command of the Military Intelligence Agency, immediately straightened out and reported meticulously: "There is news from Gülen's monitoring team that everything is normal, and Miss Patty is still living according to her previous routine and does not show any abnormality. In addition, there are no problems with the records of people entering and leaving Fractured Stone, and the magic detection records of Glen Collar and its surrounding area. ”

At this point, Anton paused and added, "In addition, we managed to contact a female pharmacist who used to take care of Miss Patty, and confirmed from her that Miss Patty had not had any changes in temperament, confusion or the like before and after she received the crown......

“…… Roughly rule out the possibility of a personality replacement...... Amber muttered softly, "Patty is still Patty, that's good news." ”

"Chief, the pharmacist did bring up a situation," said Anton, "and she said that when she first came into contact with Patty, the child was in an unimaginably bad condition, and with her experience and insight, she could hardly believe that Patty would survive, but after getting the crown, Patty surprisingly survived the most dangerous stage, which was a miracle in the pharmacist's eyes.

"The apothecary therefore believed that Patty's crown was a blessed artifact that soothed Patty's injuries, but we all know that the crown was a 'connecting device' for the Eternal Sleeper, and it may have been a temporary 'soul vessel', but it had no function to heal injuries......"

Amber frowned, thought about it and said slowly: "The crown allows Patty to rest in the dream realm, which is equivalent to giving her the motivation to live in disguise, and also relieves her mental pressure, from this point, it may make sense that it allowed Patty to survive successfully."

"The power of the human spirit can create some miracles, even if these miracles sometimes do not even conform to our common sense.

"But the situation you mentioned does need to be noted...... I'll tell our majesty when I get back. ”

Anton nodded, and then asked curiously, "What is next for the monitoring team......

"Maintain surveillance," Amber said, then after a moment's thought, then instructed, "Also, be prepared for emergencies, in the near future...... There may be some action on the Eternal Sleeper's side, and although the situation is unpredictable, it cannot be ruled out that the success or failure of their actions will affect Patty in the real world. I'll ask for help from other departments later, and send a few professionals in the fields of immersion pods, cranial nerves, and soul science over in case of emergency. ”

Anton lowered his head: "Yes, I will order it to go down." ”

"I'll go ahead if I don't have anything else to do," Amber waved her hand and gave the eviction order, "I'll have to read the book again." ”

Scarface Anton was ordered to leave the room, and Amber was the only one left in the plainly furnished office.

The half-elf lady, who was already in a high position, was stunned at the table for a moment, and then lowered her head again, glanced at the textbook that she had thrown on the table, picked up the book as if she had lifted it, and continued to read it with a sigh......

She really has no education, and she is indeed from a low background, and most of the things she knows are the rules in the gutter and alleys, and her adoptive father, who died early and the second adoptive father who has been a cultist for half his life, obviously failed to instill in her too many correct and human principles.

In this glorious "Magic Capital", in the highest system of government offices in the Empire, she even occasionally felt like an outlier out of place.

But she still doesn't want to fall behind, she doesn't want to stop on the merits and status she has, and enjoy it in peace.

After all, the scenery ahead of this road ...... Seems really great.

Convinced that she is a member of the Goddess of Shadows, she wants to see how far she can go on this path.

……

During the day's itinerary, the emissaries from Typhon visited a lot.

They saw the unique "modern teaching", the imperial library with an astonishing collection of books, the huge number of new books printed by industrial machines, and the original manuscript of "The Foundation of Everything", which was protected layer by layer and was hailed as an imperial treasure.

They saw a different "mage district" from Aldenan, a variety of research facilities in order, and ordinary people and transcendents working together, and although they didn't see any real technical content, Cecil's special "R&D atmosphere" alone was enough to make them feel extra fresh.

As the Great Sun approached the horizon, the day came to an end.

In the restaurant of the Autumn Palace, Gawain has dinner with Matilda and the others.

"It was an unforgettable day, not a compliment, it was," Matilda said, sitting at the long table with dignity, facing Gawain, "especially The Foundation of Everything...... It's really hard for me to describe how it made me, I never thought there would be books like it, like it...... Huge, vast, and even ambitious. ”

"It's not finished," Gawain said, "and it's not something like this that can be compiled in a year or two." ”

"I'm already looking forward to what it will look like when it's finished," Matilda said sincerely, "and...... I even have an offensive request, if you don't mind: I'd like to get a copy of it - and when it's done, I'd like to bring it to Typhon. ”

Gawain looked into Matilda's eyes and paused for two or three seconds before he spoke: "Of course, there is nothing wrong with this - I am happy to see the spread of knowledge, which is one of the purposes of the original project of "The Foundation of Everything". When it's done, I'll give you a copy of the full version - as a gift to celebrate the dawn of a new era. ”

Matilda showed a hint of joy: "Thank you very much. ”

(When the time to push the book comes, the title of the book is "Monsters Will Die If They Are Killed", the author is cloudy and hidden, and you may have heard of his "Soul of Burning Steel".) Unlike the seedlings last time, the book "Monster" has more than a million words! It's ready to be slaughtered! ）