Chapter 142: Academy

In the end, Dugu Feng still completed a certain deal with the scroll keeper Urlante. After Dugu Feng paid some unique knowledge, he also exchanged a lot of magical knowledge from Candle Castle, as well as the right to recruit mages and apprentices from Candle Castle.

So, with everything in place, the Academy of Magic, which belonged to the Silver Shield family and Baldur's Gate, really began its preparations. According to the preliminary plan, the school named "Holy Lily" by Dugu Feng will be roughly divided into three major colleges, namely the School of Magic and Theory, the School of Technology and Engineering, and the School of Society and Art.

The division of these three colleges is borrowed from the division of science, engineering, and liberal arts in Earth University. The School of Magic and Theory, as the name suggests, is a college for spellcasters who specialize in learning spells, and because of the close connection between magic and the foundation of this world, basically learning magic is equivalent to studying various theoretical problems in this world, so science majors that tend to be mathematical, physical and logical are also classified into this academy.

The School of Technology and Engineering, but Dugufeng and the Church of the Lord of Forging and Craft, is not limited to engineering, technology and other practical aspects, but with Dugufeng's "scientific" spirit as the core, in practice and theory gradually integrated the world's craftsmen, engineers, and technicians A few years ago, to form a unique "science and technology system" belonging to the world of Feilun, therefore, this college seems to be immature, but in fact contains an incomparably broad future, and is also very popular with the courage to innovate, Aggressive forging and the optimism of the god of craftsmanship.

As for the Faculty of Society and Arts, it is a pure faculty for the study of humanities, arts, and social sciences, and of course, in the present era, the conditions of Fallon are not luxurious enough to have time to study these issues. Therefore, in the early days of construction, this college was actually a college for the middle and upper class elites such as nobles, scholars, and merchants, in which the nobles could learn etiquette, law, politics and other knowledge that the ruling class must master, scholars could also study and study history, literature, art, and other knowledge, and merchants also had their own knowledge of economy, finance, and so on.

Of course, although Dugufeng's plan is huge, it is limited to the actual conditions of Baldur's Gate, these things cannot be achieved overnight, and now it is just a framework, and many so-called disciplines and majors are just nouns on paper at this time, and if you want to really implement it, it is essential to need extremely large resources and connections.

At this stage, the grand preparatory action of the "Holy Lily Academy" is of the most important significance to the Silver Shield family and the Baldur's Gate, in fact, with the help of this preparation and preparation, it will gradually pull in the relationship with some forces, and gradually establish the alliance between the two sides through this cooperation, and lay a good relationship for the founding of the Silver Shield family.

The establishment of the School of Magic and Theory was mainly with the help of the elves of Ephrisca, who have been committed to cultivating some elve-leaning forces on the continent since the elves retreated from the continent to act as a buffer between humans and elves. Therefore, when Dugu Feng and the Silver Shield family showed their kindness to the elves, the elves were naturally willing to support a kingdom that was more friendly to the elves.

In addition to the elves, Queen Elesdra of Silvermoon City and Lady Leila* Silverhand of Waterdeep have all provided many aids in the establishment of the School of Magic and Theory, after all, the Chosen People and the Church, as the goddess of magic, do not miss any opportunity to expand the power and faith of magic. In addition, Lady Leila Silverhand is also based in Baldur's Gate and participates in the establishment of this magic academy, in addition to infiltrating her influence into the magic academy as much as possible, but also because she is also preparing to build a large comprehensive academy in Waterdeep.

Ever since Annene, the half-elf and the master of war, built the "Rose Academy" in the Northlands, after hundreds of years of influence, everyone has seen the great benefits of a systematic comprehensive academy for a country and a power. The academy, which is not limited to extraordinary power, can continue to provide talents for a country, fill the vacancies in all aspects of the country, provide strong motivation and vitality for the society, and create wealth far beyond the past.

Therefore, the whole continent is now politically in the transition from scattered city-states to a relatively centralized kingdom and empire, but economically and culturally, it is in an era similar to the pre-Renaissance of the earth, where universities and colleges supported by the great nobles and lords are gradually replacing the backward model of master-apprentice inheritance. Entire societies and civilizations are at the forefront of the explosion.

The gods and the leaders of the major forces are not lacking in foresight, and they can naturally see such an obvious historical tendency. Therefore, although Dugu Feng's actions are huge, they are also in line with the trend of the times, and some far-sighted gods and forces are also very willing to take this opportunity to cooperate with Dugu Feng and the Silver Shield family, and regard Dugu Feng's large-scale construction of the academy as a good test field.

Cooperate with the Goddess of Magic Church to build the School of Magic, cooperate with the Church of Gongde, the God of Craft and Forge to build the School of Technology and Craft, and cooperate with the Church of the Goddess of Fortune, the Church of the God of Music to build the School of Society and Art. In short, Dugu Feng's huge plan this time did not rely only on the power of the Silver Shield Family and the Bode Gate. Instead, take advantage of the general trend of the times to find as many allies as possible.

The participation of so many forces made Dugu Feng and the Silver Shield family lose their absolute control over the academy. But Dugufeng doesn't care, after all, the university is not a power structure, his significance lies more in the talents cultivated, at least at this point in time, the founding of the Yindun family still needs the tacit approval and support of these external forces.

Preparing for the establishment of the academy, naturally there is no need for Dugu Feng to be busy, the Grand Duke of Silver Shield is very happy to take over this matter that can be in-depth exchanges and cooperation with all forces, and now the Grand Duke of Silver Shield, who is bent on positioning himself as the throne of the King of West Hartland, has ignited an unprecedented fighting spirit and is tirelessly moving towards this goal.

And just when all the attention was drawn to the Gate of Bode and the "Holy Lily Academy" that was about to be established, Dugu Feng quietly left the Gate of Bode and came to a desolate supreme wasteland.

The Supreme Wasteland, the largest open-air plateau in the western part of Faerun, is a vast wilderness full of rocks, and the area is once untouched except for the terrifying monsters of this place, the Great Trolls, and now these dangerous monsters rarely exist in the entire grassland. Mossy and lichen-covered wilderness and highland meadows are dotted with very dangerous valleys, and clear streams gush out of the cracks in the rocks and rumble down to the high heaths, bringing abundant precipitation to the surrounding area.

In fact, the terrain of the Supreme Wasteland is not very high, and once upon a time, it was part of the Supreme Forest that covered the entire western and northern lands, where the cold winds from the northlands and the warm currents of the southern coastline converged to form a fertile area with abundant rainfall, but because of the war between ancient civilizations, the environment was directly distorted and polluted by the power of magic, and it is still a barren place.

Today, in the heart of the Supreme Wilderness, between a steep valley and a mountain peak, sits an elegant and vibrant treehouse.

Amid the chirping of birds, before Dugufeng and the others came to this treehouse, a spiral staircase woven by thorns and vines hung down from the treehouse. Looking up from under the tree, the leafy and tall trees are tall, and the roof-like branches and leaves cover the sky and the sky within the fence are shrouded in the shade of the trees. This is the style of the treehouse where the elves often live, and it can still be seen in the forest today.

St. Druid Solomon, and his wife, Eluhia, kept their promise after visiting the Lizard Swamp and waited for Dugu Feng to bring the elemental key in the Supreme Wasteland.

Feeling the arrival of Dugu Feng and the others, Saint Druid Solomon walked out of the study house, there were green translucent bands of light spiraling around his body, dozens of golden spots of light were shining around the light bands, and a natural and sacred aura diffused from his body, giving people the feeling that they were like seeing the grandfather's tree in the depths of the supreme forest.

"Good day, esteemed Master Saint Druid, it looks like you're having a good time!"

Dugu Feng glanced at the lush dense forest rising from the valley, and then at the night elf Elucia, who was red and happily attached, and couldn't help but smile and teased lightly.

The Night Elf's face couldn't help but flush slightly, and he was embarrassed not to turn his head, but Master Saint Druid Solomon's face was as usual, and he just said calmly: "I have already felt the magic storm on this land, which is constantly decaying, and even if I don't use any means, it will automatically disappear after three years." Are you sure you want to hold a ceremony at this time and plant the World Tree? ”

The World Tree itself is something unique to the elves, and the appearance of any World Tree will attract the crazy pursuit of the elves. If the World Tree is really planted in this place, and the entire Supreme Forest is restored to become the Supreme Forest of the past, then I am afraid that many elves will soon take the initiative to migrate and turn this place into their habitat. This is not necessarily a good thing for Dugu Feng, who is the lord of this place.

"It doesn't matter, I'm a magnanimous lord, and as long as the elves are willing to be my people, I don't mind having an extra number of elven people under my command."

Dugu Feng smiled lightly and said indifferently: "Moreover, I believe that under my persuasion, the elves must be reasonable!" ”