After Phinea came to the fortress, Colin didn't immediately arrange a job for her, on the one hand, to let her rest for a few days to recover from the fatigue of the road, and on the other hand, to familiarize her with the environment of Twilight City, not to mention that the New Year was coming soon, there was no need to rush.

However, Phinea herself was not idle, and she knew exactly what Colin Vane had called her for.

These days, in addition to talking to old Harvey about the store, I'm wandering around Winterfell.

The alchemy workshop was originally forbidden for idlers to enter, especially in some key areas, and even soldiers were sent to guard them.

However, on the first day of Finia's arrival, Colin gave her the highest authority except for Tessa.

In addition to the lord's bedroom and laboratory, she can freely enter and exit the entire Twilight City and the fortress.

Therefore, Finia can view all factories and all processes at will.

Although the Youjin Chamber of Commerce has been in the white core paper business for a long time, Finia saw the entire papermaking process for the first time, and her first reaction was that it was too cheap and too fast.

Finia finally believed why all students in Twilight City could use white core paper, and when she thought about the Western Continent Chamber of Commerce that bought paper at a high price, even a veteran merchant like her was a little weak-hearted.

When she saw the oppressive furnace and the deafening forge of the forge, Phinea felt that her brain was running out of ideas. When she finally saw the huge and delicate machine tools, her whole worldview was turned upside down.

Has the Workshop evolved to this extent?

What does it mean to be a worker, is to operate all kinds of machines?

The first time she saw that every house in Twilight City had a mechanical clock, she was already sighing, and by the time she took the pocket watch in her hand and opened the lid, she couldn't make any more senses.

After a few days of visiting, Phinea felt that even if a dragon appeared in front of her, it would not arouse her amazement.

……

……

The first day after the New Year.

Henry came to school early in the morning.

I saw that the campus was still empty, but there was a group of people gathered in front of the bulletin board, discussing something.

He walked up curiously, and at a glance he saw the contents inside.

Curriculum changes.

This is nothing new, but in the new curriculum, there is an unfamiliar word that has never been seen before - sports.

Physical education?

What does that mean?

Fortunately, a classmate next to him had sharp eyes and immediately pointed to a line of small words at the bottom of the class schedule: "Physical education, which means physical education." ”

"Physical education?"

Another student wittily speculated, "It shouldn't be how to get beaten in training." ”

The crowd burst into laughter.

Henry didn't put this at ease, anyway, since it was the school's arrangement, he just had to abide by it.

However, wait until the afternoon.

Henry, as one of the first students to participate in the "physical education class", soon discovered that the classmate's speculation in the morning was very accurate, but not witty at all.

The so-called physical education, although it is not really beaten, is not much better.

Physical education was not taught by a school teacher, but by a soldier of the fortress.

From the first time I saw him, I didn't have a smile.

And the first task he assigned was also very simple, first run three laps around the playground.

Children of Henry's age are actually not weak, they have begun to help the family at a very young age, and there are many people who work in the fields at the age of seven or eight.

However, compared to the training in front of me, it was like playing at home.

Running, bench press, squat, jumping, crawling......

Henry thought he was about to be sent to the Stronghold to fight the orcs.

If it weren't for a long enough break in between, it is estimated that many people would not be able to hold on, and even so, some students asked to give up halfway.

The officer did not force everyone, and those who gave up voluntarily went to the side to rest.

By the time all the projects were over, Henry found that only two-thirds of them had made it to the end.

"Very good, better than I thought."

The officer finally smiled at the end: "Today is the first class, just to show you what we will do in the class in the future, but this intensity is still far behind, and the amount of training in the future will gradually and slowly increase." ”

"You're lucky." Before the students complained, he continued, "The magical apprentices who have graduated before you, including Mr. Neam and your teacher, Miss Ellie, have trained more than you. ”

"Teacher, why do we have to be trained like this?"

"Yes, we're all apprentices of magic, people who do things with their minds."

“……”

After all, students are not soldiers, and they will still raise objections when they are wronged.

The officer was not annoyed either, and smiled slightly: "To be honest, I don't know, it's the lord's order." ”

All the voices of doubt disappeared in an instant.

What else is there to talk about, what the lord says.

For Henry, a child who has witnessed the changes in Winterfell in the past three years, the lord's order is bigger than the sky.

If it weren't for the lord, he would still be digging in the fields with his mother, and his father would still work in the blacksmith shop day and night, and even so, he would not be able to eat a full meal all year round......

The most important thing is that he has grown from an illiterate child three years ago to an apprentice magician.

Every order issued from the fortress profoundly changes everyone's life, so the people of Twilight have a natural trust and even expectation of the lord's orders.

Henry had no doubt that even if the lord ordered him to fight the orcs immediately, he would not hesitate in the slightest—not that he was not afraid of death, but that he believed that it would be good for him.

Therefore, when they heard that the physical education class was a direct order from the lord, everyone no longer had any objections, and even those students who gave up to rest on the side in the middle of the year ran back with a face of shame.

The officer was not surprised by the situation.

Isn't it not just the school, but also the fortress defenders? As long as it is the order of the lord, no one will doubt it.

"Very good, but physical training is a long-term process, and I'm sure you've seen the schedule, and the PE class is every two days, an hour and a half each time."

The officer smiled: "But it won't be so tiring every time, in addition to teaching combat skills in the middle, there will also be some activities and games, I believe it won't be long before you will enjoy physical education classes, or even no physical education classes, and complain - this is also the original words of the lord." ”

(End of chapter)