Chapter 31: Lunch Break

Maybell's class made Lizzie very uncomfortable.

After listening to Jon's presentation, she knew that not all courses would be as engaging as Professor Donovan's, so she didn't have much hope for them. Still, Mabel's history lessons were a mental torture for her who hated history.

In fact, her class is not like the "history class" in Liqi's cognition, which is to dig up those things that have long been forgotten in the pile of old papers. She likes to use a single historical event as a starting point, extending the content of the lecture to all levels, and the interconnectedness between these in Jiangsu.

This is undoubtedly good news for apprentices who don't like to read stereotyped books, because they don't need to memorize the historical records and events displayed in the textbooks, but only need to memorize the materials that Mabel said in class that have been connected.

Herein lies the problem, and the main reason Lizzie hates history is that she thinks that much history has been "appropriately" corrected by the recorder for some purpose. Now it is difficult for her to listen to the "lecture content" of Maybel, which is mixed with a lot of historical materials that she has put together, really difficult for her to accept.

One thing that made it even more difficult for her to adapt was that many of Maybell's opinions were in conflict with the opinions given in the textbook. Of course, she will cite the historical materials she integrated before coming to this conclusion, but there are naturally materials in the textbooks that support her theory, which makes her even more troubled by the fact that she knows nothing about history.

Not only that, but she was also overwhelmed by Mabel's surprise questioning – sometimes Mabel would stop in the middle of the lecture and then select a few random students to share their views on the historical event and explain what caused the phenomenon.

For example, in this lesson, they are talking about the spirit riot in the 6th student of the new university, and the little elves who were locked up and working in the plantation couldn't stand the high-intensity oppression of the managers and began to resist. These little monsters, less than half a man tall, took up shoddy weapons and tried to overthrow the lord of the manor who oppressed them.

Of course, this is an impossible war to win, and all the rebellious spirits are ruthlessly suppressed by the army, and those who survive are finally sent to the gallows. However, after this incident, most of the areas that use Spirits for work have improved their salaries, and perhaps these Spirits have done their last bit for their fellow citizens.

"Miss Leinster, please answer. With that, she suddenly called Lizzie to her feet, "We all know that the elves who serve us are gentle and obedient creatures, but these spirits raise their weapons and hurt their owners - why do you think these spirits do that?"

What do you mean by "why do you do this"? Because where there is oppression, there is resistance! These oppressed creatures are not the "subordinate elves" who only obey orders in the story, but a kind of intelligent creatures that have been improved and cultivated. They don't always resign themselves to the high levels of pressure.

Lizzie wanted to answer Mabel just like that, but she was sure it wasn't the right answer.

"The main reason must be that the manor owners at that time over-exploited the spirits, right?" she said, trying to come up with a reliable answer, "According to the information you just provided, at that time, some manor owners even used their mechanics to shoot these elves who did not perform well at work. ”

She knew nothing about this history, and all she had was some records from the books and events Mabel told in class. If she wants to answer this question successfully, she must break through the disadvantage of insufficient intelligence and transfer the problem to a field that she knows well.

"As we all know, the little elves who have now become our 'faithful servants' have only come to their current appearance after a long period of complicated work such as a long period of work by generations of sorcerers, such as excellent selection and common sense education. At the time of the riot, these elves responsible for agricultural production were still a relatively barbaric species. They serve us only by succumbing to the forces they just want to fight. ”

Yes, if the main attack doesn't work, answer from another angle.

"These spirits already had their own group model before they became 'labor'. Although they were only a small number of individuals belonging to a certain tribe at the time, their sense of identification with their own tribe was quite high. "What Lizzie is saying now is that these are biological research materials, and they have nothing to do with history lessons," they will choose to succumb to the power of the stronger one for the sake of safety, but when this 'submission' cannot guarantee the safety of their group, the group of elves begins to unite and resist. ”

"You've found a good entry point, and there's a reason for that. In the past, many scholars of history have tried to consider the causes of this uprising from a biological point of view. At your grade level, it's not easy for you to be able to relate to this level. ”

Mabel laughed happily and even slapped his palms a few times.

"I hope you can continue to work hard and get the same excellent grades in this subject as you do in other subjects. ”

From the moment she left this sentence, Mabel was almost like she was eyeing Lizzie. Whenever she asks a question, she always looks at Lizzie and asks her to try to answer her questions. There were six questions in the lesson, and Lizzie was called up five times.

Now Lizzie can be sure that the person who made those history questions that embarrassed her during the entrance inspection was none other than Mabel in front of her.

Lizzy gets dizzy thinking about the questions she asked, and when she tries to use her "frail" setting to avoid the battle, the class bell rings. Seeing Mabel hurriedly run out of the classroom after a brief summary of the lesson, Lizzie finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It's just that at that time, she didn't expect that new problems would come one after another so quickly.

The students walked out of the classroom in twos and threes, and Lizzie also shuffled out of the classroom with tired steps.

Looking out the window at the gloomy sky outside the classroom, Lizzie's mood became gloomy. Thick clouds obscured the sun, and the leaden sky was gray. The rain, which had been falling since midnight, had finally stopped a while ago, and the academy's well-groomed courtyard was now riddled with puddles.

Left and right, all of them were faces that Lizzie didn't recognize, both apprentices and instructors. The apprentices walking in the corridor are all from the theory department, but they wear school uniforms that represent different grades. Men, women, and children of different ages formed a large and slowly moving procession in an orderly manner, enveloping her in it.

Seeing herself surrounded by the crowd around her, Liqi felt a pang of discomfort. She was like a drop of water thrown into the sea, and in an instant she was overwhelmed by the rolling crowd. They could only move forward with their footsteps, step by step towards the exit of the Theory Department building.

According to the regulations of the college, from 12 o'clock to 13 o'clock is the time for lunch and rest for the staff of the school. Now the surging crowd is undoubtedly going to the cafeteria to solve the lunch problem.

Jon had previously told Lizzie that there were three cafeterias in the academy, and that students generally chose the cafeteria closest to the classroom for meals. The cafeteria is usually very crowded during the lunch break, and if you don't take advantage of the action, the only thing left is white bread that can only satisfy your stomach.

In fact, if you want to buy food, you don't necessarily need to choose a canteen. There are also some businesses in the vicinity of the student dormitory that have opened small restaurants on the street. Although these small restaurants are much more expensive than canteens, they also have their own characteristics. Boarding students at the college choose these small restaurants during the holidays.

Despite Jon's warning, Lizzie decided to go to the cafeteria at noon on the first day. Although she is extremely disgusted with crowded places, this is part of the academy's style after all, and she still plans to overcome her dislike of crowds as much as possible and experience a different "daily life" for herself.

It's just that her plan died halfway before she started - planning what to buy for lunch to eat, she subconsciously put her hand into her pocket and groped for it, but now it was empty. I did take my coin bag with me when I went out today, but now the pocket with fifty carons is gone.

When was it lost? The last time Lizzie remembered using the coin pouch was when she took a regular bus to the college, and after paying the fare, she habitually put the coin pouch in her pocket and never took it out again. From then to now, the span of time and space is too long, and the chances of recovering it are quite slim.

The Dominion that accepts immigrants from all over the world has a variety of cuisines, and the academy that cultivates talents from all walks of life naturally attracts chefs from all over the world. Originally, Lizzie would rather be overwhelmed by the sea of people than go to the cafeteria to get a glimpse of it, just to try the specialties of the academy that Jon boasted about.

Lizzie loves to eat, and she eats a lot of food, especially when she likes to try new things that she hasn't tried before. But now that the coin bag is nowhere to be found, let alone try to taste the legendary pineapple baked ham and potato roast beef, she can't even get her hands on the leftover bread.

"Ugh..."

With the coin bag missing and the lunch plan stillborn, Lizzie sighed again, but the sound was drowned out by the roaring engine of a four-wheeler that happened to be driving. No one noticed that she was almost surrounded by a circle of black mist visible to the naked eye.

The lunch plan has now collapsed due to financial problems, and it would be foolish to follow the flow of people to the cafeteria. Lizzie looked left and right, and beside the almost crowded road, a sheep's gut path zigzagged into the back of a building surrounded by low bushes.

Then take a casual stroll around the academy.

Lizzie, whose plans to eat were aborted, squeezed out of the crowd and onto the less traveled paths.

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