004. Graduation
"Maybe that's an overkill, but that's probably what it means."
There was no discomfort or disgust on Azir's face, but a smile on his lips.
Jiagu couldn't think of how to refute it, because it was true, those genius students who had obtained the identity of Kamigawa, even if they really entered the Kamigawa civilization, could only live by looking at the faces of the Kamigawa people.
Sometimes they will accompany a civilization that laughs at their backwardness in exchange for a moment of peace in their humble hearts.
What makes Jiagu even more speechless is that in fact, this kind of thinking is also deeply ingrained in his heart.
He came over during the war years, and he had seen the crushing victory of the Kamigawa army over those low-level civilizations, so he always unconsciously revealed his arrogance against the lower-level civilizations.
But he didn't want to give up: "That's just for some guys, and a really talented person like you will be respected wherever you go." ”
"What's more, you're the one who was recognized by Professor Dinghey! Your Ascension project is sure to get support and even cause a new round of sensation! This is equivalent to the whole Kamigawa recognizing you! ”
Azir waited until Kagu's voice lowered before asking, "Do you believe this yourself?" Since the project was announced, most of the comments I've heard have been about 'pseudo-beast technology' or 'pirated super-soldiers'. ”
There was nothing to say at this time, because the reality was exactly what Azir said.
Even if the project of the promoted person is indeed approved by Kamigawa's decision-making level and allocates financial support, the resources they can use will not be comparable to that of the local Kamigawa researchers.
Even what these projects may really bring.
Because they don't care about the projects of the promoters, all they need is the minds of these promoters to provide labor for the research of the native Kamigawa.
As for Dinghei, he did bring Kamigawa the success of Project Kiyan and super genes, but he's just a scholar, isn't he?
People just need idols.
In the end, the only ones who really see the potential of the "Ascendant" project are these two bad old men.
If General Jiagu really fits in with the mainstream ideology, how can he come here to be an idle headmaster with no rights?
"Hell! Those guys who are high up in the sky are just a bunch of stupid pigs who spend their days thinking about how to lick more oil and water! Don't want to forge ahead! Don't want to forge ahead! Why don't you go and eat garbage?! ”
Thinking that even if Azir really joined Kamigawa, the "Ascendant" project would run aground for various reasons, Jiagu scolded angrily, and his smooth scalp burst out with green tendons.
He can be powerless and not go back to be the commander of an army, but Kamigawa must be stronger!
Even if you are the first in the universe now, you must be stronger!
With whatever power you can use!
"You can turn to Dinghei for help! He's going to be able to speak, and the Ascended will definitely be approved! As long as you are willing to research, you will succeed! ”
Kagu said loudly to Azil again.
Azir had a big headache, and he sighed: "General, I'm sorry, I don't think I made it clear, but the application that Professor Dinghei got me was actually approved. ”
"What...... So how do you ......?"
Jiagu didn't react for a while because he was excited, and his originally dark skin was already half red.
"I rejected it myself, I don't want to join Kamigawa, I want to go back to Shurima."
Azir paused word by word, for fear that this stubborn old general would not understand his attitude: "The Ascendant was originally prepared for Shurima!" ”
Seeing Azir's resolute attitude, Jiagu didn't say anything, except for being stunned for a long time, he patted Azir on the shoulder:
"Then, Azir, I can only feel sorry for you, but it's a pity that what a good young man can't be used by my Kamigawa."
After that, he left without looking back.
"Inexplicable guy." Azir touched his head and worried.
The old man was not tall, but he was very tall, and he walked with the wind, and the military boots on his feet rattled.
The road was gray in the moonlight, and General Kogu walked opposite the students who had returned from their homes, and when they saw him, they all avoided him, and when he passed, they pointed at his back.
The general still strode along, and although there were many people around, it seemed that only the dim moonlight kept him company.
The wind picked up again, and a few leaves fell behind him.
The general walked alone in the shadows with a gloomy face.
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Two months later, Kamigawa Academy celebrated its graduation ceremony, with brilliant fireworks filling the sky.
Flying boats and giant machines float across the campus with colorful balls, which are photos of the students' careers at Kamigawa Academy, ranging from laughter to spoofs.
The young and beautiful girls danced merrily, and their skirts swirled like blooming petals.
The music is also cheerful, yes, the music is cheerful, although it is a sad thing, but it also means that the students who come to the empty time and space are about to return with the knowledge of Kamigawa.
In addition to the students of Kamigawa itself, 12,364 students from lower civilizations have graduated, and they will also be redistributed to more than 10,000 worlds in the Nether after today.
This is also one of the ways in which Kamigawa has helped the universe develop.
In the upbeat music, Carl stayed by Azir's side.
"This is the fifty-third love letter you've ever received."
Karl crossed his fingers and looked sideways at the slender back of the girl who was covering her face and running away, and the girl was crying sadly.
"You're still counting?" Azir raised an eyebrow and slipped the envelope into the pocket of a passer-by while no one was looking, "You're so bored. ”
"It's one of the great pleasures of my life to see you reject the confessions of the girls," Carl said. ”
Azir directly pulled away a position: "Please, don't say you like me, I just want to have a baby with a beautiful girl." ”
Although, it won't be as unrestrained as in the previous life.
"I'm just interested in the emotions that living beings exhibit, and it's worth studying at the moment."
Carl put a green fruit in his mouth, and when he squeezed his tongue and mouth, the cool juice spread, he didn't like the taste, he was just recording the feeling.
Azir pinched his chin and looked at him, with a strange expression: "Actually, people like you don't seem to have feelings for women on the surface, but if you really meet a girl you like one day, then you will definitely die for her." ”
"I don't believe it." Carl shook his head, "I only like scientific research, and no one in this world can make me happy." ”
"If you don't believe it, we'll see." Azir said defiantly.
"What about you? Although your words sound like you're someone who would be interested in beautiful girls, you haven't had a girlfriend either. ”
"I want to pay it, but I want to learn something that can help Shurima, so I have to refrain from it."
Azir shows that in his heart, Shurima is the first.
There are too many students from the lower civilizations in Kamigawa Academy, and the moment they enter the campus with trepidation, they carry too much on their shoulders, which is the ardent hope of their hometown and people.
This pressure forces them to spend each day full of low self-esteem at first, and when they get used to life here, people's hearts will change more or less.
When someone sees the light, they don't want to go back to a dark and damp corner.
When someone saw the light, he thought about lighting a lamp in the corner where he came.
"Alas, the day you first came, it was less than my chest, and now you are almost a head taller than me."
Professor Dinghei clinked glasses with Azir with a glass of wine, and the old man looked sad.
"You should drink less, Professor, too much alcohol is not good for the body." Azir persuaded him.
"Did I say you were impressed the first day you came?" Dingehei took another sip.
"Yes, Professor, more than once." Azir said helplessly.
"I've never seen such determined eyes, very confident, and you're not scared of the unfamiliar environment here...... Feed! Has anyone seen that stinky bald donkey in Jiagu? The students are leaving, and he won't come to see them off? ”
Dinghei's words caught Azir off guard, and he was ready to cry, but the old man's expression of staring at the crowd made him cry and laugh.
"Professor, he doesn't seem to have been out of the principal's office."
"Tell him to get here!"
"Yes...... It's ......"
Azir also noticed that Jiagu was not present, and couldn't help but think: You can't still be angry with me, right?
The upbeat music mixed with the singing was noisy, but most of it was cut off by thick windows, and Kagufu was writing something on his desk.
"Knock knock!"
"What's the matter?" Jiagu yelled impatiently.
"General...... Professor Dinghei asked you to go to the banquet...... You see, it's going to be a farewell soon......"
The voices of the people outside the door were trembling.
Jiagu looked out the window, and at this moment there was a huge colored ball floating through the window, and there was a photo of him and his students on it:
Dressed in a black and shiny military uniform, Jia Gu sat at the front hugging his chest face, and the dozen or so students behind him tried to squeeze out smiling faces, but each of them looked like they were crying, and the boy directly behind him was pierced by the sunlight reflected from his scalp, and with his big white teeth that barely grinned, it was extremely strange.
"Got it." Jiagu agreed, and the people outside the door withdrew.
Loading the written letter into the space passage, the expression on Jiagu's face became tangled again.
This kind of space channel, which is generally only used by high-ranking generals who have been on the battlefield, is used to establish direct communication with the high command when communication is interrupted or when secret missions are carried out.
Rubbing his brows, Jiagu still pushed the door and walked out.
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