Chapter 44: Alice's Reward (Subscription Requested)
Listening to the sound of obviously heavy breathing, Leo's heart completely relaxed, and it seemed that this time he was coping with it. However, he soon discovered that the cake he had drawn for Her Royal Highness the princess on a whim seemed to be a little too huge.
As a time-traveler, Leo can see that the development path of this world is very different from that of the earth, after all, one is a supernatural civilization and the other is a technological civilization, so it cannot completely copy the development model of the earth. What's more, social development has its own inertia, and it is difficult to make changes by relying on one or two people until there is no violent upheaval, even if this person is a ruler, he will still encounter unimaginable resistance.
Taking demand as an example, the most important factor in promoting the development of earth science and technology is the endless war of mankind. Since ancient times, improving the technology of warfare has been more important than improving peaceful life, not because researchers are insanely belligerent, but because the need for war is more urgent than anything else. Monarchs and governments were less willing to provide subsidies for other research work, but they were more than happy to fund military research because the scientific community was able to develop powerful weapons and equipment that would add leverage to victory in war.
Even though Leo traveled through the era before him, and the creation of a superweapon that could cause human self-destruction, which had temporarily put an end to large-scale warfare, after the Third Industrial Revolution, military technology was still far ahead of civilian technology. But the development of the world of Gaia is completely different, due to the supernatural forces and the existence of super individuals, the army is more concerned about the level of soldiers than the upgrading of weapons and equipment, so many countries pursue an elite policy, except for professionals, ordinary people are not qualified to become soldiers at all.
Moreover, each country basically has a certain number of legendary powerhouses, this kind of existence that can single-handedly destroy a city and a small country. It played a great deterrent and was most useful. As a result, although the skirmishes in the world of Gaia have never stopped, the overall situation has calmed down. And all countries are also more inclined to open up the secondary planes with a lower level of power, rather than fighting to the death in the main material plane.
Lack of attention and demand, in the end, the "science and technology workers" mages in this world naturally choose to develop at the upper level, attaching more importance to theory than to practice, and are more willing to explore the truth of magic in depth, ignoring infrastructure construction and pragmatic development.
Leo wants to be a leader and witness of change. But he also knows that even if he becomes a legendary powerhouse in the future, it is still an unimaginable majestic project to change the whole world by himself. Therefore, he will not continue to analyze for Alice, after all, he is only a level 1 mage who has just left home, and he should not know this.
So far, it doesn't hurt anyone.
With a slight cough, attracting Alice's attention, Leo spoke, "Your Highness the Princess." This kind of thing will take a long time to develop, and maybe it will take at least a few hundred or even a thousand years from now to get into the situation I am talking about. β
In some unreachable blue world. It did take nearly a thousand years to develop from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution, so Leo's statement is not unfounded.
"Yes. Maybe hundreds or even thousands of years. Alice repeated, suddenly clenching her fists and saying passionately, "But if we do nothing." I had the privilege of going to Lordaeron, and everything you said was already widespread in that city. Instead of artificial puppet structures, magic-powered vehicles, flying machines, and qiΔ are all shining with the brilliance of magic, a great and magical magical society!"
"You don't want to play really...... Leo said helplessly, "But the weakest inhabitants there are level 7 mages, of course they can build a magical society, but ...... here"
Alice shook her head and said firmly: "They do have great strength and huge wealth, but I believe that if they are willing to lead the process of civilizing magic, the main material plane will definitely have the same scene as Lordaeron in the future!"
"Even if they agree, it's not that easy. It's like a handful of modern people returning to a primitive society, how much time does it take to change this primitive society into a modern society? And...... This kind of thinking is completely contrary to the mainstream of thought, and there may be a lot of resistance. The resistance of the magic system, the resistance of the nobles, and the resistance of the church ......" Leo thought secretly, but seeing the other party's longing look, he couldn't bear to splash cold water in the end.
"Anyway, this thing may not be able to be carried out, and she is willing to do it, no problem, as long as she doesn't pull me immediately...... Becoming an intermediate mage before the age of 20 was not an easy goal for Leo to set for me. How much time I've squandered for Isa's sake. β
Thinking of this, Leo felt that it was time for him to retreat, so he said, "Your Royal Highness, the above are some of my views on the civilianization of magic, I wonder if you are satisfied?"
"Of course yes, and you can call me Alice. The beautiful young woman smiled, looking more and more charming, "Actually, it's not like no one has put forward this kind of idea, but most of them are ambiguous and unsystematic. Now I would like to summarize the popularization of basic education and greatly increase the number of mages, and then guide the mages to conduct practical research. Well...... I understood that these two things go hand in hand, and that when practical magic becomes popular, the people's standard of living increases, which in turn increases the number of people who learn magic. β
"Quite right, I am amazed by your wisdom. Leo complimented from the bottom of his heart. Alice, one of the most honorable figures in the Empire, is admirable in her ability to be interested in the civilianization of magic, and she does understand what Leo means, although it seems very naΓ―ve and unrealistic.
Alice accepted Leo's compliment with a smile and said, "But you are even more amazing to me that you can have such vision and thoughts at such a young age. When I was your age, I was still fantasizing about exciting adventures all day long......"
"You're five or six years older than me, and as for your mental age, I'm afraid you're much younger than me...... Besides, I'm a time-traveler anyway. Leo muttered, stood up and bowed, "You have won the prize, this is just a feeling of my suffering, since you are satisfied, then I will take my leave." β
"Please wait. Alice raised her hand and turned around, "Ryan, what do you think?"
Ryan looked at Leo thoughtfully, and then replied, "I can't imagine what the world will be like then, but it sounds really exciting." If Your Highness decides to push this forward, I will do my best to help you. β
"Of course you will. Alice smiled with satisfaction, and said to Leo, "Mr. Minerhill, can you please provide me with a plan? β
Before she knew it, Alice had taken on the honorific title of "sir", and as a mage, she instinctively respected thinking people.
"Sure enough...... Leoton felt so big that he secretly hated that he had just pulled too hard and accidentally trapped himself in it. Is it easy to write a plan for this kind of thing? All aspects involve almost all fields, not to mention that he is alone, he is a team, and he can't even finish it in a month.
With a very embarrassed expression, he whispered, "I'm sorry, Your Highness Princess, I'm afraid I can't do this." β
Alice frowned, puzzled, "Why is that? β
Leo immediately explained, "You see, I'm only sixteen years old, and although I have some strange ideas, I don't have a clue how to implement them. And I think that the popularization of magic is based on the premise of the popularization of basic education, and this matter alone will take at least ten years or even decades, so you should communicate more with Chairman Pusher first. β
"I have already made an appointment with His Excellency Pusher. However, there is no harm in planning ahead, and it is also convenient to deploy and adjust the universal access to basic education. Alice also felt that Leo's statement made sense, after all, the other party was only a sixteen-year-old boy, so she continued: "It's really difficult for you to write a plan, so how about you first sort out some of the ideas you just made and summarize them into a development outline?"
Leo knew that if he really got this outline out, he would definitely fall deeper and deeper, so he had to use his brain power and find a reason to refuse: "This ...... You know, I'm going to Gaswell for the exam soon. β
"Well, there's really no way to be distracted right now. I can't rush this matter anyway, and when you get to Gaswell, I should almost go back, just in time to go to you. When it comes to exams, Alice can't force Leo anymore, after all, it is a serious matter related to a person's future fate.
Hearing that she was going to look for her, Leo suddenly broke out in a cold sweat: "But where are you looking for me?"
"I'm a princess, and I'll find you as soon as you get to Gaswell. Alice winked playfully, "One more thing, oh, the reward I can offer will surely satisfy you, please believe that." β
"Yes, I believe. Leo subconsciously replied, and then said with a wry smile: "Your Royal Highness Princess, I'm not in it for any reward......
"I know you're not, but I'm still going to hold on. Alice looked at the bracelet on Leo's hand and said with a bit of temptation: "Mr. Minerhil, you are the first place in this preliminary exam, so I probably can't help you in terms of magic." But do you think that if I arrange for a Sacred Realm level warrior to guide you in learning combat skills, will it make you full of fighting spirit for organizing the outline?"
"Sanctuary-level warrior......" Leo's heart trembled violently, and he couldn't help but look at Ryan, who was expressionless. (To be continued......)