In order to reward him, the Emperor rewarded him by canonizing a piece of territory in the desolate land of the northern part of the Empire to his family, building a castle and recruiting exiles from the south, and the place prospered.

This land is Harlingus, the former knight, the ancestor of the fallen Malbert.

Although Rome had already incorporated the city under its rule, built sanitary works, ordered it to form town councils, and distributed cheap black bread to the slums, Theodore used the castle to open welfare schools, recruit citizens to build roads, and temple priests to preach in towns and villages............ A series of government projects, the citizens are still living as before, the dullness of the years is vividly reflected here, and the change of the city does not change the citizens together, although they are also accepting the "Roman" rule.

Caesar's low-tax virtues, the generous donations of Roman officials for large festivals, the government's public baths, the new city guards............ Even the most stubborn people discovered the benefits of Roman rule, and tried to find opportunities to change their lives, and Roman rule clearly had more opportunities than in the past.

But for those who live here, the most visible change is not the various constructions, the various festivals, olives and mirrors............ It was a school - Theodore had converted the old castle into a school, and it was a very cheap school. This is a little difficult for those who have always regarded the castle as sacred, and the reality is that even the carpenter apprentice can now enter the place where the lord once lived.

However, this "college" is not worthy of its name, the number of students under the famous professor Dean Edora is far from that large, in fact, the castle steward only gave a tower to Dean Adora for teaching, and there are several clerks who are interested in public education.

But even so, Idora is already very satisfied, he can understand the worries of ordinary parents, but he believes that one day reading will become a mainstream social atmosphere, so that more people will have the opportunity to change their destiny, instead of repeating the past time, like their parents.

Chilled towers, four storeys in total. Dean Edora transformed the first floor into a "school hall" and "library", the second floor was occupied by several large and small classrooms, the third floor was occupied by himself and a few teachers' offices and dormitories, and the balcony on the fourth floor was occupied most of the time, except for the active and daring children who liked to climb up and play games of knights and princesses.

At this moment, in a small room on the second floor, a group of children were sitting around the old man, either squinting or looking at the teacher casually.

The narrow windows let in bright light, the stone towers always gave a cool atmosphere, and the cold of the year - no way, the place was not built for comfort, only the ground floor was heated by a fireplace, and only in the coldest winter of the year would the servants of the castle bring stacks of charcoal, and at other times they would light it unless it was time to eat.

And a lunch that is not sumptuous is also the happiest time of the day for these children - eating with the teachers, although it is just the same soup with bread and a small plate of accompaniment as the servants of the castle, but this level of lunch, many families are still reluctant to eat.

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"Well, now let's think about it, has there ever been a good boy in the night sky who has ever seen a meteor streaked across the sky?" said Idora in a passionate voice, and soon a few young hands were raised, not to be outdone, to the old man's great pleasure.

"Can anyone explain to us what those things are all about?" Immediately no one raised their hands, and Idora smiled lightly, "Actually, no scholar can tell us an answer to this matter so far. ”

"Some people believe that it's just metal or ore falling from somewhere in the sky, and they're plain, just ordinary and just like what we've seen. Idora's tone was low and magnetic: "There are also many who think that it is some kind of prophecy, that these stones have been guided by some great liliang to this shijie, that they are extraordinary, and that some truth can be seen from these stones. ”

"Or maybe these stones have magic that we don't know about, according to legend, the Radiant Cross Sword of the Human Emperor Aragorn, the sword owned by the Founding Emperor of the Empire, was forged from these fallen stars. If so, it is not unreasonable. ”

"Master Edora!" a little boy with messy dark brown hair raised his hand and said in a calm voice, "I have a question for me, Master Adora." ”

"Oh, just ask. The old man smiled, "I think I can still answer you." ”

"What do we need to know about this?" the boy scratched his head and looked at the old man with some embarrassment: "What's the use of this?

"Your question is very pertinent, kid. The old man frowned: "Indeed, as you said, even if we know this, we can't change anything, and it won't help our lives." ”

"But this is the shijie, the shijie we live in, and we have to understand it. The path must be full of difficulties, errors and refutations, but when we truly understand, we can come into contact with the truth. Then you will understand what the meaning of all this you are doing. ”

"Well, you little villains, it seems that you are probably not in the mood to continue listening to me. The old man pretended to be angry and glanced at the children, and the white beard that shook and shook not only did not scare them, but laughed one by one, and even the old man himself couldn't help it: "Poof-" laughed out loud.

"Then let's talk, whatever you want, little ones. Idora lived like a bard, and a childlike smile bloomed on her somewhat wrinkled face: "Let's have a good talk." ”

"Have you heard of that, Master Edora?" said a little girl, "my uncle told me that the Emperor of the Empire is still alive!

"Hey, how did I hear it's a princess? They all say it's the blood of Pendragon, the pearl of the Empire!"

"Does the Imperial Pearl have to be a princess? The one who commands the knight must be a knight, and the princess can't do this. ”

"Who said it couldn't be, there are so many knights here, and the princess can lead the army to victory!"

.................. The children quarreled, and they all looked at each other unconvinced, proving that their views were correct, and they had not yet made a big fight because of Idora's "teacher's authority".

"Alas~~~~" The old man smiled bitterly, then patted his thigh, trying to calm the classroom: "Don't make any noise!

"Does the Master know? The girl turned to him and asked, "Is that a princess or a prince?"

"I don't know!" replied the old man sullenly, "You bad boys, even if you know, it's useless, so it's better not to know." ”

"If you want to be a clerk or something under that adult, you have to study hard, and you have to study hard to be successful. Idora repeated the same old tune again, tilted her neck to look at the children's "again" sad faces, and said disapprerovitously: "If you don't study now, you won't have a chance in the future!"

"But even if we study hard, we won't be able to go to that adult's side and do things. The dark-brown-haired boy retorted, "Aren't we 'Romans' now, and even if we were going to go, we should go to Caesar's side, to Caesarea Castle." ”

"Caesar needs smart people who are obedient and sensible, not little villains like you who only know how to talk back. Idora took the small stick from the table and tapped it lightly on the top of the boy's head: "I have seen Caesar once. ”

"Have you seen it?!" The boy immediately forgot about the "retaliation" just now, grabbed Idora's hand and hurriedly asked, "What does he look like?

"No, he's very young, and he respects old people. Idora rolled her eyes, "Actually, he's about the same age as your brother, but he knows a lot and has the air of a king. ”

"As for the looks," Idora smiled bitterly...... "Black hair and black eyes, not tall and tall, but very well-proportioned." ”

"Master Edora!" Hurried footsteps, the door of the classroom was pushed open, and a panicked man stood at the door panting: "Someone is coming!"

"Don't be nervous, speak slowly. Idora stood up calmly, took a glass of water from the table, walked to the man, and handed it to him, "My students are still in class." ”

"Now let's say, who's coming. ”

"Caesar, Caesar of Rome!" the man didn't even bother to drink water: "And the Roman army has already arrived outside the city gates, and the mayor of the council, as well as the decent people in the city, have already passed and are waiting for you!"

"In addition to this, there is another adult...... Oh no, it should be Your Highness. The man said with an incredulous expression: "Blood of Pendragon, His Royal Highness Ming Zhu Lenna of the Empire has also arrived outside the city!"