Steel, Guns and the Industrial Party Across the World

Ladi once again came to the classroom of Weiss College, which she fell in love with recently.

A few days ago, she and her companions from the adventure group followed Paul and Quiller back to Huxin Town from Port Fulan, and accidentally discovered that there was a school here.

Although it is named "Wess College", it is actually a two-story building with a courtyard surrounded by brick walls, which looks very simple in every respect.

During the day, the place is filled with children of all sizes from Huxin Town and nearby villages. Teachers are in charge of teaching them to read and write. At five o'clock in the afternoon, the children go back to their respective homes.

But after dinner, the place will become lively again, and the adult townspeople from the town will gather here one after another, and the teachers on night shift will teach characters.

According to the teachers, this is called "Evening School for Literacy".

Teachers include young monks from nearby monasteries, and people from the royal capital to the northwest to beg for a living. The lord's only requirement for their knowledge is to know how to read and write.

She was very surprised that the local lord could build such a school for commoners and even serfs.

Even in the south, only civilians in big cities have the opportunity to receive education, and it is a huge test for the family's financial resources.

Knowledge has a price. Ladi's ability to become a scholar is inseparable from her wealthy family.

She loves spending time with her children, and these innocent little angels can take her mind off life's worries for a while.

During class, she sat in the classroom with the little angels and listened carefully. After class, she and the little angels happily played games in the yard.

After a few days, the children all got to know this beautiful big sister with tall hat and green hair.

Ladi felt that she smiled more these days than in the previous month.

The hat she wears makes it easy to recognize the identity of the scholar. After learning that she is a scholar from the South, several teachers in the college warmly invited her to tell the students about the South in class. customs.

She readily agreed. After a few classes, even Dean Morrison knew that there was a scholar among his students, so he came over to listen to it a few times.

The thirst for knowledge and the sense of satisfaction after hearing new knowledge from the children's big eyes gave Ladi great spiritual pleasure.

One suggestion from Morrison struck a chord with her:

"Can Miss Ladi stay with us as a teacher? For a scholar like you, I think Lord Graham will give you a generous salary."

What touched her heartstrings was not the phrase "generous treatment", but the conversation she had with the lord when she came to Huxin Town last time.

Especially when the churches in the south are getting more and more crazy, if you go back, if you are suspected of being involved, you will not only bring trouble to yourself, but also your family and friends.

Maybe staying here is a good choice?

…

"Ladi, why? Did we treat you badly?" Meru asked loudly.

Just now, this partner found her as the group leader and proposed an idea that shocked her: quit the Lichman Adventure Group.

The other party lowered his head and said apologetically, "I think the environment in Northwest Bay is very suitable for me, and I want to live here for a while."

Of course, this hearing is just rhetoric, and the real reason can be seen when one thinks about it: because of the identity she has been hiding all along.

I know this partner too well, too kind, too considerate of others.

Meru hugged the girl tightly, and whispered in her ear, "I said, we will protect you no matter what."

With tears in his eyes, the partner said in a crying voice: "Thank you for taking care of me all the time, thank you for not abandoning me after knowing my secret."

"I'm happy around you. But...but..."

Meru shook his head: "No but, we will never abandon you, we will always take care of you, and we are happy to do so."

"No! Meru..." Ladi stared at the leader, "I can't go on any longer, promise me Meru, this is good for us."

Having known each other for so many years, Meru could immediately see the firm determination in his companion's eyes.

"But, leaving you here alone, won't your situation get worse? How can you make us feel at ease?"

Ladi comforted her: "The lord here is an enlightened person. I have 'tested' him, and you know I have a way."

"Also, I've talked to teachers who were born in monasteries, and the clergy here tends to be sensible in general, not as crazy as their southern counterparts."

"Anyway, it's safer for me to stay here."

Knowing that he could no longer persuade this companion, Meru nodded.

She hugged Ladi again and said, "Take care of yourself, you will always be our family."

Ladi said gratefully, "Thank you."

Meru touched her face and said pitifully, "Thank you! What a silly girl."

…

Ladi sat nervously in the reception room of the lord's mansion, not knowing what to ask in this so-called "interview".

After a while, two people walked in, one was the manager Ford she knew, and the other looked gentle and seemed to be someone close to the lord.

She first stood up and said hello to old Ford: "Hello, Mr. Ford."

Old Ford smiled and motioned for her to sit down.

The two sat down across from her, and the other person introduced himself with a smile: "Hello, Miss Ladi, I am Bernard Francis, Earl Greyman's secretary. When welcoming the Foster Chamber of Commerce, we meet face to face."

She responded: "Hello, Mr Francis."

Manager Ford went directly to the topic: "Miss Ladi, we read your self-introduction, a scholar from the Southern Messianic Independent Territory, but aren't you a member of the Lichman Adventure Group?"

Ladi nodded: "Yes, I joined the adventure group as a scholar to travel around to improve my knowledge."

Manager Ford nodded. The adventure group traveled all over the world. The people inside were all very skilled, and they could indeed get a high level of security inside.

"So what are the main areas of your knowledge?"

"The knowledge I have learned is mainly concentrated in two aspects of history and natural history~www.wuxiahere.com~ Can we ask you a few questions about these two aspects?"

"Of course, sir."

The tests were conducted by Berner, who had accumulated a lot of knowledge during the period of copying books in the library.

After half an hour passed, he told Supervisor Ford that, at least in his opinion, the green-haired girl in front of him was a real history and naturalist.

Manager Ford thought about it, and said: "Since you came with the Foster Chamber of Commerce, you must already know that we will establish trade ties with the Horn Bay Alliance in the near future, and our exchanges with them will become more and more frequent in the future."

"It's not just a country of the Horn Bay Alliance. Future exchanges will expand to the entire south. Therefore, the Lord's Mansion and the Government Council need an advisor who is familiar with the politics and economy of the southern countries. Are you willing to take on this position?"

Ladi hesitated for a moment, and said, "But my intention is to teach at Weiss College, which I mentioned in my self-introduction."

Old Ford shook his head and said, "Have you visited our academy? At the current stage, it is only teaching literacy. Put a history and naturalist there, and the Lord of Light will send down lightning to punish us."

He looked at Ladi and said, "Of course, if you really like it there, you can go to teach the children voluntarily in your spare time, anyway, it's all in the same town."

"Okay, I accept your arrangement." Ladi agreed, let's settle down first.

"Welcome, Miss Ladi. Tomorrow you can come to the Lord's Mansion to work."

Old Ford was very happy. When negotiating with Director Christopher of the Foster Chamber of Commerce these days, he was still troubled by not understanding the economic situation in the south. The arrival of this lady scholar is really timely.