The time when friends meet is always pleasant and short.
As a member of the Niklaus family, she walked with Ronald until noon and then had lunch together. Patricia said goodbye to Ronald and left the riverside area.
But at the end of the separation, she still left an invitation.
As long as Ronald was still in Springs, he could visit her home at any time if necessary.
So I was in a pretty good mood.
Ronald returned to his rented apartment at noon.
Although a long time had passed since he went out in the morning, when he returned here, only a few of the children playing on the roadside were called away by their families, and many were still playing on the roadside.
Just like this, he quietly walked into the courtyard and reached the third floor. Ronald pushed the door back to the room and sat on a chair.
Leaning back on the chair, his eyes slowly moved to the Vis River beyond the balcony.
In silence, Ronald thought about his next activities.
According to what Patricia told him, he could go to the [Ginkgo Business Alliance]. As a chamber of commerce that is based in Springs and has experience of cooperation with him, it is undoubtedly the best place to obtain information.
Good object.
But other than that, learning past history is more troublesome.
According to Patricia, there are indeed schools in the city that record past history, but there are only two schools that can open to outsiders and support outsiders' inquiries.
——[Scroll Research Association]
——[Signature Society]
The former is a research institution established by the Queen herself and has official support. Ordinary mysterious personnel can get the opportunity to share knowledge as long as they pay a lot of money or are knowledgeable to join it.
The latter is a purely private institution.
However, compared to the [Scroll Research Society], the [Signature Society] has a much longer history, and its period of existence can even be traced back to the history after the Dark Ages. Due to Greed's current status in the world, they just recently moved the society's headquarters to
Springs.
Of course, being an outsider and trying to gain their knowledge comes at a cost.
First, you must be a powerful spellcaster, and then you need to sign a contract with the [Signature Society] with spell support, and then pay a large amount of money before you can gain limited knowledge.
Thinking about this, Ronald thought of the children playing downstairs.
In this world, compulsory education is far from being seen, and the spread of knowledge is also in the hands of some people.
Although there are also large learning institutions such as the Riverside District.
But for ordinary people, the future of universal education is still a bit far away.
Leaning back slightly, Ronald shifted his gaze to the gloomy sky in Springs, and murmured almost subconsciously:
"Knowledge..."
"It's really not easy anywhere..."
With such emotion, Ronald's thoughts gradually shifted back to himself.
Collecting information is related to Lumil's whereabouts, and gaining knowledge is related to his further understanding of the world. But subconsciously, Ronald felt that Elva was related to the magician who used the "Almagest".
They also held the original code and attacked him at a similar time.
Even people with little information on the mysterious side.
This kind of organization that makes people feel at first glance that "this is the mastermind behind the scenes" is really difficult for Ronald to ignore.
And under the premise that the investigation bureau knows very little about it.
If you want to dig out clues about this organization, in addition to the few known enemies, you may also need to look for clues from the past history of the mysterious side.
As for history...
Sure enough, we still have to deal with those two schools of thought.
Soon, Ronald stood up from his chair after gathering his thoughts. It was still early at this time, and although the sun did not disperse the dark clouds over the springs, it still shed light on the earth.
As if to convince himself, Ronald nodded seriously:
"Then it's decided."
"Let's try to understand the history of this world first."
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When it comes to acquiring knowledge, Ronald has no idea of just following one path.
Although the [Scroll Research Society] and the [Signature Society] are two completely different organizations, this does not prevent him from contacting them respectively.
The first goal of the two schools of thought was naturally the [Scroll Research Society].
As an officially established school, it must have the advantages of easy communication and relative safety. As an original code holder whose news has been circulated to the Bureau of Investigation, Ronald should also receive preferential treatment to a certain extent.
So the next morning, when the surrounding students were just embarking on their studies.
Ronald packed up the door before going out today, said goodbye to the apartment and headed to a university in the riverside area.
At this time, the benefits of Lapel's suggestion became apparent.
Because he also lived in the riverside area, Ronald didn't even need to hire a carriage and found his target in just over half an hour.
——[Weiss University]
This is a university established on the banks of the Vis River and named after this important river. It is also the forefront of mechanical research in the world.
According to the information Ronald has learned in the past few days, the three-wheeled cars that are very rare on the streets of Springs and look like Mercedes-Benz One were designed and manufactured by the research institution of this university.
In addition, the scientists who invented the power system in this world also established research institutes in this university.
There is no doubt about it.
This is definitely a very important place for this country and the world.
As for Ronald’s goal today, the [Scroll Research Society].
It was also chosen by the Queen to be established in this university.
In Ronald's own opinion, with the queen's methods and style of doing things, in addition to putting the knowledge research institution where it should be, it may also be possible to let the magicians in the [Scroll Research Society] do the work for this institution.
The idea that universities offer protection.
This is where there really is no room for error.
With this idea in mind, Ronald entered [Wes University].
Different from the [Weldrin University] where Claudia studied that he visited some time ago, [Vis University] is obviously much more open in terms of openness.
This is the time when students enter campus in the morning.
Relying on his young appearance, Ronald followed the flow of people and walked into the academy without even passing an identity check.
Stand on the main road of the school behind the gate.
When Ronald looked up, he could see the straight road continuing to the edge of the Weiss River. It was obvious that there was a very neat construction plan at the beginning of the design, and the scattered young students walking among them also made him feel...
This area naturally brings life to it.
Old buildings and young students.
Ronald always liked the feeling of college.
After standing quietly on the side of the road for a while, and even attracting a few girls to talk to him, Ronald took the initiative to stop a female student on the side of the road, with a bright smile on his face:
"This classmate, do you know where to go to the library?"