In the blink of an eye, another month has passed, and it is already late April. There are still no signs of rain in the sky above Ruiguang City. Recently, we can see assistants carrying buckets watering the flowers and trees in the academy.
These days, Zhang Yu has been actively making various preparations. He ordered Li Qinghe to go to various medicinal markets to collect various antiquities and strange bone fragments. However, among the things recovered so far, there is no source of energy.
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He also knew very well that this kind of thing couldn't be rushed, what was needed was to be patient, and there was no telling when he would be able to gain something.
However, this month, two batches of abnormal bone fragments were sent from the Zaku. The divine energy absorbed there, plus what he had originally, was almost enough for him to read more than two seals.
Now he is waiting for the batch of bone fragments at the end of the month. When this batch arrives, he will be able to collect enough divine energy to observe and read the three seals.
If we include the Heart Light Seal and the Sword Seal that have never been filled, the gap is still quite large. But on the bright side, this is better than having Divine Yuan but no seal reading.
Come strong.
On this day, he had finished teaching in the school and was about to correct the homework left by the students when he suddenly felt something in his heart. When he looked up, he saw a man wearing the uniform of an official of the Protectorate came in, and he bowed his hand to him.
He said: "Excuse me, is this Mr. Zhang?"
Zhang Yu stood up, bowed again, and said: "It's me, I don't know who you are..."
The man looked around and said, "Teacher Zhang, could you please say a few words?"
Zhang Yu turned sideways and made a gesture, saying: "Please come this way."
The two of them came to the room at the back of the school. After they all sat down, the man introduced himself: "Assistant Zhang, my name is Qi Song, and I work in the Customs Department of the Duhu Mansion. This time I was asked by the chief officer to come here."
, I would like to ask you, who among the students in your school can now communicate with the natives of the Hardclaw tribe?"
Zhang Yudao: "These students are very smart, but after all, they have only studied for a short period of time, and they have not had serious contact with people from the Hard Claw tribe. People from the Hard Claw tribe are extremely aggressive. If they say the wrong thing and feel insulted, then...
We will resort to force. If we send these students there rashly now, it may lead to consequences that no one wants to see."
Qi Song said: "From the information I got, Teacher Zhang is relatively familiar with the Jianclaw tribe. If you are asked to communicate with this tribe, how confident are you?"
Zhang Yuping said: "It depends on what step the Protectorate wants me to take."
Qi Song thought for a while, nodded and said, "I understand." He stood up from his seat and cupped his hands, "Thank you, Assistant Professor Zhang, for telling the truth."
Zhang Yu stood up and returned the gift, then watched the man leave.
He had a second thought, and it seemed that the Protectorate was preparing to formally contact the Hard Claw Tribe.
He has been paying attention to the newspapers recently. Last month was fine, but since this month, news about the Hardclaw tribe has begun to increase. It should be that a considerable number of Hardclaw natives have entered the open plains.
He speculated that this may also be related to the recent changes in rain. It has not rained in the entire territory of the Protectorate for two months. Maybe there is no problem in the upper and middle reaches, but the water flow in the lower reaches will definitely be affected, which will inevitably cause the people of these Steelclaw tribes to travel.
The upstream activities made it impossible for the Protectorate to ignore it any longer.
Returning to the school, he found a slender girl standing there holding a cloth booklet bag, and said: "An Chu'er, why are you back again? What's the matter?"
An Chuer bowed to him and said nervously: "Sir, someone from the tribe came to me just now and asked me if I could communicate with the people of the Jianclaw tribe alone if my husband was not here. I think I should inform you about this matter.
Say something sir."
Zhang Yu nodded and said: "I understand, An Chu'er, thank you for telling the teacher about this. You study hard and don't worry too much about other things."
An Chuer hummed heavily and said, "Sir, I'll leave first."
"Wait a minute," Zhang Yu will take out a pamphlet from his sleeve and hand it to her: "Take this, I may have to go out of the academy recently. If you don't have time to come to the academy, you can follow this study first.
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An Chuer took it with both hands and said seriously: "Sir, I will study hard."
At the same time, in the inner hall of the Duhufu Administration Office, Chi Chao, the superintendent of Taiyang Academy, was standing under the hall and was being severely questioned by Liu Fengquan, the newly appointed director.
Liu Fengquan said in a serious tone: "Superintendent Chi, Taiyang Academy has known about this for a long time, right? Why didn't you report it to the Protectorate in time?"
Superintendent Chi replied calmly: "During the scholar's meeting in February, the academy had not had time to confirm the matter. In March, Duke Yao resigned, and Duke Liu had not yet fulfilled his duties. There was no one in the capital hall to preside over it, so you rashly mentioned it.
I'm afraid it will cause too much chaos, but the Academy has already reported it to the Protector before, so it's not like we didn't report it."
Liu Fengquan stared at him for a while and said, "Mr. Yao also knows about this, right?"
Superintendent Chi stood there without answering.
Liu Fengquan did not ask any more questions. He sat on a chair, waved his hand as a sign of expulsion, and said: "Superintendent Chi, please go back. I hope the person you arranged will not make any mistakes this time."
Superintendent Chi cupped his hands, turned around and went out.
Liu Fengquan stood up and looked at the huge Ruiguang City below with his hands behind his hands, his expression serious and deep.
At this time, a manager walked in from outside and bowed: "Master Zhan, Mr. Zhan is here."
Liu Fengquan did not look back and said: "Let him come in."
After a while, an old man on crutches walked in slowly. His face was wrinkled and his hair and beard were sparse, but he was in good spirits and his eyes were bright. He half-lifted the crutches, bowed his head in front of him, and said: "
Government."
Liu Fengquan turned around and said, "Mr. Zhan, please sit down and talk."
Duke Zhan slightly cupped his hands and said: "How can there be an old man's seat in front of the Duke's mansion?"
Liu Fengquan didn't try to persuade him any more. He returned to his seat and flipped through the unread official document. After a while, he raised his head and said, "What you said will come true."
Mr. Zhan was leaning on a cane, but his body was upright, and he said leisurely: "Although I am no longer the sacrificial wine of Taiyang Academy, there are still many people who are willing to sell me my thin noodles."
Liu Fengquan looked at him and said: "I don't ask you how to do it, I just ask you if you can do it well?"
There seemed to be a sparkle in Mr. Zhan's cloudy eyes, and he said: "I have lived for more than a hundred years, and I have never said anything big before. Whether I can do it well, haha, the government will wait and see."
Liu Fengquan looked at him a few times, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll wait."
After Zhang Yu left the school, he returned to his residence. He originally planned to go to the warehouse after noon to pick up the strange bone fragments that might be delivered today.
But before he could leave, a teacher came to his door and said that Superintendent Chi had invited him.
The highest academic position in the academy is to offer wine, but this is only a nominal position. It is an honorary position awarded to famous people. The person responsible for specific affairs is the school supervisor, so the person who holds this position is the real one.
The Academy is in charge.
Since this person is invited, other things can naturally be put aside for now.
He followed this teacher all the way to Kuiwen Hall, the main hall of Taiyang Academy.
As soon as you step into the hall, you will see the superintendent Chi Chao sitting in the middle of the hall. On both sides are the four highest-ranking academic officials. Below them are more than thirty principals and staff, including Liu Guang, Zhu Anshi, and Xin Yao.
The three of them are also sitting here at the moment, but they can only accompany the last one.
Superintendent Chi had never met Zhang Yu before, but had heard of his name many times. When he saw him now, the words "Qingyi, Shenbiao, Xiujuli" could not help but appear in his mind.
Not only him, but other people here who saw Zhang Yu for the first time were also secretly amazed.
Zhang Yu came to the hall, clasped his hands together and said, "Superintendent is polite, all teachers are polite."
Superintendent Chi nodded in return and said, "Fujiao Zhang, please sit down."
Zhang Yu bowed his head again and sat down in front of the table in front of everyone, without any restraint or unnaturalness.
Superintendent Chi looked at the expression on his face and saw that he was still calm and composed under this array, so he nodded secretly.
He said: "Teacher Zhang, you must also know the purpose of inviting you here today."
Zhang Yu replied: "In the morning, Mr. Lin from the Customs Department came to look for me. He asked about communication with the Jianclaw tribe. The Academy must be looking for me now because of this matter."
Superintendent Chi said seriously: "Since you already know it, I won't say anything more. The strategy of the Protectorate has always been to suppress the north and the south. There are now more than 5,000 Jianclaw tribesmen in the open plains.
Clan members, and the existence of alien gods has been confirmed. There are about tens of thousands of scattered natives south of Open Plains. If these people are gathered, it will cause great consequences. At present, it seems that only Zhang Fu can teach you.
You can communicate with them, so the responsibility you have to shoulder is really not small."
A school commander sitting on the left side of Superintendent Chi said: "Since you have to do this, your current status as an assistant teacher is a bit low. We discussed it and prepared to promote you as..."
"Wait!"
At this moment, an old but loud voice came from outside, interrupting his words, and then he saw an old man walking into the lobby on crutches, supported by a handsome young man beside him.
Someone exclaimed: "Mr. Zhan?"
Most of the people present stood up and bowed to him one after another. As the old man walked forward, the sound of "Mr. Zhan" could not be heard without stopping.
Mr. Zhan walked directly to the front and stopped only a few steps away from Superintendent Chi. He turned around, looked around, struck the ground with his cane, and said: "I think that in the
In this matter, it is more appropriate for my son Zhan Zhitong to take the initiative!"