Five hundred gold coins, at first glance... doesn't seem to be a lot.
But if converted, the money is equivalent to 200,000 Idar dollars after the Idar currency reform.
All right,
It still doesn't seem like much, but if you add in the prices of this era, then this is really a huge sum of money.
If you use it to buy a house, then in addition to the noble manor built by Riverside Real Estate, this money is enough to buy most of the houses in Idar City with excellent locations.
It is precisely because of this that
When Lennon Cohen, who looked shocked, made repeated confirmations and learned that he had indeed received the support of 200,000 yuan in scientific research funds issued by Idar Public University... he was speechless for a moment.
incredible!
Of course he knew how valuable his invention was, and of course he knew how much of a change this new source of power could bring to the Principality of Idar, but...
When the grant of 200,000 yuan was actually put into his hands, Lennon Cohen still felt like he was dreaming.
Admittedly, this money was not a reward for him, but a fee to support him in researching, improving, and testing the performance of the magic engine. But even so, he was aware of the heavy trust from the Duke.
If it were any other noble lord, who could value the scientific research achievements of a student from a civilian background as much as Bruno?
wrong,
If it were any other noble lord, the only way out for the common people would be to spend their entire lives farming in the fields, without any chance of learning spelling.
Therefore, what Bruno gave Lennon Cohen can be called the gift of reinvention!
"Work hard and don't let down the Duke's trust and expectations for you."
Rector of Idar Public University, Mr. Nicholas said.
"You can rest assured that as long as we have sufficient financial support and a research team, we will be able to create a new type of transportation, a new creation that does not need to rely on rails to operate!"
Lennon Cohen said confidently.
With such strong support from the Duke, if he still cannot submit a satisfactory answer, then Lennon Cohen feels that he can just crash to death.
He knew clearly that from civilians to students to researchers developing magic engines, such changes and opportunities... were entirely given to him by the Duke.
and……
Although Bruno was not directly involved in the development and application of the Magic Engine, he gave Lennon Cohen very valuable forward-looking opinions.
His previously blocked thoughts suddenly became enlightened.
"In addition, since such extremely important scientific research results as the magic engine come from your hands, you should be given enough rewards and promotion opportunities, but..."
"After all, you have just entered school not long ago, so... His Excellency the Duke has specially issued instructions to grant you the title of Assistant Researcher for the time being. After graduation, you will definitely not be absent from the honor and status that should belong to you."
"Oh my God! I praise the wise and majestic Duke, and may the glory of the Stuart family shine on this continent forever!"
Lennon Cohen looked slightly moved and praised him quite sincerely.
As a student of Idar Public University, Lennon Cohen had already understood the many norms of Idar Public University through the Idar Public University student handbook and the school charter when he first entered the campus.
And in it,
The evaluation standards for students, teachers and researchers are an extremely important category.
According to the school charter of Idar Public University, students of Idar Public University can be certified as bachelors after normal graduation.
If you choose to stay in school for further study, after meeting certain conditions, you can be certified as a master's degree and a doctorate successively based on your years of study and scientific research achievements.
The evaluation of teachers' professional titles is divided into four levels: teaching assistant, lecturer, associate professor and professor. There are also assistant professors and visiting professors, which together constitute the teacher system of Idar Public University.
In addition, researchers in scientific research institutes are strictly divided into five levels: intern researchers, assistant researchers, junior researchers, intermediate researchers and senior researchers.
As for today’s Lennon Cohen…
actually,
The newly established Idar Public University has no clear limit on the number of years students must study. As long as they complete the credits and pass the exam, they can be allowed to graduate.
But now, he has indeed not completed enough credits, nor has he fully satisfied the requirements for a bachelor's degree.
After all, I have just entered school for less than a year...
Therefore... Bruno couldn't just promote him as soon as he established the rules, so he had to promote Lennon Cohen to the highest scientific research title that a civilian without a bachelor's degree can obtain - assistant researcher.
Lennon Cohen also knew this very well, so not only did he not have any complaints about his lord the Duke, but he was extremely grateful to him.
Looking around,
In the entire Principality of Idar, who else has received the honor of {Assistant Researcher} during their student days?!
You can get a stable salary and allowance while you are in school, and you will have excellent development prospects after graduation...
Even in the era before Bruno's time travel, this was a future that countless social animals dreamed of, let alone in today's era when civilians' lives are as worthless as trivial matter.
Faced with such generous treatment, Lennon Cohen was naturally grateful, so how could he ask for more?
You know,
The Mr. Nicholas standing in front of him, the president responsible for managing the daily affairs of Idar Public University, is only an honorary professor.
As for the senior researcher... there is only one in the entire Idar Public University! That is Master Anel, the Duke's first student and the director of the Institute of Magical Technology!
Looking at the slightly absent-minded young man in front of him, Mr. Nicholas ordered:
"You can draw up a list in the next few days. For any fields and directions that you think may be involved, I will try my best to mobilize manpower from other scientific research institutes for you. The university will set up a special team to tackle the magic car project.
, and you... are the most important one among them!"
"Understood! Within half a year, we will definitely let the magic car appear on the land of the Idar Principality!"
Lennon Cohen looked serious and assured Mr. Nicholas.
…
actually……
When he heard that the magic engine was born in the laboratory of Idar Public University, Bruno originally planned to go and have a look in person.
only……
An urgent report came from Dorne Port, but it suddenly delayed Bruno's footsteps.
To be precise, this urgent report was not a letter, but a small wooden box.
The urgent report was sent by Krell himself, because the governor of Dorne Port, Lark Frey, engraved the highest level of confidentiality mark on this wooden box wrapped with several layers of chains since the establishment of the Idar CIA!
You know,
For the intelligence collected from various places, the Idar CIA has a very clear classification of confidentiality levels, which are divided into four levels from high to low: s, a, b, and c.
Among them, S level is the highest level of confidential information and will only be activated when the Principality of Idar faces the threat of war or other extremely important and urgent issues.
The only people who have the right to access S-class confidential information are Bruno himself and Idar CIA Director Krell.
Since the establishment of the Principality of Idar, only the test questions of the Idar Civil Service Examination have been sealed as S-class top secret information.
but……
What surprised Bruno was...
The wooden box sent from Dorne Port was actually marked with two capital S's!
"What is Lark Foley doing?"
"have no idea……"
Hearing this, Krell smiled bitterly and shook his head: "But... before he became the governor of Dorne Port, Lark Frey once served as the deputy director of the Idar CIA. He is not a person who does not know the importance, so...
…”
He didn't say the next words clearly, but...
A top-secret wooden box that the former deputy director of the CIA could mark as S-level, plus an additional S, is no small thing!
Bruno naturally understood the meaning behind Krell's words. He stared at the wooden box that was carefully moved to his study by Agent Idar and remained silent for a long time.
The port of Dorn is the concession of the Idar people, and it is also the construction site of the Tower of Babel in Babylon. Not only has he been there personally, but he has also led a team into the Forest of Warcraft.
There is neither a strategic location nor enviable strategic resources (without knowing that the Forest of Warcraft is accessible). It stands to reason that... Lark Frey cannot encounter any surprises, and he must also
It's up to you to make your own decisions.
Unless... there is a problem with the construction of the Tower of Babel in Babylon? Or... the Ebbinghaus giant snail, which was supposed to be sleeping, wakes up from hibernation?
"You go down first..." Bruno thought for a moment, and then said to Krel.
Hearing this, Claire nodded, turned around and exited the room.
The wooden box is small in size and very light. It is basically a rectangular parallelepiped about thirty centimeters long and ten centimeters high.
Bruno gently inserted the key in his hand into the keyhole, only to hear a click, and the chain made of alloy opened in response.
Placed in the wooden box is a letter,
as well as……
An extremely worn diary.
The leather paper on the cover of the diary smelled of age and decay, and even many of the writings were blurred.
Bruno shrugged his nose and picked up the letter, and the person who wrote the letter... was none other than Lark Frey, the governor of Dorne Port!
The content of the letter is roughly:
When the Idar craftsmen were building the Tower of Babel in Babylon, they sent a team of workers to the Forest of Warcraft to mine stones, and then discovered a cave on the foothills northwest of the Forest of Warcraft.
After a few brave Idar people entered the cave with torches, they found several corpses that had long been turned into bones, as well as the relics they left behind.
Since the Idar workers who mined the stone could not spell or read aloud, they simply packed up all the relics they found and took them back, and handed them over to the local Idar officials.
The idea of those Idar workers is very simple. Those things are useless in their hands anyway. After handing them in, they might be able to earn a few more work points.
so……
Those relics located in the Forest of Warcraft came to the hands of the governor of Dorne Port, Lark Frey.
It's just that... those poor civilians can't spell, but how could Lark Frey, the governor of Dorne Port, not be able to spell and read aloud?
After briefly scanning the previous pages... Lark Frey put the diary brought back by the workers from the Forest of Warcraft into the wooden box and sent it to Bruno according to the super-high-level top secrets of the Principality of Idar.
in hand.
Because the content recorded in that diary... is related to the church! And it is extremely related!
…
The letter did not mention what was in the diary, but Bruno felt a headache.
tmd! And tm is the church!
This is not the first time that the Principality of Idar has discovered something related to the church!
Once in the foothills of Almis Mountain, and again in the depths of the Forest of Warcraft!
Why does this guy always linger?
And he always likes to dig into the nooks and crannies...
Is the church of the Genius?!
but……
Complaints being made, Bruno opened the old diary very carefully.
…
May 3rd.
The power of the explosion far exceeded expectations and control!
The god is dead!
Many people also died, but...
The surviving humans will have a bright future! We will take back the rights that belong to humans that were seized by the gods!
…
September 17th.
Our piece of land is safe, there are no mutants here!
The reconstruction work has begun, and human civilization will eventually continue...
…
November 24th.
I feel like some people are planning something secretly, and they seem to have formed a small group.
Maybe I'm overthinking it...
I hope it is...
Lemuel said he would investigate, he was an upright man!
…
April 12th.
The death of the gods does not mean the victory of mankind. Those with ulterior motives begin to show their true colors!
O'Brien began to question our previous goals!
I have said it before,
He is an ambitious guy!
…
May 23rd.
Why?!
Why are more and more people attracted by O'Brien?
We are supposed to be a group!
Fortunately, Lemuel is still on our side. I want to initiate a vote! O'Brien and his followers should be expelled!
…
June 2nd.
The ones being expelled...are actually us?!!
It has been just over a year since the gods fell! Why did they abandon their original intention!
I'm sure O'Brien wants to be the new god!
…
August 17th...
October 30th…
…
February 4th.
O'Brien is hunting us! He and Lemuel stole the broken corpse!
The efforts made by mankind should not be destroyed by careerists!!
traitor!
They are traitors!
…
March 7th.
God was once the controller of this world, and he used the power of rules to create those magic wells.
Although He is already dead, but...
The gods' residual thoughts can still awaken those sleeping magic wells, but... fortunately, O'Brien doesn't know the specific locations of those magic wells.
As long as the magic power is still there, as long as the magic power is not completely sealed, the power of faith will not be reunited!
We have paid such a heavy price... We will never allow the gods to reappear!
…
April 13th.
They are pressing harder and harder, and I suspect someone in the team is tipping off O'Brien!
Time to head north!
tomorrow!
As long as we go through the forest and go to the cold wasteland marked on the map, maybe... we can start from scratch!
Humanity... must not repeat the same mistakes!
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My head is in a mess, this paragraph is not easy to write, so I try to speed up the progress.