Chapter 50 'The Arrogant' and the 'Intruder' (4K 2-in-1)
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Fan Ning really could not have imagined that a person like Pogorelic would have such an experience when he was young.
"But what is very strange is-" the saint continued.
"Relevant files show that during the latter period of his stay in San Porto, in order to earn money for living expenses and supplies, Pogorelic took some private art lessons in his spare time."
"Unlike the upper-class apprentices from famous families, the social class of these young people who came to Pogorelich to study art is not too high. Most of them are civilian workers, company employees, small civil servants, country squires or wealthy farmers. They are also relatively talented.
It is limited, and the teaching content is mainly based on traditional basic courses of academic or religious schools. As for motivation, some people study for fun and entertainment, some want to learn craftsmanship, and some people are in a similar situation to Pogorelic, who learned from their neighbors.
People from rural areas or small towns came to San Porto with the artistic dream of "not knowing whether to live or die".
"But in the same year, at least five of the art students he taught were admitted to the first-class university in San Porto, and two of them were even directly admitted to the Janus Royal Academy of Fine Arts!"
"What pictures did they draw? What kind of laws did they follow?" Fan Ning couldn't help but stare in surprise.
"It's a very classical, very traditional, and very basic student work." The saint said, "It is worth mentioning by the way that half a century later in 869, a young man went to a remote collection hall through various channels.
Here, at a not-too-high price, I got a painting by Pogorelic that was not listed in the list at that time. This man was Colin Davis, the father of the current Inspector General Owen Davis. In the following years, he
He was promoted all the way to the third level of Xuxiao and became one of the core senior members of the Special Inspection Department. It is unknown whether there is some connection between them."
"In short, this is another historical record that reflects Pogorelic's temperament and talent. It's not that he was incapable of being admitted to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, but he just disdained to use those step-by-step works that were not his true creative intention.
"Top prize"
"But if we look at the change of colleges he applied for before, when he was an ignorant person, his character still had some contradictions. He was conceited, but not purely conceited. He insisted on himself, but was not purely self-willed. He seemed to want to both
To declare that I am not a mediocre person, but I still want to get some worldly achievements to prove myself."
It is very similar to some "academic masters" who behaved erratically in middle school in previous lives. Fan Ning secretly commented in his heart, and also tried to analyze the ins and outs of this person's character from some of his past actions.
It's like a middle school student who uses advanced methods to solve big math questions. As a result, he always loses some extra step points because he doesn't meet the purpose of the proposition. You can say that he doesn't care about the scores, but he will repeatedly go on the edge of the "score criteria".
He is trying to prove himself by regaining the perfect score next time. You can say that he cares about the score, but he is unwilling to exchange it for the stable elementary solution that he despises.
Very strange person.
"For five years, Pogorelic's academic results remained the same, and a strange economic turnaround occurred because of this - the students paid a large sum of money, either personally or in the name of their families."
"This is definitely not a bad thing. It indirectly proves that strength is on the one hand. What is more realistic is that you can't even afford the tools for painting and sculpture. You can rent a place from an alley corridor to a street apartment without having to worry about it.
Then consider whether you should buy a stick of paint or a bag of bread the next day.”
"It stands to reason that I have the conditions to continue studying."
"But it's hard to guess what Pogorelic's mental state was at that time. He seemed to have given up the idea of becoming a professional artist overnight, and planned to change his profession other than being a stone shop owner and an artist. He gave the students' thank you money
After returning to the family, he left San Perto almost penniless."
"He joined a mercenary army."
"Since the Lingyin Discipline Society was banned from preaching in the Northern Continent, there have been disputes over territory and military friction between Tioleon and Lydia for many years. There are many private armed groups doing this kind of work on the border, and they bring in money.
It's very fast, and you lose your life very quickly. The leader of this mercenary company is a Tioline man. He is very ambitious and has some sense of loyalty. He chooses to engage in this life-saving profession because he desires to live a life of luxury and enjoyment."
"But after Pogorelic joined, things seemed to go extremely smoothly. The leader found that he had completed the wealth he originally planned to gain in twenty years in one year, so this man suddenly didn't want to do it anymore and returned to his country to recuperate.
Enjoyment”
"It just so happens that Tioleon has an opportunity. Due to the rapid industrial development in those decades, Tioleon's urban population and economic volume have grown exponentially. There is a need to further strengthen the security of the mysterious side internally, and there is an external motivation to expand the army.
And confidence. In the year 820 of the New Calendar, this leader directly 'resold' the mercenaries to the regular military at a high price. The military paid out some people and recruited some people according to its own employment principles."
"At that time, Pogorelic was naturally a candidate for the leadership position in the mercenary army, and he was valued by the military because of his excellent combat shooting skills and combat command capabilities. Just when he was about to become a young and promising imperial officer,
Another piece of 'internal information from the Police Security Bureau and the military' attracted his attention——"
"There is a mysterious official organization called the 'Special Inspectorate', which is recruiting for a position called 'investigator'. The Imperial Police Security Agency and the military system are two key development groups."
"Pogorelic compared several types of traits that are 'suitable for becoming an investigator' listed by the Special Patrol Office, and found that he seemed to fit one of the types very well, especially his grasp of the physical structure of things and the ability to use a carving knife.
Techniques, etc.”
"When he officially joined the Special Patrol Office, the records of his activities were no longer retained in secular society and were not so clear and clear."
"But within official organizations, basic information is semi-public."
"Pogorelic became the chief inspector of the Special Inspection Department in the year 821 of the New Calendar, when he was 22 years old."
This kind of timeline made Fan Ning feel a little shocked.
It should be noted that in 819, Pogorelic was still studying art and teaching art in San Porto. In 820, he gave up being a professional artist and joined the mercenary army. He stayed in the mercenary army for another year!
In other words, he went from being exposed to secret knowledge to practicing dream control, from becoming a knowledgeable person to a mid-level, high-level, to being promoted to the first level of Xiaoxiao, and becoming a senior executive of the Special Inspection Department, all in just a few short years.
Happened within the month!
And what’s even scarier is that he still uses his own key!!
"Then his semi-public resume is basically known to officials with high rankings and above."
"Since the 1920s, the Special Inspectorate has been controlling the carriers of hidden knowledge such as taboo books and mysterious paintings. It has banned speaking in public and using strange powers to disturb gods. It has included official insiders of Theoline into its establishment management and severely investigated and dealt with those who violated the prohibition.
The series of measures and suggestions were put forward by Pogorelic a few months after he joined the Special Inspection Office as inspector general, and the then director fully agreed with it."
"This not only further weakens the control of our Holy Sun Church over the Northern Continent, but in fact, the independent interests of the two schools have also been damaged to varying degrees, and the latter is actually the Special Patrol Office's second exhortation.
A cooperative ally in war."
"Pogorelic, as a controversial and 'ambitious' inspector, appeared for the first time in the high-level vision of extraordinary forces. At that time, in addition to our church, the high-level officials of the two schools of enlightenment were also very interested in him.
I am dissatisfied and have been passive at work during this period.”
"But in the year 830 of the New Calendar, Pogorelic, who has been exposed to mystery for less than ten years, has become an enforcer and the director of the Special Inspection Department. I am afraid that he will not be as knowledgeable as these enlightened ones."
"The first thing the 31-year-old director did after taking office was to facilitate the physical operation of the discussion group."
Fan Ning nodded slightly, he understood what this so-called "substantial operation" meant.
In fact, the mechanism for official organizations to jointly discuss abnormal areas has precedents as early as the third history, and the current "discussion group" was established only in the last century.
It's been a long time.
But it has always been an 'empty shell' in name only.
As Sir Viadrin once commented, "Looking at the time span of one generation, the average spread of abnormal areas is not much compared to the vast world. On the one hand, people have enough time to
Use your imagination, doomsday theory will not lead to excessive social disorder. On the other hand, for those in power and extraordinary organizations, the disorder zone is not so much a practical problem as an academic, ideological or conceptual problem."
The function of discussion groups has always been a "must have, but not urgent at the moment" thing.
Only after Pogorelic took office as the director, the 'abnormal zone diffusion mechanism and response strategy' was put on the agenda of the discussion group as a regular topic. Under the dual influence of his leading research status and strength factors, he discussed the group's agenda.
The identity of the team leader was quickly determined.
"In the year 846 of the New Calendar, Pogorelic informed the extraordinary world about the law of proliferation of abnormal areas, and gave the naming system and judgment criteria of 'Q', requiring all extraordinary organizations to urge the cultural departments of various countries' governments to improve management, evaluation, and services.
Artists must have unified standards."
"In 1849, Pogorelic concluded that 'The Harvest Art Festival falls within the functional responsibilities of the discussion group and should be managed by the discussion group', and he himself was the leader of the discussion group, so starting from the 30th session of that year, this
The leadership of this top art event that has lasted for more than 200 years is actually in the hands of the Special Inspection Office."
"In 850, the discussion group promulgated the selection mechanism of the 'Boethius Artist', but it has not yet been linked to mysterious side behaviors such as crossing doors."
"In 875, the Special Inspection Office began to set up stations in other continents in the name of 'strengthening discussion group exchanges', which means that the scope of Bogorelic's control has exceeded Theoline."
"In 890, Pogorelic began to plan the investigation and search for the wreckage of the Yiyuan Shen. It is worth mentioning that the investigation team of the Special Patrol Office returned from the B-105 abnormality area before that, and the 'Sunset Moon Sheng'
The prophecy was also brought out by this operation.”
"In 1910, after the 'Boethius Artist' selection mechanism had been in operation for 60 years, Pogorelic asked the discussion group to use this as a basis to control the door crossing authority, and asked the Special Patrol Office to come up with a specific plan to achieve control.
."
"In 912, researchers from the Special Inspection Department came up with a 'phantom man' control plan."
"In the summer of 1914, Pogorelic launched a collection of 'potential artists' in the name of a discussion group, with the intention of making the 40th Harvest Art Festival two years later 'achieve the most fruitful results since the Romantic period'. In fact, it was
In order to realize the Office of Special Inspection's comprehensive control over the cause of human art, shake the authoritative evaluation system that has always been dominated by the 'academic school' and the 'ecclesiastical school'."
“In the autumn of 914, after the ‘Meat Sacrifice’ incident ended, we began to plan for the second exploration of the abnormal zone. By now, the preparation progress should have been more than halfway.”
The timeline reached his own era, and Fan Ning confirmed some of the things he later personally experienced.
I finally had a comprehensive understanding of this person’s past experiences.
Terrifying talent, elitist, deep-seated control and dominance thinking, slightly contradictory personality when he was young, but the result of his struggle with himself just illustrates his pure maverick self-confidence, and he has extremely clear ideas at every subsequent stage.
Goals and clear thinking.
Moreover, the "main lines" of the different stages are also clear - the investigation of the abnormal area is the core, and the mysterious control and artistic interference are the two wings of the same body.
"In general, during the first half of the period when Pogorelic took office as director, his series of management and control methods, mysterious talent and strength, and his contribution in 'responding to the spread of abnormal areas' have made everyone's hearts
What is left is a coexistence of five points of dissatisfaction and five points of prestige.”
"But later everyone gradually discovered that this person is not just conceited or ambitious."
"In fact, on issues such as investigating secret organizations or curbing the spread of abnormal areas, everyone clearly has a common position, but even if other official organizations cooperate with his actions or transfer some of the organizational interests, he still cannot get a good result.
After discussion, we still won’t be regarded as a true ally.”
Trust is the most influential factor. What kind of benefit distribution plan can be negotiated is directly linked to the trust of both parties.
When Fan Ning heard the saint's comments like this, he thought of another saint, "Master Lucter", who once made almost the same comment:
"Bogorelic distrusts all official organizations except the Special Patrol Office. Deep down in his heart, when thinking about things, there is no difference between an official knowledgeable person and an esoteric believer. According to some people who have been involved in private affairs,
The original words circulated below make it seem as if these people, like secret organizations, are 'interlopers' or 'subversives' who need to be careful and controlled."
Intruder!?
In the eyes of Master Lückert at that time, this word may have been phrased so naturally.
But now that he was having a secret conversation with the Saint, and Fan Ning was recalling it intentionally but not intentionally, he always felt that it sounded a little strange.
Do you consider yourself an intruder?
Is Vincent, who is suspected of being Fan Chenxun in his previous life, considered an intruder?
Is Mr. F, who is suspected of being Scriabin in his previous life, considered an intruder?