Above the sky, the rolling white clouds reflected a faint golden color in the sun, and the stratus clouds were billowing. Occasionally, the faint mountains and rivers below could be seen through the thin areas.
In the sky thousands of meters high, dragon boats with gardenia-yellow and red sails are flying slowly. Although they don't look fast from a distance, they are actually moving at high speed above this high altitude. The strong wind is fierce, and the stern of the boat is flying slowly.
The turbulence left long cloud traces.
Lorraine Hill stood facing the wind at the bow of the ship, her cyan hair and crimson hairband flying in the wind. It did not look messy, but had an elegant beauty. There were also several people standing behind her. Although everyone did not speak, they
The joy in his eyes seemed impossible to hide.
The girl at the bow of the boat looked at the vast sea of clouds below, her gaze seemed to be able to penetrate the clouds and reach directly to the rolling mountains and land below.
"The following is the Tianfeng Pass." Lorraine Hill's voice broke the silence and came in the howling wind.
"Yes, Your Highness. However, there are not many guards at Tianfeng Pass now, and the few remaining dragon knights have also left."
After the new king and the second king passed away or disappeared one after another, the power of the dynasty's clan was also scattered. Some retreated from the world, some integrated into other organizations, and some became tiny forces looking for a way out in this troubled world.
"Then who is in charge now?" Lorraine Hill asked again.
"This is unclear, because the new king was defeated suddenly by the Beifu Army, and the continents in the hinterland of the Central Plains lost their allegiance almost overnight. Later, it was only the local herdsmen who struggled to maintain a few orders, and it was very unstable.
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"Then the Beifu Army took over part of it and took the remaining people to continue the eastward expedition against King Huainan. There were not many people left behind. In addition, some time ago, the Kunlun Jade Court ordered the Beifu Army to disband and go into seclusion. This made the remaining
The Beifu troops who stayed behind were also confused."
"Zhuo Muye died in the battle at Biyi Pass. Although many members of the Kunlun Jade Court were killed, the combined strength of the twelve families was too terrifying and could not change the status quo. Then the Beifu Army was defeated, and only a few were left.
People escape from death."
"Zhuo Muye, alas..." Lorraine Hill has heard this name often this year, and sometimes his mood is quite complicated.
She admired this loyal general, but the person he was loyal to was not very good. However, Lorraine Hill would not criticize him harshly. After all, the environment in the Eastern Continent was like this. Perhaps in the eyes of many people, this was the only
He is the most worthy of respect and admiration.
The traditional concept is like this: learn a skill, serve the king, solve the world's problems, win the world, gain fame and glory, and gain glory and wealth.
This kind of thinking was not wrong in the past, but it is somewhat outdated now.
Lorraine Hill will not deliberately belittle everything in the past, but it will not educate and domesticate it. It can exist in dramas and games, but it is not suitable to appear in textbooks to ask the next generation to do the same.
You have to look forward. If you always miss the past, you will become a nagging and unpleasant old woman. The girl shook her head and let her thoughts break away from the sadness of the past.
I am still a little sentimental. As a sensitive and changeable Feng, this may also be a shortcoming. Keti is much simpler. She seems to rarely think about these troublesome things. Occasionally, when Lorraine Hill reads her diary, she will be like, "Loland today"
She made me some biscuits, they were delicious and I was very happy. "In the afternoon, Luo Lan took me to bask in the sun. It was so comfortable to lie under the tree and sleep." When I woke up and saw Luo Lan reading a book next to her, she told me.
Story, happy.,….
That kind of pure joy and happiness overflows between the lines, which sometimes makes Lorraine Hill wonder whether it is Keti who is truly wise and clever. She can always catch the little flashes in life and let them warm her.
As for Wei Miya, she has another kind of personality. As a singer, she has seen all kinds of people, enthusiastic, admiring, aloof, indifferent, etc., and her voice is also extremely changeable, she can
Sometimes cold, sometimes gentle, sometimes lively, sometimes angry, perfectly adapted to various needs. Sometimes Lorraine Hill will be confused as to which one is real. When asked this question, Vimiya answered like this.
"Actually, everything is real. Real people are also so complex. They have different images and different emotions. It's just that it's hard for everyone to accept it because it requires
It's so hard to remember someone so complex that simplistic labels are needed."
"Many of the people who come to listen to my singing are very fanatical, and sometimes even scary, but I know that not all of them are like this all the time. Many of them are depressed, restrained, and anxious.
People, many people just want to find a kind of comfort and relaxation when listening to music."
"So, even if everyone's performance is not very elegant, and sometimes they even lose control of their emotions, I will not blame them. If my singing can give everyone a moment of relaxation and warmth in a difficult life, then I will be very happy.
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As the successor of Siphonelian, or the reincarnation, Vimiya's singing is like the slowly coming tide, drowning the audience, and then gradually immersing them into the distant world in the singing. In such an environment and emotion
You experience a completely different life and experience, which makes people feel swaying. It is not until the song ends that you are separated from this world submerged by the tide. It feels like you are in another world, but it is extremely refreshing.
To use another metaphor, Lorraine Hill is the best listener. With her natural ability and sensitivity, she can detect the most subtle changes in things or emotions. Sif Nairian is the best singer, able to sing the most subtle changes in things or emotions.
Her own emotions and thoughts infect everyone. Brainard is the best writer. She naturally rejects subjective and emotional things and only writes records with the coldest and objective facts. As for Cloyati, she may
It is the best guardian and destroyer. In fact, there is not much difference in the nature of the two. They are both manifestations of power. The only difference is whether she has something to protect. If not, it is like chewing on herself.
The world is like a snake, and in the end it will destroy itself as well.
If Brainard were to face such a situation at this time, what would she do?
When Lorraine Hill felt that he was a little helpless, he suddenly thought about how Brainard would deal with such a situation as the original opponent.
Although the two have not really communicated with each other, the temperament and soul essence of each other have long been familiar to each other through the long time in their memories. Lorraine Hill slowly closed his eyes as he recalled it, and pressed his fingers between his eyebrows.
, and then tried to imitate Brainard's cold and cold appearance.
After a long time, she slowly opened her eyes, but at this time, Lorraine Hill's eyes turned almost gray, and her expression became much colder...
‘How to deal with it?,
‘Eliminate them all directly, whether it’s justice or fame, don’t you have it all?
'But some people will be innocent.,
'Innocence is just a false concept. In essence, humans are no different from animals, even insects. In order to survive, it is normal to abandon some of the same kind.
'It will have a bad influence, and future generations will use it as a basis to imitate and gradually degenerate.'
'Then let's rationalize it. It's not that you can't do it, you just don't want to be involved in this kind of thing. In the final analysis, you are still weak and too kind.
‘What should human beings look like?,
"..."
The gray coldness in his eyes gradually dissipated and returned to a transparent and clear blue.
"Huh-huh-" Lorraine Hill took a few heavy breaths before she recovered.
I can no longer imitate Brainard in the future. She is too incompatible with him, too cold and cruel, Lorraine Hill thought to herself.
Brainard is undoubtedly calm and rational, and can look at things from the most basic and objective perspective, but he is too direct and cruel in dealing with some issues, which is unacceptable.
If it were a life-and-death extinction disaster, Brainard might be a better leader than Lorraine Hill, but because his methods were too cold and direct, once people were out of that state, they would instinctively reject him. Because no one wants to live in this kind of environment.
In contrast, Lorraine Hill and Siphonelian are much softer, easier for people to accept and trust, and to maintain them for a long time. As for Cloyati, there is no such thing as strategy and system. For troublesome things, just burn them all and solve the problem at its root.
The four primordial figures represent the four human desires.
Perceive, see, hear, and touch the essence of this world.
express, express
To express one's emotions and thoughts.
Order, calmness, objectivity, and the desire to control everything.
Chaos, anger, the desire to break free and destroy everything.
The most perfect state is that the wind collects everyone's wishes and ideas, feels the subtle expectations and changes in everyone's hearts, and determines the general direction for the future. Rock makes a calm and detailed plan based on objective conditions and reality. Water Hold the plan, use your singing and emotions to impress everyone, and move towards the goal in a united state, and Houhuo uses its own power to protect the implementation of all this until it finally succeeds.
The problem Lorraine Hill encounters now is that she knows what kind of future is right, but with the current situation in the Eastern Continent, many forces have their own plans and will not easily move in the direction she proposed.
If she uses this as an excuse to destroy the other party, Lorraine Hill thinks that the crime is not that serious and is too cruel. However, if she doesn't do this, she has no good way to make the other party comply with her ideas.
The Qingluan Five Meridians in the north want to repeat the path of Chifeng in the past and build a new country with the resurrected patron saint as the core. The Kunlun Jade Court in the east and middle wants to build a system similar to the Heavenly Palace and Heavenly Court. On top of that, resources are monopolized, and then everyone is in his own place and circulation is restricted, which is a way to facilitate management.
If the Kunlun Jade Court came to rule the world, they would not need scholars, nor imperial examinations, nor even a large number of armies. Each state would just be able to be self-sufficient. The number of mortals would not be of much use to them, and this would slowly Back in ancient times, the land was vast and sparsely populated...
Although such a system is stable, it will also cause society to fall into long-term stagnation and lose fresh vitality. As time goes by, when the strength of other civilizations slowly catch up and can crush it, such a structure will collapse.
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Therefore, this seems to be a good choice, but it is the scene that Lorraine Hill least wants to see. Even if the country established by Qingluan Five Meridians unifies the world, it will be better than the Kunlun Jade Court. At least the establishment of Qingluan Five Meridians will
It is still a secular country. As long as it develops slowly and with the influx of Western technology, there will always be a class awakening and a day of change.
Sigh...it feels a bit troublesome.
While Lorraine Hill was still thinking about things, the clouds below the dragon boat unknowingly became thinner, and the thousands of miles of fertile wilderness came into view. The golden wheat ears on the ground were connected together, and there were scattered among them.
It is a small village, and occasionally you can see farmers smaller than sesame seeds walking through the fields.
"Where is this?" Lorraine Hill asked curiously.
"Your Highness, this is Wuquezhou. It is one of the continents and counties that produces the most grain in the Central Plains. In ancient times, this was the hinterland of the Firebird Kingdom and the birthplace of the dynasty." A person from behind.
The scholar came forward and introduced to Lorraine Hill that he came from Fangyou Academy in Xuanyuan Continent. His surname was Yu and his given name was Caifeng. He was the representative of the students of the academy today.
"Wuquezhou, it should be not far from Luojing." Lorraine Hill recalled seeing the map before.
"Which force controls Luo Jing now?"
"Since Luojing was captured by the Beifu Army, it has been guarded by soldiers left by the Beifu Army for a period of time. However, due to the death of General Zhuo Muye some time ago and the edict issued by the Kunlun Jade Court, the Beifu Army defending Luojing had to retreat.
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"Now, members and disciples of the Kunlun Jade Court occupy Luojing, but they don't like to deal with too trivial chores, so the actual implementation is actually patrolling by militia teams formed by some aristocratic families in Luojing."
"You know it in detail. Did you just come out of Luo Jing some time ago?" Lorraine Hill turned around.
"Going back to Your Highness, I actually only visited Luojing once a few years ago, and now these news actually came from book friends in the same college."
"Oh, it seems that there are quite a lot of students visiting You Academy. Can you tell me what are the famous academies in the dynasty? I didn't know much about this area before, I just heard a few names occasionally."
Hearing that Lorraine Hill was interested in the academy's origins, the sword-wielding scholar also introduced the Phoenix with great interest.
"The most famous academy in the world is undoubtedly the Jixia Academy in Yunmen, Dongshan. It is said that
There is a huge purple banyan tree in the mountain, and a sage once taught under the tree."
"Since the establishment of the dynasty, because His Majesty admired the teachings of the saint, he had Jixia Academy moved to Luojing. Although there is an old site in Dongshan, many of its classics and personnel have already been moved to Luojing in the middle of the dynasty.
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"The admission quota for Jixia Academy is divided into several categories. Some are recommended by the clan or come to you, and some are admitted by some states. They have very high requirements for age and qualifications. The courses of study are also very compact, and assessments are conducted every year."
"In addition to Jixia Academy, the second is Nandou Academy in Luo Jingzhong. This is also one of the official schools. As long as you obtain a certain degree of merit and get Qingxiu, you can pay a fee to enter and borrow books. There are often famous teachers teaching, so you can contact them.
After visiting many masters, if you have good talent, you will even be accepted as a disciple by some masters and registered. Compared with Jixia Academy, it will be much more relaxed, and the restrictions on age and qualifications will be much smaller."
"Further down, there are famous academies in each state, such as the 'Fanyou Academy' where I am, the 'Shixuan Academy' in Sulanzhou, the 'Indigo Bookstore' in Nolanzhou, and the 'Huanxi Bookstore' in Moshangzhou. , etc., there are about fifteen or so academies, and although their levels vary from high to low, they are much better than other unknown small academies, and there are less cases of bullying."
Then, Yu Caifeng went on to introduce the system of various academies and the mechanism of dynasty to obtain fame and even become an official.