This is the home of Portland Momont, a full professor of the Engineering Department of Backlund University and an academician of the Royal Academy of Loon Kingdom. Of course, he will soon serve as the director of Backlund University of Technology and Technology, which will be reorganized from Backlund Technical College.
headmaster.
He is tall, has a ruddy face, and looks about sixty years old. His hair is still thick, but it is all white. He is wearing a formal suit, stroking the pipe in his hand, sitting on the sofa, frowning slightly with his frost-stained eyebrows, looking at
Across the way, Horamik Haydn was flipping through the list of members of the academic visiting group sent in advance from the Kingdom of Marsi as well as the three-month visit plan.
After learning that the academic visiting group would be led by Dorothy Lovelace, Portland was excited and wanted to exchange some academic issues with this university scholar. So he took the initiative to find the Higher Education Commission to recommend himself and became Baker.
President of Lander University of Technology and Technology, and officially issued an invitation to Winston University in this name.
Although Dorothy Lovelace is not as famous as Turany von Hermoshuen, her influence in the academic world is no worse than that of this great scientist.
But not long after the invitation was posted, he realized there was something wrong with this academic visit.
Although Backlund University of Technology and Technology was officially reorganized in September last year, and the reorganization was completed in November, it only finalized the system.
The original teachers and students still need to plan, and the university needs to be renovated and rebuilt... A series of problems will take at least a year to complete. Students will not be officially admitted until September this year.
The Technical University didn’t even put up a sign!
But the academic visiting delegation from Winston University is about to arrive in January. Isn’t this consistent with common sense? After discovering the problem, Portland felt a little regretful. With his status, there was no need to add the name of another president as an honor.
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In fact, the Higher Education Commission has been looking for suitable candidates, but it doesn’t like those who are qualified, let alone those who are unqualified. Two months have passed and no candidate has been identified. So after Portland came to the door, it was
I agreed and negotiated with Winston University about the academic visit.
But there is no use regretting now. Portland has no choice but to urge the reorganization committee to let them renovate the building as soon as possible and find suitable teachers and professors to welcome the visit. As for the students, they can only select some outstanding ones from the original technical college and at least prepare the reception team.
good.
Fortunately, the heavy smog incident before the New Year had no impact on the university's renovation, but the list of visiting delegations sent by Winston the day before yesterday put Portland into trouble again.
On the list, in addition to Dorothy Lovelace, a world-famous scholar, and teachers and students of Winston University, there is also a bishop from the Church of Knowledge.
Even ordinary people know about the conflict between the Church of Knowledge and the Church of Storms, but since the "War of Broken Oaths", there has not been a major conflict between the two parties. Even the Augustus family and the Maxi royal family
The Gonzalez family has marriages, but they only involve politics and not religious beliefs.
But now a bishop from the Church of Knowledge actually wants to go to Backlund for an academic visit? How could there be no problem? But after reporting the list to the Higher Education Committee, I only found out that the bishop was visiting as a professor, and there was no need to go too far.
After receiving such a reply, Portland Mormont had no choice but to seek help from the Archbishop of the Church of Steam, Horamik Haydon.
The archbishop, who was wearing a clerical soft hat and had a kind face, put down the list, looked at Portland who looked anxious and said with a smile:
"Don't worry. Since the Higher Education Commission gave you such a reply, it must have been confirmed with the royal family and the Church of Storms, not to mention it's just a bishop."
"A bishop, what about Dorothy Lovelace? She is a demigod, and her status cannot be worse than that of the Archbishop of the Church of Knowledge, right?"
"Haha, is she a member of the Church of Knowledge?"
"This..." Portland fell into deep thought. He subconsciously picked up his pipe and fumbled for matches on his body. However, he suddenly remembered who was on the sofa opposite and stopped again.
Dorothy Lovelace's identity in the extraordinary world has always been difficult to determine. She is a demigod of the "Reader" path and an advisor to the Gonzales family of the Kingdom of Marsi. In the eyes of ordinary extraordinary people, this "
The "Prophet" definitely stands with the Church of Knowledge.
But not only does she have a close relationship with many bishops and archbishops of the Church of Steam, but she also has frequent contacts with the Earth Church, the enemy of the Church of Knowledge.
"So, we only need to complete the reception task?"
"certainly."
At the same time, at Duke Negan's villa, the Archbishop of the Church of Storms, Raydal Valentine, was also discussing this matter with Philip and Prime Minister Agushed, with Rawls sitting beside him.
"Shatleworth has reported this matter to me, taking into account the reorganization of the university and its subsequent impact. After all, Dorothy Lovelace and Winston University have great influence in the academic world.
The bishop of the Church of Knowledge is still participating in the academic visit in the name of a professor at Winston University. If he refuses, it may have negative consequences."
The Shatruwazi mentioned by Aqusheed is the chairman of the Higher Education Commission and also a member of the cabinet.
"Negative impact?" Raydar Valentine, who was sitting opposite Rawls, had a majestic voice. "What negative impact will there be? Will it be greater than the negative impact caused by the conflict between the two major churches?"
"Your Excellency the Archbishop..." Agushid's eyelids twitched and he said quickly, "This is just an academic visit. I guarantee that if any member of the visiting delegation mentions issues of religious belief, we will let them leave as soon as possible!
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"Your Excellency Valentine." Philip sat up straight and looked directly at the other person.
Not only him, but also Rawls was shocked. He was convinced that the Bishop of the Church of Knowledge who joined the visiting group came for him. If it caused a conflict between the two major churches, it would be a big problem.
"We did not initiate this on our own initiative. You should find the Church of Knowledge to handle this matter." Leidar waved his arm, as if to indicate that there was no room for negotiation on this matter.
"Your Majesty the Archbishop, Your Majesty has also confirmed this matter. You know, last year we lost the war with the Fusac people on the East Balam Coast, and Roen was also undergoing reforms because of this incident. Judging from the current situation,
Look, we must retaliate in kind.
But in order to prevent the scale of the war from expanding, we must make certain preparations. The special geographical locations of Lundborg, Masik, and Sehgal are what we need to fight for."
Fighting back against Fusac is not a secret among the top figures in Loen. As Archbishop Redal, who is in charge of the Backlund diocese, he is naturally qualified to know. This is why the Church of Storms wants to fight for the Negan family’s position to remain unchanged.
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A war is enough to have a great impact on military factions, and only by standing together with the Negan family and the Church of Storms can they ensure that their influence in the military will not change significantly.
Naturally, he came here to express his attitude not to drive away a small bishop of the Church of Knowledge, but to determine whether the Negan family had changed their mind.
Chateauwatz belongs to the cabinet, which belongs to the Conservative Party, and the attitude of the Conservative Party is basically that of the Negan family. The change in attitude at the lower levels is largely due to problems with the position of the upper level.
Of course, these were not analyzed by Radar. The Church of Storms sent a "Eruditionist" and three "Keepers of Knowledge" in order to better cooperate with the Negan family.
Philip saw that Redal's attitude softened after Agushid's explanation, so he looked at Rawls aside and signaled that he would do the follow-up persuasion.
Rawls nodded and joined in the persuasion.
Within ten minutes, the three of them sent Archbishop Redal out of the villa.
After returning to the living room, Agushid drank the cold coffee in the cup in one sip. The slightly sour taste made him sober in an instant. He smiled and said to Rawls:
"You also see the problem?"
"What's the problem?" Philip was a little confused.
Seeing Philip answering first, Rawls also picked up his coffee and said:
"Don't you think there has been a change in the Archbishop's attitude?"
"It's not you..."
Philip kept his mouth shut. Although he had little experience in politics, as a Sequence 5 Beyonder, he knew very well the impact of potions on people. Extraordinaries in the Church of Storms are generally irritable. Although this has the influence of the role-playing method,
Over time, the influence on personality is difficult to eliminate.
If Raydar Valentine was really angry that the Church of Knowledge sent a bishop, there was no way his attitude would change, let alone come to them.
Conflicts in faith react faster and more violently than political conflicts, leaving no room for maneuver.
Seeing that Philip had a clear understanding, Agushid nodded happily. It was good to understand after being reminded. After all, he was inexperienced. But Rawls was able to understand in a short time. Was it given by the "lawyer" magic potion?
Is it due to talent?
He could confirm that Rawls was indeed a little panicked at the beginning, but he gradually understood it later and cooperated with him to "change" Radar Valentine's attitude.
And Rawls also lamented Agushid's control over Redal's psychology. Because he was related to the visit of the bishop from the Church of Knowledge, he did not realize Redal's intention. It was not until the Prime Minister said that George III agreed that he understood
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When it comes to religious beliefs and there is still a true God, even if Agushed is the Prime Minister, he will not easily interfere. Raydar Valentine should also know that the best solution is to find George III, but he came to find him instead.
Philip, can state the position of the Storm Church on this matter.
"Although the Archbishop has acquiesced, during the three months of the visiting delegation's academic visit, it is best for us not to interact with the Bishop of the Knowledge Church to avoid problems."
After Agushid's instructions, he signaled Rawls to leave temporarily. Rawls also returned directly to the study and continued to sort out some information on the Negan family's military personnel.
Two hours later, Rawls breathed a sigh of relief after sorting out the information. He had been processing this information for the past few days. It was after reading this information that he understood the influence of the Negan family in the military.
How profound.
The power of the Negan family in the military is mainly concentrated in the navy, which originated from the exploration of new shipping routes and colonies two hundred years ago. The Duke of Negan not only used this to bring down the Levitt family, but also opened up new shipping routes in Russell
After falling within a few years, the empire began to grab profits from the colonial islands and the southern continent.
Later, in order to ensure the interests of the Negan family in the colonial islands and the southern continent, each duke of the Negan family expanded its influence in the navy. In the past 150 years, four admirals and seven lieutenant generals were born.
It was not until the assassination of Paras Negan that the rise of the Levitt family had a certain impact on the Negan family. Originally, with his methods and Philip's ten years of experience in the navy, this influence would not expand.
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But now, although the Negan family and the Levitt family have reached a cooperation, their influence in the navy has gradually declined. Although Duke Negan's cronies have a good impression of Philip, they cannot obey a young man in his early thirties like they obey the old Duke.
man's orders.
Most of the friends and subordinates Philip made during his ten-year naval career were still at the level of captains. Without the admiral Duke Negan, it would not be so easy for them to be promoted to the general level.
That’s why Agushid used the war with Fusac as an excuse to persuade Raydar Valentine that this was the best opportunity to promote Philip’s school officer friends to become generals. Once missed, it would be difficult to have the opportunity in the future.
Already.
Rawls got up and left the study. When he came to the living room, he found Philip still sitting there. The ashtray on the coffee table was full again, and a layer of green smoke enveloped the sky.
Seeing him coming, Philip put out the cigarette butt and waved his hand to create a gust of wind to disperse the smoke.
Shaking his head, Rawls walked to the coffee table, picked up a cigarette from the cigarette box, picked up the match next to him, lit it, blew out a puff of smoke, and sat across from him.
Philip glanced at him and lit one in silence.
When the cigarette box was empty, Rawls put out the cigarette butt, looked up at Philip, who was still silent, and said:
"Maybe the Negan family needs a political marriage?"
Cough cough cough, Philip coughed violently and looked up at him in disbelief:
"How do you know?"
"Of course it was deduced. I can even deduce that the other party should be the daughter or granddaughter of a certain admiral. The determined time should be before the war with Fusac..."
Rawls shrugged his shoulders. Philip's political blow was enough to make him smoke in silence for such a long time. You can guess the reason.
If Philip's friends want to be promoted to generals, they naturally need to gain merit. How can they achieve merit without fighting? In addition, since he is already in his early thirties, the best solution is naturally to get married.
Several admirals in the Navy are from low-level officers. For them, how to ensure the family inheritance is the most important. And the olive branch of the Negan family is definitely the highest one.