Chapter 056 Imperial Capital Auction 2
Elizabeth was about to say something, but the town broadcast interrupted her thoughts:
Ankang Town will soon establish a commoner's school. Parents and residents who are interested are requested to prepare their own study materials in advance. (The town will assist children in purchasing materials if they have difficulties.)
The Civilian Academy will now offer courses in plant cultivation, hunting, magic, swordsmanship, pharmacy, and cooking, and the remaining courses will be launched in sequence.
Minors can enroll for free and receive compulsory education under the same conditions as before. Adults can also register, with a trial period for the first three months. After that, the tuition fee is 2 silver coins per month.
Hearing this, Elizabeth let out a long hiss, "Master Lin really understands what we want!"
My husband disagreed. "Is the quality of education in our town really good? Will other towns disapprove?"
Elizabeth punched him. "Stop saying such depressing things! Just think of it as a literacy class, and it's worth it! Besides, doesn't every college grow step by step? No one becomes nationally famous right from the start!"
The husband sighed. "It's not that I don't trust Lord Lin, but this town is so poor. Even if the academy is built, it probably won't be very large."
Elizabeth remained silent for a long time, gazing at the bare buildings outside. She felt that this was indeed a fairy tale. "Yeah, where did the town get the money? Maybe Lord Lin even used his own pocket money to fill the gap."
As soon as these words came out, she and her husband seemed to understand something. They looked at each other, feeling uncomfortable.
After a while, they tacitly took out the copper coins and passed them to Lin Muqiu.
No matter what, they all hope that the town will develop better and better.
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drop!
Elizabeth's family transferred 20 copper coins to you. Please check.
Lin Muqiu was originally sitting on a chair in the government affairs center, using the Lord System to calculate the floor area and construction costs. Suddenly, a prompt popped up from the system, which scared her.
She raised an eyebrow, "What's going on?"
Ke De Luo, who was taking away the books and other items he had placed there and cleaning the house, didn't even raise his eyelids when he heard this: "It's probably a donation from the town."
Lin Muqiu wanted to stop him, "Actually, you don't have to move out to make room for me. Just keep it the same as before."
Kede Luo was very persistent, "No, what lord doesn't usually live in the government center?"
Lin Muqiu pursed her lips slightly. She was too embarrassed to say that she wanted Kedelu to stay here and help her deal with trivial government affairs.
This is also part of the reason why she must help Kedero.
She pretended to be calm and said, "Oh, then I will appoint you as the deputy lord to help me handle government affairs."
Kedero: “…”
As soon as the two finished speaking, another system prompt sounded:
[Mario transferred 50 copper coins to you, please check.]
[Linde transferred 30 copper coins to you, please check.]
[Su Li transfers 20 copper coins to you.]
【……】
The sounds continued to ring out, one after another, as crazy as if they were free of charge.
Lin Muqiu's attention was drawn to her, and she was a little surprised. "Isn't Lidya Su an orphan? Where did she get so much money?"
Kede Luo nodded. "Back then, you encouraged her to become a blacksmith even though she had no talent, so she did it. She actually reached level 10 before the beast tide. The town gave these kids 20 copper coins as a reward, so they could buy some good food. But she didn't spend a cent, and now she's donated it all to you."
Lin Muqiu felt a warmth in his heart, and he couldn't describe the feeling.
So she silently clicked the return button and transferred the money donated by Su Li back.
After a short while, the system announced:
[Su Li transfers 20 copper coins to you.]
She was stunned, then clicked the return button again.
The system is not to be outdone:
[Su Li transfers 20 copper coins to you.]
Lin Muqiu: "..."
Is this kid a stubborn one?
Lin Muqiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and explained to Kede Luo: "I have money. The Civilian College is originally for-profit, and my purpose in running it is to make money first. You don't have to be so active."
Kede Luo sighed, "You don't have to hide it from me. I know that the academy is extremely expensive, otherwise it wouldn't be so rare on the mainland. How can you afford it alone? Everyone loves you. Since they give it to you, you should keep it. It's just right to build a good one at once."
Lin Muqiu: "..."
After a while, she uttered a sound.
This was the first time she was mistakenly thought to be poor even though she was clearly rich. It was a very strange experience.
So she quietly issued another announcement explaining: "There's money in this town. In a few days, I'll be attending the awards ceremony at the Royal Casino and the auction. It will also attract many nobles to visit, so there's no need for you to spend any money. Thank you. Other towns will also donate, so there's no need for you to donate."
When Kede Luo received the news, he was so shocked that he threw away his rag. "What casino? Awards ceremony? And how could other towns be willing to donate to us?"
Lin Muqiu raised an eyebrow and only answered the first question, saying casually, "I bet on Ankang Town to win. If they turn the tide, I'll probably make more than twenty times my money."
Kede Luo: "How much capital did you stake?"
"all."
"madman."
Kedero's voice trembled, "Do you know how risky this is?"
"I know, but I know the town can win." Lin Muqiu leaned on his chair and looked at him. "It's worth it, isn't it? I love making money the most in my life and never do business at a loss. The townspeople give me their trust and taxes, and I give them a town with a future. It's fair."
Kedero looked at her. For some reason, if these words were spoken by someone else, he would think that the lord was pretending to win votes, but if these words were spoken by Lin Muqiu, he would think that Lin Muqiu was serious.
She is indeed the kind of person who would risk her life just to get money from someone.
But...if she wanted to make money, they would be happy to let her.
【Kedro will give you 500 copper coins.】
Lin Muqiu stood up in shock, "Why are you also..."
As soon as he stood up, the system paused for two seconds and continued to broadcast:
[Matthew gives you 40 copper coins.]
[Russell gives you 100 copper coins.]
[Sophia gives you 100 copper coins.]
[Augustine and his subordinates give this to you...]
【……】
The broadcast sounded like torrential rain, which could not be stopped. Lin Muqiu guessed that the entire town had donated money.
Even though Lin Muqiu believed he had planned everything carefully, he was still confused at this moment: "What's going on? Why did everyone donate even more after the notice was released?"
Kedero spread his hands, looking innocent. “If you hadn’t sent that notice, maybe no one would have thought of donating directly.”
Lin Muqiu: "..."
*
Ever since the local governor returned to the imperial capital, the news that Lin Muqiu was going to open a civilian academy spread throughout the imperial capital and spread rapidly to other towns.
Some were sarcastic, some were curious, and some were looking forward to it. In short, everyone wanted to see Lin Muqiu's appearance at the auction.
Everyone was curious about what kind of person she was.
Cesare didn't know what to feel.
He clearly believed that Lin Muqiu had planned everything, but when the other party said that he would open the Civilian Academy to the townspeople for free, he was stunned for a moment.
Could it be that he misunderstood Lin Muqiu?
Especially when he heard that the townspeople of Ankang Town were making voluntary donations, he felt inexplicably warmed in his heart: this small town was indeed extraordinary. In terms of cohesion and loyalty to the lord, it was even better than the imperial capital.
If these rumors are true, then Lin Muqiu is indeed a formidable opponent:
He is full of charisma, loved by the townspeople, plans every step of the way, knows how to run a business and make money, and has mastered enough methods, so his loss is not unfair.
Cesare himself didn't realize that his mentality had changed to some extent within a few days.
Because in the eyes of quite a few people, a small town that can afford to open a college should at least be on par with them.
In any case, Cesare decided to treat Lin Muqiu as a respectable opponent.
Yes, an opponent, not an enemy.
His enemies should only be natural disasters, not his own people.
So he sat on the sandalwood couch, raised his chin slightly and ordered his attendant, "Play that video again."
The servant replayed the screen footage that Lin Muqiu had recorded during the beast tide that day.
The image quality is a bit blurry because it is a pirated copy made by another wizard.
Out of some kind of pride, Cesare really didn't want to pay Lin Muqiu since he couldn't be sure of her purpose.
Others, on the other hand, did not want to pay Lin Muqiu because they did not want to see the Civilian Academy built and slap themselves in the face.
The scorched image silently began to work, and Cesare's eyes widened, trying to take in every detail. Because the pirated version of the game had some issues with its perspective switching, he needed to pay close attention.
But I don’t know how Lin Muqiu did it. No matter how many pirated versions he changed, the big "Produced in Ankang Town, must be the best" logo would be displayed translucently on the video background board, making him feel humiliated every time he saw it.
It’s probably not that no mages have tried to pass the watermark, but that their magic power is not as high as Lin Muqiu’s.
whoosh!
The sound of an arrow broke through the sky.
"Card!"
Cesare ordered a pause and began to take silent notes.
Among the thousands of soldiers and horses, a bunch of arrows were shot into the group of wild beasts.
People who don’t understand may think that the militiamen are shooting randomly, but he is very clear in his mind: although the militiamen seem to be shooting randomly, in fact, each arrow has a purpose and a source.
Each of their arrows hit the beast's weak point, so they achieved twice the result with half the effort. Even though their level was lower, they were able to complete a perfect counterattack.
Especially during the beast tide, they were able to avoid fighting over monsters and keep their steps in order, which is quite rare.
This kind of detail cannot be faked. After watching the video, Cesare fully realized this, and this is the fundamental reason for his changed perception of Lin Muqiu.
No one does not admire the strong.
He bit the tip of the pen and his facial expressions kept changing.
In fact, Huangdu is able to achieve perfect ebb tide every time by using these training techniques.
but……
The emperor doesn't make it public.
They will stop at nothing to win and maintain their dominant position in the hearts of the people.
Even if it means sacrificing the interests of small towns.
Even if they clearly have cracking techniques, they will conceal them.
What about Ankang Town? Will the opening of a civilian college change this?
A strange arc flashed in his eyes.
More than this, he also wanted to know how Ankang Town learned these skills under the information blockade?
What was Lin Muqiu's position in this scheme, and what was his stance? Was he planning to lead Ankang Town in a struggle for power and become the second-largest imperial capital?
When he thought of this, he couldn't wait to meet Lin Muqiu.
But no matter what, sharing skills and knowledge is obviously beneficial to everyone, and probably only the corrupt nobles in the imperial capital would be unwilling to do so.
Because the disclosure of knowledge is equivalent to disturbing their interests.
That is why the Imperial Capital Noble Academy does its utmost to exclude outsiders, because they naturally have a deep-rooted fear of this. They are afraid that others will stand up and be on an equal footing with them.
Cesare was delighted to see the opening of the Civilian College in Ankang Town.
Although he was the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Capital, he had long been dissatisfied with the Imperial Capital's dirty deeds. As the savior, he didn't consider the interests of the public. What was he trying to do?!
Thinking of this, he felt very happy and even wanted to watch the video a few more times. "Come on, change the pirated video and continue playing it!"
The attendant was somewhat speechless: "Sir, if all else fails, let's just watch the official version. The pirated version has poor image quality, and you've already watched five or six versions of the pirated video over ten times just to see all the details. We don't need the money."
Cesare: "..."
There was a moment of silence, and the servant remained silent.
The video played quietly, and Cesare took notes while watching it, and finally finished watching it again.
At the end, the screen showed the familiar thank you subtitles and the Lord System donation version QR code (account number):
Ankang Town, a poor yet righteous town. Want to learn exclusive combat techniques and skewer-making skills? Then help every dream come true!
The Civilian Academy is about to open, thank you for your support. ^_^
Donation account: ID7887361
Cesare: "..." Fuck!
He held his forehead, veins bulging.
Every time this happened, he wanted to complain, why couldn't he turn off the subtitles at the end?!
Well, he finally realized a fact.
No wonder Lin Muqiu didn’t care about the video being stolen.
Because she was advertising her town throughout the video!!!
The key is that this is indeed an effective method: because Ankang Town has been taking the route of popularization and mass appeal from the very beginning, except for the imperial capital and its supporters, no one would not want to have a college for the common people established.
And he... was also looking forward to it.
After breathing oxygen for a while, he made up his mind and said to his attendant, "Okay, it's just 50 copper coins, right? Go! Go! Consider it a donation to help the Civilian Academy open!"
Attendant:?
Why do I remember that adults were not so stingy in the past?
Was he influenced by Lin Muqiu?
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