Chapter 58 Registration

After breakfast, Ivan wanted to go back to the construction site with Ken, but a commotion outside attracted his attention.

"The school run by the Lord is about to start. Anyone who wants to go can sign up today!"

Ivan went out to ask, and when he returned he called his children to him.

"Registration is open at the school today. Let's go over and take a look."

Seeing that the two wanted to say something, Ivan waved his hand to interrupt them: "We are just going to inquire first. We don't know what this free school teaches, and it may not last long. Let's make a decision after we have learned more."

Ken and Gaia looked at each other and finally nodded.

The three of them packed up quickly, and Gaia changed into her best dress, which was made by her mother. Although it was a little small now, at least it had no patches.

Ken and Ivan went to the river to wash their bodies. They were both honest fishermen and had no idea about school. They only knew that they could study at school, but this did not prevent them from having awe in their hearts.

The tax collector could tell the amount of tax they had to pay by just making a few random strokes with a charcoal pencil. Ken had actually been envious of this for a long time. He had to count on his fingers for a long time when he went to sell a fish.

I just don’t know if the school will teach bookkeeping.

Probably not. Old Ivan once asked around and found out that the teacher who taught bookkeeping charged fifty leos for a lesson and was unwilling to teach peasants like them. Only wealthy businessmen could afford to hire teachers.

The three of them changed into their most decent clothes, combed their hair carefully, and then went out to school.

It was called a school, but in fact it was just a few large houses. Ivan took a look inside and saw only some ordinary tables and chairs. The front wall was painted black for some reason.

It doesn't seem to be anything special.

The three of them walked around to the main entrance of the school and found a table there with several people sitting behind it.

"That's the Lord!" Gaia exclaimed softly. It was when she went to the harbor to see the strange fish and heard what the Lord said that she came up with the idea of ​​going to school.

Old Ivan squinted his eyes and tried to see. Apart from the lord and his steward, Ivan didn't recognize the rest of the people.

Many villagers gathered here, but there was no one in front of the table. People had a natural fear of the lord, so they just stood outside and did not dare to come forward.

Xius was not in a hurry. He sat at the table and flipped through some books.

There stood a strange square box next to the table, with a round plate on top and a few needle-like things slowly drawing circles there. The lid of the box was opened, revealing a bunch of complicated things moving slowly inside.

A long pole was swinging rhythmically below, which looked inexplicably beautiful.

"What is this? Why can it move by itself?" Gaia said unconsciously.

"A table clock is used to display time. The time of each swing of its pendulum is fixed, and the time is transmitted to the dial through the mechanical structure." Hughes flipped through the booklet and said without looking up, "Would you like to come and see it?"

Gaia was startled. She didn't expect the lord to reply to her. She quickly shrank back behind old Ivan and only stuck her head out to look over here.

Xius ignored her and didn't scold her, which made Gaia bolder. She slowly moved her eyes to the clock again. After a while, she couldn't help asking, "Why does it move by itself?"

"Strictly speaking, it doesn't move on its own. It moves now because I wound it up."

"The clockwork is a force storage structure that stores the force I give it. So, in fact, I am the one pushing it to move."

Gaia nodded, not quite understanding.

Hughes stood up and said to the people around him, "This clock was produced in Rhineland. It is a purely mechanical structure and is also one of the advanced courses I will be teaching."

The lord said a lot more afterwards, but Gaia didn't remember it. She was just concentrating on looking at the clock, watching the gears inside turning precisely and orderly.

So beautiful.

When she came to her senses, she was already standing in front of the clock, bending down and putting her face close to it.

Gaia stood up in a panic and looked around only to find that most people had left.

"This clock will be placed in the school in the future. If you like it, you can come and see it."

Gaia blushed a little. She was fascinated by it somehow. They were just some lifeless gears, but when put together, they looked so delicate and beautiful.

"I will come to school to teach the course on the principles of mechanics. Remember to come. But you probably need to learn literacy from Miss Zoe first."

"Hello, my name is Zoe." A girl in a long skirt next to her greeted her.

"Hello, hello." Gaia shrank back unconsciously, completely different from her usual look of climbing trees to rob bird nests. She greeted timidly, her skirt making her look a little too small for her to raise her head.

Just as she was about to hide behind her father again, she suddenly thought of a question. The battle between shame and curiosity was defeated in an instant. She raised her head and asked with a sharp gaze, "My Lord, is the class on the principles of mechanics teaching us how to make a clock?"

Xius was a little surprised. He saw a familiar stubbornness in the girl's eyes and he laughed softly.

"A clock is nothing more than a delicate toy."

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"What I will teach you is the true mechanical principle."

Hughes tapped the clock gently.

"Gears can drive the pointer, which can also drive the forging hammer of steel. The spring can provide power, and the steam engine can also provide power."

“Machines can tell time, but they can also change the world.”

He glanced at the registration list.

"Gaia, if you like machinery, try to use your hands to change this decadent and conservative world."

Gaia didn't remember how she got back home.

Even at the dinner table, she was still smiling foolishly and in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking about.

Old Ivan looked at her and sighed, then looked at Ken on the other side.

Ken was also a little absent-minded, and Old Ivan knew that he was probably still thinking about the "chemistry lesson" he had heard during the day.

The lord was like the wizard in the story, who captured people's hearts with just a few words.

However, the school's arrangement still surprised old Ivan. He thought he would not be able to go to work on the construction site after attending classes, but the lord actually opened night school.

You can also go to class after work in the evening without interfering with your work during the day.

We also need to recruit a special patrol team to provide guards during classes at night.

Old Ivan signed up for the patrol team on the spot. Although the salary was not much, he felt more at ease knowing that he could watch his two children with his own eyes.

Well, maybe I can also go to class.

Old Ivan glanced at the two giggling children, snorted coldly, brought the plate to himself, and started eating.

(End of this chapter)