Chapter 144
Jiang Yunu soon observed that among all the schools in the upper three districts that would advertise to the back star districts, the Golden Uriel Academy where she was about to be admitted did not seem to be included.
This was the last week of summer vacation, and she had been running around buying school supplies, observing the advertising screens in various commercial areas and coming to this conclusion.
"Is it because the school I'm going to is relatively poor?" Jiang Yunu asked with a sincere look on her face. She thought logically, "Because the school really has a perennial financial deficit, so there's no funding for publicity."
The person being questioned by Jiang Yunu was Reiss Daniel.
Teacher Lei is accompanying the little girl to upgrade her personal terminal. This service cannot be handled by minors alone and requires accompaniment by an adult.
Originally, it was Qiao Daisi who should have accompanied Jiang Yunu to do this, but no matter how much the red-haired lady wanted to spend more time with Jiang Yunu and cherish every minute they spent together before she left home to report, Qiao Daisi still had to go to work and was only free on weekday evenings and weekends, and Jiang Yunu didn't want to take up all of Aunt Daisi's rest time.
As it happened, Reisdaniel was both an adult and on summer vacation with his students.
Lu Xixi has already gathered the members of the Enge school team and started holiday training for another round of inter-school competition in the new semester. Mutisha, as the representative of Enge's earth element teachers, was invited to the Seventh District Education Management Center to attend a district-level meeting.
Teacher Lei is not only an adult on summer vacation, but also an adult with free time.
And he is happy to bring Jiang Yunu.
Jiang Yunu's personal terminal needs to be upgraded from the basic version to the intermediate version, otherwise her terminal model may not match the many gates in the front star area, and the signal port will become unstable after crossing the region.
Jiang Yunu chatted with the teacher only after he had removed the personal terminal from his wrist and handed it to the service staff at the upgrade department.
"Generally speaking, when schools in the front row put ads in the back row, aside from a tiny bit of 'enrollment' factor, it's mostly just for show," Resdaniel said.
Jiang Yunu: "Show?"
"Showcasing their vast capital, their exquisite campus, and everything else that distinguishes them from the schools in the back-tier star regions," Reiss Daniel said calmly. His eyes fell on the technician's movements, carefully observing his upgrade operation.
Jiang Yunu still didn't understand, and the white-haired girl's face showed an increasingly confused expression.
"What's the point of showing these?" she said.
"So that we can be more aware of the gap between us and them," said Resdaniel.
The technical support staff then responded, "It's like the latest high-end personal computer. If it's not promoted vigorously and advertised extensively, then even if someone spends a lot of money on the latest device, others may not recognize it as the latest model."
Jiang Yunu blinked: "What will be the impact if I don't know or recognize it?"
The service technician laughed and said, "Little girl, if no one around you knows how advanced your stuff is, how can you demonstrate your superiority as the owner?"
One of the important purposes of this kind of propaganda is to publicize the "upper-class life" to the lower classes, so that they can understand what kind of items are high-quality and what kind of life is "upper-class", thereby allowing those in power to maintain their class superiority.
To put it simply, it means: let you see what I have that you don’t have. Your envy, jealousy or hatred will become part of my sense of superiority.
"First let people know about 'superiority', then you can demonstrate 'superiority'." Reiss Daniel said calmly.
Jiang Yunu tilted her head slightly, and she took a moment to digest these words.
She said, "On the other hand, if one does not agree with or has not experienced this set of rules from the beginning, does that mean one is naturally outside this system of rules and is not bound by it?"
Teacher Lei didn't answer, but the technician continued with a smile, "That's an ideal view, but as long as you live in this world, it's difficult not to enter the system of rules."
Jiang Yunu's personal terminal has been upgraded, with everything from the built-in chip to the appearance completely new.
The upgraded new terminal was handed to her by the technician with both hands.
Reiss Daniel took the wristband terminal and put it on Jiang Yunu. He adjusted the tightness so that the buckle was in the most appropriate position. He also asked Jiang Yunu: "Does it affect your movement? Try turning your wrist."
Jiang Yunu turned his wrist and said, "It has no effect at all."
She praised it generously: "The teacher wears it perfectly!"
The male teacher raised the corners of his lips and smiled gently.
After leaving the terminal upgrade service center, Reiss Daniel said to Jiang Yunu, "It is indeed very difficult for you to wander outside the rule system."
Jiang Yunu: "Hmm."
Resdaniel added: "Rather than trying to completely break away from the rules, it's better to follow the rules and then look for opportunities to exploit them. This can both reduce some of the resistance from the rules and maximize your own protection within them."
He seemed to want to teach Jiang Yunu something in advance, or he seemed to be just picking out from his own experience, finding out all the reasons that he thought were suitable for Jiang Yunu to take to the front star area to study, and then telling them to the little girl.
As for whether Jiang Yunu could digest what she heard and how much she could digest, it all depended on the white-haired girl herself.
It doesn't matter if you can't figure it out in a short period of time. Teaching people with actions is more convenient and effective than teaching them with words. Reis Daniel feels that Jiang Yunu will understand these principles sooner or later.
But the topic goes back to the beginning -
"Golden Uriel Academy didn't run this kind of advertisement. It's possible that the current president doesn't think it's necessary. He probably doesn't approve of this method of 'maintaining superiority.'" Jiang Yunu re-evaluated his future school based on what Teacher Lei and the technical service staff said.
The corners of Reisdaniel's mouth curled up more noticeably at this point. He smiled and said, "Of course, it's not ruled out that your new school is truly in financial trouble and short on funds. Even if you want to promote it, you don't have the financial resources to support it."
Jiang Yunu's expression turned melancholy in an instant: "Then I would rather the principal not approve of this. It's not that my school is really poor."
Since there was already a poor student like her, she sincerely hoped that the school would be richer.
Before going to the second largest district to report as a freshman, the Golden Uriel College had already opened a subsidy application channel on its website. Jiang Yunu immediately entered his information and applied for the subsidy program for the first academic year.
By the time Resdaniel helped her upgrade her personal terminal, her subsidy was still in the "under review" status.
In the distant second district, Golden Uriel Academy, a temporary admissions office was set up.
The green-haired "Little Bird" teacher chirped into the backstage message: "When will the principal approve this batch of subsidies? I see that my little white-haired girl has been applying for a subsidy for almost five days, and her application is still stuck along with other students'."
The "plant man" on the potted throne replied, "We haven't even received the equipment maintenance fee for this school year. The equipment that was scrapped last semester after a few senior students' 'creative experiments' is quite expensive. The principal may have to take care of the equipment repairs first, and then find a way to make some money elsewhere so that he can provide subsidies to the children."
Teacher Little Bird said, "Isn't Summer Social Week coming up soon? Shouldn't I go and urge the principal to go out and 'wander around' a few more times in the social circles of Districts One and Two and put his face to good use?"
"..." The "plant-type man" was silent for two seconds, then said as impartially as possible, "That's called 'sponsorship.' The principal used his excellent eloquence and social skills to convince the wealthy and famous that Golden Uriel Academy still had great potential for development, and sincerely invited them to become our honorary directors and angel investors."
When the "little bird" teacher waved her hand, her nails were pointed like the sharp claws of a bird.
"It's all the same!" Little Bird said in a clear and heroic voice, "It's all earned by the principal's smile anyway!"
The "plant man" fell silent and no longer tried to defend the principal's innocence.
Anyway, the actual situation...maybe it is indeed similar?
Regardless of whether the subsidies and maintenance fees can be paid on time, the principal of Golden Uriel Academy has to find a way to raise the money so that the school day can start on time.
Jiang Yunu set out from Xiate City three days in advance. She had to pass five cross-district checkpoints before she could reach Houde City in the second district from Xiate City in the seventh district, which was the connecting city of Golden Uriel Academy.
Cross-region transfer is very different from intra-region transfer. Basically, every time you move to the next region, you must undergo identity verification at a large transfer station to confirm whether you have a legitimate reason to go to the previous star region and whether your identity ID is on the restricted list of the previous star region.
Moreover, the customs inspection becomes stricter as you go further back, and the residents from the more distant star regions will have a longer inquiry process during the manual inspection.
This meant that it would take Jiang Yunu nearly a day and a half just to pass these five "level-up" stages.
"From the Seventh District? Your reason for entering the Second District is... to further your studies?" Inside the transfer station from the Third District to the Second District, an examiner in a white uniform sat behind the manual verification service desk. She looked a little lazy, as if a whole day's work had exhausted her, and she could only muster up the energy to handle the work process.
When the inspector saw that the reason for passing the customs after verifying the identity code was "further study", she finally raised her head and took a serious look at the passenger in front of her.
I didn't expect to see such a young face.
Jiang Yunu smiled at the examiner.
"Yes, sister," she said, "I am going to study."
The examiner was about thirty-five years old and was not often called "sister" by such a young girl.
Jiang Yunu's smile was so contagious that she, who was supposed to be working rigorously, also smiled for no apparent reason.
"Are you here to attend junior high school?" asked the examiner.
Jiang Yunu opened her admission letter and handed it over for verification. She said briskly, "No, I'm going to a senior high school."
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