Chapter 426 A Diary
Five hundred gold coins, at first glance... doesn't seem like a lot.
But if converted, this money is equivalent to 200,000 Idar yuan after the Idar currency reform.
All right,
It still seems like not much, but if you substitute the price of goods in this era, then it is really a huge sum of money.
If it were used to buy a house, then in addition to the aristocratic manors built by Riverside Real Estate, this money would be enough to afford most of the well-located houses in Idar.
That is why, when Lennon Cohen, with a look of shock on his face, confirmed again and again that he had indeed received 200,000 yuan in research funding from Idar Public University... he was speechless for a moment.
incredible!
He certainly knew the value of his invention, and he also knew how much this new source of power could bring to the Principality of Idar, but...
When the $200,000 grant was actually put into his hands, Lennon Cohen still felt like he was dreaming.
Admittedly, this money was not a reward for him, but rather the cost of supporting his research, improvement, and testing of the performance of the magic engine. However, even so, he realized the heavy trust that came from the Duke.
If it were any other noble lord, who would be as appreciative of the scientific research achievements of a student of common origin as Bruno? No,
If it were any other noble lord, the only way out for the common people would be to farm the fields for the rest of their lives, and they would not have the opportunity to learn spelling at all.
Therefore, what Bruno gave Lennon Cohen was worthy of being called a rebirth! "Work hard and don't let down the Duke's trust and expectations of you."
Mr. Nicholas, President of Idar Public University said so.
"Don't worry, as long as we have enough financial support and a research team, we will definitely be able to create a new means of transportation, a new creation that does not rely on rails to operate!"
Lennon Cohen vowed.
Even with such strong support from the Duke, Lennon Cohen felt that he would just kill himself if he still couldn't deliver a satisfactory answer.
He knew clearly that from a commoner to a student, and then to a researcher developing magic engines, this transformation and opportunity... was entirely given to him by the Duke.
and……
Although Bruno was not directly involved in the research and development and application of the magic engine, he gave Lennon Cohen very valuable forward-looking opinions.
His originally blocked thoughts suddenly became clear.
"In addition, since such an extremely important scientific research result as the magic engine came from your hands, you should have been given sufficient rewards and promotion opportunities, but..."
"After all, you have just entered school not long ago, so... the Duke has issued a special instruction to grant you the title of assistant researcher for the time being. After graduation, the honor and status that should belong to you will definitely not be absent."
"Oh my God! Praise the wise and great Duke. May the glory of the Stuart family shine on this continent forever!"
Lennon Cohen was slightly moved and praised sincerely.
As a student of Idar Public University, Lennon Cohen had already learned about many regulations of Idar Public University through the student handbook and school charter as early as when he just entered the campus.
And in it,
The evaluation criteria for students, teachers and scientific researchers are an extremely important category.
According to the school charter of Idar Public University, students of Idar Public University can be certified as bachelor's students after normal graduation.
If you choose to stay in school to continue your studies, then after meeting certain conditions, you can be certified as a master or doctoral student based on your years of study and scientific research results.
The evaluation of teacher titles is divided into four levels: teaching assistant, lecturer, associate professor and professor. There are also assistant professors and visiting professors, which together constitute the teaching system of Idar Public University.
In addition, researchers in scientific research institutes are strictly divided into five levels: intern researcher, assistant researcher, junior researcher, intermediate researcher and senior researcher.
As for Lennon Cohen today…
actually,
The newly established Idar Public University does not have any clear restrictions on the number of years that students must study. As long as they complete the required credits and pass the exams, they will be allowed to graduate.
But now, he has indeed not completed enough credits, nor has he fully met the requirements for the award of a bachelor's degree.
After all, I have only been in school for less than a year...
So... Bruno couldn't make an exception and promote him right after the rules were established, so he had to promote Lennon Cohen to the highest scientific research title that a civilian without a bachelor's degree could obtain - assistant researcher.
Lennon Cohen was well aware of this, so not only did he have no complaints about his lord the Duke, but he was extremely grateful to him.
Looking around,
In the entire Principality of Idar, who else has already received the honor of {Assistant Researcher} during his student days? !
You can get a stable salary and allowance while you are in school, and you will have excellent development prospects after graduation...
Even in the era before Bruno traveled through time, this was the future that countless office workers dreamed of, let alone in today's era when the lives of ordinary people are worthless.
Faced with such generous treatment, Lennon Cohen was naturally grateful. How could he ask for more?
You have to know that Mr. Nicholas standing in front of him, the president who is responsible for managing the daily affairs of Idar Public University, is just an honorary professor.
As for the senior researcher... there is only one in the entire Idar Public University! That is the Duke's first student, the director of the Magic Technology Research Institute, Mage Anel!
Looking at the slightly distracted young man in front of him, Mr. Nicholas instructed:
"You can draw up a list in the next few days. For any field or direction you think may be involved, I will try my best to transfer personnel from other research institutes for you. The university will set up a special task force for the magic car project, and you... are the most important member of it!"
"Understood! Within half a year, we will make sure that the magic car appears on the land of the Principality of Idar!"
Lennon Cohen's face became serious and he assured Mr. Nicholas.
…
actually……
When Bruno heard that the magic engine was born in the laboratory of Idar Public University, he originally planned to go and see it in person.
only……
An urgent report from Dorne Port suddenly stopped Bruno in his tracks.
To be precise, this urgent message was not a letter, but a small wooden box.
The urgent report was delivered by Krell himself, because the Governor of Dorne Harbor, Rak Frey, had engraved the highest level of confidentiality since the establishment of the Idar CIA on this wooden box wrapped with several layers of chains!
You should know that the Idar CIA has a very clear confidentiality level classification for the intelligence collected from various places, which is divided into four levels from high to low: S, A, B, and C.
Among them, S-level is the highest level of confidential information and will only be activated when the Principality of Idar is facing the threat of war or other extremely important and urgent issues.
The only ones who have the right to access S-level confidential information are Bruno himself and Idar CIA Director Krell.
Since the founding of the Principality of Idar, only the test questions of the Idar Civil Service Examination have been sealed as S-level top-secret information.
but……
Bruno was extremely surprised...
The wooden box sent from Dorne Port was marked with two capital S's!
"What is this, Lark Frey?"
"have no idea……"
Hearing this, Claire smiled bitterly and shook his head: "But... before becoming the Governor of Dorne Harbor, Lark Frey once served as the Deputy Director of the Idar CIA. He is not someone who does not know the importance of things, so..."
He didn't say what he was going to say next, but...
A top-secret wooden box that could be marked as S-level confidentiality by the former deputy director of the CIA with an extra S is definitely not a trivial matter!
Bruno naturally understood the meaning behind Claire's words. He stared at the wooden box that Agent Idar had carefully moved to his study for a long time without saying a word.
The port of Dorne was the concession of the Idar people and also the construction site of the Tower of Babel. Not only had he been there in person, he had also led a team into the Forest of Warcraft.
It is neither a strategic location nor does it have coveted strategic resources (without knowing that the Warcraft Forest is passable). Logically... it is impossible for Lark Frey to encounter anything unexpected that he has to decide on his own.
Unless... there was a problem with the construction of the Tower of Babel? Or... the Ebbinghaus snail that was supposed to be sleeping woke up from hibernation? "You go down first..." Bruno thought for a moment, then said to Claire.
Hearing this, Claire nodded, turned around and walked out of the house.
The wooden box is not big and is very light. It is basically a rectangular block about 30 cm long and 10 cm high.
Bruno gently inserted the key in his hand into the keyhole. With a click, the chain made of alloy opened.
Placed in the wooden box was a letter and...
A very worn diary.
The parchment on the diary cover gave off a stale and decaying smell, and even much of the handwriting had become blurred.
Bruno shrugged his nose and picked up the letter. The person who wrote the letter... was none other than Rak Frey, the Governor of Dorne Harbor!
The content of the letter is roughly as follows:
When Idar craftsmen were building the Tower of Babel, they sent a team of workers to the Forest of Beasts to mine stones. Then they discovered a cave on the foothills northwest of the Forest of Beasts.
After a few brave Idar people entered the cave holding torches, they found several corpses that had long since turned to bones, as well as the relics they left behind.
Since the Idar laborers who mined the stones could not spell or read, they simply packed up all the relics they found, took them back with them, and handed them over to the local Idar officials.
The idea of those Idar laborers was simple. Those things were of no use to them anyway, and they might even get a few more work points by handing them in.
so……
The relics located in the Forest of Monsters came into the hands of Governor Rak Frey of Dorne.
However, those poor civilians could not spell, but how could Rak Frey, the governor of Dorne, not be able to spell and read? After briefly scanning the first few pages, Rak Frey put the diary brought back by the workers from the Forest of Monsters into a wooden box and sent it to Bruno in accordance with the extremely high level of top secret of the Principality of Idar.
Because the contents of that diary...are related to the church! And they are extremely relevant!
…
The letter did not mention what was in the diary, but Bruno felt a headache.
Damn! It's the church again! This isn't the first time that the Principality of Idar has discovered something related to the church!
Once in the foothills of Mount Almis, and once again in the depths of the Monster Forest! Why does this guy always haunt me? And he always likes to sneak into corners...
Is the church a bastard?
but……
Despite all his complaints, Bruno still carefully opened the old diary.
…
May 3rd.
The power of the explosion was far beyond our expectations and control! The god is dead!
Many people died, but...
The surviving humans will have a bright future! We will take back the rights that belong to humans that were seized by the gods!
…
September 17th.
Our piece of land is safe, there are no mutants here!
The reconstruction work has begun, and human civilization will continue...
…
November 24th.
I feel like some people are planning something secretly, and they seem to have formed some kind of small group.
Maybe I'm overthinking...
I hope so...
Lemuel said he would investigate, he is an honest man! ...
April 12th.
The death of gods does not mean the victory of mankind. Those with ulterior motives begin to show their true colors! O'Brien begins to question the goals we set before!
I told you he's an ambitious guy!
…
May 23rd.
Why?!
Why are more and more people being won over by O'Brien!
We should be a group! Fortunately, Lemuel is still on our side. I want to call a vote! O'Brien and his followers should be expelled! ...
June 2nd.
The ones who were expelled... were us? ! !
It has only been a little over a year since the gods fell! Why did they betray their original intentions?
I'm sure O'Brien wants to be the new god! ...
August 17th...
October 30th...
…
February 4th.
O'Brien is hunting us! He and Remiel have stolen the broken corpse of the god!
The efforts made by mankind should not be destroyed by ambitious people! ! Traitor!
They are traitors! ...
March 7th.
God was once the controller of this world, and He created those magic wells with the power of rules.
Even though He is dead,...
The remnant of the gods can still awaken those dormant magic wells, but... fortunately O'Brien does not know the specific locations of those magic wells.
As long as the magic power is still there, as long as the magic power is not completely sealed, the power of faith will not gather again!
We paid such a high price... We will never allow the gods to reappear!
…
April 13th.
They are pressing harder and harder, I suspect someone in the team is tipping off O'Brien!
It’s time to head north!
tomorrow!
As long as we pass through that forest and reach the cold wasteland marked on the map, maybe... we can start over! Humanity... must not repeat the same mistakes!
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My mind is a mess and this paragraph is not easy to write, so I will try to speed up the process.
(End of this chapter)
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