book of old days

Chapter 3 University of Sword Castle Professor
"Structure is the selection of a series of events in a character's life story that combines events into a strategic sequence to evoke specific and specific emotions and express a specific and specific outlook on life..."

Dang-dang-dang-the melodious bell interrupted Li Yu's voice, he took out his pocket watch and looked, it was time for get out of class to end.

"Okay, students, that's all for today. The after-class assignment is for each person to describe a virtual character based on today's lecture content. The content should not be less than one page. get out of class is over."

Li Yu watched the students walk out of the classroom one by one, then picked up the lesson plans and prepared to leave.

A cute girl with curly brown hair approached him cautiously and looked at him expectantly. Her eyes were full of admiration and excitement. Li Yu was no stranger to this kind of eyes. In the past few years of teaching, I often meet students who admire him.

"Hello, Professor Sean, can you sign me?" He said and handed over a book.

Li Yu looked at it, "Thirty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"-it was still the first edition.

Usually Li Yu would not refuse this kind of request, besides such a lovely girl, so he happily took the book "Thirty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" and wrote a gift on the title page

[For my lovely student——

"Emily." The girl said in a timely manner.

[Emily, your professor - Sean Forrest. 】

Seeing the girl leaving happily with the book, Li Yu shook her head bluntly.

He traveled to this world ten years ago. His parents died early, he was lonely and had no one to depend on. He only lived in a small apartment and had no financial income at all. He almost starved to death. With the memorization and reproduction of some classic literary works, Li Yu became a writer.

Relying on writing books to earn manuscript fees to make ends meet, he first showed his edge with "The Revenge of Monte Cristo" and gained a little fame. In the following ten years, he wrote several works one after another, "The Case of Sherlock Holmes" Collection", "Les Miserables", "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" (now it is [-] miles)... As long as it fits the background of this world, he will not let it go. Of course, necessary adaptations are inevitable.

First of all, the history of this world is completely different from that of the earth, but there are subtle similarities in the subtleties, and the level of civilization is probably equivalent to the level of the earth in the eighteenth century, so it is inevitable to localize it when writing.

Secondly, his memory of these books is already a little fuzzy, and he only remembers the general outline, and he still needs to fill in many of the contents, which can be regarded as semi-original works.

It is with these works that at the age of 25, he has already become famous and has become a well-known writer in the Kingdom of Brighton. He has also been recruited as a professor of literature by the University of Sword Castle, and it has been three years now.

Relying on writing and being a professor, he no longer has any pressure in life, but Li Yu is not satisfied with the status quo.

Although these books are not completely copied, but after all, with the name of the predecessors, deep down in his heart, it is difficult for Li Yu to confidently think that these are his own works. He is somewhat guilty of the title of famous writer .

On the other hand, although the status of a professor and writer is decent in this world, and his social status is not bad, but it seems that he is still a little bit short of a real successful person. He is eager to do something and create a new life. In this situation, he is still a time traveler, so he can't mess around too badly, but he just has no idea what to do for a while.

Although it has been ten years, this world is still strange to him. He has hardly left Sword Castle in the past ten years. He only knows about the outside world through newspapers and books. The outside world is both novel and strange to him. Yes, it also carries some kind of potential threat.

Death is so common in this undeveloped world that a robbery, a carriage accident, tetanus from a rusty knife, or even a mere cold can take a person s life.

So every time he wants to do something, while he is full of ambition, he often falls into the anxiety of worrying about gains and losses.

It's a pity that I am not a science student, otherwise I could be a great inventor, invent those unborn technologies, open a company chamber of commerce, and gain both fame and fortune.

Or medical students, at least get out penicillin or something.

Li Yu thought with regret, and walked into the door of the lounge.

Although he has his own office, he prefers to stay in the lounge, where he can drink coffee and read newspapers while listening to other professors' spiel, and quietly observe everything around him. A sense of safety that blends into the background.

As soon as I entered the door, I heard Alhaz Ryder, a professor of folklore, talking about his occult theory, preaching the mysteries of ancient Suled magic, the legends of the ancient gods of Essia, and the truth behind these legends.

However, there are very few listeners. In the Kingdom of Brighton, which advocates rational thinking, there is a natural contempt and negative attitude towards any mysticism. The few listeners also look like they are watching a joke, and some people occasionally raise various doubts. He thinks that those legends are just absurd fantasies recorded by ancient lunatics and mystics, or simply a trick invented by local aboriginal tour guides to deceive tourists into tips.

Alhaz didn't care about these doubts, the more people denied them, the more his interest in debating was aroused.

Seeing Alhaz talking and arguing with several professors, Li Yu shook his head amusedly.

Alhaz is a mystic researcher from the East, a foreigner, he is not very popular, and folklore is a niche subject, no one cares about it on weekdays, and he can only rely on provoking debates Find a sense of presence.

He didn't intend to participate in the debate, he went to the coffee stove and poured himself a cup of coffee, found a sofa and sat down, then took a big sip of coffee, picked up today's newspaper on the table and read it.

Not long after he came to this world, he developed the habit of reading newspapers. This is the most effective way to obtain external information. Compared with the Internet, the content of newspapers is more concise, and there are not so many marketing headlines. The most important thing is Yes, usually newspapers will only publish the most important information, rather than messy gossip. Even some reports that have been written in spring and autumn, as long as there are enough skills, you can still dig out a lot of useful information from them.

Li Yu reads the Journal of Rational Science most often. He was attracted by the name of the newspaper at first, but later found that the contents of the newspaper were often quite different from what he had imagined.

[Jianbao police and yesterday midnight, uncovered a cult sacrificial ceremony in the riverside area, and arrested twelve cult members. The leader of the cult declared that the doomsday judgment was approaching, and only those who believed in the only true God could survive the trial. During the arrest process, he resisted with force and was shot dead by the police according to law...]

[A prophet claims that he has seen the truth of the world. Those who are interested can get a copy of the detailed content by paying only five tacos. If they are willing to pay one gold pound, the prophet is willing to explain it to the payer——

According to reports from the public, the person has been arrested and imprisoned by the police for fraud. The Institute of Rationality reminds everyone, please think rationally and don’t believe lies...]

[Earlier this month, seven scholars from the Society for Rationalism proved through rigorous and scientific experiments that supernatural things such as gods, demons, and vampires do not exist in this world. Relevant content can be consulted in this month's issue of "Science and Reason"...]

[This month, the Kalam Psychiatric Center successfully accommodated nine patients with madness. Patients with this disease often utter false statements, promote doomsday theories, or talk about crazy remarks that cause discomfort. If you encounter similar situations, the general public is kindly requested to report , The Society of Rationality will provide generous rewards for whistleblowers...]

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