Arcane Linguist

Chapter 157 A Big Wave of Funds Is Coming?

"Roland, I always feel that this trend is wrong. Why are there suddenly so many righteous people on the magic net?"

"Yes, what happened in the Reiner Kingdom has anything to do with our Siris Language Research Association?"

"I know that Oxea. It's the commentator who slandered you before, and he jumped out again this time."

Inside the mage tower, in Roland's residence.

Froya, Skold, Yi Wen and others gathered together, talking about what they had seen and heard in the past few days, and they were all quite angry.

This time, the autodox school's public opinion offensive was fierce and swift, and they really caught the fledglings by surprise.

"It's true that the visitor is not kind." Roland said with emotion, "But everyone, don't be impatient, I will ask the teacher..."

At the gate of the residence, the servants led Leitlin, Tibow, Xitaya and others in.

Followed by several other seniors from the Joint Research Association.

Leitlin said solemnly: "Everyone, I'm really sorry for being a step late.

I was just dealing with matters related to arcane research, and the committee just postponed the approval of the light energy conversion device research project I prepared. "

"It's the same for my new magic potion project. I've clearly cleared the process before, and I just need to wait for the final confirmation. I didn't expect to change my mind suddenly."

"Our side has also been affected. It is said that the expenditure has been reduced recently, and the approved funds have been reduced by more than half..."

"What, isn't this deceiving too much?"

"How dare those people!"

How dare you blatantly use public equipment for private use, and use the power in your hands to block people's funds?

Scudder and others were surprised and annoyed.

"Not only that, but I also heard rumors that someone is preparing to propose to the committee to suspend the pilot education of Seres in the Kingdom of Lena..."

"Those people are very smart. Their methods are suspension, interruption, postponement, shrinkage, and they don't say they really want to veto it, but they are all bad signs after all."

"The gang of Autodox are using this method to impose sanctions on us!"

Hearing the complaints of the members of the school, Roland's face darkened.

What he thought of at the moment was Archmage Watson, whom he had had friendly exchanges with before.

The other party is the leader of the Autodox school. This way of doing one thing face to face and another behind the scenes is too much, isn't it?
……

Laputa in the Sky, Nevis.

A little old man with a bird's nest-like hairstyle and dark circles around his eyes spit at the Autodox school members furiously.

"Look at the bullshit things you did, are you politicians or arcanists! I'm ashamed of you!

You can't compare with others on the front, so you are playing tricks in secret!Even if you summon a succubus by yourself, you dare to apply for funding. Others just look for bones in their eggs when they have legitimate projects.
It's no wonder that day by day, it's harder to get some results out than farts, so I spend all my time and energy on these tricky tricks, and if I'm too big, I'll use them for power and status, right? "

Gallo and the others listened to Archmage Watson's scolding with gloomy faces.

It wasn't until he finished speaking that he slowly said: "Teacher, this is indeed not enough arcane art, but it is war!"

"This is a war between schools!"

"Snapped!"

Master Watson slammed the table angrily, his nose was almost crooked in anger.

He looked at them in disbelief, but when he saw that everyone had the same gloomy expression, he reacted suddenly.

These people mean business.

Master Watson said coldly: "I won't just sit and watch you do whatever you want."

"You are welcome, but as an arcane committee member, you also need our support. We will correct your mistake of frequent contacts with people from the Siris School."

Gallo stood up and said without showing any weakness.

"We also won't sit back and watch you run amok."

……

"We should consider banning the pilot education of Seres in the Kingdom of Lena and Iser!
It is reported that since last year, our country has carried out pilot education in Seres in the different world Lena Kingdom, the local Iser area and the Orvisto Mage Tower. This is a new language, based on the principle of encouraging innovation, There is nothing wrong with supporting it.

But recently, many problems have been exposed, which is really shocking.

In addition to the recent Namor massacre incident, the author has read the classic book "The Romance of Siris" by Mr. Roland, the founder of the school, and found a bigger problem.

For example, some thoughts and remarks against the gods;
For example, lords, nobles, and people;

For example, with regard to the way the country is governed...

Undoubtedly, Mr. Roland is a true genius, but perhaps because of this, his arrogance and ignorance are also revealed here...

Please pay attention to the myths of Siris mentioned in "The Romance of Siris", Kuafu chasing the sun, Houyi shooting the sun, Jingwei reclamation, Yugong Yishan...

If the sun is not just me, I will chase and shoot. If the mountains and seas are not just me, I will fill them in and move away!

Even the Great Flood was controlled by Dayu...

How arrogant is this?
There is also the story of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang. Don't forget the rich and the noble, the princes and generals have kindness, it is extremely reactionary!
Zhuanxu's family cut down the heavenly ladder, and the jedi Tiantong, what is this for?Block people's freedom to believe in God?
……

I really don’t know if I don’t see it. I was shocked when I saw it. The culture of Siris is full of arrogance to the gods, agitation towards the common people, and does not take princes and generals seriously. It’s no wonder that Xing Tian, ​​a thug who resisted the Emperor of Heaven, appeared up!
Some people may not know who Xing Tian is. Let me explain it here. He comes from "Shan Hai Jing · Overseas Western Classics". Buried in Changyang Mountain.It uses the breast as the eye, the navel as the mouth, and the dry Qi dances. '.

Take a look, and see what kind of insane nonsense these are.

A defeated general dares to compete with the emperor, even if his head is cut off, he is still not convinced. What kind of value orientation is this? "

On another day, on the major news media, Oxea and others continued to write articles criticizing the spirit of Siris brought by Roland.

Based on the mainstream values ​​of Arterine, he singled out the strong side of Seris's history and culture to fight against nature and fight against the sky and earth, and criticized it.

As a result, it really resonated with many people.

Because the mages of Alteraine sit on the side of nobles, even legends, and gods.

It was really hard for them to imagine that such a group of ragged ancient ancestors who jumped out of the mountains and grasses would rather struggle and start their own businesses than accept the guidance of gods and mages.

It was even more difficult for them to imagine that a group of mud-legged descendants stood up to rebel against the descendants of the master mage, and shouted at their lords that princes and generals were kind.

It doesn't matter if you shout about other things, but... the princes and generals in the magic world really have kindness!
……

In the mage tower, in the residence.

Roland naturally also saw these articles criticizing himself and the spirit of Siris.

He has only one comment on this.

"I don't know what it means to bark like a dog!"

I, Siris, have a long history of culture, and the spirit is penetrating, how can those insect-like characters be able to slander?

I knelt down and took root, but I still can't see others standing up...

Scumbag!

But he also has to admit that these words are very marketable in Arterine, and they are also very confusing.

"They actually don't care what I say or what ideas I promote.

What they care about is that I threaten their interests and status.

This is the most fundamental contradiction, and it is also an unsolvable contradiction. "

In his own residence, Roland revealed the crux of the problem to everyone with a look of disdain.

He tossed aside the newspapers that carried the critical articles, and became serious.

"Everyone, it seems that they are going to get serious this time.

The approval of various projects may become difficult. "

Laitlin and others deeply agree.

Yesterday they had already contacted their teachers, relatives and friends, and learned about some trends in the sky city of Nieves.

As a result, the situation is not optimistic.

"The current rune school is indeed dominated by Autodox. They control most of the arcane interests and have many archmages."

"For the time being, it seems impossible to cut off all our sources of funding, but prolonging the approval process, reducing funds, and even making things difficult for audits will greatly consume our time and energy."

"We lack the power on the committee side, so we will inevitably fall into a passive position!"

Roland has mastered advanced arcane arts, and gained wealth and status from it that can be called success in life. This is indeed something to be proud of.

But when this kind of suppression happened, he realized that he had to gain the power and status he deserved.

You must not be satisfied with the arcane achievements of a genius, you must grasp the power, and grasp the power enough to influence the flow of funds!
Roland pondered for a long time, and said: "They are obviously targeting the foundation of our school, the pilot education of Seres.

In any case, they must not be allowed to succeed! "

Everyone agreed: "Yes, the pilot education of Seres language can't be stopped, but should be stepped up!"

"It must be developed, and even listed as the main course of the major mage towers, calling for more people to study and learn!"

If the Chinese civilization of Blue Star in the previous life is the historical and cultural soil of the Seres language, then the education in this world is the soil of the Seres magic.

It is impossible to stop these educations, absolutely impossible to give in.

……

On a new day, the mages of Arterine read the newspapers and found the resistance from the Selis school.

Because he was the person involved, Roland didn't rush to end the situation by himself, but first invited Lunifus, whom he had a good relationship with, to come forward.

Although he has a close personal relationship with Luneforth, from the outside world, he is just one of the allies.

Naturally, there is a little closeness, but it is not yet a unified position, which is easy to win the support of some neutrals.

"The spirit of Seris is a spirit of resistance, a rare enterprising spirit..."

With this in mind, Lunifers praised Roland and the spirit of Siris brought by Roland from the perspective of praise.

"I understand that some people have criticized the value orientation of the Seris School and Mr. Roland in various places recently. This is a very inappropriate behavior. Attracted by the broad and profound, I had to come out and explain its true connotation to everyone.

As we all know, the process of arcane development has always been full of differences between humanism, gods, and magic. We human beings in Arterine came from the ignorant classical age, and learned the civilization of advanced races step by step, mastering the power of magic. Not a struggle?
Today, we have defeated nobles and gods, and attributed all the glory to knowledge and arcana. In the world, only the glory of truth lasts forever. Isn't this a kind of enlightenment and progress?

Therefore, when you read "The Romance of Seris", you may wish to compare the history of the development of Arterine and think deeply about what kind of spirit and system we should admire.

Here, I would like to share with you a sentence I heard from Mr. Roland as the key core of Siris’s spirit, that is: Tian Xingjian, a gentleman strives for self-improvement..."

As a well-known person who is well-known in Altera, and has the status of a great nobleman and a great mage, Lunephth undoubtedly has great authority. This article she published immediately caused a great stir among the mage community. repercussions.

Many members of the rune school who were originally vacillating, as well as major disciplines, different classifications and fields, have also begun to change.

After all, many things in this world are contradictory, a spirit of resistance, viewed from different angles, of course each evaluation is not the same.

Although the Autodox school is the official school of the rune school, various small schools and branches also have their own forces.

They are naturally close to the Siris School.

Even the Autodox School itself is not completely monolithic, like Archmage Watson, who is very opposed to the set made by Gallo, Oxea and others.

As for other schools of thought, opinions and attitudes are even more varied.

They either appreciate it, or hate it, or pursue it, or be confused, or indifferent...

It is also easily influenced by public opinion to some extent.

As a result, because of Lunifus's popularity, her impression was changed, and she began to become affirmed and appreciated.

However, Roland knew very well that these confrontations in the field of public opinion were nothing more than side drums, and it was always power and funding that determined the rise and fall of a school.

Fortunately, he is not without influence in these areas. He contacted his teacher and continued to push forward.

……

In the Art Rhine Mage Tower, the headquarters of the Arcane Council, in the office of the rotating committee.

The legendary mage Antonia, the archmage Amartoros, the archmage Dias, the archmage Orvisto and other rotating committee members deal with daily affairs and discuss recent events in the office.

"Everyone must have understood what happened in the Reina Kingdom. Serrad massacred the city of Namor, resulting in the death of 8 members of our army stationed abroad. Let's discuss it now."

Antonia stroked her thick beard, sat down in the head seat, and said to everyone.

Different from the turmoil in the outside world, the high-level executives of Arterine are very indifferent to this matter.

After all, for Atrein, the death of a few mid-level and low-level mages in this area is really not a big event.

In contrast, they are too busy with so many things in the country, so how can they pay too much attention to the distant world?
"This is a matter for the Cowrens family, let them handle it themselves, just give an explanation.

I think they should not be stingy about the cost of dealing with the aftermath. "

Archmage Amaltoros said.

Dias seconded: "I also believe that they can handle this matter well, as long as the family members are emotionally stable and there is no trouble."

Ovisto said: "Your Excellency, I would like to talk about the issue of 'Seresism' that has been raging in public opinion recently."

Antonia was not surprised: "I have also read the debates in the newspapers and on the Monet. These arguments have their own merits, and let them argue."

"Yes, we still have to pay attention to freedom of speech."

Several archmages also expressed a neutral position, and they would never easily participate in such debates.

Ovisto said: "Listen to the voice of criticism, I agree, but what if someone uses their power and position to suppress emerging schools and wants to use power to plot and calculate?"

The Olympic committee members were all experienced, and immediately understood that Orvisto was complaining for his students.

"The dignified Morning Star Award winner should not be easily suppressed in terms of funding and promotion channels. He is just not senior enough to be promoted to an alternate member, but I think it will happen sooner or later."

Antonia explained.

With the Alteraine system, an early Arcanist like Roland has many unlimited privileges.

It is very difficult to suppress him personally.

Antonia also didn't believe that someone would be so stupid and bold as to target Roland himself.

What Orvisto emphasizes, however, is the school.

The Siris School has risen too fast, and it has won the support of many people at once, which has seriously threatened the status of the Autodox School.

It is entirely predictable that the people of the Autodochs school will take advantage of their powerful positions and take advantage of their first-mover advantage to suppress.

Even if they are legendary mages and archmages, it is impossible to completely put an end to this kind of thing.

Because this kind of attack is too broad and involves too many people.

Fights on the surface can be stopped, but can it be stopped under the table?
It can only be to enhance their strength and let them fight by themselves.

Just control it within the scope of healthy competition.

"Give some special support to the emerging schools, and let them be approved by the committee to encourage them to conduct research."

Seeing Antonia's changes, Archmage Orvisto proposed while the iron was hot.

"That's a good idea. People from the Autodochs school have already taken up many alternate committee members and journal review positions. Although there are institutional norms to restrict them, it is still difficult to control if they have selfish intentions.

And they will also mobilize public opinion like they are now, looking for various reasons, which is not conducive to the development of arcane arts.

Simply give the Siris School some necessary support within the scope permitted by the rules. "

Both Archmages Amaltolos and Dias had no intention of offending Orvisto, and immediately agreed.

Antonia nodded, and said to Orvisto: "You ask Roland to draw up some projects, and then report them."

"Your Excellency, your wisdom is like the bright moon in the sky!"

Ovisto heard this and said with a smile.

The special support funds he mentioned are some unplanned expenses. When it is difficult to apply for some funds through ordinary channels, special channels can be used to apply.

As for the suspension of Seris language education and the banning of "The Romance of Seris", no one even talked about it.

The high-level people in Alteraine are not commoners and low-level mages who are easily provoked by public opinion. They have enough qualitative and wisdom to see the essence of this matter clearly.

……

After discussions among the rotating committee members, the resolution was sent to the committee's office in the form of a document, and then the committee members were notified.

Inside the Rune School, many committee members have conducted audits.

Headed by Orvisto and Lunifuss, several other neutral archmages voted for it.

Autodox's old-fashioned archmage and some senior masters who are no longer in the front line of arcane research expressed their opposition.

They all know the meaning of Gallo, Oxea and others suppressing each other, which is to fight for the interests of their own school.

Although the momentum of the rise of the new school is unstoppable, it is only a matter of time if it can be suppressed for a while.

Before he died, the disciples and grandchildren could still enjoy some benefits.

But what they didn't expect was that Archmage Watson voted for it.

In the end, the resolution won by a large number of votes and was passed.

Orvisto couldn't understand what happened inside the Autodox school, but he still had a little understanding of the personality of Archmage Watson, so he didn't care too much about it, so he told the good news to everyone. Roland.

"Special support for the Siris School? Teacher, is what you said true?"

Roland laughed happily when he heard the good news in his room.

The teacher is strong, and it really has a lot of benefits.

In this way, the choking offensive launched by Gallo, Oxea and others will be self-defeating.

Ovisto said: "Of course it is true, but the chance is that there is such a chance, and how much you can get depends on the approval of the Arcane Committee.

You draw up some meaningful topics as soon as possible and report them, this is also the key to getting the quota! "

Roland said: "Actually, the topics and projects are all ready-made. How about my previous Siris magic, "Liujia Secret Blessing" and "Xingtian War Intent"?If it can be widely used in the mage legion, it will have some practical significance. "

Orvisto said: "This is indeed a good reason, but they are all your own personal research, and they have already taken shape, so they won't consume too much money.

You should think more about the school now, and even take this opportunity to develop the school's industry. "

Roland made it clear: "I understand, then the unformed 'Seres Rune' research and 'Spell Scroll Printing' are the first to be promoted!"

Roland decided to choose a theoretical research and an industrialization project, and make good use of the opportunities his teacher helped him win.

At least, you have to convince those high-level gentlemen!
"These are all okay, other than that, the recent public opinion needs to be resolved.

You should think of an explanation and set the record straight.

You are also a mature arcanist, you should learn how to use these public opinions and ask for funds properly! "

Orvisto pointed patiently.

(End of this chapter)