Arcane Linguist

Chapter 197 Proposal to Revise Code, Mysterious Old Man
The royal capital of Leine, Savarin.

In front of the Governor's Mansion.

Roland and his party finally rushed back to the place controlled by the Atlantes.

Looking at the familiar mansion, the guards of the mage group breathed a sigh of relief, and Roland and the servants under his name also felt an inexplicable sense of relief.

Before that, they really felt what it means to be in a foreign country and what it means to be enemies on all sides.

Although mages are very confident in their own strength, such a tense life is really not something ordinary people can live through!

"Mr. Roland, Archmage Bolas is here."

Not long after stepping into the gate, the servants in the governor's mansion came and informed Roland.

Roland said: "Al, you deal with the things I brought back first, and I'll go over there to have a look."

Although he hurriedly avoided this time, he also brought back a lot of local specialties from Blue Agate Port, as well as written materials such as financial account books and records of customs and customs.

In this way, even if you don't go out, you can continue to do some sociological research.

Al knew what Roland treasured, and quickly responded, "Okay, master."

Afterwards, Roland went to see Archmage Bolas.

"Hehe, Roland, this time a false alarm, you can feel the 'enthusiasm' of the Reina people, right?"

Archmage Bolas said to Roland half-jokingly, beckoned him to sit down, and chatted.

Roland said: "To tell you the truth, I heard about similar things before I came here, but I never thought that I would be the first person to be assassinated in the mage group."

"Don't worry, the Reina authorities will give you an explanation. If they can't do it, I will continue to put pressure on you."

Archmage Bolas obviously has a deep understanding of how to be the overlord of the Reiner Kingdom, and gave a guarantee in place of the Reiner Kingdom.

Roland was noncommittal about this, and the one who assassinated him was nothing more than some nationalists in the Kingdom of Lena, or people from other resistance organizations.

Whether you can find it or not, it's all the same.

Although he was angry before, he calmed down afterwards and was able to treat it with a normal heart.

"Besides, the security of the mage group really needs to be strengthened.

Generally speaking, high-level mages have their own followers, who can be used as guards, and Art Rhine also has preferential treatment measures for high-level mages and those who hold high-level positions.

In short, public money can be used to...

You have already been nominated for the Arcane Star Award and the Morning Star Award, and have the qualifications to be promoted to a higher level. In addition, you are an alternate member of the Arcane Committee, so you should meet the conditions and be equipped with a guard.

I plan to help you apply at the end of the year. "

Bolas came to Roland this time to give him advice.

In a world where extraordinary power belongs to oneself, protecting these existences doesn't make much sense.

But as a supplement to the mage's melee strength, as well as daily travel and living security, it is still helpful.

When Roland heard this, his heart moved slightly: "Can you transfer someone I know?"

"Is there anyone you know who is in the Imperial Legion?" Bolas asked, "The guards who serve as alternate members need to go through strict selection and training, especially their backgrounds. There must be no problem at all.

If you want to talk about the green dragon beside you, I'm afraid it won't work. "

"It's not her. What I'm referring to is a former classmate... who should meet the requirements." Roland briefly explained about Atalie.

"I see." Bolas smiled slightly, "That should work."

"Thank you very much. Originally, I planned to use my own resources to arrange it, but it will be much more convenient if you help me."

Roland said sincerely.

……

Coming out of Bolas, Roland heard that someone was waiting for him.

It was the aristocratic circle of Savarin. A group of literati and celebrities who felt that they had already had some friendship with him came to visit in advance and prepared to offer their condolences.

Roland didn't see many of them, but sent them away on the grounds that they needed to rest.

To put it bluntly, he couldn't even confirm whether there were assassin's accomplices among them, so he didn't want to meet them.

As the king of Eastern Lena, Arkham XIV was less suspicious, so he met him to save face, but it was only out of basic courtesy.

Roland didn't know him well, and he had nothing to talk about.

However, he already knew Princess Rosa and Prince Silaire when they were in Nevis City. During this period, Princess Rosa had been in contact several times, so they became acquainted.

Roland had a good chat with them.

This made Arkham XIV, who was watching from the sidelines, very relieved, and he made up his mind more and more.

After Reiner and the others left, Lei also came to visit Roland, and after seeing that he was fine, they started chatting.

"You are right, this assassination may have been done by the nobles of Lena themselves!

Although there are sporadic people who resist and hate us among the people, it is the nobles who can really provide money and organize manpower and resources!

By the way, when you go to Blue Agate Port this time, in addition to inspecting your own territory, you also plan to conduct some field research to improve your understanding of the situation in the Kingdom of Lena? "

"That's right. Through this visit, I have learned a little bit more about the situation in the capital of Reiner and the surrounding areas."

"This is to adjust the development direction of the school in conjunction with the committee's plan. What conclusion do you have now?"

"I think it is feasible to implement a unified language and script in the Lena Kingdom, because they are still in a backward stage equivalent to the middle of the feudal era, and the nation and national consciousness have not yet formed, but they only have some vague concepts...

As for Silena, it is basically impossible for the Argonians of the Black Dragon Dynasty and the alien descendants of the drow to be mixed in, as well as various humanoids and subhumans. "

As the saying goes, if you are not of my race, your heart must be different.

Differences in skin color, country, and ethnicity may cause dissension, and different regions and classes may easily attack each other.

Not to mention different bloodlines and species.

Investigation and research should be tailored to local conditions, such as reproductive isolation used to judge the biological common sense of species, and many moral ethics derived from it, are not feasible in this universe, and need to be changed according to local conditions.

But the more this happened, the more Roland felt the importance of cultural identity.

Perhaps, for this world, the meaning of cultural identity is much more important than that of Blue Star, who is also a "human being" in his previous life!
"The enrollment and opening of the Mage Tower will take place next year at the earliest. During this time, I plan to write a sociological research report on the Kingdom of Lena.

At the same time, this is also a response to the committee's consultation, providing the necessary basis for unifying the teaching language and optimizing decision-making deployment. "

"You really don't give up, but it's okay...

Perhaps the great mages in the committee will be persuaded by you. "

Lei said with a smile.

Sometimes he couldn't understand why Roland was so obsessed with things like books and cars.

It may be some kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder!
Next, Roland really started to write the report.

At the same time, he was thinking hard, trying to solve the resistance and achieve his goal, and he really found a way to achieve his goal in a detour.

After all, what is the biggest obstacle to dethroning other official languages ​​and dominating Seres?
It's not nationalism, it's not the Reina authorities, it's the mages in the mage group!

They came to East Laina to take up positions in the Mage Tower. They also hoped to teach and educate people here, and cultivate some disciples and subordinates who belonged to them.

These disciples and subordinates will be scattered to all walks of life in the Reiner Kingdom, becoming a new elite class.

That also means that you can truly control the country!

This is of great value to themselves, future family members, and students.

Why should you give up all such opportunities to yourself and teach yourself the language?

However, what language to speak and what class to teach are not essential problems.

Who is to teach, who to be convinced after the teaching is completed, and who to be loyal to are the key.

If there is a place for them in their grand plan, even if that place is more beneficial than following the original teaching plan, they might agree.

This is like starting a company wholly-owned by yourself, or buying it for others, and taking shares to become shareholders.

100% of the equity of my own company, or 1% of the equity of a listed company...

It's really worth weighing carefully to know who is more valuable!

……

"The establishment of the Reiner World Encyclopedia, the "Reiner Encyclopedia" and the research project on the magic technology of the Reiner people..."

A few days after returning to the capital, it was mid-October.

Roland carefully prepared a letter of proposal, found Archmage Watson, one of the principals in the mage group, and made a formal proposal.

"I've heard before that the development of the Reina Kingdom is at a relatively low level, which is not only reflected in the historical and cultural background and level of magic technology, but also in all aspects of backwardness.

In the previous tens or hundreds of years, Atrein's requests for the Kingdom of Lena were mostly in terms of resources, manpower and material resources.

After looking around for myself, I found that this is indeed the case.

From now on, when the control is transferred to the economic level, the cultural aspect will also be followed up. Therefore, it is quite necessary to preside over a large-scale cultural project to compile and organize an encyclopedia-style literature collection for them. "

Archmage Watson looked at Roland suspiciously, feeling vaguely that he was trying to gain something by sidestepping.

But even he had to admit that the advice made a lot of sense.

"Actually, similar things have been discussed within the Arcane Committee, but because of the huge amount of work, the potential benefits may not be much, so we didn't plan to pay attention to it."

He pondered for a while, and said to Roland.

"This is because the Reiner Kingdom is at a low-magic level, so compiling such a series of books is a bit thankless, right? But I think this should not only consider the significance to the Art Rhine, but also the significance to the Reiner Kingdom itself.

Since Atreiner wants to build Leiner into a magical world, some initial investment is also necessary, and the Leiner Kingdom itself can also pay for this project.

In addition, the issue of efficiency is nothing more than increasing revenue and reducing expenditure.

Sometimes it feels that the benefits are small because the input costs are too high.

If you can make a lot of money without cost, then even this small profit will probably outweigh the larger profit. "

What he said makes sense!
However, how can this kind of thing be convincing?

Master Watson said: "There are so many volumes in the Canon series, and there are also many editors, if there is no good overall planning and integration ability, the quality of the edited ones will be worrying.

Today we still have a lot to do, there is no need to work hard on this. "

"If you have no objection, I would like to recommend myself to preside over this work!"

"You?" Archmage Watson hesitated slightly.

Roland said to himself: "I believe that I have the ability to preside over such a project, and from a practical point of view, it can also be included in the project under the name of the Siris School, raise funds and recruit people by myself, and mobilize local noble scholars in Reiner to write books.

People of insight from the Reiner Kingdom will be very happy to participate. "

Grand Master Watson was speechless, stared at him for a long time, and couldn't help saying: "You guy, you are really confident!

Could it be that I was rejected after the last proposal, and I still don't give up, planning to use this matter to do it in a roundabout way?

If you can mobilize those Leiner nobles, experts and scholars to do this, then the elites of the Leiner Kingdom will definitely be used by you, and they will also be the main force in learning languages ​​and magic. At that time, you can take the opportunity to sell private goods and inject your own school's ideas and language.

When these things become the mainstream and you have a lot of supporters at Seris Academy, it will be completely impossible for others to compete with you.

At that time, even the multi-official language parallel plan made by the committee will be completely reversed by you! "

Roland said with a smile, "Exactly."

This is a blatant conspiracy, and there is nothing wrong with it.

"You... don't think this kind of thing is easy!"

Master Watson sighed helplessly.

But unlike the last time he resolutely opposed it, this time he had no reason to stop it.

So he decided to stand on the sidelines and let Roland do it himself.

If Roland succeeds, it can be regarded as realizing his claim within the scope of reasonable compliance.

And if it doesn't work out, or even makes a mess, then it just dispels the previous thoughts and completely kills the heart.

This is actually one of the intentions of Arteline sending them here.

In other countries, it doesn't hurt to toss about it. You can train your own mage well, and you will have enough experience to sit in a high-level position in the future.

Soon, this proposal went to the council inside the mage tower, and everyone discussed it together and made a decision.

Since the funding that Roland asked for was not much, most of it was completed under the name of the Seris School, and everyone didn't pay much attention to it, including Holmes and Gallo who were connected through the magic net. They all agreed.

There are even some people who are vaguely waiting to see Roland's joke!
The "Journal de Savarin" soon carried the news as well.

For a time, there were different opinions and different responses.

Some of them were worried that Roland and the others didn't understand the history and culture of the Reiner Kingdom, so they would mess up the matter.

And some people took a fancy to the opportunity to integrate local historical and cultural heritage and magic technology, and wanted to take this opportunity to be famous in history, or to leave something for future generations.

If this "Leiner Canon" can be compiled, it will definitely be a magnificent masterpiece, which will benefit the present and benefit the future.

……

In the palace, when Arkham XIV and the queen heard the news, they couldn't believe it.

For a moment, they were not quite sure what Roland wanted to do.

But when Princess Rosa heard it, her eyes lit up, and there was a bit of shock in her eyes.

"This is the real big event of the Reiner Kingdom!

If such a classic can be achieved, it will be of great benefit to us, Father, I think you should actively support it. "

"You also think you should support it?"

Arkham XIV hesitated.

"Of course, the backwardness of our Leiner Kingdom is comprehensive backwardness, but this does not mean that we Leiner people are really useless!
Before I was studying in Arterine, and visited, I found that the development of many areas in Arterine was not balanced, and it became strong only by relying on profound accumulation and historical inheritance.

This shows that ordinary wealth is easy to lose or even be plundered by others, but wisdom and experience can be retained in Reiner, and the benefits can last for thousands of years, or even longer! "

Arkham XIV pondered for a while, then nodded: "You are right, maybe we support it.

Well, Mr. Roland will definitely call experts and scholars from the Kingdom of Leiner, as well as people from all walks of life, on this matter. He may also need to borrow many private books from the nobles of Leiner. At that time, he will help call on everyone to actively cooperate to facilitate this matter! "

……

Flutter!
Accompanied by a flutter of carrier pigeons landing, the sound of cooing and cooing sounded.

A pair of hands stretched out from the pigeon house, picked up the pigeon that had just landed, and took off the objects tied to its feet.

It was a small and exquisite paper roll, stuffed in a special letter box like a reed pole.

The pigeon breeder took it out and unfolded it, only to see that it was written with ant-sized handwriting in an ancient language from the Reiner world.

This kind of writing is rarely used, and pigeon breeders don't recognize it.

But after special training, he knew how to deal with this kind of simple encrypted letters, and immediately cast a 0-level identification spell.

Suddenly, a strong spiritual light appeared from the letter.

The ancient characters that are rarely used by people also show their brilliance one after another.

The pigeon breeder was taken aback, quickly picked up the scroll, and hurried inside.

This is outside the capital, a hidden mountain location.

In the dense forest, which is difficult for ordinary people, the ancient castle stands tall, surrounded by mysterious powers, and the brilliance flows between the heaven and the earth, like the phantom of a mirage surging from time to time.

The pigeon breeder turned a blind eye to this, and quickly walked across the bridge and terrace of the castle to the room in the building on the other side.

There are a few guards here wearing mithril armor and long swords around their waists, and they are not careless even in the face of the pigeon breeders who often come and go here.

They cast a few spells and checked the scroll carefully before sending him away and sending the scroll in instead.

"The people of Atlanta actually want to repair the Grand Ceremony?"

Not long after, the scroll was sent to the inner room, in the hands of an old man with gray hair.

"Boss, there must be some weirdness in this, maybe it's a plot by the people of Arterine to plunder our culture, and even cut off the root of civilization!"

There were several other people in the room, and they happened to be here to discuss matters with the white-haired old man, and they were shocked when they found out.

People in backward areas do not mean they are ignorant. There are also elites among them, and they also see the risks of such things.

The white-haired old man pondered.

"Indeed, it's not impossible."

This white-haired old man may not be aware of the routines of compiling and revising books in Chinese history, but he understands that the rulers of later generations will sometimes consciously destroy and tamper with books that are not good for them for certain political purposes.

In addition, various archives and folk letters may also be banned.

"If Roland is a person who harbors ill intentions towards Reiner, and he intends to exterminate the civilization of our Reiner world under the instruction of the higher-ups of Arterine, he can find out the details of our Reiner civilization in the process of compiling the book, truly eradicate it culturally, and completely obliterate our will to resist...

But on the other hand, this kind of thing is also likely to create a brand new soul of Leiner civilization, and many orphan copies that are about to be lost and lost are found from the people and protected.

In the process of compiling the book, Reiner's historical and cultural heritage can be excavated from the soil, and can be seen again, and the scattered spirit and strength can also be condensed..."

The old man muttered to himself, with a troubled look on his face.

"As far as I know, it is not easy to lead such a large-scale project. Those who are able to do it must be the leader of a country's elite. Even in the native land of Alteraine, compiling ancient magic runes and summarizing the magic system, it is possible to be promoted to Archmage and become an arcane committee member!
Could it be that he wants to use the opportunity of teaching in my Reiner to rehearse and accumulate experience for himself? "

In the room, another person put forward his opinion from another angle.

"Those Art Rhine mages are too arrogant, they really think that the lead in magic is the lead in everything!
Their civilization has also been destroyed several times, and they have been reincarnated many times, and they are still a barbarian country! "

Some people clenched their fists tightly and made a sound of indignation.

"I have already heard about this person, and I have also read "The Romance of Siris" written by him.

Pushing people with words seems like someone who really has a gully in his chest and has the world in mind. "

Unexpectedly, when everyone was not very optimistic about this matter, the white-haired old man suddenly praised Roland.

Then he stood up.

The old man was old, and his figure was slightly hunched, but surprisingly, he didn't look too old, instead he gave people an unusually majestic and broad feeling.

"Forget it, let me go to Savarin and meet him in person!"

The bystanders were shocked when they heard the words: "Leader!"

The old man waved his hand and said: "There is no need to say anything, since he made such a proposal, I want to see what kind of ability he has!
If it's just a mediocre person trying to please the public, or trying to destroy our Reiner civilization, that's fine, let's take this opportunity to solve him personally! "

(End of this chapter)