Chapter 8
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The great figure on the desk did not raise his head, but gently nodded. The shadow who was kneeling on the ground saw the message, respectfully clenched his fist and covered his chest. He quietly disappeared, leaving only a piece of white letter paper on the desk.
After finishing the work at hand, the eyes of the stalwart figure fell on the snow-white letter. His blade-like thick eyebrows slightly raised. He opened it casually and glanced at it briefly. Seeing that it had indeed reached the passing line of less than five scale lines, he was just about to put it down when his eyes suddenly focused on the test value at the bottom corner.
"0.8?" The great figure stared at the number for a while. He put away the letter paper, got up and put on the coat on the coat rack at the door. Then he opened the door.
In the hall, the slightly fat middle-aged butler looked at the master and was surprised: "Master, are you going out so late?"
"Well." The great figure ordered: "Prepare the car."
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"Three hundred years ago, a natural disaster came to the world. Our ancestors fought bravely and relied on their infinite wisdom and strength to survive in the face of adversity. They built this giant wall of Sylvia to isolate the disaster outside the giant wall and protect all of our descendants! The giant wall of Sylvia is sacred and great. You must not blaspheme the giant wall. Do you understand? "A white-bearded old man on the podium said solemnly.
Don't look at his white beard. In fact, he had just reached sixty years old. But here, this was considered as a long life.
Dean listened carefully. Three days after his registration, the school officially started. This was his first class of the day. The old man did not explain the knowledge of the law, but simply introduced some well-known things. It seemed that the purpose was to familiarize the children and consolidate the faith in the hearts of the children. About the story of the giant wall of Sylvia, as long as they were not orphans, almost every child had heard countless times from their parents.
The other children were bored, but because it was the first time they saw the white-bearded old man, they were somewhat afraid of strangers and did not dare to be rash.
Dean listened with relish. These were the things he wanted to know the most at the moment. Seeing that the old man seemed to be bored, he could not help but raise his hand and asked: "Teacher, what is the natural disaster you are talking about?"
White-bearded old man and the other children were surprised. They didn't expect Dean to be so bold. He dared to take the initiative to ask such a well-known question.
The old man saw Dudian's serious and hopeful face. He couldn't bear to discourage the child's enthusiasm. But in his heart, didn't the child's parents tell him? He replied with a smile, "There are many natural disasters, such as volcanic eruptions, floods, earthquakes, and so on."
Dudian was startled: "Is that all?"
The old man was a little speechless. "These disasters are already very terrifying. Didn't you hear your parents say that just the volcanic eruption alone can kill countless people? Do you see the dark clouds in the sky? That's caused by the volcanic eruption."
Dean slightly frowned and did not say anything. But his heart was thoughtful. He knew that the disaster of three hundred years ago was not a simple natural disaster. Although all kinds of disasters that the old man said had happened, but they were caused by nuclear explosions. The reason why he asked was that he wanted to see the information left by the survivors. It was obvious that the future generations did not know the real cause of the disaster and the inside story.
Perhaps the inside story was too terrible, so it was blocked by the rulers.
"Teacher, my mother said that it is very dangerous outside the giant wall. If we go out, we will die. Is this true?" A little fat boy saw Dean's question and also raised his hand to ask.
The old man looked solemn and seriously said: "Yes, there are devils and plagues outside the giant wall. Once you go out, you will never come back. We can sit here and study. We can eat rice and vegetables. It is all thanks to the giant wall. So you have to respect the giant wall and respect the wall builders. This is a great profession like doctors and us, the law keepers!"
The 'law keepers' referred to people who study law. Children like Dean who had just started to study law were called trainee law keepers. If they graduated and passed the magistrate's assessment, they could become a magistrate. It was a very sacred existence, as noble as the aristocracy. Not only could they freely enter and exit the commercial district and residential district, but they could also enter the inner wall area!
"Devil and plague …" All the children were scared. Even if they were small, they knew how terrible these two things were.
Dean was curious. He naturally did not believe in the devil. Nuclear bombs had baptized the world, and ninety-nine percent of the creatures were extinct. This was just a fabricated story to scare the children. Of course, the target of intimidation may not only be children, but also adults.
This made him more curious about the world outside the giant wall. What was it like? Was it still full of nuclear bomb explosions? Or because no one had developed it, it had become a virgin forest?
"Time is up, class is over." The white-bearded old man looked at the hourglass and said.
The other children immediately cheered.
At this moment, two young people wearing black leather armor suddenly appeared at the door. They walked into the classroom as if there was no one else present. The white-bearded old man was about to speak, but suddenly noticed the black eagle medal on their shoulders. His face suddenly smiled and greeted them: "Two sirs, are you here to take the children away?"
Dean's ears pricked up. He was somewhat vigilant and puzzled.
One of the thin young man nodded slightly. He looked indifferent and meticulous: "Now I will call the roll. Those who are mentioned by me, stand up. Do you understand?" His cold eyes swept across the audience. There was no softness in his eyes because the target was a child.
All the children were immediately subdued and nervous. The white-bearded old man quickly appeased them: "Don't be nervous. These two sirs are guards. Those who are mentioned by them will have hope to join the public service. This is a great event."
Public service? Dean had heard Jura talk about it. In short, it was equivalent to the civil servants of the old era. They didn't have to worry about their livelihood for a lifetime. In this world, it was the dream of many civilians.
However, Dean noticed the medals on the shoulders of the two guards. When he entered the residential area from the slums, he didn't see such medals on the guards. The standard leather armor was also different. Moreover, there was no reason for a guard to be so in awe of a teacher. This made a trace of doubt emerge in his heart, and he immediately quietly watched.
"Locke!" The black-armored young man shouted.
A thin child on the table in front of Dean was scared and weakly said: "In …"
"Stand up!" The black-armored young man shouted.
The thin child was scared and immediately jumped up.
"Marta!"
"Yes!" A girl quickly stood up.
"Lamiel!"
"Carly!"
The children stood up one by one. The young man shouted: "Dean!"
Dean's eyes narrowed as he slowly stood up.
There were a total of eight children, including him.
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