Laddie once again came to Ves Institute's classroom. She has fallen in love with it recently.
A few days ago, she and her adventure group companions followed Paul and Queller from Franklin Harbor back to Lakeheart Town, and accidentally discovered that a school had opened here.
Although it is named "Ves Institute", it is actually a two-story building with a brick wall surrounding a courtyard outside. It looks very simple in all aspects.
During the day, this place is filled with children of all sizes from Lakeheart Town and nearby villages. Teachers are responsible for teaching them how to read. At five o'clock in the afternoon, the children go back to their homes.
But after dinner, the place will become lively again, and the adult residents of the town will gather here one after another to be taught Chinese characters by teachers on night shift.
According to the teachers, this is called "Literacy Night School".
The teachers included young monks from nearby monasteries, as well as people from Royal Capital who came to the northwest to make a living. The lord's academic requirement for them was just to be able to read.
She was very surprised that the local lord could build such a school for common people and even serfs.
Even in the south, only civilians in big cities have the opportunity to receive education, and it is also a huge test for the family's financial resources.
Knowledge has a price, and Laddie's ability to become a scholar is inseparable from her wealthy family background.
She loved spending time with her children. These innocent little angels made her temporarily forget all the worries in her life.
During class, she sat in the classroom with the little angels and listened carefully. After class, she and the little angels played games happily in the yard.
Over the next few days, the children all got to know this beautiful big sister who wore a tall hat and had green hair.
Laddie feels that he has smiled more in the past few days than in the previous month combined.
The hat she wore made it easy to identify the scholar. After several teachers in the Academy learned that she was a scholar from the south, they enthusiastically invited her to tell the students about the customs and customs of the south in class.
She readily agreed. After a few classes, even Dean Morrison knew that there was a scholar among his students and came over to listen several times.
The curiosity that emerged from the children's big eyes and the sense of satisfaction after hearing new knowledge gave Laddie great spiritual joy.
A suggestion from Morrison struck a chord with her:
"Can Miss Laddie stay with us as a teacher? For a scholar like you, I think Lord Greiman will definitely offer you a generous salary."
What touched her heartstrings was not the "generous treatment", but the conversation she had with the lord when she came to Lakeheart Town last time.
Especially when Church is getting more and more crazy in the south, if he goes back and is suspected, he will not only bring trouble to himself, but also to his family and friends.
Maybe staying here is a good option?
A few days later.
"Laddie, why? Are we treating you badly?" Meilu asked loudly.
Just now, this friend found her as Regiment Commander and proposed an idea that shocked her: quit Lichman Adventurer Group.
The other person lowered his head and said apologetically, "I think the environment at Northwest Bay is very suitable for me, and I want to live here for a while."
Of course, this sounds like rhetoric, but the real reason becomes clear as soon as you think about it: because of the identity she has always hidden.
I know this partner too well, he is too kind, and he is too considerate of others.
Meilu hugged the girl tightly and said in her ear, "I said, we will protect you no matter what."
There were tears in my partner's eyes, and he said with a tearful tone, "Thank you for taking care of me all the time, and thank you for not abandoning me after knowing my secret."
"I'm happy being around you. But... but..."
Meilu shook his head. "No but, we will never abandon you, we will always take care of you, we are happy to do so."
"No! Meilu..." Laddie stared at Regiment Commander, "We can't continue, promise me Meilu, this is good for both of us."
After knowing each other for so many years, Meilu can immediately see the firm determination in his companion's eyes.
"But if you are left here alone, will your situation get worse? How can you reassure us?"
Laddie comforted her, "The lord here is an enlightened man. I have 'tested' him. You know I have a 'method'."
"Moreover, I have talked with teachers who came from monasteries. The overall concept of Church personnel here is towards Enlightenment Society, and they are not as crazy as their southern counterparts."
"Anyway, it's relatively safe if I stay here."
Meilu knew that he could no longer persuade his companion, so he had no choice but to nod.
She hugged Laddie again and said, "Take good care of yourself, you will always be our family."
Laddie said very gratefully, "Thank you."
Her tears could no longer be stopped and flowed down her pretty face.
Meilu touched her face, wiped away the tears for this partner who had been with her day and night, and said pityingly, "How can I thank you! What a silly girl."
Laddie sat nervously in the Lord's Manor's Reception Room, wondering what would be asked in this so-called "interview".
After a while, two people walked in, one was Chief Steward Ford whom she knew, and the other looked gentle and seemed to be someone from the lord's side.
She stood up first and said hello to Old Ford: "Hello, Chief Steward Ford."
Old Ford smiled and motioned for her to sit down.
The two sat down opposite her, and the other person introduced himself with a smile, "Hello, Miss Laddie, I am Berna Francis, secretary of Earl Greiman. We met when we welcomed Foster Chamber of Commerce."
She responded, "Hello, Mr. Francis."
Chief Steward Ford went directly to the topic. "Miss Laddie, we saw your self-introduction as a scholar from the Messiah independent collar in the south, but aren't you a member of Lichman Adventurer Group?"
Laddie nodded. "Yes, I joined the adventure group as a scholar, so I can travel around to improve my knowledge."
Chief Steward Ford nodded, and the adventure group traveled all over the country. The people inside were all very skilled, and they could indeed get a high level of safety inside.
"So in what areas does your knowledge focus?"
"The knowledge I have learned mainly focuses on history and natural history."
"Can we ask you a few questions about both of these?"
"Of course, Mr. Steward."
The test was conducted by Berna, who accumulated a lot of knowledge while copying books in the library.
After half an hour passed, he told Chief Steward Ford that, at least in his opinion, the Green-haired girl in front of him was a genuine history and naturalist.
Chief Steward Ford thought about it and said, "Since you came with the Foster Chamber of Commerce, you must already know that we will establish trade ties with the Horn Bay Alliance in the near future, and our exchanges with them will become more and more frequent in the future."
"It's not just Horn Bay Alliance. The future exchanges will expand to the entire south. Therefore, Lord's Manor and Government Affairs Council urgently need a consultant who is familiar with Southern Nations's politics and economy. I wonder if you are willing to take on this position?"
Laddie hesitated for a moment and said, "But my intention is to teach in Ves Institute. I wrote it in my self-introduction."
Old Ford shook his head and said, "Have you ever seen our Academy? At the current stage, it is just teaching literacy. If a history and naturalist is placed in it, Lord of Light will rain down lightning to punish us. Good steel should be used on the blade."
He looked at Laddie and said, "Of course, if you really like it there, you can give voluntary lessons to the children in your free time. Anyway, it's all in the same town."
"Okay, I accept your arrangement." Laddie agreed, let's settle down first.
"Welcome, Miss Laddie. You can come to work at the Lord's Manor tomorrow."
Old Ford is very happy. When negotiating with Chief Steward Christopher from the Foster Chamber of Commerce these days, he was still worried about not understanding the economic situation in the south. The arrival of this scholar lady was really timely.