The moment Steward Feng heard Xia Culture Academy mentioned, he got energized. He knew this subject well. "Xia Culture Academy is certainly not missionary in nature. Missionaries mainly spread the gospel of some god; their original intention is to win people over."
"Still, setting aside the adventurers themselves, they have the Church backing them and they have financial resources. That's rather similar to Xia Culture Academy. Xia Culture Academy has state funding too."
Feng Jun was truly rather helpless. "You're wrong about the missionaries' original intention. They win people over and spread the gospel—what is their ultimate goal?"
Steward Feng understood as soon as he heard that. A veteran philosophy major was no fool. "Their goal is to occupy land in that area. In that respect, our Xia Culture Academy truly does not share that goal. It merely wants the world to understand Xia Nation better."
At that point, he actually laughed. "But that Xia Culture Academy—haha, I wonder whether you've attended any of its events. It really does... promote traditional culture. It teaches foreigners how to play the suona."
"You're not wrong about those points," Feng Jun said, acknowledging many of his views. "What you said most correctly was that Xia Culture Academy was established so the international community could know the real Xia Nation, not to control territory."
Then he abruptly changed the subject. "However, although both are cultural exports and both have governmental or religious backing... simply put, someone is footing the bill, Xia Culture Academy seeks recognition, not control over others!"
Steward Feng fell silent for a while before speaking in a deep voice. "I think I understand a little. This is... the difference between civilizations?"
"That's right, it's the difference between civilizations," Feng Jun said slowly. "Xia Nation exports its culture through Xia Culture Academy...