Chapter 310: Preparation

"This is your residence. Four children to a room, adults are two to a room. Conditions are limited..."

Mei Liya led this group of sect instructors and children to a complex of buildings that had just been built in a corner of the main street, and introduced the row of brand-new houses.

The buildings in Phoenix were all made of stone, exuding a cold and simple atmosphere against the backdrop of the icy and snowy environment.

And this row of houses in front of them was visibly much simpler compared to other residential houses.

The outer walls of the houses were all piled up with stones of different sizes, and between the gaps were irregular frost patterns.

The roof was covered with flat stone slabs, and a thin layer of snow had already accumulated on the slabs, as if the house had been put on a white hat.

Each window was a square hole simply chiseled out, without exquisite window frames, only roughly fixed with a few animal bones, and icicles of different lengths hung on the edges of the window holes, like natural crystal curtains.

The doors were also made in an emergency; they were just a large stone slab with rough axe-chiseled marks, but to resist the severe cold, furry animal skins were stuffed into the door gaps.

Mei Liya stopped and her voice clearly reached everyone's ears: "But this has already been built by people sent by His Highness in a hurry. In the current Phoenix, almost all manpower is invested in land reclamation and farming. It was only because His Highness personally ordered it that the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe sent people to build these houses for you."

While introducing, Mei Liya did not forget to win some favor for Gao De.

"Being able to have decent houses to live in and shelter us from the wind and snow is already far beyond our expectations. How could we complain about the poor conditions?" said Guardian Ditu, the supervisor of the branch, with a wry smile, carrying a bit of self-deprecation.

This is the truth.

Although Mei Liya did not say it explicitly, Guardian Ditu and the instructors knew it in their hearts.

As the remnants of the snowfield guardians who were destroyed by the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe, their current status, to put it nicely, is that of surrenderers; to put it bluntly, they are prisoners.

And generally speaking, prisoners are mostly used as coolies, and the places they live in are basically simple tents.

A bunch of people squeezed together without any privacy, sleeping on the ground; unlike now, they can even be allocated free and formal housing.

Thinking of this, Guardian Ditu even felt a little moved in his heart.

Mei Liya smiled slightly, looked up at the instructors again, and said: "Everyone, put your things away, and then prepare to follow me to meet His Highness."

"Meet His Highness?!" Those instructors and even Guardian Ditu were stunned on the spot after hearing Mei Liya's words, looking at each other several times, still daring not to believe it.

Among the snowfield guardians, the most powerful are the "Guardians" and "Hunters."

And these instructors, to be honest, were actually forced to become instructors because of their lack of talent, and they were all just first-circle Ice-Born mages.

A first-circle mage, although not worthless in the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe, certainly cannot be called rare or precious.

Usually, even among the snowfield guardians, they rarely had the opportunity to see the high-level members of the sect.

And Gao De, as the dignified King of the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe, actually wants to meet them personally? How could this not make everyone full of doubts.

"Lady Mei Liya, are you sure you want to take us to meet the King of the Enduring Zhenbing?" Ditu calmed down and couldn't help but ask. He needed to confirm it again, for fear that he had heard wrong.

Mei Liya looked at everyone's reaction and smiled lightly. She knew exactly what everyone was thinking, so she explained softly: "Originally, with your status, you really don't have the qualifications to meet His Highness."

She said it very bluntly, without any euphemism.

"But the situation is a bit different. According to His Highness's plan, you will be incorporated into the Ministry of Education of Phoenix later."

Mei Liya paused slightly, leaving some time for everyone to digest, and then continued: "And the Ministry of Education is not an ordinary department, but a department personally responsible by His Highness."

After a pause, Mei Liya emphasized in a heavy tone: "In Phoenix, even the Ministry of Agriculture, which cultivated Northwest Barley No. 1, was handed over by His Highness to Lady Fu Luo La and the War Mother, rather than being personally responsible."

Hurriedly putting down their few belongings, Ditu and the instructors, led by Mei Liya, came to the City Hall, outside Gao De's office.

Gao De did not meet everyone at once, but let them enter the office in turns.

Ditu was the first to go in.

"Lady Mei Liya, is it really okay?" While waiting outside the door, Aona twisted the edge of her clothes, somewhat uneasy.

Although she had done psychological construction for herself more than once on the way, when she really arrived here, those constructions became tofu-dreg projects and collapsed all at once.

After all, if Gao De really wanted to hold them accountable, they could be considered to have directly offended Gao De.

Mei Liya comforted: "Don't worry, His Highness is a reasonable person, and you haven't done anything."

"On the contrary, it was me who truly offended His Highness, but you can see the situation now." As she said this, Mei Liya patted Aona on the shoulder.

Hearing Mei Liya say this, Aona's nervousness eased a little.

Before entering Gao De's office, Ditu underwent a very detailed body search.

Subsequently, with a nervous heart, he finally met the person in the prophecy, the new King of the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe, Gao De.

And at this moment, Ditu finally understood why Mei Liya called Gao De His Highness.

Under normal circumstances, it would be more appropriate for them, as outsiders, to call Gao De "Your Majesty."

Although the title of His Highness is no less respectful, it is somewhat slightly intimate.

—It is not intimate, but because this new King is really too young, definitely no more than twenty years old. His fingers holding the quill are slender, and his eyes are glowing, which is a manifestation of abundant life essence.

He really couldn't imagine that the person in the prophecy would be such a young outsider.

"Guardian Ditu?" Gao De sat at the long table, flipping through the list presented by Mei Liya.

"Yes, Your Highness." Guardian Ditu lowered his head and answered respectfully.

"I once visited you at the request of Guardian Baruke, but unfortunately you happened to be out at that time, so we didn't meet."

Gao De mentioned it casually, but it made Ditu's heart tighten, subconsciously thinking that Gao De was preparing to settle accounts after the autumn.

Fortunately, Gao De really just mentioned it casually. Before he could answer, he had already received the next sentence.

"Are you literate? I mean 'reading and writing,' and you must truly master it; it cannot be relying on 【Comprehend Languages】."

Gao De's first question was still completely beyond Ditu's expectations, so much so that he was stunned for a moment and couldn't answer immediately.

"Of course, this is the most basic requirement for instructors in the branch..." After reacting, Ditu answered hurriedly, then remembered his identity, and added: "Although I am not an instructor, I often serve as an instructor, so I still have the ability to read and write."

In the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe, Ice-Born mages are basically illiterate.

After all, there are very few times when one needs to read in daily life. If one really encounters a situation where one needs to interpret text, casting a 【Comprehend Languages】 spell can easily solve it, so there is no need to spend energy to learn reading and writing.

However, the instructors of the snowfield guardians are different. Their task is to teach those orphans. If they are illiterate themselves, how can they impart knowledge? Therefore, reading and writing are essential skills for instructors.

"No, Your Highness, do you mean Common Language or Ace Language?" After answering, Ditu seemed to suddenly think of some key point and hurriedly asked.

"Ace Language," Gao De put down the list and looked at Ditu with great interest. "Could it be that you also know Common Language?"

Ditu hesitated for a moment before saying: "I have indeed learned some... Years ago, I saved an outsider on the snowfield. He was seriously injured and recuperated with us for half a year. I had nothing to do, so I learned some Common Language from him."

Gao De laughed, "That's great, finally found someone who understands Common Language." "Your Highness?" Ditu didn't understand why Gao De laughed, but vaguely sensed that this should be a good thing.

"You have two choices: one is to be assigned to the Ministry of Agriculture under Deputy Minister Grant to reclaim wasteland and farm; the other is to become a teacher under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, responsible for teaching reading and writing in Common Language."

"Neither is a slave, but the former will be harder, and the latter will be more respected."

Does this still need to be chosen?

Not to mention that being an instructor is his old job and his comfort zone, this land reclamation and farming sounds like coolie work. Ditu looked up at Gao De and answered cautiously: "Your Highness, I choose to become a teacher."

"I just don't know which elders' children I need to teach?"

Gao De looked too young and didn't look like someone who had offspring at all, so in Ditu's view, Gao De should want him to teach the offspring of the elders of the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe.

"Not the elders' children," Gao De shook his head and said calmly: "It is to teach all the school-age children of the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe."

"Manpower is limited now. Later, it may extend to teaching adult tribesmen to read, but that is a matter for later."

"All...?" Ditu was stunned. One is that he didn't understand the significance of doing this, and the other is that he couldn't imagine such a grand teaching scale.

In the version with no errors!

"Yes, all," Gao De affirmed.

Not understanding is one thing, but Ditu still nodded silently and sensibly.

"Then from now on, you are a second-level teacher at Phoenix No. 1 Middle School."

"Second-level teacher..." Ditu couldn't help asking: "Are there higher levels above?"

"Yes, there are first-level teachers, senior teachers, and special-grade teachers above. Those who are only responsible for teaching literacy are second-level teachers. Starting from first-level teachers, they have to be responsible for imparting more profound content, including but not limited to mage cultivation introduction and spell teaching." Gao De didn't mind revealing a little of his future plans to Ditu.

Mage cultivation introduction?! But the mages in the northern realm are basically Ice-Born mages, and all knowledge and power come from bloodlines... Ditu was even more confused.

"So, if you want to progress, you can take time to learn spells first... In the library of Phoenix No. 1 Middle School, there are now 44 spell formulas for cantrips, and at present, 【Shape Earth】 is particularly important."

Gao De kindly reminded Ditu, also hoping that the other party could better integrate into the education system he built.

"I understand, Your Highness." Ditu responded with his mouth, but in fact, he retreated in confusion.

Gao De picked up the quill and drew a circle lightly next to Ditu's name on the list.

This is the first person who has mastered Common Language so far.

—The Ace Language used by the people of the northern realm is too ancient and niche.

In the entire plane, except for the people of the northern realm, humans in other countries use Common Language.

As a local language, Ace Language certainly has an unusual significance for the people of the northern realm, but it also invisibly draws a prison for itself, limiting the communication between the people of the northern realm and the outside world.

If the northern realm wants to rise, the learning and popularization of Common Language is a must.

The simplest example is that many advanced and profound knowledge from the outside world, no matter in which field, are written in Common Language.

If you don't master it, it's even difficult to learn a cantrip.

After confirming the arrangement for Ditu, the next person was brought in.

Gao De looked up, oh, it turned out to be an acquaintance: Aona, who was seen by Fu Luo La as not a good person.

Although the other party was trying her best to restrain herself, it could still be seen that Aona's legs were trembling slightly.

Gao De smiled slightly and said softly: "Don't be nervous... Are you literate? How about Common Language?"

All afternoon, Gao De was busy asking and arranging these instructors from the snowfield guardians.

In order to ensure the smooth development of education, this is something that must be done.

And at present, others cannot understand his educational philosophy and the construction ideas of the education system.

So even for these trivial matters, he can only do it himself.

After sending away the last instructor, Gao De put down the quill, stretched, and then buried his head in his work again, without a moment of slack.

Education is not that simple. It is by no means as simple as just gathering a group of children together and finding a few instructors to teach. There are many, many things to do.

In addition to the selection and construction of teaching venues, the selection and appointment of teachers, the construction of the education system, and the gathering and organization of students, what is more critical and tricky is to formulate a set of interlocking teaching content that fits his educational philosophy, strict teaching standards, flexible and effective teaching methods, and even compile systematic and practical textbooks.

And in this northern realm where talents are scarce and ideas are ignorant, these heavy tasks can naturally only fall on his shoulders.

Some time ago, Gao De had roughly set the teaching content and teaching standards.

What he has been doing these past few days is formulating units of measurement.

Yes, in addition to basic reading and writing, in the upcoming compulsory education, Gao De is also preparing to unify weights and measures.

He wants to start from the most basic unit of length, refer to the weights and measures of his previous life, formulate a clear and practical standard unit for various measurements, and popularize it in Phoenix through compulsory education.

In fact, Gao De has already consciously carried out this work.

For example, the "mu" as a unit of land area measurement in Jin Hui Farm, and the "kilogram" as a unit of barley weight measurement, are all brand-new units of measurement he formulated and proposed.

Gao De's work was not yet finished when the knocking on the door sounded again, breaking the silence in the room.

"Come in." Gao De said casually without raising his head.

The door hinge made a slight creaking sound, and an Enduring Zhenbing Tribe elder wearing a heavy snow bear fur robe walked in slowly.

He bowed slightly to Gao De: "My King, this is the scabbard and sword cover made according to your requirements."

The scabbard is long and narrow, just fitting the sword body of 【North Wind】, and the sword cover is tanned from snow rhinoceros skin, rough but not hard, tough and cold-resistant.

This was specially ordered by Gao De for the upcoming astral transmission.

This combination of scabbard and sword cover can wrap 【North Wind】 tightly from beginning to end.

To a certain extent, it isolates the chill emitted by 【North Wind】, of course, to a very limited extent.

Their most important role is to hide the overly conspicuous, strange, and gorgeous appearance of 【North Wind】.

【North Wind】 is really too conspicuous. Anyone who takes a look at it can conclude that this is a high-rank supernatural sword.

In the case that the mage level is only first-circle, carrying such an eye-catching object is too easy to attract unnecessary trouble.

Now, with the tight-fitting scabbard and the thick-textured sword cover, at first glance, 【North Wind】 is just an ordinary sword.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 311 =====