Chapter 3250: Urban Skirmish

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In truth, Marie had overthought the benefits; in reality, this was a rumor deliberately spread by the Government Hall to encourage residents of Linshui Community to take the initiative in sending their children to school.

The residents of Daxia Territory are now very, very willing to send their children to learn Magic—especially when there is no tuition to pay—but if they cannot learn Magic, then in the perception of most people, knowing how to read and write is enough.

Don't think too much about the rest.

Although this mindset is gradually changing, because learning itself is a process of broadening one's horizons, and people are curious about the unknown, changing concepts cannot be accomplished overnight.

Even now, there are still parents in Linshui Community who hope to keep their children by their sides to do housework or become craft Apprentices, which is why the Government Hall deliberately created the rumor that Linshui Primary School could lead directly to Linshui Junior High School.

In fact, the new villages outside Linshui Town have similar rumors, and in Xia Duo's planning, Primary School was always meant to lead directly to Junior High, but resources are currently insufficient to announce that all school-age children can attend school.

For Marie and her husband, their daughter is their everything; even without the rumor of direct promotion to Junior High, they would still send Moli to school, as schooling is a secure way to progress.

Otherwise, they would have to wait until Moli is sixteen to participate in the Tower of Time's Snow-Melting Midsummer Recruitment, but with the Territory developing so quickly, who knows what changes there might be to the recruitment rules by then?

"Your husband is in the Territory Guard; I transferred a sum of money to you when I returned last night, which activated that function, so you certainly know what it's like afterward," Marie said truthfully, as there was nothing bad to hide.

On the way, she still greeted familiar neighbors, and Moli also very politely called out to various "uncles, aunts, older brothers, and older sisters," though she was also inevitably called "older sister" by even younger children.

It is just that the Primary School enrollment age is limited to 10 to 15 years old, and Moli is only 11 this year, so there were many children calling her "older sister," which made Moli somewhat unhappy, but thinking that there would be more younger brothers and sisters in a few years, she became happy again.

Very soon, the two arrived near the school, and only then did they see other children and their parents; at this moment, Mrs. Marie finally had the time to say:

This was not a detail notified by the community, but one of the contents regularly publicized by the Security Office in communities, factories, and other places, which is that in any situation, when facing anyone, there is no need to hand over one's Identity Card, only the key information needs to be displayed.

And when he saw the small square on Marie's Identity Card that could emit a distinct glow even in broad daylight, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: "Isn't this the Digital Account that was previously only tested within the Army? How do you have one too?"

At least her husband didn't make her hide it.

Instead, she wrote a paragraph, looked up, then wrote another paragraph, and finally had to confirm again whether there were any errors.

……

Not only did it add a batch of specific customers, but because this portion of extra customers attracted other customers, if one were to calculate the total, her family earned nearly two thousand Gold Coins extra during that one-month test.

But upon hearing this, the staff member responsible for registration immediately called out in annoyance, "I understand, I understand everything; I was wondering why that guy has been avoiding me lately!"

Mrs. Marie had learned these details from the community notice a few days ago; she very deftly took out her Identity Card to show the staff at the registration desk, rather than handing it over to the other party.

The staff at the registration desk had clearly heard the relevant publicity, and even though it would have been more convenient to take Marie's Identity Card to copy the information, he did not reach out to take it.

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"Moli's parent, right? Please show your Identity Card."

"My family runs a clothing store on East Seventh Street. During the previous Identity Card Digital Account test, our store was selected as a test merchant, but now it seems another round of testing has started, yet I haven't received any news."

Perhaps this was the real reason why her family wasn't selected for the test merchant list this time!

Linshui Primary School.

Speaking of this, the staff member's face suddenly fell, and he spread his hands helplessly, saying: "My store probably won't be able to keep up with this test; the Clerk I know is probably avoiding me because he's afraid I'll ask about this matter!"

Therefore, as long as they are parents who are truly good for their children and have foresight, they will send their children to school as early as possible; only those short-sighted parents would think that having children do a few more days of work at home could make them a fortune.

At the same time, including Security Officers, any behavior that demands the collection of an Identity Card is illegal; if discovered or encountered, it can be reported, and there is a reward for reporting.

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Registration Desk.

At the same time, considering the crowd and worrying about bumping into the school's teachers, Mrs. Marie did not dare to let Moli run around this time, but held her daughter's small hand tightly and headed to the registration desk according to the instructions on the school signs.

"There are really a lot of people today; we can only proceed with class assignments after everyone is registered. You all should come back tomorrow; classes should officially start tomorrow."

"See, I told you it was still early!"

Because when she was even younger, she dared to go to the waste dump alone to pick up firewood, so this bit of walking only caused a few beads of sweat to seep from her nose.

"Walk slowly, there's still plenty of time!" Mrs. Marie called out to her daughter from behind.

But Moli's nimble pace did not stop at all; she just moved forward and backward, like a lively little butterfly fluttering up and down around her mother.

After little Moli showed her Identity Card, Mrs. Marie was also required to provide her Identity Card; this was a necessary step, not only to confirm the parent's identity but also to enrich the usage scenarios of the Identity Card.

The virtual balance on the Identity Card was not the first test, but previously it was mostly within the Army, and Mrs. Marie did not look like a soldier, which was why the staff member was so surprised.

"Mom, hurry up!"

That was certainly not a small amount!

This was truly a sad story; the people around did not understand the significance of being a test merchant, but the staff member himself was very clear about it. During the previous round of testing, his store's turnover had at least doubled.

Noticing the strange looks from Marie and others around, the staff member hurriedly explained: "The guy I'm talking about is not Mrs. Marie's husband, but a Clerk from the Government Hall."

The energy of a young child who has high expectations for school is terrifying; Mrs. Marie, as an adult, also felt she couldn't quite keep up with her daughter's pace.

After the small interlude, Moli successfully completed her enrollment registration and even received two very good-looking sets of clothes called "School Uniforms," and then was told she could go home.

It is only separated from the Linshui Community where Moli lives by one road; of course, that refers to the closest distance, and there is still a stretch of road from Moli's home to the school, but she didn't feel it was far at all.