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Opening
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Rishu was at the university opening ceremony in the First Town.
Four months after the decision to build the university was made in a meeting, the opening ceremony of the university was held in the First Town. The construction of the school building could not keep up due to the fast timeline, so for the time being, the adventurer and military schools would mainly focus on practical training.
“Oh, Rishu-san. The opening ceremony is about to start. Please take a seat here.” (Minerva)
“Minerva-sama. It seems I kept you waiting. My apologies.” (Rishu)
Rishu sat in the seat reserved for officials. As she watched Tyr and Minerva enthusiastically discussing something up until the last moment before the ceremony, she was once again reminded of the immense power of the Warden Household.
Rishu had left the Forth Town in the care of Deputy Mayor Hausar and was expected to assist with the preparations for the university. However, she did not have high expectations for the university and thought that recruiting teachers and students would take several years. However, Minerva managed to get the university ready for opening in just four months, let alone half a year. Minerva came up with all the wording for the student recruitment. Rishu and the others merely spread it throughout the kingdom. Just with that, students flocked to the university.
“Since Mikanda is a frontier, it is unaffected by the kingdom’s chaos and remains peaceful.” (Minerva)
“In a place surrounded by nature, the youth will grow up straight and true.” (Minerva)
These were what were said to the children of nobles and the wealthy.
“There is no difference in treatment based on status, as it is merit-based.” (Minerva)
“You can become either an adventurer or a soldier.” (Minerva)
They only needed to say this to the commoners, and their eyes would light up.
As rumors spread too much, sometimes there were protests from influential people who did not want to lose talent. Such troubles were left entirely to Minerva, so Rishu did not know much about them, but they were somehow resolved. Perhaps through bribery or threats. Rishu was naturally curious about how Minerva could silence the protests so quickly, but it was not something she could ask.
Minerva stood on the platform and greeted the teachers. She seemed like a completely different woman from the innocent girl who had once been jealous of Arc.
First, there was a greeting from the lord, Arc.
“As you may have already heard, you will be granted ‘Mikanda Citizenship’. Please study hard so that you can be proud to call yourselves Mikanda citizens even when you go to other countries or regions in the future.” (Arc)
With only that, Arc quickly returned to the office, citing his busy schedule. It seemed he had left everything regarding the university entirely to Minerva.
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Citizenship. This was also a system Minerva had devised. Rishu could never have come up with such an idea. As expected of someone from a merchant background. Even if you trained human resources at the university, it would be meaningless if they left for other territories after graduation. Minerva’s priority was to instill loyalty to the Warden Household and affection for Mikanda before anything else. Specifically, they showed the students and teachers around Mikanda. They toured the lush Second Town, the rapidly industrializing Third Town, and the Fourth Town where new buildings were constantly being constructed, emphasizing how new, growing, and youthful Mikanda was. And they spoke passionately about how much they expected from the students to further develop this region.
The students were mostly there to acquire qualifications as adventurers or soldiers or to temporarily escape the turmoil in the capital. However, by the time they returned to the First Town from the Mikanda tour, they had become quite fond of Mikanda.
“Next, we will introduce the teachers.” (Minerva)
Not only Polo, who Rishu had persuaded, but also famous individuals such as renowned soldiers and former ministers were all present.
It was not only the students who had grown fond of Mikanda. The teachers felt the same way. Polo, a 1st Class adventurer who had initially planned to teach for only a few years to make a living, was moved by Minerva’s passionate educational policy and was now fully committed to spending the rest of his life there.
“Finally, I, Minerva, the Education Officer and University President, will give a greeting.” (Minerva)
The foundation was laid for Mikanda to develop steadily, even as the kingdom remained in turmoil. Perhaps, from this rural area, they could change the kingdom.
Thinking such things, Rishu watched the students whose eyes were gleaming as they listened to Minerva’s speech.
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