Alice in the Land of Steam
Chapter 1216 Is it necessary to be so exaggerated?
Chapter 1216 Is it necessary to be so exaggerated?
Mitch’s question made the young man absent-minded for a moment. It seemed like a very distant thing to him, but in fact it was only two years ago, far less than the years he spent as a pastor in Tianxin Church; it was a very impressive experience in his life, but in fact he was only a teacher for more than a month. Memory is like this, sometimes it will confuse your judgment, sometimes it is based on emotion, and sometimes it is based on the deepest desire in your heart.
He nodded: “Yes, I am a history teacher.”
Mitch was in awe. Perhaps in his mind, being a teacher was a great profession. Of course, it was also possible that he had never been to school, but he deeply yearned for that kind of life, so he unconsciously sanctified this profession.
Pastors and teachers are equally sacred, but the direction of their sacredness is different. It is difficult for normal people to connect these two professions together, but the young man in front of him has experienced both, which is amazing.
No wonder I always felt like I was in class when I listened to Mr. Linger preaching.
The boy thought.
At this time, Linger also understood Mitch’s intention and asked, “Do you want me to teach those children, Mitch?”
Mitch nodded somewhat embarrassedly. He did think so, but he felt that it was too much trouble for the other party. Pastor Ling had already given him a lot of help. Even when he had made it clear that he did not want to believe in the goddess, he still agreed to let them come here to play games (although the actual owner of Tianxin Church was Metien and the actual owner of the game console was Alice, the boy still gave the credit to the young man). If he was still greedy and asked for more, it would be a bit too much.
Boys of this age usually have strong self-esteem and are thin-skinned. These two personalities are not contradictory. In order to prevent the young man from thinking that he is a troublemaker, Mitch quickly added: “Of course, it doesn’t matter if you don’t want to. I will find a way myself. I am the leader of the Youth Army of the Ash Guerrillas. Such a small matter can’t be a problem for me!”
If you had shown such confidence just now, maybe I would have believed it.
Ling Ge looked at him with a strange look, but he didn’t care much about this stubborn behavior. He replied casually: “Who said I don’t want to?”
“I know you must be very busy and have a lot of things to do, just like Brother Carson. It’s really a bit difficult to ask you to take time out to take care of a group of children, so… Hey, what did you say just now?”
“I said I agreed.” Ling Ge paused and emphasized, “And I’m not busy at all.”
“Mr. Linger…” Mitch’s voice was even a little trembling. Linger even suspected that he would cry in the next second, but the boy’s stubborn nature made him hold back. He just sniffed hard and said in a muffled voice: “…Thank you.”
You seem to have misunderstood something, kid.
Actually, I’m really not busy at all.
Will busy people lie on the grass and bask in the sun leisurely like me?
Lingge thought about it and finally did not tell the truth. It was not that he enjoyed the feeling of being admired, but he felt that since he had become a role model for this child, he should maintain the glorious image in his mind a little bit, so as not to let him become disillusioned and unable to recover.
“However, this is not an easy task. Some preparations need to be made. For example, a spacious and quiet classroom, teaching materials that they can understand, stationery needed for class, etc….” Seeing Mitch’s eager expression, Linger stopped teasing him: “I will prepare all these. You only need to bring those children who are willing to attend class. Remember, they are the children who are willing to attend class. If they don’t have this intention, forcing them to attend class will only disturb others.”
“Don’t worry, Mr. Linger!”
Mitch said seriously, “I promise they will all be willing!”
He was rubbing his hands, as if he was ready to persuade others. Ling Ge couldn’t help but ask, what about letting them choose their own path? However, compared with stepping onto the battlefield, being forced to come to class was already a better choice, so the young man turned a blind eye and didn’t bother with him.
After getting Lingge’s tacit approval, Mitch became excited, saying “I’ll go find someone first,” and ran into the Tianxin Church to recruit soldiers… I mean, to recruit friends. After a while, he came out with a group of people, noisy, and rushed to the camp of the Ash Guerrillas without even saying hello. Only Kadora, who was at the end of the team, stopped when she passed by and bowed slightly to the young man to express her gratitude. She probably had learned the whole story from Mitch.
After the group of young soldiers ran away, the confused Metien and Alice walked out of the church. The latter was still holding her game console in her hand, shouting in confusion: “What’s going on? Didn’t we agree to fight until dawn? Why did you suddenly run away? Lingge, is it you who did this!?”
you guessed right.
But Lingge didn’t bother to pay attention to her. He stood up from the grass, brushed off the grass and dust on his pants, and said to Saint Xia Liya who followed closely: “I have something that I may need your help.”
He thought it was just a very ordinary sentence, but he didn’t expect that as soon as he finished speaking, everyone, including Saint Xia Liya, opened their eyes wide and looked at Ling Ge with an incredible look. The young man couldn’t help scratching his hair: Did I say something strange?
……
In the Fairy Deep Sleep Inn, an unconventional combat meeting is being held.
The long table where they usually had dinner was already full of people. The curtains were drawn, blocking out the bright sunlight, making the hall shrouded in a deep and solemn atmosphere. Saint Shallia took the main seat as expected, commanding the troops with the demeanor of a general. However, the girls she had urgently summoned were a little confused, not knowing what had happened. Why did they mobilize so many troops? Could it be that the Witch Society was attacking?
“There is no time to hesitate.” Saint Xia Liya went straight to the point, her eyes swept across everyone’s faces, and said word by word: “Ling Ge needs our help.”
She briefly explained the cause and effect of the incident. When she learned that the young man wanted to resume his old job and asked for help, the expressions of the girls suddenly became as serious as Saint Shallia’s. They realized that this was indeed a very important matter and must be treated with the most serious attitude. Saint Shallia was very satisfied with this reaction. She felt that her decision to hold a combat meeting was indeed correct. As long as she gathered everyone’s strength, nothing could stump her.
“First, we need a venue.” Saint Xia Liya began to preside over the meeting and assigned tasks to everyone: “The Fairy Sleep Inn is too small to accommodate so many people for classes at the same time; Tianxin Church is OK, but Metien still needs to preach to Mitch and others, so it is not convenient to borrow it. So I think it is better to build a new house on the island as a classroom for Lingge to teach. Do you have any suitable locations to recommend?”
“Yes, yes!” Xie Mi raised his hands and showed enthusiasm: “How about building it in the north of the island? The terrain there is higher, and there is no forest blocking the view. You can overlook the scenery of the whole island. Learning in such a beautiful environment, everyone should be happy, right?” The little sheep bleated under the table. This fairy and sheep like to combine into a sheep knight when they have nothing to do and wander around the island. The former is lazy and doesn’t want to be caught by the two sisters to work, and the latter is just taking a walk. After wandering around a lot, Xie Mi is naturally familiar with the terrain of Yunjingkong Island. Where there are beautiful scenery and where is suitable for playing hide-and-seek, Xie Mi knows it clearly, but he didn’t expect it to be useful in this situation.
“It’s a good suggestion. Let’s do it this way.”
Saint Xia Liya thought this suggestion was very good, and made the decision without waiting for others to express their opinions (of course, since she had made the decision, others would not dare to have any opinions). She also gave Xie Mi an approving look, indicating that she would remember his merit.
Having made great contributions, Shemi was immediately elated. She put her hands on her hips and sneered at Leticia provocatively, but was ignored by the latter.
Saint Xia Liya ignored the interaction between the two and continued, “Building a house requires building materials and manpower. We are not sure when those children will come to class, so it should be as soon as possible.”
“Leave the building materials to me,” said Rorona with a smile. “I can use alchemy to make some… well, special materials to build a sturdy and durable house. No matter if there is an earthquake, storm, or volcanic eruption, the children inside will never be disturbed from their classes. In addition, you can also give me the stationery and paper that the children need for class. I can easily solve the problem with alchemy. For example, ink cartridges that never run out, erasers that don’t leave marks, or notebooks that can automatically generate homework, so that the children can fully enjoy the fun of learning.”
There’s no need to be so exaggerated, right? The little bat, who was indifferent to Shemi’s provocation just now, secretly wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, thinking that it was simply hell on earth, not a place for humanoids to stay. What made her even more uncomfortable was the look from an elderly vampire grandmother next to her, as if she was already thinking about how to squeeze her granddaughter into the classroom after it was built to be a classmate with a group of children.
Don’t do that kind of thing!
She cried out in grief and anger, but unfortunately no one could hear her.
“As for manpower, maybe we can ask the stone elf guards to help.” The proprietress, Shesta, tapped her lips with her slender fingers and said while thinking, “As for their original work, I will take care of the herb garden, and Shelia will be responsible for the daily maintenance of the streets, pruning overgrown bushes, and feeding the fairies in the forest.”
“Hey, but I suddenly got an inspiration recently…”
“kindness?”
“No, it’s okay. I will work hard! Onee-sama!”
“Oh, isn’t that solved?”
The proprietress clasped her hands together and smiled happily, her eyebrows and eyes curved into crescents. The bartender, like the little bat just now, secretly wiped the cold sweat from her forehead: Fortunately, the problem was solved, otherwise I would have been solved.
“In that case, let me supervise their construction.” Another person volunteered. It was the little bat’s grandmother… ahem, the young and beautiful Countess Miss Never. “After all, I have some experience.”
That’s right. Don’t forget that Tianxin Church was built under the supervision of the Countess, and the original purpose was surprisingly similar, both of which were to create a good learning environment for children – although in the end, the only one who studied seriously was Medien, and Shemi and Leticia were just there to make up the numbers.
In any case, the quality of Tianxin Church proved the Countess’s experience in supervision, and she was mature, reliable and trustworthy, so the task was naturally handed over to her.
Now that we have the venue, the next problem to be solved is –
“Textbooks and teachers.” Saint Xia Liya looked at Ao Vera and said, “As for the textbooks, let Ao Vera be in charge. Well, the scope can be wider, but not too profound. It’s best to be suitable for children to understand.”
“No problem!” Princess Bemang agreed immediately and began to think about what content could be used to compile textbooks. Then she thought that after she finished compiling, she would have to copy them out and compile them into books, and there would be quite a few of them. She immediately realized that this would be a very difficult task – for her wrist.
But, this is all for Lingge!
Princess Beman gritted her teeth and decided to give it a try. At worst, she could just ask Yieta and Gloria to help, as they didn’t have much to do anyway.
“As for the teacher issue,” Saint Xia Liya continued, “Lingge was a history teacher before, and he must still be the same now, but we can’t let him teach alone, and we can’t just teach this subject, so I think we can also come to help. For example, I can teach those children…” She thought for a while, and then hesitantly uttered a few words: “Prophecy and divination?”
Is this possible? Avella immediately raised her hand: “I can teach them literature!”
“My answer should be some religious knowledge, right?” Sister Livia held her cheek with her hand, her tone uncertain. Although her appearance did not show it, her cultural level was actually very limited, so when she heard that Avra was going to submit an article, she admired her very much.
“I can teach them to play…”
“this is not OK.”
“Why!?”
In comparison, the most reliable person is Xinuo.
“Martial arts, horsemanship, gardening knowledge, mathematics, physics, chemistry, alien knowledge, history of war, history of art, how to become a qualified lord, and how to breed an excellent warhorse… Well, I have dabbled in all of these. Although my level is not high, it should be more than enough to teach children.” After saying this, the young female knight showed a reserved and modest smile.
It sounds really impressive, but isn’t there something weird mixed in?
Ling Ge, who had been excluded from the beginning to the end, was troubled by the discussion of the girls: “Is it necessary to be so exaggerated?”
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