Edge of the Apocalypse
Chapter 934: Light Of Glory

Originally, Glory Light Academy was supposed to be located in the Bauhinia Territory, but after considering the contradiction between the land used by the academy and the actual land expropriation of the Bauhinia Territory, Edward changed his mind and moved the academy to Hungry Wolf Ridge. Considering the promotion of the academy in the future, Hungry Wolf Ridge was renamed Radiant Ridge. Under the conditions of restoring Guangming Ridge and vigorously promoting farming, the territory had recovered a lot of vitality in the past six months. The people who had fled because of Sir Hungry Wolf Duruf's rampage also returned one after another after hearing the news. In addition, they saw the influx of caravans of various sizes that had seen business opportunities. This had indeed caused a tremendous change in this territory.

Half a year of rest and recuperation was naturally not enough to make the citizens rich, but at least in the cold winter season, they could eat and wear warmth, and none of them would freeze to death. This was already quite different from before, but what had the greatest impact on the territory was not the agricultural policies and related preferential treatment, but an academy that had been completed in the Light Territory. Because of this Glory Light Academy, Hungry Wolf Ridge had a promising name.

The Glory Light Academy was located south of the Light Territory, only an hour away from Fenrir City. According to Baron Edward's original plan, the academy would be filled with nearly a thousand acres of land from Fenrir City. However, considering the current tax revenue and the number of students in the territory, the academy did not follow that grand blueprint. Baron Edward divided the blueprint into three phases, and the academy now completed was only the first phase of the project. Afterwards, according to the territory's tax revenue and the actual situation of the students, they chose an opportunity to expand, but even so, the first phase of the school took up 200 acres of land. Architectural communities include plazas, bell towers, teaching areas, training grounds, teachers' and students' dormitories and other areas for different purposes.

Even though the inaugural college is only a general framework, many functional areas need to be further refined. However, the completion of this academy in just a few months was the last thing he had heard in the southern border of the empire. For this project, Baron Edward had allocated a large amount of resources to the Radiant Ridge. Not to mention, even the army had been lowered to the Radiant Ridge to participate in the construction of the academy.

This brought about incomparably dazzling business opportunities. Among them, the academy's construction materials were the most important. However, due to the viscount's wrist, even though the merchants heard the smell and moved, they did not dare to make too much of a fuss about it, much less cut corners. In the early stages of the construction, there was a caravan of builders who were scheming for inferior goods. As a result, the leader of the caravan was directly thrown into prison and was heavily fined several gold coins for violating the commercial laws of the territory. It could be said that he had awakened those merchants who were mercenaries, and it also showed that both Edward and the viscount attached great importance to this academy.

There was no lack of academies in the empire.

Especially in the north, there were several commendable war academies. Every year, these war academies sent an endless stream of officers and generals to all parts of the empire. Some people counted at least six hundred generals from those war academies in three hundred years, and there were not many officers at all levels.

However, there were academies in the north, but few in the south. Especially the business atmosphere in the south, coupled with the lack of military power, there was no war academy. It wasn't that the Lords who didn't have great foresight wanted to set up such an academy in the past, but the costs involved were so great that the Lords below the count would often be deterred from setting up such an academy.

In the Iron Spear Ridge, there was a Battle God Spear of similar nature. However, the specifications of the Battle God Spear were less than half that of Glory Light, and it was compared to the first phase of the project. Moreover, this Combat Spear Academy was the same as the other war academies in the Northern Lands. Most of the students they recruited were from the military system or from noble backgrounds. After the Light of Honor was completed, Edward personally announced it to all the people in the territory.

In other words, it doesn't matter if you are a noble playboy, a commoner, or a consortium. As long as you want, you can register at the academy to participate in the exam. As long as they pass the exam, they can become the first batch of students in the academy. Moreover, as long as verified, students from poor families are exempted from tuition fees and receive a monthly subsistence allowance. But the condition is that these students must obey the assignment of the college after graduation. As for the allocation of the academy, it was nothing more than joining the army or going into politics. The length of service was five years. Five years later, you can stay or go anywhere you want.

In this way, the academy was no different from opening up a path to the common people. As in the past, ordinary citizens were either engaged in agricultural work or had their heads held at the waist of their trousers to join the army. But now, not only did they have the chance to become a low-ranking officer, they could even enter the political and legal institutions. This was completely unimaginable in the past. This was because these positions were usually stared at by the children of noble clans. Ordinary citizens could not even touch them, let alone intervene.

Of course, it wasn't that easy to advance to the next level. Just by passing the academy exam alone, the candidates registered for the exam would be reduced to seven out of ten. But no matter what, it was still an opportunity for ordinary people to change their fate. As long as it was a citizen of the right age, everyone would go to the academy to register with the intention of giving it a try. The academy was planning to officially start school in the spring, and this winter, the entrance to the academy was almost squeezed open by the students who came to register for the exam.

The impact of the Glory Optics Academy was far-reaching. Not only were the people affected by it, even the nobles of the territory felt the turmoil. The most worrying thing for the aristocratic clans was the impact and changes that the students of the academy would bring to the power structure of the territory after a few years. It could be imagined that when a large number of commoners flooded into the circle of power that should belong to them, even if they were unable to reach the upper echelons of the power pyramid at the beginning, the impact on the children of the nobles at the bottom would be enormous and even fatal.

One had to know that the reason why those noble descendants were able to occupy their current positions in the power organization was because they were only one-tenth of a dozen geniuses, and most of them came from the shadows of their clans. After Edward's first speech at the academy, the mansion of the City Lord of Dawn Castle was almost completely surrounded by the nobles. At that time, Edward only coldly said, "This matter is imperative. If you are afraid of being crowded out, just ask your son and grandson to register for the academy. Or do you so-called nobles not even dare to compete with the commoners?"

After that, several Lords who were subordinate to Allen sent their school-age children to the academy to register for the exam. Even the youngest Lord of Fenrir City, Oz, took part in the academy's exam and successfully became a new student of the academy. With these nobles taking the lead, it was equivalent to supporting Edward's decision. The other nobles could not say anything else and could only follow the general trend.

Very quickly, the independent special trip of Glory Light Academy spread throughout the Southern Region. Some people raised their hands and praised him, but most of them smiled and did not think highly of the academy. It was all because according to the way the academy operated, even if it was a Count Territory, it would still be difficult to maintain its operation. Besides, Alan was only a viscount.

That morning, the students who were cleaning the entrance of the academy saw a carriage without any signs slowly approaching. The students looked at each other. They were all from poor families. Not to mention riding in a carriage, they had rarely seen each other in the past. After successfully entering the academy, he finally saw the prestige of those noble disciples. However, the carriage was neither marked nor decorated. It seemed to be from an ordinary wealthy family. But even so, it was not something they, the commoners, could hope for.

Nowadays, the academy has opened the door wide to poor students like them, free of tuition fees and paying a monthly subsistence allowance, to say nothing of it. It also provides them with a large number of jobs in the academy, most of which are the foundation of the academy. It was tedious but not burdensome. Moreover, students could support themselves. They did not need a single coin from their families during their schooldays. If they could save some money on examinations, they would still be able to subsidize their families. This was completely unimaginable in the past.

For this reason, the commoners respected Edward and the viscount from the bottom of their hearts.

The carriage drove past the gate.

The coachman was a young man. He had quite eye-catching silver hair and was dressed in ordinary clothes. He was only wearing the narrow trousers that were common to ordinary warriors. He was covered in simple light armor. He looked like a coachman and a bodyguard. The carriage stopped in an open space behind the gate of the academy. The young coachman jumped out of the carriage and opened the door. A woman wearing a cloak got out of the carriage first.

The woman was very tall. Although the cloak covered her entire body, it wasn't hard to imagine that there was a hot body beneath the cloak. However, when the woman got off the car, she dragged a large sword along with its sheath, causing the ground to sink slightly. One could tell that it was a heavy sword that weighed two pounds. The heavy sword was lightly drawn by the woman and calmly carried behind him. As a result, the gazes of the passing men at the woman were not as hot as before.

A woman who danced with such a heavy weapon, even if she wasn't an expert, was definitely not something that ordinary people like them could afford to provoke.

Then, a girl got out of the carriage. Her golden hair was tied into two ponytails, and her green eyes were clear. Her beautiful features and dignified temperament made people believe that she was a noble young lady. In this way, the female bodyguards who were good at using heavy swords and the handsome young coachman seemed to be a reasonable combination.

However, in the eyes of outsiders, the coachman did not seem to have the consciousness to act as a servant. Instead of serving the young and beautiful hostess, he pointed at the academy and occasionally let out a loud laugh. It was also that young miss who had a good temper and did not reprimand him. Instead, she chuckled from the side. Only the female guard standing behind them spoke and behaved quite appropriately. But in this way, the young coachman's rudeness was further accentuated.

Anyone who passed by could be sure that the blonde lady should be a noble lady who went to the academy to study, and the other two were naturally attendants. The academy did not object to the nobles bringing their followers into the academy, but there were strict restrictions. And the attendant must pay the same fee, whether or not he wants to go to school. The academy had no room for accommodation in this regard. Such a measure would limit the number of followers, but at the same time, it would also make the academy feel a little annoyed.

Therefore, it was not uncommon for a blonde lady to bring along two followers.

As the passers-by had expected, after a short stay, the three of them began to walk along the main road of the academy towards the teaching area.

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