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Chapter 216 - 153: Scholar City’s Ideological Trend and the Mirror’s Warning_1

Chapter 216: Chapter 153: Scholar City’s Ideological Trend and the Mirror’s Warning_1

In the study, Ivita spoke to Tartax, "The oligarchs of the city industries can allow more people to share the benefits of ruling this land. On the other hand, the land nobility depend on violence to maintain their reign."

"The resources that both parties can mobilize are different."

"The land nobility absolutely cannot afford any weakening of their military force as it would result in the weakening of their control over their own territories."

Ivan said, "Especially, the Ambros City Council still possesses the capital of this country."

"In the eyes of the small nobility, the council has more legitimate rights."

Tartax frowned slightly.

"So this was your consideration."

"But this time... Scholar City is supporting Viscount Winchester."

"Scholar City believes that the Ambros people are all of one ethnicity, and this ethnicity must have the nobility ruling over them."

"Just as a man cannot exist without a head, once lost, one would perish. A nation cannot exist without nobility and a king."

Ivita looked at Tartax with astonishment. Scholar City was actually supporting the noble faction?

Wait a moment.

Ivita realized she had overlooked something. Scholar City is formed by people. Commoners simply do not have the means to support their non-inheriting children to study in Scholar City, and thus Scholar City inevitably leans towards the noble faction.

After all, the headquarters of Scholar City—the area with the most robust power, should be the Sylimia Kingdom.

According to Tartax, it was the first kingdom in the world, the birthplace of the kingdom’s laws and the most important part of the world order.

And that should also be the region where the nobility is the most powerful.

In other words, Scholar City is thoroughly a noble faction.

Ivita then remembered that Tartax once said that the mainstream view of Scholar City was that a nation is formed by citizens, and the rights of the rulers come from citizens voluntarily relinquishing their rights.

The nation comes from the recognition of the citizens.

Ivita speculated that a country deeply influenced by Scholar City might be even more autocratic than the Alsace Kingdom.

Because Scholar City seemed to have touched on a thought at the level of a divine artifact—the concept of nationalism.

After its appearance on Earth, it laid the foundation for the global pattern and created the post-modern international rules.

Its emergence once disintegrated the universalist nations.

In the overview of history, any great empire was either a universalist nation or a nationalist nation.

Ivita felt something was not quite right.

Universalist nations...

The ancient civilizations, the ancient world, and even the Abbas Empire, all seemed to unite under one or several universally accepted laws.

They seemed to be universalist nations.

But the emergence of Scholar City was like a nail in the beach, so incompatible, so dangerous.

On Earth, the emergence of nationalism nearly disintegrated all universal empires.

Ivita dismissed this point, after all, Scholar City was heavily oriented towards the nobility, and before the nobility disintegrated, nationalism could hardly be thoroughly realized.

Moreover, these were closer to her own wild conjectures.

Who knew if there was any connection between an empire based on universal laws and universal values?

That hybrid idea of Scholar City might not be nationalism at all, it just grazed it occasionally.

It must be understood that once it entered the stage of nationalism, the country would be strengthened to a terrifying extent, capable of declaring total war at will, making the small-scale wars that originally belonged to the elite group into a battle where everyone felt obliged to fight to the death until their last breath.

This would turn into a war that could destroy humanity and eliminate races!

Such a thing, just like a nuclear bomb, once it occurred, no one could control it!

Ivita said to Tartax, "Is that so, Scholar City unexpectedly supports the nobility."

"That is quite surprising."

Taking advantage of the moment, Tartax promoted Scholar City to Ivita. "Sir, every scholar in Scholar City is rich in experience in managing territories, from handling account bills and farming to military thoughts and technology, they are proficient in all."

"If you can get the help of Scholar City, it will bring endless benefits to your territories."

Ivita raised her eyebrow. "So, how will I get a Bachelor from Scholar City?"

Tartax’s spirit was lifted. The emergence of soap and cast-iron industries were signs of the rise of his territory. He desired to represent Scholar City and plant a stake here early. He said, "Generally, lords above the rank of earl can write to Scholar City to request for the allocation of Bachelors."

"But there is a queue."

"Every year, thousands and thousands of ambitious nobles pass scores of exams and get the chance to study in Scholar City."

"However, only a mere hundred or so are able to graduate."

"Focus, professionalism, diligence, erudition. These are the standards that Scholar City sets for its graduates."

Tartax said, "But you don’t have to worry. I can write a letter of recommendation for you."

"In this way, you can..."

Ivita left her desk and walked over to where the Candy Mirror was placed. The Amelia mirror spirit was dressing herself in the mirror, her beautiful long hair cascaded down her shoulders to the waist like a waterfall.

Tartax was speaking while following Ivita. It was very clear to him that Ivita was no longer interested in hearing more, or else she wouldn’t have left her desk.

He stood with some trepidation five or six meters away from the mirror.

Tartax cautiously asked, "So ... sir, what’s your idea?"

"Do you need me to request a Bachelor from Scholar City? All are outstanding undergraduate students graduated from Scholar City."

Ivita looked at the mirror, and the Amelia in the mirror suddenly disappeared. The Candy House Mirror became as if it were just an ordinary mirror.

The image of Tartax appeared on the mirror surface, but Tartax in the mirror was showing a sinister smile.

This was a special function of the Spirit Mirror.

What was reflected in the mirror was not the thing itself, but its inner feelings.

The Tartax in the mirror was smiling maliciously, symbolizing that he was plotting against Ivita.

However, as long as no special images like blood were shown in the mirror, it meant that the other party was not his enemy.

It was just some insignificant plotting.

Ivita sighed and said, "Enough, Tartax. You know my position towards this war with Ambros."

"I don’t want to pick sides, so let’s drop the matter regarding Scholar City for now.

"At this sensitive time, it is better not to have any contact with them."

Tartax sighed with regret.

After Tartax left, the image of Tartax in the Spirit Mirror disappeared suddenly. Then, the Spirit Mirror turned extremely red, full of blood.

Ivita was startled.

After staring at the mirror for a while, he hurriedly asked the maid outside the door to call the Old Witch who was idling around in the courtyard.

The Old Witch came up to the second floor and entered the study, she also got a start. Because the mirror on the wall turned so red.

Ivita said to the Old Witch: "I am not very familiar with Spirit Mirror Divination."

"Can you tell me what this means?"

The old witch pondered for a while, and said: "This means someone is taking very detrimental actions against you and is filled with hostility."

"Spirit Mirror Divination is worthy of being a magic that only wealth can achieve. Its functions are indeed diverse."

The Mirror Spirit Amelia appeared in the mirror. She had finished dressing up and said to Ivita, "Master, am I the most beautiful woman in the world?"

"If you say yes, I’ll tell you the clues I know."

"..." Ivita.

Ivita gritted his teeth and compromised his soul: "Yes."

Mirror Spirit Amelia immediately laughed with a mature charm. "The threat should not be from mortals."

"But witches and wizards."

"However, my prophecy ability can only allow me to know this much."