What is it like to be a teacher as a magister?

Chapter 134 Rejection of Nomination
"Druids have a natural affinity for animals, and it seems so." Colin couldn't help but sigh.

Kobolds are also humanoid creatures in the classification of magical biology, but their intelligence and sociality are obviously not as good as those of orcs. Although Colin can communicate with it, on the one hand, the language of this creature is also extremely simple and impossible to express. What a precise meaning, on the other hand, in full view, he doesn't want to be treated as a monster.

And in this regard, elf druid animal affinity is obviously more effective than verbal communication.

Colin then thought, could he be considered a Druid after he learned natural spells?
However, before he could ask, Olivia explained first: "Druids do have an extra affinity for animals, but kobolds don't have it."

"But I think it is very close to you?"

"It's not intimacy." Olivia said with a smile, "It's fear."

"fear?"

"You should know that our relationship with dwarves has never been very good."

"Know a little." As a human, Colin always had a strange feeling when he said this in front of elves.

"In fact, the history of dwarves is not much shorter than that of elves. As early as tens of thousands of years ago, there have been countless wars between our two sides."

Among the four intelligent races.

Elves and Naga belong to the same family, and their origins cannot be verified. Dwarves appeared later, but human history is the shortest.

"I don't know much about it," Colin said.

"According to our records, although there was magic at that time, the elves had not yet acquired druids, and the mother tree of life had been in a dormant state, so we could not take advantage of the dwarves who were born with magic resistance. "Olivia said.

"These things are not recorded in human books." Colin laughed.

"During the long confrontation, the elves have been in a bad mood because they have been at a disadvantage for a long time. Therefore, when they encounter kobolds who are somewhat similar to dwarves, they are a bit extreme." Olivia's voice was a little bit Embarrassed, he added: "This situation has lasted for more than 1 years."

Colin was speechless for a moment.

He finally understood what it meant.

To put it bluntly, the elves back then had nothing to do with the dwarves, so they vented their anger on the kobolds who were somewhat similar to the dwarves.

Poor little guys with almost no fighting ability, being chased and beaten by the elves who are several dimensions higher in intelligence and force, they are completely powerless to fight back, and they don't even know why they were beaten.

After being oppressed for tens of thousands of years, these kobolds, who could not resist at all, suddenly evolved the character of kneeling and licking when they saw elves, which has not changed until now.

When the two were talking, the kobold had already put its face on Olivia's instep with a drunken face, and the latter probably remembered that his ancestors had behaved improperly, so he also scratched the top of the other's head with his feet.

Colin smiled and said, "I only know that kobolds are good at mining."

"It is because of this characteristic that the first elves regarded them as close relatives of dwarves." Olivia sighed: "These little creatures are afraid of the sun and like dark and humid places. The reason why they keep digging holes is nothing more than Find some food like rats, snakes and insects to feed your hunger."

"Your Excellency, I have a request." Colin said seriously.

"Tell me." Olivia teased the kobold with her feet with a flat expression.

"You may have also seen that I have been trying to find ways to build Winter City, hoping to make everyone's life better."

"You human civilians are indeed not doing very well." Olivia spoke politely.Compared with the leisurely life of elves, most human beings can even be called miserable.

"Any race with a large number is destined to be unable to live like an elf." Colin said: "But I still hope to make some changes, at least to make life better for the people under my rule, but unfortunately now There is an extreme shortage of manpower, and I was just discussing with my subordinates the idea of ​​forming a team of miners, and it just happened to happen to me..."

"What do you mean, you want the kobolds to help you mine?"

"According to the biological knowledge I know, kobolds are used to living in groups. Each group has 400 to 500 people, and they like the habit of digging holes, so they are very suitable for doing this."

"You want me to control and direct them for you?" Olivia nodded.

"It does have that idea."

Colin's first thought when he saw this kobold was that the miners had disappeared.

However, although he himself can communicate with these weird creatures, he can't control them effectively. Even if he subdues them by force, once they go underground, Colin has nothing to do with them.

What's more, he doesn't have time to stare at these little things all the time, after all, he still needs to focus more on his academic research.

But the elves are different. These long-lived races that suppress the blood of the kobolds can easily restrain and command them.

Colin continued: "As long as they can continue to produce ore for the fortress, I can even provide them with food."

Olivia smiled and said, "They may not like human food. If you really want to give them some encouragement, maybe you can consider exchanging them with candles."

"That's a good idea."

Candles are to kobolds almost what mint is to elves.

In the language of the kobolds, the only noun with the most specific meaning may be "candle".That is the only way of lighting for these dwarf races who live underground all year round.

In a few records of human contact with these monsters, people often heard them shouting the same sound, and everyone thought it was some kind of animal roar, but Colin knew that the translation of this sentence meant "Don't Take my candle."

However, the so-called candles of the kobolds are quite different from the candles in the human concept.

The highest-quality candle raw materials in the human world are just discovered in recent years. They are extracted from a liquid fuel called "black water". Candle.

However, kobolds obviously cannot make complex candles with the intelligence of kobolds, and they are often only made of some kind of resin and fire-resistant wood.

"These little things are quite pitiful." Olivia looked at the kobold at her feet: "I've never done anything like this before, maybe this is indeed a way to try."

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Western Continent.

The Wilner Branch of the Magic Federation.

Seeing the teacher Felix coming out of the laboratory, Austin quickly put down his work and stood up.

"Teacher, I heard that you rejected the nomination for this year's Albert Award?"

"Ah."

"Why? It is very rare in the history of the award to win the Albert Award in the year when the thesis is published."

Austin really couldn't understand what the teacher was thinking.

Is there an Albert Prize-level discovery in the field of element theory?

"The Practical Application of the High-energy Collapse Phenomenon of Water Elements in the Water Magic Model", this discovery does not affect ordinary engineering or biology, but the science of magic that accounts for the largest proportion in modern magic theory.

Even in the Western Continent, where the academic atmosphere is the strongest, what magicians value most is their own strength, and spells and spiritual power are the most intuitive manifestations of the former.

Therefore, new discoveries in spell models are always the most sensational.

It is precisely because of this that Felix's thesis was able to win the Albert Award that year for the first time.

"You don't know why my experiment was successful." Felix glanced at his student.

"But this doesn't affect..."

"Of course it affects!" Felix shouted: "My two years of research results are not as helpful as someone else's paper. In this case, how do you want me to have the face to receive this award, let alone The prize for 'Proof of the Fourth Conjecture' is still there."

Felix didn't let the student speak, and said in a calm tone: "If I'm going to retire immediately, maybe I can go to Youlan City with the cheek, but I'm only 60 years old, and I still want to continue on the academic path. Once I receive this award, my guilty conscience will wipe out all my pride, and I will no longer have to think about any achievements..."

Felix sighed slightly: "You may not be able to understand it now, but when you come into contact with truly profound knowledge, you will find that in many cases, research is not only knowledge, but mentality may be the most important thing.

"Without pride and self-confidence, there is nothing left for a magician."

Although Austin still couldn't fully understand, he somewhat understood what the teacher meant.

"Teacher, is the author of that paper still not public?"

"The embassy refused to say anything, and I didn't continue to ask. Anyway, for the Youlan Alliance, since it is confirmed that they are from Tulun, it is a good thing that they don't know who they are. Hmph..."

"Is it possible that it is Roman Sagan?" Austin guessed.

For the magicians of the Western Continent, this name has always been the only thing that can attract attention in the whole of Tulum.

"Who knows, it's not impossible. That old guy has always been unfathomable. It is said that a few years ago, he took in a disciple who was not awakened and made a lot of noise. They have heard nothing, and recently they were sent to the Fortress of Winter to defend against the orcs."

"Perhaps the younger generation in Tulum should not be completely underestimated." Austin is still accustomed to looking at Tulum and Osik with the thinking of the Western Continent.

"But, whoever it is, I'll bet..."

Felix said with a sullen face: "That guy won't end here. Judging from the quality of his thesis and the thinking he showed, the academic circles in the Western Continent will probably be very lively in the next few years..."

(End of this chapter)