Mysteries: Arcana Wars

It seems like it’s already after the end of the world…

So it is... the third year of the Sixth Epoch...

From Benson's "Apocalypse Reconstruction Guide: The Economic Recovery Report of Loen in the First Century of the Sixth Epoch" and Leonard's narration, the beginning of the Sixth Epoch was very chaotic, and the entire Loen society was in a long period of disorder and even futile reconstruction. It was not until the sixth year of the Sixth Epoch that the cabinet was reorganized. The royal family took this as a starting point to carry out a major reform of Loen's parliament and government system, and issued a series of systematic bills for post-disaster reconstruction. Normal social order was slowly established. It was also at this time that Benson was dragged into the pit of the Minister of Finance.

In other words, as a technical institution of higher learning, the teaching staff of Backlund University of Technology decided to restore the teaching order before dawn and light a bright light for students and the Kingdom of Loen in the dark and turbulent post-apocalyptic era. Melissa and the unknown Is who appeared out of nowhere were part of it.

Reopening the campus will undoubtedly provide a huge umbrella of protection for the students affected by the disaster, and it will also prepare a large number of reliable professionals for the reconstruction work of the entire Loen in the next few decades. But at the same time, they will undoubtedly face huge dangers and difficulties.

The pile of broken teaching aids in this room was just the tip of the iceberg. In Klein's impression, Backlund University of Technology had many tall and solemn teaching buildings, but this simple little building was full of signs of rush work. Everything was kept simple, without any fancy carvings or decorations, only absolute pragmatism. Outside the window, there were still deep scars left by the doomsday disaster, and under the bright sunshine, there were broken walls that had not yet been cleaned up.

The two of them got up from the ground, sat on the cotton-filled chairs, and began to chat. Outside the damaged tables and chairs were a lot of broken machines, surrounded by rough brick walls, and outside were gray people and dead ruins.

"I have something good to show you, guess what it is?"

Is suddenly pretended to be mysterious and took out a small box the size of a jewelry box and slowly extended it in front of Melissa.

Feeling Melissa's accelerated pulse and burning face, Klein's heart suddenly sank to the bottom.

"It's the mini antique mechanical watch that Mentor Momonte treasured!"

Melissa stood up in excitement.

"Oh my Goddess! This is such a great idea!"

She took the antique watch and habitually wanted to take off the goggles on her head, but she immediately retracted her hand and took out a pair of thick glasses from a waist bag. After thinking for a while, she simply took out an adjustable single-eye magnifier, clipped it on one eye socket, squinted her eyes and carefully examined the structure of the watch.

“This gear combination and this spring type are both classics! With this antique watch, we can better explain the structure of clockwork and micro-gear structures to students!”

Melissa didn't forget to complain about herself while saying this.

"I've been using big protective goggles for a long time, and I'm not used to the thin-framed glasses I used to wear... To be honest, I prefer thin-framed glasses, they look better. But there's nothing I can do. Whether it's going on a long trip or doing experiments, it's very dangerous now, so it's safer to wear protective goggles on your face...

"By the way, what did you pay for this antique watch from Teacher Mormont? This watch is worth a lot of money!"

"Uh... draw him two different sets of factory production line drawings?"

“Two sets?” Melissa was a little surprised. “Did you negotiate a lower price with your instructor? I think you could have gotten a whole set of new drawings, plus the refinement or restoration of another set.”

"In fact, Teacher Momont mentioned three sets of drawings right away." Is raised his eyebrows at Melissa, seeming to be a little proud of his "little achievement".

“…This may be what Emperor Roselle said, ‘No matter how close brothers are, they still have to settle accounts carefully.’ Even though we have known each other for so many years, I still can’t expect Master Momont to give me a friendship price based on our teacher-student relationship… I have been his student since I was eighteen…”

Melissa sighed.

"Remember to take me with you next time you bargain."

...It seems that you, Melissa, are not merciful either...

As Melissa sorted out her things, she put the box containing the antique watch aside, but she found several stacked books.

"Have you been reading any novels recently? I'm really taking a break from my busy schedule..." Melissa picked up a few books and asked, "Do you have any recommendations?"

“Oh, oh, oh… this…”

Is quickly took the book from Melissa's hand, sat on the chair and picked it up for a while, then raised a book.

Kano's World

"Before the apocalypse, I saw this book in a bookstore, but I'm not very interested in popular novels, so I didn't read it. That should be when this novel was just published..." Melissa recalled, "What is this novel about?"

"Very, very interesting story! Debut by a new author before the apocalypse - hopefully he didn't die in the apocalypse."

Is began to talk.

"The protagonist is a man named 'Kano' who was adopted by a theater troupe at birth.

"Afterwards, this wealthy theater company bought a remote deserted town, transformed it into a huge theater, and hired a large number of actors to play the town's residents...including Kano's family.

"So Kano has lived in a false world since he was a child. His parents, best friends and even his wife are all actors in the troupe. They all hold various scripts in their hands, and the whole town is a huge stage. The departure of friends and the death of loved ones are nothing more than the expiration of the actor's contract. New colleagues and beautiful women who meet by chance are just new actors selected by the director.

"The town is surrounded by a backdrop that blocks out the sun, and behind the backdrop is a corridor-like auditorium. As long as they pay a two-pound ticket, anyone can enter the auditorium that circles the town and choose a telescope of their choice. If they wish, they can even climb the high stairs and lie on the dome to watch Kano's life from the sky.

"The troupe became famous from then on. In order to accommodate guests from afar, they even built a luxury hotel outside the town. The troupe also sent photographers to sneak into every corner of Kano's life, take photos of him, and add reports about his life to make a weekly newspaper that was sold all over Loen. This newspaper became the best-selling publication in Loen.

“Everyone understood that this was complete drama, except Kano.”