Chapter 57 Setale: I'm going to the desert
After saying this, Kavi looked at Haroldt's expression. He was very happy to find that Haroldt was very interested in what he said.
Harold: "I hope that Senior Kawi's research will go smoothly."
Unexpectedly, Kavi has already thought of modifying the bicycle to adapt to the terrain of Xumi. It would be even better if he could build a car powered by elemental force.
Harold thought expectantly.
Although he already had two yaks as pack animals, and could catch two camels as pack animals when he wanted to go to the desert, the pack animals still needed water and grass.
But the Elemental Power Car doesn't need that. It has the Eye of God and can be its own power source. The Elemental Power Car is even greener and more environmentally friendly than an electric car.
But Kavi doesn't have the Eye of God now, so he has no way of sensing the elemental force. It would be too difficult for him to build an engine that can transform the elemental force into power based on his feelings.
"If that's the case..." Seno also thought about this possibility.
"If that's the case, everyone would have to consider whether they can afford the high taxes before buying your work," said Elhaisson.
Very good, you are worthy of being the one who hits the nail on the head every time.
Harold said with a wry smile: "At least in the short term we don't have to think about the issue of bicycle promotion."
Kavi nodded. He was no amateur in analyzing the situation. He knew that the friendliest approach to the Xumi people now was to do nothing.
Sino: "Don't be depressed, I believe these problems can be solved in the end. I have prepared a joke that will make you happy-"
"Please save it for the end of the society's activities. I think it should be the finale," Harold interrupted Seno quickly. "Besides, Senior Setare hasn't arrived yet. How can we exclude her from such an exciting moment?"
Don’t even think about running away, let’s face the cold wind together!
Harold thought grimly.
At this time, there was a knock on the door.
"What a coincidence, is Miss Setale here?" Seno smiled.
Because of their similar backgrounds, he and Setale had several private meetings. Setale had access to many internal documents due to the nature of his work. After learning that Seno would serve as the disciplinary officer in the House of Representatives, Setale took the time to discuss with him the research content of some scholars within the House of Representatives.
She believed that some of her research had touched upon the six root sins, but the sages' attitude was ambiguous, and the most severe punishment they imposed was expulsion from the House of the Decrees rather than imprisonment.
She had always felt that this punishment was not severe enough, and that the punishment imposed by the Council of Eminence on stealing other people's achievements was no more than this. Although she was confused, she did not dare to tell her colleagues about it, nor did she dare to question the sage or the disciplinary officer.
But when facing Seno, who is also a desert person and will soon serve as a disciplinary officer, she thinks she can open her heart to him.
Seno's adoptive father, Guresh, was once a sage of the Sulun school. He also expressed doubts about this, but until he stepped down as a sage, his doubts did not receive a positive response from the great sage.
Seno sensed a conspiracy and decided to investigate the matter after he officially took office. Setare's words made him more convinced that there was something fishy going on.
The sage's assistant working in the House of Decrees felt that something was unusual, so the other clerical staff should have noticed it. However, everyone tacitly remained silent. Some of them must have been afraid of the great sage's power and did not want to bring trouble upon themselves, but more of them were probably playing deaf and dumb.
Elhaisen went to open the door, and it was indeed Setale outside.
Setale was holding a lot of paperwork. She walked in and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I'm late. The colleague who was supposed to take my shift had something urgent to do, so I had to hastily find another colleague to take my shift."
"This is the job of the Sage's Assistant. Someone has long proposed to the Sage to popularize the weekend shift system in the House of Ordinances, but the Sage said, 'Does the Sage have to work shifts too? Who can replace the Sage's work?' and has rejected the proposal many times on this basis," said Seno.
"Which translates to 'If I don't get a rest, neither do you?'" Harold said.
"No, I don't think that's what he meant," said Senor seriously. "What he meant was that I can't rest on weekends because I'm a great 'sage' person, not a great 'idle' person."
Harold: ...Wow.
This time the joke was actually quite funny.
Kavi couldn't help but hug his shoulders with both hands and shivered a little, but he quickly adjusted himself and looked at Setale with an apologetic look: "It's my mistake. I didn't consider your work schedule when choosing the time for the society's activities. We can adjust the time to Saturday night."
In this way, the time left for everyone to adjust their research conclusions after the activities on Saturday is compressed. Originally there was nearly a day and a half from Saturday morning to Sunday evening, but now there is only one day left.
This time is too tight for this research, which requires a rigorous attitude. This is why Setale would rather choose to switch shifts with others every time rather than directly propose to change the activity time.
But after Kavi took the initiative to propose this plan, except for Elhaisen who remained noncommittal, everyone else expressed their agreement, and Setale had no choice but to accept everyone's good intentions.
She felt warm in her heart, and she felt that all the kindness she had received since entering the Order was not as much as what she had received in the short two weeks since joining the society.
"Thank you, thank you," she thanked him several times, and then said, "But the next few activities don't need to be postponed for me, because I have applied to follow the expedition team of the Ministry of Justice to the desert. We will spend two months exploring the ruins of the Red King. I will bring a camera with me and bring you photos of the architectural structures in the ruins."
She felt a little embarrassed. She had mentioned in the last event that she could go to the desert to take pictures of the ruins on behalf of everyone, but she thought that the expedition team of the House of Religious Orders would leave later, at least two months later.
But now the research project has just started and she has to leave for two months, which means she will not be able to communicate with others about the progress during this period, and the possibility of her making mistakes will increase significantly.
"You can find someone else to replace me. I am willing to share my research results," Setale put the file on the table.
She selfishly wanted Kavi and his team to complete their research project as soon as possible, and she didn't care about the money or fame that the project would bring her. Such benefits were of no value to her, so she thought it would be more appropriate to leave this part of the work to other people.
The atmosphere suddenly became heavy. Originally, Kavi wanted Setale to try bicycles and tricycles, but now he had no intention of doing so anymore.
This situation is ultimately caused by the lack of remote communication equipment. The camera can only save pictures, so is it possible to create a small device that can record audio?
Then Setale just needs to record her research and have the pigeons send it back, and they can conduct academic exchanges.
Kavi began to think about this possibility. Fontaine had experience in manufacturing camera and phonograph, but the current phonograph and camera were very large. But because of the existence of these two devices, he felt that it should not be difficult to turn his idea into reality.
It would be even better if we could create a mechanism that can realize real-time communication...
Sino was the first to say: "This is not in compliance with regulations. Once the list of personnel for a society's project is submitted, it cannot be changed. Not being able to sign means zero benefits, which means other scholars will not pay for this project."
The name can only be deleted and the person cannot be replaced midway. This is also the strategy of the Council of Academic Orders to prevent academic fraud. Although it is a one-size-fits-all strategy, it does have a certain deterrent effect on some scholars who are trying to get a good grade.
Kavi also came back to his senses and nodded quickly, saying, "Besides, going to the ruins to search for information is also a contribution to the project. You can let me do your part of the research first. I happen to be more free recently."
He did not express his thoughts aloud. He planned to go back and study them first, and then inform Setale after making sure that these plans were feasible.
Harold also agreed with Kavi's point of view. Apart from anything else, he didn't think he could find someone from the current House of the Decrees to replace Setare, although his first reaction after hearing Setare's words was to ask Tinari if he was willing to join the society.
But Tinari...
Is it necessary to let Tinari, who studies biology and medicine, do the work of document translation and architectural structure analysis? Especially when the other party has only been enrolled for less than three weeks and he cannot sign his name on the society's research projects?
This is not an invitation to join the society, this is an invitation to be a slave.