Chapter 853 Education System, 'First Academy'
Among the island residents, the vast majority have never seen Quan Yi's true appearance.
But the legends about him are quietly spread among people.
From the subjects they studied, they benefited from the steam engine, iron ship, and train, whose source all came from the inspiration of Quan Yi.
For them, the person who can lead them out of the original sea of suffering and enable them to live more decently and with more dignity is their benefactor.
They have heard too many rumors about Quan Yi, and recently they heard that the soul master team he led became the champion of the Continental Youth Soul Master Elite Competition.
However, Quan Yi, who is like a mysterious dragon that cannot be found, rarely appears in the public eye, which makes people's curiosity and desire reach a peak.
The steam-powered carriage, carrying a huge basket and dragging heavy loads of grain, travels on the long and wide concrete ground leading to the east.
After a short run of one hour, Peter's steam car arrived at a space that was more complicated than a village.
It was a cement building with Central Station written on it.
Surrounding the low-rise but unusually wide and long square house, countless steam trucks spewing thick smoke and hot steam arrived at the surrounding parking lots loaded with large amounts of supplies.
These trucks are loaded with not only rice, but also some liquid materials in sealed wooden barrels.
Such as palm oil, natural rubber, honey and so on.
These raw materials distributed in different locations were processed by the responsible villages and then transported here.
As for why it was moved here, it was because of the long metal railway laid at the back of the central station and the long train placed above the railway.
“Pfft!”
The shrill whistle of most steam locomotives is loud enough to sound from the front of the train.
This train, named Hieronymus II, is an important means of transportation responsible for transporting bulk goods between central and eastern China.
Its advantages are self-evident.
The load capacity, stability, speed, energy saving, etc. are all better than an individual driving a steam car all the way to the other side of the island.
Peter drove his car to an empty parking space and waited for the person in charge to arrive.
After a while, the person in charge of receiving the goods came to Peter.
"Please show us your roster and driver's license."
The visitor was quick and concise in giving instructions.
Peter knew that this group of people was very busy, so he immediately handed the two prepared booklets to the staff.
The staff member took out the pen from his chest pocket and carefully wrote down the information in the notebook he carried with him.
Then he took out a blue seal similar to the one used by Village Chief Ishi and stamped it on Peter's book.
"Please keep them and wait until the staff unloads the supplies, then you can leave."
The staff member smiled and returned the booklet to Peter. The whole process was extremely quick.
However, this does not mean that they are careless, because the quantity and weight of the supplies are recorded.
Moreover, the village, the transporter, and the receiving station each have a copy of the data, so they only need to unload the materials and remeasure according to the data to confirm the result.
Not only that, when the busy harvest day is over, someone will be dedicated to checking the accuracy of data and materials.
In this way, very few people dare to do anything sneaky.
Peter happily took the notebook and carefully placed it in his arms. "Thank you. I'll trouble you all from now on."
Getting the blue badge means the mission is completed and the reward has been received.
For each transport, a reward worth one silver soul coin will be accumulated in his personal account.
So far, he has earned a total of four Gintama coins, equivalent to four hundred RMB.
After deducting the fixed mortgage and car loan that must be offset, as well as the vehicle fuel consumption, his disposable income per day is at least over two hundred yuan.
On the Blue Silver Island, where resources are abundant and prices are extremely low, you can buy a bicycle for two hundred yuan, which comes with a month's worth of living supplies.
And this is just the income for one morning.
Compared with unskilled manual laborers, this income is far beyond what is expected.
This is also the reason why they study hard and get a driver's license.
At this rate, Peter felt that within a few years, he would be able to pay off his loan and save enough money for his grown-up children to attend the best institutions of higher learning.
On the island, children must receive unified teaching and training from the age of two until their martial spirits awaken.
What is even more strange is that after the martial soul awakens, regardless of whether the child has awakened innate soul power, they will go to the same elementary school and complete six years of compulsory education.
In elementary school, regardless of whether or not one has the talent of a soul master, one must receive a unified education on soul masters, soul beasts, and a series of other soul-related education.
Moreover, even children with a talent for cultivation must participate in teaching of other subjects, such as mathematics, physics, and other non-soul master subjects.
In the college, in addition to theoretical knowledge, they will also be allowed to participate in various practical exercises from an early age.
Swimming, matters related to sailing, and most importantly, blacksmithing practices.
These are training mechanisms set up to produce excellent sailors and blacksmiths.
It has nothing to do with whether or not one has the talent of a soul master; everyone must participate.
In addition, children with a talent for cultivation must carry out arduous cultivation after digesting this series of complicated learning tasks.
Therefore, in the academy on the island, children with soul power have to bear a heavier burden.
They need a large influx of talents in all aspects. Since soul masters can create more value, they must give full play to their potential.
On the Blue Silver Island, there is no such thing as soul master subsidy. Apart from the compulsory education from the ages of two to six, and from the ages of six to twelve, everything is distributed according to work.
This method of educating soul masters and ordinary people's children in the same academy and managing them equally has made all residents feel the uniqueness of the Blue Silver Island.
After the completion of compulsory education, students will not only have to pay tuition fees but also have to pass the college's assessment requirements before they can enter higher institutions for more in-depth studies.
Nowadays, there is only one so-called higher education institution, and that is the "First Institute" located in Haili City.
Similar to compulsory education, there is no distinction between soul masters and non-soul masters in the First Academy.
It will only set up different subjects based on the teaching content. Mortals and soul masters will choose different subjects for further study according to their needs.
To put it more simply, it is the fusion of the university of the previous life and the advanced soul master academy of the present life.
This so-called first institution of higher learning was, of course, the idea of Quan Yi.
In fact, this idea was met with a lot of doubts from the moment it was proposed, and the establishment process was full of difficulties because no one knew what it should look like specifically.
However, with Quan Yi's strong will and the support of his family and clan, regardless of whether its structure is perfect, at least it appeared on the island in the form of a complete individual.
