Chapter 1455 Sudden Changes

"That's it..." Dean Franklin nodded thoughtfully, "Okay then, take the letter of appointment first, go back and discuss it with your mentor, don't rush to conclusions, and make a decision after careful consideration."

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Dean." Joan felt relieved and got up to leave.

"Don't rush away, Joan, there is one more thing I want to ask you."

Dean Franklin pointed to the periodicals on his desk.

"I noticed that the three articles you published are only signed corresponding authors, and one of them is signed by Medea Gauguin."

"Joan, is it convenient for Fang to disclose, which university or research institution did your collaborator, Ms. Gauguin, work in?"

"Mr. Dean, Medea Gauguin is a warlock friend I met by chance during my adventures in the Underdark. She is very knowledgeable and has a high level of spellcasting. Unfortunately, she is not from an academy school and currently does not hold a post in a university or research institution. "

Qiao An briefly introduced Medea's qualifications and background, and at the same time secretly wondered what the dean's intentions were for asking about these things.

"Joan, tell me the truth, these three papers that you and Ms. Gauguin completed in cooperation, especially the article on the principles of petrochemicals published in the "Offa Communications", Ms. Gauguin was responsible for the research and writing process. What proportion of the work and contribution can be accounted for?"

Dean Franklin crossed his hands and propped his chin, watching the young mage from across the desk.

Facing the serious gaze of the old man, Qiao An didn't dare to speak nonsense. After thinking about it, she replied cautiously: "During the process of my cooperation with Medea, she did no less work than me, and at least half of the results are due to her."

"I'm relieved to hear you say that." Dean Franklin showed a gentle smile, "Son, I know your character and conduct very well. You are very humble, but not so humble as to be hypocritical. You said Ms. Gauguin The work you have done is no less than yours, which shows that your own work is also irreplaceable, and it is by no means an appropriation of other people's academic achievements."

Joan was taken aback, and quickly asked Dean Franklin: "Mr. Dean, is there someone who speaks ill of me behind my back and suspects that I plagiarized other people's research results?"

"Don't worry too much, at least in our academy, no one dares to say such stupid things." Dean Franklin patted the young mage on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Even if someone secretly slanders you, it's no big deal, only mediocrity Seniors will not be envied by others, your talents have long been recognized by the academic circles, so why bother about the rats in the gutter pointing at you."

Mr. Dean's relief did not make Qiao An completely relieved. The reason was this, but he still felt a little uncomfortable.

The cost of spreading rumors and defamation is almost zero, but the harm caused to the parties is too great to measure.

He is only publishing papers now, and there is no conflict of interest with other students or faculty members, and he has already been hated by others, and even has signs of spreading rumors and slander. If he accepts the letter of appointment offered by the school, he will really become the history of Midgard University The youngest lecturer or even a professor in history blocked others' avenues for job promotion, and he didn't know how much he was hated by others!

Dean Franklin saw that he was in a bad mood and quickly changed the subject.

"Joan, I have one more thing to ask you."

"Mr. Dean, please speak."

"The co-author of your thesis, Ms. Medea Gauguin, is a rare academic talent. Since she is currently unemployed at home, why not invite her to teach in our college? I believe she will become a popular young lecturer among students , and the resources of our school are good, which is beneficial for her to engage in academic research.”

"That's a really good idea, but..."

Joan hesitated for a moment, but it was still inconvenient to say that Medea was not a human being, but a gorgon.

"But what?" Dean Franklin asked.

Unless she got permission from Medea, Joan felt that she had no right to disclose her privacy in front of others, so she said vaguely: "But Medea may not be willing to teach at the university, I have to ask her first."

"Of course, you took the time to talk to her about this matter recently, and give me an answer as soon as possible."

Qiao An nodded and wrote down the commission from Mr. Dean, and immediately sent Medea a "SMS Technique" after leaving the office.

These things cannot be explained clearly in a few words. Qiao An briefly summarized them in the letter, asking Medea to wait at home and go to have an interview by herself.

Not long after, I received a reply from Medea, urging him to come quickly, and specifically told him to bring a few more copies of the sample magazine - in addition to keeping a collection for herself, she also wanted to give away to relatives and friends.

Joan recalled how excited he was when he published his thesis for the first time, but he had a completely different personality from Medea, not to mention giving away sample journals to relatives and friends, and he was even ashamed to tell others that his thesis had been published.

Obviously it was only half a year ago, but looking back now, it seems that it has been a long time, and it really has a little "like a lifetime".

Joan performed a "disguise technique" and turned into Medea's appearance, and walked into the on-campus bookstore she frequented. "Absolute Law Review", "Absolute Law Journal" and "Absolute Law Newsletter", the three journals are the same Come to ten.

The owner of the bookstore gave her a surprised look.

The sales of this kind of academic journals have always been bleak, and only students majoring in Austrian law occasionally buy them. I don't understand why this beauty buys so many?

Such a beautiful young girl should not be interested in boring academic journals.

Although he has many doubts, the owner of the bookstore is still very happy to sell a few more books, and it is not easy to inquire about the intentions of the beautiful customers to buy books.

Joan stuffed a large bundle of periodicals into the storage bag, walked to a secluded place, changed back to his original appearance, and then went to the on-campus transfer station to transfer directly to the dark area.

The transfer station is still in the abyss mining area.

Qiao An stopped by to say hello to Gray Bird and Elder Gumoduo. After learning of the death of the black dragon Li Xini Bloodstone, the arrogance of the snake mercenary group plummeted, and they never took the initiative to provoke again. The mining area is rarely peaceful.

Joan hopes that this peaceful time can last for a long time, but thinking of the intensified war atmosphere in the city recently, the peaceful scene in front of him makes him feel very unreal, as fragile as a soap bubble that can burst when poked.

After bidding farewell to Gray Bird and Quintilian, Joan transformed into a bee man and flew to the Palace of Silence in two hours.

After meeting Medea, Joan first took out the bundle of samples to her, and then talked about credits.

"The three papers earned a total of 170 credits. The two of us will share the income equally. We should give you 85 credits. Converted into cash, it is 8,500 Gold Duga."

Joan scratched his head, and said with some embarrassment: "I don't have so much cash on hand, you keep an account yourself, and I will give you the money when you have more money in the future."

"Aha?" Medea held a bunch of periodicals and turned her head in a daze. "I don't understand what credits you are talking about. Do you still get paid for publishing papers?"

"Publishing papers will reward credits, which are equivalent to money, but they can only be spent on campus." Joan explained.

Medea smiled and waved her hand: "I'm not from your school. Your credit rewards have nothing to do with me, and I don't need you to share any money. Remember me as a friend, just visit me often in the future."

Joan felt a little sorry and wanted to stick to her own point of view, but Medea rushed to say: "I collaborated with you to write a paper, first of all because I am interested in the subject itself, and I can learn some new knowledge during the research process; secondly, I want to show off in front of my relatives and friends with a journal that publishes my work, and satisfy my vanity, now that these two goals have been achieved, I have nothing else to ask for, so don't talk to me!"

Joan had no choice but to put this topic aside, and instead mentioned Dean Franklin's intention to hire her as a lecturer.

"Wow! Seriously, invite me, a village girl who has never been to college, to be a lecturer in the Warlock major of the Academy of Arcane Law? Did you make a mistake!"

Medea was so pleasantly surprised that she couldn't believe it, and after repeated confirmations, she became entangled again.

"Joan, although the status of a university lecturer can bring great satisfaction to my vanity, but... I have never had any formal work in my life, and I have long been used to a free life. Commuting to and from work on time every day is very important to me It's a kind of torture, and besides, I'm not a human being after all, and I'm not suitable to show my face on the university campus, so I have to live up to Dean Franklin's kind invitation, so you can decline it for me."

Joan is not surprised by Medea's decision. A "house girl" like her always prefers the latter between a decent job and sleeping until she wakes up naturally every day.

It is impossible to go to work, and it is impossible to go to work in this life...

At noon the next day, as soon as Qiao An returned to school, he found that the atmosphere on campus was not right.

Excited crowds crowded around the kiosks, scrambling to buy this morning's issue.

Joan came over curiously, and only after listening to people's discussions, learned that the "Midgard Tribune" published a headline news, breaking out a super big story!

Just yesterday afternoon, the House of Commons of the Fizen Kingdom passed a motion to categorically withdraw from the negotiations with the Holy Ashean Empire on the mining disputes in the New World colony, and declared that it would use force to take back the part of the magic that was occupied by the Ashean Midgard colony. Crystal mining area.

Obviously, this proposal is equivalent to a declaration of war by the Kingdom of Fijin against the Holy Ashean Empire!

The news came so suddenly that Joan felt relieved after being shocked.

In fact, during this period of time, he has been worried that the imperial authorities will take the lead in declaring war on Master Fei. In that case, it will be difficult for him to convince himself to support this war aimed at plundering resources.

But if you don't support it, you feel that you have not fulfilled your obligations as a subject of the empire, that you are not loyal to the emperor and patriotic enough, and that you can't hold your head up among the crowd.

Now that Master Fei was the first to declare war and became the de facto invader, the empire is in a position of being forced to fight back. With the "righteous name" that Joan has been looking for for a long time, he finally found a reason to be able to fight back. Claim nothing to do - volunteer to fight in defense of your homeland!

(end of this volume)

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