Chapter 91 Disordered History

The so-called "public schools" of the Plunder City-State are nothing like those true universities in the Upper City District—these schools, supported by municipal funding, aren't institutions for cultivating real scholars. Their greater purpose is to train skilled workers for the factories of the Lower City District, as well as for the Church's steam mechanisms, and to provide basic literacy education to the masses in the process.

With this premise, one can imagine the level of resources at the public school in the Cross District.

It was Duncan's first interaction with Morris, but even at first impression, he could tell the old gentleman's academic accomplishments were extraordinary. This was a true expert who could identify an antique with just a glance amid a pile of miscellaneous items and accurately state its era and historical context—in Upper City District universities, such experts like him are more than sufficient.