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Chapter 343: Dionia Academy Experience
Davos said calmly: "Mariji, there is an old Eastern saying. I wonder if you have heard of it?"

"What old saying?"

"If God wants it to perish, he must first make it crazy."

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Nickstratus, Stasypus, and Lycasus were standing in front of the gate of Dionia Academy.

This is a gate with a strange shape, a large white arch, with a huge stone ball supported on the top of the arch. A thick sword-shaped stone tablet extends straight up from the middle of the arch, supporting the top of the arch, thus making the arch a whole. Divide into two.

There is a sentence engraved on the stone tablet: All things operate according to their own laws, and its secrets can only be obtained by unremitting explorers.

Nick Stratus looked at this sentence carefully and couldn't help but nodded repeatedly, and then he saw the signature - Davos.

"Davos? Which Davos is it?" Nick Stratus asked in surprise.

"Which one else can there be! Of course it is the consul of Dionia!" Stasypus replied.

"This is a place where scholars gather, a sacred place! What qualifications does he have to be here!" Nick Stratus suddenly changed his color and was about to say a few words.

Stasypus was shocked and hurriedly dissuaded him: "Don't talk nonsense, Davos is not just a consul, he is respected as a teacher by the doctors of Dionia, even those scholars who study mathematics I also respect him very much. It is said that I got a lot of inspiration from him, so everyone in the entire academy respects him. And last year I listened to Davos’s lectures. The medical knowledge he described was indeed unique and unique. It’s thought-provoking... No wonder many people say, ‘He is the messenger sent by the gods to the world.’ If these people hear you insulting him here, they will definitely conflict with you!”

"...I'm not afraid of the Dionians..." Nick Stratus muttered stiffly, stopped talking, and walked into the school gate with Stasypus.

Lycasus kept staring at the sphere on the vault, stepped over the gate tremblingly, walked a few steps, couldn't help but look back, and said to himself: "Put such a heavy stone ball on the top! What's the meaning, and I'm not afraid of it falling."

"Little guy, you don't understand this." A young man in his 20s stood inside the gate and explained loudly: "The ball on the top of the vault symbolizes the land we live in -"

"Wait, you said the land under our feet is round?!" Lycasus interrupted him in surprise.

"Of course, otherwise, why would you always see the sails first when you look at the ships sailing in the distance? You know, Thales of Miletus more than 200 years ago... Forget it, this question will be solved for a while I can't explain it to you, just remember that the land we live on is a big ball!" The young man said impatiently, then he pointed at the vault and said: "Look at what this vault looks like. ?”

Lycasus was reminded by him and took a closer look: "Oh, it's a pair of arms!"

"Yes, holding the ball with both hands means that humans can transform the earth!" The young man said excitedly: "But what can be used to defeat terrible disasters and transform the earth?"

"How do I know?" Lycasus stared at the young man who was holding him back and said angrily.

"Did you see the words engraved on that stele!" The young man pointed to the sword-shaped stele, and said vigorously: "We rely on knowledge, we rely on exploration, and we rely on scholars who are constantly studying hard! Diver This gate designed by Mr. Si is so meaningful!”

Lycasus sneered, dissatisfied with his boasting.

The young man obviously didn't pay attention to the other party's expression, and took Lycasus's hand and said: "Now let me tell you, why the stone ball will not break the vault and fall down, that is because the round arch has the ability to push the weight to the top. The characteristics of dispersion at both ends..." As he spoke, he picked up a branch and drew a decomposition diagram of gravity on the ground: "Of course, the gravity of the stone ball cannot be completely dispersed, and the pressure on the vault still exists, and the gravity of the stone tablet Support is the key…”

Poor Lycasus was completely confused about the young man's professional explanations as if he were listening to a book from heaven.

Nicostratus, who was listening out of curiosity before, was completely impatient now and shouted: "Lycasus, it's time to go! It's getting dark soon, don't miss the registration!"

"Yes!" Lycasus was so frightened that he pulled his hand away, almost causing the young man to fall.

"Sign up? What name do you sign up for?" The young man looked at them doubtfully.

"We're here for a medical forum," replied Stasippus.

"You are here to find the doctors who deal with corpses and skeletons!" The young man suddenly realized.

"Go quickly! Go quickly!" He suddenly lost interest in being a teacher and swatted Lycasus' hand, as if he was afraid of getting into any bad luck.

"This man must be sick, crazy..." Lycasus groaned, and followed Stasippus forward.

There are lush trees and lush greenery in the academy, and a gravel path is hidden among the trees with shades of green and intertwined branches.

The three of them were walking leisurely. They had not gone far when they suddenly heard an urgent cry: "Be careful, don't step on it!"

Stasypus hurriedly stopped, and then he found a man crouching on the ground beside the road, holding a piece of limestone in his hand, and densely scratching words and symbols on a relatively flat paving stone in front of him.

The man protected the stone with his body, glanced up at them, and urged dissatisfiedly: "Go away! Go away!"

"These people are probably scholars from some mathematical institute in the Dionysian Academy. It is said that most of them are from the Pythagorean School of Tarantum." Stasypus said to the dissatisfied Nikstra Tooth explained.

It turned out to be these lunatics!Nick Stratus suddenly realized that the Pythagorean school regarded "mathematics as a god", and often held some weird ceremonies, and their whereabouts were secretive. In the early years, they had close ties with the nobles of the city-states of Great Greece and opposed democracy. It is regarded as a heretic by many people and they are shunned for fear of death.

Dionia actually accepted them!Nick Stratus felt a sense of disgust in his heart.

When they saw again: some people were leaning on tree trunks, looking up at the sky, mumbling to themselves; some people had no eyes, walking like puppets, thinking about something; some people were lying on the dirt, and suddenly jumped up, joyful If Ruo Kuang...and so on, the three of them were no longer surprised when they spoke and behaved so strangely.

After bypassing several tall trees, a small pavilion appeared in front. Many people formed a circle in the pavilion, and something seemed to be placed in the center...

They were fiddling with the object and arguing fiercely.

Curious Lycasus approached the pavilion and only heard them talking about "How long should the span of the bridge be?"...

“Where should it be built to ensure the level of the bridge deck?”…

“How many piers are needed to support this bridge?”…

"How far apart should they be?"

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"Are you here to participate in a medical forum?" A man walked out of the crowd and asked hurriedly, looking at the medical kit on Lycasus' waist.

Before Lycasus could answer, Stasypus had already bowed and said respectfully: "Hello, Doctor Stacykodas!"

"Who are you?" Stacey Kordas looked at him doubtfully, trying hard to find his name in his memory.

"I'm Dr. Stasipus from Crotone. This is Dr. Nick Stratus and Lycasus, both from Crotone." Stasipus immediately introduced.

"Oh, look at my memory, I'm so sorry! I remembered that last year you gave a...um..."Application of Aloe Vera in Sports Bruises" lecture!" Stacey Kordas slapped her forehead and apologized. said.

"Yes, that's a little insight I exchanged last year. It's been so long, but you still remember it!" Stasypus looked delighted.

"Of course I remember! Inspired by your speech, some doctors in our medical school have conducted more in-depth research on aloe vera this year, and have made some new progress, which will be mentioned at this forum." Si Tasikodas said seriously.

"That's great!" Stasypus couldn't help cheering, completely forgetting that Nick Stratus was a little unnatural next to him.

But Stacey Kordas did not forget, he took the initiative to step forward and salute: "Welcome, Dr. Nick Stratus!"

Nick Stratus responded reservedly.

"And you, Lycasus! Welcome to Dionia Academy!" Stacy Kodas said enthusiastically, and at the same time led them to the direction of the medical school.

"I'm really sorry for you! Today is my turn to greet the doctors who came to participate in the forum at the entrance of the college. I just stood there for most of the day. I was a little tired, so I took a rest in the small pavilion and listened to the Institute of Mathematics discussing the issue of building a stone bridge. No. Thinking of almost missing you." Stacey Kordas said sheepishly as she walked away.

Stasippus was stunned: "You mean building a stone bridge?"

"Yes, the Dionia Road and Bridge Management Department plans to build a stone bridge on the Saraceno River to replace the previous wooden bridge. After obtaining the approval of the Senate, the design and data measurement tasks of the stone bridge will be handed over to mathematical research. The Institute of Mathematics will complete it. The deputy dean of the Institute of Mathematics, Mattikoris, led a group of people to fight for it for more than ten days, and the plan has basically been completed... If the stone bridge over the Saraceno River is successfully built this time, a few more will be built. Bridge, with enough experience, little Heraclid can build a bridge over the Crati River!" Stacy Kodas smiled "hehehe", obviously full of expectations for this, because if a direct connection The stone bridges between the main city of Tuliyi and the south city can be built, then pedestrians traveling north and south will pass on the stone bridge instead of the wooden bridge that passes through the delta, and the environment around the academy will inevitably be much quieter.

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