Old Gods, Rapid-Fire Guns, and Prohibition

Chapter 36 [Enrollment]

(Since everyone is anxious, I'd like to explain here that going to school is just a means to an end, and I won't actually be writing about the college plot)

Ethan's mentor, Xius, who was far away in the royal capital, had already written back to him.

Although the grumpy old man still couldn't help but scold Ethan in the telegram, he finally agreed to Ethan's request reluctantly and felt that his request was not up to the mark.

"...Although it's a foolish decision to sever your artistic career for your damned family, now that things have come to this, I can only wish you good luck. If you ever regret it, come find me in the capital. I'll always be waiting for you at the gate of art."

To be honest, if Ethan were himself, he would have cried watching this.

This little old man is such a good person.

In short, his academic records have been transferred back to Winster.

Hughes also wrote an extra letter of recommendation for him, so there was absolutely no problem for him to be admitted to the University of Winchester.

But Ethan still made some extra preparations.

"Has the donation been transferred?"

"I called two days ago."

"very good."

After receiving a reply from Hughes, he asked Anya to donate some money to the University of Winchester.

Although the amount was not large, it was enough for him to be treated with courtesy.

Sitting in Klaus's car and driving into the cold rain, Ethan looked at the raindrops hitting the crawling rain outside the car window and thought of another thing.

"Any news from the Prohibition agents?"

The bootlegging business was going smoothly, and there was no further news from John Holt about the arrival of the Prohibition agents.

But Ethan always felt a little uneasy, he always felt that this was the calm before the storm.

Because he knew too well the kingdom's determination to ban alcohol, and he was also too aware of the huge profits from bootlegging.

After seeing today's accounts, he became more certain.

"Our people haven't noticed anything so far. Maybe they haven't reached Winster yet. There's no news from the police station either."

Ethan fell into deep thought after hearing the news.

"No matter what, have Veron step up his guard, especially the people transporting bootleg liquor, and have them all switch to Winster typewriters as soon as possible."

Anya drove very fast and arrived in the city in a short while, but today's destination was not in the city, but on the west coast.

Winster University was founded over a hundred years ago, which, if you look closely, can be considered the achievement of a certain governor.

Initially, Winster University was just a marine university that mainly taught some fishery and navigation knowledge. Many teachers were even priests of Poseidon, so this university and the Church of Poseidon did have a close connection.

After years of development, the University of Winchester also added many other departments, such as law, finance, and art.

Among them, the law school is the most famous. Not only many local judges in Winster are graduates of the University of Winster, but many nearby cities also have graduates from the University of Winster.

As for the Department of Art, it can only be considered a barely existing department. It has not produced any particularly famous artists over the years. The only thing it is famous for is probably the promotion of the marine style of painting.

Ethan actually didn't care whether the art department of Winchester University was good or not. He just came here to get a diploma.

By the way, it’s best to make some connections.

As for art...

He had never had any artistic talent in his previous life.

It took some time to get from the city to the west bank.

Especially the location of the University of Winster, which is built on a sea cliff on the west coast. In fact, transportation is not very convenient, because there is a solitary cliff on one side and a hill on the other side. You need to go up the mountain in a winding way, which feels a bit isolated from the world.

Fortunately, Anya's driving skills were excellent. Even when going up the winding mountain, her speed did not decrease at all. Finally, she arrived at the gate of Winchester University before noon. As soon as she got out of the car, Ethan saw someone waiting at the steps of the university gate with an umbrella.

The man was wearing a brown striped suit and looked to be in his forties. He had a scholarly air and must be a professor or something like that.

Escorted by Anya's umbrella, Ethan came to the man.

Before he could even open his mouth, the man spoke up: "I guess this must be Mr. Ethan?"

"My name is Ethan Porretta, and who are you?"

"I'm El Kahn, the dean of the School of Arts at Winster University. It's a pleasure to have you here, Mr. Ethan."

The man took the initiative to extend his hand and greet Ethan.

"It's Dean El. Hello. It's raining so hard. How dare you wait for me outside?" Ethan acted flattered.

"I have received a letter from Professor Hughes. He praised you as a rare artistic genius who may rewrite the history of art in the future. How can I not come to meet such an important person in person?" El was not stingy with his praise.

Of course, most of that was said by Hughes.

But Ethan laughed inwardly.

This was probably due to the donation. Dean El must have investigated his identity and found out that he was the head of the Poletta family.

The Art Department needs a sponsor like him.

"It's raining heavily outside. Come on, please come in." As El said this, he turned around and began to lead the way.

The University of Winchester is actually not small, it’s just not famous. In fact, it covers a large area and looks like a huge castle in the rain.

Led by El, Ethan came to a reception room.

After pouring hot tea for Ethan, El began to talk about the future school arrangements.

Actually, there is nothing special about it. It’s just tuition fees and study hours.

Ethan even donated the money, so naturally he didn't care about the tuition. As for the study hours, I don't know if it was El's consideration, but he only needed to attend classes two days a week and didn't have to be in school the rest of the time.

"Besides, our university's other courses are also very good. If you are free, Ethan, you can also take them."

"There's a chance." Ethan smiled.

He doesn't have that much time. Just running around the factory and attending various meetings is exhausting. It's good enough that he can come to class for two days.

Because it was lunch time, El enthusiastically invited Ethan to have lunch with him.

Ethan didn't refuse him and agreed.

The two of them walked towards the interior of the university together.

When passing a dome building, the door suddenly opened and a rather sloppy man was pushed out.

The man lost his balance and fell to the ground. The pile of papers in his hand were scattered all over the floor, and some of them fell into the rain and got wet.

"I've told you so many times, no one wants to take your class, so you won't get any subsidy this month. Stop bothering me with your crap writing. I can't understand it!"

The person inside the door roared impatiently and then slammed the door shut.

The sloppy man ignored him, turned around and hurried to pick up the papers, and wiped the parts that were wet by the rain with great care.

Ethan glanced casually at the papers in his hand, then narrowed his eyes slightly.

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