Chapter 1240 Before the Exam

Chapter 1240 Before the Exam

In the spring of Vienna, there is always a drizzle in the sky, but it does not feel cold, and the flowers on the roadside are still competing for beauty.

Outside the headquarters of the city defense army, the crowds of candidates squeezed the air and seemed to become stuffy.

Franz chose the headquarters of the city defense army not because he likes militarism, but because there are enough large and spacious rooms here, and it is also decent enough. After all, the nobles here will not treat themselves badly.

The reality is that the candidates have an indescribable weird feeling at the gate of the barracks.

"Hey! Hans, I haven't seen you for many years!"

"Hey! Isn't this Paul Pierlot, the first genius of our Graz Middle School!"

"Hans, you are not bad either. If you were not a year younger than me, you would be the first genius of our Graz Middle School!"

Two well-dressed but slightly old middle-aged men unscrupulously flattered each other. They felt that they had graduated from middle school for more than 20 years, and no one should be able to recognize them.

According to past experience, the exam has already begun at this time. The examiners of the Austrian Empire have been mixed in the candidates and secretly inspected the candidates.

Leaving a good impression on the examiners will be a crucial step for them to reach the peak of their lives.

As for where these experiences come from? Naturally, they are the best-selling novels and folk tales of the Austrian Empire in the 19th century. In fact, due to the inefficiency of the system of granting official positions, many people have been waiting for vacancies.

This group of people used their wild imagination to make up for their shortcomings while injecting some unrealistic fantasies into the minds of others.

Talia read these things back then and felt that she could impress the examiners with her talent, but she was almost hanged in the street.

"Why are you two unlearned guys here to take the exam? You are wasting the country's resources!

Guilty! You should be sentenced!"

The two looked at each other and saw an old man with only a few hairs left, leaning on a cane and scolding with a smile.

"Teacher, why are you here?"

"Why can't I come? His Majesty the Emperor wants to promote people based on their talents! How can such a grand event be without me!"

"Of course, teacher, your knowledge is deeper than the water of the Danube. If you become an official, you will definitely teach the French a lesson like Prince Metternich!"

The old man nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and it was obvious that he was very pleased.

"Teacher, you are almost sixty years old this year, right?"

"Fifty-nine! But I also want to do my part for the empire and His Majesty the Emperor before I die!"

There was a sneer and sneer around.

"Obviously he is an official fanatic, still dreaming at an old age."

"Your Majesty, why don't you add an age limit? So many old men, what can they do? What's the use of a group of middle school students?

I am a top student at the Steiermark-Standen Mining School. Why are there little brats?"

The Steiermark-Standen Mining School is one of the schools founded by Archduke John. It is more friendly to civilians, but in fact most of the students are children of merchants.

The young man in gorgeous clothes looked at the crowd with contempt. When they saw the young man's eyes, they all lowered their heads. Some people were already half a head shorter than him when they saw his clothes and momentum. Most of the rest of the people also felt that he was not easy to mess with and would avoid him.

Only the brat that the young man mentioned met his eyes.

"College student? Is it great? I graduated from the University of Vienna three years ago."

As soon as these words came out, the surroundings instantly became quiet. The young man in front of him had red lips and white teeth, was less than 1.6 meters tall, and had a chubby face that was still childish. He looked like he was only 14 or 15 years old at most.

"You are bragging! Believe it or not, I will spank you!"

The young man was anxious, and the people around him laughed when they heard this. No matter whether what the young man said was true or false, they just laughed.

Even if the young man was a genius, his mind was immature. Everyone laughed, and the young man's tears of grievance immediately burst out.

At this time, just a few more sarcastic remarks would make his mood collapse. The final state of mind in the exam was ruined, and the ability might not be able to be exerted if the state of mind was ruined by 50%.

Although the young man had no grudges against anyone, no one wanted to have another competitor. The top ten candidates in this exam will be summoned by the emperor in person and granted official positions.

No one knows how high the official position is, but being able to meet the emperor is a supreme honor in the empire.

No one will give up this opportunity, even if the opponent is a child.

As for the silent majority, on the one hand, it encourages the bully's arrogance, and on the other hand, it makes the young man feel more helpless.

However, how could such a talented young man be left without protection?

An officer in the uniform of the Royal Guard pushed through the crowd and picked up the young man who was talking nonsense.

"Who are you? You dare to make trouble here? Don't you want to live?"

The young man obviously had not been wronged, and immediately struggled hard.

"Let go! Do you know who my father is? I will kill your whole family tomorrow!"

"Who is it?"

The officer laughed angrily.

"My father is the mining director of Schwarz!"

This time the officer really let go, but immediately a group of soldiers with live ammunition ran over.

"Take him away."

The young man asked back without fear when he saw the soldiers.

"Why?"

"Disrupting the order of the examination room and intending to murder the royal family."

"You are falsely accusing me!"

"Don't talk nonsense, take him away."

The young man wanted to resist, but how could these royal guards be so easy to deal with? After a few gun butts, the man couldn't even speak.

At this time, someone in the crowd recognized the identity of the officer. He was one of the illegitimate sons of Grand Duke Louis. The young man just shouted that he wanted to kill the whole family, and he could indeed be charged with the crime of intending to murder the royal family.

A butler-like man patted the boy on the shoulder.

"Did you see it clearly? Young master, these people don't deserve sympathy at all.

Today they dare to humiliate you and bully you, not because you are too good, but because you are not good enough.

If you are a little better than others, you will attract jealousy and even hatred, but if you are much better than them, they will respect you and worship you.

This is human nature."

"But that person."

The young man pointed at the young man who was dragged away, and the old man who looked like a butler shook his head.

"That's a fool."

In fact, there are many such fools today. In addition to some old and young people who were collectively arrested, there are many people who were entrusted or stimulated to come to the examination room to make trouble.

In Franz's opinion, there is no difference between these two types of people. There is no need to distinguish them specifically. After all, sometimes stupidity is more terrible than badness, and the colonies of the Austrian Empire are still short of people.

Compared with the normal way of begging for help, it is better to do this.

Unruly? Lawless?

It doesn't matter! The colonial government is best at dealing with this kind of people. In fact, there is no need for special care from the colonial government. As long as the environment changes, people's ability to adapt is still very strong.

Thanks to the book friend Ang94 King Reappearance for the reward.