"Professor Wilson, didn't you say that there is no magic or dragons in this world?"
However, when the old professor was telling this period of history as a prelude, a female student below raised her hand and raised an objection.
University classes must be based on science and facts, especially in the world's top universities like the Imperial College of Economics. The students who can be admitted to this university are also elites of the same age, so some people have raised objections to the content in the class.
It's not a very rare thing either.
"Alas..."
Standing at the back of the student team, a team of four including Rosie, Daenerys, and Aaron whispered, expressing their disdain for this classmate's pretentious behavior.
It was obvious that the relationship between this female student and them was not very good.
However, Professor Wilson was not angry when questioned by his own students. He continued to adjust his collar, then looked at the other person, and spoke in a calm yet muddy voice.
"That's right, kid."
"In the current historical circles, there is indeed considerable controversy about the existence of magic and dragons."
In fact, what Professor Wilson said was very implicit.
In the current historical circles, the differences among scholars regarding this period of ancient history cannot be called a controversy, but a complete break between two tit-for-tat and incompatible groups.
Archeology is only a component of historical science and cannot represent the entire historical community, let alone be on an equal footing with the historical community.
As one of the leading figures in the field of archeology, Professor Wilson and more archaeological scholars insist that magic and dragons really existed before the collapse of the Valyrian Empire 10,000 years ago.
It is precisely because of the disappearance of magic and dragons that the most glorious and great civilization in history, which ruled half the planet, declined.
In the end, the huge country became unsustainable and became torn apart due to frequent civil wars. The rebels overthrew the Holy Empire Emperor who claimed to have the "blood of the gods" and occupied King's Landing.
The Valyrian Empire officially withdrew from the stage of history and became scattered countries as large and small as stars scattered west of the Essos continent.
The archaeological community insists that the records in ancient books are true and valid, that magic did exist in history, and that dragons were an important support for maintaining a huge empire.
Otherwise, with the level of communication technology at that time, it would be simply impossible to maintain a huge country that ruled half the planet.
Only by absolute force suppression, the ability to fly to any corner of the empire in half a month, and the seamless communication of magic across half the planet like a telephone can we achieve these things.
On the contrary, except for scholars in the archaeological field, all other scholars in the entire historical and even scientific circles scorn this view.
They believe that the things recorded in ancient books about magic, dragons, and even the 'bloodline of gods', 'divine right of kings', etc. are just lies made up by the rulers of the ancient empire in order to maintain their feudal rule.
Ancient humans were ignorant, did not step into the door of modern civilization, and did not understand the true meaning of science. In addition, combined with ancient legends and stories, they were easily deceived and deceived.
As for how a traditional feudal monarchy empire that began 20,000 years ago ruled a huge territory that far exceeded the limitations of the times, and spanned an astonishing 10,000 years.
Regarding this question, scholars outside the archaeological community, including history, political science, modern science, etc., have given various answers.
Some people think that this is the mystery of history, which is where the charm of history lies.
Others believe that it is the function of politics and institutions. The elites and ruling classes of the ancient empire have very strong abilities. They unite and join forces to maintain their own interests and ensure that the people at the bottom are as docile as lambs.
What’s interesting is that based on this point of view, some experts in the educational field have proposed the topic of ‘elite education’.
They made up the so-called educational methods and guidelines of the royal family of the Valyrian Empire, claiming that this method was used by the royal family of the ancient empire to educate and select the most elite talents, ensuring that each generation of emperors would be wise kings, thus maintaining the long rule of the country.
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But in fact, anyone who is truly familiar with the history of the Valyrian Empire knows that there were many foolish and unscrupulous emperors throughout its long history, but the empire they ruled remained as stable as Mount Tai.
In addition, astronomers and geographers have proposed the "glacial theory".
The general meaning is that ten thousand years ago there was a cold wave that swept the world. Even Dorne received heavy snow in August. The Valyrian people were caught off guard, and the large granaries in the Reach almost lost their harvest.
As a result, an unprecedented uprising broke out, eventually overthrowing the rule of the ancient empire, etc...
But apart from these various reasons that people have reasoned out, the reason why the views held by the archaeological community today cannot be widely recognized, and are even ridiculed and ridiculed, is that they have been unable to come up with the key to prove the real existence of dragons and magic.
evidence.
If such a terrifying creature as a giant dragon really existed on this planet, why haven't even a single skeleton been found yet?
As for magic artifacts, during a relic mining operation conducted by Professor Wilson, a magical artifact 'Glass Candle' that was suspected to be recorded in ancient books was found.
But it is a pity that the appearance of the glass candle is indeed strange, and it is almost consistent with the description in the ancient book. However, it does not allow one's sight to travel through mountains, oceans and deserts, sit in front of this kind of candle, enter other people's dreams, show illusions, or show illusions across the distance.
It has the ability to exchange information with half of the world, and it will not emit a strange light that will never go out.
Mined from ancient ruins, the tarnished glass candle now sits in a laboratory at the Imperial School of Economics.
The only exciting news for these archaeological scholars is that the material of this glass candle has not yet been deciphered by modern science.
But even so, there are fewer and fewer archaeological scholars like Professor Wilson who continue to hold on to their beliefs without wavering, and most people have begun to change their camps.
"But now that you are studying archeology and in my class, you have to follow my lead."
"Do you understand?"
"Julie."
After explaining all this, Professor Wilson stared at the female classmate with burning eyes and spoke in a slightly stern voice.
The female student named Julie pursed her lips in dissatisfaction, but finally lowered her head. The other students were also shocked and looked at Julie sympathetically.
She wants to transfer to another department. Everyone knows that, in fact, other students in the Department of Classical Archeology also want to transfer to other more promising majors, but it is really irrational for Julie to directly challenge Professor Wilson like this.