Chapter 481: Chapter 233 Cambridge Tales (6.4K)_2
For example, Churchill, Darwin, Hawking, and the fictional Little Niu, among others.
Although some changes have occurred in the current timeline, it seems they haven’t affected Little Niu’s coffin arrangements.
So if there’s an opportunity next...
Perhaps burn some money for Little Niu?
Speaking of which, I wonder if the currencies of the Netherworld in the East and West are interchangeable?
With such curiosity, Xu Yun and Thomson walked and chatted, quickly arriving at a densely built area.
As soon as the carriage entered the area, several uniformed university patrollers approached:
"Gentlemen, the area ahead is the University of Cambridge Trinity College’s lecture zone. No unauthorized personnel are allowed. Please present your credentials if you have any."
Upon hearing this, Thomson stepped out of the carriage, took out his school badge and Apostle Badge, and said something while pointing at Xu Yun and Wheat.
A moment later.
The patrollers saluted Thomson and turned to leave the carriage.
Thomson returned to the carriage and guided it forward.
Although Trinity College isn’t the oldest college in the University of Cambridge, it is the wealthiest of all.
Thus, the buildings on campus noticeably appear more exquisite than others along the way, and the lawns are well-maintained, with some students occasionally seen studying on the grass.
"By the way."
After passing a couple sitting shoulder to shoulder, Thomson suddenly remembered something and said to Wheat:
"Maxwell, there’s something I need to remind you of. Trinity College is a Divinity School established by Protestantism, so kissing is prohibited on campus."
"If you get into a relationship, at most, you can hold hands in public. Otherwise, even if you’re a discounted student, you’ll face severe punishment."
"Moreover, you can’t wear more than three-colored thermal socks, and your weight must be under 200 pounds. Otherwise, you’ll need to lose weight to meet the graduation requirement..."
Wheat: "..."
Xu Yun wasn’t surprised by this. The strange regulations of the United Kingdom’s schools are surprisingly many, with later Oxford even requiring students to read naked in the library under certain feminist pushes.....
A few minutes later.
Thomson stopped in front of a three-story terraced building.
He then pointed to the entrance of the terraced building and introduced Xu Yun and Wheat:
"This building is the Academic Affairs Center, divided into front and back parts—of course, due to the line of sight, you can only see the front building."
"The front building is the office of Trinity College, with positions ascending from left to right."
"For instance, the far left houses the newly graduated adjuncts, the middle mostly has professors, and the office of the college leadership is on the right."
"As for the rear building, it is the administrative building of the University of Cambridge, including the board of trustees office and the president’s office."
After speaking, he remembered something and added:
"The current president of the University of Cambridge is Francis Albert, cousin and husband to Queen Victoria, so he doesn’t often stay on campus. Most matters are still handled in the front building."
Francis Albert?
Hearing this name, Xu Yun was suddenly stunned.
This time, he was genuinely surprised.
The president of the University of Cambridge isn’t like a well-known scientist; the number of terms reached 346 by 2022, so Xu Yun couldn’t have every person’s tenure year memorized in his mind.
It’s basically the kind of situation where when he hears a name, he can recall the person’s experiences, but he doesn’t have much sensitivity when it comes to matching years directly.
So upon arriving in the dungeon.
He truly hadn’t inquired about the matter of the University of Cambridge’s president, nor had he even thought about it in this regard...
As a result, unexpectedly...
The current president of the University of Cambridge turned out to be Prince Albert?
He was a formidable figure in nurturing power...
Albert was a duke’s heir from Germany, with a status far lower than Queen Victoria, so their relationship began with Queen Victoria proposing to him.
Initially, Albert was greatly restricted, his position merely as the queen’s consort, devoid of any corresponding powers or responsibilities.
But over time, he began working from the ground up, absorbing various public grievances.
For instance, implementing educational reform, globally advocating for the abolition movement, managing imperial family affairs, and overseeing the queen’s office, among other endeavors.
He personally cultivated Queen Victoria into a ’great empress,’ while he himself became the United Kingdom’s unofficial king.
Historians of later generations almost universally acknowledge that Albert ultimately had an extremely significant impact on Britain.
No other royal family member compares to him in this respect, and indeed, it will be very difficult for anyone to surpass him in the future.
In a quintessentially starting-point novel, he’s somewhat akin to Ning Liheng in "The Prodigal Son," a legendary figure.
Apart from this.
This Prince of Great Britain was counted among the few British aristocrats clean regarding China.
Because he was born in 1919, so at 21 during the First Opium War, he had just married Queen Victoria.
He also died young in 1961, later suffering from severe stomach spasms.
Therefore, he had almost no part in some of the Second Opium War affairs.
Thus his position destined him to be a beneficiary in the wars invading China, yet he couldn’t be counted as a behind-the-scenes decision-maker or executioner.
From a personal emotional standpoint.
Xu Yun at least wouldn’t shy away from interacting with him, which is very rare in the current British upper echelons.
Presently, Albert, at just 31, has become the president of the University of Cambridge. If Xu Yun’s memory serves, his term should continue until either 1854 or was it 1955.....
