The journey of the film and television world is endless [continued]

As the most important port in Westeros, Oldtown is also a maritime and land trade center. Merchant ships from all over the world gather here, and their routes cover the entire Wester Summer Islands, the Free Trade Cities, and some other places on the Essos continent across the Narrow Sea.

The towering tower is located in the center of Old Town, and the entire city is built around it. The blazing fire on the top of the tower has been guiding people in the fog and illuminating their future since ancient times. It is the tallest building in the world, even taller than the Wall. Some experienced residents of Old Town can tell the time of day by just looking at the direction of the shadow cast by the towering tower.

The port of Old Town is always crowded with people every day. The dock is full of various ships, and it is still very lively even at night. The city itself has a different flavor. Whether it is a trickle or a torrent of rivers, the scattered canals and the cobblestone streets form a different kind of beauty. Compared with the political center of King's Landing, which is like a big toilet, Old Town is more tidy and refreshing. Liu Yuan guessed that the neatly distributed streets and alleys are because there are the most professional architectural experts in the entire continent. And the Hightower family is willing to spend money.

The white building along the river is the town hall of the old town. The shop of the Setiga family is located on the street behind the town hall. The person in charge of the shop, Rody Setiga, is also from the branch of the Setiga family. He is the blood of the cousin of Earl Adrian's grandfather. Although Liu Yuan is a legitimate illegitimate child and has a much higher status than him, Rody also treated him respectfully.

That night they stayed in the courtyard behind the shop. The family had been running the old town for more than two hundred years and owned a considerable business.

The next morning, Luo Di personally led Liu Yuan to the Citadel to report. There was a relatively large building complex in the old town, which was the Citadel and the highest leadership organization for all the scholars.

The Citadel is where the scholars gather, study, research and train newcomers. It is also the residence of the Grand Masters. The Hightower family has devoted all their efforts to the establishment of the Citadel and has always been an important sponsor and protector of the Citadel and the scholars. The Citadel is located on the east bank of the Mead River. On both sides of the main entrance are two tall Sphinx statues, which are carved from turquoise marble and are divided into male and female, one with a male face and the other with a female face.

The gate of the Citadel is open to the public. As soon as you enter the gate, you will see the clerk's desk. The clerk's desk is where the assistant maesters in the Citadel provide writing services to the public. It is also the only place open to the public. Residents of the Old Town come here to find assistant maesters to write wills and read letters for them. The clerks sit in front of the open stalls waiting for customers. Other stalls can buy and sell books, and some stalls sell maps. It is not only a window for the Citadel to serve the public, but also a way for assistant maesters and maester apprentices from poor backgrounds to earn subsidies.

The main building is composed of towers, and the domes of the towers are connected by stone arch bridges. The halls where the scholars live are built on top of the arch bridges. At the bottom of the towers are wide buildings, and the shortest domed building is the General Manager's Pavilion. The hub for managing the entire city is in there. The highest leader is the City Manager, who is also selected by the doctors through lottery. A new General Manager will be elected every year, and the General Manager's responsibility is to manage the city.

Inside the door of the Steward's Pavilion is a hall with stone floors and high arched windows. The rooms on both sides of the hall are offices. At the end of the passage is a high platform where a gatekeeper sits, responsible for receiving all those who want to meet the Steward. Under the Steward's Pavilion is a cell where people can be locked in, used to punish apprentices and assistant masters who have committed minor crimes, such as servants who steal from the kitchen.

Usually, there are also a large number of bachelors serving in the city, and most of those who stay here are people who are obsessed with research. If a bachelor's knowledge in a certain field can be called a "master", he will be awarded a ring, scepter and mask corresponding to this field, as well as a doctorate title to recognize his professional knowledge.

There are many subordinate agencies of the Central Council in the General Manager's Pavilion, and they are responsible for the specific daily management of the city. Liu Yuan and his companions went to the Document Office. He only received a notice on Crab Island. The specific special recruitment documents are still kept here, and Liu Yuan also needs to register for admission here. Bachelor Fercon on duty knew that this kind of apprentice of noble origin was not something he could control. He did not make things difficult for Liu Yuan, nor did he ask for a bribe, and he readily handled the admission procedures for him.

Liu Yuan was assigned to study with Maester Marwyn. The academy would assign a tutor to each new student. Maester Marwyn was the most experienced maester in the academy and was said to be able to be promoted to a doctorate soon.

The next step was to arrange accommodation. Assistant Master Hilly led Liu Yuan to his new residence. It was a room on the side of the fourth floor of the ninth tower. This would be his residence for the next few years. Since it was close to the corner, the room had two windows. The wooden window frames were inlaid with brown and green glass. The lighting was very good, without the cold feeling of ordinary castles. Students who had just come to the city to receive education were called apprentices. Two apprentices would be arranged to stay in each room. At this time, there was already a roommate in the room, named Pylos Riverman from the Riverlands.

He was a somewhat silent boy, three or four years older than Liu Yuan. He had been studying with his tutor for more than half a year. Pylos was not very talkative and had no special reaction to Liu Yuan's arrival.

The next day, Liu Yuan met his mentor, Maester Marwyn. How should I put it? It broke his usual impression of intellectuals. He was short and fat, but his chest and shoulders were very strong, and he had a round beer belly. He had a thick neck and a broad chin, a prominent forehead, a nose that may have been broken more than once, and mottled red teeth. There were messy white hairs in his ears and nostrils, making him look very unkempt, and he was seven points similar to the fat dwarf Bomb. The nine colorful chains on his neck represented his academic achievements.

Liu Yuan also met the other three fellow apprentices. The one who impressed him the most was the thin assistant bachelor. His name was Coben, and he majored in occultism and medicine. I heard that he had submitted an application not long ago and sworn in to become a formal bachelor.

Although Maester Marwin looked sloppy, his teaching level was quite good. He quickly made a study plan for Liu Yuan, and warned him not to touch too profound knowledge at the beginning, and to start with the simpler literature and history. The two assistant maester brothers usually had their own research projects, so they were rarely seen.

Mentor Marwin is perfecting his work "The Lost Book". According to Brother Coben, in order to complete this book, Mentor went to the East Continent twice to study, suffered a lot of injuries on the way, and almost died there.

Liu Yuan also selected the subjects for himself to study initially, namely "Astronomy", "History" and "Metallurgy". These three subjects have quite a lot of branches, and the knowledge involved is enough for him to study for a long time.