🍁Nine Ancient Obelisks

—Of course, I understand. But there's nothing special here, so as I said, it won't take much time. —This time, the student didn't even need a reminder to recite the standard list of questions: —Your height and lineage, marital status and descendants, beliefs, guild, and finally, hobbies? Oh yes, of course, you can skip questions if you wish.

- 178, replied the fair-haired one.
- 180, replied the gray-haired one.
- From the noble family of Zimia, continued the aristocrat.
- Asuguh ancestors, although with an admixture of Calcite and Tung blood, ha-ha, continued the archaeologist.
- Not married, no children. Not yet...
- Married, two children.
- Guild of Erudition, they both replied.
- I love to read books and play musical instruments.
- And I enjoy watching the smiles on students' faces.

- Does it really matter?.. Well, let's call it Operation "Erika". Because that's what's written on the neighboring mailbox.

- Let's do it backwards... Akira... It sounds more Asuguh... And more passionately desirable too.
Comrade Ghenzy Sunaro, as could be seen, was focusing on the most unusual and not very useful things.
- Okay... Operation Akira... Start!
Using their claws, the novice ninja and shinobi sneak into the window of the house they have chosen. For now, no one has noticed them...

- Ugh! I don't do favors for degenerates for free 😁

Then she poured tea for the guest.

- Hmm! I saw you yesterday near the Temple! I'm sure no one offered you tea there!

- You know, I've fought a lot in my life, and I've met people like you. People who had a fireball explode near them, people who got hit on the head with a mace... They all talk the same way you do.
The guest took the mug of tea and sniffed it in a barbarian manner, then assessed the color with his gaze, and finally dripped some of it onto a piece of paper.
- Doesn't seem to be any poison. It's safe to drink.
On this note, he finally took a sip of the warm liquid and nodded contentedly.
- Well, I guess I'm still alive.

Added 12 minutes ago

- First, I'll write down your name, and then your answers, - Ferrus took out a pencil and a notebook.
1. How long have you been working as an astronomer?
2. Did you come here solely for the sake of science, or were you partly romanticizing the profession?
3. Is it interesting to work here?
4. What needs to be done to get a job here?
5. Have there been any interesting discoveries during your time here?
6. Is there any practical benefit to this science?
7. Does the city or state help financially?
8. Is there any help needed with the work? (from me/ordinary people/organizations)
9. Is it ever boring or lonely here?
10. Would you like to visit somewhere up there (points to the sky), in another "world" and see everything up close?
And a question personally from me:
- Can an ordinary person use your equipment and look at the stars?

- I've been studying for several years, but I only arrived in Asuguh this year.
- I wanted to get away from my usual life in Margel, and I've been interested in the stars since childhood.
- Uh-huh.
- You need to get permission from the observatory director.
- None that would shake the scientific community - no. Only things that surprised me personally, but they probably won't be of interest to anyone else...
- At the individual level, astronomy helps to broaden one's horizons and learn to think more broadly; at the social level, it helps us learn about how people live on other planets and promotes the development of applied sciences...
- Yes, the state generously funds such institutions.
- Thank you for the offer, but not at the moment.
- Not boring, but lonely.
- Of course! I would give up an entire kingdom for such an opportunity!.. But I don't have one, haha.

- Yes, of course!