Chapter 99, Recruitment

The biggest event at the start of 1904 in the Far East was not the Tokyo trial, but the establishment of Southeast Asian University, which would profoundly influence future generations.

Despite the university only just being named, with its campus location, faculty, and regulations yet undecided, this still did not change the fact that Southeast Asian University caused a sensation in Asia.

In this era of utmost ideological confusion, where idolization and flattery of the West were at their peak, many regarded the European moon as being especially round.

Especially after Wilhelm had endorsed it in his capacity as a prince, the impact was even greater. Enrollment hadn't officially begun yet, but the number of people inquiring and registering was already incessantly streaming in, even once hampering the normal operations of several Shinra embassies in the Far East.