Quote from: Karl Hungus on April 05, 2015, 03:26:28 AM

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The Prince then drifted off into a deep restful sleep, safe in the protective arms of his friend. Hokusai then carried Karl Hungus back to Hokusai's residence, and then took it upon himself to oversee the recovery efforts for all of the Hungus properties.
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Reports that things are happening on The other Square (ToS) have reached the King's ear. Military was mobilized but the incident did not turn into actual riot. Overall, very few items were destroyed or even damaged, which can be seen from /ITEMS_U.

Quote from: smooth on April 04, 2015, 10:33:13 PM

Chancellor must responsibly step down following the Great Calamity.

Perhaps there is a new Chancellor who wishes to step forward and direct a rebuilding process for a New University. If not, then I would propose in my letter of resignation that the University be dissolved, the assets (remaining building, gold, and wreckage) be returned to the donators in approximate proportion to their donations, and the remaming unbuilt land be returned to the Town. I leave this final decision to the Town.

We only have so many organizing-capable people in the Kingdom, and it seems clear that Marquess Cryptoluna cannot spare his time. The resignation is accepted. There was an earlier incident with the Bishop as a defunct member of the Town Council, and we played him out to make room for the new ones. That also worked, so hopefully this is a right decision.

This is the important thing - we have currently more wealth than time/talent to manage it. The most talented of the new players will be able to rise to very high wealth management positions very soon, as Lord noms now (some say he is practically controlling the Church with its 10k+ gold and 1,000s sqm of floor area).

Our thoughts have developed. The high towers are probably unsafe to build - just look at the massive damage PofC&S (same decade and plan as University) suffered. We are contemplating of even demolishing it or lowering the height. The University will not be built in the same way again. We have an idea of a sprawling campus where anyone could sponsor a SCI institution that would get a bonus from being part of the University. Possible land for this could be found in the Cul&Sci.

As for the finances and possible returning of the donations, we checked the books and indeed:
- For 26 years (1569-1595), the University did not generate a single point of science.
- There is a -50 mil recent outpayment with no explanation.

The former is a sad fact now, the latter needs to be investigated.

Quote from: NewLiberty on April 06, 2015, 07:01:32 PM

One simple improvement would be to widen some of the grand boulevards.

Some streets are becoming chokepoints in heavy traffic, or if visitors come with carriages, which need to be parked on the street.
- The East Main Street from Central Square to Culture Square is very crowded
- When TIE haw is built, the NL street towards the Central Square will be crowded
- The West Main Street at NP, is also becoming crowded

There is not much that can be done to East Main Street, what we are thinking mainly is if the road in NL haw could be widened. It was pondered to demolish both the Town Hall and Annex in the process, but since it is a Cultured building, the consensus in Prince of Soul office is to repair it at a great cost.

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Our best days are yet ahead of us.

This is certainly true.