Ever since the White Tower of the Eastern Plains replaced the Council of Seven Yao as the largest mage organization on the continent of Mycrof one hundred and twenty years ago, the hand-to-hand apprenticeship system has gradually been replaced by a more advanced academy system, and this trend has spread to other professions, even blacksmiths and tailors. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Originally, it would take at least five years to train a basic mage apprentice, knight, craftsman and tailor, and even if he was talented, it would take two or three years, and in this practice, the apprentice could only do unpaid work for the instructor, in addition to paying high tuition fees.

After all, this is the most precious knowledge, a craft that can support a person for a lifetime, and even benefit future generations, and a mentor is almost equivalent to recreating a parent in this regard, so even if the conditions are so harsh, many people have to go to those well-known mentors to learn from them.

Therefore, through the academy system, the Guantian White Pagoda quickly cultivated a large number of new blood, walked in the forefront of the times, and kicked the Qiyao Council, which adhered to the apprenticeship system, into the corner of the times, and after a painful reform, the Qiyao Council also had to keep up with the pace of its competitors and also opened large and small colleges.

The opening of the academy is the first step in the widespread dissemination of knowledge.

With the passage of time, there is more and more news about the academy called Wintercastle on the snow-capped mountain of Nissière, and many people know that it is not a simple mage academy, but because the teachers hired today are only magicians, so for the time being, there are only mage courses, and when there are tutors of other professions in the future, then naturally other department courses will be opened.

In terms of tuition, the tuition fees in Wintercastle are indeed not expensive, but they are not cheap, but the lord said that if you can't pay the tuition for the time being, it doesn't matter, the town hall can pay in advance, but after completing your studies, you must work for the academy for free for a period of time to repay these expenses.

- That's a fart condition!

The above foul language is the first thought of many people after learning the news, the Seven Gods are above, this is not a usury, nor is it an overlord treaty, you can pay back as much as you spend, at most there is a little reasonable interest - this kind of condition, even the church can't open it!

"My nephews are in a small village on the other side of the mountain, I want to take them over quickly!"

"Hey, Lao Tzu sent my boy to his uncle to learn the carpenter's trade, and now it seems that I should hurry up and tell my eldest brother to call my son and his son over to try it!"

"Yes, how can a carpenter compare to a mage? Even if you are a warrior, it is the descendant of the lord, and I don't know how much stronger than those wild mercenaries! ”

"That's it, and it's not limited to gender, my daughter can also send it over to try, anyway, it's a little cold to go back and forth, just wear a wolf skin jacket!"

Some people don't want their children to become mages, some of them know that mages require a lot of resources, and some of them understand that their children are not that kind of material at all, but Wintercastle is a professional academy after all, not a normal mage academy, and this also attracts them.

After all, it is faster to learn with a teacher to teach than to explore on your own, not to mention, isn't their lord a dragon slayer warrior? If he could teach it, even if it was just a little, it would be amazing!

And a small group of people look deeper.

For example, the old scholar Edward, he clearly knew that the opening of the academy this time was not just to train mages, but to cultivate the young lord's new lineage.

Joshua Van Radcliffe, a true genius and powerhouse, can single-handedly slay the monsters of the dragon's lair, his strength is undoubted, but not everything needs his help, a strong man's subordinates, there must be other mid-level professionals as the backbone of his rule, this is a must, and this lord is lacking.

Although he seemed to be training a knight order, it was not enough, and Edward could see that Joshua's future purpose was to explore the Great Ajax Mountains, a vast and unknown region, dense with black forests, infinite magical beasts, and of course, countless treasures and precious mineral veins, in order to develop those places, he would definitely need more manpower and professionals.

This is an opportunity! An ambitious lord must have more opportunities for his subordinates to climb up than other stable lords, and the old scholar clearly understands that this is a once-in-a-generation excellent opportunity, and if it is grasped well, then there will definitely be a chance to become the top of Moldavia in the future.

He will never let his grandchildren miss out!

Although there are not many people who can see this, there are also a lot, even if it is instinct, they are not willing to let go of this opportunity, the news spreads, until the entire Moldavian territory, even other territories, there are many people who are ready to spend a little more money, come here to try the opportunity, among them there are many talented children, for Moldavia, this is a great opportunity to absorb talents.

Invisibly, the establishment of an academy stirred up the atmosphere that had become extremely dull due to the cold winter day in the four collars of the Northland.

In fact, there was no time for everyone to brew and think, and a few days later, on February 28, the year 833, Wintercastle Academy officially opened.

Halfway up the mountain, Joshua stepped down from the podium and gave up his place to the next speaker.

Prior to this, Nostradamus and he had already made a proclamation and a speech, the details of which were dull and boring, but the warrior was very happy—he had only listened to the nonsense of others on stage, but now it was his turn to make a big call and enjoy the irritated expressions of others.

But in any case, there was still a limit to the length of the speech, and now she was speaking on the stage, a proud disciple of the archmage and the instructor of the elemental department of the academy, and with the blessing of magic, her voice was as loud as thunder, making many people who came with their children to take the test feel the vibration of the eardrum.

Compared to Nostradamus and Joshua, the female mage named Sophia spoke much more concisely, and in just a few words, she roughly explained the school system.

The courses of Wintercastle College are half-yearly and end in 12 sessions, and are judged by credits, if the credits do not meet the standards, then they are required to retake it once, that is, half a year, generally speaking, the time required for each course is different.

At present, in Wintercastle Academy, there is only one department of magic, and teachers of other professions have not been recruited for the time being, and only in this department, there are only five types of courses in alchemy, magic energy, elements, changes and runes, and the progress of magic energy machinery is the fastest, and it only takes three periods to complete, while runes take the longest time, and it takes twelve periods to complete.

Generally speaking, the cost of teaching in the first phase is 30 gold coins, which is quite affordable for the average family, but this is only the cost of admission, and if you want to buy other miscellaneous items, you will need more money. If the family is really poor, the college will borrow some money, but this will be remitted to the account and will need to be repaid by a lot of work in the future.

The school rules are copied from the school rules of other magic academies, and the details have been slightly modified according to the situation in the Northland, and now there is nothing special except for prohibiting students from climbing snowy mountains and exploring the lakes at the foot of the mountain without permission.

Now, standing on the stage is another middle-aged mage, his name is Dill, he is the rune department tutor of Wintercastle Academy, and he has the strength of the golden middle level, in Joshua's opinion, this middle-aged man's strength is good, at least the magic in his body is very solid, and the equipment on his body is full of runes, and it is really good when it comes to defense.

There are so many factions of mages that people can't count them, elemental, necromancy, alchemy, magic, change, runes, prophecy, summoning, and more special scholars, these are all types of mages, and if you add bloodline specialization and other special advancements, then there are several kinds of warlocks, psionics, magic circles, and the chosen one.

The middle-aged mage had long thick brown hair and a bright red rune on his forehead, exuding obvious magical fluctuations, and his speech gradually came to an end: "...... Therefore, as we all know, knowledge is the source of power, mages are not a profession born for battle, we are the inheritance and collection of knowledge, we are the pursuit of wisdom, and great power is only a by-product of truth, please do not forget this. ”

With the applause of everyone in the audience, Joshua saw that the time was almost up, so he walked to Nostradamus, who was standing aside, and signaled that he was ready to start the talent test, and not to continue to waste time and consume everyone's enthusiasm.

The old mage nodded in agreement.

At the same time that the Winter Castle Academy was in full swing, in the distant imperial capital, in a room of the Royal Academy.

There were a number of young mages gathered here, all around an old man with a serious face and long snow-white hair, watching the magical images playing in front of them.

And this video is the part where Nostradamus, who is far away in the Northland, announces the establishment of the academy, and Joshua echoes and confirms that he is the Honorable Headmaster.

"Teacher, are you sure we don't need to do some sabotage?"

A student looked a little uncontrollable, he opened his mouth to ask the old man, and there was some injustice in his tone: "Master, he took so many resources, and as a result, he ran out to open his own academy, which obviously didn't take the Royal Academy and the Mage Association seriously!" ”

The other students also nodded in agreement, as a Extreme Mage, the resources that Nostradamus enjoyed were naturally the most and most priority, not the magicians of his faction, naturally they were envious and jealous, and now they saw that their old rival could actually open a magic academy alone, and his heart was already sour.

"Idiot."

The white-haired old man snorted coldly, and he didn't give the student who made the suggestion a good look at it at all, and he said solemnly: "Who are you going to trouble with?" ”

"That ......" the student was hesitant.

"Don't be stupid, that's Nostradamus and Joshua Van Radcliffe!"

Slapping the table vigorously, the old man shook his head vigorously, as if he felt sorry for the stupidity of his students: "A mage of extreme will who has defeated three shaman legions head-on, a dragon slayer who has been in the limelight lately-who are you going to trouble with?" Who have you ever beaten? I don't even dare to say that I'm looking for trouble! ”

No one answered this question, because no one could beat it!

The young mages present were not stupid, and they naturally knew that even if everyone was counted, they might not be the opponent of one of the two.

Although the followers of wisdom do not force the power to be strong, it is clear that there are times when the power of power can solve most problems, and it is more convenient and faster than wisdom.

After pondering for a while, the old man frowned and said to a certain student who had been sitting aside without speaking, "Garner, you are a native of the Northlands and a former classmate of Joshua in the Military Academy, what do you think of this person?" ”

Garner, who was named, was stunned for a moment, and then thought about it for a while, he shook his head and said, "To be honest, teacher, I also feel very confused, although Joshua had good grades before, he was not so strong." ”

He looked really puzzled, and his brows furrowed: "When I saw him at the Military Academy before, his temper was not as irritable as it is now, he was a very gentle guy who was very good at taking care of his juniors, he always smiled when he met him, and he could cook...... And now, when I look at his face through the magical image, I feel an instinctive sense of fear...... The difference is too big, and it always feels like a completely different person. ”

"So what are his usual weaknesses? For example, fear, not being good at dealing with something? ”

When Garner heard this, he fell into a long contemplation, and finally he could only shake his head heavily.

You ask me, what can I do? I'm desperate too.

(To be continued.) )