Chapter 717: Mage Academy (Part I)

Ever since Serena arrived in the city, the city has been overhauled, with new buildings being completed almost every month, so people are not interested in a new construction site that appears almost every week.

However, people do care about the city map being updated every month - yes, that's what sets Wyndtown apart from other cities.

This unusual city often has some strange things under the rule of the always whimsical head maid, such as the specific layout of the city, the map is posted not far from the city gate, and it is pasted on a board, as long as the map is read, then outsiders will not get lost in the city.

But even the inhabitants of this ever-changing city need to glance at the map from time to time, or they may get lost in this familiar city.

There are also people who have made a lot of jokes because of this, but fortunately, similar jokes often appear in this city, and they will not be laughed at for long.

Then again, the speed at which the map of the city is updated is simply astounding.

A caravan entered Wende City through the south gate, and their leader did not immediately lead the team to find an inn to stay in, but first found a map placed near the city gate, and swept his eyes to find that the road had not changed much.

The leader nodded, then looked back at the east of the city.

According to the head maid, the city of Wende would continue to extend eastward, even crossing the Onyx River and building a new town on the other side of the river.

Now Wende City, as the head maid said, is continuing to extend eastward.

There are many 'public buildings' in the new town, and most of the public buildings in Wende City are gathered in the east of the city, so many people who come to Wende City will pay attention to the signs on the map.

The leader's gaze wandered aimlessly across the map, and suddenly, a phrase appeared in front of him, and his heart tightened.

He held his breath, rubbed his eyes, and looked at them carefully.

That's right, it's still 'Mage Academy'!

What does this mean?''Mage Academy'?' an academy for educating mages?or, or......

The team leader couldn't help but swallow his saliva, grabbed the shoulder of the person next to him with a trembling hand, and pointed to the phrase on the map and asked, "Mage Academy...... What is it?"

Passers-by just passed by him, but they were grabbed by the shoulders and pulled over, and they were angry and wanted to scold, but they were suddenly stunned.

"What, what kind of mage learns-" He Mumu turned his head to look, and his voice stopped abruptly.

Passers-by also widened their eyes and couldn't help but let out a scream: "Mage Academy!?"

His scream drew the attention of the others and made them follow his line of sight, and then there was a commotion near the South Gate.

The map of Wende City is getting more and more complicated, and many of the names of buildings are marked on them, but few people pay attention to the letters.

After several years of universal education, not only the children who entered the school at the beginning, but also many adults have learned a lot of vocabulary and can understand some words.

The map of the city posted here is not only for adventurers and businessmen, but also for the city's residents, after all, sometimes the government will carry out drastic changes to the city, even residents who are familiar with the layout of the city may get lost in the renovated urban area, so every road and building is marked accordingly.

Over time, many words and phrases were recognized, and even many adults who had not attended night school were able to read newspapers and letters in general.

The literacy rate of the locals of Winde City has improved significantly, but it is the merchants and adventurers from outside, many of whom do not know a single word.

One word stirred up a thousand waves, and the news that there was an additional 'Mage Academy' in Wende City quickly spread throughout most of the city, and almost everyone was discussing this matter.

Even the civil servants of the city hall heard the news for the first time, and before that, no news had been released from the city hall.

The head maid seemed to have quietly done something big, and when the news came out, the spies in the city quickly passed the news to their masters by magic, and the outside world was also shocked.

But none of the above things mattered, and when the news reached Edith's ears, she couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Of course, she wasn't unaware of the news, although the person who ordered the construction of the 'Mage Academy' was Serena, but there were some formalities that required her hands, and she couldn't have been unaware.

All civil servants involved in the matter were given gag orders and were not allowed to release the news until the official information was made public.

But what she didn't expect was that the city map had just been updated in the morning, and she was going to announce the news in the afternoon to surprise people, but she didn't expect that before the afternoon, the news had already spread, and in the end, it was not that people received the surprise, but that she was frightened.

This caught Edith off guard, so she had to ask her men to speed up the process of preparation and announce the 'good news' as soon as possible.

Bishop Cole of the Church of Knowledge had been drinking tea and chatting with the country's supreme ruler, wondering how the chief maid had the leisure to come to his place.

As a result, a reckless priest broke into the backyard of the Temple of Knowledge and shouted, "Lord Bishop, Winde City - a mage academy has appeared in Winde City!"

The voice reached not only Bishop Cole's ears, but also the chief maid who sat across from him.

Bishop Cole was stunned and then startled, and looked at Serena in shock, leaving aside the priest who had recklessly entered.

Glancing at the trembling priest standing aside, the maid put down her teacup and smiled and waved her hand to signal that he could go out.

The priest turned his gaze to his superior, and Bishop Cole recovered from his shock and absentmindedly waved him away, staring at the maid with cloudy eyes.

"Serena, head maid, you come to me this time...... Is it for this too?" Bishop Cole asked directly, without waiting for the maid to speak first.

There is no need to get along with this head maid, instead of asking roundabout questions, it is better to get straight to the point, so that you can bother less.

"Yes, it is indeed for this ......"

The maid picked up the handkerchief, wiped the corners of her mouth elegantly, and said with a smile: "Although the [Ship of the Stars] has enough books, it can't be compared to the Knowledge Church in any way, so I hope to be able to get some books from you, of course, only a copy is enough." ”

"Why?" asked Bishop Cole, cluelessly.

The maid smiled and tilted her head, of course she knew why the bishop was asking.

"Now the development of Wende City, and even the development of the Principality of Sorrowful Wind cannot be separated from 'magic', in order to make the country stronger and more prosperous, of course I have to train more mages!"

She smiled and shook her head, "I'm not the kind of person who cherishes himself, it's like universal education, I'm also here to pave the way for this matter, only when the literacy rate goes up, can I train more mages for my use." Bishop Cole, are you satisfied with my answer?"

Bishop Cole looked at her silently, "...... There doesn't seem to be any difference between what you're doing now and what the Arcane Empire is doing. ”

"I'm not as mad as them, my purpose has always been 'people-oriented', they care about whether they can explore the truth of this world, and what I want is for the country to prosper and let everyone in the world live a happy life-"

Seeing that Bishop Cole was still frowning, the maid gave up her pompous performance and smiled sweetly, "Whether I think so or not, I am indeed walking firmly in this direction, Bishop Cole, can you help me?"