During the days when Wagner came to Idarland, he went to bed late and got up early every day, exhausted.
However, he was extremely grateful to Idar and full of hope for the future of himself and his family.
Because here, in the Idar Territory, there were neither officials who exploited the common people nor ruffians who robbed homes. Wagner was able to rely on his own strength to exchange for the material materials that allowed his family to survive.
Although he was tired, he was also very happy.
This is because, whether they are mining in the iron mines of the Grand Highlands or smelting iron in the newly built iron-making factories, "the more you work, the more you get, the less you work, the less you get" is what the Idar officials responsible for managing them follow.
the only principle.
Therefore, every work point comes in real terms, and every wage payment comes in a steady manner. In Wagner's eyes, this is the most valuable thing in Idarland.
Of course, not only was Wagner's life fulfilling and busy, the lives of the mage apprentices who had previously participated in the construction of the ironworks were also extremely fulfilling.
Or in other words,
When the nine mage apprentices who came from afar formally established a teacher-student relationship with Bruno, Count of Idar, the daily lives of the mage apprentices suddenly became extremely fulfilling.
The original physical exercise every morning was naturally retained.
After all, the physical fitness of these mage apprentices is really poor, and Bruno doesn't want anything to go wrong with these delicate and frail guys.
The production of magic crystal bombs has not stopped. After all, even if Bruno has traveled through time, the fear of insufficient firepower has long been imprinted in the depths of his soul, deeply affecting Bruno's decision-making in all aspects.
And this is why Bruno stuffed a ship full of magic crystal bombs with Navy Admiral Mal Caron when he sent troops to Coral Island.
After all, magic crystal bombs can be said to be the thing that the Idar Territory relies on most nowadays, so it is natural to make as many as possible. There is absolutely no reason to have too much anyway.
In the last life, the flower grower suffered too many setbacks and experienced too much pain along the way!
The many pressures placed on the rabbits also kept Bruno alert after time travel, because he never hoped that he would encounter such oppression in this world. After all...compared to those big rabbits who serve the country and the people...
His political wisdom is far from perfect...
The successful development of magic crystal bombs has undoubtedly opened a door for Bruno to become familiar with it. Therefore, no matter how many tasks the mage apprentices have, if they spend a whole morning every day making magic crystal bombs, they will always be let go by Bruno.
In the first place!
In addition to making magic crystal bombs on time every day, the mage apprentices also need to optimize the existing magic circle, discuss the magic circle that has not been researched, and analyze the use of the magic circle...
At the same time, they also have to take time to regularly inspect and maintain the normally functioning magic circles located throughout the Idar Territory, such as the magic circles in the ironworks, the magic circles in the cement workshops...
Then, they have to visit their mentor, Lord Bruno, Count of Idar, from time to time in their free time.
And these mage apprentices happily became Bruno's second batch of tool men after Anel...
Therefore, as qualified tool people, mage apprentices naturally also have the consciousness of being tool people.
Getting up at around six in the morning and not going to bed until early in the morning has almost become the daily schedule of the mage apprentices...
Although these mage apprentices were a little uncomfortable at the beginning, under the bright prospects for the future development of the Idar School described by Bruno, the mage apprentices burst out with unparalleled creativity and willpower!
"Persist to the end and never give up!"
"Crazy today, brilliant tomorrow!"
“It’s better to suffer for a hundred days than to have a lifetime of regrets!”
"I am strong, I work hard, I can succeed, I will definitely succeed!"
The walls of the Idar Array Research Laboratory have long been covered with slogans that Bruno carefully prepared for these mage apprentices!
The light white paper has motivational words written in Norman script. Once the mage apprentices are a little distracted, they will see these banners, and then...
They will feel guilty and uneasy from the bottom of their hearts!
yes!
Mr. Bruno has provided himself with such good living conditions and the opportunity to fully come into contact with magic and magic circle research. How can he not cherish it?
If I cannot make full use of every minute and every second, I will be sorry to the earl, to the soldiers of Idar Territory, and to everyone in Idar Territory!
So... inspired by these slogans and under Bruno's trusting eyes, the mage apprentice's task completion speed is gradually becoming more efficient and faster.
Of course, as an outstanding young man of the new era with a sense of morality and justice, Bruno would never force these mage apprentices to complete any tasks.
This is all of their own free will!
However, although it is a good thing that the mage apprentices are so conscious and self-disciplined, there is also a slight disadvantage, and that is... Bruno, who sleeps until he wakes up naturally every day, almost forgets about teaching the mage apprentices.
After all, the mage apprentices, who live a three-point and one-line life every day, really don't have a big presence in the Idar Territory.
In addition, the secret laboratory where they lived was located in a remote place in Idar Territory, so unless he was thinking about magic, Bruno really couldn't remember that he had ten students!
However, sometimes, Bruno would suddenly remember before going to bed that he did not teach the magician apprentices any magical mathematical knowledge today, and then he would silently swear in bed that he would do it next time!
It's just that... when the next morning comes, these trivial matters will be forgotten again...
Therefore, in fact, so far, although Bruno is nominally the teacher of these mage apprentices and the founder and founder of the Idar School,... he has not taught even one lesson to the mage apprentices.
So, the day after Bruno visited the ironmaking factory, he finally decided to give a lecture to these mage apprentices!
The location of the lecture was set in the Hanging Garden. Since Bruno needed to sleep until he woke up naturally,... Bruno's first lesson for the mage apprentices officially started at three o'clock in the afternoon that day.
However, when the mage apprentices received the news a day ago, they felt heartfelt excitement.
After all...his mentor, Mr. Bruno, although he is not very public and has a low profile on weekdays, he is at least a strong man at the level of an archmage!
What's more, his mentor, the young Lord Bruno, only used a few words to allow a new school of thought to be born in the Idar Territory! How wise this is!
Moreover, as the apprentices study the magic circle more deeply, they feel more and more that the magic circle is really a vast university subject!
This is enough to become the most important milestone in the history of magic!
Therefore, the mage apprentices were very interested in the first lesson taught by their teacher and were looking forward to it!
Almost as soon as they had lunch, they came to the outside of the Sky Garden to wait in advance. After all... no matter when and where, it was extremely rare for a powerful master of the Archmage level to teach in person!
Bruno yawned and finally sat up from the bed. Taking a light nap can indeed refresh people most of the time and make them more energetic when doing things.
"Your Majesty the Earl..." Liszt walked in and said softly: "The mage apprentices have been waiting outside for a long time..."
"Mage's apprentice?"
"My Lord Earl, you were originally going to give a lecture to the apprentices this afternoon." Liszt explained.
"Let them come in..." Bruno rubbed his head and said.
…
The temporary classroom is located on the first floor of the sky garden, next to the gurgling stream flowing through the garden. Next to it is an open terrace. Although it is not large, it is just enough to see the fish leaping in the stream.
This is actually the first time the mage apprentices have entered the Hanging Garden after arriving in Idar Territory.
Because as soon as they arrived in the Idar Territory, Bruno arranged for them to go to a secret laboratory in the Armis Mountains. They even visited Idar City only once.
Midsummer is the time when the sky garden attracts the most attention, as the lush vegetation grows exceptionally lush and all kinds of exotic flowers and plants compete for beauty.
There are not only flowers, plants, insects and fish that originally grew in the Almis Mountains, but also rare vegetation that Bruno ordered people to purchase from all over the empire.
Even the apprentice mage who had stayed in Saint Lawrence for a long time could not help but feel shocked from the bottom of his heart.
Although the hanging garden is not suspended in the air, its unique geographical location makes the hanging garden look like it is floating in mid-air.
The rushing waterfall cascades down one side of the hanging garden, making this garden built on the Almis Mountains like a miracle sent by the gods...
The classroom on the first floor has long been sorted out, with several rows of desks, a podium, and even a decent blackboard hung on the wall behind the podium.
In fact, although it is called a blackboard, this thing is not black at all, it is just a piece of wood that has been polished clean by craftsmen.
However, Bruno can scribble on it with the homemade charcoal pen in his hand.
This is the first time for the mage apprentices to have a class in this way. Each person has a bench and a desk, so they find it very interesting.
The mage apprentices were all like elementary school students, sitting upright and looking at Bruno intently.
After all... in the eyes of these mage apprentices, today is their teacher's first lecture, so they must leave a good impression on Bruno no matter what.
"It's been a month since I agreed to be your mentor, so... everyone can speak freely. What have you learned in these days?"
Seeing that the mage apprentices were ready, Bruno cleared his throat and asked them.
Hearing this, the mage apprentices all looked at each other in silence.
Firstly, this is because in this day and age, for mages as a group, teaching methods like this are actually not common. Most of them are taught one-on-one by instructors in an open space outdoors or in the practice room of the mage tower.
Teach the methods of casting spells.
The second reason is...since the mage apprentices worshiped Bruno as their mentor, Bruno really hasn't taught them anything...
For example, research such as making magic crystal bombs was conducted before Bruno was appointed as his mentor...
No one answered, which was a bit embarrassing...
"Ahem... Wright, yes... don't look around, it's you... get up and tell me, what have you learned in these days?" Bruno randomly clicked on someone.
Hearing that his name was called by his mentor, Wright suddenly turned pale...
Bruno has always managed them like mage apprentices in a sheep-herding manner, giving them a random task and not taking care of it anymore.
This makes Wright really don't know how to answer...
"I...I learned...uh..."
Seeing that Wright had been mumbling for a long time without giving him the answer he wanted to hear, Bruno couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
This group of mage apprentices... although they made quick progress in drawing the magic circle, they are really not very smart...
Pointing at the group of mage apprentices sitting in front of him, Bruno said with some sadness: "You guys... you have been my students for several months, and you still haven't understood what I have learned.
The profound meaning!”
Bruno shook his head helplessly and said: "So...what have you done during this period? Anel!"
Anel stood up quickly: "In reply to the mentor, we will get up every morning and run around, and then start making magic crystal bombs after breakfast, and then... wait until noon, we will start discussing what you asked us to do.
For the next step of the research on magic formations, I try to optimize the existing magic formations at night, and every weekend I go out to check the operation and status feedback of the magic formations located in various areas of the Idar Territory."
"Very good." Bruno nodded and motioned for Anel to sit down.
"Just like Anel said, your life can be said to be very fulfilling during this month, but the most important thing is that these magic circle research are all done independently with the cooperation of your team.
Completed…”
Hearing Bruno's words, Anel was thoughtful and couldn't help but nodded.
"I just assigned you tasks, but I didn't teach you what you should do or what you shouldn't do..." Bruno paused, and then continued: "...but why is this? You know, like you spend a lot of time
These magic circles that I have developed and drawn with my energy are very easy for me to draw myself..."
Bruno said without blushing: "The reason why I do this is definitely not because I am lazy... but because I want to cultivate your habit of independent thinking and cultivate your awareness of teamwork! And this is the most important thing.
!”
"Think about it for yourselves and ask yourself, why has something as simple as a magic circle not been proposed by any mage in these hundreds of thousands of years?"
When Bruno said this, all the mage apprentices present fell into deep thought...
This makes sense!
Even the most ordinary mage apprentices like Wright, Watson and Anel can draw these magical formations, but before that, they did not cause the slightest ripple in the mage world, not even a splash.
A drop of water!
Without leaving the mage apprentices too long, Bruno continued: "This is because of... the rigidity of thinking!"
Rigidity of thinking?
The mage apprentices present could not help but be stunned for a moment.
"...In your view, only mages can enjoy the convenience brought by magic. The paranoid people like the Saku school even regard themselves as a non-human but human-like creature!"
"You have long been accustomed to the traditions that have been circulating in the wizarding world for a long time. You only know how to chant spells and release magic all day long, but you have never thought about trying to use magic in other aspects and give magic other uses!
"
"And this is why I want to cultivate your habit of independent thinking... In my opinion, your life will really begin only when you learn to think! Think about it!" Bruno concluded.
Finally... there was silence in the classroom...
Because what Bruno said is reality visible to the naked eye!
In the mage world with thousands of years of heritage, there has never been a novel idea similar to a magic circle. Even the simplest magic circle... it had never appeared in this world before Bruno proposed it...
The only thing that can have even the slightest connection with the magic circle is the magic mark that is often attached to letters.
Drawing a magic circle is not difficult, it can even be said to be simple, but what is difficult is how to simplify those complex magic circles and how to make the magic circle more effective!
"Right..."
Bruno was about to leave, but he seemed to suddenly remember something, so he pulled out a thick booklet from behind him.
The mage apprentices took a closer look and saw four big words written on the cover of the booklet - Elementary Mathematics!
"What is recorded here is just the tip of the iceberg of the knowledge I have acquired over the years. Simple content like elementary mathematics is left to you to study on your own. If there is anything you can't understand, just tell me
Write them all on this blackboard, and I will naturally answer them for you..."
joke!
Naturally, it is impossible for Bruno to teach mathematics in person, that would be so mentally taxing!
Moreover... the answers and detailed explanations in the booklets he handed to the mage apprentices were torn out in advance!
In this way...
After the mage apprentices encounter difficulties, Bruno can naturally show his foresight to the mage apprentices and maintain his identity and status as a magic boss!