Zheng Qing did not know why Kolma chose to build the school on the edge of a dangerous cliff.
Perhaps the witch feels that this academy, like its location, is in danger all the time and cannot tolerate any carelessness; perhaps the witch believes that the Fringe Academy is established on the edge of Phuket Island and can educate the wizards in the core area.
It is clear that she will not compete for more resources. It may also be because all the good places on the island are already owned, and the marginal college, as a latecomer, has no more choices.
No matter what the real possibilities are.
Zheng Qing only thought this was a great choice.
He likes the new campus of Edge College very much. Standing on the cliff, looking into the distance, looking at the boundless sea and the equally boundless sky, it makes him feel inexplicably relaxed, as if the world is empty, as if there is something in his heart.
Countless pressures disappeared without a trace in this moment, amid the roaring waves in my ears and the faint chirping of birds in the sky.
"You shouldn't be standing there."
After completing the handover procedure, Thomas followed the figure to the edge of the cliff and said to the young wizard who had his eyes closed and faced the distance: "You are a teacher now - even if you are only the lowest-ranking teaching assistant - your every move has an impact.
Your students. So, don’t stand on the edge of the cliff casually, it will make your students think that there is no danger here.”
"They need to know it's dangerous here."
Zheng Qing murmured, slowly opened his eyes, turned around, and looked at the temporary camp located on the slope. The tall wooden fences were scattered in an orderly manner, and they were covered with gifts brought by marginalized people - from crystal skulls to
Withered human hands, then strange heads carved from obsidian, ropes woven from fine linen of five colors, peach charms carved from lightning-struck wood, stone bows and arrows, blackened water plants, strings of shells and dull pearls, etc., each piece is in order.
were hung between the fences, and a small wooden plaque was ordered under each gift. There was no name on it, only ancient and sincere blessings.
Looking over the fence, the field of vision suddenly became cramped.
The tents that were originally sparse when viewed from below suddenly became much more crowded when viewed from a different angle. The uneven roof of the tent shone dimly in the gray sky, like a piece of dried fish skin.
Dozens of dark shadows extend from the silent forest in the distance, like dark ropes, tied to the wrinkled 'fish skin', and the wooden nails nailed to the foot of the tent are like burning
The torch shines in the daytime with a pale flame without any warmth.
"The school's guardian array is still in the process of adjustment, so it can only provide a certain degree of protection for the edge colleges through indirect means. Those shadows use several ancient trees in the Silent Forest as magic nodes to communicate with several other colleges.
.The volunteers in your class came here through the passages built by those shadows."
While Thomas briefly explained the unfinished college, he led Zheng Qing slowly down the slope and towards the tallest tent: "...Classes will start in less than a quarter of an hour. Are you going to the classroom?
Wait inside or wait outside?"
Zheng Qing hesitated and stood outside the tent.
There was a faint and noisy discussion inside. Most of the voices were unfamiliar, but some were familiar, and they were vaguely classmates from Astronomy Class 08-1.
"...When the Beta Town Post published the news about the pre-establishment of Fringe College, I specifically took a look at the front page of the newspaper and thought it was April 1st. I remembered the wrong date..."
"Nicholas! Lack of confidence is one of the typical characteristics of wizards in the North District. You should change this mentality..."
"Fat man, this is not a lack of confidence. I mean, who would believe that First University would establish a special academy for wizards in the North District? You know, most of these young wizards have not received any education before entering the university.
Formal middle school education! That’s why I thought, ‘This is not true. Maybe the editor of the Post has been hit by a powerful confusion spell from a prankster, or today is April 1st’… In comparison, April 1st
More likely. But what did you think? I was wrong! First University actually built a new college that accepts people from the North Side!"
"When the great sage announced the news, everyone was dumbfounded... The atmosphere was very reminiscent of the day when Catherine came out of the Gini hut, held up the Dharma book, and cast her first spell of magic."
"Oh, I remember that day too... I tried not to cry, but I was too excited."
"Fairy tales become reality."
"No, this is a miracle that can only be brought about by magic..."
Zheng Qing felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned around and saw Thomas looking at him with encouragement: "Go in, it's almost time."
Hooray!
The tent flap was opened.
The noisy atmosphere rushed towards his face, but stopped abruptly when the boy's figure walked in stiffly. Zheng Qing's eyes quickly swept across the entire classroom, and unexpectedly discovered that it was much larger than he had imagined: tall floor-to-ceiling windows
, plain curtains covered with fine magic patterns, shiny test benches neatly displayed on both sides of the classroom, dozens of candles clustered on a silver-white candlestick, floating steadily in the air, and several green elves flickering their wings.
, walking happily through it.
In the classroom, there are tables for two people.
On the left side of the table sat marginal students wearing light green robes, and on the right side sat Jiuyou volunteers wearing bright red robes, like blooming flowers, with uniform and rhythmic color blocks.
He could easily see many familiar faces among those 'flowers'.
But the most interesting thing is the pair sitting in the center of the front row of the classroom - the one in red robe is Liu Feifei, the sophomore chief student of Jiuyou College, and the one in green robe is Nicholas, who is a freshman for the fourth time - at this moment, that
An old man with a ponytail and a sallow complexion straightened his back and looked at him seriously.
Zheng Qing couldn't help but laugh.
"good afternoon everyone!"
He waved his hand, his movements were unexpectedly smooth and natural, and he blurted out the opening words he had practiced for a long time in his mind: "I am your teaching assistant in the Talisman Class. Many people should know my name, but according to the procedure, I still have to introduce myself.
My surname is Zheng and my first name is Qing. I am 19 years old. I am studying in the second-year astronomy class 08-1 of Jiuyou College of the First University. In addition to my students, everyone here is also my classmate. For more personal resumes, you can browse the publication published on Monday.
Outside the Beta Town Post or the first page of the school newspaper on Tuesday, the reporters inside investigated it more clearly than I knew myself..."
The slightly stiff atmosphere finally dissipated in this little complaint, and everyone laughed unconsciously. Zheng Qing noticed that Jiang Yu, who was sitting in the corner of the front row, quietly gave him a thumbs up, and suddenly his thoughts became clearer.