The establishment of the empire's magic academy has been officially put on the agenda.
The location of the college was decided a few months ago. The future Imperial College will be built in a military fortress not far from the Acropolis in the southwest of the imperial capital. That military fortress has been established for decades.
In the past, it was used as a guard for the imperial capital. However, after the establishment of the Acropolis, its usage rate has been greatly reduced. Except for the annual spring drills, this military fortress is basically in a semi-idle state.
There are many considerations in choosing this place as the site of the Magic Academy. The most important one is to save money. The empire's finances are not generous. If a huge military academy is re-established, it will cause a huge impact on the empire's finances.
In order to avoid the huge additional expenditure, it is undoubtedly a good choice to use a ready-made military fortress.
Moreover, the school is located far away from the Imperial City and the Magic Union, but there are nearly 20,000 Guards Corps stationed nearby. The consideration of having an acropolis nearby must have come from Prince Chen.
The original drill ground in the military fortress was planted with large green spaces and flower beds, and the original rows of permanent barracks inside were transformed into school buildings.
As a magic academy, a base for cultivating magic talents for the empire, for reasons of confidentiality, a thousand guardsmen were added to the surrounding area.
In such a fortress that can accommodate tens of thousands of soldiers, there were only less than 200 people staying in it in the initial stage.
The one hundred students were finally determined after a fierce battle between all aspects of the empire. Du Wei did not participate in this battle, and he was willing to stay out of it. In the end, the Magic Guild got thirty as they wished.
A quota. As for the imperial royal family, Prince Chen directly selected forty people from the direct nobles who were most loyal to the royal family.
The last thirty places were sent by the military.
The magic union occupies 30%, the royal family 40%, and the military 30%.
According to the agreement secretly reached by several parties, this ratio will continue to be used in the future.
On other matters related to the establishment of the school, the royal family and the magic union once again went through a fierce battle.
The Magic Guild hopes to turn this magic academy into a situation that purely cultivates "traditional" magicians. What is a traditional magician?
To put it simply: arrogant, noble, with the dignity of a magician. High status, mysterious, and...old-fashioned.
Of course, this evaluation came from Prince Chen, and he was very dissatisfied with it, because in the regent's plan, the purpose of establishing this magic academy was not to cultivate a new batch of "magic masters"! The Imperial Military,
The royal family needs a group of magicians to serve them! Not a group of masters who need to hold themselves high!
In the past, in order to recruit a magician, the aristocratic families had to spend a lot of wealth, and even some noble nobles had to be polite and even grovel to those magicians in order to win the favor of those magicians.
But this is absolutely not allowed for Prince Chen!
"What I want is not a group of uncles! What I want is a group of people who can serve the empire!"
However, Prince Chen's view was opposed by the Magic Union, because the Magic Union believed that it undermined the majesty of magicians. In their view, magicians should be aloof.
Due to the collision of the two views, Du Wei finally quietly entered the palace one day and gave Prince Chen an idea.
"Why do magicians have such a high status? Why are they so high up? That's because there are too few magicians on the mainland now. If there are as many magicians as there are today's samurai knights..." Du Wei said: "I am
The slave market saw many low-level warriors standing there waiting to find a job. They were not farmers, poor people, vagrants, and beggars. Each of them had at least a low-level warrior level! But they
He lives with less dignity than a beggar. It’s because there are so many warriors on the continent now! If the number of magicians reaches a certain level, then magicians will not be uncommon.”
"But the establishment of the Magic Academy should be able to greatly alleviate this problem." Prince Chen said: "With the establishment of the Magic Academy, a large number of magicians will come out of this academy in the future, and it is expected that the number will increase."
"This is not enough." Du Wei shook his head: "Fundamentally speaking, I think there is a big problem with the way of training magicians."
Next, Du Wei expressed some opinions that Prince Chen strongly agreed with.
"For a long time, magicians have been recruiting private disciples. The door is very strict. It can even be said that every magician keeps the magic knowledge he has mastered strictly confidential and will never let outsiders know easily.
And more importantly, I feel that there is a big flaw in the current profession of magician, that is... there is no correct distinction between 'user' and 'researcher'."
"Every magician spends most of his life researching, studying magic, and exploring the mysteries of magic. But the problem is... because each other is very self-conscious and keeps their research strictly confidential, so magicians rarely communicate with each other.
.The result is a ridiculous phenomenon: Maybe what many magicians have studied in a lifetime is exactly the same as other magicians! Many magicians have spent a lifetime, but they have each researched the same results. This is really true.
What a waste. We need a large number of people who know how to use magic, not a group of researchers. In my opinion, researchers are needed, but it is not necessary for every magician to play a research role.
Some people just need to know how to use it."
This is a very simple truth. Just like in Du Wei's previous life, any middle school student knew Newton's law of universal gravitation. Everyone just needs to learn and know how to use this law... but there is no need for every student to study it on their own.
Did you discover this law?
Just learn how to use it! If we really want students to spend half a lifetime studying this law like Newton did...
Humph... From Du Wei's point of view, this is also a big restriction that restricts the development of the number of magicians.
The correct way to popularize it should be: you don’t need to study it, you just need to know how to use it.
Everyone knows that one plus one equals two, but there is no need for everyone to delve into the "Goldbach Conjecture", right?
But there is a phenomenon among magicians today that Du Wei finds ridiculous: even some low-level magicians, when learning some low-level magic spells, have to figure out the mysteries of these spells on their own, including how to
Reducing some notes that can be omitted, etc... In fact, their teachers may have mastered these techniques a long time ago, but those magicians will never tell anyone their research results easily, even their own disciples! Rather!
Bring in the coffin!
Du Wei spent an afternoon explaining this truth to Prince Chen, and tried his best to use some simple language to explain the popular education models he knew in his previous life. Prince Chen's eyes lit up when he heard it. Finally, he slapped the case and
Looking at the excited expression on his face, he even wanted to hug Du Wei and kiss him twice.
But the next problem is: how to get the existing magicians to contribute their research results?
After that, Du Wei and Prince Chen studied for a long time.
What do magicians value most?
Money? No, every magician has considerable wealth. The magic crystals and magic gems in their hands are all treasures in the eyes of ordinary people, but to magicians, they are just magic materials.
Women? Not even that... Magicians focus on the study of magic. They don't have time to waste on such things.
Power? Still not.
Finally, Du Wei came to a conclusion: status and reputation!
Magicians attach great importance to their status. Many times, they are recruited by rich and noble families. They do so deliberately because they believe that if they are easily recruited, they will lose their status. Status is very important to magicians.
important.
And reputation is what magicians value even more.
Du Wei even added an almost vicious statement. In his opinion, most magicians in this world are very "pretentious".
Most of them are like this.
When he said this, he even forgot that he and Prince Chen were both magicians.
Magicians like to be aloof, have a lofty status, like to put on airs, and like to appear unapproachable. They have eccentric temperaments (or pretend to be eccentric). They yearn to gain great fame, but at the same time they pretend to be indifferent.
appearance.
If this isn't showmanship, what is it?
"So. If they want a name, we will give them a name. If they want a status, we will give them a status!" Du Wei said with a smile: "This may attract some magicians to contribute their research results. We can put these research results into
As a result, a fixed set of things has been compiled and given to the students in the academy. They do not need to study it from scratch, they only need to learn how to use it."
Therefore, at the opening ceremony on the day when the Magic Academy was established, the current actual ruler of the empire, His Royal Highness Prince Chen, the Regent, was present in person, and personally inscribed the name "Imperial Magic Academy" on the wall outside the academy. This was also the result of Du Wei
suggestions.
Later, in front of the first batch of magic students, a dozen court magicians, and many magicians from magic unions present, Prince Chen suddenly announced an unplanned matter:
"At the same time as the Magic Academy was established, a new organization of magicians was also announced: the Imperial Magic Society!"
The Imperial Magic Society, in name, belongs to the Academy of Magic. The difference between this society and the Magic Union is that it is not a strict organization with any management or legal authority over magicians. It is relatively loose and does not have any control over magicians.
management and constraints.
The so-called "society" mainly allows magicians to conduct academic discussions and exchange their research results in the field of magic. The society will commend and reward magicians who have produced research results.
The reward situation is not calculated in terms of gold coins...
In a very eye-catching corridor behind the square of the Magic Academy, on a wall made of pure jade, at the first position at one end of the wall, there is a statue engraved eye-catchingly.
This is a bust of an old magician. The face is lifelike, with a snow-white cloak and robe, a graceful smile, and even every fine wrinkle on the face is extremely clear.
Under it, a few lines of words were engraved on a pure gold plate:
"Sicilius Jacques Gandolf (Emperor 710-Imperium 960), a well-known magician in the mainland, his main contributions: discovered six ways to hatch dragon eggs, discovered thirteen rare magic plants, and seven kinds.
The improvement of intermediate magic spells, and the creation of a new advanced magic spell, etc. Thanks to Master Gandolf for his contribution, future generations can learn from his research results."
This statue of Gandolf and the gold plates below describing some of the main deeds of his life are placed at the entrance of this jade corridor. Behind it, the 300-meter-long corridor is still empty, leaving behind
Enough places!
"...The establishment of this society is not responsible for restraining magicians. It is just an organization for purely academic discussions and exchanges." Prince Chen stood on the high platform with his unique spring breeze smile on his face: "
Any magician can apply to join the society, and does not need to pay any membership fees, and does not need to bear any contribution obligations to the society. Of course... it is not absolute. As long as you enter the society, you can check the information saved in the society.
Other magicians exchange and contribute magic research results. Of course, this is subject to conditions. For example, the society is in the early stages of establishment. Thank you to our Lord Magician Duwei and Your Excellency Magician Vivian. Both of them are
Disciples of the late Magister Gandolf, they have already set an example and contributed part of Master Gandolf's research results during his lifetime to the society. Every new member can also contribute if you are willing.
Publish some of your magic research results, and then you can check any information currently saved by the society...including Master Gandolf. This is the spirit of our Magic Society: sharing!"
The whole place was in an uproar!
Especially those magicians!
Being able to access the magic research results left by Master Gandolf? This is an extremely tempting condition for magicians!
Subsequently, Prince Chen announced some detailed rules regarding the "sharing" of the Magic Society.
Some of Gandolf's research results contributed by Du Wei and Vivian in the early stages have been divided into five levels, from one star to five stars.
From now on, as new magicians, as long as you contribute your research results, your star rating will be evaluated by several senior and prestigious magicians invited. For example, if the results you contributed receive a three-star rating, then
You can get three opportunities to "share". You can freely check the research results of any level below three stars saved in the society. Of course, there are only three opportunities (three for three stars, four for four stars, and one for four stars).
Star, only once). If you want to read more, you must also contribute your own new research results.
The only exception is that if the research results you contribute are evaluated as five stars, then you will receive lifetime sharing qualifications and can access all the information in the society at any time throughout your lifetime!
Every magician is secretly calculating. If he can obtain Master Gandolf's research results, even if only a small part is preserved in the society, it will be of great value to improve his own magic strength! In this case...
It is also worth it to give some of your own research results in exchange...
After all, that is the research result of Master Gandolf!
Moreover, as more and more magicians join the society, I will be able to obtain more people's research results!
Seeing the eager expressions on the faces of the magicians below, Prince Chen was very satisfied. He glanced at Du Wei gratefully, and then continued to announce: "The second rule of the society is: We will invite several people from the mainland
Great magicians who are famous or have outstanding strength serve as our consultants. These consultants will evaluate the research results contributed by each magician. Then evaluate the level... Finally, each magician contributes to the research results.
Magicians whose results meet the requirements..." After saying this, Prince Chen pointed to the long corridor: "Then, your portrait, as well as the great deeds in your life, will be placed there! And the deceased
Together with Master Gandolf, accept the admiration of future generations, even hundreds of years later, your glorious image will still be preserved there!"
Placed next to... Master Gandalf's portrait?
More magicians are already ready to move!
So, doesn't it mean that he is already qualified to be ranked with Gandolf in this corridor?
What an honor is this?
It is different from the expressions of surprise, excitement or hesitation on the faces of many magicians.
The face of Yago Doug, the chairman of the Magic Union, was very gloomy. His eyes looked at the regent on the stage, his eyes full of worry.
"The third rule of the academy is..." Prince Chen said this, deliberately paused, and then slowly said: "Before the establishment of this academy, when recruiting disciples, each magician could have a maximum number of people.
Inheriting your great achievements? One person? Two people? Or three and five people? In the future, this phenomenon will change! We will divide some of the most basic content of the research results you contribute to the society according to levels.
Come, as a teaching course to the students of the Magic Academy! From now on, it is foreseeable that among the new generation of magicians appearing on the mainland, as long as they come from this academy. The place where they study will be your research
Results! Every one of them can be regarded as your disciple, and every one of them will remember your great name and your great contribution to magic while studying! What is certain is that even if hundreds of years pass,
Your name will still be firmly recorded in the books and in the hearts of all magicians!"
This last temptation almost swayed even the Leonid mage standing next to Chairman Yago Doug!
The eyes of this guy who looked like a creditor couldn't help but shine!
How many people in this world have no reputation? Except for those real saints who are indifferent to fame and fortune. But most people do not have the qualities of a saint after all.
Even if you can't be famous for eternity, you still have to be infamous for eternity! This is in line with the way of thinking of most people!
And even if the magicians on the mainland are famous for a while, how many years will pass after their death, how many will remember them? Even if it is Gandolf, no matter how great he is, after a hundred years, except for his
Not many people in his disciple lineage will remember him.
But if it's like Prince Chen said, it's completely different!
In the future, every magician will study the results of "my" research, and they will remember my name! Even if it takes hundreds of years...or even a thousand years! The magicians on this continent will still remember me.
name!
Magicians have nothing to pursue in their lives, not money, beauty, power... Then, status and fame are the only things they pursue!
"Finally, the last important thing I want to announce is..." Prince Chen paused deliberately. After everyone in the room focused their attention on him, he announced with a smile: "Everyone knows that this year,
It is the nine hundred and sixty year of the Roland Empire. But from now on, the Magic Academy and the Magic Society will regard this year as an important coordinate in history! From this year on, in the field of magicians, we will
Call it the 'Year of the Magic Era'. Our Magic Society will prepare to compile a "History of the Magic Era". Starting from this year, every magician who has contributed to the Magic Society will have your name
compiled into this "History of the Magic Era"! Of course, the first person to be compiled into the History of the Magic Era was our late Master Gandalf. And the next name... is likely to be anyone here.
One person. This history will be continuously compiled and added as a historical material to record the magical civilization of the mainland! And... the Magic Academy will make "History of the Magic Era" a required course! Every student
, everyone must learn the history of this magical era!"
The sunshine on the opening day softly fell on Prince Chen's face. His unique personality charm was unreservedly displayed. Most of the magicians present were tempted!
Why do people live their whole lives? If they can leave their name in this world and be admired by countless future generations... How many people can resist such a temptation?
Du Wei's series of plans does not intend to catch all the magicians in one go. But it is conservatively estimated that as long as it can impress a small number of magicians... then it will be able to lay a good foundation for the early days of the establishment of this magic society.
The foundation has been laid! With gradual development, there will always be a brilliant day!
But now it seems that it's not just a small part that are tempted.
Finally, Prince Chen calmly threw out something that seemed ordinary, but could be said to be a "killer weapon"!
"Starting from today, every student of the Magic Academy will automatically obtain the basic membership of the Magic Society after graduation. Moreover, the Magic Society allows dual identities. In other words, we don't care if you are a member of any other organization.
Everyone can join the Magic Society, because we are just a purely academic discussion organization."
Chairman Yago Doug’s heart sank to the bottom!
Every student will automatically become a member of this society after graduation?
Damn it! So in many years, how many magicians on the mainland will become members of this society!
At that time, what will my magic union be?
After Prince Chen finished his speech, when he came down, he walked past Chairman Yago Doug. The chairman couldn't bear it anymore and couldn't help but whispered: "Your Highness, regarding the issue of this new society... you don't seem to have mentioned it to me.
Been there!"
Prince Chen smiled slightly, with a selfless look on his face: "Dear Mr. Chairman, this is a good thing to promote magic. I believe you will not object, right?"
Chairman Yago Doug gritted his teeth. He really couldn't object to this sentence. However, after thinking for a while, he slowly said: "Then, my question is, who will be the president of this new magic society?
Who should be appointed? I think a well-recognized and highly respected magician should be invited to serve."
After Du Wei heard this, he smiled secretly.
Mr. Chairman can't hold it anymore! What he said has been very explicit!
A recognized and respected great magician?
Hum, on the mainland, apart from the late Master Digandolf, who is the next recognized and respected great magician, other than the Chairman himself, who else can be there?
But don’t even think about it!
Prince Chen smiled slightly and said: "Mr. Chairman, originally my plan was indeed like this, but then we thought about it and thought that since this is a new organization, and it is completely free academic discussion, there is no restriction.
The mission of magicians. Therefore, I think there is no need to set up a 'president' position for this new organization. In the early stages of the society, a group of magicians will form a committee to carry out some basic management. And who can join the committee..."
Yago Doug raised his eyebrows.
"I think candidates should be selected in accordance with the 'spirit of sharing' established by the society. In other words, they should be evaluated according to their contribution! Therefore, I think that only those who have contributed to the society can be qualified to join this committee. So, currently,
It seems that the candidates currently drafted are only the disciples of Master Gandolf: His Excellency Master Du Wei, and His Excellency Master Vivian. Oh, by the way, Master Vivian, you must have met him, just a few days ago.
Years ago, you personally awarded her the magician badge."
Just when Yago Doug frowned and was about to formulate an objection, of course he had to object! How could such a magic society let two children serve as committee members?
"Of course, there can't be only two committee members." Prince Chen smiled and said: "Fortunately, there is not much management work in the early stage, just some compilation work, which is very easy. But from now on... the increase of committee members must be based on their contribution.
!Only those who have made contributions to the Magic Society are eligible to be selected. So..."
The implication is that it is very simple.
If you want to get involved, it's very simple, just contribute some magic research results first!
It is worth mentioning that many, many years later, this day was designated as the "Magic Era Year" in the history of the empire, and the historian's record of this day was very objective:
"It was originally thought that the establishment of the Magic Academy would break the mainland's magic monopoly. But now it seems that the establishment of the Magic Academy is just a beginning signal. And the establishment of the 'Magic Society', a new organization, has finally
A new pattern was formed, officially breaking the thousand-year-old magic monopoly on the mainland! A free organization full of emerging spirit has stood firm on the mainland since then."
On the second day after the opening of the Magic Academy, the Magic Society received applications from six magicians. Although the highest of the initial six magicians were only intermediate magicians, this was a good start after all.
, six magicians contributed some of their own research results and obtained different levels.
After getting the right to share, they all chose to check out Gandolf's research results based on their own star rating. And everyone was very satisfied with the results.
This signal reassured many other magicians who were waiting and watching. After all, some people were skeptical about this. Who knows if this "Magic Society" was trying to defraud their research results under the guise of Gandolf?
With the initial six magicians making a good start, in the next few days, more and more magicians applied to become members.
And on the fifth day, two heavyweights joined, further strengthening the cornerstone of this new organization!
The oldest surviving disciple of Master Gandolf, the deaf Master Ilness, became the sixteenth member of the Magic Society, and based on his contribution, he immediately became one of the committee members of the society.
The other person who joined was Master Alec! He contributed some precious potion formulas and several new uses of magic gems. He also immediately obtained the qualifications of a committee member.
The addition of two heavyweight figures has strengthened the confidence of more people who are waiting and watching.
And on the tenth day, an important event happened!
In the Magic Guild, Leonid, who was considered to be Chairman Yago Doug's most direct partner, looked like a creditor, finally couldn't bear the temptation of being famous and joined the society!
It's understandable, after all, he is over a hundred years old, and God knows how long he can live. And in the Magic Union, with Yago Doug's existence, it is unlikely that he will become the president of the union. And leaving his name after death seems like
It is his only pursuit.
On the afternoon of the day Leonid announced his joining the society, something unknown happened in the office of Chairman Yago Doug.
The chairman, who usually pays attention to his appearance, smashed his desk in anger. In his anger, he almost destroyed his office with fire magic.
"This is betrayal! Naked betrayal!!" Mr. Chairman looked ferocious and roared furiously.
In the early days of the society's establishment, the list of committee members responsible for managing the society was as follows:
Your Excellency Master Duwei (Magic Apothecary, Bachelor of Magic, Disciple of the Late Master Gandalf), Your Excellency Master Vivian (Eighth Level Magician, Disciple of the Late Master Gandalf), Master Ilnes (Nine
Level 1 magician, disciple of the late Master Gandolfo), Mage Alec (9th level magician, magic pharmacist), Mage Leonid (9th level magician)... There is also a special committee member:
Imperial Regent, future Emperor, Prince Chen (court magician).
Prince Chen's joining was not surprising. After taking control of the court magician team, he easily handed over a research result contributed by the court magician, and then successfully entered the management committee of the Magic Society.
The composition of this list is enough to convince all magicians.
