So, facing the confused eyes of the magicians, Hohenheim, who had taken a breath, announced to the magicians: "From today on, the Alchemy Tower will be officially separated from the Mage Tower and become a formal mage institution. Magic Alchemy will also become a recognized discipline and recruit students through formal channels like all other magic. At the same time, Scar, the manager of the Alchemy Tower, will have the official status of the tower master and will serve as the newly created vice-president of the Imperial Mage Academy!"
"Finally, I want to announce that the former Imperial Mage and current Wild Mage Durin Edward will resume his status as an Imperial Mage and serve as the Dean of the newly opened Mage Alchemy Branch of the Imperial Mage Academy!"
Chapter 65 New Movie Release
Chapter 65
Sam is the child of a southern noble, and the son of an earl. He should have lived a carefree life with everything provided for him, but Sam seemed to be born to dislike the red tape of the nobility and hate the idle and useless life.
Although when he was young he expected to have a talent for magic and become a powerful wizard, unfortunately, it turned out that he did not have such talent. As the eldest son of the family, he could not abandon the family foundation and join the army. The only chance seemed to be to become an adventurer. However, even so, his father never approved of his humble idea and hoped that he could inherit the title of earl.
Sam did not give up. On his sixteenth birthday, for the wonderful life he dreamed of, he secretly ran away from home with the sword of the guard. According to the description in the biography, he went to register in the Adventurer's Guild open to every citizen and became a glorious adventurer.
The first partner he met was Joseph, who also became an adventurer halfway through his career. It was said that he was a theater worker before. Because they had the same aspirations, they became partners after appreciating each other and embarked on an adventure together. Originally, it should have been like this...
"Ah, so boring. Why haven't we got any missions to take on recently? The most recent subjugation missions are all in Tanzania, which is super far from here. The round trip optical cost is higher than the commission fee..."
Joseph, who was used to this kind of life, didn't care about Sam's complaints. He wanted to live a life where he could never guess what would happen next. He just said lightly, "This is normal. The Southland is the safest land in the empire. For newcomers like us, such a place is just right for us to hone ourselves. After all, you can't go and fight trolls before you even learn the swordsmanship. Besides, didn't the owner of the martial arts gym praise your good swordsmanship foundation and say that you have the potential to reach the third level within a year? I dream of reaching your level."
"Come on, even if we reach the third level, there are no missions for us to do. Why don't we scrape together some money and go to other realms to become adventurers? Wouldn't that be much more interesting? What do you think of the North Territory? I heard that there are scary monsters everywhere there!!"
Joseph was about to respond to Sam's sudden and whimsical words when a noisy voice suddenly came from the Adventurer's Guild nearby...
"Hey, there are a lot of people outside running to the Northrick Cinema! Are there any activities today?!"
"Damn it! I remembered, there's a new movie coming out today!!!"
"New movie?! What the hell! I just remembered that the posters at the entrance of the Northrick Cinema were changed this morning!!"
“Damn it, damn it!! How could you bastards forget to tell me?! Can we still get tickets now?!!!”
Almost in an instant, the entire Adventurer's Guild was in an uproar. The situation was as lively as the school cafeteria in another world. At the same time, Sam, who was originally wondering what movie was going on, had been dragged by Joseph to the outside of the Adventurer's Guild!
"What...what happened? Did a boss appear?"
Joseph, who realized that his friend had never seen a movie, ran towards the Northrick Cinema and gave him a brief introduction to what a movie was. The result was...
"Tsk, I thought it was something else! Isn't it just a performance? I've seen so many of those things that I'm almost sick of them! You ordinary... guys just love to make a fuss..."
Although Sam's words revealed subtle information, Joseph, who was not paying any attention at the moment, said loudly: "I guessed you would say that. Don't worry, movies are not those stage plays that make people sleepy. Anyway, you will know when you get there. You will definitely not be disappointed!"
As they talked, the two soon arrived at the entrance of the Northrick Cinema. At this moment, the huge crowd of people shocked Sam, who had just arrived. It was the first time for him to see such a scene. After a long pause, he muttered, "Uh, I can't believe it. All these people are here to watch this 'movie'? Isn't this too boring?"
Seeing his partner's contemptuous attitude, although Joseph was a little dissatisfied, he also knew that this was a process that everyone who had never seen a movie had to go through, so he didn't say much, but got two movie tickets through his previous network at the Northrick Theater, and then, regardless of whether Sam agreed or not, he directly dragged him into the cinema.
Soon, following the crowd into the cinema, Joseph quickly discovered that the posters of "KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World" in the corridor had been replaced with a new movie poster with "Goblin Slayer".
The visual image of the Goblin Slayer in full armor walking out of the cave with a sword in hand caught Joseph's attention almost instantly. Sam beside him couldn't help but say with interest: "Eh? What is this picture? It's interesting."
"Well, I don't know what the movie is this time? Goblin Slayer? It seems a little subtle, but I'm sure it will be good."
"Okay, okay, okay. If you say it's good, it's fine. Anyway, it's just the interest of ordinary people. This time, I will be merciful and accompany you to watch it. By the way, don't forget to think about where we will go after watching it! I think the most suitable place for us is the North! It's exciting to be an adventurer in such a place, isn't it?!"
Feeling somewhat helpless about his companion's nagging along the way, Joseph simply took him to the cinema and sat in his seat.
At the same time, people started to sit down around the table one after another, and soon all kinds of discussions could be heard.
“I heard that the story style this time is completely different from the previous “KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World”! It is said that many girls who watched the premiere were scared!”
"Hahaha, you said she was a girl, didn't you?! Don't worry, it's just a movie. We are professional adventurers, how could we be scared by a mere movie!"
"Don't brag. It seems like you, an adventurer, have never fought a monster in your life. Don't call me if you start crying..."
"Tsk, forget it if you don't believe me, let's wait and see!"
Hearing the words of the adventurers beside him, Sam also curled his lips in disdain. He also thought that a mere movie would not scare him, and he actually had no interest in movies at all.
Joseph on the side just smiled and shook his head without saying anything else.
Soon, as the movie slowly unfolded, the originally bustling theater suddenly became deserted, and everyone stared nervously at the slowly emerging picture.
Sam, who was watching a movie for the first time, couldn't help but murmur in surprise when he saw the character appearing on the screen: "Wait, this... this is... Her Highness Daphne?"
Chapter 66: A Groundbreaking Performance
Chapter 66
"The only good goblin is the one who doesn't show up in front of people!"
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"To them, I am just a goblin in their eyes."
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"The demon army is approaching? This concerns the fate of the world. Do you really understand?"
“It’s okay to understand.”
"In that case...!"
"But before the world is destroyed, the goblins will destroy the village first."
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"What do you think a powerless person would do after gaining power? Even if they do, it's just a mirage, and they will be exposed soon. However, you are the one who makes the decision. When you decide to move forward, you win."
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"Goblin King? You're nothing but a dirty goblin... and I am, Goblin Slayer!"
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The movie lasted a full hour and a half, and no one left the room during the entire process. Most people even forgot to blink while watching.
In the end, when they saw Goblin Slayer defeat the Goblin Queen in a way that was not at all gorgeous and could even be said to be extremely embarrassing, the adventurers who were watching the movie sat in their seats and fell into deep thought.
Some adventurers who originally thought they would accomplish nothing in their lives seemed to be redeemed after watching this film. After all, the concept of Goblin Slayer is to acknowledge that they have not achieved anything and can only help those in need between towns, and to recognize that some of these ordinary people are also important... ... .
Some young adventurers who were originally ambitious gave up their unrealistic goals and set their goals in the present, such as going to villages seriously threatened by monsters to help kill them, even if it was just an ordinary goblin...
While those viewers who are not adventurers feel deeply lucky for their current stable life, they also express gratitude to the adventurers who have been silently guarding this peace. This is something that cannot be fully experienced when watching "KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World" and is the kindness from the bottom of the human heart that can only be experienced after watching "Goblin Slayer".
Similarly, Sam, who was originally just pulled in by Joseph, successfully became a fan who shouted "This movie is great, no, this movie is really good" after watching the entire movie.
After watching the movie, he had thrown away all his prejudices against movies and was so excited that he could witness this groundbreaking performance that was completely different from a stage play. He even forgot that the actress who played the movie was suspected to be Her Royal Highness Daphne, the daughter of the Grand Duke of the South, whom he had the honor of meeting before.
"Oh my god, Goblin Slayer is so cool! Joseph, let's build a similar armor to defeat monsters!"
Joseph, who was shocked by the completely different world of adventurers presented by Goblin Slayer, simply said to his partner's daily impulsive behavior: "Well, don't drag me into this if you want to die. Didn't you see what happened to the first few new adventurers? Rather than defeating monsters, following some experienced adventurers to improve ourselves is what we should do."
"Hmm... You do make sense. That's it! Hahahaha! Sooner or later, we will become powerful adventurers. We will defeat not only goblins but also any other monsters!!!"
Joseph, who had been doubting whether he could become an adventurer after watching "Goblin Slayer", was stunned by Sam's heartless look.
Then, he also smiled, patted his partner on the shoulder and said loudly: "Yeah, of course! So let's go to the martial arts gym to find the owner and train again. This time I must rush to the second level! !"
"Oh! You are worthy of being my partner!!"
There are many new adventurers like Joseph and Sam who have become more and more familiar with the adventurer profession after watching "Goblin Slayer". Therefore, silently, some subtle changes that cannot be noticed at once have taken place in the world again.
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Mage's Tower, Lecture Hall.
"... Former Imperial Mage, now Wild Mage Durin Edward has regained his status as an Imperial Mage and is now serving as the Dean of the newly opened Mage Alchemy Branch of the Imperial Mage Academy!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was in an uproar. The entire lecture hall was filled with disbelieving looks at this moment, and half of these looks were directed at Hohenheim on the stage, and the other half were directed at Durin, who was sitting in the audience and had not yet reacted to what had happened.
"Dean Hohenheim, the rule that the Alchemy Tower is a sub-division of the Mage Tower was decided when the Alchemy Tower was first established hundreds of years ago, and this order has not changed for hundreds of years. Magic Alchemy has not been able to be determined as a new branch because there has been no research that can be called a result. Dean, you suddenly announced that the Alchemy Tower would be independent, and even let Durin Edward become the dean of the Magic Alchemy Academy. What on earth is this..."
Most of the people present knew about Durin Edward, who was famous in the Mage Tower back then. Many of them were even witnesses when Durin announced the "Alchemical Revolution". Naturally, everyone here also knew the reason why Hohenheim kicked Durin Edward out of the Mage Tower.
But what was going on now? Not only had the alchemy that Durin Edward insisted on been elevated to the same level as magic, but he was also allowed to return as the dean of the new academy? Was he really not dreaming
In this regard, hearing everyone's doubts, Hohenheim, who had expected it, just said slowly: "Of course, I know everyone's confusion, and I also know that you all disdain for magic alchemy and your dissatisfaction with Durin Edward, but this is the Mage's Tower, the most cutting-edge territory of magic. Therefore, here, we must put aside all personal grudges and personal values, and judge a matter only on whether it can promote the progress of magic!"
As he spoke, Hohenheim took out a crystal that emitted a faint light from his pocket and said, "This is an imaging crystal invented by Durin Edward. Except for the fact that it still requires a certain amount of magic power to activate, everything else is the crystallization of alchemy, and its results..."
As Hohenheim slowly injected magic power into the crystal, some images suddenly appeared on the huge wall in front of the lecture hall, and there was no doubt that it was the image of "KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World".
"Is this... an actual image?"
Some magicians who have studied mirror magic immediately realized the concept of the picture appearing on the wall, and Hohenheim nodded and said, "Yes, this crystal can project the images recorded in it in this way... Of course, it seems a bit unruly for me to explain here. Master Durin Edward, can you please come up and explain to everyone the principle and function of this imaging crystal?"
After hearing Hohenheim's call, Durin realized that he had to go up. He sighed, slowly stood up, and walked to the stage under the subtle gazes of all the magicians present.
"Well, before I introduce it, I think it would be better for everyone to watch the film first, Dean, is that okay?"
In response to Durin's words that seemed to make the magicians present watch a one-and-a-half-hour long movie, Hohenheim just twitched his mouth and revealed an expression of "whatever you want".
So, having made up his mind, Du Lin first had all the windows around the lecture hall covered. After creating a dark sealed environment, he directly activated the imaging crystal.
With the release of the movie, today is destined to become a day that the magician community will never forget, because on this day, the top magicians in the entire empire gathered together to watch a one-and-a-half-hour movie performance in the academic lecture hall of the Mage's Tower, which represents the highest honor in magic.
During this time, loud laughter was heard more than once throughout the lecture hall, which scared the students patrolling outside.
Chapter 67 Times Have Changed
Chapter 67
Although "KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World" did not have much impact on these senior magicians who had formed their own worldviews, the magicians in the seats could not hold back their laughter during the movie, making this lecture hall, which symbolizes the forefront of knowledge, as lively as a vegetable market.
When the one and a half hour movie "KonoSuba: God's Blessing for a Better World" ended, Du Lin coughed twice and said:
"My fellow top wizards, this is the result of my alchemy research. It is a technology that can record real images and reproduce them with magic crystals. Although I only use this technology to make movies now, I believe everyone here knows the true purpose of this technology."
"To give the simplest example, the means of recording knowledge today are mostly books or letters, but this recording method itself has certain flaws. Not only is it easy to lose something, but the simple text description is often confusing."
As Du Lin spoke, he casually pulled out a book from under the table on the stage of the lecture hall and showed it to the audience. After hearing his words, some of the magicians present immediately understood his intention.
As they expected, Du Lin put the book back and continued:
"But if we use the magic crystal I invented to record knowledge, firstly, it is not as easy to be damaged as paper products. It can be said to be much safer and more stable than books. Secondly, it allows users to clearly record every process and every detail of their experiments. When watching again, they can even find their previous loopholes. Even if they are carrying out dangerous alchemical formulas, they don't need a dedicated person to track and record the data all the time. All they need is an apprentice to set up this magic recorder next to them."
"At the same time, for many of the Imperial Mage Academy's instructors present here, magic recorders and imaging crystals can also be used for classroom teaching. I believe this will greatly speed up the efficiency of classes and reduce classroom costs."
As Du Lin spoke, he slowly took down the magic video recorder that he had placed aside a moment ago, recorded the contents with the imaging crystal in his pocket, and played it again.
Afterwards, everything Du Lin had done on the stage just now appeared clearly again at this moment.
Regarding this scene, even some mages who had not yet recovered from watching the movie were shocked and thought deeply about the changes that this technology would bring.
"So, do you have any questions?"
Seeing the silent lecture hall, Du Lin realized that he had said enough. He nodded to Hohenheim who had not yet turned around, and then sat back in his seat on the stage.
During this process, even Roy looked at him in surprise, but Du Lin did not respond to this. After all, he had been prepared for a long time to face the most cutting-edge academic seminar in the empire one day, and now it was just brought forward.
Soon, seeing that everyone present was shocked by this epoch-making invention and deeply aware of the infinite potential of the discipline of magical alchemy, at least no longer thinking that magical alchemy was useless magic, Hohenheim returned to the podium and concluded:
"Then, according to the previous announcement, the Alchemy Tower will be separated from the Mage Tower and become a formal mage institution. Durin Edward's status as a great magician will now be recognized by the Mage Tower again, and he will serve as the dean of the newly opened Mage Alchemy Academy."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the mages present understood that times had changed. That did not just refer to the birth of a new powerful mage, nor did it just refer to the birth of the first dean of the Imperial Mage Academy who was less than twenty years old in history.
From today on, the definition of magic has changed! Magical Alchemy, a sub-discipline of magic that has always been rejected by all magicians, will officially become a part of magic from today!
At the same time, this seemingly insignificant decision will cause huge changes that no one present, including the entire world, had expected.
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Scar is the manager of the Alchemy Tower, a sub-branch of the Mage Tower. After his talented brother passed away, he took over the position of manager of this centuries-old tower.
However, unlike his brother, Scar himself does not have much talent in magical alchemy, or even his talent in magic itself is quite limited. He is still only a third-level intermediate magician.
But this did not prevent him from inheriting his brother's will and passing on the knowledge of magic alchemy that the other party had spent his entire life researching. It can be said that since becoming the master of the Alchemy Tower, Scar has done almost everything he can with due diligence, so that every student who has a little interest in magic alchemy has the opportunity to learn this non-mainstream school of knowledge.
Of course, most students have no interest in magic alchemy, a subject that cannot improve their own strength. They would rather spend more time meditating to improve their mental strength than learn about alchemy, a technology that has no future at all.
Scar, who knew this fact better than anyone, just stayed in this increasingly deserted tower day after day, waiting for the next heir to arrive with extremely slim hope.
And in fact, he did wait for that hope, a hope that now seems even too dazzling.
The boy named Durin Edward, who had a talent in magic practice that shocked everyone, unexpectedly came to this tower representing magic alchemy after entering school, and completely plunged into this seemingly hopeless path.
At that time, despite the complaints from the entire Imperial Mage Academy and the possibility that the tower representing alchemy would disappear, Scar still chose to give it a try. He withstood the pressure from the outside world and tried his best to pass on the only glory of magical alchemy that his brother had left to the young man who now seemed a little too dazzling.
And the result was just as everyone expected. The Mage's Tower did not recognize the achievements of magical alchemy.
When Durin was planning to force the Tower of Mages to change its view on magical alchemy, even though he was a talented young man who carried everyone's hopes, even though he had become a great magician before the age of twenty and was almost 100% likely to become the next great sage, the current Lord of the Tower of Mages, the Empire's Chief Great Sage Hohenheim, still directly removed him from the Empire's magician community. Not only did he lose all his dazzling halo, but he was also left without even a glimmer of hope.
Scar, who knew about this, blamed himself immensely. He thought it was his stubbornness and his faint hope that ruined the young man's future. If he had stopped him from continuing to study magic alchemy and from opposing the Mage's Tower for magic alchemy, things might not have turned out like this...