The establishment of the Empire's Academy of Magic has been officially put on the agenda.
The location of the college had been decided a few months ago. The Imperial Academy at the end was established in a military fortress not far from the Acropolis in the southwest of the imperial capital. The military fortress has been established for decades, and it used to be the guard of the imperial capital. However, with the establishment of Weiyu, its usage rate has been greatly reduced. Except for the annual spring school, this military fortress is basically in a semi-idle state.
There are many considerations in choosing this place as the site of the Academy of Magic, the most important of which is to save money. The empire's finances are not rich, and if a new military academy is re-proposed, it will cause a lot of extra huge expenditures on the empire's finances, and using a ready-made military fortress is undoubtedly a good choice.
Moreover, the address of the school is far away from the imperial capital and the magic guild, yet the emperor has stationed nearly 20,000 guards, and an acropolis is nearby—this kind of consideration must be his own prince Chen.
The original drill field in the military fortress has been planted with large tracts of green space and flower beds, and the original rows of permanent barracks inside have been transformed into school buildings.
As a magic academy, a base for cultivating magic talents for the empire, for reasons of confidentiality, a thousand guards were added to guard it.
In such a fortress that can accommodate tens of thousands of soldiers, there were less than two hundred people in the initial stage.
The one hundred students were finally determined after Zhang Lie's struggles in all aspects of the empire. For this contention, Du Wei did not participate. He is happy to stay out of it. In the end, the magic union got 30 quotas as it wished. As for the imperial family, Prince Chen directly selected forty from among the nobles who were most loyal to the imperial family.
The last 30 places were sent by Party J.
The magic union occupies 30%, the royal family 40%, and the J party 30%.
According to the evil agreement secretly reached by several parties. This ratio will continue to be used in the future.
On top of other matters concerning the establishment of the school, the royal family and the magic union went through fierce competition again.
The Magic Union hopes to turn this magic academy into a purely training situation of "traditional" magicians. What is a traditional magician
To put it simply: tall, noble, with the dignity of a magician, and with a high status. Mysterious, and... stuffy.
Of course, this evaluation came from the mouth of Prince Chen, he was very dissatisfied with it, because in the plan of the Regent Five, the establishment of this Magic Academy was not for the purpose of cultivating a new batch of "magic masters"! The empire and the royal family all need a group of magicians to serve them! It's not a group of masters who need to be held high by themselves!
In the past, those aristocratic and wealthy families wanted to recruit a magician. To win the favor of those magicians, one must not hesitate to spend Dali's wealth, even some distinguished nobles, and be polite to those magicians, even kneel down.
But this is absolutely not allowed to Prince Chen!
"What I want is not a group of masters! What I want is a group of people who can serve the empire!"
But Prince Chen's point of view. It was opposed by the Magic Union. Because the Magic Union believes that this is detrimental to the majesty of the magician. In their view, magicians should be superior.
Under the collision of two viewpoints, in the end Du Wei quietly entered the palace one day and gave Prince Chen an idea.
"Why do magicians have a high status? Why are they so high? That's because there are too few magicians on Dalu. If there are as many magicians as there are warrior knights now..." Du Wei said: "I am The slave market saw a lot of samurai standing there waiting for a job. They were not farmers, they were not paupers, they were not bums, they were not beggars. Every one of them had at least one rank of samurai! But they It’s not as dignified as a beggar’s life. It’s because there are too many warriors on Dalu now! If the number of magicians reaches a certain level, then magicians are not uncommon.”
"But the establishment of the Magic Academy should greatly alleviate this problem." Prince Chen said: "The establishment of the Magic Academy. In the future, a large number of magicians will leave this academy, and the increase in number is expected."
"It's not enough." Du Wei shook his head: "Fundamentally speaking, I think there are big problems in the way of training magicians."
Next, Prince Chen agreed with Du Wei's point of view.
"For a long time, the transmissions of magicians have been private apprentices, and the door is very strict. It can even be said that every magician strictly keeps the code of the magic knowledge he has mastered, and will never let outsiders know easily. And more importantly, the current profession of magician makes me feel that there is a big flaw, that is... "user" and "researcher" are not correctly distinguished."
"Every magician spends most of his life researching, researching magic, and exploring the mysteries of magic. But the problem is... because they cherish each other's brooms and keep their own research strictly confidential, so magicians rarely communicate with each other. Communication. The result is a ridiculous phenomenon: Maybe the things that many magicians have researched all their lives are exactly the same as those of other magicians! Many magicians have spent their entire lives researching the same results. 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 only need, but there is no need for every magician to act as a researcher. Most people , as long as you 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 gravity. Universities only need to study and know how to use this law... But there is no need for every student to study and discover this law by himself
Just learn how to use it! If you really want students to spend half their lives studying this law like Newton did...
Hmph... 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 master how to use it.
Everyone knows that one plus one equals two, but there is no need for everyone to delve into "Goldbach's conjecture", right
But there is a phenomenon in the current magicians that makes Du Wei feel absurd: even some low-level magicians, when learning some low-level magic spells, have to rely on themselves to study the mysteries of these spells, including how to reduce , some notes that can be omitted, etc... In fact, their teachers may have mastered this technique long ago, but those magicians will never easily tell anyone, even their own disciples, about their research results! Rather bring it into the coffin!
Du Wei spent an afternoon explaining this truth to Prince Chen, and tried to use some simple language to explain the models of universal education that he knew in his previous life. Prince Chen's eyes lit up when he heard this, and finally he stood up. Seeing the excited expression on his face, he even wanted to hug Du Wei and kiss him.
But the next problem is: how to let the existing magicians contribute their research results
After that, Du Wei and Prince Chen studied for a long time.
For magicians, what do they value most
money? No, every magician has considerable wealth. The magic crystals and magic gems in their hands are treasures in the eyes of ordinary people, but to magicians, they are just magic materials.
woman? Not to mention... Magicians focus on the study of magic, and they don't have time to waste on such things.
right? Still not.
In the end, Du Wei came to a conclusion: status and fame!
Magicians pay great attention to their own status. Many times, when they are recruited by rich and noble families, they deliberately put on airs, because they think that if they are recruited easily, they will lose their status. Status is very important to a magician.
And reputation is more important to magicians.
Du Wei even added an almost vicious statement. In his opinion, most magicians in this world are very "pretentious".
Mostly so.
When he said this. He even forgot that he and Prince Chen are both magicians.
Magicians like to be on top, have a high status, like to put on airs, and like to pretend to be inaccessible. They are eccentric (or pretend to be eccentric), they aspire to great fame, but at the same time they pretend to be nonchalant.
This, what is it if it is not pretense
"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 use these research As a result, a set of fixed things has been compiled and handed over to the students in the academy, they don’t need to study it from scratch, they just need to learn how to use it.”
Therefore, on the day when the Academy of Magic was established, at the opening ceremony, His Royal Highness Prince Chen, the current actual ruler of the empire, was present in person. And personally inscribed the name "Imperial Academy of Magic" on the wall outside the academy. — This is also Du Wei's proposal.
Later, in front of the first batch of magic students, more than a dozen court magicians, and many magicians from the magic guild present, Prince Chen suddenly announced an unplanned thing: "At the same time as the magic academy was established, A new organization of magicians has also been announced: the Imperial Society of Magic!"
Imperial Society of Magic. in name. It belongs to the School of Magic. The difference between this society and the magic union is that it is not a strict organization that has any management or statutory regulations on magicians. It is relatively loose and does not have any management and constraints on magicians.
The so-called "learning" mainly allows magicians to conduct academic discussions and exchange their research results in the field of magic. And the society will commend and reward the magicians who have made research results.
The rewards are not in the form of gold coins...
In a very eye-catching corridor just behind the square of the Academy of Magic, on a wall made of pure jade, at the first position at one end of the wall, there is a strikingly carved statue.
This is a bust of an old magician. His face was lifelike, with a snow-white cloak and robe, a very graceful smile, and even every fine wrinkle on his face was extremely clear.
And below it, a plate of solid gold engraved with a few lines: "Sicily Jacques Gandolph (Empire 710·Empire 960), the famous magister of the continent, his main contribution: the discovery of dragons There are six ways to hatch eggs, thirteen kinds of rare magic plants have been found, and seven intermediate magic spells have been improved, and a new high-level magic spell has been created. Thanks to Master Gandolf for his contribution, so that future generations can learn to the results of his research."
This statue of Gandalf, together with the following gold plate describing some of the main events of his life, is placed at the entrance of this jade corridor. And behind, the 300-meter-long corridor is still empty, leaving enough space!
"... The establishment of this society is not responsible for restraining magicians. It is just an organization for pure academic discussion and communication." Prince Chen stood on the high platform with his characteristic springy smile on his face: "Anyone A magician can apply to join the society without paying any dues, and does not need to assume any contribution obligations to the society. Of course... it is not absolute. As long as you enter the society, you can check other magic stored in the society The magic research results contributed by the exchange of teachers. Of course, this is conditional. For example, in the early days of the establishment of the society, we thank our Lord Du Wei and Vivienne. Both of them are deceased The disciples of the magister Gandolf, they have set an example and contributed a part of the research results of Master Gandolf in the society. Every new member, if you want, can also contribute yours The results of some magical research, and then, you can consult any material that the society has kept... including Master Gandolf. This is the spirit of our magic society: sharing!"
The audience was in an uproar!
Especially those magicians!
Can I consult the magic research results left by Master Gandolf? This is an extremely tempting condition for a magician!
Afterwards, Prince Chen publicly announced some details about the "sharing" of the Magic Society.
Some of the research results of Gandolf contributed by Du Wei and Vivian at the beginning have been divided into five levels, from one star to five stars.
In the future, as long as you contribute your research results to newly joined magicians, they will be evaluated by several invited senior and famous magicians. For example, if your contribution has received a three-star rating, then you will have three chances to "share". You can freely consult research results of any level below the three-star rating stored in the Society. Of course, there are only three chances (three for three-star, four for four-star, and only one for one-star). 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 contributed are evaluated as five-star, then you will be eligible to share for life, and you can access all the materials in the society at any time throughout your life!
Every magician is secretly thinking that if they can get the research results of Master Gandolf, even if only a small part is preserved in the society, then it will be of great value to improve their magic power! In this case... It's worthwhile to take out a little research result of my own in exchange!
- After all, it is the result of Master Gandolf's research!
Moreover, as more and more magicians join the society, I can get more research results from more people!
Seeing the enthusiastic 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: how many people will we invite? Great magicians who are well-known on the mainland or have outstanding strength serve as our consultants, and these consultants will evaluate the research results contributed by each magician, and then evaluate the level... Finally, each contribution Magicians whose research results meet the requirements..." Speaking to himself, Prince Chen pointed to the long corridor: "Then, your portrait, as well as the great deeds of your life, will be placed there! And Together with the late Master Gandolf, accept the admiration of future generations, even after hundreds of years, your glorious image will still be preserved there!"
With... a portrait of Master Gandalf
More magicians are ready to move!
So, isn't it true that in this corridor, he is already qualified to be listed with Gandolf
What an honor is this
It is different from the expressions of surprise, excitement or hesitation on the faces of many magicians.
Yagodoug, the chairman of the Magic Union, has a gloomy face. His eyes are looking at the regent on the stage, and his eyes are full of worry.
"The third rule learned is..." Prince Chen deliberately paused when he said this. He slowly said: "Before the establishment of this academy, when each magician recruits disciples, how many people can inherit your great achievements at most? One? Two? Or three or five? Then in the future , This phenomenon will change! For the research results you contributed to the society, we will divide some of the most basic content according to the level, as the teaching content for the students of the Magic Academy! Then in the future, it is foreseeable that, Among the new generation of magicians that appear on the mainland, as long as they come out of this academy, what they learn will be the result of your research! Each of them can be regarded as your disciple, and everyone will learn more Remember your great name and your great contribution to Mofa! What is certain is that even after hundreds of years, your name will still be firmly recorded in books and recorded in all In the heart of a magician!"
This last temptation. Almost even the mage Leonid standing next to Chairman Yagodouge was shaken!
This guy who looked like a creditor couldn't help but shine in his eyes!
How many are not well-known in this world? Except for those saints who are really indifferent to fame and fortune, but most people, after all, do not have the quality of a saint.
Even if it doesn't last forever, it will still leave a bad reputation forever! — This is in line with the way most people think!
And now the magicians on the mainland, even though they are famous for a while, how many years after death, how many will remember them? Even if it is Gandolf, he is great. After a hundred years, I am afraid that not many people will remember him except his disciples.
However, if it is as Prince Chen said, it will be completely different!
In the future, every magician will study the research results of "I", and they will firmly remember my name! Even if it takes hundreds of years... even a thousand years! The magicians on this continent will still remember my name!
Magicians have nothing to pursue in their lives, not money, beauty and power... Then, status and fame are the only things they pursue!
"Finally, the last important thing I announced is..." Prince Chen deliberately paused, and when everyone in the audience focused on himself, he announced with a smile: "Everyone knows that this year is Roland Nine hundred and sixty years of the Imperial Calendar. But from now on, the School of Magic and the Society of Magic will regard this year as an important coordinate in history! From this year onwards, in the field of magicians, we will call it It is the "Year of the Era of Magic". We, the 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 Era of Magic"! Of course, the first one to be included in the history of the Era of Magic is our late Master Gandolf, and the next name... is very likely to be any one of you here. It’s time. This history will be constantly compiled and added as a historical material for recording the magical civilization of the mainland! And... The Academy of Magic will take "History of the Magic Era" as a compulsory course! Every student, Learn the history of this magical era!"
The sunshine on the opening day was softly falling on Prince Chen's face, and his unique personality charm was unreservedly displayed. Most of the magicians present were tempted!
People live for a lifetime, for what? If you can leave your 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 did not intend to catch all the magic tests in one go. But it is conservatively estimated that as long as it can impress the hearts of less than half of the magicians... then it can lay a good foundation for the establishment of the entire Magic Academy! With the gradual development, there will always be a glorious day!
But now it seems that it is not only a small part that is tempted.
In the end, Prince Chen calmly threw out a seemingly ordinary thing, but it could be said to be a "killer weapon"!
"Starting from today, every student of the Magic Academy will automatically be qualified as a basic member of the Magic Academy after graduation, and the Magic Academy allows dual identities, that is to say, we don't care if you are a member of any other organization, Anyone can join the Magic Society, because we are just a purely academic research organization."
Chairman Yagodoug's heart sank to the bottom!
After graduating from each college, they will automatically become members of this society
hell! So after many years, how many magicians on the mainland will become members of this society!
At that time, what is your own magic union
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, about this new society... You don't seem to have mentioned it to me. Let's go!"
Prince Chen smiled slightly, with a selfless look on his face: "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 long time, he slowly said: "Then, my question is, who will be the president of this newly established society of magic? The magician will do it."
Du Wei smiled secretly when he heard this.
This Mr. Chairman can't bear it any longer! This has been said very blatantly!
Recognized as a highly respected great magic test
Hmph, on the mainland, except for the late Master Gandolf. The next great magician recognized as highly respected is not Mr. Chairman himself. Who else
But forget about it!
Prince Chen smiled slightly, and said: "Mr. Chairman, my original plan was indeed like this, but after we thought about it, we thought that since this is a newly established organization, and it is completely free academic discussion, it does not admit any constraints. The task of the magician, so, I think, there is no need to set up the position of "return leader" in this newly established organization. In the early stage of the society, there will be a committee composed of a group of magicians to carry out some basic management, and the candidates to join the committee... "
Yagodoug raised his eyebrows.
"Candidates, I think they should be selected according to the "spirit of sharing" established by the society. In other words, they should be evaluated according to their contributions! Therefore, I think that only those who have contributed to the society can be eligible to join this committee. Therefore, at present It seems that the candidates drafted at the initial stage are only the disciples of Master Gandolf: Master Du Wei, and Master Wei Wei'an. Oh, by the way, Master Wei Wei'an, you must have seen it, just a few years ago .Her magician badge, but you issued it yourself."
Just when Yagodouge frowned and was about to object - of course he had to object! Such a magic society, could it be that two children are the committee members
"Of course, there can't be only two members." Prince Chen said with a smile: "Fortunately, there wasn't much management work at the beginning, just some editing work, which was very easy, but in the future... the increase of committee members must be based on contributions! 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 intervene, it's very simple, first contribute some magic research results!
It is worth mentioning that many, many years later, in the history of the empire, this day was designated as the "Year of the Magic Era", and the records of this day by the historian are very objective: "It was originally thought that the The establishment will break the magic monopoly of the mainland. But now it seems that the establishment of the Magic Academy is only a signal of the beginning, and the establishment of the "Magic Academy", a new organization, finally formed a new pattern and officially broke the The thousand-year-long monopoly of magic in the mainland! A free organization full of emerging spirits has stood on the mainland ever since."
And on the second day after the opening of the Magic Academy, the Magic Academy received applications from six magicians to join. Although the highest of the six magicians in the early stage was only an intermediate magician, this is a good start after all. , the six magicians contributed some of their own research results, and obtained different levels.
After obtaining the sharing rights, they all chose to consult Gandolf's research results according to their star ratings, and everyone was very satisfied with the results.
This signal reassured many other magicians who were watching—after all, some people expressed doubts about it. God knows, is this "Magic Academy" trying to cheat their own research results under the guise of Gandolf
Good start with the initial six wizards. In the next few days, more and more magicians applied to become members.
And on the fifth day, the addition of two heavyweights strengthened the cornerstone of this new organization!
Gandolf's oldest surviving disciple, the deaf Mage Ilness, became the sixteenth member of the Society of Magic, and based on his contribution, he immediately became one of the members of the society.
And the other person who joined was Master Arico! He contributed some precious potion formulas and several new uses of magic gemstones, and he was immediately qualified as 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 is considered to be the most direct partner of Chairman Yagodoug, who looks like a creditor, finally couldn't bear the temptation of becoming famous forever, and joined the society!
Understandable, after all, he is over a hundred years old, God knows how long he can live. And in the magic union, with the existence of Jago Doug, he is unlikely to become the chairman of the union, and leaving a name after death seems to be his only pursuit.
On the afternoon of the day when Leonid announced his joining the society, something unknown happened in the office of Chairman Yagodoug.
Mr. Chairman, who usually pays attention to his appearance, smashed his desk angrily. In his anger, he almost destroyed his office with fire magic.
"This is betrayal! Naked betrayal!!" Mr. Chairman roared furiously with a ferocious face.
In the early days of the establishment of the society, the list of committee members responsible for managing the society was as follows: His Excellency Master Du Wei (magic pharmacist, bachelor of magic, disciple of the late Master Gandolf), His Excellency Wei Wei'an (eighth-level magician. The late Gando Disciple of Master Fu), Mage Ilness (9th-level magician., Disciple of the late Master Gandolf), Master Eric (9th-level magician, magic pharmacist), Master Leonid (9th-level magician. Super magician)... There is also a special committee member: the regent of the empire, His Majesty the future emperor, Prince Chen (court magician).
It is not surprising that Prince Chen joined. After mastering the team of court magicians, he easily handed over a piece of research results contributed by the court magicians, and then smoothly entered the management committee of the Magic Society.
The composition of this list is enough to convince all magicians.