A few days later, news of the good news from the front came back to Glory.
Icol's army was unwilling to fight. After a brief contact with Caretes' army, they retreated and began a large-scale withdrawal along the border. The queen has never appeared in person, but the rumors of her sudden death are self-evident, because it is said that she left Carites early and returned to her palace.
Of course, during the time she was in the palace, there was news that she had been claiming to be ill and would show up occasionally. Her face seemed ugly every time she showed up.
However, the people of Carites naturally don't care much about the queen. After about half a month of friction, Ikol's last army withdrew from Carrites. Both sides also issued announcements declaring the end of the war, and the refugees who left their hometowns returned one after another. Everyone rejoiced and could finally live as peacefully as before.
"I thought this battle would take a long time. His Majesty the King is so amazing!"
"It is said that a mage named Benjamin has been helping His Majesty to defeat the bishop from the Kingdom of Hori. He also fought with the mage from Icol and drove out all the enemies."
"It's amazing. It would be great if we could also learn magic..."
The deeds of the king and Benjamin spread throughout the country and became the hottest topic during this period in Carites. Of course, the public did not know the details and relied entirely on their imagination to make up many nonsense stories.
When Benjamin heard the rumor that he had frightened the Pope with three moves and raised his hand, ten bishops died suddenly at the same time, and it was said in a convincing way, he felt dumbfounded.
It would be great if I were really as powerful as the legend says.
However, this is a good opportunity. He has fulfilled his promise to the king, and the king has begun to fulfill his promise to help him establish a true magic academy.
The location was chosen on the plain north of Carites, and the king allocated manpower and materials to start building the city directly. The city that is built may become the first truly magical town in the future. Whether it's residents, infrastructure, transportation... everything serves the mages who come to study.
The location of the college is not in the center of Carites. Instead, it is relatively close to the junction of the Three Kingdoms and far away from the political center. The grasslands of Carites are also on the edge of the college. Benjamin made an agreement with the king that the School of Magic would be completely independent and would not be commanded by Carites. The king did not break his promise and insisted on this despite the objections of many officials.
In a sense, the king also gave that place to Benjamin.
Benjamin was also moved. These days, many people cross rivers and burn bridges. Although the king is a bit timid, he is still very trustworthy. Their deal was completely verbal, but the king could fulfill it to the letter, which is indeed rare.
And with political guarantees, Benjamin’s Magic Academy can finally be launched!
The college is still under construction, but just looking at the size, you can tell that it is a rather large complex of buildings. The king also gave as much support as possible in this regard. Materials, manpower, propaganda... Benjamin's power alone would definitely not be able to build a city. The king used these things in exchange for Benjamin being able to help Carrites at critical moments in the future.
It is difficult to introduce the mages trained by the academy to Glory and Carites first, and the academy should do its best to support them... They signed a new treaty. Benjamin hopes that the Magic Academy can become an international organization of mages instead of just a school. As an international organization, they must establish equal and independent relationships with every country.
In Frieden's case, Border Desert City was also abandoned by Benjamin, and all power was transferred to the Magic Academy under construction - they would have to deal with Frieden in the future. If they were not clear about the issue of Border Desert City, it would be easy. People will catch you in pigtails. And for such a small city, Benjamin didn't bother to care so much.
All the mages stationed in Border City came to Carites, and when Morris pushed his wheelchair and saw the college under construction with his own eyes, he couldn't help but express emotion.
"You... really did it."
Benjamin patted him on the shoulder and said, "Do you need to be so excited? It's not like the church has been destroyed. Come on, you will be the head of the magic props department of the college from now on."
Morris was a little surprised and said, "It seems like you have a lot of plans for this college."
Benjamin smiled: "Of course."
He patted Morris on the shoulder again, turned around and flew into the sky. Dozens of water-form villains were summoned by him and joined the busy construction team of the college.
It would take an unknown amount of time to construct such a large building complex with ordinary manpower alone, and Benjamin didn't have that much time. As he said, the church was not destroyed. Those people were dormant in the distance, watching Benjamin's every move, and might jump out at any time and pull them into the abyss again. Benjamin must step up.
Using magic to help with construction has become their only option at this moment.
Levitation, Shadow Hand, Freezing... Originally there were many non-combat magics, but under the pressure of this kind of construction demand, more than a hundred mages under their command used their imaginations to apply various magics with strange functions to the construction. Among them, the construction progress of the college was accelerated very quickly.
The wood was floating in mid-air, and the ground suddenly sank... Various strange sights emerged one after another, and even the ordinary craftsmen who came to work had changed from being stunned at the beginning to being surprised now.
Benjamin's magic is more flexible and can play a greater role in construction. It's a pity that he can't perform biological-level intelligent magic. Those water-shaped villains must be commanded by him, otherwise, he can build the academy by himself.
Although it's a bit regretful, the current speed is not bad. Benjamin estimated that with their efforts, the college could be initially completed in a few months.
During the period when the work was not completed, the mages and the apprentices who followed them could only live in a temporary camp next to the construction site. The apprentices also joined the construction and learned magic at the same time, which can be regarded as their tuition fees as the first batch of students in the future.
At the same time, they also sent some people to publicize among the people of Carites and Freeden to further expand the source of students. Of course, they still have to charge some fees to recruit these students, all for the healthy and normal operation of the college.
Everything has just begun to take shape, and they still have to slowly explore the system of the Magic Academy.
In short, the construction of the academy is in full swing, and like the victory over Icol, it has become one of the hottest topics in Carites.