"The Academy of Magic... was proposed by the legendary Master Benjamin? Anyone with talent can enter the academy. Why would he come up with such a strange idea?"
When Freden arrived at the border of Carites, Master Finch was flying in mid-air with several mages. Suddenly, a young man turned his head and asked Master Finch in confusion.
Master Finch smiled and said, "His ideas have always been unique. The original "Declaration of Free Magic" was also published by him and a group of friends."
When the young mage heard this, he couldn't help but look surprised.
"Declaration of Free Magic? That book is very popular. Several friends I know are passing it on and copying it. An original copy can even be sold for fifty gold coins on the black market."
"Yeah..." Master Finch nodded with some emotion, "Who would have thought? When he found me and wanted me to help him promote this book, I was a little reluctant. After all, things like this are so popular. If you go out, the number of mages willing to join the organization will inevitably decrease."
At that time, he realized that after basic magic knowledge was completely shared, most of the existing mage organizations would be greatly impacted, and direct collapse due to weak cohesion was not impossible.
And things developed exactly as he expected.
With the continuous spread of the "Declaration of Free Magic" and the expulsion of the church, conflicts within the mages broke out, and the entire ecology of Frieden's mage circle was undergoing a major reshuffle. In Riley City alone, six mage organizations have disbanded, causing quite a commotion.
Fortunately, the magic knowledge in that book was relatively basic and did not cause any disturbance from the higher-ups. Otherwise, he would not dare to imagine what Frieden's situation is now.
As for Master Finch's own industry, fortunately, he was generous and his mages all had high incomes. No one left after the "Declaration of Free Magic" spread. Therefore, in this turmoil, he was not affected at all. Instead, he used his abundant funds to attract a group of people.
Nowadays, it is no longer possible to rely on basic magic knowledge to retain people, and of course money has become the new most useful thing.
Mage Finch clearly feels that Frieden’s mage circle is facing a transformation. He didn't know what it would be like in the future, but he felt that he might still be able to get some benefit from it.
Therefore, Benjamin did not intend to miss this new magic academy.
—Who knows if this guy will come up with something that will change the world of mages
Master Finch felt a little flustered for no reason.
"However, you still chose to support the "Declaration of Free Mage" at that time. This foresight is admirable." said an older mage next to him.
After hearing this, Master Finch came back to his senses and shook his head.
"It's all because of the church. I don't want to drive the church out, and I won't help him."
Several other mages suddenly understood and nodded. The period of church rule has become a history that cannot be looked back upon. Even if you pay some price, as long as you can drive the church away, it will be worth it.
Therefore, as a hero who drove away the church, Benjamin, although many upper-level mages were dissatisfied with the "Declaration of Free Mages", no one in Frieden dared to say a bad word about him.
It's just... This visit to the Magic Academy still made them feel a little confused.
"Isn't the opening ceremony a month away? Why are we rushing here now?" the young mage asked in confusion.
"I'm not busy during this period. Come and take a look early so that you can be mentally prepared in the future." Master Finch replied.
The young mage was confused.
Mentally prepared? What kind of mental preparation
Although the Magic Academy is a new concept to them, it's not that novel, right? It's just about connecting magic and the academy together to build a place where mages can be trained.
He wanted to ask something more, but at this moment, the elderly mage flying in front suddenly spoke, interrupting his thoughts.
"Here we are."
As soon as these words came out, several people looked forward. On the distant horizon, a town rises from the ground. It is the rumored newly built Akademi.
They flew a little closer. I saw that the town was not large in size, but it looked extremely lively. The nearby roads were busy with people and almost none of them were empty. Countless carriages carrying goods of unknown value hurriedly passed by and headed straight for Akademi.
Although they hadn't seen the Magic Academy yet, such a scene made them suddenly realize that the Academy would bring a terrible ability to attract money to this town.
There are countless people who want to enter the academy, and the flow of people means the flow of money. Even though the college's admissions standards are quite strict and have been announced to the world, there are still countless people who come here with hopes.
After all, neither strength nor money is valued here, only the potential of the mage is valued.
Speaking of potential…
They were also very surprised by the latest set of standards for quantifying spiritual power and elemental affinity. Each enrollment point is equipped with magic props specially used to test talent. Although they have passed the enrollment age, they still ran to take the test out of curiosity - they all passed.
This shows that the Magic Academy's requirements for talent are actually not very high.
The requirements are not high, and it can provide a wealth of magic knowledge and comprehensive teaching. Aren't people coming here one after another
The young mages are a little curious. Is it really just about talent
What about children from poor families? No matter how talented you are, if you can't afford the tuition, you can still accept everything? If this is really the case, the Magic Academy will be in ruins in a few years, right
In addition, there are many problems in his mind. Full of doubts, he landed in Akademi with Master Finch and walked towards the Magic Academy in the center of the town.
"Quick! Clean the room over there, too. There have been too many guests coming to the town recently, and several hotels in the town are almost full. The Master Mage has ordered that more rooms must be made as soon as possible."
"Give way! Give way! The college's teaching tools can be shipped in today, please give way!"
"Hey, have you taken the talent test? Although my mental strength is only C, the teacher who took the test said that my wind element affinity is enough to be an A. After I enroll, I can enter the top wind element class!"
"Are you still worried about not being able to pass the test? The latest entrance review class only costs ten gold coins. No matter how talented you are, you can still pass! Wait... the people from the Magic Academy are here, let's run!"
"Liar, give me my money back!"
"Mom... I don't seem to have enough talent. However, they said that as long as you pay some money, you can get a set of basic textbooks and go back to learn magic on your own. Should we give it a try..."
Walking in the streets of Akademi, Finch and the few mages he brought with him undoubtedly received a huge impact.
Top class? Educational Tools? Textbook
What are these
All kinds of sounds reached their ears, and they were confused. As for academies, it’s not like they don’t know that aristocratic academies are also very common.
But... are you sure that this "college" is the same as the academy in their concept