Until the end of the midterm exam, Benjamin worked hard to find the church informant hidden in the town.
He always felt that there must be more than these three people sent by the church, but they seemed to have mastered some skills to hide the priests like ordinary people.
In addition, after fighting Benjamin for so long, their eyeliners have become more careful, leaving no crosses or words on their bodies that might reveal flaws. Benjamin scanned it a hundred times with the water element induction method, but he couldn't get any results.
-He can't read minds. Without clues, he can't confirm the identity of others.
"Why are you anxious? Maybe there are only three informants in the church. The town is very clean now, that's why you didn't find anything." The system said casually.
Benjamin sighed.
I hope so…
But, to be honest, he was mentally prepared. The church has directly sent dead soldiers to attack them before, which shows that they attach great importance to the magic academy and will definitely not just put three spies here. Although Benjamin did not arrest anyone anymore, he had already heightened his vigilance and was ready to be prepared for sudden attacks by the church at any time.
At least, "Water's Coming" should be kept and not used casually like during the competition.
In the college, the midterm exam was successfully concluded. When Benjamin returned to the college, Wallis handed him a stack of transcripts from two thousand students. He nodded and let the system sort it out.
In general, everyone's test scores were good, the average score was above his expectations, and there were no students who seriously failed. Benjamin roughly judged that based on the standards he originally expected, this group of students would eventually graduate successfully, and there would be no embarrassing situation such as dropping out of school and repeating a grade.
Seeing this, Benjamin was already very satisfied.
The education model of the Magic Academy is surprisingly effective. At least, if the people in the academy are talented and willing to work hard, in such an environment, they will definitely grow to a gratifying level in the end.
And when the time comes, two thousand powerful mages...
Benjamin had the confidence to shake up the church.
However, when my thoughts returned to the present, the midterm exam was over, and the opening hours of the college were not over yet. The system quickly completed the ranking of test scores and the new class list. Benjamin asked Wallis to arrange all this. After that, they would have a new round of open classes.
According to Benjamin's original idea, the college would be completely open within one day, and others could visit at will and experience the most authentic college atmosphere. However, his idea was strongly opposed by his mages. Therefore, he had to change it to make certain specific courses public and welcome others to observe.
However, they also arrange a lot of open classes. From pharmacies to elemental theory, from practical classes to making magic props, they are all taught by excellent teachers. As long as you want to listen, there is nothing you can't hear.
There is no doubt that this move is very generous. Many outside mages are actually not interested in things like midterm exams, they just come here for the open classes.
Therefore, on this day, as soon as the door of the academy opened, countless mages rushed in impatiently.
"Mr. Benjamin's style has really never changed. From the beginning of the "Declaration of Free Magic" to the current open class, he is really working hard to pass on magic. He is completely different from other famous mages. Same."
"Yeah... The method of making magic props has been lost for so long, and I am actually willing to share it. It's a pity that I am over age, otherwise I would have to find a way to enter this academy."
Apart from Benjamin's magical power, everything he has done has given him unexpected prestige among low-level mages. The "Declaration of Free Magic" has become an important book that can be passed down and even recorded in history. It is currently the most influential publication among mages.
Even though it has been less than a year since its release, countless people have already entered the door of mage because of it.
Today's open magic class implements Benjamin's original idea of popularizing magic education. No matter rich or poor, anyone can have access to the knowledge of magic, and a powerful mage can be born from any background.
Of course, these mages who came to listen to the lecture were not aware of this yet. They just walked in with high expectations. It could be seen from the dark eyes of some that they were so excited that they didn't sleep well the night before.
"Which class are you going to attend?"
"The regular evolution of the fire element. I have recently learned some intermediate fire magic, but I have never been able to control the movement of the elements during the casting process. Maybe this class will inspire me."
"Is it just this class? I have planned a schedule. I will attend the first class in the morning to observe the physical properties of potion materials, the second class to observe the practical skills, and the first class in the afternoon..."
"S-Awesome... Can you lend me your watch?"
With all kinds of expectations, mages poured into the teaching building, and there were even many ordinary people who were curious among them. Benjamin does not exclude ordinary people from attending classes. If ordinary people have a deep understanding of the principles of magic, they can also further remove the church's stigma against mages.
It's just that these people basically don't understand anything.
After half a class, the ordinary people were almost gone, and the only ones left were mages with excited faces. For some particularly popular open classes, the audience even stood directly outside the classroom windows in the corridor.
Such a scene certainly made the lecturers feel a lot of pressure, but after a while, they found that these mages who were observing were easily satisfied. They just talked about the most common content, and the people around them were already looking away. Empty.
"Teacher, let me ask you a question, is it true that elements are mutually exclusive?"
Without the teacher on the stage answering, the students on the seats all said, "Of course it's true. Don't you all know this?"
It was only then that the teacher realized that the foundations of most outside mages were very weak. They may have learned a lot of magic, but they don't know how magic works and how to better control it.
Therefore, this group of listening mages are easier to teach than the students.
Slowly, the teacher became more relaxed and answered questions at any time. There were originally many difficult courses, but they turned out to be answering questions about basic magic. Every time they answered questions, it was basically the students in the audience.
All the attending mages were amazed.
"You know so many things at such a young age. In a few years, this group of people will be really great." A middle-aged mage couldn't help but sigh.
"Is the Magic Academy interested in setting up a non-staff adult academy? It's such a pity for those of us who missed the age." Someone suggested.
Is it a non-staff college?…
When Benjamin was patrolling the teaching building, he accidentally heard such a sentence and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
This is a good proposal, both from the perspective of popularizing magic and from the perspective of making extra money. Of course, if they really want to do it, it will be a matter of the future. Right now, they can’t divide the manpower, so they should focus on the open classes.
Although it was only halfway through, he could conclude that this open class had been a great success.
Judging from the expressions of the mages, you can tell that almost no one is dissatisfied with this open class. The atmosphere in the academy where questions can be raised casually and equal discussions can promote each other has infected them. No matter what expectations they had before, they have now been satisfied to a certain extent.
When the open classes are over, they will return to countries all over the world and spread the deeds of the academy to every corner where a mage sets foot.
By then, the influence of the college will have further expanded, and even if there are more opponents outside who maliciously slander it, it is estimated that it will be difficult to achieve anything good again. And, more importantly, Benjamin was suddenly looking forward to the next enrollment.
—Looking at the enthusiasm of these auditors, the tuition fees can be increased again.