"Branch school? Have you really thought about it?"
In the royal capital of Icol, the president couldn't help but show a look of surprise after hearing Benjamin's words.
Benjamin nodded.
This day was the day when the Judgment Council held a supervisory meeting, but he took advantage of this opportunity to tell the president about the construction of the branch.
To establish a branch school in each country, it must obtain considerable government support, otherwise it will not proceed. The current political system implemented by Ikol is that the two countries take turns to manage, but in this matter, the president, as the elder figure of the ruling parliament, naturally has more say.
"Establishing a branch is actually a good thing, but... I'm afraid that people in the other two countries will think you are ambitious and want to use this opportunity to develop power within each country." The president thought for a while and said.
"I understand, that's why I came to see you first."
Benjamin certainly understands the sensitivities involved. The Magic Academy does not belong to any party and is considered an independent country to a certain extent. Countries that are independent of each other, but want to open new schools within each other, is indeed a bit tricky for the old concepts of this world.
However, given his current relationship with the leaders of the other two countries, he thinks it shouldn't be too difficult.
"Let's do this. I'll help you contact them first. It will be simpler for me to talk about the matter." The president said, "You'd better be prepared. Facing the mages trained by the branch, they will definitely open their mouths. .”
Benjamin smiled and said, "That's natural."
At this moment, they have begun to recruit teachers from the branch, but they still use the method of recommendation from acquaintances. The public also didn’t know that they were going to open a branch. Only after the other two countries understand the situation can they start taking action in a big way.
In this way, about a week later, Benjamin, the leaders of Frieden and Carrites met again on this matter.
"If you are willing to open a branch in our country, of course we will not have any objection. It's just... which country should the mages trained by the branch belong to?" General Stewart asked with a frown.
"Of course they belong to their original country." Benjamin immediately replied, "In fact, we will not arrange for these mages where they should belong. The management of the branch is not as strict as the main school. After they graduate, they can still continue to work for themselves. national service."
"But I think that your education method will dilute the master's national concept." The general said, "Can we ask you to add some patriotic propaganda to your teaching process, and list it as a must-pass exam? ?”
“…”
Benjamin was speechless for a moment.
Well... I didn't expect that no matter which world we go to, ideological education will become an unavoidable problem.
In the end, he could only nod. There was no way, on the main campus, that was Benjamin's own territory, and he could teach whatever he wanted. In other places, they can only borrow space to do business, after all, they follow other people's rules.
"Since you agree, we won't have any problems!" The general laughed a few times and said, "I look forward to your branch school cultivating more mage talents for us."
Benjamin nodded helplessly.
Then, he turned his attention to the king.
I don't know why, but during his negotiations with the general, the king remained silent and made no move to express his position. This made Benjamin feel a little strange.
"Your Majesty, what do you think..."
The king took a deep breath and finally spoke.
"Master Benjamin, of course I will not object to what you are doing. It's just... if I agree again, the pressure on me from the officials will become very great. It may be difficult for Carrites to carry out this matter."
Benjamin was a little surprised.
He did not expect that the king would be the one to object.
"Your Majesty, the opening of a branch school is definitely a good thing for Carites." He immediately advised, "After experiencing the baptism before the church, the mages in Carites are now in decline. A school that can cultivate more mages, It’s absolutely beneficial and harmless.”
"I understand, it's just..." The king hesitated for a moment and said, "You also know how many domestic objections I suppressed in order to complete the original deal and give you the entire place of Akademi. So now , many of my ministers don’t like you very much. Once they hear what you are going to do, they will only think that you have another conspiracy."
Benjamin couldn't help but frowned when he heard this.
So troublesome…
He thought that building a branch would be a happy thing for everyone, and no one would object at all. But who could have imagined that Carites officials would have such a bad impression of him
He still vaguely remembered how warm and friendly everyone in Glory was to him when he helped the king fight back Glory.
After thinking about it, Benjamin said: "Well, let me go to Glory in person again. Your Majesty will treat me as a messenger from the Magic Academy and receive me in front of all the officials. No matter what objections they have, I will convince them. .”
The king was a little surprised.
Benjamin slapped the table and said without hesitation: "That's it. Your Majesty, please go back first. In a few days, the Magic Academy will send an envoy to Glory to discuss the construction of a branch."
"Okay..." The king held his forehead helplessly.
Although there were some surprises, the meeting ended in less than an hour as Benjamin expected. He asked Wallis to contact Frieden about the "ideological education" issue in the branch, while he made some preparations and set off for Glory.
In fact, he found that he seemed to have stopped paying attention to Carrites for some days.
"Well... maybe I'm overthinking it, but I think the king seems to be different from before." The system suddenly said in his mind.
Benjamin was rushing in the air, and he was stunned at that time.
"What do you mean?"
"I don't know, I just have an intuition." The system's tone was very flat. "The king's attitude was not like this before, right? But I was just guessing. It's okay. Just pretend you didn't hear it."
Benjamin was speechless.
It's just a system, where's the intuition... Moreover, because of the issue of Ikol's ownership, the relationship between him and the king has indeed become quite alienated. This is undeniable.
He didn't think there was anything really wrong with the king.
Is it possible for the church to make a comeback? Don't think about it, the king and the general are both people who betrayed the church once. It is precisely because of this that Benjamin is so assured of them and there is no possibility of betraying him again.
Just like that, he took a deep breath and continued flying towards Glory.