Two days later.
"Are you the envoy from the Magic Academy? You must be a very remarkable person to gain the trust of Dean Benjamin at such a young age."
At the entrance of Glory's palace, Benjamin disguised himself as an ordinary college messenger and was welcomed in by a thin and tall middle-aged man.
- It’s not that he is addicted to pretending to be others, it’s just that he found that if he showed his true colors to others, others would have a strong sense of distance, as if they were afraid of the name “Dean Benjamin”, and it would be all over his body. Being on guard made Benjamin himself very inconvenient.
Therefore, he simply pretends to be an unknown person, and other people's attitude towards him will become much more natural.
"Excuse me, my lord, are you..."
The other party smiled and replied: "My name is Spencer, and I am His Majesty's senior advisor. I heard that the envoy from the college will be arriving today, so I came here to greet him."
Benjamin couldn't help but feel moved in his heart.
In this world's official system, a senior advisor is considered a fairly high-ranking official. As the king said, the officials of Carites are not very fond of the Magic Academy now, but a high-ranking official showed such a friendly attitude towards him, which is a bit like hiding a knife behind a smile.
"I see, then I'll be in trouble, sir." Thinking of this, he also smiled and walked into the palace under the welcome of the other party.
He was no stranger to Glory's palace. After passing through several corridors, Benjamin walked slowly into the hall. The hall was filled with Carites officials, including some familiar faces, but most of them were people Benjamin had never seen before.
As soon as Benjamin walked in, the officials who had been talking non-stop shut their mouths at this moment. At that moment, they turned around and looked at Benjamin in unison, with different thoughts hidden in their prying eyes.
Benjamin didn't pay attention and walked straight in.
"See Your Majesty."
He had informed the king in advance that the purpose of today was to eliminate the resistance of these officials to the Magic Academy so that the branch could be opened smoothly. Therefore, the king also called most of the officials to the palace early to wait. He sat on the throne, looked at the people below, and nodded from time to time.
"You are finally here! Come and tell them why the college wants to build a branch."
After some small talk and a whole set of routine etiquette, the king seemed not to want to delay it any longer. He patted the armrest, immediately brought the topic back to business, and said this to Benjamin.
The expressions of the officials present changed at this moment. At least, the smile on the face of Spencer, the senior consultant who led Benjamin in, quietly disappeared at that moment.
Benjamin nodded and spoke slowly:
"It's like this. After the church's baptism some time ago, the number of mages in Carites has dropped sharply. I heard from His Majesty that he couldn't even establish a domestic mages organization in his own country. Therefore, in order to repay His Majesty for giving us land, We decided to establish a branch school in Carites to train more mages for this country.”
The reason is that he has already thought about it and doesn't think there will be any mistakes. The key question still depends on whether these officials will stick to this idea.
"In order to repay His Majesty's kindness... Your Majesty said it nicely." At this moment, an official with a mean look came out and said in a sinister manner, "If your college really considers Your Majesty, why do you think so in Iraq?" But he refuses to help His Majesty with Cole’s matter?”
"Our college is also a victim when it comes to Icor. We managed to survive the Queen's attack with great difficulty. Naturally, it is impossible to help His Majesty bring the entire Icor into his arms."
"Come on, the current system in Icol was not created by your magic academy. You said that you have no power at all behind the scenes. Who would believe it?"
"That's the truth. Isn't it Karites who is taking over Icor now? Isn't everything going well? I think you should know whether our college is secretly manipulating Icor."
"snort… "
The one who was obviously nitpicking was temporarily blocked by Benjamin. But from the glances around him, he could feel that there were many people who sincerely believed that the Magic Academy was up to no good.
How did this atmosphere come about
Benjamin thinks that since he became the dean, he has always abided by the law, cherished his feathers, and done far fewer bad things than before. Why did their image in Carites decline so quickly
He didn't know why, but he always felt... something happened to Carites during this time.
"Mr. Envoy, there are indeed very few mages in Carites, but we are also capable of cultivating our own mages." An old official slowly said, "It is good that you are willing to help, but it is too much. Showing enthusiasm will inevitably lead to other suspicions, right?"
After he finished speaking, many officials nearby also looked at Benjamin and nodded. Unlike the previous yin and yang guy, their expressions are not very hostile, but they do have deep resistance.
Benjamin could also hear that these words represented their thoughts.
"In this case, everyone should understand how Carrites got to where he is today." So, he simply said it directly, "If our college really has a conspiracy to help His Majesty regain the throne, At that time, we had countless opportunities to take action. But in the end, we kept our promise and returned the glory to His Majesty."
The older official shook his head and said: "People's thoughts will change. The thoughts that I didn't have at the beginning may not really exist now."
"What you said...if our dean heard it, he would be a little angry."
"But this is also a real concern in our hearts." The older official continued, "The Magic Academy is getting stronger day by day, and will soon be stronger than one of our countries. Please forgive us for our situation."
"The strength of the college and the strength of Carrites are both combined. We have signed many cooperation treaties. After the students graduate, many of them will stay in Carrites to help you defend this country."
"Then, isn't the original cooperation enough? Why build a branch branch, which will only increase trouble and suspicion?"
"The church is watching eagerly from the sidelines. Until we deal with this common enemy, our efforts will never be 'enough'."
"Lord Messenger..."
The officials' ideas were much more stubborn than Benjamin imagined. Even after spending countless words, Benjamin never saw much change in the attitudes of these people. He thought he could engage in a verbal battle with the scholars and scold a few shameless old thieves to death, but the result was not as simple as written in the history books.
As you and I argued back and forth, the scene gradually became stiff.
"Okay, if this continues, it will hurt the relationship between our Carites and the college, and it won't be good for Dean Benjamin to know about it. Mr. Vincent, you'd better take a rest first."
In the end, Benjamin thought it would be the king who came out to stop the argument, but unexpectedly, it was the senior adviser who just greeted Benjamin who shouted to stop the older officials.
"…Okay, Lord Spencer."
The older official nodded when he heard this. Although he seemed a little reluctant, he still returned to the crowd.
"Some officials may be biased against the Academy of Magic. This cannot be changed with just a few words. Please don't be angry, Mr. Messenger." Advisor Spencer also turned around and smiled at Benjamin. Said so.