It's time to cultivate a group of talents who specialize in mind skills.
Benjamin came up with this idea because in the recent college enrollment, there have been quite a few "partial" talents. Although his affinity with the elements of the six series is not very good, his mental strength is quite excellent, even exceeding the level of ordinary mages - such a physique is not uncommon.
In the past, they would have had no choice but to reluctantly persuade these students. After all, for mages, elemental affinity is a more rigid indicator. This is an unchangeable fact even with the advent of the Rune Meditation Law. But now... Benjamin has discovered a whole new path.
Because of this, he selected a dozen young people with particularly outstanding mental power and kept them.
Regarding telekinesis, this is a power that the church absolutely cannot control. He plans to secretly train some spellcasters who can learn telekinesis. It doesn't take too many. A dozen people are enough. They usually hide in the dark and throw them out at critical moments, which may have miraculous effects.
"W-let us be teachers?"
Hearing this, both siblings looked surprised. Indeed, for them at their current age, the word teacher seems a bit unaffordable.
But Benjamin never cared about such problems.
"That's right." He nodded and said matter-of-factly, "You are the only ones here who can really use telekinesis. If you don't want to be a teacher, who will be?"
"But... we have never taught others."
"There is a first time for everything." Benjamin waved his hand and settled the matter directly, "Okay, you don't have to worry about so many things. Do it well, and I believe you will be a good teacher. .”
"… All right."
In this way, Benjamin brought the two siblings into the academy. There are also some remote and vacant buildings in the academy that can be used exclusively for their telekinesis teaching without anyone disturbing them. Students studying telekinesis are already waiting in the academy.
Telekinesis is independent of the curriculum of the Magic Academy. Therefore, Benjamin does not need to follow the academy's schedule and can start now.
"These twenty people will be your students from now on."
Entering the classroom, Benjamin whispered to the two siblings.
The two took a deep breath, raised their eyes, and glanced around at the students sitting scattered in the classroom. The tension in their hearts was somewhat relieved.
Because the students Benjamin selected for them were all seven or eight-year-old children.
The Magic Academy does not recruit children of this age, but this does not mean that they will not sign up. In fact, there are really all kinds of monsters and ghosts at the college's registration points, beggars on the roadside, restaurant chefs, 80-year-old proprietresses of pubs... A test only costs a few copper coins, and even the poorest person can get it, so almost anything People will test whether they have this talent.
As for the children who were found here by Benjamin, in addition to having excellent mental abilities, they were also desperate orphans. After they were tested at the registration point, Benjamin found them and expressed his willingness to take them in. After judging their personalities, the final fifteen people were selected.
At this moment, they were sitting in the classroom, looking up at Benjamin and the two siblings with some fear.
"Master Dean..."
"Okay, these two are your teachers. You will learn telekinesis from them from now on." Benjamin walked over with a smile and said, "Low element affinity does not mean that you have no chance of magic. You should never give up hope. "
The children nodded ignorantly, and the two siblings also walked over and became familiar with them one by one.
In this way, the arrangements for the study of mind skills were completed. He will come over often to check on the situation in the future, but he doesn't need to worry about specific matters.
—This is probably the benefit of owning a college.
"Dean, the guests are already waiting for the reception room." Wallis reminded him immediately when he saw Benjamin passing by at the door of the teaching building.
Benjamin also nodded after hearing this.
As the master of the academy, he is more responsible for this kind of diplomatic mission. It has been established for nearly a year, and he has met countless businessmen, mercenary captains, and officials in the reception room... He has worked very hard to establish connections with all walks of life, so that this perhaps somewhat advanced college can be closely connected with the world. associated together.
However, when he walked into the reception room, he found that the guests who came to visit today were not just leaders of forces who came to seek cooperation.
"Um... Dean Benjamin, hello."
He looked at the young man who was bowing at the thought. He felt familiar at first, but then he was stunned and remembered that this was Dick Foer.
Speaking of which, after the last incident, the situation in Horli Kingdom changed dramatically, and the connection between the Foer family and the academy was also forced to be interrupted—don’t forget, they still owe Benjamin a lot of money and elemental crystals! Benjamin always kept this in mind.
As far as he knew, the Foer family did not change owners due to the unrest in the church. It was just that their family's informant in the church died unexpectedly. Therefore, they lost their means of contacting foreign countries. Benjamin didn’t expect that they didn’t send anyone over until today.
And he is also the young master of the Foer family.
"Long time no see." Benjamin greeted the other party without changing his expression.
They still had a lot of quarrels before, including the chamber pot incident and the burning of his villa in the village by Pearl Lake. It can be said that Dick hated him with all his heart. However, times have changed, and now Benjamin has become the one the Foer family has to fawn over, and Dick obviously has no choice but to come to him in a humble voice.
This feeling... is actually pretty good.
"Yes, that..." The current situation must be quite embarrassing for Dick, and he doesn't know why Aix sent him to negotiate. "Before, your father said that you barely completed half of the agreement you made with your father. , so the compensation we pay you will also be reduced by half."
When Benjamin heard this, he sneered in his heart.
It turned out that I was here to bargain.
The agreement he made with the Foer family was to help them divert the church's attention and give them nobles a chance to breathe. In fact, the church's attention was indeed diverted by Benjamin. He didn't think this was called "half-done."
"You are so brave. Do you know who you are talking to?" Benjamin touched his chin and said playfully, "Do you know that I can prevent you from leaving this academy for the rest of your life?"
Suddenly, Dick was frightened by him, and his expression changed drastically: "What? You...how could you do this?"
"Why can't I do this?" Benjamin spread his hands and said slowly, "I am the most powerful mage in the world, and this is my territory. And you are just a small nobleman from the Kingdom of Horli."
Dick froze in place. After staying for a while, he hesitated and said: "Then, then we will give you the full reward."
“…”
Benjamin really didn't expect that the other party would become intimidated so quickly.
Of course he didn't intend to do anything to Dick, he just threatened him casually to see how this former arrogant old friend would react. As a result... this reaction was really unexpected.
It can only be said that he is indeed not the same Benjamin as before.
Things are changing.
"Okay, since you are so sensible, I won't be polite." Benjamin showed a profiteer-like smile, "So... your father sent you here specially. I guess there must be other arrangements besides this matter?"