Chapter 211 Chapter 184 Sharing Spirit

The establishment of the Empire's Academy of Magic has been officially put on the agenda. The location of the college had been decided a few months ago.The future Imperial Academy will be established in a military fort not far from the Acropolis in the southwest of the imperial capital.The military fortress has been established for decades, and it used to be the guard of the imperial capital.However, with the establishment of the Acropolis, its usage rate has been greatly reduced.Except for the annual spring drills, this military fortress is basically in a semi-idle state. There are many considerations in choosing this place as the site of the Academy of Magic, the most important of which is to save money.The empire's finances are not rich, and if a huge military academy is re-established, it will cause a lot of extra huge expenses to the empire's finances, and using a ready-made military fortress is undoubtedly a good choice.

Moreover, the address of the school is far away from the imperial capital and the magic guild, but there are nearly 20,000 guards stationed beside it, and an acropolis is nearby—this kind of consideration must have come from Prince Chen. The original drill field in the military fortress was planted with large tracts of green land and flower beds, and the original rows of permanent barracks inside were transformed into school buildings. As a magic academy, a base for cultivating magic talents for the empire, for reasons of confidentiality, a thousand guards were added to guard it. In such a fortress that can accommodate tens of thousands of soldiers, there were less than two hundred people in the initial stage.

The one hundred students were finally determined after intense competition from all sides of the empire.For this contention, Du Wei did not participate in it, and he was happy to stay out of it.In the end, the magic union got 30 quotas as it wished.As for the imperial family, Prince Chen directly selected forty from among the nobles who were most loyal to the imperial family. The last 30 places were sent by the military. The magic guild accounts for 30%, the royal family 40%, and the military 30%. According to the secret agreement reached by several parties, this ratio will continue to be used in the future.

On top of other matters concerning the establishment of the school, the royal family and the magic union went through a fierce battle again. The Magic Union hopes to turn this magic academy into a purely training situation of "traditional" magicians.What is a traditional magician? To put it simply: proud, noble, with the dignity of a magician, lofty, mysterious, and... old-fashioned. Of course, this evaluation came from the mouth of Prince Chen, and he was very dissatisfied with it, because in the regent's plan, the establishment of this magic academy was not for the purpose of cultivating a new batch of "magic masters"!The imperial military and royal family all need a group of magicians to serve them!It's not a group of masters who need to be held high by themselves!

In the past, in order to attract a magician, those aristocratic and wealthy families had to spend a lot of wealth, and even some distinguished nobles had to be polite to those magicians, or even bow down to them, so that they could win the favor of those magicians. But this is absolutely not allowed to Prince Chen! "What I want is not a group of masters! What I want is a group of people who can serve the empire!" However, Prince Chen's point of view was opposed by the Magic Union, because the Magic Union believed that it was detrimental to the majesty of magicians.In their view, magicians should be superior.

Under the collision of two viewpoints, in the end Du Wei quietly entered the palace one day and gave Prince Chen an idea. "Why do magicians have such a high status? Why are they so high? That's because there are too few magicians on the mainland now. If there are as many magicians as there are warrior knights now..." Du Wei said: "I'm here The slave market saw a lot of samurai standing there waiting for a job. They were not farmers, they were not paupers, they were not bums, they were not beggars. Every one of them had at least one rank of samurai! But they Living like a beggar is not as dignified. It is because there are too many warriors on the mainland now! If the number of magicians reaches a certain level, then magicians are not uncommon."

"But the establishment of the Magic Academy should greatly alleviate this problem." Prince Chen said: "With the establishment of the Magic Academy, a large number of magicians will leave this academy in the future, and the increase in number is expected." "It's not enough." Du Wei shook his head: "Fundamentally speaking, I think there is a big problem with the way of training magicians." Next, Prince Chen agreed with Du Wei's point of view. "For a long time, the transmissions of magicians have been private apprentices, and the door is very strict. It can even be said that every magician keeps the magic knowledge he has mastered strictly confidential, and will never let outsiders know easily. And more importantly, the current profession of magician makes me feel that there is a big flaw, that is...'users' and 'researchers' are not correctly distinguished. "

"Every magician spends most of his life researching, researching magic, and exploring the mysteries of magic. But the problem is... because they cherish each other and keep their own research strictly confidential, there is little communication between magicians. The result is a ridiculous phenomenon: Maybe the things that many magicians have researched all their lives are exactly the same as those of other magicians! Many magicians have spent their entire lives researching the same results. It's too wasteful. We need a large number of people who know how to use magic, not a group of researchers. In my opinion, researchers are needed, but it is not necessary for every magician to play the role of research, everyone Some people just need to know how to use it."

This is a very simple truth, just like in Du Wei's previous life, any middle school student knew Newton's law of universal gravitation.Everyone just needs to study and know how to use this law... But it is not necessary for every student to study and discover this law by himself, right? Just learn how to use it!If students are really going to spend half their lives studying this law like Newton... Hmph... From Du Wei's point of view, this is also a big restriction that restrains the development of the number of magicians. The correct way to popularize it should be: you don't need to study it, you just need to master how to use it.

Everyone knows that one plus one equals two, but there is no need for everyone to delve into the "Goldbach conjecture", right? But there is a phenomenon in the current magicians that makes Du Wei feel absurd: even some low-level magicians, when learning some low-level magic spells, have to rely on themselves to study the mysteries in these spells, including how Reduce some notes that can be omitted, etc... In fact, their teachers may have mastered these skills long ago, but those magicians will never easily tell anyone, even their own disciples, about their research results!Rather bring it into the coffin!

Du Wei spent an afternoon explaining this truth to Prince Chen, and tried to use some simple language to explain the models of universal education that he knew in his previous life.Prince Chen's eyes lit up when he heard this, and finally he stood up. Seeing the excited expression on his face, he even wished he could hug Du Wei and kiss him. But the next problem is: how to let the existing magicians contribute their research results? After that, Du Wei and Prince Chen studied for a long time. For magicians, what do they value most? money?No, every magician has considerable wealth. The magic crystals and magic gems in their hands are treasures in the eyes of ordinary people, but to magicians, they are just magic materials. woman?Not to mention... Magicians focus on the study of magic, and they don't have time to waste on such things. that power?Still not. In the end, Du Wei came to a conclusion: status and fame! Magicians pay great attention to their own status. Many times, when they are recruited by rich and noble families, they deliberately put on airs, because they think that if they are recruited easily, they will lose their status.Status is very important to a magician. And reputation is more important to magicians. Du Wei added an almost vicious statement. In his opinion, most magicians in this world are very "pretentious". Mostly so. When he said this, he even forgot that he and Prince Chen were magicians. Magicians like to be on top, have a high status, like to put on airs, like to put on an unapproachable look, they are eccentric (or pretend to be eccentric), they yearn for great fame, but at the same time they pretend to be indifferent look. This, what is it if it is not pretense? "So, if they want a name, we will give them a name, and if they want a status, we will give them a status!" Du Wei said with a smile: "This may attract some magicians to contribute their research results. We can use these research As a result, a set of fixed things has been compiled and handed over to the students in the academy, they don’t need to study it from scratch, they just need to learn how to use it.” Therefore, on the day when the Academy of Magic was established, at the opening ceremony, His Royal Highness Prince Chen, the actual ruler of the empire, attended the scene in person, and personally inscribed the name "Imperial Academy of Magic" on the wall outside the academy. ——This is also Du Wei's suggestion. Then, in front of the first batch of magic students, more than a dozen court magicians, and many magicians from the magic union present, Prince Chen suddenly announced an unplanned thing: "At the same time as the Academy of Magic was established, a new organization of magicians was also announced: the Imperial Society of Magic!" The Imperial Society of Magic, in name, belongs to the Academy of Magic.The difference between this society and the magic union is that it is not a strict organization that has any management or statutory regulations on magicians. It is relatively loose and does not have any management and constraints on magicians. The so-called "learning" mainly allows magicians to conduct academic discussions and exchange their research results in the field of magic.And the society will commend and reward the magicians who have made research results. The reward situation is not calculated in gold coins... In a very eye-catching corridor just behind the square of the Academy of Magic, on a wall made of pure jade, at the first position at one end of the wall, there is a strikingly carved statue. This is a bust statue of an old magician, with a lifelike face, a snow-white cloak and a very graceful smile, and even every thin wrinkle on his face is extremely clear. And below it, a plate of pure gold engraved with a few lines: "Sicilia Jacques Gandolph (Empire 710·Empire 960), a well-known magister in the mainland, his main contributions: discovered six ways of hatching dragon eggs, discovered thirteen rare magic plants, and seven The improvement of intermediate magic spells, and the creation of a new advanced magic spell, etc. Thanks to Master Gandolf for his contribution, so that future generations can learn his research results." This statue of Gandalf, together with the following gold plate describing some of the main events of his life, is placed at the entrance of this jade corridor.And behind, the 300-meter-long corridor is still empty, leaving enough space! ... "...The establishment of this society is not responsible for restraining magicians. It is just a purely academic discussion and exchange organization." Prince Chen stood on the high platform with his unique smile on his face: " Any magician can apply to join the society, and does not need to pay any membership fees, and does not need to assume any contribution obligations to the society. Of course... it is not absolute. As long as you enter the society, you can check the information stored in the society Other magicians exchange and contribute magic research results. Of course, this is conditional. For example, in the early days of the establishment of the society, thank our Lord Duwei and Vivian. Both of them are Disciples of the late Magister Gandolf, they have set an example and contributed a part of the research results of Master Gandolf in the society. Every new member, if you want, can also contribute Produce some of your magical research results, and then, you can consult any materials that the society has kept...including Master Gandolf. This is the spirit of our magic society: sharing!" The audience was in an uproar! Especially those magicians! Can I consult the magic research results left by Master Gandolf?This is an extremely tempting condition for a magician! Afterwards, Prince Chen announced some detailed rules about the "sharing" of the Magic Society. Some of Gandolf's research results contributed by Du Wei and Vivian in the early stage have been divided into five levels, from one star to five stars. In the future, as long as you contribute your research results to newly joined magicians, they will be evaluated by several invited senior and famous magicians.For example, if your contribution has received a three-star rating, then you will have three chances to "share". You can freely consult research results of any level below the three-star rating stored in the society.Of course, there are only three chances (three for three-star, four for four-star, and only one for one-star).If you want to read more, you must also contribute your own new research results. The only exception is that if the research results you contributed are evaluated as five-star, then you will be eligible to share for life, and you can access all the materials in the society at any time throughout your life! Every magician is secretly thinking that if they can get the research results of Master Gandolf—even if only a small part is preserved in the society, then it will be of great value to improve their magic power!In this case...it's really worthwhile to exchange some of my own research results by myself! ——That is the result of Master Gandolf's research after all! Moreover, as more and more magicians join the society, I can also get more research results from more people! Looking at the eager expressions on the faces of the magicians below, Prince Chen was very satisfied. He glanced at Du Wei gratefully, and then continued to announce: "The second rule of the society is: We will invite a few Great magicians who are well-known in the world or have outstanding strength serve as our consultants. These consultants will evaluate the research results contributed by each magician. Then evaluate the level... Finally, each contribution of research Magicians whose results are all qualified..." Speaking here, Prince Chen pointed to the long corridor: "Then, your portrait, as well as the great deeds of your life, will be placed there! And the deceased Together with Master Gandolph, accept the admiration of future generations, even after hundreds of years, your glorious image will still be preserved there!" With... a portrait of Master Gandalf? More magicians are ready to move! So, isn't it true that in this corridor, he is already qualified to be listed with Gandolf? What an honor is this? It is different from the expressions of surprise, excitement or hesitation on the faces of many magicians. Yagodoug, the chairman of the Magic Union, has a very gloomy face.His eyes looked at the regent on the stage, his eyes were full of worry. "The third rule learned is..." Prince Chen said here, paused deliberately, and he said slowly: "Before the establishment of this academy, when each magician recruits disciples, how many people can he let at most?" Inherit your great achievements? One? Two? Or three or five? Then in the future, this phenomenon will change! The research results you contribute to the society, we will divide some of the most basic content according to the grade Come, as a teaching course for the students of the Academy of Magic! Then, in the future, it is foreseeable that among the new generation of magicians that will appear on the mainland, as long as they come out of this academy, what they study will be your research. Results! Each of them can be regarded as your disciple, and each of them will remember your great name and your great contribution to magic! What is certain is that even after hundreds of years, Your name will still be firmly recorded in the book and in the hearts of all magicians!" This last temptation almost shook the mage Leonid who was standing beside Chairman Yagodouge! This guy who looked like a creditor couldn't help but shine in his eyes! How many are not well-known in this world?Except for those saints who are really indifferent to fame and wealth.But most people, after all, don't have the quality of a saint. Even if it doesn't last forever, it will still leave a bad reputation forever! ——This is in line with the way most people think! And now the magicians on the mainland, even though they are famous for a while, how many years after death, how many will remember them?Even if it is Gandolf, no matter how great he is, after a hundred years, I am afraid that not many people will remember him except his disciples. However, if it is as Prince Chen said, it will be completely different! From now on, every magician will study the research results of "I", and they will firmly remember my name!Even if it takes hundreds of years...or even a thousand years!The magicians on this continent will still remember my name! Magicians have nothing to pursue in their lives, not money, beauty and power... Then, status and fame are the only things they pursue! "Finally, the last important thing I want to announce is..." Prince Chen deliberately paused, and when everyone in the audience focused on himself, he announced with a smile: "Everyone knows that this year It is the 960th year of the Roland Empire calendar. But from now on, the Academy of Magic and the Society of Magic will regard this year as an important coordinate in history! Starting this year, in the field of magicians, we will Call it the "Year of the Magic Era". Our Magic Society will prepare to compile a "History of the Magic Era". Starting from this year, every magician who has contributed to the Magic Society, your name will be honored Compiled into this "History of the Era of Magic"! Of course, the first one to be included in the history of the Era of Magic is our late Master Gandolf. And the next name... is likely to be anyone present here One. This history will be continuously compiled and added, as a historical material for recording the magical civilization of the mainland! And...the Academy of Magic will take "History of the Era of Magic" as a compulsory course! Every student , you must learn the history of this magical era!" The sunshine on the opening day was softly falling on Prince Chen's face, and his unique personality charm was unreservedly displayed. Most of the magicians present were tempted! People live for a lifetime, for what?If you can leave your name in this world and be admired by countless posterity... How many people can resist such a temptation? Du Wei's series of plans did not intend to catch all magicians in one go.But it is conservatively estimated that as long as it can impress the hearts of less than half of the magicians... then it can lay a good foundation for the initial establishment of this magic society!With the gradual development, there will always be a glorious day! But now it seems that it is not only a small part that is tempted. In the end, Prince Chen calmly threw out a seemingly ordinary thing, but it could be said to be a "killer weapon"! "Starting from today, every student of the Magic Academy will automatically be qualified as a basic member of the Magic Academy after graduation. Moreover, the Magic Academy allows dual identities, that is to say, we don't care if you are a member of any other organization, Anyone can join the Society of Magic, because we are just a purely academic discussion organization." Chairman Yagodoug's heart sank to the bottom! Every student will automatically become a member of this society after graduation? hell!So after many years, how many magicians on the mainland will become members of this society! At that time, what is your own magic union? After Prince Chen finished his speech, when he came down, he walked past Chairman Yago Doug. The chairman couldn't bear it anymore, and couldn't help but whispered: "Your Highness, it seems that you haven't mentioned it to me about this newly established society. Be there!" Prince Chen smiled slightly, with a selfless look on his face: "Mr. Chairman, this is a good thing to promote magic. I believe you will not object, right?" Chairman Yago Doug gritted his teeth, he really couldn't object to this sentence.However, after thinking for a while, he slowly said: "Then, my question is, who will be the president of this newly established Magic Society? I think it should be a well-recognized and respected great magician." The teacher will do it." Du Wei smiled secretly when he heard this. This Mr. Chairman can't bear it any longer!This has been said very blatantly! Recognized as a highly respected great magician? Hmph, besides the late Master Gandolf, the next recognized great magician on the mainland is not Mr. Chairman himself, who else? But forget about it! Prince Chen smiled slightly, and said: "Mr. Chairman, my original plan was indeed like this, but after we thought about it, we thought that since this is a newly established organization, and it is completely free academic discussion, it does not admit any constraints. The task of a magician, so I don't think it is necessary to set up the position of "chairman" in this new organization. In the early days of the society, a group of magicians will form a committee to carry out some basic management. And the candidates to join the committee..." Yagodoug raised his eyebrows. "Candidates, I think they should be selected according to the purpose of the society's establishment of the 'spirit of sharing'. In other words, they should be evaluated according to their contributions! Therefore, I think that only those who have contributed to the society can be eligible to join this committee. Therefore, at present It seems that the candidates drafted at the initial stage are only the disciples of Master Gandolf: His Excellency Master Du Wei, and His Excellency Master Vivienne. Years ago, her magician badge was issued by you yourself." Just when Yagodouge frowned and was about to object - of course he had to object!Such a magic society, could it be that two children are the committee members? "Of course, there can't be only two committee members." Prince Chen said with a smile: "Fortunately, there wasn't much management work in the early days, just some editing work, which was very easy. In the future... the increase of committee members depends on their contributions. ! Only those who have made contributions to the Society of Magic are eligible to be selected. So..." The implication is that it is very simple. If you want to intervene, it's very simple, first contribute some magic research results! ... It is worth mentioning that many, many years later, in the history of the empire, this day was designated as the "Year of the Magic Era", and the records of this day by the historian are very objective: "It was originally thought that the establishment of the Academy of Magic would break the mainland's magic monopoly. But now it seems that the establishment of the Academy of Magic is just a signal of the beginning. And the establishment of the 'Society of Magic', a newly emerging organization, finally A new pattern has been formed, officially breaking the mainland's thousand-year magic monopoly! A free organization full of emerging spirits has stood on the mainland since then." ... And on the second day of the opening of the Magic Academy, the Magic Society received applications from six magicians to join. Although the highest of the six magicians in the early days was only an intermediate magician, this is a good start after all. , the six magicians contributed some of their own research results, and obtained different levels. After obtaining the sharing rights, they all chose to consult Gandolf's research results according to their own star ratings.As a result, everyone was very satisfied. This signal reassures many other magicians who are watching - after all, some people are skeptical about this. God knows if this "Magic Society" is using Gandolf's guise to deceive their own research results ? After a good start with the first six magicians, more and more magicians applied for membership in the next few days. And on the fifth day, the addition of two heavyweights strengthened the cornerstone of this new organization! Master Gandolf's oldest surviving disciple, the deaf Mage Ilness, became the sixteenth member of the Society of Magic, and based on his contribution, he immediately became one of the members of the society. And the other person who joined was Master Arico!He contributed some precious potion formulas, as well as several new usages of magic gems.At the same time, he was immediately qualified as a member. The addition of two heavyweight figures has strengthened the confidence of more people who are waiting and watching. And on the tenth day, an important event happened! In the magic guild, Leonid, who is considered to be the most direct partner of Chairman Yagodoug, who looks like a creditor, finally couldn't bear the temptation of becoming famous forever, and joined the society! Understandable, after all, he is over a hundred years old, God knows how long he can live.And in the magic union, with the existence of Jago Doug, he is unlikely to become the chairman of the union.And leaving a name after death seems to be his only pursuit. It was the afternoon when Leonid announced that he would join the society.Unknown things happened in the office of Chairman Yagodoug. Mr. Chairman, who usually pays attention to his appearance, smashed his desk angrily. In his anger, he almost destroyed his office with fire magic. "This is betrayal! Naked betrayal!!" Mr. Chairman roared furiously with a ferocious face. ... In the early days of the establishment of the society, the list of committee members responsible for managing the society is as follows: Master Du Wei (Magic Pharmacist, Bachelor of Magic, disciple of the late Master Gandolf), Master Vivienne (eighth-level magician, disciple of the late Master Gandolf), Master Irnes (Nine level magician, disciple of the late master Gandolf), Elric Mage (ninth level magician, magic pharmacist), Leonid mage (ninth level magician)... There is also a special committee member: Regent of the Empire, His Majesty the future Emperor, Prince Chen (court magician). It is not surprising that Prince Chen joined. After mastering the team of court magicians, he easily handed over a piece of research results contributed by the court magicians, and then smoothly entered the management committee of the Magic Society. The composition of this list is enough to convince all magicians.