The original intention of Gabriel Ashlin Tripwood's scholarship is to continue the Confucian philosophy that no one knows about, but it is just a good way of self-hypnosis. In fact, he was just too lazy to screen each apprentice and teach each apprentice according to their characteristics, so he simply treated them equally and poured out all the things he wanted to teach, regardless of whether the learners could absorb them.
And because the more apprentices join and the more magicians participate, many things gradually escape Lin's control. Maybe the system of the college is still as he designed it, but the atmosphere inside is getting farther and farther away from his imagination. At this point, Lin Cai had to admit one thing: running a school could not be done by playing development games such as Pretty Girl DreamWorks.
But after all, this college is my own hard work. Although most of the initial investment has been equalized, the college has achieved independent profitability in more than a year, although a lot of income is still unstable. And the effort you put in is not as easy to recover as money.
I remember when I was on Earth, an elder of my friend once said that people should always accomplish something in their life to pursue the so-called sense of accomplishment. Before today, the source of my sense of accomplishment was nothing more than clearing games and overcoming academic difficulties. They were all things that would not give any satisfaction at the moment of completion, and would only create greater emptiness.
Until the establishment of this college, the number of participants gradually grew from dozens to nearly two hundred. When I go to various social occasions, I can be respectfully addressed by others: "Mr. Tripwood Secretary." This feeling is something I have never had before.
Even when I got my doctorate, it was just material for my parents to talk about. In my circle of friends, those titles are not as good as an original painting of Queen's Blade, or the peripherals of a certain idol.
Now, although my actions have not brought any actual benefits, they still give people a feeling of elation. Every time I dream back at midnight, it always feels so unreal.
Therefore, even if the situation seems to be out of control due to the increase in the number of people, Lin does not want to give up easily everything he has finally built. However, it feels like a mouse pulling a turtle, and I don’t know where to start.
It can be said that Lin has hit a bottleneck at work or in his personal goal of returning to his hometown. In 1972 and 2008, I was stuck in this confused feeling, stumbling around in place.
Someone's mental activity is like this, but in the eyes of others, the performance of the academy has improved by leaps and bounds. All magic apprentices who enter the academy rarely take more than four months to obtain the first-level qualification.
After achieving the first level, the average time to achieve the second level is approximately eight months. In other words, as long as you join this Chengguo Eton College for one year, as long as your qualifications are not too bad, achieving the second ring is not a big problem.
After obtaining the qualification for the second ring, this group of children with two silver threads, as arranged by the purser, slowed down their advancement and began to expand the breadth of their magical knowledge.
I also conducted several combat missions from time to time. Lin Ke was deeply impressed by this. During the first time, almost all the teachers from the college came out to act as nannies for the three second-level magic apprentices who were on a mission to exterminate the uncivilized goblins.
On their way to the mission site, several magicians talked about their predicament in their first battle while camping at night. Some people are doing it to make fun of these rookies, while others are kind-hearted and want to pass on their experience, hoping that these apprentices will not be under too much pressure and cause any mistakes that may lead to casualties. Or maybe...some people have these two thoughts at the same time.
Close to the target, several magicians working as nannies retreated to the second line, leaving only three apprentices in front. But everyone has attached a full set of auxiliary magic to themselves to prevent any accidents.
When the screams of the uncivilized goblins sounded, everyone paid great attention. I saw the three magic apprentices rushing forward. Their originally awkward coordination became smoother and smoother. Various magic combinations for practical use emerged in an endless stream. What resulted was a one-sided massacre. All the traps and sieges set by this group of goblins were resolved by the three apprentices without any danger.
The formal masters watching from behind were all dumbfounded.
Is this a novice?
I'm afraid that my performance is nothing more than this.
Just look at three and a half-year-old children, finishing up the goblins who were still alive, skillfully digging out the goblin's lair, and even cutting off a few larvae without hesitation. This calm and sophisticated behavior makes the man who originally wanted to use the experience of others to recite a few words not know where to start.
"Aren't you afraid?" This is the question that the magicians who serve as nannies want to ask the most on the night of their return journey.
"...The old instructor is more scary." This is the common understanding of the three magic apprentices.
The old instructor refers to John Goodman, the academy’s warrior instructor. He is only responsible for managing the children's schedule, training their physical fitness, and teaching combat skills and team fighting tips. According to the college's style, he would never hit anyone, but he would scold someone to the point of making people doubt their life.
It can be said that if the college did not have a figure like John Goodman, perhaps the number of apprentices would have doubled. But if there really was no such figure as John Goodman, perhaps the college would not be able to achieve its current achievements. So for the children studying in the academy, their feelings towards this old coach they call are complicated.
Although before today, they had never experienced a life-and-death crisis or faced a fatal death crisis. But to be honest, the pressure brought by a mere goblin is not as much as the pressure of the old coach.
And who are the people who came here today? But they are all wild children from mountain villages. They dig out rabbit nests and catch loaches to fill their stomachs, and no small animals have ever harmed them. It would be no exaggeration to say that goblins are a notorious species, considering their origin. Now that we have the ability, it is just right to eliminate them.
For the masters who followed, they also understood why the founders of the academy and Juan Javier, the great magician, were not too worried about the apprentices who were traveling.
Originally, according to the scheduled tutorials, for the apprentices who performed combat tasks in the academy, a formal magician who was a teacher would be arranged to accompany them, but there was only one quota. This time, it was the first time that an apprentice traveled on a combat-type mission.
Many magicians who joined later had certain purposes and wanted to show favor to these children. Given such an opportunity, how could they remain silent. So in the name of all kinds of care and worry, we followed him out at public expense. And then there was this speechless... trip?
Juan Javier once said to other magician teachers: "If there are still problems with the goblins, then they will die."
At that time, everyone thought this was the arrogance of the great magician. Although I didn't dare to say it in my mouth, I didn't know how sour it was in my heart. But now it seems that this is not anyone's arrogance, but confidence in this group of children.
Such unimaginable things keep happening in this academy, refreshing everyone's views again and again.
King Gruber I of the Kingdom of Reunion sent four magicians to the academy just to learn the system here. Everyone knows what its purpose is. It also made many people want to follow suit and wanted to send people into the academy.
There is even a theory circulating on the forum that has not been publicly acknowledged, that is, to find a way to enter the college system and then try to seize the entire college. Because although the establishment of the college is a great credit to a certain purser, the decision-making inside is a collegial system. In other words, there is no chance that the rumor will come true.
All kinds of conspiracy theories are prevalent. On the one hand, the person who has lost face in college affairs is behind the scenes. The man who never admitted that he had done anything wrong or was engaged in any conspiracy was the son of a nobleman from St. Vitus City, the man who was officially named a baron and the manager of the Charlie Richard Fund.
Regarding this nobleman's increasingly unscrupulous behavior, many people dared to be angry but did not dare to speak out. Because the current president of the Xijia branch of the Magician Association, Chengguo Eaton's power in the Five United City is completely controlled by Shurion when his chief disciple Chakvis is stationed at the Tower of the Great Sage. With.
As for why the master doesn't come out to take care of his students, it's because the veteran magician is too old. Since the New Year of 1972, the president has been sick and recuperating from time to time. All matters of the branch are assisted by the fourteen-member council.
It is this uncertainty that has put an end to Lin's idea of aggressively expanding the college. Except for the children who were self-taught and brought to Wulian City for further education, he stopped recruiting the children of nobles and businessmen who could afford the tuition. Of course, the reason is also to prevent these people from finding fault, that is, the current space of the college is approaching saturation, and no amount of people can accommodate it.
Who knows that the college is a residential system? Although the house borrowed from the old man Chengguo Eton is large enough, except for some necessary facilities, the number of apprentices that can be accommodated is limited. And in fact, this mansion is almost full.
In private, Eli Huber also suggested to Lin that the apprentices' rooms should be adjusted so that they should not only accommodate eight people. Ten, twelve, or even sixteen people could fit into that room. In this way, more apprentices can be recruited, which also means higher income.
Such an idea failed to convince anyone to agree.
Although life in a boarding house is not meant to be too comfortable and comfortable. But like sardines, cramming countless people into a room, as many as there are. It can be expected that such actions will have an impact on the performance of the apprentices in their studies.
Lin Ke doesn't believe that people can perform very well in an environment full of pressure and unable to find any place to relax. Relaxation is the right path. The apprentices' dormitories were planned by Lin as the most sacred and inviolable place for the children, big and small.
