After thanking Donner, Archmage and the rookie, The Brave, left the Library of Raphael.
Although they had found a clue about the Brotherhood Academy of Magic of St. Roland, Lolo was not as excited as they had imagined. In fact, ever since she found out about the origin of the academy, she had been in a trance.
When they passed by a fruit stall, Rob stopped and bought a few oranges. He then asked the fruit seller for an address.
He found the address in the last volume of the Southern Cities Ukiyo-e. About 170 years ago, an Academy of Magic called Aston had opened there. From the newly established Academy of Magic, Archmage saw the shadow of the Brotherhood Academy of Magic of St. Roland.
Apart from that, there were two other universities that appeared at the same time. But in comparison, the Aston Academy of Magic was the most consistent. Rob planned to go there with Lolo first. It might be easy for an academy to change its name, but it was not so easy to change its location.
The Brotherhood Academy of Magic of St. Roland had changed its name many times over the past 900 years, but it had only moved its campus twice, and the last time was 240 years ago. Based on the previous frequency, there should not be any changes for at least the next 300 to 400 years. In other words, as long as they found the old Academy of Magic 170 years ago, it was equivalent to finding the Academy of Magic that had been hidden in history.
After buying the oranges, Archmage looked up at the sky and said to the girl, "We're in luck. The place is not far from here. We should be able to reach it before sunset. How about it? Let's go and take a look."
However, to Rob's surprise, Lolo looked a little hesitant. The girl seemed to be going through a fierce mental struggle. "Hey, do you think I should really go to this Academy of Magic to study?"
"Huh?" The young man raised his eyebrows. "Why do you ask? Isn't it your goal to study here? You spent so much effort to find this Academy of Magic. Now that you've finally found it, why are you wavering?"
"I don't know." The girl thought for a while and said, "This Academy of Magic was recommended to me by a mysterious teacher. He has been helping me all this time. He taught me sword skills, makeup skills, and even gave me the Wood of Whispers. He told me that if I want to avenge my parents, I must become a magician. I'm grateful to him and trust him. However, after learning about the history of the Brotherhood Academy of Magic of St. Roland, I have a bad feeling about it …"
Your Honor, the future Supreme Magus, knew what the girl meant by "bad". After the first magic war broke out, the human race was not in a good situation. In fact, it was extremely difficult for them to survive. At this critical moment of life and death, almost everyone worked hard for the survival of the race. Soldiers sacrificed their lives for the country, merchants donated money and goods, scholars abandoned their pens and joined the army … Even geishas donated their private savings. All the countries and forces put aside their grudges and united against the common enemy. There had never been a race in the entire Dawn Continent that was so united.
Under such circumstances, the magicians of the Brotherhood Academy of Magic of St. Roland chose to stay out of the war as if the rise and fall of the entire human race had nothing to do with them. This was unacceptable to Lolo.
Your Honor, the future Supreme Magus, smiled as he peeled an orange and handed it to The Brave, the newbie, who looked a little confused. "Everyone has the right to choose. In the face of war, some people choose to fight for the survival of their race, while others choose to stay out of the war. Let me ask you a question. If an ordinary person chose to hide at home after the war broke out, closing the doors and windows, and turning a blind eye to the war outside, would you still be so angry?"
"Of course not." Luo Luo rolled her eyes. "That's not the same thing at all. It's normal for ordinary people to be afraid of war because they are weak, but magicians are different. Magicians are the most powerful beings on the human side, and the entire human race needs them the most. How can they be indifferent to this?"
"But before mastering magic, magicians are just ordinary people." The young man shrugged. "They have the emotions and thoughts of ordinary people. Some of them hate war, and some are not interested in anything other than magic. They have mastered great power by chance. When the war breaks out, not all magicians are ready to go to the battlefield. If you see them as ordinary people who have mastered great power but don't want to be involved in the war, and not magicians who have mastered great power but don't want to go to the battlefield, you might not hate them as much."
"Hmm, what you said makes sense. But no matter what, the Academy of Magic shouldn't encourage or even intentionally guide such behavior." Luo Luo split the orange in the middle and gave half of it to the Archmage. She put the other half into her mouth. Perhaps it was Roland's words or the sweet and sour taste on the tip of her tongue, but the girl's mood improved again.
"Well, that's irrefutable. But I don't think it's so much that the Academy of Magic consciously changed the students' thinking and guided them away from war. It's more like the students who have the right ideas choose the right academy."
After eating the tangerine, Luo Luo did not continue to dwell on it. Instead, she decided to find that mysterious Magic Academy with a certain someone.
Gudilesi University Town was the cultural and economic center of the Free City-State. A research report last year showed that there were more than a hundred local universities, which was a scary number, and the statistics did not include some private colleges. Every year, new universities were established in Gudilesi, and naturally, old universities would close for various reasons. The overall number of academies was basically the same, and they were located everywhere in the city.
The place Archmage and The Brave were going to was located in the western suburbs of the city, which was also a gathering place for universities. There were four small Academy of Magic, two medium-sized Academy of Magic, one comprehensive school, three liberal arts schools, and two adventurer schools. Saint Roland's Brotherhood Academy of Magic was probably one of them.
Recently, all the universities were busy recruiting new students. As soon as The Brave and Archmage arrived, they were surrounded by a group of sneaky guys.
Among them, a middle-aged man wearing a mage robe and a pointed hat was the most enthusiastic. As soon as he saw the two, he trotted over and shouted, "Children, do you want to have great power? Do you want to become a mage? Choosing Candide's Academy of Magic, you've already succeeded half of your life! Hurry up, don't hesitate. If you sign up now, you can still enjoy a 10% discount ~ "
"Huh?" Lolo was startled. Generally speaking, even beginner mages had their own pride. It was the first time she saw a mage directly recruiting students on the street, and he seemed to be a teacher of that Academy of Magic. Although she had never heard of this Candide's Academy of Magic, the enthusiasm shown by the middle-aged man was enough to move her.
But soon, someone appeared. "Don't believe him. He's just an ordinary person. He dresses up like a mage to deceive you young people and trick you into going to that lousy Academy of Magic. If you really go there, you'll regret it. If you want to learn magic, you have to come to our Bayel Academy of Magic." The one who spoke was a tall and thin old man. However, the financial situation of this magic academy named Bayer was obviously not very good. While recruiting students, the old man even set up a stall to sell souvenirs of Gudilesi University Town. No one knew which job was his part-time job.
The middle-aged man was not angry when his peers exposed him. He smiled and said, "I didn't say that I'm a mage. Why would I lie to you? The reason why I dress up like this is to show these young people how handsome I am after becoming a mage, and to encourage them to work hard."
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