"That's true. Although the basic courses in the magic schools can give the apprentices a good foundation for them to become official sorcerers, the arcana and magic knowledge required for the advancement from the middle-rank to the senior-rank is enormous and complicated. It is barely possible for them to grasp it on their own. That's also why the number of middle-rank sorcerers didn't increase quickly despite the great development of arcana in the past ten years. On the other hand, the number of senior-rank sorcerers has increased a lot." Brook nodded in agreement with Douglas' proposal.
It meant that the new arcana theories and achievements did not make it much easier for the low-rank sorcerers to advance from the middle-rank. However, for some of the best low-rank sorcerers, it was much easier for them to advance because of the new arcana theories and achievements, such as Annick and Heidi, who had been taught by Lucien with the cutting-edge knowledge.
Oliver, on the other hand, was slightly worried. "The graduated apprentices and the low-rank sorcerers are the foundation of the Congress. If they all go to the advanced schools, the whole Congress will inevitably be paralyzed."
Although the senior-rank sorcerers, archmages, and legendary sorcerers were powerful and had various spells, they would not spend their time on trivial matters. The daily operation of the Congress was based on the form of 'tasks'. The graduated apprentices and the low-rank sorcerers took on eighty percent of the minor tasks, making the Congress well-organized.
"Therefore, we will only establish an advanced school with hundreds of students for now and select the best ones through a certain selection method. We will consider promotion after the effect is observed, but it will not affect the operation of the Congress. After all, the middle-rank and senior-rank sorcerers have to study magic, arcana, explore the world, and go on adventures themselves. If there are too many advanced schools, it will be a conflict of their number and their free time." Douglas proposed his plan. He had fully evaluated the number of teachers for the matter.
"A certain selection method? Like the apprentice test? " Fernando was more concerned about that question, and Hellen began her own studies again, except that her focus was on the wave-particle duality of electrons.
Lucien was amused. "The College Entrance Exam of Advanced Magic? It's divided into mathematics, languages, magic analysis, theories of the eleven schools, and magic combat? "
He was only joking because he remembered his experience 'before'.
"The College Entrance Exam of Advanced Magic? Well, this is the fairest way. At least, it's fairer than the recommendation of middle-rank and senior-rank sorcerers and the selection by the school. "Douglas quite agreed with the form of examination.
Under the supervision of magic, there would be very few cases of cheating, and the fairness and justice of the exam would be guaranteed. Although there would always be selfishness and greed where there were people, and the supervising sorcerers might be bribed, this was a loophole that could be avoided by patrolling the exam and other means. Based on recommendations and self-selection, the senior-rank sorcerers and the school administrators would definitely prefer the students they were familiar with, appreciated, and had connections with. Therefore, arcana and magic abilities would often be ranked last.
Therefore, Douglas nodded and said, "It's called the College Entrance Exam of Advanced Magic. The Affair Committee will decide what knowledge and practical abilities will be tested."
Lucien raised his right hand, rubbed his eyebrows, and conveniently covered his eyes. He thought to himself, I was just joking … But in this way, "Evans's Test Compendium", "Evans's Exercise Collection", "Evans's 9 + 3 Theory Detailed Explanation", "Three Years of Preparation, Two Years of Simulation, and One Year of Sprinting", and other things might start to become popular.
"There's no need for everybody to be tested in the eleven schools, is there?" Vicente asked, "Mathematics, different magic languages, magic analysis, elementary alchemy, basic understanding of the soul and the body, practical arcana research, and the practical application of magic are all compulsory. Then, the excellent graduate apprentices and low-rank sorcerers can choose the three schools by themselves. After all, everyone has their own specialties and fields that they want to explore in the future." Lucien nodded.
Fernando refuted loudly, "The trend right now is that the schools are getting closer and closer to each other. The wave nature of electrons and the particle nature of light have allowed electromagnetism and elements to be preliminarily integrated in the microscopic domain. If we want to study them further in the future, we can't do it without a broad foundation of the schools."
"We can consider it after they enter the school. After all, they will be expelled if they don't learn well. It will give them enough 'motivation' to make up for their lack of foundation." Oliver smiled.
"But it violates the original purpose of establishing advanced schools. If their self-study results are good, there won't be any advanced magic schools," Hathaway said calmly. The shock just now was gone. After all, electrons had already shown the wave nature, and the real world hadn't collapsed yet. There had to be an internal reason.
Lucien had always respected Hathaway. He added, "We can make some innovations in the teaching model. Ask the members of the Arcana Review Board to list the knowledge and the relationship between the knowledge in a certain school and a certain field and announce it to the students so that they know what they need on their path."
"Also, the courses in advanced schools cannot be like those in apprentice schools. They cannot be organized into classes and taught uniformly. Instead, they must be given a certain degree of freedom. For example, the knowledge mentioned earlier can be integrated into different courses and taught by different middle-rank and senior-rank sorcerers in rotation at different times. Then, according to their own progress and foundation, the students can choose the teacher they want to listen to, choose the time that is suitable for them to do other things, and choose the courses that they need. Those who have enough time and ability can take other unrelated courses to expand their knowledge."
"In such a way, they will not be limited to their previous choices, and they will be able to make full use of their initiative. After all, they are not children anymore. They are excellent graduated apprentices and low-rank sorcerers. Our goal is to let the talented students finish their studies as quickly as possible, let the untalented but diligent students learn slowly over a long period of time, and let the lazy students have a chance to make a breakthrough by choosing and arranging the courses."
Lucien did not mention the test. The best answer was that they could become middle-rank sorcerers and arcanists through their studies in advanced magic schools.
After that, Lucien noticed that all the members of the Highest Council were looking at him. He asked subconsciously, "What's wrong?"
"I didn't know that you were so good at teaching students, Lucien. No wonder Katrina, Layria, and Annick are so excellent. It's not easy to find middle-rank arcanists and sorcerers who are only twenty-three years old." Douglas chuckled.
Fernando chuckled too. "When he was a teacher in the Douglas Magic School, he was already known for his unique teaching style. However, he was accused of violating tradition."
However, Lucien's teaching style was popular in all the major magic schools right now. After all, he was already a grand arcanist and a ninth-circle sorcerer. Imitating those who succeeded was a common practice in any society.
Douglas nodded. "Such an arrangement is very good. Also, it makes the tasks less complicated. The middle-rank and senior-rank sorcerers can choose their own teaching time and arrangement. Lucien, why don't you work as the principal of the advanced magic school? I hope that you can establish a successful new teaching style. "
Looking around, Lucien saw that they were all avoiding his eyes. He immediately realized that they did not want to take on this responsibility at all, which was why they kept silent when he was talking. So, he nodded and said, "I'm only responsible for establishing the model. It's best to choose a senior-rank arcanist to manage the daily operation. It's actually much easier than being a member of the Arcana Review Board. As for the details, we can hire middle-rank arcanists like the Sorcerer Administrative Department did. "
After that, Lucien secretly criticized himself. Director of the Atom Institution, director of the Sky Radio Station, principal of a magic university … His part-time jobs were so weird that they seemed to be related to professors …
"Then, what should we name the advanced magic school?" Douglas looked at Oliver and the rest of them.
Lucien interjected again, "To distinguish it from the regular magic schools, why don't we name it 'College'?"
"Then let's call it 'Holt College'." Oliver liked giving names best.
'Holt' was the ancient Aesop pronunciation of 'Arcana'.
Other people were not interested in the name, and Lucien was too lazy to make up a meaning. He simply threw out names such as' Holvoz '.
After the name was decided, the discussion moved on to the follow-up. Since there were no major disputes, the meeting soon came to an end.
"When will Evans' experiment be published?" Hellen woke up from her fascination and asked directly, not caring if they had discussed it before.
Douglas said solemnly, "I think that we should let 'Arcana' publish the arguments before the meeting as a discussion article first. Lucien 'explanation is very good, and it will help them accept the wonders of the microscopic world. Also, Hathaway insists that particles behave as waves under special conditions. There shouldn't be a large-scale collapse of the cognitive world. After all, it has only been a few years since the electron was discovered."
"However, those who are at a loss because their worldview is subverted should be everywhere in the Congress. The extreme minority of them will even have insurmountable doubts about microscopic particles, arcana and magic. They will be very unconfident, which will also stagnate their strength."
Day was night, and particles were waves. Such things would make people suspect that the world was unreal and that their exploration would never work. They would feel that the world was dominated by mysteries!
"Yes, we will publish Evans' experiment in April." Hellen nodded.
Klaus, on the other hand, chuckled. "Evans, it's just in time for your wedding."
Lucien rubbed his lips. Did he have to open the ceremony with blood and brains in advance?
However, it did not seem to have anything to do with him. It was all because of Dieppe's paper! He had only completed the experiment, just like nobody attributed the explosion of the light quantum hypothesis to Brook!
Of course, Lucien believed that the number could be kept within a few, or even none. After all, the model of the new alchemy was still under dispute.
"I need to go back and study the wave function of electrons." Oliver left in a hurry. Although the failure of his marriage made him write a series of sad works, it did not stop him from being devoted to arcana studies.
Brook and the rest of them also left. After they figured out the wave function of electrons, they might be able to establish the model of the new alchemy and truly elucidate the mysteries of the changes of matter.
Fernando, who left last, asked Lucien to follow him. It was not until they reached the library that he looked at him and said, "You must've solved the problems of the new alchemy, haven't you?"
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