Chapter 281 Reincarnation

Not long after he finished communicating with Dean Avery, while Benjamin was still planning his research and teaching preparations for the next ten years, the communicator he carried with him flashed again at an inopportune time.

Benjamin couldn't help but laugh.

Normally, this communicator is as quiet as a decoration, but today it rang one after another, as if all things were scheduled to gather at this moment.

He answered the call casually, and the figure that appeared on the screen made him slightly stunned, but then he understood.

It’s Senior Viola.

Now that the war against the Destruction Demon Plane is over, it is natural for her to come back.

At this moment, although there was still a trace of the indelible fatigue of a researcher in her eyes, her overall mental state was much better than when she was processing data day and night in the Flame Frost Plane, and the solemn aura of a sixth-level wizard was becoming more and more obvious.

"Senior, long time no see." Benjamin greeted with a smile.

"I just got back." Viola waved her hand, still in that slightly lazy tone, and went straight to the point, "Have you heard about the opening of Noren College in Elosia?"

Jieming nodded: "I just spoke to Dean Avery, and he has agreed to become a teacher."

"You're going too?" Viola raised her eyebrows, then revealed a smug expression of a fellow traveler. "Hehe, I knew it! Who can resist such a benefit?"

Seeing that Benjamin seemed a little curious, Viola explained in detail: "The benefits of the academy instructors are divided into different levels. Wizards like you below level five have mandatory expedition obligations and a fixed rest period, so the benefit is to extend the rest period, giving you more free time."

She changed the subject and pointed at herself. "But for those of us at level five and above, the rules are reversed. The civilization is worried that old folks like us will wander around too long, or bury ourselves in labs for thousands of years without leaving, and forget our responsibilities to pass on the legacy. So, they force us to come back and rest regularly. The benefit of being a mentor is that this mandatory rest period is reduced!"

She showed a look of lingering fear. "For a sixth-level wizard like me, a single forced rest period can easily exceed a thousand years! If we don't find a way to shorten it, just sitting there and daydreaming will drive me crazy! How can it be as interesting as staying in the lab or exploring other planes?"

It was then that Benjamin realized that the benefits for the college tutors varied according to their levels. In essence, they were all catering to their needs, using "time" to attract wizards at different stages to engage in education.

"Oh, by the way," Viola said, as if she suddenly remembered something, "Instructor Clark has returned to Norn Academy No. 13. If you are free recently, you might as well go back."

Jie Ming was startled when he heard this: "Teacher is looking for me? What's the matter?"

Viola just smiled mysteriously and waved her hand: "You'll know when you go back and take a look yourself. I still have data to process, so I'll hang up first!"

After saying that, without waiting for Benjamin to ask any more questions, the communication was cut off neatly.

Looking at the dimming light screen, Benjamin became even more confused.

Teacher Clark took the initiative to find him?

This is not common.

Based on his understanding of his mentor, the big guy who wanted to weld himself to the laboratory table would never summon students easily without any reason.

Although he had doubts, a few days later, Jemin temporarily put aside his research, returned to the familiar Noren 13 plane through the teleportation array, and went straight to the office of mentor Clark.

In an office filled with scrolls, instruments, and specimens of various unknown creatures, and filled with the mixed scent of parchment and alchemical potions, Benjamin met his mentor again.

Mentor Clark still had that signature detached look—his hair was a little messy, and the corners of his eyes showed fatigue from long-term lack of sleep.

The wizard robe he was wearing seemed to be the same one he had worn many years ago, except that it had several stains of unknown purpose and burn marks on it, and his whole body exuded a strong "cow and horse" smell.

Seeing Jermyn suddenly appear, Teacher Clark raised his head from a pile of complex energy structure diagrams, and a hint of genuine surprise flashed in his turbid eyes.

"Jereming? Why are you back?"

Jie Ming was even more surprised than him: "Didn't you ask Senior Viola to inform me and ask me to come back?"

Instructor Clark blinked blankly, then seemed to understand something, shook his head helplessly, and muttered softly: "That crazy girl..."

He said no more and turned his attention back to the drawings on the table, as if Benjamin's arrival was just a small episode.

Benjamin was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry, realizing that he had been "teased" by senior Viola.

But now that he was here, he was just about to start talking...

Boom boom boom.

There was a gentle knock on the door.

Instructor Clark didn't even raise his head, and said calmly: "Come in."

The office door was cautiously pushed open a crack, and a little head poked in.

He was a little boy who looked no more than ten years old, wearing a clean apprentice robe, with clear eyes and a hint of nervousness.

When he saw that besides Mr. Clark there was also a stranger named Jermyn in the office, he was obviously stunned for a moment, and a trace of panic flashed across his face.

But he quickly took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, walked in properly, and performed a standard wizard salute to Mentor Clark and Jermyn respectively.

"Teacher Clark, this is the summary of last week's observation data that you requested." The little boy spoke in a clear voice, holding a thick document in both hands and respectfully handed it to the desk.

Instructor Clark simply said "hmm", took the information casually, and placed it on top of the pile of documents that had already piled up next to him.

The little boy bowed again, then quietly retreated and closed the door gently.

During this process, Benjamin didn't say anything, but just watched the little boy's back with interest.

Only after the office door was completely closed did he turn around and look at his instructor, who was still buried in the blueprints, with a hint of disbelief and ridicule in his tone:

"Teacher, could it be that... that's my 'undergraduate student'?"

Nolen College recruits students every five years. If we talk about "juniors" in a broad sense, the number of Benjamin's juniors can be said to be in the tens of thousands.

But the "junior" he was referring to at this moment was specifically the disciple who was personally recognized and accepted by Mentor Clark.

Benjamin knew his mentor too well.

He is a loner, very demanding, and hates wasting time.

An ordinary wizard apprentice, no matter how talented he is, is not even qualified to step into this office if he does not meet his standards.

The person who allowed the little boy to come in and hand in his documents so naturally was obviously the same as me back then.

Teacher Clark finally raised his eyelids from the drawing, glanced at Benjamin, and nodded lightly, which was considered as his agreement.

Then he added: "His qualifications are average, but he has his own ideas."

This was the highest praise for an apprentice that Benjamin had ever heard from his mentor.

Looking at the closed door, he seemed to still see the little boy's back, who was trying to pretend to be calm but could not hide his immaturity. Suddenly, a strange feeling welled up in Benjamin's heart, and he felt inexplicably dazed.

Time seemed to overlap at this moment.

Once upon a time, he was also a young man who stepped into this office cautiously with anxiety and longing.

Now, he is standing here, watching the reincarnation of a new generation quietly begin as a "senior".

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(End of this chapter)