Weilan Higher School of Magic.
The college’s Vitality Square is a square green space that is over 200 meters long and wide.
It has two functions.
One is to help students strengthen their bodies on weekdays. The other is to temporarily hold large-scale ceremonies.
Compared with other advanced magic academies in the Witt Continent, holding the academy's first opening ceremony on such an outdoor lawn seemed rather simple.
But the dean of the college said to the tutors: "The goal of the college is to teach students and spread knowledge. Do your job well and don't waste your energy on meaningless things."
The students had no complaints about this.
One reason is that most of the students come from ordinary families and have never seen grand occasions.
The second reason is that the tuition fee of Weilan Higher School of Magic is surprisingly low, even less than one-tenth of the average level!
Back to the topic.
The most important thing at the opening ceremony is naturally the speech by the dean of the college.
Because this is not only the speech of the dean of the academy, but also the speech of the most powerful wizard of the Natural Alliance, and also the speech of Duke Weilan.
Whether the college can be established and run well in the future, and whether the students' future can be guaranteed, are closely related to this most honorable person in all of Weilan.
So, one hour before the ceremony was to start, the academy's discipline professor gathered the students and magic instructors in the square, waiting for the dean to arrive.
The students stood directly in the square, while the magic instructors sat in order of status on the temporary ceremonial platform at the edge of the square.
The dean hadn’t arrived yet and the ceremony hadn’t officially begun.
Both students and tutors were very relaxed and chatted in low voices.
At this moment, in the array of more than 30,000 students, there stood a somewhat strange young man and woman.
Both of them were about eighteen or nineteen years old, with ordinary faces and wearing ordinary bachelor's robes. They looked exactly like the students around them.
But unlike the students around them, the two of them had a look of great curiosity in their eyes. They looked around from time to time and used Gao Huan's telepathy to talk quietly.
"Oh~ the atmosphere is so lively." said the girl.
"Who says it's not true? It has to be said that the biggest commonality between the Glorious Empire and the Natural Alliance is their large population."
The boy replied.
"Do you think he will notice us?"
"I'm not sure. After all, he is such an amazing magic genius, it's only natural that he would do something amazing."
After the young man said this, he continued, "But if he can really find us, then the rumor will be verified, and our trip will not be in vain."
Not long after these words were spoken, a commotion suddenly came from the east side of the square.
The sound was like a wave, surging from the east to the west.
The magic instructors on the temporary lecture platform also stood up and looked in the same direction.
The girl immediately said, "The Duke is here."
"This is really impressive, but I have to say that his public identity is just an Eighth Ring Mage. How can he be so worshipped?"
The young man nodded: "Short-lived people are like this, they make a fuss when there is something going on, as if they have never seen the world."
"But then again, the humans around us are indeed very young, most of them are under 20 years old."
"If it were us, there would still be many who haven't been weaned yet."
The girl curled her lips and said, "You should have been weaned a long time ago, why are you speaking so harshly?"
The young man spread his hands helplessly: "Xixi, I'm just pointing out a fact, I don't mean to make any sarcastic remarks to you."
"Do you know in your heart? Well, let's not continue this topic!"
The girl waved her hand to interrupt the boy's attempt to continue his explanation, and turned to look at the group of guards on the side of the square with great interest.
As she watched, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on her face.
"These guards are tall and energetic, and their average strength has reached four rings. The leader has even reached six rings. In the past, I would never have dared to imagine such a thing."
The boy didn't say anything.
His eyes were following the tall figure in the middle of the guards.
Black curly hair, tall and straight figure, and a simple black dress. At first glance, he seems very ordinary, but when he observes carefully, he finds that he can't see through the other party's strength at all.
The young man immediately said to the girl beside him: "Duke Weilan's magic power is at least at the ninth level, maybe even at the tenth level!"
Because his magic power is at the seventh ring, he has also felt the aura of many high-ring strong men, including the eighth, ninth and tenth rings.
If the other person is of the same race, he can recognize him directly, but the other person is of a different race, so it is a little difficult to distinguish.
The girl's magic power was also at the seventh ring, and her perception was even sharper. She came to a more accurate conclusion:
"It's the ten rings of mana, but I can't tell exactly to what extent."
After all, the gap is too big.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Duke Weilan came to the makeshift speaking platform.
He looked around the entire square, and the buzzing whispers in the square suddenly disappeared without a trace, leaving only the whistling sound of the autumn wind in the entire vibrant square.
Then, a gentle and clear voice from heaven came down from the high platform.
"Young people, today is a very important day. It's important for everyone."
"It's important to you, it's important to me, it's important to the academy, and it's even more important to Weilan."
"Even important to the Natural Alliance."
“Maybe some people don’t understand why it’s important to the Natural Alliance?”
"I would say that the magic instructors present here can be said to be the most intelligent instructors in the entire Natural Alliance."
“The young people present here can be said to have the brightest minds and most curious souls in the All-Nature Alliance.”
"How you learn now and what results you achieve in the future will affect and even determine the fate of the Natural Alliance!"
"So, you young people can be said to be the future of the Natural Alliance!"
These words are very passionate, especially for young people with passionate blood, they can easily arouse the passion in their hearts.
The students began to applaud wildly in response.
The boys and girls in the crowd were also swept up in the applause, but the two of them were not very excited because they were no longer at the age when that could be so.
The girl whispered, "This duke is really good at stirring up people's hearts."
The boy shrugged: "But what he said is indeed not wrong. At least he attaches great importance to this academy."
"Importance? How come I don't see that?" The girl was puzzled.
The young man sighed: "Xixi, if you had spent some of the time you spend on tasting delicious food on getting information, you wouldn't be asking me this."
"Brian, why are you talking so much nonsense? Come on."
The young man said, "According to the information I have heard, not to mention the cost of building the academy, the annual expenditure of the academy alone should be more than 1 million Oggs, or 1.5 billion Kre."
"Students have paid tuition, but the tuition for local students in Weilan is 4,000 kle per year. The tuition for students from all over the alliance is more expensive, about 10,000 kle."
"For 30,000 students, the tuition fees add up to less than 200 million. There is still a funding gap of 1.3 billion, which requires additional subsidies from the Weilan government."
The young man said, "One academy cost 1.3 billion, and Weilan also built a large number of low- and medium-level magic academies at the same time, which are basically the same model."
“I estimate that the money spent on educating the people alone is about Ogg 5 million per year.”
The girl was amazed: "This Duke is really generous."
The boy shook his head: "This is not generosity, this is ambition!"
At this time, the excited students finally calmed down a little, and the dean's voice came from the stage again.
“There are many beautiful landscapes in this world.”
"Some scenery is painted on the mountains and rivers, some is spread on the sea and the ocean, and some shocking scenery is engraved on the peaks of magic."
"The road to the pinnacle of magic is rugged and steep, and most of the time it is boring, lonely, and even a little painful. This is the fate of mortals like us."
"But I want to say that only after being forged can steel become strong. Only after going through the storm can the beauty of the rainbow be seen. And only after going through the baptism of knowledge can the beauty of the peak of magic be seen."
"I know you want to ask now, what is the beauty of the peak of magic."
"As the first dean of the academy, I believe that I have stood at the top of one of the peaks of magic. Next, I will show you some of the scenery I have seen."
Following these words, the students suddenly became excited.
The girl sneered: "The human race is so arrogant that they dare to say that they stand at the peak of magic. Your Majesty doesn't dare to say so."
The young man stared at the podium: "If the rumors are true, then even if he is not standing on the top, he is definitely standing higher than the two Majesties."
The girl knew that the boy was right, but she was still angry: "He has only lived for less than 22 years. How can he stand higher than Your Majesty?"
"Shh~Don't talk, just look carefully!"
On the podium, the first dean of Weilan College stretched out one hand toward the sky, and the gentle voice from the sky filled the entire venue.
“People have always believed that the power of an individual is limited.”
"No matter how powerful a mortal wizard is, it is difficult to use force magic to move a stone weighing more than ten tons, and it is even more difficult to inspire a spell comparable to real thunder. It is even difficult to achieve one thousandth or one ten-thousandth of the power."
"But young men, I am going to tell you something now."
As he spoke these words, the dean's body slowly floated up from the podium, and tiny but bright lightning began to surge on the surface of his black dress.
At the same time, a surge of magical power that was so powerful that it was almost inhuman emanated from the young dean.
The extremely violent and unfathomable fluctuations almost gave people a spiritual tremor as if the world was about to be destroyed.
With this fluctuation, the originally gentle sound from the sky seemed incomparably grand, resounding throughout the heavens and the earth.
Many people in the crowd were carrying French ring scales, and they were surprised to find that the values on the scales fluctuated violently, with the intensity almost the same as that of a thunderstorm.
"Young men, there are ten rings in the mortal's circle of magic."
"Above the ten rings, there is another legendary ring!"
"Break through this ring, and you will be able to see the peak scenery of the magic world, and you will also be able to master the magic power that is enough to fight against nature!"
Following these words, an extremely thick lightning bolt suddenly shot out from the hand of the dean who was floating in the sky.
The lightning originated from his palm, rushed all the way up to the sky, and quickly split into countless snow-white branches in the sky. In the blink of an eye, the lightning tree spread all over the sky!
At the same time, there were loud noises in the air that were almost as loud as real thunder.
'Boom boom boom~~~Boom boom~~Boom boom~~~'
There were three explosions in succession, and when lightning appeared, its dazzling light almost eclipsed the sun!
In the bright autumn sun, thunder roars against the sky, and the sound can be heard for dozens of miles!
The entire Vitality Square, whether students or magic instructors, all had stunned expressions, unable to imagine that this was a mortal who could unleash such magical power! The dean slowly fell back to the lecture platform from a height of 100 meters, still calm and composed, as if releasing that violent lightning spell was just a casual attack from him.
The voice from the sky once again spread throughout the square.
"Young men, this is the best time, because I have found a way for you to cultivate your magical powers."
"This is also the worst era, because the peak of magic has become much higher than before, and it requires more outstanding efforts to climb to the top."
"The most sacred function of the Higher School of Magic is to create and spread the most advanced, powerful, and pinnacle magic knowledge in the world."
“As the first president of the college, I will faithfully fulfill this responsibility.”
"I will show you the way to the pinnacle of the eleven rings, and I will stand on the top of the mountain, waiting for our true meeting."
"So, the most talented young people in the Nature Alliance, work hard to climb~"
After saying this, the black-clad dean, the Duke of Weilan, turned around and left the podium, escorted by the guards.
Leaving behind in the square was a group of students and magic instructors who were still in shock.
After the dean had left, the crowd finally came to their senses and let out a thunderous roar.
Everyone is discussing it enthusiastically.
"The dean's magic power has actually reached the eleventh level?"
"Mother Nature, can the eleventh ring have such great power?"
"So, the eleventh ring is a legendary ring, so doesn't that mean the dean is a legendary wizard?"
In the crowd, two young men of different races who were hiding looked at each other, and saw deep horror on each other's faces.
After a long while, the girl said, "This, this, this, is impossible. This must be an illusion!"
The young man sniffed the pungent smell in the air and whispered, "Even if it is an illusion, it has greatly exceeded the limits of traditional magic power."
"Besides, this can't possibly be an illusion!"
"The majestic fluctuations of magic power and the violent vibrations of the magic ring all indicate that this is a great spell that can rival the might of nature!"
"I never expected that mortals like me could inspire such great power!"
"The legendary realm is truly incredible!"
The young man murmured to himself, his eyes dreamy and hazy.
On the other side, Rosen was sitting in the car, cleaning the fragments of the legendary crystal in his arms.
The lightning spell just now consumed 1,000 of Rosen's legendary mana.
After the spell was cast, all ten legendary crystals hidden inside the clothes were shattered.
The net loss is 5,000 OGs, or 7.5 million KLEs.
"Ah~~ Pretending to be cool is really expensive."
But he had to pretend, and he had to pretend to be big, in order to create the greatest influence in the Natural Alliance in the shortest time.
(End of this chapter)