The noise outside continued, and Merlin pointed out the window and asked, "What's going on? Why are a bunch of students gathering under the noble dormitory and marching? Did something happen in the academy?"
Fate heard Merlin's question, leaned against the bed and looked at the noisy students below and said, "During the three days you were unconscious, something really happened. Now the whole academy has set off a movement against the noble students."
"Oh? What's the reason?" Merlin asked with some surprise.
Chris fiddled with her hair, looked at the noisy students outside the window and said, "It has something to do with the final exams at the Monster Mountain Range. Of course, it may also be related to the long-standing preferential treatment given by the Arcane Academy to noble students and ordinary students."
It turned out that in the rescue operation for the final exam in the Warcraft Mountain Range, the teaching team headed by Harold gave priority to rescuing students with aristocratic backgrounds and gave up many students from ordinary families.
In addition, the student union headed by Alex also chose to give priority to rescuing aristocratic students, which resulted in some students who should have been rescued being seriously injured or even killed.
Normally, there is a huge gap in the "preferential treatment" between noble students and ordinary students without background in the Arcane Academy.
Noble students can use their family's resources to have private tutors, who are usually the most experienced and outstanding magicians in the academy. They can also have priority access to some magic books and materials, which are not open to ordinary students.
Noble students live in more luxurious dormitories, which are located in the best and quietest locations in the college and have more private space and better living facilities. Although they pay more gold coins, if you are not aristocratic or have a certain status, you cannot live in a high-end dormitory even if you have money.
In addition, aristocratic students enjoy certain hidden privileges in the college, such as priority in borrowing books from the library, or in some cases, teachers can exempt them from some punishments due to their background.
Whether in class or in the cafeteria, there are seats exclusively for aristocratic students, and they can even order extra meals outside of meal times. In addition, there are college maids to serve them.
All these unfair treatments broke out completely after the cult incident, because Harold and the student union's unfair rescue efforts broke the last straw that broke the camel's back for ordinary students.
Merlin listened to Fate and Chris's narration with a frown on his face. He didn't expect that such a serious incident would happen in the academy during the time he was unconscious. He knew that this was not just a matter of a rescue operation, but also an outburst of dissatisfaction and contradictions that had accumulated over a long period of time.
"So, how did the academy's management respond to this?" Merlin asked.
Fate sighed. "The college's management has not yet given a clear response. They seem to be trying to calm the situation, but it is clear that the students' anger cannot be quelled so easily."
Chris added, “Yes, the students are demanding fairness and equality. They hope that the college can change the existing system, no longer giving privileges to aristocratic students, and allow all students to learn and develop in a fair environment.”
Merlin shook his head after hearing what Chris said. It was almost impossible to achieve absolute fairness in the Arcane Academy. Noble students usually came from powerful families, and these families had a significant influence in politics, economy and even the magical world.
They are able to influence the college's decisions through various means to safeguard the interests of their family members.
Especially now, the deficit of the Arcane Academy is exposed, and if it wants to continue operating financially it must rely on donations and support from noble families.
The generosity of these families is vital to the operation and development of the college, so the college tends to be more cautious when dealing with issues involving aristocratic students to avoid losing these important financial sources.
Compared with aristocratic students, ordinary students lack strong background support. Their influence in the academy is limited, and it is difficult for them to create enough pressure to force the academy to change the existing unequal system.
While rank-and-file students might unite around shared grievances, they lack the organization and resources to sustain long-term protests. Over time, such protests may fade and ultimately fail to bring about substantive change.
As the largest and most authoritative magic education institution in the continent of Azer, the Arcane Academy will naturally take its reputation into consideration. If the student protests are suppressed forcefully, it may cause negative perceptions from the outside world and affect the reputation of the college. Therefore, the academy will surely adopt a more moderate strategy to deal with these protests.
These were all things Merlin could have anticipated, but Fate's next words made him look surprised.
"However, with the support of Princess Yuna, the Fair Movement has become more and more intense. The academy even punished Teacher Harold. Even the student union was destroyed. President Alex was directly dismissed by the angry students, and the academy should have tacitly agreed to this."
"No, wait, is this true? What are you talking about? Is Yuna behind this "Fair Sports"? Isn’t she the head of the nobility? What is she thinking? "Merlin was a little confused, he smelled a hint of conspiracy.
"Yes, it is indeed Yuna who is leading these ordinary students. Even many noble students are standing by her side and are planning to cancel their own welfare benefits..." Stacy nodded.
"During the rescue operation at the Monster Mountain Range, Yuna's team was the only one in the student union that did not abandon any student and carried out the rescue mission fairly and impartially. Her outstanding leadership skills and respect for ordinary students earned her the support of the students who were carrying out the "fair movement." "Chris added.
This was really unexpected. Merlin and Yuna could be considered friends. After meeting her several times, Merlin could sense that this princess was not a good person, but a very scheming and resourceful person, even a little narrow-minded.
It is absolutely impossible for such a person to say that she is dedicated to seeking fairness for ordinary students. There must be conflicts of interest that Merlin is not aware of. What exactly does she want to do and what does she want to gain from this movement?
At some point, the sky suddenly became gloomy and covered with dark clouds, as if the sky was covered by a huge gray curtain. There was a damp smell in the air and the wind began to blow faster, rustling the leaves.
Soon, raindrops began to fall, just a few scattered drops at first, as if tentatively touching the ground. But soon, the rain became heavier and heavier...
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