After dealing with the matters of the War God Temple, the Lord of the War God Temple, the Crooked Mouth War God Merlin returned to the lounge allocated by the royal family of the Dawn Empire.
Stacy reported to Merlin respectfully: "President Merlin, the communication crystal has now become widely popular in the Dawn Empire, and the number of users is showing a trend of explosive growth. The Steam and Star Alchemy Workshop has arranged for alchemists to come and build a signal tower to further optimize the signal coverage of the communication crystal. And..."
Stacy paused for a moment, her expression becoming somewhat serious. "Recently, there have been quite a few messages slandering the Arcane Academy online. Through tracing the source through the magic network, we found that the posters of these messages are basically students and instructors of the Dawn Academy, and the rest of the users are also mostly related to the Dawn Academy. It is speculated that this situation may have occurred because of the failure in the exchange with our Arcane Academy."
Yuna couldn't help but snorted when she heard this, and said disdainfully: "Dawn Academy still thinks that they can escape part of their teaching responsibilities by using this method? Their teaching level is not good enough, they are not capable of teaching excellent students, and they lost to the Arcane Academy in the competition, so they can only slander others online. They are really good at it."
Merlin was surprised when he heard this: "Is there such a thing? What do people say on the Internet?"
Stacy quickly handed the teleportation crystal to Merlin and said, "You see, most people say that the overall level of students at the Arcane Academy is not that strong, and that the students who came to the Dawn Empire this time are the best students at the Arcane Academy. Although this is somewhat true, even if we compare the average level, the Dawn Academy is far inferior to the Arcane Academy."
She continued, "Some people also say that students at the Arcane Academy like to take potions. Although their magic power levels appear high, they are all fake and useless."
"They also said that the teaching quality of the Arcane Academy is not that good and does not meet the needs of the Empire, and that there is no guarantee of job placement after graduation."
Merlin looked carefully and found that some people were even talking about the careers of the graduates of the Arcane Academy. They were saying things like, "Oh my God, the graduates of the Arcane Academy are working as chefs, or even as construction workers, or working in factories. This is such a waste of magical talent. The Dawn Empire is better, as they guarantee employment and all the jobs are excellent in the Empire."
A person wearing the Dawn Academy instructor's costume as his avatar commented: The Arcane Academy only focuses on teaching magic theory. Students have very poor practical skills and are at a loss when faced with actual combat.
Others say that the tuition at the Arcane Academy is too high for ordinary families to afford, causing many talented children to lose the opportunity to study.
Some people even spread rumors that the Arcane Academy was colluding with dark forces and that the students trained there were all of evil intentions.
Some people say that the safety of the Arcane Academy is very low and the casualty rate among students is very high.
Others said that their relatives’ children went to study in the Arcane City, picked up bad habits, and went to the Succubus Studio in the Arcane City every day. Now they are useless.
When Merlin saw this comment, he couldn't help but pause, then quickly replied, "Brother, tell me more."
After replying, he looked up and saw Stacy looking at him angrily, while Yuna had a playful expression on her face, as if saying: So Merlin likes the succubus type?
Merlin coughed awkwardly and explained, "I want to know that there is such a place in the Arcane City that poisons our students. As the president of the Student Union of the Arcane Academy, I must pay attention to it."
Stacy and Yuna both showed an expression that said "It depends on whether I believe it or not".
Scarlett, who was lying on the sofa, heard the conversation here, subconsciously lowered her head to look at her body, sighed secretly, and thought to herself: "Okay, it seems that there is no room for advancement, I'd better continue to sleep."
Merlin shook his head helplessly and continued to scroll through the comments on the Dawn Empire's forums and bulletin boards.
In addition to those who slandered the Arcane Academy, there were indeed many remarks that slandered the Arcane City.
"The Arcane City is just a name. On the surface, it's a palace of magic, but in reality, it's full of people who think they're noble. They don't take magicians from other places seriously at all. If you go there, you'll just be looked down upon."
"Don't go to the Arcane City. The prices there are ridiculously high. A bottle of ordinary magic recovery potion can be bought for ten silver coins in other places, but it costs only one gold coin in the Arcane City. It's simply robbing you!"
"The Arcane City is said to be home to top magic resources, but in reality they are all monopolized by a few large families and forces. Ordinary magicians cannot access them at all, and if they go there, they will just serve as cheap labor for them."
"I heard that the law and order in the Arcane City is very bad, with black markets and illegal transactions everywhere. If you are not careful, you will get into trouble and may even lose your life."
"The magicians in the Arcane City are obsessed with the study of all kinds of forbidden magic, completely disregarding the consequences. Sooner or later, they will bring disaster to the entire continent. It is better to stay as far away from such a place as possible."
"Going to the Arcane City to study magic? Don't dream! The instructors there won't teach students seriously. They only value those who come from famous families or have extraordinary talents. It would be a waste of time and money for ordinary students to go there."
"The environment in the Arcane City isn't very good either. It's covered in fumes from magic experiments all day long. The air smells terrible, and it's not good for your health if you stay there for a long time."
"I have a friend who went to the Arcane City. He used to be cheerful, but after returning, he became weird. He must have come into contact with something bad there. The Arcane City is a place that can destroy people."
Stacy said with a worried look on her face, "President Merlin, these online messages have already had a certain impact in the capital of the Dawn Empire. The bad things about our Arcane City are spreading more and more. Many people who were originally full of yearning for the Arcane City are now beginning to doubt it."
Arthur felt a little ashamed when he heard this and said, "This is completely slander. This is too much! I will go to my father to discuss this matter now. We must prohibit these guys from publishing false statements and see how to deal with it specifically."
Merlin waved his hand quickly and said, "Don't do that, Arthur. Think about it, now that the rumors have started, if the powerful use their power to quell them, it will appear that everything is calm and everything will return to normal. But in fact, the nobles and the people will only believe these rumors more and think that we are covering up the facts, which will make the situation worse."
Stacie still couldn't hide her anger, and said, "Are we just going to let these people slander us out of thin air? Especially the students of Dawn Academy, these guys are simply despicable! They don't have the strength, but they rely on their words to gain a spiritual victory, which is really despicable!"
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