Subsequently, the Academy of Magic was officially opened, and the crowd poured in. Various check-in stations and old students have been set up in the academy as guides, so although there are many people this year, the order is better than in previous years.

Everyone walked past the stone tablet engraved with their names and bowed slowly towards it with their hands folded.

“...... I didn't expect you to actually engrave them all on this. ”

In the midst of the chaotic crowd, the president stopped in front of the stone tablet, turned around, and said to Benjamin, who was standing aside.

"Isn't that how it should be?" replied Benjamin, shrugging his shoulders.

But no one had ever done that before. ”

Benjamin nodded and said, "It doesn't seem like there's such a custom here...... However, I think it's important to remember the heroes. No one wants to face death, but someone has to take the risk. If the students thought that they would be engraved on the stone tablets of heroes after their sacrifices, perhaps they could have given them more courage to face the church. ”

When the president heard this, he was a little surprised: "The memorial service is held to polish the new students?"

Benjamin smiled slightly, didn't say anything, and turned to leave.

He could see that in addition to the expectation and ignorance of the unknown, the faces of the new students also showed a sense of awe. And when each old student looks at the familiar names of the stone stele, in addition to mourning, he will also show a firm gaze.

To be honest, since the establishment of the Academy of Magic, Benjamin has emphasized the threat of the church to them, but most of the students have never even approached the Kingdom of Hori, and it is difficult to bring them much sense of crisis just by talking about it. And this time, witnessing the sacrifice of his comrades in the war, Benjamin could detect a slight change in the mental outlook of each of them.

It's not that the world is turned upside down, most of the students used to work hard, but after this time, those still immature faces began to gradually become calm, as if they finally began to realize that they were carrying something on their shoulders.

"Becoming a mage is not as simple as taking classes every day, doing research, meditating, and connecting with magic. ”

This was a conversation that Benjamin overheard in the academy, and at that time, he felt an inexplicable sense of relief.

Everyone has redoubled their efforts, and even many problem teachers, represented by Joanna, have gradually become mature. Although they may still not be very good at teaching, few people have complained anymore and are trying to improve.

Benjamin feels like they're creating a great campus culture.

"It's amazing that the academy built in one year has far surpassed the achievements of the Silent Academy in the countless years of operation in that mountain. ”

Suddenly, a voice came from behind, and Benjamin turned around to find that it was Elizabeth, and the two off-line mages, one tall and one short.

"You're visiting the academy too?" asked Benjamin, raising an eyebrow and smiling.

"yes. Elizabeth nodded and smiled, "As a mage, if you haven't even seen the magic academy, you will be looked down upon if you talk about it." ”

Benjamin shrugged, "I invited you to join the Academy of Magic in the first place. ”

"I know...... But we owe you too much favor, so why are we embarrassed to trouble you again. Elizabeth shook her head and said, "Actually, it doesn't matter, now we are doing well in Fredon and have a whole mercenary group. If you need anything, maybe we can help. ”

Benjamin nodded and smiled when he heard this, and said nothing more.

"But...... In addition to visiting the Academy of Magic today, I have something for you. Elizabeth suddenly looked serious, took out a letter, and handed it to Benjamin.

Benjamin took the letter, feeling a little confused.

"What is this?"

"Letter from my parents. Elizabeth lowered her voice, and her words suddenly became cautious, "It's not convenient to go into detail here, in short, it's about the situation over there, you should understand it after reading the letter." ”

Benjamin frowned.

...... From the Wood Family?

He still remembered that because of the various turmoil within the Kingdom of Horry, the aristocratic forces were shuffled again and again, and the Wood family, which had always been low-key, gradually became the largest nobles in the kingdom.

Thinking of this, Benjamin quietly put away the envelope and nodded, indicating that he had understood the situation. Elizabeth smiled as well, and after a few pleasantries, she said goodbye to Benjamin and continued their visit to the Academy.

Benjamin also wanted to find a moment to open the envelope, but today was the opening ceremony and a memorial service, and almost every visitor from outside had to talk to him. For some important positions, Benjamin also had to accompany them to visit the academy, so it was almost impossible to find any good time.

He had no choice but to accept the letter casually and continue the work of the opening ceremony.

Fortunately, there were no accidents like last time at the opening ceremony. After a morning of freshman orientation, the convention was held in the afternoon, and Benjamin, as a regular operative, also gave some summary of the previous war. Eventually, night fell, all the guests were sent off, and the day ended in a hectic one.

The new semester officially began, and Benjamin returned to his room.

He slowly opened the letter.

"Dear Dean, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to read this letter. I don't know if you know the current situation in the Kingdom of Hori, after the defeat in Ikor and the attack by the infidels from overseas, the current situation in Haven Lite is a little delicate......"

The letter was not short, and it took Benjamin ten minutes to read it.

After reading it, he touched his chin and fell into deep thought.

The Wood Family...... It seems that they want to unite with the Academy of Magic.

This is nothing new, after all, their only daughters have become mages and fled abroad, and the Wood family must not be very loyal to the church. It's just that Benjamin will inevitably think of the Fuhr family, which has been wiped out.

In the letter, the Wood family stated that no one could see the king because he was under house arrest by the church on the grounds of illness. The church manipulates the queen and interferes in politics at will, which has touched the bottom line of every nobleman. Now the contradictions within Haven and Wright have been somewhat intensified, and the whole king is in a hurry, and every day nobles go to St. Peter's Basilica to protest, wanting to at least see the king.

They even suspected that the king had been killed by the Church, and that such a thing as falling for the infidel was just a lie made up by the Church.

In fact, after the failure of that round of conquest of Ikor, the prestige of the church declined. And now that they have made such a scene, the nobles have not seen the king for at least several months, which is a very serious situation for the entire kingdom of Hori.

- No way, even if the royal family is just a puppet of the church, they are also extremely important puppets. The word "king" alone keeps the whole country running, and Benjamin has to understand that the times are like this.

In the letter, the Wood family gave Benjamin a suggestion.

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We don't know what the church will do next to stabilize the situation again, but if you're interested in adding fuel to the fire, we might even shake the foundations of the church. ”

"They had recently organized a small conquest party, and it seemed that they were intent on going overseas to take revenge on the infidels who had attacked the royal capital. But I've heard that His Majesty the Pope doesn't ask for it personally. Therefore, the Academy of Magic can completely stop the actions of the church, and even ...... Give them a big gift. ”