Chapter 33: Main Topics
In the afternoon of the same day, Xu Yi's magic airship landed in a vacant lot of a manor outside the city of Southry.
As soon as Xu Yi stepped out of the hatch, he was greeted by dozens of magicians dressed in various types of magician robes, who should be at least over forty years old.
At the forefront is the current president of the Wizards' Guild of the Magic Kingdom of Mana, and the head of the Academy of Magical Science of the Magic Kingdom of Mana.
Behind him were the same magicians from the Magic Kingdom of Mana's Academy of Magical Sciences.
"President Xu, it is a great honor for you to be able to participate in this magic workshop in person. Welcome, welcome!" "Grand Magician Forrest greeted Xu Yi warmly, and even the other magicians saluted Xu Yi respectfully.
Xu Yi smiled slightly, his gaze swept over the Great Mage of Forrest and the other mages who followed him, thinking that these people were so respectful and polite on the surface, but what they actually thought in their hearts, it was really hard to say.
"You're too polite, President Forrest. Actually, Magister Camilla originally wanted to attend this meeting, but he has been unwell lately and it is inconvenient for me to travel far, so I can only come with him in his place. ”
"Not well?" said Archmage Forrest was slightly startled. "Camila Magister ...... him"
Xu Yi smiled and waved his hand: "It's not a big deal, it's just that the weather is getting colder and I have a cold." ”
"That's good, that's okay, that's okay......" The Archmage Forrest breathed a sigh of relief, turned to a smile, and led Xu Yi towards the manor.
As Xu Yi walked, he casually asked, "By the way, President Forrest, although I accepted the invitation to come to this meeting. But because I was too busy, I forgot to ask, what is the main topic of this meeting?"
The Great Magician of Forrest glanced at Xu Yi, his eyes were full of meaning, and he responded: "The main topic has been decided yesterday, and it is intended to discuss the restoration of the mage's rating. ”
The corners of Xu Yi's eyes were slightly raised, but he didn't show any surprise. But his voice turned a little colder, and he continued to ask, "Oh? Who brought this up?"
Archmage Forrest coughed lightly, "It was Magister Gascoigne who brought it up. ”
Xu Yi sighed, nodded, and did not continue to ask.
The Gascoigne Magister in the mouth of Grand Magician Forrest is actually Roddick Gascoigne, the former president of the Continental Wizards Guild.
Ten years ago, after the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and the Ruerson Kingdom defeated the two empires, the Mainland Magician Union was forced by the situation and chose to reach a settlement with the Mainland Magician Survival and Employment Security Association, and the two sides agreed to jointly lead the Continent's magicians.
Two years passed. Grand Magician Roddick Gascoigne, the former president of the Continental Wizards' Guild, finally made a major breakthrough in the study of magic and became a Magister.
According to the practice of the Mainland Magicians Guild, magicians at the level of magicians cannot hold any actual positions in the Magicians Guild, so he retired from the position of president of the Magicians Guild.
However, stepping down from this position does not mean that he really doesn't care about it.
Before becoming a Magister, Roddick Gascoigne had served three consecutive terms as the president of the Continental Wizards' Guild, for a total of fifteen years, accumulating an extremely deep foundation and connections.
So despite stepping back from this position. He is still firmly in control of the Continental Wizards Guild behind the scenes.
And although because of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, the Continental Magicians Guild now has much less influence on the Sainz continent and control over the magicians than before. But after all, the Continental Magician Guild has a history of thousands of years on the Sainz continent, and it can still have a strong influence on matters related to the continent's magicians.
For the first few years, Gascoigne Magister didn't make any special moves, as if he had really lived a retired life and was in peace and security as his own Magister.
However, in the last three years, his activities have gradually increased.
And these activities that he carried out. Most of them are also trying to strengthen the influence of the Magician Guild on magicians, trying to strengthen the Mainland Magician Guild.
This is understandable for him.
As long as he didn't sabotage Xu Yi's plan, Xu Yi didn't bother to pay attention to his actions.
But judging from his recent actions, it is obvious that he has other plans. This is something that Xu Yi will not tolerate.
Xu Yi continued to walk towards the manor, and it seemed that he did not mean the words of the Great Magician of Forrest, but the Great Magician of Forrest couldn't hold it back, endured it for a while, and asked Xu Yi, "President Xu, do you have any views on this issue?"
Oh, this is also the probe wind.
Xu Yi smiled, shook his head lightly and said, "I don't have any opinion." As long as the vast majority of magicians on the continent agree, then of course I will not object. ”
Grand Magician Forrest paused slightly, he thought that Xu Yi would directly oppose this issue at the first time, and even angrily accuse Magister Gascoigne, but Xu Yi was now very indifferent, and seemed to care about this issue at all, which was too unexpected for him.
The other magicians who followed behind the two heard the conversation between the two, and their expressions all showed varying degrees of surprise.
Magister Gascoigne's purpose in bringing up this topic is obvious.
The Mainland Magician Rating was originally a system that the Mainland Magician Guild had implemented for thousands of years, and it was also a powerful weapon for them to control the Continent's magicians.
However, with the rise of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and Xu Yi's actions, the magicians in the mainland no longer attach so much importance to the level assessment, but pay more attention to the evaluation of magician-related professional skills.
This aspect is not controlled by the Mainland Magician Union, but is mostly responsible for the Vocational Skills Association jointly formed by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and the Mainland Magician Survival and Employment Security Association.
As a result, having lost the rating that could most affect the magicians of the continent, the influence of the Continent Magicians Guild on the Celestial Continent on the Sainz Continent has become weaker and weaker over the years, so that now many magicians almost don't need to pay attention to the Magician Guild, even when it doesn't exist.
Glasco Magister was naturally extremely unwilling to do this, and proposed to restore the mage rating at this meeting, apparently hoping to get the consent of the mages attending the meeting and regain control of the mages on the mainland.
However, Xu Yi, who has promoted the reform of the mainland magician system, has made almost all the magicians on the mainland change their positions, and the leaders who have devoted themselves to the magic industry also came to participate in this meeting, so it must be a strong opposition to this issue.
Even if Xu Yi didn't show any opposition now, no one believed that he would turn a blind eye to it.
A group of people quickly entered the huge manor specially prepared for the meeting, and after stepping over a wide lawn, they were greeted by a group of magicians dressed in magicians' robes.
The first person was none other than the Gascoigne Magister mentioned by Xu Yi and the Great Magician of Forrest just now.
Seeing Xu Yi from a distance, Magister Gascoigne immediately laughed and walked over quickly, grabbed Xu Yi's hand and shook it, and said extremely enthusiastically: "It is really rare that President Xu can take time out of his busy schedule to attend this meeting. ”
Xu Yi smiled and withdrew his hand.
"What Your Excellency Gascoigne said, what I said is also one of the continent magicians, a member of the continent's magicians, and it is only natural to come to participate in such an important magic research conference. Besides, our policy has always been to conduct sufficient scientific research on magic, so how could I give up such a good opportunity to exchange research experiences with you?"
Magister Gascoigne laughed again: "That's right, President Xu has always been extremely passionate about the study of magic, otherwise he would not have become the most powerful magister in his forties. ”
Xu Yi shook his head: "No, what I mean by magic research is not how to make research a magister, but about the study of magic science." ”
Gascoigne's face changed slightly, he paused, and suddenly said, "President Xu, do you think that becoming a Magister conflicts with studying magic science?"
"Of course not. Xu Yi shook his head. "The so-called science of magic originally included all aspects of magical research, and naturally included the research required to become a mage. Merely...... In my opinion, the magical research required to become a magister doesn't make much sense, and becoming a magister is just a false name, and you don't need to take it too seriously. ”
As soon as these words came out, not only the Gascoigne Magister, but also the faces of everyone next to him changed.
Among the people gathered here now, except for Xu Yi and Gascoigne, who are two mages, the weakest of the rest is also a powerful mage at the level of a great mage, and becoming a mage can almost be regarded as their lifelong dream.
However, Xu Yi now said that the magical research required to become a magister was meaningless, which was tantamount to saying that what they had done decades ago was meaningless.
If it were someone else, they would inevitably retort or even rebuke it loudly.
But now that Xu Yi said this, they could only be silent.
Because Xu Yi is a magister himself, and even many people think that he has probably become the most powerful magister on the continent at present, and he is also a representative of the new magic research system that has been created in recent years and vigorously advocates scientific research of magic, so he is fully qualified to say this.
Magister Gascoyne narrowed his eyes slightly, and after a while, asked in a deep voice, "So, President Xu, do you think it's meaningless to assess the level of a magician?"
Facing everyone's concentrated gaze, Xu Yi smiled slightly, but shook his head again.
"No, I think it's still very meaningful. (To be continued.) )