This wizard only wishes to be a teacher

Vice President?

This was not an original position.

Previously, when the Grey Bone Wizard was searching for ways to advance to a Level 3 Wizard, Greybone Academy did not appoint a Vice President but let Wizard Dawson act as the leader, forming an academy committee to manage the entire Greybone Academy.

Although Wizard Dawson was higher in status than other committee members, in practice, this nominal leader was essentially just a member too, and at committee meetings, he could only cast one vote, just like the other Formal Wizards, having no qualitative distinction in terms of power.

But now, Greybone Academy had welcomed a new president, and the situation was different from Wizard Dawson’s time.

After all, from the literal meaning, it was clear that the president must be superior to a committee member, not to mention that the Grey Bone Wizard had directly stated that Lucien should take over the entire management of Greybone Academy before he left.

This management naturally included managing the Formal Wizards within Greybone Academy.

"Worth it! Totally worth it!" On the other side of the crowd, Gagarin straightened his chest, feeling that his submission during that time in the Cloud Kingdom Sanctuary was the wisest decision he had made in his life.

How long had it been since they returned from the ruins of the Cloud Country? Look, Lord Lucien has now become the Vice President already.

And although he is the Vice President, in the absence of the president managing affairs, that "Vice" in front of Vice President could be directly erased by rounding it off, and now he was already a Third-level Wizard Apprentice, with Lucien as his strong support, and perhaps soon, he might even cling to Carly’s silver coattails...

In one word, exhilarating.

At this moment, Gagarin was already fantasizing about his glorious future swaggering through Greybone Academy.

...

"One Formal Wizard killed, two severely injured, four detained, nineteen Third-level Wizard Apprentices dead, Second-level Wizard Apprentices..." Sitting in the main seat, Lucien reviewed the casualties caused by this attack in the committee hall of Greybone Academy.

Perhaps because the opponent was not in a rush to attack, the casualties within Greybone Academy were still within an acceptable range. It was Wizard Helen’s initiative to enter and murder extensively during that period that caused significant damage; the main losses of Greybone Academy were focused on resources and some materials needed for repairing wizard formations. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

However, Lucien understood that this sudden crisis might have been over for the Formal Wizards, but for the many Wizard Apprentices, perhaps the crisis was just beginning.

"Sigh." Lucien set down his Feather Pen and gently massaged his temples, pondering the upcoming blood duels between apprentices.

To be honest, the conflict had come very abruptly and even the final solution seemed unusually simple and crude, utterly resolved by several Second-level Wizards but ultimately paid for by many Wizard Apprentices...

Moreover, the methods of handling and mediating revealed a kind of strangeness. Level 3 Wizard Delatore seemed to encourage, even to condone, the blood duels among the apprentices, even providing some Witch Tools, materials, or knowledge to make the fights more bloody.

"Who knows how many of these apprentices will survive after the blood duel..." Lucien slightly raised his head and looked out the window at the Wizard Apprentices cleaning up the traces of the battle, shaking his head helplessly.

Unfortunately, with the premise that the Formal Wizards cannot participate in the battle, he simply could not protect all the Wizard Apprentices; after all, it was just not realistic.

"Hey, Two-legged Long-haired Monster, someone’s coming in!" Suddenly, Count Sanaxis’s voice, through a thread of spiritual power, rang in Lucien’s consciousness.

The moment after Count Sanaxis’s reminder, the instant Lucien looked up, he felt as if the lighting in the spacious room had dimmed slightly.

A more accurate description would be, within this area, due to the large accumulation of dark Magic Essence, some light Magic Essence was repelled due to opposition.

At this moment, at the convergence of the dark Magic Essence, a figure swiftly emerged from the Shadow crevice.

However, unlike the "Shadow Stealth" witchcraft used by Lucien during his apprentice days, which allowed him to briefly sneak through shadows like a fish, this elderly man had almost become a part of the shadow Magic Essence...

Or rather, his body could be completely decomposed into shadow-type Magic Essence particles, freely transforming between a flesh-and-blood entity and a pure Magic Essence body.

"President." Lucien stood up and slightly bowed his head, showing his due respect to this Second-level Wizard.

"You can just call me Helsen. Alright, sit down and let’s talk." The Grey Bone Wizard Helsen’s aged face showed a hint of a smile, which did not seem amiable at all on his gaunt and shadowy face, and even had a chilling sense of cold associated with shadow Magic Essence.

However, Lucien was keenly aware that this elusive Grey Bone Wizard seemed somewhat pleased at this time, even somewhat eager, as he was trying hard to suppress his own emotions.

"As the Vice President... you can access the books I have left in the library without any cost, heh, of course, you might also try asking Helen..." The Grey Bone Wizard Helsen looked at Lucien, appearing somewhat polite.

"It seems he realized that the former Helen Wizard is now under my control, roughly equivalent to me having the combat power of a Second-level Wizard."

Lucien understood in his heart, but naturally, he wouldn’t foolishly reject the benefits that came to him; instead, he accepted the gift from the Grey Bone Wizard with a smile, also becoming alert and listening carefully to the real purpose of the Grey Bone Wizard’s visit.

As time passed, the Grey Bone Wizard seemed to gradually regain his composure, starting to discuss various things about the current state of the Greybone Academy. After all that was sufficiently discussed, the Grey Bone Wizard then turned to Lucien, seemingly asking casually.

"How many Wizard Apprentices do we have in our academy now? And Third-level Wizard Apprentices?"

"The loss isn’t too great, it’s just..." Lucien said, while also raising his guard.

"The blood duel has already been set, but we still need to protect the lives of those apprentices as much as possible and provide enough compensation to the winners, for they are all heroes." After hearing Lucien’s report, the Grey Bone Wizard sighed softly.

Then, with a wave of his hand, he used his spiritual power to conjure a densely packed list in midair. This was possible only because Lucien had now been promoted to Formal Wizard and his spiritual power greatly exceeded that of other Formal Wizards, otherwise, he couldn’t have possibly read through the list’s contents so quickly.

The content of this list made Lucien’s heart chill.

"We can’t let the apprentices bleed in vain..." the Grey Bone Wizard shook his head softly and continued, "Therefore, I’ve decided to use the academy’s reserves to compensate those apprentices who have made outstanding contributions."

"For instance, in this blood duel, the apprentice who earns the most badges inside the academy will, apart from being able to exchange those badges for resources and materials mentioned above, also receive a promise from me, Helsen."

"I assure you, even if his qualifications are only of the first level, I am willing to pay the price to help him advance to a Formal Wizard!" The Grey Bone Wizard’s eyes held confidence, almost like a spell.

"I know that behind those outstanding Wizard Apprentices, there must be investments from Formal Wizards, and for those Formal Wizards who dare to take risks, I will not be stingy..."

"There must be gains where there are contributions." The Grey Bone Wizard said with a smile, but Lucien’s heart turned colder.

The resource list and the promise of promotion that the Grey Bone Wizard provided were ostensibly compensations for the apprentices, yet in essence, they would make the blood duel even fiercer and more insane.

Even Formal Wizards would be attracted by the rewards offered by the academy and the awards from Level 3 Wizard Delatore, investing in some powerful Third-level Wizard Apprentices.

For example, lending them Witch Tools of Formal Wizard standards, bestowing scrolls that contain attacks of Formal Wizard levels...

With these "open cheats" provided by Formal Wizards, those already strong Third-level Wizard Apprentices would become veritable "slaughterers"!

"Later, I will summon all Formal Wizards and apprentices, and I will personally announce my promise and these rewards." The Grey Bone Wizard tapped the desk gently with his finger.

"Oh, and concerning the bets by Formal Wizards, to ensure fairness, each Wizard Apprentice may only carry one Formal Wizard-level trump card, and if Witch Tools are lost during the blood duel, the academy can’t retrieve them..."

Lucien nodded slightly, his mind beginning to consider how to protect Carly and others as best as possible in such a fearsome blood duel.

...

"I am Helsen, the head of the academy, and I promise here..."

By the afternoon, when all the Wizard Apprentices had gathered, they all saw a huge reward list materialize in midair.

"Grolo flower..."

"It’s a high-level basic Meditation Method, high-level meditation method!"

"My goodness, there’s even an Elixir of Immortality!"

The many apprentices stared at the contents of the list, their eyes somewhat glazed over.

These materials listed were so rare that some couldn’t even say they had seen them, let alone heard of them.

And as the Grey Bone Wizard Helsen began his somewhat incendiary speech, nearly all the Wizard Apprentices, even the weaker First-level Wizard Apprentices, raised their expressions fervently.

At that moment, greed completely shattered their fear of the brutal blood duel, and when Helsen described in an almost shouting tone that he would help the Wizard Apprentice who made the greatest contributions to advance unconditionally to Formal Wizard, the atmosphere at the scene exploded.