This wizard only wishes to be a teacher

Winter Fort was the only wizarding power nearby known for its Physical Refining Wizards, as Lucien understood.

Inside Winter Fort, there even were powerful Level 2 Physical Refining Wizards. Therefore, their understanding and mastery of the techniques of Physical Refining Wizards were more comprehensive and specific than his own.

Perhaps some friendly exchanges with the group of Physical Refining Wizards in Winter Fort could have a better training effect on Edison.

However, the only problem was that their leader seemed to have some conflicts with the Grey Bone Wizards on his side; otherwise, they would not have participated in besieging Greybone Academy and eventually entering the Blood Duel Mystic Realm.

Although Greybone Academy and Winter Fort were in a state of peace due to Delatore’s mediation, there was still some hostility between the two. If he went to visit them recklessly, they would definitely not give him a warm welcome, and if he met someone with a particularly domineering temperament, they might even find a reason for "offense" to attack him...

Just as Lucien relaxed his furrowed brow upon thinking of Winter Fort, he started worrying again and began to consider how to "open a channel" with the group of Body Refining Wizards of Winter Fort.

Carly had once told him that they met some Physical Refinement Wizard Apprentices from Winter Fort while inside the Blood Duel Mystic Realm, so could he use this connection to make some moves?

Knock Knock Knock...

Lucien’s fingers gently tapped on the wooden windowsill, his gaze drifting.

...

"What a wonderful day..." In the dormitory of Greybone Academy, Monica lazily stretched her arms. "Now, aside from the basic runes homework assigned by Teacher Carly that bothers me, there’s nothing else troubling me anymore!"

"My gosh! This place is simply heaven, I feel more lively here than I ever did at home! After all, when I was at home, I had to learn so many complicated etiquettes with my etiquette teacher, whose face seemed permanently frozen by an ice cube... She had to teach me how to smile, how to sit, and even how to be graceful..."

"Enough, Monica, I’m still eating," Sally looked at her friend, a fellow wizarding talent, somewhat helplessly.

Compared to Monica, who was already showing signs of slacking off, Sally was very diligent and earnest. She was nibbling on a piece of buttered bread, but her eyes never left her textbook on basic runes.

After marking a spot in her textbook, she hurriedly swallowed the bread in her mouth, then turned to her friend, "Monica, the Wizard World is not as nice as you think..."

"Alright, alright, I get it," Monica muttered.

But Sally, after wiping her mouth, immediately busied herself with sketching and writing on a piece of draft paper next to her.

She had always been a very decisive and planned person. Therefore, upon arriving at Greybone Academy, Sally laid out a clear plan for herself.

She yearned to become a Formal Wizard, even to advance further down the wizarding path.

For that, she was willing to sacrifice some things, such as a bit of her free time.

"By the way, Sally, did you hear from the senior? Our academy seems to be planning an ’exchange student’ program, apparently aiming to let us apprentices experience a ’piecewise’ wizard learning..." Unlike the studious Sally, Monica was much more informed about some of the academy’s news.

At that moment, she leaned forward slightly with one hand on the table, sharing with Sally what she had heard.

"Exchange... student?" Sally paused, her feather pen in her right hand showing a hint of curiosity towards the new term.

"Yes, it seems like a plan for a large-scale trade with other wizard organizations, where the academy is willing to pay a certain price to send some of our apprentices for friendly exchanges with theirs. It’s not fighting... not fighting! It’s about an exchange of knowledge..."

Monica excitedly relayed the information she had heard.

"An exchange of knowledge? This must have been promoted by Dean Lucien, isn’t it? Monica, do you know which wizard organizations it involves?" Sally seemed to think of something and put down her feather pen to focus on discussing this topic with Monica.

"I heard... it’s still under discussion, but some possibilities include the Forest School or Winter Fort, because there are only three nearby wizard organizations at the same level as our academy, and apparently, the relationship between them and our academy isn’t very good, even a bit delicate. Oh well, these are all from what I heard from the senior; if you want to know more, you should ask her yourself."

"I see," Sally quietly noted the information on a small sticky note tucked inside her notebook, planning to seek more details once she finished her plans for the day.

But suddenly, Sally and Monica saw many apprentices rushing towards the academy’s bulletin board.

"Is it about the exchange student thing?"

Sally wondered, but her guess was soon denied by the discussions among others.

"Oh my! Dean Lucian is really going big this time!"

"I used to feel that the dean cared too much for the new students or some of the weaker wizard apprentices, but looking at it now, Dean Lucian... the dean still takes good care of our interests as Third-level Wizard Apprentices. Hehehe, you see, the tasks this time, the methods to get a lot of points, still require us from the Third-level Wizard Apprentice level to act."

"No more talking, I’m going to check on the class I’m in charge of. I need to get at least the minimum of 200 points..."

Listening to some discussions among the crowd around them, Sally and Monica exchanged glances, both feeling somewhat perplexed.

Points? That sounded like a new term!

"Let’s go have a look," Monica, who was always curious about new things, grabbed her friend’s wrist with excitement in her eyes.

And Sally, equally curious, simply followed her friend. They both rushed to the position of the academy’s announcement board, only to be slightly disappointed to find that the area in front of the announcement board was already crowded with Wizard Apprentices.

"Oh my gosh! There are so many people in the academy..." Monica couldn’t help but mutter quietly when she saw the crowd in front of her.

"Everyone, go to the announcement board of your own grade to check. We have posted there as well..." Two Wizard Apprentices responsible for the announcements appeared somewhat feeble and overwhelmed in front of the surging crowd, desperately protecting the notices while trying to shout over the noise.

Although some apprentices turned away after hearing their call, many still lingered around and did not leave.

The main issue was that the announcement contained too much information!

In the crowd, Sally had some difficulty tiptoeing, and she raise her head, barely managing to see the title at the top of the notices.

"Points-Based Scholarship Plan Draft"

"Points-based... scholarship?" Sally felt she knew these words, but when they were put together, it seemed she was at a loss for understanding.

"Let’s go back quickly!" After a few unsuccessful attempts to push forward, Sally quickly changed her approach, grabbed Monica’s hand, and then rushed toward the location of their first-grade teaching building.

Sure enough, there was also an announcement posted in the teaching building. Although there were quite a few people around the notices, it was at least not as overwhelming as at the main announcement board of the academy.

"In light of the apprentices’ enthusiasm..., it has been temporarily decided that Lucien Kevin personally establishes scholarship categories as follows:..."

Monica read the content of the announcement aloud, word by word.

Meanwhile, Sally scanned through the announcement rapidly, her eyes sparking with excitement.

Scholarships!

A cording to the content of the announcement, the main change involved Dean Lucien launching a scholarship plan personally for the Wizard Apprentice level.

However, this plan did not distribute Magic Stones but a so-called "virtual currency" called points.

Apprentices could use these points to exchange for more advanced Meditation Methods than the basic ones taught at the academy, powerful witchcraft models not recorded in the library, or various Witch Tools, knowledge, and even personal instruction opportunities from Dean Lucien...

To earn points, aside from displaying excellent performance in tests to receive varying amounts of "scholarship," apprentices could also earn points by selling knowledge or treasures to Dean Lucien, or as class representatives or instructors, obtaining points if their class performed well...

"Oh my... I feel like these points have even more purchasing power than Magic Stones..." Monica exclaimed quietly.

By then, Sally wasn’t looking at the announcement anymore; she had already turned and was walking quickly towards her dormitory.

"Sally, where are you going?"

"To study and earn points!" Carly’s voice was firm because she had seen a valuable item on the exchange list.

An improved version of the basic Meditation Method!

Besides Sally and Monica, many Wizard Apprentices also took note of the points system introduced by Lucien and set their sights on the "bait" put out by Lucien called the Improved Greybone Meditation Method!

Even though Lucien had set a somewhat exaggerated price, for some apprentices who were ambitious about their abilities, this Meditation Method was something they were willing to exchange for at any cost.

However, when these powerful third-level Wizard Apprentices wanted to exchange, they were all stunned.

They discovered that if they wanted to forcefully exchange using Magic Stones or common materials, the price was just too exaggerated!

For instance, exchanging Magic Stones for points, according to Lucien’s rules, 5 Magic Stones were needed for 1 point, which meant that acquiring a single learning opportunity for the Meditation Method required fifty thousand Magic Stones!

This price, not to mention for Wizard Apprentices, was even difficult for Formal Wizards to afford.