This wizard only wishes to be a teacher

"You are their guidance counselor, right?" Lucien looked at Donn, his voice exceedingly gentle. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

"Ah... Dean, Dean!" Donn was initially bewildered upon hearing this, but when he realized the person speaking to him was Dean Lucien, he became somewhat dazed.

Lucien, however, felt a generous amount of respect value being deposited into his account, and under the influence of this respect value, his spiritual power saw a noticeable increase.

And the source of this respect value was none other than the guidance counselor before him.

"What’s your name? Right, I’m very interested in the combat system you just used. Could you tell me how this system was designed? Of course, I will trade these pieces of knowledge with you using credits, adhering to the rule of equivalent exchange between wizards."

Lucien’s voice grew even warmer as he looked at Donn, inquiring about the point he found most intriguing.

"I came up with it because my father was formerly a captain in the Knight Order, so I have a certain understanding of the knightly way of combat from a young age..."

When faced with Lucien’s questions, Donn initially did not care much for the rewards that Lucien mentioned, as he genuinely supported and appreciated Lucien and the new educational reforms he had implemented. Therefore, he felt truly happy to be able to assist Dean Lucien in even the most insignificant ways.

However, as soon as Lucien mentioned awarding credits as a reward, Donn found it hard to refuse; he hesitated, clearly conflicted by the appeal of the credits. After all, who would not love something as valuable as credits?

But to Lucien, these credits were of little concern. He listened intently to Donn’s thoughts on organizing students for group fighting and various techniques and methods to employ organized attacks like the Knight Order, occasionally nodding his head, recognizing the military management style in these tactics.

"This is a very good idea, but I feel we can still further develop and enhance it." Lucien stroked his chin thoughtfully and looked at a somewhat nervous Donn, hesitating before sharing his thoughts.

"Donn, I plan to incorporate these combat skills into the future teaching system of the academy. I believe that at the Apprentice Rank at least, these apprentices need to either endure the refinement of bloody combat or band together for warmth, relying on the strength of a team to better face their opponents..."

Lucien shared his ideas while scanning Donn, whose eyes were now slightly gleaming. He offered a smile.

"I hope you can take on this task... What about a monthly basic reward of five hundred credits? Help me take care of this batch of newcomers. Well, I think we can call this kind of training ’Knightly Training.’"

"My ultimate goal is for these apprentices to at least understand how to engage in team combat and then use the advantages of a team to defeat their opponents." Lucien patted Donn’s shoulder, while Donn himself was slightly dazed by the large amount of credits that were about to come his way.

"Rest assured, Dean! I will definitely complete the task you’ve assigned me!" Donn promised solemnly.

...

"Instructor Lucien, you seem to be in a very good mood," Carly observed Lucien aboard the airship, feeling that he seemed unusually cheerful today, a mood she hadn’t seen even before they set off for Black Horn Mountain.

"Could it be... that Instructor Lucien has made significant gains in this battle?" Carly speculated in her mind, also feeling happy for Instructor Lucien.

Quickly thinking of something, she hastily handed a vial-shaped Witch Tool to Lucien, "Instructor Lucien, this is a blood essence I just collected..."

Lucien suppressed the smile on his face and then pocketed the vial.

Lucien internally recoiled from this so-called blood essence. But materials like these and the captured ship captain Bartus were both specifically requested by the Grey Bone Wizards and would later be personally taken back to the academy by him, being essential materials for the operation.

After securing the vial of blood essence, Lucien answered Carly’s earlier question. "Yes, I’ve had some new ideas about the future educational system of the academy, and I feel they will be better than the current ones. Hm, by the way, Carly, how are our casualties this time?"

"Among the veteran Wizard Apprentices, one Third-level Wizard Apprentice has died, along with five Second-level Wizard Apprentices; most were killed during suicidal attacks by those wizards with grey-white eyes." Carly’s expression dimmed a little as she spoke of the casualties.

"As for the new wizard blood, although we did our best to protect them, allowing them to engage in the second wave of the attack and not the most intense one, there were still seven deaths and about twenty injuries." Carly crossed her hands lightly in front of her.

"But there was no helping it; these newcomers had never experienced much battle before. Some apprentices even froze at the sight of blood, and one in particular, in a panic, attacked his own comrade, leading to one death and three injuries..."

Carly spoke with a hint of helplessness about the specifics of the new blood this time, while Lucien’s smile gradually disappeared from his face, turning somewhat stern.

However, in the end, Lucien could only gently pinch the bridge of his nose, "This is a necessary sacrifice. Whether it’s me or Greybone Academy, we cannot protect these Wizard Apprentices forever. They must face it; those who can’t adapt to this kind of fight are better off going home sooner rather than later."

As he spoke, Lucien stood up but inadvertently brushed his robe against Count Sanaxis, who was at that moment dozing atop a grape, causing him and the remaining grapes to tumble to the ground.

"Two-legged long-haired monster!" Count Sanaxis shouted in anger.

"Sorry, sorry..." Lucien said somewhat helplessly as he picked up the little creature and offered it another whole grape, temporarily placating Count Sanaxis’s somewhat frantic heart.

"By the way, Carly, that Wizard Apprentice new blood you just mentioned, the one who accidentally killed a comrade, how is he faring now?"

"She... survived," Carly hesitantly replied, "It’s just that her mental state isn’t very good, and some things about her have already spread, so most of the new blood are subconsciously avoiding her."

"I see..." Lucien knocked on his head, a little helplessly, "Well, ask her privately if she wishes to abandon the path of the wizard. If so, the academy is willing to let her return home. If she doesn’t wish to give up, the academy won’t force her, but she will be punished according to the previously stated conditions."

Carly silently nodded, understanding that Lucien was protecting the Wizard Apprentice. However, for that new blood, leaving the cruel path of wizardry sooner might not be a bad thing.

"Still, the tempering of the new blood this time feels meaningful, and the gains are significant." After finishing that somewhat somber and serious topic, a smile returned to Lucien’s face.

"I think we can try it out later, organizing the apprentices to come out and train from time to time, and even tasks like clearing out Magic Beasts or bandits could be taken on and practiced in the form of small teams..."

"Small teams?" Carly blinked, confused by Lucien’s idea.

"Yes, the main goal is to train their ability to work in a team. I’ve discovered a very special team this time..." Lucien shared his plan, to which Carly listened and nodded in agreement, while Count Sanaxis, lounging on the grape, seemed somewhat disdainful of Lucien’s plan.

"This scheme has also appeared in the Star Sea, but it has many flaws!" Count Sanaxis lay atop the grape, his body swaying slightly with it, looking quite comfortable.

"The most critical point is, once those wizards or wizard apprentices become organized as a group, many things will change. The most crucial point is whether you have enough resources to support their development?"

"It’s possible..." Carly, for the first time, did not rebut Count Sanaxis’s words but instead her eyes sparkled, as she suddenly thought of Cloud Kingdom Sanctuary.

In that sanctuary opened by the Ancient Fairies, it was very suitable for cultivating magic plants and some resources. Although these resources might not be much for fairies, they were excellent for humans, at least of a higher quality than those currently under Greybone Academy’s control.

If Cloud Kingdom Sanctuary were used as a logistics base, it wouldn’t just be one Greybone Academy that could be supported with ease, but even three or four similarly-sized organizations could be accommodated with plenty to spare.

Moreover, this was under the condition that Carly currently only had partial control over Cloud Country. If she were to advance to a Level 3 Wizard and gain full control over Cloud Kingdom Sanctuary, her ability to manipulate the sanctuary would be stronger. She could even remodel it to a certain extent. By then, she would undoubtedly be able to offer even greater help...

"Hehehe..." Thinking of this, Carly couldn’t help covering her mouth and giggling.

"Pointy ears, you didn’t suffer any sequelae from being attacked during the recent battle, did you?" Count Sanaxis tilted his body, his loud, clear voice startling Carly out of her giggles. She then glared back at him, her eyes momentarily shifting to the vertical pupils characteristic of a dragon’s gaze.

But Carly quickly realized that Lucien was still nearby. She immediately reined in her emotions and turned to look at Lucien, "Dean, I think this could really help."

With that, she raised her wrist to show off the heritage mark on it.

Cloud Kingdom, huh... Lucien’s eyes lit up, but he quickly felt a bit sheepish, rubbing his nose.

It seemed that in order to push Greybone Academy towards his own plan, it would be necessary to keep Cloud Kingdom Sanctuary as safe as possible.