Chapter 699: Taking On An Apprentice?

Chapter 699: Taking On An Apprentice?

On his first day teaching, Sein entered the classroom precisely on time and departed immediately after the class was dismissed.

He never lingered to ensure that the initiates had grasped his lessons.

Sein was not a typical academy mage; he only taught at divine tower academy at the request of his mentor.

To Sein, the status and backgrounds of his students were irrelevant; none of them could possibly compare to him.

Most likely, the figures these initiates revered as elders were merely ordinary Rank One or Rank Two mages from the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring.

When the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring rapidly absorbed two thousand hedge mages from Viridescent Land, some of their undesirable practices were inadvertently introduced to the academy.

When Sein was an initiate, such an atmosphere was less pervasive.

Currently, the divine tower’s Rank Three deans, with Master Archimedes being the representative, were stationed in the Verdant Leaf World.

The more opinionated cohort leaders were all absent and only a handful of passive mages remained. It was no wonder the atmosphere had begun to change.

Resolving these issues was beyond Sein’s capabilities as he lacked both the experience and the inclination to devote much time to such matters.

In recent years, Sein had achieved a significant breakthrough in his research on the Everburning Violet Flame.

After conducting his lectures, Sein always hurried back to his laboratory to continue his experiments.

Even while sharing advanced pyro elemental knowledge during class, his mind often wandered to the details fo his previous night's research.

Given these commitments, how could Sein possibly dedicate himself to rectifying the academy’s growing cultural problems?

Surely, that responsibility fell to Master Archimedes and the other deans of the divine tower academy.

After all, given their substantial salary, it should be their job to address every challenge the academy faced on Lorianne’s behalf.

Sein maintained a casual approach to public courses but conducted his private lessons in his own way.

On the first day, he removed thirteen of the twenty magic initiates who had originally filled the seats of his private class.

He promptly replaced them with a group of higher-ranked initiates who had conducted alchemy research to a certain extent.

His actions were acceptable as a private instructor had the right to choose his apprentices.

The dismissed initiates exited the classroom with embarrassed and awkward expressions.

Clearly, Freymond was not the only one with such ambitions; he was merely the first to boldly step forward and voice his request.

“Oh? You wish to be my apprentice?” Sein asked, raising an eyebrow.

The young man’s intention was clear, despite expressing his willingness to become Sein’s junior assistant.

This scenario was common within divine towers.

However, full-fledged mages were mindful of their reputations, and the decision to take on an apprentice required careful consideration.

Hence, becoming a junior assistant to a full-fledged mage was often viewed as a crucial stepping stone toward apprenticeship.

Even if the mage eventually decided against taking the initiate as his apprentice, it would not matter.

After all, the agreement was only to take on the initiate as a lab assistant, without an explicit promise of apprenticeship.

Sein’s direct question caused Freymond’s cheeks to turn noticeably red.

Becoming an apprentice to someone of Sein’s stature was probably a coveted dream for nearly all initiates at the academy.

Freymond’s heart pounded with excitement at the prospect of being accepted, sensing that his family’s future prosperity might soon be secured.

Unfortunately, his hopes were quickly dashed when Sein shook his head.

“I’m not planning to take on any apprentices at the moment. Now, please, step aside, Initiate,” Sein replied.

With that, he walked past the disappointed initiate and flew toward the upper levels of the divine tower.

Unlike his mentor who impulsively took on an apprentice, Sein was more cautious.

He had no immediate plans to take on an apprentice and, if he ever did, he would think through his decision and carefully evaluate the candidate beforehand.

Sein was determined not to replicate Lorianne’s hasty decisions, taking on an apprentice whose elemental mastery did not align with her own, which led to struggles in mentoring them.

ACHOO!

While Sein rejected the request of the initiate named Freymond, far beyond the Verdant Leaf World, Lorianne suddenly sneezed.

She paused, looking around in mild confusion, before returning her attention to the crystal ball before her.

Engrossed in her calculations, Lorianne was figuring out how many magicoins she could muster to fund her application for a space fortress.

Apart from this acquisition, she also needed to reserve funds for the daily operations of the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring and upcoming military commitments in the Verdant Wilderness World.