244 It was finally time
The entire school stopped for a moment, especially the professor, who thought everything was a lie. Where could he hide his face at that point?
If that youth truly wanted, then he could be fired from the school, losing the job he worked hard to get. When noticing that, the professor waited for the hug to end, and quickly apologized to Arthur, in hopes it was not over for him yet.
“Don’t worry about it, just continue being an excellent teacher, or else…”
“Of course, of course. I will do my best!”
The entire school knew about Arthur’s arrival within less than thirty minutes, as well as the fact two new teachers were starting out the next very day.
With just one word, Helga and Signy got their new jobs as teachers of Odemore, and no one could say otherwise. Arthur had total control for Odemore, both school and city.
He took a stroll around the academy with both of his wives, who were so happy to see him after over two months away.
“How did you build this so fast? Everything looks incredible!”
“All thanks to Melinda, who lends us lots of mages willing to build not only the school but the city itself. She also paid for all the services, giving us a lot of space to grow without entering debt.” Wisa said.
“Really? So we can safely say Odemore is an official city of Phuvia now?”
“Yes, it is. The queen made it official two months ago, and that is why this place has this many people. The prices of land were cheaper now as the city is still new, so lots of people came here to open up shops or live peacefully on their farms.”
“Also, the area we got covers 300 kilometers from the center of the city, and all the lands are in your name, husband.”
“What? Doesn’t that mean I am rich now?”
With all of those people buying lands to start anew in Odemore, all the money they paid for such lands, as well as the taxes, all went to Arthur’s pocket!
Not that he cared a lot about such things. He was getting into a realm where common currency meant little for him, and most of the trades were using mana crystals.
But it was still nice to get money, as it was an easy way to fund the school, as well as to give resources to those who looked promising on the magical path.
Arthur was pleased to hear such things, thus asked further questions about Odemore.
“How many teachers do we have? And is it enough with the huge stream of students coming?”
“We have at the moment 13 teachers, with two more you brought us today, so 15 in total. It is more than enough for all these students.” Jane said.
They were right. Fifteen teachers were a high number, considering the amount of classes they had weren’t that high, as all mages needed time to meditate and practice on their own.
One could say that the teachers were there just to give these youths some guidance, but most of the work they would have to do it alone.
“Well, we can continue our expedition later. Shall we see the entrance test?”
Jane and Wisa nodded, returning to the main part of the school near the front gate. There, lots of aspiring youths were trying their best to enter the school.
Almost all of them were nervous, shaking their legs, afraid that they had gone that far just for nothing. No one knew exactly how the entrance test would go, but the word around said that Odemore was accepting almost everyone, even if their talent was not that great.
“Are we truly accepting any talent?”
“Yes, and no. Grade 1 and 2 talents are too bad, so we are taken from the Grade 3 and up. Grade 3 is the common talent, so almost everyone has it, as those who have worse talent than that do not come here at all!” Wisa said.
“But wouldn’t that increase your student number by a lot? Meaning it will cost us more to maintain everyone.”
Arthur was concerned about the financial aspect of the school. Even if money was not necessarily a problem to him, it was still something about the school, and the city needed to keep growing, especially Odemore, who was at its early stages.
“Yes, but Wisa implemented one feature from the adventurer’s guild to Odemore, and I believe it will get a lot of popularity here!”
“A mission board?” Arthur said.
“How did you know?”
Now it made more sense. Arthur had a strong guess that the students had to complete at least one mission in a certain period, meaning the cash would keep flowing into the school.
“Also, we are giving everyone a small amount of resources, and then if they perform well, they will get more. Also, most of the students here look for some sort of income, as we only provide breakfast and lunch for them.”
The school worked in two periods, morning and afternoon. It was already impressive that they gave free breakfast and lunch for all the students. Only a few number of schools did that, especially for that many!
As for their dinner and other snacks, the students had to pay for it, so that forced them to look for missions on the board, or find work in the city, making it flourish in some ways.
It was a win-win, both for the school and for the city. Arthur really liked the way everything was working out, and he hoped it kept that way.
“Good, good. The first part of the test will be with that orb too, right?”
“Yes. The professor you met before is handling the test. Look!” Wisa said, pointing at the professor Arthur met when arriving in Odemore.
He felt someone looking at him, so he shifted his gaze, and when he noticed it was Arthur, the man awkwardly smiled, and then entered a serious mode, trying to enter the test as flawless as it could.
“Is he afraid of me?”
Arthur laughed and then watched the youths take the test. Most of them were nervous at first, but when they saw the nature of the test after the first few tried it, everyone calmed down, and some even smiled, realizing it was not a big deal to pass.
There was no showcase of their abilities, no fighting or any other type of test. It was only an orb they had to put their hands on, and then it would say if they had enough talent to enter or not.
Incredibly, all the youths there had the talent of at least Grade 3, which proved that Wisa was right when she said only those who were confident in their aptitude would try to enter Odemore.
After the test was over, the number of students Odemore had increased by a lot, and the place looked more vivid than ever. The four immense dorms proved to efficient, giving shelter to everyone.
Even after that many students, one dorm was still completely empty. That alone showcased how big Odemore was.
Then, it was time for Arthur to have some time alone with his wives, who were breathing heavily since the first moment they met.