Chapter 140: Lily Throws Herself into His Arms, Kael is Not to be Messed With (10.6k, 6/60)_5
Unexpectedly, this communication meeting mainly introduced the path related to War Mages that Kael had submitted to the academy.
Perhaps because Dean Luxius showed unprecedented optimism about this career path, many students began to ask numerous questions about War Mages.
To Kael's surprise, Luxius was truly an old fox.
Even though he had only just begun to grasp some of the learning and decision-making approaches of War Mages, his rich depiction of magical knowledge still gave everyone a beautiful imagination of this profession.
Suddenly, he noticed Dean Luxius on the stage winking in his direction, and not understanding his teacher's intent, he simply tilted his head, somewhat puzzled about what he was trying to convey.
However, he had just noticed some inaccuracies in what Mr. Luxius was describing.
To be precise, regarding the closing remark about mages fighting in narrow areas, it was actually the opposite; from the mid-level onwards, War Mages were more suited for combat in narrow spaces compared to ordinary mages.
But he had no intention of exposing the mistake his teacher had made.
After all, he was well aware that some particularly special Magic Models, before being developed, would appear to the outsiders as if War Mages were suited for combat in more open or built-up urban areas.
Indeed, their mobility and rapid support capabilities far exceeded the expectations of normal mages, making them more akin to warriors cloaked in a mage's guise rather than mages themselves.
In truth, if a battle were to take place, it would come as a complete surprise.
For instance, monsters like the Shadow Wolf, which could cause severe casualties to mages upon close approach, would initially try to swiftly dodge the attacks of War Mages and then bite them to death upon getting close.
But if you did get close, you would find that these War Mages would start throwing punches with the fury of Frenzied Barbarians at the first opportunity.
With each punch flesh is met, and one might accidentally suffer heavy blows from the War Mages.
However, no one knew better than Kael that being a War Mage wasn't just about this.
"I heard recently that someone from your academy deciphered some Runes, and based on the characteristics of those Runes, developed some special enhancement Magic Techniques suitable for human bodies—is this true or false?"
The speaker was an old mage from the Zelda Islands, who had pulled out a set of Mage journals from his Space Equipment, flipped to a page, and pointed at a research report about Runes written on it, asking with some curiosity.
At the mention of this, the smile on Luxius's face grew even brighter as he said, "Indeed, that is true, they are really two excellent children.
Kael, Lily, stand up and introduce yourselves to everyone!"
Upon hearing Luxius's words, Kael nudged the perplexed Lily, prompting her to stand up, turn around, and nod to the many old mages and young students in the classroom.
It was unexpected to find the two students researching Runes right in the classroom, and the intrigued old mage from Zelda, rising enthusiastically from his seat, approached the duo to discuss their experiences concerning the decoding of Runes and the development of corresponding Magic Techniques.
For a time, the atmosphere on-site grew more lively, and several teachers sitting nearby, driven by curiosity, also began asking about the special Magic Techniques.
Kael was fine, for he had lived two lives and had managed many interpersonal relationships before, so he wasn't daunted by the situation.
But Lily was different.
Unaccustomed to such scrutiny, she almost immediately fell into a state of confusion and panic under everyone's gaze.
Seeing this, Kael sighed internally. Read exclusive chapters at empire
He was not too keen to see her looking like a deer caught in headlights, so he quietly shielded her with his body, allowing Lily to move slightly behind him.
In doing so, Kael became the one facing and debating with the old mages.
Lily didn't have to face so many questions at once and just stood by, watching Kael handle the myriad of queries and occasionally peeping out from behind him to interject a few words.
Gradually, her anxious mood calmed down, replaced by a strong confidence in her own field of study.
As the group interacted with each other, the expressions of the people watching Kael and his comrade grew increasingly astounded.
From the beginning of the conversation, they had realized that these two young mages possessed knowledge and foundations far beyond their expectations.
Especially Kael.
During this period, the old mages of the Mage Academy knew that there was a rising star in their academy, eligible to compete for the inheritance of the Duchy.
It was said that Baron Helois was exceptionally talented, had his own unique insights into magical research, and had even developed the War Mage System himself, which he handed over to Luxius to perfect.
Outsiders might think that Luxius was using his own achievements to praise his student, but the many mages who interacted most with Dean Luxius were no fools.
Given Luxius's character, he simply wouldn't do such a thing.
To have his help, the prerequisite was that you had to have the ability.
Dean Luxius was one of the most talented individuals and also... one of those who most despised falsification.