From Hogwarts to Strixhaven.

Chapter 355 Mogaso and Oliko

The misty portal leads to another ornately decorated library, but in comparison, this one is more like a workshop. Four long tables placed in the middle of the room serve as workbenches. The four long tables are completely occupied by stone carvings and fragments of utensils covered in dirt and dust.

This is another battlefield. Ogeta's white mana formed mysterious runes, controlling all living things in the room with beams of light and words.

Including the dwarf female student Ruth who came in first, and a Hengjian faculty member holding a green glass magic ball.

A shadow was rapidly forming inside the green sphere, and the extremely poisonous green wind tried to push all objects away from the sphere, but under the spell of the Dean of Order, those who tried to remotely control everything failed.

However, the shadow within the sphere still formed an ominous figure. He was wearing a hood, hiding his head and tail like all unskilled behind-the-scenes masters, but from his fingers with many tumors and the wide amphibian mouth, some guesses could be made about his race.

This is a toad man, or a frog man. He shouted triumphantly with a croaking voice: "You found out too late! Incompetent Dean of Order of Strixhaven! Your assistant has spread my magic to every corner of this university! My revenge will be successful soon! You will all pay the price!"

The situation here is not difficult to guess. A wizard hiding outside Strixhaven used magic props to influence the assistant dean of order, and used it to set up his own magic rituals throughout the campus.

To be honest, Ivy had seen more sinister schemes than this, and apart from the fact that the mastermind behind the conspiracy currently being explained was a frog, there was nothing new about the whole thing.

"Who are you?" Ogeta kicked the green glass ball away from her assistant, and the shadow of the frog wizard also spun several times.

"Stop... you idiot! You're making me faint!"

When the magic ball hit the table leg and stopped rolling, the frog wizard began to answer Ogota's question: "You should know this name, Mogazo Granshe! It should be recorded as the name of the greatest magician in the history of Strijhaven. However, the cowards of the academy erased it - erased it from the pages of history! But soon all of Aqavivo will know my name! Because it will wail at my feet!"

"Your magical power does not match your ambition," Ogota said calmly. "Aqavivo has never been ruled by anyone in history. Not by the ancient imperial warlords, not by the five great dragons of the Founding House, not to mention a bully like you. Since you have not left a mark in the history of Strixhaven, it proves that you are just an insignificant nobody."

As the Dean of Order of Hengjian Academy, Ogeta's verbal attack power seemed to be a bit excessive. The Madwug in the green magic ball jumped wildly, trying to organize his words to fight back, but after croaking for a while, he chose to resort to force.

The mist that made up his shadow spread out from the sphere, transforming from a phantom into a solid entity. It was a burst of poisonous air and violently flickering green magic power. They were entangled with each other and expanded rapidly. A large hand could be seen reaching out from it.

This was a spell to create an animated element, a spell that Ivy had studied thoroughly at Hogwarts. Judging from the magic of the spell configuration, the Madwug should be trying to create one or two atmospheric elements filled with poisonous gas.

Ivy made a few simple gestures, and a red magical aura hit Mogasso's green glass sphere before the air element could fully take shape, directly interrupting the crazy frogman's spell of activating elements.

Before the Madwugs could even start croaking, Ivy clenched the hand that had just made the counter-spell gesture into a fist, covering the sphere with even thicker shadows and black smoke, completely obliterating the connection between the two.

The battle between spellcasters always becomes a battle of reaction and knowledge reserve. The wizard who can quickly complete spell identification and counter the opponent's spell will have an absolute upper hand in the contest of spellcasters. This is also one of the weaknesses of academic spellcasters, because their spell models are usually very standard and have no personal characteristics. Therefore, you only need to simply identify them to understand their ideas, and it is too easy to counter spells.

Although the Mad Frog Mogazo Granshe had left Strijhaven for many years, his spellcasting habits were still full of academic style. Apart from the added ghostly shadows and black smoke, it did not make it any more difficult for Ivy to identify it, so the activated gas element that could cause great damage was easily countered by Ivy. Even Mogazo's spell to remotely control the magic ball was easily covered by Ivy's more advanced black mana, and it did not cause any waves at all.

"It's truly breathtaking." Ogeta dispersed the binding spells in the room and nodded approvingly, "Your attainments in magic have surpassed many professors. Even among the ten deans, there are few wizards who can rival you."

"Really?" The dwarf Ruth said in a high-pitched, shrill voice, "We're going to have a new professor? What classes will he teach? Can I take them?"

"Mr. Doom will join the faculty after he completes next year's studies. I'm afraid you won't be able to become his student before you graduate." Ogotta glanced at the dwarf standing by her legs. "Until then, Miss Uzfedilim, you and your friends have yet to explain what happened today. I'm curious as to why you are in my private office."

"Well... because we noticed that a series of strange things happened in the academy recently, all related to your assistant..." The dwarf's name was very long and difficult to remember. Perhaps it was for this reason that her friends gave her the nickname "Ruth". "So when she left the masquerade, 'Fortress' immediately brought us here..."

"Fortress?" Ogeta narrowed her eyes. "Are you referring to Mr. Bedom Sovich? The favorite student of Chaos Dean Pag? I don't think I saw him outside..."

Ruth immediately realized that she had said the wrong thing, so she decided to cover her mouth tightly with both hands and never say another word.

"No matter what your original intention was, it was because you broke into my office that the school had the opportunity to discover Mogasso's conspiracy..." Ogeta caught a glimpse of Ruth's raised eyebrows and immediately raised her tone, causing the other party to go from happy to uneasy. "But this kind of behavior should never be encouraged! This semester is over, and I hope you can all reflect on it during the summer vacation. Regarding everything that happened tonight, the school will give you advice on how to deal with it at the beginning of your last academic year. Now, tell your friends about this and enjoy your last summer vacation."

Ruth looked at Ogotta eagerly, hoping that she would take back what she had just said, but the Dean of Order no longer paid attention to her, so Ruth had to walk through the portal hand and foot and return to her friends. "Fortunately, she just fainted." Ogotta checked on her assistant. "It's a pity. She had hoped to become a professor after the end of this year. Now that something like this has happened, it's hard to say what the conclusion of the professor evaluation will be."

"You don't seem to be worried about Mogasso's spell?" Ivy played with the green glass ball in his hand. After covering it with Mogasso's operating magic, he had fully understood the function of this magic item.

It can only be used to remotely transmit suggestion and curse, and at most add black and green mana, and has basically nothing to do with the magic rituals arranged by Mogasso on campus.

"Orico is always like this," Ogotta cast a spell to float her assistant, probably planning to go to the infirmary, "blaming their failure on Strijhaven's control, trying to use various means to deceive our students and gain power by any means... But their magic level... What kind of magic level can a group of expelled and dropped out mages have? Maybe Mogasso's magic is indeed very hidden, but I believe the professors of the academy can deal with it."

"Great." Ivy handed the green glass ball to Ogeta. "It seems that this is the source of the curse that I sensed at the ball. Maybe it will be of some help to the college's investigation."

"Thank you, Mr. Doom." Ogotta made a few gestures, and the golden scroll wrapped around her arm as a sleeve immediately swept up and wrapped Mogasso's magic ball tightly. "I believe you are willing to stay in Strixhaven for summer courses?"

Ivy wanted to ask what the "summer course" mentioned by Ogeta actually included, but seeing that the dean's assistant was still unconscious, he decided to leave a more humble image to the dean: "I really want to continue talking about the "summer course", but it seems that your assistant should be sent to the infirmary as soon as possible. If you don't mind, I would like to find a time to visit you alone, Dean Ogeta."

"Don't worry, I've stabilized her condition with a spell to preserve artifacts. A cursed wizard is no more difficult to deal with than documents that have been buried for thousands of years." Ogeta smiled, "But you're right, this place is really not suitable for displaying the hospitality of Hengjian College, and it will take some time to repair the engineering golem. How about this, let's meet at the student center at 3:30 tomorrow afternoon, and I will give you a detailed introduction to Strixhaven's summer courses and the preferential treatment you should get as a professor substitute."

"That's great." After getting the answer he wanted, Ivy prepared to go home. By the way, he could try out the portal spell he had just learned in the Dean's wing area.

As long as we can get in touch with the Arch's End Tavern or the portal under the Arch of Dawn, the way back to the dormitory will not be far.

At three o'clock the next afternoon, Ivy, who had lunch at the Maodian Pavilion canteen, arrived at the student center on time.

As the central building of Strixhaven and the largest library in this space and time, the Maodian Pavilion has so many functions that it is exaggerated. Students can not only enjoy freshly prepared coffee here, but also find a store that specializes in selling Strixhaven-related peripherals. All the items in it are magic props. However, for Ivy, they only have collection value and are not practical.

However, with the mentality of "since I'm here", he still bought all kinds of Strixhaven peripherals for collection. For someone like him who can directly make gold, these items are in the category of things that can be used but cannot be without.

There were no changes in the student center, except that fewer students were coming and going. The news that Mogaso and Oriko were preparing to overthrow the entire university did not cause any waves within Strixhaven.

Before Ivy stepped onto the magic staircase leading to the second floor, Ogeta appeared from the teleportation array.

"It seems that my guess was right. You did arrive on time." Ogeta waved at Ivy. "Come with me. The school has prepared an activity room for you to use for your magic research."

"I remember that I was still in the learning stage." Ivy said cautiously. Usually, when a large institution shows you goodwill, it means that it has something to gain from you. And the place where a dean personally led the tour was definitely not an ordinary student activity room, at least not a place for playing cards and dating.

Ivy didn't object to this, but he felt that he should at least know the specific details instead of signing the contract without knowing anything.

"The school has not forgotten that all the privileges you have now are conditional." There was a hint of appreciation on Ogeta's face. As a spellcaster representing white mana, she was naturally more inclined towards rules and order, and equal exchange happened to be a very simple principle.

"I'd like to hear more about it." Ivy followed Ogeta's steps, and the two came to a quiet room where a complex teleportation array was etched on the floor.

"Neither Mogaso nor Oriko can achieve anything big, but the school still believes that students should be made aware of their existence and have some sense of crisis. Even in Aquavivo, peace is not something that can be easily obtained. Everything they see requires someone to continue to work hard to protect it." Ogotta sighed, "Chaos Dean Pag always told me that Strijhaven protects students too well. Only after experiencing the tempering of blood and fire can they become a piece of good steel."

"I used to scoff at this statement, because students' main job is to study. But what happened recently has begun to change my mind. Even in this university, there are still people who tend to break the rules rather than abide by them. Magic is a dangerous force. If you don't treat it with caution, you will inevitably be controlled by it." Ogeda clasped her hands together, and the teleportation array on the ground was immediately activated. In the dazzling light of magic, she continued, "The Oriko people just don't understand this truth, but they are still a qualified test for the students of Strijhaven. The school hopes that you can guide the students as a professor to break the conspiracy of Mogasso and Oriko in the next school year."

"Put students' practical experience first? I see...but is that all?" Ivy looked at the deep underground structure in front of him.

Ogeta's magic teleported them to a place that looked like an underground warehouse. The space here was not only extremely wide, but also filled with energy emitted by the magic vortex.

"You have a wealth of combat experience. Although the theoretical knowledge is different from the traditional teaching method of Strixhaven, it is equally effective. You have already lived a very long life. The most important point is that you are not yet in the formal establishment of the academy. There is no need to drastically modify the curriculum that has been used for many years for this purpose."

(End of this chapter)