A brave man may not live, but he cannot die

Chapter 54 Opening Ceremony

"Before we start eating, let me say a few words—"

In the center of Grindelwald's Great Hall, there were six long tables cut from wood, where students from grades one to six sat.

Since there are only about fifty students in each grade, this grand and bright auditorium is more than enough for all students in the school to sit together.

At the top of the auditorium, a bald middle-aged man in a pink robe was holding a speech. He looked a little funny, with a big belly and a short stout figure, but no one dared to laugh because he was Grindelwald's dean, Mark Folfo.

"Today, we solemnly hold the opening ceremony of the 1454th academic year. I would like to thank the 307 students present, as well as the 8 teachers and professors from the eight departments. On the occasion of the 92th anniversary of Grindelwald's founding, I would like to express my gratitude to you, on behalf of the academy's predecessors, alumni at home and abroad, and allies in the arcane community."

Behind the long table, Quinn sat behind Amemiya Ningning, who was dressed up, and was almost falling asleep while listening.

I feel like listening to this kind of b talk is more effective in putting me to sleep than Longwei’s.

Second only to math class is.

Ankuya had introduced several important figures in Grindelwald to Quinn, and the most important one was Dean Fou Foumark.

Ankuya's description of him is "a dutiful, steady, and quite boring middle-aged man."

But this does not prevent Fofomark from being a big name in the arcane world. Like all the teachers present here, this bald, middle-aged fat man is a magician. Not only that, he is also one of the only five great magicians in the arcane world.

All arcanists who reach the realm of magic can obtain a unique title, and his title is "Frostmourne", which makes people feel painful when they hear it, too painful.

Ankuya did not explain what "Grand Mage" meant. He just said that in the study of arcane arts and magic, such people were infinitely close to the truth.

"As you study the arcane arts, I hope you will always remember the school motto left by Principal Merlin, Grindelwald: 'Juster Duyi! Bravely act!' May you one day discover the root of all that is within you."

Quinn was in the audience thinking what a mess this school motto was.

"Everyone stand!" the dean said loudly, "Salute to the great Merlin!"

The teachers and students all stood up, took out their wands, held them against their hearts with their right hands, and bowed sincerely to the largest and only motionless painting of Grindelwald in front of the dean.

Quinn followed suit, holding the wand Ike Capone had given him and bending over the magnificent painting at the end of the auditorium.

The oil painting is a brilliant starry sky. A gentle old man wearing gold-rimmed glasses is sitting on the boundless grassland, his white hair blown by the breeze.

He seemed to be looking at the person who painted this oil painting for him, with a gentle smile in the corners of his eyes.

The old man in the painting is the most powerful arcanist in human history, the only "magician", and the one who has reached the root.

He is also the second brave man who defeated the devil, established Grindelwald, and laid the foundation for the arcane industry!
Quinn's heartbeat couldn't help but quicken, not because he was excited to see his fellow countryman, but because
The remains of the brave Merlin are hidden in this oil painting!

"Next, please invite the department heads to come to the stage and speak—"

Grindelwald's courses are divided into majors and electives.

There are eight major courses, which are the eight major departments of the college.

For elective courses, students choose two from the special courses offered by various teachers. Nine of the ten subjects must be passed to avoid being held back, and in order to graduate, all of them must reach an "excellent" level.

The eight major departments are Arcane Basics, Personal Basics, Biology, History, Modern Arcane, Potions and Alchemy, Divination, and Demon Defense.

The speeches of the department heads were much shorter than those of the dean, and were mostly words of encouragement to the students. There was also an old fellow who looked very cold. After coming to the stage, he just said lightly, "Please work hard in the new semester" and walked off the stage directly.

One very interesting thing is the names of the department heads.

Their names are exactly the same as the professors in Hogwarts in "Harry Potter", such as Sprout, Snape, and Kettleburn.
If this were a novel, Quinn would probably suspect that the author was lazy and didn't want to name it.

Of course, this is not their real name.

The names of these department heads were determined by Merlin thousands of years ago, and have been passed down from generation to generation like honors. They have even become the designations for department heads in mystical rituals.

No matter what era, whenever Professor Snape is mentioned, people will know that he is the head of the Potions and Alchemy Department.

After all seven directors had spoken in turn, it was Amamiya Ningning from the Divination Department who walked onto the stage.

The head of the Divination Department seemed to have not appeared for many years, so she had to speak on his behalf.

As expected, Amamiya Ningning's speech was very much in her style: "You are not allowed to be absent in my class. If you write your winter vacation homework carelessly, just wait! I won't say much else. Enjoy yourselves~" The whole audience burst into the warmest applause since the opening ceremony. Perhaps it was because everyone liked to listen to this speech, or perhaps it was because Amamiya Ningning was too good to behold. After all, who doesn't like to look at beautiful women?

As the only teacher in the Divination Department, Amamiya Ningning is very popular among the students. When she walked off the stage, except for the dean who glared at her, the students treated her like a female star, cheering and praising her like waves.

After the speeches, dinner and dancing followed.

With a crisp snap of Fofomak's fingers, the six long tables that originally only had candlesticks on them were instantly piled with all kinds of food.

The auditorium suddenly became lively, and the thousands of candle chandeliers under the ceiling turned into a warm yellow light, making the food look appetizing.

Pineapple pizza, original whole chicken, American beef burger, fried pigeon, Suzhou-style braised pork, and salty tofu pudding
This was definitely not a local food of Tamilan, and Quinn's eyelids twitched at the sight.

After asking someone, I found out that everything from the table to the plates to the food were traditions set by Merlin. It was said that even the recipe was developed by him, and it is still the secret of Grindelwald's canteen.

Was this fellow a cook before he traveled through time?
After a while of shopping, they even found some Coke. Quinn took a sip and almost shed tears of homesickness. It had the unbeatable Pepsi taste!
"Why is tofu pudding salty?" Quinn asked Amamiya Ningning.

"Who knows? My family only eats sweets."

Amemiya Ningning seemed uninterested in this social situation and stood far away from the crowd. Holding a bowl of tofu pudding, she said dejectedly, "I mentioned this to the dean before, asking if we could make the tofu pudding sweet. Guess what he said?"

"what did he say?"

Amamiya Ningning imitated in a sarcastic tone:

"He said Grindelwald has been eating salty tofu pudding for over a thousand years. Anyone who dares to change the ancestral rules will lose their head..."

Having a big meal at the opening ceremony is Grindelwald's tradition, while the ball is a local custom in the southern continent.

Various musical instruments had been set up around the auditorium. Although there were no musicians, they still played elegant music under the influence of the arcane. The soothing and joyful symphony flowed in the auditorium. Students talked to each other, and teachers gathered in groups of two or three, chatting about each other's research and experiences in the past few months.

Compared with the balls in the upper class of the southern continent with strict procedures and many details, Grindelwald's ball was obviously very substandard. Most of the arcanists were lonely and indifferent guys, and there were also many teachers like Amamiya Ningning who stayed away from the crowd. Only the students were a little more lively.

There were even fewer people dancing, just a few couples, or a few strange guys dancing alone as if no one was around - rather than dancing, they seemed more like they were studying some arcane-related body rhythms, and no one was surprised by it.

The purpose of the college holding a dance party is to let students make more friends, and making friends should be done in any way that makes them comfortable, without being as twisted and particular as the nobles.

However, among the more than 400 teachers and students, there are naturally some social phobias.

For example, Ankuya.

Quinn stood far away with a glass full of Coke, looking stunned.

No, buddy, who is this Yangjiao who has a bright smile on his face, speaks gently and humorously, is always the center of attention, can chat with all the teachers about family matters, and greets every student?
Damn, work turns people into ghosts and ghosts into people.

This was the first time he had seen Ankuya in the past two days. He was busy investigating a case and seemed to have made some progress and was unable to get away.

We are going to dig up the hero's ashes soon, so we can't make any mistakes.

According to the setting, he had to pretend that he was not very familiar with Ankuya, so Quinn was not in a hurry and waited by the side with a Coke. He had already noticed him and would come over naturally in a while.

"Teacher Quinn!"

Quinn's body trembled, and he forced a smile and turned his head.

The only one who calls him "Teacher Quinn" is Celia.

The tall girl came running over with a plate in her hand and said excitedly:
"This is super delicious! Salty tofu pudding. I think the brave Merlin is very tasteful. Do you want to try it?"

Quinn had no choice but to pretend he had never seen tofu pudding before. He took the small bowl she handed him, tasted it, and then pretended to be shocked:

"Wow—what kind of food is this? It has a hint of bean flavor that I've never tasted outside. It's no wonder he's Grindelwald."

"Right, right? Teacher Quinn, have you seen that piano? The teachers said that since no one knows how to play it, they can't create a piano playing ritual, so they just put it there as a decoration—"

Celia looked at him expectantly, "Do you want to show off your skills? I want to hear it!"

(End of this chapter)