I, a cultivator, have ended up in the wizarding world.

Chapter 283 Enrollment and Recruitment

Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. In the plane of Elosia, the Noren 147 Wizard Academy finally ushered in its historic opening day.

The academy's magnificent gates, forged from enchanted metal and stardust, soared into the clouds, exuding an aura of knowledge and power.

Jemin, along with several other wizards who had been temporarily assigned to maintain order, hovered silently in mid-air above the gate.

Below, a group of children are arriving from all directions and lining up to enter the school.

Their faces were filled with anticipation and wonder, representing the first seeds of hope in the Erosian plane.

However, looking at the sparsely populated group, Jemin couldn't help but shake his head inwardly and sigh softly.

"The number of people... is too small."

He roughly estimated that the total number of apprentices who came to report for duty was probably less than three hundred.

This seemed far too deserted compared to the bustling scene he had witnessed in the Noren 13 plane, where thousands of apprentices would flock to the school each year.

However, this is also reasonable.

The humans of the Erosian plane have generally accepted the guidance and aptitude modification of the wizard civilization, but after all, it has only been a few hundred years and their foundation is still shallow.

To reach the level of talent explosion seen in mature worlds, it would probably require thousands of years of continuous accumulation and evolution.

After all the new students were guided to the designated area for qualification verification and registration, Jemin slowly landed on the open Black Stone Square in the center of the academy.

At this moment, recruitment platforms for various wizarding schools have been set up around the square, with colorful flags and emblems representing different schools swaying gently in the breeze.

As Jemin's gaze swept across the area, he noticed that the number of schools of thought here was far less comprehensive than in the Noren 13 plane.

The logistics department only has seven or eight platforms, while the combat department is in a much better situation, but there are only a few dozen schools.

Just as Dean Avery Knight had said, Norren Academy was in its early stages and suffered from a severe shortage of teaching staff.

He strolled over to the platform marked with the word "Alchemy".

The room was simply furnished with a long table, a few chairs, and a triangular flask and a six-pointed star emblem representing the alchemical school.

Just like his mentor Clark in his memory, Jemin sat in the main seat with a blank expression, took out a thick, ancient-looking magic book from his storage space, spread it on the table, and pretended to read it.

However, his mind was not at all on the obscure runes on the pages.

"What should I teach them in their first lesson?" His thoughts drifted away, carrying with them a mix of excitement and nervousness that was hard to contain as a first-time teacher.

"Should we do it like our mentor did back then, directly demonstrating basic alchemy, starting with the most fundamental material properties and energy ratios, and finally using a 'failed alchemy accident scene' to make them understand the importance of rules and safety in a profound way?"

"Or... how about another approach? Start with an alchemical puzzle that requires unconventional thinking to solve, guiding them to experience the sparks of wisdom and the charm of logic, planting the seeds of rigor within the fun?"

Jemin had to admit that, standing in the position of an instructor for the first time, he did feel a surge of excitement and even began to carefully plan the syllabus and classroom interactions.

However, all his ideas and expectations soon fell through.

The admissions process lasted a full day.

The afterglow of the setting sun bathed the square in a warm gold, and several names were recorded in front of the platforms of other schools, especially the combat schools, which became popular choices.

Only the alchemy school platform where Jemin stood remained completely empty. Even as the wizard assistant in charge of admissions began tidying up the area and announced the end of this year's admissions, not a single young person signed the application form in front of him.

Jemin closed the book he had barely turned a few pages of, staring at the blank list in front of him, initially dumbfounded.

Then, a helpless smile appeared on his lips.

He was relieved.

The reason is self-evident.

The contract terms between the logistics and combat departments, both in terms of initial resource allocation and the "sounding" prospects, are vastly different.

For these young people who have just entered the wizarding world and are full of aspirations, the grand picture of "controlling the elements, flying and exploring endless planes" in the propaganda of the Combat School is undoubtedly more attractive than the "devoted research, analysis of matter, and creation of miracles" described by the Alchemy School.

Apprentices who can rely on their own wisdom to see through the long-term value and core importance of logistics and make choices are extremely rare.

Even at Norren 13 Academy, most students who chose the Logistics Department did so because their parents were wizards and they chose it under their guidance, rather than based on their own abilities.

It is not surprising that no such "wise person" appeared among the first batch of three hundred people.

Recalling how enthusiastically he had been thinking about teaching plans, Jemin couldn't help but laugh at himself.

“Fine,” he stood up and tidied the table and chairs. “It’s quiet without students. I can still get my benefits and have plenty of time for independent research, which may not be a bad thing.”

He thought that the teaching duties were over and he could enjoy this extra rest period.

Unfortunately, Jemin underestimated the academy's mission.

His leisurely days didn't last long before a formal task notification from the dean's office was sent to his laboratory.

He was personally selected by Dean Avery Knight to participate in an important long-term project—the transformation and integration of the Erosian plane cluster.

Elosia was chosen as the new academy site because the high-ranking wizards of Norren Workshop recognized it as a large dimensional cluster with enormous potential.

The main plane where Norren Academy is located bears the heavy responsibility of cultivating the cornerstone of future civilization, and needs to support and nurture an ever-growing population, providing sufficient resources and environment.

The best way to expand a plane and increase its size and resource abundance is to gradually integrate other adjacent small and medium-sized planes with suitable environments or those that have been modified to be suitable with the main plane.

This is a massive project and a core part of the long-term investment made by the senior wizards of Norren Workshop in this area.

What Jemin needs to do is participate in this massive project as a support staff member.

The main figures in charge were Dean Avery Knight himself, along with several high-ranking wizards.

Jieming is mainly responsible for carrying out specific tasks such as dimensional environment surveying, laying basic magic arrays, and guiding energy flow.

He checked the list of personnel involved in the mission and found that a considerable number of wizards had been conscripted, with a significantly higher proportion of them being from the logistics department.

Although this kind of large-scale project, which involves adjusting the basic rules of the plane and constructing the energy system, is the stage for logistics wizards to give full play to their strengths.

However, Jemin suspected that the reason there were so many logistics wizards was simply because the logistics departments hadn't been able to recruit any students.

(End of this chapter)