The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 8. The Teacher in the Sky
Over the next two or three months, Elion, along with his loyal mages, traveled to hundreds of different human settlements, where they built makeshift rock schools.

At the same time, the message that "the empire will establish a school here, allowing commoners to learn magic" was conveyed.

This was also the first time in history that the common people of Eldoron had seen the mages in the sky appear in a positive light.

Some celebrated, while others questioned and feared, worried that this was just a game for the mages and that the empire's laws would change frequently.

In any case, this will be a day that will be recorded in history and rewrite the fate of Eldoron.

Fortunately, during this process, El-Erian discovered:

Most villages are not like Rolling Stone Village, which is located right next to a village destroyed by mages and has received refugees from the "hunting games" of the mage nobles, and has a terrifying legend about the murderous games of the celestial mage lord.

In this era where information is difficult to transmit, most ordinary people only know that an arrogant and overbearing mage lives in the floating city high in the sky.

However, they were unaware that they had committed the atrocity of hunting and killing living people.

This pleased El-Erian greatly.

This means that the conflict between the Sky City and the civilians on the ground has not yet reached the point of being irreconcilable forever.

If it had been eight or nine years later, when the scope of the hunting game had expanded further, this reform would have been difficult to implement.

……

Rolling Stones, where Little Greta lived.

After El-Erian left, the common people looked at the makeshift rock school built in front of the village and felt a sense of unreality.

It was just a very simple rock house, without any extra decorations, only enough to keep out the rain and sun. Inside was only a small, simple classroom, and a few tables and chairs made with the fourth-circle "divine craftsmanship" spell.

For El-Erian, this was just a very rudimentary teaching facility.

But for the ordinary people on the surface who need to exert all their strength just to survive, such a sturdy rock school is an unparalleled luxury.

"Really? From now on, the celestial mages will no longer hunt us down?"

"Can we also learn magic and become noble mage masters?"

"This isn't some game the mages are playing to trick us and make things more fun, is it?"

"..."

Like in other villages, the villagers of Rolling Stone gathered around the school, discussing the situation with mixed feelings of joy and fear.

"Everyone, be quiet, be quiet."

The short, hunchbacked, white-bearded village chief stepped forward and directed the noisy crowd:
"I know that what has happened during this period has surprised everyone."

"According to what those mages said before they left, they will soon send people down again, and the school will officially start classes."

The village chief coughed twice and continued:
"I hope that when the time comes, everyone will cooperate as much as possible with the celestial sorcerers. Let the children go to school and study hard." "Whatever the sorcerers' true purpose may be, we must not offend them!"

The common people looked at each other in bewilderment, and they all supported the village chief's opinion.

Even if this is just another game for the mages, they have no right to refuse.

……

Not long after, the floating city actually sent a teacher to Rolling Stone Village.

The school officially opened.

The teacher was a refined-looking man who called himself Joseph and wore a pair of glasses on his nose.

With fear and doubt in their hearts, every household sent their eligible children to school.

Surprisingly, the teacher was quite kind and approachable.

"What, Professor Joseph, we can't start learning magic right now?"

When young Gretel heard that the initial curriculum consisted only of basic academic subjects and did not include magic, he was greatly surprised.

"Of course. Magic isn't something you can learn so easily."

The bespectacled man glanced at little Greta:
"Can you read? If I give you a spellbook, can you understand it? Do you know arithmetic? Do you know what symbols correspond to addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division?"

"Uh...literacy? arithmetic?" Little Grete scratched his head.

Yes.

In the stories he heard, the sorcerers were all learned scholars who drew magic from knowledge.

He doesn't even know how to read!

In the ancient Eldorian Empire, the earliest form of a common language had already emerged. It was a script that combined Elvish and Dragon languages, representing the two extraordinary races that ruled the land in the past and present—dragons and elves.

Compared to the common language of later generations, the common language of today is more supernatural and can be used directly as a spell to manipulate the power of nature!
Teacher Joseph explained in a very serious tone:
"Arcane magic is a profound and rigorous discipline."

"You must have sufficient language and literacy skills to write incantations and know the correct pronunciation of spells; you must have basic arithmetic and geometry knowledge to analyze spell models and understand arcane formulas; some spells will also require you to have some astronomical knowledge, because memorizing these spells and preparing the corresponding rituals requires combining the trajectory of celestial bodies and conforming to the rules of the movement of stars."

This was the first time little Gretel had heard an explanation of magic, and he listened with great interest, his eyes wide open.

Magic is such a beautiful and profound subject.

I must study hard and master magic!
"By the way, teacher, what do you mean by arcane magic? Isn't magic just magic? Are there other kinds of magic?"

Little Greta's older sister, Shiluka, noticed the teacher's unusual choice of words and asked in confusion.

(End of this chapter)