Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 327 The Root of True Knowledge Institute

Locke asked in confusion, "Professor Harlan, what other options are you referring to?"

Harlan Vera laughed and said, "Actually, it's not a particularly complicated matter. Once you become a formal wizard, there's no concept of schooling or an academic system. Everything is work, and since it's work, there's always a way to work around it."

"So, for example, if you haven't applied for your desired teaching position yet, you can do something else first, something that will increase your chances of getting your desired teaching position and improve your core competitiveness."

"Just like the witch Sophia once did."

Harlan Vera points out, "For example, you may not yet have a formal potion master certification or an advanced breeder certificate, nor have you obtained any archaeology-related certificates, but obtaining these certificates can demonstrate some of your core abilities."

"In addition, some award-winning magical plant and magical potion works can become your core competitiveness, preferably association-level awards."

"The higher the level of the wizarding land, the more they look down on the prestige of the wizarding academy-level competitions in the southeast corner region. However, due to the laws of the White Wizarding Association, they will always have to acknowledge the White Wizarding Association-level competitions on our side to some extent."

"Therefore, completing some large projects, winning some awards, and publishing S-level articles at the association level can all improve your core competitiveness."

"Furthermore, if you teach some outstanding students, you will have a great advantage in teaching positions in the Starfield Sea."

In short, all your achievements will eventually become the basis for you to acquire greater resources.

Harlan Villa paused, then said, "Next, here comes the important part—have you heard of the Root of Truth Academy?"

Locke shook his head.

Harlan Vera stood up, moved a stool in front of Locke, and said, "Please sit down."

"It's normal that you don't know. Only the University of Verdandia and the University of Niflheim in the Southeast Corner Region have applied for the Root of Truth Institute."

"Apart from that, no other white wizarding academy has established the [Root Knowledge Academy]."

“Generally speaking, once a wizard becomes a full-fledged wizard, they can simply join a wizarding academy,” Harlan Vera said. “But for geniuses like you who want to advance further and become second-circle wizards, it’s not that simple.”

"The requirements for entering a regular wizarding academy are very low, but the requirements for entering those wizarding academies with superior resources are very high."

"Therefore, the association has come up with a solution that gives young first-ring wizards like you from areas with limited educational resources an opportunity, while also allowing you to fully utilize your talents and contribute to the development of white wizarding society. This is the Root of Truth Institute."

Harlan Vera poured some Portsmouth Wizard's Tea into a teacup, then used cold water to enhance its aroma and purify the potion's toxicity. He then pushed the cup towards Locke. "In other words, the Root of Truth Institute is for people like you."

"The Root of Truth Academy is an institution that some wizarding colleges can apply to the White Wizarding Association for by using some very good and promising projects and having the qualifications themselves. It can simultaneously obtain funding from the White Wizarding Association headquarters, local colleges, and its own funds, among other sources."

"The Institute of Root Knowledge will specially recruit you newly promoted first-ring wizards to work there. Once you join the Institute, both you and the Institute of Root Knowledge will receive rewards from the White Wizard Association headquarters."

Harlan Vera took a sip of the wizard's tea and said, "Essentially, the local wizarding academy needs outstanding talents to help them complete the project; the Wizarding Association intends to give preferential treatment to young first-ring wizards, train them, and help them go from small places to big places; and the young first-ring wizards need this kind of help to fill the blank period of their teaching positions."

"Therefore, this system came into being."

"Of course, there are very high requirements to enter the Root of Truth Academy. Only very outstanding young first-ring wizards can enter. Furthermore, since the Root of Truth Academy is not considered work experience, if you just want to join a regular wizarding organization, then entering the Root of Truth Academy is a complete waste of time."

Harlan Vera said, "At the first level of wizarding, we have countless options, which is completely different from wizarding apprentices."

"Therefore, everything should be chosen according to individual circumstances. The same choice can be good or bad for individuals with different conditions."

“But I don’t want you to stay in the Southeast Corner Region, or even in those wizarding lands that are not much higher in rank than the Southeast Corner Region.”

Harlan Vera said, "So, I did my homework and found many avenues for you."

Locke bowed to Harlan Vera and said, "Thank you, teacher."

Harlan Vera nodded with satisfaction. "It's an honor for me that you can go to a better place."

“A wizard of your caliber should go to the best places, not stay in those ordinary places, wasting your life and letting others plunder your value.”

"The Institute of Roots and True Knowledge doesn't count as work experience, so entering it won't affect your future prospects at a wizarding academy. Therefore, this is an option I recommend." "The application requirements for the Institute of Roots and True Knowledge are that you must be a first-ring liquefaction wizard, under fifty years old, and have a project that has caught the eye of the Institute."

"Because joining the Zhenzhi Institute is not about studying, but about bringing value to the Zhenzhi Institute and to everyone. Therefore, you need to have a project that the Zhenzhi Institute is interested in, that overlaps with the Zhenzhi Institute's current main projects, and that can help with some of the Zhenzhi Institute's research."

“The True Knowledge Institute will invest money in your project, providing you with funding, equipment, resources, and manpower.”

"Generally speaking, the original intention of establishing the Academy of True Knowledge was to provide a platform for super geniuses like you. Although this system has begun to deviate in some wizarding lands."

Harlan Vera hesitated for a moment, “Of course, there are other non-mainstream options. For example, some wizards, after becoming first-ring wizards, will start traveling to various wizarding lands, trying to find wizarding resources, wizarding ruins, or certain special magical resources that have been buried by time.”

"And then there are the wizards, who are trying to build their own wizarding forces. But in my personal opinion, these are all detours."

"There's no need to take this less-traveled route when there are already established routes available."

Harun Vera said, "In addition, while waiting for a teaching position, if you don't want to go to the Roots Institute, you can work in some commercial shops, markets, or workshops run by powerful wizards."

“Working in a shady place won’t affect the quality of your teaching job application later.”

"At least we can earn some money, gain some experience, and acquire some magical resources."

Harlan Vera tapped his fingers on the table, pondering whether there were any other options he hadn't mentioned. "There are also some less common, niche options, such as a very small number of botanical wizards being invited by private white wizard organizations to go to a forest and become forest surveyors."

"Or perhaps the breeder is invited by a private organization of white wizards to become a plant breeder for water conservancy projects in an important wizarding river area."

"These are all relatively unpopular and niche choices, and most of them are made on short notice."

"Most white wizards are still pursuing teaching positions."

"Even if it's just about retiring or doing nothing, it's still more comfortable within the wizarding academy, where you're supported by apprentices and mortals."

Harun Vera said, "However, the Root Institute is also divided into at least two levels: the regular Institute and the advanced Institute, but no matter where you go, you will need a letter of recommendation."

“I can write you a letter of recommendation, but a regular True Knowledge Academy requires at least two letters of recommendation from wizards of my rank, while an advanced True Knowledge Academy requires not only two letters of recommendation from wizards of our rank, but also a letter of recommendation from a second-circle wizard…”

"Of course, a letter of recommendation only increases the chances of getting in compared to others; it's not absolute. The main factor is still the first-ring wizard's own level."

Harun Vera said, "Back then, the witch Sophia almost went to the Institute of Origin Knowledge. Because many teaching positions in the Starfield Sea require you to have worked at the Institute of Origin Knowledge before you can apply."

"This is an invisible threshold set up to reduce the difficulty for the wizarding academies on the other side of the Starfield Sea to select young first-ring wizards from other places."

"However, she was very lucky later and unexpectedly got a special job from the Third Ring Wizarding Project team in the Citadel, which did not require her work experience at the Institute of Root Knowledge."

"That's it, anyway."

Locke nodded slightly. To materialize one's mental energy to the point of liquefaction before the age of fifty was indeed no ordinary requirement.

If a formal wizard becomes a formal wizard at the age of forty, then he only has a mere ten years left to upgrade to vaporization and liquefaction.

This is clearly not enough.

Therefore, the application requirements for this Institute of Root Knowledge are essentially higher qualification requirements for this first-ring wizard.

At the same time, it also makes everyone realize their limitations. If they can't even meet such a small requirement, then there's no point in talking about seeking a teaching position at a wizarding academy in a larger wizarding land.

Locke is currently twenty years old and has already reached the first-ring stage of the vaporization process. Therefore, he has thirty years left to meet the requirements of the True Knowledge Academy.

With such a long backup period, one can appear to be in a very comfortable position.

(End of this chapter)