Above the mage!

Chapter 111: Spiritual Water
As an old magic academy that has been established for thousands of years, the Ceres School of Magic has a complete organizational structure and department settings.

The highest leader of the college is Dean Sher Ian, who is responsible for overall management and decision-making.

It also has two vice-presidents who assist the president in handling daily affairs.

Then there is the core department responsible for the teaching management and operation of the entire college: the committee.

Responsibilities include curriculum setting, tutor assessment, student management, budget allocation and other teaching activities;
Next are the three teaching departments, namely: Magical Skills Department, Spells Department, and Basic Knowledge Department.

Finally, there is the college’s logistics department, which is responsible for the college’s daily operations, maintaining the buildings and infrastructure, making necessary repairs and upgrades, and even ensuring the safety of the college.

The two mages who are now arguing with each other are two members of the committee.

"Master Tilo, the distribution of the 'Water of Ascension' was decided half a year ago. Now you suddenly say that you want to give my apprentice's share to a wild mage whose origins are unknown. What do you mean by this?"

The core of the dispute was the distribution of "spiritual water".

"Water of Ascension" is an important auxiliary potion for mage apprentices to upgrade their levels. Its distribution has always been one of the most sensitive topics within the academy.

The committee member known as Master Tilo also had a very bad temper. He was not afraid at all and responded loudly: "Commissioner Lal, don't think you are right just because you speak louder. Everything I do is in accordance with the rules and regulations of the academy."

"You said he was a wild mage, but he came here with a letter of recommendation from Dean Gavin. According to the regulations, our academy should unconditionally recruit those with a letter of recommendation with the highest salary."

"In addition to giving him an unconditional senior tutor, the highest treatment in our academy is that he should also be given a portion of the 'Water of Ascension'. If you don't agree, go and find Dean Gavin to argue. What's the point of arguing with me here? Do you think I'm easy to bully?"

"But." Master Lar was suddenly stopped from speaking. Dean Sher still had the right to change the rules left by the previous dean. As a committee member, he naturally did not dare to do so. He could only argue vigorously:

"But that wild wizard has not even reached the level of a third-class wizard apprentice. Even if he is given the 'Water of Ascension', it will be useless. And Triv has been a third-class wizard apprentice for three years. If he still cannot get the 'Water of Ascension' this year, he will waste another year."

Seeing that Master Lal's voice had become quieter and his attitude had improved, Master Tilo also calmed down and said slowly:
"I'm not targeting your apprentice. I also know that Triv has been a third-class apprentice for a long time. It's just that Triv's assessment results have not met the requirements, so he has not been able to obtain a bottle of 'Spiritual Water'."

"The royal family has been very generous to our academy in distributing level-up potions."

"In our academy, any third-class mage apprentice who meets the assessment requirements can be allocated a bottle of 'Spiritual Water' unconditionally. In addition, we are also allocated 5 additional bottles of 'Spiritual Water' every year for internal distribution or to deal with special situations."

“It’s just Triv.” Mage Tiro shook his head and said regretfully, “Commissioner Lal, I know he is your sister’s only son, but you should know his mage talent better than me. Even among the students whose test scores did not meet the requirements, he was at the bottom.”

"I'm not targeting him, he's just too disappointing."

"If it weren't for your contributions to the academy over the years, he would never have been given this bottle of 'Spiritual Awakening Water'."

"Now someone has come to enroll with Dean Gavin's recommendation letter. According to the rules, he must give him a portion of the 'Spiritual Water'."

"And this year's five 'Spiritual Water' quotas were already distributed at the beginning of the year. There are no more left. According to the distribution sequence set before, if anyone must give up one, it can only go to Treve."

After Master Tilo finished his speech, Master Lal's face turned pale and blue, but in the end he had nothing to say.

Because what Master Tilo said was indeed in line with the rules and regulations, and he himself knew it very well.

The reason why I am still making trouble in the meeting today is simply because I hope to see if things can turn around by making a fuss.

"Ah, I can understand Master Lal's feelings. Trif will be twenty-one next year. If he misses this year, he will miss the golden opportunity to be promoted to a first-ring mage." At this time, another committee member who had been sitting nearby and watching for a long time suddenly spoke up.

"Mage Lal has performed his duties diligently over the years and has made a lot of contributions to the academy."

"Moreover, Master Ral has devoted his entire life to the practice of magic. He has no wife or children. Trif is his only relative. We should not let Master Ral be so heartbroken."

"Why, Master Red, can you make the decision to invalidate Dean Gavin's letter of recommendation?"

Mage Tilo glanced at the person who spoke and said sarcastically, "Or are you prepared to be selfless and give up the bottle of 'Spiritual Water' that was given to your family?"

"Of course not. Although Dean Gavin is no longer with us, as the former dean of the college, how dare I disrespect him?"

The middle-aged wizard known as Master Red seemed to be oblivious to Master Tiro's verbal attack and just asked slowly:

"I just heard from Mage Lar that this wild mage who came to me with a letter of recommendation doesn't seem to be at a high level at the moment?"

"Yes, our staff has already tested him carefully. He is not very old, only thirteen or fourteen years old, but he is already a second-class mage apprentice. Although he does not meet the admission standards of our academy, for a wild mage, his talent is actually not bad."

"With the resources of our institute, there will be no problem for him to become a 1st-ring mage in the future, and there is also a slight possibility for him to become a 2nd-ring mage." Although Mage Lal was very unhappy with this "uninvited guest", he still gave a fair evaluation.

Mage Red clapped his hands and said, "That's it."

"Ah?" Master Ral looked at Master Red with a puzzled look.

"This wild wizard is only a second-class wizard apprentice. Even if we give him the 'Water of Uplifting Spirits', he won't be able to use it in a short period of time. Wizard Ral, why don't you borrow the 'Water of Uplifting Spirits' from him first and return it to him next year?" Wizard Red said leisurely.

"In this way, we will not violate the rules of the previous dean, and Master Lar will get what he wants. It's the best of both worlds, isn't it?" He looked at Dean Shell who was sitting on the main seat, asking for his opinion.

"You can lend it, but you are not allowed to use force to do this. Otherwise, it will not only be disrespectful to Dean Gavin, but also a blow to the reputation of our Ceres School of Magic." Dean Shell said expressionlessly.

"I understand, I understand!" Master Lal's mood was up and down, and he could hardly control himself. He patted his chest and promised: "I will do this properly and leave no room for criticism!"

With Dean Shell's nod, the matter came to a temporary end.

"This month, including the wild mage who came with the recommendation letter, there are six new students enrolled."

"Among them, the wild wizard and Jelica who came with the recommendation letter from Dean Gavin will be admitted with the highest treatment. We need to arrange a 3rd ring senior tutor for them." Shell Ian spoke again.

(End of this chapter)