Two Worlds: I studied abroad at Hogwarts

Chapter 378 The Dean's Divination Magic

The ceremony will begin in 10 minutes.

When Layton dropped everything and rushed to the meeting room, the scene before him left him completely bewildered.

All four students stood respectfully beside Moon.

They were either holding teacups or snacks, and one of them was massaging Beng Beng's shoulders, each of them as if afraid of not serving him well enough.

"Little Ollie, what are you doing?"

Layton stood bewildered at the doorway, watching Ollie Gavin, who was holding a book and introducing it to Moon.

“Grandpa, we are on behalf of the Academy to entertain Master Scarlett and his pet.”

Upon hearing this, Layton's mouth dropped open.

In his eyes, his granddaughter has always been the center of attention and adoration since she was a child.

Not to mention serving others, even he, as the grandfather, rarely gets to drink tea served by his granddaughter.

What right do others have?
"Uh, High Priest Scarlett, these little brats haven't offended you, have they?"

As he spoke, Layton quickly walked up to Moon, his stern gaze occasionally sweeping over the students.

"Oh, of course not, they just asked me some questions about magic."

"May I ask you for guidance on magic?"

Layton remembered very clearly how reluctant he was to send his granddaughter to Starfall Island to learn magic.

How did you change your ways so much? You even learned to flatter people.

Ollie Gavin didn't care at all about Layton's gaze.

“Grandpa, if you have nothing else to do, you can leave now. As for Master Scarlett, we will take good care of him for you.”

"Okay, what do you mean I'm fine! The ceremony is about to start, you'd better hurry up and get ready."

"Huh? But the master hasn't finished explaining this defensive magic rune yet."

After the recent struggle, Moon, with the absolute advantage of his spell, completely subdued the four students.

They couldn't win a fight, and they couldn't run away—that was their true situation at the time.

Later, after seeing how Moon repaired their damaged inscribed runes with a simple tap of his wand, their arrogance vanished completely.

"this."

Layton glanced at the book Ollie Gavin was holding, which contained a complex defensive magic rune.

He also wanted to hear how Moon would explain it, especially since the outside world had no access to the magic of Star Ember Island.

Now that Moon has offered guidance, Layton doesn't want to interrupt the process.

He even considered having his granddaughter recognize Moon as her teacher.

"It's okay, I can explain my understanding to you after the opening ceremony."

"really?"

All four students looked nervously at Moon.

"of course."

Seeing Moon nod, Layton's voice immediately turned serious.

"Alright, now that the High Priest has agreed, you lot should hurry up and get ready."

"Okay, let's go then."

Seeing the student leave in a hurry, Layton also hurriedly asked Moon to leave the meeting room.

The opening ceremony of the Spellcaster Academy began in the morning.

Because the academy's founder was a military man, the entire ceremony incorporated very solemn military rituals.

When Moon walked out of the VIP passage, he saw that the new students in the queue had already put on brand-new military uniforms.

Their shoulder insignia did not have horizontal bars indicating military rank; instead, they had two crossed scepters embroidered on them, representing the spellcaster's identity.

When Moon followed Layton to the viewing platform, he also saw the Federation's highest governor and the speaker of the Supreme Council.

The two were close in age, both with gray hair, and were in their seventies or eighties.

Compared to the speaker's eloquence, the Supreme Commander was quite indifferent to Moon.

After simply greeting the two men, Moon sat down in a chair nearby and began talking to Vice Dean Glenn, whom he had met that morning.

Then an elderly wizard with white hair and beard, dressed in a white robe, walked out from the VIP passage.

“This is Dean Benny Valentine.”

While Vice Dean Glenn was explaining, Moon kept a close eye on this most powerful spellcaster.

The dean did not show any obvious signs of military service, but the deep wrinkles on his face revealed his resolute character.

Dean Valentine held a pale gold staff in his hand, the head of which was inlaid with an unknown blue gemstone, and the staff was engraved with intricate inscriptions.

As he walked step by step, each time the bottom of his staff touched the ground, a bright flash of light would appear.

This strange sight immediately reminded Moon of the magical runes he had seen on the roadside in Jinglan City.

The patterns that flashed through the light were exactly the same as the patterns carved on the stone slabs on the ground.

Besides that, what surprised Moon the most was that the Dean's wizard skill bar had five slots.

This is already at the level of several Hogwarts heads.

"Although the magic systems of the two worlds are different, there are still experts here."

After Dean Valentine walked onto the platform and announced the start of the ceremony.

Twelve senior students dressed in uniform classical armor were the first to enter the venue and raised the violet flag representing the Federation.

Then the dean spoke, emphasizing the current situation in the Federation.

Especially in the face of the threat from the Menila Empire, and the ambush of spellcasters that just happened this year.

The junior spellcasters in the audience were all very indignant.

Moon could also sense the Federation's determination to retaliate from the dean's speech.

However, these things obviously have little to do with Moon.

Layton then led all the students to be sorted into their respective houses.

Because the spellcasters are heavily influenced by the federal army, the branch here adopts a "legion formation system".

Students are assigned to different legions based on their magical talent, elemental affinity, and tactical role.

Vice Dean Glenn sat beside Moon, constantly explaining the origins and characteristics of the three legions.

The Crimson Flame Legion, skilled in fire and explosive magic, symbolizes the courage of the Federation.

It is a team composed of wizards who are most skilled in siege warfare.

The Frost Shield Legion specializes in defense and barriers, symbolizing the Federation's resilience.

They are responsible for most of the daily guard duties in the twelve main cities of the Federation.

The Shadow Legion excels in stealth and intelligence magic, symbolizing the Federation's vigilance.

They were also the main force in this cross-border operation.

The entire ordination ceremony was conducted by the dean holding a staff.

Each student respectfully walks to the front of the stage, and Dean Valentine touches the student's forehead with his staff, chanting complex incantations and releasing beams of magic.

Then the magic within the student's body will resonate, and different magical colors will light up at the center of their forehead.

The bright red students will be assigned to the Crimson Flame Legion, the white students to the Frost Shield Legion, and the black students to the Shadow Legion.

Then Layton would stand beside them and put badges with the Legion's insignia on them.

As the students from each branch school walked off the stage one by one, Moon kept observing Dean Valentine's actions.

While the process wasn't as magical as the Sorting Hat at Hogwarts, it was clearly a method that had been tested over a long period of time.

This is much more reliable than what Moon did on Starfall Isle.

Moon desperately wanted to learn this magic, but unfortunately, Dean Valentine's voice was too soft; even Bouncing couldn't catch the exact incantation. As the sorting ceremony concluded, the twelve armored senior students carried a massive stone tablet into the hall.

"This is the academy's sacred object, the contract tablet. Every student must swear an oath upon it; it serves as a kind of constraint."

Listening to Vice Dean Glenn's explanation, Moon knew that this was something similar to a vow stone.

The Starlight Wizard also created something similar. Moon originally planned to have every student at the Star Ember Island Magic Academy participate in such a ceremony before enrollment.

However, now that Moon has arrived in Jinglan City, this ceremony can only be held after Moon returns to Star Ember Island.

While Moon was pondering, all the students had gathered around the contract stone tablet and pressed their right hands onto it.

Then Layton led them in reciting the words on the stone tablet.

"I swear by blood and magic to strictly abide by federal laws;"

Using sword and staff as shields, they defend against all threats;
Magic will not be abused, and mission will not be abandoned, until the stars are extinguished.

After the oath was taken, a faint magical mark was left on each student's wrist.

Upon graduation, if students uphold their oath, the mark will become a badge of honor.

Otherwise, it will disappear and the student will be disqualified from graduating.

This is what Vice Dean Glenn referred to as the constraint.

However, given the academy's current attitude towards spellcasters and the current state of war in the Federation, very few students will not be allowed to graduate.

"Alright, students, you must remember that from the moment you step into the academy, you must learn to use magic as a sword and shield, and you must become the Federation's sharpest spear."

As the dean finished speaking, the students and guests watching the ceremony gave him a warm round of applause.

Even some of the older students couldn't help but whistle.

Next came the lunch banquet and a free afternoon.

Moon was then invited by Layton to the college auditorium for a banquet.

Ollie Gavin and several of her students quickly followed.

"Mr. Scarlett, could you please explain the defensive magic circle again?"

"Of course, but this is just my personal opinion."

Dean Valentine, who was chatting with the Speaker, looked at Moon not far away upon hearing this voice, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

"What's wrong, my dear Dean Benny? Do you feel threatened?"

The speaker glanced at Moon, then looked at Benny Valentine with a mocking expression.

"How could that be? I just think this boy is very interesting."

"Interesting? Are you sure you're not mistaken? When we were chatting just now, I thought he was a boring old man."

"This is not contradictory. Only by experiencing enough can one appear mature, and that is precisely what makes him interesting."

Just as the two elderly people were chatting, the Supreme Ruler walked over with a dark expression.

"I think you'd better be careful. Letting such a dangerous individual into Jinglan City is not a good thing."

“Oh, don’t be so nervous, Consul Connor Sack. That boy isn’t a bad person. I trust my gut feeling.”

Before Dean Valentine could reply, the Speaker gave his answer first.

"Intuition? I don't believe in such mystical and ethereal things."

Although Connor Sack was responding to the Speaker's words, his eyes remained fixed on Benny Valentine.

"Don't worry, Your Excellency, I will keep an eye on him."

Seeing that Dean Valentine maintained a smile but refused to say how to deal with Moon, the consul's expression grew colder and colder.

"Hmph, that's best."

After saying this, the governor stepped down from the viewing platform and was then surrounded by the crowd as he left the Spellcaster Academy.

"You're still the same; you never know how to be more considerate of him."

"You know, he's always the one who provokes you first."

The relationship between the Speaker of the Federal Parliament and Dean Valentine is clearly better.

The two did not dwell on the issue of the Supreme Court, and then walked together to the hall to attend the banquet.

To be honest, most of Moon's understanding of the magic circles in this world came from the Starburst Tribe on Star Ember Island.

According to the island's wizards, most of the magic in this world originated from ancient tribes.

However, the records of magic on the island have now been interrupted or lost.

So when Moon was explaining it to Ollie Gavin, he was also learning the spellcasters' magic.

Perhaps because the Federation has only recently gained independence from the Empire, most of the magic here is related to war.

They are working hard to modify even a single defensive magic rune, in pursuit of even greater protective power.

This also provided Moon with a lot of inspiration and ideas for learning runes.

As more and more curious students gathered around, Layton eventually spoke up and dispersed them.

Only then did Moon have the opportunity to enjoy the food in the auditorium.

But before he could even take a few bites, Dean Valentine came over.

“Mr. Scarlett, welcome to the Spellcaster Academy.”

"Hello, Dean."

Moon put down his plate and shook hands with the other person.

"Do you have some time now? I'd like to talk to you about Star Ember Island."

As the old man finished speaking, Layton understood and dispersed the surrounding students.

Moon was also very curious, and at the same time, he held the wand in his hand.

"Don't be so nervous, I'm not good at magical combat."

Benny Valentine said, picking up his plate, taking a few dishes from the table, and sitting down at the next table.

Moon didn't know the other party's specific purpose, but he wasn't worried. He then took his plate and sat down.

“I know you are the high priest of Starfall Island, so it is most appropriate for me to talk to you about this matter.”

Benny Valentine said, picking up his glass of red wine and taking a sip.

"Could you tell me the specifics?" Moon asked immediately.

"A truce agreement between the Gracia Federation and Star Ember Island."

"A truce?"

Moon's expression was somewhat different.

To be honest, although there are some conflicts with the Federation now, Moon has never thought of going to war with such a powerful force.

Especially now that Star Ember Island has just gotten on the right track, it needs time to develop.

Dean Valentine had clearly anticipated Moon's reaction, and he explained while eating.

"That's right, as I just said, I'm not good at magical combat, but I do have some experience in divination."

"So, you foresaw a great war between us in your future prophecies?"

"Yes."

"what's the result?"

"Uh, that's not the point."

Benny Valentine also didn't expect Moon to ask such a question.

However, seeing Moon's expression, he still answered the question helplessly.

"We all paid a heavy price, but with the intervention of external forces, we were all losers."

(End of this chapter)