Who taught him to restore the country like this

Chapter 177 You Don't Want It, I Want It

The magical city.

As the start of the magic festival draws near, more and more mages are arriving in the magic capital, and the various academies are vying to recruit them.

Because the resources for the magic festival are allocated based on the number of high-ranking mages.

The Magic Festival connects the legendary God of Magic's consciousness by activating the Demon God Altar.

The God of Magic's sea of ​​consciousness stores a vast amount of magic and meditative insights that can make one progress by leaps and bounds in a day.

And the legendary magical mysteries that surpass the ninth rank and rival the gods!

Every mage who enters the sea of ​​consciousness has the opportunity to soar to great heights.

Previously, only mages of the sixth rank or above could enter the consciousness of the God of Magic.

Later, someone obtained a rare magic circle in the sea of ​​consciousness. This magic circle could bring low-level mages into the sea of ​​consciousness.

A sixth-tier mage can bring fifty to one hundred lower-tier mages into the area.

A seventh-tier mage can bring two to three hundred lower-tier mages in.

This is why various academies are scrambling to recruit experts at the sixth rank or above.

The Magic Festival only lasts for half a month each time. To find powerful magic in the vast sea of ​​consciousness within that time, one can only rely on numbers.

The more people you bring, the better things you'll find.

After all, even if a low-level mage finds a high-level spell, they can't learn it in a short time, so they can only report it.

Therefore, the colleges and universities are not worried at all about students hiding good things.

As for teachers recruited from outside the academy, they will sign a contract with the academy before entering, and all the high-level magic they find must be handed over to the academy for fair distribution.

In short, the only thing colleges need to worry about is how to recruit more teachers.

Although many sixth-tier mages have arrived in the magic capital, many academies are still in a state of panic.

In the past, things were more harmonious, and everyone competed fairly.

This year, the two academies at the top of the magic capital have behaved particularly badly.

The two colleges already occupied a lot of resources, and this year they opened a branch college.

They are not picky at all; they accept everyone who is willing to come, which leads most people to flock to the two colleges.

After all, there's strength in numbers, and following the two major academies guarantees access to good food.

Other colleges are helpless in this regard; they not only have difficulty recruiting, but even their own faculty members are leaving.

Some colleges even had all their teachers poached, leading to their disbandment.

Arcane Academy, once a glorious institution, is now in a precarious situation.

Teachers and students were poached one after another, and the teachers who were recruited were all difficult to manage; it was a disaster.

Rivers looked at the documents submitted by the vice dean and felt a headache coming on.

The Arcane Academy now has only seven teachers left, three of whom were recruited from outside the academy.

Even so, it's not stable yet.

If they don't find a way to recruit one or two more teachers, the Arcane Academy might not get anything at the Magic Festival this time, and might even lose its chance to participate.

"Where can we recruit people..."

Rivers rubbed her temples.

Unable to think of where to recruit, she couldn't help but think of the Gatling teacher that Talulah had recruited two months ago.

Oh no, I should call him Teacher Ron now.

From Talulah, she learned that Ron was the Gatling teacher.

Although this person's identity and current situation are extremely troublesome, since they cannot be found, it seems that the only option is...

What am I thinking?

Rivers shook her head.

Whether they will come or not is still a question.

Moreover, how could someone who is the ruler of a country possibly become a teacher at their academy?

However, this person should come to the Arcane Academy.

Before entering the divine realm, he tricked Talulah into... borrowing the alloy rod.

He's been out of the divine realm for so long now, and he hasn't even come to the Arcane Academy to return it.

It's very likely that they don't want to pay it back.

The thought of this made Rivera angry, and she got up and walked towards the place where Talulah was being held in confinement.

……

In the dimly lit solitary confinement cell.

Talulah lay listlessly by the small window, her eyes dull and lifeless.

After returning to the Arcane Academy from Thorn Ridge, she was locked in this room and couldn't go anywhere.

It's been almost two months, when will this end?
Talulah was so bored she was almost numb.

She felt that if Professor Ron didn't return the alloy rod to the Arcane Academy, she would probably be locked up here for life.

But she doesn't regret it.

She would lend the alloy rod to Ron again if it could help him survive.

Who told the God of Light to be so shameless, actually changing the rules in an attempt to kill Teacher Ron in the divine realm?

I wonder how Ron is doing now?

As Talulah was thinking this, she heard slightly hurried footsteps coming from outside the confinement room.

My footsteps stopped at the doorway, and then the door to the solitary confinement cell was opened.

Talulah turned around and looked, a glimmer of light returning to her dim eyes.

"Big sister, are you here to let me out? I knew you loved me the most..."

Talulah opened her arms and rushed into her sister's embrace.

But Rivers grabbed her head with his merciless skull-crushing hand, then twisted her outstretched right hand behind her back.

"Talulah, do you know you're wrong?"

"Ouch... What did I do wrong again?"

“You stole your father’s alloy rod and then gave it to an outsider.”

"Didn't I already admit my mistake? You already punished me last time," Talulah said, feeling wronged.

"Do you think this kind of thing can be forgiven with just one punishment? From today onwards, I'm going to beat you up every day!" Rivera said coldly.

"Hey? You vicious woman, you're so inhuman! It's just a loan, it's not like we're not going to return it," Talulah said angrily.

"Return it? He's been out of the divine kingdom for half a month, and he hasn't come to return it yet!"

As Rivers spoke, she unconsciously increased the pressure on her hands.

"I'm going to die, I'm going to die... Wait, you said that Teacher Ron came out of the Kingdom of God?" Talulah's face lit up with joy, even though her head was throbbing as if it were about to explode.

"Yes, he has now restored his kingdom in Thorn Territory."

“I surrender, I want to atone for my sins,” Talulah said immediately upon hearing this.

"How will you atone for your sins?" Rivera released her grip.

"Let me out. I'm going to Thorn Territory to get the alloy rod back from Professor Ron," Talulah said, rubbing her aching head.

“Let you out,” Rivers’ face darkened, “so you can continue to run away with your teacher Ron, right?”

"Why are you so petty, woman? Even if you don't trust Professor Ron, you should at least trust me," Talulah said angrily.

"Ok?"

Rivers mercilessly extended her skull-crushing hand once more.

Talulah quickly dodged backward in surprise.

Just as she was about to receive another beating, a member of the student council arrived at the door of the detention room to report:

“Senior River, His Majesty Ron of the Kingdom of Lah and Vice Dean Wendy of the White Mage’s School have come to visit.”

Upon hearing this, the two people chasing each other in the solitary confinement room stopped at the same time.

Who's coming to visit?

Wendy, the Vice-Head of White Hood...

And His Majesty Ron of the Kingdom of Lah!?

Rivers' eyes widened in surprise.

She was just complaining that Ron didn't visit the Arcane Academy, and now he's here.

What is he here to do?
Could they be here to return the alloy rod?
"See? I told you Professor Ron wasn't that kind of person. He'll definitely pay me back," Talulah said triumphantly.

“He’s not only coming to return the alloy bar, he’s also going to stay at the Arcane Academy. How could you, a narrow-minded woman, possibly understand my good intentions?”

"Get out of the way, let me go see him..."

"Huh?" Rivers glared at her.

Talulah immediately reverted to her original form and shrank back. "Stay put and wait until I've finished meeting my distinguished guest before I deal with you."

Rivers closed the door to the solitary confinement cell and turned to leave.

……

Arcane Academy, in the reception room.

"There's really no need for you to accompany me to the Arcane Academy."

Ron said, looking at Wendy who was leisurely sipping her tea.

“It’s just on the way,” Wendy said calmly. “I have some connections with the Dean of the Arcane Academy. Don’t worry, I will get you the best treatment.”

I don't plan to stay in the magic capital for long, so what good treatment do I need?
Just as Ron was about to politely decline the offer, the reception room door opened.

Rivers walked in.

"Sorry to keep you waiting for so long."

Rivera sat down opposite the three of them and asked Wendy, who was sitting in the middle, "May I ask what brings Dean Wendy here?"

“Nothing much. I just accompanied His Majesty Ron to the Magic Capital and stopped by the Arcane Academy to visit an old friend,” Wendy said.

“I’m sorry, my father is not at the academy,” Rivera said.

“It’s alright, you go ahead and take care of your business,” Wendy said.

Upon hearing this, Rivers turned her gaze to Ron, who was sitting next to Wendy: "You must be the benevolent ruler of the Kingdom of Lach, as rumored."

“Ron Rhine,” Ron said modestly, “I’m not as good as you say.”

“Rive,” Rive said with a smile, “Your Majesty need not be modest; your deeds are being sung all over the world.”

"There are good and bad aspects, right?" Ron said with a calm smile.

The two looked at each other, smiled slightly, and ended their polite conversation.

"I wonder what brings Your Majesty here to visit?" Rivera asked tentatively.

"When I entered the Divine Kingdom earlier, I hastily borrowed some items from your esteemed academy. Today, I have come to return them."

Ron took out four alloy rods, stood up, and handed them to River.

"I'm very sorry, I've been busy with trivial matters lately and it's only now that I'm returning it."

"Your Majesty need not do this."

Rivera stood up and took the alloy rod with both hands: "This item is of little use in the academy. It is an honor for the Arcane Academy to shine in His Majesty's hands."

"If Your Majesty needs it, a few more days won't be a problem. The Arcane Academy has complete trust in your character."

Talulah: Bullshit, that's not what you said before!
Ron returned a grateful smile.

Of course, he wouldn't believe such nonsense.

They also understood Rivers' purpose in speaking so eloquently.

“Where is Talulah?” he asked.

"She went out for something."

"That's it..."

"What does His Majesty want with her?" Rivera asked.

“It’s nothing serious,” Ron said. “I made a promise with Talulah that I would attend the Magic Festival as a teacher at the Arcane Academy.”

“I didn’t know such a thing existed,” Rivera said in surprise.

“Of course, this is just a personal agreement between me and Talulah. If the Arcane Academy doesn’t need it, we don’t have to keep the agreement,” Ron said.

"Since Your Majesty is so kind, the Arcane Academy will naturally..."

"I'm sorry, our hospital does not have this need at the moment and we are unable to fulfill the agreement."

Rivers was interrupted by a voice from the doorway as she was speaking.

The door opened, and a middle-aged man in a suit walked in.

“Father,” Rivers called out to the middle-aged man.

This person was none other than Zog, the dean of the Arcane Academy.

Ron looked somewhat surprised as he watched him approach.

I didn't expect the Arcane Academy to refuse.

"Where did Dean Zog recruit a group of teachers to meet your college's needs?" Wendy asked with a smile after hearing his words.

Zog ignored him and simply said to Ron, "Your Majesty, please return. The Arcane Academy is too weak to offer you protection."

"Ok."

Ron readily agreed.

When he made this decision with Talulah, he never intended to keep the appointment.

Later, because of the matter of the divine kingdom, he owed Talulah a favor, which is why he came to keep the appointment.

He won't force others to do something they don't need.

“Dean Zog, are you sure you don’t need it?” Wendy asked at this moment.

Zog glanced at Wendy but said nothing.

"I am busy with affairs, so I will take my leave now. Your Majesty is welcome to tour my courtyard at your leisure," he said.

After saying that, he hurriedly left the reception room.

“Heh,” Wendy couldn’t help but chuckle, “Since the Arcane Academy doesn’t need it, how about Your Majesty comes to my White Magic Academy?”

"I will apply to the dean for an honorary faculty position for you, not in a branch college, but in the main college."

She extended an invitation to Ron.

She had anticipated that Ron would be rejected because of Zog's personality, which is why she followed along to take advantage of the situation.

Ron is currently a hot potato, but the White Mage's House can handle him.

Ron seriously considered Wendy's invitation.

Then he looked at Gloucester.

A hint of anticipation seemed to emerge in Glover's calm eyes.

“Since we’re already here, we can’t just go back like this.” Ron said with a smile, “Since the White Demon Academy is willing to take me in, then I’ll accept it.”

“Welcome to the team, Mr. Ron.” Wendy extended her hand.

"Let me make this clear first, I'm not very good at teaching students." Ron reached out and took Wendy's hand.

“That’s not a problem. I believe that with Ron’s abilities, he will definitely have an outstanding performance at the Magic Festival,” Wendy said with a smile.

Don't have too high expectations of me.

"It's hard not to have high expectations, and I'm not the only one."

"I'm already feeling the pressure."

……

Watching Ron and the White Mage leave the Arcane Academy chatting and laughing, Rivers felt a mix of emotions.

Just then, hurried footsteps came from outside the reception room corridor, followed by the door being pushed open.

It was Talulah who had sneaked out, looking very excited.

When she saw that River was the only one in the room, the excitement on her face immediately disappeared: "Where is Professor Ron?"

"Let's go." Rivera wasn't in the mood to deal with Talulah right now.

"Gone? Where did they go?" Talulah asked, bewildered.

"The White Demon House".

“How is that possible? Professor Ron promised me he would join the Arcane Academy, how could he possibly join the White Magic Academy? You’re lying to me!” Talulah said with certainty.

"...Father refused his offer to join," Rivers replied after a moment of silence.

"He refused? Why did Father refuse?" Talulah's eyes widened angrily.

I finally managed to get a teacher, who is also my idol. How dare you, you old geezer, reject me?

“How should I know?” Rivers said impatiently.

Ron is a troublesome individual; having him join the Arcane Academy would cause a lot of problems.

But compared to the benefits he brings, these troubles are actually not a big deal.

Ron's current actions have drawn the ire of many, including those who hate him and want him killed.

But equally, he also has many fans and admirers.

Ron joining the Arcane Academy is a powerful selling point that can attract many sixth-tier mages to join.

But her father refused.

She couldn't figure out the reason either.

"Since Professor Ron has joined the White Mage's School, then I will also..."

"Come back here!"

(End of this chapter)