Elden: Ring of Calamity

Chapter 259: Accumulating Disadvantages

"Vice Dean, this is the file on Evan Dana that you want."

Assistant Mage Elvi handed a thin record to Yazler. The old man opened the title page and his face darkened after reading a few lines.

He turned the pages faster and faster, and his expression became more and more ugly. When he read the college's comment on Evan Dana at the end of the file, he finally couldn't suppress the annoyance in his heart, and swung the file book and smashed it. On the table.

"Shameful, simply shameful!" Yazler slammed the table loudly, and the beard on his chin stood up. "Since when have we become so arrogant?"

"An outstanding scholar who has the ability to independently research the prototype of comet magic under the harsh conditions of the Victory Islands, and even if the research fails, can pioneeringly evolve it into a flying magic boulder. The group responsible for What did the review idiot say - 'Lack of profound academic background, research content is limited to poor imitation and plagiarism of the magic of the college department, without any original insights and independent spirit'?"

"Because of this bullshit reason, Rhea Lucalia rejected him seven times, seven times!" Yazler shouted almost in a growl, "They couldn't even see Evan Dana for the first time. The result was still a degraded version of the academy's flying magic gravel. Even the stability of the flight trajectory could not be guaranteed. When he studied for the seventh time nine years later, he had optimized the spinning magic gravel to the point where it was nearly as powerful as the meteor shower magic! "

"But what did these bastards do? They labeled Evan Dana as 'addicted to plagiarism' and 'shameless' in his final comments, and banned him from ever participating in Rhea Lucalia's work again for life. In the admissions examination, the reason turned out to be that he defied the examiner during the review process and openly questioned the professionalism and impartiality of the review mage?"

Elvi stood quietly aside, her delicate face slightly lowered, and said nothing.

In the five years she has been serving as Master Azler's assistant mage, she has never seen him lose such a big temper. However, given the serious blow to the reputation of the college caused by the Evan Dana incident, the vice-president was really angry no matter how angry he was. Not an exaggeration.

After all, those who can attend the duel competition are all real leaders in the contemporary magic world, and no one will be fooled by others - Evan Dana's strength is obvious to all, and his research on magic and combat awareness are absolutely top-notch. , but he obviously uses all the magic of the academy, but he is not a member of the academy. Who wouldn't find it strange?

You must know that the people here are not just friends of the academy, many of them are the mage organization that covets the dominance of the academy's magic world and can't wait to replace it. Information about a little person like Evan Dana can be quickly found out with a little investigation. Seven, seven, eight, eight.

Maybe at this moment, Evan Dana's detailed information has been placed on the desks of the heads of major mage organizations, and the content is much more objective and detailed than the academy version.

Hasn’t your college always boasted that it is inclusive and eclectic? Why is it that such a talented person, with such enthusiasm for the college, wants to study here several times, but not only repeatedly encounters obstacles, but also gets labeled as academic plagiarism by you?

If you follow this lead and add fuel to the flames, you can immediately trigger a huge storm that will endanger the academy's reputation for hundreds of years - and this is just the opening match on the first day of the duel competition. Who knows how much will be exposed in the next few days. A handle on the table that anyone can manipulate?

The only good thing is that Evan Dana himself did not publicly express his dissatisfaction with the academy on the field. Afterwards, he even declined visits from many organizations and invitations to various gatherings. In the absence of direct confrontation with the parties involved, given the size of the academy, , this charge of contempt for talents is ultimately difficult to implement.

"Who are the review mages that Evan Dana has participated in the college's admissions examination several times?" Yazler said with a livid face, "I want to see which idiots can do such a stupid thing!"

Elvi took out the list she had prepared and reported: "The first two and fifth times were from Mage Turs in Caleros's classroom, and the other four times were from Mage Ronald in Razli's classroom. When the final file was filed, The comments were also drawn up by Master Ronald.”

"Ronald?" Yazler frowned, suddenly feeling a bit familiar.

He knew that the other party was a high-level mage in Razli's classroom, and he was considered his disciple in terms of seniority. He had also made several valuable academic achievements in his early years, but the reason for the familiarity was obviously not these.

"It's the guy Se Lian has been talking about in our ears these past two days, the guy who almost kicked Tops out of the house -"

Luther's voice mixed with several coughs came from outside the door. The old man had obviously just finished handling the many chores after the first day of the game, so he rushed here without stopping and said: "I just heard it from a long way away. You are cursing, why, there is also a problem with Evan Dana?”

"Read it for yourself, I really don't have the energy to repeat it again." Yazler pushed the file along the table, while Elvie involuntarily took two steps back and took a deep breath in advance.

Sure enough, about half a minute later, another terrifying mental pressure emanated from Lusett's body, superimposed with Yazler's aura, making it suffocatingly oppressive.

"It must be severely punished." Lusset, who was born in Selia, was more decisive and sharp in temperament, so he only gave his handling opinions coldly and quickly. "Severe punishment is indeed necessary," Yazler punched the table. "Compared with the illusory reputation of the academy, I care more about how many Topps and Evan Danas they have missed over the years!"

What really made the two masters angry was that both Tours and Ronald were technically extensions of the Origin Sect.

Among the five major classrooms in the college, Haimo Classroom has always pursued pure combat effectiveness and disliked factional disputes. The Razli Classroom was just established after Queen Full Moon entered the academy. Its members have mixed backgrounds and cannot be considered subordinates of any force. For the time being, it can only be regarded as a gathering of scholars who jointly study Kallia magic.

The remaining three major classrooms present an obvious pattern of opposition between the old and the new. Compared to the two sages who gather new and cutting-edge mages, Caleros and Olivinis are the main positions of the Origin Sect, although most of their members will remain in the sect throughout their lives. They cannot cross the threshold of origin magic, but they are undoubtedly the vassals of Azler and Luset in terms of their positions.

Turs was originally a high-ranking mage of Caleros. Although Ronald worked at the short-lived Razli Classroom, he was also an orthodox apprentice of Caleros in his early years.

They made such a mistake, which to a large extent shows that the Origin Sect, which is the foundation of the academy, has problems at least in the middle and lower levels of the structure. Whether it is arrogance or ignorance, it has been exposed that two important talents were missed in a short period of time. The case proves that the Origin Sect itself has undergone serious decay outside the sight of the two leaders.

At that time, Yazler and Lusset single-handedly promoted the establishment of the Double Talent Classroom, and their original intention was to continuously inject fresh blood into the college by vigorously promoting young talents.

On the one hand, Shuangxian has indeed grown rapidly in just a hundred years. However, on the other hand, talent can never be equated with quality. Shuangxian has brought this college more than just opportunities to rise. There is even more danger of subversion.

It is said that running water will not rot the door hinges, nor will they cause beetles. The current situation of the college is like a towering tree that has been rooted for hundreds of years. When more than one insect eye has appeared on the surface of the wood, how shocking will the scene inside the trunk be?

"Summon them here immediately—"

As soon as Yazler finished speaking, he shook his head again and said: "Elvie, you immediately notify the Highmore Law Enforcement Team and arrest these two people in the detention center. The reason is that during the period of serving as review officer, he ignored the academy's regulations, acted arbitrarily and acted recklessly. , so that we miss out on talented people one after another, seriously damaging the reputation and credibility of the college!"

He took a deep breath and said: "After this conference is over, I will interrogate them personally. I want to see what blinded their eyes and allowed them to ignore the most basic facts and logic and commit crimes. Such a stupid mistake."

“The college’s talent selection and assessment system must also be overhauled,” Lusset added. “Perhaps we have focused too much on research in recent years and have not even dealt with such a simple problem - like this This kind of review by a mage without any supervision, deciding the future of others with just one word, will never happen again."

Yazler was silent for a long time, and then said softly: "I will write a personal letter to Evan Dana to express Rhea Lucalia's apology and retention. I hope everything can still come in time."

"That's all we can do," Lusset sighed. "No matter how late we do it, it's better than doing nothing at all."

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