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Walpurgis Royal Academy of Machinart was universally acknowledged as the Greatest Academy of the Magic World, standing at the very pinnacle of the ivory tower in this age where Automaton Thaumaturgy flourished.
Naturally, such an elite academy had an exceedingly high threshold. Its admission requirements were already harsh to the extreme for most people.
For those with outstanding academic ability and wealthy family backgrounds, it was not too difficult. As long as they paid a fee satisfactory to Walpurgis Royal Academy of Machinart, they could enroll. But for students who were academically gifted yet had absolutely no financial backing, it was a problem.
Though it sounded rather realistic, Walpurgis Royal Academy of Machinart's tuition was frighteningly expensive. Ordinary families simply could not afford it. Only nobles and major powers had the means to shoulder such costs.
Therefore, those without much of a background who wished to attend Walpurgis Royal Academy of Machinart could only seek sponsors willing to provide their tuition.
For example, the military departments of various nations, financial conglomerates, religious orders, corporate alliances, and so on...
Such organizations were more than willing to provide financial backing for outstanding Automaton Masters.
After all, the combat power a powerful Automaton Master could bring was enough to rival a small army!
Thus, militaries across the world almost desperately sought out talented Automaton Masters. Training Automaton Masters had become a matter of utmost national concern in every country.
Under such circumstances, spending some money to win over an academically gifted Automaton Master was absolutely worthwhile.
Of course, if one wanted the military