Major Bolent?

Chapter 18: Bolent... Major?

The early morning training went off without a hitch.

With the instructors... correction, at school they should be called teachers.

With the teachers present, none of the ten people there were troublemakers looking for a fight.

Or rather, after yesterday's test, and certain 'special sessions' that followed, even if they had other ideas, they wouldn't dare show them in front of the teachers.

Thus, the morning training was very peaceful.

The only thing that could be considered a minor interlude was probably Li Qi's appearance, which attracted quite a few eyes.

Because he was young and the top student, he naturally stood at the very front during training, drawing attention from many.

But they only watched; they didn't dare do anything to Li Qi.

After all, on Li Qi's military uniform was a Unicorn Medal, symbolizing honor.

Li Qi had followed Wood's suggestion and wore the Unicorn Medal at school.

Doing so indeed saved him a lot of trouble.

After training came the distribution of textbooks and classrooms.

Because the military academy in this world had only recently been established and everything was still being explored, there weren't many courses.

As new students, Li Qi and the others had even fewer courses to take.

The most basic core courses were 'Tactical Planning,' 'Strategic Formulation,' 'Military History,' 'Military Law,' and 'Military Management.'

These were considered mandatory.

The remaining courses were electives based on one's branch of service.

They were divided into Army, Navy, Logistics, Medical, and...

"...Magic Corps?"

When choosing courses, Li Qi saw one that piqued his interest.

Since there were currently no airplanes in this world and mages couldn't fly in the sky, there was naturally no 'Air Force' option.

But in its place was a seemingly newly emerging branch of service.

The Magic Corps.

This was a military branch that hadn't existed before.

Not to mention before, even just a few days ago when Li Qi was still on the battlefield, there was no classification for a Magic Corps.

Mages fought alongside the army, placed in various battalions and regiments according to their strength and rank, serving as the sharpest edge and ace of their respective units.

But there had never been any talk of gathering all the mages together to form a separate military branch.

At least not on the front lines where Li Qi was.

The reason was simple: as Li Qi had mentioned before, there weren't many people with magic aptitude, and gathering these individuals to form an army was a very difficult task.

Moreover, there had never been a precedent for it before.

That's why Li Qi felt this was a new military branch.

After looking at the course title 'Magic Corps Theoretical Guidance' for a long time, Li Qi ultimately chose not to take this course, but instead chose Logistics.

Magic Corps, as the name suggested, was a military branch that would definitely be on the battlefield in the future.

Li Qi had finally gotten off the front lines; he'd be stupid to take courses related to the Magic Corps.

Yes, Li Qi admitted, this newly established course would definitely contain the most cutting-edge Magic Theory and Magic Technology of the time.

It might even contain methods to further advance one's Magic Power.

But Li Qi didn't need these things right now.

He was only thirteen years old this year, and he had a very, very long future ahead of him. There was no need to actively throw himself into the vortex of war for a bit of Magic Theory.

A stable life in the rear was what Li Qi pursued.

Moreover, as long as he steadily improved himself in the rear in the future, once his rank was high enough, Li Qi would be qualified to access even the most confidential Magic Theory.

"Hmm, it's better to be stable, better to be stable."

Thinking this, Li Qi stopped paying attention to the courses related to the 'Magic Corps' and turned to leave.

Li Qi's academy life began just like that.

Contrary to Li Qi's expectations, during his studies at school, no one came looking for trouble, nor was there any special targeting of Li Qi to make his academy life 'exciting,' like in some other novel plots.

All there was was the monotonous daily study and basic training.

Li Qi didn't think the students at school were all so well-behaved and friendly; after all, sometimes he did feel some gazes filled with negative emotions.

However, these gazes filled with negative emotions would disappear without a trace the moment they caught sight of the medal Li Qi wore and the military rank on his shoulder.

The advice Wood gave was quite good.

The Unicorn Medal really saved Li Qi a lot of trouble.

Looks like I need to treat Officer Wood to a meal sometime.

With no one bothering him, Li Qi's studying progressed quickly.

Even though he was a transfer student, it didn't take long for him to catch up to the current grade level. At this rate, Li Qi would be able to transfer into a regular class next semester.

To keep up with the lessons faster, Li Qi often spent his lunch breaks in the library.

He would preview upcoming lessons while also searching for books related to magic.

Rolex Military Academy truly lived up to its reputation as the Duchy of Uno's top military academy. It housed many magic books that couldn't be found elsewhere, greatly benefiting Li Qi.

Time flowed slowly in this somewhat monotonous routine.

It wasn't until a meeting with a certain person that this daily grind was broken.

This day, after lunch break, Li Qi still went to the library. While previewing and reviewing, he also looked for some 'extra-curricular' books.

Because some books were placed on very high shelves, Li Qi usually borrowed a ladder from the librarian when getting books.

And the book Li Qi wanted to borrow today seemed like it hadn hadn't been taken out in a long time, and it was wedged in a bit tightly.

Li Qi pulled it out of the shelf with force, but accidentally knocked a book next to it, sending it falling to the ground.

Thud.

The sound of the book landing on the carpet echoed.

Li Qi looked down, about to climb down the ladder to pick it up, when he saw a hand reach out and pick up the fallen book:

"Technical Analysis of Ancient Magic?"

"Sorry, that's the book I accidentally knocked out..."

Li Qi climbed down the ladder, apologizing while also observing the person.

The person had short brown hair, neatly styled with no stray strands visible.

His gaze shifted to the person's face, and Li Qi's pupils constricted slightly.

There were large burn scars on the person's face, making his features look quite terrifying.

Li Qi didn't dare to look too long and shifted his gaze to the military rank on his shoulder.

Two silver swords lay horizontally on the shoulder, with a golden diamond-shaped star in the center.

This was a Major's insignia!

"...Major!"

Recognizing the person's rank, Li Qi immediately saluted him.

The scar-faced Major smiled at him, handed the book in his hand to Li Qi, and said:

"No need to be so nervous, Warrant Officer Li Qi. Just treat me as a regular teacher."

"Yes!"

Li Qi lowered his hand and took the book, then heard the scar-faced Major ask:

"You seem to be very interested in Magic Corps knowledge?"

"Yes, this subordinate is indeed fond of these magic theories."

"But you don't seem to have enrolled in the 'Magic Corps Military Course'."

The scar-faced Major said meaningfully.

Li Qi's heart skipped a beat. He looked up and met the scar-faced Major's gaze. His thoughts raced, and he quickly gave an answer:

"Because this subordinate believes that Magic Corps military theory is different from Magic Theory, and this subordinate doesn't think the Magic Corps can last long."

"Oh?"

Hearing Li Qi say this, a sharp glint flashed in the scar-faced Major's eyes: "That I'm a bit curious about, Warrant Officer Li Qi. Why do you think so?"

"..."

Li Qi didn't answer this time, but looked at the other party with an inquiring gaze.

The scar-faced Major seemed to understand something as well. He smiled and introduced himself:

"Alright, I forgot to tell you my identity. My name is Bolent Olidovich, the current head of the Intelligence Department. I think... you should know me?"

Hearing the other party's name, Li Qi's eyes widened.

Bolent Olidovich was the big shot from the Intelligence Department who advocated for Li Qi to be withdrawn from the front lines to the rear!

Li Qi truly hadn't expected that he would meet this big shot here!