Secrets of Advanced Meditation Methods

Francis looked over several documents—the rejection of Locke's application for a medium-sized botanical garden, the Advanced Meditation Method magic stone loan contract—and immediately frowned in dissatisfaction. "I already mentioned at the senior council meeting that we must fully consider how students develop feelings for the academy. Such a blunt loan contract will only alienate students from it."

"It should be handled more discreetly." Francis pondered. "If the academy agreed to give Locke a medium-sized botanical garden now, he would probably be deeply grateful to the academy. But—"

"Forget it." Francis weighed the matter.

The final quota for establishing a medium-sized botanical garden within these three years was also being eyed by the Formal Wizard of the animal-taming magic branch under the academy's only summoning school. He wanted to secure that quota for his son.

Francis said, "Locke's talent cannot be considered the very best. Among those of the same generation, there is even a Child of the Element who has performed somewhat better than him. Moreover, the Child of the Element's talent is stable and clear, while Locke's talent cannot guarantee that his future rate of progress will remain as it is now. I have seen too many fallen geniuses."

"He still cannot be mentioned in the same breath as the son of a Formal Wizard."

"I went to great lengths to recruit a Formal Wizard of animal-taming magic for the academy, allowing Lilith's Cottage to offer an entire series of courses in the animal-taming magic category and establish the public facility known as the Blood Roar Colosseum."

"I cannot let a mere student affect my overall plans for the animal-taming magic curriculum." Francis raised his head and looked at a map hanging on his wall. It was a map of the Southeastern Corner Region.

The entire Southeastern Corner Region