Before Farn finished writing "The Elemental Principles of the Electromagnetic Cannon" and submitted it to the journal Elements.
Roland personally handled everyone's enrollment and institutional assignments, bringing his many students to the East Lainer Mage Tower so that no one else would covet them.
Some were oblivious to the overt and covert maneuvering, treating the trip like a sightseeing tour. Others, like Farn, cared about nothing but Arcana and paid it no heed.
Soon, they all accepted the new arrangements.
Roland personally took them to East Lainer to handle the handover and, while he was there, visit his friends and relatives.
As the birthplace of his school's rise and the foundation of its endeavors, this developing country still held considerable significance for him.
Inside the Mage Tower, Roland sat in the familiar Academy Office, feeling a touch of nostalgia.
The overall decor had changed little. Some furniture had been replaced, and a few bookshelves were gone.
This time, he was visiting as an honored guest. His successor, Lie Yi, occupied the seat of authority.
The school member, who had a good chance of becoming a Grand Mage, was smiling as he read through the students' records, his face full of delight.
"I was preparing to add one or two new disciplines to the Academy over the next five years, along with another batch of specialized resources. Now you've solved all that outright.
Looks like we can buy plenty more rune stone and make several more sets of rune templates..."
The rune stone he mentioned was a magical material particularly suitable for inscribing texts, named after Rune City, where the Runes School flourished.
However, the best source of this material was not Rune City, but a remote colony beyond Atrelin.
Shipping costs were rather high.
This stone could be inscribed