Leo had already returned by the time the Wizard Apprentice, who were returning to the academy after the great battle between the two sides, were on their way.
"Sir, currently 20% of the world's population is discussing this major war. The ten leaders are asking for instructions on what to do?"
Not long after Leo returned, Tang Fei appeared before Leo with the latest data.
"Didn't we have a backup plan that the wizards have fully disclosed before? Just pick one and execute it according to the plan," Leo said calmly, seemingly unaffected by the wizards' disclosure.
"Does Your Excellency mean to make it completely public?" Tang Fei looked at Leo in shock.
The fact that it's being made public now is a generation ahead of their original plan. The cultural influence and indoctrination are not yet fully complete. Once it's announced, it could cause quite a stir, and no one can predict what will happen.
"Let's go public; there's no point in continuing to hide it."
"Given the current conditions of the academy, it could easily be expanded fourfold. Although the timeframe is a bit tight, things can't always go as we wish," Leo waved his hand.
While going public has many unforeseen downsides, it also has many advantages. It allows him to openly adjust the resource structure of the New Earth and allocate resources to training more Wizard Apprentice.
"Yes, sir."
"What about the Bai Clan...?"
The Bai Clan is the family that kidnapped Meng Jie's sister. Three members of their family had previously become Low-Level Wizard Apprentice.
However, none of the three went to the Wizard World; after becoming Low-Level Wizard Apprentice, they chose to return to their families.
Originally, the Bai Clan was just a small clan, but it was because of the appearance of these three that they became a powerful force in the region.
Perhaps worldly things have clouded their judgment, making them completely unaware of the difference between them and high-ranking wizards.
After discovering that none of their own descendants met the academy's requirements, they set their sights on Meng Jie's sister.
Didn't they know Meng Jie's identity?
Of course they knew; they were just betting that Meng Jie wouldn't come back, and even if he did, he wouldn't be able to find them, since they had completely erased all traces when they committed the crime.
Who knew that Meng Jie not only returned, but also used witchcraft they couldn't understand to pinpoint Meng Mengmeng's location.
What they never expected was that their supposedly super defensive system was so vulnerable to a high-level wizard.
"Recall all the Wizard Apprentice have been sent out, and in front of all the apprentices, arrest the entire Bai Clan and kill them one by one."
"Don't we need some trial and evidence?" Tang Fei asked subconsciously.
As soon as the words left her mouth, Tang Fei realized she had misspoke and immediately corrected herself, "Sir, I will inform them immediately."
"What about Hu Jianxing and Meng Jie...?" Tang Fei continued to ask.
Don't be fooled by Leo's ruthless treatment of the Bai Clan, leaving no one alive. His attitude towards Hu Jianxing and his group is completely different. Therefore, it's crucial to understand Leo's stance when dealing with Hu Jianxing and his group.
"Just scare them a bit, then make them pay the fine," Leo said helplessly, waving his hand.
What could Leo do with such an outstanding student? He couldn't very well kill him too!
"Yes, sir."
Tang Fei understood immediately and quickly left.
"How are you feeling after this ordeal?" Yaoyao appeared on Leo's shoulder after Tang Fei left.
Yaoyao didn't care how many people had died, nor did she care that the wizard's news would be announced to the whole world.
He was only concerned about Leo's physical recovery. After all, Leo had recuperated on New Earth for forty years, so he should have recovered to some extent by now.
"It's recovered about 13%, and it will be fully recovered in another three hundred years."
Leo touched his cheek; the wrinkles had lessened, and his body felt at least ten years younger. He could Shadow Walking without feeling weak at all; his strength was returning.
Only after hearing Leo say that she had recovered 13% did Yaoyao start talking about other things.
"If you reveal all the information about wizards now, it will cause a large number of Wizard Apprentice to appear, but the Wizard World doesn't have enough Wizard Apprentice to train so many. You need to prepare in advance."
Normally, no Level Three Great Wizard run an academy, because it requires a huge investment of resources.
Leo dared to do this because he had a New Earth, a vast territory, and an annual subsidy of 720 energy crystals.
Despite having a wealthier background than any Level Three Great Wizard, Leo is actually very frugal, never daring to waste a single energy crystal.
However, once the number of Wizard Apprentice he needs to train surges, no matter how frugal he is, his limited resources simply won't be enough to cover the costs.
The cost of opening the space portal alone would require selling a large amount of New Earth resources to Green Cottage in exchange.
If the number of apprentices quadruples, the expenses of the Wizard World Academy will increase by dozens of times.
The training of each wizard requires a massive accumulation of resources; otherwise, why would so many Stigmata Wizard risk their lives to conquer the world?
" Charlotte complained to me a long time ago that the environment in the territory is too harsh. Wild beasts roam the mountains and plains, and a large number of medicinal herb mines are lying idle. All of this requires a lot of manpower to deal with. The hundreds of thousands of Gulu Beast at home have to protect the academy and deal with these things at the same time, and they are simply too busy to handle it all."
Leo smiled at Yaoyao, Yaoyao instantly understood what Leo meant: these rapidly increasing Wizard Apprentice were the best candidates.
Originally, each academy would use various methods to reduce the number of Wizard Apprentice and concentrate resources on cultivating the best people.
However, this method is not suitable for the Leo Wizard Academy, because the Black Skull's rebellion has left Leo Academy as the only academy in the area, and it has no rivals to fight against other academies.
The only way to weaken these apprentices is through other means, and clearing out the wild beasts from the territory is the best solution.
On the one hand, it trained these apprentices, reduced their number, and lowered resource output; on the other hand, it developed the territory and increased resource inflow—a win-win situation.
"Then let's be more straightforward. Let Charlotte relocate some natives from other places into the territory, and let these apprentices become city lords. Try to revitalize the territory's economy before you recover, and at the very least, produce enough resources to support themselves," Yaoyao suggested.
"Good idea, then you can arrange this."
"Receive."
Yaoyao disappeared onto Leo's shoulder with a giggle; the more work he did, the happier he was.
Watching those little wizards obey his little sticks was the most satisfying thing ever!
The next day, the three members of the Bai Clan arrived at the academy. Over the next two weeks, the government arrested the Bai Clan one by one and brought them to the academy. In front of all the students, the verdict was read out unilaterally, and then they were killed one by one.
Rebellion might be possible elsewhere, but it's absolutely impossible here.
If you try to defend yourself, no one will listen.
Everyone must remember where the college's bottom line is and where it cannot be crossed.
Leo had told the three of them that he would leave a few people for the Bai Clan, and in the end, he did leave a few people behind.
They kept several newborn babies!
As for Hu Jianxing and the others, after being intimidated for several days, they nervously received their punishment.
They all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that they only had to pay a small fine.
The Bai Clan suffered too many deaths, exceeding two thousand people.
With so many deaths in the Bai Clan, even Hu Jianxing, who initially said the punishment wouldn't be too severe, wavered. He was terrified that the Dean would use the same punishment on them. Fortunately, in the end, they were only fined a small amount of Wizard Coin.
As for the consequences of this wizarding war, which is the truth that people all over the world want to know, after a month of silence from all official channels, when everyone thought the matter would remain an unsolved mystery, the government suddenly announced the existence of wizards.
The existence of wizards was announced so quietly, simply and without any concealment, just like the announcement of a normal news story.
Incidentally, it also unravels the mystery of humanity's collective amnesia and time travel a thousand years ago.
They also announced that starting this year, they will conduct open selection during the college entrance examination, selecting the top 4,000 students each year to study at the Wizarding Academy.
People were initially looking forward to an explanation from the government, but when the government provided the explanation they wanted, some people stopped believing it.
The answer they wanted came too easily, leading them to suspect that the government was lying.
As a result, the government released a list of some Wizard Apprentice and demonstrated witchcraft on site, which finally convinced everyone of the existence of supernatural powers.
Thanks to forty years of relentless propaganda, the general public's acceptance of wizards has exceeded everyone's expectations.
After accepting the existence of wizards, I continued to live my normal life and work as usual. The only thing that arose was that I had more to talk about during my leisure time, regretting that I wasn't talented enough, otherwise I would have been selected in the college entrance examination when I was young.
The announcement of the wizard incident also solved a mystery in many people's minds: every year before, there was a test involving holding a crystal ball during the college entrance examination, and afterwards, some people would disappear without a trace.
Looking back now, it seems that the testing of wizards' talents began countless years ago; it's just that their talents weren't enough to access it.
The extraordinary acceptance of ordinary people exceeded everyone's expectations, including Leo's.
I initially thought it would cause some big commotion, but it turned out to be accepted quite normally.
The only place where the voices were loudest was online, where many people were calling for fair education and the opportunity to learn witchcraft.
Initially, Leo didn't plan to get involved, since a plan for cultural dissemination had already been formulated, and there was no need to pay attention to these trolls.
But Leo had nothing to do, so he had a bright idea: he posted some of the apprentices' learning materials online, saying that whoever could learn them in one day could come to the academy to study without going through a selection process.
And that was it.