Leo sat in Charlotte's seat and contacted two people in the academy through mental power. In less than three minutes, Meng Jie and Meng Mengmeng, a brother and sister who were busy with experiments in the academy, arrived.
"Dean,"
The two siblings immediately bowed when they saw Leo sitting behind the table. They showed no surprise or astonishment at the fact that the dean was sitting in the vice dean's seat.
They are people who have personally experienced spatial rifts and falling into other worlds, and they know more than other wizards.
For example, when so many wizards almost got into a fight in front of the spatial passage, they saw Vice Dean Charlotte leading other wizards, as well as the Body Refinement Wizard from the Undying Body Academy, confronting their own dean.
Although they couldn't hear their voices, they could still glean a lot from their positions and expressions.
That wasn't a friendly exchange; it was a confrontational argument!
They were only First-Level Wizard, but they knew all too well the value of a world.
This is equivalent to the appearance of an unclaimed gold mine on New Earth; anyone would go crazy for it!!
Leo looked at the two men, who were only at the first level of strength, and sighed inwardly. Their strength was too low, but since there were no suitable candidates, he had no choice but to force them into the position. "From today onwards, you two will serve as acting vice deans of the academy. All matters within the academy must first be decided by you."
When Meng Jie and Meng Mengmeng heard Leo's acceptance of his fate, they stood there dumbfounded, like ducks in a downpour.
His eyes were fixed, as if he couldn't believe what he was hearing; every cell in his body seemed to have stopped functioning from shock.
They knew the dean must have something to discuss with them, but they never expected it to be like this.
Normally, the dean and vice-dean of an academy are Level Three Great Wizard. Charlotte, who was previously a level two vice-dean, was already quite low-ranking, and countless wizards from other academies had privately mocked her. Now, they've appointed two Level One Lesser Wizard have only been promoted for two hundred years as vice-deans...
This... isn't this just making kids national leaders?!
"Dean, we are too weak to be vice deans." Meng Jie and his sister Meng Mengmeng glanced at each other quickly, and politely declined Leo's offer of the vice dean position after some hesitation.
They are indeed too weak. They may want to do things, but they can't handle many things, and no one will trust them.
Seeing Meng Jie's predicament, Leo waved his hand, "It's alright, you can handle everything yourself. If you can't decide anything, just come to me."
Meng Jie, with a pained expression, was about to refuse again. "Dean, I..."
"Well"
Leo sighed, interrupting Meng Jie, and then spoke earnestly to the two of them:
"You are all from the New Earth. I believe you have also heard that I am from the original Earth, and that I fell into the Wizard World when the Earth was torn apart."
"I was captured by a Wizard Apprentice and used as experimental material, and it was only by chance that I became a wizard."
"Chronologically speaking, I am your ancestor; we share the same Bloodline."
"You all witnessed what happened at the academy in front of the spatial passage; I can't trust anyone but you."
Meng Jie recalled the scene when he walked out of the spatial passage; all the wizards were in groups, but their dean was all alone.
So lonely!
Even though they had such a good relationship on ordinary days, they didn't stand by their dean's side at the crucial moment.
As for the fact that their dean was once from Earth, this matter is indeed circulating within the Earth Academy. It is said that it was passed down privately by the ten leaders of the generation when the academy was first established, and that the dean told them this personally when he first met them.
All the students had speculated about it, but unfortunately, without substantial evidence, they couldn't verify the news, and no one dared to ask the Dean directly. However, they preferred to believe it was true.
After all, before the Dean, the wizards treated the New Earth as a laboratory, and all humans were experimental subjects.
Only after their dean gained control of the New Earth were they treated equally and their wizarding knowledge made public.
Without the Dean, they would never have come into contact with wizarding civilization, nor would they have become wizards; they would have remained ignorant lab Xiao Bai for generations.
No one will be kind to you for no reason, unless that person is your family.
Now that the news has been confirmed by the dean, Meng Jie and his sister Meng Mengmeng are so excited that their faces are flushed, and they wish they could hug Leo's legs and cry immediately.
No wonder the Dean treats them so well, sparing no effort to teach them. Such behavior is considered unconventional and selfless in the entire profit-driven Wizard World.
What other academy is as good as mine? What other dean takes such good care of his students? Only my own dean.
This is how our ancestors take care of their descendants!
Seeing the two deeply moved, Leo continued in a somewhat heavy tone, "This academy is less mine and more something I prepared for the people of New Earth. The future of humanity must be in our own hands. If you are unwilling to take responsibility and are willing to let others control your destiny, I think it would be better to disband it as soon as possible and have you all return to New Earth to live that kind of life of being kept by others again."
"This will save me the trouble of painstakingly training you. I'm training you so that you can take control of your own destiny, not just waste time drifting along."
Hearing the dean's original intention, and reflecting on everything he had experienced in the past, all thanks to the dean, Meng Jie's eyes filled with tears, and his lips trembled with emotion.
"Dean, it is you who brought hope and light to the New Earth, and led us to see a new universe."
"The college is facing difficulties now, how could we possibly back down? We'll take the position of vice dean."
In Meng Jie's eyes, Leo's figure seemed infinitely tall. The Dean, their own ancestor, had truly sacrificed so much for them, the younger generation...
"You're hundreds of years old, don't shed tears and make your sister laugh at you," Leo said to Meng Jie with a smile.
Meng Jie subconsciously wiped away the tears welling up in his eyes, and then subconsciously looked at his younger sister beside him, only to find that her eyes were also red.
"Since you're willing to serve as vice deans of the college, there are some things that need your attention."
"Your Excellency, please speak."
"I have seized control of the world you lost. Our next task is to conquer that world, to take it all down, and to make it the foundation upon which we grow."
"What you need to do now is to assess the resources of the School of Statistics and the New Earth, and see how much power you can dedicate to conquering the world."
"I don't want to ask other wizarding academies for help; I'll take him down bit by bit with our own strength."
"Dean, we understand what to do. Let's begin now."
I've always heard that expeditions are unimaginably grand wars, a symbol of wizards displaying their power. Countless worlds have groveled before the wizards' power because of the wars during expeditions, and the entire world has become a slave.
He hadn't had a chance to participate while staying at the academy, but now his opportunity had come.
What could be more thrilling than conquering a world with their own power?
"Conquering a world isn't something you can just start a war on a whim. The preparations alone take years. If you can't handle it yourselves, find others to help. Many hands make light work."
"Once we conquer this world, it will bring countless benefits, both to ourselves and to the future of the New Earth."
"We understand, Dean."
"I have high hopes for you guys. Keep up the good work!"
After Leo's series of brainwashing tactics, empty promises, and moral blackmail, Meng Jie and Meng Mengmeng successfully took on the vice dean's job, which was dozens of times more demanding than they usually were.
Unfortunately, Leo had no suitable candidates. Although they were weaker, they were people he had personally trained, and their loyalty and trustworthiness far surpassed those of other wizards.
However, the heavy workload of a vice dean can severely delay their promotion, and may even cause them to lose all opportunity for promotion.
Leo's appointment may seem to have given them considerable power, but in reality, it has done them no good whatsoever.
Having experienced Charlotte's incident, Leo vaguely sensed the dark web that clung to the Wizard World.
The magnificent Wizard World, as perceived by lower-level wizards, actually conceals fierce struggles, though these struggles are inaccessible to them. Even Leo, in his capacity as a wizard, has only come into contact with a tiny fraction of them.
Those battles are probably games only Stigmata Wizard can participate in!
This is also why he dares not hire Level Three Great Wizard from outside; if he recruits another spy, his academy will eventually fall into someone else's hands.
Having left the vice dean's office, Leo had already arrived here by using the shadow coordinates anchored before the spatial passage.
Before the enormous spatial passage, a figure sat quietly on the ground, wielding a simple stone staff, wearing tattered wizard robes, and possessing a kind and friendly demeanor. This was none other than Garijivich, the Mountain Range Guardian had stabilized the spatial rift and frightened away the God of Jackals with a single word.
"Greetings Mountain Range Guardian."
Leo never expected that more than a year had passed, and everyone had left, but the Mountain Range Guardian Garijivich, remained to fulfill his promise from a year ago to protect this spatial passage, awaiting the arrival of the victor.
" Leo, I knew the final victory would be yours. Now that you're here, this world is in your hands." The Mountain Range Guardian Garijivich, stood up slowly as Leo arrived, smiling as he spoke to Leo.
The Mountain Range Guardian Garijivich knew better than anyone the strengths and weaknesses of those wizards from back then.
"I have to thank you for the Heart of the Mountain Range that you gave me back then, otherwise I wouldn't have the strength I have today."
"I feel truly indebted to you for troubling me again by guarding this spatial passage for over a year."
"My academy is not far away. Would you like to come and rest at my place for a few days, so that I can express my gratitude?"
Leo seemed to be the most filial junior, only saying what his elders wanted to hear. His respectful demeanor was nothing like that of Legendary Great Wizard had swept away tens of thousands of top-tier level-three creatures.