Volume 1 Chapter 66 (1/2)

The first class

The students of Baron Rickto Magic Academy were a bit surprised. The class schedule for each day’s classes were already set, but there had been an extra class added for a strange reason.

The name of the class was very strange, it was called theoretical basics of magic machines.

This class was a rare public class, open to all the students in the school. This meant that any student of the Baron Rickto Magic Academy could take it.

These students in their adolescents were naturally filled with curiosity. So even if the class didn’t have forced participation, when the class started, over half the students filled the lecture room being used.

The leaders of the school didn’t think that this many students would be participating when they organized this class. Even though they used the biggest lecture hall they had in the school, with over half the students taking the class, not only was every seat in the lecture hall filled, there wasn’t even empty space to stand inside the classroom.

Orin Zetaman was among the first batch of students to charge into the classroom. He was currently in the first row of seats in the lecture hall and were chatting with the students around him in a loud voice.

“Evan, I dare bet that the teacher who comes out later will definitely be chairman Xu Yi. Do you dare bet with me?” Orin was provoking a tall male student to his right.

The male student called Evan gave a cold snort, “You’re speaking nonsense. In this entire Banta City, other than chairman Xu, who else understands magic machines? Could it be that you could find someone else? If I were to bet with you, that would mean my brain is broken.”

“That’s right, Orin, your bet is too rigged. I think we should bet on what chairman Xu will be lecturing on later.” A male student who was further back agreed with him.

“Theoretical of magic machines…...Based on the name of this class, it should be a simple introduction since this is the first class chairman Xu is teaching. If he goes too deep, I’m afraid a large group of people won’t be able to understand him.” A golden haired girl sitting to the left of Orin spoke in a soft voice as she pointed at the students with doubtful and expectant looks inside the lecture hall.

“That’s right, other than us, would these other fellows understand what magic machines are?” Orin confidently said.

If Xu Yi was here, he would have found that the students sitting with Orin were the students who had jobs drawing Magic Arrays in his factory for the past few months.

Compared to the other students of Baron Rickto Magic Academy, they did have the qualifications to say this.

But Orin’s words were a bit too loud and when the students not far behind him heard this, they were immediately dissatisfied.

“Hey, Orin, a kid like you is acting this arrogantly? Isn’t it just working at the Frestech Chamber of Commerce for a few days, do you really think you understand magic machines that much? I’ve heard that you only draw the most simple Magic Arrays, what are you talking about understanding magic machines. I think at most you only understand a few things about this.” A male student scoffed at him.

Orin turned his head without backing down and looked up as he said, “Even if it is a few things, it is more than you. What? Not satisfied?”

That male student flew into a rage and pointed at Orin as he roared, “Good brat, don’t run after school is over!”

Orin gave a snort, “Isn’t it just not leaving, who is afraid of who?”

When their fighting was about to escalate, a teacher entered the large lecture hall. The students all recognized that it was the stern director Shearer, so they instantly calmed down.

Orin and that male student glared at each other before giving up for now and focusing on what was in front of them.

Shearer looked over the silent lecture hall before nodding in satisfaction. He gave a soft cough and said in a loud voice, “Students, let us warmly welcome the Frestech Chamber of Commerce’s chairman Xu Yi!”

Orin and the students around him revealed a look of “as expected” before they gave vigorous applause.

Xu Yi stepped up to the lectern and saw Orin and the others sitting in front before giving them a nod with a smile. Then he raised his right hand and the students became silent as they looked at him with curious gazes.

During this time, each new magic machine released by the Frestech Chamber of Commerce attracted countless eyes in Banta City and they were all very popular.

Towards these magic machines, those traditional machines have called them messes and have even called them a shame to magic, but the rebellious students of Baron Rickto Magic School were very interested in it. It filled them with interest towards chairman Xu Yi of the Frestech Chamber of Commerce who had invented all of these magic machines.