The Fire and The Storm - The Nexus of Kellaran #2 novel Chapter 162

Part 24

“I’m afraid that’s really out of the question.” Senchak bluntly stated. "Everyone we have is already working night and day, either teaching if they had magic before, or learning if they didn’t. And we’re desperately short of instructors, even with the elves helping. Our spellmasters are delivering lectures and demonstrations before crowds of eighty thousand or more!

“If you really want to help us, give us more magic instructors! But I know there’s none to be had, unless we want to learn from Sylvan. And most of them are still learning the spells that the rest of us used against them in the last war!”

“Actually, I think we have a solution to that.” Mark chuckled, and looked to Val’s huge reclining form. “How’s work coming on your magic education spell?”

“Good. With Mother’s help, another two and a half days.” Val replied, somewhat distracted by the thoughts she was sharing with Six at the time.

“All right.” Mark nodded and grinned as he turned back to the rulers. “Val to the rescue again.

“Ladies and gentlemen, in about two and a half days, as she said, my daughter will present to the world Valentia’s Magic Education, an absolutely state-of-the-art automated compound self-replicating and self-powered spell that does just what it says it does, for everyone that can benefit from it. That’s everyone who’s not up to Journeyman level yet. She figures it’ll have the average student up to Journeyman Wizard status in about a year and two months, depending on their individual abilities. And she hasn’t let us down yet.”

A few of the rulers exclaimed quietly, but Mark just continued talking and smiling.

“That being the case, you can afford to give your magic teachers and their students a day or two off from lessons, so the teachers can prepare to take part in the joint exercises. I see no reason why every magic user you have who’s Journeyman or better and battle-ready shouldn’t participate, since their students will no longer need them.”

“Well.” said Prince Jaromer of Thon with raised eyebrows. “That is amazing. And convenient. Let’s hope this one doesn’t have any unexpected side effects.”

“Side effects?” Talia pointedly inquired.

“Allow me to explain.” King Dren of Finitra said as he stepped to the fore. “I’ve been making some study of this; in fact that’s what I was doing when you called.

“According to the new laws of The Just Alliance, that you proposed…

“And that all of you agreed with.” Alilia interjected.