Chapter 208: Autumn Harvest Festival (5)
༺ Autumn Harvest Festival (5) ༻
Thursday – the fourth day of the Harvest Festival.
Although there were still several events and contests to be held, the most eye-catching contest today, now that the Tournament was over, was most certainly the Magic Exhibition Contest.
Guardian academies tended to have a greater focus on nurturing guardians who could fight against demons, but there were a few who focused on academic progress.
In fact, many professors preferred working at Merkarva because of the sheer array of books available including forbidden ones, the experiment-friendly environment, and the tendency to be open about sharing knowledge and wisdom.
They had more matters to attend to compared to the mages researching at the Tower of Mages, but even then, some preferred the open attitude the academy had toward magic. The Magic Exhibition Contest was one of the events that demonstrated Merkarva Academy’s openness to the development of magic and its desire to share with the public.
Whether it be students of magic, merchant groups, or guardians, anyone was eligible to volunteer and showcase their achievements. This year, there were so many more applicants than usual that there had to be a limit put on the number of participants.
The reason for that was the downfall of the Tower of Mages.
The Tower had served as one of the top two scholarly institutions for magic in the continent but due to their fall after they kidnapped the Saintess, the mages had to turn their eyes to the only remaining top institution, Merkarva Academy.