Edmund entered the classroom, but nobody noticed as they were completely distracted by laughing or talking with one another. They felt more relaxed because Leah was in charge. The original class was developing new magic tools and new ideas.

  ‘Well... Well... Well... Nobody here even tried to visit me; am I just a vessel for you to drain knowledge?’ Edmund hit the desk.

  ‘We were busy teachers; he has a lot of work because of that thing you created; the runs are so complex we are learning just by reading your instructions.’ One young man to the right spoke.

  ‘Now I remember why I left the teaching to Leah... Wait, you are here?’ He pointed at Leah.

  ‘I was talking about their project; they advanced a lot in their flying vehicle.’ Leah walked towards him with a tablet in hand.

  ‘Ok, that is interesting. The duchess asked me what was new, not from me, but from you guys. I know many of you have groups and are working for Arc or Socher; I know what you guys are doing.’ Edmund tapped the desk.

  ‘Some of our ideas are limited now because of the magic it takes to make it work; we need the crystals.’ A Shafran female raised her arm.

  ‘It will take some time until we go on the suicide mission inside the dungeon, so you will need to still be on the theory side of your experiments for now. Anyway, start from the left to the right. What are you doing, and how close are you to finishing?' He pointed at a young A-dam female in the corner.

  She was writing on her tablet when she looked up momentarily and saw Edmund pointing at her. She didn’t understand what was happening because she was immersed in her work.

  ‘I’m sorry, teacher. What did you say?’ She scratched the back of her head.

  ‘Ok…’ Edmund sighed.

  ‘He just wants you to say what project you are doing now and how close you are to finishing it.’ Leah smiled at her.

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  ‘Ah, I’m in charge of teaching the new students; right now, I’m trying to find better ways to teach them the basics of runes. I’m not close to finishing it because teaching is ongoing.’ She spoke confidently.

  ‘Do we have new students? I’m behind in all this; I wasn't that involved initially, but I’m glad you have that under control using my teaching method for a new generation.’ Edmund nodded at her.

  ‘I’m doing my thing; your teaching method almost killed us multiple times. Our goddess asked me to teach with a safer learning experience; I had Leah’s recommendation. I’m not good at developing new things, but I can explain how they work.’ She looked down, trying to hide her face.

  ‘Hey, if it weren’t life or death, you guys wouldn’t be so good at it. Well, continue your work next!!!’ Edmund sat on the chair behind the desk.

  ‘Our group is developing a vehicle sponsored by the Arc company, much like the one you made, but it uses tracks. We already had a small prototype when we saw the truck, but with what we learned by constructing the other trucks with everyone, now it is better than before.’ The young Shafran male got up and put a tablet on the teacher’s desk.

  Edmund was surprised by what he heard; the snowball started rolling. As he got the tablet and scrolled through the pages, he was happy to see the content, not the vehicle itself. He had already thought about something similar, but they were doing things without his guidance.

  He sighed, smiling at Leah to his side and his students. He imagined that there was a similar school in every city of the kingdom, and more companies sponsored more creations.

  ‘This is good, but it is the same as the other one; you need to wait until the duchess and I go into the dungeon; there is the only place I know where there are crystals in large quantities to push for the next step or upgrade what we already use.’ He pushed the tablet to the edge of the desk.

  'Ok, teacher, we can work on other things until they're done.’ The young Shafran took his tablet back.

  Multiple people surrounded him, nodding to Edmund as they whispered to one another. The group on the back where Leah had come from lifted their hands simultaneously, and an A-Dam male got up and walked towards the desk with a tablet in his hand.

  ‘I was going to say next, but ok, you are the ones with the flying vehicle.’

  ‘Like our classmates, we learned a lot by building the second truck, and we used that to improve our vehicle, specifically the engine and how it stays floating above the ground and moves at great speed. We also have a sponsor, but ours is bolder, The Socher Company.’ He gave the tablet to Edmund.

  He started scrolling through the pages and was happy they were going in a completely different direction than he had in mind. He had a working prototype for a flying device that used fire and wind, while his students used levitation magic.

  The concept intrigued him, and using it even to make it move forward wasn't a new concept, as his truck did the same, but because of how it was shaped, their vehicle could fly and maintain itself on air, even making quick turns. Although it was all theory at the moment, mainly because even a tiny prototype needed crystals, it could work.

  ‘I hope the Socher company has patience because this will take time and a lot of tests, but you guys are on a righteous path.’ Edmund gave the student the tablet back.

  ‘We are proud of our work, teacher. Thanks.’ He turned and returned to his group.

  They all started to hug one another and cheer; the others in the class looked more determined and held their tablets tighter, waiting for their turn to show what they had.

  ‘Ok… Next!!!’ Edmund pointed at another student.