Green Monster Epic

Chapter 509 Competition

The academy's opening ceremony was a great success, and Trickson breathed a sigh of relief.

Apart from the hundred students from their own tribe who were genuinely interested in further study, or rather, were brought in to make up the numbers, there were also nearly a hundred wilderness natives from various other tribes who signed up, such as the Heart of the Wild ogres, the Corima dark elves, and the Ivan tribe hyenas.

Because this was the first cohort of students, the requirements for talent and basic abilities were not too high. Basically, all the natives who signed up would be admitted. Therefore, after the ceremony, the first cohort of students at Allen Culinary Academy numbered a full 207 people.

Of course, there was another important factor contributing to such a large number of students, and that was that the tuition fees for the Culinary Academy were relatively inexpensive, only 150 gold coins per academic year. After all, the things taught at the Culinary Academy were mostly to satisfy the desires of the palate. If one really wanted to learn about magical cuisine, it would take at least six years, and the tuition fees at that time would naturally increase significantly.

The tuition fees, which were almost half the price of other academies, were barely acceptable to many tribes and individuals. Any mid-level warrior could earn enough to cover these costs after a few missions.

With the successful completion of the Culinary Academy's opening ceremony, Trick also announced the opening dates of several other academies, such as the Elementary Magic Academy, the Craftsman's Workshop, and the Warrior Academy, to the many guests present, so that they could be prepared. At the same time, Trick also asked these guests to promote the Greenfield Tribe's academies and recruit more students.

"...As long as you can introduce talents from other tribes to enroll, then we will also give you, the introducers, corresponding rewards. If the introduced students are successfully admitted, then we will return 20% of the tuition fees to the introducer, which means that as long as you successfully introduce 5 students, then your tribe's children can study for free for one year..."

In order to attract more students and make the Green Lake Town's academies famous, Trickson went all out and invested heavily. He discussed it with a dozen goblin companions in the town for a long time before coming up with this method, and after obtaining Allen's consent, he did something that seemed like a losing proposition to others.

"Wow ~ ~ ~"

Near the end of the ceremony, everyone was surprised and delighted to hear such news.

"How do you identify the students' identities? If—I mean, if I introduce someone from my village to study, but have them say they're from a non-existent tribe, what then?"

Someone at the bottom was quick-witted and raised a question.

"Then we naturally have our own preventive measures!"

Trickson smiled slightly and replied confidently.

"First of all, we will register the tribal address of each enrolled student, especially understanding the specific location of their tribe."

"Then, we will have dedicated visiting members who will go to the various students' tribes to verify whether they are lying."

"If we find that a student's tribal affiliation is falsified, then as the introducer, the students from their tribe will suffer corresponding punishment. We will spread the defrauded funds to the students of the introducer's tribe, and the assessment for new students from that tribe will be more difficult in the future. I think, for the sake of a little tuition fee, everyone would not be willing to take such a risk, right!"

"Moreover, even if you introduce students from the same tribe to enroll, we will also give the introducer a certain reward, although not much, but it will be 5% of the entrant's tuition fee. I think that way everyone shouldn't do such stupid things."

The natives below had different expressions. Some had joy on their faces, while others looked deep in thought, trying to understand the deeper reasons for Trickson's actions.

Trickson continued his seductive explanation, taking advantage of this rare opportunity to promote the Green Lake Town's academies, exaggerating the advantages of studying at the various academies in the future, making the native envoys below somewhat tempted, but also with some concerns.

Not far away, Cole was leading a group of little goblins, constantly consuming the exquisite pastries on the snack table at the door. She seemed to not pay much attention to Trickson's actions, but in fact, her ears and peripheral vision were always fixed on this side. Seeing Trickson talking eloquently and handling things with ease, she was very relieved to take care of these little things, lest they cause any trouble.

Although she was simple in personality and didn't like to manage things she wasn't interested in, this was, after all, a very important matter for the tribe, and Cole would never allow any accidents to occur at this time, nor would she allow any outsiders to dare to spoil their tribe's good deeds.

After introducing the situation of the other academies that had not yet officially opened, the ceremony was almost over. Next, Trickson took a group of guests to visit the Culinary Academy and the surrounding adjacent academies to let them see and understand the specific situation of the academies.

"...This is the training ground. Even ordinary students cannot give up necessary exercise. The survival environment in the wilderness is difficult, and danger may occur at any time. We also do not want the excellent students we have cultivated with great difficulty to lose their lives as soon as they go out."

The training ground was wide and fully equipped, and there were various strangely shaped plants around it, cultivated by professional gardeners, growing freely. The environment of the academy alone was several times better than the village and town environments of many tribes. The ground, paved with magic-resistant stone, was strong and sturdy, able to withstand the full blow of a mid-level strongman without damage, which made the guests on this trip feel the wealth and generosity of the Greenfield Tribe.

There were also those magnificent and tall buildings like temples, and even ogres two or three meters tall did not feel cramped when they walked in. The desks made of ironwood, the brand-new and sharp knives... all kinds of novel and unique furnishings and utensils made the envoys and attendants of many small and medium-sized tribes open their eyes and be full of curiosity.

After finally sending this group of guests back to the inn, the whole day passed like this. Dragging his tired body, Trickson's eyes revealed a bright light. No matter what, the Green Lake Town's first shot was completely fired. Although several colleges have not yet officially enrolled students, many tribal envoys have already signed up their children in advance.

"Ah..."

In the large wooden barrel, the burly Trickson was soaking in it, the warm water gently rippling, washing away the fatigue of the day, making Trickson, who had been wearing a smile in front of the guests all day, couldn't help but groan comfortably.

Just today's tuition income, various materials and gems plus gold coins, converted down to at least fifteen thousand gold coins, not even counting the tuition fees of the hundred or so students of this tribe, can be said to be the largest income in Green Lake Town so far.

After the establishment of the academy, students of our own tribe also need to pay tuition fees, but their tuition fees are certainly much less than those of other tribes, only one-tenth of the tuition fees of foreign students. Even so, based on the current annual income of the residents of Green Lake Town, it is still somewhat unaffordable. However, the tribe also has other ways to provide tuition fees, such as loans, academic achievement awards, etc. These were all discussed by Chief Allen with Terek and the others.

Only by paying a price will the tribesmen cherish things more. And with a clear comparison, everyone will know that the tribe's kindness to them is real.

Although the remaining three academies have not yet started enrolling students, today they have already expressed their intentions, and the list of those preparing to register is about 50-60 people. When these three academies start enrolling students in a month, the number of foreign students will probably not be less than that of the Culinary Academy.

In addition, the income brought by the students' food, drink, accommodation, and other daily needs, as well as various supporting businesses such as alchemical equipment, materials, books, etc., will bring many job opportunities and income industries to the residents of Green Lake Town.

In this way, with the improvement of the living environment, the attractiveness of Green Lake Town itself may not be worse than that of Moore Fortress.

Terek closed his eyes, imagining a bright future, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing the joy in his heart.

As one of the powerful figures in charge of the tribe's secular affairs, Terek has absolute confidence in surpassing his other competitors such as Facardo and Albas in terms of talent. It's just a pity that Facardo has the support of the former chief, Shi Sheng, behind him, while Terek only has some supporters of the same generation, which ultimately allowed Facardo to have a larger stage, while he, Terek, can only manage the tribe with little potential in the remote Greenwild Plains.

It would be a lie to say that he wasn't discouraged at the time, but Terek quickly adjusted his mentality. Then Chief Allen returned to Green Lake Town and had a long conversation with Terek overnight, which made Terek suddenly feel that there was a bright future ahead and gave him stronger fighting spirit and greater ambition.

It turned out that from the beginning, the chief had no intention of moving the tribe's center to Moore Fortress, which has great advantages in terms of population and geography, but instead prepared to develop the two population centers far apart in parallel. This completely exceeded Terek's expectations and made Terek's respect and admiration for Allen rise to the level of a deity.

Without Allen even knowing it, he already had an extremely devout follower.

"The tribe's biennial martial arts competition is next month. We must make this competition wonderful. With the foundation laid today, the recruitment of the Warrior Academy and the Elementary Magic Academy next month will definitely be more popular than today's Culinary Academy!"

"Starting tomorrow, we must call on the warriors in our town to participate in the competition..."

The Green Lake Town martial arts competition has a long history. With the expansion of the tribe's population base, the form and scale of the competition have also undergone great changes. Moreover, this martial arts competition has another important change, that is, the tribal warriors of Moore Fortress will also participate, and not just the Green Lake Town regional competition.

Just as Allen said, the development direction of the two cities will be different in the future, but the encouragement of the tribesmen must not be relaxed. In the future, the resource inclination of the two city organizations will be greatly related to the warriors, spellcasters, and craftsmen they cultivate.

Based on the importance of the martial arts competition and its influence, Terek also deliberately postponed the opening of the remaining three academies by two months.

Just as Terek was planning to organize elites to participate in the competition, Facardo in the distance was also sitting with Luke, Albard, and others, discussing this competition.

Compared to the atmosphere in Green Lake Town, the goblin warriors in Moore Fortress don't have much of a concept of this so-called martial arts competition. In the previous years, Allen, Facardo, and the others had been busy with the reconstruction of the fortress. Allen hadn't thought of these details yet. After the fortress finally returned to normal, Allen proposed the plan for competition between the two cities.

"No matter what, this martial arts competition is our Moore Fortress's first competition with Green Lake Town, so we must make it beautiful!! Make it wonderful!!"

Facardo has the confidence to say this because the population base of Moore Fortress is there, and it also has a heritage and knowledge far exceeding that of Green Lake Town. Even though a part of the population has been diverted to Green Lake Town, most of the real elite warriors still remain in the fortress due to living environment, external threats, and other factors.

If, under such advantageous conditions, the players sent by the fortress cannot achieve good results, then Facardo himself would be ashamed.

"Uncle Albard, Luke, you two are now high-level figures in our city, and you know the elites and backbones of the city very well. I'll leave the task of selecting and persuading players to participate in the competition to you!!"

Albard is now the commander of the fortress's army, and Luke is the highest person in charge of the intelligence department. Compared to Facardo, who coordinates the affairs of the entire city, the two goblins are more professional, so Facardo called them to discuss this time.

"Facardo, how many people are you planning to send to participate in this competition?"

"Of course, the more the better! The more goblins, the more hope for victory!! It would be best if we could include all the rewards in our team. In that case, Moore Fortress will have more resources in the next two years, and you two will have more funds on hand."

"To be honest, in the future, the young people in our city who have completed basic education will go to the academies in Green Lake Town for further study after passing various exams. If we cannot seize the current advantage and improve the city's welfare and living environment as soon as possible, it may not be as attractive as Green Lake Town in the future."

"The chief has already made a decision to send the precious books collected in our city to Green Lake Town for preservation and management, to establish the largest and most complete library in our tribe, to facilitate the academy's learning and attract foreign students."

Facardo told Albard and the others about Allen's latest decision with concern. After hearing this information, Albard and the others gradually frowned.

"It may not be useful to have too many people participating. I think we can actually hold a competition in our city and take out a part of the materials from our city's storage to warm up the competition first."

"If we rely on us to promote the competition one by one, it's better to let everyone understand the competition through actual viewing. In the future, we won't have to personally select players anymore."

Luke slowly said his suggestion.

"Is there enough time?"

Facardo was a little worried.

"It should be enough. Isn't there still 20 days left?"

"Then I'll issue an announcement in the name of the city lord tomorrow to see the effect. You two should also go back and think about which warriors are strong and worth persuading to participate."

"Okay!!"

"Okay."