Ms Watkins held out a stack of documents in her hand and said, "There are 900 people in total not more not less. Here's the name list."
Waving around the stack that was the name list, Larne looked at Hank and Martin with a bitter smile. "Isn't the academy going a little too far? In a normal CoreEnergy awakening course, there would be 50 students at maximum. 900 people can easily be fit into 20 of those classes! If one class required two instructors, we would need at least 40 of them! Even with you guys on board, there's no way that we would be able to handle all the workload ourselves! The academy really is going too far. I think I better just resign."
Martin and Ms Watkins were both dumbfounded at Larne's declaration that he would resign. If he really did so and left the CoreEnergy awakening course to fare for itself, then the reputation of the academy would definitely be ruined. Just as the both of them wanted to try to convince him otherwise, Instructor Hank took out a document unhurriedly and said, "Instructor Landon, this is what the academy head wanted me to pass to you. It is the contract that you have signed yourself almost a year ago. It states that should you cause the academy to incur any loss as a result of going against orders, you will have to reimburse the academy two times the amount. If you retire, you'll have to pay back two times the amount of the money the students here paid, roughly tens of thousands of gold coins…"
Sol, I didn't know that the agreement I signed before going to the Treasure Islands would tie me down here! Larne was infuriated, but Instructor Hank actually handed the contract to Larne and said, "The academy head said that the contract that time was just a joke. Here, you can have it back."
Martin and Ms Watkins were anxious again. What if Larne ran off with the contract?
Larnr was stunned to receive the agreement. What's the old bastard's intention in handing this to me? Is he going to let me off that easily?
Instructor Hank took out another sheepskin parchment and said, "This is the name list of all the Gold and Silver ranked instructors. The academy head said that you can select 24 of them to join the instructor team for this CoreEnergy awakening course. You will be responsible for assigning tasks to them and anyone who does not obey will be sacked by the academy. Also, given that the amount of instructors available in the academy itself is insufficient, you have the authority to choose 24 outstanding students to serve as assistant instructors."
Instructors Martin and Ms Watkins both secretly clicked their tongues upon hearing that Larne had been given so much authority. It cannot be understated how much the students want a position as one of the 24 assistant instructors. Even though the payment was only one gold coin a month, it was enough for one to live quite a lavish life. If they perform well and get appointed as official instructors, they will be able to earn three gold coins per month. That was a stable and high paying position for anyone to have.
Given the benefits of being an instructor, it could be said Larne now held quite an amount of power and the students of the academy who would do anything for the positions would do anything he says.
It seems that the academy head really trusts Instructor Landon, thought Instructor Ms Watkins.
Does the academy head have some sort of family relation with Instructor Landon? Or is he actually the academy head's illegitimate… That was Instructor Martin 's wild guess.
"Now that's much better…" said Larne, having turned that frown on his face into a bright smile. Taking the name list, he started scribbling and marking it.
"Additionally…" Hank handed another document over. "Due to the unexpected amount of applicants that has caused you quite some trouble, to make up for it, the academy head has allocated a budget of 200 gold coins for you to distribute to the instructor team as an added bonus. You only have to sign here."
"Hehe…" It was apparent that Larne was in a rather good mood as he signed the document gleefully. However, he still let out a long sigh, "It really is pretty rare for the academy to be so generous…"
Ms Watkins whispered, "I know the reason for their generosity. Ever since news got out about Instructor Larne's Core awakening course boasting a 100% success rate the last time, the applicants this time around specified that they wanted to enter Larne's class. The academy head said that those who wanted to pick their instructor had to pay double the usual fee. All those students you see in the hall had paid two times the normal fee so that they can get a 100% assurance to awaken their Core."
Ugh… Larne was really speechless. It's no wonder that the academy head was so generous with the funding given the double fee the students paid. He even let Larne manage the funding and staffing of the course to make sure he gives it his best to make sure everyone passes! The normal price for this course was 5 gold coins. With 900 students paying 10 gold coins each, the academy had already received an extra 4500 gold coins! With a monthly bonus of 200 gold coins, it would only amount to 1200 gold coins after six months when the course ends. The academy would still earn well over 3000 gold coins. Orun, that old miser really has it thought out…
Larne handed the name list back to Instructor Hank and said, "I've already picked 9 instructors out of the 24. I'll let the three of you pick five as well. As for the assistant instructors, leave 9 slots for me to pick and you guys can choose the rest. Ms Watkins, please try to select as many female instructors and student instructors as possible for this course as there is a lot of female students this time around. It would be better if we let female instructors be in charge of them.
"As for the bonus, Instructor Martin, Instructor Hank and I will each be receiving 5 gold coins, Ms Watkins and the other managing instructors will be receiving 3, the rest of the academy instructors will get 2 gold coins and the student assistant instructors will get 1 each. The remainder of the bonus will be distributed among everyone after the course ends."
Hank, Martin and Ms Watkins were all moved as they did not expect Larne to relinquish his authority so willingly. Hank even whispered, "The academy head was right. Instructor Landon really is someone who doesn't have much greed or ambition."
Larne clapped his hands and continued, "Later, I will go greet the students at the hall and Ms Watkins will explain the rules and regulations of the course to them. Just like the last time, the course will officially start in another 3 days and the students will have to follow a strict diet and sleeping schedule that will be set by us. Those who aren't willing to do so should go to the administration for a refund or they will not be entertained after the course starts.
"For the next two days, Instructor Martin, please help Ms Watkins inspect and prepare the training grounds as well as the dorms these students will be living in. Instructor Hank, I'll let you handle the other members of the instructor team. When the class starts in three days, we will have to inspect the conditions of every one of the students before assigning them to different classes with different regimens. That's it for now. I'll be heading on the stage."
As he was about leaving he paused cause he just heard the loveliest voice he's has ever heard.
"Excuse me, are you Mr Landon?"