Countless wizards were sent to the frontlines, and countless never returned.
Those "veterans" lucky enough to retreat from the frontlines were granted a rare vacation opportunity after five years of service.
They returned to the academy to assist with admissions, serving as living examples to inspire those who came after.
Jeming remembered it clearly.
What impressed him most was a "super genius" who soared from a First Level Official Wizard to Fifth Level in just five years.
The speed of that advancement was astonishingly fast, making countless people envious.
But later he learned.
Such a "genius" was less a Lucky One and more a jinxed one.
In plane wars with other civilizations, many wizards would have their souls eroded by local natives using special means, memories altered, or even be directly possessed.
Those rapidly advancing "geniuses" were often victims whose souls were transformed by a flood of information, hence becoming possessed.
