Greedy soldiers
And after training novice-level techniques, they will start going out for real combat training to perfectly Polish their skills which are currently in the form of knowledge with real flights.
Lest we forget, the techniques given to them are also related to their element to help them understand it faster.
Unlike them, students of magic academies focus more on cultivating their elements and stay in their dorms and classes more.
While they also use weapons in fights, they are actually weaker than people from military academies when it comes to weapon fights.
"Then why do students from magic academies also use weapons?" Mia asked. After all, she was also trying to join chronicle academy.
"Hmm, it's because it helps to conserve Mana as there are limited number of spells a mage can use before they are completely drained and get exhausted. To prevent that from happening too quickly, they use weapons to assist their spells.