By the end of the instructor's speech, everyone had a clear idea of what their second year would be like.
For the first six months after becoming second-year students, they would not be required to attend classes and were free to roam outside the university during this time, applying what they had learned during their first year in the real world.
During these six months, they were all required to reach the Expert mage rank before resumption. Anyone who didn't reach the Expert mage rank by the end of the six months should just continue roaming outside and never come back.
This meant that the six months' free period wasn't actually for roaming but for the students to work on their ranks.
As for those students who were already at the Expert mage rank, they were free to play around or work hard to avoid the others catching up to them; it was simply their choice.
