Chapter 195 Knocking (First Update)
——The second watch was after eleven o'clock.
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The next morning, the warm sun shone on Alinge, and a carriage drove down a remote road to a sprawling building in a dark green forest.
"Lucian, when you finish your report, I'll take you to see Jerome and Roque, and then you can exchange books from the library." Lazar, who was still in a black double-breasted dress, glanced at the rather desolate evergreen forest outside the window, "However, you must remember that you cannot privately exchange new magic created or improved by others, unless it has passed the hundred years of expiration."
"The study of arcane and magical knowledge is difficult for others to detect, and it is also tacitly approved by the council, but as long as this new magic is discovered and used, and there is no record of learning from the 'Magic Exchange Hall' or its inventor, it is a very serious crime, either pay a hundred times the exchange price to make up for it, or you will be thrown into the Demon Forbidden Prison for ten years, and the memory of this aspect will be erased by high-level magicians with hypnosis."
Lucian nodded: "I understand."
At the same time, Lucian appreciates this strategy of the Magic Council, in the theory of arcane and magic, the authors' papers and books will be rewarded with arcane points and arcane points when they pass the review, but there will be no more arcane points in the future, and the number of citations will be obtained by obtaining arcane points, so the authors of the books in the library actually hope that their books will be exchanged for free, which will increase the possibility of their citations. For private communication between magicians, as long as the Magic Council acquiesces, no one cares.
And the new magic directly means power, not for arcane points and subsequent rich arcane points, no magician is willing to hand it over, it must be strictly protected.
"Hehe, in fact, there are many unique magics within major organizations that have not been submitted to the Arcane Review Committee, for example, our 'Elemental Will' and the Royal Magic Academy of Holm have a legendary magic 'Elemental Decomposition' of His Excellency Hathaway, the Great Arcanist, as long as you add 'Elemental Will', you can exchange and try to analyze this magic after becoming a nine-ring magician, laying a solid foundation for future advanced legends." Lazar didn't miss an opportunity to promote the benefits of adding elemental will, of course, because he saw Lucian as his friend and was more optimistic about his future.
Lucian said with a not very good expression: "When I have the official arcanist level, I will consider it."
In fact, due to the relationship between Natasha and the secret "professor" status, Lucian tends to join the elemental will, so that even if the professor's identity is exposed in the future, there will be big organizations and big bosses to support him, but since Lucian has traveled to this world with a soul, how could he not be interested in similar knowledge?
Moreover, if he really wanted to add elemental will, Lucian would also join with an attitude of being valued, not like the original Wilfrid necromancers recruited by the "Pale Hand".
That incident was still fresh in Lucian's memory.
Lazar understood the reason why Lucian didn't smile, so he didn't say any more, and said with a smile: "Lucian, are you still heartbroken about the money you paid for the materials?"
"Yes." Lucian's expression suddenly became a little ugly, seventeen purified elements cost him two high-quality Neptunes, and now he only had one high-quality Heolan stone, two Golden Thalers, an arcane point, and miscellaneous materials such as ether and fairy hair, officially entering the "commoner" class among magicians.
Lazar patted Lucian on the shoulder and comforted: "You should be glad that there are the remaining forty-eight kinds of purified elemental materials in the magic school, and when you apply for experiments, you can be 90% cheaper than outside. And if it's your turn to instruct your apprentices to do magical experiments familiar with the nature of the elements, you don't have to spend a single copper fell. Hehe, the magic school also provides a small garden villa for the teachers to live in, you even save the cost of renting a house, what a good job."
"That's right." Lucian was just slightly depressed, money was really not enough to spend, but in fact he was still relatively calm. At the same time, before coming, he had already used Douglas Magic School as his contact point to reply to the "Ordinary Arcanist Monthly" request letter and submit it to the "Magician Management Department".
The carriage slowly stopped in front of the spired hollow black iron door full of the architectural style of the ancient magical empire, and a cold and hard black golem with a shining metallic luster came over and opened the door.
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A magic tower with a pitch-black spire on the third floor.
Lucian, who was wearing a white shirt, a brown vest, and a double-breasted black long dress, sat at his desk.
Opposite Lucian was a bald old man with a white beard, wearing an ancient magician's robe with black inlaid silver and white patterns, except for his deep blue eyes, his appearance was very ordinary, neither fat nor thin.
"I'm Donald, the principal of Douglas School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Welcome Evans, you join us." The bald old man smiled and nodded, sorting out a document in his hand, wearing the badge of a fourth-level arcanist and a five-ring magician on his chest.
Lucian stood up, politely took off his black top hat, blocked it to his chest, and bowed slightly: "Hello, Principal Donald, you can call me Lucian directly."
"Hehe, fortunately, another Evans in our school likes to be called K, or Mr. K, otherwise if I call Lucian, I'm afraid no one will know who it refers to." Donald found a document and handed it to Lucian, "This is the course offered by our school, you can take a look first."
Lucian took the document and looked at it carefully, which included "Common Language", "Ancient Magic Empire Language", "Abyssal Language", "Hell Language", "Magic Pharmacy (Beginner)", "Elemental Basics", "Electromagnetic Basics", "Necromancer Basics", "Magic Structure (Beginner)", "Alchemy Basics"...... "Magic Circle Introduction", "Magic Analysis", "Summoning Common Sense"...... "Introduction to Customs of Some Countries", "History of Magic", and "Music Class".
"Music class?" Lucian could understand the other lessons, but he actually saw a music class here.
Donald touched his gray beard and laughed: "Let the apprentices relax appropriately. Lucian, you came from across the Storm Strait, are you good at playing musical instruments? Do you want to take a music lesson? Last month, a magician who was also a music teacher was fired for violating school rules and having an intimate relationship with a female apprentice, and we were just in a shortage of manpower."
"By the way, Lucian, you are a handsome young man, don't break the school rules, it's best to stay away from those beautiful female apprentices - they are always full of affection for knowledgeable, powerful, and handsome magic teachers. If something really makes you excited, let her drop out of school, so as not to violate school rules."
Due to the continuous consumption of money yesterday, Lucian didn't take the female apprentice to heart at all, and subconsciously asked: "If I take music classes part-time, can I get a little more salary?" I have no interest in young apples.
"Of course, two more arcane points per month." Donald nodded easily.
Lucian replied without hesitation: "I am good at piano and violin." If it weren't for the fear of implicating John and the others, Lucian would have planned to hold a concert in the Holm Kingdom.
"Nice young man, the same as the musician with the same name and surname as you are good at." Donald didn't dwell on this, and continued: "Lucian, you have just arrived at the council and have not yet laid a solid foundation in arcane and magic, so I will arrange for you to teach the three courses of 'Ancient Magic Imperial Language', 'Magical Creatures' and 'Hell Language', two classes a week, a total of ten classes, what are your opinions?"
Since Hell Language and Abyssal Language involve magic contracts, summoning rituals, etc., the magicians of the ancient magic empire were very good at it, and it is also introduced in the "Book of Astrology and Elements".
"No objection, but can I choose a class?" Lucian tried to ask, it would be nice if he could continue to teach Annick and the others, after all, there was also a sense of satisfaction in watching several apprentices being guided by him.
"Yes, anyway, we have to rearrange the teachers of these classes." Donald did not object, so Lucian chose two classes of formal magic apprentices, including the "Thorn Tree" class where Annick and other new apprentices were located, and this class also served as a music class.
After arranging Lucian's lesson and the room in the garden villa, Donald clasped his hands, pressed his chin against his chin, and said very seriously: "Lucian, there is one thing I think I need to tell you first."
"Principal Donald, please speak." Lucian replied sincerely.
Donald's voice became low: "Lucian, you should know that working in a magic school in Alinge and nearby is the dream of many low-level magicians, right? And Douglas School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is one of the best in the entire wizarding world, so magicians without the official arcanist level have never been considered by us."
"Originally, according to the requirements, you could not enter our school, but a gentleman from the 'Affairs Committee' thought that you had clear logic and rigorous thinking, and your first thesis was evaluated as 'groundbreaking', and you had a good arcanist talent, so you were specially approved to enter the school, so that you can have a good environment to learn and grow."
"I have no problem with this, because it is normal to value gifted sorcerers. In the magical world where the higher the level, the greater the difference in strength, as long as a genius magician grows up, he will be many times better than other ordinary magicians. Resources and privileges should be tilted towards people like you."
"The reason I tell you is to remind you not to become lazy, waste and squander your talents by thinking that there is nothing else to worry about when you enter Douglas School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. If you do not achieve the official Arcanist rank within a year, I will apply to the 'Affairs Committee' to let you leave the school. Of course, I believe you can do it."
"Also, the teachers who can enter Douglas School of Magic, although they are not intermediate arcanists or magicians, have their own specialties, and many of them are no worse than Lucian in arcane talents, and even have proven themselves, such as K is a second-level arcanist. Communicating with them more will make Lucian gain a lot."
Donald struck Lucian in a calm but solemn tone, lest he have arrogant and indulgent thoughts and ruin his future.
Lucian nodded seriously: "Thank you, Principal Donald, for your reminder, I will remember it in my heart, with talent, you must be diligent and hardworking. By the way, I don't know which committee member specially approved me to enter the school? I want to thank him very much."
Donald nodded in satisfaction: "You don't need to know this, if you can become a mid-level arcanist, maybe he will really pay attention to you. Well, during the day, the magic lab is only open to students, and after the afternoon session, you can use it for free. Okay, one last word, abide by the school rules and start classes tomorrow."
As he spoke, he handed Teacher Lucian a nameplate and a few pages of paper, which contained a full 200 school rules.
Lucian immediately felt a slight pain in his head, there were so many school rules, then put away the paper, put on a top hat and took his leave of the principal's office.
(End of this chapter)