25. The first class
Except for Adam who was speechless all night, the other mage apprentices gathered together and excitedly discussed the new life that had just begun to emerge. The extraordinary profession of mage is finally in a place where they can actually touch.
After all, they were just underage children, and the temporary conflict did not leave such a strong shadow in their hearts. After getting together, Randy quickly put the discomfort behind her and turned to worry about another problem - his soul talent and curse.
Obviously, the curse is not included in the ordinary category. The embarrassing thing is that it does not mean it is powerful, but rather it is because it is useless.
Quentin patted him comfortably and said, "Master once said that although soul affinity is important, it is not the main factor for mages. You don't have to worry so much. Humph, I think it's that guy who should be worried about."
Everyone knew that he was talking about Adam, and Corriestel, who still maintained her innocent and kind heart, said with some concern: "Is it really good for us to isolate Adam like this? After all, we are from the same place, shouldn't we help each other? And the master did not say that it was not Adam's fault." Corriestel refers to the fact that Adam chose to smash the rune group at the end.
Randy snorted coldly and said, "We didn't want to isolate him. I think he looked down on us. Judging from his appearance, he might laugh at us all as fools in his heart. Humph, he will pay the price for his arrogance."
"But......"
"We are about to be exposed to more advanced knowledge and will become stronger and stronger. He thought it was a ship where he could be a mighty man? The apprentices from the mainland of the wizards were not friendly to us. They did not choose to unite at this time and were still independent," Quentin said sarcastically, "I am waiting for him to come to us for help."
Ophelia felt the conversation a little harsh, and she remembered what Adam said a month ago. The weak alliance had no meaning. For some reason, this sentence kept popping up in her heart, making her feel upset: "Okay, I think we should have a rest. Being late on the first day will definitely leave a bad impression in the heart of the master."
After saying that, Ophelia left directly. She and Corriestel lived in the same room. After the door was closed, Corriestel whispered: "Miss Ophelia, we blamed Adam wrongly, didn't we?"
Ophelia paused for a moment, and after all, she said nothing. Corriestel did not ask and returned to the room alone.
The next morning, Adam finished the rune outline for a night, and when he came into contact with mental power to solidify runes and optimized them until now, he had a vague idea. Just as a magic is composed of rune groups, can the mental power to solidify runes be outlined in groups? Through different rune structures, it can be formed into another more complex style. Can mental power be strengthened more efficiently?
Thinking of this, Adam couldn't help but look forward to the course more. From today on, the monk's practice will receive systematic guidance, which is far more efficient than crossing the river by feeling the stones alone.
He is still the senior apprentice who led the way yesterday. He will unify the new batch of apprentices and distribute the basic supplies needed to live at Moldo Academy, including gray robes, tokens representing identity, detailed maps, and of course, these are all charged.
The college was very efficient in its work. It had completed the contribution of the apprentice on the desert island on the ship overnight. Everyone was even more dissatisfied with him when they saw that Adam had obviously more energy stones than everyone and the secondary ether crystals he obtained.
Adam first read the course schedule carefully. It seems that the first year is indeed the compulsory education stage, and all courses are staggered, ensuring that apprentices will not miss another because of one course. The first class this morning was rune knowledge.
The map marked the locations of major facilities in the college. Adam was attracted by a building search called the Mission Hall. At this time, the senior apprentice happened to say: "Except for the first year, there is almost no free thing in the college. Even if it is free for a while, it will pay a greater price in the future. But the college encourages apprentices to create value by themselves. If you feel that there is insufficient resources, you can go to the Mission Hall to accept tasks, and the reward will not disappoint."
Speaking of this, his expression was a bit weird: "And, some tasks will bring you a very exciting experience. However, you are very lucky. Since the tower just failed in the war, the number of apprentices was much smaller than in previous years, resulting in a large number of tasks being backlogged and unfinished. You may be able to support yourself easily, if you are not really stupid."
"Get your identity token and enter the room information. From then on, your dormitory will be your private territory. You have the right to kill the trespasser without any responsibility. The energy stones you have in your hands can also be deposited into the token. The canteen provides this service only requires a one-percent fee."
After the senior apprentice left, according to the course schedule, the newcomers must seize the time to enjoy breakfast and then start their first class.
The cafeteria of the academy is very huge and divided into two areas, where there is no wizard, and it is obvious that the wizard will not eat with the apprentices.
The food provided by the canteen in the first area is without ordinary food, and most of it is monster meat containing special energy. The huge light curtain clearly marks the price of each portion of food and explains their effects one by one.
For example, the whole bird of light is priced at ten units of energy stone, which has a weak purification effect. The whole bird of fear is priced at four units of energy stone, which has a slight effect of removing mental fatigue. In addition to these foods with special functions, there are also the cheapest ordinary monster meat, which has no effect and is worth 0.5 units of energy stone.
Adam walked to the window and stored the energy stone in his hand into the identity token. The number was about 800 units. Obviously, this was not enough to last for how long. He had to find a stable source of income, otherwise he would be at risk of starvation.
The other apprentices from the deserted island looked embarrassed. They got even fewer energy stones. Even if they only eat the cheapest food every day, they were a little short of money. Before they had no source of income, they could only choose to go to the second area to eat some ordinary food.
This made the local apprentices on the side even more disdainful of them. As natives, even if their parents were not mages, they also worked for mages. The rewards they received on weekdays were also energy stones, which was naturally much richer than apprentices from desert islands.
"Poor ghost." Someone said disdainfully.
The contemptuous voice made their faces flush, and William and Ophelia sighed softly. In any case, at least on the first day, they could not see their companions so embarrassed.
"Okay guys, everything will be fine, now, come with me." William patted Quentin and Randy and said softly.
Adam came to the first area alone and sat down. There was a menu on each table. Adam curiously ordered the bird of light in the first row of the menu. A protrusion rose on the table. Adam brushed the identity token on it, and the fee was automatically deducted. Then a mechanical puppet came to serve the food.
These mechanical puppets are all masterpieces of alchemists. Although they are used as service, Adam can still feel the powerful aura emitted by their energy core. It can be said that such a puppet is definitely not something Adam can resist now.
The taste of food is not as good as their expensive price. The body of the monster is as huge as ever. This monster called bird is more than the turkey on earth. Adam cuts a piece of meat and puts it in his mouth. The strong delicacy explodes between the taste buds, bringing him great pleasure.
"No wonder the mages rarely eat at previous banquets. It turns out that the food on the mage continent is so delicious."
The delicious food made Adam, who had never cared about low-level enjoyment, obsessed with it. As the process of eating, the special energy in the food was also integrated into the body, purifying the mental power, as the name suggests, to make the mental power more concentrated, but this was not very effective for Adam, and it could only be said to be better than nothing.
No matter what the reason is, on the first meal of the first day, all the apprentices came to the first area. They had eaten food and expressed their sincere admiration, but the apprentices on the deserted island were a little worried after enjoying it.
After Adam eliminated his food, he left the cafeteria alone and followed the map's guidance to the rune knowledge class.
Because it is a low-level free course, there is no senior apprentice here. There is still half an hour before the scheduled time and the tutor is not present. Adam randomly chose a seat and waited quietly.
Not long after, the other apprentices also arrived. The second before the class time came, the tutor walked into the classroom on time without any nonsense, and said directly: "James, my name is a high-level wizard apprentice. You don't need to call me a tutor. I will only tell you all the knowledge. If you don't understand it, you can find me after class. However, tutoring is charged."
Adam temporarily stopped the tasks of other threads and stared at James with concentration.
“Today’s content is rune essence and meditation.”
Adam realized that he had wasted an opportunity at the beginning, but he didn't expect that the apprentice would teach the essence of runes in the first lesson.
Sure enough, James' statement was no different from what Mage Black told him at the beginning, and the other apprentices did not express any surprise at all. Obviously, this was just the foundation of the foundation.
“The next thing is the meditation.”
"The name meditation method is an ancient name in the Mage Plane. Now it has another name, called the Mind Power Solid Rune Group. However, because it is too difficult to pronounce, most mages still call it that way."
Chapter completed!