As the carriage arrived at the terminal, everyone felt as if they had been overstimulated. Many of the people who stuck their heads out of the window had their hair blown back. Everyone got out of the carriage, carrying their luggage, and walked up the stairs under the guidance of Sargon and a few other staff members.
As the mechanism on the wall opened, everyone entered the castle hall. Looking at the brightly lit and exquisite castle, they could see the luxurious stained glass windows, the jewel-encrusted ceiling, the artistic oil paintings on the walls, and the fireplace with the heads of beasts hanging on it.
"Wow!"
"That's Franklin's painting, Holy War! It depicts the Golden King killing the twelfth Wolf King, Costa!"
"And the statue of Lancôme!"
"This is Master Bolin's work!"
A few apprentices who were born in wealthy families and had strong appreciation skills all cried out in surprise. The things displayed in the hall were all priceless antiques. Although there were nobles present, they were not proud of themselves. Most of them were born in middle or lower class families and had never seen such a luxurious scene before.
The tables were filled with silver cutlery and a dazzling array of food. Many of the apprentices who had not eaten since noon began to growl in their stomachs.
Accompanied by dim lights and shining shadows, everyone walked into the castle and kept looking around, feeling a little dizzy. At this time, Lu Zhiyu walked out of a circle, passed through the dimensional gate, and arrived in front of them.
"Is everyone here? Why are there so few people? "
Lu Zhiyu furrowed his brows. He realized that there were only about forty wizarding apprentices, which was far less than he had expected. He had sent out more than two hundred admission letters, but only so many people had come. It seemed that more people had chosen to give up!
All the wizard apprentices looked at Lu Zhiyu. They saw a man who looked almost like an elf standing in front of them. His long black hair was tied behind his head, and he was wearing a white trench coat with silver edges. Inside, he was wearing a white shirt and black trousers, as well as pure white boots.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Anthony, and I am the master of this wizard tower. In the future, I will also be your mentor. I know you have a lot of questions, but you will slowly figure them out. Tomorrow, classes will officially start. In the future, you will live in this castle and study for five years!
Lu Zhiyu clapped his hands and said, "Alright, little guys, since you're here, let's eat. Today is a banquet specially prepared for all of you. Enjoy and cheer to your heart's content, then have a good sleep. From today onwards, your lives will never be ordinary!"
Although Lu Zhiyu was speaking in Phinks, he was actually using his mind power to transmit his voice. The other orcs and elves could also understand the meaning of his words. As a result, even though they could not understand what Lu Zhiyu was saying, they could still understand what he was saying. All of them covered their mouths in surprise!
Lu Zhiyu sat down, and everyone sat down on both sides of the long table. There were originally three tables, but only one of them was left. Lu Zhiyu waved his hand, and the other two tables disappeared along with the food. It was exactly the same situation as when he had appeared. All the apprentices exclaimed in surprise. To them, this kind of ability was no different from that of a god!
The food had been carefully cooked, and the ant-people wizard servant had carefully prepared it. The apprentices had never seen the seasonings and cooking methods used. At this time, even salt was expensive on the Alen Continent. Spices and such were only available to the nobles. Only the nobles could afford to eat meat for every meal.
These little guys had never seen food like this before. They ate so much that they almost swallowed their own tongues. They felt that this dinner party was like the legendary dinner in the Kingdom of God, which could only be enjoyed by the gods in the Kingdom of God!
After eating, Lu Zhiyu clapped his hands and said to the apprentices, "Are you all done? Well then, let me be your first Wizard class. For Wizards, the highest truth is equivalent exchange. You get what you pay for, and if you don't pay, you don't get anything in return. Your banquet just now is worth one gold coin. Hmm, based on the Luhmann Kingdom's gold malons! "
All the apprentices exclaimed in surprise. One gold Malone was enough for an ordinary family of five to live for a month. Yet, it was enough for a meal. This was unacceptable to all the apprentices present!
Then, Lu Zhiyu continued, "The ferry fee for picking you up is 10 gold Malons, and the annual tuition fee is 200 gold Malons. This includes your books, teaching materials, accommodation, food, and so on, as well as laboratory fees and standard experimental materials. Apart from that, everything else will be charged!"
Everyone's jaws dropped. Such a high fee added up to nearly 1,000 gold Malons. Even a small noble would not be able to afford such a sum, let alone the Sorcerer-Apprentices present!
Frank stood up. "But, Mr. Anthony, we don't have that much money!"
Lu Zhiyu narrowed his eyes. "I didn't say that I would charge you now. You can pay me back after you graduate!"
Levis stood up. "This is extortion! This is usury! How can there be such a high fee? Even after five years, we won't be able to pay it back in our entire lives!"
Lu Zhiyu was stunned. "Levis Biketo, right?"
Levis immediately stood up straight. "Yes, I'm from the Biketo family. I'm a noble!"
Lu Zhiyu nodded. "Five years from now, you will find that the so-called nobility, the emperor, power, and money are no longer attractive to you. They are just like the soil on the ground, because if you want them, you can have them easily with just a flick of your fingers. Can't you afford to pay them back? That doesn't matter. I will kick such an idiot out of the wizard tower. He will not be allowed to use the name of the wizard tower, nor will he be allowed to call himself a wizard, because he is an insult to the name of wizard! "
"I just want to use this method to tell you that no effort, no return. Equivalent exchange is the rule of this world, and it is also the truth that you, as wizards, must believe in in the future!"
Levis blushed at Lu Zhiyu's words, but he could not say a word in rebuttal. The amazing things he had seen along the way, such as the wind raven that could speak and easily kill a group of Blood Knights, the Life Alchemy Ship that could cross the ocean and kill the Son of the Sea, the magical life wizard servant, the rail car that could travel underground, the extremely luxurious wizard castle, and Lu Zhiyu's amazing abilities had all shocked Levis to the point of speechlessness!
To someone like Lu Zhiyu, the apprentices were like a group of frogs at the bottom of a well. For the first time, they learned that the world was so big, that the ocean was like this, and that there was another continent and race outside of this world, as well as wizards who could control magical powers!
At the end of the banquet, everyone was talking among themselves. Lu Zhiyu arranged for a few caretakers to assign them to their own rooms. Everyone had a single room, so that they could meditate without being disturbed. It was also convenient for them to study and read!
However, everyone was so excited that they could not sleep. The fantastic adventures that they had experienced in the past few days had filled them with excitement. In particular, the banquet that Lu Zhiyu had prepared and the words that he had said kept reverberating in their minds, causing them to toss and turn in bed all night!
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