— The second update was at eleven o 'clock.
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The next morning, when the warm sun was shining on Allyn, a coach was heading to a spacious building in the dark green woods along a remote road.
"Lucien, I'll take you to see Jerome and Rock after you finish your registration, and then you can exchange the books you got from the library." Lazar, who was still wearing his black double-breasted suit, took a glance at the desolate evergreen woods outside the window and said, "But you have to remember that you can't exchange the new spells created or improved by other people in private, unless the spells are over a hundred years old."
"When you learn arcana and magic knowledge, it's hard for other people to notice, and it's also allowed by the Congress. However, if you're found to be using the new spells, and there's no record of you learning the new spells from the Magic Exchange Library or the inventor, it's a very serious crime. You have to pay a hundred times more than the exchange price, or you'll be thrown into the prison for ten years, and your memory will be erased by a senior-rank sorcerer with hypnosis."
Lucien nodded seriously, "I see."
At the same time, Lucien appreciated the Congress's strategy. In the theory of arcana and magic, authors would get arcana credits and arcana points when their papers and books passed the review, but in the future, they would not get arcana points anymore. Instead, arcana points would be earned by the number of citations. Therefore, the authors of the books in the library actually hoped that their books could be exchanged for free, which would increase the possibility of their books being cited. As for the private communication between sorcerers, as long as the Congress acquiesced, no one would care.
However, new spells directly represented power, and no sorcerer would be willing to share their new spells if not for arcana credits and arcana points.
"In fact, there are many unique spells in the big organizations that haven't been submitted to the Arcana Review Board. For example, the Will of Elements and the Holm Royal Magic Academy share a legendary spell named Element Decomposition. As long as you join the Will of Elements, when you become a ninth-circle sorcerer, you'll be able to exchange for and try to analyze this spell, which will lay a solid foundation for you to become a legendary sorcerer in the future." Lazar wouldn't let go of any chance to promote the benefits of joining the Will of Elements. Of course, this was also because he saw Lucien as his friend, and he was optimistic about Lucien's future.
Lucien didn't look too happy. "I'll think about it when I become an official arcanist."
In fact, due to the relationship between Natasha and his secret identity as "Professor", Lucien was inclined to join the Will of Elements. That way, even if his identity as "Professor" was exposed in the future, he would have the support of a big organization and big shots. However, since Lucien had transmigrated to this world with souls, how could he not be interested in such knowledge?
Also, if Lucien really wanted to join the Will of Elements, he would need to be respected and respected, unlike the necromancers who were recruited by the Hand of Paleness.
That incident was still fresh in Lucien's mind.
Lazar understood why Lucien wasn't smiling, so he didn't say anything more. He chuckled and said, "Lucien, are you still heartbroken over the money you spent on the materials?"
"Yes." Lucien's face looked a bit gloomy. The seventeen purified elements cost him two high-quality Wave Stones. Now, he only had one high-quality Wave Stone, two Quintal, one arcana point, ether, fairy hair, and other materials left. He had officially become a "commoner" in the world of sorcerers.
Lazar patted Lucien's shoulder and comforted him, "You should feel lucky that the school has the other forty-eight purified elements. When you apply to do experiments, the price will be ninety percent lower than the price outside. Also, if it's your turn to teach the apprentices how to familiarize themselves with the elements, you won't even need to spend a single copper. The school also provides a small garden villa for the teachers to live in. You don't even need to rent a house. What a great job! "
"That's true." Lucien was only a bit upset that he didn't have enough money to spend, but he was actually quite calm. Before coming here, Lucien had already replied to the letter of Common Arcana with the Douglas Magic School as his contact point and submitted it to the Sorcerer Administrative Department.
The carriage slowly stopped in front of the black iron gate with a pointed roof, which was in the style of the ancient Magic Empire. A black golem walked over and opened the gate.
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On the third floor of a dark magic tower with a pointed roof.
Lucien, who was wearing a white shirt, a brown waistcoat, and a double-breasted black suit, was sitting in front of the desk.
In front of Lucien, there was a bald old man with a white beard. He was wearing an ancient black sorcerer robe inlaid with silver patterns. Except for his deep-set blue eyes, the old man looked quite ordinary, neither fat nor thin.
"I'm Donald, the principal of the Douglas Magic School. You're welcome to join us, Evans. " The old man nodded with a smile. He was sorting out a file in his hand, and he was wearing the badge of a level-four arcanist and a fifth-circle sorcerer.
Lucien stood up and politely took off his black top hat. He slightly bowed, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Donald. You can just call me Lucien."
"Hehe. Fortunately, the other Evans in our school likes to be called K, or Mr. K, or I'm afraid that nobody knows who I'm referring to when I call him Lucien." Donald found a file and handed it to Lucien, "These are the courses offered by our school. Take a look."
Lucien took over the file and read it carefully. There were Lingua Franca, Ancient Magic Empire Language, Abyss Language, Hell Language, Magic Pharmaceutics (Elementary), Basic Elements, Basic Electromagnetism, Basic Necromancy, Magic Structure (Elementary), Basic Alchemy … Introduction to Magic Circles, Magic Analysis, General Knowledge of Summoning … Introduction to Some Countries' Customs, Magic History, and Music.
"Music?" Lucien could understand all the other courses, but he did not expect to see music here.
Donald stroked his white beard and chuckled. "We have to let the apprentices relax appropriately. Lucien, you're from the other side of the Storm Strait. Are you good at playing music? Do you want to take a music class? Last month, a sorcerer who was also a music teacher was fired because he violated the school rules by having an intimate relationship with a female apprentice. We're short of staff right now. "
"By the way, Lucien, you're a handsome young man. Don't violate the school rules. You'd better stay away from those beautiful female apprentices. They're always attracted to the knowledgeable, powerful, and good-looking teachers. If you're really attracted to one of them, you can ask her to leave the school. Then you won't violate the school rules. "
Since he had spent a lot of money yesterday, Lucien did not care about the apprentice at all. Subconsciously, he asked, "Can I get a higher salary if I also teach music?" He was not interested in the green apple at all.
"Of course. You'll get two more arcana points per month." Donald nodded.
Lucien answered without hesitation, "I'm good at playing the piano and the violin." Lucien even planned to hold a concert in the Kingdom of Holm if he was not afraid that John and the other apprentices would be involved.
"Not bad, young man. You're good at the same things as the musician with the same name as you." Donald continued, "Lucien, you've just joined the Congress, and you don't have a solid foundation in arcana and magic yet. Therefore, I'll arrange for you to teach three courses: Language of the Ancient Magic Empire, Encyclopedia of Magic Creatures, and Language of Hell. You'll have two classes a week. What do you think?"
Language of Hell and Language of Abyss were related to magic contracts and summoning rituals. Therefore, sorcerers in the Ancient Magic Empire were very good at them. There was also a corresponding introduction in Book of Astrology and Elements.
"No problem. But can I choose a class?" Lucien tried to ask. He wished that he could continue to teach Annick and the other apprentices. After all, it was quite satisfying to see his apprentices become successful under his guidance.
"Of course. We'll have to rearrange the teachers for these classes anyway." Donald did not object. He asked Lucien to choose two classes for formal apprentices, including Thorn Tree class where Annick and the other new apprentices were in. His music class was also in this class.
After arranging Lucien's classes and rooms in the villa, Donald crossed his hands and held his chin. He said seriously, "Lucien, there's something that I think I need to tell you first."
"Please go ahead, Mr. Donald." Lucien replied sincerely.
Donald's voice became low, "Lucien, you should know that it's the dream of many low-rank sorcerers to work in the magic schools around Allyn, right? Douglas Magic School has the best conditions in the whole magic world. Therefore, we've never considered sorcerers who are not formal arcanists. "
"According to the requirements, you shouldn't have been able to enter our school. However, a gentleman from the Affair Committee believes that your logic is clear and rigorous, and your thoughts are well-organized. Furthermore, your first paper was evaluated as' groundbreaking 'and you have great talent as an arcanist. Therefore, he specially approved you to enter the school so that you can have a good environment to learn and grow.
"I don't have any problem with that, because it's normal that we value talented sorcerers. In the magic world, the higher the level, the greater the power gap. As long as a talented sorcerer grows up, he or she will be many times stronger than other common sorcerers. It's natural that resources and privileges are given to people like you. "
"I'm telling you this because I want to remind you that you shouldn't think that you have nothing to worry about after you've entered Douglas Magic School. Don't be lazy and waste your talent. If you can't become a formal arcanist within a year, I'll apply to the Affair Committee to let you leave the school. Of course, I believe that you can do it. "
"Also, although the teachers in Douglas Magic School are not middle-rank arcanists or sorcerers, they all have their own specialties. Also, many of them are as talented as you are in arcana, Lucien. Some of them have even proven themselves. For example, K is a level-two arcanist. You'll learn a lot from them, Lucien. "
Donald warned Lucien in a calm but serious tone, in case Lucien would ruin his own future by indulging in extravagance.
Lucien nodded seriously, "Thank you for your reminder, Mr. Donald. I'll keep it in mind. Talent comes with hard work. Right, I wonder which member of the Affair Committee approved me to work in the school. I'd like to thank him properly. "
Donald nodded in satisfaction, "You don't need to know that. If you can become a middle-rank arcanist, maybe he'll really pay attention to you. Well, during the day, the magic lab is only open to students. After the afternoon classes, you can use it for free. Okay, one last thing. Follow the school rules. Classes will start tomorrow. "
While talking, Donald handed Lucien his nameplate and a few pages of paper, on which there were two hundred school rules.
Lucien immediately felt that his head was throbbing. There were so many school rules. Putting away the paper, he put on his hat and left the office. (To be continued. If you like this work, you're welcome to come to qidian.com to vote. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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