In the half a year that he had been in the academy, Adil had specially looked up information on elves and obtained some clues.
In places where Magi gathered, although elves were rare, they were not that rare. At the very least, there would be some information about elves circulating around from time to time.
Back then, Adil's mother had left behind an insignia with a purple bird and a moon engraved on it.
According to the academy's records, the moon represented the bloodline of the ancient moon elves, which was also one of the elves' original royal bloodlines.
A pure moon insignia usually represented the elven royal bloodline. If there was something else besides the silver moon, then it was usually a branch of the royal bloodline.
Thus, it could be roughly deduced that Adil's mother should belong to a branch of the moon elf royal bloodline, and her body inherited a part of the elven royal bloodline.
Adil's elemental affinity with the light element and the plant element must have come from this influence.
However, this was not a bad thing.
Not all Magi had outstanding elemental affinity. In reality, most Magi's elemental affinity was only average, and because of their constitution, they might even have a repulsive reaction towards certain elemental particles.
For Adil to have this level of elemental affinity was already not bad.
"Plant element … I remember that teacher Edith is quite proficient in plant-type spells, I can ask her for guidance in this area."
Sitting on the bed, Adil thought to himself, "As for the light element, it will be more troublesome. There doesn't seem to be any teachers in the academy who specialize in this type of spell, so there might be a lack of knowledge and materials in this area."
"Since it's like this, I can only specialize in the plant-type for now. In the future, when I have the chance, I will think of a way to find this type of knowledge."
After making this decision, Adil stood up and quickly walked outside, preparing to go to the library to look for some information.
In the blink of an eye, the days returned to their former tranquility.
Adil would quickly go back and forth between a few places every day, continuously repeating the life of a monk. It did not seem any different from before.
The only difference was that his expenditure in the academy had increased by a lot. This was because after advancing to a level 1 acolyte, he had more or less grasped the free basic knowledge from before. With his learning speed, if he wanted to advance quickly in preparation for advancing to a level 2 acolyte, he would have to attend many paid classes, causing his expenditure to increase by a lot.
Three months later.
In the classroom, as the lecture ended, the level 3 acolyte quickly left. It seemed that he did not want to stay for even a moment longer, causing the other acolytes to be disappointed.
After the lecture, the surrounding acolytes didn't intend to stay any longer and left one after another.
After most of the people had left, there was a sudden knock on the door, and a burly acolyte wearing a gray robe walked in, holding a bag in his hand.
"Adil, there's something for you in the mail."
With a smile on his face, Gray passed the package in his hand forward while looking at Adil, who was still sitting there. "How is it? How much did you understand in this class? "
"I think I understood most of it. This kind of analysis class involves too many things. In just a few hours, I've explained the characteristics of dozens of creatures. I can't remember much in one go."
In front, Adil took the package and said with a bitter smile.
"To be able to understand most of it, you're already very impressive."
As Gray listened to Adil's words, he sighed in admiration. "I'm different. I've already been in the academy for two to three years, but my progress is still not as good as yours."
"Let's not talk about this for now." Seeing the expression on Gray's face, Adil changed the topic. "How's the progress of your meditation? I heard that you're about to advance to a level 1 acolyte?"
This method of changing the topic was very effective. Gray's face revealed a hint of joy. "I've advanced successfully, just yesterday."
"Congratulations." Adil smiled and congratulated Gray.
Ever since he entered the academy, because he had been living the life of a monk, he didn't have many friends. He was only familiar with a few acolytes who he discussed with in class, and Gray was one of them.
Gray had entered the academy two to three years earlier than Adil, and was a member of a local Magus family. He had a good personality and wasn't as cold as other acolytes. During this period of time, he got along well with Adil.
After chatting for a while, Adil walked out of the classroom and towards the dormitory area.
After returning to his dormitory, he closed the door and opened the package in his hands, revealing some of the things inside.
There were two letters at the top. One was from the White Stone Tower, and it was from Andrew, who had come to this continent with them by ship. The other was from the Bar Islands, and it was signed by Duke Ariel.
After thinking for a while, he opened Andrew's letter.
Ever since they came to this continent, they had entered different academies. Because they came from the same place, the three of them had exchanged addresses and kept in contact with each other.
Among them, Andrew had entered the White Stone Tower. Although he didn't have a token like Adil and could directly become an acolyte under an official Magus, he had managed to contact a level 3 acolyte from his family. Under the care of that level 3 acolyte, he had been living well.
As for Ciesti, although she didn't have the protection of a level 3 acolyte like Andrew, she was also doing well. She had managed to contact a few acolytes from other families. Although there weren't any level 3 acolytes, there were quite a few level 2 acolytes. Together, they were doing well.
As for Adil, although he was the fastest to advance, he didn't have any family members in the academy. He was always alone.
Andrew did not write much in the letter. He only introduced the situation at his place and asked about Adil's progress.
After quickly reading the letter, Adil smiled. He then opened the letter from Duke Ariel and read it.
Because of the great distance, even if one spent a lot of money and used the fastest speed to send something from the Bar Islands to this continent, it would still take at least half a year.
Compared to Andrew, Duke Ariel's letter was much thicker. Not only did it express his concern and concern for Adil, it also described some information in detail.
The kingdoms in the south were in a stalemate, and a war could break out at any time. Considering the time difference in sending the letter, it was possible that a war had already broken out.
As for the north, where Adil was born, it had already been occupied by several kingdoms. The members of the Farcus family who hadn't been able to evacuate in time had all been killed.
In the letter, Duke Ariel also mentioned Elva's current situation. He had inherited Earl Poria's inheritance in the Bablon Duchy and was still a Earl. Although he lived in a drunken stupor and looked extremely depressed, he wasn't doing too badly.
According to Duke Ariel, they had basically given up on Elva. They were just waiting for him to marry a wife of sufficient status so that he could pass on the Farcus family's bloodline.
After silently reading the entire letter, Adil sighed and took out a wooden box from the bottom of his bag.
The wooden box was black and looked very intricately made. The Farcus family's unique emblem was engraved on it.
After opening it, there were eight magic crystals inside.
The magic crystals were neatly placed in the wooden box and seemed to have been specially cleaned. They looked very clean.
Holding these magic crystals, Adil's heart felt a little heavy.
These magic crystals had been funded by the entire Farcus family.
In the continent that Adil had come from, all kinds of Magi were scarce. It was very difficult to obtain these magic crystals. Some were exchanged for at a high price, while others were obtained by sending armies to explore dangerous places … Every magic crystal was the blood and sweat of the entire Farcus family, all for the sake of raising Adil.
"Magi."
He muttered to himself, his tone filled with a sigh.
Although the path of a Magus was powerful, there were too many things that were required. Talent, resources, knowledge, environment, and many other conditions were indispensable. Without the support of others, it would be very difficult to continue.
Gently putting away these magic crystals, Adil inwardly heaved a sigh of relief.
In actuality, these magic crystals had come at the right time.
Learning as a Magus required too many resources. Whether it was to borrow precious books or attend those official Magi's lessons, they all required a large number of magic crystals.
After becoming a level 1 acolyte, the basic knowledge was more or less learned. If one wanted to advance further, they would need to learn more advanced knowledge. Most of this knowledge required a fee. Whether it was to borrow books or attend those official Magi's lessons, they all required a certain amount of magic crystals.
As such, in the short span of three months, the magic crystals that Adil had brought with him were more or less used up.
However, in reality, under normal circumstances, a level 1 acolyte would not be able to spend magic crystals so quickly just to borrow books and attend lessons.
However, Adil was different. He had the memory chip, which gave him a great advantage in learning. His learning efficiency and speed far surpassed other acolytes.
Other acolytes needed a long time to understand knowledge and experiments, but Adil could grasp them in a few days. Thus, in the same amount of time, Adil could learn much more than other acolytes. On one hand, this sped up his accumulation of knowledge, but on the other hand, it also increased the amount of magic crystals he had to learn.
The more knowledge he learned, the more magic crystals he had to pay, which led to his current awkward situation.
If acolytes from powerful Magus families could have such learning efficiency, they would definitely be valued by their families. The more talent they showed, the more resources they would receive, and there would be no need to worry about magic crystals.
However, Adil was different. Although the Farcus family had produced Magi before, they had long since declined, and they were not on this continent. Even if they did their best, the support they could give Adil was limited, and they could not support his learning speed.
"Looks like I have to think of ways to earn magic crystals during this period of time."
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