Chapter 125: The First Lesson in Life
Congratulations, you have officially entered Sires Academy - this is what the student from the Potions Department said to Gothe after handing in the last three maid clams.
On his way out of the Potions Department and to the committee, Gaode once again experienced the feeling of being noticed and saluted by other students.
In these eyes, there are surprises, envy, sizing, and doubts, and all kinds of emotions are mixed in them.
Although other students would look at him like this every time the results of the major exam were announced in his previous life, Gaode was already used to it.
But he found that in a different world, once again enjoying the "baptism" of this kind of gaze, it actually didn't feel bad.
While his thoughts were wandering, Gothe had arrived in front of the committee's small building.
It is working time now, and the committee door is open and undefended.
After taking a deep breath, Gaode once again stepped into the door of the college committee.
This time he is going to the service hall on the first floor of the committee.
It can be seen that there are several wooden counters in the spacious and bright hall, two of which are currently open.
Several veteran students queued up at the counter.
The student at the front of the queue handed his identity plate and a note to the counter.
After the staff at the counter took the identification plate and note, they began to examine it carefully.
He first put the note into an alchemical creation that was similar to a "money counting machine" nearby, and then pressed the wrench at the top, and the note came out from the other opening.
"Dean, I passed the general course on medicinal materials and received 2 credits. It has been recorded."
The staff also put the identity plate into the alchemy creation machine and "swiped" it, and then put the identity plate on Returned to students.
"Next."
"Tylon, broke through the middle stage of level 1 mage, rewarded 7 credits, now recorded."
"Pilai, third in potions. Passed the course and obtained 3 credits, now recorded.”
After Pillai, the veteran student who ranked in front of Gaode, confirmed that he had obtained 3 credits, Gaode could clearly feel his relief.
"There are only eight days left to this school year, and you have just collected the 10 credits for this year." The staff at the counter was an old man with white hair. He raised his head and reminded Pillai. , "We have to hurry up next school year."
"I know!" Pillai scratched his head in distress and asked: "How many credits do I have left now?"
"The accumulated credits are 53, 40 credits have been used, and 13 credits are left unused."
"Okay, thank you." Pillai sighed, put away his identity plate, and left with a distressed look on his face.
Seeing that it was his turn, Gothe quickly handed over his identity plate.
"Are you Gaode?" The old man behind the counter accepted Gaode's identity plate, then raised his head and looked at Gaode carefully several times.
Gaode nodded, not surprised.
He knew that whether he was admitted with a letter of recommendation or just broke Dean Gavin Hogg's record, he was not a complete unknown in the college.
"Wait a moment." The old man picked up Gaode's identity plate and walked into the small room behind the counter.
About two minutes later, the old man appeared again.
Similarly, Gaode's identity plate was "swiped" on the alchemy creation machine on the counter, and then whispered:
"Gaode, second-class mage apprentice, first settlement The mage level is worth 3 credits; completing the entrance task will earn 2 basic credits; it takes 19 days to complete, breaking the original record of 25 days. According to the college standards, an additional 5 credits will be awarded. ”
“A total of 10 credits. .”
“Any doubts?”
"No."
"Okay!" The old man handed Gaode's identity plate to Gaode again.
“Congratulations, you have met the required credits in the first year.”
“However, I still suggest that you should take a few more courses while you don’t have too much credit pressure in the first year. "
"Understanding what you are more interested in and good at will be very helpful for your future college career," the old man reminded.
"Okay, I will, thank you." Gao De responded politely.
"Go upstairs and turn right. In the second academic office, you can receive class schedules and assign tutors." The old man said again.
Gaode nodded, left the service hall, and came to the Academic Affairs Office on the second floor.
After a knock on the door, Gaode entered.
“Hello, I am the new student Gaode. I am here to pick up the class schedule and tutor list.”
There was a middle-aged man sitting in the office with a very cold expression, and he casually threw two scrolls over.
“One is an introduction to the class schedule and course subjects, and the other is admission approval. You have a recommendation letter from Dean Gavin. According to the regulations, we will assign you a senior tutor as your tutor. "
"All senior tutors in the college are directors of each department."
"Your tutor is the director of the Rune Department and the chief rune tutor of this college, He Xi. ”
“Remember to go and report to Instructor He Xi early”
"Okay, that's it, you can retreat."
Gothe took the two scrolls and didn't care about the middle-aged male mage's indifference.
After bowing politely, he left the committee and returned to his "dormitory" at No. 30, District 1. As soon as he returned to the room, Gothe quickly opened the scroll introducing the class schedule and course information and looked at it carefully.
Courses at Sires College are divided into two categories: compulsory courses and elective courses.
The two major categories of courses are further divided into main courses and branch courses.
There are only three compulsory courses set by Sires College.
"Mage Basics", "Spell Application and Combat", "Basic Cultural Courses".
The branch courses include "Essence and Principles of Spells", "Energy Conversion", "Actual Combat Simulation", "Noland Continent Geography and War Geography" and so on.
There are too many elective courses. The main courses are:
"Runology", "Potion Science", "Alchemy", "Linguistics", "Scroll Science".
The branch courses are even more difficult to understand.
For example, under "Alchemy", there are "Identification of Mineral Materials", "History of the Development of Alchemists", "Ore Extraction", "Smelting Technology", "General Knowledge of Runes", "Design and Manufacturing of Alchemical Items" ”, “Energy Storage and Conversion Technology” and other branch courses.
Under "Linguistics" there are branch courses such as "Basics of Ancient Misr Language", "Development of Misr Language", "General Knowledge of Elemental Elf Languages" and so on.
The first time he opened the course introduction scroll, Gothe was dumbfounded.
But I was not shocked by the dazzling curriculum design of Siris College, but:
"Mage Basics" (compulsory course)
Teaching instructor: Bo Weiyi
Course Introduction: Understand the theoretical basis and development history of mages, philosophical thinking on magic, understand the world system and plane system, and gain a general understanding of earth-line creatures to help students improve their mental concentration and practice efficiency.
This course is divided into two parts: There are three phases, one for each academic year, and each phase is assessed once. If you fail to pass the course of the previous phase, you will not be allowed to register for the next phase of the course.
The first-stage course is 1 credit, the second-stage course is 2 credits, and the third-stage course is 3 credits.
The first phase has 30 lessons, and the second phase has 30 lessons
Teaching time: The first phase of the course is scheduled on the morning of the 3rd day of the frost gold month, foggy frost month, and ice month; Second stage course.
Teaching location: Gavin Building
Course fee: 10 gold coins for the first stage course, 15 gold coins for the second stage course, and 20 gold coins for the third stage course.
Credit requirements: None——
"Nolan Continental Geography and War Geography" (Basic Culture Course Branch Course)
Teaching Instructor: Mohsen
Course Introduction: Understanding Noland Basic geographical knowledge such as the natural environment, climate types, geographical landforms, political structure, ethnic distribution, and national composition of the Lanzhou continent, master the basic laws and strategic thinking methods of war geography, and master the interpretation and drawing methods of war maps.
There are 30 classes in total. If you complete all courses and pass the assessment, you will get 2 credits.
Teaching time: Arranged in the afternoon on the 2nd day of March during the Frost-Gold Moon, Foggy-Frost Moon, and Ice-frozen Moon.
Teaching location: .
Course fee: 20 gold coins
Credit requirements: 10 credits or more
All courses at Seris Academy, whether compulsory Classes are still electives, and all of them require payment of course fees.
And the course fees are very expensive.
For example, "Mage Basics", which is a compulsory course, will cost 45 gold coins to complete!
There are also a large number of branch courses, and even additional credit requirements are set.
If the credits do not meet the requirements, you cannot choose this course for study.
The cost of these courses is simply an astronomical figure for civilians.
Fortunately, those "second generation students" have money at home and don't have to worry about course fees at all.
But those civilians who have passed the admissions assessment may have a headache for these fees.
No wonder Gaode always feels that the students in the college seem to be very busy every day.
It seems that in addition to being busy studying courses and practicing, a large number of students may also be busy "making money."
Gaode's first reaction was confusion.
In this world, "knowledge is expensive and needs to be paid," and he understands this.
What he didn’t understand was that Seris Academy, as an academy that trains mages, set such high tuition fees for courses.
Isn't this unfair to those students who have passed the admissions examination and entered the academy, and although they are from civilian backgrounds, they are actually more talented?
These students will inevitably be unable to take elective courses due to lack of money, and they will also spend a large part of their time earning money.
According to the educational philosophy of the previous life, students should only focus on studying.
As long as you have the talent for learning, you don't have to worry too much about tuition fees.
How can it be like Sires Academy that sets up "paid courses" to add obstacles to students' learning?
After all, for the country, the importance of talents far exceeds the tuition fees.
But soon, Gothe noticed a sentence written on the title page.
This sentence made him understand the intention of the academy.
"The money in our hands is a tool to maintain freedom, and the money we pursue is a tool to make ourselves slaves."
The signature is the first dean of Sires College: Ronan Horry.
Money is a great power and the basis of freedom.
If there is no money freedom, all other freedoms will be castles in the air.
The first lesson that Siris Academy teaches to all students who enroll is not a class on advanced magic knowledge, nor a class on magical magic skills, nor even a class on brainwashing patriotic thoughts.
It's about money.
The college wants all students to understand:
What attitude should be towards money!
You can despise it, you can regard it as dirt, but the prerequisite is that you have to have it.
The best attitude towards money is to conquer it first, and then step on it with disdain.
Instead of being oppressed by money and despising money at the same time.
The former is the gesture of the strong, while the latter is just the groan of the weak.
(End of this chapter)