Chapter 133 Jelika and the Opportunity
Because he drank the "leakless water" and his hunger dropped significantly, Gothe didn't even eat breakfast today.
However, no matter how magical the "water without leakage" is, there is no way for him to be able to live without grain.
After a busy morning, Gaode was still a little hungry.
91 gold and 6 silver, my savings are already running low. Now I can’t spend too much money on food. Just eat whatever you want to fill your stomach.
On the way to the college restaurant, Gothe secretly said to himself.
Half an hour later.
At the entrance of the restaurant, when Gaode stepped into the door, he habitually glanced at the water sign placed aside.
It says the special dishes offered by the restaurant today.
“Today’s special food: Vulture-wrapped rice, 10 silver/portion.”
Another five minutes later.
"Sir, your vulture rice is cooked carefully, please enjoy it!"
The restaurant staff brought the mysterious dish called "Vulture Rice" to Gaode in front of the dining table.
You can’t spend too much money on food.
But this is a vulture!
I have never seen it a few times, let alone eaten it.
Gaode defended himself in his mind while observing this extremely curious plate of special dishes.
The so-called "Vulture Rice" is actually a bit similar to the "Chicken Rice" in the previous life. The staple food is stuffed into the belly of the poultry and then cooked together.
It’s just that vultures are used here.
What is stuffed in the stomach is not white rice, but shelled wheat and safflower, and then the surface is covered with spicy condiments similar to chili peppers.
Gothe took a deep breath, first scooped up a spoonful of soft, glutinous and sweet wheat grains that had been steamed in the vulture's belly and put it into his mouth.
The sweetness of wheat, the fragrance of safflower, the spiciness of condiments, and the indescribable meaty aroma from the vulture itself are intertwined, instantly bringing an unprecedented experience to Goude's taste buds.
You are awesome!
Gaode gave a vicious compliment to the chef of the restaurant, and he was convinced that his wallet had shrunk to another level.
After lunch, Gaode’s next destination was the college’s library.
In fact, he had wanted to go for a long time.
But until he completes the enrollment task, he is not considered a formal student of the academy.
If you are not a formal student, you cannot enjoy the benefits that belong to students, including borrowing books from the library.
The library of Sires College is an ancient stone building. It is also one of the earliest buildings built in the college and has a history of more than a thousand years.
After thousands of years of accumulation, it is said that there are now more than 8,000 books in the library.
——This number may not sound like a lot. After all, in the previous life, the collection of books in any ordinary middle school library could reach tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands.
But in this world, books are truly "luxury goods" rather than daily necessities.
With a collection of more than 8,000 books, there is no other library in the entire Principality of Xi'en.
When you walk into the door of the library, you will feel a unique "library" atmosphere.
The library has only two floors in total, and with Gaode's authority, all the books on the first floor are open to him for free.
Gothe's eyes swept over the books displayed on the first floor of the bookshelf.
These books range from ancient parchment scrolls to exquisite "hardcovers", which look very historical and ancient at first glance.
Just as Commissioner Lal introduced at the beginning, although most of the books in the library are open to Gothe for free, most of these books are general books or the empirical theories of previous generations.
Really valuable knowledge, even for students, needs to be "paid for" and cannot be borrowed for free in the library.
It seems that Siris Academy is too stingy towards its students.
But this is not the case.
Because in this world, due to the monopoly of knowledge, most of the high-level mages or forces who possess knowledge hide it very tightly, and ordinary people cannot buy it even if they have money.
Being able to pay for knowledge is already a great benefit in many cases.
Gaode didn’t think too much.
Because for him, even those general books are of great value.
He never denied his "hillbilly" identity.
As a student admitted with the highest salary, Gaode enjoys free one-time borrowing of up to ten books from the collection and a handwritten version of a collection of previous experience and theory.
The loan period has also been extended from half a month to two months for ordinary students.
He was not stingy about using his "privilege".
After some selection, he selected ten books covering multiple fields, including history and legal books on the Principality of Sien, as well as general books on finance, agriculture, etiquette and other fields:
"General History of Xi'an", "Compilation of Laws of the Principality of Xi'an", "Summary of Humanities of Xi'an", "Etiquette and Social Regulations", "Agriculture and Weather".
Finally, Gaode also saw a signature "Some Speculations on the Awakening of Expertise" written for "Bio Otero" seems to be his graduation project article.
No matter who this "Bio Otero" is and whether this article has any useful information, at least this title attracted Gothe's attention.
So, he gave it his quota to borrow the handwritten version of the collection of previous experience and theory.
After swiping his identity plate and borrowing a thick stack of books from the library, Gaode rushed to his "dormitory".
He wants to put these books back into Building 30, District 1 first.
Because if the books borrowed from the library are lost or damaged, they will be compensated according to the price.
In this world, even for general-purpose books, the average price is upwards of 2 gold coins.
Surprisingly, Gothe met Jie on the road in front of Building No. 30. Lika.
As Jelika, who entered the academy with the highest salary like him, the "dormitory" is also in the first area.
It's just that Gothe and Jelika went to different schools during the entrance mission, and the time was correspondingly staggered, so they never met in the first area.
But I didn’t expect that we would bump into each other here today.
After Gerry Harrell's provocation in the restaurant half a month ago, Gothe gradually understood what the "highest treatment" in Sires Academy meant.
Compared to the "highest treatment" he received purely by relying on "letters of recommendation".
Although a small part of Jelika's "highest treatment" comes from the connections behind her, most of it still comes from herself.
From here, Gaode also understood how outstanding Jelika's mage talent was.
Not counting anything else, it can be seen from the fact that she had already reached the level of third-class mage apprentice three years ago when she was only thirteen years old. You must know that he is also thirteen years old now and is still struggling in the realm of second-class mage apprentice.
Looking at Jelika with a tired face, Gothe knew that she should have just returned from Coolie Cliff.
Except for him, who broke the record with his clam mining, the other five freshmen in the same period are still working hard at mining, with less than half the progress.
After hesitating for a moment, Gothe took the initiative to say hello.
No matter what, he still owed Jelika a favor, but now he didn’t recognize her when he met her, and he couldn’t explain it.
This is the first time the two of them have met alone.
Faced with Gothe's proactive greeting, Jelika's eyes flickered and she didn't know what she was thinking.
"Should I call you Google Master, or Gaode?" She said lightly.
You must have been holding it in for a long time. Gao De found it a bit funny.
When they met for the first time at Coolie Cliff, he could see that Jelika was full of doubts about her appearance in Sires Academy and the name "Gothe".
Gaode also planned to tell the truth as long as Jelika asked.
But Jelika kept holding it in and never took the initiative to ask Gaode, as if she didn't know him.
“Sorry, because I have offended some people and am worried about being sought for revenge, I can only use a pseudonym when I am in Bremen,” Gothe explained: “Now that I have left Bremen, there is no need to worry. Now, I will go back to my real name.”
"I didn't mean to deceive you, Miss Jelica." He apologized sincerely.
"Humph" Jelica snorted with a nasal voice and revealed the matter.
It wasn't a big deal at all. With her virtuous attitude on display, she naturally didn't care.
"I didn't realize that in addition to your superb repair skills, you also have a unique method of collecting clams." Jelica was praised, distressed and envious at the same time.
Obviously, the introductory mission caused a lot of trouble for her.
"How far has Miss Jelica's enrollment mission been completed?"
Now that this matter was mentioned, Gothe asked casually.
“It’s less than 1,300 kilograms.” As soon as she mentioned this, Jelica became more and more tired.
"What?" Gothe was puzzled.
Since the task has not been completed yet and it is just past noon, why did Jelica finish the work early?
"Tired." Jelica said expressionlessly.
Despite her family background, she has never stopped using the potion to restore her physical strength these days.
But the potion only restores physical strength.
Repeating "mining" day after day will cause mental fatigue that magic medicine cannot restore.
A proper balance between work and rest is undoubtedly necessary.
Being too tight will drive you crazy sooner or later.
Gothe's mind turned around and he realized what Jelika meant by "tired".
He was a little embarrassed.
Compared with the boring mining, clam mining, an activity with a reward mechanism, obviously brought him little fatigue.
So throughout the entire admission process, Gaode was very excited, but was only physically exhausted.
He cannot empathize with Jelika because he has not even dug a piece of ore...
And he is also powerless to deal with the enrollment task that troubles Jelika.
The college clearly stipulates that no outsider's power can be used in admission tasks.
Wait
As his thoughts drifted, Gothe suddenly thought of something.
"Miss Jelica, wait for me here," he said.
"Huh?"
Gothe ignored the explanation, opened the door of Building 30 with the key, and walked in quickly.
After a while, he came out with a small tin kettle in his hand.
“Here.” Gothe handed the kettle to Jelika.
"What is this?" Jelica took the kettle and frowned.
“A good thing, drinking it can relieve fatigue.” Gao De said with a smile.
Jelica opened the lid of the kettle with some suspicion, and then sniffed, already smelling the strange fragrance.
"Leakless water".
Even she has never smelled such a pleasant fragrance.
Is it some fancy drink?
After a slight hesitation, a very faint and imperceptible light flashed in Jelika's eyes.
【Detect toxicity】.
After confirming that it was non-toxic, Jelica put the water bottle to her mouth and took a sip meaningfully.
Just one bite made her beautiful eyes light up.
She had never tasted anything so delicious.
So, Jelika, who was just about to take a sip, ended up drinking all the "leak-free water" in the kettle.
Looking at the empty tin kettle, Jelica felt a little embarrassed.
This behavior is not ladylike.
“It tastes very good.” She used praise to cover up her embarrassment.
Gothe smiled slightly, "It's not just the taste that's good."
He didn't say much.
No matter how much I say, it’s better to wait until Jelika personally experiences the specific effect of “leak-free water”.
(End of this chapter)