Chapter 149 [The Insect Swarm Reborn]
In Sires College, a complete academic year is calculated from the Frost Gold Moon of the current year to the Frost Gold Moon of the following year.
Credit points obtained beyond this time limit will be counted for the next academic year.
This also coincides with the college’s enrollment time.
However, there are also some "second generation law students" who will be sent to the college before the enrollment time has arrived.
However, there is no saying that their academic year is longer than that of freshmen who pass the examination and enter the academy.
A magic academy that has been passed down for thousands of years will not have such low-end loopholes.
For these "new students" who enter the college early, the college will calculate the first academic year based on the time limit when they enter the college.
For example, Gothe entered Siris Academy on the 2nd of the Dark Night Moon.
Then his first school year will be from the 2nd of Darknight Moon this year to the 2nd Darknight Moon of the next year.
Then there will be a gap of one month in between. In the second school year, it will be calculated according to the standard schedule, from the frost gold month to the end of the frost gold month of the next year.
Of course, for these "second generation French", they don't look down on the reward in the score list.
However, "credits" have many functions in the college. Even the "second generation of law" needs to earn as many credits as possible. There is no doubt about this.
After learning about the freshmen’s credit list and the corresponding huge rewards, Gaode was instantly moved.
100 gold coins are enough for him to purchase dozens of 0-level spell formulas.
Naturally, he wanted to strive for this reward.
Actually, in previous years, Gaode still had a good chance.
Because he broke Dean Gavin's record in the admission task, he received a full 5-credit reward.
Including the mage level calculation, Gaode already has 10 credits before taking a course when he first enrolled. Compared with other freshmen, he is ahead of the starting line.
The problem is, this year is different.
Among the freshmen this year is a "pervert" who was promoted to a first-level mage at the age of 14 - Youlan.
For a 14-year-old first-level mage, first of all, the credits for the mage level assessment are: 1 credit for the first-class mage apprentice, 2 credits for the second-class mage apprentice, 3 credits for the third-class mage apprentice, and 5 credits for the first-class mage apprentice.
There are only 11 credits here, which is already more than the 10 credits of Amap.
In addition, if students can advance to level 1 mage before the age of twenty, they will be awarded 3 credits, and an additional 1 credit will be awarded for each year earlier.
And Youlan is 14 years old, and the bonus credits are 3+6=9 points.
In other words, as long as he enrolls, he can get 20 credits.
Coupled with the 2 credits from the entrance task, the starting point is 22 credits!
Gaode, who has always been "outstanding" in terms of performance, felt such tremendous pressure regarding performance for the first time.
He has now taken eight elective courses. If he completes them all and passes the assessment, he can obtain a total of 13 credits, and the total credits will reach 23 credits, which is comparable to Youlan's 22 credits.
The problem is that Youlan cannot take any courses for a year, so his credits will definitely increase.
Gothe actually has a kind of tenacity in his bones.
In this case, normal people know that the first place is unlikely, and will target the second place.
Anyway, the difference between the reward for second place and first place is only 20 gold coins.
But Gaode was inspired to fight because of this "impossibility".
There is no "guaranteing the second and fighting for the first". The goal he set for himself is to "be first".
As for the direction, one is to take as many courses as possible, and the other is to achieve certain standards set by the college and obtain additional bonus credits.
On the 20th of the Frost Gold Month, all the fruit drinks were finally used up.
On the 27th of the Frost Gold Month, there was very little usage time left for the first-level training room purchased last time. Gaode could only spend 10 gold coins to purchase another 40 hours of usage time.
On this day, another thing happened.
Of the 269 poisonous insect eggs that Instructor Xiao expected to take a month and a half to hatch, today, the 34th day of accepting the mission, only 3 eggs are left that have not hatched yet. .
As a tutor in the academy, Shore didn't care about the remaining scraps with the students, and directly settled the "salary" for Gaode in advance.
“There are 269 eggs, and 266 have hatched so far.”
“After you screened and disposed of the defective products, there are still 79 fire-striped ant larvae and 54 scorpion larvae. , 29 phantom centipede larvae, a total of 167 qualified poisonous insect larvae."
"The passing rate is 60%. This is the additional reward promised to you before." Xiao Xiao after checking the poisonous insect larvae in the large incubator. Instructor Er nodded with satisfaction and handed Gothe 5 Xien gold coins.
“As for the mission rewards, you have to go to the Logistics Department to collect them yourself. I will notify them later that you have completed the mission.”
Gothe took the 5 gold coins, nodded his thanks, took out the secret key of the breeding room from his arms, and gave it back to Xiaoer.
Completed the task eleven days earlier than expected and received an additional reward of 5 gold. Gaode felt happy when he left the breeding room. It's hard to say whether the senior management in the college is good or bad, but at least most of the instructors are pretty good.
He rushed to the task hall of the Logistics Department, and Gaode lined up to settle the tasks.
Shor is indeed what he said and has confirmed with the logistics department that he has completed the mission.
So after swiping the identity plate, the staff handed the task reward to Gaode:
Rare 0-level spell formula: [Insect Swarm Rebirth].
He put away the spell formula, and instead of rushing back to build the spell model, he browsed on the mission bulletin board in the mission hall.
Now that the [Poisonous Insect Cultivation] task has been completed, Gaode is ready to see if there is another task suitable for him and take another one.
Lack of money!
In the extraordinary world, you must also work and study hard.
Since most of the academy tasks either have mage level requirements or knowledge requirements, you need to complete certain courses in the academy before you can accept them.
So despite the fact that there are many tasks listed on the bulletin board, as Gaode is still in the "starting from scratch" stage, it is really not easy to take on a suitable task that can meet the requirements.
But Gaode was lucky today. He just glanced at the bulletin board a few times and noticed that the task bulletin board suddenly jumped.
The next second, a new task appeared at the front of the bulletin board - this meant that it was a task issued by the college.
[Mountain Patrol]: The magic circle of the magic pet system malfunctioned, causing a large number of red-eyed sparrows to escape and enter the mountain behind the college. Help the college to patrol and expel these red-eyed sparrows in a timely manner to avoid affecting the ecological environment of the mountain.
The task reward is calculated based on the number of red-eyed finches killed, and 1 gold will be awarded for each red-eyed finches killed. (Use the eyes of the red-eyed bird as the settlement voucher)
There is no mage level requirement to accept the task. This task is a long-term task, and there is no limit on the number of people who can accept the task and the task time limit.
Note: Except for red-eyed sparrows, no plants in the back mountains are allowed to be picked. Violators will be punished.
Red-eyed sparrow, a 0-level leyline creature, raised as a familiar and used for high-altitude reconnaissance. After corresponding training, it is extremely alert, good at hiding, and not very aggressive.
The entire Sires Mountains, including the back mountain and the water area attached to the coolie cliff, are assets of the college.
Students are not allowed to approach without permission, and are not allowed to collect resources privately.
For example, the maid clam in the waters of Coolie Cliff is equivalent to the fish raised in the fish pond by the fish pond owner.
If you go into the water to collect clams without permission, you will be misappropriating the assets of the college.
Even if permission is granted, such as an admissions task, the clams collected must be turned in, which is equivalent to working to earn credits.
Otherwise, Gaode would have been making a living from this a long time ago. Why would he be worrying about money now?
While Gaode was thinking, he had already arrived at the mission processing counter, submitted his identity plate, and applied for the [Mountain Patrol] mission.
If you don't accept it, you won't accept it. This kind of mission without any restrictions, even if you don't have to do it, just accept it first. There is no mission penalty anyway.
And the red-eyed sparrow is a creature of the earth's veins. By completing the task, you can not only get gold coin rewards, but also obtain the source.
Here, after the staff took notes, they handed Gaode a voucher for entering the back mountain, a map of the back mountain with restricted areas, and a "portrait" of a red-eyed sparrow to avoid high altitude. Virtue admits his mistake.
It also provides some information, including the red-eyed sparrow’s preferred habitat environment, common hiding methods, etc.
“Most of these restricted areas are potion cultivation areas, and they are also protected by barriers or magic circles, but if you can, try not to get close.”
The staff pointed out Looking at the restricted area marked on the map of the back mountain, he warned Gaode.
Gaode, who received the information, nodded to the staff to show that he understood, then turned and left.
After returning to Building 30 in Area 1, Gothe quickly took out the rare spell formula he had just obtained and looked through it:
[Insect Swarm] (Conjuration, Level 0):
You cause mites, fleas, mosquitoes, and other insects to temporarily appear on a creature that you can see within a distance (30 feet). .
The target will be damaged by a certain amount of toxins depending on its physical strength, and will experience negative states such as itching and paralysis.
After reading the spell introduction of [Insect Swarm Rebirth], Gothe instantly understood why it was a rare spell formula.
As the staff in the mission hall introduced, the damage of this spell is not outstanding.
The effects of negative states such as itching and paralysis in combat are not very fatal.
Although the attack method is novel, it is nothing more than that.
But...
This spell turns out to be a "directional skill"!
It has no casting trajectory. As long as the target is within the casting distance, it will take effect on the target.
It is equivalent to having two additional effects: "100% hit rate" and "immediate effect".
The name of rare spell is well deserved.
Facts prove:
Ordinary spells may not necessarily stretch your hips, but the reason why rare spells are rare must be outstanding.
(End of this chapter)