Chapter 107 Saint Laurent College

Chapter 107 Saint Laurent College

Chapter 107 Saint Laurent College

{Learning skill: [Tracing] has been acquired.}
Ash flicked his hand to the ground, light blue energy covered the ground, and then various footprints appeared.

"It's quite useful."

Nodding slightly, Ash identified it and gave the command: "Dart, go over there and catch some chickens. Cai Gou, get a deer."

Cai Gou and Feidiao received the order and immediately went hunting separately.

As for Valentine, he consciously took out the seeds and ripened some side dishes.

Ash sat by the river, took out a purchased fishing rod and started fishing.

Soon, with a splash, a one-meter-long fish with a red body was caught by Ash.

{Achievement: [Expert Fisherman] Achieved, Reward: Achievement Points*8}
{Activate achievement [Master Fisherman]: Catch 10001/100000 fish in the wild (Note: the more valuable the fish, the more fish it represents).}
"It looks like this one is quite valuable. One piece is worth three or four hundred pieces."

Ash looked at the big fish in his hand, thought for a moment, and recognized what kind of fish it was. It was a Black Iron Dragon Beard Blood Fish, which contained dragon blood, and was a good tonic for dragon species.

"It's just right for me to replenish my body."

Throwing the dragon beard blood fish onto the wooden table that Valentine had made with magic, Ash took out a knife and began to process it.

He cut a piece of meat, put it in his mouth and tasted it. It was sweet, so Ash decided to make fish sashimi with it.

Just as Ash was dealing with the fish, Dart came back first, with a golden-feathered chicken on his feet and another in his mouth.

Then came the dog, dragging a big buck that was almost as tall as himself.

Soak the fish fillets in garlic vinegar, cut the fish skin into shreds and serve cold, and use the remaining fish heads and bones to make soup.

Valentine handed the plucked pheasant to Ash, and then went to skin the stag. Cai Gou squatted beside him and started to eat the internal organs and deer blood.

Ash felt the texture of the meat and decided to make boiled chicken.

By the time Ash had finished cooking the chicken, the deer was almost done.

Ash put the processed venison on the rack and used his Flame Sun Fighting Qi to wrap the venison and roast it, while Valentine was sweeping the ingredients beside him.

When Ash withdrew his Flame Sun Dou Qi, the fragrance suppressed by the Dou Qi could no longer be concealed, and quickly spread around like an aroma bomb.

On the road nearby, everyone in a convoy moving forward could smell this charming fragrance.

Gudong!

Many people swallowed their saliva. After all, the taste was too tempting.

"Uncle John, can you help me ask the cook if he can sell some to us?" A young girl stuck her head out of the carriage and said to a knight on horseback next to her.

The knight hesitated, then nodded: "Yes, miss."

Then the girl said, "Everyone, find a place to rest. Let's stop here for today."

Knight John jumped off his horse, followed the scent, and soon found Ash and others who were eating deer pudding rice.

The giant deer lay on a wooden table, its meat golden and tempting, its belly exposed, wrapped in tempting fat, rice and chopped vegetables.

Next to it there is a large plate of sashimi topped with vinegar, a large bowl of shredded cold fish skin, and already cut boiled chicken.

John swallowed secretly. He was also a rich man, so he had naturally seen more luxurious scenes than this, but he felt that few of the delicacies he had eaten could compare to the ones here.

Noticing someone coming, Cai Gou, who was eating, stood up first and looked at John who was approaching.

John immediately raised his hands to show that he meant no harm, and said in the common language: "Hello, I mean no harm, I just want to come here to buy some food."

Seeing that the vegetable dog didn't growl, Ash turned his head and said, "One pound per portion, only rice and venison, how many portions do you want?"

Looking at Ash's handsome face, John was slightly surprised, and then said, "How much can you spare? I want it all."

"Twenty copies," Ash said. "One gold for each copy. Do you accept?"

"Okay." John nodded without hesitation.

"Valentin, prepare something for him." Ash said.

"Okay." Valentine put down the spoon, took out a wooden barrel, filled it with rice, and cut a large piece of venison to cover it.

Valentine placed two barrels in front of John.

John looked at a slightly smaller bucket and asked in confusion: "What is this?"

"Fish soup, as a gift," said Valentine.

"Oh." John took out the money and gave it to Valentine.

Valentine took the money back and put it next to Ash, then picked up the plate and started eating.

John left with two buckets.

"Miss, I brought back the food." John came back with the food.

He asked the servant to bring a bowl and a spoon, prepared a portion and sent it to the carriage.

Inside the carriage, a serious-looking maid checked the food before serving it to a brown-haired, green-eyed girl next to her who was dressed in low-key yet luxurious clothes.

The girl picked up the spoon, scooped a spoonful of rice into her mouth, and then the flavor of venison, the sweetness of rice, and the sweetness of vegetables burst into her mouth.

"It's really delicious!" The girl's eyes lit up and she quickly and politely put the rice into her mouth.

This surprised the maid next to her, because she rarely saw a girl with such a big appetite.

After finishing her meal and drinking the fish soup beside it, the girl couldn't help but burp.

"Burp!" The girl covered her mouth and a blush appeared on her face.

"Shana, would you like one? It's really delicious." The girl said to the maid next to her.

"No thanks, Miss Mia." The maid Shana shook her head. It was inappropriate to eat next to her master.

"Oh." The girl Mia did not persuade her anymore. She knew the temperament of the maid next to her very well. She was old-fashioned and serious.

"John, share the rest with everyone. I'm full." The girl leaned out the window and shouted.

"Thank you, Miss!" John thanked her and couldn't wait to eat.

First, as soon as it entered his mouth, John felt that his taste buds tasted something extraordinary, forcing him to quickly stuff the rice into his mouth.

As soon as the rice entered his stomach, John's eyes showed a strange look. It had such high energy, almost comparable to bronze beast meat.

After finishing the fish soup, John's eyes showed a hint of shock. He could feel that his fighting spirit was becoming more active. This was a very rare thing. He usually only had this feeling when taking secret medicine.

By practicing in this state, his fighting spirit cultivation speed can be increased by at least 30%.

'What's in this fish soup?'

John glanced in Ash's direction and felt that Ash's status was much nobler than he imagined, otherwise how could he eat such a precious thing as a meal.

There was a crunching sound like bones crushing, and Valentine looked at Ash with a calm expression as he ate a whole deer, including the meat and bones.

He has seen too many unusual behaviors from Ash these days and has long been accustomed to it.

But while they were eating, four or five people surrounded them.

"Damn, it smells so good!" The leading burly man looked at Ash who was eating, wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, and then waved his hand and said, "Kill them and save them for the celebration later!"

"Oh!" The strong man's younger brothers cheered, and then immediately rushed towards Ash at an extremely fast speed, showing their strong strength.

Ash pointed at a bone and then threw it to the side.

call out!
The shattered bones were like bullets hitting ordinary people, causing blood flowers to bloom on their bodies, and then the golden flame of the sun hidden inside burst out immediately.

boom!
All the people, including the leader and the strong man, were turned into golden torches.

Ash ate the last piece of venison in his hand along with the rice, wiped his mouth with a cloth, and put on his mask: "Pack your things, I'll be back soon."

"Okay." Valentine nodded.

Ash walked towards the opposite side, but the temporary camp opposite was in chaos at this time, with sounds of fighting ringing out there.

But the camp soon fell silent again, and a powerful pressure as deep as a mountain descended upon the camp.

Everyone looked at the person walking slowly towards them, wearing a faceless black mask.

"People from different camps, [separate]."

The calm tone was as if God himself had spoken. Everyone unconsciously separated, and when they came back to their senses, they had unconsciously stood in two groups.

Horror, shock, and disbelief!
Everyone looked at the man in black, wondering why such a strong man would appear here.

Ash looked at the two groups of people, then pointed at one group of people, and said with the last ray of sunset: "【Death】."

boom! boom! boom!
Everyone on the side that Ash was pointing at fell straight down like logs.

John couldn't help but roll his throat after seeing the level 400 warrior who was just evenly matched with him fall down.

He had already recognized the identity of the masked man. Although he was wearing a mask, his body shape and hair color made him easier to recognize.

He couldn't understand how a child who looked like an underage could do what he saw. Was he the son of some god?

Ash was not too surprised when he saw the dead people. After his bloodline was completed, he had two more powers controlled by [Stigma of the Sun]: death and weather.

His normal combat capability was only weakened, but it did not mean that his authority and power were weakened.

Under the sun, his peak lethality remains the same as always, and continues to increase as his level rises.

The mountains in the distance swallowed up the last ray of sunlight, and darkness fell completely. Ash turned his head and asked, "Who is in charge?"

"I." The girl Mia came out and saluted respectfully to Ash, "Thank you for helping us, respected strong man."

Ash looked at the girl and asked, "Are you going to the City of Scholars to study?"

"Yes." Mia nodded.

"Can you get a place at Saint Laurent College? I need one." Ash asked.

Mia thought for a moment and said, "Yes."

"Then this will be your reward this time," said Ash.

"Okay." Mia nodded.

Looking at Ash leaving, Mia wondered, "Uncle John, who do you think arranged this assassination?"

She did not doubt Ash. After all, the death of a strong man with a challenge level of 400 would hurt even her family.

John shook his head: "I'm not sure, let's take a look at the traces first." As he said that, he looked at the dead assassins beside him, with unconcealable horror in his eyes.

Ash could decide the life and death of these people with just a word, so naturally he could also decide their life and death. Thinking of him buying food from such a strong man, John was glad that he had been very polite when he went there, otherwise he might have been lying on the ground.

After turning over the bodies of these people, John frowned, because as he expected, there was no trace left on these people.

After taking rubbings of these people's faces, John decided to leave it to his own family to deal with.

On the second day, Ash and his group set off with Mia's convoy.

This place is not far from Ferro, so there is no need to rush.

This made Valentine very happy, after all, it was the rookie who carried him all the way.

The speed was fast, but it was also really bumpy. If he hadn't eaten and drank well along the way with Ash, and his physique hadn't been getting stronger, he would probably have gotten stuck on the road by now.

At noon, Mia sent someone over to ask if she needed lunch.

Ash replied that no, they would prepare it themselves.

Then Mia and her group saw Valentine take out seeds and sprinkle them on the ground with ease. Then, after a series of spells, various vegetables grew.

Then Dart and Cai Gou each brought back a prey.

The last aroma bomb exploded next to the camp.

The pressure was immediately put on Chef Mia.

The chef in charge of cooking saw his companions staring at them silently, so he added spices as much as possible, trying to cover up the aroma from the opposite side.

But their fragrance could only spread within a range of less than three meters, and the rest was completely suppressed by the fragrance from Ash's side.

Seeing their companions' eyes full of resentment, the chefs felt like crying but had no tears. Finally, they looked at Ash's carriage with the same resentful eyes.

No, why would a strong man like you become a chef and make things difficult for us chefs?
In the largest carriage, Mia smelled the penetrating aroma and the food in her hand no longer smelled good.

Finally, she couldn't help but asked, "Uncle John, could you please go to his place and buy some more food?"

John was a little hesitant. After witnessing Ash's power, he couldn't help but feel a little afraid.

But looking at Mia's cute face and the fragrance around him, he mustered up the courage and said, "Okay."

John came to Yaxiu's carriage and said, "Sir Yaxiu, can you spare some of your food?"

Inside the carriage, Ash waved his hand and Valentine immediately brought out the prepared wooden barrels: "Here, twenty servings, twenty gold coins."

"Okay." John didn't expect that Ash had already prepared it, so he immediately handed the money to Valentine.

"By the way, today's food is a bit spicy, so ask others before eating." After giving instructions, Valentine entered the carriage with the coins.

John came back with the rice bucket and told Mia that the food was spicy. He remembered that the lady didn't seem to like spicy food.

Mia still ordered a bowl to see how it goes.

Looking at the rice with the tempting aroma of red oil and chicken, Mia scooped a mouthful with a rice spoon and ate it without hesitation.

But after taking one bite, Mia couldn't stop eating, completely losing the etiquette of a noble lady.

This made the maid next to her frown, but thinking of the young lady's loss of appetite in the past few days, she endured it. After all, there were no outsiders around, so it was no big deal to have the same behavior occasionally.

After finishing the meal, Mia anxiously said, "Shana, water, water!"

Shana immediately took out the water from under the seat and handed it to Mia.

Mia took the water and immediately gulped it down. She didn't let out a sigh of relief until she had finished the bottle. "Wow, it's spicy, but so delicious!"

"Uncle John, you can eat separately." Mia shouted out the window.

John and other guards couldn't wait to divide up the remaining food, and then a burst of cheering was heard in the camp.

On May 1235, 5 of the Iron Calendar, Ash and his companions arrived at Ferro, the world-famous city of scholars, and stood in front of a gate.

Saint Laurent College, a top institution that recruits students from all over the world, was funded and established by the official organization of the City of Scholars, the Hand of Mystery.

"Sister, brother has been looking forward to your coming for a long time." A tall young man came to greet Mia.

The dog turned around and looked at Ash beside him, not sure whether to bark or not. It couldn't tell whether Mia was on its side or not.

Ash poked the dog with his finger to make it close its mouth. He had no interest in getting involved in the nobles' stupid conspiracy for the throne.

Mia acted calmly, not too close, nor too distant, just as if she saw an ordinary friend: "Please come over and wait, Brother Amis."

"We are all family, don't be so formal." The young man named Amis said enthusiastically.

"Pay attention, Mr. Amis, the master has not yet acknowledged your identity." The maid Shana said in a somewhat impolite tone.

The Amis in front of him is the illegitimate son of Mia's father.

Amis's face darkened instantly. Mia also felt that Shana had gone too far, so she changed the subject and said, "Brother Amis, I'm a little tired after walking all the way. Can you arrange a place for me to stay?"

"Okay, please follow me." Amis glanced at Ash and the others beside him, "These two?"

"We are travelers that I met on the road. We came to Saint Laurent College to study together." Mia said.

"Oh." Amis nodded, "Do you need me to arrange that, too?"

"No, we can arrange it ourselves." Ash spoke before Mia, and then said to Mia, "Prove it to me."

"Oh, okay." Mia was reluctant to hand her certificate to Ash. It was not that she was reluctant to prove it. With her family's ability, it would not be a problem to get another admission quota.

What she was reluctant to give up was the meal that Ash had prepared, as she wanted to have another meal at noon.

After receiving the black and gold card-style certificate, Ash took Valentine away.

On the way, Ash looked at the absent-minded Valentine and raised his eyebrows: "Why, are you attracted to the young lady?"

Valentine panicked and waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no!"

"Tsk, stop pretending. These past few days, you've been looking at other people every other day. Do you really think I'm blind?" Ash said mercilessly.

The dog next to them also barked twice to join in the fun.

Knowing the rookie's ability, Valentine also said "hmm" in embarrassment, and then said with a sense of loss: "But what if I like him? How could a rich girl like me? You, Ash, still have a chance."

"Don't do that. I don't like flat-chested girls!" Ash waved his hand immediately. "Also, if you like someone, just chase her. Don't think too lowly of yourself."

Ash was aware of Valentine's talent, which was similar to his own in the past. He estimated that he would have no problem becoming an expert, and he had a chance of reaching the master level.

Therefore, becoming a strong person with a challenge level of 600 or 700 is not a big problem.

As for Mia's family, Ash estimated that there were only about six or seven hundred top-level warriors.

There is hope that Valentine will be a good match for her.

"You have good talent. If you lay a good foundation here, you will definitely become a strong person." Ash patted Valentine's shoulder. "By then, not to mention the eldest daughter of an earl, it is not impossible for you to be a princess of a country."

"Thanks for your comfort, Ash." Valentine forced a smile. Following Ash, a pervert, he really had no confidence in himself.

Seeing this, Ash didn't say much. After all, Valentine had seen a lot and would always have a clear understanding of himself.

Arriving at the admissions office, Ash handed the certificate to an old wizard in front of the counter.

The old wizard took a look at the certificate and found that this was another nobleman who had entered the temple through connections.

He said to Ash, "Are you the one who wants to be admitted to the hospital?"

"No." Ash shook his head and pushed Valentine, "It's him."

"Me?" Valentine was stunned and shook his head quickly, "Ash, why am I here? And since you gave me this certificate, what do you want to do with it?"

"Of course I want you to learn. I'm not a mage, so what can I teach you?" Ash said, "Besides, do you think I can't get another proof?"

"But, but here I am." Valentine was a little speechless.

"Stop giving me that and go get me the admission procedures. I still have things to do!" Ash slapped Valentine impatiently and pushed him directly to the counter.

"Teacher, please process it for him quickly." Ash turned and said to the old wizard.

"Well, fill out the form." The old wizard handed the form and pen to Valentine, then turned to look at Ash and said, "Also, you pay the tuition fee of one thousand gold coins a year."

One thousand gold coins?!

Valentine was about to pick up a pen to fill in the information when his hand trembled and his mouth opened slightly. Before he could say anything, Ash blocked his words with his hand.

"Here." Ash put a thousand gold coins on the counter. "Are there any other fees? I'll pay them all."

The old wizard looked at the form in Valentine's hand and gestured, "It depends on what he chooses?"

Ash glanced at the form and raised his eyebrows. Wow, it’s worthy of being a world-class university. The prices are really more expensive than the other.

There are top-notch luxury houses that cost 10,000 gold coins a year.

Ash wasn't very generous and only gave Valentine the most standard student package. Even so, it still cost a thousand gold coins, um, for a year.

After filling in the information and paying the money, it was Ash's turn.

"Teacher, what are the channels for recruiting students and what are the benefits?" asked Yaxiu.

The old master was patient: "Four, the first one is the special enrollment, the academy teachers recruit disciples themselves, we don't charge money for this, the training resources will be provided by their teachers themselves, the treatment is the best."

"The second one is direct enrollment, just like the card you just mentioned. Our college will give a certain number of places to each country. Students with the card can be interviewed and admitted. The treatment depends entirely on the money."

"The third type is recommended students. They are recommended by forces from all over the country that cooperate with the Hand of Mystery. For students recommended by us, we will provide certain tuition reductions and salary increases depending on the degree of cooperation."

"The fourth type is the transfer students. They can get in if they have money, but the internal training system of the academy will not be provided to them in most cases, and their treatment is the worst."

"Are you going to be a special student or a transfer student?" asked the old wizard.

"Can borrowing students enter your library?" asked Ash.

He came here because of one of the largest libraries in the world, but he was not interested in finding a master to take care of him.

"Yes, but you don't have the right to borrow books for free. You have to pay a certain amount of money for each book you read." The old wizard glanced at Valentine next to him, "Of course, anyone who is not a borrowing student has the right to borrow books to read."

"Oh." Ash nodded, "Okay, help me with the procedures for being a borrowed student."

"Then Cheng Hui, five thousand gold coins."

"what?"

　Achievement: [Return My Beauty I] has been changed to [Newbie in Disfigurement].

　　Asking for a monthly ticket!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)