Chapter 162 College Overview Benefits
Chapter 162 College Overview Benefits
Just a few hours later, the secret room was opened from the inside.
The key that monitored the movements in the secret room was sensitive. After noticing the movement, the female apprentice in charge of guarding the room hurried over. When she saw Ivan standing at the door, a hint of shock flashed in her eyes.
"Brother, sir, did you succeed?" She could sense a mountain-like aura from the person in front of her, and asked in a reserved manner.
"Of course." Ivan nodded slightly. After entering the secret room, he decisively chose to finish it in one go. As a result, it took him less than a day. "The secret room is returned to you. Goodbye, young lady."
"Sir, my name is Alice, Alice Dono." Alice shouted crisply.
"Then, Miss Alice, remember to keep this secret for me for a while. Ten days will be enough."
"Please rest assured, Wizard Marichaton."
Hearing the voice behind him, Ivan waved his hand casually and walked away without looking back.
When he left, he walked sideways. The fact that he had become a wizard should not be exposed for the time being. There was another matter to be resolved in a few days, and he couldn't let anyone leak the news.
Of course, this kind of thing can't be kept secret for long. As long as you are willing to investigate, you will always find clues. For example, when renting a secret room, you need to register your name, and Alice must know about it.
Three-story round tower.
Ivan went back to the dormitory to rest for a while and then came to report the good news to his tutor.
"Please come in." The person inside seemed to have expected him to come, and a voice came out as he approached.
"Teacher, everything goes well." Ivan came into the tower and saw Randall sitting there.
"Okay, okay, okay." Randall stood up, looked him up and down, and praised him repeatedly. "You really didn't disappoint me. It seems that your body is not affected much."
"The impact is not significant and will recover in two or three days."
"Haha, you are a great knight, and you have the help of Swiftwood Silkworm, plus the Rose Chain, so there shouldn't be any big problems." Randall nodded with satisfaction and motioned him to sit down and talk.
"How about the Blackbeard Crown?"
After a few seconds' pause, Randall continued to ask. He probably didn't even notice that there was a hint of uneasiness in his expression at this moment.
Ivan saw it all. He knew that his mentor attached great importance to the Blackbeard Crown because it was related to the inheritance of the insect controller. His mentor hoped to carry forward the insect controller.
"You are right. The Blackbeard Crown has helped me a lot. Thank you for your help."
"Look at you, you don't need to be so polite." Randall waved his hand and said casually: "Well, not bad, it's worth my time to study it, it does have some effect, it's not bad."
Ivan found it somewhat amusing. The tutor was clearly very concerned, yet he was acting pretentiously.
"As long as you are here, if anyone dares to say something behind my back, I will twist his head off." Randall thought of something and said indignantly.
"Teacher, is there really someone who dares to gossip about you?" Ivan was stunned and couldn't help asking.
"Quite a few. I just expressed my interest in competing for the position of deacon before, and those people jumped out to make trouble. They said all kinds of unpleasant things, without any consideration for the friendship between us in the same academy."
Randall had no intention of hiding anything and told the whole story. He also explained the organizational structure of the academy to the new wizard so that he could have a preliminary understanding of where he was.
There are a total of 95 registered wizards in the entire Mona Ant Lodge, 96 in total including Ivan. Many of them have left the academy, so there are generally around 80 wizards resident in the academy and nearby areas.
From top to bottom, the structure of the academy consists of three deans: 1 president and 2 vice-presidents, three chief deacons, and two deacons in each department. In other words, there are a total of 18 positions belonging to wizards.
"What is the purpose of the position?" Ivan understood that most wizards were not people who liked to fight for power.
"It represents the academy resources you have access to. Compared to apprentices, the resources needed by wizards are more scarce. Otherwise, why would our predecessors of wizards continue to open up new areas? The reason is to compete for resources." Randall explained.
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"Teacher, why is there only one level 2 wizard in the academy?"
"Maybe more than that, but without the corresponding resources, who would be willing to take care of the trivial matters of the Mona Ant Farm Hut? Even Dean Wakin doesn't stay in the academy often. I haven't seen him for a long time."
After listening to Randall's story, Ivan realized that the number of second-level wizards was even less than he expected. The only second-level wizard in the Mona Ant Hut was the dean, and even the two deputy deans were only first-level wizards.
The situation is almost the same in other academies in the Moonclamp Peninsula. Level 2 wizards are already very powerful and rarely show up. The most likely possibility is that they have left the Moonclamp Peninsula and are looking for the necessary resources elsewhere.
If it weren't for the contractual constraints, most of the first-level wizards in the academy would have left.
It is worth mentioning that Wizard Bernardson is a deacon of the patrol team. He has just taken the position and is in the apprenticeship period, so he is very active in everything he does. Whenever there is a problem in the team, he is usually the one who comes forward to solve it.
"Ivan, those positions are just embellishments for wizards. Strength is what truly represents everything." Randall said earnestly.
"I see."
Ivan nodded. He was not sure how many resources the position would allow him to access. He just felt that being in such a position would be very cumbersome, and many times one would have to step forward to deal with things.
"Just keep this in mind. This is my gift to you for your promotion." Randall said nothing more. He handed him a spell book and said, "I'll ask Gina and Mien to come over and get to know you again. They should be here soon."
Ivan glanced at the spell and found it was a first-level Blackbeard Crown. The instructor was thoughtful. Outside the round tower, Gina and Mien had actually arrived a while ago. The two were lingering anxiously not far from the round tower, worrying about what they would meet later.
"Mien, when we go in later, should we call him 'Wizard Marichatton', or Your Excellency, or Senior Brother?" Gina said hesitantly.
"How about calling him 'Mr. Wizard Ivan'?" Milne whispered.
"What kind of nonsense is that? Believe it or not, the instructor will slap you in the face. Just think about it, a few days ago, Ivan was just our junior brother, and now he has suddenly become an official wizard. It's hard to believe."
In the wizarding world, you can add "wizard" after your surname or given name to refer to a wizard. There are no special rules. For some wizards who have made a name for themselves, it is not a problem to call them by their code names, which makes the wizard seem more powerful and prestigious.
"Yeah." Mien nodded with deep feeling.
"Junior Brother Mien, how about I slap you and see if it hurts? If it hurts, it means it's real." Gina suggested.
Hearing her words, Mien rolled his eyes and wondered why he couldn't help but slap her.
After hesitating for a while, the two of them came hesitantly to the door of the round tower.
As usual, the door opened automatically without waiting for them to knock.
"What are you standing there for? Come and meet your senior brother, Wizard Ivan Marichatton."
Hearing the instructor's voice, the two walked in nervously and shouted to Ivan who was sitting there, "Hello, Senior Brother Ivan."
"We are all brothers from the same sect. There is no need to follow the rules of etiquette. It will remain the same as before."
It was rare to see Gina like this. Ivan was touched and understood the difference of a wizard's identity more clearly.
Even though he said this, Gina and Mien still didn't dare to be rude, and Gina even spoke less.
The two of them didn't dare to treat him the same way they treated Randall. Wizards and apprentices were two completely different levels with huge differences in strength and status.
Some apprentices, once they become wizards, their temperaments change drastically, or they no longer hide their original personalities. There are many such examples, and if you are not careful, it would be very bad to offend a wizard.
Ivan thought that the two were not used to it yet, but he could see the envy in their eyes.
the next day.
Ivan came to the vice president's office again.
"Dean Lydia, I'm here to report to you." As soon as Ivan arrived, he was led into the office.
"Wizard Marichatton, it's nice to see you again. It seems that our enchantment team has a new elite." Doris' attitude changed. She was more enthusiastic than before, and her words revealed a sense of closeness and trying to win him over.
After a few pleasantries, the two got down to business.
Ivan came this time to receive the resources for being a formal wizard, including subsequent meditation methods, enchantment knowledge, wizard robes, wizard crystal balls, etc. These are what you can get after becoming a wizard, and they are stated in the contract signed previously.
To be honest, apart from the requirement that one cannot leave the academy for a long period of time within a hundred years, which is quite harsh, the other requirements in the contract are acceptable.
"Wizard Marichatton, let me say a few words about meditation. Since we wizards have only been around for a short time, many meditation methods have complicated origins and we need to be cautious."
Before giving him the meditation method, Doris emphasized one thing in particular.
Three or four thousand years is not a long time?
Ivan thought again and realized that compared with other races and the lifespan of powerful wizards, the history of wizards is indeed not very long.
Even the vice-president said so, so the origin of the Heixu movement might be a little strange.
"Thanks for the reminder, I'll make a note of it."
"You are practicing the Black Beard Movement, so you won't change it, right?" Doris asked solemnly.
"No change." Ivan naturally had no intention of changing his meditation method. It would be unwise to change it rashly, and other meditation methods might not be without problems.
"You know the rules. Without the permission of the academy, you must not pass it on to anyone. Otherwise, it will be regarded as betrayal."
The constraints between wizards are usually through contracts, and Ivan could only sign a confidentiality agreement regarding the meditation method again.
The academy was quite generous and directly provided the second and third levels of the meditation method. As for the fourth level, Vice President Lydia directly stated that the academy did not have any subsequent parts.
In addition to meditation, he acquired intermediate enchantment knowledge, which is a unique benefit of the enchantment group.
There are also three first-level general spells: Hand of the Mage, Thorn Strangulation, and Energy Fireball.
And all other things, including a new residence. Like Randall, he chose a tower-shaped building as his residence. There happened to be a two-story twin tower that was vacant, so he chose it as his residence.
On that day, Ivan moved into his new home. He didn't have much stuff, only the equipment and mulberry wood cabinets in the alchemy room needed to be moved. With the shadow ant servants around, moving was easy.
I’m having a bit of trouble writing so I’ll write one chapter in the morning and one chapter in the evening. I hope it doesn’t cause any trouble to your reading.
(End of this chapter)