Chapter 125 The First Lesson in Life
Congratulations, you have officially entered Sires College - this is what the students of the Potion Department said to Gothe after handing in the last three maid clams.
And after walking out of the Potions Department and on his way to the committee, Gaode once again experienced the feeling of being noticed and saluted by other students.
In these eyes, there is surprise, envy, sizing, and doubt, 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, it felt not bad to enjoy the "baptism" of this kind of gaze again.
While his thoughts were wandering, Gothe had arrived in front of the committee's small building.
It is working time, and the committee door is open and undefended.
After taking a deep breath, Gaode once again stepped into the door of the Academy Committee.
This time he is going to the office 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 another opening.
"Dean, you passed the general course on medicinal materials and received 2 credits, now recorded."
The staff also put the identity plate into the alchemy creation machine and "swiped" it, and then returned the identity plate to the student.
"Next."
"The last eight days of this school year are over, 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, "You have to hurry up next school year."
"I know!" Pillai scratched his head in distress. He scratched his head and asked: "How many credits do I have left now?"
"The total 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, Gaode 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.
Gaude 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 completely 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.
He also "swiped" Gaode's identity plate on the alchemy creation machine on the counter, and then whispered:
"Gaode, a second-class mage apprentice, is settling the wizard level for the first time, which counts for 3 credits; for completing the entrance task, you can get 2 basic credits; it took 19 days to complete, breaking the original record of 25 days. According to the college standards, an additional 5 credits will be awarded."
"Total 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 there is not much credit pressure in the first year."
"Knowing 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." Gaode responded politely.
“Go upstairs and turn right. In the second academic office, you can get your class schedule 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, Gothe entered.
Hello, I am the new student Gaode. I am here to pick up the class schedule and tutor list."
H 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 the admission approval. You have a letter of recommendation 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 Runes Department and the chief rune tutor of this college, He Xi."
“Remember to go and report to Master He Xi early.”
“Okay, that’s it, you can retreat.”
Gao De 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, Gaode quickly opened the scroll introducing the class schedule and course information and looked at it carefully.
The courses at Sires College are divided into two categories: compulsory courses and elective courses.
The two major types 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".
His branch courses include "Essence and Principles of Spells", "Energy Conversion", "Actual Combat Simulation", "Norland Continent Geography and War Geography", etc.
There are too many elective courses. The main courses are:
"Runeology", "Potion Science", "Alchemy", "Linguistics", "Scrollology".
The branch courses are even more difficult to come by.
For example, under "Alchemy", there are branch courses such as "Identification of Mineral Materials", "History of the Development of Alchemists", "Raw Ore Extraction", "Smelting Technology", "General Knowledge of Runes", "Design and Manufacturing of Alchemical Items", "Energy Storage and Conversion Technology", etc.
Under "Linguistics" there are branch courses such as "Basics of Ancient Misr Language", "Development of Misr Language", "General Knowledge of Elemental Elf Languages", etc.
The first time he opened the course introduction scroll, Gothe was dumbfounded.
But I am not shocked by the dazzling curriculum design of Sires Academy, but:
"Mage Basics" (compulsory course)
Instructor: Bo Weiyi
Course introduction: Understand the theoretical basis of the mage, its development process, thinking about magic philosophy, understand the world system and plane system, understand the earth-line creatures, help students improve their mental concentration and improve the efficiency of practice.
This course is divided into three stages, one for each academic year. Each stage is assessed once. If you fail to pass the previous stage of the course, you will not be allowed to register for the next stage 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.
30 lessons for the first phase, and 30 lessons for the second phase
Teaching time: The first phase is scheduled on the morning of the 3rd day of March in the frosty gold month, foggy frost month, and ice month; the second phase course.
Teaching location: Gavin Building
Course fee: 10 gold coins for the first phase, 15 gold coins for the second phase, and 20 gold coins for the third phase.
Credit requirements: None——
"Geography of Nolan Continent and Geography of War" (branch course of basic culture course)
Instructor: Mohsen
Course introduction: Understand the basic geographical knowledge of Nolan Continent’s natural environment, climate types, geographical features, political structure, ethnic distribution, and national composition, 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 receive 2 credits.
Lecture time: Arranged in the afternoon on the 2nd day of March, the Frost-Gold Moon, the Foggy-Frost Moon, and the Frozen Moon.
Teaching location:.
Course fee: 20 gold coins
Credit requirement: 10 credits or more
All courses at Seris College, whether required or elective, require payment of course fees.
And the course fees are very expensive.
For example, "Mage Basics", which is a compulsory course, requires 45 gold coins to complete it!
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.
Those "second-generation French students" are okay. Their families have money and they don't have to worry about course fees at all.
But those civilians who have passed the admissions examination may have a headache for these expenses.
It’s no wonder that 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." He can understand this.
What he didn't understand was that Seres 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 basically don’t have to worry too much about tuition fees.
How can it be like Sires Academy, which 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 purpose 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 a slave."
The signature is the first president of Sires College: Ronan Horry.
Money is a huge power and the basis of freedom.
Without money freedom, all other freedoms are just castles in the air.
The first lesson that Seres 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.
Rather than being weighed down 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)