Regarding the content of the contract drawn up by Lin, Juan Javier was noncommittal. In other words, without asking privately, he should not raise too many questions in public purely for the purpose of objection. This is a question for a certain magician responsible for management. It will damage its authority. This is a quite taboo thing in the world of magicians, unless the person who proposes it intends to undermine it.
But this does not mean that Juan has no doubts at all. From the moment he pinched this piece of paper, he had a question: "Isn't this a magic contract?"
"The so-called promises are meant to be broken. If you have no intention of keeping the promise, even if there are gods and demons witnessing it at the same time, the promise will still be broken when it is time to break. If you have the intention to keep the promise, even if it is a verbal promise, it will be broken. It will be implemented without compromise. Besides, the academy has been established for less than a year, many things may still change. With a magic contract, there is no room for change."
For example, in ancient times on Earth, the performance of contracts relied on the guarantee of the government. The most guaranteed form of contract in the Lost World is the magical contract, which is bound by the souls of both parties and promises to the other party that they will abide by the content of the agreement. However, the stipulation There is no possibility of modifying a magic contract.
Therefore, before signing a magic contract, you need to be cautious and cautious, and at the same time, you must carefully study the wording and wording word for word. Any oversight may lead to loss of life, or the entire contract may go in a completely different direction. to execute.
However, the contract in front of them only used ordinary materials. Several older children were thinking that maybe another big reason for not using a magic contract was that magic materials were too expensive.
In any case, after completing the course, becoming an official magician and serving the academy for two more years is not something difficult to accept. Most children even believe that the academy is truly interested in cultivating them. Accepting free services It's so frightening.
After leaving everyone some time to read the content of the contract, Lin asked: "If you have any questions, everyone can ask them. The college is in the early stages, and everything is not finalized yet. So everyone thinks there are doubts or shortcomings. Feel free to bring it up for discussion.”
At this time, a child below raised his hand timidly and asked: "Sir, what if we want to leave midway due to other reasons?"
"This is a clause that terminates the contract. It is mentioned in the last paragraph. It may be that a magician is willing to accept you as his direct disciple, so he will leave the academy; or there may be other places to go. If you want to terminate your studies at the college, no matter what the reason is, the college will not refuse, but you must pay the tuition fees during your stay in the college. Originally, this fee was for your two years of service after graduation. Substitute. Since I want to leave the college early, I will not have the two years of service, so I think it is reasonable to exchange for the tuition fees during the paid period. What do you think?"
The child who asked the question nodded and had no opinion. At this time, another child raised his hand and asked: "Sir, how much is the tuition fee you mentioned?"
Open an enlarged Shui Jing Shu screen to display all the account books related to the revenue and expenditure of the college. Because it uses a new type of digital record, it is not only divided into categories, and the revenue and expenditure are divided into columns, it is clear to everyone who has studied mathematics. Above Every detail is included. In addition to the various decorations of the academy and the incense, ointments, candles and other items used in meditation rituals, there are also the clothes, equipment, and daily food of each apprentice. Of course, there are fixed expenses for each student. Teacher's salary.
The income part is how many apprentices come forward to help maintain order every lecture night, and perform various sorting and aftermath activities. Taken together, the college's revenue and expenditure is a red-hot deficit, which is very eye-catching. Of course
In a land where loans and deferred payments are not popular, most of the money was advanced with Lin's personal property. Subsidies that were supposed to come from the Charlie Richard Foundation were nil.
After everyone had a cursory glance, Lin said: "This is your various expenses and income in the past four months. As long as you perform additional service activities other than studying and have nothing to do with yourself, you will receive corresponding rewards.
Of course, this amount will be slightly lower than what you earn from the tasks you take on by yourself. In the future, if you are required to assist the college in preparing potions or forging utensils, we will handle it accordingly. These expenses will be subsidized into your daily life for the time being.
There is still room for discussion on how to arrange the expenses in the future. In short, after all your expenses in the past four months, I have tentatively decided that the tuition fee is ccc kiir (300 gold) every six months."
Hearing such a number, the people below had a completely different reaction. Juan Javier's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he said: "It's so cheap." But when the child below heard it, his face turned blue with fright.
Said: "It's so expensive!"
Lin just shrugged unnecessarily at such polarized reactions. Every month, the Magician Association subsidizes each apprentice at about 20 to 70 gold, depending on the apprentice's rank. The maximum subsidy is 420 gold in half a year.
Of course, this fee will not be used entirely on the apprentice, but will be given to the apprentice's teacher, and will be arranged by the formal magicians who teach the apprentices.
That amount can actually be regarded as the tuition fees and the remuneration of the magicians given by the association to the apprentices for various expenses. It is precisely because of such expenses that there is a limit on the number of years apprentices can receive, which is three years of the first ring.
years, three years for the second ring and four years for the third ring.
300 gold for half a year is really a very cheap fee for training a magic apprentice. Of course, you have to calculate it carefully. This 300 gold is completely used on the apprentice. Most of the subsidies from the association are paid by the magicians themselves, leaving some change.
It is possible to spend it on apprentices. Therefore, the two should not be compared, but how can the people in the lost land understand these.
However, for a grown-up child from a small village, what is the concept of 300 gold? i Kir (1 gold) can buy half a year's worth of coarse grains for a family of four. 300 gold means that you can live your whole life without having to work and just eat.
You can eat coarse grains until you die. Or you can buy some expensive things, or you can find a wife and serve as a decent dowry. In short, it is an unimaginable huge sum of money.
Regarding the different thoughts of the two groups of people, Lin did not mean to discriminate at all. This is a matter of vision, which limits people's imagination, and has nothing to do with right or wrong.
But for Lin, even if these children are not the kind of noble people who are spoiled and ignorant of the sufferings of the world, they do not have much social experience judging from their age. Where were they before coming to Wulian City?
It is normal for people who live in the mountains and valleys for the rest of their lives to not have much knowledge.
When it comes to making a contract or something, especially Lin You is formulating the terms in accordance with the legal standards of the Earth. Of course, he is not a legal professional, and there is no printer in Midland, so the content of the contract is still discounted and discounted, and it can be compressed into a piece of paper.
Solved. If we completely refer to the standards of the earth and don’t list a thick book with various overlord clauses or traps, then we dare to call it a contract.
But even so, the weight written on that piece of paper is still quite significant, for people who are lost in the land. However, these children did not think twice. After looking at it once, several older children took out their pens.
Come on, fill in your name in a hurry. The younger, less independent children saw someone signing, so they followed suit and filled in their names.
And the reason why they can sign their names on the contract with confidence is not only that this is not a highly binding magic contract. It is also because everyone has passed the first-level apprenticeship assessment today, which makes everyone believe that in this academy
, you can achieve your expectations when you come to this five-linked city, instead of being hit by disappointment or despair.
As for four years, will it be difficult to become a magician? As long as the apprentice is promoted to a magician, as long as the talent is enough, unlike Lin and other three masters and apprentices who have the lowest level of magic talent, about five to six years is enough.
.And this time is based on traditional teaching methods.
Generally speaking, the way a magician brings up an apprentice is to give him an introductory book to study on his own. The apprentice needs to spend a lot of time serving the magician, including washing, cooking and cleaning. The more skilled apprentices also need to refine
Potions, casting and smelting may just be done by someone. If you are more skilled, you may do it yourself, and then sell it under the name of a magician. Sometimes there is even a night service.
After you have to deal with these chores, the rest of the time will be the time to learn magic by yourself. If you have any questions about learning magic, of course you can ask your teacher. But if you will get the answer after asking, it is up to Faye.
Of course, the status and background of the person asking the question still matters. It is normal to not get a single word of advice for three to five days.
Under this traditional teaching method, it takes five to six years to become a magician. Under the intensive teaching of the academy, it really is not too difficult to become a magician in four years. As long as the talent is not too great
No matter how short the time is, it won’t be a problem.
I have such confidence because apprentice-level magic in the world of Lost World is really simple. The main reason why the two girls, Halumi and Kaya, cannot make rapid progress is that they are limited by their magic talents, that is, their powers.
accumulation.
Children in the academy do not have this level. For them, the difficulty lies in constructing an understanding of magic, including various theories and methods. These things require continuous listening and practice during every day's teaching.
If Lin used the condition of the earth as an analogy, then learning magic in Midland is like learning to ride a bicycle, drive a car, or even use larger vehicles or construction machinery on Earth. To make machinery and vehicles move, it is actually very simple. The accelerator will