Because it was boring to wait for the island republic to raise supplies, Ella was now wandering around the capital of the island republic.
The capital of the island republic is not big. Ella took the boat and visited most of the famous attractions in just half a day.
During this period, she heard that a nobleman in the island republic was looking for a famous doctor to treat his illness at a high price of one hundred Nomisma. Ella had read some books about herbal medicine and wanted to try it, but was pulled away by Amy.
"Your Majesty is not a professional doctor. If you cure someone bad, you will have to pay for it." Amy persuaded Ella.
Ella thinks Amy is right.
So, she came to visit this alchemical university instead.
This is also the place Ella wanted to visit before she landed on the island. Alchemy is banned in the Seven Hills Empire, and she is the only one in the Pirate Kingdom who has knowledge of alchemy. She learned from the alchemy books left to her by Jabir.
I have learned a lot, and now I urgently need to find colleagues to communicate with.
"Your Majesty! Even if you love the truth more, there is no need for you to run so fast!"
Amy was holding a plate full of food in her hands. She was following Ella closely while keeping the balance of the plate while sweating profusely.
"You can sit a little further away and eavesdrop on the alchemist's lecture while eating lunch! Judging from the alchemist's reaction, as long as you say you are eating, I won't dare to chase you away!"
"There's no need! This is just a group of freshly enrolled students exchanging experiences. I've already read what he said in the alchemy books that Jabir left for me, which is just entry-level content!"
"Your Majesty, don't you need to learn entry-level content?"
"Amy, you underestimate me! Although I only taught myself according to Jabir's book, my alchemy level is enough for me to skip the introductory and elementary courses and go directly to the intermediate class! I have
I have many questions that I would like the teachers in the intermediate class to answer for me!”
"I can't tell at all! Your Majesty will have an accident every three times you enter the alchemy laboratory. If I hadn't been protected by Loki, your Majesty's palace would have been burned down by your Majesty!"
"Gu..."
Ella was obviously unable to refute Amy's doubts.
"When you meet the teacher later, Your Majesty, please be more humble! I have heard that the passing rate for the entrance test of this university is less than 1%! What if the teacher thinks you are arrogant and deliberately gives more difficult questions?
If I make things difficult for you, it will be difficult!"
"Okay, okay..."
The hundred or so pirates followed Ella and Amy closely, and surrounded the committee's office building in the blink of an eye. Ella ran all the way to the office, straightened her posture at the door, and then knocked gently on the door.
,
A shout much louder than Ella's knock came from the office: "I really have no money now! The Island Republic has stopped paying my allowance for three months! Whether it's material fees, wine money, or Ah
I can’t afford the service fees at Phrodite House! If you want money, just tear down all the doors in this building and sell them! This door doesn’t belong to me anyway!”
"Aphrodite's House? What is that? The Association of Magicians? Amy, do you want to join in too - it hurts! Amy, why are you stepping on me?"
Amy ignored Ella's silly remarks, cleared her throat, and answered for Ella: "Teacher, we are here to enroll."
The shouts from the office got louder: "Don't lie! It's not like I don't have windows here! Look at the people you brought, not only wearing armor, but also carrying axes! You are business aristocrats! Say!
,Which family are you from?"
"This..." Amy was a little at a loss, "We are from Sweden... Your Majesty, how about we let those guards leave later?"
The door suddenly opened, and a skinny little old man walked out, rubbing his hands in front of Ella and Amy with a smile on his face: "I've heard of you! A group of you landed in the Island Republic a few days ago.
It’s such a big fuss all over the city!”
As he said that, the little old man narrowed his eyes, first looked at Amy for a while, and shook his head. Then he looked at Ella for a while, nodded, and then continued: "This is so big.
, he should be the legendary Swedish Pirate King. Why, are you also interested in Hermes’ skills?"
Ella didn't pay attention to the meaning of "big and small" in the little old man's words. Her desire for knowledge made her hurriedly reply: "That's right! Teacher, I encountered many difficulties when I studied alchemy myself, and I wanted to find the teacher to answer my questions.
I’m confused, I want to sit in on the intermediate alchemy course..." Speaking of this, Ella suddenly remembered Amy's advice, and quickly changed her words: "Or maybe it's an elementary course?"
Ella studied alchemy behind closed doors according to the books Jabir left for her, and had no communication with the current alchemy academic community. She was unable to accurately measure her current alchemy level, for fear that the teacher's questions would cause trouble and prevent her from passing the exam.
But the entrance test.
"There is no difference between elementary and intermediate courses in our school, only differences between schools. However, having such a distinguished guest come to learn alchemy in person is a great event for the whole school -" The little old man suddenly remembered something and took a cautious step back.
He looked at Ella carefully: "You will pay the tuition for five nomisms every year, right?"
Pentanomism is a full year's income for ordinary farmers in the pirate kingdom, and a whole year's income for lower-class citizens in relatively wealthy commercial republics such as the Republic of Liguria. This seems to persuade
Many students have withdrawn, but in fact alchemy itself is a skill that costs money. In addition to the alchemy laboratory that must be built, alchemists also need to continuously invest money in the materials required for experiments. Therefore, they are able to carry out experiments.
No one who studies alchemy will be deterred by the Pentanomism Horse - except for those like Habiba who intends to use excrement to make alchemy. He is not a professional alchemist, and he cannot pass the entrance test at all.
You know, the pass rate for this university's entrance test is less than one percent.
Ella is a pirate, and this identity is rejected by the alchemist community. Under normal circumstances, she will soon receive a test question that is deliberately difficult for her, and then be kicked out of the university like a fly.
But recently, the situation at the University of Alchemy has changed a little. The previous fire burned the reputation of Paracelsus, and also burned the other alchemists. You know, "Hermes left
This rumor actually means that all other papers are useless waste paper. The Governor of the Island Republic has sent a commissioner to investigate the teachers and students of the Alchemy University, and the allowance of the university tutor has been suspended for three years.
More than a month has passed. Under such an environment, the number of students who want to enroll has also dropped significantly. Ella and Amy are still the only ones in the past three months.
Rather than examining whether Ella is qualified to enter the university, the committee members are more concerned about whether they can receive tuition fees from them.
Seeing that Ella was not shaken by the number of five Nomis horses, the little old man felt relieved and continued: "That's great. Come on, Five Nomis horses, after paying the money, you can enroll in school and audit -
—No, no, no, no, no, no, no. If I let you enroll directly like this, I will be expelled from the committee!"
The little old man waved his hands and slapped himself, and then circled around the office. As he circled, he said to himself in a voice that only he could hear: "What can I do, what can I do? This pirate
How can Barbarian pass the school’s entrance test? But if he fails, he won’t be able to receive these five Nomis horses... Ah, by the way, there is!"
The little old man suddenly clapped his hands vigorously, and then rushed in front of Ella and Amy: "Follow me to take the entrance test!"
Ella and Amy were confused by the little old man's surprise. The old man walked out of the room, and they followed him blankly. Halfway through, Ella remembered and asked: "Um, teacher,
What exactly is the entrance test?”
"Why are you asking this? We need to have a flexible bottom line - ah, we need to have an open academic atmosphere! No one has been able to make a philosopher's stone yet. Who knows which school of thought is correct? Who is qualified to judge others?
What is his level of alchemy? King of Sweden, are you right?"
"Hmm? Well? Big, that's probably right, right?"
Ella felt even more dizzy.
The little old man led Ella and Amy through a series of smoky rooms, and finally came to an old-looking door at the bottom of the corridor.
"The other alchemy laboratories are all occupied by the instructors, and this is the only one that is vacant at the moment. You can use it as you wish!"
Seeing the little old man turning around and about to leave, Amy couldn't help but ask again: "So, teacher, what exactly is the test question?"
"As I said, we need to have an open academic atmosphere! In short, just mix these materials together and come up with something new! It's very simple, can it be done?"
"What's new...specifically?"
"Don't you understand? You see those solutions, metals, whatever, just mix them together and heat them up. I really don't understand, if you can get rid of a certain metal, it counts as a pass - ah
By the way, according to the regulations, I can't prompt you, and I can't be present."
The little old man waved his hand and slapped himself in the mouth again.
"Just come to me in the office when you're done. I'll go to the warehouse first to see if there are any new uniforms and medals!"
After saying this, the weird little old man left with his hands behind his back.
