Chapter 64: The Difficult Apprentice, Master Depra, Admission
After having lunch and resting for a while, Heyana took Moriarty out of the mage tower and headed to the large teaching building.
"Cousin Heyana, has Hockenheim always been so quiet and peaceful? It seems that there are not many mage apprentices studying here." Walking side by side with the girl on the gravel path, Moriarty looked at the quiet campus,
asked a little strangely.
"That's true. There are about thirty mage apprentices enrolled in the academy." Haiyanna nodded.
"Thirty people?" Moriarty glanced at Heyana in surprise. It was incredible that such a large magic academy had only such a number of apprentices.
"You should also know that if a mage apprentice wants to become an official mage, in addition to having extraordinary wisdom and unremitting efforts, he must also have enough wealth to support his magic learning. Otherwise, no matter how talented he is,
Even good young people will be rejected from the magical world because of poverty." Seeing Moriarty's doubts, Heyana sighed slightly.
"so…"
"So, the reality is that the mage apprentices who have the ability to enter Hockenheim can only be a few 'lucky ones'. And most of the magic seekers can only study hard on their own outside the academy, or enter the academy as civilians to do some
They do chores in exchange for a meager salary and the opportunity to ask questions in one class per quarter. They will not apply to officially join the academy until their own strength reaches a certain level and they accumulate the necessary money." Haiyana said a little helplessly, seeming to sympathize with those people.
The "lost scholar" who cannot afford to join Hockenheim.
"It's really regrettable." Moriarty also nodded and said.
Some people may wonder why those in power don’t use administrative funds to subsidize poor mage apprentices to enter the academy. In this case, when these people become successful in their studies and even become official mages, they will in turn bring huge benefits to those in power.
Income. But in fact, because the cost of learning magic is really high, unless it is a country, it is impossible to support a large number of people who will only rely on the financial income of one city and one place for a long period of time.
Mage apprentices who consume but cannot bring any output. On the other hand, even if any city lord is willing to spend his family wealth to fund the learning of mage apprentices, it may be difficult to find enough teachers to teach these students. Just like
What Schmidt said is that no official mage will waste his precious time on teaching that is not helpful for his own promotion. And at this point, even the most powerful person in authority cannot force him. Otherwise, he
He is making an enemy of the entire mage class.
"So, Moriarty, I hope you can cherish the opportunity in front of you. Join Hockenheim and join your father's studio. Your future is bright." At this time, the black-haired girl stopped and turned to look at Moriarty.
, said very seriously: "I think both dad and Aunt Helen hope that you can stride forward on the road of magic."
"Thank you, Cousin Heyana. I will keep your words in mind." Moriarty also looked into the girl's eyes and promised seriously.
"Yes." Heyana nodded, and then smiled slightly: "Let's go, let's go to Mr. Depra's office now."
Leaving the path, the two of them crossed the wide lawn and walked slowly towards the door of the teaching building. The lawn should have been sprinkled with water in the afternoon, and it reflected a bright light under the direct sunlight. You will feel it when you step on it.
There was a soft feeling on the soles of my feet, as if I were stepping on a sponge cushion.
After passing the lawn, Heyena and Moriarty walked into the large teaching building, then passed through a long corridor and came to an open office. In the room, a white-haired old man wearing a mage's robe sat on a table.
In front of the large desk, he was writing something. On the wall behind him, there was a painting full of dots and lines, but the meaning was unclear, the abstraction was abnormal, and even looking at it for a long time would make people dizzy.
"Sir Depra." Although the door was open, Heyana did not go in directly. Instead, she stopped at the door and knocked on the door politely.
"Ah, it's Heyana, come in." Depra put down the quill in her hand, raised her head, took off her round-rimmed glasses, and looked at the black-haired girl with a smile.
"Yes." The girl nodded, and then walked in with Moriarty.
"Who is this gentleman?" Depra asked after seeing Moriarty behind Heyna.
"Allow me to introduce you. This is my cousin, Moriarty Ensberg, from the Kingdom of Erathia." After saying that, Heyana turned to Moriarty and said, "This is Depra
Your Excellency, you are the Provost of Hockenheim Academy of Magic."
"It's an honor to meet you, respected master." Moriarty glanced at the two white gemstone flowers on the old man's chest and bowed with great respect.
Gemstone flowers are the symbol of high-level mage. Only mages who have broken through to level nine are eligible to wear them. The two gemstone flowers indicate that the old man in front of him has reached level ten. The white color represents his specialization.
The elemental realm of is the elemental realm of wind.
The reason why high-level wizards are called masters by the world is that in addition to having deeper magic knowledge and mastering higher-level spells than mid-level wizards, another crucial difference is that high-level wizards can obtain the four elements.
With recognition, form your own elemental domain. Of course, compared with the real great arcanist, the elemental domain of the high-level mage is just a pseudo domain and cannot be realized. But even so, once you form your own elemental domain,
High-level mages can gain additional powerful supplementary effects such as "powerful", "delayed", "remote", and "wide range" when casting spells of the same series.
For example, if Depra, who has the field of wind element, and Moriarty summon the first-level spell Breath of Wind (wind magic) at the same time, the effect of the two spells must be very different. According to Moriarty's current level
, can only bless one beneficiary with the Breath of the Wind; while Master Depra can benefit at least one squadron of people at the same time, and the degree of benefit will be far greater than Moriarty.
Generally speaking, any high-level mage can only choose a certain elemental field to specialize in, and it is rare to specialize in two elemental fields. This is not only considering that a person's energy is really limited, but greedy for too much will lead to loss.
There are many reasons, and the more important reason is that the four major magic elements are inherently mutually exclusive. Especially the water element and the fire element, the wind element and the earth element are basically opposites. It's like a gentleman cannot do it at the same time.
To please two ladies, it is difficult for a mage to balance and unify magical elements with conflicting attributes. And only a very small number of talented mage, with the help of extremely good luck, can play a side game and choose to interact with each other at the same time.
Specialize in two elements that are not so repellent, such as water plus earth, or fire plus wind. However, such special cases are really rare among the rare, and they are also the limit of the known magic world.
"Well, hello, Mr. Moriarty." Depra looked at Moriarty and nodded lightly, as if he already knew who the other person was. And the reason why he asked was just because it was the first time they met.
It's just a procedure. Then, the high-level mage turned his attention back to the girl and asked: "Hai Na, what do you want from me?"
"Yes." In formal occasions, Heyana always appears to be strict in both speech and behavior. From this point of view, there is no doubt that she is Schmidt's daughter: "Moriarty is a mage apprentice. This
The first time he came to Hockenheim, he hoped to enter the academy to study magic."
"Well, your father has already communicated with me about this matter just now." Depra folded his hands and placed them on the desk. At the same time, he leaned back on the chair and said to Moriarty: "Since Lian Shimi
Your Excellency has recommended you to become the 'recommended student' of this college, so there should be no problem."
"Thank you, Master." Moriarty bowed again.
"Then, Heyana, you can take Apprentice Moriarty to complete the formalities. There is no problem here." Depra nodded, then picked up the quill on the table again and started to write on the desk.
He began to draw on the large drawing board.
"Yes, I'll take my leave." Heyana bowed to the high-level mage, and then exited the room with Moriarty.
Then, the two went directly to the second floor of the teaching building, where the affairs department went through the formal admission procedures and paid the tuition for the first year. After that, Moriarty received a Hockenheim mage apprentice badge.
And a course schedule. The badge represents Moriarty's student status, and also allows him to purchase various low-level magic materials from outside the academy at a 50% discount on the market price; and the course schedule marks his class schedule. Moriarty
Arty took a quick look and found that most of them were basic theoretical courses on magic. Thinking about it, this was also deliberately arranged in this way considering that Moriarty had never received systematic magic education before. As for various magic studies
Books and even spell learning scrolls are available in the large library of Hockenheim, but they are charged extra. Moriarty has already anticipated this.
"Okay, Moriarty, from now on you are an official member of the academy. Welcome to join Hockenheim." Walking out of the teaching building side by side, Heyna smiled and said to Moriarty.
"Yes, this is a new beginning for me." Moriarty looked at the girl and nodded, smiling as well.
"It's still early now, let me take you directly to the library, okay? Maybe before dinner, we can work out an outline for your study plan." Haiyana said and turned to the right, where is
Hockenheim's library.
"Okay, thank you very much, Cousin Heyana." Having an enthusiastic cousin is really a blessing. Moriarty immediately agreed and followed.
