In the Sorcerous Kingdom of Erantil, an ordinary family.
Buck, his wife and daughter were having lunch, and a little girl in ragged clothes stood beside the dining table, swallowing her saliva and watching them eat.
"Marissa, get away, you're affecting my appetite." Buck's daughter Kathy yelled at the younger girl.
"Yes, sister." Marisa immediately stayed away from the dinner table and did not dare to come closer.
"Mom, today's food is too little, I can't eat enough." Cathy complained dissatisfiedly after finishing her food.
"It's not easy to make a little money now. Your father helps the merchants carry goods every day, and the merchants only pay a few copper coins. After a few days, when Marissa is sold, we will have meat to eat." Mother Tracy smiled.
Give some of the food to Kathy.
"Is there really meat to eat? Great, I haven't eaten meat for a long time." Cathy's eyes lit up and she finished the food given to her by her mother in one bite.
Marissa was not Cathy's biological sister, but an adopted orphan. Cathy's family had no good intentions in adopting Marissa, they just wanted to sell Marissa for a good price.
After Casey and others finished eating, Marisa quickly came over to clear the table. There was no food left on the table, only a little bit of food residue remained in the wooden bowl.
Marissa quickly licked the little bit of food in the bowl clean. She didn't eat any food at all, and her stomach growled with hunger.
After eating, Buck seemed to remember something and said to his wife: "Dear, I plan to send Cathy and Marissa to the Magic Academy to study."
"Send them to study? Where does our family have the money?" Trish screamed immediately after hearing her husband's words.
Then he pointed at Ma Lisha and asked dissatisfiedly: "It's okay to send Cathy to the academy. Why should Ma Lisha also be sent to study?"
"The thing is like this, the Magic Academy is recruiting students these days, and what kind of support is there to study there? If you send a child to study in the Magic Academy, you can receive 100 kilograms of food a month. Send both Cathy and Marissa.
If we go in, we will have 200 kilograms of grain in a month, and we won’t be able to finish it all." Buck said with excitement.
"There is such a good thing, we must send Kathy and Marissa to study." Trish's eyes lit up when she heard that she could get 200 kilograms of grain in a month, and she quickly agreed.
When the Buck family brought their children to the Magic Academy, they saw that many families had already come to register with their children.
Some families who had already signed up left the Magic Academy with satisfaction, carrying a large bag of food and their children.
Seeing the family leaving with the food, Buck and Tracy looked at each other and were very excited.
Entering the Magic Academy, Buck and Tracy were stunned by the environment inside.
Is this a college?
Why does it seem like I've walked into the palace?
Buck saw parents and their children dancing in a long line at the door of a classroom. He knew that was where the registration was, so he quickly took his wife and children over to line up.
After an hour, it was their turn to sign up.
Seeing them coming, Flora, who was in charge of registration, asked: "How many children do you have?"
"Two." Buck replied quickly
Flora glanced at the two children beside the Bucks and frowned. One child was neatly dressed and very energetic.
The other child was very thin, his clothes were all patched, and he was dirty.
At a glance, they knew that this dirty little girl was not their biological child.
Seeing Flora's expression, the Bucks became nervous.
If Marissa cannot pass the test, she will lose 100 kilograms of food every month. What a pity!
Trish felt a little regretful, she would have dressed up Ma Lisa more presentably if she had known earlier.
Flora just looked at Marisa a few more times and didn't say anything more. Instead, she continued to ask: "What are their names?"
Tracy pointed at the two children and said, "Kathy, Marissa."
Flora looked at Cathy and Marissa, wrote Cathy on one piece of paper, and Marissa on the other.
After registering the child's name, there will be a space for the parents under the child's name.
Flora naturally wouldn't let them fill it out by themselves. After all, most people in this world are illiterate.
"What are your names?" Flora asked.
"Buck, Tracy." The couple answered.
Write the names of Kathy and Marisa's parents under their names, and then ask other teachers behind them to measure the height, weight, vision, etc. of the two children.
"Okay, take these two tickets and go over there to get two bags of food and the children's school uniforms. There will be an opening ceremony tomorrow morning. Remember to let the children come to school before the sun rises. The children must wash themselves and put on their school uniforms.
School, otherwise you may be kicked out if you are dirty." Flora warned.
"Yes, yes, I understand." Buck took the two bills from Flora's hand, nodded and bowed and left.
With the receipt in hand, Buck successfully received 200 kilograms of grain and two sets of children's school uniforms from the college warehouse.
The Buck family left happily after receiving the food.
That night, the Buck family had a full meal for the first time in a long time. Even Marisa, who usually didn't eat much food, had half a bowl of food.
After dinner, Tracy ordered Marisa to wash her body over and over again until she was clean.
Looking at the beautiful school uniform, Trish didn't want to wear it for Marissa, but she was also afraid that Marissa would be kicked out of the Magic Academy and not get the 100 kilograms of food every month.
"Remember when you put on this suit, don't get it dirty or torn, otherwise you'll want to look good." Trish warned Marissa fiercely.
"I know, Mom." Marisa replied timidly.
"It makes me sick to see this guy dressed like me." My sister Kathy, who was standing next to me, was upset when she saw Marissa dressed as beautifully as she did.
"I'm sorry! Sister, I'll take off my clothes right away." Hearing Kathy's fierce look, Marisa was so frightened that she took off her clothes right away.
"Okay, Marissa, don't take it off. You have to wear it to school tomorrow morning! Go to bed quickly." Trish said impatiently.
Then Trish said to her daughter: "Kathy, watch your sister tomorrow and don't let her get kicked out, otherwise she won't have food to eat."
"Got it!" Casey agreed disapprovingly.
The next day, Trish sent her two daughters to the gate of the Magic Academy and ordered: "You two, study hard for me. I heard that there are more rewards for children with good academic performance. You know
Yet?"
"I know!" the two children agreed in unison.
"Okay, let's go in!" Trish watched the two children enter the Magic Academy before leaving with peace of mind.
Entering the Magic Academy, Cathy glanced disdainfully at Marisa, who was walking with her, and pushed the fake sister to the ground hard.
"Don't come with me, you're an eyesore!"
After pushing Marissa down, Casey proudly walked into the academy.
After being pushed down, Ma Lisha got up and quickly patted her school uniform.
Mom has agreed that the school uniforms are not allowed to get dirty.
But after patting it, Marisa was surprised to find that the floor inside the Magic Academy was very clean, and her school uniform was not stained at all.