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In George's room, only Paul and Bright were left, and the two were still relatively unfamiliar, and there was some awkward silence for a while. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Paul scratched his head and cleared his throat before saying, "I've never been a facilitator, so I don't know where to start." The rules in the academy are cumbersome, but there are no unreasonable points, just pay a little attention. ”

"In short, the most important thing in the academy is to take credits, but according to common sense, earning credits is a matter of the last two years, and new students mainly learn magic first, so as not to be deducted from their credits. Paul said as he pulled out a thin booklet from George's shelf, "George, sure enough, this kind of thing is still there." It's five years ago, but it shouldn't have changed. These are all basic etiquette, and if you violate it, you will be deducted credits, and you should keep it in mind. ”

Bright took the book from Paul's hand and saw that it read "Admission to the Academy of Magic". He remembered that he had been given one of these at the time of enrollment, but Phyllis said it was useless bullshit and threw it away. Bright looked at Paul suspiciously, "What is the basic etiquette?"

Paul shrugged his shoulders, and the fat on his face was shaken, "Because traditional magicians, if not nobles, are noble figures, and must act according to relevant etiquette. In order to flaunt their own nobility, this unwritten rule has been continued, even magicians who are not from the magic academy will abide by the corresponding etiquette, of course, the current etiquette is no longer the kind of complicated court etiquette or aristocratic etiquette, it is much more simplified. ”

Since Phyllis was originally from a large family, these etiquettes had been cooked since she was a child, and those aristocratic etiquettes were only a lot more than those prescribed by the Magic Academy, so she said that they were useless rags. But Phyllis forgets that Brett doesn't understand anything, at least in the memories of her past life, there are very few trivial details in this regard. While reading the manual, Bright listened to Paul's introduction, and gradually understood the system of the School of Magic.

Paul continued to himself, "The credits in the academy are equivalent to currency, which can be traded, about ten gold coins can be exchanged for a little credit, and the credits can be used for intra-academy transactions, and can also be transferred to each other, there are many precious items in the market within the academy that are obtained by the cadets in the trials, and most of the students only trade credits, not gold coins. ”

"How do I get credits?" Bright remembered that he only had fifty credits, and thought to himself that he needed to earn more credits to strengthen himself.

Paul took off his magic badge from his chest and flicked it on his fingers, "Credits can be earned through exams, completing trial missions, and even actual combat training. Although the credits obtained can be used for trading, there is no physical currency, and all the information is recorded in the alchemy machine, which you should have seen when you registered for the school, it is the kind of thing that looks like a toilet, and placing the badge on it will show the number of credits you have. ”

Bright also took out his badge, thought for a while, and said, "The school period is five years, right?

"It's not that simple, after five years, you must accumulate five hundred credits and at least reach the level of a junior magician, otherwise you won't be able to graduate, and only after completing can you keep your magic badge. ”

Bright calculated, "Five hundred credits in five years, an average of one hundred points a year, can I turn in the credits in advance?"

"Of course, if you have enough credits, you can turn in those five hundred credits in advance, but almost no one does that. Going out for trials is a quick way for students to improve themselves, and they can earn a lot of credits, but there are risks and opportunities. Therefore, before each trial, you have to spend a lot of credits to buy potions and props, and be fully prepared, first of all, you must save your life, and the credits you earn are meaningful. Some advanced trial tasks, if you are lucky, you can earn up to 500 credits in one session. But if you die outside due to insufficient preparation in the early stage, there will be nothing. You have to know that even if you turn in credits early, the college will not give you interest. But these credits are real resources in our own hands, and it is these resources that we rely on to continuously improve ourselves. ”

In other words, the credits of the Academy of Magic are equivalent to the charisma of the major churches, and they are another currency that is higher than the gold coin system. Bright suddenly realized that when civilization entered the stage of magical civilization, gold coins that were not very useful in magic could not be valued by the rarity of gold, so new currencies came into being.

"It should be said that it is a magic guild, and it has been promoted to other major guilds, so it is much more convenient to trade without exchanging currency. Knowing that Darko was from the Dark Church, Paul gave an example, "Each god has a different percentage of charisma, which is related to the quality of the items in the charisma list of each temple and the ease of obtaining it. For example, 1 Grace in the Temple of Light can be exchanged for 15 gold coins, while 1 Grace in the Temple of Darkness can be exchanged for 12 gold coins. This difference makes it very cumbersome to trade from it, and inter-church trading is only possible if there are acquaintances within at least two or more churches. In contrast, the major guild organizations led by the Magic Guild are much better, and they all use credits as the circulating currency of high-level items, and the type and quality of items are not inferior to the charismatic lists of the major churches. ”

Bbright continued to ask, "Going out for trials should be considered an internship, right? Isn't there a secret protection for the academy for such a dangerous thing? And this is a mission for the academy, and if you are injured, you should be compensated, right?"

Paul laughed, "It seems that you still don't understand the nature of the Academy of Magic, which is essentially a peripheral organization under the jurisdiction of the Magic Guild. And the chain of interests of the Magic Guild is based on the monopoly of magical resources and knowledge, and the essence is to make profits. In the trial mission, the Academy of Magic only acts as an intermediary. This is because the academy relies on monopoly resources to attract a large number of magicians, and many employers issue tasks that cannot be completed by the reckless men of the mercenary guild alone, so the academy can sit on the ground and collect money, and the intermediary fee alone will be charged 20%. ”

Bright was confused when he heard this, and asked stupidly, "So during the trial, there was no one to rescue you when you encountered danger?"

"The essence of the trial task is not a trial, but a transaction! The transaction between the employer and the student, the magic academy only takes a cut from it, and the intermediary does not need to bear any responsibility if something happens. Paul said with some mockery, "At first, it was not without precedent for being stunned to die, and later the academy also made adjustments for this, many tasks have requirements for the level of students, and if you do not reach the corresponding level, you can't take on relevant tasks, which is actually to ensure the completion rate of the task." Paul thought for a moment and continued, "Even so, it is still possible to take advantage of loopholes, such as having multiple trainees form a group, and as long as one of them meets the level standard, he can take on the task. ”

Bright was silent, he figured out the key point, it seems to be a magic academy that spreads magical knowledge, but in fact it is a profiteer organization that eats people and does not vomit bones, Bright suddenly has a feeling of being on a thief ship, and can't help but hide his face with his hands in annoyance.

When Paul saw Bright's appearance, he hurriedly comforted, "Hey, take it easy, you're just starting school now, and I shouldn't have told you this." Now you just need to obediently go to class, eat and sleep every day, in fact, life is very mixed. After two years, when you are familiar with all this, it's not too late to think about earning credits. Paul continued, "Actually, there are still many places where you can earn credits, and magicians will need a lot of auxiliary magic items in the process of cultivation and trials, but they can't make all of them themselves, so all kinds of auxiliary professions came into being, you must know that whether it is enchantment, inscription, jewelry, or potions, they are all very lucrative auxiliary professions. ”

"Is it the equivalent of providing logistical support for other students? like the instructors at the registration point. Bright commented on Paul's so-called ancillary profession with his own understanding.

"Uh, logistics...... Sort of. However, even the logistics support is not comparable to those affairs mentors. When it comes to the mentor, Paul is very dismissive.

Bright asked, "I saw that the instructors at the registration point are all older, and they are all junior magicians, isn't it that you can only be a mentor if you reach the level of a magician?"

Paul held out two fingers, "There are two kinds of teachers, one is the administrative teacher and the other is the teaching teacher. The affairs tutor is either not very talented, or unwilling to work hard to cultivate, and in five years he barely rises to the rank of junior magician, and then scrapes up enough credits, and then stays in the academy to make a living. Teaching instructors are not, as long as they reach the level of magicians, they can apply, and there are some highly talented students who are already magicians before they have completed five years. In this way, they are both trainees and mentors. Well, like Miss Nike Remmons. Of course, as a teaching instructor to give lectures to students, there are a lot of credits earned in this way, second only to going out to do trial tasks. ”

"What kind of trial mission are you talking about?" Although he knew that this so-called trial must be very dangerous, and it was still a little early for him, Bright still wanted to know something first.

"Trials are one of the channels through which the College communicates with other organizations. You know, half of the magicians in the world are affiliated with the Magic Guild and its magic academy. Most of the remaining half are in the major churches, and the number of truly unsectarian mages is very small, and most of them are not of high rank. But there are many dangerous places on the continent, which are extremely dangerous for ordinary people, but they also want to get certain things. The Magic Guild is turned to for help, and the guild assigns a variety of tasks according to the level of difficulty, and the students can complete these requirements by applying for the quests, while also earning the corresponding credits. ”

Paul paused, and took out a crystal nucleus of a demonic beast from his arms, this crystal nucleus was crystal clear, and from time to time it emitted bursts of cold air, "My last trial mission was to go to the Stancher Ice Field to hunt the polar bear, because someone wanted to use its fur to make an ice-based magic robe. I spent half a month lurking, tracking, and laying traps, and finally captured it completely without any danger, without any damage to the skin. Not only did I get credits, but everything else except the fur went to me. This fifth-order ice crystal nucleus is worth about 100 credits, and it has not had time to sell it, so it will be put into the unmanned market later. ”

Unexpectedly lurking for half a month to capture a fifth-order demonic beast, Brett couldn't help but glance at this fat man, and he remembered that Phyllis took Darko to catch a unicorn without any preparation a few days ago, and now that he thinks about it, it is really a mess.

Seeing that Bright was a little unnatural, Paul thought he was cringe at the trial, and comforted him, "The mission to hunt the polar bear is a C-level mission, and it is more difficult. Not all trials are like this, and one of the F-class trials I did was to go to a valley in the Whispering Forest to get some vitality spring water, which was very suitable for refining healing potions. But the mouth of that valley was overgrown with man-eating flowers, and the paralyzing effects of my thunder magic were just right to restrain them, and it was the easiest of all. ”

Bright suddenly understood, "That is to say, the items that need to be obtained for the trial task are equivalent to sacrifices, and the credits exchanged for this item are equivalent to divine graces, and the credits are ultimately used in exchange for their own benefits, and the essence of sacrifices in the church and the trials of the Magic Guild is actually the same!"

Paul smiled awkwardly and said helplessly, "If you want to say that, it's actually not bad." However, compared to the mortal church of the gods, the Academy of Magic is a more inclusive organization, which can be regarded as a peripheral organization of the Magic Guild. And the currency used in the Academy's internal transactions is both credits and the equivalent of divine grace. It's just that the divine grace given to you by the gods can only be used as a transaction between believers and the gods, and the use of credits is obviously more extensive. The purpose of the gods is to get more believers to provide trust, so they use the temptation of divine grace to deceive more people's faith, so it is necessary to have the identity of a believer in order to sacrifice to obtain divine grace. The purpose of the Magic Guild is different, so it can naturally have greater inclusiveness, and the trading of credits can be open to all students, and the inside story of the transaction does not have to be hidden. ”

As the sky got dark, Paul and Bright made an appointment to do a magic test together the next day, and then said goodbye and left. Bright was lying in bed, he had been through so much that he hadn't had time to sort it out.

From liberation from the Dark Temple to enrollment in the Academy of Magic, he has always been passively dealing with all kinds of people and things, plus the amount of information in the memory of the other half of his soul, Darko. The memories in Bright's mind were as if he had just been through a tornado, and he could only sort them out little by little.

Thinking of Darko, Bright's heart moved, and he began to probe the half of Darko's soul.

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