After an afternoon of joint research and discussion in the Hockenheim library, Moriarty's syllabus for the coming year was roughly decided. According to Moriarty's current actual situation and her own conditions, Haiyuna formulated a learning idea of "theory first, then spell" for her. Generally speaking, the main learning focus is on the two parts of magic theory and alchemy basics, so as to completely make up for Moriarty's shortcomings in this aspect, and then gradually transition to specific spell practice and alchemy practice.

And for such an outline, Moriarty is also very much in agreement. With the help of the Crystal Book, Moriarty had no doubt about the speed and efficiency of his spell learning. Therefore, Moriarty prefers to spend many times as much time as other ordinary mage apprentices systematically studying, delving into the theory of magic and the various branches of the basic system. While such research may be crude or even ridiculous in the eyes of formal mages, Moriarty believes that the phrase "the thickness of the foundation has long determined the height of achievement" is common in any plane. And this is the reason why in the original Earth world, Moriarty was not only a genius mean square engineer, but also an outstanding physicist.

By the time Moriarty and Hayruna walked out of the library, it was already evening.

Since she had already stocked up on a lot of supplies in the Wizard's Tower, she didn't have to go out shopping all the time to go back and prepare dinner. Moriarty, on the other hand, needed to go out for a while, going to the branch of the Doro Chamber of Commerce to deal with black tea and mint leaves, so the two parted at the door of the library.

Around eight o'clock in the evening, Moriarty returned to Hockenheim, but did not return with the hundreds of pounds of black tea and mint leaves. Because Moriarty still had to live in his uncle's mage tower for a long time, after consulting with Franklin's steward, he directly deposited the goods in the treasury of the Zài Dora Chamber of Commerce. Because the Chamber of Commerce itself is engaged in the trade of goods, it has enough storage space and manpower to take care of this batch of delicate goods, which are not very durable. To do this, Moriarty had to pay the Chamber of Commerce a quarterly fee of twenty gold coins for safekeeping. Of course, due to the nature of tea and mint leaves, they should not be stored for more than six months. But for now, at least, Moriarty doesn't have to worry about having nowhere to place these tea-making ingredients.

I don't know if it's a coincidence, when Moriarty walked through the academy at night, he met the school worker who guided him in the morning. But at this time, when he saw Moriarty, who had worn the Hockenheim badge, the school worker was completely smiling, and he no longer saw the faint arrogance of the original. In the face of the warm greeting of the school staff, Moriarty also politely agreed, and then said goodbye to each other.

According to the permission granted to him by Haiyina, Moriarty directly passed through the prohibition on the first floor of the Mage Tower, walked in, and came to the living layer.

"You're back, Moriarty." As soon as Moriarty came in from outside, Haiyuna stood up from the couch and greeted with a smile.

On the single-seater sofas beside her, there were two men, one woman, and three others, who seemed to be whispering something. However, the three of them did not get up after seeing Moriarty, but only nodded slightly, and immediately resumed their previous conversation.

"一qiē is still shun lì?" Haiyuna asked, taking a warm, wet hand towel and handing it to Moriati, apparently ready for a long time.

"Thank you, it's very smooth." Moriarty smiled and took the towel and wiped it clean.

"That's good." Haiyuna nodded, then looked at the three people on the sofa on the other side, and said, "Come, let me introduce you to the colleagues in the studio." ”…,

"Okay." Sure enough, the two men and one woman were the three official mages in the studio.

"Three, this is Moriarty. Ensberg, who has officially joined Schmidt Studios today, is an alchemy assistant. Hayyna brought Moriarty to the three of them and introduced them first.

"Hello, Moriarty Apprentice."

Although Moriarty, a mage apprentice, is just a little gangster who plays soy sauce no matter how he looks at it, he is also an assistant who Schmidt has entered the studio in a serious way. Therefore, the three mages were not too arrogant, so they stood up one by one and saluted. However, this is only superficial etiquette, and no amount of respect is out of the question. After all, in the eyes of a formal mage, a mage apprentice is not the same kind as himself.

"This is Master Shute." Haiyuna first introduced the highest-ranking of the three, the middle-aged mage who wore three silver stars on his chest.

"Hello, Master Schutt." A low-level mage is not qualified to be called Your Excellency, so Moriarty is directly addressed by profession.

"This is Master Nicole." The second person who was introduced was a second-level female mage, who was wearing a sky blue mage robe and bright heavy makeup, quite the style of a royal sister.

"Hello, Master Nicole."

"This is Master Ek." Eck is also a second-level mage, and is a little younger than Shute.

"Hello, Master Ek."

After Moriarty had greeted the three mages one by one, Hayura left with her. The mages sat back down on the couch and continued their conversation.

"Would you like some cookies first? Dad said he would come down for dinner today, so we're going to have to wait a bit. Coming to the other side of the living level, Hayyna asked.

"No need." Moriarty shook his head, then looked at the three mages, "Are they waiting for Uncle Schmidt too?" ”

"Yes." Haiyuna smiled slightly: "On weekdays, everyone eats a simple meal and goes back to work. Only when Dad came over, would they gather. ”

"No wonder." Moriarty also smiled.

It seems that this is also one of the perks of several low-level mages working in the studio, and they can have the opportunity to ask Schmidt some difficult questions they encounter. Of course, there is no fixed number of such opportunities, and it also depends on whether Schmidt is in a good mood or not. However, it is better to have a chance than not to have a chance, especially since Schmidt is still a strong "mage + alchemist" dual professional, such a character is not so easy to meet outside, let alone seek advice from him.

"Are they all alchemists, then?" Moriarty thought for a moment and asked softly.

"Not really, it's just an alchemy assistant." Haiyuna shook her hand: "Moreover, Dad doesn't seem to have a high opinion of them. ”

An ordinary alchemy assistant is not enough to make a complete magic item on its own, at most it is only to assist or engage in some simple modifications. For example, the flame launcher used by Moriarty to deal with the killer Zorrenzo is the simplest of modifications, with little technical content and poor practicality. It's good to use it against ordinary people, but it's not very useful for professionals. Therefore, generally speaking, alchemy assistants can only survive by being attached to formal alchemists, otherwise they will not be able to exert much value. But it is very difficult to grow from an alchemy assistant to a qualified alchemist. Its difficulty is even far greater than that of a mage apprentice to a full-fledged mage.

After another half an hour, the teleportation array in a corner of the living layer suddenly flashed, and Schmidt appeared in front of everyone.

"Good evening, Your Excellency!" The three mages immediately stood up in unison and saluted respectfully to the mid-level mages.

"Good evening, Daddy." Haiyana smiled at her father and went into the kitchen to prepare dinner. …,

"Good evening, Your Excellency." Moriarty also saluted, but instead of addressing him as uncle, he used the word "Your Excellency" to look up like the other studio mages.

"Well, let's all sit down." Schmidt nodded without much expression, and then walked to the main seat of the long dining table and took a seat. Then, the three mages immediately followed, and sat down in the three positions closest to Schmidt, according to their rank.

Seeing this, Moriarty just smiled faintly, and turned to go into the kitchen to help Hayura prepare the dishes together.

The main course of dinner of the day was boiled beef with parsley, onion soup, and the main dish was walnut bread with butter or orange jam. It's simple, but it tastes pretty good.

Sitting a little further away from the table with Haiyna, Moriarty dipped the walnut bread in the onion soup, which was very sweet. Seeing that Moriarty was eating happily, Haiyuna on the side gave the bread on her plate to the other party, smiling.

Unlike Moriati and Hayyana, who were serious about eating, the three mages on the other side of the table were completely distracted from food. When they found that Lord Schmidt seemed to be in a good mood tonight, the low-ranking mages wasted no time in asking a question about magic or alchemy. Schmidt also answered it quite face-savingly, and of course no more questions were accepted after three questions.

After receiving Schmidt's guidance, the three mages were also very happy, and then they had an appetite for dinner. However, a mage is not a warrior after all, and even if he has a good appetite, it is only the amount of one person. Instead, Moriarty ate his own portion and half of Haiyna's portion, and added another one.

When he saw his daughter smiling and adding bread and beef for Moriati, Schmidt's eyes also flashed with a gleam.

About an hour later, dinner ended. Lord Schmidt was the first to leave, and then the three mages hurriedly took their leave and returned to their respective workshops. It seems that they can't wait to put into practice the valuable knowledge and experience they have just received from Schmidt.

Moriati, on the other hand, stayed behind to help Hayyna sort out the dishes. In this regard, Haiyuna politely refused, but Moriarty insisted, and accepted it with a smile.