"Is there anything more cost-effective?"

"Yes, the Spell School, all they need is a pen, a bottle of ink, and a piece of paper!"

"Mr. Karl!"

This time, without further explanation from Carl, little Lucy knew that Carl was deliberately teasing her, and she was not stupid, of course she knew that the pen and ink paper used by the spell school were not ordinary pen and ink paper, but magic pens, magic potions, and magic paper with special powers.

These are magical tools that require special treatment, and the price is not comparable to the pure natural raw materials such as crystal gemstones. Even if little Lucy has never been exposed to magic before, she has heard about it in life, and she knows that those items and props that can be related to magic are all more expensive than ordinary people imagine.

"Mr. Karl, you haven't said what school you are?"

Little Lucy glared at Carl angrily, apparently unhappy that Mr. Carl was deliberately playing tricks on himself.

"I'm a bloodline school that specializes in bloodlines and creatures!"

Carl smiled with the demeanor of a teacher: "Most of the spells of the Bloodborne School are related to the bloodline and flesh of living beings, and some basic theoretical learning in the magic apprenticeship stage is enough as long as there are enough living creatures for us to study!"

Although the Bloodborne School has been limited to the study of the blood and flesh since the great sage Alist put forward the "Theory of the Four Causes" of "Material Cause", "Form Cause", "Power Cause" and "Purpose Cause".

But the magical tradition that has continued since the wizarding era has profoundly influenced the way the Bloodborne School is taught. The Bloodborne School, a school that focuses on practicality and practice, is more about learning bioanatomy and the concoction of magical potions in addition to theoretical learning during the apprenticeship stage, similar to the biology and chemistry classes that Carl had previously taken in school.

Bioanatomy can enable apprentices to understand and learn the basic organizational structure and operation laws of biological bodies, tap their own physical potential, and lay the foundation for further learning and analysis of bloodline power in the future. The blending of magic potions allows apprentices to understand the basic structure of inanimate matter, as well as the stimulation and effect of potions on the flesh of living beings, and can also assist mages in their magical practice.

If it's just an anatomy class, it doesn't cost much, after all, the precious crystals and gems are expensive, but there are live critters everywhere, as long as he is careful not to be discovered, there is no problem.

The real expensive thing is the mixing of magic potions, in this era of transportation and commerce are not enough, many minerals or specialties that are only available in a certain place are not only expensive, but some are even completely unavailable.

For example, Carl's homework in the pharmacy department this time was to prepare a "lava potion" by himself, which required the use of rubies containing the power of the fire element, and the scales of a lava lizard that inhabited volcanoes.

Both of these materials were very common in the days of the Old Magic Empire, and there were many spare materials stored in either mage tower. But in this era when magicians are severely suppressed and can only secretly develop underground, whether it is a ruby containing the power of the fire element, or a lava lizard that inhabits a volcano, it is an extremely precious and expensive magic material. Even if he wanted to, he didn't know where to buy.

"Isn't there a spell that you can cast without spending money?"

After listening to Carl's story, little Lucy felt that she was about to despair of this magical world that needed to burn money everywhere. Shouldn't the magic in her imagination be able to make a pumpkin grow as big as a house with a wave of her hand, and if you need money, you can rain a flock of gold coins with a wave of your wand?

The powerful, evil, and brutal magicians in various legends and stories actually cast magic and burned money so much that it was like smashing people with gold coins, which really subverted her inherent impression of magic.

"Magic that doesn't cost money, too!"

Karl spread his hands helplessly and said, "However, that was after we became official mages. The magic power combined with the spiritual power and the original substance of the meditation space is the best spell casting material, and as long as the magic power is sufficient, most spells can be cast directly without materials. But alas, we don't have one now!"

Speaking of which, Carl also understands why the spells of the Necromancy School are so popular, whether in legends or in reality, not because of anything else, but because of the low entry threshold, which is the most cost-effective - the casting materials, only corpses and souls are enough.

"I still have to make money!"

Little Lucy couldn't help but hang her head a little frustratedly, a little romantic fantasy that had just arisen because of the inheritance of magic was suddenly extinguished by the cold water of reality, even if she gained extraordinary power, she still couldn't go beyond the needs of the world, and making money was still the first major problem she had to face.

"It's not just about making money, it's about making money, making a lot of money!"

Karl sighed and gestured to the back of his hand: "You won't forget this, with this thing, we may be caught by the church's night watchman when we go out and be burned at the stake!"

Little Lucy's face couldn't help but turn pale and became nervous: "Mr. Karl, what should we do?"

However, after thinking about it carefully, she suddenly stomped her foot and said decisively: "Mr. Karl, let's leave the Silver Tide City now!"

Although the original religious atmosphere of the Silver Tide City was relatively relaxed, the cathedral in the center of the city had not burned witches for ten years. But with the arrival of the Heavenly Song Holy Maiden, it is obvious that this place has become more and more dangerous for magicians, and since they have been branded with the Magic Empire, it is indeed a safer choice to leave now.

"I'm afraid not!"

Carl shook his head again, sighed, and pointed to the silver key mark on the back of his hand: "You take a closer look, touch this mark with your spiritual power, all the rules are inside." We are now apprentices of the Ancient Magic Empire, and if we suddenly stay away from the Silver Tide City, it will be a bad act of skipping class, and we will be severely punished!"

Little Lucy carefully touched the silver mark with her mental power according to what Carl said, and suddenly a series of information was suddenly entered.

"The Code of Magical Apprenticeship of the Empire of Gulosta......"

"Article 1: Love the Empire, love magic, support His Majesty the Emperor, study hard, open up the cause of magic for the Empire, and always be ready to ......"

"Article 2: Arrive at school on time, do not be late, do not leave early, and do not skip class......"

"Article 3: Listen carefully, think diligently, and conscientiously complete the homework ...... class"

There are a total of ten norms. Each norm is followed by a series of severe penalties for violating the rules.

Violating Article 2 of the Apprenticeship Code, not being able to come to class within the specified time, skipping class and absenteeism, is very severe, and it is directly deprived of apprenticeship qualifications, abolishing the magic source, and being forcibly recalled by the Mage Tower and sent to the experimental table as an experimental object.

And even more unfortunately, the entire Silver Tide City belongs to the classroom category stipulated by the Mage Tower, once there is an attempt to leave the Silver Tide City, it will be judged by the Mage Tower as trying to leave the classroom to skip class, and will give a warning, if you can't rush back to the Silver Tide City within the specified time, it will directly trigger the punishment mechanism of the Mage Tower.