After returning to King's Landing, Gooding was called in by Lord Eddard for questioning.

Naturally, Gooding would not admit that he had done the dragon catch, he only said that he had left King's Landing for a while because of some personal matters, and he didn't know what was happening on the continent of Essos.

Unable to judge the truth of Gooding's words, Ed could only tell Gooding about the current situation, and tactfully expressed that if there was a magician who could help King's Landing through the difficulties, he would be rewarded handsomely.

Gooding only offered him a suggestion to recruit a magician with a lot of money, and didn't say anything more.

Under Eddard's leadership, the recruitment of magicians was soon released.

The amount of money recruited is really impressive, and it has also attracted many mages to King's Landing.

Gooding took advantage of this time when Ed and the others were busy, and he went to the old town alone.

The name Old Town sounds like a shabby little town, but it's not at all.

Old Town is the largest port on the continent of Westeros and one of the five large cities, and its prosperity is not much weaker than that of King's Landing. At the same time, the city is called the Old Town because it was the first city to be established on the entire continent.

In addition to its many accolades, it is also the seat of the school city and the home of all scholars.

Gooding came here to enter the school city to see if he could find more books on magic.

Holding the king's token, he walked towards the gate of the school, but Gooding was stopped at the door by a sturdy gatekeeper.

"Only real bachelors or scholars who participate in the bachelor's examination can enter. The royal token is useless here, even if the king is there in person. The gray-robed gatekeeper looked at Guding with a slight disdain, and he thought that Guding was a nephew of the king or queen, and that he had deliberately used the token to make a fortune.

Gooding shrugged his shoulders helplessly, "Then I'll take the bachelor's assessment!" ”

The expression on the gatekeeper's face became even more disdainful, he originally thought that Gu Ding would leave with interest just now, but he didn't expect Gu Ding to be on a par with him.

"Take the bachelor's exam, yes." Nodding with a somewhat unkind face, the gatekeeper threw a number plate to Gooding, "Take the number and register at the left turn of the door." ”

Gooding took the number plate, which said 008, and he guessed that he should be the eighth to take the assessment today.

After entering the school city, Gu Ding was really a little surprised, there were more than 10,000 scholars gathered here, all of them were busy.

Gathering his mind, Gooding walked towards a counter on the left.

"Number plate!" Sitting behind the counter was a woman with a serious expression, slightly bloated.

Gooding handed over the number plate.

The woman handed over a form, "Fill in your true information, and tell me the subjects you want to assess, and I will make an appointment for you now." ”

"Okay, I'm going to take the occult exam!"

As soon as Guding's words came out, the woman was stunned, and many people nearby who heard Guding's voice looked at him.

"Any questions?" Gooding sensed the abnormality of the crowd and asked the fat woman.

"It's nothing, it's just that the subject of occultism is rarely evaluated." The woman still had half a sentence to say, for the occult was considered to be the most difficult subject. The woman didn't think Guding would be able to succeed in the assessment, so she didn't say much.

Gudin didn't think much of it, and quickly filled out his form and handed it to the woman.

The fat woman reviewed it from top to bottom, and then asked, "What is the reason why my parents didn't fill it out?" ”

"I'm an orphan and I don't know who my parents are." Gooding said lightly.

"Guardian, you're writing about Eddard Stark? Lord Eddard of Winterfell? The fat woman was a little surprised when she saw this.

"Yes."

Gooding nodded, he knew that even if the school city came to Ed to investigate, Ed would definitely help him out of the siege. Moreover, he really doesn't know who else to fill in, even if he makes a nonsense, it won't be good if he is found out by Xuecheng at that time.

After reading Gooding's application materials, the fat woman confirmed that there was no problem, and then she spoke, "What kind of assessment time do you want to book?" ”

"The sooner the better, can you do it today?" Gooding said with some impatience.

"I'll check to see if there are any occult doctors in the school city today......" The fat woman's face was a little strange after a moment, "Today...... Indeed, there is a doctor of occultism who ......"

"Can that help me get to this day?" Gooding hurriedly asked.

"Okay......"

The fat woman was secretly mourning for Gooding, because the Doctor of the Occult was Dr. Finch, known as the craziest person in the city. It is even rumored that Dr. Finch has secretly experimented with necromancy. It's just that this rumor has not been confirmed, and if the evidence had really been found, he would have been deprived of his bachelor's status and expelled from the school city. However, as soon as she saw Guding's age, the fat woman was a little more reassured, "Anyway, no matter who the doctor who conducted the assessment is, it is impossible for this child to pass the assessment." ”

After submitting the application for the assessment, Gooding waited a short time before a young woman came and took him away.

At the door of a room, the woman leading the way stopped and smiled at Gu Ding, "This is it, good luck." ”

Gooding pushed the door open and walked in.

The object is a huge experimental table, on which more than a dozen kinds of magical materials are placed in a neat and orderly manner.

A richly dressed middle-aged man was meticulously crafting a magic potion, and inside the transparent container, a lilac liquid was boiling. He stared at the transparent container, and without even raising his head to look at Gu Ding, he spoke directly.

"Recognize any two of the materials on this table, even if you pass the assessment."

"Verbena, Sage, Scypole, Elderberry, Ginseng, Yarrow, Babo Tuber, Magwater, Penduga, Hopping Root, ......"

When Gooding said the eighth, Dr. Finch couldn't help but look up, and he was a little surprised to hear Gooding say a good word. Because the materials here, with the exception of verbena and rat tail, are not mentioned in basic herbalism. Gooding said it without missing a word.

"If I'm not mistaken, the potion you are refining now should be Ziyu Intermittent Ointment, a high-grade topical medicine that promotes the regeneration of human limbs." Gooding smiled at Dr. Fincher.

"You're qualified." Finch said, took a beaker and wrote a few words on it: pass the assessment and be identified as a bachelor.

Then he tossed the beaker to Gooding, "Take this and go get your bachelor's chain." ”

Gooding took the beaker, stunned for a moment, and then left with a wry smile.

When the beaker was brought to the fat woman, the fat woman was a little sluggish. He naturally knew that the words on the beaker could not be faked, but she was surprised that Gooding had passed the assessment, and the appraisal grade was not that of an assistant bachelor, but of a bachelor.

However, she quickly helped Gooding register as a bachelor and fetched a chain made of Valyrian steel. (To be continued.) )