Chapter 30: I Want to Learn Magic!
Rodman glanced at Enrique, whose face was full of stubbornness, and sighed deeply helplessly.
His youngest son has grown up, and he has begun to know how to refute his father's words.
"You really don't want to go?" Rodman asked in a deep voice.
"No!" Enrique replied loudly. "What's the point of learning carpentry from my uncle, I'm going to learn magic!"
"But you don't have a talent for magic, didn't the Musotho magician in town tell you before? Rodman continued.
"Hmph, he's a liar!" Enrique strained twice as he squeezed the newspaper in his hand. "As I said, anyone can learn magic! Why can't I?"
Rodman glanced at the copy of the Candela Daily in Enrique's hand with a headache, and smiled bitterly in his heart.
This damn Xu Yi, the damn Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, has to come up with this damn "everyone has a talent for magic" set of remarks, which made Enrique, who was already dead in magic, now resurrect and want to run to learn magic again.
Wizard Musoto had made it clear before that Enrique didn't even have the slightest talent for magic, and it didn't even take him a week to learn the simplest magic, so how could he become a truly powerful magician?
However, when Enrique saw the newspaper report, he was convinced that he had received some real God's will, and he was unwilling to follow Rodman's arrangement to learn the carpenter's trade.
From Rodman's point of view, what is the use of studying magic?
Even if what Xu Yi and his new flying chamber are true, Enrique really has the hope of learning magic. But since the Musotho magician said that he didn't really have any magical talent at all. Then Enrique barely learned. Nor can you be a powerful magician.
And not being able to become those high-level powerful magicians is of no use to Rodman at all.
Instead of wasting time on this, it is better to learn the carpenter's craft, if you can master this craft, not to mention making a fortune in the future, at least you will not have to worry about eating and drinking for the rest of your life.
However, after listening to Rodman for a long time, Enrique only showed disdain.
"Dad, you're outdated! Who told you you're useless if you don't become a high-level magician?" Enrique slapped the newspaper on his hand vigorously. "Look. The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has always recruited a large number of low-level magicians in the newspapers, and the requirements are not high at all. And you see what is written on this, after entering the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, the minimum salary is also twenty gold coins per month, which is not much better than following your uncle as a carpenter. ”
"Really?" Rodman glanced at the newspaper again, but because he was illiterate, he naturally did not know whether what Enrique said was true.
However, he had heard people say before that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce had always paid the workers under its name very highly, and if it was a magician, it was natural that the salary would be a little higher than that of ordinary people. More than twenty gold coins a month should not be surprising.
"Well, of course it's good to be able to join the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce after learning. But Enrique, first of all, it's a question of whether you can learn or not, and more importantly, where do you learn?"
"......" Enrique was stunned and couldn't answer for a while.
Although I heard that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has obviously set up a Xinfei Academy in itself, which specializes in teaching ordinary people about magic machinery and magic, but the Duchy of Stantin, where the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is located, is more than 2,000 kilometers away from this ordinary small village in the central province of the Candela Empire, where they are now, how can Enrique run to study.
After thinking for a while, Enrique clenched his fists hard and shouted, "I'm going to the Duchy of Stantin!"
Rodman looked at him and didn't speak.
After a moment, Enrique bowed his head.
Because he knows very well that this is impossible.
Rodman's family is just a very ordinary peasant family in the Candela Empire, although in recent years, due to the vigorous promotion of the magic industry within the empire, Rodman, his wife, and Enrique's eldest brother have all found a job in the factory, but their work salary is far from comparable to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and the total is barely more than twenty gold coins a month.
Although this money is enough to make a big change in their family's life, at least they no longer have to worry about filling their stomachs, and even have some surpluses, but these surpluses cannot support Enrique to go to the Duchy of Stantin, more than 2,000 kilometers away, to study.
Besides, Enrique is only thirteen years old this year, and although he is already sensible, how can Rodman be relieved to let him leave home alone and go so far away.
And if someone accompanied him, the cost would be even more terrible, and the Rodman family could not afford it anyway.
"How ......nice it would be if the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce were in our Candela Empire," Enrique couldn't help but grumble.
Rodman sighed and smiled bitterly in his heart.
yes, how nice it would be if the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce was in the empire.
I heard that because of the relationship between the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, the living conditions of the people in the Lampari Kingdom where it was before and the Duchy of Stantin are countless times stronger than before, and ordinary people not only do not need to worry about their livelihoods, but they can even have extra money to pursue a better life.
If the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce had appeared in the Candela Empire in the first place, or if it would have been nice to appear around here, then their family might have already become superior because of the relationship between the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
And Enrique was able to easily enter the Xinfei Academy to study, and maybe he really had a chance to realize his dream of becoming a magician.
However...... The New Flying Chamber of Commerce is not here, but more than two thousand kilometers away, so all this fantasy ...... It can only be a fantasy.
Rodman patted Enrique on the shoulder and sighed, "Enrique, Dad didn't have the ability to send you to such a far place to learn magic, Dad is sorry for you, you ...... You're obedient, okay?"
Enrique flattened his mouth and looked at the tired Rodman, the stubborn look on his face had long since disappeared, and he just nodded slightly. Oh.
Looking at Enrique with a lost face. Rodman shook his head helplessly. Turning his head and walking out the door.
Although there was still more than an hour before the afternoon work, he didn't want to stay at home to face Enrique, he just wanted to run away first.
As soon as he walked out of the house, three figures walked briskly in front of him.
"Elder Adonis, Chief Bradley, why are you here?" asked Rodman, stunned. "What's the matter?"
With that, he glanced at the stranger beside the elder and the village chief, and saw that this person was not from the village, but was about thirty years old. He has a capable temperament and looks like a civil servant of the mayor of the town.
Elder Adonis, who is already sixty-seven years old this year and has a high collar, but looks red-faced, waved his hand at Rodman with a smile: "Let's go, go in and talk." ”
Confused, Rodman returned to the house with the three of them.
Enrique, who was sitting in the house with his head down, was stunned when he saw Rodman go and return, bringing with him two of the highest ranking people in the village and a stranger.
"Hey, Enrique, don't be in a daze, go pour water for the guests, quick. Rodman commanded with a wave of his hand at him.
"No need. Come back. Elder Adonis summoned Enrique back and called him before him. He looked him up and down and asked with a smile, "Enrique, are you a teenager this year?"
Enrique gave him an inexplicable look, then looked at Rodman with an inquiring gaze.
When the elder asks you, answer honestly. Rodman reprimanded.
"Oh. Elder, I am thirteen years old. ”
"Thirteen? well, not bad age. Elder Adonis turned to look at the stranger. "Your Excellency Sandy, do you think he is qualified enough?"
The stranger known as Sandy looked at Enrique with a smile and asked, "Would you like to learn magic?"
Enrique and Rodman were stunned.
They were still discussing this issue just now, why did someone suddenly come and ask?
"I ......"
"Elder, village chief, what's going on?" Rodman interrupted Enrique's answer and asked two acquaintances.
"Hehe, that's it......" Chief Bradley took over with a smile. "Rodman, you know the Chimera, right?"
"Of course I do, this is the largest chamber of commerce in our empire!" Rodman replied immediately. "But this ...... Does it have anything to do with Enrique?"
"Yes. Chief Bradley nodded. "The Chimera Chamber of Commerce has recently planned to open basic magic academies in some places within the Empire, and one of them is in the city of Ainoi. The academy recruits students not only in the city, but also in villages and towns outside the city. Our village is now allotted five places, so Elder Adonis and I thought that this boy of yours had always wanted to learn magic, so we asked him if he would like to go. ”
"The Chimera Chamber of Commerce opens a basic magic academy?" Rodman scratched his head, just confused. "Why did you find my boy's head?
"No, it's not about magical talent. These basic magic academies run by the Chimera Chamber of Commerce are designed to recruit ordinary people to learn magic, and have nothing to do with magical talent. ”
"Huh?" Rodman looked at Enrique in surprise.
Enrique was stunned, then turned around and took the copy of the Candela Daily that he had left on the cabinet.
"Isn't this what the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has been talking about? Could it be that the Chimera Chamber of Commerce is going to do the same?"
"Yes, this is a project officially promoted by the Chimera Chamber of Commerce and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce within the Candela Empire, so you don't have to suspect that there is a problem. "Sandy is the right color. "Mr. Rodman, I am the person sent by the Chimera Chamber of Commerce to temporarily take charge of the formation of the Ainoi Basic Magic Industry Academy, if you still have any questions, you can ask me. ”
After staying for a while, Rodman turned his head to look at Enrique, who looked expectant and excited, swallowed and spat, and asked Sandy, "I have a very important question to ask." ”
"Excuse me. ”
"Do you have to charge money to enter this academy?"
"Of course, we don't do it for free, and it's normal to charge tuition. The mountain replied with a smile.
Rodman's heart sank, paused, and asked hesitantly, "What about ...... Can I ask how much I have to pay?"
Sandy smiled, seemingly very clear about what was going on in Rodman's mind.
"I don't think you need to be too scrupulous about that. Because the reason why our Chamber of Commerce cooperates with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to promote this program is to cultivate more talents in the magic industry industry in the empire, we need to charge a part of the tuition fee, but because of the strong support of our Chimera Chamber of Commerce, the price is very cheap. ”
Rodman and Enrique immediately stared at him with blazing eyes.
Sandy smiled and held out three fingers.
"It only costs thirty gold coins a year. How's that, Mr. Rodman, do you think that's acceptable?"
Rodman's eyes lit up instantly, and under Enrique's nervous gaze, he replied loudly: "Of course! Of course it is acceptable!" (to be continued......