Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Academy of Magic
The Higher School of Magic in Padea is completely different from the Baroque imagination, it is more like a huge city garden, with no grand palace-like buildings in the midst of lush trees and flowers, but a series of towering Gothic-style spire towers. Even if they are all spire-shaped towers, they are different, some are diamond-shaped, some are square, and some are round....... But without exception, it was covered with intricate and gorgeous relief ornaments, and if he hadn't heard Mrs. Celine talk about it, he wouldn't have known that these carved patterns that seemed to be just decorations were actually the magic patterns that formed the magic tower's defense and attack magic array. There is a very famous saying in the royal capital of Padya...... The king can be captured, but the academy will never fall! Its foundation is the dozens and hundreds of magic towers scattered here.
The teaching method of the Padya School of Magic is very different, there are no so-called classrooms or classrooms here, and all students will be assigned to a certain magician, that is, into one of the magic towers, according to the department they choose to study and their own talents, etc., for apprenticeship-style teaching. And every once in a while, these students, who are studying under their own teachers, will be called together for an assessment to test the results of their learning over a period of time, and finally the elders' council composed of the head of the academy and several respected great magicians will determine the results. Once your results have been recognized, you can move up the ranks and choose a higher level teacher to learn the magic. The requirements for graduation are actually quite simple, as long as you reach the level of an intermediate magician.
Compared with the warrior who cultivates fighting spirit, learning magic is more demanding for people, and the level of mental power is a crucial indicator, which depends entirely on talent. Although a person's spiritual power can be gradually improved during cultivation, a person's original spiritual power is directly related to the heights that one can reach in the future.
Baroque looked at the dazzling array of magic towers in front of him, imagining how mysterious the magicians who lived in them were, while listening to Lady Celine's small talk and popularize common sense. It's time to study here, and the little girl Saila listened very carefully.
"What is Origin Spiritual Power?" Baroque suddenly asked suspiciously.
"Everyone has a spiritual sea in their brain, but because of various congenital or acquired factors, some can be opened, and some cannot be opened in a lifetime. Those who can't open the spiritual sea are ordinary people, and those who can open the spiritual sea can learn magic. As for what exactly the spiritual sea is, it involves the occult soulology, and even I don't know much about it. Lady Celine said, suddenly her brows curled slightly, revealing a very beautiful smile, and whispered to Baroque: "It is said that the orc shaman is the one who has the deepest understanding of the soul, don't you know?"
Baroque was a little uncomfortable, and he had to admit that this woman was in her prime, and she was the most golden age in her life, both mentally and physically. Slightly closer, even his keen sense of touch can feel the heat transmitted by its plumpness, not to mention the breath of exhalation, which is very powerful to him.
Quietly taking a half step back, Baroque shook his head: "This is different, we practice shamanic techniques, and the first thing is to communicate the power of the natural elements and the faith totem of the ancestors. I really don't know anything about my own brain, let alone the Origin Spiritual Power, and it's even the first time I've heard of it. β
Madame Celine didn't notice a small anomaly in the Baroque, and she didn't really understand the relationship between shamanic spells and magic, which was quite confusing anyway. Nodding, he continued: "Even for every person who opens the Spiritual Sea, their talents are different, and what determines everything lies in a little bit within the Spiritual Sea...... We magicians call it the Fountain of Life. The size of the fountain of life determines the level of a person's original spiritual power. The reason why the origin is called the origin is because it is immutable...... This is something that a person can't increase in his life, no matter how much he cultivates. β
Baroque was thoughtful, and Sera on the side was confused and ignorant. Madame Celine smiled, opened her hand and suddenly took out a pale red spar from the storage ring, and said to Sera: "Sela, you must have tested your Origin Spiritual Power, you should know what this is. β
"Magic Sensing Stone?" "Yes, my father once took me to the Intermediate Magic Academy in Duolun City to test, and at that time, I was asked to hold six spars of different colors, and finally a red spar to shine, so I was sure that I had the talent to learn magic, and it was the original talent of the fire system, but the magician who tested said that my mental power was not high, and I barely reached the level of opening the spiritual sea." The little girl said with some embarrassment, and couldn't help but be a little frustrated.
Madame Celine smiled and turned her head to look at Baroque: "Do you want to try to see how strong your Origin Spiritual Power is?" You must know that the Fountain of Life is just an academic term, and no one can pry their head open to see how big it is. The best way is to test it with this special spar, you became an orc shaman at such a young age, maybe you will be a genius that is rare in a hundred years, right?"
Baroque quickly shook his head and refused! Just kidding, he knew what he was doing. If the so-called magic induction stone is expected to be good, it is actually a test of the strength of the spirit, and the so-called [Fountain of Life] is actually just a soul habitat. He's a monster with two souls fused, and who knows if this test will reveal anything shocking, so it's better to stay away until it's safe to do so.
Madame Celine didn't insist on it, after all, I heard rumors that the shaman line of orcs and the mage line of humans were somewhat hostile to each other, and everyone looked down on each other, and the Baroque resistance was understandable.
Not everyone can enter the academy, and Cella's maid Liv and the two guards of the Red River Valley territory can only temporarily find a hotel to stay outside, and Celine walks into the academy with Baroque and Seira............ Of course, as pets, the Green Arrow Squirrel and a certain Dirt Dog are perfectly capable of bringing in.
The Academy of Magic occupies a very large area, and they chatted and walked through the vast gardens, passing several tall magic towers, before arriving at a beautiful residential area deep in the academy. The beautiful detached houses are set in manicured gardens and are very quiet.
The powerful magicians each occupy a magic tower and are self-contained, and the particularly good students live directly in the teacher's magic tower, which is the residence of the ordinary faculty and students of the academy. Even if Mrs. Celine is of noble birth, she is only an intermediate magician after all, and she cannot qualify for the magic tower, so she also lives here. ............ In the final analysis, this world is still respected by strength, and sometimes no matter how powerful it is, it doesn't mean anything.
Baroque found a very strange question, and when he entered the academy, he had a very strange feeling: "Madame Celine, why didn't we see anyone when we came in?
Celine chuckled and pointed to an insignia on the left breast of her magic robe. It wasn't a family crest, it was a metal college emblem, with two magic wands crossed and a circle of irises around it. "The Academy's magical defense array is open all the time, but outsiders can't see it. When we came in, because of this emblem, we wouldn't be blocked, and if it was an outsider, we would have already triggered the magic alarm. β
Baroque stared at the metal emblem deeply, and to be honest, it was fake not to be shocked. Although he felt a little strange along the way, he didn't notice the slightest trace of magic fluctuations. With his terrifying spiritual power and shamanic identity, it is incredible. For the first time, he was also deeply wary of the magic academy............ Sure enough, it is not a boast to become one of the eight magic academies in the mainland. The heart that wants to steal from school is becoming more and more urgent!
Celine suddenly blushed slightly, and was a little embarrassed by the orc boy's action of staring at his chest, but because he let the family see it, he couldn't say anything, snorted softly, turned around and walked into his small building with Baroque and Saila.
The small building has three floors, there are enough rooms, Celine lives on the third floor, and Sera also chose a room on the third floor. As for the Baroque...... Without the right to choose, Celine directly let him live on the first floor. Fortunately, the room is not bad, and I am used to living in the simple animal skin tent of the orcs, which is undoubtedly equivalent to the treatment of a star-rated hotel.
"Let's do this today, take a break, if you're hungry, eat a little in the kitchen here for the time being, the academy's cafeteria is probably closed at this time, and I'll take Sera to sign up tomorrow." "Lady Celine settled the two of them, and she was to leave immediately. The green arrow squirrel that has been held in her arms is very well-behaved, so that she can't rest assured that poor Princess Claire, even if it is a little late, she is ready to visit the palace and give her this surprise, by the way, talk to her queen sister and the king, about Baroqueββββββ at the request of Baroque, the matter of the orc shaman needs to be kept secret, although it is somewhat impossible, but it can be kept secret for a while, at least until Baroque successfully finds the clan and rescues it.
"Excuse me, Madame Celine, where is the library?" Baroque asked, the academy was full of spire towers, and there was no sign on the outside of the building that had a library on it
"Oh, I almost forgot. Madame Celine patted her forehead lightly, took out a gold card from the storage ring and handed it to Baroque: "This is my teacher's magic card, I can't enter the library without this." There....... She pointed to a tall sculpture in the distance, a statue of an old magician with a long beard, and seemed to be the only building in the entire academy that was not a magic tower. "Just below the [Ingol statue], show the magic card to the library keeper, the caretaker is called Zachary, and he will let you in. Remember, I'm in the Ministry of Magic, don't go the wrong way. β
"What...... You say the library is under that statue, not in some kind of magic tower?" Baroque asked in surprise.
"Yes, who told you that the library is in the Magic Tower?" said Celine as a matter of course, with a hint of pride and ostentation: "It is not for nothing that the [Ingol Great Library] can be famous throughout the Sauron Continent. A magic tower alone can't hold the vast scroll books. The whole library, built underground, is like entering a labyrinth......"
Madame Celine is gone, leaving behind a staggering Baroque. The little girl, Seira, was in a state of apprehension and excitement, and went back to her room early, ready for the sacred hour of tomorrow.
Baroque found the kitchen, a small building that was clearly well cared for and the food in the kitchen was fresh. Whether it was pastries or barbecue, he brought out a large pile and put it in front of the earth dog, patted his head, and Baroque told Lack: "Hey, brother, don't worry, enjoy it here, I'll go out and explore the way." β
Lark is truly gobbling up, rolling his eyes at a chicken leg choking and completely ignoring the ............ of some self-inflicted amorous guy!