Chapter 2 The Basic Cultivation of the Aristocrats
"As we all know, the Merlin Medal will have a powerful spell on the Witch Alliance, would you mind telling everyone what the spell on your medal is?"
"It's a summoning. Zheng Qing replied very simply, and then shook his head resolutely, refusing to explain in more detail.
Fat Xin shrugged his shoulders in disappointment and continued to ask:
"When did you find out you had been awarded the Order of Merlin?"
"After the regular class meeting last weekend, Lao Yao told me. β
"Didn't you hear anything before?"
"Before?" Zheng Qing wrinkled his nose and replied with some uncertainty: "I haven't received it...... However, when I was dealing with the wild demon in Damingfang, Andrew, the chubby young commissioner of the three-pronged sword, once told me that he wanted to apply for some kind of reward for me, but he didn't say that it would be the Merlin Medal. β
"Why didn't you tell us about this earlier? Fat Xin crossed his arms and watched his quill dancing happily on the letterhead, his tone full of envy and regret.
"I thought that little fat man was just joking. Although Zheng Qing tried his best to be modest, the smile on his face couldn't be contained: "Actually, what I was most concerned about at that time was whether there was a bonus ......."
"Cheesy. The fat man summed up sourly.
"Didn't you ask if there were any credit awards?" a voice suddenly interrupted the pretentious interview, startling the two young men at the desk.
"it!"
"I'm scared to death!"
Zheng Qing turned around, and Dylan's thick curtain lifted a small horn at some point, revealing Mr. Vampire's bluish-white face and slightly reddened eyes.
Perhaps because of noon, his spirits looked a little sluggish.
"Is your coffin a sliding lid?" Zheng Qing took a deep breath, and then slowly spit it out: "Why open it without making a sound at all!"
"As a bedroom item, silence is a necessary moral standard. Although he was not in good spirits, Mr. Vampire's reply was still polite: "As a nobleman, of course I will take everyone's feelings into account. β
"If you think about it, you shouldn't stuff your dorm room with such a thing. Zheng Qing couldn't help but slander.
"Before you crawl out of the coffin next time, can you say hello in advance!" Xin Fat Man massaged his heart vigorously and complained loudly: "I will be scared out of the heart ......"
"I'm sorry, I never knew the Blue Giant could have a heart attack. Dylan raised his hand and said apologetically, "I didn't expect you guys to be so daring...... As an eighteen-hundred-year-old man, it was a dereliction of my duty not to care for young people..."
"When did you rise a few hundred years again...", the fat man complained busily.
After Zheng Qing calmed down, he didn't care about the bickering between the two, but answered Dylan's question as soon as possible.
"I didn't know how important credits were, so I didn't ask. On this issue, he looked very sad: "Just like at the beginning, Nicholas told me that the credits could be exchanged for jade coins, which made me very happy..."
"You really changed?" Fat Xin looked at him in shock.
"Of course not. The young public-funded student flatly denied: "Although I have more credits, um, but there is no reason to waste it so much, and I am not stupid." β
"I have reservations about it. Mr. Vampire Smacked his lips, revealing two sharp teeth.
But I don't know if I have reservations about Zheng Qing's IQ or about the system of exchanging credits for jade coins.
Zheng Qingyu glanced at Dylan, who was taking care of his fangs with a brush and a small mirror, his lips trembled, and finally he didn't dwell on this issue.
Maybe the discussion in the dormitory was a bit noisy.
The orange cat flicked its tail impatiently, and pulled out its two front legs, revealing the cold claws between its toes.
However, the young wizards were unaware of its threat.
It was the fat man, who saw that the fat cat woke up, and hurriedly stretched out a pair of fat big hands, wanting to catch it in his arms.
Like a ball of plasticine that had been pinched open, the fat cat flowed out of the fat man's hand, jumped lightly, jumped onto the windowsill, and then hunched his back and tail upright, and turned out from the balcony.
The fat man let out a sigh of disappointment.
"So, is there anything you would like to say to the Umno Investigation Bureau?" he turned his head and looked back at the young scholarship student.
"This one really is. Zheng Qing rubbed his nose, and his tone was a little dissatisfied: "It's been so long since the matter of Damingfang, why did you remember to notify me to accept the award...... If it weren't for Lao Yao's notice, I would have almost forgotten about it. β
"Is it a long time?" Fat Xin blinked, looked at Zheng Qing, and then at Dylan.
"It's not long. The old vampire werewolf behind the tent stopped rubbing his teeth, pinched his fingers, and wondered: "It's only October now, and it's less than a hundred days before the accident in Damingfang...... Actually, I think it's a bit too fast. β
"Quick?!" the young student finally found a slot, and immediately retorted: "One day is enough time for a mayfly to spend his whole life...... One hundred days is enough for them to reincarnate in this world a hundred times. β
"Rangoose, you're not a bug. Dylan picked up the brush and the small mirror again, and continued to rub his fangs, which were never too clean: "You know, this kind of Merlin Medal, which is awarded for assisting in official duties, is the most troublesome...... It's not like the improvement of magic techniques or the opening up of a new world, which can be seen and touched at once. β
"It's nothing more than a meritorious service from a second-level body under the Umno Alliance...... It has strong operability. In order to rule out the possibility of some forces brushing the medal, the process of the Brass Medal has always been cumbersome. β
"I remember Thomas saying that the process of the Little Merlin Medal is relatively simple. Zheng Qing was a little dazed: "Isn't it because the threshold of the Great Merlin Medal was lowered, the process was simplified, and then the Little Merlin Medal was established? β
Dylan took a deep breath.
The big red tent was in turmoil.
"Simplifying the process is only relative. He put away the small mirror, looked at Zheng Qing with a pleasant face, and said, "But no matter how simplified, the Merlin Medal is a reward for outstanding wizards who have made positive contributions to the wizarding world...... So caution must be exercised. You know, the old Merlin Medal, the Great Merlin Medal you just mentioned, was originally awarded on a year-by-year basis. β
"And the Little Merlin Medal, including the Merlin Brass Medal you obtained, because of the large number of awards, it is impossible for all of them to be reviewed by the Great Wizards Council, so the Wizards Alliance has delegated the right to issue them to a certain extent. β
"This brings us to the institutional grading system you just asked. β
"The Wizards' Council, the First University, and the Moon Council are all first-level institutions of the Umno Alliance. The Three-Pronged Sword directly under the Wizarding Council, the Nine Colleges directly under the First University, etc., are directly subordinate to the second-level institutions. The Emergency Response Department under the direct jurisdiction of the Trident Sword and the Joint Conference of Professors of Jiuyou College belong to the three levels of direct institutions. β
"Clear and straightforward. Zheng Qing nodded again and again, his tone was a little disappointed: "In other words, this brass medal is equivalent to an academy-level honor?"
"It's the Academy's top honor. Dylan corrected: "In addition, although the review time of the Order of Little Merlin has been shortened to less than a year, there are still many necessary processes. β
"The most important thing is the documentation β all sorts of documents. β
"The three-pronged sword has to write a report, the First University has to write a report, and there are all kinds of reports that each relevant department needs, such as the accident summary report submitted to the Wizarding Council, the application report submitted to the Merlin Order Review Committee, the responsibility determination report submitted to the wizarding court, and the supplementary investigation that is required to be issued by the Damingfang Management Committee, and the relevant personnel who are required to issue a certificate from the First Universityβsuch as Zheng Qingββ There are so many reports of your school certificate and your general conduct in school, and you need thirty or forty reports, involving various departments. β
"Oh, my, god......" Zheng Qing slapped himself in the face: "It sounds desperate." β
"That's the rule. Dylan smacked his lips and sighed: "After the various reports are submitted, the official process will begin." Although the Merlin Brass Medal is only a third-class medal, it is still one of the highest honors in the wizarding world. Including the Wizards' Council, the Merlin Order Review Committee, the First University Professors' Joint Conference, the Trident Sword, and other institutions involved need to be approved by the relevant responsible persons. β
"That's one of the reasons why I think it's fast. β
"You know, most of the time the people in charge of these 'relevant departments' are not in the office, but running around the world, and even around the world. Being able to catch them in two months and get them all to sign it, I think you should thank that little fat man. β
"How do you know so much!" Zheng Qing looked at the people in the tent enviously.
"This is the basic cultivation of the aristocracy. Dylan straightened his back.
Fat Xin lay on the table, listening to Dylan's explanation with relish, and the quill in front of him flew up.
With a good assist, he can easily handle this interview script. 8)