14. Registration
The main teaching building of the college was crowded with people, and the hall was very lively.
The elves are a very comfortable race, and this kind of pomp and circumstance is probably only seen at the Elune Festival.
A number of young elven men and women, dressed in fine silk skirts and white shirts, gathered in front of a row of parchment hanging from a rope, looking intently at the various subject profiles.
Of course, how to choose a suitable subject is very important for these young elves who have just entered the school......
A simple course means that you will learn very little knowledge.
Listening to this kind of course, you will feel sorry for paying so much tuition.
Choosing a difficult course will not only be very painful in the learning process, but it will make people go crazy every time you preview your notes before class, and you will be even more irritable when it comes to the final graduation defense, and you will have to retake it if you don't do it......
Roy heard the inside story of these course choices from Moira.
Don't ask her why she knows, who let Moira have a sister who has been studying at the Elven Academy for two years!
Now Roy stood in front of a piece of parchment......
It seems that in front of every piece of parchment, someone is making some popular science introduction to this subject.
Today's freshman report does not involve senior students to choose courses.
Therefore, the recommended courses are basically introductory and beginner courses.
There are many courses underneath each subject on parchment, making these courses look like a skill tree.
From the initial stage of the course, little by little to the more advanced course.
At present, the courses suitable for new students are located at the root of the skill tree, and this knowledge is the foundation of these subjects, and the basic knowledge of many subjects is bypass, which gives everyone many opportunities to choose.
Roy had already thought about the general direction of his subjects before entering the Elven Academy.
He intended to study martial arts, navigation, and literature and history at the Elven Academy.
He was interested in these subjects, and it was something new that he had never been exposed to.
Especially martial arts, he was curious about this.
The reason is simple, Sabrina has been in the Elven Academy for two years, and now she can already hang Roy.
This time, Roy chose to apply for a beginner martial arts workshop.
As for sailing, Castletown is a port city, and no matter what you do in the future, you probably can't do without taking a boat.
And the elven world is full of sailboats, which are fundamentally different from the ships and yachts that Roy knows.
However, under this nautical discipline, there is actually a course on the geography of the Elven Continent, and Roy filled in this course on the application form.
As for literature and history, Roy applied for the modern history of the Silver Moon Elves.
If he has a talent for magic, he also plans to enroll in an introductory magic course.
Now it seems that there is no way, he has to go to the Statue of Liberty to learn divine arts.
It's not what he wants the most, but it seems to be good to have paid study!
……
Squeezed into the crowd and listening to the seniors' explanations of various subjects, Roy finally chose three courses.
If it weren't for the fact that the course couldn't be scheduled, he also planned to enroll in a fourth course.
He only learns knowledge at the Elven Academy in the morning, and goes to the Statue of Liberty to learn magic in the afternoon.
The hall was filled with young elves, and on one side of the wall, Roy filled out the form and handed it in, and it was received by a college teacher dressed in a scholar's robe.
He was a little surprised to see Roy's appearance.
"You're human?" The academy teacher asked.
Roy replied honestly, "Half-elf, my mother is a silver moon elf. ”
He speaks Elvish fluently and has a Castrodon accent.
The academy teacher actually wanted to use Elf to communicate with Roy, because the two courses that Roy filled in needed to have a good foundation in Elf to learn.
If it is really those humans who are not even fluent in Elven language, the elven language course is indispensable in the first year of enrollment.
"Okay, these three courses are not full yet, so you have successfully filled in, remember to come to the academy training ground tomorrow morning for a physical fitness assessment."
The academy teacher flipped through a thick table of contents and filled Roy's name into three of the pages, and then said to him slowly.
Another good thing about the Elven Academy is that the elves believe that knowledge knows no borders, not only does it not restrict half-blood elves and half-elves here, even if there are humans who come here to study, as long as they pay the full tuition fee, there is no problem.
Hearing the academy teacher say this, Roy immediately saluted him respectfully, and then gave up his place.
Behind him, there were also many elven freshmen lined up.
……
Roy walked out of the school building, and there was a long staircase in front of the door, and the steps were lined with lush laurel trees.
The harsh sunlight fell on Roy's face, and after three seconds of exposure to the scorching sun, Roy obediently burrowed into the shade of the tree, where there was a stone-paved slope.
There are many freshmen in the academy who enjoy the shade of the trees, and the elves are actually very afraid of the sun, and their skin will change color after a long time......
Young elves would even sit on low walls on the side of the road, usually by males, who would look at the beautiful women passing by with some flirtation.
Some beautiful elves with excellent looks passed by, and there were even young elves who jumped off the low wall and trotted all the way over to talk......
This phenomenon, Roy thinks is normal.
What he didn't expect was ...... Someone actually ran over and accosted him.
And he is also a good-looking male elf, he wears a beige waistcoat and a white shirt with a bow tie, and there are bloomers-like designs at the cuffs, like two large snow-white hydrangeas tied around his wrists.
And he was wearing a pair of light-colored bloomers.
Elves love to wear silk, and this young elf is a very delicate silk outfit, with trouser legs tied at the ankles, and a pair of leather boots that are nothing special.
The Silver Moon Elf males are generally very handsome, and this young elf is not ugly.
The short silver hair was neatly combed, the two pointed ears were exposed, the skin was white and even a little transparent, and the whole person looked very refreshing.
He didn't block Roy's path, but walked forward with Roy's side, introducing himself as he went:
"Oh, hello, my name is Wagner. Claire, can you get to know each other? I'm also a freshman this year......"
"Roy."
Roy didn't stop, but he didn't refuse either, casually saying his name.
Seeing that his nails were neatly built, there were no messes like lipstick, foundation, and eyeshadow, and his eyes were very clear, Roy felt that he should have a small social circle.
"I was behind you just now, it just so happened that you also signed up for the junior martial arts workshop, I also chose this course, it is estimated that in the next year, we will take classes together, so I came over to get to know each other in advance." Claire said quickly to Roy.
Roy then stopped, and then stretched out his right hand:
"Claire, it's a pleasure to meet you."
In fact, in the Elf Academy, there is no fixed class.
Everyone will only sit together to listen to the class if they apply for the same course, and it is likely that they will meet another group of students in the next course.
Claire and Roy walk side by side on the boulevard......
What made Roy a little puzzled was that there were a lot of elves in the hall, and there must be a lot of elves who enrolled in the elementary martial arts workshop, and there were many beautiful female elves among them.
Even if he stood in front of Claire when he signed up, this was not a reasonable reason for him to be accosted......
Along the way, the two chatted casually.
Claire has a good upbringing, and she likes to use honorifics when she speaks, which is a habit that only elven nobles have, and according to Roy's understanding, she seems to be taller.
And it feels like he doesn't have any ill will towards Roy.
At least it was a pleasant chat.
……
Regarding the books used in the course, the teachers of the academy gave Roy two recommendations:
First, you can go to the library to borrow, of course, the number of such textbooks in the library is also limited, and many will inevitably be damaged to a certain extent.
The second is to buy new ones in bookstores, but these parchment books are still a bit expensive.
Roy felt that those new books were the first choice for the elven nobles who did not lack Kohler in their pockets, and he actually wanted to go to the library to borrow two books first, even if they were old and lacked two pages......
When Roy told Claire that he was going to the library to borrow books, Claire said to Roy:
"Why do you want to go to the library to borrow books, do you want to go to the backstreet to buy the textbooks used by the seniors, many of the textbooks even the class notes are remembered neatly, and the key knowledge is marked, after they have learned, they feel that it is useless, every year at the beginning of the new semester, they will be sold in the backstreet stalls, or let's go and see together?"
"Okay." Roy said briskly.
Roy followed Claire across the Elven Academy, only to discover that this academy was really not ordinarily large, taking up three large steps on the hillside of Castleton City.
The tallest teaching buildings in the college look like ancient trees dozens of meters high from the outside, and there are dense branches and foliage on the canopy.
Now Roy walks on the campus and looks at the ancient trees that are dozens of meters high, only to find that they are all imitation tree-like buildings, and the trees on the top of the buildings are all plants growing on the top.
Even the main body of the building is covered with vines, which makes these school buildings look like towering trees.
There is no cafeteria or dormitory, and all students from outside the college need to rent their own rooms around the college.
As for how to settle lunch......
This couldn't be easier for the elves, because the only food they like to eat is fish and fruits, and just keep an apple in their pocket for lunch.
The college is also not really walled, and is separated from the street by an open lawn.
There are many art sculptures on both sides of these lawns, many of which are an understanding of the curves of the beautiful body, which opened Roy's eyes.
The thick street is full of shops and workshops, and there is also a small market.
The second-hand books were on the stalls in the small market, and the stall owners were, as Claire said, young elves.
There were even some elves who wore the robes of the academy.
Sure enough, the price of the textbooks sold here is almost half the price of new books in the bookstore.
The older it is, the cheaper it is, and many books are even densely filled with elven script.
Of course, the elven text on these pages is not all class notes, but also the mood recorded in the essays, some nameless poems written in pursuit of romance, or some messy things.
It is likely that these elf students have passed on this old book to a unique culture.
It's just that Roy can't accept it, he picks and chooses in the bookstall for a long time, and finally finds two second-hand books that are just a small number of class notes, and buys each for one hundred and thirty Kohler.
If it is a new book, the price of these two books is estimated to be around four hundred Kohler.
That's right, books are so expensive in Castletown.
It would cost Roy about a week's salary to be able to buy two new second-hand textbooks, and Roy was in a very good mood.
After buying the textbooks, Roy plans to leave the Elven Academy and go to the Liberty Temple in the afternoon to learn divine arts.
Before leaving, Roy finally couldn't help but ask Claire, who was standing on the side of the road waving goodbye to him:
"Claire, let me ask you a question, if I don't ask, I probably won't be able to sleep well tonight...... Why did you choose me? ”
Claire had her hands in her trouser pockets and three art textbooks under her armpits, which in Roy's opinion should be the equivalent of a score for a novice like Canon.
Leaning against a laurel tree, he looked a little handsome, and his expression was not that arrogant and annoying, and he was about to wave goodbye to Roy.
"What?"
For Roy's question, Claire didn't react at the first time.
Roy can only say it again:
"I mean choose me to be your new friend at the Elven Academy."
Claire smiled, with some cunning in her clear eyes.
"Want to hear the truth?"
"Of course!"
"Then you can't be angry, and you can't break off relations with me, I promise I'm not malicious." Claire said, patting her chest.
Roy readily agreed, "Okay, I promise you." ”
Claire lowered her voice and said:
"I'm afraid of being beaten in the martial arts class, I have a friend who signed up for this junior martial arts class, and was beaten by his sparring all day long, until he gave up this course, wasting a year in vain."
“……”
Roy didn't expect such a reason.
Saying goodbye to Claire at the intersection of Thick Street, Roy trotted all the way to Downtown, holding two books between them.
The academy is still very far from Brown Street, but it's almost all downhill, and it shouldn't be too difficult for Roy to get back to the Statue of Liberty on time.
……
Just as Roy's figure was about to disappear into the corner of the stairs, Sabrina and her two girlfriends happened to turn out of the thick street.
Recognizing Roy at a glance on the other side of the street, watching him trot all the way to the lower city with two books in his hand, Sabrina couldn't help but stop and look over there with her white neck stretched......
She inherited half of the Wood Elf bloodline, and was extremely tall, a head taller than her companions.
The girlfriend asked curiously, "Sabrina, who are you looking at?" ”
"I didn't ...... No. ”
Sabrina paused slightly, and subconsciously replied.
The girlfriend pushed Sabrina's back and said, "Let's go......"
Another girlfriend was holding a thick stack of books in her hand and moaning in anguish. "It's really annoying, I have to rebuild ...... this year"