"Engagement!" Riel's eyes popped out in surprise at the word.

Alan was also surprised, and couldn't help but stare at Frey again. Because although Frey had entered the school a year before them, he seemed to be clearly about the same age as them, and Alan never expected to hear such a word from his lips that had nothing to do with their age.

"Surprised?" Frey asked. But judging by his expression, it seems that he is saying something very ordinary.

"Uh...... After all, it's still too early for us to get married......" Alan nodded, looked at Riel and Alyssa, and said a little embarrassed.

"Hehe, it's the same for me......" Frey smiled bitterly and sighed again, "but I don't have any other way to go. ”

"Isn't it your own will?" asked Allen.

"Not really...... This engagement was obtained from Mr. Winslow by my grandfather through personal connections when I was ten years old, without even giving me a word in advance. My mother didn't tell me about it until I was in this school. ”

"Well......" Alan seemed to understand something, and asked, "That is, before your uncle came back, right?"

"That's right. ”

Hearing this answer, Alan suddenly felt a sadness in his heart. He has long understood that everyone must be carrying something from the moment they are born, and that at every stage of life, what they carry is different. But Frey now carries a burden far beyond his years. He could clearly feel the helplessness in Frey's heart, because the path his grandfather had chosen for him when he was young was not necessarily what he wanted to take, but he had to go, and when he was old enough now to realize what kind of life he wanted, he wanted to turn back only to find that there was no way back at all.

But at the same time, Alan also feels very fortunate that he is not bound by things like the so-called "wealthy family" and "big family", although he does not look as glamorous as them, but he lives freely, at least he has the opportunity to pursue the life he really wants.

Alan sighed, wanting to say something comforting, but he felt that it was not appropriate to say anything.

"But I'm not going to run away from it. Alan didn't speak for a long time, and Frey seemed to see what he was thinking, smiled and said, "I have already figured it out, since I was born in this era and in this family, then I should take on this responsibility...... It's useless to run away, and that's probably my fate. ”

After talking about such a heavy topic for a long time, Alan suddenly felt a lot more relaxed when he heard Frey say this, after all, not everyone can see and figure it out like him.

"Hmm...... The future is not something we can choose, so let it be. Alan also smiled and said.

"Now that you've been to the library, let's stop visiting the whole school for now. Perhaps not wanting to continue the conversation, Frey took the initiative to divert the topic and said, "The places that should be taken to see you have basically been taken to the place, the council hall and the staff dormitory building are not allowed to enter the students, and the next thing you need to do is to familiarize yourself with every road in this school as soon as possible, especially the road to the twin spires and here." ”

"Okay, we remember. ”

"You've got one more day to rest tomorrow. If the magic test is done today, then you will have to start the class the day after tomorrow, so you must keep it in mind. ”

"Well, okay. Alan agreed.

"Oh, by the way, I forgot to ask you," Frey remembered after talking for so long, "which department have you three been sorted into?"

"Rare is space-time, Alyssa is the wind elemental, and as for me...... Uh......"

"What's wrong?"

"The Immortal Tree suggested that I learn the light elemental magic...... But Professor Stubone says that there is no such thing as a light element......"

"Light elemental magic, I haven't heard of it either......" Frey was a little strange.

"Well, so I need to attend all the courses in the first two weeks to find out which ...... best for me as soon as possible"

"Are you sure you're going to take seven classes?" Frey looked surprised.

"That's what Professor Stubone meant, what's wrong?"

"Uh, nothing...... I'd take all the rest of the classes if I had time, but I think you might be too busy......" Frey said.

"Is there a timing conflict with certain courses?" Alan asked.

"Not really, all the classes are very regular and organized...... Uh, let me think about how to explain it to you......" Frey looked down for a moment, then said, "This starts with the general arrangement of the course. Generally speaking, there are about 300 or 400 new students every year, and after each person has determined his or her magical nature, his or her status in the school will be divided into seven classes according to the nature of his or her major course. Take me as an example, if I am assigned to the Earth Elemental Department, I will get the corresponding uniform, and I will also use this class as a unit when I take the General Department and Enchantment Department classes in the future. Can you understand when I say that?"

"Well, that is...... I don't belong to any of the classes right now, do I?" asked Allen, with a solemn expression.

"Well, but it can also be said to belong to any class. Frey saw that he was a little frustrated, and said.

"Both the General Department and the Enchantment Department classes are in the morning, and each class lasts for an hour. The first class starts at nine o'clock and ends at ten o'clock, after which you have half an hour to rush to the enchantment class. The second class lasted from 10:30 to 11:30. In the afternoon, there are your respective majors, each of which lasts two hours, from three to five. Generally speaking, everyone has to take only three courses per week, which are your major, general and enchantment. For example, I'm an earth elemental major, so I'm very busy every Wednesday and have classes all day. ”

"So there's only one day a week to class?" Riel was a little surprised to hear Frey say, and it was a bit too laid-back for what he had imagined.

"So to speak. However, since everyone can choose to minor in up to two other courses, like me, I chose to minor in the water element and the space-time course, so I also have classes all day every Monday and Saturday. For the other four days, I would choose to spend three days completing the assignments left by the professor after each class, and the remaining day would be spent in the library or taking a break. ”

"Minoring in the space-time department?" Alan asked, a little curiously. Because as far as he knew, although each person in the elemental system had their own primary elemental properties in their bodies, there would be some other minor elemental properties to some extent, and the reason why Frey chose to take the minor in the water elemental course must be because he had this kind of property in his body, but the three major departments of space-time system, medical department and elemental system have nothing to do with each other and will never coexist.

"That's right...... It has to do with my ambition. Frey said, "If you want to be at the top of the Magical Management Society, you have to be proficient in the magic of other departments, and although I can't use it, I must know it all." ”

"I see. Alan nodded.

"I already feel like I don't have enough time per week just to take two minors, let alone you have all seven days of classes...... So you understand your situation now, right?" Frey asked.

"Uh-huh......" Alan fell into deep thought. Because he only now realized how much trouble Professor Stubourne had caused him with that frivolous remark.

"And it's not just that you need to go to class every day. Frey continued, "At the end of each class, the professor will leave an assignment to help you reinforce what he had taught in the class, and you will have to turn it in the second week of class...... The score for this assignment will be counted towards your final exam score each year. ”

"What!" Alan was a little uneasy when he heard the news, because he didn't know if he could complete the seven homework on time, or if he had to attend classes seven days a week, and even if he could complete it on time, it was unknown how many points he would get. This was something he had never expected.

"So...... You'd better be prepared. Frey said.

At this time, a group of students came out of the square, and it seemed that the magic test was going smoothly and quickly.

"It's not early, I've been here for too long, it's time for me to go on something else. Frey said.

"Thank you very much, you have helped us a lot. Alan stood up and thanked him.

"If you need my help, you can come to me at any time, in the classroom, in the office of the inspector of discipline, or in the library, except for sleeping, I will only be in these three places...... The rest is up to you, good luck. With that, Frey nodded and turned to leave.

Allen saw people coming from the other side of the square, passing in front of them, and then being picked up by the members of the Discipline Inspection Committee or student volunteers standing at the gates of the buildings.

"And where do we go next?" asked Riel.

"Let's go back to the square first, maybe it's almost Ian and Ivan's turn. ”

"It's fine. ”

After saying that, the three of them walked up the steps together towards the square.

Sure enough, as Alan expected, there were not many people left in the square, and it seemed that a few more had been identified, just staying here to watch the excitement.

Professor Stubourne seemed to be tired at last, and sat on his stool silently except for his name, wiping the sweat from his face with a handkerchief. After all, except for a short break at noon, he has also been busy here for a day.

"Ivan Lavin. "Alan, as soon as they got closer, they heard Professor Stubone reading Ivan's name.

"Looks like Ian has already been identified?" Alan thought as he looked around for Ian.

"I'm here!" Ian shouted when he saw them coming. He seemed to be in high spirits, apparently thanks to the sumptuous meal at noon. He was sitting under the plane tree in front of the library building, and his mood was so good that it seemed that his relationship with Ivan had eased a lot.

At this time, Ivan had already arrived at the designated position and put his hand on the branch of the immortal tree.

"Oh, are you brothers with that boy just now? It's been a lot of fun this year...... Well......" said the Immortal Tree thoughtfully, "unlike your brother's simplicity, there are a lot more completely different things in your magic...... Well...... Studying the magic of time and space will make you great...... But there's one thing I have to warn you about...... Magic may save you or destroy you...... Go for it!"