Chapter 10: First Night as an Apprentice
Thor looked at the maid in disbelief.
He is only twelve years old!
Thor pulled the heavy cart into the room and slammed the door shut in front of the maid.
The maid straightened up and pouted unhappily.
At this time, the maid who was responsible for delivering books to Room 603 came over pushing an empty cart.
She looked at the maid standing outside the door with empty hands and was a little surprised. "He didn't let you in?"
"It's okay." The maid hooked her collar with her index finger, and the collar bounced back onto her flesh, trembling slightly, "He will need it."
Thor had no idea that the people outside the door had already treated him as prey, and was happily picking up each book and reading them.
Each of these books is very thick.
Some introduce the magical animals, plants, minerals, etc. in this world.
Some tell the characteristics and legends of some common ghosts.
Some are like foreign language textbooks, but some are as complex and difficult to understand as English-Chinese dictionaries.
There are also pictures, but the pictures are all weird and scary, and looking at them for a long time will make people dizzy.
After flipping through each book briefly, Thor went to check the things covered with black velvet.
There was the crystal ball he had seen before, but it was not pure black, but transparent.
There is a set of test tube beakers made of clear crystal or glass, and a small crucible.
There was also a large wooden box divided into more than a dozen compartments containing different items, including several sets of clothes and a first-level apprentice badge.
These things were all introduced in the apprentice manual. Thor checked the manual one by one and finally recognized all of them.
Thor pinned the apprentice badge on his coat, running his fingers over the slightly rough texture.
Thinking about the first public class tomorrow, Thor took out a book called "Wizard Language: Introduction to Noah's Language", sat back at the long table, and began to preview.
After all, he had passed the college entrance examination in his previous life, so Thor was quite good at rote memorization and solving a large number of questions.
There are no windows in the first-level apprentice's room, so he cannot see the scenery outside. He can only tell what time it is by looking at the blue hourglass above his head.
Blue sand fell one by one, accompanied by the sound of paper turning and pen writing, and the whole world became quiet.
After hurriedly eating the lunch and dinner brought by the maid, when Thor looked up to check the time, he found that it was already midnight.
Classes are about to start tomorrow, so I can’t stay up too late and waste my energy.
Thor stretched himself and his muscles began to groan in pain, but he was in good spirits and did not feel drowsy or tired.
After testing his apprentice's mental strength, he found that his energy was significantly improved, as if some valve in his body had been opened.
When he was still a servant, he had to work until midnight, and would be kicked awake at four o'clock before getting up again to work.
At that time, I always felt that I didn’t get enough sleep.
I didn’t expect that after becoming an apprentice and having time to sleep, I didn’t feel that sleepy at all.
"Is it my illusion? It seems that my mental and mental power is much stronger than before."
Thor was unsure of his own condition and decided to ask for advice when he saw his mentor tomorrow.
He scrubbed it briefly, then walked to the wall and turned the candle to the dimmest level.
Whether in a room or a corridor, the brightness of the candlelight can be dimmed to a low level, but it must never be extinguished.
This is common sense that even servants know.
The kind that can save your life.
Lying on the bed, Thor felt a little excited again.
This bed is about one and a half meters wide, much more spacious and comfortable than the large bunk bed he used to sleep on.
Thor spread out his arms and legs and tried to take up the entire bed, but he was young and thin, and there was not enough space even for him to lie sideways.
After lying there with his arms and legs spread out for a while, Thor didn't fall asleep. He had no choice but to curl up into a small ball and cover himself tightly with the quilt. Only then did he feel an inexplicable sense of security.
This time, he fell asleep quickly.
At 4:15 in the morning, Thor's biological clock forced him to open his eyes.
He sat up and yawned, the cool air he inhaled into his lungs immediately making him wake up.
The bright candlelight poured down again, and Thor sat back at the long table.
Just as he was about to turn the page of the book, he suddenly had an idea. He walked to the door, pushed it open a little, and looked out.
His room was 604, near the end of the corridor, where he could see the ramp leading up and down the stairs.
After a while, he heard faint footsteps, and a boy's figure appeared in the dim light, pushing a small cart upwards with difficulty.
Is it Brown? Thor opened his eyes wide, and was a little eager to try, but finally suppressed his inner impulse.
Although his status has changed to that of an apprentice, his strength is still the same as it was a day ago.
He closed the door again and sat back down at the long table.
"I remember Brown was on duty in the early morning two days ago, why is he on duty again today?"
"Is it because I became an apprentice?"
Although there were some problems with the way Thor passed the apprentice test, and it was already known by many apprentices.
But the servants might not care about this. They only knew that Thor had transformed from a servant into a powerful and terrifying wizard apprentice.
Therefore, Brown, who once took the lead in bullying Thor, will probably have to frequently take turns to work in the early morning.
Saul wanted to ask Brown who had ordered him to die?
But now is not a good time. Firstly, Thor does not have the ability to torture out the truth, and secondly, it may easily alert the enemy.
He turned his head to look at the hardcover book on his left shoulder, and reached out to touch the book that saved his life, but unfortunately his fingers passed through the air and only touched nothingness.
"Perhaps only when I become a wizard will I be qualified to understand the principles of this hardcover book."
The threat of death did not subside just because he became an apprentice. Instead, the shrouded cloud became heavier. Thor had no idea what kind of conspiracy he was in.
Thor immersed himself in the ocean of knowledge again. Now only learning, continuous learning, could make him feel at ease.
What woke Thor up again was a polite knock on the door.
Keli was outside the door. There was a slight blue tinge under her eyes. She must have been studying late at night.
"It's almost time for class. Let's talk about what we learned last night," Keli said bluntly.
This may be the true meaning of "genius must go hand in hand with genius."
Thor looked up at the time and found that it was almost time for class. It was even a little later than he expected to leave.
He quickly picked up his books, paper and pen and rushed out the door.
"That hourglass can be set to remind you. It's explained in the apprentice manual."
Thor subconsciously made an OK gesture, but Kelly didn't understand.
The two walked quickly towards the East Tower, chatting as they walked.
"How long did you read yesterday? I only read for two hours, but I already felt dizzy and couldn't calm down. I had to close my eyes and rest for a while." Keli said in a low voice.
Thor's heart skipped a beat and he didn't tell the truth.
"I probably watch it for three or four hours straight before taking a break."
In fact, he even ate with a book in his hands yesterday, and the only time he had a proper rest was when he lay in bed to sleep.
He had slept only four hours in total and was now full of energy.
Even so, Keli stared at him in disbelief for a long while with her eyes wide open.
"Your mental strength is truly terrifying. No wonder you could stare at that puppet for so long." She lowered her head to glance at the book in her hand and said with some regret, "I wish I could also stare at it for that long."
As they were talking, the two of them came to the large classroom on the tenth floor.
There were actually a lot of people sitting here, many of whom were obviously not new apprentices from this batch.
Except for the first row and a corner seat in the last row, there were still empty seats, but everywhere else was full of people.
While Thor was hesitating between keeping a low profile or being high-profile, Kelly had already walked towards the front row with her head held high.
She noticed that Thor didn't follow her, so she turned around and raised her chin at him.
"Let's go, you can't keep a low profile anymore."
(End of this chapter)
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