Chapter 586: Is the academy so dark?
"Harry, come out! We're here!"
Early that morning, Gervis was called out of the carriage by Lach, because after two months of travel, they finally arrived at the territory of the Holy Alliance Higher Academy - the City of Hope.
When Gervis stepped out of the carriage, the first thing that came into view was a majestic city.
The walls of this city are at least hundreds of meters high, and there are many runes on the walls that glow. It is obvious that the defense of the walls of the City of Hope does not only rely on height to resist the enemy.
At this time, there were unexpectedly many knights riding monsters on the road in front and behind Gervis and his companions. Gervis even saw a storm wolf being used as a mount.
Seeing the Storm Wolf Gvisha still made him nostalgic, thinking back to when his first achievement after becoming the lord was to eliminate the Storm Wolf, this scourge for the serfs.
"Haha, I've been exhausted in the past two months. City of Hope, here we come!!"
When Gervis stepped out of the carriage, Laci was shouting excitedly and dancing. It was obvious that the two months of traveling day and night must have bored a playboy like him.
Laci's actions attracted a lot of pointing and talking from people on the roadside, so Gervis had to stay away from him to avoid being called a fool along with him.
"Come on, Harry, let's go into the city first. After we get in, I'll take you out for a good meal!"
Laci had no idea that passers-by thought he was a lunatic. He happily asked the guards for two war horses and walked at the front of the team with Gervis.
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After entering the city, Gervis truly appreciated the prosperity of this alien world. The streets were many times more bustling than those in the Holy City of Heka.
If it weren't for the surrounding buildings reminding Gervis, Gervis would have thought that he had returned to his previous life. After all, such a prosperous scene has never been seen in the Eurasian continent.
After passing through the outer city and entering the inner city, there were obviously fewer pedestrians on the streets.
However, the streets here are more open, and the buildings on both sides are no longer densely arranged. Instead, they are single-family exquisite small buildings with only two or three stories high. These small buildings are surrounded by flower beds and trees, which makes them look green, peaceful and harmonious.
"We're here! This is the Alliance College of Higher Learning."
Going straight ahead along the main street, when you reach the end, you will see a large and magnificent gate. Laqi stopped his horse here and got off the ground.
Although Lach said he would take Gervis out for a big meal, they did not look for a restaurant or hotel immediately after entering the city. Instead, they went to the Higher College. After all, Lach still had a lot of luggage to pack.
"Harry, you are not allowed to ride war horses or monsters in the academy. Otherwise, credits will be deducted, so you must remember this!"
"Okay, Master Lucky!"
Gervis looked at the college students coming in and out of the gate and nodded in response.
Although he was thinking that he was not going to enroll, Lach was very excited at the moment, so he didn't want to directly say that he was going to sell the place and go to the West Coast.
He planned to leave a letter for Lach directly as a farewell when he left another day.
After entering this advanced college, Lach kept introducing the layout of the college to Gervis.
Although this place is called a college, it was only through Lach's introduction that Gervis learned that the area covered by this college was comparable to the area of a county-level area in his previous life.
There are more than 10,000 teachers and students in the academy, belonging to the two departments of Magic Academy and Knight Academy.
However, although the academy has a distinction between magicians and titled knights, in order to allow students of two different professions to better integrate and get along with each other, in addition to professional knowledge, other common sense subjects are taught together.
For example, common sense knowledge such as the customs and habits of the Holy Continent, the characteristics and history of other races, etc.
After all, whether it is a magician or a titled knight, only when they are integrated together and cooperate with each other can they exert their greatest combat effectiveness.
It is also because of this that Laci can become classmates with magicians like Adela.
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After walking for more than ten minutes, Gervis and his group soon arrived at the college dormitory area where Laci was.
There are many five-story Western-style buildings here. Through Lachi's introduction, Gervis learned that each building can accommodate twenty people, that is, four people per floor.
When Gervis arrived at the dormitory where Laci lived, he found that although it was not a stand-alone dormitory, it was really enviable. Laci and his friends all lived in a dormitory with two bedrooms and a living room.
This kind of accommodation environment reminded Gervis of his school days in his previous life, where several people were crowded in one dormitory, which was not even as big as Laci's room.
"What do you think, Harry? It's not bad, right? Once you start school, you can also live in a suite like this if you pay 100 gold coins a month."
Seeing Gervis's expression, Lachi immediately smiled.
As the strongest college in the Holy Continent, the environment is indeed good. Although those lower colleges also have accommodation for students, the rooms are not even as big as the toilets here, and can only be used for sleeping, which is very uncomfortable.
"What? 100 gold coins!"
Gervis was originally quite envious of Laci, but after hearing the price, he took a breath.
A house like this has 100 gold coins per month, which means 1,000 gold coins in ten months. Isn't this just robbery?
Even in the Holy City of Heka, 1,000 gold coins could buy a small exquisite building, but here you can only live in it for a whole school year.
Gervis was very glad that he did not plan to stay here to study and gain experience, otherwise this academy would be so shady that no matter how much gold coins he had, they would not be enough to spend. Only second-generation masters like Lachi could afford to study here.
"Haha, the price is indeed a bit expensive! But Harry, with your talent, as long as you work harder and become a junior wizard sooner, you will only need 10 gold coins to live in this dormitory!"
It was not surprising to see Lach's reaction to Gervis. After all, this was expensive even for him, let alone Harry who was born into a commoner family.
So he quickly added a sentence, and seeing that Gervis's expression had eased, Lach continued.
"In fact, in addition to this kind of dormitory where people live together in one building, the college also provides stand-alone houses."
"But the stronger you are, the fewer gold coins you need to spend!"
"For example, if I am a peak silver knight and want to live in a small detached building, I will need to pay a thousand gold coins every month. But if I become a gold knight, I will only need to pay a hundred gold coins per month."
"If I become a White Flag Knight, I only need to pay 10 gold coins. If I become a Black Flag Knight, I can even live in the academy dormitory for free!"
As Lachi spoke, his tone was filled with envy. He was obviously envious of those students who could pay the same price as him but live in a single-family house.
"I see!"
After listening to Lachi's explanation, Gervis finally understood why the best academy in the alliance was so shady. This could be considered a disguised way of motivating students to practice hard.
After all, although there are geniuses here, there are also many second-generation masters, which makes them differentiated from each other and naturally gives rise to a competitive spirit.
"Let's go, Harry! Let's go see if Adela and the others are in the academy. If they are, let's go have lunch together!"
After saying that, Lach urged Gervis to leave the dormitory and rush to the location of the magic academy.
If it were in the past, it would have been impossible for Laci to invite Adela out for dinner.
But this time it was different, because Gervis was responsible for covering the retreat, Adela and the others owed him a favor.
During this adventure, Laci's men suffered heavy casualties, so when Adela left, she said that when they arrived in the City of Hope, she would treat them to a meal as a thank you for their efforts in this adventure.
Laci had been thinking about this matter all the time, so as soon as he returned to the college, he hurriedly dragged Gervis to have a big meal, actually just to have lunch with Adela.
(End of this chapter)
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