Chapter 75: Choice
After checking all the items, Avis's eyes locked on one of them.
It was a transparent crystal ball, the size of a human head, filled with a strange, swirling pink smoke.
The smoke seemed to be the external manifestation of some special power. Avis had never come into contact with that power and did not understand its characteristics.
But that doesn’t matter. What he really cares about is the material of the crystal ball itself.
According to Avis's identification, it seemed to be carved from a whole piece of Hiss crystal!
This kind of crystal is very compatible with the school of prophecy. The prophecy cast by a crystal ball carved from Heath crystal is much clearer than that of an ordinary crystal ball.
But as a rare low- to mid-level gem with a wide range of uses, Hiss crystal is not cheap.
Moreover, the cross-sectional area of most raw ore crystal columns is only the size of a palm, and raw ore that can be carved into crystal balls as big as a human head is extremely rare.
After returning, as long as we find a way to strip away the special power in it, the remaining pure chunk of Hiss crystal will be an excellent material for prophecy alchemy.
"Dear Teacher Nancy, I choose the crystal ball."
Having made a choice in his heart, Avis turned to Nancy, pointed at the crystal ball surrounded by many objects, and spoke gracefully.
The silver-haired female mentor glanced at it, nodded slightly, and waved her slender hand. The crystal ball separated from the many strange objects and floated in front of Avis.
Anvis smiled elegantly, put the crystal ball into the ring, then stepped back gently and gave up the field.
"Rona, the second one is you."
"Yes!"
The petite girl with light green shoulder-length hair answered nervously, then took a few steps forward and selected the item she liked.
………
After all four people had finished making their choices, Nancy put away the remaining items and reopened the dark, heavy book in her hand, which looked enormous compared to her petite figure.
"Now, I will repeat the school rules of the Pamir Relics and Mysteries Academy."
"The first and only rule is: malicious harm to other students is prohibited in the academy. Anyone who violates this rule will be expelled from the academy!"
"Please don't take any chances. Once a related incident occurs, the head of the branch who is at the peak of the eighth level and the vice-president of the ninth level will personally pay attention to it and use methods including prophecy and magical objects to find out the truth."
Avis kept his eyes on the other three people. When Nancy finished speaking, the girl named Rona was obviously relieved. The other two also looked relaxed, but not as obviously as her.
"Then, there are the graduation rules. Students who have been enrolled for five years can apply for graduation. They must pass the Mystic School graduation assessment and have enough credits to exchange for a graduation certificate."
Nancy narrated without any emotion and turned the book to a new page again. "Finally, regarding the freshman admission agreement. You have two choices:
First, students are required to pay their own tuition fees, which are 60,000 imperial gold coins per year. Pamir Academy does not restrict students’ destinations after graduation.
Second, tuition is free, and students can receive 100 credits and 1,000 gold coins per month during their studies. However, they need to sign a contract with the college and serve Pamir College for 100 years after graduation.
Nancy raised her head, and from behind the lenses that refracted the light, her deep black eyes stared at everyone.
"Now, tell me your choice."
Where there are people, there is struggle, and where there is struggle, there will be factions, and the empire is no exception.
Today, after more than two thousand years of development of the college system, the major colleges have gradually developed into a force that cannot be underestimated, becoming the third largest power group after the imperial family and local aristocrats.
Due to the different backgrounds of the students, Pamir College has specially prepared two admission agreements in order to attract as many talents as possible.
You know, 60,000 imperial gold coins is not a small amount. Buying a two-story mansion with a courtyard in the imperial capital only costs a few thousand gold coins.
An ordinary civilian family of three can only save about ten gold coins a year even if they do not eat or drink.
Such a huge annual expense is simply impossible for students from commoner or small noble families to afford.
And this is just the basic cost of admission.
If you want to learn additional advanced knowledge, special secret techniques, obtain advanced magical materials for various auxiliary experiments, treasures and potions for breaking through realms, etc., you will need to pay additional fees.
If students who are short of money do not want to give up this opportunity to completely break free from their original fate, they must sign a second agreement with the college.
In the end, Rona chose the second option, and the other three chose the first option.
"good."
After learning of everyone's choice, Nancy nodded slightly, and gently brushed the pages of the book in her hand with her slender fingers, showing one of the pages in front of the green-haired girl.
"Rona, use your mental power to connect to this page. When the contents of the contract appear in your spiritual sea, confirm the signing with your mind."
"Yes, Teacher Nancy!"
Rona hurried forward and signed the contract as instructed.
The contract was completed, and a tiny star mark appeared behind Rona's name on the page.
Nancy closed the book in her hand and put it away.
"The freshman course will start at 8:00 tomorrow morning. The teaching location is on the second floor of the tower, and the total duration is four magic hours. The rest of the time can be divided among the students themselves. You can study and practice on your own, or you can audit the courses of other colleges.
However, for courses not taught in this department, except for basic courses, you need to pay for credits to audit them. "
"Now, I declare that the welcome ceremony for new students of the Academy of Relics and Mysteries has come to an end."
After saying this, Nancy disappeared again in the same instant as she appeared without waiting for anyone to react.
Except for Anvis, the other three freshmen were stunned. They were confused by the situation and didn't know what to do next.
Many old students were used to this, and several of the more withdrawn ones had already used the magic circle in the tower to teleport away.
"Don't just stand there, guys. This is how Mentor Nancy works."
Finally, a smiling red-haired boy came forward and rescued the group.
“My name is Gallup, and I’m temporarily serving as the head of the first to third grade freshmen at the Academy of Relics and Mysteries.
If you don't mind, how about having lunch together? We can get to know each other and share some information about the ruins and the Mysterious Academy."
Gallup enthusiastically invited the four people, patted his chest, and looked heroic.
"You are all freshmen, so this meal is my treat! Just remember to come back when you become stronger in the future—"
Hearing this, several of the other senior students in the room rolled their eyes.
"You're doing this again. How many times has this happened?"
"Hey, everyone, ignore him! The cost of this dinner will be fully reimbursed by the college, and it has nothing to do with him."
A blue-haired girl spoke softly, but her words went straight to the point and were merciless.
Gu——→Recommendation ticket
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
