Jianhua University, Harvest Orchard.
Mipha put on her work clothes and came out of the tree house, ready to start her day's duty. She looked up, and the sunshine of Yaoxing hugged her shamelessly. The whole orchard became Yaoxing's forbidden food, and it was scorching hot. The weather station clearly said that it would be sunny and cloudy today - it was worthy of being the clouds of Galaxie, and it started to cheat in the morning just like the nobles.
Although the orchard's glass curtain walls have blocked out the heat, Mifa doesn't like such a bright working environment.
Her hometown was known as the city of fruits and melons, but the price was that there was at least twenty hours of sufficient sunlight a day. When she first arrived in Galashi, she would lie on the lawn every night to look at the stars, and even fall asleep directly on the lawn - the feeling of sleeping without light drilling into her eyes was really great.
After greeting other part-time students, Mipha came to her own tree counter and sat down. In front of her were fruit trees, but the trees were not bearing fruit, but "fluorite" that sealed the magic spirit.
There are hundreds of trees in the orchard covered by glass curtain walls, and each tree has at least twenty fruits. That is to say, there are thousands of sealed magic spirits in the orchard, including some high-level two-wing and three-wing magic spirits.
This is the magic and spirit trading center of Jianhua University, the Harvest Orchard.
Like the Mori Library, Jianhua University is not willing to build a conventional magic spirit trading center. Instead, it adopts an orchard as a display method, so that every time students step into the orchard, they can directly see various rare magic spirits hanging above their heads. This is much more exciting than reading a magic spirit catalog.
You can see it but you can’t pick it. Hey, you’ll be so greedy.
Although it looks defenseless, this orchard was created by a legendary magician. The last student who wanted to steal fruit almost became a member of the fruit tree. It can not only imprison magic spirits to fight back against thieves, but also use trees as a medium to continuously feed magic spirits. Even in the Galaxia world, it is considered a well-known magic spirit trading platform - although the quality of magic spirits is not as good as the "Knowledge Grave" of the True University.
However, when it comes to the working environment, Mifa has nothing to complain about. After all, she spends most of her time sitting behind the counter browsing the forums.
Although she is not a native of Galaxia, Mifa is not poor. Her parents are both magic specialists in the Municipal Agriculture Bureau and are considered well-known locally. It is because of the influence of her family that Mifa was able to be admitted to Jianhua University.
It was also because of her parents' reminder that Mifa participated in Jianhua University's work-study program since her freshman year. She didn't lack the money, but the reward for working for the university was not only money, but also Jianhua points.
Sword Flower Points are not a consumption currency, but an indicator for judging students. Students will get points for winning awards in study competitions, ranking high in final exams, and inventing miracles. When the points reach a certain level, the student's status level will rise, and there are four levels: ordinary white students, outstanding green students, honorary gold students, and legendary orange students.
There are naturally benefits to raising a student's status level, and most students are willing to actively participate in campus life in order to earn points.
However, most students were the chosen ones of the local area before they were admitted to Jianhua University. After arriving at the university, they naturally believed that they were capable of gaining points by winning awards and competing for first place. Even Mifa had thoughts like "I will study hard", "I will be in the top three in the grade", "I will take part in competitions", and "If I become Jianhua and am recruited by Zhenli University, should I agree" on the first day he arrived here.
Reality soon woke up these arrogant students. Now they were competing with geniuses of the same age. Only the top few could stand out from the crowd, and the other students were just supporting roles.
However, it takes students about one or two years to fully realize and acknowledge their mediocrity. By then, they no longer have many ways to earn points and can basically only graduate as "ordinary students."
Mifa, who was repeatedly warned by his parents, chose the safest path from the very beginning: working.
Although it's not much, working for Jianhua University is the most stable way to earn points.
Her parents had already calculated that as long as Mipha continued to work for four years and graduated as a magician normally, she would be able to graduate as an 'honor student'.
Being an 'honor student' has a lot of benefits. Not only can you retain your student status forever, you can continue to use the campus facilities even after graduation. And there is one more thing - Jianhua University gives priority to honor students when recruiting faculty positions!
If Mipha can get into Jianhua University, he can settle down in Galaxie!
Unlike her parents, who were assigned to an agricultural city where they were exposed to the sun for twenty hours a day after graduation, even though their quality of life was good, they could only peek into the bustling city life by watching behind-the-curtain movies and dramas.
To settle down in the world of Kalasha and become a "prospective noble" was the expectation of his parents and also Mipha's aspiration.
But she didn't work just for the points. In fact, she really liked this part-time job in the orchard.
Every day, students come to buy and sell magic spirits, and Mifa can get a glimpse of their lives. Some students are usually not well-known, but they have gained a lot in the virtual world; some students have bought many magic spirits from different factions, and seem to be planning to change factions; some students spend a lot of money to buy magic spirits that are not from their own faction, perhaps as birthday gifts for lovers...
Buying and selling magic spirits requires real money, and there is no more direct vote than this.
In addition, it is easy to meet celebrities in the school in the Harvest Orchard, such as the Orange Dancer, the nobleman Vosloda, and -
Squeak.
The glass door was pushed open, and the first guest of the day walked out of the orchard path. Mipha looked at the visitor, subconsciously holding his breath, and felt the sun on his body getting warmer.
"Good morning, Mipha."
Sonia sat down in front of her and said with a smile, "What a coincidence, you are on duty again today."
Mipha suppressed her excitement and nodded vigorously: "Yes, what a coincidence."
It was no coincidence that Mifa asked her supervisor to schedule her to work in the morning, and she had not had a break for a month. She knew that Sonia would come to the Harvest Orchard to sell her spoils after entering the virtual world, so she had been guarding the counter.
If there is anyone in the school who knows the growth of the red-haired sword princess best, Mipha dares to say it is herself, even Professor Trozan cannot compare to her.
The first time Sonia came to sell magic spirits, she was received by Mifa. Because of her good looks and the closeness of being from the same place, the two became friends who could chat with each other from the first meeting. At that time, Mifa's impression of her was "a kind and talented female magician".
But soon, Mifa found that "genius" was far from enough to describe Sonia's weight. The red-haired sword lady came to sell magic spirits almost every two or three days, and the number of magic spirits was so large that Mifa had to pay attention to the recent news such as "magic spirit warehouse was stolen" and "red-haired female thief".
Later, it was not just a matter of the number of magic spirits. She found that most of the magic spirits that Sonia sold were those that would be dropped by the "Slashing Fish Dragon", as if she was being hunted by the Slashing Fish Dragon Protection Association in the virtual world. You know, the Slashing Fish Dragon is the most likely to drop a swordsmanship orb. According to the number of monsters Sonia killed, she must have absorbed a swordsmanship orb, and may have even absorbed two - this guess can be spread out to cure the low blood pressure of swordsmanship students.
In addition, the rumor that Sonia had stepped into the whirlpool and gained full wings overnight spread like wildfire, and Mipha looked at her with a look of longing.
Sonia is not a talented sorceress at all.
She is a girl loved by God and a magician watched by the stars!
Mipha is absolutely convinced that the name of the next era will be Sonia Servi!
So Mifa joined Sonia's fan club. She paid attention to Sonia's life and hoped that the president would provide more daily life of the red-haired swordsman. It's hard to describe this feeling, but just knowing that Sonia is practicing hard every day and has recently summoned a new sword spirit, Mifa feels as if she is also full of energy.
She is destined to be an unknown micro-star, but she also longs to follow the trajectory of the legendary meteor.
"Let's sell these magic spirits first." Sonia showed four magic spirits, and Mifa immediately scanned them with her work bracelet to determine the price.
As early as the night before, the news that Sonia's soul had recovered and she had left the party with friends to explore the virtual world had spread throughout the school. Mifa was naturally not surprised by Sonia's gains.
But there is something strange here - although all four are one-winged spirits, the 'Fierce Claw' spirit is relatively rare in the Sea of Knowledge. If Mifa remembers correctly, the main source of the 'Fierce Claw' spirit should be the social creature, the Fierce Wolf Dragon, on the Continent of Time.
A bold guess went through Mifa's mind, but she didn't say anything. Instead, she served Sonia as always, gave the purchase price of the magic spirit, and finally said: "Because your student level is an 'excellent student', the selling price will be increased by 5%, which is already included."
Sonia was able to receive a scholarship last semester, so she naturally gained a lot of Jianhua points. Selling magic spirits to Harvest Orchard will also increase points - Jianhua University encourages students to sell their virtual realm harvests to the school to expand the types of magic spirits in the school.
However, due to the quality of students, the number one student spiritual platform in Galaxia is naturally the "Knowledge Grave" of the University of Aletheia. As for the "Harvest Orchard"... it is at most ranked in the top three, but there are five candidate universities among the top three.
As an "excellent student", Sonia's selling price at Harvest Orchard increased by 5%, the purchase price decreased by 5%, and the consignment fee for magic spirits was waived. For ordinary magicians, this discount may be better than nothing, but for a heavyweight seller like Sonia, this 5% discount may make the school lose money.
Of course, the school's loss had nothing to do with Mifa. If possible, Mifa would have given 500% preferential treatment.
Sonia chose to sell them all and said, "I want to buy miracles and magic spirits."
"Harvest Orchard" is related to the Starry Hall, which compiles the "Starry Miracle Catalog", and students can purchase miracle spells directly here.
"Please go ahead."
"First, an attack miracle based on the sword mark and the heart sword, preferably without other rare magic spirits."
Mifa checked: "There are three miracles that meet the requirements. The middle-level "Heart Pen" of real gold is worth 15 gold coins, the lower-level "Sword Prison" of shining gold is worth 58 gold coins, and the upper-level "Heart Style" of shining color is worth 100 rainbow coins. Do you need to see the effect pictures of these miracles?"
"No thanks." Sonia said with a dark face: "I can't even afford it."
This is the disadvantage of rare magic spirits - the 'Heart Sword' is one of the five spirits of the Wushuang Secret Sword, and the miracles based on it are too high-level. The most expensive 'Heart Style' is even a very powerful Brilliant Color Upper Miracle in the hands of a Sanctuary Magician. If it is replaced with 'Slashing Sword' + 'Sword Mark', a large number of cheap Brilliant Silver Upper Miracles will definitely be found.
But Sonia hesitated for a moment and said, "Let me see the effect of the Heart Pen."
Mipha turned the light screen around and let Sonia watch the actual combat scene of the Heart Pen.
The light curtain was transparent. When Sonia was looking at it, Mipha was looking at her from behind the curtain pretending nothing had happened.
Red-haired Swordswoman is really awesome! As expected, you are the only one who can surprise me forever. Only tomorrow's Red-haired Swordswoman can surprise me even more! You looked so handsome in your previous duel with the Orange Dancer, even though you have always been so handsome! How can you be so awesome! Super awesome Swordswoman, remember to take good care of yourself, eat well, sleep well, and be happy every day!
Wow, it’s a pity that you have to go to the virtual world and not sleep. I really hope that the president can take more pictures of your sleeping face… I’m sorry that I’m so picky, but I really want to see it!
"...Okay, thank you."
"Want to buy it?"
The village girl bit her finger subconsciously, not caring at all about the stimulation her little action gave to her fans: "...I won't buy it for now."
It’s not that she didn’t have 15 gold coins, nor was she unwilling to spend 15 gold coins on the miracle spell for the viewer, but if she bought it, her liquid assets would be reduced by half, her risk resistance would be extremely low, and... well, she just didn't want to spend 15 gold coins on the viewer.
She hasn't even spent 15 gold coins on herself!
Xiaolaba, it would be great if we could exchange spells in the virtual world. Sonia would rather help the viewer research new miracles than spend 15 gold coins to buy other people's spells!
The thought of spending such a large sum of money, even if her wallet could handle it, her body couldn't bear it, and she would be in so much pain that she couldn't eat!
And it’s not like the viewer’s “Sword Painting” miracle is unusable, it’s just a bit rubbish…
Perhaps in the future I will be able to obtain a magic spirit that can better match the 'Heart Sword'...
Now the team's combat power is sufficient...
Sonia used three sentences to convince herself not to spend 15 gold coins, and continued to ask: "Is there a magic spirit that can quickly calm people down?"
"A lot." Mifa said, "Nervousness, Calming the Mind, and Removing Thoughts... They are basically all spiritual arts from the spiritual school."
There are no disadvantages of the Psychic School of Magic except that it is expensive. Although it is cheaper than the Miracle Magic, it is still enough to make the village girl cry in the middle of the night. She suddenly remembered something and asked, "Is there a Miracle Magic that includes the "Sincerity" Magic and can make the magician calm down quickly?"
Mipha gave an affirmative answer: "Yes."
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When the transaction was completed, Sonia's investment not only failed to increase the value of her assets, but she lost one-sixth of her property. However, the village girl was in a good mood, and it was obvious that this investment should get an ideal return.
Seeing Sonia preparing to leave, Mipha finally couldn't suppress her enthusiasm to get closer to her idol and whispered, "Come on!"
The village girl looked at her in confusion: "What?"
"Good luck tonight!" Mipha clenched his fist and said, "I believe you can win at Trajectory University!"
Trajectory University?
Sonia was stunned, "Wait, what do you mean?"
"There will be a social gathering between Jianhua University and Trajectory University tonight!" Mipha said, "Don't you know?"
"I know." Sonia had heard about this matter. Just as Aletheia University sought friendship with Jianhua University, Jianhua University would naturally seek friendship with other universities. "But what does it have to do with me?"
Mipha was startled: "You are one of the fellowship students, and I heard that Senior Leonie voluntarily gave up the position of the chief, and you will be responsible for the chief battle."
Friendly matches usually have five rounds, divided into the vanguard battle, forward battle, center battle, second place battle, and chief battle. Sonia's first reaction when she heard that she would be in charge of the chief battle was excitement. After all, the chief battle was a showdown between the strongest of both sides, representing Jianhua University to publicly admit that she was the strongest student of this year!
But she soon realized a problem: because the chief battle is the most exciting, it is usually placed last.
"…Mipha, do you know when the friendly matches at the social gathering usually end?"
"Usually, the games will last until 3 a.m." Mifa thought for a moment and said, "After each game, teachers from both schools will give comments and guidance. There will even be a live rematch, allowing students to play another game under the guidance of teachers... After the five friendly games are over, there will also be a professor exhibition match."
"It's the professor alone versus five students from the fraternity school. This is the most exciting show."
"If there hadn't been an accident during the last social gathering, it would have lasted until 3 o'clock."
In the Stars, the more important the magician competition is, the more likely it is to be held at night, and the later the better, because the stars represent the eyes of the Star Lord. Although no one would deliberately spread the belief in the Star Lord, everyone subconsciously reveres the starry sky above their heads and desires to be favored by the stars.
Sonia blinked: "When does the chief battle start?"
"Midnight."