Under the cover of night, the library of the Arcane Academy was quiet and deep, with dim light filling every corner. Only a magic lamp flickered with a faint halo, like a lone star standing firm in the darkness.
At this time, Angelica was sitting at the desk with a frown on her face, flipping through the textbook and magic book in her hands alternately. However, her eyes could not focus on the pages of the books. Her heart seemed to be in a tangled mess that could not be sorted out.
In this oppressive silence, Belinda, dressed in simple casual clothes, approached quietly. Her steps were light and silent, as if she blended into the night.
Belinda had a faint smile on her face. She carefully took out a document from her bosom and gently handed it to Angelica. She said softly, "This is the information about Ed that you've been wanting. It also contains everything about him since he entered the Arcane Academy."
When Angelica heard this, her eyes lit up instantly, like a shooting star across the night sky. She reached out and took the document impatiently, looking so anxious as if she was afraid that the document would disappear in an instant.
Belinda, who was standing by, couldn't help but smile and teased, "Look at you. You rejected that guy mercilessly in public, but secretly asked me to help you collect information about him. Angelica, what are you thinking about?"
"Oh, I don't have any ideas! Anyway, thank you so much this time, Belinda." Angelica responded perfunctorily. Her eyes had already been attracted by the documents in her hands and she couldn't wait to flip through them.
Most of the detailed information in the document is about Ed's experience after he became a servant of Baron Farmien. From those densely packed texts, it is not difficult to perceive that Ed's initial days in the Farmien family were not easy and were full of hardships and difficulties.
Angelica's heart couldn't help but ripple, she knew very well how difficult it was for Ed to enter the Arcane Academy to study.
Especially when she saw that Ed had to work the night shift in the factory in the back mountain every night to save money for breakfast, she was stunned for a moment, as if struck by an invisible lightning, and an indescribable feeling of guilt surged from the bottom of her heart.
The four words "working in a factory" are a popular term that is known to everyone in the Arcane Academy.
Angelica, the daughter of the Duke, had naturally heard of it, and even went to the factory in the back mountain to inspect it in person.
She still cannot understand why those students can enjoy doing such mechanical, repetitive and boring work. In her opinion, it is simply an unbearable torture.
Indeed, Angelica had lived in the Duke's mansion since she was a child, leading a life of luxury and having never experienced any suffering in the world. Naturally, she could not understand the hardships and difficulties that ordinary people faced in making money.
Before Merlin's factory was built, if students wanted to earn extra money, they had to venture into the dangerous Monster Mountains and join mercenaries to hunt monsters. That was a life-threatening job that put their heads on the line.
Even if there is an occasional opportunity to go to the fields to help harvest rice and wheat during the autumn harvest season, all you get in the end is just a little bit of grain, which you then have to go through a lot of trouble to sell to the grain collecting association, which is not only laborious and time-consuming, but the rewards you get are also very meager.
As for going to the Arcane City to find a part-time job, those black-hearted bosses who are only interested in profit often lower the wages to an extremely low level, and when they hear that the students are going to attend classes, they will directly turn them away.
The factory opened by Merlin is completely different. It not only has reliable safety guarantees, but also does not have high requirements for technology. There is almost no threshold and anyone can operate it.
The wage settlement methods are flexible and diverse. It can be charged according to working hours or the number of completed pieces. The more you work, the more you earn. It also fully takes into account students' class time and does not conflict with it.
What is even more attractive is that if you can win the title of outstanding employee, you will have the opportunity to enter the factory's management level, which undoubtedly provides students with a promising path to promotion.
Therefore, for the students of the Arcane Academy, being able to work in Merlin’s factory is simply the happiest thing.
Nowadays, many students regard working in a factory as the only way out of their studies at Arcane Academy. They work hard, study hard, and give everything for it! The "Group" under the Merlin Chamber of Commerce has become the only choice for students from ordinary families today. As for those students from aristocratic families, they all wanted to make friends with Merlin.
Angelica looked incredulous, staring at the document in her hand, wondering in her heart whether Belinda's investigation was true.
This guy Ed is either attending lectures diligently in the teaching building or studying hard in the library. He has to drag his tired body to the factory to work at night and get up early in the morning to buy breakfast for himself. His daily rest time is less than five hours. How on earth does he manage to persist with his perseverance?
The guilt in Angelica's heart grew stronger, like a surging tide, constantly impacting her inner defenses.
At this moment, she had no heart to read anymore, so she simply stood up and planned to go back to the dormitory to have a good rest, trying to calm her confused thoughts.
"Angelica, do you feel uncomfortable after reading all this? How about I go back with you?" Belinda keenly noticed that Angelica's expression was unusual and asked with concern.
Angelica shook her head gently, her eyes revealing a trace of fatigue and helplessness. She just wanted to be alone and quiet to free herself from the complicated emotions, because she felt as if her head was pierced by countless needles and the pain was unbearable.
Belinda held her chin with both hands, a mischievous light flashing in her eyes, and jokingly said, "Why, are you so upset because you can no longer eat breakfast sent by Ed?"
Angelica rolled her eyes at Belinda, her face speechless. She was too lazy to respond to Belinda's teasing. She silently put the books on the table into the space ring, and quickly walked out of the room.
Belinda looked at Angelica's departing back and couldn't help but sigh slightly, secretly thinking in her heart: Angelica, love always makes people so anxious and moody.
As her thoughts drifted, Belinda couldn't help but think of her fiancé. What happened during the first semester was like a nightmare, which dealt a heavy blow to this once proud and confident girl, causing her self-confidence to collapse in an instant.
Until now, she still couldn't figure out how Merlin, that seemingly ordinary guy, became the president of the Student Union of the Arcane Academy?
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