Chapter 182 Hat and Dagger
The relaxed and leisurely school life has come to an end for the time being.
Standing in front of the mirror, Tilan looked at the uniform with a black base and dark blue pleats, smoothed the corners of the clothes, and then turned her body slightly to look at each detail.
The uniform is roughly divided into three parts, of which the inner part is a white fitted shirt with a blue ribbon bow tie decoration at the collar, and the lower body is a black pleated skirt with a waist design. The side of the skirt is slit, and the seam is dark blue pleats, which can be stretched out for easy movement, and automatically folded when standing, revealing only a little blue, making it more layered.
Apart from the upper and lower parts, there is also a coat, which is mainly a large black lapel, and the turned-up cuffs are decorated with dark blue. After putting it on, it is integrated with the skirt below, and the style is very consistent. Because it is well tailored, it fits very well and is not loose, so it can also highlight the girl's beautiful figure and slender legs, with a kind of simple and capable beauty.
"With these glasses, it will be perfect." Anneli handed over a pair of black-rimmed glasses. The girl in the mirror lost her former immaturity and became a little quieter and more work-like.
After finishing her clothes, Tilan did not stay any longer and started to report to the Student Union.
Along the way, Anneli followed in a uniform similar to Tilan's, as if she was her secretary. The two came to the Student Union Office, but today it was not President Amorth who received them.
"The president had something to do in the morning and could not come for the time being, but he had explained in advance that today I will take Miss Tilan to familiarize herself with the situation." A young man with short dark blond hair put one hand on his shoulder and bowed, like a decent noble butler.
"My name is Colt, Miss Tilan can just call me by my name. I am currently in the third year and a member of the Student Union's Internal Affairs Department. I am mainly responsible for arranging and organizing some activities in the school."
"Internal Affairs Department?" Tilan guessed that there might be several departments in the Student Union.
"Yes, the main responsibility of the Internal Affairs Department is to coordinate various activities in the academy, such as the layout of venues and facilities, personnel allocation, etc."
"How many other departments are there?" the girl asked curiously.
"There are a total of six departments in the Student Union, namely the Discipline Department, External Affairs Department, Internal Affairs Department, Accounting Department, Records Department, and Control Department."
"I will explain the responsibilities of these departments to Miss Tilan one by one later. Please follow me today. I will explain it to you slowly along the way."
He led the two out of the office, walked into the corridor on the side, and entered the blue transparent elevator before Colt continued to speak.
"Because I'm a member of the Internal Affairs Department, most of the things I'm going to show you around today are related to this."
"First of all, most of the students in Edes Academy will organize activities in the form of clubs rather than classes. This is also encouraged by the school. The application for the establishment of clubs and the declaration of activity funds are all related to the Internal Affairs Department."
"Of course, the final approval of the funds and the reimbursement related to purchases are all done by the Finance Department, that is, the Accounting Department. Because of the assistance of AI, their department does not have many people, usually 4-5 people, while the affairs of our Internal Affairs Department are more complicated, with a total of 16 members."
"After all, students are not employees. It is impossible for them to be busy with their duties in the Student Union at school every day, so the 16 of us are generally divided into four groups and take turns working. Today is our group."
Along the way, Colt introduced the specific affairs of their department, and then took the two of them to an indoor training ground. The space here is very large, and the echoes of people talking inside can be heard. Under the clear dark blue dome glass is a spacious venue. Students wearing protective clothing are practicing swords against each other, and the sound of chopping can be heard from time to time.
The swordsmanship trained here is not single, there are brisk swift swords, powerful two-handed swords, and saber techniques, etc. There are about 30 people in the entire venue, plus the members who have not yet arrived, this club is considered to be the top three clubs in the Edes Academy.
After arriving inside the venue, some students expressed curiosity about the three people, but before they could get close to ask, a tall bald man came over, patted their shoulders, and asked them to step back.
"Good morning, Colt." He greeted the young man, and then his eyes focused on the two girls next to him. He knew that Colt would not come here for no reason today. Looking at these two unfamiliar faces, it is estimated that the two are related.
"Good morning, President Wu Lai." Colt nodded, neither familiar nor unfamiliar, and then took the three people to a corner of the venue.
"This is Wu Lai, the president of the 'Hat and Dagger' club. He is a fourth-year student this year, and has a Blade Sequence 5. He is a celebrity in our school."
"Hahaha, no way." Wu Lai supported his waist with one hand and laughed loudly. Although he was modest, his expression was definitely not.
Is he really a student? Tilan looked at the beard on his cheeks and felt a little curious. He looked very mature. Considering that a fourth-year student might be around 20 years old, he could understand a little.
"This is Tilan, a new member of our student union. President Amorth asked me to take Miss Tilan to familiarize herself with the affairs and situation in the academy."
"Oh, you are Tilan." Wu Lai seemed to have heard of you, which surprised the black-haired girl next to him.
"Well, I heard the first-year members occasionally mention you. What did they say? Oh, a very beautiful girl, hehehe~" He laughed what he thought was a warm laugh, but scared Anneli next to him.
What a scary man, just like a beast, Anneli muttered in her heart, and decided to advise Tilan to stay away from this guy in the future. However, since he is in the fourth grade, he will not stay in the academy for long.
"Hello, President Wu Lai." Tilan saluted politely as usual, and then the four continued to talk. With Colt's explanation, Wu Lai gradually understood why he came to their venue today.
"So you are here to familiarize yourself with the process? Haha, it's okay. I will show Miss Tilan around and talk about the purpose of our club's activities."
The four gradually walked into the venue, and Wu Lai slowly talked about the origin and development of the club along the way.
"In fact, our club, as you can tell from the name, is not strongly related to swordsmanship. It originated in St. Ingo Academy, where there is a very powerful swordsmanship club, 'Rose Cross Sword'. The first president of the 'Hat and Dagger' club was a student who was rejected and not accepted by the 'Rose Cross Sword' club."
"Your swordsmanship is too vulgar. This was the evaluation of him by the 'Rose Cross Sword' at that time, haha."
"The first president liked to use a dagger, and he was the kind of person who liked to take the opponent by surprise. He hid the sword in his sleeves and boots. When he used it, it was swift and concealed, and he could also give people a sudden blow in actual combat."
"However, this kind of swordplay that involves conspiracy and intrigue is naturally not favored by the aristocratic 'Rosicrucian Sword'. As you know, most of the students at Saint Ingo Academy come from famous families and are very particular about reputation and propriety. Naturally, they don't like him, so they didn't accept this student."
"Later, he created a club of his own. Well, that is our predecessor. However, this club was always in a haphazard state in the early days. The maximum number of members was no more than four, and it was like this until the two academies separated."
"'The Rose Cross Sword' remained in St. Ingo Academy, while 'The Hat and Dagger' was moved to Edes Academy."
"Because there were no other sword-training clubs in Edes Academy at the time, the freshmen who practiced swordsmanship later joined 'The Hat and Dagger' directly to save trouble. As a result, the number of members gradually increased, and the original style of only practicing daggers and daggers in the club was diluted."
"Nowadays, you can practice any kind of swordsmanship here, including knife training. There is no particular preference. For example, I prefer the kind of fierce giant sword. It looks powerful and cool when wielded." As he said, he picked up the broadsword on the weapon rack next to him and swung it casually. The broad and heavy sword was particularly light in his hand, and there was not much sound when it was swung, and it was extremely fast, which was amazing.
After Wu Lai finished speaking, Colt added.
"The 'Hat and Dagger' Club has represented our school in many competitions in the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region, won eleven trophies, and ranked in the top three in various small events. It is very strong. There are also three teachers from the academy stationed in the club, who will provide guidance and sparring." "
In addition, the materials and funds consumed by the 'Hat and Dagger' Club are also quite a lot, with an annual expenditure of between 300 and 400 million federal coins." Speaking of this, Colt pushed his glasses and spoke in a cold tone.
"Uh, ahahaha, well, this, ahem, there's nothing we can do about the high cost." President Wu Lai touched his head embarrassedly, and his bald head looked even more shiny.
"Why does it cost so much?" Anneli's family also runs a company, and she was a little puzzled.
"First of all, the protective uniforms. These uniforms are light and tough, woven with special Elan metal wire. Even if the Sequence 5 students slash hard, they will not be easily damaged. This kind of thing, Miss Anneli should also know that it is expensive." Colt explained.
"Oh, that's true." Anneli nodded. Even if such uniforms have no extraordinary effects, a set costs at least 100,000 federal coins.
"In a year, there are about 200 sets of uniforms that are worn and replaced, which costs about 20 million federal coins."
"Then there is the maintenance and upkeep of the venue. Even if the venue of the academy does not need to be rented, the replacement of various internal facilities and the repair of damage caused by the use of extraordinary swordsmanship all cost money. This cost is about 3 million federal coins."
"After that, it is the purchase of swords and equipment. Although the swords used for practice do not need to be too good, at least the weight and feel must be suitable, and they must also be able to withstand the infusion of magic power and the damage of constant fighting. Every year, the club consumes about 600 swords, each sword costs about 2,000 federal coins, which is 1.2 million federal coins a year."
"The total of 24 million federal coins is only a small part. The real majority is the phantom beasts used for sparring and the phantom opponents. The crystal cores that make up the phantom beasts consume about 3,000 crystal cores a year, and each crystal core costs about 90,000 federal coins, which is 270 million federal coins. In addition, the wear and tear of the equipment used to make the phantom beasts must be taken into account. It is estimated that 300 million federal coins a year is the correct number."
"In addition to these, the salary and benefits of the teachers in the permanent clubs of the academy are not a small amount. If the social elites of Sequence 6 are paid too little, how can they teach wholeheartedly? So the total is close to 400 million federal coins."
"From this point of view, it is mainly the phantom beasts that are extremely expensive." Tilan pushed her glasses, which were a little uncomfortable.
Thinking about it carefully, it is understandable that the phantom beasts that can temporarily form the combat power of Sequence 4 and Sequence 5 cannot be prepared so cheaply. 80,000 federal coins are probably the result of long-term cooperation between the academy and the company. Otherwise, according to the market price, it would be close to 200,000 federal coins.
No wonder Edes Academy didn't hesitate about my application at that time. Perhaps in their eyes, 3 billion federal coins is just a small amount.
"There is nothing we can do about it. If we don't use the phantom crystal beasts for practical training, it is difficult to have the experience of real combat by just practicing." Wu Lai explained.
"Nowadays, the top academies in the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region usually train like this. If we want to defeat our opponents, we can't cut back on expenses."
"I don't disagree with this kind of training. After all, the academy trains everyone to quickly improve their strength." Colt shook his head.
"But President Wu Lai, last November, you led the club members to fight against the 'Rain Curtain Club' of Crystal Grid Academy under the Twin Snake Bridge, but failed. This not only damaged the image of our school, but also disappointed the sponsors and cooperative enterprises that supported our school."
"This kind of thing will undermine the confidence of those companies that potentially want to cooperate with our school, and also reduce the sponsorship received by the school. On a higher level, it will even affect the situation of the struggle between the group behind the school and Saint Ingo Academy."
"So, you understand." Colt's voice made Wu Lai completely discouraged.
"I will win next time, I guarantee it." After saying that, he raised his head.
The top academies in the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region have concentrated the greatest power and interests, but they also face fierce competition that is unimaginable from other academies. The spread of this game has led to their extreme desire for "geniuses", which is why students like Valk and Tilan, who have no background, can still get full protection from the school.
"Promise is just a verbal statement. President Wu Lai will graduate in half a year. Instead of pinning your hopes on a vague and uncertain victory, the academy hopes that you can train the next powerful president." Colt reminded him.
"I know about this. In fact, I already have a few candidates in mind." He answered after a little thought.
Colt nodded slightly, then stepped back to let Tilan stand out.
"This is our new member of the student union, Miss Tilan. Although she is only a freshman, she will be in charge of related affairs in the student union for a long time in the future. If President Wu Lai has any adjustments and arrangements for activities in the future, you can contact Miss Tilan. I believe she will give you the most appropriate guidance and suggestions."
Although Wu Lai is not a smart and smooth person, he is not a fool. This kind of hint that is almost explicit made him quickly understand the importance of the girl in front of him. Maybe the approval of club activity funds in the future, as well as dealing with the student union and the academy, will inevitably go through the hands of Miss Tilan.
What is the most appropriate guidance and advice? The girl in front of me is only a freshman, with a quiet temperament. It is obvious that she is not a swordsman. How can I give the most appropriate guidance and advice? The answer is obvious. What the other party meant is that what she said must be the "most appropriate advice".
Alas, if it were not for the defeat last year, how could I, Wu Lai, be willing to bow to a little girl in such a scene, but for the sake of everyone in the club, forget it, just bear it.
"Miss Tilan, please give more guidance and help to our "Hat and Dagger" club in the future." He bent down and clasped his fists, saluting respectfully.
(End of this chapter)
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