Chapter 26
If the person asking the question was a student like him, Elphis would smile and say "Nothing" and then turn around and leave, but the person who came was a teacher...
Maybe one day he would see him in the classroom to teach, so in order to not lose face, Elphis picked out some things he could say from his previous thoughts and shared them with others -
The young man spoke softly and helplessly, "I was just thinking that since the God War, the human race's research on magic doesn't seem to have gone any deeper. If Mr. Clemens saw the current situation, he would probably be disappointed."
Eli's dark blue eyes were very gentle, "Why do you say it didn't go any deeper?"
Elphis's beautiful face, slightly immature, showed a bit of dejection: "When the human race's magic system was created from scratch, more than ten magic gods who could fight against sub-gods were promoted. But nowadays, there are only two... It's a step backwards no matter how you look at it."
The situation of swordsmen is slightly better than that of magicians, but it is still far worse than that distant era.
The expression of having thoughts written on his face was consistent with his age, which made Eli somewhat suspicious. He had previously thought that the boy who stood quietly in thought was particularly different, and that face had influenced his judgment.
The man smiled and nodded. "You are right. Unfortunately, the situation is too peaceful now. People rarely face life-threatening situations. Their combat power and innovation are far inferior to those of our predecessors. However... since you have realized this problem, I look forward to you making some changes when you grow up."
Even though they had just met, there was nothing wrong with what Eli said. He was a teacher, and there was nothing wrong with a teacher wanting his students to have great success.
"Dear little guy, can you tell me your name?"
Calling the 1.70-meter-tall boy "little guy"... Elphis really wanted to ask "How old are you?", but after thinking about it, he decided not to. If this gentle and handsome man who looked to be in his thirties at most said that he was actually in his seventies, eighties, or even a hundred years old, Elphis felt that he would be afraid to talk to this person from then on - after all, most old people are nagging, such as Grandpa Kevin and Bishop Edgar.
"Alphis Owen, what should I call you, teacher?"
"Eli Jason, by the way, your name..." The man said as he took out a piece of paper from the book in his hand.
Elphis glanced at it unconsciously, it seemed to be a list?
When Eli saw the first name, he was so surprised that his smile deepened, and his eyes curved into crescents. "What a coincidence, you are assigned to my class. If nothing unexpected happens, I will be your supervisor for the next six years."
Elphis: “…” Fortunately, I didn’t just give him a perfunctory response and then turned around and left.
The boy was surprised: "Really? That's a coincidence indeed. I wonder what class Mr. Eli teaches?"
"It's an ancient language class. I'm a very strict teacher. You must study hard, little one. Otherwise, I'll punish you."
It seemed like a joke when he said this with a smile, but Elphis looked at the other person's narrowed eyes... and believed it.
Aurelion divides classes according to the talents of new students reported in advance by each city. When school starts, a list will be posted at the door to tell everyone which class and dormitory they belong to, and then they can enter the school with the admission invitation letter.
Elphis had heard from Lord Rafi's brother that with his talent he would definitely be assigned to a class of only twenty people, which was the elite class with the highest talent.
The boy immediately assured Eli: "Teacher, don't worry, I won't let you down."
The person who can become the manager of the elite class is most likely a tough guy, so Elphis naturally cooperated and gave him face.
Eli: "Would you like to go for a walk? There are no classes on the first day of school, and the teacher is quite free, so he can take you to get familiar with the environment."
Elphis didn't care about it. He didn't know much about Aurelion anyway, so why would he refuse an information channel that was delivered to his door?
He immediately pointed at the tower and said he wanted to go over there to take a look, so Eli accompanied him and told him about the tower.
"That is the Tower of Wisdom. It was built bit by bit by one of the founders of the academy, the Gold God Archibald, who controlled the elements."
It contains the largest collection of magicians' notes in the world, including practice experiences, spells, alchemy notes, types and contracts of magic beasts, characteristics and alchemy of magic plants, sealing techniques...
The tower has a comprehensive collection of all knowledge related to magic, from historical records to teaching practices. Moreover, the academy has a very high vision and only selects particularly valuable manuscripts to put in, so the value of this tower is self-evident.
Teachers generally teach basic knowledge suitable for the general public. If someone with good talent wants to master more, the tower is the best place to go. Aurelion also uses this as a means of motivation.
The Tower of Wisdom has seven floors. Students who rank sixth to tenth in the monthly exam in each grade can go to the first floor, the top five can go to the second floor, the winners of the final team battle can go to the third floor, students who become senior magicians/alchemists/alchemists before graduation can go to the fourth floor, Aurelion's teacher can go to the fifth floor, the sixth floor contains the knowledge left by the saints, and the seventh floor contains the notes from the era of the war of gods, which were given to the human race by the founders of the magic system and even some gods. If you are not proficient in ancient language, don't even think about understanding a single page.
After listening to the introduction, Elphis asked curiously, "Don't students have the opportunity to go above the fourth floor?"
Eli: "As long as the principal agrees, students who haven't graduated, even those from other schools, can go up."
The man further explained: "It's not that the school is stingy, it's that the notes on the third floor are too obscure and difficult to understand. Most people can't understand the content, or even read the words. There's no need to keep them open."
As the two approached the tower, they heard bursts of exclamations.
Elphis stopped to check, and soon discovered that if anyone walked forward, they would suddenly disappear, and in the blink of an eye they would appear farther away from the tower.
The freshmen ran in various directions out of curiosity, but they couldn't move forward any further. Elphis estimated the distance and found that they couldn't get within a hundred meters.
Eli seemed to be pleased by these young children, with a happy smile on his face. He covered his face with one hand and leaned over to his student and whispered, "The tower has developed some intelligence over the years. Apart from those with tokens, only good-looking people are allowed to approach it. The teacher thinks Al can go over and give it a try."
Elphis looked at him with an amused expression: "Teacher, you are really good at joking. Students can still see that everyone was sent far away by space magic. You can't let your own people down."
Eli sighed regretfully. During the conversation, he seemed like an interesting teacher who was approachable and loved to joke.
The two of them strolled around together for half a day before Elphis went back to his dorm to tidy up.
The dormitory here is about the same size as the one he lived in at university in his previous life, but Aurelion's is a single room, so the conditions are pretty good. Elphis is very satisfied to have a private space.
The first day of school passed uneventfully. Classes officially started on the second day. When Elphis entered the classroom, there were already a few people sitting sparsely in the spacious tiered classroom.
To exaggerate a little, it was so quiet here that one could even hear the sound of a needle falling to the ground. It was completely different from the atmosphere of the classroom he had just passed by.
Elphis: "..." So geniuses don't need socializing?
Noticing someone coming in, some of the young people sitting there looked up curiously, some lazily raised their eyelids, but no one spoke a word.
Elphis blended into the atmosphere with ease, his steps were light and silent, he picked a seat at random and began to look at the Warcraft atlas borrowed from the Vatican.
It's not that all the geniuses in this classroom are socially anxious. They have just been detected to have extremely high talents when they were young, and have been pampered ever since. This is true for both children from common or aristocratic backgrounds.
Having not yet been beaten by society, they are still arrogant and proud, and no one is willing to lower themselves to show goodwill.
To be honest, if the forces behind them hadn't repeatedly reminded them to abide by Aurelion's rules, they might have been late for the first class.
Several young people walked in from behind. A young girl looked at the silver-haired boy suspiciously, sat down next to someone she knew well, and spoke to him in a low voice: "Is that the Lancaster family?"
The people around knew why she made such a guess and sneered, "If it is true, how could we not have heard of it? Anyway, we haven't seen it at the palace banquet, so it must be a commoner."
Most of the time, girls are more sensitive and mature earlier than boys, and they think more. She felt the calm aura from Elphis, and intuitively felt that he was more suitable to be included in the team battle than other impulsive and delicate peers.
A shadow suddenly appeared on the map that Elphis was looking at. He looked up and saw the girl smiling sweetly at him while blocking the sunlight.
The girl had a cute round face that was pink and white, and her long curly chestnut hair was tied into two high ponytails with ribbons. If Elphis was not mentally old enough, he might have been shy.
"Good day, I'm Alice Simon, a water mage, can I meet you?"
"Elphis Owen, light mage, nice to meet you."
After receiving the reply, the smile on the girl's face became a little stiff...it turned out to be a new candidate.
The Holy See did not publicize the news that they had a new candidate, but the nobles and the Holy See were not two distinct forces. Even the candidate Daphne was of noble birth. So without Elphis realizing it, his name, talent and some simple comments had already reached the ears of the powerful, and of course Alice had heard about it as well.
The girl's enthusiasm disappeared instantly, not because she had any opinion on Elphis's identity, but because she knew that he had just started learning magic not long ago... Even if he was a genius, he was just a magic apprentice!
She herself was a six-star junior magician, and the others in the classroom, even if they were worse than her, had at least reached the junior level!
This light genius in front of me may not be able to cross a major realm by the end of this semester...
Alice quickly removed Elphis from the team's reserve list, and replied with a stiff smile, "I have heard of you. You are a candidate for the Son of God, and you are very talented. It is an honor to be your classmate." Then she left, as if she really just came here to simply exchange names.
No matter how smart Elphis was, he couldn't know what the little girl was thinking in such a short moment, and he didn't take this little episode to heart.
Soon all twenty students in the class arrived, and their leader and ancient Chinese teacher walked in slowly as the bell rang for class.
Wen Ya was a man with a gentle temperament, and when he smiled he looked somewhat weak and vulnerable in the eyes of these arrogant geniuses. Some people had already begun to think that, in this way, being late or skipping classes would not be a big deal in the future.
Eli briefly introduced his name and the course he was in charge of. The students who had heard of his name immediately retracted their contemptuous attitudes and even their casual expressions became more restrained.
They didn't know the teacher's magic level or what shocking experiences he had, but the elders in the family listed him as one of the top three most untouchable teachers in Aurelion.
This is not the point. The point is that the elders said that even if the teacher beat them to a cripple, the family would not help - thinking of this, the young masters and young ladies couldn't help but sit up straighter.
A student asked curiously: "Teacher, can you tell me about your magic talent and level?"
Eli smiled kindly and gently refused: "The teacher wants to leave a little surprise for everyone. When you can know it depends on your performance."
"Everyone, please briefly introduce yourselves, starting with the student leaning against the wall."
The boy being watched remained seated firmly. He spoke calmly, "Leopold Wordsworth, wind-type seventh-level affinity, six-star beginner level."
It was obvious that every young person present was proud of their talent and magic level. The following self-introductions all followed this format. When it was the silver-haired boy's turn, "Alphis Owen, Light Element."
Everyone: Oh, sorry to mention his realm level, he must be a waste.
Elphis, a mid-level six-star player, sat calmly: One should be low-key.
There weren't many people, so the self-introductions were quickly completed and Eli began his ancient language class.
The students in Class 1 had already learned ancient Chinese, no, to be more precise, they had learned ancient spells. In their opinion, it would be enough to just know how to pronounce the spells in ancient Chinese. Why did the teacher have to start teaching from “one, two, three, four…”? ? !
I couldn't understand it. Someone raised a question, and the teacher replied gently: "Students can leave early if they don't want to listen. The teacher doesn't mind. As long as everyone passes the monthly exam, it's fine."
But no one left. I don’t know why I suddenly felt a little scared when I heard the teacher say that…
After the class, Eli walked to Elphis's desk and asked, "Little guy, you looked a little distressed. Did you forget some words?"
He saw the child frowning more than once. Al didn't have the same foundation as other children, so it must be difficult for him to absorb the new language.
Elphis was about to say something, but stopped himself. "No, it's nothing. It's a little difficult, but I remember it all."
Help... How can I convince the teacher that his pronunciation of some words is wrong!!!
Forget it. I'll bring it up later when I can think of a good reason to explain why I know these things.
The classmates who heard this conversation said: Haha, not only is your level low, you are also stupid.
On this day, in addition to the ancient language class, their class also had history class, potions class, and a course for independent spell practice. The teacher walked around the classroom, observing each student and pointing out any problems they had.
In just one day, after being forced to thank the gods for two months, Elphis felt that his soul had been baptized! The power of true knowledge is great!
No one in this school said weird words, and Alphis lived comfortably every day, not realizing what kind of image he had in the minds of his classmates.
A few days later, the people in the class saw Elphis as: the lowest-level magic apprentice, with a low level of education, who didn't know a lot of basic knowledge so he was particularly serious in class, timid and dull, and never took the initiative to socialize.
No matter how much they looked down on the boy, he was definitely talented to be able to enter this class. In addition, he had a good temper and was a little dull, so many people wanted to develop Elphis into a follower. However, most of them did not approach him for further contact due to his status in the Vatican. Only those who were not well-informed took the initiative to communicate.
No matter whether the visitor's attitude was polite or arrogant, Elphis never got close to anyone, which was infuriating!
Due to their age, this group of young people may have some intentions, but not much. Elphis can see what they want to do, but he really has nothing in common with the half-grown children, and he is not even interested in acting to entertain them.
Half a month after the start of the school year, word spread that there was a low-achieving student in the class, and many people were dissatisfied. Would such a person be able to keep up with the course progress when placed in a place full of elites? No, it should be said that could he understand it?
I heard that the guy had been living in a small town in the mountains, and was very different from his classmates who had received years of magic instruction. Even if he had great talent, it would be useless if he couldn't understand the lessons!
Especially the strongest student in Class 2 was the most dissatisfied. After all, if it weren't for Elphis, he would have been the one to enter Class 1!
It’s not about how good the teaching resources in Class 1 are. Students value the honor more, as if getting into this class means they are superior to others.
That day, Elphis was eating in the cafeteria. He sighed at every meal that the only shortcoming of Aurelion was that the food tasted bad. When he had a day off this week, he would go to his own restaurant to eat for two days.
Someone suddenly called him a name in front of him. Elphis looked up. A strong boy was looking at him with his arms. The little broken child raised his chin and looked at him with a squint. Elphis was distracted for a moment inadvertently, thinking of his pitiful and cute brother. I don’t know if Winster is doing well outside...
"It's me. May I ask why you are looking for me..."
The visitor sneered contemptuously: "You are not qualified to stay in Class 1. I am here to challenge you today. If you lose, you will voluntarily apply to transfer to another class and leave!"
The attention of the people around was focused here, and the cafeteria was still bustling, but everyone's conversation turned into how Elphis really didn't deserve to be in the same class, and that Eugene did a good job and should take the initiative to fight for his position.
Some people deliberately spoke very loudly, and Elphis could hear it clearly.
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