The words of the gatekeeper of this academy are really direct.
Fortunately, Link was well prepared for this outcome. His current upper limit of mana is 24.1, which is very low, just at the level of an ordinary magic apprentice, so it's no wonder he can be favored.
Of course, he still has 105 free points. If he wants to add all of them to the upper limit of mana, then even if there is a magic weakening effect of 90% weakening effect, he can exchange 1 free point for 10 points of the upper limit. The upper limit of mana has changed to 129.1, which is already equivalent to a level 2 magician, and should be enough to enter the magic academy.
But it's a bit silly to do so, because at that time, he will have the power of a level 2 magician, but without the knowledge of a level 2 magician, he will be a complete freak.
If he really entered the magic academy, the academy would naturally arrange for him a course for a second-level magician, but he couldn't understand it at all, so he would be confused.
Link came here mainly by luck. If he was not favored, he would go back to the hotel and learn the basics of magic by himself, so he was not affected at all. He responded with a smile to the consoling look cast by Ellette, indicating that I'm fine.
However, there is also an unexpected harvest. East Valley School of Magic can use the thesis as a stepping stone, which was not mentioned in the previous game.
In the game, as long as the player reaches the level and pays a certain amount of money, he will become a student of the Magic Academy, and nothing else will be mentioned.
Ellette on the side asked for Link: "Then how can my friend prove his magical insight?"
Vincent smiled, looked Ailette up and down, turned his eyes around the clothes he was wearing, and said with a smile: "Young man, I think you should worry about yourself. The tuition fee of East Valley School of Magic is not low. ah."
He can be considered to have seen countless people, and his eyesight is so sharp that he can see the price of the clothes on both sides at a glance. Made of delicate squirrel skin, the value should be more than ten times that of the new clothes on this pretty boy.
If he guessed correctly, this ordinary boy should be a son of a nobleman, but this young man is a commoner.
For the tuition fee, Ailette was naturally prepared. Before he was going to learn magic, he racked his brains to make money. He has a good mind. Up to now, he has saved a full 200 gold coins, and the tuition price he inquired is this number.
"200 gold coins, right? I'm ready." He laughed.
Unexpectedly, Vincent shook his head with a smile, and then stretched out two fingers: "No, no, young man, you made a mistake, it's not 200, 200 gold coins are the treatment only nobles can enjoy. Commoners get 300 gold coins. However, the number of students enrolled in the academy is already full this year. If you go in again, you will be an extra member, and you will need extra arrangements and extra magic materials, all of which will cost money. And you are a commoner, without any discounts, so, you In the end, 2,000 gold coins should be paid."
Ailette was startled, and frowned: "But there is no reason for the ten-fold increase, right?"
How many civilians in this world can take out 2000 gold coins? It is estimated that only those wealthy merchants in the Southern Freedom League can afford such expensive tuition fees.
This is a disguised form of refusing common people to learn magic.
But Link on the side knew that the Academy of Magic was not completely extorting. Because to a magician, money is simply a number. Ordinary people seem to have an astronomical amount of money, but magicians just spend it on whatever magic materials they buy.
For example, the crescent wand in Link's hand costs 1,000 gold coins. The flint stone staff will only be more expensive, and it is estimated that it will cost more than 3,000 gold coins.
It was also reflected in the game of the previous life. Anyway, choosing a magician is just a word, spend money! As far as optical skills are concerned, it is several times more expensive than other professions, not to mention all kinds of magic equipment.
Judging from the reason Vincent said, the 2,000 gold coins should not be a random figure, and the cost should have been calculated slightly. Of course, this cannot conceal the unfair treatment of the common people by the academy.
However, Elette obviously didn't understand the world of magicians, and anger grew in his heart.
Vincent had a calm expression on his face. He spread his hands, leaned back on the recliner, shook his body, and lazily said: "I don't know about that. It's not me who set the price, but the dean. meaning. I’m just responsible for conveying it.”
However, Elliot still has a trick. He took out a letter: "I have a letter of recommendation from Countess Elliot."
Vincent looked up, and saw that there was a sealing seal on the envelope, which was a blooming rose flower. He recognized this seal, and it was the family emblem of the only female countess in the Kingdom of Norton.
He glanced at Ailette's extremely handsome face, and smiled ambiguously: "Well, being good-looking is an advantage, and you can get a letter of recommendation from a nobleman. What the dean means is that if you have a letter of recommendation from a nobleman, the tuition fee will be reduced by 500. Into 1500."
Seeing the recommendation letter, Link also looked sideways. It seems that this young man knows how to be flexible. How many ordinary people can't earn 200 gold coins in their lifetime? This young man did it at the age of seventeen, and he was recommended by a nobleman. Earl, Link wouldn't believe it if nothing had been sacrificed.
However, 1500 gold coins are still not something Ellette can bear.
He finally had nothing to do, the anger in his heart finally couldn't hold back, his handsome face flushed red, he gritted his teeth and said, "You guys are robbing!"
Vincent shook his head, indifferently, and calmly advised: "Be careful, young man, I have a good temper, and I don't care about you. If you meet a bad-tempered magician one day, if you say this again, he will surely Will light you like a candle."
Seeing that Ellette was still out of anger and wanted to argue, Link hurriedly reached out and pulled him back.
They are unknown people now, and East Valley School of Magic is the cradle of magicians in the Norton Kingdom, and the dean is still a level 7 great magician. Their temper here is useless except to leave a bad impression on the other party.
Ailette is a commoner, and the tuition fees are not enough. Although the college's system is somewhat unfair, these are objective facts, and cannot be changed by yelling and shouting.
Link was able to become the number one dharma god on the server in the game in his previous life, and he has a strong ability to control his emotions. He never blames others, nor does he get angry meaninglessly.
When encountering a problem, he will face it rationally, and then find a way to solve the problem.
Because of this character, he can become the number one Dharma god in the game. Because of this, when he was sent to this different world by the Lord of Radiance, he not only left Greenstone alive, but also saved a city.
Now, he still does.
Link knows very well that it is not a few shouts of dissatisfaction that can really change the bad rules of the East Valley Academy of Magic, but the power to make everyone look sideways!
Being pulled by Link like this, Ailette regained consciousness a little bit, but his eyes were already red.
It's not that he has never seen the injustice of society. If it was in the past, he would never be so unable to control his emotions, but he cared too much about this matter. For this day, he did his best for it!
In order to make up for the tuition of 200 gold coins, he endured unimaginable hardships.
He went to accept various reward missions, because he didn't know martial arts, he took various investigation missions, and every time he was assigned, he had a narrow escape from death; Blackmailing, saving money copper by copper; since the age of ten, unless there are friends to treat him, he only eats three couscous bread a day, no meat, not enough nutrition, he goes to the river in the middle of the night to catch shrimps and fish to eat , can only go in the middle of the night, because he is very busy during the day; his clothes have not changed a new one in three years; the old horse he rode on the road before is not his own, but a friend chipped in to give it to him. His leaving gift.
In the end, he found out that East Valley School of Magic was harsh on commoners, so he tried every means to get letters of recommendation from nobles.
For this reason, he slept with the fat and ugly countess for a whole month, and endured terrible torture every night, and he abandoned his reputation.
All these efforts, all these sacrifices, are just for the magic dream in my heart, just to not waste my talent, just to prove myself and stand out!
But now, when he finally saved enough money, got a letter of recommendation, and came here full of hope, reality gave him a slap in the face!
The other party's light words raised the threshold of admission to a level that he could not bear, and all his efforts were turned into water.
Go to collect money again
By the time he gets 1500 gold coins, he must be over 20 years old. If he is unlucky, he may even die in the mission. These years are the golden years for learning magic, how can he be so wasted
At this moment, Ailette was angry, sad, and desperate. As a young man, he saw his goal in front of him, but there was an insurmountable moat in between, and his eyes turned red unconsciously.
'Is it really so difficult for a commoner to pursue his own ideals? 'Ailette clenched her fists tightly and raised her head, trying not to let the tears flow out of her eyes.
He can't let this watchdog see the joke!
But Vincent couldn't see it, he shook his head with a smile, and said sarcastic words: "Young man, I will show you a clear way. You go back now, find Countess Elliott, and take care of her. Maybe she will give you the money, hehehe."
Ailette was trembling with anger, this incident was a shame for his life, Vincent's words were like a knife, cruelly uncovering the scars in his heart.
His face was flushed red, his heart was pounding, and he clenched his fists tightly. The only thought in his mind now was to rush up desperately and beat the old man down hard.
Just when he couldn't bear it any longer, someone grabbed his arm, and he struggled hard, but the other party pulled him hard, and he couldn't break free: "Let me go!"
Link's voice reached his ears: "Ailette, don't destroy yourself!"
The voice was very cold, like a bucket of ice water was poured on Ailette's head, and his struggle suddenly weakened a lot.
He looked back and saw this young man who was about the same age as him, just looking at him quietly, shaking his head gently, the light in those black eyes was dim, and his face was very ordinary. , but in his expression, there is a kind of quiet power, it seems that nothing in this world can ever move him.
Tranquil as a flat lake, cold as a blade.
This moment, this scene, is deeply engraved in Ailette's heart.
Years later, whenever he was angry, hesitant, or desperate, this scene would emerge, telling him how a magician should face this cruel and cold world.