"Detective, now that we have solved the accident caused by the poet-level relic and helped you solve the trouble of the death of the previous detective, let's get back to the original topic."
The blue-eyed doctor on the sofa looked at Shade:
“What do you think of St Byrons Comprehensive College now
Because the awakening time of the Ring Warlock is only 72 hours, the main training method of the Orthodox Church and the three major colleges is actually to recruit from the core believers and the subordinate industries of the colleges, which is also more convenient for observation. However, both parties do not mind recruiting fresh blood that has nothing to do with their own forces, but they are trained differently from those trustworthy talents. "
"Then can you give us an example of how ordinary people like us who originally had nothing to do with the mystical world would be treated after joining a church or a college?"
Xia De thought about it, chewing on the meaning of the words, and felt that it was reasonable not to be fully trusted.
"Of course, for the Orthodox Church, those ring sorcerers who are not devout believers are not allowed to leave the diocese within ten years of successfully taking office, and their support from the church will also be limited. It will take at least 20 years before they can be fully trusted.
As for the three major colleges, the conditions are more complicated. We use correspondence courses to train talented people who do not originally belong to the mysterious world.
All outside students are taught by correspondence and cannot directly contact the academy, let alone enter the academy. According to the region, the correspondence ring sorcerers are divided into different groups, with 3 to 7 people in each group. When there is at least one six-ring sorcerer, one five-ring sorcerer, and one four-ring sorcerer in the group, and the group meets the conditions of more than 5 people, the group as a whole can pass the test and truly enter the academy. It must be a whole group, and no one can be abandoned, so as to ensure that the whole group supervises and guarantees each other. "
The doctor introduced this, which made Xia De raise an eyebrow:
"If I had joined St Byron's Comprehensive College..."
Dr. Schneider nodded, acknowledging Shade's guess, and pointed at himself:
"Then my group will have five ring sorcerers again. We have four of us now, and the specific information of the others cannot be disclosed before you join. But I promise that I will at least wait until you meet the third ring before taking the formal admission test. After all, we are still a long way from meeting the other conditions."
That's why Bill Schneider was so enthusiastic about guiding Shade to join the academy. It is really difficult to find "wild" talents, which is probably only slightly easier than finding a needle in a haystack.
Seeing that Xia De was still thinking, the doctor said:
"Mr. Hamilton, I am very satisfied with you. Your background, your origin, and your attitude towards mystery. A few hours ago, when we saw the tragic scene together, you showed your indifference and pretended to be calm. These are quite good. Please consider my proposal carefully. The conditions here are very good."
"I don't understand why the Orthodox Church and the Academy are so... wary of people like us?"
Xia De was still hesitant. It was difficult for outsiders to trust others easily in the early days of entering this world.
"You haven't become a ring wizard yet, so you don't know how dangerous this world is. The world is like a mad ocean, and the world of normal people is just a small island. Ring wizards can go deep into that deep ocean and gain more, which makes them more likely to go crazy and be distorted by the whispers of evil and the malice of nature. Even if we have an 'other self' to resist those distortions and weirdness together, a ring wizard who has not been trained since childhood is more likely to take a wrong step and lose control. That would be a very scary thing."
The doctor briefly introduced it, as if he was afraid to explain it too clearly. Xia De felt that perhaps the worldview of this world was not only about steam and mysticism, but also included agnosticism or the rules of Cthulhu culture.
"So, is it possible to become a ring sorcerer naturally without any guidance or training?"
Shad asked again.
"That's impossible. You don't know what a ring warlock is. We mentioned this this morning that if a ring warlock's talent is not guided within 72 hours of awakening, many things will happen. Most of the time, they will go crazy, a small number of them will die, and with a very small chance, they will turn into strange things, monsters made of flesh and blood, and spirits howling crazily. It's probably the terrifying existence you can imagine that will give you nightmares just by looking at it."
After hearing what the doctor said, Xia De completely understood the current situation. He sat up straight and concluded:
"I don't have much time left. I have to make a choice soon. And if I don't agree to join St. Byrons Comprehensive College, then you will never let me leave with the memory of today."
Xia De looked at the doctor, and the blue-eyed doctor nodded cautiously:
"I introduced it at the beginning. Students from the three academies will hide their identities in areas where the Orthodox Church exists. Yes, if you refuse, I will use some inconvenient means to erase your memory. I am good at manipulating emotions and dreams, so I am also good at changing memories. Of course, this is because you are just an ordinary person. It is not so easy for a ring wizard."
Xia De did not think that the doctor was threatening him because of what he said. These measures were all for self-protection. Xia De understood that no one should accommodate him.
"If I erased my memory of today, I wouldn't know the 72-hour limit..."
He further analyzed.
"Yes, I think there might be new guests at the Tobysk Mental Asylum. But don't worry, I have familiar staff members in all the mental asylums in Tobysk... I'm just kidding, detective, we can relax a little."
The doctor commented cautiously:
"I will not force you to join the Saint Byrons Comprehensive College where I belong, but as adults, we all have to pay the price for our choices. Besides, compared to the church, becoming a correspondence ring sorcerer is actually more free. An ordinary person like you who is not a believer, once you enter the church's training system, you will certainly be taken care of by the church, but you will also not be able to act freely.
But it is different for correspondence ring sorcerers. As long as we pass the exams every semester, obtain enough required credits, complete the practical content, obtain enough practical credits, and do not do things like murder and arson, the college does not care what we do.
Now, do you understand the difference between the academic circle wizards and the church circle wizards? "
"clear."
Xia De nodded. Just by listening to the doctor's words, it was true that the college had more advantages.
"The three major thaumaturgical schools are St. Byron's Comprehensive College, which specializes in the storage and use of relics; Zaras Literary College, which specializes in the development of elemental spirit runes, which is the use of magic in the story; and Sexus Higher Medical College, which knows everything but is particularly good at alchemy.
Mr. Hamilton, this is not only my opportunity, but also yours. Do you know how rare this opportunity is to be able to enter the ring magician training system through formal channels, rather than through cult organizations and secret societies? "
The doctor said again that his profession made him very good at persuading others.
Xia De hesitated and nodded again. Although the original owner's brain was probably not working well, he was an outsider in this world. Even though he was only in his twenties, he had his own judgment:
"So, how are you going to prove that what you've said so far is true? So far, all the information I've gotten is from you."
Shade asked seriously.
Although he was doubting the doctor, Dr. Schneider was actually very happy because it meant that the young man in front of him was attracted to him.
"I can apply to the academy for the poet-level (level 5) relic to prove what I said. But once I do that, the academy will know that I have discovered a new gifted person. The academy will not force you to enroll, but it will definitely record your identity information. So, do you want to get in touch with the poet-level relic, the dream of Saint Byrons Comprehensive College?"
"Can I... think about it? Give me two hours? No, one hour. I want to think carefully about what happened today."
The amount of information was too much for Xia De to make a decision immediately. But he was inclined to trust the doctor, so he asked for some time to think.
"No problem. After all, for ordinary people, this information is too much. You can think about it here, or you can leave. It just so happens that I have some small things to deal with, so we..."
The doctor looked at the clock in the corner of the room. The bottom of the pendulum in the glass case was a heart-shaped metal part:
"Meet here at 2pm."
"No problem, I'll be fine right here."
Xia De said, it doesn't matter where you think. If the doctor wants to harm him, he doesn't have to wait until now. The sanatorium just now is a good place to kill.
"If you stay here, here are some college admissions materials that are not convenient to take outside. You can take a look. I will be back after I finish my work. If you need anything, you can ask Mrs. Kara for help."
Mrs. Kara is the middle-aged maid who served tea just now.