Shade nodded and took note of the doctor's words about the Rhodes card identification.
But in fact, he didn't expect that the cards in his hand were real. Although the former detective's behavior before his death showed that he was definitely an avid Rhodes fan, he was just an ordinary person after all. His income was barely middle class, and it was impossible for him to own such precious things.
As for the museum that the detective introduced before his death, it was probably a black market like a distribution center for counterfeit Rhodes cards, so Shad thought that when he had time, he would go to the Prophet Association for identification first, and then go to the museum after he was completely relieved.
Once you have decided to borrow money from the group and have solved the tuition problem, you can officially begin the admission process.
Xia De originally thought that the college would send someone over, but all the procedures were handled by the doctor:
"Remember, we are ring sorcerers who study by correspondence. The academy provides us with knowledge, and we need to meet the required credits through study and examinations, and obtain practical credits through academy tasks. This is the relationship between us and the academy, which is somewhat similar to a special employment system. You don't need to care too much about the academy, at least not before you climb the glacier in the far north with us and enter the academy."
The doctor waved his hand, but Miss Writer thought that Shad would be able to fully appreciate this in a few weeks.
The two official ring wizards have to inform the academy that there are new correspondence ring wizards who want to enroll, and the way to contact St. Byrons Comprehensive College is the manuscript of the poet Cohen, the measure of the poet-level relic.
The poet Cohen was also a student of St. Byron's Comprehensive College, but that was in the last century. Although there were only female spellcasters in the Fifth Century, the college also recruited a small number of male students to conduct certain research that did not require extraordinary powers.
The number of pages of his posthumous manuscript exceeds three digits, and each page can convey information and small items to the manuscript cover.
This is the main way for St. Byron's College to communicate with correspondence ring sorcerers, distribute textbooks, and submit homework. Among them, the manuscript pages of Doctor Schneider's group are kept by the most senior doctor in the group.
It was a parchment scroll, but it was quite large, almost the same size as an open book. Now there was no word on it, it looked very old, and one could even see the threads swaying on the pages.
"First, your basic information and tuition fees."
The doctor asked Xia De to use a blue pen to write down some information such as address, age, occupation, past experience, etc. on a piece of letter paper, and then place an envelope containing a stack of banknotes on the manuscript paper.
As the light flashed, the envelope containing the gold pounds and the paper with the message disappeared.
After dozens of seconds, a receipt emerged from the manuscript paper. The receipt was written in the two languages currently commonly used in the Old World, Draerion and Kasenric, with the amount of the payment written on it, and even the official seal of the academy.
“So professional.”
The receipt was temporarily kept at the doctor's place, and Xia De would take it back after he paid the money.
"Then there is the trust test. The academy needs to test whether the enrolled correspondence ring sorcerers are cultists, or people who hide their past with ulterior motives. The academy also has its own secrets that cannot be easily known by outsiders."
The doctor said easily.
“How do I test this?”
Xia De was a little worried. He didn't need to worry about the past when the original owner's brain was not working well, but he was worried about his identity as a time traveler.
When the doctor heard Shad's question, he didn't say anything. Instead, Miss Dorothy Louisa answered with a smile on her face:
"I miss you so much. This is now standard procedure - please write an essay of no less than 800 words on your thoughts on good and evil, order and chaos."
"Um?"
Xia De thought he had heard wrongly.
"This step is also to make sure that the students can read. The academy does not accept illiterate students. Xia De, I know you can't read much, so you can write a simple one."
The doctor said kindly.
"But why write an article? I thought it was a lie detector test."
Xia De was relieved that he was only writing articles. He was afraid of polygraph questions. If he answered "yes", he would be in big trouble.
"There are ways to cheat on polygraph tests, but the article reflects a person's continuous thoughts, attitudes and nature that he or she is not aware of. This is more reliable and more in line with the times.
Oh, detective, this is not the Age of Chaos, this is the age of civilization and steam, so the entrance exam must be more civilized."
The writer leaned back on the sofa with a somewhat relaxed look. She really enjoyed the feeling of watching others being forced to write articles.
So Shade was forced to take an 800-word "entrance essay test". He could hear and read, but speaking and writing depended on the knowledge given by the voice in his head, so it was still very difficult. But this also made Dr. Schneider, who was watching this scene, confirm that his investigation on the original owner Shade was correct.
Good and evil, order and chaos, is a relatively large proposition. Eight hundred words may seem like a lot, but if you really write carefully, you may not even be able to finish the beginning.
Based on the principle of writing less and making fewer mistakes, Xia De divided this entrance test into four paragraphs. The first paragraph said some nice words, the second paragraph wrote about good and evil, the third paragraph wrote about order and chaos, and the fourth paragraph was a summary.
This makes the flow of thought much smoother, and Shade is very good at writing in this way.
While Xia De was taking the entrance test, the doctor was also busy.
The standard admission process of St. Byron's also includes having the group's ring wizard lead the gifted person to solve a mystery-related incident in order to determine whether the gifted person's personality is suitable for becoming a ring wizard.
It will be enough to do so in the morning when you retrieve the life countdown pocket watch, but you will also need to submit a report on the performance of the gifted person.
So Shad had to write a short essay, and the doctor had to write a report, which was probably a bit more troublesome, but Miss Louisa was quite happy because she was the only one who didn't have to write anything.
While the two gentlemen were writing with their heads down, she sat there holding a cup of tea and looking at them, with an indescribable look of contentment on her face.
The essay and report were sent away by hand at the same time. Half an hour later, an admission notice with Xia De's full name was delivered. The admission evaluation was "excellent". During this time, the three of them kept talking and popularizing some basic knowledge to Xia De.
"In fact, the admissions assessment is only divided into excellent and unsatisfactory, rather than the academic year assessment and year-end summary, which are divided into excellent, exceeding expectations, passing, failing and terrible."
The doctor said in a low voice.
"This is a little trick of the academy to gain your favor."
The blond writer also added this.
Xia De found this funny, but he also realized that the academy was indeed very formal and not a small organization.
"Then the next step is that I will help you officially become a ring sorcerer and open the door to the extraordinary. After you obtain the core rune, you can determine the professional academy you will join. As for the textbooks and study materials, they will be delivered in three days. After all, the academy also needs to prepare these things."