The World of Demons(2): Students

The gray-robed man walking in front entered an underground passage, and the excited young people behind hurriedly followed. The gray-robed man introduced quickly as he walked:

“After passing the divine selection, you will become new students of the academy. In the academy, you will enjoy the benefits of free food, accommodation, clothing, and even study materials. If you successfully graduate from the academy and become a formal magic apprentice and go to the battlefield, you will also enjoy a generous salary.”

As the gray-robed man finished speaking, a burst of exclamations rang out in the passage.

Xia Ruize pondered, the living standards of the natives in this mission world seemed to be relatively low, but even this most basic welfare could arouse cheers, and going to the battlefield became something to look forward to?

He only heard the gray-robed man continue to explain:

“I advise you not to be happy too soon. After entering the academy, there will be very strict assessments every day. Only by passing the assessments can you enjoy all the benefits. If you fail an assessment once, you will lose three meals a day. If you fail the assessment twice, you will be punished by the teacher personally. If you fail the assessment three times, you will be expelled from the academy and lose the qualification to study.

I am your instructor. I have only one piece of advice for you. If you want to stay in the academy and become a magic apprentice successfully, there is only one secret, and that is to study! As long as you survive, study until you die!”

The last sentence seemed to have a profound impact on the man in gray robes, and it was almost as if he had squeezed it out from between his teeth.

Before anyone could express their questions, they arrived at their destination and the man in gray robes arranged dormitories for them.

The dormitories were all four-person rooms with separate bathrooms. Four wooden single beds were placed against the walls on both sides, and in the middle was a long table with supplies distributed to everyone neatly placed on the table.

In addition to the four robes, the supplies also included four piles of books. It was obvious that these books had been read countless times. Fortunately, they were well preserved and had no damage.

Xia Ruize and the other two, as well as a young man with blond hair and blue eyes, were assigned to the same dormitory. The young man smiled shyly, nodded to Xia Ruize and the other two, and chose a bed near the door.

Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian stood in the windowless underground dormitory looking at each other in silence. The dormitory was lit by candles. The room was small and stuffy. The environment was not really comfortable.

The blond young man seemed to adapt well. He sat down at the table first, brought a pile of books in front of him, and picked up the top book to start reading.

Xia Ruize and the other two immediately looked at the young man, which made the blond young man feel embarrassed. He took the initiative to speak to ease the awkwardness:

“My name is Ye Se. Don’t you guys read books? I heard that the study pressure is very high after entering the academy. These books are placed here, and it is very likely that we are required to study by ourselves. It is better to seize the time to read books.”

Xia Ruize and the other two exchanged names with Ye Se, looked at each other, and decided to accept the advice of the natives of the mission world and start reading.

There were seven books in each pile, all of which were basic books such as “Introduction to Magic” and “Introduction to Elements of Magic”.

Very good, this kind of book was just right for them who had just entered this mission world. The three of them studied patiently and seriously.

The difference was that Xia Ruize and the other two had strong mental strength, and their reading and comprehension speeds were very fast, especially Xia Ruize, who could almost scan ten lines at a glance and still understand and remember them easily.

In addition, the printing quality of the books here was relatively simple, with only more than ten lines on a page, so in Ye Se’s opinion, Xia Ruize was just flipping through the books page by page for fun.

Then he looked at the other two roommates, who were also flipping through books quickly.

Ye Se thought his roommates didn’t take his words seriously and sighed in his heart, but he was too embarrassed to remind them again, so he had to concentrate on the book in front of him.

Ye Se didn’t know that Xia Ruize and the other two were actually very serious.

The three of them soon had a rough idea of ​​what so-called “magic” was.

The magic in this mission world was divided into five elements: gold, wood, water, fire and earth. If you want to become a magician, you must have an affinity with one or more of these five elements. It was said that the higher the affinity, the faster you learn magic.

In addition to affinity with magical elements, there was another requirement to become a magician, which was strong mental strength.

In this world, young people between the ages of 18 and 24 have the opportunity to participate in the divine screening twice a year. As long as they passed the divine screening, they could become students of the academy, receive free education, and have the opportunity to become a magician.

Even those who were eliminated by the academy could participate in the divine screening again in the second year. No wonder many people seemed to be very clear about the academy’s rules. It seemed that the news about the academy had already spread.

Just like that, the small dormitory became quiet, and the four of them studied silently by the candlelight. In fact, except for Ye Se, the other three would communicate in the mind network while studying.

They stayed in the dormitory underground without realizing how much time had passed until someone opened the door.

The four people whose studies were interrupted looked together. It was their teacher, the man in a gray robe, who was pushing a small cart with a pile of ceramic tableware on it.

The gray-robed man noticed that the four were reading, nodded with satisfaction, and then asked the four to each take a can of food, and instructed:

“This is your dinner. Remember to wash your own dishes after eating. Before seven o’clock tomorrow morning, put on the yellow robes you were given, bring your dishes and wait here. I will take you to the classroom.

You know it’s good to study hard, so study in your room at night and don’t run out for no reason.”

After quickly explaining, the man in gray pushed the food cart and continued to knock on the door of the next room.

The blond young man carefully put away the books and placed the pottery jar on the dining table. He looked very happy. He smiled at Xia Ruize and the other two and said, “May God bless me. I’m starting!”

The young man scooped a spoonful of food from the pottery jar with a clay spoon and put it into his mouth, sighing with satisfaction.

Xia Ruize looked at the sticky pile of unknown food in the clay pot, frowned, waved his hand to create an illusion, then carefully picked up the spoon and took a bite, and sure enough, he spit it out again.

“What a devilish smell!!!”

Xia Ruize couldn’t help but complain. He could accept the tasteless nutrient solution, but the food in this mission world really exceeded his acceptance threshold. This big jar of stuff was offensive from its shape to its taste!

Cheng Huaiqian and Gao Hexuan were also unable to accept it. The three of them turned their heads to look at the blond young man who was eating happily and felt deeply that people were different.

They couldn’t eat such food even with their noses closed, so they could only deal with the unknown mixture in the pottery jar, take out the delicacies stored in the space under the illusion, and eat them happily.

Not long after dinner, the candles in the dormitory had burned out and the light was getting dimmer and dimmer.

Cheng Huaiqian opened the dormitory door and looked out. There was not even a candle in the corridor. It was pitch black, and it was obvious that the students in each room were asked to stay in the dormitory and not run around.

Unable to go out, the three of them simply washed up and lay down on the bed to rest.

At this time, Ye Se walked to the candle with the book in his arms. With the last bit of light from the candle, he seized the opportunity to read two more pages of the book. After the candle was completely burned out, he washed up in the dark and went to bed.