Chapter 16: Practical Difficulties
Old man Norton sighed and spat out the smoke ring again: "After you officially learn the spell, you may be able to make money by exploring the ruins, entering the mercenary group to do tasks, etc. But before that, you can either follow your example and receive no more than three scholarships per year, which are personally funded by the Grand Mage of the Imperial Court, Medivan. Or show your talent at the exchange meeting before the start of school, join a nobleman, and get full financial support from the family during your studies at the cost of becoming a noble mage of the family after graduation. ”
After a pause, the old man gave an example: "First of all, a copy of the apprentice textbook of the Magic Academy is enough for one gold coin. Of course, this is based on the premise that you are fully literate. You can't learn anything without textbooks. In addition, you'll have to get spellcasting materials for practice. ”
After the old man finished speaking, Danielle and Itana were completely blank.
Both of them were from civilian families, and before they took the exam, they didn't expect that there would be so much trouble. What is the concept of a gold coin? It would take an unknown number of years for their family to scrape together this money without eating or drinking. Now it's okay, for the sake of momentary anger, I accidentally pushed myself to a dead end.
If you think about it on your toes, no nobleman will dare to invest in them until the situation is clear.
The tall Danielle was slightly stubborn, and in the face of difficulties, he still only pursed his mouth, and his waist was still straight.
But the slightly weaker Itana was different, her body began to curl up a little unconsciously, her hands grabbed the corners of her skirt on her knees, her face was so sad that she was about to cry, and her eyes were red.
Seeing their reactions, Old Man Norton also sighed deeply.
A copper coin stumps a hero, perhaps referring to this situation.
At this time, Duke took out a pamphlet from his bosom and came out: "Excuse me, can I lend this to Danielle and Itana?"
"This is ......" Old Man Norton's eyes, which were still a little cloudy just now, suddenly cleared, no, even his eyes were as bright as light bulbs: "Hell, where did you get the [High Elf Mage Apprentice Introductory Codex]?"
"Uh, is it noble?" Duke was also a little dumbfounded when he saw the old man's reaction.
"Nonsense! Human magic is taught by the High Elves. When it comes to spells, the High Elves are the ancestors of mankind. Don't underestimate that this is just a primer codex. Dalaran couldn't get an original copy even if he wanted to. Looking at it, Old Man Norton hissed and gasped: "The God of Magic, you are not actually a human, you are a descendant of the High Elves, right?"
As soon as the old man said this, Duke suddenly felt four eyes staring at his face, making his face like a fire. Duke also had a capital bewilderment on his face.
"How?"
The old man flipped through the cover behind the codex and pointed to a signature on it that was almost ghostly to the three Dukes: "Do you know what is written here?"
The three little ones shook their heads neatly.
The old man waved his hands excitedly and shouted in an almost roaring tone, "Kael'thas *Sunchaser!This is the apprentice's codex used by the current High Elf prince Kael'thais!!Hell, the things of the Sunchaser King's family, even if it is the introductory codex of the spell apprentice, are all high-grade goods in the eyes of the official mages of mankind! Tell me, Duke, where did you get this from?" If you don't get this thing right, you're going to get in a lot of trouble. ”
After the old man finished speaking, Duke was not afraid.
"Uh, this thing...... The way to it should be fine. It was given to me by a passing, boring High Elf Ranger General of Quel'Thalas. ”
"That's right. Old man Norton and Daniel suddenly let go of their hearts.
But at this moment, Duke suddenly heard a voice floating in the wind outside the window.
"Humph!"
Nima ...... How boring must you be Aurelia! You're following me!?
The road is lined with dense forests. Seriously, the carriage wasn't slow. As you can imagine, Aurelia can run faster than a carriage in the forest.
However, Aurelia did not express any obvious objections, which gave Duke a new idea.
"Dear Master Norton, may I ask, if I transfer this [High Elf Mage Apprentice Introductory Codex] to you, how many things can I get in exchange for including two sets of [Stormwind City Spell Academy Apprentice Introductory Codex]?"
Old man Norton was stunned for a moment, and from the two faces next to him that became simple and ecstatic, the old man knew that Duke had succeeded.
In public and private, he can't pit Duke.
"Well, you win, kid. Old man Norton shrugged helplessly: "You will get what you want, for your sake, I will count you more than the market price by 20%." Specifically, when it gets to the place, I'll slowly count it for you. ”
The old man's promise made Duke see a rising golden thigh.
It takes three days to get to Stormwind from Northshire Abbey.
This is something that Duke only found out after he left. Although geographically, judging by the information currently known, it is basically the same as the world geography in the game, but in terms of geographical area, it is definitely magnified by an unknown number of times.
That night, Duke was 'attacked by the night'.
He woke up with a pain in his ears, and when he opened his eyes, he was almost scared to death. Because what he saw was not the top of the tent, but the inexplicably bright starry sky.
In the next moment, he saw the pair of green Inner Armor Hyjal peaks that were somewhat familiar, and he was relieved again.
The High Elves are a very sensitive race.
"You...... How do you recognize people by their chests. Aurelia's whispered scolding rang out in his ears.
"I'm so tall!"
Yes, Duke was very bitter to find that after crossing over, his body was still his body, but perhaps because he was only 13 years old after the crossing, his body shrunk. He hadn't yet started puberty, but when he looked over to Aurelia's side, his chest was just right......
Aurelia gritted her teeth in anger, but she couldn't discuss such a non-nutritious topic with a child.
"I ask you, how did you give the [High Elf Mage Apprentice Introductory Codex] I gave you to that old man?"
It turned out that this was the case, and Duke thought that Aurelia had come to Xingshi to ask for the guilt.
Shrugging, Duke looked helpless: "No way." ”
Aurelia thought about it, it seemed to be the same thing, she crossed her waist and stared at Duke for a long time, and finally her attitude softened.
"Okay, you've got it. ”
"That'...... That's what you caught me out of the middle of the night?"
"I'm here to say goodbye. ”