blueteamnovel Chapter 5: The Aspiration to Become a Full-fledged Wizard, and the Harsh Reality of Tuition Fees
Chapter 5: The Aspiration to Become a Full-fledged Wizard, and the Harsh Reality of Tuition Fees
After Sally finished speaking, she noticed that all the young wizards present had longing expressions on their faces.
They seemed to be hoping that they could become such a powerful, formal wizard themselves.
Even Leo was somewhat excited.
Chris went even further, saying, "One day, I will become a full-fledged wizard."
Sally just smiled and didn't say anything after hearing that.
Only those who have embarked on the path of wizardry truly know how difficult it is to become a certified wizard.
"Registration is complete. Follow me; we will now proceed to the accommodations for the Esmond gathering."
After Sally finished speaking, a wooden staff appeared in her hand, with a dark green gem inlaid at the top.
Sally gently waved her staff.
Then, with Sally at the center, Leo and the others were enveloped in air currents and rose into the air.
Apart from Leo, everyone else was seeing this for the first time, and their faces all showed expressions of panic.
Chris exclaimed with a "Wow!" and said, "Fly...we're flying!"
Seeing the others' reactions, Sally simply smiled and explained, "Don't panic, this is just a simple spell I cast that will take us to the Esmond Gathering's residence."
Leo wasn't too surprised because he had experienced Nova's spaceship carrying people before.
After flying for several minutes, Leo and the others slowly landed in front of a huge three-story house.
In front of this house is a large open space.
Looking down from the air, Leo could also see a vast plantation behind the house.
However, Leo wondered if it was just his imagination, but he noticed that the vegetation on the planting site seemed to be moving, looking like tree spirits or monsters from a fairy tale.
The other wizard buds looked around curiously and uneasily.
"Welcome to Esmond Hut. This is where our gathering takes place. In addition to you, there are more than a thousand students, graduate students, and teaching assistants from our Esmond Gathering here."
Sally said with a smile.
"At the Tower of Dawn, we are organized around a gathering, and are divided into mentors, teaching assistants, graduate students, and students."
"The students in this gathering are all young wizards who have not yet become wizards. What you need to do is to quickly gather your spiritual seeds and become a wizard apprentice."
"Once the spiritual seed is formed, you will officially become a graduate student. You can begin to participate in and organize various research projects undertaken by wizards."
"After accumulating enough research project achievements, one can choose a gathering as a teaching assistant to gain teaching experience and develop one's own wizard network. Esmond has two teaching assistants, one is me, and the other is the wizard Stella."
"If you can't find a mentor, you can come to me and Wizard Stella with any questions about your spiritual practice."
As Sally finished speaking, Leo suddenly raised an eyebrow.
Based on this ranking, the teaching assistants' abilities should be second only to the mentors.
Nova had previously stated that Sally had only been a wizard for a short time... which means that this wizard Sally was actually a genius?
"There is only one mentor above the teaching assistants at each gathering, and they are the core of the gathering."
At this moment, Jasmine, the only girl among the wizard seedlings, raised her hand and timidly asked, "Witch Sally, if the gathering loses its mentor, can the gathering still exist?"
The others immediately turned their gazes toward them.
Jasmine, drawing attention from others, lowered her head and buried it in her chest, appearing quite timid.
Upon hearing this, Sally remained silent for a moment before smiling and saying, "Once we lose our mentor, the gathering will cease to exist."
After Sally finished speaking, Chris and the others looked a little flustered.
Even Leo frowned slightly.
The mentors of the Esmond Assembly lost contact during the wizard ship's journey.
Does this mean their Esmond rally cannot proceed?
Sally noticed the others' worries and said, "You don't need to worry about that. Even if Instructor Esmond really can't come back, the Tower of Dawn will send an instructor to take over our Esmond Gathering. It won't affect everyone's training."
Leo frowned slightly upon hearing this.
Leo was directly accepted by Sally. If he were to have a different mentor, it would be hard to say whether that mentor would dislike him, a Protoss, just like Ryan did.
Seeing the unsettled spirits of the young wizards, Sally said, "Alright, this isn't something you students should worry about. I've already arranged accommodations for you."
Sally took out a jet-black stone from her bosom and said, "But before that, you need to understand something."
"These are magic stones, the currency used by wizards for trade."
Leo stared at the magic stone, but the encyclopedia remained unresponsive.
"Studying at the Tower of Dawn requires paying magic stones as tuition."
"However, for the first three months, we will not charge any magic stones as fees. Moreover, your living and accommodation here will also be completely free."
"But after three months, you will have to pay for both tuition and living expenses yourselves."
John asked, "Witch Sally, what are the normal tuition and living expenses?"
Sally said, "The tuition is fixed at 100 magic stones per year. As for living expenses, that's up to you."
Regarding tuition fees, during your student years, you have a very important source of income: comprehensive assessment.
"The comprehensive evaluation will record your personal growth, contributions, and evaluations in different research labs, and you will receive an evaluation score."
"The score you receive will determine the amount of Magic Stone Scholarship you can obtain."
Chris asked, "Witch Sally, what aspect of ability was included in the comprehensive assessment record?"
"A wizard's innate spiritual talent, the growth of spiritual energy, the construction of spell models, or wizard-related disciplines—these are all...one of the core scores is the level of spiritual energy."
Leo asked, "Witch Sally, if we don't get enough scholarship money in three months, will we be expelled from the Tower of Dawn?"
This is the issue that Leo is most concerned about.
Sally said, "Yes, if you don't get enough scholarships within three months, then it means you're really not suited to be a wizard."
Leo and the others couldn't help but change their expressions.
They never expected that the first problem they would have to consider after arriving at the Tower of Dawn would be the issue of 'money'.
Without enough magic stones, their path to becoming wizards would be cut off.
John asked, "Witch Sally, how much scholarship money can I get if I become a wizard within three months?"
"Become a wizard in three months? That'll cost about 2000 magic stones."
Upon hearing Sally's words, John couldn't help but smile.
That smile seemed to say: as long as you become a wizard within three months, the tuition problem will be solved.
However, as if to dispel any unnecessary fantasies, Sally said, "But generally speaking, only those with a mental talent level of 5 or above can become wizards within three months."
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.
Of the five people present, Leo and Chris had the highest mental talent, but they were only at level 3.