Arcane Lord

If Dean solves the [Restoration Technique] problem before Sha Duo learns writing, then Sha Duo will not have to find another person. But if Sha Duo learns writing first, if Dean wants to continue, he will have to pay a high price. .

I don't know if he can afford it. According to Xia Duo's guess, he shouldn't be able to afford it. Otherwise, he would have been able to trade with others and become a formal apprentice.

…

After agreeing on the content of the deal with Dean, Sha Duo couldn't wait to ask Dean for advice. He really needed to know words. As long as he knew words, his learning speed would be greatly improved.

Faced with Xia Duo's request to start teaching immediately, Dean did not hesitate. He did not believe that Xia Duo could remember all the words in a few hours. As long as he did not remember and wanted to continue learning, he would at least get a chance to ask questions tomorrow. .

The slower Sha Duo learns, the more opportunities he will get to ask questions. At this moment, he has no intention of delaying deliberately. He may be confident enough that he can solve the [Repair Technique] problem before Sha Duo learns writing.

Dean turned back and took out a parchment-bound booklet from the standard wooden box and handed it to Sha Duo, "This is the "Holy Proverbs of the Lord of Glory" that I copied when I was learning to write, but because I didn't have the money to buy a new one, The first half of the blank note has been scratched off by me, so you can learn the second half, since it has all the normal words.”

Xia Duo took the parchment book and opened the booklet, whose edges had been worn black, directly from the middle without looking at what was newly written on the front.

Maybe it was because Shado had just happened to open the "Sacred Proverbs of the Lord of Glory". Dean didn't turn it anymore. He just pointed at the words on that page face to face and read:

"The law is authority. The law maintains the order of society. Otherwise, the world will surely fall into chaos. The sacred motto of the Lord of Glory: The power of the law is unshakable. It is a matter of course, just like the rising sun every day. All disputes and any crimes will can be perfectly resolved in the law.”

"Learn the law and integrate it into your life; obey every word. In this way, you will discover a world from the meaning of the law. As long as you obey the law, you will be free to fly there without any just punishment; do not doubt the decision of those above you. , only then can the power of following precedents thrive, and only then can Amaunata's powerful will be made known to the world; serving the superior sincerely will receive his sincere reward; however, evading responsibility will not escape severe punishment. "

Dean reads a sentence, and Chateau repeats it.

This kind of motto is similar to the "Analects of Confucius" written by Chateau before his time travel. They are all words spoken by great men, and they also express certain concepts of great men. This half of the "Sacred Proverbs of the Lord of Radiance" should have been compiled by the Amaunata Church. It can be used as a literacy reading book and can subtly spread the faith.

However, Xia Duo's three views have long been formed. His attitude towards these proverbs is more critical, and he uses his own three views to deconstruct these proverbs.

He actually disagreed with some of the maxims, but Xia Duo was not stupid enough to say it directly. The Nese people still took their faith very seriously, at least they would not make up gods casually like the people on Earth.

There is only so much in this booklet, and I have only read half of it. I finished the first time very quickly.

Xia Duo felt that learning words in this way was too inefficient. It was simply memorizing words by rote without paying attention to skills at all.

He has never seen anyone learn writing like this. Even the ancients on earth had dictionaries and lexicons!

When he was learning to speak Common Language with Junior, he knew that there were scholars in the town who taught Nese writing at a high price, and it was said that they learned it through poetry.

I originally thought that the Mage Tower would be more advanced, such as a special dictionary, study manual, etc., but Xia Duo asked Dean when he just read the second sentence, and there was no such thing. At least Dean had never heard of any dictionary.

Xia Duo couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. If he really wanted to learn writing in this way, how long would it take to learn it?

Xia Duo felt that it was necessary to compile a dictionary of his own. He still knew the principle of sharpening the knife before chopping wood. Moreover, having a dictionary by his side would make it easier to review at any time.

"Dean, let's go here today. I want to buy a blank notebook. Some things are difficult to remember with just your mind."

"No problem, you can come to me anytime if you need anything."

Seeing that Xia Duo was not studying today, Dean was too late to be happy. He quickly got up and prepared to send Xia Duo away. However, Xia Duo was a little embarrassed. He just said that he wanted to buy notes. Before he got up, Dean I couldn't wait to send him away.

"Forget it, I'm leaving. If you want to ask any questions tomorrow, tell me first. When I ask, I'll tell you after dinner."

Dean immediately stated his problem, and then gave Shado a suggestion——

"When you buy blank notebooks, it's best to go to the supplies requisition office. They are all brand new there. If you buy them cheaply from other apprentices, then the inside pages of the notebooks must have been scratched until there is only one last chance to write."

"Okay, I've remembered your question and thank you for your advice. I'm leaving."

In fact, Xia Duo had not thought about buying blank notes from other apprentices. If he had just arrived and had no channels, he might be tricked, just like Dean said.

Normally, a new piece of parchment is thick enough to be scraped 5 times, which means that a piece of paper has 5 writing opportunities. Whether it is to correct errors or reuse, the new one is definitely better than the used one. .

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Most of the material application offices in the Mage Tower are on the public floor. For example, the No. 3 application office where the apprentice wooden box was received before. This time Xia Duo went to the No. 1 application office. He asked the tower spirit, such as parchment, Basic supplies such as ink and matches can be applied for or purchased at the No. 1 application office.

For more advanced things like experimental materials, you need to apply or purchase them from other application offices.

Xia Duo took the elevator to the public floor in a familiar way. Along the way, Xia Duo didn't see a few apprentices walking around outside, until there were more people near the No. 1 material application office.

But almost all of these people were in a hurry and were not willing to waste any time.

Occasionally, two people were talking quietly, but they deliberately stopped when Xia Duo passed by, and then stared at him closely until he left. This behavior of guarding against thieves made Xia Duo feel quite unhappy.

When we arrived at Application Office No. 1, the layout inside was like a grocery store. Two "nameless" apprentices behind the counter were counting and sorting the supplies on the shelves behind.

"Uh - hello, do you have any blank notes for sale? How much do they cost?"

Hearing Xia Duo's question, an apprentice turned around and said, "100 pages of blank notes cost 15 gold coins, and a single piece of parchment costs 2 silver coins. How much does it cost?"

When he heard that the blank note cost 15 gold coins, Xia Duo's heart suddenly went cold. He only had 27 silver coins in total now, and the salary in the Mage Tower was only 1 silver coin per day.

If you want to buy a blank notebook, you have to work for at least 4 months, and the day lily is almost cold. This is a hard-working apprentice without the support of family and power behind you!

And if you buy parchment paper alone, the price of each piece is one-third more than buying the whole piece, which is simply a rip-off!