Weird Wizarding World

According to Sophia, there will be an exam for the Xisheng School in half a month.

It is worth mentioning that the test targets mainly members of other smaller schools, or suitable members of the affiliated primary school under his command.

Secondly, they are the foreign wizards holding tokens.

The content of the exam is mainly the basic knowledge of wizards.

In addition, senior wizard apprentices will be additionally assessed on at least three advanced knowledge items that they are good at.

As for the requirements for admission to other schools... Colin should increase his knowledge.

After all, even the cheapest token...according to Sophia, buying it on the black market would cost at least 30,000 to 40,000 magic stones.

What's more, schools like the Ishtar School actually don't accept outside wizards like him to join.

The only ones accepted are ordinary children who meet various requirements and have not yet practiced as wizards.

Bang.

The white porcelain tea cup was gently placed on the table at the front desk by Sophia. She paused and continued to ask:

"Mr. Colin, do you need any other information?"

Now that the magic stone has been paid and the information has been told, if there is nothing else, she will continue reading.

Colin raised his head and glanced at Sophia, pondered for a moment and continued to ask:

"Do you have any recommendations for the most reliable trading market, auction house, or pawn shop nearby?"

"A magic stone."

"Okay." Colin nodded.

Sophia organized her words and began to tell:

“Whether you want to buy or sell something, I recommend heading to the Copperrose neighborhood, where you can find everything you want in the central streets.”

"Furthermore, it is under the control of the Ishtar School. Although the price of goods and the handling fees for selling items are higher than elsewhere, the reputation of the chamber of commerce and auction houses there is excellent, and there has never been any vicious behavior. event."

Colin nodded, took out the magic stone and handed it to Sophia. After asking for the address of the Copper Rose Block for free, he left the hotel and headed towards it.

In the city of Neustadt, flying is prohibited throughout the city...rapid running is also prohibited unless you have special permission.

Otherwise, the punishment ranges from being given a magic stone to being expelled from the city or imprisoned.

However, perhaps because of this, there are so many public carriages in Neustadt that they can be seen almost everywhere on the streets.

Colin raised his hand and stopped a car at random.

"How many magic stones can I go to Copper Rose Street?"

"One-half magic stone, sir."

In front of the black hood, the dark-faced groom replied respectfully.

"Let's go." Colin nodded and got into the carriage.

This price is quite reasonable, not as expensive as the accommodation fee... Colin raised his eyebrows slightly.

Speaking of which, after Renee went out to buy ingredients last night, she also mentioned to him the price of ingredients in Neustadt City... a rough estimate seems to be about twice that of Bananca Island.

It seems expensive, but compared to the cost of accommodation, it’s not expensive.

It seems that the city of Neustadt...is expensive mainly for accommodation.

The carriage moved forward at a steady speed, and the surrounding scenery passed by quickly. In a trance, Colin inexplicably thought of his experience of drifting north in his previous life.

My current headache about accommodation is somewhat similar to that of that time.

Shaking his head, Colin retracted his thoughts.

The reason why the accommodation or housing prices in Neustadt City is so high is probably inseparable from its high concentration of magic energy.

More than an hour later.

Tinghai Chamber of Commerce.

Colin stepped inside.

This was a chamber of commerce he had heard about that could consign ships and the like.

He planned to come and ask about the specific situation.

After all, Neustadt is not a small town. It is not easy to find a suitable buyer when you are not familiar with the place...

Professional matters should be left to professionals.

As for the chamber of commerce that directly recycles ships, perhaps because the city of Neustadt is not close to the sea, it was not found.

After explaining his purpose, the waiter at the front desk took him to an interview room inside.

A middle-aged wizard apprentice with long hair received him.

"Are you going to entrust our Tinghai Chamber of Commerce to consign a ship?"

"Yes." Colin nodded and asked him, "What is the specific consignment process? For example... valuation and handling fees."

The long-haired apprentice nodded and said:

"Your Excellency, our Tinghai Chamber of Commerce's handling fee for consignment of ships is usually between 2% and 5%. The specific sales price varies depending on the type of ship."

Colin nodded slightly. If the discount was not much, then the 2% and 5% handling fees would be barely acceptable.

After all, finding a consignment from the Chamber of Commerce can save him a lot of time and energy.

And he can use the time he bought with the magic stone to prepare for the exam of the Xisheng School.

"If you can accept this fee ratio, then we can proceed to the next step." The long-haired apprentice continued.

"I would like to ask, do you have the ship you want to consign?"

"If there is one, please follow me to a suitable place to take it out. After that, we will have a professional appraiser to estimate its market price for you."

He said as he stood up.

Although he politely asked Colin if he was carrying the ship, he was actually convinced that Colin was carrying the ship with him.

After all, the city of Neustadt is deep inland, and there is no large river in the city that can carry the ships Colin described to the receptionist.

The nearest large river is also far outside the city, and you have to go outside to find it in the Kingdom of Neustadt.

Colin naturally thought of this, and without covering up anything, he followed him on the Chamber of Commerce's steam locomotive to a huge warehouse.

After taking out the Haiyan, the appraiser waiting next to him walked around in a circle, cast a few witchcraft spells, and then walked up to inspect the unknown witchcraft tool.

It took about half an hour to complete a set of procedures.

The appraiser stepped off the boat and came to them.

"Kellogg, how are you?" the long-haired apprentice asked.

"The functions are intact and the condition is very new." Kellogg put away the identification tools, paused and said, "In the past, the estimated selling price of this ship was between 11,000 and 12,000 magic stones. float."

"But now, due to the frequent visits of the gods from the southern seas, the number of wizards going on adventures has increased, and the supply of ships in the market, whether brand new or second-hand, has exceeded demand."

"So, I personally estimate that this ship can command a premium of at least 10% on the original price. If a suitable buyer is found, a premium of up to 14,000 is normal."

Colin nodded calmly, but there was an undercurrent in his heart.

The far south sea... the south of Siya continent, wasn't it the direction he was coming from?

The arrival of gods was not unfamiliar to him, after all, he had experienced it before.

But the adventurous wizard...these few words contain a lot of information.

"Sir, based on the value of the ship you are consigning, our Tinghai Chamber of Commerce will guarantee that its final selling price will not be less than 12,000 magic stones, and the handling fee charged will be 2.9%. What do you think?"

"If appropriate, you need to temporarily store the ship at the Chamber of Commerce so that we can sell it. At the same time, the Tinghai Chamber of Commerce will advance 50% of the estimated minimum selling price of the magic stone to you in advance."

"Okay..." Colin gathered his thoughts, nodded to the long-haired apprentice, and then changed the subject, "But I think we can still discuss the handling fee."

Next, he bargained with the long-haired wizard and finally reduced the handling fee to 2.7%.

After doing this, signing the contract, and accepting the advance payment of six thousand magic stones, Colin turned around and left, heading non-stop to the next place in his plan.

About an hour later.

Zion Street.

European-style white relief columns, gray-white smooth marble floors... Colin stood in front of a magnificent building and raised his head slightly.

At the top of the foyer, written in Common Chinese, were two large Chinese characters called Xi Sheng. The colors were intertwined with gold and silver, just like the feather badge he was holding in his hand at the moment.

The exams of the Xisheng School... or any school, cannot be taken until the day of the exam with a token. Instead, you need to register at the school in advance.

Especially for advanced apprentices, since they need to assess the three advanced knowledge they are good at, they need to register in advance so that the school can set the corresponding assessment content.

According to Sophia, almost all school assessments consist of two parts - a written test and practical application.

The written test is easy to understand. It is similar to the test in the previous life. It is an assessment of some theoretical knowledge.

The actual application is not limited to one type, it can be casting witchcraft, or it can be some wizard creations... In short, as long as it can show the knowledge it possesses.

After letting out a soft breath, Colin stepped inside.

After flashing his feather badge, he followed the instructions and arrived outside the registration office.

Tuk-tuk-tuk.

He raised his hand and knocked gently on the door.

"Please come in." A deep voice came from inside.

Colin opened the door and walked in.

The first thing you see is a simply decorated office, with a gray-white woolen carpet in the middle, a brown-red log desk beside the window, and a khaki upholstered armchair behind it.

On the chair, an elegant man with brown hair in a short ponytail put down the book in his hand, looked up at him and slowly asked:

"Are you here to register for the entrance examination?"

"Yes."

Colin didn't dare to be negligent, so he quickly replied respectfully, and at the same time walked to the table.

The elegant pony-tailed male wizard in front of him looked harmless, but the oppressive feeling coming from his soul made him dare not underestimate him.

I'm afraid... this is at least a first-level intermediate wizard or above.

"Give me the token." Matthew leaned on the couch and tapped his fingers on the table and said calmly.

"Okay, sir." Colin handed the feather badge to Matthew with both hands.

"Yes." Matthew took it casually, entered his magic power for a brief test, and then took out a dark silver round coin engraved with a feather pattern from the drawer on the side and handed it to Colin.

"Enter magic binding."

He glanced at Colin and added: "...Advanced apprentices also need to register three advanced knowledges that they are good at."

As he spoke, he took out a form from the side, which was densely filled with all kinds of knowledge.

"Mechanical transformation categories: bionic machinery, large puppets...; element categories: thermal radiation, elemental life...; life transformation: alien energy, Warcraft blood fusion..."

Matthew handed the form to Colin and started reading.

Colin took the form, but did not rush to fill it out. Instead, he took out three middle-grade magic stones from the storage ring with his backhand.

The six thousand magic stones advanced to him by the Tinghai Chamber of Commerce in advance were composed of five medium-grade magic stones, five low-grade magic stones, and 500 ordinary magic stones.

"Master Wizard, the student has some doubts and wants to consult you for a fee." He held the form in one hand and handed three mid-grade magic stones shining with light to Matthew with the other.

Matthew raised his eyebrows and did not take the magic stone in a hurry. Instead, he said calmly:

"You are a smart person, you have done your homework in advance."

"It's a pity..." He shook his head.

Colin's heart trembled, he raised his head and took a closer look at Matthew, and understood instantly.

Gritting his teeth secretly in his heart, he once again took out two middle-grade magic stones from the storage ring.

"It's the students who are stupid..." He calmly handed the five middle-grade magic stones to Matthew.

"Not bad!" Matthew smiled and patted his shoulder, a trace of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

Then without hesitation, he reached out and took the mid-grade magic stone handed over by Colin, with a skillful and clean movement.

What surprised Colin was that the greedy smile on Matthew's face and the Philistine's action of taking the magic stone did not affect his elegant and decent temperament at all, but instead added to his gentle and calm temperament. vivid.

Colin felt slightly relieved when he saw this.

His move was not a sudden thought, but an unspoken rule he learned from Sophia at the cost of twenty magic stones.

As for the effect... Matthew cleared his throat, looked at Colin and asked: "What witchcraft are you best at? Just name the three best ones. It's best to be of different types."

After accepting the magic stone, his tone changed from the cold tone before. Although it was not very enthusiastic, at least he had some expression.

Colin pondered for a moment and then said: "Arrow shooting, fireball, and steel armor."

"Yeah." Matthew nodded and took the registration form from Colin's hand.

He took out a black pen from the wooden pen holder on the right side of the table and wrote several new characters at the end of the registration form while chanting.

"How to use magnetic fields to accelerate metal arrows, attempts to guide spiritual magic into flames, force fields to simulate steel..."

Colin's heart skipped a beat when he saw what he had written.

This is simply a rewording of those kinds of witchcraft... It is not at the same level of difficulty as the bionic machinery, alien energy research, etc. that were seen on the previous table!

Matthew raised his head and handed the registration form to Colin.

"Okay, I will say hello to you when the time comes. Regarding advanced knowledge, these are the contents of your written test. As for the actual application, you can just use the three witchcrafts when the time comes."

"Now fill in the other information on the form and you can leave."

"Thank you." Colin took the registration form respectfully, with a hint of joy in his eyes.

After receiving Matthew's personal confirmation, he could not contain the joy in his heart. The distressed feeling caused by spending the magic stone also dissipated like a bubble in an instant!

After walking out of the Xisheng School and standing in front of its magnificent gate, Colin glanced around, holding the circular proof in his hand, feeling in a trance.

‘The Haiyan has been consigned...just waiting for the Tinghai Chamber of Commerce to find a suitable buyer. ’

'The Tin Sage School...if the registered wizard hadn't fooled himself, it would have been almost done,'

He exhaled softly and murmured softly:

"Everything is ready, now we just have to wait for the assessment."