Whispering Verse

"It seems that I have found the wrong person. Professor Manning is very reliable."

Seeing Professor Heinke's appearance, Shade knew that his wait had finally come to fruition.

"No, sorry, I don't recognize that symbol."

Professor Heinke said, except for the abnormal expression on his face when he saw the symbol unpreparedly, there was no indication that he was lying.

"It's such a shame."

Shade nodded and took back the notebook, then put his hand into his pocket and took out an envelope:

"One hundred pounds."

Almost a quarter of his savings.

"What's the meaning?"

The professor asked in surprise, and Shade stopped beating around the bush and said straightforwardly:

"Professor, I'm looking for the Priory."

"Oh, no, no, I don't know what the Priory is. Young man, you really have the wrong person."

As he was about to stand up and leave, Shade did not stop him, but whispered:

"The ancient wind can blow from ancient times to the present. The organization hidden in the lost history will indeed not reveal its identity at will. But Professor, I heard that as long as it does not conflict with the purpose of the Priory, they are very willing to Do you think the rules of the monastery have changed after so many years of trading with strangers, spreading your knowledge and getting paid?"

Professor Heinke ignored him and walked straight to the study door.

Shade sat at the desk with his back to him:

"Professor, not only am I looking for the Priory, the Priory also needs the information I have. I don't know if you can get in touch with those ring warlocks."

Contacting this organization will definitely reveal his identity, and Shade is already prepared. But he is not worried. On the one hand, the other party is definitely more afraid of being exposed. If Shade wants to run, he can just jump on the train with the cat in his arms, but the Light Guide Club, which has been supported by the Priory for many years, cannot run away; on the other hand, according to the fee, Miss Lian Anna's statement and Sha De's preliminary understanding indicate that this ancient organization should be trustworthy.

Although there are still risks, there are risks in everything you do, and Shade can bear it.

Professor Heink stood in front of the door holding the doorknob, without opening the door or turning around to speak to Shade.

Shade was not in a hurry to urge him, so silence fell in the study. After three minutes, the old professor, who was probably tired of standing, said and sighed:

"Okay, Mr. Hamilton, I can help you contact the members of the Priory, but the location must be decided by us."

"They have people in Tobesk? That's great. You can decide the location, but you can't go to too remote a place, and the time can't be too late. I also have to consider my own safety."

"I guess that's okay. I'll message you this evening and I'll send a letter to your address."

The professor said, and of course Shade agreed immediately. After all, he didn't have time this afternoon.

Today is Saturday, time for the weekly group meeting. On Saturday last week, the five people in the group took the summer exam. After the exam, the five people didn't talk about anything because they wanted to relax after the exam, but in fact, everyone had nothing to share.

After all, the security situation in recent weeks has been really good.

The most important thing on Saturday this time is of course Shade's promotion to the second grade. According to the plan, he came to Dr. Schneider's clinic earlier than before and submitted the mercury vial to the college through the poem manuscript page.

As Luvia, Priest August, and Dorothy arrived one after another, the college responded to Shade, recognizing the value of the relic and granting him five credits, allowing him to successfully obtain 15 credits within a week.

Although he had known that this would be the result, Shade couldn't help but feel happy after hearing the news.

Then, just like when he enrolled, the college gave him a bill for books and tuition fees. The total fee for the second grade is 325 pounds. This is of course the discounted price. Otherwise, it would be more than this price just for the books.

The money was paid for by the special contribution award jointly received by the group. Shade received 25% of the 1,000 pounds from the award. And because the doctor had already made the first payment, he was included in the award. There is about 200 pounds left. Now that he has paid the money with the special contribution award, it means that he still owes the rest of the group a total of about 125 pounds.

When he first enrolled, the tuition fee that Shade had to pay was 50 pounds, and the money was lent to him by the group. Later, after finding the [fake Philosopher's Stone], the doctor waived his debt. One and a half months have passed, and the price of tuition has become higher, but Shade is no longer in the same predicament as when he first came here. He can afford the money.

But as a result, my savings have dropped sharply again, and I still have more than 200 pounds available. Considering the deal with the Guiding Light Monastery, Shade once again felt that he was still short of money.

Similar to the first-year courses, the second-year courses are also basic courses for ring magicians, combined with the core courses of the History School. There are still a lot of courses, but judging from the names, most of them are extensions of the courses that need to be studied in the first grade.

"Intermediate Alchemy and Potions"

"Continental Geographic Illustration: Herbs and Minerals"

"Identification of Common Poisons"

"Introduction to Astrology"

"Introduction to Heraldry"

"Occultism and Ritual: Beginner's Class"

"Introduction to Ancient Occult Schools" (Summoning, Elements, Undead, Prophecy, Protection/Healing, Curse, Illusion, Strengthening, General, choose one from nine. At least six subjects must be completed before graduation.)

"Theoretical Basis of Spiritual Runes (Part 2)"

"Advanced Course for Ring Magicians - Thaumaturgy"

"Advanced Course for Ring Warlock-Spell"

"Mastery of Ancient Languages ​​(Fifth Age 0~2000)"

"Mastery of Ancient Languages ​​(Fifth Age 2000~4000)"

"Mastery of Ancient Languages ​​(Fifth Age 4000~5793)"

"Ancient Literature" (Serious Literature, Popular Literature (already selected in first grade), Others, choose one from three. Complete before fifth grade.)

"The Gone Great One: The Old God" (Note: Correspondence ring warlocks must select companions of the middle ring (including) and above for guidance and supervision to ensure normal mental status.)

"History (2)"

"Investigator Files" (Academic Core Course)

"Introduction to Antique Appraisal" (Academic Core Course)

"The Mystery of Time: An Investigator's Guide" (Academic Core Course)

"Relics and Whispers" (Academic Core Course)

"Basic Theology (Part 2)"

There are a total of 21 courses, among which the course "Introduction to Ancient Occult Schools" introduces the manifestations of occultism from the era before the Witch Era to the Sixth Age where the ring magicians live. As for the ancient language proficiency course, Dorothy didn't start learning it until she was in the fourth grade. Since Shard was in the history school, the training plan required that the second grade should reach the level of proficiency.

The focus of different colleges will be very different after the first year. For example, the two important subjects of alchemy and potion have little to do with the training direction of the School of History. Therefore, although alchemy and potion need to be continued, the two courses have been merged and are more difficult than those of the School of Mechanical Engineering and Chemistry. College is much lower.

These courses are only compulsory courses. By the second year, more elective courses that require money will also be open to Shard. The parchment recording the elective courses is kept by Shade himself, and he can apply to the college through a doctor at any time.

Professor Garcia's "Folding Space", which he will take next week, does not exist on the list. This class was originally not open to low-level warlocks, and Shade had special permission from Professor Garcia to take the class.

The academy had probably guessed that Shade would obtain credits by purchasing relics and handing them in, and he would definitely be able to achieve his goal by the weekend, so the books were already prepared.

The textbooks for the first grade are also the textbooks for the second grade, so although Shade has more courses for the second grade, the textbooks sent this time are fewer than last time, only more than forty books.

The five people worked together to arrange the books neatly so that Shade could take them with him when he left in the evening.

In addition to Shade, Priest August and Dorothy also applied to the college for new elective courses as supplementary learning content in the second half of the year. The priest chose "Extraction and Processing of Hallucinogen Toxoids", while Dorothy chose "The Mystery of the Soul: Elemental Shock".

The purple-eyed fortune teller has no matters that need to be dealt with by the college this week, and Dr. Schneider was notified that the "summer off-campus practice" for the college's official students mentioned to the doctor by the Student Administration Office last week has been postponed to the second half of August. .

Although two weeks have passed since the incident in Tobesk, after discussion, the college still has concerns about this city. Taking into account the overall safety issues, not only St. Byrons, Zarath School of Liberal Arts and Serkeses Higher Medical School, but also postponed the off-campus practical content that was originally supposed to be conducted in early August to the second half of this month.

This annual practice will only continue if nothing else happens in Tobesk and the surrounding area.