"Then I'll help you register. May I ask which class you are in at the Magic Academy? Do you have accommodation?"
The girl was about 1.68 meters tall, wearing a white gauze dress, and her appearance was quite striking. Her waist-length, long, straight black hair cascaded down her back and shoulders, like a waterfall of black hair with a faint lily scent.
She perfectly embodied youthful vitality, and her sitting posture was elegant and proper, clearly indicating she was the daughter of a noble family.
The girl raised her jade arm, wrapped in the white gauze dress, and tidied her hair. She casually picked up the pen on the table and found a form to fill out from the drawer.
"Fire Attribute Class, no accommodation."
She quickly jotted it down on the paper, then a faint smile appeared on the girl's face as she looked up and said, "We've recorded it. A liaison will be sent to your class to find you, or you can listen for announcements from the broadcasting station. There will be a talent test arranged before joining the club. Do you have any other questions?"
"Hmm… Excuse me, does the club usually organize activities related to firearms shooting?" Durin pondered for a moment before asking.
"Yes, every weekend we organize a trip to a shooting range for firearms practice to keep our skills sharp. Once a month, we also organize a hunting trip outside the city," the girl replied calmly.
As she spoke, her eyelashes fluttered a few times, and her skin was cold as snow, smooth as silk. She responded with a faint smile to Durin, who was gentle, elegant, and dressed in a Mage robe.
"What about the registration fee and club fees?"
Durin continued to ask.
This question was very important, as it concerned his personal finances.
"If you pass the test, you'll need to pay one silver lun coin as the first month's club fee, and then one silver lun coin each month thereafter as club fees. This will be used as funds when everyone organizes activities."
The girl answered skillfully.
It was clear she had faced such questions countless times.
The fee of one silver lun coin was not low for Durin. For most other students who came to Piltover University, it was acceptable and within their means.
Durin thought about it and decided that this money could not be saved; everything was for the sake of enhancing his self-preservation abilities.
"Alright, then I'll sign up."
Durin replied.
"Okay."
The girl nodded slightly at Durin and said, "I look forward to seeing you next time, Durin. Next!"
After signing up, Durin left the square. He carried a sack of books on his shoulder, preparing to head to the cafeteria for lunch. As he walked, he pulled out two class schedules to read.
To his surprise, Durin discovered that all the courses listed were categorized as either free or paid. Moreover, most of the courses required payment.
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[Instructor Rocov of Forging — Basic Principles of Enchantment, 3 silver lun coins / per class hour.]
[Professor Ander of Potions — How to Make Advanced Potions, 5 silver lun coins / per class hour.]
[Instructor Sandru of Spell Combat Class — Combination of Cantrips and Spells in Combat, 7 silver lun coins / per class hour.]
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The prices marked on the two class schedules, excluding the free public courses, immediately made Durin realize that he would only be able to learn more valuable knowledge if he continued to work and earn money.
It was a long and arduous journey!
Durin wanted to become a qualified and powerful Mage, and this path to becoming a Mage required a large amount of money to pave.
The entire university had seven cafeterias. Durin found the nearest one and bought a simple meal for 5 copper circle coins on the first floor, consisting of one meat and one vegetable dish. After finishing his meal, he browsed the university's bulletin board and found it covered with various job recruitment postings, and there were quite a few.
There were difficult and easy jobs. Simple jobs like cleaning classrooms paid 5 copper circle coins per hour. Difficult jobs included moving corpses in the medical school's basement, which paid 1 silver lun coin per task, but required moving twenty corpses.
Alternatively, there was a job as an assistant in the technology laboratory, which required proficiency in mechanical engineering knowledge and paid 1.5 silver lun coins per day.
This job seemed very good, but it required proficiency in mechanical engineering knowledge.
Durin could only keep this information in mind, and then he left Piltover University.
He took the tram back to his residence at 45 Vocal Avenue.
For the rest of the time, he needed to preview the book for his first public free class tomorrow—the Magic Rune class—at home, so he wouldn't understand anything when the time came.
The night passed just like that. Until the next day arrived, Durin woke up early and took the first tram to the large lecture hall of the Magic Academy at Piltover University.
The first public free class, Magic Rune class, was to be held here.
These public free classes were basically taught to three to five elemental classes simultaneously. The reason was simple: the Magic Academy of Piltover University did not have enough Mages to teach each elemental class separately, making it impossible to implement a system of teaching according to aptitude.
Most of these Mages were hired by the council with heavy funding and high salaries to stay and serve, and they were provided with massive amounts of funds annually for experiments.
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