Chapter 130: Three-School Joint Examination
The script adaptation for "song of the ocean" will take some time, so today, Jia Na only discussed creative ideas with David-Berg and had no other matters.
Around two in the afternoon, seeing that the troupe had no other arrangements, Jia Na, who valued time like gold, returned to White Coral Academy without any burden after confirming that she would still receive her salary if she left early today.
"Miss Jia Na, at noon, an apprentice named Bell-Moonshadow came looking for you. Seeing you weren't here, she left a card and an envelope before leaving."
"Where are they?"
"I put them on the experimental bench in your dorm for you."
Jia Na, who roughly guessed the purpose of Bell-Moonshadow's visit, immediately pushed open the door and quickly walked to the experimental bench in the dorm.
"As expected, she came to bring money!"
Seeing the Bauhinia Bank one-time withdrawal card on the experimental bench, Jia Na's expression couldn't hide her excitement. Immediately, she quickly tore open the envelope placed beneath the withdrawal card.
"The final bid price for that 【Stealth Cloak】 after tax was 8700 jin sule? That's about what I estimated.—"
Inside the envelope was the item transaction receipt from the Turin Auction House. On the back of the receipt was Jia Na's share of the jin sule transfer notice - 2900 jin sule.
This was exactly according to the equal distribution they had agreed upon earlier.
Although Jia Na's Celestial Sparrow played a crucial role in finding the Dark Sun Apostle, Bell-Moonshadow's initial search for the shadow rift and Vivian's contribution of the explosive rune to scare away the Mist Tower Apprentice also played very important roles in this mission.
It was precisely because of this that when Vivian and Bell-Moonshadow suggested Jia Na take the larger share of the reward, Jia Na firmly refused the proposal and insisted on equal distribution. On one hand, even taking the larger share would only be a few hundred more jin sule than an equal split, which was truly unnecessary; on the other hand, instead of being concerned about the gain or loss of one or two hundred, she cared more about the positive long-term cooperative relationship they had established with the two of them.
Seeing this, Vivian also very decisively refused extra compensation for the explosive rune, stating that she hadn't played much of a role in the process of finding the Dark Sun Apostle, and the equally divided amount was considered by her to have already covered the loss of the explosive rune.
"Now, I'm quite a bit more financially comfortable—"
"Knock knock knock—"
Just as Jia Na was immersed in the joy of "sudden wealth overnight," the familiar sound of knocking on the window outside brought Jia Na back to her senses.
"Good afternoon, Raven sir."
"Hello, polite apprentice, this is a letter for you."
Opening the window, Jia Na took the letter the Raven carried in its mouth. Before Jia Na could even see the sender on the envelope, the Raven, with its letter pouch, spread its wings and flew towards the next dorm window.
"It's another unified notice from the academy?"
【Notice: ① The final exams for all grades at White Coral Academy will be held as scheduled in October. All apprentices are requested to prepare for review in advance to welcome the exams; ② The "Three-School Joint Examination" for this year will be held at the end of October. The assessment targets are all Second-level Wizard Apprentices. The hosting location is Black Bone Forest Academy. The specific time will be subject to subsequent supplementary notices.】
"Three-School Joint Examination?"
Seeing the contents of the envelope, Jia Na couldn't help but frown.
Regarding the notice for the final exams, Jia Na didn't feel much except for thinking the notice was a bit early this year. After all, the final exams in previous years were also held in October.
However, the "Three-School Joint Examination" mentioned in the academy's notice greatly surprised Jia Na.
Because according to the procedure of previous years, the "Three-School Joint Examination," jointly hosted by White Coral, Black Bone Forest, and Mist Tower, was always aimed at Three-level Wizard Apprentices in the various academies, but this year, it had been changed to Second-level Wizard Apprentices.
"Although it's a bit strange—this might be a good thing for me—"
As the "Three-School Joint Examination," which has a long history, it is a major event for the three major academies, and even for the Turin Wizard Gathering Place.
For apprentices, besides the high rewards after achieving a ranking, the actual competition process can also allow apprentices from various academies to step out of their comfort zones and intuitively recognize their strength positioning among apprentices of the same level in Turin.
As for the academies, each "Three-School Joint Examination" serves as a baseline test for all apprentices. Whether they are hidden talents or dark horses who have never shown their strength, they can all emerge from it.
This opportunity, which historically should have belonged to Three-level apprentices, had unexpectedly fallen upon a group of Second-level apprentices this time. This gave Jia Na, who had only recently been promoted to Second-level Wizard Apprentice, a feeling of surprise.
"Among the apprentices participating in this exam, many are seasoned Second-level apprentices, and they definitely won't lack methods—so, I only have three months left."
Thinking of this, Jia Na squeezed the Bauhinia Bank withdrawal card in her hand, which hadn't even warmed up yet. After just a moment of thought, Jia Na took her things and left the dorm once again.
"Miss Jia Na, are you going out again—"
"If someone looks for me, just say I'm out and they can leave a message."
After instructing the Door Spirit, Jia Na put on the hood of her wizard robe, took the elevator, and hurriedly left the dorm building.
"Myriad Transformations!"
*Tap tap*—Tapping her toes lightly, Jia Na, not wanting to waste any more time, immediately cast 【Partial Transfiguration】, transforming into a butterfly wing form and gently fluttering her wings.
As she passed through the vine-covered passage, accompanied by the dappled sunlight under the trees, Jia Na quickly arrived in the City of Turin. She then retracted her wings and hurried to the Bauhinia Bank, withdrawing all the jin sule from the withdrawal card.
"Miss Jia Na, since the amount you are withdrawing this time is quite large, the tray might not be able to hold it all. So, I have put all the jin sule in this cloth bag."
Looking at the bulging purple cloth bag, about half an arm's length, that Goblin Grey handed over from the window. Jia Na, seeing so much money for the first time, while using her 【Muscle Control】 talent to forcefully control her facial expression,
briskly lifted the cloth bag. After confirming the amount was correct, she hid it inside the wide sleeve of her wizard robe.
"If you have needs for long-term deposits, I can introduce you to a few deposit certificates with good interest rates—"
"Definitely next time, I'll be going now."
"Okay, welcome back next time, Miss Jia Na—"
Watching the hurried departing figure, Goblin Grey's hand, resting beneath the counter, couldn't help but somewhat regretfully touch the pink purse-shaped interdimensional space bag in his pocket that he hadn't given away.
"Sigh—it seems this gift can never be given away—"
"Ding-a-ling—"
Accompanied by the gentle sway of the bell at the door, it was still the young female sales assistant who had served Jia Na last time. With a beaming, enthusiastic smile, she came forward to greet her.
"Welcome to ""Tanuki's New Outfit""—? You—are you Jia Na-Luo Lan Miss from the Nightingale Opera Troupe?"
Looking at the exquisite and peerless face beneath the hood, the young female sales assistant with baby fat stared excitedly at Jia Na, her voice slightly trembling.