Chapter 561: Chapter 155: I Will Show You What Cruelty Means_2
There are three types of courses:
The first is the elective course.
If you have interest or skill in any subject, you can choose it.
For example, Link, who is better at biochemistry and potions, can choose related courses for learning.
For instance, Link’s newly upgraded “Alchemy Specialization” talent, combined with the “Material Specialization” talent, is enough to make him a decent alchemist, and he can select the corresponding courses.
There are no thresholds, no high requirements, as long as you opt for, you will be able to learn.
The second is the advancement course.
For these courses, you cannot listen just by choosing them, you must pass an exam.
You need to have a certain foundation and satisfy the learning requirements before you can learn.
The third is private tutoring by a mentor.
These are the most special. You must first have a mentor who is willing to take you as a student.
Comparing to Link’s past life university education system, it’s akin to the relationship between a graduate tutor and a graduate student.
Technically, Link and Jasmine have just arrived and hardly know anyone, haven’t been to a day’s class, it is impossible for a tutor to take notice of them and make them students.
However, just as the two of them arrived at the first teaching building, browsing the course schedule and preparing to choose courses, a notification came from their intelligent assistant:
[Sage Selene’s Potion Research Group cordially invites Link Grande and Jasmine Kidman to join in.]
If interested, please come to the teaching research group laboratory building before 11:30 am. The address is as follows: (Map).
“What?”
Link had learned from Jasmine that Serene Wizard had been promoted to Sage.
But as for the Potion Research Group, he was completely clueless.
Jasmine explained nonchalantly: “While you were out having fun, Sage Selene had just completed her promotion and received an invitation from the Academy headquarters. Apart from Sage Selene herself, there are 29 other positions in the research group, with the academy providing basic salary and benefits.”
“I see.”
This helped Link understand the origin of the invitation.
The Academy is quite generous in its investment in education.
Like Link, upon entering the Junior Division there were Magic Stone supplementary benefits (only received twice);
When advancing to the Senior Division, there were housing subsidy benefits and Magic Stone supplementary benefits.
Now upon entering the Academy’s headquarters for further study, they had also been informed of related benefits when processing the paperwork the previous day.
But this time, the benefit had changed from “Magic Stone” to “Academic Points”.
Ah…
Thinking about “Academic Points”, Link realized he hadn’t published a paper to earn “Academic Points” to access references and literature for a while.
This further training required improvements in all areas – witchcraft, Magic Tool, potions, alchemy, strategy, battle tactics, and so on. The required “Academic Points” could not be met by just the Academy’s subsidy.
“Guess I’ll have to start experimenting and publishing papers again.”
While selecting the public elective courses and advancement courses on the shared computer system, Link sighed.
“Hehe…”
Hearing this, Jasmine smiled happily.
It was unknown what she was laughing at.
Perhaps she was thinking about the good old days in the Junior Division when it was just the two of them.
Although it was a bit dull, there were no interruptions and no one to intervene.
Once the courses were selected, they couldn’t start immediately.
There was a buffering period.
It was necessary to wait until Link and Jasmine’s identities were “networked”, and all the lecturers obtained their past data before they could enter the classroom.
Generally, this would take about one day.
“Let’s go check out the lab.”
Time cannot be wasted, so Link took out the remaining number plate and waved it at Jasmine.
“Alright, let’s go.”
Jasmine didn’t really mind as long as she was with Link.
So, guided by the map on their portable computer systems and following the prescribed address on the number plate, they arrived at the laboratory area.
At first count, there were about 30 unevenly sized laboratory buildings.
The laboratory that Dean Frist gave to Link was located on the top floor of a five-story building in the northeast corner, occupying half of the floor.
“Link, Jasmine?”
As soon as they left the lift, they ran into someone they knew.
Lanny Taylor looked surprised to see them and asked immediately, “What are you guys doing here?”
Jasmine said nothing.
Link replied, “We are here for further study and haven’t started any classes yet. We just came to check out the lab.”
“Further study?”
On hearing Link’s words, Lanny became even more surprised and started doubting whether she had heard him correctly.
She could accept the fact that Link, who defied all norms, was able to level up to become a Second Level Wizard in such a short period of time.
But Jasmine Kidman leveling up even before her was something Lanny could not believe at all.
After the last competition, Lanny felt like she had an epiphany and her progress had skyrocketed.
She was now at the upper limit of a First Level Wizard’s spiritual power and was attempting to liquify her spiritual power, taking the first step to becoming a Second Level Wizard.
She thought she was moving at a fast pace.
But Jasmine Kidman turned out to be even faster.
If Lanny remembered correctly, Jasmine’s wizard qualifications should be of the third kind.
How did she manage to do it?
At this moment, Lanny started questioning the concept of wizard qualifications.
“Lanny, who are you talking to?”
Sandra’s voice came from around the corner, and she shortly appeared.
“You?”
Sandra was initially surprised to see Link and Jasmine there and then looked somewhat complicated.
After a moment of silence, she asked Link, “Did my third uncle give you that lab over there?”