《Arcane Mage》


 Chapter 1

    As the sun set, the campus of the Kranbang Public University of Magic (abbreviated as KranMagic University) grew quiet. Only in a few ancient castles did flickering magical lamps still shine, illuminating the offices of the teachers.


    A night patrolman, carrying a lantern with a cow''s eye lens, wandered up and down the corridors of the college''s grand museum, muttering incessantly. He was obviously dissatisfied with the temporary addition to his night patrol duties.


    Half a month ago, teachers and students from the Archaeology Department of KranMagic University discovered and opened a secret chamber at the ancient Kranburg site at the foot of the Seawall Mountains in Kranbang, Jiralago Continent. Inside, they found a piece of eternal ice left over from the Dawn Era. Encased within the ice was an ancient humanoid creature whose features were indistinct. This discovery shook the academic community across the Star Continent.


    However, current magical technology could not guarantee that the ancient frozen remains inside would not decompose quickly after forcibly melting the eternal ice. Therefore, the eternal ice was temporarily placed in KranMagic University''s Grand Museum of Ancient Artifacts, pending further study by scholars from the seven continents of the Star Continent before a decision could be made.


    This decision caused great headaches for the night patrolmen of KranMagic University. The college''s Security Department had to urgently devise a patrol plan, requiring the night patrolmen to rotate throughout the night to ensure the safety of this precious eternal ice.


    Yet, the night patrolmen, who earned meager salaries, could not understand who would be interested in a large block of ice measuring 5 meters in length, 4 meters in width, and 3 meters in height.


    Even if some foolish thief were curious about this huge block of ice, how could they possibly move such a massive object weighing dozens of tons?


    Only scholars who spend their days in laboratories or libraries would consider this large block of ice a treasure, right?


    Perhaps some curious students might want to take some ice back to make a bowl of ancient shaved ice, but it was said that eternal ice was harder than steel. Forget about using an ice shaver to get ice shards; even the sharpest knife couldn''t cut it. Was it really necessary to arrange so many people to guard it?


    Of course, the school leaders could not comprehend the frustration of the night patrolmen. They probably believed that only by doing so could the school demonstrate its importance attached to this academic exchange and its respect for scholars from the seven continents.


    Oh well, tomorrow is the fifteenth day of the autumn main moon''s rise according to "The Book of Lyan," and also the school festival celebrating the 200th anniversary of "University of Science and Magic." Yet, Uncle Sam has to set up stages, sweep auditoriums, and decorate venues, running around like a headless chicken. And now, I have to guard this huge block of ice; how unlucky can I get!The narrative has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the infringement.


    As he walked, Sam muttered to himself, "Honestly, I''ll talk to those bureaucrats tomorrow. This job is too tiring for such little pay; I quit! But maybe I should wait until the end of the month to collect my salary first; otherwise, they''ll definitely deduct half a month''s wages. This time, I''m really determined to quit; nobody can stop me!"


    He kept repeating this decision he''d been talking about for over a decade while shining his cow-eye lantern on the huge block of ice.


    This "eternal ice" was truly beautiful, with a hint of blue in its snow-white glow, shimmering under the light like a gemstone.


    Too bad it''s just a block of ice. If it were a gemstone, Sam could secretly chip off a small piece to sell for some money and then head to the "Fisherman''s Bride" tavern for a few drinks of saltwater-diluted seaweed ale.


    "Tick! Tick! Tick..."


    Suddenly, a faint sound echoed through the vast museum hall, interrupting Sam''s complaints. He stopped, listened intently, found nothing, shook his head, and prepared to leave this eerie place filled with quirky items.


    "Tick! Tick! Tick..."


    Sam had taken a few steps when he stopped again, abruptly turned around, shone his lantern, and shouted loudly, "Who''s there? Come out! You kids, this isn''t a place for your treasure hunts!"


    But the museum was empty. The characters in the ancient portrait oil paintings on the walls seemed to mock Sam''s fuss with eerie smiles.


    Sam swallowed hard, his lantern shaking in his hand. Every historic college has its horror legends, and "University of Science and Magic" is no exception.


    For instance, the midnight scholars in the neighboring grand library, the ghostly parties in the auditorium, the bloody operating tables in the anatomy lab, the male student with student ID 1683 in the women''s restroom on the east end of the second floor of the Identification Department, and the twenty-three suicidal lovers'' spirits said to hang from a paulownia tree a thousand years old...


    You ask why the number is odd for a "suicidal lover" scenario?


    It''s said that a female apprentice from the Necromancy Department, betrayed by her senior and rival, killed them both and hung them on the paulownia tree. Then, using a coffin nail and her own tongue, she hung herself up too. How she managed to hammer the coffin nail through her tongue while hanging in mid-air is something only the undead know!


    Forget it, none of this matters...


    "Tick! Tick! Tick! Tick! Tick!"


    The sound grew faster, like the splashing of blood, sending shivers down one''s spine. Sam told himself they were just legends, but his mind couldn''t help conjuring up various terrifying images.


    His hands trembled violently, causing the lantern light to sway wildly. By accident, it shone on the eternal ice, and a blurred human face seemed to flash across its surface!


    "Ah..."


    Sam screamed in terror and fell to the ground, sitting on his butt. Warm liquid flowed down his trousers, leaving a strange stain on the black-and-white marble floor. Yes, he was scared to the point of wetting himself!


    With courage he didn''t know where it came from, Sam got down on the ground and crawled out of the grand museum swiftly, not forgetting to grab the cow-eye lantern that gave him a slight sense of reassurance as he left.


    Sam tumbled and crawled his way out of the grand museum, with the sound of blood dripping onto the floor echoing in his ears, as if it were just behind him, getting closer and closer!


    Terrified out of his wits, Sam screamed loudly and ran wildly through the empty campus, shouting for other night watchmen to rescue him. However, not a single person was around, despite the night watch team supposedly consisting of over a dozen people!


    "They must all be killed by the Eternal Ice Ghosts! I''m the only one left... I''m the only one left..."


    Driven by sheer terror, Sam lost all sense of reason and fled the academy in a mad dash. It was said that he never showed up again afterward.

 Chapter 2

    The next day, the other night watchmen learned about what happened the previous night. They said a couple secretly dating on campus turned pale with fright, claiming they had seen a "one-eyed wailing banshee" near the Great Museum devouring Sam, the night watchman!


    The couple also described the "one-eyed wailing banshee" in detail: She had an eye as big as a cow''s eye lantern shade on her face, capable of emitting a terrifying light that could melt people!


    Even more astonishingly, a precious piece of "Eternal Ice" was also missing, and there was a pool of strange liquid on the museum floor. After analyzing it, a professor from the Alchemy Department said the liquid belonged to Sam!


    This made the couple''s story seem plausible. They speculated that the "one-eyed wailing banshee" might be an ancient creature frozen in the "Eternal Ice," which escaped in the middle of the night and ate Sam!


    Although Sam was just an ordinary night watchman, his incident affected a significant event at the University of Science and Magic: the Magic Academic Symposium of the Seven Continents, originally scheduled to be held during the 200th anniversary school festival, had to be canceled due to the loss of the "Eternal Ice." This was the biggest embarrassment for the University of Science and Magic since its founding!


    To save face, the university quickly changed the content of the symposium to focus on studying "Ancient Korlanburg" and exploring related literature. At the same time, the university instructed the couple who saw the banshee to keep quiet and severely punished the security department of the college, even dismissing the minister who had arranged his relatives into the security department.


    However, "silencing" does not mean the university killed them to keep the secret. Soon, a new horror story spread among the students of the University of Science and Magic: the wailing banshee of the Great Museum...


    Actually, there was another secret behind this incident: shortly after Sam fled, a moonlight beam happened to shine on the piece of "Eternal Ice"!


    The "Eternal Ice," which was supposed to never melt, began to melt rapidly that autumn under the cool moonlight. The "tick-tock" sound was made by the water dripping from the melting "Eternal Ice."


    The scene shifts to the night of the incident.


    Jialan feels a power surging within him, emanating from "The Book of Lian." It rouses him from his icy slumber.


    He slowly opens his eyes, a hint of blue light flickering in his dark pupils, then climbs to his feet, his bones cracking audibly.


    He twists his stiff neck, hearing the crisp sound of bones popping, and Jialan hums comfortably.


    "Where am I?"


    He looks around and finds that the familiar bookshelves have transformed into cluttered racks, and the room''s appearance has changed.


    "I remember I was organizing the shelves in the reading room?"


    Jialan frowns and ponders for a moment, gradually recalling some events. He suddenly jolts awake, intending to shout loudly but only emitting a low "Uh..." sound.This narrative has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. If you see it on Amazon, please report it.


    "Damn! I sound like an old zombie."


    He swallows, lubricating his dry throat, and looks down to find himself lying on a marble table resembling an altar.


    "Was I used as a sacrifice?"


    He surveys his surroundings, pitch black with not even a torch or illuminating staff in sight. Only a faint blue moonlight seeps through the octagonal window on the ceiling, illuminating him and bringing a hint of warmth to his body.


    Within the moonlight, numerous tiny light points drift like dust, resembling small creatures in the deep sea. They gather like sheer veils, circling around him like a goblin before settling on his chest.


    Hanging from Jialan''s chest is a light blue crystal pendant, his administrator''s "Catalog Stone," capable of opening the doors to the three million book chambers in the Kraneburg Library.


    "Did the Catalog Stone wake me up?"


    Jialan extends his long but pale fingers, intending to cast a "Light Dance" spell to illuminate the area, but his mind feels empty, his eyes twitching, and his body swaying.


    He has to lower his hand, abandoning the idea of casting a "Levitating Disk" spell. Instead, he climbs down the marble table with his stiff body. Although the table is only one and a half meters high, Jialan feels safer climbing down like a zombie.


    Why not cast a "Levitating Disk" to create a step?


    The power within his body is as dry as a parched land. He couldn''t even cast a zero-tier "Light" spell earlier, let alone a first-tier "Levitating Disk" spell.


    Although he finds it strange that the owner of this room has placed a bunch of useless items on shelves meant for antiques, he thinks he shouldn''t judge or touch anything that seems harmless.


    Who knows if there are magical traps protecting the owner''s treasures? Taking anything casually could cause big trouble, even though he senses no magical fluctuations.


    He exits the uncomfortable "storeroom," navigating through the dimly lit hall and open door. Jialan thinks the owner left in a hurry, otherwise, they wouldn''t have forgotten to close the door, and there are suspicious water stains on the ground.


    Stepping outside, Jialan finds himself in a vast complex of buildings. It resembles an academy, as he smells the scent of books, and the layout of the buildings is familiar to him.


    He notices a lit stone fortress nearby and ponders. Despite numerous questions, he decides not to disturb anyone as dawn approaches.


    He believes this is an academy, so the lit place must belong to a teaching mage. Only they cherish time so much, staying up late at night to study magic and teaching students during the day.


    The emotions of the mages often fluctuate with the progress of their research. In the dead of night, when all is silent, is the most intense moment of their studies. If you disturb a mage at this time, you might get blown away by their "Augmented Arcane Missile," though that would be considered mild; if you happen to mess up their experiment, the mage, in a fit of anger, might insist on a magical duel with you, and then you''d be in big trouble.


    For Jialan, the darkness before dawn is nothing, for he possesses the power of the book of Lian, known as his "Fated Moon." His eyes have the special effect of the "Eye of Lian," more powerful than "Darkvision" and mightier than "Arcane Eye."


    Jialan''s eyes glowed with a faint blue light, and he quickly found a place to rest and wait for dawn¡ªa wooden chair by the college square. However, the chair was already wet with dew.


    Jialan wanted to wave his hand and cast a "Minor Drying Spell" to dry the chair. But just as he was about to finish casting the spell, he suddenly remembered that he had run out of arcane energy and couldn''t cast any spells at all.


    To Jialan''s surprise, a blob of white light suddenly appeared from his hand and landed on the wet chair. Then, the chair emitted a "hissing" sound, and the water marks quickly evaporated, with the chair also crackling loudly.


    Looking at the chair, which seemed to have been dried too much and cracked, Jialan didn''t know what to say. He looked at his hand, then checked his depleted arcane energy within his body; there wasn''t a trace of it left.


    He looked up at the crescent-shaped "Book Lian" that was only visible as a sliver in the sky and wondered silently: Did you lend me your power?


    However, "Book Lian" had already completed its overnight watch and was slowly disappearing into the brightening sky, leaving only a faint "smile" behind.


    Unable to try again, Jialan had no choice but to sit reluctantly on the chair, which was at least somewhat dry, and ponder: Am I only able to cast spells with the power of Book Lian at night?

 Chapter 3

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    Jialan shook her head vigorously, trying to forget that terrifying thought: "For instance, if I were frozen by the ''Ice Coffin'' and my body was too fragile, my teacher might fear injuring me during the thawing process and have to leave me in the ice until it melts by itself..."


    "But I''ve heard that ice frozen by the ''Ice Coffin'' has never melted naturally, except through magic?"


    Jialan glanced down at the "Catalog Stone" of the Kraneburg Library, which hung on her chest. She had just witnessed the ice melting under the moonlight of "Book Lian," and it was too magical to believe.


    If moonlight could dispel the "Ice Coffin," then this spell wouldn''t be so popular. Historically, there had never been any mention of moonlight being able to unlock it.


    The melting of the ice must have some connection with the moonlight, but it certainly wasn''t the main reason.


    Jialan decided to wait until daylight to search for clues. He tightened his grip on the "Catalog Stone," the "key" to the library''s reading room, which seemed to have changed as well; it had been absorbing the moonlight of "Book Lian" just now.


    Jialan hesitated for a moment, then picked up the light blue rhombus-shaped crystal and examined it closely. The "Catalog Stone" was a treasure of the Kraneburg Library, but theoretically, it couldn''t store magical power.


    The "Catalog Stone" glowed with blue light, and the secret magical runes inside were visible, but it seemed to have something extra... Many small light points like stars?


    Jialan shook her head; she didn''t understand this. Perhaps only her teacher knew.


    After daybreak, Jialan looked around and was surprised to find that she was still near Kraneburg. The "Gem Cape" on the other side of the "Seawall Mountains" was already illuminated!


    Looking at the sparkling "Gem Cape," Jialan crouched down, dipped her finger in the dew, and calculated her position.


    "Judging by the light of the ''Gem Cape,'' I should be about 30¡ã west of it, not 15¡ã from the library... After calculating, it seems I''m in the ''Cape Forest''?"


    Jialan looked at the water marks on the ground in disbelief. Wasn''t the "Cape Forest" a wetland connected to the mangrove forest? When did it become a city?


    Jialan looked around with suspicion: "Did someone rescue me and bring me here? Where is this? The new campus of the library? Why haven''t I seen it before?"


    But soon he understood. If he had really arrived a hundred years later, then it wouldn''t be surprising that the "Cape Forest" had become a city!


    Sitting on the bench, Jialan began to ponder once again. The current situation seemed far from promising.


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 Chapter 4

    As the first light of dawn began to spread across the horizon, Jialan, relying on his archaeological knowledge, could roughly tell at a glance that these ancient buildings had existed for at least five hundred years!


    If he had only been frozen for a hundred years, then the mangrove castle built during that time should not be in such a dilapidated state. Moreover, as an academy, there must be someone responsible for maintaining and repairing these valuable castles.


    However, for Jialan, whether it was a hundred years or five hundred years made little difference. Neither he nor his family and friends belonged to long-lived races. Whether it was a hundred years ago or five hundred years ago, his social circle had undergone tremendous changes. Not to mention now, everything and everyone was completely different; it was an entirely strange era.


    Thinking of the hall filled with what he considered "junk" and the marble pedestal where he woke up, Jialan suddenly realized that his "identity" before waking up might be as rare an "exhibit" to people of this era as those "junk" items were to him.


    This ominous "identity" reminded him of the "Northern Ice Thistle Bugs" he had dissected under his teacher''s guidance, retrieved from ice blocks.


    If the magicians of this era knew he had crawled out of the "Eternal Ice" displayed as an antique, Jialan feared his fate might be worse than that of the "Northern Ice Thistle Bugs" he had dissected himself.


    Never underestimate a magician''s curiosity and thirst for knowledge!


    Jialan silently reminded himself in his heart that this saying popular among the "Jirago" dwarf scholars was very true. If he revealed that he had crawled out of the "Eternal Ice," he would not only have to consider his own safety but also worry about compensating the academy, the owner of the storeroom, for the antique "Eternal Ice."


    He might even be mistaken for a liar or thief, as he couldn''t explain why the everlasting "Eternal Ice" had melted under the moonlight. Just like how the true value of amber lies not in the amber itself but in the insects trapped inside, where could he find something enclosed in "Eternal Ice" to compensate them?


    "Sorry! I didn''t intentionally destroy your academy''s collection, but to save my life, I have to keep this a secret..."


    Muttering to himself, Jialan suddenly realized that his throat seemed to be able to produce sound. Perhaps it was due to the morning dew; the humid air had made his throat feel better.


    He coughed softly twice, and the recovery of his throat reminded him to check his body. After being frozen for so long, besides his throat, other organs might also have problems.


    He closed his eyes and used meditation and mental energy to examine his internal organs. Fortunately, the "Eternal Ice" had protected him well. Besides feeling a bit weak, his organs were still healthy, and time had left no marks on him. The "Ice Coffin" was truly living up to its reputation; it could even freeze time.This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there.


    Wait!


    Where was the guy who had been making noise in his head all the time?


    Jialan suddenly realized that his soul was too "quiet"; the foreign soul was gone!


    Back then, he was the youngest genius magician at the "Kolang Library." Unfortunately, during an exotic summoning ritual hosted by his teacher, he volunteered to be the test subject. The experiment failed, and a mysterious foreign soul entered his body.


    Due to the interference of this foreign soul, although he had double the mental energy and an unforgettable memory, the conflict between the consciousnesses of the two souls in his body prevented him from casting spells above the 1st tier that required a high degree of "concentration." As a result, he went from being an envied genius to being ridiculed as a "Double-Souled One."


    Because of the conflict between the two souls in his body, Jialan couldn''t learn high-level spells. Therefore, he transformed from a magician to a theorist studying arcane knowledge, much to his teacher''s guilt and regret.


    However, with the advantage of having two souls, his mental energy was twice that of magicians of the same tier, and his powerful mental energy gave him an exceptional memory. This made Jialan praised by the Grand Archmages of the "Kolang Library" as a "Genius Scholar" and a "Living Catalog Stone."


    He could clearly remember the catalogs of various documents preserved in up to three million reading rooms of the "Kolang Library." Therefore, in the field of arcane studies, his theoretical knowledge was unmatched. Not even his teacher could compare.


    So, despite being almost unable to cast spells, he was able to regain respect in the field of arcane academics by taking over his teacher''s role as the custodian of the "Catalog Stone" at the "Kolang Library." No one dared to underestimate him because he could only cast 0th-tier spells and a few 1st-tier spells.


    Now, there is often a voice in his mind, sometimes speaking an incomprehensible language, and sometimes shouting wildly, like a crazy alien.


    However, he has become accustomed to thinking in noisy environments and is no longer disturbed by this voice. But, how did this thing suddenly disappear?


    For Jialan, this is truly fantastic news! If this voice really has vanished, then he can start learning magic again and become a mage once more!


    Jialan feels a bit nervous. He quietly uses his spiritual power to examine his soul, fearing that the madman is just playing a trick on him by hiding and will jump out to frighten him when he''s overly elated, laughing at him with its unique "wahahaha..." crazy laughter.

 Chapter 5

    No! No! No! It''s really gone! A sudden wave of joy filled Jialan''s heart.


    Indeed, an otherworldly soul that had never learned meditation and was trapped in a body already owned by someone else had no way to enhance its own power through any means.


    Over hundreds, or even several hundred years, its soul power would grow weaker and weaker until it could no longer maintain consciousness, eventually fading away into the vastness of time and space.


    While some say, "The soul never perishes," this applies only to powerful souls. An ordinary soul, once separated from its body, would quickly disappear without a trace.


    This otherworldly soul, parasitic in Jialan''s body, managed to survive beyond the summoning ritual without immediately vanishing.


    However, trapped in this body, its soul power could not grow stronger, maintaining only the soul strength of an ordinary person, with a lifespan of at most a hundred years.


    For some reason, Jialan suddenly felt a pang of sadness. After all, this annoying otherworldly soul was his only contemporary "companion."


    Now, with even it gone, did that mean he was truly alone in this world, the last remaining relic of that bygone era in his memory?


    He felt out of place in this current era.


    An inexplicable sense of loneliness left Jialan somewhat dejected. But when he sensed another presence, he nearly jumped out of his skin!


    "Is it still here?"


    Jialan''s emotions were complex; he didn''t know whether to feel happy or annoyed. It was like hearing news of a troublesome friend''s passing.


    When it was still around, Jialan hated it, even loathed it. Whenever it caused havoc in his mind, he wanted to choke it to death.


    Yet, when it was truly gone, Jialan felt sad and reluctant to let it go, worrying that at its funeral, this mischievous friend would suddenly jump out of the coffin, laughing and announcing it was all just a joke.


    If any friend dared to do such a thing, Jialan felt he would stuff it back into the coffin and bury it himself!If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.


    Jialan gently touched the invisible presence; it was weightless, lacking the "heft" one would expect from a soul.


    It seemed this friend was truly no more. But why had it left behind an almost non-existent "soul shell," so faint that even Jialan, with his keen perception, hadn''t noticed it initially?


    This situation was beyond Jialan''s extensive knowledge of souls. To eliminate any potential hidden dangers, he cautiously explored with his consciousness.


    However, just as he delved deeper into the "soul shell," the once weightless exterior suddenly snapped shut like a mouse trap, viciously "biting" off a large chunk of Jialan''s consciousness!


    "Bang!"


    Jialan''s body fell to the ground like a log...


    "Hey! Hey, classmate!? You''ll get sick sleeping here!"


    After what felt like an eternity, a girl in a light blue robe of a mage gently shook Jialan''s shoulder, waking him from his deep slumber.


    Galan struggled to open his eyes,still looking dazed.He stared blankly at the girl in front of him.Everything around him was shaking,and the sounds were muffled and unclear,like demons dancing and beasts roaring,terrifying to hear.This wasn''t a trap,but it felt like his heart was being torn in two.


    When Galan finally calmed down from his panic,he received a message from a strange friend,a soul from another world¡ªthe one who used to share his body:


    ¡°Hey,host buddy,is it okay if I call you that?


    If you''re reading this,then accept my heartfelt greeting from your¡®guest¡¯!I don''t know who the hell brought me here or why we have to share the same body,but it''s not my fault!According to the rules of being a traveler,now that I''m here,shouldn''t you step aside?


    I was thinking about getting stronger,becoming a great hero or king,marrying a princess,and living the ultimate life.I was pretty excited about it.But you didn''t step aside,and I couldn''t take over your body,which really worried me.What''s more,both of our consciousnesses are in this body,and I can''t figure out how that works.


    Then I thought,maybe I''m here to help you,to help you achieve those dreams.Aren''t you a little excited?But the problem is,we can''t communicate.That''s when I realized how important it is to know a foreign language!


    I tried to tell you the names of the things you saw,to teach you a foreign language,but it seemed like you didn''t even notice my presence.That''s so strange!


    You might wonder,why don''t I learn your¡®foreign¡¯language?Well,I tried,but your language is so difficult!Especially the stuff you often mutter¡ªit''s completely different from what you usually say!


    What''s more frustrating is that you can speak more than ten languages!Are you a translator?I failed my foreign language makeup exam eight times and felt so much pressure!


    After a long time,I accepted the reality¡­Wait,why did I say¡®after a long time¡¯?


    One day,you were frozen solid by a huge block of ice,and I thought you were...dead.So I figured you weren''t the protagonist type.


    As a soul,I lost track of time.Technically,I shouldn''t feel bored,but watching you sleep all day is really boring!I don''t know if you''ll wake up,but I feel like I can''t hold on much longer.This loneliness is unbearable.I might not be able to go back,so I''ve decided to dissipate myself,which is like¡®committing suicide¡¯.¡±

 Chapter 6

    I''m about to commit suicide, but I''m not willing to leave like this. Before I disappear, I think I have to leave some traces, such as leaving a mark of "I''ve been here" in your head.


    So, I left something for you. If you wake up one day and see this memory by chance, remember to live well for me!


    Okay, I''m leaving! Don''t miss me! Goodbye! Oh, no, it should be goodbye forever!


    By the way, I have to tell you that I may be the most unlucky time traveler in history.


    Also, I''ve always wanted to say that you only know how to stay with books all day, maybe you will be a virgin until you die!


    I really don''t want to leave without doing anything...


    That, can I regret it...


    After reading this, Jia Lan was silent for a long time. He was quite surprised. He didn''t expect this alien soul to be so smart, and it didn''t sound like a bad person.


    Because he was afraid that it had the ability to control people''s hearts, when it was chattering in alien language, Jia Lan ignored it.


    Thinking about it now, he regretted missing the chance to chat with the alien creature.


    This alien creature was pretty good. It tried so hard to communicate with Jia Lan, which touched Jia Lan and made him feel its loneliness for a long time.


    It was quite optimistic. Although it disappeared in the end, it maintained a positive attitude throughout the whole process. The reason why it was desperate was that it could not see any hope.


    Jia Lan didn''t know when it disappeared. Judging from the information it left, it should be during the time when it was frozen. It''s a pity that it couldn''t hold on for a while.


    The alien language it spoke should be the [secret language] used by spellcasters. This is a kind of "professional language", like the [holy inscription language] of the priests, the [druid language] of the druids, etc., and you can''t understand it at all if you haven''t learned it.


    Each spellcaster''s [secret language] is different. In addition to the [secret language], Jia Lan also knows thirteen [national languages], twenty-eight [racial languages], and many [professional languages]. Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more.


    So many languages ??are mixed together, it''s hard to tell them apart. This alien soul didn''t seem to be good at languages, so it couldn''t learn the languages ??that Jia Lan knew from daily conversations.


    Jia Lan was sorry for its departure. But his own situation was not good either... Well, he liked the word "die" used by the alien soul.


    The message it left behind had many words that Jia Lan didn''t understand, making it difficult for him to understand. However, before the alien soul disappeared, it left Jia Lan a great gift, or a huge legacy. That was the knowledge and memory of the alien world it was in.


    If he had time, he could learn it slowly. But not now, there was a girl shaking his body all the time, making it difficult for him to concentrate. Moreover, he had just been seriously injured...


    I don''t know how the alien soul did it, it used its "empty soul shell" to tear Jia Lan''s consciousness in half, but it didn''t destroy it. This made him feel like he had become two people! It''s strange to have two consciousnesses at the same time. Both consciousnesses are independent, but closely connected. The most amazing thing is that both consciousnesses are his own, and he can even talk to himself...


    "Classmate! Are you okay? Do you want me to send you to the infirmary?" The girl nervously waved her hand in front of Jia Lan''s eyes, interrupting his thoughts.


    He came back to his senses and looked around blankly. The originally empty academy is now full of people. They should be students of the academy. They are happily decorating the venue and hanging banners and ribbons.


    "Congratulations to the 200th anniversary of the founding of the "Kolanbang Public Magic University" school festival!"


    Fortunately, the common language of Khorvaire is used here, unlike that unlucky alien soul who can''t understand the text of this era.


    Jia Lan blinked and looked at the girl who woke him up. She had curly chestnut hair, wheat-colored skin, a perky nose, and some freckles on her face. She was really cute.


    Although Jia Lan felt a little tired, he still tried to smile and said to the girl, "Thank you! I''m fine. I accidentally fell asleep..."


    The girl breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and felt a little distressed when she saw Jia Lan, who looked a little haggard. Jia Lan was wearing a wrinkled dark blue robe, and his hair was messy. He looked really listless.


    "Are you a senior from Science and Magic University?" The girl sat down next to Jia Lan and asked curiously, pointing at his robe.


    Jia Lan noticed that the girl seemed a little nervous, and then looked at the ordinary light blue robe on her body. It didn''t look like a magical dress with any magical effect, but just an ordinary robe.


    Jia Lan wanted to say no, but he rolled his eyes and asked, "I... am not a student here yet, what about you?"


    "Ah! Then you must be a freshman this year? Then we are classmates! Hello! My name is Alan! Alan Hogg! I am sixteen years old and a freshman of the 1714th class of Komo University. What''s your name?" The girl laughed happily, but looked at Jia Lan''s black hair and black eyes with some doubt, "But you seem to be older than me. I thought you were a senior, especially when you were wearing a dark blue robe. And where are you from? Your hair and eye colors are rare!"

 Chapter 7

    "Hi, I''m Jia Lan, I''m really old, the color of my hair and eyes is because I have the blood of Donglu..." Jia Lan smiled and gave a simple answer to Alan''s question, but did not tell her her last name, but changed the subject: "Why is wearing a dark blue robe considered a senior?"


    "Don''t you know? At Komo University, the grade can be seen from the color of the robe and the appearance of the badge." Alan widened her round eyes, looking particularly cute: "Light blue, sky blue, and ice blue are lower grades; indigo, azure, and blue are middle grades; azure, dark blue, and dark blue are upper grades; each color is divided into one, two, and three grades, and the last sapphire blue is the exclusive color of the graduating class!"


    "The darker the color, the higher the grade of the senior, as for me... well, I''m a freshman." She pointed at her light blue robe and suddenly pulled the hem of her skirt a little embarrassedly, as if she was not satisfied with the quality of the robe: "Jia Lan, this should be your own clothes, right? The dark blue is the representative color of the ninth grade seniors. You have to wear a robe that suits your grade in school. You can''t wear it randomly, otherwise you will be misunderstood! It will be bad if the seniors see you!" [What an interesting girl. ] Jia Lan smiled in her heart and thought that she might be able to get some useful information from her. He followed Alan''s words and glanced at the busy young people in the college square. Sure enough, he found that although the eyes were full of blue, the depths were different. The reason why this Kolanbang Public Magic University chose blue as its representative color may be because of the main autumn month "Book Ryan". "Book Ryan" is the smallest moon in the Eberron world, emitting light blue moonlight. When it is brightest at night, you can clearly see the mountains on the moon, and the shape is like words on the pages of a book. Moreover, "Book Ryan" has the magical effect of enhancing learning, memory, creativity and thinking. Spellcasters, scholars, researchers, as well as dancers, musicians, poets, etc., can all find inspiration from the pale blue moonlight of "Booklean".


    On the continent of Khorvaire where they stand, "Booklean" is the symbol of all academic institutions, but no institution dares to say that "Booklean" is unique to them.


    Even the three most famous academic centers in Khorvaire: the city of Kolanburg in the Kingdom of Zilargo, the Kolanburg Library with twelve super-large affiliated colleges; the city of Sarn in the Kingdom of Breland, the Morgrave College known as the "Ten Thousand Towers City"; the city of Felhaven in the Kingdom of Aundair, the Royal Academy of Venann known as the "Kingdom of Offa"; do not dare to take "Booklean" for themselves.


    This Kolan State Public Magic University is just using the moonlight of "Booklean" to play a small edge ball.


    Jia Lan noticed that some students of the University of Komo had a crescent-shaped badge on their chests. But the waxing and waning of the crescent moon varies with grade: the lower grades have the "waning crescent moon", the middle grades have the "half-moon moon", and the upper grades have the "waxing crescent moon".This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there.


    In the shadow of the gap in the crescent moon of the badge, there are patterns of one, two, and three books stacked together and the school year number, which are used to distinguish the grade and identity of the students. After all, not everyone can distinguish the different shades of blue.


    Jia Lan did not see the "full moon", but guessed that the graduating students should wear the full moon badge, which symbolizes the completion of their studies and the upcoming graduation.


    Jia Lan turned around and subconsciously looked at Alan''s chest. His somewhat impolite behavior made the girl shrink her shoulders a little shyly, and said embarrassedly: "I just got the admission letter from the University of Science and Technology, and I haven''t officially reported yet, so I haven''t received the badge yet."


    Seeing that Jia Lan was a little surprised, the girl explained: "Don''t you know? As long as you have a recommendation letter from any prominent family in your hometown, you can take the entrance examination during the one-week school festival of the University of Science and Technology. If you pass, you can enter the University of Science and Technology to study magic."


    Hearing this, Jia Lan''s heart moved, and he asked tentatively: "Alan, is it easy to get a recommendation letter from your hometown?"


    Alan was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a while, seemed a little embarrassed, and said a little inferior: "I... My father is the butler of the Wheat Stem Village affiliated to the Graystone Town near the city of Talandor, and works for the family of the "quasi-eighth-class knight" Master Mapdoler. So... So my father served Master Mapdoler for free for three years in exchange for this recommendation..."


    No matter how good Jia Lan''s memory was, he was confused by the complicated relationships that Alan talked about, but he finally understood it. The "quasi-eighth-class knight" Master Mapdoler, who sounded very impressive, actually bought the title of "honorary lord" with money. He was nothing, not even a fiefdom, just a small country gentleman.


    But then again, "honorary lord" is still a nobleman after all, and even such a small nobleman has the right to recommend. It seems that the admission requirements of "Kolanbang Public Magic University" are too low!


    Jia Lan was a little puzzled. When did the knowledge of arcane magic begin to be opened to ordinary people? Is it to find folk masters? Or is it just a means of making money?


    You know, in Jia Lan''s time, there was a saying that "in the world of arcane magic, the poor stand aside!" Although it is a bit cruel, it also shows that the growth of a mage requires a lot of money, and ordinary people can''t afford it at all.


    Jia Lan asked Alan carefully: "Alan, are you confident that you can pass the entrance exam?"


    "I don''t know yet," Alan said, "I heard that the exam has two parts, the first part tests magic theory knowledge, and the second part tests elemental talent. The theoretical exam only requires five silver gilms, but the elemental talent test requires five gold talans. If the talent is tested and the admission is obtained, you can apply for a loan from the school..."


    Alan said a little worriedly: "My father gave me all his savings. If the talent cannot be tested, I''m afraid... I''m afraid..."

 Chapter 8

    "Don''t worry!" Jia Lan comforted, "As long as you are willing to work hard, everyone can become a great person that people admire."


    Learning magic does require some talent, but more importantly, "hard work" and "concentration". Just like the teacher said: "Attitude is the most important!"


    The teacher''s words gave him a lot of inspiration. Although he lost the opportunity to become a more advanced magician, with the encouragement of his teacher, he changed his career to become a researcher and scholar, and also became an assistant lecturer at the Affiliated College of Kolanburg Library, although he did not cast spells.


    Imagination, creativity, and the accumulation of knowledge are the keys to the success of a magician. Talent and qualifications can only determine how high you can go, but not your depth.


    Wait!


    Jia Lan suddenly felt something was wrong. He looked away from the young man who was preparing for the "Kolanbang Public Magic University 200th Anniversary School Festival" in the college square, frowned, and then asked gently: "Alan, can I see your recommendation letter?"


    "Oh... OK."


    Although a little confused, Alan still took out the recommendation letter that she thought was extremely precious from her leather schoolbag.


    Jia Lan took a quick look at the recommendation letter written on parchment. This kind of paper is very cheap and common. Judging from the fact that the "quasi-eighth-class knight" Master Mapdoler was reluctant to use even slightly better paper, the importance of this recommendation letter may not be as great as imagined. It is more of a symbolic recommendation and identity proof.


    It seems that if you want to enter the magic university, the more important thing is the "entrance examination". In the "entrance examination", the theoretical knowledge test is just a formality to see how much knowledge the freshmen have mastered so as to teach them according to their aptitude.


    And the final "element talent test" is the key to determining whether the freshmen can become students of the magic university!


    The knowledge system of this era is different from that of Jia Lan. Because even the knowledgeable Jia Lan does not understand what the relationship is between becoming a magician and elements? What is the relationship between mastering the use of elements and talent?Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon.


    Jia Lan shook his head in confusion. Is it too hasty for the magic university to judge whether students are qualified to become magicians based only on the "element sub-school" of the "transmutation department"?


    In other words, does the magic university only teach the major of the "transmutation department"? Only recruit students who study the "elemental sub-school"? This is too strange!


    Moreover, Jia Lan discovered that some of the words in the field of magic used by Alan when speaking were different from those he knew.


    For example, she called "magician, robe" "magician, magic robe", and the name of this magic university was directly called "Magic University". The spellcasters that Jia Lan was familiar with were "arcane mages, arcane robes", abbreviated as "magicians, robes", and had nothing to do with "demons" or "devils".


    In Jia Lan''s era, the only spellcasters who could be related to "magic" were probably those warlocks who belonged to the "evil camp" and had "magic blood".


    But the spellcasting ability of these magic warlocks depends entirely on their own "bloodline inheritance" to awaken. How can they have time to learn knowledge? Not to mention expecting those guys with chaotic natures to stay in the academy and study obediently.


    However, Jia Lan was a little uncertain. Judging from the fact that the Magic University values ??"talent", it seems to have something to do with warlocks who rely on blood talent... Is the Magic University a warlock academy?


    Jia Lan, who felt it was ridiculous, shook his head with a smile. This was too ridiculous!


    Although both wizards and warlocks are called "casters", and people even call the spells they use "arcane", the spells they master are completely two completely different fields and two completely different systems.


    Although there were people in Jia Lan''s era who practiced both spells at the same time, to say that warlocks who rely on talent would waste time sitting down to study magic knowledge is like saying that sows can climb trees.


    Seeing Jia Lan shaking his head with a smile, Alan asked nervously: "What''s wrong? Is there anything wrong with my recommendation letter?" She was worried that the stingy Master Mapdoler had deceived her simple father and gave her a fake recommendation letter.


    "No, it''s okay."


    Jia Lan smiled and looked at the words on the recommendation letter again. Fortunately, the words used in this era have not changed much, but there are some new words he doesn''t understand yet.


    For example, the address written on the recommendation letter:


    Star Continent - Zilargo Continent - Kolan State - Talandor - Limestone Town - Wheat Stem Village.


    Jia Lan knew the three words "Zilago, Kolan, and Talandor". "Zilago" is a country on the Khorvare continent, called the Kingdom of Zilargo, "Kolan" should refer to Kolan Castle, and "Talandor" is a small town about 300 kilometers away from Kolan Castle.


    Jia Lan is not sure about "Limestone Town" and "Wheat Stem Village", but if he has been sleeping for hundreds of years, it is normal for the place names to change.


    But what about "Star Continent - Zilargo Continent - Kolan State"?


    When did the Khorvare continent change its name to Star Continent? When did the Kingdom of Zilargo become a continent? When did Kolan Castle become a state?


    Even if the place names change with the changes in history, this change is too big.

 Chapter 9

    Jia Lan recently discovered that his memory was different from reality, and he was very worried, so he casually asked Alan: "Hey, Alan, do you know which year of the Dawn Calendar this year is?"


    "Dawn Calendar? What calendar is this?" Alan looked confused.


    "I only know that this year is the 1714th year of the Apocalypse Calendar. Is the Dawn Calendar part of the exam? Oh no, I have no idea!" Alan said nervously.


    Jia Lan was stunned when he heard it. He remembered that when he was sealed, it was still the 2014th year of the Dawn Calendar! Could it be that even the calendar has been changed?


    In other words, from the 2014th year of the Dawn Calendar to the present, at least a few hundred years have passed, and he has no idea how many years there are between the two calendars!


    Wait! Apocalypse? In the common language, this word sometimes refers to "revelation from heaven" and sometimes symbolizes "doomsday"! Could it be that the doomsday that destroyed the entire world really caused him to be sealed?


    Jia Lan''s face turned pale, and he had no idea what happened that day.


    "Don''t worry about the Dawn Calendar, it''s an ancient calendar, and the entrance exam shouldn''t test such ancient content... But I guess the entrance exam may test some basic geography and history. After all, we are just freshmen, and we won''t be tested on too difficult professional knowledge." Jia Lan forced himself to be calm and smiled at Alan.


    "Or, tell me what you know about geography and history, maybe I can help you supplement your knowledge and consolidate your memory."


    Alan has also been reviewing recently. Hearing Jia Lan say this, she was relieved and began to tell Jia Lan about the geography and history she knew:


    More than 1,700 years ago, the world experienced a terrible doomsday disaster. A major earthquake destroyed civilization, and human society returned to the primitive clan era. That dark and chaotic history was called the Dark Apocalypse Era.


    Then came:


    From the first year of the Apocalypse to the 3rd century - the clan era, clans frequently fought for resources, and small clans were either eliminated or merged;


    From the 4th century to the 8th century of the Apocalypse - the tribal era, many clans united to form tribes;


    From the 9th century to the 10th century of the Apocalypse - the chiefdom era, tribes united to form chiefdom regimes;


    From the 11th century to the 12th century of the Apocalypse - the city-state era, some large chiefdoms occupying the remains of old cities began to establish city-state kingdoms, entering the era of "one city, one country";


    From the 13th century to the 14th century of the Apocalypse - the federal era, city-state kingdoms used force to threaten small forces to submit, and the civilized order began to recover, forming a social organization of "federation of cities", formulating laws and rules, and the social form gradually stabilized;If you spot this tale on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.


    From the 15th century to the 17th century of the Apocalypse - the Renaissance Era, starting from the 15th century of the Apocalypse, civilization began to recover and entered the Renaissance Era of rapid development. The Federation of Nations began archaeological research and tried to restore the civilization before the Great Destruction Era;


    From the 17th century of the Apocalypse to the present...


    As for geography, Alan said that the continent they were on was originally a complete piece of land, but the Great Destruction blew it into seven continents and countless islands, so it is now called the Star Continent.


    For example, the northwest of the original Kovare Continent has now become the Northwest Continent of the Star Continent; the southwest has become the Southwest Continent; the north has become the North Continent; the south has become the South Continent; the Morro Territory, the gathering place of dwarves in the east, has now become the Eastern Islands; the northeast and the central have merged into the Northeast Continent; the southeast has merged into the Southeast Continent.


    And the former first power, the Kingdom of Bruland, was right at the center of the earth vein explosion, and its territory was blown to pieces, and the remaining part became the Middle Continent.


    "It''s really broken..." Jia Lan''s eyes became dull when he heard the news. But Alan didn''t notice and continued to recite seriously: "Now, civilization is mainly concentrated in the North Continent, South Continent, Northeast Continent, Southeast Continent, the west of the Central Continent and the Eastern Islands. There are also people living in the southeast of Northwest Continent, but the number is relatively small. This is the geographical pattern of the seven continents of the Star Continent."


    After reciting it in one breath, Alan breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Jia Lan expectantly: "Am I reciting it correctly?"


    Jia Lan smiled and nodded, giving affirmation.


    "Hey, good news! The entrance examination will not start until the end of the school festival, and we still have a whole day to prepare." The school festival will last for seven days, and there will be an opening ceremony and a welcome party after the end, and then we will be divided into classes according to the scores of the entrance examination and the elemental talent test!


    The girl smiled happily, with a few drops of sweat hanging on the tip of her nose. She clenched her fists and placed them in front of her chest, shaking them with excitement and nervousness: "Oh, I''m so nervous! I don''t know which major I will be assigned to... By the way, Jia Lan, which major do you want to apply for?"


    "Major? Oh, I haven''t decided yet!" Jia Lan replied with a smile, "Besides, it seems that the majors in "Komo University" are not chosen casually. You have to listen to the school''s arrangements based on the results of the entrance examination and the evaluation results, right?"


    "In fact, it''s not that you can''t choose at all. The school will give us some suggestions based on the results and evaluation levels, but except for the five main majors of ''wind, wood, water, fire, and earth'', which must be selected according to the talent evaluation, other auxiliary majors can be selected by yourself." Alan explained seriously, not noticing that Jia Lan was trying to trick her.


    "The learning atmosphere in "Techmagic University" is still very free. It is not based on academic years, but on credits. If you have enough credits, you can apply for an upgrade, but if you can''t get enough credits, you may not be able to advance to the upper grades, or even graduate!"


    Jia Lan was stunned again, "Wind, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth"? What kind of magic school is this?


    I remember that the magic schools taught in school should be "Protection, Spell, Prophecy, Enchantment, Transfiguration, Illusion, Necromancer, Transmutation, Universal", right?


    From the literal meaning, "Wind, Water, Fire, Earth" seem to be elemental magic in the Transfiguration system, but it feels incomplete.

 Chapter 10

    In Jia Lan''s understanding, [Energy] includes "air, water, fire, earth, acid (corrosion), cold, lightning, force field, sound waves, light, darkness" and so on.


    "Wind", Jia Lan thinks it means "air", but what is "wood"? Is it a variant of "natural magic" made by those druids who like nature?


    Jia Lan is a little confused. Now everyone seems to be studying spells such as [Elemental Sub-School], but is this too one-sided? The elements of nature are not just these "basic models", there are also more advanced ones, and there are also complex "combination models".


    Take "Science and Magic University" for example, it specializes in studying elements, but why does it only focus on "wind, water, fire, earth" and forget "cold, lightning, force field, sound waves"? Isn''t this teaching a "lame wizard"!


    Jia Lan was confused and had to ask: "Besides the main subjects, what other courses does the [auxiliary department] have?"


    Alan began to count: "There are so many, [linguistics], [identification], [archaeology], [pharmacy], [esoteric medicine], [alchemy], [enchantment], [heraldry], [runeology], [sculpture], [totemology], [array], [astrology], [mathematics]..."


    Alan couldn''t count them all and had to nod: "Anyway, there are a lot! But unless you have no talent in the main subject and are assigned to the [auxiliary department] which does not require high talent, the main subject credits generally account for 60£¥, and the [auxiliary department] credits for randomly choosing four courses only account for 40£¥."


    Jia Lan was not discouraged and asked again: "Does the "Science and Magic University" teach ''cold, lightning, force field, sound waves'' and other... uh... magic?"


    Alan was stunned: "You are talking about ''Ice System'' and ''Electric System'', right? Those are advanced courses that can only be learned by formal magicians. We apprentices are not even apprentice magicians, how can we possibly get in touch with them?"


    When Jia Lan heard this, he felt that his worldview was about to collapse. The knowledge system of this era was too different from what he knew. It was incomplete and messy.


    After asking for a long time, Jia Lan finally figured out the level of "magicians" in this era.If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.


    From the lowest "magic apprentice, apprentice magician", to the "primary, intermediate, and advanced" formal magicians, to "grand magician, wizard, grand wizard", and then "magician, grand magician".


    Alan said that there are a few "sages and great sages" above the grand magician, as well as the legendary "saints and gods of law", which should be the "super powerful" and "legendary" levels of this era, right?


    Jia Lan was silent for a while. He found that what he learned was completely out of touch with this era and he had to learn it all over again to catch up. This ruined his original plan to sneak into the library of "KoMo University" to look up information.


    It seems that he has to stay here for a while, learn things well, and then look up the matter of the Great Destruction, otherwise he may not be able to move forward in this era!


    But in this way, he has to find a way to get a letter of recommendation from "KoMo University" before he can take the exam, and tuition is also a big problem... He is penniless now!


    Just for the exam and talent test, he has to pay the academy five gold Talan and five silver Jim, and the tuition is even more expensive if he passes the exam. Jia Lan knows that no matter which era, things related to "knowledge" and "magic" are very expensive.


    Although he doesn''t quite understand the money of this era, judging from the names, "Gold Talan, Silver Jim, Copper Danding" should be similar to the "gold coins, silver coins, and copper coins" of their time.


    It seems that this era has not yet used convenient "universal currency".


    If money is only circulated in one place, it means that the financial environment is not good. If the financial environment is not good, it means that it is difficult for him to raise enough tuition in a short time.


    Jia Lan began to worry. He used to be a noble. Although he had no actual "territory", he had a [viscount] salary from [Kolan Castle] every month, which was enough for him to spend.


    Moreover, the "Kolan Castle Library" would give a lot of money to people doing research projects every quarter. He was also a librarian, so he didn''t have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation.


    The registration period for "Komo University" was only seven days. If you missed it, you would have to wait until next year. Now he was suddenly asked to pay tuition, which was really difficult for him.


    "Jia Lan, don''t you want to go out for a walk? I heard that in addition to the performances at the school festival, there is also an annual magic market outside, selling all kinds of strange things. I came here specifically to see the school festival!"


    Just as he was worrying, Alan suddenly became excited: "It''s a pity that the school festival doesn''t seem to be ready yet. There may be performances and recruitment meetings tomorrow... But the magic market should be open, let''s go and have a look together?"


    Alan and Jia Lan had been chatting for so long. Both of them were new here, so they became familiar with each other and warmly invited him to go to the market together.


    "Go to the market? Uh, but I don''t have money..."

 Chapter 11

    Jialan was a little embarrassed. Alan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered him "pretending to sleep" on the bench before, and immediately understood something. She looked at Jialan''s wrinkled robe with sympathy, and said gently: "You haven''t found a place to live yet? How about I take you to the hotel where I live? Although it''s a little small and a little old, it only costs two silver jims a day. There is still a week before school starts. You will get sick if you sleep on the bench all the time!" "Don''t worry! I can lend you a gold talan and five silver jims first, and you can pay me back after school starts. By then, we can be assigned to dormitories and apply for student loans, so we don''t have to worry about having no place to live!" Seeing that Jialan was a little surprised, the kind Alan smiled and continued: "I can also introduce you to the tavern where I work part-time. You can earn three silver jims a day, and there are two meals! It can save a lot of money and it will be no problem to make it until school starts!" Jialan smiled bitterly. In fact, he lacked more than just accommodation fees. He rolled his eyes and suddenly smiled and said, "Okay, let''s go to the magic market and have a look!"


    Since it''s a "magic market", spell materials can definitely be bought there, right? Maybe he can use his skills to earn tuition fees in seven days!


    Although there is a saying in the world of arcane magic that "poor people should not touch magic", because learning magic costs a lot of money and resources.


    But in Jialan''s era, although the profession of wizard is always short of money, it is also one of the richest people in the world. After all, things related to spells are always associated with "expensive".


    The two decided to go to the market and walked along the avenue of paulownia trees in the college, leaving the classmates who were busy arranging "Komag University" and walked towards the "magic market" outside the college.


    [Kolanbang] is a peninsula with an area of ??about 26,000 square kilometers, about 100 kilometers away from [Kolanburg] in Jialan''s era.


    However, Alan told Jialan that [Kolanburg] had become a ruin in the great earthquake more than 1,700 years ago, and the oldest city in the [Kingdom of Zilargo] no longer exists. The Cape Forest, which was originally just a mangrove forest, has now become a new center of civilization.


    Although the earthquake buried the previous civilization underground, the survivors still inherited some of the legacy of the previous civilization, so [Kolanbang] has become one of the famous academic centers in the "New World".


    [Kolan City], with "Kolanbang Public Magic University" as its core, is a typical college city. There is no government army here, but because there are many magicians, it is very safe and no one dares to make trouble.


    [Kolan City] has two management systems, one in the college and one outside the college, both of which want to use the resources of "Kolan University".


    [Kolan City] is in the middle of [Cape Peninsula], close to the sea, so there are many private research laboratories and commercial institutions. Although [Kolanbang] is not as good as [Tolanbang] in business and its resources are not as good as [Zoranbang], it has many magic specialties, so it has attracted many professional guilds and mercenary groups to build branches here.


    There are more than 1.7 million people here, most of whom live near [Kolan City] and [Kolan Port] as "outer cities". Because there are many races here and there is no government control, the public security is a bit chaotic. But because there are magicians from "Magic University", everyone still dare not be too arrogant.Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site.


    Jialan and Alan are "outsiders" and dare not go to the outer city with poor public security, so they only went to the magic business district outside the academy where public security is relatively good.


    "Oh my god! What are these smoking things?"


    As soon as he left the quiet college area and entered the market, Jia Lan was stunned by the endless flow of vehicles on the streets of [Kolan City].


    Various strange machines were driving around on the streets, "Bagu! Bagu!", with noisy voices, and the air was filled with white steam and thick smoke, as well as the smell of coal ash, which made Jia Lan unable to adapt to it all of a sudden.


    Alan saw Jia Lan looking at the cars curiously, and said with a smile: "These steam locomotives made by the Goblin Chamber of Commerce are amazing, right? I was also shocked when I saw them for the first time! I heard that only rich people can afford this kind of horseless car."


    "Goblin steam locomotive? Is the high goblin civilization revived again?"


    Jia Lan remembered that [Kingdom of Zirago] was the site of the ancient high goblin civilization [Dakkan Goblin Empire], and perhaps the high goblin civilization really revived on this land.


    Before Jia Lan recovered from his surprise, a round aircraft like a huge olive suddenly appeared in the sky, which stunned him again. Looking at the ship dock at Kolan Port in the distance, you can still see many aircrafts slowly rising and landing.


    Alan walked for a long time before she found that Jialan had not caught up. She turned back to look for it, then jumped back, looked up at the aircraft in the sky, and asked Jialan curiously: "Jialan, haven''t you seen the dwarf airship? This is the most famous flying tool in our Zirako Continent... Oh, yes, you said you are from Donglu, don''t you have this in the Eastern Islands?"


    Jialan retracted her dazed eyes and smiled awkwardly, but didn''t know how to answer. The "Eastern Land" he said was not the same as the Eastern Islands she said. He could only say: "In my hometown, such aircraft are indeed rare..."


    Can they not be rare?


    The only aircrafts that Jialan has seen are floating towers and floating cities. However, those huge floating buildings are not as flexible and convenient as these aircrafts.


    Jialan tried to stop thinking about these novel things and walked into the bustling market with Alan. He was deeply shocked by the new technology of this era.


    It turned out that although the great destruction and civilization rupture had occurred, this era was not as backward as he thought. People developed new magical technologies on the basis of the original ones and had their own unique civilization characteristics.


    In some aspects, some technologies of this era even surpassed the previous ones. In Jia Lan''s era, except for the ancient teleportation arrays left over from the ancient times, there were no convenient means of transportation such as "Goblin Steam Locomotive" and "Dwarf Airship".


    While chatting with Alan, Jia Lan observed the environment of this era. There were still "old-fashioned" means of transportation such as carriages and various beasts of burden on the road, and most people still walked or rode horses.


    In other words, those magical "Goblin Steam Locomotive" and "Dwarf Airship" were only luxury goods for the rich, and ordinary people had not used them yet. This shows that the new technology of this era is still in its infancy and has not yet been popularized in the lives of ordinary people.


    Judging from the current situation, the civilization rupture caused by the great destruction has prevented the knowledge of people in this era from recovering to the previous level. However, on the basis of existing knowledge, they have developed new things by themselves, and they are getting more and more powerful. In the future, maybe a knowledge system with its own characteristics that is different from the past can be formed.


    Jia Lan, who originally looked down on the fact that Komo University only taught those incomplete and error-ridden elemental sub-schools, no longer dared to look down on them. He began to respect the mages, scholars, and researchers of this era.

 Chapter 12

    Walking on the street, you will find that this is not only an era of rapid technological development, but also a melting pot where all kinds of races live in harmony. Along the way, you can not only see humans, elves, dwarves, gnomes and halflings, which were common in the past, but also orcs, trolls, goblins, kobolds, beastmen, as well as scaled people, sea people, and various half-humans, sub-humans, humanoids and their subspecies! These people from different races, whether they are considered to be creatures of the "evil camp" or inferior races that are considered ignorant and primitive, live together in harmony. In this era, there seems to be no so-called "camp barriers" or "racial discrimination", and everyone is full of respect and tolerance for their own culture. Although Jia Lan felt that all this was a bit strange, he had to admit that this harmonious atmosphere made him feel very comfortable. He saw a strong orc, who looked scary, but was working hard to carry the goods, and then smiled honestly and took the reward from the goblin boss. He also saw a half-werewolf driver, pulling a rickshaw quickly, politely sending an elf lady to the shopping street and helping her get off the car... Such a scene would not have been possible in Jia Lan''s era!


    This is a strange, but pretty good era!


    Jia Lan looked at everything around him with a smile on his face. He followed a happy girl who was bouncing and jumping, and strolled in the lively market.


    When they walked in front of a small vendor, Jia Lan suddenly stopped and looked at the goods on the stall in surprise. It was a pile of dried branches of blood mistletoe, which is one of the important materials for making hemostatic ointment. Although this is not rare, it should not be mixed with some wild fruits and sold on the stall!


    Jia Lan remembered that in the Adventurer''s Guild, a small blood mistletoe vine cost two silver coins, and the hemostatic ointment made from it was sold for one gold coin per small can! And on this stall, there was a pile of thick blood mistletoe vines, which looked at least ten years old!


    Jia Lan blinked, thinking that if he could buy these blood mistletoe vines and make hemostatic ointments to sell, he should be able to raise enough tuition! So he squatted in front of the stall and pretended to look through the goods casually. This is just the periphery of the market. There are no formal shops and stalls. The vendors just spread a piece of animal skin or linen on the ground and put their goods. The vendor was wearing a tattered linen clothes, his face was full of wrinkles, and his eyes were a little cloudy. Seeing Jia Lan squatting, he immediately showed a flattering and fearful smile, obviously hoping that Jia Lan would buy his things. Jia Lan found that in addition to the blood mistletoe vine, the stall only sold some ordinary wild fruits. This made him a little confused, because the blood mistletoe vine tasted bitter and could not be mistaken for fruit.


    So how did the farmer get these blood mistletoe vines? Did he find them by accident, or did he not know this plant at all, but just saw that its blood-red juice was very special, so he picked it to try his luck?This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.


    After all, in the eyes of ordinary people, those mysterious magicians are always interested in strange stones, weird insects and poisonous plants.


    Jia Lan picked up a blood mistletoe vine and looked at it, and found that it was already very dry, which made him a little regretful. Fresh blood mistletoe vines are most suitable for making medicine. Although the medicinal properties will not be lost after drying, it will be more troublesome to process.


    At this time, Alan squatted down curiously and looked at the blood mistletoe vine in Jia Lan''s hand: "Jia Lan, do you want to buy Kou Dan vine?"


    Alan came from the countryside and was not interested in these wild fruits. He was just curious why Jia Lan was interested in this Kou Dan vine.


    "You said this blood-red vine is called Kou Dan vine?" Jia Lan looked at her in surprise. The girl smiled and said, "Yes! In our village, we call it ''pigeon blood vine''. Sometimes the aunties in the village will pick some to dye the cloth. Of course, it has some other uses, you see..."


    As she said that, Alan picked up a blood mistletoe vine, wiped the cross section with saliva, and then smeared it on her lips. Suddenly, her lips were dyed with a layer of beautiful purple-red, making her look more attractive.


    "... In fact, it can also be used to paint nails! But you need some resin."


    The girl gently licked her lips, which were as soft as petals, and then stretched out the dyed fingers to show Jia Lan. Jia Lan was stunned for a moment, thinking: What did Alan just say? She actually used "blood mistletoe vine" to dye cloth? Isn''t this too wasteful?


    Moreover, when Jia Lan was in the "Kolanburg Library", because he rarely came into contact with women, he didn''t know that "blood mistletoe vine" could also be used to paint lips and nails.


    "Are there many of this kind of ''pigeon blood vine''?" Jia Lan asked doubtfully.


    He couldn''t believe it. Although the "blood mistletoe vine" was not rare, it was not so abundant that it could be used to dye cloth, right?


    The farmer who was setting up the stall smiled and took off his worn straw hat, put it on his chest, and enthusiastically promoted his goods: "Sir, although pigeon blood vine is common, it does not grow here in the ''Cape Peninsula''. It can only be found in the dense forest above the halfway point of the ''Sea Wall Mountains''. These are the old vines I picked specially, and the color is very strong. Would you like to buy some?"


    "Very common?" Jia Lan muttered, and suddenly realized a problem: this is not his original era. Maybe people in this era don''t know the medicinal value of the "blood mistletoe vine". Picking it in large quantities has made it rare. After more than a thousand years of no one cared about it, the number has become even smaller...


    Thinking of this, Jia Lan swallowed his saliva, turned to the girl and said: "Alan, can you lend me some money first? I think I can make something with these pigeon blood vines."


    "Make something? Do you mean to extract the purple red pigment for dyeing?" Alan asked puzzledly.


    Jia Lan was penniless, so he could only try his best to persuade the "God of Wealth" to invest: "Yes, maybe I can make some cosmetics, such as lipstick and eye shadow..." The girl asked curiously: "Cosmetics? Lipstick? Eye shadow? What is that?" In order to prevent the farmer from taking the opportunity to raise the price, Jia Lan casually said some new words, which even stunned himself. He didn''t know why he made up these words that he had never heard of. However, the girl didn''t care. While taking money out of her pocket, she asked: "Do you need a lot of pigeon blood vine to extract rhodamine?"

 Chapter 13

    Jia Lan nodded quickly: "Of course the more money the better! I will definitely pay you back!"


    "Oh, it''s okay!" The girl smiled and took out two silver coins from her pocket and handed them to the farmer, which disappointed Jia Lan.


    But he thought about it again. The girl was not rich and was not familiar with him, but she offered to lend him money and was willing to pay more to help him buy things. She was really kind and simple. How could he ask for too much?


    Jia Lan thought, when did he start to rely on women''s money?


    He looked at the blood mistletoe in his hand. Judging from the age, it was at least ten years old, and the thickness and length were just right. It should be able to extract the materials for three bottles of medicine. Although his pharmacy skills are not yet superb, there is at least a 50£¥ success rate, and at least two bottles of hemostatic ointment can be made!


    Even if a bottle of ointment is only sold for two silver coins, it can make four silver coins!


    Seeing that no one is interested in the blood mistletoe vine on the stall, it should be that the locals don''t need this kind of "pigeon blood vine". The magic market lasts for seven days. If the farmer is not in a hurry to leave, it won''t be too late to come to him to buy more when he has money.


    Jia Lan was about to ask the farmer how to find him if he wanted to buy more "pigeon blood vine", but was surprised to find that after the farmer took the two silver coins, he actually put the pile of "pigeon blood vine" into a sack, and took a lot of fresh blueberries and fruits from the donkey cart to give to the girl!


    Jia Lan widened his eyes, pointed at the bag of "pigeon blood vine" and said: "Do these "pigeon blood vines" cost two silver coins?" He wanted to say "Only two silver coins are enough?", and almost let it slip.


    Seeing Jia Lan''s surprised face, the farmer thought that he thought the price was too high, and hurriedly said nervously: "I''m sorry, Mr. Magician, the market has just started, and I haven''t sold other fruits yet, so I don''t have change for you... Can I give you some more fruits as compensation?"


    As he said that, he turned around and wanted to get more fruits. Alan gently pulled Jia Lan''s sleeve and whispered: "Colan City does not produce pigeon blood vines locally, so the price is slightly higher than in the mountains. Such a large pile only needs two silver coins, which is not expensive! And the uncle also gave us a lot of blueberries!"


    The girl''s pure eyes seemed to say "You are too stingy!", making Jia Lan waved to the farmer who was packing fruits and said with a smile: "No, I mean, we still have to go to the market to go shopping, and it''s inconvenient to carry such a big bag of things. Can you help us send it to the hotel?"


    "Of course! As you wish, Mr. Magician!" The farmer bowed repeatedly with a smile.


    Jia Lan didn''t have a place to live yet, so the things could only be sent to the hotel where Alan lived first. Watching a little boy carrying a heavy bag running towards a nearby inn, Jia Lan tentatively asked the farmer: "Do you still have this pigeon blood vine? If I need more, where should I find you?"You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story.


    "Ah! Sir! There are a lot of this pigeon blood vine in the mountains near our Luanshi Village. Although there are fewer old ones, there are quite a few young ones!" The farmer said in surprise: "I just tried to bring some this time to see if there are any housewives in the city who need it for dyeing. So I still have some dried pigeon blood vine at home. I will stay at the market until tomorrow afternoon to sell these fruits. If you need more, I can deliver it to you the day after tomorrow morning!"


    Because there are special cloth dyes and cosmetics shops in big cities, pigeon blood vine, which is troublesome to use and has a dark color, is not popular in cities. Only the peasant women in remote mountain villages will collect this natural dye to save money.


    After Jia Lan and Farmer Bit made an agreement, he breathed a sigh of relief, said goodbye to Farmer Bit, and went to the market with Alan.


    To be honest, if he didn''t have to go to the pharmacy to buy some auxiliary materials and utensils, Jia Lan would not be in the mood to go to the market at all. He never thought that he would care so much about this cheap medicinal material worth only a few silver coins.


    However, before walking a few dozen meters, Jia Lan couldn''t walk anymore. His eyes were fixed on the goods on another street stall, and he shouted in his heart: "Oh my God! Is that indigo ore? The colorant of camouflage cold cream? I must have seen it wrong..."


    "Hey, what''s that next to it? Flashing stone? That''s an important material for flash powder!"


    "What else is here? The honeycomb of the double-needle bee? This era is too crazy. They buy the honeycomb of the double-needle bee for honey!"


    Along the way, Jia Lan''s eyes were almost bleeding. Just by walking around the outer street stall area of ??the magic market, he found more than a dozen materials that were not rare in his era, but should never be sold on the street stalls, but should be placed in the magic material store and priced in gold coins!


    Jia Lan was really itchy in her heart, and she wanted to buy all the good things on the stalls, but she didn''t have a penny. So, she walked around the edge of the market, found a pharmacy at random, and asked Alan to borrow money to buy some commonly used ingredients and a set of simple tools, and then took the girl to the "super cheap" hotel that Alan mentioned.


    In fact, the "super cheap" hotel that Alan mentioned is not like a regular hotel at all.


    This hotel doesn''t even have a name. It''s just a small B&B where residents of Kolan City rent out empty rooms to foreign tourists to make some extra money when there are many guests at home during festivals or holidays.


    But Jialan likes this B&B with a small courtyard very much. Although the room is small, it is very clean and comfortable to live in. The owners of the B&B are a very kind middle-aged couple and a daughter who is about the same age as Alan. Maybe this is why Alan chose this place.


    The rooms in the small courtyard are not big, and the two rooms together are only about ten square meters. There is also a simple toilet made of wooden boards in the corner of the yard. It looks clean and has no odor.


    On the other side of the courtyard, there is a small pool with a small wooden barrel hanging next to it. It is very convenient to draw water from the pool, and the water is also very cool.


    Because this place is on the Cape Peninsula, there is a lot of groundwater, so sometimes the ground is a little wet. So the foundations of the houses here are built very high, and they also use multiple layers of moisture-proof materials, so the rooms are particularly dry.


    The owner of this B&B is a typical middle-class family. The husband has a stable job and income, although not much, it is enough to make the family warm. The wife also takes care of the family wholeheartedly. Her most important job every day is to wait at the door for her husband to come back from get off work at the dock, and to search for the last copper coin in his pocket to prevent him from spending money in the tavern.

 Chapter 14

    The Browns were very happy when Jialan came, because they could rent out the empty little room and earn two more silver coins a day. Their house and yard were small and simple, so few outsiders were willing to live there.


    As for those outsiders who came alone, those who had money stayed in big hotels, and those who had no money stayed under the eaves of other people''s houses for one night, such as farmers who came from the village to attend the market.


    The two daughters of the Browns hid behind their parents, looking at the young magician with curiosity and a little fear. But when Jialan looked at them, they lowered their heads shyly.


    The fat Aunt Brown greeted Jialan and Alan loudly, and tidied up the empty room that was usually cleaned up, and laid a soft straw bed and a khaki coarse linen sheet for him.


    There was only a wooden bed, a small wooden table, a stool without a backrest and a small wooden cabinet in the room, nothing else. But Jia Lan was very satisfied. This place reminded him of the single dormitory he lived in at the Kolanburg Library, although he spent most of his time in the library or the laboratory.


    "By the way! Little Emma! Just now a little boy brought a sack and said it was what you bought at the market. I put it on the clothes drying stand in the yard! Also, tonight''s dinner has salty bean soup and roasted bananas with bread. You will definitely like it!"


    Aunt Brown was nagging but very kind. The two silver coins per day accommodation fee of the B&B includes a simple breakfast and a dinner that is not rich but filling, which is actually what the B&B owner eats every day.


    Jia Lan smiled and thanked Aunt Brown, took out the "pigeon blood vine" from the sack, put it on the clothes drying stand in the yard, and carefully checked the quality of these parasitic vines one by one.


    After looking at sixty-eight roots, Jia Lan nodded with satisfaction. The quality is very good, and the farmer''s bit is very dry and not moldy.


    "Emma! Is he an apprentice magician? He looks so young!"


    The three girls gathered together, talking in a low voice while watching the busy young magicians in the yard. "Emma" is Alan''s nickname, and anyone who knows her can call her that.


    "No, Jialan and I are both freshmen preparing to take the entrance examination for the 1714th class of Komo University!"Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon.


    Alan was very simple and easily told Jialan''s story. She smiled and said, "He is from the East Land, so he looks older. Black hair and black eyes are rare in our South Land, right?"


    Jialan was once known as "the youngest genius magician in the Kolanburg Library", but because of an accident in the spell experiment, he lost the opportunity to become a high-level magician. But he is born with a strong sense of perception, so even without paying special attention, he can hear the girls'' whispers. Hearing Alan say that "East Land" and "old age" are related, he was a little speechless.


    Seeing Jialan busy, the girls looked at him curiously. Alan looked at Jialan''s back, then looked back at the sisters who were very interested in the mysterious magician, smiled and took their hands and said, "Jialan is very kind, let''s go over and take a look!"


    The simple girls were a little panicked, but their curiosity made them unable to control their steps, and they were half-pushed and half-pushed by the lively Alan to the clothes drying platform.


    "Jialan, are you preparing to extract the purple red pigment for dyeing?"


    Lying next to the clothes drying platform, Alan supported her upper body with her slender arms like a kitten, staring at Jialan''s hands with bright eyes, and said enviously: "You actually already know the knowledge of pharmacy!?"


    Jialan looked at the three curious girls and smiled gently: "It''s just some simple medicinal material processing skills... Well, if you want to learn, I can teach you! It''s very simple!"


    "Really!?"


    In this world, whether it is text, knowledge, craftsmanship, or special skills, they are precious treasures for civilians, but they are difficult to obtain. For civilians who can''t afford tuition, no one will waste time teaching them.


    So, when Jia Lan said he was willing to teach them the craft of processing medicinal materials in pharmacy, the three girls cried out in surprise. For Alan, as long as she passed the entrance examination, she could become a freshman at Komo University. The more she learned in advance, the greater the chance of passing the exam.


    For the Brown sisters, who were just ordinary civilian girls, once they learned the craft of processing medicinal materials, whether they worked in a pharmacy or a medicinal material store in Kolan City, or became a pharmacist assistant, it was possible to change their fate.


    It was easy for Jia Lan to teach three girls who were like blank sheets of paper.


    Although he only had a first-level spellcasting level, he had many titles, such as researcher, scholar, etc., which made him a theoretical knowledge lecturer for many first- and second-level primary mages, and even third- and fourth-level intermediate mages. His profound knowledge won the respect of many primary and intermediate mages in the academy.


    At the same time, he was also the most famous spell experiment assistant in the Kolan Castle Library. His experience of following his legendary master arcane teacher to do various high-end arcane experiments for many years has made many high-level mages compete to invite him to participate in their spell experiments.


    An experienced experimental assistant can not only save a lot of experimental time and shorten the experimental process, but also greatly increase the success rate of the experiment!

 Chapter 15

    To be honest, although Jia Lan knew how to process all the materials in "Pharmacy", he rarely did these simple preliminary processing by himself.


    After all, the time of a spellcaster is precious, and there is no need to waste it on simple tasks that do not require too much skill and only require proficiency. These tasks are naturally done by apprentices and junior mages.


    He asked the three girls to wash the "Blood Mistletoe Vine" with clean groundwater, and then he went to the room to take out the "Pharmacy" processing tools and auxiliary materials he bought, and prepared to start processing.


    However, because of insufficient money, Jia Lan could not afford a professional alchemy tool set, which would cost at least 500 gold talans. He could not even afford a medical processing tool set of 50 gold talans. He could only sigh at the tools of extremely poor quality, such as the potion preparation vessel set, medical balance, and smokeless heating furnace, which he could not afford.


    In the end, he had to shamelessly borrow two gold talans from the girl and went to the pharmacy to buy a broken rocker hand grinder. These were all the tools he could use now. Looking at this worn-out rocker hand grinder, Jia Lan remembered that he used to not take good care of the experimental tools, and he would throw away the refined tools with a little flaw.


    Now, he felt that he might be "cursed" by those tools. The girls quickly washed the "pigeon blood vine" and came over. This job was similar to washing vegetables. However, because it was related to "magic", the girls took it very seriously. They used a cow hair brush to brush each "pigeon blood vine" more than three times, and changed the water to wash it three times. As a result, the brown outer skin of the pigeon blood vine was brushed off, revealing the purple-red color inside.


    "Well! Wash it very clean! Good job!" In order to encourage the girls, Jia Lan praised them, which made them laugh happily.


    "Jia Lan... uh... teacher?" Perhaps because of encouragement, the elder sister of the Brown sisters, Garth Brown, blushed and asked Jia Lan whether she wanted to wipe or dry the "pigeon blood vine".


    Maybe because of Jia Lan''s temperament, or his confident look, the girls unconsciously regarded him as a teacher and looked at him with respect.


    Alan felt a little strange, because in the morning they were freshmen of "Komo University" and had equal status. But now, she felt that Jia Lan seemed to have changed.


    However, people who master knowledge are worthy of respect. Alan soon forgot her doubts and forgot that the money Jia Lan used was borrowed from her.


    This may be because Jia Lan has been an assistant lecturer for many years, teaching middle-level mages who are older and stronger than him, so he has a kind of awe-inspiring temperament. In addition, he is a [scholar] with a refined scholar temperament; he is a "magic noble" with the title of [viscount], with an elegant aristocratic temperament; he is also a spellcaster, with a confident and mysterious temperament. Coupled with his gentle personality, these temperaments mixed together make him particularly charming.This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there.


    The three girls were quickly attracted to him. Of course, this feeling of being affected by charm does not mean that the girls fall in love with Jia Lan. However, they will obey his orders unconsciously.


    Jia Lan was a little surprised by Jia Si Li''s question. He smiled and nodded: "Good question! But we don''t need to go through so much trouble!" Jia Lan liked the girl''s love of learning and diligence, especially her ability to draw inferences from one example, which made him think that the girl was a good student. The thirst for knowledge is very important for a spellcaster. Even if you are not talented, as long as you have this learning attitude, you will definitely achieve something. Jia Lan''s praise made Jia Si Li''s wheat-colored face blush. She had never learned this knowledge before, and now she was a little excited by her sister''s envious eyes. Sweat beads appeared on the tip of her nose, shining in the sun. At this moment, she was really beautiful. For others, it might be just washing the pigeon blood vine casually and asking if they want to process the materials again. This is really quite common. But Jia Si Li Brown has never received such praise and affirmation in the past ten years. This little encouragement made her more motivated to study, and her self-confidence was also enhanced, and she felt that she was not so humble. From this perspective, Jia Lan is really a good "teacher". Seeing that the girls love to learn so much, Jia Lan is very happy. He plans to teach them more whenever he has the chance. For him, this is just a matter of convenience, but for these three ordinary girls, it may be a good opportunity to change their destiny.


    Jia Lan looked at the basket of wet blood mistletoe vines. Usually, he used some small spells to solve life problems. Subconsciously, he wanted to cast a spell to make the vines dry quickly. But as soon as he raised his hand, he remembered that his mana had not recovered yet.


    He frowned and used his spiritual power to feel his body. He found that after being sealed for more than 1,700 years, his mana was as dry as a desert. However, after a morning of rest, it was a little better.


    To describe it, his original mana was like the sea. In the morning, it was as dry as a desert. Now, it was like the sand in the desert, which began to get a little damp. Jia Lan was not disappointed, but very happy, because this was much better than he imagined!


    Although he couldn''t use spells higher than the first level because he was a dual soul, this did not prevent him from learning mana knowledge and absorbing mana from space through meditation to enhance his mana source.


    Because of his long-term persistence in meditation, coupled with the advantages of dual souls, the growth rate and capacity of his mana source, as well as the speed and intensity of his mental power, are twice that of others! This is not to compare with those who have no talent for mana, but to compare with those who can be called "geniuses" in the "Kolanburg Library"!


    Jia Lan himself is also called the "youngest spellcaster genius", much stronger than those "ordinary geniuses". In this way, the "double" effect is that the young Jia Lan has been identified by the teacher and his mana source and mental strength are very strong!


    Although he can only use first-level spells now, his mana source capacity and mental strength are already equivalent to the level of a seventh-level master wizard, and the improvement speed and future potential are even stronger...

 Chapter 16

    Explanation: In the "pre-civilization" wizard level, the first to second levels are called [beginner level], the third to fourth levels are called [intermediate level], the fifth to sixth levels are called [higher level], the seventh to eighth levels are called [super level], the ninth level is [sub-legendary], and the tenth level and above are [legendary] levels. When a wizard reaches the seventh level, he can be promoted to [grand wizard].


    In the 5,500-year history of "Kolanburg Library", there has never been a high-level wizard under the age of 60. Generally speaking, a wizard who reaches [first level] before the age of 20 is already very talented in arcane magic.


    Similarly, a wizard who reaches [second level] at the age of 30, [third level] at the age of 40, [fourth level] at the age of 50, [fifth level] at the age of 60, [sixth level] at the age of 70, and [seventh level] at the age of 80 can be considered to have a smooth path in arcane magic.


    Most wizards with average talent may stay at the [beginner level] for their entire lives. So in Jia Lan''s era, as long as a wizard was willing to live in any country, he could easily obtain noble status.


    Turning the dry "desert" back into the "sea" is a particularly long and difficult process. Jia Lan had never thought that he could recover to the peak state of the "pre-civilization" so quickly.


    But he did not meditate, nor did he actively absorb the surrounding arcane energy. This "desert" actually "moistened" itself, which surprised him.


    In the morning, he also experienced a terrible "consciousness split", his soul was torn in half, and his mental power was gone all of a sudden, and he was particularly depressed.


    Jia Lan thought it would take a long time to recover the scattered mental power, but he didn''t expect the [arcane energy spring] to recover some so quickly. Although there is still not much arcane energy and the spirit is still not good, it is no problem to use a simple 0-level spell.


    He tried to use a [secondary drying technique] on the [blood mistletoe vine] in a basket, and the medicinal materials soon became very dry, which shocked the three girls next to him.


    Especially Alan, who knows a little bit of magic, his eyes widened and he said enviously: "Jia Lan! What kind of magic is this? Fire control? So amazing! You can do magic before you go to school?"


    Jia Lan was stunned for a moment, thinking that the cultures of the two civilizations were different, so he didn''t say "weak effect [Secondary Drying Technique]", but just hummed a few times vaguely. [Drying Technique] has nothing to do with the fire element, it just extracts the water from things.


    Jia Lan was in no mood to talk too much with the girls, so he asked them to grind the herbs into powder. He found a sunny place to sit down, closed his eyes and checked his body.


    After a while, Jia Lan sighed and opened his eyes. In general, the situation is not bad. The [Arctic Energy Spring] is slowly recovering without external force. Although it is very slow, it is better than no hope.This narrative has been purloined without the author''s approval. Report any appearances on Amazon.


    The same is true for mental power. Although it is weak, it is almost at the level of a high-level mage apprentice, enough for him to use most of the 0th-level spells. The torn soul has no permanent damage, and it will always be fine if you rest slowly.


    What makes Jia Lan a little strange is that there seem to be a lot of arcane particles in the space of this era, otherwise the [arcane energy spring] in his body would not absorb arcane particles and recover without meditation.


    Jia Lan doesn''t know if this situation is caused by the [catalog stone] on his chest that seems to have "mutated". He can even feel the [catalog stone] against his skin, surging with strong arcane fluctuations, soothing his injured body and slowly improving his physique.


    Unfortunately, his mental strength is too low now, and his perception ability is particularly poor, so he can''t check more details at all, and can only wait until he gets better before studying.


    In general, Jia Lan originally had the ability to cast spells at the first level, but after resolving the "soul conflict", he became a zero-level spellcaster and became an "apprentice".


    Jia Lan shrugged indifferently, he was used to his bad luck. When he was in good condition, he rarely used first-level spells, and most of the time he used zero-level spells because it was more labor-saving and safer.


    Now, he can no longer use spells casually like before.


    Another thing is that Jia Lan felt strange about his soul splitting. Although the soul torn in half was seriously injured, it was like an earthworm that was broken into two parts, with a very strong vitality, and it was slowly recovering.


    The split soul would make him very tired mentally, and he might sleep for a long time in the future.


    Jia Lan was very curious, what would he become if the "two" souls were restored?


    Having two completely independent souls and consciousnesses felt like split personality. But now is not the time to think about these things, let''s take care of the present first!


    Jia Lan stood up and patted the wizard robe on his body. Seeing that it was wrinkled and dirty, he couldn''t help but frowned. He immediately cast a "cleansing spell" on himself, and an almost invisible white light flashed by. He immediately felt much fresher, and his robe became clean as new, and it also exuded a pleasant smell of sunshine.


    Jia Lan shook his head helplessly, thinking that he always relied on spells to solve all problems in the past, and now he couldn''t change this lazy habit for a while. He decided to do more things by hand in the future, otherwise one day he couldn''t cast spells, and he really wouldn''t be able to do anything.


    Just then, he saw three hardworking girls using a worn-out rocker hand grinder to grind out a lot of "blood mistletoe vine" powder. This is a hard job, and they took turns rocking the rocker, all of them were tired and sweating.


    "Well, it''s almost done, stop!"


    Jia Lan was a little surprised to see a full pot of powder. They actually ground all the "blood mistletoe vine" so quickly.


    He originally thought that a ten-year-old "blood mistletoe vine" could make at least three cans of "hemostatic ointment". Now the materials they grinded are enough to make more than 200 cans. Even if the success rate is only 50£¥, he can collect enough tuition in these seven days.


    "I need a small stove, some charcoal, a small clay pot, not too big but clean, never cooked with meat and oil. And a knife, a spoon..."


    Jia Lan said casually, but the Brown sisters looked embarrassed. Sister Anlia Brown whispered: "Jia Lan... uh, no... sir... teacher..."


    "If you like, you can call me ''teacher''."


    Jia Lan smiled and encouraged them: "I can teach you some practical skills."


    In this way, he officially accepted these two civilian girls as "apprentices". As for whether they can become his "students" or even "disciples" in the future, it depends on their talent and hard work.

 Chapter 17

    In Jia Lan''s time, the three words "apprentice", "student" and "disciple" did not refer to the same person. Although they all had a "teacher" who disciplined them, their status was very different in the eyes of the teacher.


    "Apprentice" is like a teacher''s assistant, working under the teacher''s guidance. The teacher will teach them some knowledge needed for the job, but the teacher will not take the initiative to teach them things other than work, and the apprentice has to learn it mainly by himself.


    "Student" is a student taught by the teacher in batches, usually in a place like an academy. Students pay tuition and learn some basic knowledge from the teacher, but the teacher''s unique skills or advanced skills will not be easily told to them.


    "Disciple" is like the teacher''s child. Because the teacher''s energy is limited, there are usually not too many disciples. Disciples do not have to pay tuition to the teacher, but the teacher will take care of their lives, train them well, and let them become their own successors. This relationship is lifelong, sometimes even closer than that of a father and son with blood relations.


    The Brown sisters were stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then shouted happily. Then, they felt that they were a little out of control, and hurriedly bowed to Jia Lan in a panic. If the Browns were at home, they might have run to tell their parents the good news.


    Jialan is just a freshman who has not yet enrolled at "Komo University", so what does it matter?


    Even if she is a freshman at "Komo University", she is a future magician. Not everyone has the opportunity to become their apprentice. Even if you can''t learn mysterious magic, you can learn some skills related to magic, which is enough to make people worry-free for life.


    For civilians like the Brown sisters, there are not many people who can be as lucky as Alan Hogg and persuade a noble to get a recommendation letter.


    In this city of Kolan, how many people want to become apprentices, followers, or even servants of students of "Komo University". Many businessmen are willing to pay to support these students, but they have no chance.


    Moreover, women are more disadvantaged in this regard and are far less popular than male apprentices.


    This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings.    Suddenly being invited by a future magician, what else can the Brown sisters find picky? Do they still expect real magicians to accept them as apprentices?


    Why are the Browns so warm and kind to Alan, the girl who temporarily lives in their house?  Why would they rather leave the other room empty than rent it to those annoying people? Is it possible that they are just kindhearted? Seeing Alan smiling and congratulating them, the Brown sisters were both happy and surprised, not knowing whether to tell their parents first or serve the new teacher first. Jia Lan smiled and comforted them: "Don''t worry, you can tell your parents the news formally at dinner. Wait until they agree, and then decide whether to be my apprentice... Now, help me get something first." The Brown sisters ran out in a panic. But the elder sister Jia Sili ran two steps and stopped again, saying awkwardly: "Teacher, I''m sorry! There is no charcoal at home, only firewood. Although there is a clay pot, it is used to make broth. There is a clay pot for water that is relatively clean..." Jia Lan was a little speechless after hearing this. Well! Anyway, the conditions are so bad, it doesn''t matter if it''s a little worse. He nodded. When the sisters brought the simple tools, Jia Lan was a little dumbfounded. Forget about the big stove and firewood used for cooking, but the heat is a little difficult to control.  Hemostatic ointment is just an ordinary medicinal material, and does not require too sophisticated tools.


    But what about the big earthenware jar that can hold 20 liters of water?


    Even if he put all the blood mistletoe vine powder he had ground into it, it would not be enough, right?


    Which pharmacist would use such a "grand" tool to prepare a potion? Once any detail is not mastered well and leads to failure, the loss will be too great!


    But seeing the pitiful and helpless eyes of the Brown sisters, Jia Lan gritted his teeth and said, who said that a big earthenware jar cannot prepare a potion?


    Without a scale or a standard vessel, Jia Lan estimated for a long time, and finally calculated the ratio of the powder and the auxiliary materials with his relatively rich experience. Then, he flicked his fingers, and a blue flame of "Spark Technique" flew into the furnace filled with firewood and burned quickly.


    A pot... well, it was indeed a pot of clear water that soon boiled. Jia Lan poured a basin... well, a basin of blood mistletoe vine powder into it, and asked the Brown sisters to stir it constantly, and the soup soon turned black and red.  He kept controlling the heat, adding water, and accurately adding various auxiliary materials according to the heat and cooking time.


    Under his command, Alan kept bringing firewood, sometimes stuffing it into the furnace, and sometimes pulling out burning firewood to reduce the fire. Her pretty face was soon blackened.


    It took a full three hours. Jialan used a large spoon... well, a large spoon to scoop out five purple ointments of different consistencies in five times, and added different amounts of pandan resin as a thickener.


    After everything was done, the four people were exhausted and sweating, and sat on the drying platform, waiting for the five ointments to cool naturally.

 Chapter 18

    Jia Lan felt that this was more stressful than the time when he assisted his teacher in purifying the gastric juice of a black dragon and refining the "Dragon Fire Potion" that could explode at any time.


    Three hours of high concentration and continuous high-speed calculations in the brain exhausted all his mental energy, and he was so tired that he was drowsy at the moment.


    However, the "hemostatic ointment" had not yet been prepared, so he had to grit his teeth and cheer up to check the efficacy of those translucent ointments that were crystal clear and exuded a beautiful violet gem color one by one.


    Fortunately, although the process was very risky, he successfully grasped the 50£¥ chance of success this time. Judging from the sweet fragrance that was so strong that it was almost insoluble and always lingering in the air, this pot of ointment was successful.


    Although the efficacy may have been lost due to the unstable temperature, the "blood mistletoe vine" used was originally ten years old, and the efficacy would not be worse than that of three years old.


    Jia Lan dipped a little ointment with his finger and tasted it, nodded with satisfaction, rolled up his sleeves and picked up a kitchen knife - the kind that housewives often use to cut vegetables - ready to cut his arm to test the effect.


    Generally speaking, this kind of work is done by those unlucky apprentices, but he was always embarrassed to let two new female apprentices do this kind of thing.


    "Jia Lan, is this what you call ''cosmetics''?" Alan curiously dipped a little ointment with his finger, looked at it, and prepared to apply it on his lips.


    Jia Lan, who had just pointed the kitchen knife at his arm, was so scared that he almost cut off his entire arm with one knife, and the Brown sisters, who were staring at the teacher''s every move with wide eyes, screamed.


    Jia Lan thought for a moment, put down the kitchen knife, and said seriously: "In fact, what I used blood mistletoe to prepare is not ''cosmetics'', but a hemostatic ointment for treating external injuries. If the hemostatic effect is good, it can be sold to the pharmacy in exchange for a certain amount of money... In addition, I hope that the fact that blood mistletoe has a hemostatic effect will be kept secret from the outside. Alan, you should also know that our tuition fees have not been settled yet, right?"


    Alan widened his eyes in surprise and looked at the beautiful paste on his fingers in disbelief. He didn''t believe that this thing that looked better than crystal jelly was actually a drug for hemostasis.


    Although the girl was very simple, she also knew the importance of the potion formula, so she nodded and said that she would keep it secret. The Brown sisters swore to the gods without hesitation to show Jia Lan, the teacher, that they would never leak the secret.The tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.


    Jia Lan nodded with satisfaction at the attitude of the two girl apprentices. A primary potion formula that was rotten in his time was worthless to him. If he was not in urgent need of money now, there was actually no need to keep it secret.


    Moreover, if necessary, he can always provide thousands of different potion recipes recorded in a book called "Common Potion Formulas", and the materials used in them come from almost every corner of the entire Khorvaire continent.


    As for the formula leak? Any pharmacist above the middle level can easily identify the ingredients in the ointment. What is really worth keeping secret in the formula is actually the preparation skills, the heat, and the ratio between the main ingredients and the auxiliary ingredients.


    The reason why I told the young apprentices to keep it secret is just to prevent the price of "Blood Mistletoe Vine" from soaring too fast before I earn enough Jintalan, which would embarrass me, a poor wizard.


    "Uh... Teacher... Actually, you don''t have to try it on yourself..." An Liya pointed weakly at the huge kitchen knife that looked dangerous.


    After Jia Lan cast a questioning look, she shyly ran to the corner of the yard, took out a fat old hen from a small shed built with firewood, and brought it to Jia Lan with some heartache but determination: "Teacher, use Lemley to do the experiment!"


    Looking at the kitchen knife in her hand, and then at the old hen that was so fat that she could hardly walk, Jia Lan rubbed her chin, maybe she could add an old hen soup to the dinner menu?


    Lemley seemed to be very old, and the hen''s unique little comb had turned into a dark maroon, so that the pair of black and bright little eyes were full of wisdom. It looked at Jia Lan for a while, and its expression was quite indifferent to seeing through the world and life and death.


    Jia Lan, who had dissected countless animals, beasts, monsters and even alien creatures on the dissection table, naturally would not replace the old hen Lemley because of her indifference.


    As a "ruthless" wizard, Jia Lan didn''t think that cutting himself would make his conscience better than cutting Lemley - if he had a so-called "conscience".


    Originally, Lemley thought that after laying eggs for the Brown family for a lifetime and working hard for them, she should no longer be unlucky enough to appear in the oven or on the plate at this age, and could wait for the return to the Lord''s embrace on a cold winter day. If she was lucky enough, as one of the few chickens that died of old age, she might be lucky enough to be reborn as a noble celestial chicken in the Lord''s kingdom.


    Therefore, the calmness brought to her by her long life allowed her to face the kitchen knife that was "not threatening" to her calmly, and she even mocked the male human in the robe with a graceful and elegant temperament.


    However, when the "male human" picked up a kitchen knife and grabbed one of its legs, the old hen with "wise" eyes finally realized what terrible thing was going to happen, and began to scream and struggle in panic, making it almost impossible for the delicate girl to hold its fat body.


    Fortunately, the male human''s hands were very steady and his movements were very dexterous, just like the hands of an elf bard playing the harp. Before everyone reacted, and even before Lemley felt the pain, five deep and shallow wounds had been cut on its claws covered with thick foot skin.


    The dark chicken blood quickly flowed out, but the flow rate was very slow, like a sticky syrup. Jia Lan suspected that Lemley''s blood lipids were too high, and it would be good for her health to let some blood properly.

 Chapter 19

    The panicked Lemley was quickly smeared with five different ointments of different concentrations and drug contents. The cool feeling on her legs quickly covered up the not-too-serious pain. Lemley, who was put back on the ground, did not flee in panic, but stood on one leg uncontrollably, shivering for a while.


    After a while, Lemley, who did not notice any danger, tilted her head in confusion and looked at her worried little master, and then looked curiously at the five small wounds on her legs that were smeared with "strawberry jam" ointment.


    It didn''t quite understand what happened. Did the little master plan to eat "jam chicken legs" at night? So she pickled herself first?


    Lemley, who had lived for a long time, did not dare to defy fate, and knew that she could not defy it. It trembled and cast a pleading look at its two little masters, hoping that they were just planning to eat "jam chicken legs" at night, not "jam roasted whole chicken". Compared with losing legs, losing life seems to be more difficult for it to accept.


    After waiting for a while, Jia Lan signaled An Liya to pick up Lemli again. Lemli did not resist and let the little master pick her up, because she knew that with her size, she could not escape the little master''s flexible pursuit. It is better to cooperate honestly and suffer less.


    It closed its eyes and felt that the leg that had just been smeared with the "strawberry jam" ointment was pulled out by the male human in a robe. She thought to herself: Is it coming? Are they going to cut off my thigh? Yes? It must be, right? But why don''t they pluck the hair first? Remember that Mistress Brown did this when she slaughtered her parents, brothers and sisters, and several generations of descendants!


    Maybe it''s because the little master is not very good at cooking? Don''t know how to handle broilers?


    Lemli felt that it was her responsibility to remind the little master that even if she became a jam roast chicken, she hoped that she could become a delicious jam roast chicken, instead of being thrown directly into the garbage dump because it was unpalatable. This is her dignity as a chicken!


    However, after waiting for a long time, she did not feel any pain. Lemley was a little confused. Could it be that the male human''s skill was so advanced that he could cut his legs painlessly?This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there.


    He stretched his neck in fear and confusion and looked at his legs. His legs were still there, but the "strawberry jam" applied on his legs had been peeled off, leaving only a small scar of broken skin. Lemley was a little confused. He remembered that he was cut five times, but why was there only one wound?


    Jia Lan nodded with satisfaction. The preparation of [Hemostatic Ointment] was very successful. The five batches of ointment have the qualities of [High Efficiency], [Strong Efficacy], [Special Effect], [Super Efficacy], and [Extreme Efficacy]. In his original era, this was also considered an extremely high-quality medicine.


    This was entirely due to the old [Blood Mistletoe] of this batch. He underestimated their age. Judging from the efficacy, these [Blood Mistletoe] are at least more than thirty years old, not just ten years. In his original era, it was definitely considered an [Elite] quality medicine.


    "Very good! We succeeded! Now, we need to find some jars to put them in!"


    Jia Lan was a little worried. This was not his laboratory, and there was no complete supporting logistics staff to prepare these sundries for him.


    Jia Si Li suggested: "Teacher! Maybe we can go to the pottery store on the corner to buy some spice jars? The price is very cheap, just two copper danding can buy one, like this..."


    She took out a small black pottery jar half the size of a palm from the kitchen at home. Although the shape is a bit clumsy, the size makes Jia Lan very satisfied. With this capacity, a jar of [hemostatic ointment] is just enough to treat a large wound no more than one foot long, or three medium-sized wounds three inches long.


    "Okay! Alan, how much money do you have?"


    Jia Lan shamelessly borrowed money from his "big money sponsor" again. Alan said with a bitter face: "Jialan, I only have eleven gold talans and six silver jims. I can only lend you six silver jims at most, otherwise I won''t even have enough money for the entrance exam."


    "It doesn''t matter! Lend them all to me! I promise that in an hour, we won''t have to worry about tuition fees!"


    Jialan said confidently: "Not just the cost of the exam, but the tuition fees, including yours and mine!"


    "Are you going to help me pay for the tuition?"


    The girl widened her eyes, looked at the ointments in the earthenware, and said hesitantly: "Are you sure these ointments can earn enough for our tuition fees?"


    "I promise!"


    Jialan smiled. Although he is not a full-time pharmacist, he has taught countless high-level pharmacists. Although the knowledge of pharmacy he has mastered is only theoretical, lacking practical and hands-on experience, he still has a grasp of the efficacy of the medicine.


    What''s more, they have "heroically" prepared most of the ointment in the earthenware jar at one time, and the effect of the "clinical trial" is also very good. There is no reason why the ointment used to treat wounds cannot be sold.


    "Okay!" The girl took out five gold Talans from her purse, thought about it, gritted her teeth and handed the entire purse to Jia Lan.

 Chapter 20

    Jia Lan smiled and shook the purse in his hand at the girl: "My dear lady, your "investment" this time will definitely make you feel that it is worth it!" Then, he handed the purse to the more cheerful and bold Jia Si Li: "Go buy some spice jars!" Jia Lan glanced at the jar of ointment and ordered: "About 200 will be enough, but if it sells well, we can buy more tomorrow to make it." "Okay, teacher." Jia Si Li happily took the purse and ran out quickly. This was the most money she had ever received in her life, which made her very excited. Jia Si Li came back soon because the pottery shop was not far away. She also brought two shop assistants, who helped carry two large baskets of spice jars filled with hay. "Teacher, the dwarf boss of the pottery shop, Old Justin, said that there are only so many left in the shop." Garsley returned the purse to Jia Lan, "But if we need more, he can help us order from the pottery workshop. If the quantity is large, the price can be more favorable!" She pointed to two large baskets of spice jars: "There are 236 here. Old Justin only charged me 80£¥ of the money, a total of four gold talans. He said that if you order more than 500 at a time, you can only charge 70£¥; if you order more than 1,000, you can only charge 60£¥." Jia Lan carefully checked the spice jars and nodded with satisfaction. He gave each of the two guys a silver jimm as a tip, and then said to them: "Go back and tell your boss that I need a lot of pottery jars, not only this time, but also more than 1,000. So, I will only give him 50£¥ of the price. If he wants to take this order, he has to change to white pottery next time, and the pottery jars must be made more delicate!" After that, he waved his hand, conjured up a feather pen and a piece of paper, and quickly drew a design of a jar. The jar is beautifully shaped, with the emblem of "Book Ryan" printed on the front, which is an abstract, open book, and "Violet Cream" written below the book. The quality level, usage and effect are marked on the back.


    This feather pen that appeared out of thin air is actually a small spell that can conjure some paper and a feather pen without ink. This is a trick that scholars can do.


    But the two guys were frightened by this spell. After Jia Lan handed the pattern to them respectfully, they carefully put it away.


    Jia Lan gave them four more silver jims: "If you are willing to help, this is your reward."


    "I believe that Boss Justin will not blame you for taking on some small jobs when he sees the long-term large order."


    The two guys hesitated for a moment, Jia Lan noticed it, smiled, and took out five gold talans to one of them: "This is the deposit for the first batch of one thousand spice jars. I will pay the other half after the arrival. I may need other styles of pottery jars in the future, and I will give you the pattern then. Now you send someone back to give the deposit to Boss Justin, and then come back to help me."Royal Road is the home of this novel. Visit there to read the original and support the author.


    The two guys were very happy. One of them ran away with the pattern and deposit, and the other stayed to follow his instructions.


    Looking at the time, it was already late, and the night market of the magic market was about to start. If they acted quickly, they could still finish everything before dinner.


    Jia Si Li was responsible for applying the ointment into the spice jar, and her sister An Liya was responsible for covering the lid, wiping it clean and placing it in front of Jia Lan.


    Jia Lan''s job is to use the secret seal to mark the spice jars with his own mark, which is the design on the pattern he just gave to the clerk. Well, Jia Lan thinks the word "trademark" is very appropriate, that is, a unique business mark!


    Alan is responsible for carefully putting the marked "violet ointment" into the bamboo basket, arranging it layer by layer, and then covering it with hay. They moved quickly, and when the clerk who went back to report the news came back, more than 200 jars of ointment had been packed.


    After sorting it out, Jia Lan asked two clerks to carry the bamboo baskets, and took them and the three excited girls to the magic market where the lights were already on.


    The magic market is now much more lively than in the morning, and it is crowded inside and outside.


    The magic market not only sells magic items and materials, but is also favored because most people in this city do not have magical talents. Moreover, because there is a magic market as a gimmick, the flow of people and the liveliness here are far more than other markets in Kelan City.


    Perhaps because most of the magicians at Komag University are night owls, this city built around Komag University only really becomes lively at dusk.


    This atmosphere makes Jia Lan feel very familiar and intimate. He felt tired because of preparing potions, but here, the fatigue dissipated a lot. Because in his time, the market near the Kolanburg Library was also like this. He still remembered that sometimes he went out at night to buy supper for the teachers working in the laboratory.


    The market manager on the roadside has begun to hang lights on the lampposts. Unlike the morning market, the vendors at the night market have to pay an additional "lighting fee" of five copper dandings.


    The stalls under or near the lampposts are the most popular. The shrewd market tax officials will charge these stalls an additional stall fee of one silver jimm.


    The so-called "stall" is actually just a three-foot square ground, spread with a piece of tattered linen or animal skin, and put the goods on it, and it becomes a small stall.

 Chapter 21

    Jia Lan walked into the bustling market. Instead of rushing to the pharmacy, he first strolled around the stalls outside the market. With two baskets of valuable ointments, he felt much more relaxed and began to enjoy this night market, which was much more lively than the morning market, and tried to integrate himself into this era.


    Although he was just strolling around, Jia Lan had already spent a lot of money, so he did not go shopping. Instead, he took out a portable notebook and a feather pen, looked at the goods on the stalls while walking, and asked the girls around him from time to time what the goods were called in this era, and then wrote down the names and prices of the goods he liked, and asked his two girl apprentices to write down the location of the stalls.


    After walking around the periphery of the market, Jia Lan had written down the names and prices of more than a hundred kinds of goods. Although everyone around him was a little confused, Jia Lan was excited.


    In the eyes of ordinary people, these things may be very ordinary, and no one even wants them, but Jia Lan regards them as treasures. Looking at those piles of materials, he felt that they were all shining!


    It turned out that after this era experienced the dark apocalypse disaster more than 1,700 years ago, many civilizations disappeared.  Although civilization began to recover, nature''s resilience is much stronger than humans.


    In Jia Lan''s time, these materials were common but valuable. However, because humans didn''t know how to use them, they became useless things, growing wildly in nature like weeds.


    But for Jia Lan, these things would become big money in his hands! Whether it was used to study magic or do other things, he would never have to worry about money again.


    Walking into the market, he began to see some regular shops, and the types were similar to those of his time, which showed that civilization was still developing.


    Because it was late, Jia Lan was worried that the Browns would be worried if they found out that their daughter was not at home, so he did not continue to visit unrelated shops, but went directly to the pharmacy to check the prices.


    Jia Lan was surprised to find that there were very few types of potions in this era, and even some things that had nothing to do with potions were sold, such as spices, perfumes, and dried fruits. Moreover, most of the potions here were potions, and the prices were still very expensive.


    When he asked about the efficacy of a hemostatic potion, he was shocked!


    A bottle of potion with only a small effect, and no accelerated healing effect, was sold for five silver gins! In his era, potions of the same quality could only be sold for two silver coins at most, and they also had the effect of accelerating healing!


    The price difference was more than doubled!


    Jialan did not see any potions that could treat moderate injuries or above in the pharmacy. After asking, he found out that the potions of this era had very slow hemostasis and recovery effects. Once injured above level three, people usually seek treatment from professions such as water magicians, wood magicians, or holy light priests.


    Note: Levels 1-3 are minor injuries, levels 4-6 are moderate injuries, levels 7-9 are serious injuries, and level 10 is near death.


    Water magicians have good hemostasis effects, wood magicians have long-lasting recovery effects, and holy light priests have the fastest healing effects. These professions are the medical system of this era. And those potions with poor effects, slow recovery, and unclear effects can only be used as auxiliary means.


    It is very costly to ask these magicians to treat. Even if it is a minor injury, they will not easily take action if it is less than five gins.  So once ordinary civilians are injured, they can''t afford to treat them at all. Either they stop bleeding and wait for recovery, or they can only wait to die.


    Although potions are relatively cheap, for those civilians who only earn three silver jims a day and can''t save up ten gold tarans a month, those potions that can only treat minor injuries are also luxury goods.


    Jia Lan has a headache. He doesn''t know how to price his "violet ointment". A bottle of "recovery potion" that he thinks is only "a little useful" costs five silver jims, and this potion can''t even cure minor injuries, and has no continuous treatment effect.If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.


    But the worst of the five ointments he made are all "very useful" quality. If the tools are better, he can even make higher-level ointments!


    In fact, the quality of "very useful" is already good, which is considered to be below average. There are eight quality levels of potions, from low to high: somewhat useful, weak, ordinary, very useful, more than very useful, especially useful, super useful, and best useful.


    In his time, pharmacists priced their own rudimentary medicines at three times the price of the raw materials, which meant one-third cost, one-third labor, and one-third profit.


    Sometimes, because the formula is rare, difficult to make, time-consuming, and there is a possibility of failure, the price will be a little higher, but generally not more than five times the raw materials!


    So how much does the "Violet Cream" he made cost?


    Alan helped him buy sixty-eight thirty-year-old "Blood Mistletoe Vine" and used two silver jims. He made a lot of ointments: one hundred and four cans of "very useful", fifty cans of "very useful or more", thirty cans of "especially useful", twenty cans of "super useful", and ten cans of "best useful". Calculated, the average cost of each can of "Violet Cream" is only one-tenth of a copper danding!


    However, the times are different now, and Jialan will not really sell these ointments at three times the cost. That would be too stupid. If someone gave him a copper danding, he couldn''t even make change. So, he decided to refer to the "recovery potion" sold in the pharmacy to set the price.


    A bottle of "recovery potion" can only be used once, and can only treat minor injuries below level 3, and the effect is "a little useful". And this potion costs five silver jims.


    The bottle of "Very Useful Violet Cream" in his hand is much higher in quality than the "Recovery Potion". Even if the price is doubled, a bottle of "Very Useful Violet Cream" should be sold for four gold talans.


    But a bottle of "Violet Cream" can cure mild injuries and can be used at least three times. That''s 12 gold talans. Moreover, "Violet Cream" can not only cure mild injuries, but also stop bleeding, heal, and have the effect of follow-up treatment. Therefore, it is reasonable to charge three more gold talans.


    In other words, the cheapest of these ointments in his hand must be sold for 15 gold talans to be cost-effective!


    Jia Lan was a little worried. In this era, with everyone''s impression of potions, is there really anyone willing to spend 15 gold talans on a bottle of ointment?


    He shook his head and decided to try it first.


    He chose a potion store that looked the largest in the magic market and walked in. In the store, a dozen people who looked like adventurers or mercenaries were divided into several groups and were picking the potions they needed at the counter. Two or three shop assistants were serving them.


    Seeing Jia Lan and the others come in, one of the shop assistants came up with a smile on his face. He quickly glanced at them, especially seeing the dark blue "identification robe" on Jia Lan, he knew who was the leader.


    In "Kolan City", it is not uncommon to see magicians. Every year, there are more than 3,000 undergraduate freshmen in the "Main Department", and tens of thousands of junior college freshmen in the "Auxiliary Department"!


    In this way, with more and more students every year, the number of students in "Komo University" from the first to the ninth grade may be hundreds of thousands! Among them, the first-year freshmen alone account for more than half!


    The reason why there are so many first-year students is that the school is upgraded according to credits. If the credits are not enough, you can''t be promoted to the next grade.


    Therefore, it is not uncommon to see young magic apprentices playing around in "Kolan City". The residents of "Kolan City" have also become accustomed to dealing with these young magicians. As long as you are respectful and polite to them, they are actually no different from ordinary people.


    However, residents usually only see first and second graders wearing light blue magic robes. There are very few magic apprentices wearing dark magic robes, because they are all quasi-mages.


    Jia Lan did not wear a badge on his chest, but his dark blue magic robe was obviously not simple, so the clerk respected him very much.

 Chapter 22

    The clerk of the pharmacy politely asked the magician Jia Lan: "Welcome to the "Healing Heart Pharmacy", what do you need?"


    Jia Lan smiled and replied: "In addition to buying medicine, do you accept medicine here?"


    The clerk was a little surprised: "Do you want to sell medicine here?"


    "Yes." Jia Lan took out a jar of ointment from the bamboo basket behind him, "This is a new hemostatic ointment I made. I want to let the pharmacist in your store take a look. If you are willing to buy it, please help me estimate the price."


    The clerk was a little embarrassed: "Our store has a fixed pharmacist to cooperate with, and generally does not accept medicine separately."


    Jia Lan was a little surprised to hear this, but still nodded politely: "Excuse me." Then he left the store with his friends. Alan asked a little nervously: "They don''t accept our medicine, what should we do now?"


    Jia Lan comforted her: "Don''t worry, we will go to other stores to have a look."


    However, they went to all the pharmacies in the magic market and got the same answer. Jia Lan began to worry a little, thinking that there might be a unified organization behind these pharmacies to control the market.


    This confused Jia Lan, because he knew that in his time, medicine was a hot-selling commodity, and pharmacies would rush to buy it. But now, they were rejected when they delivered it to the door, which surprised him.


    What worried him more was that this monopoly was not conducive to the growth of new pharmacists. In his time, novice pharmacists could practice their skills by selling medicine to pharmacies, but now, they seemed to be cut off from this path.


    Just as they were thinking about what to do, a sarcastic voice came: "Are you the ones selling medicine everywhere?"


    They turned around and saw a skinny middle-aged man in a gray and white robe, looking at them with two followers.


    Jia Lan asked politely, "Excuse me, who are you?"


    The follower proudly replied, "You don''t even know Lord Rice Dagar of the "Kolan City Pharmacist Guild"? How dare you sell medicine casually in Kolan City?"


    Jia Lan asked politely, "Excuse me, what are the rules here? Is there any problem with me selling medicine here?"


    Daggar said arrogantly, "Are you a student of "Komo University"? Didn''t the teacher tell you that it is best to sell medicine in the magic market through our guild? Do you have a "Pharmacist Qualification Certificate"? "


    Jia Lan smiled slightly, "I''m sorry, I have never heard that selling medicine requires a qualification certificate. The teacher never said that it must be approved by the guild. I don''t even know when the market was under the control of the guild?"


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    Jia Lan almost laughed, but the three girls and two ceramic shop assistants behind him were frightened and shrank behind him and dared not say a word.


    From Dagar''s words, he easily analyzed a lot of information.


    First of all, selling potions in the magic market does not necessarily have to go through the so-called "Kolan City Pharmacist Guild".


    Secondly, the so-called "pharmacist qualification certificate" is probably just something that the "Kolan City Pharmacist Guild" made up unilaterally.


    Furthermore, the other party stole the concept and misled him, a "foreigner", trying to make him think that the "Kolan City Pharmacist Guild" is the authoritative organization of Kolan City, and all pharmacists must obey their management.


    Furthermore, the "Kolan City Pharmacist Guild" is only a regional pharmacist organization in Kolan City. It has no power to manage pharmacists at all, nor does it have the power to prohibit other pharmacists from selling potions in the magic market.


    As for the statement that "it is obliged" to prevent "inferior potions" from entering the market, it is just a flattery by the skinny guy in front of him.


    Finally, in the Kolan City area, I am afraid that the most authoritative pharmacy organization is not the "Kolan City Pharmacist Guild", but the "Komo University".


    The gestures that Lord Dagar had made from the beginning were probably just a demonstration to Jia Lan, declaring "This is my territory!" With such people, it''s no wonder that the level of potions in Kelan City is so poor. After pretending to stop the followers, Dagar said in a hypocritical "kind" way: "Hey... Saralu! Don''t be so rude! This young man from a foreign land just doesn''t know the rules here..." He stared at Jia Lan with his eyes, which were full of whites and looked like dead fish, and said threateningly: "It doesn''t matter if young people don''t know the rules, but since you have come to our Kelan City Magic Fair, you must abide by our rules here, otherwise it will be bad for everyone if there is a conflict, right?" Faced with the "threat" of this skinny intermediate pharmacist, Jia Lan just smiled indifferently. "Since you, young man, already know the rules, just be careful in the future! I can give you a letter of recommendation, and you can go to the headquarters of our ''Kolan City Pharmacist Guild'' to register for the ''Pharmacist Qualification Certificate''." Seeing that Jia Lan didn''t speak, Dagar thought he had successfully frightened the other party, smiled proudly, and said with the attitude of an elder, "What potion did you bring? I can help you identify it. With my identification letter, I believe that the pharmacy in the magic market will be willing to buy your potion..."


    "Is that so?" Jia Lan glanced at the crowd gathered because of the dispute between the two sides, blinked and smiled, and took out a can of "High-efficiency Violet Ointment" to show it to people: "This is a hemostatic ointment that can be used to apply to external injuries that are no more than one foot long and no more than one centimeter deep. It can effectively stop bleeding and bond the wound within one minute. Used with a medicated bandage, the wound can be effectively healed and recovered within an hour."


    After hearing Jia Lan''s explanation of the efficacy of the medicine, many people who knew some knowledge of medicines exclaimed in disbelief, especially some adventurers and mercenary warriors in the crowd, whose eyes were full of surprise.


    Before Jia Lan finished speaking, Dagar''s face changed, interrupting Jia Lan and scolding: "Nonsense! This is impossible! As an intermediate pharmacist, I have never heard of any medicine that is in paste form... Bring me the medicine!"


    He interrupted Jia Lan hurriedly, but eagerly asked for the medicine, which made the crowd watching on the side realize that this young magician did not seem to have the need to lie in public, because any pharmacist can find several pharmacists who can identify the efficacy of medicines.


    Moreover, this young magician did not look like a person with a problem in his brain. Would he be so stupid as to bring a bunch of fake medicines and cheat a bunch of Jintalan from the pharmacy? The onlookers who had already tasted the taste looked at Dagar with contempt as he hurriedly reached out to grab the ointment jar from the young magician. This guy''s reputation in the magic market was not very good. Did he think that everyone was stupid? So stupid that he used such a poor excuse to cover up the facts?

 Chapter 23

    Seeing that he didn''t dare to directly deny the efficacy of the young magician''s medicine, but found an excuse like "the medicine is not in the form of an ointment", it was obvious that this guy had set his eyes on other people''s medicine again and wanted to take it for himself.


    Dagar stretched out his hand to grab it, but Jia Lan dodged it lightly, then slowly closed the lid, put the medicine into the pocket of his robe, and said with a smile: "Sorry, Mr. Dagar, I don''t think you are qualified to identify my ointment, and I don''t plan to register with the Pharmacist Guild of Kolan City. You''d better get out of the way. I''m going to find another buyer."


    Dagar pounced on nothing, and his face turned green when he heard this. The two followers behind him saw something wrong, and quickly jumped out, shouting with their teeth and claws: "Hey! Didn''t you hear what Lord Dagar said? Hand over the medicine!"


    As they said that, the two followers rushed towards Jia Lan, and one of them wanted to hit him, wanting to knock Jia Lan down and then grab the medicine. At this time, everyone around exclaimed, and the three girls behind Jia Lan screamed in fear.


    However, the follower''s fist did not land on Jia Lan. He stepped on something and suddenly slipped, hitting the back of his head heavily on the ground with a loud noise. People around could hear that this guy must have fainted and it would take several days for him to wake up.


    Before the other follower could get close to Jia Lan, he was surrounded by blue arcs of electricity. He twitched all over, foamed at the mouth and fell down, with smoke coming out of his hair.


    Everyone was stunned. What was going on? They didn''t see Jia Lan do anything, didn''t see him holding a magic wand, didn''t see him making gestures, didn''t see him chanting spells, he didn''t even move!


    The miserable state of the two followers frightened Dagar. He took a few steps back and almost fell down, shouting in horror: "What did you do? How dare you attack the people of the Pharmacist Guild of Kolan City? I am a mid-level pharmacist!"


    Jia Lan secretly complained in his heart, and then spread his hands innocently: "Mr. Dagar, look, I didn''t do anything! Everyone saw that your followers fell down by themselves, and I didn''t touch them! It''s none of my business!"


    Dagar was speechless. Jia Lan shrugged and said politely: "Since the pharmacy here doesn''t accept my medicine, I have to think of other ways. Mr. Dagar, if there is nothing else, I will leave first. Goodbye!"


    "You...you..." Dagar stuttered and couldn''t speak. Jia Lan ignored him, waved to the girls, and walked out of the market. The onlookers looked at Jia Lan in awe and consciously made way.The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.


    "Wait!"


    "Please wait! Mr. Magician!"


    "Please wait!"


    When Jia Lan was about to walk out of the crowd, several voices sounded at the same time. Several burly and fierce warriors squeezed out of the crowd and chased Jia Lan. Jia Lan turned around, glanced at them, and his dark eyes narrowed slightly.


    These warriors suddenly felt a creepy sense of danger, and they stopped involuntarily, stopping several meters away from Jia Lan, looking at him with horror.


    Their combat experience told them that if they got closer to the young magician, what awaited them would be a terrible thing.


    Several mercenary leaders took a breath and suddenly felt a chill on their backs, remembering a rumor about magicians: that is, no matter what the circumstances, if you don''t intend to get rid of a magician, then don''t rashly step into the magician''s warning range without his permission, and avoid making any violent actions that may cause misunderstandings, otherwise you will die miserably!


    They were just members of a small mercenary team and had never come into contact with the noble magician, so they knew very little about the magician''s rules and regulations, and almost caused a disaster!


    One of the mercenary leaders was a little stiff, and he saluted the young magician in front of him with a very slow movement, while carefully making sure his hands were as far away from the weapons on his body as possible: "Sorry! Respected magician, we have no ill intentions! Please forgive our rude behavior!"


    Jia Lan''s squinting eyes slowly opened, and he politely returned a strange etiquette that the mercenaries could not understand, and smiled kindly: "Hello! Brave mercenary, what can I do for you?"


    The mercenary leader breathed a sigh of relief and licked his lips that were dry due to nervousness. Damn it! He swore that even when facing a group of dangerous monsters, he had never been so scared even though he had experienced many battles.


    "We are members of the ''Iguana Fang Mercenary Group'', and I am their deputy leader Dif!"


    Dif, the deputy leader of the ''Iguana Fang'', glanced around the other small groups of mercenaries or adventurers. Seeing that they had no intention of speaking, he exchanged a look with several of the leaders with a little satisfaction.


    Although everyone is just a member of a small mercenary group or adventurer team, the rules of the mercenary world still need to be followed. In non-hostile situations, the strongest person usually speaks in the same occasion.


    This is also the reason why Dave first reported the name of the mercenary group and his position. Although the "Iguana Fang" is only a small mercenary group that cannot afford magicians and priests, it is also quite famous among the small teams on the scene, so naturally he came forward to negotiate with the young magician.


    Dave said sincerely, "I just heard that you are interested in selling some healing potions. I wonder if we can have a look?"


    Jia Lan laughed, "You''re welcome. If you are interested in my potions, of course you can. I believe you have heard the effects of the potions when I introduced them just now, so I won''t repeat them! But this is not a good place to talk business. We can find a quiet place to talk slowly."


    "Of course! Of course!"


    Dive said happily, "I know there is a tavern near the market. The kumquat liqueur there is quite good. Why don''t we invite you and your companions to have a drink there?"


    In fact, Dave made another mistake here. It was not a wise move to invite a magician to drink, but Jia Lan didn''t care. Because he himself was not a pure magician, not to mention that he had not yet fully understood the identity of a "magician".

 Chapter 24

    The mercenaries were surrounding Jia Lan and the others and were about to leave when suddenly a harsh voice shouted, "It''s him! He just beat up my men in the market and insulted me! Catch him!"


    Everyone looked back and saw that it was the intermediate pharmacist Dagar who was almost scared to death. He had brought a group of market guards with him. He pointed at Jia Lan triumphantly, and a chubby market tax collector followed behind him.


    Dagar had a high status in the magic market and was responsible for managing the pharmacists in the market. It seemed that he had a good relationship with the tax collector, otherwise he would not have called for help so quickly.


    Although this market belonged to the University of Science and Magic, the tax collector frowned immediately when he saw the color of Jia Lan''s magic robe.


    Dagar jumped and pointed at Jia Lan and shouted, "They are liars! They don''t have the school badge of the University of Science and Technology, and they want to sell fake medicine in the market! As soon as I said I wanted to identify their medicine, they beat my men and tried to escape! Tax Officer Osborn, let the guards catch them!" Tax Officer Osborn looked at the two injured followers, one was unconscious, and the other was still twitching with smoking hair. Osborn was not a fool. He could see that the young man in the dark blue magic robe must be a magician, regardless of whether he was a student of the University of Science and Technology. [Daggar, this idiot! ] In fact, Osborn had long regretted being dragged into the water by Dagar. After seeing this young magician, he cursed in his heart. How could this magician look like a liar? Seeing how confident he was, and not panicking when he saw the tax officer and the guard, it must be Dagar, a guy obsessed with money, who was playing tricks! Osborn has been in the market for many years and is very accurate in judging people. He thinks this young man is not only a magician, but also a noble! No matter how well ordinary people pretend, they don''t have that kind of natural aristocratic temperament. Besides, even if this magician is not a student of the University of Science and Technology, so what? It''s not that the University of Science and Technology has magicians!


    Tax officer Osborn saluted to Jia Lan in a panic: "I''m sorry! Mr. Magician, I am Osborn, the tax officer and manager of the market. Please forgive the poor security of the market. I will handle this matter well, and I hope you don''t leave a bad impression on the market!"


    [This idiot! Don''t let others get involved if you want to die! ]


    Tax officer Osborn wiped his sweat, saluted again, waved his hand and asked the guards to carry the entourage and the still shouting Dagar to leave in a hurry. This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it.


    What a joke!


    In this group, in addition to the young magician in the dark blue magic robe, there is another girl who also does not wear the school badge of the University of Science and Technology. She is just a low-level apprentice in a light blue magic robe. Obviously, she can''t be someone who can release advanced magic of the electric or ice system.


    What does this mean?


    This means that this young magician is probably not only a formal magician, but also a very likely ice and lightning dual-element advanced magician! Can a small tax collector like him afford to provoke such a big man?


    In this city of Kolan, even a three-year-old child knows that those who can release advanced spells are definitely powerful beings above formal magicians. Even though this magician looks very young, and the spells he releases seem to be very weak, it cannot be denied that it is indeed the effect of ice and lightning dual-element spells.


    Such a young man has mastered dual-element advanced spells. If you say that there is no powerful force behind him, no one will believe that there is no powerful force behind him.


    Only Dagar, who relied on relationships and bribes to get a mid-level pharmacist identity and flaunt his power, but his head is full of straw bags, would be so stupid as to provoke him to his own death.


    And when he has been very generous to let him go once, he still wants to provoke the market guards for a second revenge and take him to the market guard station? You want to snatch the potion formula from someone else, right?


    So, Osborn, the tax officer, wisely apologized to the young magician decisively and fled the scene quickly, which surprised the people around and Jia Lan and his group.


    "Okay..."


    Jia Lan, who hadn''t said a word from beginning to end, shrugged helplessly and said to Dave: "Are you still going to treat us to a drink? Let''s go quickly? It''s getting late, I hope we can still send the ladies home for dinner!"


    "Uh, okay, respected magician!"


    Dave, who was stunned, didn''t know where Jia Lan came from. Even the tax officer had to come to apologize to him. He immediately lowered his attitude by three levels again, respectfully led the way, and soon found an empty long table in a tavern near the magic market, and invited Jia Lan and others to sit down.


    Jia Lan didn''t really plan to drink kumquat sweet wine. He took out the bottle of sample from his pocket and placed it in front of Di Fu: "This is the violet ointment!" Di Fu carefully took the medicine jar, looked at the crystal purple ointment carefully, and even sniffed it under his nose. He then inserted his little finger into the wine glass in front of him, washed it with wine, and carefully dipped a little ointment into his mouth to taste it. Jia Lan didn''t think that they, the combat professionals, could identify any medicinal effects, but he didn''t stop Di Fu''s behavior. While playing with the wine glass filled with golden sticky wine in his hand, he casually introduced: "In addition to the effects of stopping bleeding, bonding wounds, effective healing within an hour, and rapid recovery within a week that I mentioned before, if you suffer from subcutaneous bruises, fractures, internal organ concussion and other injuries, swallowing and applying it will have a good effect." The mercenaries couldn''t help but let out a small exclamation in surprise. Di Fu asked with shining eyes: "Mr. Magician, can I try it?"

 Chapter 25

    Jia Lan made a "whatever you want" gesture. Dave was a real tough guy. He took out a dagger and cut his arm hard. The wound was half a foot long and half an inch deep. The skin and flesh were turned open, like a terrifying big mouth. Blood gushed out, and the three girls next to him screamed. Dave quickly apologized to the three girls. Then he picked up a little "violet ointment" with his little finger and carefully applied it to the wound. The magical thing is that the blood was immediately blocked by the sticky ointment. When he covered the wound with the ointment, the bleeding stopped completely! The mercenaries present were all stunned. You know, the common "recovery potion" on the market can only make the blood coagulate to form a blood scab to stop bleeding, and it has a slight effect of preventing the wound from festering, but the function is limited to this. Because the "recovery potion" is a liquid, it can only treat small wounds, otherwise the blood can easily wash away the potion and it cannot stop bleeding at all. But "Violet Ointment" can not only stop bleeding quickly, but also seal wounds and prevent blood loss. It is also effective for large wounds. For mercenaries and adventurers who are often injured, this is simply a life-saving straw!


    Div shouted excitedly: "This is the effect of the ''Black Iron Grade'' advanced potion, no! At least the effect of the ''Brass Grade'' primary potion!" He stared at the ointment excitedly, and the other mercenaries also breathed rapidly, staring at the ointment with their eyes.


    They, the combat professionals, especially need this kind of potion that can save lives in adventures. After all, the holy light priests and water and wood magicians called "angels" are simply not affordable for their small mercenary groups.


    Don''t talk about them, even the treatment units of large adventure groups are less than one percent of the team members. It''s good for a large mercenary group to have more than ten healers. In large-scale missions, healers will indeed accompany them, but when they are really needed, it often means that the team will suffer heavy losses.


    Moreover, the number of healers is limited, and their existence is more of a symbol of stabilizing the team and calming people''s hearts. Only the top leaders of the team can enjoy their services. Ordinary mercenaries are not treated by them at all when they are injured.


    Most of the Holy Light priests are members of the Holy Light Church. There are very few non-church priests, and most of the church priests live in the church and rarely go out. There are even fewer priests willing to join the mercenary group.


    Although the healing effect of the Holy Light priests is very good, people who are injured in the adventure often die before they return to the town with the church. Except for the large-scale missions of exterminating evil creatures invited by the official or the lord, they can''t be counted on at all.


    Although water and wood magicians often participate in adventures, few of them really stay in the mercenary group. Because large mercenary groups have to support more than ten magicians, the cost is high, and small and medium-sized mercenary groups can''t afford it at all.


    The magician''s healing ability is just a drop in the bucket for a large number of injured people, and can only rescue the dying. Therefore, the mercenaries can only count on the pharmacist. Although the recovery speed and effect of the potion are not as good as the magician, it is much better than the mercenaries grabbing charcoal ash to stop bleeding themselves.


    However, the mercenary group cannot afford to hire a large number of pharmacists. Pharmacists who are capable of making bronze-level potions or above can make a lot of money no matter where they are. Why should they run around and take risks with the mercenary group? Therefore, the mercenary group can only hire low-level pharmacists at the station to make potions with the medicinal materials collected by the mercenary members when they go on missions. In this way, the mercenary group can get the "Black Iron-level" primary potions at cost price, saving costs; low-level pharmacists can also get medicinal materials for free and improve their pharmaceutical level. However, some expensive and effective potions still have to be purchased from the pharmacy by mercenaries. It was when Dave and his team were purchasing potions at the pharmacy that they met Jia Lan and noticed him.Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon.


    Seeing that Jia Lan had asked several pharmacy stores but failed to sell the potion, they thought he was a pharmacist apprentice and wanted to invite him to the station as a pharmacist. After all, a small mercenary group like "Iguana''s Tooth" can only afford a pharmacist apprentice.


    But unexpectedly, the conflict between Jia Lan and Dagar accidentally made them discover that the potion in his hand had a strong healing effect, which made them very happy!


    If a pharmacist apprentice who is not a member of the Pharmacist Association but can prepare high-quality potions can be included in the mercenary group, it will undoubtedly play a great role in promoting the development of the mercenary group. Because of this, there was a situation in the market where Di Fu and others rashly called Jia Lan.


    However, Di Fu and others never expected that the potion in Jia Lan''s hand was surprisingly good, far beyond their understanding of potions, which made them very disappointed. Because it is almost impossible for someone who can prepare such a potion to join their mercenary group.


    Undoubtedly, the quality of [Violet Cream] has reached at least the level of [Black Iron Grade] advanced potion, and even approaches the level of [Brass Grade] primary potion, which can only be prepared by an intermediate pharmacist!


    This made Div and the others hesitate. Although this potion is good, it is too good for them. They began to doubt whether they can afford it!


    After all, advanced potions above [Brass Grade] can usually only be bought in large pharmacy stores in big cities, and as for [Silver Grade] master potions, they can only appear in auction houses!


    No matter which one, the price of these potions is not affordable for mercenaries like them who are struggling at the bottom.


    Compared with asking a Holy Light priest or a mage to cast a spell, the price of potions is relatively cheap. For the same injury, it only costs five silver jims to use potions, and the minimum cost of asking a priest to cast a potion will not be less than five gold talans.


    But with the improvement of potion quality, this situation has reversed. Carrying a bottle of potion that can treat serious injuries is like carrying a priest with you, who can save lives at any time. Even if the price is high, it is worth it!


    And [Violet Cream] obviously has such an effect. Div and others are too conservative in their evaluation of this potion. If a regular senior pharmacist were to identify it, I am afraid he would directly give it the evaluation of a high-level potion!


    This level of potion is so expensive that it is hard to buy. Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it. This is because Jia Lan does not understand the potion market of this era, so he did the stupid thing of selling it in a small pharmacy in the magic market.


    Otherwise, he only needs to find an auction house to get a sky-high auction price. For the mercenaries who lick blood on the knife, no matter how much Jintalan they earn, can it be more precious than their own lives?


    "Respected... respected magician!"


    Div asked cautiously: "Please... please ask, how many gold tarans do you plan to sell this [Violet Cream] for?"


    Jia Lan, who was playing with the wine glass, looked at Div''s nervous expression, and his heart was moved. He smiled calmly: "Then, how many gold tarans are you willing to buy it for?"


    Div swallowed his saliva involuntarily, hesitated for a long time, and then quoted a price: "Two gold tarans... no! Five gold tarans..."


    He really couldn''t make up his mind, because he remembered that he had just applied less than one-fifth of the ointment on the moderate wound on his arm, which means that this bottle of [Violet Cream] is enough to treat five moderate injuries, and even if it is saved a little, it can also treat two or three serious injuries.

 Chapter 26

    The price of "bronze-grade" potions in those large pharmacies is as high as five gold talans, and if you want to buy a large amount, you need to make an advance reservation.


    However, that potion can only be used once, while this can of "violet ointment" can be used three times. It can not only heal moderate injuries, but also bruises, concussions and fractures. Even if it is priced at twenty gold talans, I am afraid that there will be people scrambling to buy it.


    Twenty gold talans?


    Even if the small mercenary group "Iguana Fang", with less than a hundred people in total, is sold, it is still unable to buy too much. What''s the point of buying a few cans?


    Dave was sweating and struggling for a long time. Finally, he said helplessly: "Mr. Magician, we "Iguana Fang" can''t afford to buy such an expensive potion!"


    The mercenaries of other teams looked at each other, silently, and left disappointed. Their team strength is not as good as "Iguana Fang". Even they can''t afford to buy it, let alone them.


    Jia Lan was quite surprised to see the warriors leaving. He didn''t expect that they would leave directly because of the high price of "Violet Cream".


    "I''m sorry to waste your time!"


    Dave looked at the sample he had used, gritted his teeth, and took out a transparent card that was almost the size of his palm: "There are five gold Talans in this mercenary card. You can go to the "Mercenary Guild" on Adventure Street to collect it within a week, and count it as the cost of the part of the potion I used!"


    The mercenary card is an identity card issued by the guild after the mercenaries register with the "Mercenary Guild". It contains the mercenary''s information, such as identity, level, strength, task completion rate, etc. It can also store task bonuses and go to the guild to withdraw at any time.


    When conducting large transactions, mercenaries prefer to use mercenary cards. As long as they know the payment password, they can withdraw money with the card without having to be present.


    After using the mercenary card, you can reapply for a replacement within a week to prevent fraud.


    If the mercenary loses the card, he can go to the guild to report the loss before the money is taken away, and the guild will handle it. However, this situation is relatively rare, because others do not know the payment password, and picking up the card is useless.


    In addition, the Mercenary Guild also issues crystal cards like a bank, which are divided into black iron cards, brass cards, silver cards, gold cards, etc., with a limit ranging from 100 gold talans to 100,000 gold talans.


    However, such cards are not available to ordinary mercenaries, because the Mercenary Guild will charge a 1£¥ production fee for each card, and the card will be invalid after withdrawal.


    Only those large mercenary groups have advanced cards, which can be withdrawn in batches, but at least one million gold talans must be deposited.


    What Di Fu took out was his personal mercenary card, and the amount on the card was used to buy medicine for the team this time.


    "Uh!"


    Jia Lan smiled and shook his head, pushing back the mercenary card that Di Fu handed to him: "No need to give me money, Mr. Di Fu. If you can, just answer a few questions for me."


    Di Fu was quite surprised, hesitated for a long time, awkwardly took back the card, and said guiltily: "Mr. Magician, I''m sorry... Thank you for your generosity! If you have any questions, I will try my best to answer them if I know them!"


    Although it was a little embarrassing, two thousand gold Taran is also a huge sum of money for their "Iguana Tooth". However, because of his temporary preference, he took the medicine without asking the price. If it was in a pharmacy, he would have to pay at least half of the cost.If you discover this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation.


    Jia Lan waved his hand, telling him not to worry about the trial medicine, and pointed to the sample still in front of him: "Mr. Di Fu, you don''t want to buy the medicine because the price is too expensive?"


    Di Fu nodded.


    Jia Lan asked again: "Then what do you think is a suitable price for my ointment?"


    "Mr. Magician, I know very little about [Pharmacy], so I don''t know the exact price of this medicine, but based on my experience with it and compared with similar medicines in some large chain drugstores, I guess your magical ointment will cost at least five gold talans!"


    Div thought for a moment and added: "Five gold talans is the price of a ''bronze-level'' primary medicine. Considering the special effect and quantity of your medicine, it will be no problem to sell it for fifteen to twenty gold talans..."


    He paused, observing Jia Lan''s expression, and continued: "In the pharmacy, the price of ''bronze-level'' potions is at least five gold talans, so the best way to sell your potion is not to sell it to us mercenaries who are short of money, but to sell it in the big pharmacies on Adventure Street!"


    The price given by Di Fu was far beyond Jia Lan''s expectations. After carefully asking Di Fu about his understanding of potions in this era, Jia Lan pondered for a while, looked up and said with a smile: "Thank you very much, it seems that I am too inexperienced and not suitable to be a businessman."


    Jia Lan pointed to the trial product and said: "This bottle of [violet cream] will be given to Mr. Di Fu as a thank you gift!"


    Di Fu was stunned: "You...you...you are not kidding?"


    Although this bottle of trial product has been used up by him, its value is still not cheap. If he takes it to the pharmacy to sell it, it is equivalent to picking up a sum of gold talans out of thin air, enough for him to perform several missions Commission!


    "Well, it''s just a small gift."


    Jia Lan said gently: "Because I have a private commission, or cooperation, and I want to ask Mr. Div''s "Iguana Tooth" mercenary team for help."


    "You can see that I''m really not good at business." Jia Lan waved his hand helplessly, "So I want you, "Iguana Tooth", to help me sell this ointment. As a reward, I will give you a 5£¥ commission for every bottle of "Violet Ointment" sold."


    When Div heard this, his eyes widened and he began to calculate. But he counted on his fingers for a long time, but he couldn''t figure out how much the 5£¥ commission for a bottle of ointment was, and he was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.


    Seeing that he couldn''t figure it out, Jia Lan kindly told him: "For example, if each bottle of ''Violet Cream'' sells for twenty gold talans, then you ''Iguana Tooth'' can get a commission of one gold talan. The more expensive it sells, the more commission you will get!"


    Div glanced at the two large baskets of ointments beside Jia Lan, and estimated that there were at least two hundred bottles in them. He secretly thought that twenty gold talans were just the price of ordinary ''brass-level'' potions, and this ''Violet Cream'' was so effective, maybe it could be sold at a higher price!


    Moreover, the quality and effect of this ointment must be good. Even if it cannot be identified as a ''brass-level'' high-level potion, it is at least a ''brass-level'' medium-level potion. Therefore, the transaction price will definitely not be less than twenty gold talans!


    Div calculated that the commission for a bottle of ointment was one gold talan, and two hundred bottles would be two hundred gold talans! They only need to send the ointment to the auction house. Isn''t this business too good?


    Dave swallowed his saliva and began to imagine that with this commission, their "Iguana Fang" could recruit more people, get better equipment, and upgrade from a small mercenary group to a mid-level mercenary group...


    But Jia Lan changed the subject: "However, this commission is not just the reward for selling medicine. You also saw that just now at the market, the mid-level pharmacist Dagar wanted to buy my prescription."


    Jia Lan looked at Dave who was in a daze and reminded him: "I don''t want to be disturbed, so when signing the agreement, you have to write a confidentiality clause. You may be at risk, such as being targeted by a large mercenary group."


    Dave was scared when he heard it. That''s right, even the ordinary "bronze-level" potion supply source will attract the covetousness of the large mercenary group. Not to mention this novel "violet cream". Once targeted, the best result for "Iguana Fang" is to be swallowed up by others.


    Dave hesitated. Although this business is profitable, the risk is too great. Their ''Iguana Fang'' is just a small mercenary group, and it can''t withstand this pressure at all. But he couldn''t bear to give up.


    Seeing him in trouble, Jia Lan thought about it and suggested: "In fact, we can take this matter to the ''Mercenary Guild'' to register and designate your ''Iguana Fang'' as the agent. Although it is a one-tenth commission, it is safer. You can also pay more commissions and let the ''Mercenary Guild'' protect you."


    Dave thought about it and said with a little distress: "The ''Mercenary Guild'' has had such a precedent, but the commission is as high as two-tenths, or even four-tenths! This..."


    Jia Lan smiled: "Don''t feel sorry for the commissions. This is not a one-time business, but a long-term cooperation. This batch of ointment is just our first cooperation."


    Dave understood that the young magician just needed a "shield" and didn''t necessarily have to have their ''Iguana Fang''. If he wanted, any large mercenary group would rush to take this commission. He didn''t have many choices at all.

 Chapter 27

    Before he was ready to take a huge risk and agree, Jia Lan added: "As a reward, I can send some potions to you "Iguana Fang" regularly. Moreover, I can not only sell potions, but also ask you to buy various materials for me at market prices. You don''t have to tell the "Mercenary Guild" about this part."


    After that, Jia Lan took out a list of hundreds of materials recorded in the magic market and handed it to Dave.


    Dave was stunned for a moment, and then very happy. Because in this way, even if the "Mercenary Guild" took half of the reward, "Iguana Fang" would still make money, because they not only had a stable source of potions, but also made a friend who was at least a mid-level pharmacist.


    Dave couldn''t make the decision on such a big thing, so he sent a companion back to tell the leader and bring a formal mercenary contract.


    While waiting, Jia Lan felt that it was getting late, so he asked Dave to send a mercenary to take the three girls home first and to familiarize themselves with the way, because the potions and materials would be handed over in the house he rented in the future.


    The leader of "Iguana''s Tooth" came very quickly and was very low-key. After all, no one wanted to be robbed of such a good opportunity before signing the contract.


    What surprised Jia Lan a little was that the leader of the mercenaries like Div, who were full of beards and looked fierce, was actually a female swordsman with a strong figure and short red hair!


    "Hello, respected magician, I am Cathy Cornell, the leader of "Iguana''s Tooth"."


    The female swordsman was wearing brown half-leather armor. Although it was well maintained, the traces left by the battle showed that it was very old. This shows that the economic situation of this small mercenary group of less than 100 people is not very good.


    "Hello, Ms. Cornell."


    Jia Lan politely performed the mage''s salute, but no one did it now. The female swordsman was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted and returned the mercenary salute.


    She looked less than 30 years old, with healthy and bronze skin and a slightly rough face. She was an experienced old mercenary. This made Jia Lan very satisfied.


    Before Cathy Cornell came, Div told Jia Lan that "Iguana Fang" was inherited by the female swordsman from her father.


    Under the leadership of old Cornell, "Iguana Fang" was once a medium-sized mercenary group with seven or eight hundred people. But after old Cornell died unexpectedly during a mission, because there was no strong leader, many powerful mercenaries left, and the mercenary group almost disbanded.


    In the end, it was the daughter of the leader who originally worked as a clerk, warehouse manager, and financial manager in the team. With a very tough style, she took on the responsibility of the leader alone and restored "Iguana Fang", which only had dozens of old mercenaries left, to its current size.


    Jia Lan was very satisfied with this smart female leader who was good at management and financial management and worked hard to restore the glory of the mercenary group left by her father, as well as this small and weak mercenary group.Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon.


    Having ideals and goals means that they will attach great importance to this rare "big order", and their weak strength makes them unable to do anything bad, such as swallowing the reward.


    The situation of "Iguana Fang" is very suitable for Jia Lan, who has nothing now, because he only needs an agent and does not need them to fight too fiercely.


    Since the content of the commission has been roughly agreed upon, the contract signing process went very smoothly. Jia Lan kept one of the three copies of the contract, and the other will be archived in the task archive of the "Mercenary Guild". As for how "Iguana Fang" negotiates the commission ratio with the "Mercenary Guild", it has nothing to do with Jia Lan.


    Jia Lan thought for a moment and said seriously: "Ms. Cornell, I suggest that you open a small shop on Adventure Street if conditions permit."


    The female swordsman who carefully put away the contract was stunned when she heard this, and looked at Jia Lan who made the suggestion in confusion.


    Jia Lan smiled: "Because in the next period of time, I may sell various types of potions and alchemical products through you. Of course, you can understand that I supply you at a price lower than the market price, and then you sell my products to the outside world."


    The female swordsman''s eyes flashed with light. Is this magician the god of wealth sent by God to help "Iguana Fang"?


    If he can provide potions and alchemical products stably, then the profit of a pharmacy or alchemical supply store can be imagined. Even if they only supply "Iguana Fang" at a price slightly lower than the market price, they only need to prepare the store and the clerk, which is simply a stable source of income for them!


    Cathy Cornell has clearly understood the intention of the young magician. For some reason, he didn''t want to show up in public, so he handed the business over to "Iguana''s Tooth" who met by chance.


    All they had to do was to keep the secrets for the young magician as an agent to prevent anyone from disturbing him.


    As a team manager and financial manager, the female swordsman was very smart. She understood that the young magician only needed a disguise to cover up unnecessary troubles for him, and some people to help him deal with trivial matters, not necessarily "Iguana''s Tooth".


    Even if these so-called secrets were exposed, there was no threat to him. Who would be willing to offend a magician who is good at medicine and may even be good at alchemy?


    However, what puzzled Cathy Cornell was that this magician who looked no more than 20 years old could actually prepare "intermediate potions". Is he a pharmacy genius?


    You know, although pharmacy does not require accumulation of strength like magic, it requires a lot of experience.


    Most pharmacists can only stay at the beginner level for their entire lives and it is difficult to break through; only a very small number of talented people have the opportunity to break through to the intermediate level; and those high-level pharmacists who master advanced pharmaceutical technology are no longer something that ordinary people can achieve.


    Moreover, given the age of this magician, it is a bit strange that he can resist the temptation brought by fame and status.


    Jia Lan, who has been observing the expression of the female swordsman, saw her expression of doubt and speculation, smiled slightly, and made a helpless look: "It seems that Ms. Cornell doesn''t seem to believe me."


    The female swordsman was a little panicked and was about to deny it. Although she was a little skeptical, she really needed this commission that was almost delivered to her door. This is too important for "Iguana Fang", which lacks financial resources and cannot accept high-level tasks.


    Jia Lan waved his hand, indicating that he didn''t mind: "Well, since we are going to be partners, we need to build enough trust! Ms. Cornell is doubting how a young apprentice like me can prepare an intermediate potion, right?" The female swordsman was a little embarrassed, but still said bluntly: "I''m sorry, but you just mentioned that you plan to sell alchemical products through us. In addition, according to Dave, you seem to be an advanced magician of ice and lightning, which..."

 Chapter 28

    Jia Lan was indeed troubled by the technological level of this era.


    What he made were only the simplest primary potions, and the utensils he used were only some broken clay pots, old soup spoons and scrapped hand-cranked mills. The only special thing was that he used the extremely precious medicinal materials of his time, which were thirty years old.


    In his time, pharmacists might not even have the interest to name this kind of potion, and simply called it "hemostatic ointment", but now it has been transformed into "violet ointment". In fact, the quality of this potion depends entirely on those medicinal materials, and its production method is extremely simple.


    Jia Lan''s craftsmanship is not outstanding, but the potion he made was mistaken for "intermediate potion", which made him, a layman in pharmacy, feel a little embarrassed. If the teacher knew about it, he would definitely reprimand him severely, and even punish him to recite all the more than 100,000 pharmacy books in the library.


    When he thought of the teacher''s punishment, Jia Lan was so scared that he trembled all over. However, at this moment, he had to make up a lie to make the female swordsman in front of him believe him and prepare for being exposed in the future.


    "You see, I am just an apprentice who is still learning from my teacher. Although I also help make some potions, I can''t make so many by myself, and I can''t guarantee the quality."


    Jia Lan said: "Besides, pharmacy is not my major. I can come up with these new ointments that are still in the research and development stage because..."


    He paused and pretended to be embarrassed: "Next, I hope our partner "Iguana Tooth" can keep it secret for me."


    Cathy Cornell and her mercenaries immediately sat up straight, put their right hands on their chests and swore: "Swear on the honor of mercenaries, we will keep the secret!"


    Two mercenaries even stood up and stood outside the box door to prevent anyone from eavesdropping. Only the leader Cathy and the deputy leader Dave were left.


    Jia Lan nodded and pointed to the samples on the table: "Then I''ll tell you, I''m just an ''agent''. These ointments, as well as the potions and alchemy products that you will sell on your behalf in the future, are all made by my teacher and his laboratory team!"


    The two mercenaries widened their eyes and breathed rapidly, as if they had discovered the secret of a high-level magician!


    "You also know that magic experiments are extremely expensive!"


    Jia Lan secretly wiped his sweat. For him, lying was very stressful, so he had to use the deceptive skills he learned from books.


    "The teacher''s experiment is at a critical moment, but there is a shortage of funds. Investors are unwilling to invest because they have not been able to make a profit."


    "So the teacher had to find a way to raise funds secretly, and he led the laboratory team to secretly make some potions, alchemy, and enchanted items to sell in exchange for materials and funds to continue research."


    "But... you also know that the things in the laboratory belong to the investors. What the teacher and his team did is actually infringing on the interests of investors. Therefore, only I, the agent, can sell these things."


    Jia Lan carefully observed the expressions of the two mercenaries: "It is obvious that I, my teacher, and the researchers in the laboratory do not know how to do business. Mr. Dave has seen it."


    After listening to Jia Lan''s words, Casey and Dave nodded in sudden enlightenment. Jia Lan breathed a sigh of relief and smiled shyly: "After meeting with Mr. Dave, I considered finding another helper to deal with these things together. The reason for keeping it secret is because I am worried that the news will be leaked to investors and cause trouble for my teacher."Unauthorized usage: this narrative is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings.


    Jia Lan blinked and made an expression of "you know". Casey and Dave looked at each other and suddenly became excited. They realized that it was not just a talented young magician who hired them, but a senior magic team! Although they did not know how much money the magician''s teacher needed to conduct experiments, they thought that if they could seize this opportunity and earn money for the mysterious teacher, even if the magic team no longer supplied them in the future, their small mercenary group "Iguana''s Teeth" would be able to rely on this relationship to find a big tree to lean on!


    Cathy Cornell seemed to see a bright road for the rise of "Iguana Tooth". As long as the mysterious teacher and his magic team give them a little chance of wealth, their small mercenary group will benefit greatly!


    Moreover, through this cooperation, they can establish a solid channel and gain the trust of the magic team, and they are likely to become the exclusive agent of the other party!


    Cathy knows that magicians always have many experiments to do. There is more than one magician in this team. Even if this experiment is completed and the team is disbanded, they will definitely continue to carry out new experiments!


    If they can win the trust and friendship of these magicians, will "Iguana Tooth" still worry about not being able to grow and develop?


    As for the reason for confidentiality, Cathy believes that in addition to worrying about investors knowing, it may also be to protect the reputation of magicians. After all, using investors'' equipment and materials to do private work is not good to spread.


    And their small mercenary group was selected as an agent, probably because it is unknown, more inconspicuous than those large mercenary groups, and less likely to be found.


    After learning the whole story, Cathy Cornell felt relieved and promised not to disclose the secret.


    Jia Lan pondered for a moment: "It is impossible to avoid leaking secrets. I have leaked the information of "Violet Cream" at the Magic Fair. The intermediate pharmacist Dagar and the "Kolan City Pharmacist Guild" behind him may track it down. At that time, they will definitely link you to me!"


    "You can tell the "Mercenary Guild" that this is a magician raising funds in secret. But no matter how they track it down, they will stop at you in the end!"


    Jia Lan said seriously: "If it doesn''t work, expose me! But don''t involve my teacher and his magic team!"


    "Mr. Jia Lan, don''t worry! No one will offend a group of magicians for a little benefit!" The female swordsman said confidently, "Leave this matter to us, "Iguana Fang"!"


    Jia Lan nodded with satisfaction and pointed to the two large bamboo baskets next to him: "This is the first batch of potions. Every three days in the future, you send a reliable person to me to pick up the next batch."


    He was not worried that "Iguana Fang" would swallow this batch of valuable ointment. After all, these more than 200 bottles of ointment cost only two silver jims!


    Besides, with the constraints of the mercenary contract, if "Iguana Fang" dares to run away with the money, he will be wanted by the "Mercenary Guild" throughout the continent, which is not worth the loss.


    In addition, Jia Lan did not expect that the "hemostatic ointment" that was worth no more than one gold coin in his era would be so valuable in this era!


    This greatly shortened his original plan to spend some time to raise the high tuition fees of "Komo University". At least, he doesn''t have to worry about how to survive in this era.


    After they discussed some details of the cooperation, Jia Lan handed the first batch of ointments to Casey Cornell. When they parted, Jia Lan remembered to remind them that there were only 100 cans of high-efficiency potions in the bamboo basket, and the other 100 cans were potions that were three or four levels higher than the samples!


    Casey and Dave were almost scared to death!


    Are you kidding!


    The lowest level in these two baskets is "bronze-level" primary potion! What level of pharmacist can prepare potions that are four levels higher than this? Silver advanced potion? High-level pharmacist?


    After Jia Lan left, they nervously gathered all the people of "Iguana Fang" and carefully escorted two baskets of potions back to the "Mercenary Guild". Casey also applied to the deputy deacon of the guild and asked to meet Clark Abigail, the president of the "Mercenary Guild" Coran City Branch, overnight.


    Generally speaking, a small mercenary group like "Iguana Fang" could not meet a big figure like President Abigail. But Casey told the deputy deacon in a tough attitude that this was related to a commissioned task that might be worth more than 10,000 gold talans.


    Casey also took the initiative to pay the guild a 20£¥ commission to obtain the guild''s long-term protection.


    A commissioned task worth more than 10,000 gold talans, 20£¥ of the 5£¥ commission, that is 500 gold talans! And it is a long-term commission, which is not a small task for the "Mercenary Guild" Coran City Branch.


    You know, the commission for a black iron task is only 10 gold talans at the lowest and no more than 100 gold talans at the highest. The guild will only earn no more than 10 gold talans.


    The maximum commission for a bronze mission will not exceed 1,000 gold talans, 10,000 for a silver mission, and 100,000 for a gold mission. The 20£¥ commission offered by "Iguana Fang" is equivalent to the guild''s earnings at the bronze mission level.

 Chapter 29

    The Kolan City branch of the Mercenary Guild rarely receives large-scale high-level tasks due to the influence of the Komo University and the geographical environment. In the long run, the rating of this task commission will not be lower than the silver task, so they attach great importance to it.


    In addition, the deputy deacon and the main deacon have to compete for performance. Casey told the deputy deacon that this task was secretly commissioned by a magician team and designated to be represented by the Iguana Tooth. She also secretly gave the deputy deacon a can of silver-level primary potion, saying that it was a "gift" from the client to the head of the guild.


    When the deputy deacon heard that the potion was worth at least two hundred gold talans, he laughed and immediately sent someone to call President Clark Abigail back from home.


    President Abigail was called back before he was dressed. He was angry, so Casey took out a can of [Extreme Violet Cream] and gave it to him, saying that it had not been identified yet, but it was worth at least five hundred gold talans.


    When President Abigail heard this, she immediately called the guild''s appraiser to appraise the five ointments.


    When the results came out, everyone was shocked. Although the potion marked [High-efficiency Violet Cream] was not as advanced as Casey estimated, it also reached the quality and effect of a bronze-level medium potion.


    Moreover, the appraiser of the "Mercenary Guild" said that because [Violet Cream] has multiple special effects and can treat three moderate injuries, it is conservatively estimated to be a bronze-level medium potion.


    And the jar of [Extreme Violet Cream] that Casey gave to President Abigail was directly identified as a silver-level high-level potion!


    Silver-level potions are high-level potions that can only be prepared by high-level pharmacists. They are not seen on the market at all. They can only be encountered at auctions and cannot be valued at all!


    When President Abigail heard this, her eyes turned green, but soon reason overcame greed. He knew that he must pay attention to the magic team that could prepare silver-level potions.


    Even President Abigail envied Captain Casey of "Iguana''s Tooth". Why would such a mysterious magician team choose such a small mercenary group that is not as strong as a mouse?


    In fact, if Casey did not feel that the impact and pressure of this task were too great and they could not bear it at all, they would not have taken the initiative to ask the guild to increase the commission to obtain protection.


    President Abigail proposed a 40£¥ commission, and Casey readily agreed because she estimated that the other party would ask for 50£¥.


    For each order, the mercenary guild can get a commission of no less than 200 gold talans, and "Iguana''s Tooth" can directly get a commission of more than 300 gold talans!


    But this is still a conservative estimate, and this is just the first order!


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    President Abigail suddenly thought that if the silver potion was sold directly, it would not be cost-effective.


    For the performance of the Mercenary Guild''s Kolan City branch, to live up to the "gift" given to them by the client, and to gain the friendship of this mysterious magician team, President Abigail decided to put the potions on the auction house for auction.


    He sent two silver warriors to the largest auction house on Adventure Street and forcibly kidnapped Lauren Clifford, the president of the Eternal Hammer auction house, to the Mercenary Guild.


    Before President Clifford got angry, President Abigail blocked his anger with the news of a large number of high-level potions.


    When President Clifford heard this, he was shocked and immediately called the most authoritative appraiser of the Eternal Hammer auction house to appraise the value of these potions.


    This batch of potions can be auctioned at the Eternal Hammer, which is under the control of President Clifford. It is beneficial for him and can also earn enough fame for the auction house!


    However, President Clifford is not only interested in the auction handling fee, but also in the makers of these potions.


    Imagine if you have a pharmacist who can make advanced potions, will potions still be scarce?


    In [Kolanbang], advanced potions are rare treasures!


    Let alone [Kolan City], there are not many advanced pharmacists in the entire [Kolanbang] who can prepare silver potions. Adventurers and mercenaries have such a great demand for advanced potions, and they all know it very well.


    If advanced potions are auctioned at the "Eternal Hammer" in [Kolan City], it will definitely attract many high-level warriors to buy them. With more people, sales performance will naturally go up.


    President Clifford thought that when the time comes, he can just pick up a stone at the door and say it is a relic, and it will be snatched away by those wealthy buyers.


    Generally speaking, the auction house charges a 5£¥ auction fee, and the "Mercenary Guild" will also charge 40£¥ of the 5£¥ after the auction house deducts the fee, so it will make much less money!


    This is not okay!


    So when his old friend hinted that he wanted to reduce the handling fee, or take the potion to other auction houses for auction, President Clifford waved his hand impatiently, saying that the handling fee would only be 1£¥ higher, and even the publicity fee would be borne by "Eternal Hammer". As long as he signed a contract, the next potion would be auctioned at "Eternal Hammer".


    Kathy found that the two big men were chatting enthusiastically and forgot about her as the agent, so she had to cough twice to remind them.


    "I''m sorry, my lords!"


    Casey said seriously: "I don''t want to disturb your auction plan, but my client is in urgent need of funds, otherwise he would not have taken out this batch of medicine. I want to know, how long does it take from preparation to auction?"


    President Clifford was stunned for a moment, and thought about it: "If you want the auction to be effective, you have to promote it for at least a month, so that the auctioneers can come from afar. At least it can''t be less than half a month!"


    Casey shook his head: "Impossible! My client only gives a week at most, and he must get the first auction money!"


    "This..."


    President Clifford looked at his old friend in embarrassment: "Clark, can you discuss with the ''client'' and delay some time? If the preparation time is only one week, the final transaction price may be 30£¥ lower!"


    President Abigail looked at Casey helplessly. The leader of the small mercenary group was the direct agent, and he couldn''t interrupt!


    But thinking of the 40£¥ commission out of the 5/1000, President Abigail suddenly had an idea: "Why don''t we advance part of the auction money first? Lauren, how much do you think this batch of potions can be sold for in the end?"


    Clifford said confidently: "The starting price of this batch of potions is more than 10,000 gold talans in total, and the transaction price is still hard to say. You know, when someone is in urgent need of potions, gold talans are worthless!"


    Abigail stroked his beard: "Then you can raise 5,000 gold talans, right?"


    Clifford was stunned for a moment, thought about it: "You mean you pay another 5,000 gold talans?"


    Abigail said confidently: "Yes! If it fails to sell, I will buy this batch of high-grade potions privately. Am I still worried that I can''t sell it?"

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    Clifford believed that President Abigail had been operating in Kelan City for many years and should have a lot of money on hand. By raising funds and using some of the mercenary guild''s task reserves, 5,000 gold talans should be able to be raised smoothly.


    Moreover, as Clark said, how could this batch of high-level potions be unsalable? They even hoped that this batch of potions would fail to sell so that they could buy them directly at the starting price. After all, who would complain about having too much of such a precious thing?


    Especially Clark Abigail, although he is plump now, he was a high-level silver swordsman and the leader of the large silver-level mercenary group "Golden Two-Headed Dragon"! After retirement, he gave the position of leader to his nephew, joined the mercenary guild, and served as the president of the Kelan City branch.


    With the help of Clark, the mercenary guild branch in Kelan City has almost become a retirement home for the "Golden Two-Headed Dragon". Clark arranged the retired disabled and weak mercenaries into the branch, some became staff members, and some became instructors of the mercenary training camp.


    In this way, everyone has a guarantee after retirement, so many people are willing to join the "Golden Two-Headed Dragon", but few are willing to quit. Today, the "Golden Two-Headed Dragon" has been promoted to the most powerful gold-level large mercenary group in Kolanbang!


    If this batch of advanced potions is obtained, the strength of the "Golden Two-Headed Dragon" will definitely increase greatly, and it may even go to open up several high-risk ancient ruins! Compared with the treasures in the ancient ruins, what is 10,000 gold talans? If you dig up an ancient high-level magic item casually, you may make a profit.


    Soon, 5,000 gold talans, a mercenary crystal card worth 5,000 gold talans, a senior VIP card of the "Eternal Hammer" and a senior customer certificate of the "Mercenary Guild" were sent to Casey, the leader of the "Iguana Tooth" mercenary group.


    The two big men didn''t have to worry about this small mercenary group absconding with the money, because in Kelan City, no one could slip away from their noses.


    When Captain Casey saw the box of gold coins in front of him, he had to work hard to keep his hands from shaking. Then he remembered that the client had told him another thing.


    After President Lauren Clifford hurriedly left with two baskets of high-level potions, Casey told the president that he wanted to rent a counter in the Mercenary Guild. Adventure Street is a place where every inch of land is worth a lot of money. It is difficult to open a store here, let alone get involved. So he could only ask the president for help.


    Seeing the competitive pressure of the "Adventurer''s Guild", the president agreed without much thought and let "Iguana''s Tooth" set up a row of counters in the hall of the "Mercenary Guild" to sell things, and he didn''t have to pay rent.


    But privately, the president told Casey that he personally wanted a 50£¥ share of the potion, calculated at cost price. This 50£¥ share of the potion, whether it is resold or used by the "Golden Two-Headed Dragon", has nothing to do with Casey.


    Because the "Pharmacist Guild" controls the pharmacists, the "Mercenary Guild", which has a great demand for potions, has always been constrained by the "Pharmacist Guild". Now there is an exclusive potion counter. Although it is unknown how much supply there is, it can finally reduce the control of the "Pharmacist Guild". It is also a great blessing for mercenaries who are in urgent need of potions.


    Therefore, as the president of the "Mercenary Guild", Lord Clark Abigail still solved a big problem for the mercenaries, and it cannot be said that he was completely out of self-interest!


    Although the night in Kelan City is dark, many people are destined to toss and turn tonight... After Jia Lan returned to the Brown family''s B&B, he was unexpectedly welcomed with a very grand welcome.This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it


    Knowing that their two daughters had become apprentices of the magician master, the Brown couple were extremely excited. Especially after hearing that this magician master was actually a great pharmacist who could prepare advanced potions, they entertained Jia Lan with an almost pious attitude, which made Jia Lan feel very uncomfortable.


    In the eyes of the Brown family in awe, Jia Lan hurriedly enjoyed a dinner that was not exquisite but very rich for ordinary people. Back in the room that was rearranged and cleaned by Aunt Brown, the bed had been replaced with the cleanest quilt and the softest mattress. As soon as Jia Lan, who was extremely tired, lay down, he couldn''t help groaning in comfort.


    Originally, he should use meditation instead of sleep to repair his damaged soul and mental strength as much as possible. Even if the effect is not good, it is better than doing nothing. However, Jia Lan, who was extremely sleepy, fell into the deepest sleep in less than two breaths after lying down.


    However, what he didn''t know was that after he fell asleep, the "Catalog Stone" on his chest lit up slightly. The light blue moonlight from the "Book of Ryan" projected from the simple wooden window of the B&B was quickly absorbed, making the "Catalog Stone" as bright as the sun!


    But the strange thing is that such a dazzling light has never leaked out, and is only limited to the fist-sized space around the "Catalog Stone". The light gradually turned from light blue to dark blue, and finally almost black, as if even the light had been swallowed up.


    A layer of dark flames gradually spread out from the "Catalog Stone", wrapping Jia Lan''s body, as if it was burning and refining him, but not even a strand of his hair was damaged. It just gradually transformed his hair, skin, flesh, and bones into a crystal-clear dark blue deep substance.


    The elemental particles that were everywhere in the space, as if they had encountered something most terrifying and fearful, scrambled to escape from the room, and quickly spread out in all directions, as if to make room for something!


    Compared with 1,700 years ago, the elemental particles that were abundant and dense to the point of being vast disappeared from this space in the blink of an eye, forming a weird, theoretically impossible element-free space!


    However, the escaping elemental particles had no time to leave this small courtyard, as if they were grabbed by an invisible big hand and could not move, and then began to flow back irresistibly, as if a black hole suddenly appeared in the room, swallowing up the elemental particles between heaven and earth.


    The elemental particles that gathered from all directions, mountains, rivers, land, oceans and skies formed a huge and vast elemental tide, like a tsunami, frantically washing over this inconspicuous and dilapidated courtyard. To be precise, it was washing over a room in the courtyard, but outside the room, it was absolutely empty.


    On this night, all the elements in the place where the "Book of Ryan" could illuminate the entire Star Continent were boiling like ignited kerosene. Those beings who were originally high above trembled in fear in the boiling elements, but no one knew why.


    This night, the boiling elements turned these beings who had eyes and ears into blind and deaf, depriving them of the ability to climb mountains and cross seas.


    This night, all people with elemental abilities, whether they were awake or asleep, were awakened at the same time, and then found to their horror that they had lost all their abilities and turned into ordinary people who could not connect and communicate with the elements, and no element could be found in their bodies.


    This night, countless elemental creatures wailed and roared, shrinking their bodies as much as possible in fear and awe, as if declaring their submission to some invisible existence.


    This night, for a long time in the future, was called the "Night of Boiling Elements" and recorded in history. This night symbolizes the watershed of the world''s transformation to a higher level!


    Because, when the elements boiled over that night, people found that the concentration of elemental particles in the space had increased more than ten times on the original basis, and the purity of the elements also increased exponentially.


    Countless people with elemental abilities were surprised to find that when the elements boiled down, their elemental abilities were greatly improved overnight, and some lucky people even jumped several levels!


    In this night, the world seemed to be opened by a mysterious "key" and a seal called "Annisdora''s Gift Box". Countless "element fountains" gushed out all over the Star Continent, opened countless restrictions in ancient ruins, opened countless passages to secret places, and unsealed countless mysterious creatures that were banned.


    Only some real high-level beings knew that the "rules" of this world seemed to have been forcibly changed overnight. The chain reaction caused by the boiling of elements has even disturbed the crystal wall of the plane, and the vibration of the plane has evolved into countless changes...


    The instigator of all this, however, enjoyed a sweet night without knowing it, and slept for a full sixteen hours before waking up from the unconscious dream.

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    When he opened his eyes and regained consciousness, Jia Lan was stunned for a moment, because he found that the world seemed to have become a little different!


    Some invisible substance in the air flowed like sticky golden honey, exuding an alluring breath, and the space became more transparent and profound, unlike before, it seemed to be covered with a layer of fog.


    Jia Lan didn''t know whether he had changed, or the world had changed, or in other words, both had undergone incomprehensible changes, so there was such a dramatic change that was almost "extreme" and "extreme".


    But where exactly had changed, Jia Lan couldn''t understand it all at once.


    Without the ability to explore the changes in the world, Jia Lan instinctively explored himself, but was shocked to find that his damaged and split soul seemed to have "healed" overnight!


    Although these two independent souls are still as weak as two insignificant fireflies, it is undeniable that the scars on the soul have been healed by some mysterious power overnight.


    The body that had been damaged in the ice for more than a thousand years seemed to have recovered its health, making him feel that he was in great shape and not as exhausted as he was yesterday.


    Jia Lan switched his consciousness between the two "souls" without any hindrance, but found that every time his consciousness entered one "soul", the "consciousness" that originally existed in this soul would switch to the other "soul".


    This feeling was too weird, because he could feel that the other "soul" and the "consciousness" in the soul were also himself, and there was even some indescribable mysterious connection between the two souls and the two consciousnesses.


    Jia Lan, who has been wearing the title of "Dual Soul" for many years, naturally knew that his "name" refers to the foreign soul that accidentally entered his body and formed a companion relationship with his soul. They are independent of each other, but interdependent, and cannot be separated, nor can one of them be eliminated.


    However, the alien soul has annihilated itself. Theoretically, it no longer exists. What remains is just the "shell" of a soul. The core consciousness has long disappeared without a trace.


    And now, because of the accident that happened yesterday, his consciousness was torn into "two parts", which were restored by some mysterious power and became two weak but complete individuals.


    This led to him monopolizing the "shell" of two souls and truly becoming a magical "dual soul". If you have to describe it, it''s like two selves inside and outside a mirror.


    What impact this situation will have on him is still unknown, but Jia Lan thinks that it won''t be too bad.


    Shrugging his shoulders, Jia Lan could only attribute this situation to a miracle or a miracle. Anyway, he couldn''t explain why it happened.


    Just when Jia Lan was a little excited to try whether he had recovered the ability to release and control the arcane without the interference of the alien soul, the voices of the two apprentices he accepted yesterday on impulse, the Brown sisters, came from outside the door.


    "Teacher! Are you awake?"


    The girl''s gentle voice was as soft as if she was afraid of waking him up. Jia Lan smiled slightly. He could tell that this was the voice of Anlia Brown, the younger sister of the Brown sisters.Find this and other great novels on the author''s preferred platform. Support original creators!


    The girl was a little introverted and shy, and her voice was not much louder than that of a newborn kitten. If it weren''t for his mental state recovering a lot and his perception ability recovering, it would be difficult to hear what she was saying.


    "What''s the matter? Anlia?"


    While answering, Jia Lan picked up the "Identification Robe" beside the bed and put it on. After shaking it slightly, he activated the constant "cleaning technique" on it, and cleaned the robe and himself.


    "The leader of the "Iguana Fang" mercenary group, Ms. Cathy Cornell and her subordinates, have been waiting for you for a long time..."


    Before the girl finished speaking, Jia Lan had already pushed open the simple wooden door and stepped out of the room, but found that the not-so-large courtyard was already full of people.


    Mr. and Mrs. Brown stood on one side of the door, while their daughters and Alan Hogg, a girl who hoped to become a magician, stood on the other side of the door. In the middle of the yard, Captain Casey and Deputy Captain Dave of "Iguana''s Tooth" led ten mercenaries to wait respectfully.


    Jia Lan smiled and greeted: "Good morning, everyone."


    A group of people hurriedly returned the greeting to Jia Lan. This scene seemed a little too grand, which made Jia Lan very uncomfortable. Mr. and Mrs. Brown hurried to prepare breakfast for him, and Casey also asked his mercenaries to leave, leaving the yard empty.


    Casey, who reported everything that happened last night to Jia Lan, looked a little tired and had some bloodshot eyes, but he was very energetic.


    "...Here are the Eternal Crystal Card and Mercenary Crystal Card worth 10,000 Jintalans. For your convenience, we have also prepared some scattered Jintalans for you."


    Casey respectfully presented a delicate little box, which contained an Eternal Crystal Card, a Mercenary Crystal Card, a "Senior VIP Card" of "Eternal Hammer", and a senior customer certificate of "Mercenary Guild".


    Although money has always been just a number for Jia Lan, he was still a little surprised when he took the box. The wealth in this box is only a part of it. The rest will be delivered to him after the auction.


    It has to be said that an auction that can maximize profits is indeed a good idea. However, Jia Lan never expected that the "hemostatic ointment" he prepared was just a cheap low-level potion in the potion formula he knew. In this era, it is actually qualified for auction.


    Among the people at the scene, except for Casey and Dave, the faces of the three girls and Jia Lan were a little strange. Because apart from them, no one knew that this wealth was actually exchanged for the raw materials of two silver Jims!


    After coughing twice to cover up, Jia Lan took out the two crystal cards from the box and handed them to Casey: "These two crystal cards will be temporarily deposited in the hands of your "Iguana Fang" as the cost of purchasing various items and materials when we cooperate with each other in the future."


    Casey was a little surprised, but didn''t say much. He took it generously and put it in the hidden pocket on his plump chest under the leather armor.


    Jia Lan was very satisfied with Casey''s attitude of doing things without saying much.


    He took out his [portable notebook], copied a list, and handed it to the heroic female swordsman: "In addition to the list of materials from yesterday, I also need five sets of exquisite alchemy tools, a full set of craftsman tool sets required for various industries, ten sets of exquisite medical tools, a complete set of magic laboratory equipment, various workshop workbenches, a large furnace component, two medium-sized furnace components and three small furnace components, as well as various types of crucibles and different types of crystal bottles... Well, the best ones!"


    As one of the few literate mercenaries, Casey took the list and listened to Jia Lan reading out the required items while looking at the list of hundreds of items and nearly a thousand tools and equipment. However, the more she listened, the bigger her eyes widened, and beads of sweat could not help appearing on her smooth forehead.


    Is this magician going to set up a multifunctional high-end laboratory covering all industries, a full-professional workshop, and a large production workshop?


    "Mr. Jia Lan!"


    Kathy finally couldn''t help but interrupt Jia Lan: "Though these things are easier to get in our [Kolan City], it must be said that, regardless of the fact that their total price is at least more than 100,000 gold Tarans, just to place these tools, you may need to rent a courtyard with at least 30 workshops..."


    "Uh!"


    Jia Lan was stunned for a moment, looked at the items on the list again, and touched his nose awkwardly. He just copied the order based on the tools and equipment arranged in his original laboratory, and that was all, and it was just streamlined again. Some large devices and equipment he couldn''t use for the time being, so naturally he didn''t copy them down.

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    If he planned to rebuild the laboratory according to the original scale, the number of various equipment and devices would be an astonishing number, more than a hundred times more.


    In fact, for these equipment and devices, it was already his most streamlined laboratory layout. After all, his teacher had more than a dozen laboratories under his name, any of which was hundreds of times larger than his original apprentice-level laboratory, and the scale was simply unimaginable.


    However, he seemed to have forgotten that this was no longer the original era. The equipment and devices on these lists were not installed for him by someone just because he copied them down. Faced with such a huge procurement demand, he seemed a little helpless.


    "Okay," he sighed, "then buy me a set of alchemy tools, a set of craftsman tools and a complete set of medical tools. For the other equipment and devices, please ask Ms. Casey to slowly purchase them for me. As for the cost, don''t worry, I believe there will be sufficient funds for us to use soon."


    Hearing this, Ms. Casey nodded slightly. She naturally would not doubt the source of funds for this client. After all, as long as he can continuously provide those magical potions, no matter how much money he wants, he can raise it. However, when she heard Jia Lan''s requirements for the venue, she couldn''t help but frown.


    She carefully read the equipment and device requirements on the list again, and then silently estimated the required space in her mind.


    After a moment, she shook her head helplessly: "Mr. Jia Lan, I''m sorry, I''m afraid that there is no such large venue in Kelan City that you need. Unless you are willing to pay a high price to directly purchase an existing large workshop, but the premise is that someone is willing to sell it."


    Hearing this, Jia Lan''s expression couldn''t help but become solemn. He knew that it was not easy to find such a suitable place, but he decided not to give up: "Then please help me keep an eye out for a suitable place. As for the funding issue, don''t worry, I will raise it as soon as possible."


    Let alone the inner city of "Komo University", even the city of Kelan built around it has long been filled with branches of various professional guilds, mercenary groups, residential areas, large and small chambers of commerce in Hong Kong, bustling commercial areas, private estates, various shops, cargo warehouses and private research laboratories. It seems that every inch of land has been fully utilized, and there is almost no vacant land for building new workshops.


    This news disappointed Captain Jia Lan. He originally thought that he could find a suitable workshop site in Kelan City, but the reality put him in a dilemma. Just as he was lost in thought with a frown on his face, Deputy Captain Div suddenly interrupted and said, "Do we have to look for a place for the workshop in the city?" Captain Jia Lan thought for a moment and then relaxed his frown a little. He replied, "It''s not impossible to consider a place outside the city, but the distance cannot be too far, otherwise it will bring many inconveniences to the operation and management of the workshop. After all, we need to communicate and transport people and materials in the city frequently."Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site.


    After hearing what Deputy Captain Div said, Casey also reacted quickly. He nodded first, indicating that he agreed with Div''s point of view, and then shook his head, with a look of embarrassment on his face. He was obviously thinking about this problem, but he seemed to have some concerns. Seeing this, Captain Jia Lan asked curiously: "Why? Is there no suitable place outside the city?" Casey frowned and said: "I know where Div is talking about, but that place does not meet your requirements. It is located more than 30 kilometers northeast of Kelan City, at the foot of the Gem Cape Peak at the end of the Sea Wall Mountains, on a small hill. The castle group. Although the area is large enough to accommodate our workshops and experimental equipment, it has been abandoned for a long time, and the place is very remote and desolate. There is no population gathering point nearby. The distance is also a bit far. The nearest village and farm are also five kilometers away. Even if you take a carriage, it takes about an hour one way." However, Captain Jia Lan did not show disappointment when he heard this, but instead became interested. He nodded and said thoughtfully: "If it''s only an hour''s drive, it''s not unacceptable. It doesn''t matter if it''s remote and desolate. This way, confidentiality is higher. Secondly, some of the experiments we conduct are also more dangerous. If we put the workshop in a sparsely populated area, we don''t have to worry about affecting the surrounding residents. Why didn''t you recommend it to me? Is the rental price too high?"


    Kathy explained: "The price is okay, but the situation there is a bit complicated. Due to long-term lack of management, most of the buildings in the castle complex are dilapidated and need large-scale repairs and renovations. In addition, there is some controversy over the ownership of the land, and it may take some time and effort to handle the relevant procedures."


    Hearing this, Captain Jia Lan nodded to show his understanding. After thinking for a while, he said, "Although these problems are a bit tricky, they are not unsolvable. We can send someone to investigate the situation first to see what the specific situation is. If it is indeed feasible, we can consider the next plan."


    All mages seem to be born to be solitary creatures who tend to stay at home. They often prefer to practice in seclusion in sparsely populated areas to seek inner peace and concentration.


    And Jia Lan''s preferences are roughly the same. He is quite picky about the choice of venue. A venue must be large enough, remote enough, and quiet. Such a place is undoubtedly very attractive to him.


    "Do you know? That group of castles built at the end of the 12th century [city-state era] has a long history. It has been accumulated for about four hundred years, making it more mysterious.


    The castle group covers a large area. The entire hill and dozens of castle buildings nearby are tightly surrounded by its solid walls. The area is about 100,000 square meters, which can be called a small kingdom."


    Casey shook his head slightly, with a hint of doubt in his tone: "If you plan to rent it, the price may not be very high. After all, ordinary people can''t live in such a place.


    But... it is said that no one has lived in this group of castles for a long time since it was built. Over the past hundreds of years, although dozens of owners have been replaced, no one has ever been able to live in it safely for more than a month!"


    "Why is this?" Casey''s voice was low and mysterious, "I heard that it was because everyone who lived in it suffered misfortune, and there were even several rumors in history that the entire castle mysteriously disappeared. These rumors spread more and more, making people nearby full of fear of the place.


    Because someone once saw an ogre roaming around there, the people nearby called it the ''Ogre Castle'', and speculated that the people in the castle were captured and eaten by the ogres. Do you really plan to rent a place like this?"

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    She hesitated for a moment, frowned slightly and said, "But for such a long time, the castle has been explored by countless adventurers and mercenaries, but nothing unusual has been found.


    Some bold rich people have bought it and spent a lot of money to repair it, intending to use it as a luxurious manor.


    In order to eliminate the possible evil spirits, they also specially invited the priests of the Holy Light Church to conduct large-scale purification, sacrifice and exorcism ceremonies on the castle.


    However, even so, the buyers of the castle eventually had to give up this place for various reasons, and the castle was abandoned again."


    Jia Lan heard this and showed a surprised expression on his face: "It ended in nothing? Those rich people who bought the castle spent so much money to repair the castle, but they just abandoned it again?"


    "That''s why it''s really weird there," Casey sighed, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes, "Those rich people who bought the castle either died unexpectedly, their families went bankrupt, or they encountered difficulties in their business and urgently needed to recover their funds, so they had to sell the castle."


    "Therefore, the castle has more than a dozen nicknames, such as ''Ghost Castle'', ''Ghost Castle'', ''Doom Castle'', ''Disaster Castle'', and so on. It can be said that there are hundreds of versions of horror legends about it in [Kolan State], and each version is creepy."


    Kathy shrugged and continued: "The ownership of the castle now belongs to the largest landlord in [Kolan City], ''Komo University''. However, even a powerful institution like ''Komo University'' sent a large number of magicians to explore the castle, but they could not find any problems there. Over time, the castle was slowly abandoned there and became a taboo place in people''s mouths."


    Jia Lan hugged his arms, rubbed his chin, and fell into deep thought: "It sounds scary. Since the priests of the Holy Light Church have performed a sacrificial ceremony, it means that the castle should have nothing to do with undead creatures. The magician team can''t find the reason, which means that it is not dark creatures and monsters. A large number of adventure teams and mercenary groups have also explored it, which rules out the possibility of wild beasts hiding in it... So, what secrets are hidden in this castle?"


    There is no problem, but anyone who lives in it will encounter misfortune, which is really amazing, as if there is some unknown secret hidden there.


    "Okay! Let''s not consider this issue for the time being..." Jia Lan shook his head helplessly. He knew that in this world full of unknowns, many things were not easy for him to explain.


    However, the castle called "Castle of Doom" made him covetous. "Ms. Casey, please keep an eye on the ''Castle of Doom'' for me. If you can rent it from "Komo University" or simply buy it, please notify me."


    Because he couldn''t find a suitable venue, Jia Lan had to temporarily put aside the idea of ??building a complete laboratory. He knew that such opportunities did not come every day, but he also understood that he couldn''t be impatient.If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.


    However, the temptation of the "Castle of Doom" was too great for him. There was a large enough area and a quiet enough environment for him to build a large laboratory that could meet all his ideas.


    Jia Lan admitted that he was indeed a little anxious. But if he didn''t set up a large laboratory now, he would definitely do it in the future.


    In this world of arcane - oh no, now it''s the world of magic, everything is much more expensive than ordinary people imagine. He needs a lot of funds to complete his ideas and goals, whether it is to reintegrate into this era or continue on the path of arcane.


    To achieve these goals, he needs a lot of money. The amount of money is definitely an astronomical figure that is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.


    He knows that relying on him to slowly prepare potions by hand to sell is far from meeting these needs. Therefore, he needs a large enough venue and a group of assistants to complete all this.


    "Buy... Buy it?" When Jia Lan made this suggestion, Ms. Casey was obviously dumbfounded. She couldn''t understand the thoughts of these magic masters. Do they think that Jintalan is made of copper dandin coated with gold powder?


    In this Kolan City, a house of 60 square meters costs more than 15,000 Jintalan! And the "Doom Castle", although located in a remote and desolate suburb, is an abandoned castle, but the price will not be less than half.


    Maybe because of those horror legends, the price can be discounted by one-third. But even so, a castle group of 100,000 square meters, plus the surrounding land, how many Jintalan would it take to buy it?


    Casey calculated silently in his heart that the price would definitely not be less than 10 million gold talans! Otherwise, would the "Doom Castle" with such a huge area be abandoned there without anyone paying attention?


    Mages, as one of the most calculating groups in the world, have amazing wisdom. However, despite their amazing acumen in the fields of magic and knowledge, they often appear quite dull in money management.


    Most mages only consider money issues when experiments require funds, which is undoubtedly a manifestation of their unique personality.


    Merchants are most willing to deal with mages. Because in their eyes, the money of mages is undoubtedly the easiest to make, because mages never care about the price.


    When mages buy the items they need, they usually don''t waste time bargaining. As long as the items meet their needs, they will buy them without hesitation. This characteristic undoubtedly brings huge business opportunities for merchants.


    This can be seen from the development trajectory of the city of Kolan. Just because of the existence of a "Komo University", this originally unknown town has rapidly developed into a complete city. This phenomenon is common in both the era in which Jia Lan originally lived and the era in which he lives now.


    Take Jia Lan as an example. Although he is in urgent need of money now, he will never haggle with the farmer named "Bit" for the difference of two silver coins.


    In his opinion, it is more cost-effective to allocate a few more bottles of "Violet Cream" instead of wasting precious time on bargaining. Even if this means that the selling price of "Violet Cream" needs to be increased, he doesn''t care. (Change the square brackets to quotation marks because this is the name of the item)


    Therefore, no matter in which era, Jia Lan has no concept of money. In his eyes, there is only a difference between need and need. If necessary, as long as it does not exceed his acceptance range, he will not consider the price at all.


    Of course, this does not mean that mages are fat sheep that are slaughtered by merchants. In fact, most mages are indeed not suitable to be merchants, but this does not mean that they have no resistance to money.


    They simply prefer to devote their energy to the magic and knowledge research they love rather than tedious business transactions.

 Chapter 34

    Jia Lan, the young wizard, is quite sensitive to price changes because he needs to run the laboratory for his teacher and purchase various rare materials in person.


    However, although he has a deep understanding of the market, some of his behaviors as a spellcaster are difficult for him to change easily.


    For example, the castle complex that has a special meaning to him, Jia Lan wants to buy it purely because it fits his needs in this era of magic.


    As for the price, it seems that it has never been a problem that needs to be considered too much for him. In his opinion, if he is short of money for the time being, he only needs to cast a few more spells and earn enough money to buy it.


    As for the various horror legends circulating in the "Doom Castle", what does it matter to a wizard like Jia Lan?


    In his time, the profession of spellcaster itself is closely linked to mystery and horror, and is feared and respected by ordinary people who know nothing about the world of arcane magic. The protagonists of most horror legends are evil wizards.


    So, as a wizard who is about to become the protagonist of a horror legend, how could Jia Lan be afraid of those illusory legends?


    For Jia Lan''s various requests, Casey just shrugged helplessly. Who said that this magician master is now the distinguished employer of their "Iguana Fang"?


    Moreover, the more Jintalan this magician master spends, the more profit they "Iguana Fang" can make, so why not do it?


    Since Jia Lan''s demand for various raw materials and tools is quite urgent, Casey can only leave with his subordinates in a hurry to prepare the necessary items for this magician master who has a tendency to "spend money" in her eyes.


    This not only means that the magician master''s pocket will be deflated, but also means when their "Iguana Fang" pocket will be able to swell. You know, in the purchasing contract, it is clearly written that they "Iguana Fang" will collect various materials on the list and then sell them to Jia Lan at the market price.


    Look carefully, it is the market price! What does this mean? This means that they can get a lot of discounts between purchasing and selling.


    And this discount is the valuable reward that the magician master paid to "Iguana Tooth"! This undoubtedly made Casey and her team full of energy, because they knew that as long as they could meet the needs of the magician master, they would get rich rewards.


    Although everyone did not know why the eccentric magician master needed those seemingly insignificant spices, dried fruits and minerals on the list, it was obvious that this was closely related to the task they were about to perform.


    After all, the magician master did not impose any restrictions on the purchase quantity of these materials, which undoubtedly provided them with a once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity.


    Although the materials on the list are cheap, the generosity of the magician master undoubtedly opened a door to wealth for them.


    Whether they go to the wild to collect them in person or choose to purchase them directly in the market, as long as they can purchase in large quantities, they can get at least 20£¥ to 50£¥ of the considerable profit.


    This kind of mercenary mission that can easily earn a lot of money without desperately, without bloodshed, or even without going deep into danger is simply a good thing that falls from the sky.


    Of course, although buying directly in the market is simple and quick, the thrifty female swordsman leader knows the ins and outs of it. Once they buy a large amount of a certain material in the market, it will inevitably cause the market price to soar. At that time, it will undoubtedly be even more difficult for them to buy enough materials at a price lower than the market price. Therefore, the female swordsman leader in charge of the team''s finances will never do such a thing that harms others and does not benefit herself.Love this story? Find the genuine version on the author''s preferred platform and support their work!


    So, she decisively decided to send her own mercenary brothers to the production area to collect materials. Although this method can bring greater profits, it also takes more time and energy.


    As soon as Captain Casey returned to the dilapidated courtyard that was used as the base of the "Iguana Fang" mercenary group, he immediately summoned all the mercenary members and began to issue various tasks in a swift and resolute manner. Some were sent to the market to investigate the price of materials, some to collect information about the material production area, some to rent carriages, and some to rent dock warehouses... For a time, nearly a hundred "Iguana Fang" mercenaries scattered like arrows from a string.


    The news that they purchased various materials could not be concealed for a long time, so they had to send people directly to the production area to buy up large quantities of goods and stockpile them before the news spread, and sign a purchase contract with the production area to prevent someone from taking the opportunity to raise the price and make trouble.


    The small mercenary groups near the "Iguana Fang" station were surprised to find that "Iguana Fang" seemed to have received some big task, and the whole group was dispatched, even those old mercenaries who were almost unable to walk and usually stayed in the station to take care of the horses were sent out.


    This move quickly aroused great interest from the surrounding small mercenary groups. They sent spies to inquire about the news everywhere, hoping to get some benefits from it. After all, in this difficult era, who doesn''t want to get a piece of the pie?


    After the departure of Captain Casey and his group, the Brown family''s courtyard quickly returned to its former tranquility. Two young apprentices, Jia Sili and An Liya, stood by, not daring to breathe, and they were still in awe of what had just happened.


    And Alan looked at Jia Lan, a classmate of the same period who had no place to live yesterday and even "fainted from hunger" on the bench of "Komo University" with awe and curiosity.


    Jia Lan smiled and opened a small wooden box left by Captain Casey. There were more than a dozen heavy money bags neatly placed inside, each filled with about a hundred glittering gold talans.


    He picked up a bag and waved to the girls who dared not approach him: "Alan, you can get dividends from your first investment!"


    Alan was stunned when she heard this. She waved her hands repeatedly, her face blushing: "Uh... No, no, no! Jia Lan, you just need to pay back the money I lent you..." She never thought that she could get dividends just by lending Jia Lan some money out of kindness.


    Seeing this, Jia Lan laughed and stuffed the money bag to Alan: "Take it! If you hadn''t lent me money, I wouldn''t have earned so much gold talans. How can an investment not be rewarded!" His tone was firm and warm, making Alan feel his sincerity and kindness.


    Alan held the money bag, at a loss, not knowing whether to put it away or return it to Jia Lan. She had never encountered such a thing before, and she was so anxious that she almost cried.


    Jia Lan ignored her, took out another purse, and handed it to the Browns who had prepared food and stood respectfully in the corner: "These will be my rent for the next period of time!"


    Hearing this, the Browns waved their hands in panic: "No, no, no! Mr. Jia Lan, you have already accepted Garth and Anlia as apprentices, how can we charge you for rent again!" They knew that it was a great gift for them that Garth could accept them.


    Jia Lan thought about it and said: "How about this, I heard from Aunt Brown that Mr. Brown works at the dock. If you are willing, this money will be used as the cost of hiring you. I need you to help deal with some materials. As for the salary, how about two gold talans a day for you and your two daughters?"


    You know, as apprentices, Garth and Anlia do not have to pay tuition to the teacher, but the teacher will not provide them with a salary. At most, providing them with food for two meals a day is already a good treatment.


    Old Brown worked at the dock. Since the work was hard, he could earn about five silver jims a day if he was lucky. When her husband was at work, Aunt Brown would often go to the nearby mill or tavern to help with some simple work such as washing and brushing, but her daily salary would not exceed three silver jims at most. In other words, the total income of the Brown family was only about one gold jims a day.


    And Jia Lan gave their family a salary of two gold jims a day, which was considered a high salary among the civilians in Kolan City! This made the Browns grateful, and they nodded repeatedly, expressing their willingness to work for Jia Lan.


    Jia Lan looked at their grateful expressions, and his heart was full of satisfaction and relief. He knew that his kindness and generosity would win him more friends and respect.

 Chapter 35

    "This is the advance payment for your family''s salary this month!" Jia Lan said as he carefully counted out sixty gold taelans that shone with an attractive luster from his bulging purse and handed them solemnly to Old Brown''s calloused hands.


    Then, he took out the remaining forty gold taelans from his purse and handed them to Aunt Brown who was standing beside him with a smile, "The rest will be used as the advance payment for your food expenses after I hire you!"


    Hearing Jia Lan''s words, the faces of the Brown family instantly bloomed with surprise and joy. Although in essence, these gold coins did not increase by a penny, but just changed the way they said it, for some reason, they felt that such an arrangement seemed easier to accept.


    Aunt Brown couldn''t wait to snatch the heavy sixty gold taelans from Old Brown''s hands, and carefully put them into her bib and hid them as if they were rare treasures, with a smile of satisfaction and gratitude on her face. Then, she turned around and walked quickly to the kitchen, and diligently served Jia Lan the rich breakfast that had been prepared long ago.


    Perhaps because of the change in status, the Brown family and Alan''s attitude towards Jia Lan became much more reserved. They no longer chatted and laughed casually as before, but seemed to be respectful and carefully served their employer.


    Seeing this, Jia Lan did not say anything more. After a simple breakfast, he pointed to the pile of materials and tools sent by the mercenaries during the meal, and began to instruct the Browns to deal with the complicated materials in different categories.


    Jia Lan himself, with Alan and the two sisters of the Brown family, carefully arranged the various tools needed.


    He patiently taught them how to use these tools to prepare potions, from the most basic grinding and mixing to the complex extraction and distillation, and explained every step in detail.


    Of course, Jia Lan would not do some preparation processes that did not require fine mastery and rich experience. After all, his power is limited. If he has to do everything himself, the output of the potion will not be able to increase.


    Alan, a girl from a remote village, naively thought that as long as she paid the examination fee of five gold talans and five silver jims and the talent test fee, she could successfully join the coveted Komo University.


    However, Jia Lan knew that the truth was not so simple. He estimated that the fee was just the cost of the entrance test, and the actual tuition fee was probably far beyond her imagination.


    In order to thank this kind girl who helped him when he was "in trouble", Jia Lan decided to recruit her to join the potion production team in the name of employment. In exchange, he promised to pay the expensive tuition fee for her.


    Through yesterday''s experience, Jia Lan has roughly understood the value of the potion he prepared in this era. After careful consideration, he decided to improve and optimize the potion formula.This story has been unlawfully obtained without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon.


    In this era, a high-quality brass-level primary potion can be sold for a high price of five gold talans, and a can of "high-efficiency violet ointment" of the same quality that can treat three moderate injuries can be sold for a staggering twenty gold talans. This undoubtedly brought huge business opportunities and development potential to Jialan''s potion production business.


    However, Jia Lan showed amazing business acumen and made full use of it.


    He cleverly diluted a jar of precious "High-efficiency Violet Cream" into 10 portions. Although this reduced its quality and total amount, the efficacy of each portion was comparable to that of the "Brass-level Primary Potion". What''s even more amazing is that the diluted cream can be sold at a high price of 50 Jintalan.


    But this is just the beginning, Jia Lan did not stop.


    He diluted the 10 portions of "Brass Primary" cream again, miraculously converting it into 50 portions of "Black Iron High-level" cream, and the selling price of these creams was as high as 100 Jintalan.


    Then, he diluted 50 portions of "Black Iron High-level" ointment into 250 portions of "Black Iron Intermediate-level", and then diluted 250 portions of "Black Iron Intermediate-level" ointment into 750 portions of "Black Iron Primary-level", with each portion of ointment sold for 2 and 0.5 gold tarans respectively, with a total sales volume of 375 gold tarans.


    In this way, the value of a can of "High-efficiency Violet Ointment" miraculously increased by more than 18 times in Jia Lan''s hands.


    Although the efficacy of the diluted "Micro-effective Violet Ointment" has been greatly weakened, its quality is slightly better than that of the "Black Iron Primary-level Potion" due to its special hemostatic effect.


    Therefore, even if the price of a bottle of "Micro-effective Violet Ointment" is the same as that of a bottle of "Black Iron Primary-level Recovery Potion", both of which are sold for only five silver gimms, those mercenaries should be able to discern which potion is more cost-effective. After all, for most mercenaries, cost-effectiveness is what they care about most.


    And Jia Lan knows this even better. He keenly noticed that the people who have the greatest demand for potions are not the high-level mercenaries who can afford the "silver-level" potions, but the large number of low-level mercenaries.


    These low-level mercenaries have a lower strength and a higher chance of injury, so the demand for life-saving potions is more urgent.


    From a business perspective, Jia Lan''s choice is undoubtedly wise. He did not blindly pursue high-quality potions, but formulated sales strategies based on market demand.


    Is it more cost-effective to sell a can of "high-efficiency violet cream" worth 20 gold talans, or to sell 750 bottles of "micro-effective violet cream" worth 5 silver jims? The answer is obviously the latter.


    So, Jia Lan decided to focus on the large-scale configuration of "micro-effective violet cream" in the few days before the start of the school of "Komo University".


    Of course, he will not completely give up the production of high-quality violet cream, but will configure a small amount of top-level ones as a gimmick to attract customers.


    In order to ensure the efficiency and quality of potion configuration, Jia Lan has prepared a series of professional tools and equipment.


    Large-capacity potion crucibles, special temperature-controlled furnaces, precision medical scales, time-keeping hourglasses... these tools and equipment undoubtedly provided great convenience for his work.


    He didn''t even need to do it himself. He just had to ask Old Brown to clean and grind the "blood mistletoe vine" into powder, and then Alan would use a medical scale to mix the powder into portions that would fit the capacity of each potion crucible, and then give it to Aunt Brown to throw into the potion crucible to boil. Finally, the Brown sisters were responsible for bottling and sealing, and the whole process was successfully completed.

 Chapter 36

    For the Brown family, who had never been exposed to pharmacy, the recent days were like opening a door to a mysterious world, full of endless surprises and curiosity.


    It turned out that those expensive and mysterious medicines were prepared step by step.


    After gradually learning to use professional tools such as water measuring instruments and hourglasses to control the amount of water and the temperature, the strength of Aunt Brown, an eighth-level housewife, was revealed in an incredibly confident posture.


    "It''s much easier than making dinner!" The fat Aunt Brown exclaimed proudly.


    Although she did not understand the complex matching principles of medicinal properties, temperature, and quantity in pharmacy, this did not prevent her from having a natural sensitivity to the most critical "temperature" in the preparation of medicines.


    In her opinion, boiling ointment is like boiling delicious broth, and the control of temperature is the key to making delicious food.


    This statement full of life wisdom made Jia Lan on the side sweat, but she had to admit that Aunt Brown''s words seemed to be quite reasonable.


    He was amazed at this "wisdom from life" that belonged exclusively to Aunt Brown. In order to make better use of this wisdom, Jia Lan specially drafted a "magic contract" and hired Aunt Brown to become the "exclusive fire control master" of "Lemli Potion Workshop" with a high monthly salary of 100 gold talans.


    Relying on this high income as a powerful weapon, Aunt Brown overthrew the rule of old Brown as the head of the family while signing the confidentiality contract, and successfully usurped the throne to become the head of the Brown family.


    Even before this, she had already mastered the financial power of the Brown family and had the status of an uncrowned master, but at this moment she was undoubtedly more proud and majestic.


    Poor old Brown could only retreat to the second line with grievance and became a handyman under Aunt Brown. Grinding powder, carrying heavy objects, delivering goods and running errands, and other hard-working chores were all assigned to him by Aunt Brown without mercy.


    After teaching them the configuration process, Jia Lan appointed Aunt Brown as the "master" of the "Lemli Pharmacy Workshop", responsible for managing the financial expenditure and task allocation of the workshop.


    He himself got out of it and enjoyed the leisure time with peace of mind. Even the salary of Old Brown was paid by Aunt Brown.


    In fact, Jia Lan didn''t really want to be lazy, but his physical condition was not good recently. He needed at least sixteen hours of sleep a day to stay awake.Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on Royal Road.


    Therefore, he had no time to guard this small pharmaceutical workshop all day long. The addition of Aunt Brown undoubtedly brought new vitality and hope to the workshop.


    However, Jia Lan was not worried about the risk that the Brown family might leak the potion formula and processing skills.


    As a "master of arcane theory", although Jia Lan''s arcane strength seemed relatively low, he mastered the methods of establishing many primary contracts, such as [loyalty contract], [confidentiality contract], [sealing contract], etc.


    These contracts can restrict both parties at the soul level. As long as the soul strength of the controlled party cannot exceed that of the party making the contract, they cannot violate the terms of the contract and can only obey the oaths and treaties in the contract.


    Although Jia Lan is not a professional [Spirit Contract Master], he has assisted in many summoning experiments in his teacher''s laboratory in the past years, and often needs to sign contracts with summoned alien creatures.


    Therefore, he is very familiar with and has a deep understanding of the way to make contracts. Now, facing several weak souls, it is easy for him to use these contracts to restrain them.


    When the Brown family was approved to join the "Lemli Potion Workshop", Jia Lan took out five contracts with arcane constraints and asked everyone, including Alan, to sign them.


    These contracts clearly stipulate that when they try to leak the potion formula, they will not be able to tell the secret to others through language, text, and actions.


    In this way, Jia Lan can rest assured that his potion formula and processing skills will not be leaked.


    The so-called "Lemli Potion Workshop" is actually when Jia Lan decided to set up this small potion workshop, he accidentally saw a Lemli proudly patrolling his territory.


    In order to thank this Lemli who dedicated herself to the potion experiment and worked hard, he casually named it "Lemli Potion Workshop". And Lemli became the image spokesperson and mascot of this potion workshop.


    In order to express his gratitude to her, Jia Lan also paid her a monthly Jintalan as naming fee, image usage fee and endorsement fee.


    He even burned the silhouette of Lemley on the potion bottle as a "trademark" to highlight the uniqueness of this potion workshop.


    Since Aunt Brown was officially appointed as the person in charge of "Lemley Potion Workshop", her professionalism has shocked Old Brown, who has lived with her for decades!


    Under her leadership, ten large potion crucibles lined up in a row emit hot steam under the blazing flames. The boiled ointments are constantly lifted down from the temperature-controlled furnace, and the prepared potion crucibles are constantly lifted up.


    This originally simple boiling process actually produced a smooth beauty like flowing clouds and water in Aunt Brown''s hands.


    However, Aunt Brown''s explosive work enthusiasm has brought a lot of trouble to other processes.


    Especially the canning process that the Brown sisters were in charge of. Although the sisters were very skillful, they still caused serious accumulation when facing the pots of ointment sent to them.


    You know, after putting a portion of prepared medicine powder and a large amount of edible resin into a large pot of pot, it only takes an hour of careful stirring to successfully brew a pot of about 200 portions of [Micro-Effect Violet Ointment].


    And judging from Aunt Brown''s ten pots, she can brew six batches of ointment in a day, that is, 1,200 portions (60 pots, 200 portions each)!


    If Jia Lan hadn''t stopped it in time and arranged a reasonable production plan, she would have even intended to start working overnight. In this way, others had to can 12,000 portions of ointment every day, and they were so busy that they had almost no time to rest.

 Chapter 37

    In order to effectively reduce everyone''s burden, Jia Lan tried his best to design and manufacture various practical tools for them during his waking hours every day, aiming to greatly reduce their work pressure.


    These tools include but are not limited to "push-bar canning machine", "link-bar mixer", and "wheel-type leather conveyor belt".


    These seemingly simple tools are actually the products of Jia Lan''s sudden inspiration.


    Although they only use simple wooden structures and lever transmission methods, they miraculously reduce everyone''s work pressure.


    Take the "push-bar canning machine" for example, which is a huge wooden pump barrel with a round wooden board covered with ointment cleverly installed inside.


    By applying pressure through the lever, every time people pull the handle on the barrel, they can accurately squeeze out the ointment from the twenty wooden nozzles under the pump barrel and quickly pour it into a plate of twenty small pottery jars on a wooden tray.


    Then, just by shaking the wheel of the "wheel-type leather conveyor belt" once, the wooden tray placed on the conveyor belt made of leather can be sent to the bottom of the pump barrel for the next round of canning.


    In this way, the work of the Brown family and Alan became much easier. They only needed to cover the small pottery jars on the wooden tray and put them neatly into the wooden box one by one.


    However, this also caused a new problem: the ointment provided by Aunt Brown was seriously insufficient. Most of the time, Old Brown and his friends were idly waiting for Aunt Brown''s ointment to be boiled.


    This made Aunt Brown, who had just enjoyed the authority for a few days, very unhappy. She begged Jia Lan to design a tool for her to speed up the work progress.


    In order to meet Aunt Brown''s requirements, Jia Lan took great pains and finally designed a stirring device composed of a complex mechanism and equipped with ten stirrers - a "link stirrer".


    In this way, Aunt Brown only needs to shake a rope-driven wheel on the device to make ten stirrers rotate at the same time, greatly speeding up the boiling speed of the ointment.


    Aunt Brown was very happy, and she happily asked Jia Lan to add a larger potion crucible for her. In this way, she can boil more ointment at one time.


    In the end, even the work of shaking the wheel was handed over to poor old Brown by Aunt Brown. And she herself only needs to leisurely watch the fire.


    Just these simple tool improvements have increased the output of the small family-run potion workshop "Lemli Potion Workshop" several times at once.The narrative has been taken without permission. Report any sightings.


    Ten hot stoves almost filled the entire yard, and the high temperature they emitted almost scorched the wooden hut in the yard. The originally damp ground has now become extremely dry and even cracked.


    It is not summer yet, but Old Lyme has been shirtless early, drinking cold water desperately like a tired old dog, trying to relieve the discomfort caused by the heat.


    Aunt Brown, wearing a linen waistcoat that showed off her plump white arms, patrolled around the hot stoves.


    Then, she would scoop a spoonful of cool water from the small pool in the yard and pour it over her head, instantly becoming refreshed and patrolling her territory again with full energy.


    Ten specially made oversized potion crucibles, each of which can hold 25 kilograms of ointment, can produce an amazing 2,500 bottles of micro-violet ointment per hour.


    Six batches are produced a day, totaling 15,000 bottles of ointment. Such amazing productivity is enough to shock any pharmacist.


    Old dwarf Justin, who once ran a pottery shop, has now completely transformed. He closed his pottery shop, sent four of his men to help in the courtyard, and personally stayed in the pottery workshop, urging them to rush to burn small pottery bottles for ointment.


    This deal is undoubtedly a big business, requiring 15,000 small pottery bottles every day. Although the unit price of each pottery bottle has dropped from one copper Danding to five copper Dandings, there is still a transaction volume of 30 gold Talans a day. Such income is unimaginable for any pottery shop.


    Old Justin knows this very well, and now he only hopes that this deal can be maintained for a long time. Although 20 of the 30 gold talans earned every day had to be paid to more than a dozen pottery workshops, and the rest had to be used to order thin wooden boxes from the wood shop and pay the freight of the carriage shop, the income of no less than 10 gold talans a day had made him and his four partners give up the pottery shop and join the Lemley Pharmacy Workshop as the purchasing and sales supervisor after signing a contract.


    The Lemley Pharmacy Workshop has undergone earth-shaking changes in just seven days. Although the production of medicine is still carried out in the original small courtyard, the courtyards of several neighbors around have been rented by Aunt Brown as warehouses. In these courtyards, the piled-up wooden boxes of medicines with 100 bottles per box have almost been stacked beyond the courtyard wall.


    In order to cope with this rapidly expanding production scale, Aunt Brown also hired neighbors around and signed confidentiality agreements with them to let them serve as workers in various processes, such as porters.


    Such measures not only solved the problem of labor shortage, but also made the production process of the entire pharmacy workshop smoother.


    Jia Lan, the founder of Lemley''s potion workshop, basically no longer manages the affairs of the workshop. In addition to the sixteen hours of sleep every day, he spends most of the remaining eight hours in meditation.


    In seven days, the changes in the Brown family courtyard made him realize that this change was actually due to his "sudden ideas" and "creativity".


    With the recovery of mental strength after a long sleep, Jia Lan began to be able to meditate and gradually shortened his sleep time.


    While meditating, he also began to learn and master the huge knowledge system left to him by the foreign "friend".


    Although Jia Lan did not know whether the knowledge system left by the foreign soul was a deliberate "conspiracy" or a simple "gift" of goodwill, he found that his behavior had been unconsciously affected by the foreign soul and began to undergo some unpredictable changes.


    This change made him feel both surprised and full of expectations, because he knew that this would be a major turning point in his life.

 Chapter 38

    However, the learned and talented arcane mage Jia Lan was unable to resist the mutation effect of the huge and vast foreign knowledge system on him.


    Faced with this foreign knowledge that attracted him like a magnet, he was like a traveler caught in a vortex, unable to extricate himself.


    This knowledge was like a fine wine mixed with poison, exuding a fatal temptation. For Jia Lan, a polymath who had a strong obsessive-compulsive desire for unknown knowledge, this was simply an irresistible temptation.


    He was like a traveler in the desert who was about to die of thirst. Facing the glass of wine with an alluring aroma, even though he knew it contained poison, he still couldn''t suppress his urge to drink it up.


    This foreign knowledge was completely different from the arcane knowledge he mastered, and was called "science" by his foreign friend who had annihilated himself.


    As Jia Lan analyzed it bit by bit, this knowledge was like an invisible force, gradually infecting his soul and memory, quietly changing him.


    Although the infection process was very slow, Jia Lan was horrified and wondered if the alien soul was going to use this method to expel his soul and achieve the purpose of resurrection.


    For a spellcaster, the unknown does not mean "fear", on the contrary, the unknown often symbolizes "temptation". And Jia Lan was deeply attracted by this temptation and could not extricate himself.


    Jia Lan knew that since he could not resist this temptation, he could only slow down the infection and mutation as much as possible before figuring out whether the alien knowledge system was harmful to him.


    However, even if he tried his best to restrain himself from analyzing the alien knowledge, his uncontrolled thoughts would often unconsciously come up with all kinds of weird ideas and thoughts.


    For example, in the past few days, the simple production tools he designed and manufactured were only the simplest and crudest things in the alien knowledge system in his mind, and they were not even the so-called "science" of alien knowledge. However, just such a small change in processing tools and production processes has subverted the potion configuration mode known to Jia Lan, making him feel deeply afraid.


    He dared not imagine how terrible the changes would be if the complete so-called "technology" appeared in this world!


    Although he had let go of the management of "Lemli Potion Workshop", put himself in the perspective of a bystander, and even deliberately stopped putting into practice the various ideas that emerged in his mind, the development of things still began to tilt in a direction he could not predict.The author''s narrative has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon.


    He felt as if he had released an incredible foreign devil, which was frantically devouring the original "laws" of this world and strengthening itself.


    The current potion production process of "Lemli Potion Workshop" has been jokingly called "assembly line" by the souls from foreign lands.


    From the Mercenary Guild to the Iguana Fang Mercenary Group, from the Limeli Pharmacy to the Justin Pottery Shop, and then to the dozens of civilian pottery and wood workshops scattered near the civilian area where the Brown family is located, these seemingly unrelated existences seem to be cleverly connected by an invisible clue.


    This invisible connection is called the "industrial chain" by those souls from foreign lands in a playful and accurate tone.


    Although all this is just a very simple prototype of the foreign devil that emerged in his mind and was jokingly called "industrialization" by the foreign souls, the production efficiency it has shown has begun to ruthlessly destroy the original order and rules of this world like a storm.


    Despite the influence of various complex factors such as raw material supply and transportation, under full-load production, the Limeli Pharmacy Workshop can still produce more than 75,000 bottles of [Micro-Effect Violet Cream] at an astonishing speed in just five days, and its low cost is even more astonishing.


    Let''s take a look at the specific composition of these costs: 15,000 small and exquisite pottery bottles only cost 30 gold talans; 150 sturdy and durable thin wooden boxes, each costing about one silver gumm, with a total price of no more than 15 gold talans; about 20 workers worked hard for a day, and their total salary did not exceed 10 gold talans; and the "edible resin additive" needed to prepare the ointment was prepared at an ultra-low price of four copper dandins per kilogram, and 20 bottles of ointment were prepared. The preparation of 15,000 bottles of ointment consumed only 750 kilograms, with a total value of only 30 gold talans.


    As for the several auxiliary materials needed to prepare the ointment, the total cost was only five silver gumm per kilogram, and 15,000 bottles of ointment required only 150 kilograms, with a total value of 75 gold talans.


    What''s even more amazing is that the main ingredient of 300,000 bottles of [Micro-Effect Violet Cream] is only 150 30-year-old [Blood Mistletoe Vine], and the purchase price, including shipping costs, is no more than one gold talan. In this way, the total cost of 15,000 bottles of [Micro-Effect Violet Cream] is only 161 gold talans!


    However, the value of these 15,000 bottles of [Micro-Effect Violet Cream] is so amazing! 5 silver jims per bottle, that''s a full 7,500 gold talans! After [Kolan City] collects one-tenth of the tax, there are 6,750 gold talans left.


    As an intermediary for purchasing materials and selling medicines, the "Iguana Fang" mercenary group has a 5£¥ profit, so what is finally handed over to Jia Lan is a huge profit of 6,412.5 gold talans!


    What can 6,412.5 gold talans do in [Kolan City]? It is enough to buy a small room of 25 square meters, or a small wooden villa of 300 square meters with a garden in the suburbs outside the city.


    However, this is only the income that "Lemli Pharmacy Workshop" brings to Jialan in one day. Imagine if such income lasts for ten days, a month, or even longer, what a fortune it will be!


    What is even more shocking is that all this was produced by a middle-aged woman who was originally just a housewife.


    She created such an amazing miracle with her wisdom and hard work, as well as the invisible "industrial chain".


    In this process, no person with pharmacist qualifications participated, which further demonstrated the advancedness and efficiency of the production process of "Lemli Pharmacy Workshop".

 Chapter 39

    If Jia Lan had not decisively rejected Aunt Brown''s eager request to expand the scale of production and extend the production time, I am afraid that in a short period of time, the entire civilian area would be completely transformed by her into various departments of the potion processing workshop, turning it into a busy and bustling industrial center.


    Since Jia Lan generously decided to give the Brown family one thousandth of the potion income as employment fees, Aunt Brown''s expansion ambitions have expanded rapidly like wildfire.


    Every day, ten potion crucibles produce six batches of potions, which can bring the Brown family an astonishing income of 6.41 gold talans!


    If the production time is extended from the current six hours and six batches of potions to twelve hours and twelve batches of potions, her income will be close to thirteen gold talans; if it is further divided into two shifts and extended to 24 hours a day, she can earn more than twenty-five gold talans a day!


    However, this is only the income from ten potion crucibles. Aunt Brown has already sketched out a more ambitious blueprint in her mind: What if the number of potion crucibles is increased to 20 or even 100? She seemed to see the scene of Jintalan pouring into the Brown family like water, and the greed and enthusiasm almost swallowed her.


    However, Aunt Brown did not care at all how much benefit her explosive work enthusiasm would create for the boss Jia Lan. All she cared about was the one thousandth dividend that the Brown family received, that is, how many Jintalan.


    And all these changes were brought about by the foreign devil called "industrialization". It only made its first appearance, and it had already seduced and corrupted an originally simple and kind housewife into an evil workshop owner chasing wealth in just a few days.


    Jia Lan looked at all this, and his heart was full of fear and uneasiness. He knew that if Aunt Brown''s ambition continued to expand, the entire civilian area would fall into endless noise and chaos.


    Therefore, he strictly prohibited Aunt Brown''s plan to expand the scale of production, and even rejected a huge order that Clark Abigail, president of the Mercenary Guild, privately transferred through the Iguana Tooth.


    Captain Casey, who came to transport the potions every day, once sighed at the potential of the Jialan Potion Workshop. Even with the current production scale, it may not take four or five years for this young magician to afford the 100,000-ping ancient castle complex and its affiliated large tracts of land, which are estimated to be worth tens of millions of gold talans.


    However, no matter from which aspect, the potion output of ten potion crucibles is far from meeting the demand for potions by the mercenaries in Kolan City. Not to mention the entire Kolan State, or even the entire Zilago Continent.This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience.


    Even if Jialan increases the output by a hundred times, it can only barely meet the demand for potions in the mercenary community in Kolan City.


    However, this young magician stubbornly limited the scale of potion production. His decision confused and puzzled everyone.


    After all, in this world where money is everything, you can''t mess with Jin Talan! However, Jia Lan has his own plans and considerations.


    He knows that excessive industrialization will bring endless troubles and consequences, and he will never allow such a thing to happen.


    Although the complaints of Aunt Brown and Captain Casey kept echoing in Jia Lan''s ears, their complaints that they could not increase for their own interests could not shake Jia Lan''s unwavering decision. Jia Lan knew that these voices were just selfish noises and could not change his judgment of the overall situation.


    In Jia Lan''s heart, there is a more important consideration-that is, the exotic devil called "industrialization", whose potential harm has not been fully revealed.


    Jia Lan knows that if it is unleashed rashly, it may bring unpredictable destructive dangers to the world.


    Therefore, although he knows that his decision may cause some dissatisfaction and controversy, he still sticks to his position and is unwilling to compromise easily.


    However, even though Jia Lan''s decision was so firm, the emergence of "Lemli Pharmacy Workshop" still brought a huge impact to the pharmacy market in Kelan City.


    This emerging pharmacy workshop quickly attracted a large number of consumers with its unique production process and low prices, causing the turnover of pharmacies under the Kelan City Pharmacist Guild to plummet.


    As a huge industry guild, the Kelan City Pharmacist Guild must have a powerful force behind it to support it. Otherwise, how could it survive in this competitive city and successfully monopolize an industry? What''s more, it can also suppress the development of the mercenary guild by controlling the output of medicines, showing the strength and influence of the forces behind it.


    Therefore, with the rise of "Lemli Pharmacy Workshop", a dark tide began to surge between the Kelan City Pharmacist Guild and the Mercenary Guild.


    This dark tide may affect the small family workshop of "Lemli Pharmacy Workshop" at any time, putting it in crisis.


    Behind the headquarters of the Pharmacist Guild of Coran City, in a luxurious manor-style villa on the seashore, a fat old man was smoking a huge pipe and looking at the golden glow cast by the setting sun on the sea.


    His expression was leisurely and contented, as if he was not affected by the outside world. However, when he casually asked about the information about the "Lemli Pharmacy Workshop", he revealed his concern and vigilance about this undercurrent.


    In the shadow of the corner of the house, stood a masked thief in black leather armor. He whispered to the old man that there were almost no useful clues about the information about the "Lemli Pharmacy Workshop".


    This workshop is located in the production workshop in the civilian area. The pharmaceutical process is almost unguarded and is almost openly placed in the open air for processing. What is even more surprising is that the people responsible for preparing the potion are actually a group of housewives who have no foundation in pharmacy.


    Such news made the old man frown, and he began to realize that this undercurrent might be more complicated and difficult than he imagined.

 Chapter 40

    The obese old man suddenly turned around without warning, and his fat palm with a fierce force, slapped the thin cheek of Dagar, who was called "Intermediate Pharmacist".


    The four huge gem rings on his fingers were like four sharp daggers, leaving four deep scars on Dagar''s cheeks, which was shocking.


    Under the old man''s beating, Dagar screamed, and the whole person was thrown out like a kite with a broken string. However, he did not dare to hesitate or wail at all, and quickly struggled to get up, and stood back in front of the obese old man with his head down.


    He did not dare to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth. The pain made the skin at the corner of his eyes twitch nervously, and his whole body trembled, as if he might fall down at any time.


    The obese old man moved his steps calmly as if nothing had happened, moved his fat body to the sofa, and sat down heavily. The sofa sank deeply under his weight, making a dull sound.


    He picked up the pipe on the wooden coffee table, knocked it on the coffee table, looked around, and the sharp eyes like a vulture instantly stared at Dagar, as if to penetrate him.


    Dagar trembled all over, dared not hesitate at all, and bent over and stretched out his palm.


    The fat old man nodded with satisfaction and poured the embers in the pipe into his palm.


    Dagar clenched his fists tightly, gritted his teeth, and held the handful of embers tightly in his palm, fearing that any of them would fall on the expensive snow-white long-haired carpet on the ground. The air was filled with a hint of burnt flesh and flesh, which made people want to vomit.


    "There is no need to pay attention to those things that are on the surface..."


    While enjoying the pleasure brought by the tobacco shipped from the East, the fat old man picked up the wine glass on the coffee table and tasted a sip of blood-red wine.


    Suddenly, his face turned furious, and he raised his hand and smashed the half-cup of wine and the wine glass made of a whole piece of crystal on Dagar''s forehead.


    He roared: "You idiot! This is what you did! Pushing a group of senior magicians into the arms of others! Do you know what this means?"


    Dagar curled up like a beaten wild dog, and finally couldn''t bear it anymore and wailed loudly. He begged: "My lord! My lord! Please forgive my fault, it''s none of my business! This is that damn... woo... cough cough! Aw..." However, before he finished speaking, the fat old man had already stuffed the pipe with burning hot tobacco into his mouth.


    The old man ignored the long-haired carpet that was messed up by crystal fragments, red wine and Dagar''s blood. He supported his knees with his palms and stood up to take another crystal glass. After pouring himself a glass of wine, he asked calmly: "Have you found out who has the formula?"


    "According to the various clues available, it seems to be the masterpiece of a great magician in the University of Komo who goes by the alias ''Lemli''!" The black-armored thief said indifferently to what had just happened, "According to the news from the Mercenary Guild, it is said that the experimental team of Master Lemli encountered financial problems, so they sold the potion through an apprentice."


    "According to analysis, they took out this batch of potions and found the pharmacy in the magic market. They should be testing us to seek opportunities for cooperation." The black-armored thief continued, "After all, there are not many forces in the city of Kolan that can afford the cost of a large experimental team. We need to act as soon as possible, otherwise we may lose this important opportunity."Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on Royal Road.


    He glanced at Dagar, who was shivering in the corner of the sofa like a dead dog, and sneered, and continued, "However, after the other party noticed that the Pharmacist Guild had signs of embezzling their potion formula, they immediately threw themselves into the arms of the Mercenary Guild without hesitation, and launched a low-level potion for large-scale mass production, in order to quickly raise funds and make up for the losses."


    "Find this Master Lemley! Tell him that our "Golden Power Club" is his best partner. Only by joining hands with us can he gain a foothold in this world full of competition and infighting!" The fat old man''s words were filled with unquestionable majesty.


    Then he glanced at Dagar, who was in a mess with blood and blisters in his mouth, and sighed nostalgically, "As for this stupid guy, send him to see my poor Selena! She must miss her dear brother very much. Maybe in another world, they can be reunited again."


    After a moment of stagnation, Dagar, who was curled up on the ground, suddenly jumped up as if driven by an invisible force, and screamed heartbreakingly: "No! No! You can''t do this! I... I still have a chance! I''m still useful!"


    However, his cry did not bring any sympathy or pity, but only strengthened the fat old man''s determination to get rid of him.


    Dagar suddenly turned around and fled frantically from the house, while the black-armored thief bowed respectfully to the fat old man silently, and then slowly disappeared into the shadows in the corner of the house.


    Not long after, a half-terrified scream came from the grass outside the villa, indicating that Dagar''s tragic fate had come to an end.


    On the hillside behind the villa, next to a tombstone engraved with the name "Selena", a new grave with an unmarked tombstone was piled up. This new grave silently tells an unknown grievance and hatred, and also indicates that the change and struggle of power within this family is still continuing.


    The undercurrents and changes in the outside world cannot affect "Master Lemley", a legendary figure in the pharmacy industry.


    Therefore, when the "Komo University" opened, Jia Lan took the income from this period and went to "Komo University" with Alan to take the entrance examination.


    Before temporarily leaving the Brown family, Jia Lan once said that he planned to take his two young apprentices to school for further studies.


    However, the Browns, who had already tasted the sweetness of the pharmaceutical industry, firmly rejected Jia Lan''s proposal on the grounds that they needed the Brown sisters who had mastered the formula of [Violet Cream] to continue to prepare the powder. In this regard, Jia Lan could only express his helplessness and apology to the Brown sisters who were full of desire and resentment.


    In fact, in just seven days, Jia Lan had mastered more than 40,000 gold Talans of wealth. This wealth was not only enough to pay for the tuition and living expenses during the enrollment period of "Komo University", but also enough for Jia Lan to live a rich and comfortable life.


    However, for the Brown family, this was a great opportunity for them to get rid of the civilian class and enter the upper class. They were naturally unwilling to give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity easily.


    Moreover, driven by the "Lemli Pharmacy Workshop", a whole "industrial chain" involving pharmaceuticals, sales, logistics and other links has gradually been formed.


    This industry chain not only brought huge profits and status improvement to the Brown family, but also won them the favor and trust of more partners.


    If Jia Lan insisted on closing the "Lemli Potion Workshop", it would probably bring a series of negative reactions and chain reactions.


    In desperation, Jia Lan had to allow the "Lemli Potion Workshop" to continue operating, and he went to the "Komo University" to study.


    He knew that only by constantly improving his knowledge and abilities could he better control his destiny and future.


    September in [Kolan City] is the most lively and prosperous time of the year. Hundreds of thousands of students from different places in the seven continents of [Xingchen Continent], with their desire for knowledge and vision for the future, crowded together in this not-so-large but vibrant city.


    The annual quota of 3,000 undergraduate freshmen in the [Main Department] and more than ten times the number of junior college freshmen in the [Auxiliary Department] of the "Kolan Public Magic University" is already a very large number.


    Not to mention the other students of the ninth grade system and visiting scholars and researchers from all over the world. The total student population alone is as high as hundreds of thousands, making the city extremely lively and bustling in September.

 Chapter 41

    Kolan City, a city located on a vast continent, has a local population of only more than 1.7 million, but due to the huge influx of new students every year, the total population of this city has more than doubled.


    These new students come from all directions with their visions and dreams for the future, injecting fresh vitality into the city.


    Most of the students who can study in the magic academy usually come from wealthy families, and their family backgrounds are often quite prominent. This also makes these students often bring several servants and other accompanying personnel with them to take care of their food and daily life.


    In addition, there are also businessmen, mercenaries and other industry personnel attracted by the huge student consumer group of Komo University. They flock to this city to look for business opportunities. These people often rent houses in Kolan City, or simply buy and build a luxurious house outside Kolan City.


    As the years go by, these new buildings have sprung up like mushrooms after rain, making the area of ??Kolan City increase year by year and continue to spread around the city. These buildings have their own characteristics, some are magnificent, some are simple and fashionable, adding a different style to the city.


    However, as students graduate or leave, these buildings gradually become vacant. Some are rented to new tenants, and some are resold to others. This makes the house rental industry in Kolan City particularly developed and has become a major feature of the city.


    The huge campus area makes Komo University more like a small city composed of school campuses than a college. Therefore, the campus of Komo University is called "Kolan Inner City" by the residents of Kolan City, and the area outside the college buildings is called "Kolan Outer City". The division of inner and outer cities makes the city more layered and distinctive.


    As a large college with a student population of hundreds of thousands, Komo University naturally needs a lot of service personnel to maintain the operation of this small city. These service personnel include teachers, administrators, security guards, cleaners and other people from all walks of life, who contribute their own strength to the development of the city. This is also the reason why a city was formed around Komo University.


    Therefore, whenever the school season of KoMo University comes, the student tide caused by the enrollment of new students and the return of old students makes the whole city boil. Students dressed in uniform light blue magic robes, carrying their visions and dreams for the future, rush to the registration office. The whole city is blue, becoming a unique landscape of the city.


    Jialan and Alan, also wearing light blue magic robes without school badges, slowly moved to the registration office of KoMo University with the crowd. They have been trapped in the crowd for more than an hour, but they still seem to be not close to the registration office. The huge crowd is bustling, buzzing like a beehive filled with a million bees.


    The excited freshmen shouted and yelled, and they were looking for people and squeezing with servants to shout loudly, so that people had to raise their voices to let the people around them hear what they said.


    Faced with this chaotic scene, Jialan seemed a little confused. The high degree of popularization of magic knowledge in this era made him a little difficult to accept, and the large number of students in the magic field was too shocking. This was almost impossible in his time.If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.


    The Kolanburg Library is known as one of the three major centers of knowledge and scholarship on the [Continent of Khorvaire]. It is like a shining pearl of knowledge, inlaid on this vast continent.


    Although it has twelve super-large affiliated colleges, surprisingly, the total number of spellcasters in the entire library does not exceed one thousand.


    In the era when Jia Lan lived, the total population of the entire "Kolan Castle" was only more than 17,000 people, which was particularly small compared to the huge scale of "Komo University".


    Speaking of "Komo University", it is simply an ocean of knowledge and a fertile land of magic. It is said that the number of faculty and staff in the school alone has exceeded 30,000, which is simply jaw-dropping. Could it be that in this era, magic knowledge has really been popularized to such an astonishing degree?


    The girl chattered excitedly beside Jia Lan, but unfortunately, Jia Lan did not hear a word. At the crowded registration site, he moved as hard as a snail for nearly two hours before finally squeezing in front of the registration office. There were crowds of people here, and the noise was deafening, as if they were in a noisy ocean.


    Taking out their respective recommendation letters, they carefully handed them to the senior students at the registration office. However, the other party only took a quick glance, and directly stamped the special seal of "Komo University" on the recommendation letters of the two people, handed each of them a piece of parchment, and waved to them to enter the campus through the college gate behind the registration office.


    The two people who squeezed out of the crowd finally breathed a sigh of relief. Just a door separated the noisy noise from the campus. They seemed to have crossed the noisy ocean and came to a quiet harbor.


    Looking at the crowded road outside the school, Jia Lan couldn''t help feeling a little confused. Obviously, except for the registered students, no outsiders were allowed to enter the campus, so why were there so many people with their families crowding outside the school? They were so crowded that it seemed like a grand carnival.


    Even their own students had already entered the campus, and there was no one to be seen. They were still reluctant to leave and gathered in front of the school gate, looking excitedly into the school, waving their arms from time to time, shouting something loudly, hoping to attract the attention of the students who had already entered the campus. Do they really think this is a farewell of life and death?


    Jialan and Alan followed the crowd and entered the campus. Compared with the crowded scene outside the school, the flow of people here seemed much "sparse".


    They headed towards the examination site arranged by "Magic University". As a large number of old students continued to be diverted to different campuses, the remaining people became fewer and fewer.


    However, this "few" is only relative. According to Jialan''s estimation, the remaining newcomers are at least more than 10,000. This is only a small part of the registration this academic year. Fortunately, the campus of "Magic University" is large enough, otherwise it may not be able to accommodate so many eager students.


    Jialan looked at the "recommendation letter" with a stamp in his hand, and felt a little depressed. He originally thought that this recommendation letter would be strictly reviewed, so he spent several days using the skill of [Forged Documents] to carefully copy a recommendation letter with reference to Alan''s recommendation letter that was almost impossible to detect problems. However, it now seems that the so-called "recommendation letter" is just a "ticket" to enter "Magic University", and it has no practical significance at all.


    Picking up the parchment handed to them by the senior who checked the recommendation letter, Jia Lan carefully read the entrance examination notes recorded on it.


    These freshmen - more accurately, these "quasi-freshmen", will take this "admission ticket" to different examination halls to take the so-called "magic theory knowledge test". This test is extremely strict, and this item alone will eliminate more than 50% of the students.

 Chapter 42

    After all, the purpose of the famous magic school "KoMo University" is to cultivate future magic masters, not just popularize magic knowledge.


    Therefore, the most basic condition for entering this mysterious school is that you must at least be literate and have a preliminary understanding of the concept of "magic".


    However, in this world, the vast majority of ordinary people struggling at the bottom of society do not have a high literacy rate. For them, being able to read and write their own names and simply read and write letters is already considered knowledgeable. But such a level of knowledge is obviously far from enough for a student who is determined to enter a magic school.


    In the entrance examination of "KoMo University", the "magic theory knowledge test" is only the first step. And the following "element talent test" will ruthlessly eliminate more than 90£¥ of the remaining people.


    Although these eliminated people are not directly rejected by the academy, they are obviously no longer eligible for the main department, so they can only choose to join the auxiliary department to study.


    In this context, Jia Lan and Alan, a pair of good friends, are standing at the entrance of the theoretical examination. The girl Alan clenched her fist nervously, as if to encourage Jialan, or to cheer herself up. After making a "Come on!" gesture, she tightly grasped her "admission ticket", temporarily separated from Jialan, and stepped into different open-air examination rooms.


    Jialan smiled and waved to Alan, who kept looking back, and walked to the examination room assigned to him. At the entrance, he handed over five silver jims to the faculty and received a thick stack of sheepskin test papers, a small bottle of ink and a quill pen. Under the guidance of the invigilator, he quietly entered the open-air examination room, found an empty table at random, sat down, and began to read the questions carefully.


    Unlike the nervous Alan, Jialan did not feel nervous at all. After all, he himself is a "professional theory master".


    Although the "arcane" he is familiar with is somewhat different from the so-called "magic" of this era in concept, the fundamental principles of spells and elemental properties are the same. Therefore, he is full of confidence in this exam.


    In addition, Jia Lan judged from various factors that this so-called "magic theory knowledge test" was just a test to find out the basics, just a formality. No matter what the results were, it would not affect whether one could be admitted.


    Because no matter how well one did in the theoretical test, it would be meaningless if one failed the talent test. Similarly, even if one was illiterate, as long as his magic talent was excellent enough, "Magic University" would not mind spending some time to train him.


    The admission standards of "Magic University" were very strict, and only students between the ages of sixteen and thirty were accepted. People below or above this age group would not be easily admitted by the academy unless they were rare magic geniuses.If you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.


    This also meant that students who passed the entrance exam had fifteen years to learn magic knowledge in the academy. If a student stayed in the same school year for three years and failed to be promoted, or failed to become an "apprentice magician" at the age of thirty, he would be persuaded to leave the academy or be issued a certificate of incomplete studies. Their magic road would probably only stay at this level.


    So looking around, although most of the freshmen were around sixteen years old, Jia Lan, who looked "twenty years old" on the outside, was not conspicuous among the freshmen. He even saw an "uncle" who looked at least thirty years old at an examination table not far away. This uncle obviously embarked on this road full of challenges and opportunities with his love and dream for magic.


    In front of Jia Lan was a thick stack of test papers, the contents of which were numerous and complex, like a maze of knowledge. However, this exam did not require candidates to answer every question, but only to fill in as much as they knew.


    However, Jia Lan soon fell into confusion. It was not because the questions on the test paper were too difficult, on the contrary, these questions were easy for Jia Lan, a master of theory. For example, one of the questions was: "What is magic? Please explain it briefly."


    This question may be a difficult problem for beginners, but for Jia Lan, it is simply an entry-level question. However, when Jia Lan was about to write an answer, he found a tricky problem. The question asked about "magic", but what he was familiar with was "arcane". Although there is only one letter difference between the two words, the knowledge systems covered are very different.


    Since Jia Lan woke up, he has learned through various channels that the "magic" of this era is actually derived from the arcane he is familiar with. However, although the two are inextricably linked, their systems do not seem to be exactly the same. The difference of this word cannot be explained clearly in a simple sentence.


    In this era, "magic" seems to refer specifically to everything with so-called "magic power", and its representativeness refers specifically to the ability to control elements. However, for Jia Lan, "elements" are only a small part of the content of the elemental sub-school in the field of arcane knowledge he knows. The evocation school includes the elemental sub-school, but it is not limited to elements. It also includes other more complex and profound school branches.


    Next, another question on the test paper made Jia Lan fall into deep confusion: "What is an element? Please briefly explain your understanding of an element." This question made Jia Lan feel more and more at a loss. From his conversation with Alan, he learned that the so-called "elements" of this era specifically refer to the five "main elements" of "wind, wood, water, fire, and earth". However, for Jia Lan, the concept of "element" is much broader and more complex than this. The "elements" he understands include basic elements such as fire, water, earth, and air, as well as more complex and special elements such as strong acid, lightning, cold, force field, light, darkness, sound waves, and mind. These elements constitute the "inner elements" in the arcane knowledge system he is familiar with, and in addition to these, there are more mysterious and profound "outer elements", "alien elements", "sub-elements", and "mixed elements". What makes Jia Lan most depressed is that among the five "main elements" of this era, there is actually a "wood element"! However, for Jia Lan, the "wood element" is only slightly related to the botanical sub-department of the natural science department, and is not an independent element at all.


    These seemingly simple questions have caused Jia Lan, a master of academic theory with multiple titles such as polymath, researcher, and scholar, to fall into deep confusion and struggle. He frowned, and a layer of fine beads of sweat oozed out of his forehead, obviously distressed by these seemingly simple but actually difficult questions.

 Chapter 43

    It took almost twice as long as other freshmen for Jia Lan to finally elaborate on the densely packed questions on the test paper with his own understanding and perseverance.


    This process was undoubtedly a great test of his wisdom and determination. Although the process was difficult, the only consolation was that he had finished all the questions on the thick dozen sheets of parchment without missing any questions.


    This was in sharp contrast to those freshmen who just picked the questions they knew how to do and scribbled a few words before handing in the paper.


    However, what Jia Lan didn''t know was that the grading teachers of the entrance examination of "Komo University" had an unwritten habit.


    In order to reduce the difficulty of grading, questions that candidates did not know could be left blank without being deducted. But once the candidates wrote the answers under the questions, they would take risks. If the answer was correct, it would naturally be extra points; but if the answer was wrong, one point would be deducted from the score already obtained. This scoring mechanism undoubtedly increased the difficulty and uncertainty of the exam.


    Since this test paper has many questions, there is no so-called "full score", but the total score of the candidates is accumulated according to the number of questions they answer.


    The higher the score, the higher the level of the candidate and the more comprehensive the knowledge. However, if the candidate answers 20 questions but gets 10 wrong, it is very likely that he will only get zero points in the end! This strict scoring system discourages many candidates, but Jia Lan stepped into this trap without knowing it.


    If Jia Lan knew something about "Magic University", he might know some tips for taking the entrance exam, and even experienced seniors would remind him of the secret of "don''t pretend to know if you don''t know".


    However, he knew nothing about all this and could only answer all the questions honestly. As for whether the answer is correct, Jia Lan has no confidence.


    Because he does not know enough about the magic knowledge system of this era, he cannot judge whether his answer can be recognized by the teacher who marks the papers.


    However, since he has finished answering the test paper, Jia Lan no longer thinks too much. He knows that this theoretical exam will not affect his final score for admission.


    He didn''t think he was a master of arcane theory, so he was arrogant and thought he could handle this "magic theory knowledge test". In fact, he was well aware of his shortcomings and deficiencies.


    However, the key to the problem is that, whether in this era or in his original era, books, which belong to the field of knowledge, are expensive luxury goods.


    And magic, a knowledge system that has already involved the field of natural mysteries, its knowledge is even more precious and rare. Most magic books are collected in the private library of magicians or kept in magic academic institutions such as "Common Magic University". For ordinary people like Jia Lan, it is not something that can be bought with money.If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it.


    Therefore, in just seven days, Jia Lan had no channels to get enough comprehensive magic books to understand the magic knowledge system of this era.


    He could only rely on his own understanding and memory to deal with this exam. Although the result may not be satisfactory, Jia Lan has done his best.


    If you want to read precious magic books, you must first join the legendary "Komo University".


    However, to join this mysterious institution, you must have a certain understanding and mastery of magic knowledge. This is undoubtedly a contradictory and thorny problem for Jia Lan, who has just arrived.


    Faced with such a dilemma, Jia Lan had no choice but to answer the questions reluctantly based on his knowledge of the arcane and his vague understanding of the concept of magic.


    Although his heart was full of uncertainty and uneasiness, he understood that this was the only way for him to enter the world of magic.


    In the process of answering questions, Jia Lan gradually discovered that although "arcane" and "magic" seem to be two completely different systems, their principles have amazing similarities.


    After careful tasting, he even felt that "magic" seemed to be born out of "arcane", combined with some other elements and concepts, and derived a new and unique system. However, despite the innovation of "magic" in form, its foundation has not deviated from the scope of "arcane".


    For example, elements, spells, casting gestures and other elements occupy a pivotal position in both "arcane" and "magic". They are not only the key to casting spells, but also the bridge between the caster and the natural world.


    However, although these elements play an important role in both systems, there are significant differences in their application methods and effects.


    In the process of in-depth exploration, Jia Lan also realized from Alan''s brief description that the power system used by magicians to activate magic is completely different from that of arcane mages!


    The arcane mages release arcane by using the arcane particles that have accumulated over the years in the "arcane energy spring" in their bodies and can be controlled by the arcane mages to attract the "wild" arcane particles in nature, thus forming a spell form.


    The more majestic the "domestic arcane particles" in the arcane mages'' bodies, the larger the "wild arcane particles" that can be attracted. This power system tests not only the control ability of the caster, but also their perception and use of the arcane energy in nature.


    If we want to describe the strength of the arcane master, then we can say that the strength of the arcane master is actually related to the number and proportion of "wild arcane particles" that can be attracted by the "domestic arcane particles" in their bodies.


    Assuming that the number of "domestic arcane particles" contained in the "arcane energy spring" in the body of a zero-level caster (a wizard apprentice) is "1", and the ratio of arcane particles that can be attracted is "1:1", then the number of "domestic arcane particles" contained in the "arcane energy spring" in the body of a first-level caster is "10", and the ratio of "wild arcane particles" that can be attracted is "1:10". By analogy, the spellcasting ability and spell power of high-level arcane masters will become very amazing, enough to shock the entire magic world.


    However, in the magic world that Jia Lan came into contact with, the power system used by magicians is completely different from that of arcane masters. They actually store the elemental energy in nature in their bodies, and then release magic by consuming this elemental energy.


    They call this elemental energy "magic power"! This power system not only tests the magician''s storage capacity, but also tests their control and use of magic power.


    For Jia Lan, this near-suicidal behavior is simply unbelievable. He couldn''t imagine what kind of courage and determination would allow magicians to risk their lives to store and use this dangerous and powerful power.

 Chapter 44

    The reason why the arcane masters can take the arcane particles into their bodies for nourishment is that arcane is an extremely unique and precious "energy". It is powerful, yet gentle and stable, like a mysterious force in nature, tailor-made for arcane masters.


    The uniqueness of this energy allows arcane masters to transform arcane particles into a part of themselves through long-term nourishment. This not only improves their physical fitness, but also enhances their body''s toughness and durability, and even guarantees their physical health to a certain extent.


    Historically, the lifespan of high-level arcane masters is often amazing. For example, Jia Lan''s mentor, the 13th-level great arcane master, is a super long-lived person with a lifespan of more than 1,300 years.


    The old man is in very good health, and it seems that it is not difficult for him to live another thousand years. This extraordinary vitality is due to his long-term nourishment and use of arcane particles.


    However, compared with the arcane particles in the body of the arcane master, the elemental particles stored in the magician''s body are completely different. Elemental particles are an extremely violent and unstable energy. They are like wild beasts and may get out of control at any time.


    As far as Jia Lan knows, apart from those spellcasters who intend to transform themselves into elemental creatures, almost no magician would risk storing elemental particles in their bodies.


    Because once the state of elemental particles becomes unstable, these magicians will become walking human bombs, which may cause catastrophic consequences at any time.


    What''s more serious is that elemental particles are highly contagious to non-elemental substances. The elemental energy released when they move violently in the body will infect and assimilate all material particles close to them into similar substances. This is undoubtedly a fatal threat to humans as living beings.


    Imagine that once an organ in the body is elementalized, even if the organism does not die immediately, it will lose the original function of the organ, causing serious damage to the human body.


    For example, the fire elementalization of the stomach sac will cause food to be directly incinerated, the earth elementalization of the gallbladder may cause gallstones, the wood elementalization of the heart may cause heart paralysis, the water elementalization of the large intestine may cause people to defecate uncontrollably when sneezing, and the consequences of the anorectal wind elementalization are even more unimaginable.


    This completely different knowledge system made Jia Lan confused and difficult to accept. However, when he saw the health status of the faculty members of "Komo University", although their physical fitness was generally average, it did not seem to be life-threatening. This made Jia Lan even more unable to understand the huge difference between arcane and elemental particles.


    Jia Lan, whose inherent ideas were completely overturned by a magic theory exam, had a messy mind and was full of various questions. As a scholar and researcher, his instinct made him unable to control himself from thinking about these things. He was still thinking about these questions as he followed the candidates who had also handed in their papers to a large auditorium near the examination room.


    They would take the "elemental talent test" there, but Jia Lan was caught in his own storm of thought and did not realize that he had made a serious mistake when handing in the paper - he did not hand in the "admission ticket" with their identity information and exam number filled in with the test paper like other candidates.


    This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings.    Since the importance of this theoretical exam was not high, the invigilator who collected the exam papers was rather careless. He just glanced at it quickly and bound Jia Lan''s exam paper with a pin and put it into a wooden file box, without noticing that Jia Lan''s admission ticket was still lying quietly on his desk.


    There were already a lot of file boxes like this, which only marked the exam sessions, behind the invigilator.


    It can be said that unless there are candidates who are admitted in this exam, most of the exam papers will not even have the opportunity to be corrected.


    The space in the auditorium is quite spacious, and at this moment, rows of long wooden tables are placed in the auditorium.


    Behind each wooden table, there is a faculty member from "Komo University". In front of them, there is a square stone slab engraved with a miniature magic circle, which looks like a prop for "elemental talent test".


    Candidates who took the talent test did not rush into the auditorium all at once, but in a row of offices outside the auditorium, first paid the talent test fee of five gold Tarans, received a test sheet with a number, and then lined up outside the auditorium. According to the guide''s call, candidates entered the auditorium in batches for the test.


    Because the theoretical test took twice as long as others, Jia Lan''s number was already out of the 7,000th place. The voice calling the number at the door of the auditorium just called more than 4,000, and it seemed that he had to wait for a while.


    After looking around for a while, Jia Lan did not see Alan. I think this girl who dreams of entering the magic world should have entered the auditorium for the test. I hope she can realize her wish!


    After a magic theory test, Jia Lan''s confidence is obviously not as strong as before, and he is more and more worried about the upcoming elemental talent test, fearing that he will not pass it.


    He poked his head and eavesdropped on the topics discussed by the candidates waiting to be called, hoping to get some useful information from their gossip.


    Poor him, a former assistant lecturer of the affiliated college of "Kolanburg Library", actually began to worry whether he could pass the entrance examination of "Komo University".


    Before that, he had never considered this issue at all, because he thought it was not a problem.


    After eavesdropping for a while, Jia Lan breathed a sigh of relief. According to the candidates, the so-called elemental talent test is actually very simple and does not require the tester to make any preparations.


    Because various elements exist naturally in living organisms, when testing, you only need to press your palm on the "element magic board" to measure the values ??of various elements in the tester''s body, thereby determining the tester''s elemental talent category and strength.


    Although there are many people taking the exam, "Komo University" is obviously very experienced in this kind of scene. A total of one hundred test points were arranged in the auditorium. As candidates were constantly called in, Jia Lan waited for more than an hour before it was his turn.


    Following the guide''s instructions, Jia Lan walked to a vacant tester and sat down, placing his test form in front of the tester who was copying something with his head down.

 Chapter 45

    Put your hand on the [Elemental Magic Board], and then say your name, surname, gender, age, race, hometown, nationality...


    He was too busy, and didn''t even raise his head. He took Jia Lan''s test sheet and asked a bunch of questions quickly. Judging from the ice blue magic robe he was wearing and the waning moon school badge on his chest, he should be a level 3 magic apprentice, that is, a third-year student of "Komo University". But looking at his enrollment time and student number, he was a senior who was five years earlier than this batch of freshmen and enrolled in [Apocalypse Calendar 1709].


    "Jia Lan Cang Edi Machus, male, 20 years old, hometown is Donglu Karatu Taibo..."


    Jia Lan answered while looking at the five-pointed star magic circle engraved on the [Elemental Magic Board], and then put his hand on it.


    This five-pointed star magic circle is nothing special to Jia Lan, just a simple [Five-element superposition conduction array]. He thinks this array is a bit complicated. If he is asked to build it, he can simplify it into a [One-element five-phase array].


    "The person who designed this magic array is too lazy. He simply piled up the arcane runes and array lines together. Although it can also achieve the effect of [five-phase] synchronous conduction, it consumes at least 25 times more energy and wastes more than 5 times the materials!"


    Jia Lan muttered in his heart. When the tester heard Jia Lan''s last name and hometown, he looked up at him in surprise. Seeing Jia Lan''s black hair and black eyes, he was stunned for a moment, muttered a few words in a low voice, and then wrote Jia Lan''s information on the test sheet.


    "Cang Edymachus, this last name is rare, and there is also a holy name... Is this guy a descendant of the nobility? Donglu Karatu Taibot? I haven''t heard of it... Black hair and black eyes... Maybe he is a nationality of a small island country in the Eastern Islands [Lazar Federation]... Just write ''Lazar Islands''..."


    After he filled in Jia Lan''s information, he glanced at the [Element Magic Board] and suddenly showed a surprised look. It turned out that the five metal lines of different colors on the [Element Magic Board] did not react at all.


    Jia Lan was shocked, and he suddenly thought that this [Five-Element Superposition Conduction Array] is used to conduct elemental energy in the human body!If you discover this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation.


    But although he is now a 0-level spellcaster, his body is full of "arcane" instead of "elements". Maybe the elements that should have been in his body were also driven away by the pure arcane in his [arcane energy spring]. In other words, this thing is useless to him!


    The level 3 magic apprentice in charge of the test was a little stunned. This was obviously beyond his knowledge. How could there be no reaction? Even if a stone was placed on it, the [element magic board] should theoretically have some reaction!


    The level 3 magic apprentice pushed Jia Lan''s hand away and placed his palm on the test board. A light blue line slowly rose along the metal track and finally stopped at the number "37". When he removed his palm, the line disappeared; when he put it on again, the line reappeared.


    "Is this thing not broken?" He said to himself in confusion, then took Jia Lan''s hand and tried to put it on the test board, but the test board did not react. He looked up at Jia Lan, then looked down at the test board, tried again and again, but the test board remained silent.


    "..."


    Faced with this sudden situation, he seemed a little at a loss, so he had to call a passing faculty member to help. After checking Jia Lan''s test sheet, the faculty member frowned and said, "Come with me!"


    He led Jia Lan to the back of the auditorium, where some more advanced-looking test props were placed. Jia Lan tried one by one, but all the props had no reaction.


    After a careful inspection, the faculty member looked at Jia Lan with a "sympathetic" look: "Are you the legendary ''demon-repelling physique''? If so, you can hardly use magic..."


    He looked at Jia Lan, then smiled and comforted: "However, you are not completely without a chance to join the University of Science and Magic. Wait here for a moment, I''ll go and ask for instructions!"


    After that, he hurried away with Jia Lan''s test sheet. Jia Lan was stunned for a moment, and didn''t expect such a thing to happen.


    In fact, on that night when the elements were turbulent, Jia Lan''s physique was tempered by a mysterious force into an absolute "arcane physique". In his original era, this physique without any impurities and only flowing with arcane energy would make many spellcasters envious! Even his 13th-level Great Arcane Mage teacher would be amazed!


    You know, even a legendary Great Arcane Mage like his teacher cannot completely remove the "elemental impurities" in his body. The key to improving the spellcasting ability of arcane mages is to absorb as many arcane particles as possible and expel the elemental particles in the body.


    This pure "arcane physique" that Jia Lan accidentally obtained is almost comparable to the "elemental body" of some elemental creatures. During the spellcasting process, he will hardly encounter any obstacles, and the spellcasting speed, spell effect, and spell power will reach the extreme.


    Jia Lan has deeply experienced this in the process of spellcasting in recent days. However, he never expected that his talent would be regarded as a "magic-repelling physique" that is "insulated" from magic in the eyes of spellcasters of this era.


    It doesn''t sound like a good thing... It seems that his hope of joining the Science and Magic University has become very slim!

 Chapter 46

    Although he failed to join the University of Science and Technology, this did not bring any substantial negative impact to Jia Lan, who had a complete system of arcane knowledge inheritance. After all, with the arcane knowledge deep in his memory, he was fully capable of self-study and even embarked on the path of becoming the arcane master he had always dreamed of.


    However, this also meant that he would lose the opportunity to enter the vast library of the University of Science and Technology, which undoubtedly added a bit of difficulty to his attempt to solve the mystery of the mysterious earth vein explosion 1,700 years ago by consulting the precious books in the library.


    Just as Jia Lan was lost in thought and trying to find other ways to obtain the borrowing rights of the library of the University of Science and Technology, the faculty member who was responsible for the test hurried back and led him to a slightly small but well-arranged small office at the back of the auditorium.


    "Please sit down!" The middle-aged man with a kind smile politely asked Jia Lan to sit behind a slightly quaint desk. He smiled and asked, "Black tea or milk tea? Let me see... Sorry! It seems that only black tea is available here."


    Obviously, this is not his daily office, so he spent some time to find two exquisite teacups and a can of fragrant black tea from a slightly old cabinet in the office.


    After gently putting a little tea in the cup, the clergyman pulled out a delicate yew wood magic wand about one foot long from the depths of the magic robe. He drew an elegant circle slightly, and then gently tapped the two teacups, and saw two groups of pure and flawless water condensed out of thin air, falling into the teacups as lightly as elves. Soon, curling steam rose from the teacups, and the whole room was filled with the mellow aroma of black tea.


    Jia Lan kept a polite smile and watched the wonderful performance of the caster without saying a word. The clergyman''s spellcasting skills were obviously quite skilled, and his control of the elements was even more exquisite.


    Just now, he skillfully used two so-called "magic abilities", which is undoubtedly a very advanced spellcasting skill in the pursuit of single element specialization.


    "I''m sorry! Due to the limited conditions here, there is no milk and sugar to add, so I can only use this simple black tea to entertain you." Pushing a cup of hot black tea gently in front of Jia Lan, the faculty member sat down opposite Jia Lan.


    He smiled and introduced himself: "I am Donaldson, one of the admissions officers of the 1714th class of the University of Science and Technology, and also a substitute teacher for the third-year water element subject."


    Jia Lan wanted to give a mage salute to show respect, but then he thought that his "demon-repelling physique" had been exposed, so he just nodded gently: "Hello, you can call me Jia Lan."


    There was no excessive greetings, no redundant inquiries, and after introducing himself, Jia Lan quietly waited for Donaldson''s explanation.A case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation.


    After all, after he was tested to be "insulated" from magic, the other party specially called him to the office, obviously not just to invite him to taste a cup of black tea. Donaldson couldn''t help but feel a little surprised at Jia Lan''s calmness and composure. As the admissions officer, he had seen countless young people who were lost, frustrated, or even desperate because of poor elemental talents. It was rare for a young man like this one to face reality so calmly after learning that he had a "magic-repelling physique".


    Professor Donaldson slowly picked up the teacup, blew it gently, and then took a sip. He then licked the tea foam on his lips, with a hint of curiosity in his eyes, and smiled at Jia Lan who was sitting opposite him: "Student Jia Lan, judging from your recent performance, I guess you seem to have known in advance that you have the special physique of ''Demon Repelling Physique''?"


    Jia Lan shook his head helplessly, with a bit of confusion in his eyes: "No, actually I don''t know... To be more precise, before you revealed this information to me just now, I knew almost nothing about ''Demon Repelling Physique''."


    He could only answer like this, smiling bitterly in his heart. After all, he couldn''t reveal the truth to this respected faculty member:


    [In fact, I am not an ordinary "magician", but an "arcanist" who masters the power of "arcane". What I rely on is not the traditional "element" energy, but the more profound "arcane" energy. Therefore, the "demon repelling physique" you mentioned has no great impact on me. I sincerely hope that you can allow me to join the University of Science and Magic and continue my arcane research. ]


    However, he could only keep these secrets deep in his heart.


    Professor Donaldson was a little surprised by Jia Lan''s answer. He frowned slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "It''s like this, Jia Lan. According to the elemental talent test standards of our University of Science and Magic, only students with any element value exceeding ''10'' are eligible to enter the main department of this college to study magic knowledge. And if your five-element talent values ??are generally lower than ''5'' but greater than ''0'', then you may only be able to enter the auxiliary department to study alchemy, enchantment and other subjects..."


    He paused slightly, as if he was considering his words so as not to bring too much of a blow to the young student.


    Jia Lan shrugged, and a self-deprecating smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Are you trying to tell me that I am not the material for learning magic, so let me get out as far as possible?"


    Professor Donaldson, who was holding up the teacup to taste tea again, heard the words, and suddenly "puffed" and choked out two sprays from his nose. At the same time, the teacup in his hand also shook violently, and the tea rose up like a fountain. He hurriedly put down the teacup, held the edge of the table and coughed violently, his face instantly turned red.


    "Of course, if you want to inform me that I was not admitted to the University of Science and Technology, then you don''t have to invite me in for tea." Jia Lan continued to speak to himself as if he didn''t see Professor Donaldson''s embarrassed appearance, "Let me guess? Is it because my "demon-repelling physique" is extremely rare in the University of Science and Technology, so you have a strong interest in me and plan to keep me for in-depth research?"


    "Cough cough cough! Jia Lan... classmate... cough cough cough! You... you are so humorous... cough cough cough!" Professor Donaldson coughed so hard that he almost couldn''t breathe, but he was amused by Jia Lan''s words and wanted to laugh. Pain and smile intertwined on his face, forming a rather weird picture.


    Jia Lan was stunned for a moment, then shrugged helplessly: "Well, even I think I am quite humorous."


    [Oops! ]


    Jia Lan secretly cried out in his heart that something was wrong. [It seems that I am increasingly affected by the memories left by another soul! This sudden sense of humor makes me feel a little at a loss.]

 Chapter 47

    "Oh my god! Jia Lan, you are definitely the most interesting freshman I have ever seen!"


    Donaldson wiped the tea that splashed on his face, panting and laughing, with a strange light flashing in his eyes, "You guessed right, I am indeed very interested in your unique physique, and I want to invite you to stay and participate in some magic experiments..."


    After a while, Donaldson finally recovered. He wiped his face in embarrassment and continued to laugh: "I have to clarify that not all magicians are evil necromancers. You don''t have to worry about being used as a test subject and sliced ??for research. Our Science and Magic Academy has strict moral codes and experimental specifications."


    Jia Lan muttered to himself: [Are necromancers really evil? ] In his time, except for those theocratic countries, the [Necromancy] school was one of the eight important schools on par with the seven major schools of "Protection, Spells, Prophecy, Enchantment, Shaping, Illusion, and Transmutation".


    However, the "necromancer" mentioned by Donaldson seems to refer specifically to the mages who study the [necromancer sub-school] of the [necromancy] school, and does not involve other knowledge contents such as [undead sub-school] and [ghost sub-school].


    Perhaps because they often deal with corpses and skeletons, they are not well understood by the public in this era.


    "Although your elemental talent is indeed not enough to become a magic apprentice," Donaldson changed his tone and became serious, "but given your special physique, if you are willing to stay and cooperate with the academy to conduct some related magic experiments, I think we can provide you with a special opportunity."


    After laughing for a while, Donaldson, as the admissions officer of the 1714 class, extended a sincere invitation to Jia Lan: "I am willing to recruit you to the [Science and Magic Academy] and recommend you to study in any [auxiliary departments] such as [linguistics], [identification], [archaeology], [heraldry], [sculpture], and [totemism]! Although these subjects are not as focused on magic research as the [main department], they also contain endless wisdom and mysteries."


    This is undoubtedly a pleasant surprise for Jia Lan. Since solving the problem of alien souls interfering with spellcasting, he has been determined to become a great arcane master who can ignite the "arcane fire" like his teacher.


    As for whether he can join the [main department] to study the so-called "magic" that he thinks is a mess, he doesn''t really care.


    However, Jia Lan still had doubts in his heart: "I don''t really have the ''demon-repelling physique''. Is it really okay for me to join the [Demon Science Academy] as a ''test subject''?"


    Seeing Jia Lan''s hesitation, Donaldson obviously didn''t want to lose this rare "demon-repelling physique" research subject. He persuaded temptingly: "If you agree, Jia Lan, the college will not only waive your tuition, provide you with accommodation and meals, but also provide you with a generous scholarship. Every time you participate in an experiment, you can get an additional subsidy!"


    In order to dispel Jia Lan''s concerns, Donaldson kindly explained: "Please rest assured, the so-called "demon-repelling experiment" will not harm your life and health. We just need you to cooperate with some simple tests. These tests are designed to explore the special features of your physique and its possible impact on magic."The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation.


    Jia Lan heard this and nodded slightly. After thinking for a while, he made a small request: "Although I can''t study in the [main department], I still hope to be able to audit the courses of various departments. In addition, I hope to obtain the reading rights of the college library."


    "As long as you officially become a member of [Komo University] and wear this academic badge that symbolizes identity and honor, you can step into our magnificent library and enjoy the privilege of borrowing books. However, it should be noted that you can only borrow relatively elementary books. This is not only a measure taken by the college to protect precious materials, but also to allow you to absorb knowledge step by step."


    Jia Lan''s request made admissions officer Donaldson slightly stunned. He looked embarrassed, and then continued with a hint of apology in his tone: "Regarding borrowing rights, I must tell you the truth. The library''s borrowing fees are calculated based on the preciousness of the book and the length of borrowing time."


    "As for auditing courses, although the standard courses are already included in the tuition, the special lectures given by magic professors of different levels are charged by class hour, ranging from two gold talans to five gold talans per class hour. There are also special lectures by some high-level magic professors, and one class is as high as twenty gold talans."


    "The academy will not bear this part of the cost for you. If you only want to audit the standard courses, I can apply for an ''auditor'' status for you, so that you can easily integrate into the learning atmosphere. But if you are interested in the special lectures of magic professors, you have to bear the cost yourself."


    Jia Lan heard it and waved his hand quickly, his eyes flashing with a desire for knowledge: "No, no, no! The qualification to audit the standard courses is enough for me. As for the special lectures of magic professors, if I am interested, I will solve the cost myself."


    Then, Jia Lan seemed to realize something and hurriedly added: "The borrowing rights I mentioned actually refer to ''unrestricted reading rights''. You also know that in my case, it is almost impossible to get promoted to a senior grade. If I follow the borrowing rights of the academic year, I simply cannot access too many valuable books. I just hope to learn more about magic, so I hope to borrow some books for senior grades, or even some precious ancient books."


    Jia Lan''s words were full of seriousness and sincerity. He continued: "I have a strong interest in [linguistics], [identification] and [archaeology], and hope to be able to access precious books and volumes in these fields to satisfy my endless pursuit of knowledge."


    Listening to Jia Lan''s explanation, Donaldson looked at him sympathetically. A student with a "magic-repelling physique" is destined not to become a leader in the field of magic.


    Even if he relies on those [auxiliary department] subjects that do not require elemental talent to accumulate enough credits, he cannot graduate successfully from [Magic University]. At most, he can only receive a certificate of completion and some degree certificates of [auxiliary department] subjects.


    However, Donaldson knew that the main purpose of recruiting Jia Lante to [Magic University] was to add a rare "experimental subject" to the magic laboratory of the academy.


    Compared with Jia Lan''s rare and precious "magic-repelling physique", the conditions he proposed were nothing to the academy.


    Moreover, as an educator, Donaldson knew that the passion for knowledge was worth encouraging. For him, the admissions director and third-year substitute teacher, it was not difficult to help Jia Lan realize his wish.


    So, Donaldson nodded, with a hint of relief in his tone: "Okay! I can try to apply for a part-time job in the library for you. In this way, except for a few precious books and files that require special approval from the academy to borrow, other books will be open to you. I hope you can swim in the ocean of knowledge and absorb nutrients to your heart''s content."


    Donaldson actually felt guilty about the decision to recruit Jia Lante to [Magic University].


    He knew that for Jia Lan, who had a "demon-repelling physique", staying at [Demon University] might not be the best choice. He would be more suitable to learn a skill that could support his livelihood in the future, or go to places like [Combat Vocational College] or [Mercenary Guild]''s mercenary training classes.

 Chapter 48

    However, as an academic researcher with a heavy responsibility, Donaldson knew that Jia Lan was a rare test subject, and his existence was of immeasurable value to the scientific research progress of the college and the academic reputation he might obtain.


    Although he was full of guilt, for the sake of the overall situation, he could only go against his conscience and try every possible way to persuade Jia Lan to join [Komo University]. Within his authority, he tried his best to meet Jia Lan''s various requirements as compensation for Jia Lan.


    The two sides finally reached an agreement, and Donaldson personally took Jia Lan to handle a series of cumbersome admission procedures.


    Not only did he win a librarian position in the Great Library for Jia Lan, but he also got him the status of a special recruit and a special auditor, as well as a special researcher identity certificate for the [Komo University] Magic Laboratory. These identities gave Jia Lan more freedom and convenience on campus.


    Not only that, Donaldson also personally handled a generous scholarship of 20 gold talans per month for Jia Lan, which was undoubtedly an affirmation of his talent and potential.


    However, in terms of accommodation, Jia Lan refused the student dormitory arranged by Donaldson for him, and chose the librarian''s rest hut attached to the college''s library.


    Although the hut is a little small, the environment is very quiet, which is convenient for him to read a large number of books in the library at close range, and convenient for the laboratory to temporarily summon him to participate in experiments.


    In this way, Jia Lan transformed himself into a "campus free man" with special audit qualifications, half student, half school worker, and half experimental product, specially recruited by [Komo University].


    Not only can he freely read all books with level 1 to level 9 permissions in the library with his identity as a librarian, but he can also audit all the standard courses of subjects he is interested in from grades 1 to 9 as an auditor. This undoubtedly provides him with an excellent learning and research platform.


    Donaldson also solemnly promised that if Jia Lan can obtain a degree certificate in any [auxiliary department] during his "study", he will do his best to help him get the opportunity to stay in school.


    After everything was settled, Jia Lan looked at the badges on his chest and couldn''t help but feel a little amused.


    Fate is sometimes repetitive. He originally just wanted to get a student status of [KoMo University] so that he could go in and out of the library to check information, but he didn''t expect to become a librarian again in this era.Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon.


    In addition to his status as a researcher and a special auditor, his situation is almost the same as his situation in the "previous era" except for the different times and places!


    After obtaining the "official identity" of this era, Jia Lan has taken the first step to reintegrate into this era.


    No matter what terrible things happened in this world 1,700 years ago, as a "survivor", he must face reality bravely and work hard to survive.


    He looked around and found that it was the time when old students returned to school and new students enrolled. Students were busy with admission procedures, while faculty members were busy handling official business. The large library, which was originally located in a remote corner of [KoMo University], was particularly quiet.


    Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Jia Lan carefully activated the constant [Cleansing Technique] on his [Identification Robe] that was dyed light blue.


    A circle of transparent light with his body as the center swept over, and the librarian''s rest room covered with heavy dust and cobwebs became clean in the blink of an eye. Even the dull and musty smell caused by long periods of no one living there was swept away by the light and excluded from the open doors and windows.


    Jia Lan was not in a hurry to step into the ancient and mysterious library to look up information, but first carefully observed the simple little house.


    The house was simply furnished and dimly lit, but the air was filled with a faint scent of books, which made him take a deep breath.


    Jia Lan knew that this would be his residence for a long time in the future, so he decided to buy some daily necessities to make his little home more cozy and comfortable.


    According to Donaldson, since the death of the last old administrator, no one in the school has been willing to transfer a new administrator.


    First, the position of librarian is extremely low in the University of Komo, with a meager salary and tedious work, just like a gravekeeper in a cemetery, repeating boring tasks day after day.


    Second, this college with a history of hundreds of years also has a creepy horror legend in its library.


    It is said that since the death of the previous generation of old administrators more than a decade ago, a "midnight scholar" who would appear at twelve o''clock in the night has appeared in this huge, gloomy and ancient library.


    Over the years, countless "witnesses" have claimed that they saw lights flickering in the empty library at midnight.


    Some even claimed that they had personally witnessed a translucent, white-bearded old man in a white robe, holding an oil lamp emitting a faint blue light, floating between the bookshelves like a ghost.


    Therefore, no one would appear in the library before nine in the morning and after five in the afternoon.


    However, for Jia Lan, this was a good thing, because he could avoid the crowd and enjoy the large number of books in the library alone, immersed in the ocean of knowledge.


    After a general tour of his future work environment, Jia Lan had a preliminary understanding of the environment here.


    But he suddenly felt that he seemed to have forgotten something. After thinking about it, he remembered that he and Alan had agreed to meet under the huge statue of the founder of the college in front of the college gate at about noon after taking the entrance examination.


    Since Jia Lan spent nearly twice as much time as others in the magic theory exam, and the subsequent elemental talent test had the problem of "magic repelling constitution".


    In addition, he did waste a lot of time in the interview with Donaldson and handling various admission procedures. At this moment, it was past lunch time, around 2 pm, and Jia Lan, who was always punctual, had to rush to the direction of the academy gate.

 Chapter 49

    Komo University, a city-level institution with a long history of 200 years and hundreds of thousands of students, stands on this vast land like a treasure house of knowledge. Its vast area is breathtaking. Even walking on the campus often makes people feel like they are in a maze.


    And the Komo University Library, an academic palace that contains endless wisdom and mysteries, is located in a quiet corner behind the college, far away from the hustle and bustle, quiet and solemn.


    In order to get back to the gate of the college, Jia Lan had to speed up his pace, cross the winding path, cross the historic stone bridge, and finally reach his destination after spending nearly half an hour.


    From a distance, Jia Lan saw the girl sitting quietly on a bench near the statue of the founder of the college. She hugged her knees blankly, her eyes were empty and confused, as if she was thinking about some profound questions, and seemed to be recalling the good times of the past. In the afterglow of the setting sun, her figure seemed particularly lonely and weak, which made people feel pity.


    "Hey! Alan!" Jia Lan greeted from a distance, with a hint of warmth and kindness in her voice.


    This call was like a clear spring, instantly breaking the girl''s meditation. Alan showed a surprised smile, and that smile was as bright and beautiful as the flowers blooming in spring.


    She jumped down from the bench lightly like a deer, and like a cheerful lark, she nimbly passed through the bustling crowd and trotted all the way to Jia Lan''s side.


    "Jia Lan, what took you so long? I''ve been waiting for a long time!" The girl''s words were filled with a hint of blame and coquettishness.


    She took out a piece of dry bread from her leather shoulder bag and handed it to Jia Lan. The bread exuded a faint aroma of wheat and milk, which made people salivate. "We missed lunch time, you must be hungry, right? Fortunately, Aunt Brown prepared some bread and bacon for us when we went out this morning, and a small bottle of milk! I''ve eaten it, these are for you..."


    Jia Lan smiled and took the dry bread and milk handed by the girl, and found a quiet place to sit down.  While tasting this simple but warm food, he listened to the girl''s excited chattering. The girl''s voice was crisp and pleasant, like a mountain stream, making people feel relaxed and happy.


    "I passed the entrance exam!" The girl''s tone was full of pride and joy. However, she then showed a little lost look.


    "Unfortunately, my elemental talent is too poor and too messy. The wind, wood, water, fire, and earth have 1 point each, so I can only study in the junior college of the auxiliary department..." There was a hint of helplessness and regret in her tone.


    "But when filling in the subject intention, I filled in pharmacy. Thank you for teaching me the preparation skills a few days ago..." The girl''s words were full of gratitude and admiration.


    However, when she mentioned the tuition issue, her face showed a sad look again.  "It''s just that the tuition is too expensive. It costs 200 gold talans for one school year, and it doesn''t include food, accommodation, books, management fees, experiment fees, material fees... Some lectures also charge extra fees. If all the money is added up in a year, I''m afraid 500 gold talans won''t be enough..."


    "And I heard that if the junior college students in our auxiliary department don''t accumulate enough credits every year, they have to pay 50£¥ of the tuition fee as "education resource occupation fee" to continue studying. It''s too abominable!" The girl''s tone was filled with anger and injustice.


    She was kind and simple by nature, but a little confused. Faced with these cumbersome fees and regulations, she felt helpless and confused.


    Suddenly, she asked curiously: "What about you, Jia Lan? Your magic skills are so powerful, and you also know pharmacy. You must have been selected as an undergraduate, right?" Her eyes were full of expectation and envy.


    Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon.    Hearing Alan''s question, Jia Lan couldn''t help but smile bitterly. It seemed that neither he nor Alan had good luck.


    He had a rare "demon-repelling physique", while Alan had a rare "multi-element physique".


    From the perspective of talent, these two physiques are exactly the two extremes that are least suitable for becoming a magician.


    Due to the unique "exclusivity" of elements, a series of elements with high content will gradually exclude elements with low content from the body, forming an environment suitable for the aggregation of a single element.


    Therefore, there are usually no more than two elemental characteristics in an organism. In this era, this characteristic is called "element affinity".


    Of course, from the perspective of natural probability, there is also a certain probability that two elements in the human body will reach a certain balance and cannot repel each other.


    However, the probability of this happening is very small, about no more than one in ten thousand.


    However, no matter how small the probability is, it is not impossible to happen.


    Therefore, assuming that the probability of "two-system balance" is one in ten thousand, the probability of each additional system will increase tenfold.


    That is to say, the probability of "three-element balance" is as high as one in 100,000, "four-element balance" will reach one in a million, and theoretically, the probability of "five-element balance" will be as high as one in ten million!


    And Alan seems to have encountered this "one in ten million" probability unfortunately, which is no less rare than his "demon-repelling physique".


    Jia Lan estimated that Alan had no idea what his "five-element balance" physique meant.


    Even the third-year senior who did the elemental talent test for her may not be very clear about the meaning of this physique, and let Alan pass the test carelessly.


    Otherwise, Jia Lan might not be the only one who got the status of "little white mouse special enrollment".


    Although he didn''t know much about the magic system of this era, Jia Lan had a deep study of "elements".


    As far as he knew, unless there was the ability to fuse two elements into a "composite element", any two elements would conflict and repel each other, but the degree of conflict and repulsion was different.


    Therefore, let alone a "five-element balance" physique like Alan, even a person with "two-element balance" is not suitable to be a magician who relies on "element energy" to cast magic.


    Because the rejection reaction caused by the imbalance of any element may cause the elements in the caster''s body to be disordered. At the least, he will be seriously injured by the backlash, and at the worst, he will explode and die!


    Of course, it is not ruled out that there are geniuses who can always maintain the balance between elements, such as the legendary "double-element magician".


    However, even if a person who forcibly learns magic under the condition of "two-element balance" can achieve something, it is like tying a noose around his neck and walking on a high-altitude rope. He may die at any time due to an accident.


    After all, there are too many factors that can cause elemental disorder: it may be because of the release of a single-element magic; it may be because of the loss of control of the "magic power" in the body under the influence of the outside world; it may be bombarded by a "repulsive" elemental magic from the enemy in battle; it may even be just because of a sneeze...


    Therefore, people with "multi-element physique" are really not suitable to be magicians.


    On the contrary, those who have poor elemental talents or have no "elemental talents" like Jia Lan are not that dangerous.

 Chapter 50

    Alan''s "five-element balance" physique really surprised Jia Lan, and at the same time, he also had a heavy worry in his heart.


    This innocent and kind girl was the first person to lend him a helping hand when he woke up in this strange era, full of confusion and helplessness.


    That warmth and kindness, like a ray of sunshine in winter, illuminated his way forward.


    However, facing Alan''s eyes full of expectations and longing, Jia Lan fell into a deep contradiction.


    He couldn''t bear to tell this girl who was full of yearning for the magic world and eager to rewrite her fate through her own efforts, this cruel and cold reality.


    He knew that once the truth came out, the innocence and dreams would probably be shattered in an instant, leaving endless despair and haze.


    Frowning slightly, Jia Lan tried to make his expression gentle and relaxed.


    He vaguely avoided Alan''s inquiring gaze and cleverly interrupted: "I also passed the entrance examination! By the way, Alan, have you completed all the admission procedures?" His tone was full of concern and encouragement, as if he was cheering Alan up.


    The simple-minded Alan was immediately diverted. She smiled happily and said, "It''s all done! It''s just that I was worried that you were waiting too long, so I didn''t have time to check the assigned dormitory. Who knew you would come so late!" Her smile was as gorgeous as a flower in spring, which made people feel warm.


    "Well! Then, let''s go to the small market attached to the college and pick out some bedding supplies?" Jia Lan suggested with a smile.


    However, in his heart, he was constantly thinking about how to solve Alan''s "five-element balance" problem.


    In fact, it was not difficult for Jia Lan to solve Alan''s problem. He only needed to inject the pure and incomparable arcane energy in his body into Alan''s body, just like his teacher did for him back then.


    With the power of arcane, which is a higher level of energy than elements, he is fully capable of expelling the thin five elements in Alan''s body, thus fundamentally solving the hidden danger of element disorder.


    However, what makes Jia Lan hesitant is that he is not sure whether the arcane system he has mastered is suitable for the physique of people in this era.


    After all, in his era, he has never seen a large number of elements in people''s bodies.


    Maybe the times are different, and people''s physiques have also changed dramatically with the change of environment.


    If that''s the case, turning Alan from a "magic apprentice" to a "mage apprentice" may actually cause harm to her.


    What''s more, the arcane, which is completely out of touch with the current era, will undoubtedly cause an uproar once it is exposed.


    This will not only have unpredictable effects on Alan and himself, but may even have a subversive impact on the entire era. Such risks and consequences force Jia Lan to be extremely cautious.


    If the elements in Alan''s body were expelled by the arcane energy, and Alan could not master the arcane secrets, wouldn''t it be counterproductive and ruin a girl''s dream of becoming a magician? Such a result is unacceptable to Jia Lan.Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more.


    Of course, there are ways to ensure Alan''s safety while preserving the elements in her body.


    For example, he knows the "element transformation method" practiced by those alternative mages who transform themselves into elemental creatures.


    However, such a method is too cruel for Alan.


    She will have to abandon her original human identity and become a strange existence of half human and half element.


    This is undoubtedly an unbearable price for a girl in her prime.


    What''s more, such an identity can easily make people regard her as a monster and kill her. Such risks and dangers also make Jia Lan feel extremely entangled and contradictory.


    Then, the only safe way is probably to rely on Jia Lan to use his superb arcane methods to stabilize the various elements in Alan''s body that are ready to move.


    He must carefully use his power to forcibly suppress these elements so that they will not backfire on Alan''s fragile body due to imbalance.


    However, this involves the issue of Jia Lan''s own strength. After all, he is now just a 0-level spellcaster equivalent to the level of "High Mage Apprentice".


    In this world full of strong people, his power is far from being strong.


    Once Alan''s magic power advances by leaps and bounds and exceeds the arcane power he can control, the seal he set may be destroyed. At that time, those elements that have been suppressed for a long time will burst out like wild horses, and the damage caused may be more serious, and the consequences will be unimaginable.


    Jia Lan felt distressed about this, and now he can only silently pray that the girl''s magic talent is not too outstanding.


    Although he also knows that this possibility is not great. After all, no matter what, he is a polymath who once served as an assistant lecturer. He has been struggling on the road of magic for many years. It is not that he is not as fast as a beginner, right?


    When she heard that she was going shopping, the young girl Alan immediately seemed a little impatient. She excitedly dragged Jialan and went straight to the small market attached to the college without waiting for him to slowly finish drinking the milk in his hand.


    When it comes to shopping, women seem to be born with a unique passion and expertise.


    Whether it is the era when Jialan originally lived or the present era, women have shown outstanding talents in negotiation, bargaining, persuasion and valuation.


    Jialan, who originally thought that buying daily necessities was just a simple matter, finally understood this secret deeply after following Alan for three hours.


    With her keen valuation expertise, Alan was like a fish in water in the small market attached to the college.


    She accurately deduced the price of various items close to the cost, and negotiated and negotiated with the shop owners for a long time.


    In the fierce confrontation between the two sides, Alan successfully persuaded the bosses with her wisdom and eloquence, and finally bought all the items they needed at a price of about one-fifth of Jialan''s estimated purchase cost.


    Moreover, she also received a large bag of small commodities of unknown use "generously" given by the bosses.


    When Alan decided to leave the small market, Jialan and the bosses secretly breathed a sigh of relief.


    Women who shop, especially smart and capable women like Alan, are even more terrible than Berserkers who have activated the "violent" skill! Their persistence and perseverance in shopping can often create amazing miracles.


    In this way, Alan counted the few coins left in her purse, and seemed to be very dissatisfied and muttered that the living expenses might not be enough.


    She kept looking back at the fearful shop owners, as if showing off her achievements.


    Jialan looked at Alan''s proud look and secretly wiped a cold sweat.


    It was really hard for him to understand that the two of them only bought two Jintalans and six silver Jims in total. Did they have to spend a full three hours bargaining? It would be great if this time was used to do other things, such as preparing a few pots of precious potions!


    "The remaining Jintalan is not enough to last until the end of the semester!" Alan said with some concern.


    She began to consider the possibility of applying for a student loan. However, Jia Lan immediately suggested: "Well, Alan, I think you''d better not apply for a student loan! I''ll pay your tuition for the time being."


    He knew the shady dealings and traps of this so-called "student loan". Once you apply for a student loan, although you can waive the fees during the study period, it is extremely difficult to repay it, which is equivalent to selling the five to fifteen years after graduation to the college. Such a price is really too high, and it is definitely not worth it.

 Chapter 51

    "How is that possible..." Alan''s expression was a little surprised.


    "Don''t rush to refuse, listen to me. This kind of student loan will have a very high interest rate when it is repaid!"


    Without waiting for the girl with a strong sense of self-esteem to refuse, Jia Lan said in a persuasive manner: "And I can lend you tuition without interest, as long as you return the principal to me after graduation... Are you willing to pay high interest to the college, or are you willing to accept my interest-free loan? Moreover, as one of the "investors" of [Lemli Pharmacy Workshop], you can also enjoy dividends! Don''t worry about not being able to pay it back."


    "But you have already paid me back the money!" Alan said shyly: "No need to give me dividends! I didn''t help much, and you taught me a lot of pharmaceutical skills... If you hadn''t let me work in [Lemli Pharmacy Workshop], I might not be able to get enough tuition..."


    Perhaps thinking of the huge interest mentioned by Jia Lan, the girl hesitated for a moment and said awkwardly: "Then... Jia Lan, please lend me 300 gold talans first! When the college is closed on weekends, I will go to [Lemli Potion Workshop] and work hard... In addition, I will find a few more part-time jobs and should be able to pay you back at the end of the semester!"


    This innocent girl''s estimate of the cost of studying at [Komo University] is really too low!


    Jia Lan, who once served as an assistant lecturer, knows that although the tuition fee for one academic year at [Komo University] is "only" 200 gold talans.


    But in fact, this part of the cost is only the most insignificant part of the entire learning process.


    The real big part is "tuition and miscellaneous fees" such as book fees, experiment fees, material fees, and lecture fees.


    Take "book fees" for example. Although the cost of basic learning materials is included in the tuition, some precious arcane books, spell materials, and especially the experience manuscripts of some high-level mages, are impossible to be open to students for free!


    In Jia Lan''s original era, not to mention buying a spell book directly, the price of copying a 0th-level arcane book by yourself would not be less than 50 gold coins, not to mention higher-level ones.


    Jia Lan is not sure how much it costs to copy books in this era.


    But he has become the new librarian. From the "Administrator''s Manual", he learned that [Komo University Library] also provides this service.This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there.


    Considering the price and consumption level of this era, the price must not be too low.


    Books, which symbolize "knowledge", are an expensive luxury. And writing paper and ink are also luxury goods in this era.


    A piece of Alsophila sylvatica paper with a size of only one square meter is worth as much as 4 silver jims. However, it is surprising that such expensive paper can only be cut into 35 standard pages of paper.


    In other words, if you want to bind a standard 100-page book, you will need to spend at least 1 gold talan and 2 silver jims.


    Even if you choose parchment, which is half the price, the price is still high and it is not something that ordinary people can easily afford.


    And the sea ink used for writing, a kind of squid super thick ink that is not easy to fade, even in the city of Kolan, located on the seaside, as one of the production places, a small bottle of 30 grams will not cost less than 8 gold talans.


    To copy a standard 100-page book, at least one or two small bottles are needed, and such a cost is even more staggering.


    This is just the cost price of making a book.


    No wonder some people sigh: "Knowledge is the patent of the nobility", and some people bluntly say: "In the world of magic, please leave, mortals (poor people)!"


    In this context, the 300 gold Talans that Alan "borrowed" from Jia Lan were not enough to last until the end of the semester, and even the cost of copying a few more books was not enough, not to mention the almost unlimited experimental costs and material costs.


    Frequent experiments are indispensable to deeply understand the mysteries of magic.


    It is impossible to really get in touch with the core content of magic with only written theoretical knowledge.


    The materials consumed for an experiment range from hundreds to thousands or even tens of thousands, and there is no way to talk about the cap.


    It can be said that the experience of a spellcaster is completely accumulated by a large amount of gold coins.


    The 300 gold Talans that Alan borrowed are far from meeting such needs.


    However, Jia Lan did not tell the girl about these cruel realities, but just smiled and said: "300 gold talans? Of course! But the dividends from the pharmacy workshop still have to be paid to you, and this part of the loan will be deducted from your dividends! In addition, after school starts, you don''t have to go to the pharmacy workshop, Alan..."


    "Huh? Why? Is there something I did wrong?" The girl clasped her hands nervously, her eyes full of pleading, "I will work hard! I will also seriously learn pharmaceutical skills!"


    For Alan, compared to working in pubs, restaurants and other places, the salary of the pharmacy workshop is much higher, and she can also be exposed to knowledge and skills related to the "Pharmacy" subject she applied for.


    "Don''t worry, it''s not because you didn''t do well that we won''t let you go!" Jia Lan explained with a smile, "It''s just that after school starts, the study tasks will be very heavy, and working part-time may affect your studies. You don''t want to pay the college 50£¥ of the tuition fee for "education resource occupation fee" because you don''t have enough credits in the next school year, right?"


    Alan was a little entangled when he heard this: "But...but..."


    Jia Lan smiled and said: "If you plan to find a part-time job, I can recommend one to you. I have already found a part-time job in the college library, and the salary is very high! And there, you can also get in touch with more books and knowledge, which will be of great help to your study."

 Chapter 52

    Jia Lan slowed down her speech and said to Alan: "You know, I also participated in the pharmaceutical research of the college laboratory. You can help me do the research, so that I can help you apply for a scholarship, and you can also waive some tuition fees, and your knowledge of pharmacy can also be improved!"


    "Really? Really?" Alan widened her eyes and looked at Jia Lan with admiration, "You are so amazing. You found such a good job so quickly! I want to go! I want to go!"


    Jia Lan smiled proudly: "Then from now on, I am your boss! Remember to come to the library to find me after class every day! If you are late, I will deduct your salary!"


    "I promise!" Alan jumped up like a little rabbit, jumping around Jia Lan excitedly, without realizing that Jia Lan had helped her send a lot of things back to the girls'' dormitory.


    After Jialan handed the blanket, quilt, bed sheet and other things to Alan, he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her happily running into the dormitory with her things. He shook his tired and sore arms and prepared to carry his things back to the administrator''s lounge next to the library.


    But before he had walked far, he heard Alan hurriedly catching up. She was a little out of breath and her face flushed. She complained: "Why don''t you wait for me?"


    Jialan was stunned for a moment, and Alan took the initiative to take some things from his hand and help him carry them.


    She looked at Jialan and blinked: "Aren''t you going to have dinner? I heard that the spice-roasted antelope legs in the college restaurant are delicious. Let''s go and try them together? I''ll treat you!"


    Jialan looked up at the sky and found that it was time for dinner. He was in a hurry to go back to the library to read and forgot about dinner.


    Seeing Alan''s expectant eyes, Jialan smiled: "Okay!"


    Alan came to Kelan City from the distant Maigeng Village to study. She had no relatives here, only Jialan, a friend of similar age and familiar to her.


    In this unfamiliar environment, she was somewhat dependent on Jialan and always wanted to stay with him.


    Jialan grew up with a teacher, and the people he was familiar with were all middle-aged and elderly spellcasters.


    He had never been relied on by anyone younger than him, and this feeling made him feel both novel and beautiful.


    Jialan smiled gently, patted Alan''s head, took the not-so-heavy things from her hands, and walked towards the library.


    Alan was stunned by Jialan''s intimate actions, but soon blushed, and followed happily, sharing with Jialan all the new things she saw at Kemo University.


    She didn''t realize that when she talked to Jialan, her voice was a little coquettish, just like when she followed the little brother in the village when she was a child.


    [KoMo University] is a huge city-level building with hundreds of thousands of people living in it.


    There are not only daily facilities such as supermarkets and restaurants, but also many places to play, such as pubs, concert halls, and theaters.Unauthorized usage: this tale is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings.


    Each college has its own service facilities, especially those distinctive college restaurants, such as the [Fire Demon Barbecue] restaurant of the Fire Magic Branch, which specializes in selling barbecue and is particularly famous. Every time it is meal time, students from other colleges will come to eat.


    But it is not good for the restaurant to be too famous, because [Fire Demon Barbecue] is always crowded and it is difficult to grab a seat.


    When Jia Lan and Alan arrived at the Fire Magic Branch, it was already very late, so there was no seat. They either had to wait for others to finish eating or take it away.


    But the "spice-roasted antelope legs" of [Fire Demon Barbecue] are best eaten while hot. If you take it away, it will not taste good when it is cold. Therefore, many students would rather wait and eat on the spot.


    Jia Lan doesn''t like crowded and noisy places. He wants to take it back to the dormitory to eat. Even if the taste is worse, it is better than squeezing in a crowd.


    But Alan was disappointed to see so many people. She had chosen this place to invite Jialan to dinner. How could she take it home to eat? At Alan''s insistence, Jialan had to wait with her.


    They waited for more than an hour, and Jialan heard Alan''s stomach growling. Finally, it was their turn. Alan happily pulled Jialan to sit down.


    Just then, two young men and women in gorgeous clothes, served by servants, took their seats directly.


    Alan walked to the table and was stunned. She looked at the two men and women who were dressed in luxurious clothes and full of aristocratic atmosphere, and then looked at her ordinary magic robe, and said with a little lack of confidence: "Yes... Sorry... Classmate, this is our seat!"


    Just like a male turkey courting to a woman as proud as a female peacock, a noble young man courted the woman, and at the same time he looked up at Alan and Jialan standing by the table with dissatisfaction, frowned, and even didn''t bother to talk to them, just waved his hand, like chasing two flies.


    Seeing that Alan was at a loss, Jialan pulled her behind him and prepared to speak.


    But at this moment, the servant behind the noble young man suddenly jumped out, stretched out his hand to stop them, and whispered: "You rude and dirty guys! Don''t you see Master Kasmer and the beautiful Miss Mary are having dinner?"


    Jialan heard the servant''s words and felt a little amused. He didn''t expect that he would be called a "rude guy" by a servant. He pointed to the dining table: "You seem to be sitting in the wrong seat. This table is reserved by us."


    The servant looked at Jialan and Alan, his face full of arrogance and ridicule: "Such a high-end place, can people like you come?" As he said, he took out a few silver coins, as if he was going to give them to Jialan.


    But after he secretly glanced at Master Kasmer who was happily talking with Miss Mary, he took back the silver coin, exchanged it for a few copper coins and threw them in front of Jia Lan, waving his hand with disgust, and whispered: "Go away! Go away! Take the reward given by Master Kasmer and buy some black bread! Don''t disturb the distinguished people eating here!" Despite such treatment, Jia Lan still maintained a gentle smile. He walked sideways past the servant and knocked on the dining table politely: "Please make way! This table is our reserved seat. If you want to eat, please line up outside!"

 Chapter 53

    Master Kasmer and Miss Mary looked up in surprise, not understanding how Jia Lan dared to disturb them.


    Seeing that Jia Lan ignored the servant''s "warning", the servant got angry and reached out to push Jia Lan: "You..." But before he touched Jia Lan, his feet were empty and his body swayed and fell down.


    The servant screamed and waved his arms to keep his balance, but stumbled a few steps and grabbed the tablecloth of the table next to him before falling, and overturned the plates on the table, making a loud noise!


    The two female magic apprentices sitting at the next table jumped up in fright, and the soup splashed on their magic robes. They screamed and slapped.


    This attracted the attention of other students in the restaurant. The restaurant suddenly became quiet, and everyone''s eyes were focused on Jia Lan and them.


    "Who are you? Why are you disturbing us to eat?" Master Kasmer stood up angrily. He only realized that Jia Lan was talking now. He had been staring at Miss Mary before.


    Alan was a little scared. She hid behind Jialan, quietly pulled his sleeve, and whispered, "Jialan, let''s go? Let them have the table..." Alan was a commoner girl from the countryside, and she was afraid of nobles.


    Jialan turned around and smiled at her, and said politely, "Mr. Kasmer, you seem to have occupied our table. Do you want to confirm the reservation information?" As he said that, he took out a reservation card given by the restaurant waiter.


    Master Kasmer glanced at Jialan''s reservation card number and angrily shouted at the servant who was getting up, "What''s the matter? Bob! Didn''t you say you had already made a reservation?"


    "I... I..." The servant stammered and didn''t know how to answer.


    He accompanied the young master to school, and it was also his first time to come to this "Fire Demon BBQ" restaurant. How could he know that there were so many people here.


    He didn''t dare to tell the young master the truth, because the young master had finally invited Miss Mary to have dinner together, so he planned to occupy a table.


    In his little head, he couldn''t understand why someone dared to be rude to the young master of the Kasmer family.


    He thought that as long as he announced the name of the Kasmer family, the other party would be scared and run away, just like they did in the city before.


    "They are outsiders! They must be idiots from the countryside! Only these country bumpkins don''t know the reputation of Mr. Kasmer..." The servant Bob looked at the two "ignorant" people with resentful eyes.If you encounter this story on Amazon, note that it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it.


    In his small circle, there could not be such a magician who ignored the privileges of the nobility, so he couldn''t understand why the magician in front of him could ignore the rights and status of Mr. Kasmer.


    "This idiot!" Master Kasmer wanted to kick his servant, but so many people in the restaurant were looking at them, he almost wanted to cover his face and run away.


    What''s worse, Miss Mary also stood up with a frown and said coldly: "Kasmer, your servants don''t seem to know manners... I''m sorry, I suddenly feel that it''s not suitable for your invitation, so I''m leaving first!"


    After that, she lifted her skirt, apologized to Jia Lan, then raised her head proudly and left the "Fire Demon BBQ" restaurant like a swan.


    Seeing everyone in the restaurant talking and laughing in a low voice, Master Kasmer''s face turned red like an apple.


    Jia Lan smiled and helped Alan pull out a chair for her to sit down, and then kindly reminded: "Mr. Kasmer, I suggest you punish this disobedient servant later, there are two ladies over there who are very angry..."


    As soon as the elegant Jia Lan appeared, he immediately won the favor of the two innocent female magician apprentices who suffered an unprovoked disaster with his elegant temperament and calm attitude.


    They were originally panicked by the sudden chaos, but Jia Lan''s calmness seemed to bring them a little comfort.


    And Master Kasmer, the instigator, stared at Jia Lan with a resentful look, and his eyes seemed to be burning with anger, but for some reason, he suppressed it.


    He took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, and then said to the restaurant waiter who had hurried over: "I''m sorry, we caused some confusion. To express my apology, I will pay the bills for these two tables."


    As he said that, he handed a crystal card to the restaurant waiter, bowed slightly to the two female magicians and apologized, and then hurriedly fled from this embarrassing place.


    At this time, the servant Bob, who had been lying on the ground for a long time, played the image of a pitiful unlucky ghost. Seeing that his young master had abandoned him and fled alone, he hurriedly got up from the ground, and even had no time to pat the dust off his body, and hurriedly chased after him, shouting while running: "Young master! Wait for me! Young... Ouch!"


    However, in a corner where no one noticed, Jia Lan''s fingers twitched slightly.


    Unlucky Bob suddenly found that his belt was loose, and his loose pants fell to his knees, tripping him to the ground again.


    He pulled over another tablecloth, and in the chaotic tinkling of the ... While taking the menu handed over by the waiter, Jia Lan smiled and said to Alan: "Alan, you have to remember that you are now a student of the Science and Magic Academy. You have to get used to this change in status and no longer need to bow to the nobles."


    The girl nodded, not quite understanding, and soon attracted her attention to the food on the menu. She pointed to the menu happily and said to the waiter: "I want this! This! And this! Um... and your signature dish ''spice roasted antelope legs'' too! This dessert looks delicious, too. I wonder if it''s expensive?"


    The waiter replied respectfully: "Beautiful lady, please rest assured to enjoy the food. The crystal card left by the gentleman just now has enough credit to use."


    "Ah? Really?" Alan exclaimed in surprise, "Then I want this, this, this, this, this, this..."


    Jia Lan smiled helplessly, wondering if this girl was going to use this method to retaliate against the guy just now? However, looking at her excitement, he also felt happy.

 Chapter 54

    Although the other party left a crystal card as compensation, Jia Lan, who was also a crystal card holder, saw at a glance that it was a "credit card", which could be used for overdraft consumption within a certain credit limit without immediate cash payment.


    Looking at Alan''s ruthless way of ordering, he couldn''t help but mutter to himself: Is Alan planning to completely blow up the credit limit of this credit card?


    However, Jia Lan did not tell the girl in front of him this fact.


    After the sudden shock just now, Alan really needed a refreshing order to appease her frightened mood.


    So, he smiled and sat aside, quietly watching Alan contentedly order the meal she wanted.


    When Alan finally put down his pen, Jialan smiled at the waiter who was watching him and said, "Since Mr. Kasmer left the crystal card as an apology so sincerely, I think he would not mind paying for all the disturbed customers, right? Well, let''s put all the expenses on our table. After all, didn''t Mr. Kasmer just say that he would pay for both of our tables?"


    The waiter''s face turned pale when he heard this, but then he turned around and announced this exciting good news to the customers in the restaurant in a tone that was almost cheering.


    There was silence in the restaurant at first, as if even the air had frozen for one and a third seconds, but then a thunderous cheer broke out: "I wish the generous Mr. Kasmer good health and longevity!"


    Amid the cheers, the customers in the restaurant began to enthusiastically add the food they wanted, not asking for the best, but the most expensive.


    For a while, the restaurant was filled with laughter and the aroma of food.


    For Jia Lan, enjoying a meal with such a lovely girl in such a relaxed atmosphere and a happy mood is undoubtedly a novel experience that he has never experienced before.


    Although he was once a distinguished mage noble with the title of [Viscount], and served as an assistant lecturer in twelve affiliated colleges in [Kolanburg Library], and was himself a respected [Erudiment] and [Researcher], in theory, there was no shortage of people around him who wanted to be friends with him.


    However, in the special serious academic research environment of [Kolanburg Library], the interactions between people often revolve more around academics and experiments, and it is difficult for people to really become "friends" in the conventional sense.


    In particular, the people that Jia Lan often comes into contact with are those middle and high-level mages with white beards and white hair, and the topics they talk about are mostly various complex and profound arcane experimental data.


    In the world of those crazy researchers, the concept of friends does not seem to exist.Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more.


    Afternoon tea, Thirteen Countries Chess, Pro Cards, Pole Ball, etc., which are interesting and emotional games for ordinary people, are boring and time-wasting things for them.


    If they are forced to participate in these games to deepen their relationship and enhance their feelings, it is very likely to trigger a high-intensity magic confrontation - for example, using [Detect Thoughts] to judge the opponent''s next move, or using [Strong Creation] to create a card they need to cheat. After being discovered, everyone can use spells such as [Summon Meteorite], [Lightning Ball], [Fire Storm], and [Advanced Explosion] to have a lively melee.


    For primary and intermediate magicians, they may find it interesting to practice those seemingly simple but challenging spells.


    However, for advanced magicians, these spells can no longer satisfy their growing curiosity.


    Can they only get together and do some boring corpse dissection competitions, or summon some alien creatures to conduct meaningless simulated wars?


    This is really terrible. The loser may not accept it and go back to study some taboo spells to try to save face.


    If that were the case, the world would have been ruined by these powerful and ambitious magicians long ago, so why would they have to wait until the catastrophe 1,700 years ago!


    Jia Lan had heard from his teacher that such a thing happened thousands of years ago.


    Two great wizards, who were also old friends for many years, summoned the "Abyss Legion" and the "Hell Legion" at a spell exchange party because of a small bet - three salt olives.


    In just three hours, they destroyed the kingdom where the party was held, until the organizer of the party couldn''t stand it anymore and released the "Dead Scourge" in anger, finally ending this crazy fight.


    However, after the disaster, the kingdom had become unrecognizable and turned into a ruin.


    It is said that before Jia Lan was frozen, the kingdom was still desolate and not even a blade of grass grew.


    Since then, the Arcane Council has stipulated that private spell gatherings of more than three people are not allowed to be held to prevent such disasters from happening again.


    In the twelve affiliated colleges, although Jia Lan can get in touch with some young magicians, including some beautiful girls, as an assistant lecturer, they always look at him with respect and admiration.


    The distance between them is like a gap, and it is basically impossible to become close friends.


    Although Jia Lan is about the same age as them, or even younger, they just can''t play together.


    Therefore, Jia Lan spent most of his childhood in the teacher''s huge and mysterious laboratories.


    He rarely has the opportunity to play and communicate with his peers. The only time he spent time with his peers was because he almost messed up the "Multi-national Mage Apprentice Quality Competition" and was disqualified.


    Therefore, when Jia Lan met the kind and simple Alan, he cherished this pure friendship very much. For him, this friendship is really precious.


    "What a busy day!" After sending Alan back to the dormitory, Jia Lan returned to the rest hut of the big librarian.


    He glanced at the "Book Ryan" with a light blue light in the sky, sighed, and then walked into the dark library.


    However, when Jia Lan said "busy", he didn''t mean how hard his first day of school was.


    On the contrary, compared with his previous days in the "Kolanburg Library", he felt that his current life was as relaxed as a vacation.


    At that time, he had to go to the teacher''s laboratory at night to help with various complex experiments and research, and manage the library and organize books; during the day, he had to go to the Twelve Colleges to teach those young magicians and answer questions. Often there was no time to sleep and rest for several months.


    Although for magicians, with the improvement of mental strength, sleep has become less and less important.


    They can often use "meditation" instead of sleep and rest, thus saving twice or even more time than ordinary people to study and research.


    However, even so, time is always not enough for magicians.


    Because they always have endless things to do and endless knowledge to learn waiting for them to explore and comprehend.

 Chapter 55

    Being in a state of high intensity, tension and busyness for a long time, the extreme mental fatigue is not something that ordinary people can easily bear.


    It is a challenge to the limits of body and mind. Only those casters who truly have an endless pursuit of mysteries can endure the unspeakable hardship and bitterness with firm belief and perseverance.


    However, today, Jia Lan finds himself in a completely different pace of life.


    He is like an ordinary person, busy running around for various trivial things, experiencing those new experiences that he has never been involved in. This freshness and challenge makes him feel both strange and exciting.


    Since the original world has been deeply buried deep underground with the field vein explosion 1,700 years ago, Jia Lan, who has started over in this new era, decided to embrace life with a new attitude and experience this daily life that is completely different from his original environment.


    Perhaps, in this process, he can comprehend some profound philosophy and the truth of life that have been ignored in the past...


    "Snap!" With a crisp snap of fingers, four bright balls of light emerged out of thin air around Jia Lan''s body, like four bright stars lighting up the dark and silent library.


    In this quiet and almost dead environment, the towering bookshelves, the moving escalators, and the uneven reliefs on the circular dome of the library all reflect ghostly light and shadow under the light, adding a bit of mystery and horror.


    No wonder there are all kinds of horror legends in the library! Maybe it is to prevent moisture and insects that materials such as powder are sprinkled, and there is not even a trace of insect chirping inside and outside the library.


    Except for Jia Lan''s footsteps and breathing, it is so quiet here that even his own heartbeat can be clearly heard.


    Such an environment is undoubtedly a great test for ordinary people. Not to mention calming down and reading in such an environment, it is a blessing not to be scared to death.


    However, for Jia Lan, this environment is exactly what he is most familiar with.


    Compared with the three million book rooms of the [Kolanburg Library] that he once managed - those huge book collection spaces that are like the legendary "Gerti Knossos Labyrinth" - this large library with a single floor area of ??only 100,000 square meters is really nothing.


    Waving his hand, four groups of light balls created by [Dancing Lights] rose to the dome. Jia Lan moved his fingers and began his first job in this era - the career of a librarian.


    So, what does a librarian do? Is it just standing behind the counter to register the borrowing and returning information? Of course it''s more than that!


    The work of a librarian involves the classification and induction of books, maintenance, cleaning and sorting... and providing various consulting services to borrowers.


    They need to help borrowers find the books they need in the shortest time, which requires them to be familiar with the titles, numbers, types, general contents and locations of all books within their scope of work.If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement.


    Only in this way can they provide book information quickly and accurately when someone asks.


    For Jia Lan, who had been in charge of managing three million book collections, this [Science and Magic Library] with a single floor area of ??only 100,000 square meters was really not difficult at all.


    He moved between the bookshelves with ease, completing each work task in an almost artistic manner.


    In the library, rows of neatly arranged bookshelves stand, each row has 10 books, 5 meters wide and 5 meters high.


    A total of 200 rows of bookshelves are divided into several large and small areas in a staggered manner, as if they are a piece of ocean of knowledge, waiting for people to explore.


    Each bookshelf has an amazing capacity, which can store 1,500 books. According to preliminary estimates, the number of books stored on the first floor alone exceeds 3 million, which is amazing.


    Faced with such a huge collection of books, some people may think that it is impossible to manage it by one person alone.


    However, Jia Lan proved this wrong with practical actions. He wore a mysterious [Identification Robe], lightly touched the bookshelf, and activated all the secret effects of the robe.


    Under the effect of the 0th level [Energy Transmutation] spell [Organize Books], the books in the entire library seemed to be given life, flying out of the bookshelves, and "fluttering" up to the curved dome like countless pigeons, forming a spectacular "book cloud".


    Then, Jia Lan waved his palm in the air, and the 0th level [Transmutation] spells [Cleaning] and [Repairing] began to take effect.


    An invisible wind formed in the huge space, like a huge invisible hand, rolling away a lot of dust, making the entire library look brand new.


    The effect of [Repairing] was even more amazing. It restored the minor damage caused by insects and rats on the books to their original state, making these precious books in the best condition.


    The brand new books began to fall down "crackling", automatically returning to the positions they should be in according to certain classifications, numbers, and themes. The whole process was like a wonderful performance.


    After doing all this, Jia Lan clapped his hands with satisfaction. Although there were still several floors upstairs and underground in the library that needed to be sorted, he did not plan to finish all the work in one day.


    Therefore, after sorting out the basic books on the first floor, he walked to the first bookshelf in the first row, ready to start his reading journey.


    As he walked, Jia Lan sat back casually. At this time, an invisible disc about one meter in size flashed, and this force field disc made by [Secondary Floating Disc Technique] supported his body and carried him to fly slowly.


    The force field disc moved slowly, supporting Jia Lan''s body to float at a suitable height, allowing him to easily browse the books on each row of bookshelves.


    With a light wave of his palm, a whole row of nearly a hundred books flew out, and under the effect of [Transportation Technique], they surrounded Jia Lan''s body, as if bright stars were rotating around him.


    Reaching out to take a book, Jia Lan gently stroked the heavy leather cover, but was not in a hurry to open the book.


    He just tapped the cover with his finger, and his special ability [Scholar''s Touch] as a [Scholar] began to take effect.


    The content of the book instantly turned into an invisible stream of text, converging into his mind, as if he had read the book in its entirety.


    Jia Lan closed his eyes, and the [Reading Technique], [Interpretation Technique], [Summarization Technique], and [Analysis Technique] in his mind began to work simultaneously. The text began to be automatically read repeatedly to deepen the impression, and the meaning of the text was also interpreted for him to understand.


    He summarized the key points and analyzed the essential content, so that the knowledge of each book could be quickly absorbed and mastered by him.


    It was not until the first ray of sunlight came in from the window that Jia Lan exhaled, gently closed the book in his hand, and put it back to its original position.


    He glanced at the bookshelf he had already read, and a very strange expression appeared on his face. Perhaps it was because he found some amazing secrets in these books, or perhaps it was because he was excited and a little uneasy about the knowledge he had mastered.


    But no matter what, this night''s reading journey will become an unforgettable experience in his life.

 Chapter 56

    For a whole night, he was immersed in an in-depth exploration of this era, and chose to read detailed information about this era.


    After a night of hard study, he finally understood the environment of this era a little bit and had a preliminary understanding of the overall picture of this world.


    Combined with the "pre-civilization" information he was familiar with, Jia Lan gradually discovered that the era of 1,700 years ago really had no great connection with the current world.


    Those ancient histories, cultures, and technologies seemed to have been washed away by the torrent of time.


    It can even be said that due to the sudden civilization break, the new creatures have gradually developed a civilization system that belongs entirely to them.


    Although they inherited some incomplete pre-civilization knowledge, it was only based on the pre-civilization knowledge, and they made innovations and developments suitable for themselves, rather than simply copying the pre-civilization knowledge.


    Therefore, various knowledge systems have undergone such huge changes. Although they seem chaotic, they happen to conform to certain reasonable laws.


    This cannot be entirely blamed on the scholars of this era who pieced together information. After all, in the previous civilization, knowledge was only in the hands of a very small number of people, and most people knew nothing about those profound studies.


    And the explosion of the earth veins that broke out for unknown reasons became the fuse of the civilization''s demise.


    A large amount of arcane torrents and elemental tides surged out from the cracks between heaven and earth, causing an extinction-level blow to those high-level beings who mastered supernatural powers.


    In this disaster, the higher the level of existence, the greater the impact, but ordinary civilians were not greatly affected because they lacked direct contact with elemental energy.


    The so-called "earth vein explosion" was just one of the reasons for the great destruction.


    According to literature records, with the explosion of the earth veins, a large area of ??animals and plants on the earth were infected, which affected the native species and caused unpredictable mutations.


    These mutated creatures gradually multiplied into what they are now, forming today''s world full of fantasy colors.


    The descendants of the survivors gradually adapted to the environment and space that was highly filled with elements, and their physiques also evolved to a certain extent.


    Although the degree of this evolution was not significant, it was enough for them to survive in this space full of dangerous elements like elemental creatures, without being seriously harmed by the elements'' intense and active characteristics.


    In the following 1,700 years, a system of mystical arts that was derived from but different from the arcane arts was gradually established and improved.


    This system combines the elemental energy of the new era and the essence of the ancient arcane arts to form the current magic system.


    No wonder Jia Lan noticed that the elemental particles in nature were hundreds and thousands of times more active than in his time, and the arcane particles in the space were so dense that they were almost sticky.


    Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site.    Surprisingly, although the arcane knowledge system has been completely lost in the long river of history, the magic knowledge system derived from the environment in the "Apocalypse Age" after the Great Destruction has not been weakened.


    On the contrary, in this era, due to the high activity of elemental particles in nature and the rich and diverse elemental properties, a large number of powerful magicians who mastered supernatural powers emerged.


    Their number increased on a large scale, making this era one of the most glorious and brilliant periods of magic civilization.


    In the special environment of high concentration of elements, nature shows its amazing creativity and transformative power.


    Countless wild animals and plants are deeply infected by elements in this land rich in elements, and their genes and cells have undergone unprecedented mutations and evolution.


    Some creatures that were originally ordinary have acquired jaw-dropping new abilities. Some of them can control fire, some can call storms, and some are even born with the ability to use elements.


    These strange creatures born from element mutations have been given mysterious and charming names by people - "magic creatures".


    Among them, those animals with extraordinary powers are honored as "magic beasts", and plants are called "magic plants". Their existence undoubtedly adds a touch of fantasy and mystery to this era.


    In those areas where elements are highly aggregated, even rocks and minerals have not been spared. They are also infected by elements and have certain elemental characteristics.


    These rocks and minerals rich in element concentrations have been given mysterious names such as "magic stone", "magic iron", "magic crystal", and "magic mine".


    They have not only become precious resources, but also an important cornerstone for the combination of magic and technology.


    As for those humans who are born with elemental abilities, they are regarded as the treasures of this era. They are respected as magic geniuses and have become the favored sons of heaven.


    In order to attract these geniuses with the innate ability to aggregate elements, major magic institutions have offered attractive conditions and treatment. This innate ability they have is called "element affinity", which is a talent that countless people dream of.


    This era belongs to the era of elements. People''s use and exploration of elemental energy has reached an unprecedented height.


    From daily life to industrial production, from transportation to military warfare, elemental energy permeates people''s lives everywhere.


    For example, the goblin steam locomotive and dwarf airship that Jia Lan had witnessed on the street were the products of elemental energy, magic arrays, and combined with construction technology.


    These magical means of transportation not only show the crystallization of human wisdom, but also demonstrate the powerful influence of elemental energy in this era.


    Standing in this era full of fantasy and change, Jia Lan can''t help but be impressed by the adaptability and creativity of creatures.


    No matter how nature changes, the surviving creatures can always change themselves to adapt to the environment in harsh conditions.


    To a certain extent, isn''t this also an evolution and sublimation of life?


    However, different times and different environments naturally have different survival rules.


    Jia Lan knew that if he wanted to integrate into this era, he must master this ability to adapt to the environment. Otherwise, he would only be a weird outsider who was incompatible with the environment in the eyes of outsiders and difficult to be accepted by the public.


    However, it is not easy to integrate into this era full of elements.


    Jia Lan''s "demon-repelling physique" became a huge stumbling block on his way forward.


    He knew that he could not be like the people of this era who had gone through dozens of generations of inheritance and evolution, whose bodies had adapted to the changes in the elemental environment and could even coexist with the elements.


    If he rashly imitated the people of this era and took elemental particles into his body, it is very likely that the elements would be unbalanced because too many unstable elements were stored in his body, and he would eventually explode into a pile of meat cubes with a "boom".


    Jia Lan couldn''t help but fall into deep thought: "The arcane magician stores arcane particles in his body by relying on the ''arcane energy spring'' formed in his body. So how does the magician store elemental particles in his body?"


    He was full of doubts and curiosity, but he had not read any books on this subject.


    Just as he was about to go to the underground of the Great Library where higher-level magic books were kept to look for relevant information, he suddenly heard someone knocking on the heavy door of the Great Library...

 Chapter 57

    "Students come to borrow books so early?" Jia Lan''s slightly surprised voice sounded in the quiet of the early morning. He pushed open the door of the library with some surprise.


    At this moment, a beam of warm sunlight fell in front of the door. Alan jumped in happily from the sunlight like a jumping elf. She shouted lively: "Good morning! Jia Lan, I brought you breakfast!"


    Jia Lan smiled and took the simple but warm breakfast handed by the girl. While chewing the bread, he asked curiously: "Why are you here so early? Isn''t today the first day of class after the start of school? You should have a lot of things to prepare, right?"


    His eyes inadvertently swept across the huge rotating hourglass next to the library counter, and the scale was accurately pointing to 6:30 in the morning.


    You know, the working hours of [Komo University] are from 9 am to 12 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm, and there will be a day off for rest every ten days [Dragon Breath Day].


    Alan''s face was filled with pride and expectation: "From today on! I am a member of the library! Of course I have to come early to see if there is anything I can help with, such as helping you clean up, tidying up the books, etc..." Her words were full of love and expectation for this new job.


    However, when Alan curiously walked around the library, she was surprised to find: "It''s so clean here! There is no dust at all!"


    Her eyes flickered with curiosity and confusion. Then, she tried to help sort out the books, but when she saw the neatly arranged books on the bookshelf, she stopped her action helplessly.


    Alan, who couldn''t find a job to do, looked at Jialan helplessly: "What should I do?"


    Jialan was speechless, and he suddenly realized that he seemed to have "caused trouble" again.


    He was used to managing up to three million book rooms in [Kolanburg Library] by himself, and he just sorted out the books and sanitation of the entire library.


    However, he overlooked that in this era, there seemed to be no convenient magic similar to the special spells exclusive to the [Kolanburg Library], such as [Organizing Books], [Cleaning], and [Repairing].


    At this moment, Jia Lan felt a drop of cold sweat sliding down his forehead. He could only laugh dryly and explain: "Yes, it''s very clean. Maybe it was kept very well before... Well! Your work will not start until after nine o''clock. Today is the first day of class. Don''t you need to confirm the future schedule?"


    Upon hearing this, Alan immediately took out a large piece of parchment with small words copied from his backpack and said with a smile: "Yes! My roommate has obtained all the course schedules of all departments in the college from the senior! I also copied a copy for you, so that you will know when to go to class in the future! Our [Pharmacy] department has no classes in the morning! The afternoon is the first basic class of this school year."


    Jia Lan wanted to get Alan out of the way first, and then find a way to restore the "crime scene" to its original state, but he was speechless at this moment. He took the course list handed over by Alan and looked at it carefully, and found that it was true.A case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation.


    The learning atmosphere of [KoMo University] is indeed very free. Students are not required to take a certain class, and the class schedule is also very relaxed.


    Except for two basic courses every day in the first, second and third academic years, which will be arranged in the morning or afternoon, even the basic courses are omitted in the middle and senior grades.


    Such an arrangement allows students to have more time and space to explore their interests and expertise.


    At KoMo University, each professional department follows a unique education model: except for a fixed one and a half hour professional course every day, the rest of the time is completely at the students'' disposal.


    Students can choose the subjects they are interested in, or if they have no interest in those subjects, they can also choose to arrange their lives freely and enjoy a lot of free time.


    From the perspective of the credit system of KoMo University, this is undoubtedly a way to encourage students to learn independently. Most of the learning tasks need to rely on students'' self-study ability to complete.


    Just like Jia Lan, he does not need to take the basic courses in the first, second and third grades. He can completely rely on self-study to master those popular text knowledge.


    Just like last night, he was immersed in the vast sea of ??books in the library, eagerly reading all kinds of books and absorbing the nutrients of knowledge.


    For a self-study master like Jia Lan, he doesn''t even need to step into the classroom.


    As long as he could read all the books in this big library, grasp the essence of them, and then take the exam at the end of the semester, it would be enough to cope with the academic requirements.


    Therefore, Jia Lan found that he didn''t have to stick to the constraints of the classroom in the first three years. He only needed to ask questions to the teacher in the classroom and seek answers for some content related to magic experience and in-depth explanation.


    What''s more flexible is that Jia Lan also has a simple method that is not limited by the class progress to obtain the knowledge he wants.


    For example, the lectures held by those middle and high-level magic professors, although charged a lot, are definitely worth the money.


    In the lectures, students can ask any questions to the professors, and the professors will answer them on the spot.


    The time of these lectures is not fixed, and they will only be held when those magic professors are free.


    Therefore, students need to go to the bulletin board in the central square of the college to check the type, time and location of the lectures.


    However, just when Jia Lan was immersed in the ocean of self-study and couldn''t extricate himself, a sudden problem put him in a dilemma.


    He couldn''t find a reason to get Alan away, and the big library after nine o''clock was about to usher in the peak borrowing period. At that time, a large number of students and teachers will flock to the library and notice the changes.


    This made Jia Lan worried. If the academy found out that he had supernatural powers of different systems and he couldn''t explain it clearly, would they take him as an experiment to study?


    Thinking of this, Jia Lan couldn''t help but shudder, and a drop of cold sweat slid down his forehead.


    He recalled the scenes when he dissected exotic creatures in the past. After some organs of those creatures were cut off, they showed various physiological reactions under the stimulation of strong acid... Jia Lan didn''t dare to think about it anymore. He realized that being too diligent was not a good thing.


    Licking his dry lips, Jia Lan decided that he had to find a way to solve this problem.


    He looked at the area of ??the library in front of him, which was about 100,000 square meters, and secretly thanked himself for not being diligent enough to clean up the upper and lower floors last night. Otherwise, it would be even more difficult to cover up the truth now.


    Jia Lan, who was quick-witted, came up with a bad idea. As the new librarian of the big library, he had certain privileges.


    He could use the excuse of cleaning the library to get Alan out of the way, thus buying himself more time to deal with those difficult problems.


    So, he pretended to be calm and said to Alan: "Well, Alan, I think we should clean the entire library... For example, we need to pull the weeds on the lawn outside!" After saying this, Jia Lan secretly prayed that this bad idea would work.

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    Since the last old librarian passed away more than a decade ago, the college has adopted an innovative strategy to maintain the daily operation of the library: encouraging students to work and study in the library by rewarding credits.


    These students not only act as temporary librarians, responsible for sorting books, but also shoulder the responsibility of cleaning the library.


    This move not only provides students with practical opportunities, but also allows the library to operate continuously and effectively.


    When Jia Lan took over the position of librarian, she naturally gained the management rights of the library.


    More importantly, he can apply to the college for a special fee for library maintenance to cope with daily consumption and renewal needs.


    This provides him with more autonomy and resources, allowing him to better plan and improve the service quality of the library.


    "Cleaning? This Alan is very good at it! Where are the tools?" When Alan learned that she had the opportunity to contribute to the library, she immediately rolled up her sleeves and showed her hardworking side.


    She even found the utility room that Jia Lan had not noticed, and dug out a pile of brooms, mops, shovels and rags from it, ready to get down to work.


    However, Jia Lan stopped her helplessly: "Wait! Wait! With such a large area, we can''t handle it with just the two of us, so we need more helpers, otherwise we can''t cope with the daily busyness." After hearing Jia Lan''s suggestion, Alan thought seriously for a while, and then suggested: "Then I can call all the sisters in our dormitory. Many of the people living in our girls'' dormitory area are freshmen who enrolled this year. They will definitely be willing to get credits, right?" However, Jia Lan shook his head: "Only girls can''t do, we also need some boys to help carry heavy objects and do some physical work." As he said, he took out an old parchment and a bottle of dried ink from the administrator''s counter. After getting some water to dissolve the ink, he wrote a recruitment notice.


    While writing the notice, Jia Lan said to Alan: "Okay, Alan, go back to the dormitory and call your sisters to post this notice on the bulletin board in the college square. Then take the document I wrote to you to the supplies department to get the various items needed for the library this semester, such as mops, rags, paper, ink, etc."


    After stamping the librarian''s seal received yesterday on a document, Jia Lan handed it to Alan and instructed: "Half a day will reward one credit and two silver gilts! We will temporarily hire ten temporary administrators and one hundred students to help clean up, fifty girls and fifty boys. Registration is closed before 8:30."


    Alan, who received the task, was so excited that she clenched her fist and put it in front of her chest and shook it: "Am I going to recruit? Then am I considered a temporary administrator?" Seeing Alan''s energetic appearance, Jia Lan couldn''t help laughing: "Yes! I appoint Alan as the temporary administrator of the library this semester in the name of the librarian. The recruitment task will be your responsibility..."


    "Yes! Alan will definitely complete the task successfully!" With that, the energetic girl ran out like a gust of wind.You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version.


    Looking at Alan''s back, Jia Lan opened her mouth helplessly and muttered: "Hire some people to help manage the library? Well... This is indeed a good idea! This way I can save a lot of time to read those precious books!"


    Alan, the girl who had just been promoted, came with a group of energetic girls in less than half an hour.


    Jia Lan originally thought that no one would come to apply so early, after all, magicians are usually night owls.


    But Alan brought back more than 60 girls, including students from different majors in the second and third grades. They surrounded Jia Lan, chattering and asking if they could work in the library for a long time to earn credits.


    Jia Lan, who was dizzy from the noise, had to let Alan and five other third-year girls be the temporary leaders, and divided the girls into six groups, and they began to work consciously.


    Looking at the girls flying around the library like butterflies, Jia Lan thought that it was really hard to earn credits at [Komag University], otherwise the senior students would not do such cleaning work to earn two silver gimm.


    The affiliated college under [Kolanburg Library] where Jia Lan used to work was completely different from the current [Kolan Public Magic University].


    The history of [Kolanburg Library] can be traced back to a long, long time ago, about a thousand years before [Dawn Calendar 2014] when Jia Lan was frozen. If [Apocalypse Calendar 1714] after the earth vein explosion is added, it was about 2,700 years ago.


    At that time, because the five human countries of Khorvale were divided, they experienced a thousand years of darkness-[The Last War]. After the war, a group of high-level spellcasters who were eager for knowledge organized regular gatherings to exchange their books.


    However, as the gatherings became larger and larger, more and more people participated, management problems began to arise.


    Moreover, because everyone lived far away from each other, it was difficult to arrive at the gathering place on time. People often missed the gathering because of the long distance, which caused dissatisfaction.


    So, the organizers of the gathering began to discuss whether to find a fixed place to build a gathering place, so that the gathering would become more stable and no longer cause conflicts due to the distance.


    Among the core members of the gathering at that time, there was a high-level dragon pattern descendant named Colan Di Sivis, who was born in the "Sivis Dragon Pattern Family" that inherited the [Copy Dragon Pattern]. He was very supportive of this proposal.


    Colan Di Sivis not only used the castle under his name as the venue for the gathering, but also persuaded the family leaders to provide a large amount of funding sponsorship and used the [Copy Dragon Pattern] ability mastered by family members to provide technical support.


    Therefore, the organizers of the party stipulated that all participants must contribute their own collections of books, and let the Sivis family''s scribes make a copy and donate it to the newly built library.


    According to the value of each person''s contributed collection, a corresponding contribution level is given, and then the library''s reading rights are opened according to the level.

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    This activity was very novel, attracting many magicians and scholars from all directions. They took out their precious books and secret collections, hoping to become a member of the library and enjoy the privilege of reading.


    As time went by, the library had more and more books, and the types became more and more complete. After thousands of years of development, when Jia Lan was in charge, the library had already had three million books, which was huge.


    However, the library did not have a special name at the beginning. Later, in order to commemorate the founder, Colan di Sivis, everyone called the library located in his castle "Colan Castle Library".


    "Colan Castle Library" not only has a large collection of books, but also developed into a big city with it as the center. Its function is not just to store books.


    Many magicians and scholars gathered here and founded twelve affiliated colleges, specializing in teaching knowledge in different fields for those who seek knowledge to learn.


    In these colleges, there are no "teachers" and "students" in the traditional sense. Everyone is a magician and scholar who volunteered to give lectures, discuss and study with each other. As long as you have unique experience and are willing to share, you can become a lecturer.


    Sometimes, the person standing on the podium may be just a low-level magician, while the one sitting below may be a mid-level or high-level magician. This is in line with the Donglu proverb: "The one who knows the business is the teacher".


    Therefore, in this strong academic atmosphere, every knowledge seeker who comes to "Kolanburg" is thirsty for knowledge, and there is no need for exams or credits to constrain them.


    Of course, most of those who can enter the "Kolanburg Library" to study are qualified magicians and scholars, not those who know nothing about magic.


    These affiliated colleges are more like "academic research institutes" than places for teaching.


    Unlike the "Kolanburg Library" which is operated by donations, the "Kolanbang Public Magic University" makes money by collecting tuition fees, which seems to be much more utilitarian. They use "credits" to eliminate those students who "occupy educational resources" in order to recruit more new students.


    In this university, only those who get enough credits can be promoted. Therefore, low-level magic apprentices have to spend more money to listen to lectures by magic professors to obtain knowledge that cannot be learned in class, so as to get a few more points in the final exam.


    Although it sounds a bit strange, for most ordinary magic apprentices, the knowledge learned in class is indeed not as profound as the knowledge bought with money. This is the difference between "ordinary consumers" and "high-end consumers".Unauthorized usage: this narrative is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings.


    No wonder students are so obsessed with credits. After all, it is much cheaper to earn credits by physical labor than to pay for lectures.


    The notice that Jia Lan asked the girl to post quickly attracted many magic apprentices who wanted to earn credits, including middle and high-grade "main department" students.


    What surprised Jia Lan was that compared with the senior students, the way the junior students cleaned was simply too old-fashioned.


    For example, a water magic apprentice summoned a water ball as a mop and let it roll on the ground, and the dust was picked up by the water ball. After the water ball mopped the floor, a fire magic apprentice used the fire element on his body to dry the ground to prevent the books from getting damp.


    On the grass outside, a group of junior wind magic apprentices used wind blades to cut the weeds off at the roots. Then, a senior wind apprentice summoned a small whirlwind, which rolled up the grass on the ground and automatically spun it into the trash can.


    There was even a wood magic apprentice and an earth magic apprentice who worked in perfect harmony: the earth magic apprentice buried the weeds in the ground, and the wood magic apprentice made the bare ground grow neat grass.


    Finally, a student studying fire magic threw a dark red fireball as big as an egg into the already full trash can. Soon, thick smoke and flames came out of the trash can, burning all the garbage inside to ashes.


    Then, a student studying water magic called out a stream of water, washing the stone trash can inside and out, and wiping off the black marks left by the fireball. Finally, he crawled into the sewer as flexibly as a snake.


    Jia Lan was stunned. He had never seen magic of this era before, so he was really shocked when he saw the fire student throwing the fireball!


    In the magic world, although the "spherical" spell is not a very advanced spell, it is very difficult to make a spell into a stable spherical shape and let it fly out to burn things and explode and splash everywhere because of its great destructive power. Ordinary apprentices can''t do it at all.


    Jia Lan knows that the most basic fireball spell must be reduced from the 3rd-level "fireball spell" to the 1st-level "secondary fireball", and the "secondary fireball" cannot explode and splash everywhere.


    The 3rd-level spell is already mastered by very high-level magicians! But these students who look like they are just getting started have actually learned the spherical fire spell. Could it be that their magic level has surpassed that of ordinary junior magicians and is about to catch up with intermediate magicians?


    Jia Lan couldn''t believe that the magic of these students was even more powerful than that of the junior magicians of his time. Then wouldn''t the advanced magicians of this era be almost the same as the super wizards of his time?


    "This doesn''t make sense!" Jia Lan rubbed his eyes and thought he might have seen it wrong. He stared at the fire-type students who were having fun for a long time before slowly relaxing.


    It turned out that these students were not as powerful as he thought. It was his own thoughts that misled him.


    The reason why "Fireball" is a level 3 spell is mainly because of its stable structure, wide range, and great power. Even the most basic "Fireball", a small pea-sized fireball, has a range of 400 feet and an explosion range of 40 feet.


    The temperature of the flame after the explosion is high enough to melt metal, about 1000¡æ, and it cannot be extinguished even with water. Whether in water or in a place without air, it can keep burning until it burns out.


    So when Jia Lan first saw the fire-type student setting off a fireball, he instinctively thought it was the powerful "arcane fireball" he knew, and it was so big. He almost thought that the student was going to blow up the library!

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    But in fact, what the fire magic apprentice released was just an "elemental fireball", which is an ordinary natural flame that can be extinguished by water. Judging from the dark red color, the temperature is probably not more than 500¡æ.


    As for the power, it has neither explosion effect nor splashing effect, nor the characteristics of contamination, erosion, and spread of arcane flames. Moreover, since it is composed of pure elemental energy, it does not have the effect of adhesion and continuous burning.


    If this kind of elemental flame is used as an attack, it is estimated that it can only rely on the temperature generated when it contacts to burn the enemy...


    [Can this also be considered a fireball spell? ]


    Jia Lan''s face was full of strange expressions. Was he planning to burn the enemy with blisters?


    He also saw that the reason why the fire magic apprentice could release the spherical spell was not because of his superb spell construction ability, but simply because of his fire element constitution and his instinctive control over the fire element, just like those low-level fire element creatures, who were born to spit out flames.


    Moreover, with Jia Lan''s perception ability, he clearly sensed the trajectory of the elemental fluctuations emitted by the fire magic apprentice when he released magic. He actually directly consumed the elemental particles in his body, or what they call "magic power" to release magic.


    This made Jia Lan even more difficult to understand. In this case, wouldn''t the elemental particles in his body be quickly consumed, thus losing the ability to cast spells?


    How powerful can a spell that simply consumes its own energy be? No wonder the fireball spell just now looked so weak.


    Moreover, directly releasing the elemental particles in the body is also very harmful to health. Each release will cause a certain load on the body. Once the load exceeds the limit that the caster can bear, it will cause serious health damage, ranging from a serious illness to sudden death.


    In this case, the so-called "magic power enhancement method" that Jia Lan saw in the book last night actually required magic apprentices to cast as many spells as possible to make the body familiar with the casting process, and through continuous "consumption ¡ú recovery ¡ú consumption ¡ú recovery", to improve the body''s affinity for elements, so as to achieve the purpose of increasing the magic power limit.


    Isn''t this just asking for death?


    Jia Lan only felt that he had a lot of questions in his mind, but at this moment, the library was crowded with magic apprentices working inside and outside. He couldn''t read books quietly to find answers, so he had to suppress his questions for the time being and finish the things at hand first.


    The cleaning of the library won praise from many people, especially the faculty and staff of [Komo University].


    Since the death of the previous old librarian, the library has not been cleaned so thoroughly, making the library always filled with an uncomfortable and unpleasant musty smell.


    Especially the library rooms on the underground floors. Although the building of the library has air ducts buried in the wall, the air is not circulated, resulting in a smell of floating dust in the air of the library rooms buried deep underground.


    The smell of dust is very choking, and it can easily cause symptoms such as sneezing, coughing and lung pain. It is okay when there are wind magicians present. They will release some wind spells, such as [Whirlwind], to artificially change the air in the underground library.A case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation.


    But other magicians do not have this benefit. The underground library contains mostly profound books. Most of the people who use this part of books are teaching staff or middle and high-level magicians. Books suitable for magic apprentices of levels 1-9 are basically on the first floor.


    This causes them to have to endure the poor reading environment, or simply borrow the books back to read, which makes people feel very bad.


    This is not because the college is stingy with maintenance costs, or the management is inactive. First, maintaining the library is a tedious and long-term job, and it is not a simple matter of recruiting cleaners to clean it regularly.


    Secondly, the large library contains important documents and books of [KoMo University], and it is not suitable for a large number of outsiders to enter the college to be responsible for cleaning work. It is easy to cause books to be damaged or lost, and no one is willing to take this responsibility.


    Therefore, among the faculty, no one is willing to take on this thankless administrator position. The college management can only helplessly use the method of rewarding credits to hire students to serve as temporary administrators, but usually they can only last for one academic year before they have to be replaced.


    The work of a librarian is very tedious and time-consuming, and requires a lot of energy and time. Which student is willing to do this kind of work for a long time?


    However, managing books is not a job that can be mastered in a short time. It not only requires a good memory to remember the general situation of books in the library, but also requires a clear understanding of the status of books in order to carry out timely maintenance. The temporary administrator who is replaced every school year obviously does not have this ability.


    Therefore, due to various objective factors such as the temporary administrator''s lack of ability, lack of experience, carelessness, irresponsibility, etc., the library''s environment and the condition of books are getting worse and worse, and the college can only treat the symptoms and invest a large amount of money for maintenance every once in a while.


    Although many faculty members have heard that a new librarian has been recruited, they originally thought that it was another temporary recruitment and would not work for a long time. However, they did not expect that on the first day of school, the new administrator would start to organize students and start to take care of the library environment.


    This surprised them a little and also generated some expectations. They hoped that this change would continue, so that the old dean would not always stare at them, the faculty members, hoping to find a scapegoat who made a mistake and throw him into the position of librarian.


    They were sure that once they were caught by the dean and the old guys in the college management, they would have to work as librarians until they died unless they left the college. The old guys would definitely not let go of the "prey" they had caught with great difficulty, after all, it was too difficult to find a suitable person...


    Seeing that it was almost noon, the first floor of the library and the environment around the library building had been generally cleaned up. Such a fast progress was of course due to the fact that Jia Lan had actually cleaned the first floor last night.


    The remaining second and third floors, as well as the first, second and third floors in the basement, were not as large as the first floor. Jia Lan estimated that it would take another three days to roughly complete the cleaning work, so when settling the accounts, he made an appointment with some of the students who were willing to continue to work to continue to come to work in the afternoon and the next three days.

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    Because it was the first day of school, not many people came to borrow books, so the cleaning work of the library did not affect them too much, and their attitude also made Jia Lan secretly relieved that his mistake last night was not noticed.


    The upstairs and the basement had not been cleaned yet, and the first floor that he had cleaned was full of freshmen who borrowed books. No one noticed that the condition of the books had become particularly good, which was considered to be a preliminary cover-up of his mistakes.


    There were more than 200 students who came to work. Since the library''s funds had not yet been approved by the college''s financial department, Jia Lan had to advance more than 40 gold Talan as salary. It is expected that he will need to pay nearly 300 gold Talan for this in the next few days.


    Although 300 gold Talan is not a huge amount of money for Jia Lan now, if he does not want to attract attention, he must find a way to solve the source of this money.


    Why should a new student who becomes a librarian pay for the maintenance of the library out of his own pocket? If someone else were to be the librarian, he would certainly not be as eager to maintain the library as Jia Lan, but would wait for the college''s financial department to approve the funds before taking action.


    But Jia Lan had a "reason" to invest in maintenance as soon as possible.


    Therefore, although he didn''t care about this small amount of money, he had to find a reasonable reason, which gave him a headache.


    He just took care of the library casually, but who would have thought that it would cause such a complicated chain of problems.


    Jia Lan sighed. It seemed that it would take a long time for him to really adapt to this era, and his previous habits needed to be slowly corrected.


    "Jia Lan, aren''t you going to have lunch?" Alan, whose cheeks were flushed due to being busy, ran to Jia Lan who was standing behind the counter.


    Jia Lan wrote and drew on a piece of parchment with a sad face. Alan climbed the edge of the counter with his little hands, blinking his eyes and asking, looking like a very cute kitten.


    "Uh, lunch?" Jia Lan was stunned for a moment and shook his head: "I have to guard the counter here, you go, just bring me one back."


    "Oh! OK!" Alan agreed obediently, turned around and ran to discuss with several girls who were going to become temporary administrators, and asked some of them to go to the college restaurant to pack lunch for others.


    [Do we have to pay for the library maintenance without using our own financial resources?] Jia Lan kept thinking while copying the text on a large piece of parchment.


    Although he had a more convenient method, such as directly using [copying] to copy a large amount of text, what happened during this period made him start to avoid using his magic ability as much as possible, at least avoid using it in front of people.


    The magic ability and life experience he "inherited" from the previous civilization are incompatible with this era.


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    In the eyes of people of this era, he has become a dangerous outlier.


    For dangerous things, whether in the past or now, the most common method people use is to nip them in the bud.


    For example, the magicians of this era seem to be unable to sense the spells he cast, and it seems that some strange supernatural events have occurred.


    For example, he used small spells such as "Ice Making" and "Imbalance" to play pranks several times, and the people around him with magical abilities had no reaction.


    Of course, this may have something to do with the fact that those people are just low-level magic apprentices. Senior magicians may be able to detect the fluctuations of arcane energy.


    And his original life experience, many things that he took for granted or even insignificant in his eyes, also seem a bit shocking in this era.


    For example, the previous potion formula and this time''s "cleansing technique" have caused him a lot of trouble.


    In addition, the memories left to him by the alien soul are also a huge problem. It can even be said that the harm caused by the alien soul is beyond his own problems.


    That is a knowledge system from another unknown world, which is completely different from the civilization of the Eberron world!


    He just tried to use some of the things called "industrialization", which caused a huge destructive impact on the industrial system of a city.


    And this impact is completely invisible and intangible, making it hard to guard against. Even though we know its harm, there is no way to suppress or eliminate it.


    This is just a budding performance. You can imagine what kind of changes will it bring to the world once its power is fully erupted? And there are far more memories of unknown worlds like this in his memory!


    Although Jia Lan already knows the "sinister intentions" of the soul of the unknown world, he has no ability to resist.


    Because their memories have been merged together. Most of the time, all kinds of strange ideas will emerge unconsciously.


    And this is the result of the memory left by the unknown soul, which is in his subconscious.


    And as this unknown memory is gradually unsealed, the influence of the soul of the unknown world on him will inevitably become greater and greater!


    This state is obviously very dangerous. Once there is a problem that he cannot control, it is very likely to cause irreparable disasters for him, and even endanger his own safety.


    In this era, he is just a freshman at the "Techmo University" with no foundation, and now he is just a high-level mage apprentice who has no ability to protect himself.


    Looking at what he wrote, Jia Lan sighed deeply. This is simply an unsolvable proposition for him.


    Unless he does not think at all and does nothing, he cannot control the "grin" of the alien soul in his subconscious.


    It seems that he is very inexperienced in both experience and experience. He regards the unknown soul that has disappeared by self-annihilation as a benevolent existence, and thus carelessly bewitched by it, and successfully let it implant the "evil" will into his soul.


    It seems that no matter what he does in the future, he must think before deciding whether to act.


    Even if he cannot avoid his behavior being affected by the unknown soul that has disappeared, at least he should choose to do it with less harm.

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    To be honest, although Jia Lan made this decision, he was completely unsure in his heart, just like the thing called "Management and Operation" he just copied down, which came from the memory of another soul in his mind, and he couldn''t judge whether it was harmful or not.


    This should be the virus of the unknown world, which is completely invisible and intangible, and people have inadvertently stepped into its trap. Now, Jia Lan understands why there is a message "Remember to help me live a wonderful life!" in the message left by the soul from the unknown world.


    Jia Lan doesn''t know whether his soul will be swallowed or assimilated by the soul from the unknown world in the end. At least before that, he has to work hard to improve his strength and make his soul grow strong enough to control the influence of the unknown soul in turn.


    Just when he was struggling with whether the "self-operation and self-financing" mentioned in the "Management and Operation" was dangerous, Alan came over with a lunch. Jia Lan, who took the lunch, didn''t have time to enjoy it for the time being. After careful consideration, he handed the thing he just wrote to Alan.


    In order to reintegrate into this era, he couldn''t do nothing, so even if there was danger, he had to try it, just hoping that the development of things could be under his control.


    "Alan, help me recruit a group of craftsmen, and we need to buy some supplies."


    Jia Lan gave a simple order, but did not explain the reason to the girl. If he did not use the means he used to manage the library in the previous civilization, then his current identity as a librarian would become a big trouble that would take up a lot of his time and energy.


    This deviated from his original intention of joining [Komo University]. He did not try to get into [Komo University] just to find a job.


    Without using the original management methods, this library, which he thought was not big, would require a lot of money and manpower to manage well.


    The maintenance of books alone is a delicate and tedious job. He had to find a group of mounters to help him do this job, and repair the old and broken books in the library on other floors to cover up the truth that the books on the first floor were repaired and refurbished.


    The cost of repairing and renovating the books in the entire library is not something that can be paid with just a few hundred gold talans, but he can''t use his wealth blatantly and ostentatiously, which will attract attention.


    So he had to find a way to get some money to do this before the library''s funds were approved. When he thought of this, he couldn''t help but sigh again. It was really asking for trouble!


    "Jia Lan, why do we need to hire so many carpenters to maintain the library?"


    Alan looked puzzledly at the carpenters busy on a large lawn outside the library. They kept driving wooden stakes about the thickness of their arms into the lawn, and then made large, long triangular "pointed hats" according to the drawings Jialan drew for them. From the side, they looked like rows of large "umbrellas".This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it.


    "Because the space in the library is too small and the light is dim, in order to provide everyone with a place to read books comfortably, I plan to build some "book sheds" on the lawn... Well, Alan, you should go and prepare with your sisters. Our "Science and Magic Book Bar" can be partially opened today!"


    Jialan answered the girl''s question casually, and kept looking at the small square tables that the carpenters were making. The small square tables were very small, and the smallest one was only two feet long, just enough to put down a book, some paper and pens, and a drink, which was enough for one person to sit and read.


    There were also larger ones, two-person tables, four-person tables, eight-person tables, and even long tables that could seat a hundred people, but these tables were distributed in different positions in the front, back, left and right of the library.


    Small round tables are usually scattered beside big trees, under the corners of the library''s outer wall, or on secluded steps, and are often covered by a large parasol made of white painted oilcloth.


    Perhaps in order to maintain a quiet reading environment, a large area of ??open space around the library is reserved, and there is a large forest of thick and dense ancient trees behind it, so there is enough space for Jia Lan to arrange it.


    For many consecutive days, Jia Lan, in addition to reading a large number of books in the library at night, was studying the soul from the unknown world called "management and operation". Although he dare not say that he has fully mastered the theory mentioned in his mind, he has also learned some insights from it.


    The information derived from the sentence "self-management, self-financing and self-loss" is too huge, so huge that if Jia Lan does not reveal it to the outside world, others will not be able to understand it even if they see it, so Jia Lan decided to take a risk and try it.


    The originally gloomy ancient tree forest, after clearing away the dense weeds, overgrown shrubs, and the thick layer of humus on the ground that exuded an unpleasant and corrupt smell, not only did it appear cleaner and more unobstructed, it seemed that the gloomy and terrifying atmosphere was also cleared away along with the dead branches and leaves.


    The moss on the ancient trees was washed away by the water magic apprentices hired by Jia Lan, and the dense umbrella-like ancient trees were also pruned by a large number of hired gardeners, making the branches sparser, so that the sunlight could be projected through the gaps, forming strange bright light beams in the forest, and beautiful spots of light like stars.


    On the ground, the wood magic apprentices gave birth to a green and soft lawn, and the deliberately born flowers were either blooming alone or gathered in small groups, giving people a very strange and natural feeling.


    Given the climate in the area where [Kolan City] is located, the grass and flowers can probably remain lush for more than two months. Planting grass and flowers at this time is actually not cost-effective, but Jia Lan doesn''t care. What he needs is to create something called "style" and "atmosphere" to see if this thing mentioned by the soul from an unknown world is useful.


    What he is doing now can be regarded as a low-risk spell experiment.

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    After the pruning, the old trees no longer looked so gloomy. After removing the dense twigs, the thick and mottled branches looked energetic and had a unique charm.


    Especially after Jia Lan asked the carpenters to build some small wooden house-style bird nests and moved the original bird nests in the woods, the birds that were startled by the large number of gardeners pruning the branches flew back again and occupied the small houses hanging on the branches without courtesy. The melodious bird calls made the place full of vitality.


    Jia Lan was very surprised by the change in atmosphere brought about by this subtle change in the environment. Before this, the birds'' calls sounded eerie and shrill.


    The old tree branches were thick enough to bear a considerable weight, so Jia Lan asked the carpenters to build spiral wooden ladders around the old trees, and lay a small platform of wooden boards between the branches, and put tables and chairs on it to make a peculiar reading seat.


    As for those old trees that were thick and huge enough, Jia Lan simply asked carpenters to build tree houses of varying sizes on them. Soon, the originally gloomy and terrifying library forest became a beautiful and peculiar place like an elf tribe.


    Although most places are still under construction, the book sheds and round table areas in front of the main entrance of the library are already ready for use. The faculty and students who have come to borrow books during this period are very curious about what the new librarian is going to do.


    The college even sent people to check it out, but because the project did not involve the main body of the library and did not destroy any of the original environment, it was just a tidying up, so there was no reason to stop it. This was within the librarian''s job rights.


    However, some people have seen the new librarian''s intentions for those small round tables and wooden sheds. He seems to be planning to move the reading area originally inside the library to the outdoors.


    No librarian in the history of [Komo University] has ever done this, so there is no school rule that prohibits this, so the fire management can only wait and see how things develop for the time being.


    The main reason why the school could not interfere was probably because the renovation of the college''s library did not cost the school a single copper danding... The library''s funds had not yet been allocated, and all the expenses were paid by the administrator himself.


    The most interesting thing was that the staff sent by the school to check it out found that the cost of the seemingly huge project throughout the library area was actually surprisingly low!


    Ten gardeners were hired, with a daily salary of 5 silver jims, so only 5 gold jims were needed per day.


    Ten carpenters were hired, with a daily salary of 1 gold jims, and the total of 100 apprentices they brought only needed to be paid 1 silver jims per day, so a total of 20 gold jims were needed per day.


    The materials used were branches that the gardeners trimmed from the ancient woods behind the library, because they were thick enough, and after being split, they were enough to make wooden boards for assembling wooden sheds.This narrative has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. If you see it on Amazon, please report it.


    And those small square tables were even more crude and outrageous. Simply split the branches of different thicknesses in half, nail two wooden strips and a few table legs with small branches and leaves without even peeling off the bark, and polish the tabletop to make it smooth, and it became a small table that exuded the fragrance of trees.


    This kind of wooden table without any paint looks as ugly as the building blocks that children put together at random, but when placed in the arranged environment, it is filled with the original natural atmosphere and is unusually harmonious.


    In particular, the plant fragrance of the wood that has not been stripped of its bark makes people feel relaxed and happy in the quiet nature when using it.


    Calculated in this way, the new administrator''s expenditure is just the salary of hiring carpenters and gardeners. Although the tree houses in the ancient woods behind the library are still under construction, the investment is not expected to be too large.


    Just when everyone was wondering what the new librarian wanted to do, a strange cabin run by a group of girls opened. They hung a small wooden sign outside the cabin, which read [Science and Magic Book Bar] and a series of price lists.


    The girls changed out of their light blue magic robes and put on black puff-sleeved tops, short skirts and pink aprons, and wore hairpins decorated with furry ears. Their cute appearance immediately attracted many male magic apprentices who came to borrow books.


    One of the bold boys came up and asked with a grin, "Schoolmates, what are you doing?"


    "Hello, seniors! This is a new service provided by the library. This reading area can be used as a reading place for everyone. It also provides drinks such as black tea, milk tea, coffee and fruit tea, as well as some snacks. In addition, if you come during breakfast, lunch or dinner time, we also provide some light meals..."


    The girl who was asked smiled sweetly and bowed politely, "By the way, if you want to borrow any books, you can also tell us the title or number of the book and we will get it for you. If you don''t plan to borrow the books when you leave, just hand the books to us directly, and we will handle the other borrowing procedures for you."


    This new service model surprised the students. Although students of [KoMo University] can borrow books freely with their school badges, it is a bit troublesome to handle the borrowing procedures. Having such gentle and lovely schoolmates to serve kindly on their behalf, whether it is convenient or not, at least it will make people feel good.


    Moreover, the library did not provide tea and meals in the past. During lunch time, students who came to borrow books often had to return the books first, then walk a long way to the college restaurant for lunch, and then walk a long way back in the afternoon to go through the borrowing procedures again, which was very complicated.


    It happened that [Komo Book Bar] opened at around 11 o''clock in the morning, and it was almost lunch time. The boy who asked was very interested and planned to try it, so he asked curiously: "Then please help me borrow the book "History of the Jilargo City-State Era". I don''t remember the book number. Also, help me get a simple meal and a cup of milk tea as you said."

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    The girl who was asked immediately went to work, took out a wooden folder with a stack of parchment and an ink pen, and walked out from behind the counter, which immediately attracted the surprised eyes of the students who were watching.


    In this era, most women are used to wearing long skirts or formal puffy skirts. Except for some sexy and unrestrained female adventurers or mercenaries, it is rare to see women showing their arms and legs. However, this girl wore elbow-length puff sleeves and a knee-length black short skirt, revealing a pair of delicate arms and a pair of slender and white calves.


    The beautiful girl, with cute and sexy clothes that do not make people feel exposed, immediately attracted the equally young male magic apprentices.


    "Please tell me your student number and sign at the back. Also, please follow me. I will arrange a seat for you. Meals will be delivered to you along with books later."


    The girl held the wooden board in front of her chest with one hand and led the way with the other hand. The snow-white and tender arms and the black clothes on her plump chest formed a strong color contrast, which made the boy''s eyes go straight.


    "Today''s set menu includes new cheese beef coburger, double fried chicken leg giant coburger, red bean pie, apple pie, cheese chicken roll... and so on. You can pair it with drinks as you like!"


    The girl smiled sweetly and led the absent-minded boy to a small square table: "If you are alone, I suggest you order a cheese beef coburger + cheese chicken roll + milk tea set menu, which is one silver jimmy and two copper dandins cheaper than ordering a la carte, and the second drink is half price!"


    "Oh! Okay! Just do as you said!"


    The boy sat down at the small square table in a daze. He didn''t hear what was being eaten at all. He just looked around with some doubts: "Aren''t the tables here for random sitting?"


    The girl quickly wrote down the boy''s meal on the parchment, and explained responsibly: "Yes, in order to avoid affecting other guests, these small square tables are provided for people who order food. If you just want to borrow books, you can go to the long table area over there..."


    The boy looked at the long table, then at the small square table in front of him. For some reason, he felt a sense of superiority. He sat there proudly under the gaze of the onlookers, waiting for his meal.


    Soon, a simple-looking but novel food was served on a wooden plate, and a book "History of the Era of the City-State of Zirago" was placed in front of him.


    "For your health and to keep the books clean, it is recommended that you use this wet towel to wipe your hands before and after meals."


    The girl smiled sweetly and bent her slender waist, kindly and carefully teaching the boy how to eat the food wrapped in cabbage leaves. It was a round bread cut in half, with a slice of ground beef patty, a slice of thinly cut cheese and two lettuce leaves. It was simple, but tasted good and was very convenient.


    "What is this? Coburger?"


    The boy picked up the cheese beef coburger wrapped in cabbage leaves in surprise, took a look at it and took a big bite. The girl opened her mouth and wanted to remind him that the cabbage leaves outside were only used to wrap food, not to eat.


    However, the administrator of Jialan said: "Customers are gods, and all their actions are correct... as long as they can pay.".


    So the girl decided not to tell the guy who was happily chewing the cabbage leaves the truth, but just smiled sweetly and said: "Yes, Coburger buns are fast food newly developed by a senior chef of our [CoMo University]! It tastes good and is easy to eat. It is only sold in our library''s light meal department!" The boy stuffed his mouth full and muttered: "Mm-hmm! It''s delicious!" "Friendly reminder, please be careful not to dirty the books when eating, otherwise we will charge a book cleaning fee! In addition, after you finish your meal, just put the plate on the table and we will collect it." The girl smiled and stretched out a tender white hand: "Thank you! A total of 15 copper danding!"  The boy was stunned for a moment, and quickly put down the half-eaten Coburger, and hurriedly took out a silver jewel and five copper dandings. After looking up at the smiling girl, he put the five copper dandings back with some heartache, took out two silver jewels and put them in the girl''s palm, and waved his hand generously, saying: "The rest is your tip!"This content has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.


    "Thank you, senior!"


    The girl knelt slightly and made a lady''s salute, and ran away with a smile!


    Although the boy felt that the cost of this simple meal was not too cheap, he felt that the money was worth it. He smiled proudly at the guys who were still watching, and continued to eat this simple meal in the college restaurant, which would probably not cost more than a silver jewel.


    With someone taking the lead, a large number of students who planned to have lunch soon rushed into the wooden shed. A large group of butterfly-like girls in short skirts rushed out of the hut, walked to their respective areas, and recorded the books, meals and drinks needed by the student customers.


    About two hours later, the thousands of seats under the wooden shed were filled with students who had finished their meals and returned to a quiet reading state. Compared with usual times, the number of people staying in the library to read was more than five times! After all, they were all students of [KoMo University], and their quality was quite good. Even if they needed anything, they just raised their arms to signal, attracted the attention of the girls nearby, and whispered their needs. Although there were many people gathered, it still maintained a relatively quiet environment. The fifty girls who had just finished their work gathered together behind the small wooden house next to the wooden shed, watching Alan, who was responsible for collecting money, count the lunch expenses, while whispering about how much tips each of them got. "I have 43 copper Danding!"


    "Ah! I only have 32!"


    "Hehe! I got 51! Half a Jintalan!"


    "Unfair! Unfair! Why do you have so many?"


    "I don''t know! But smile sweeter and speak softer, maybe you can get more tips!"


    "Humph! Why are all the people I meet stingy and reluctant to tip?"


    Just when the girls were laughing and joking, Alan suddenly exclaimed, covered her mouth, and said in disbelief: "159 Jintalan, 4 Silver Gim, and 3 Copper Danding!"


    The girls were silent, their eyes widened in surprise. They only sold those simple ingredients, and they didn''t even use any cooking skills. They sold nearly 160 Jintalan in one afternoon?


    And there weren''t many people who came to borrow books today, only more than a thousand people, which means that almost all the students who came to borrow books stayed!


    You know, only one wooden shed area was open! If all five wooden sheds that can accommodate a thousand people are open, plus the small square tables scattered around and the woods behind the library... can it accommodate nearly 20,000 people at the same time?


    Even if each person only consumes one silver gin per meal, three meals a day is 6,000 gold gins, and a month is... Oh my God! The girls almost screamed!

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    Jia Lan took the bill from Alan and took a quick look at the numbers on it.


    His brain worked very well, and he quickly calculated the total amount. He also found that Alan had made more than a dozen mistakes in writing because he was busy, a total of about seven silver jims.


    He smiled and clapped his hands, attracting the girls who were chatting around him in a low voice. "Girls! Good job!" he said happily, "After the first day of trial operation of our "Komo Book Bar", the five sheds can be officially opened starting tomorrow."


    A bold girl raised her hand to ask a question, and Jia Lan nodded to her. The girl named Minnie asked excitedly: "Administrator Jia Lan! If we officially open, we have to recruit more people. There are only fifty of us. I''m afraid we can''t handle five sheds with a thousand seats each? We are exhausted today!"


    Jia Lan smiled, and his smile made the girls stare at him intently. He nodded with satisfaction, pointed at Minnie and praised her: "Of course! But I have to announce your appointment and salary first..."


    The girls immediately quieted down, gathered together like a group of kittens, and listened to Jia Lan attentively.


    They are all freshmen, and their family conditions are not very good.


    So for them who need to bear the high tuition fees, a part-time job with a good salary is very attractive.


    Jia Lan looked at the more than 50 girls who stayed since the first day, and said slowly: "First of all, I will announce the appointment. Minnie, Luerna, Cindy, Eve and Lisa, the five of you are selected as the "waiters" of sheds 1-5, with a monthly salary of 15 gold talans, and the salary will be paid on the last day of each month. If you do well, there will be an extra bonus!"


    The five girls cheered, and the other girls cast envious or jealous eyes at them.


    But they also knew that these five girls performed very well in today''s trial operation and were very capable, so they were not dissatisfied.


    The monthly salary of 15 gold talans is really good.


    In Kolan City, it is not easy to find such a high-paying job.


    Moreover, the workplace is right in the school, and the environment is very good.The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon.


    If you can''t come to class, you can ask for leave, and only the salary for that day will be deducted.


    The most important thing is that you can get a lot of tips while working.


    Like Minnie, they get more than one gold talan in tips a day, and the others get at least five silver gilms.


    In this way, if they can get an average of five silver gilms in tips every day, they can also earn 15 gold talans a month, which is almost the same as their salary. Magicians are generous customers.


    "Okay, now you have the opportunity to exercise the authority of the head waiter. You can select ten people to be the ''regional head waiters'' of each shed."


    Jia Lan smiled and looked at the five newly appointed head waiters: "The monthly salary is 12 gold talans. In the future, we will divide each shed into ten areas, and you will be responsible for management. If you perform well, you will also get a ''regional head waiter'' bonus at the end of the month."


    As soon as he finished speaking, the girls quickly gathered together and soon divided into five small teams.


    Jia Lan glanced at them, smiled and distributed a thick stack of "Book Bar Waiter Training Manual" copied on parchment to them, one copy for each person.


    The manual records in detail the rules of the book bar, as well as the strict requirements on etiquette, appearance, wording, service, etc.


    "Very good! From now on, you are the grassroots management personnel of our [Komo Book Bar]. Since everyone is a student, the main focus should be on study. How to coordinate study and work depends on your own arrangement."


    "The book bar shed area is vast, and it is obviously not enough with only more than 50 of you. Therefore, you ''regional waiters'' are allowed to recruit 5 to 10 waiters each, with a monthly salary of 10 gold talans, and provide working meals. Due to the service nature of our book bar, except for meal time, it is not too busy..."


    Jia Lan intended to test these girls, so he did not go into too much detail, but just reminded: "You can appropriately increase temporary hourly workers during meal time or busy periods, two silver gilms per day or two copper dandings per hour, and also provide working meals."


    The girls nodded and took note of Jia Lan''s words carefully.


    Only Alan, who had not been assigned a job, clenched her hands nervously and asked anxiously: "What about me? What about me?"


    In order to cultivate the girl''s ability, Jia Lan directly gave her an important task: "Alan will serve as the head deacon of the book bar, responsible for finance, cashier, procurement, accounts and overall management of all aspects. The book bar will be handed over to you in the future!"


    Alan was stunned: "Ah? I... I can''t do it..."


    Jia Lan smiled and patted her head, encouraging: "You can do it! These smart and beautiful girls will help you! Right?"


    Some smart girls have obviously anticipated this situation, and they are very supportive of Jia Lan''s behavior of deliberately improving Alan''s authority and status in front of them, cheering: "Yes! Alan! Let''s work hard together!"


    "Yes, right! Deacon! Please take care of us in the future!"


    Alan was surrounded by the girls who surrounded her. After a chaotic frolic, she looked at Jia Lan pitifully: "What about you?"


    "Me?"


    Jia Lan touched his nose, smiled and pointed to the library: "Of course I want to be a qualified librarian!"

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    With the income from the book bar, he can recruit craftsmen to repair the library, fix the damaged books, and buy what he wants without the financial interference of the college management. He will have an excuse for some of the things he does in the future...


    "By the way! Administrator Jia Lan!"


    The girl named Minnie suddenly raised her hand and asked, "You only arranged the work for the five sheds, what about the woods?"


    "Good question!"


    Jia Lan looked at the clever girl with approval: "Who can tell me how many seats there are in our library book bar?"


    The girls looked at each other, but Alan, who had been in charge of recruiting craftsmen, knew more and answered carefully: "If you don''t count those in the woods, the five sheds plus the fifteen small tables have a total of about 20,000 seats."


    Jia Lan nodded: "Then who of you knows how many faculty and students [Komo University] has?"


    "I know! I know!"


    A girl raised her hand: "The faculty and staff of the whole school add up to about 30,000, and the total number of students in all subjects in all grades is more than 370,000!"


    "Very good!"


    Jia Lan said like a teacher, "That is to say, our [Komo University] has a total population of more than 400,000. Even if only one-tenth of the people come to the library every day, we still need to receive 40,000 people, but there are only half of the seats. What should we do?"


    The girls looked at each other, and Alan was a little skeptical: "Will there be so many people? It seems that only one or two thousand people came today. There are no seats... If there are no seats... they will borrow books back to read, right?"


    "That''s because they don''t know that our book bar is open."


    Jia Lan smiled and said: "And there are no seats. I think many people will be willing to read on the grass or steps nearby. After all, if you borrow books to read, you won''t see so many beautiful and cute girls, and you won''t be able to drink the milk tea drinks brewed by the girls!"


    After making a small joke, which caused the girls to laugh, Jia Lan said affirmatively: "Look, after today''s trial operation, I estimate that starting from tomorrow, the number of students visiting the library will begin to surge! You will be too busy by then! What do you think we should do?"


    The girls looked at each other, and Minnie said excitedly: "Recruit more sisters!"


    "Good idea! 20,000 seats, plus people reading on the nearby grass and steps, will also need meals and drinks. In this way, it is expected that there will be an average of 50,000 customers visiting our book bar every day..."


    Jia Lan said with a chuckle: "As for how many people are needed to serve these 50,000 people, how many meals and ingredients are needed, how to manage, how to operate, settle accounts, purchase raw materials... it all depends on you!"


    The girls were somewhat uneasy. They originally thought it was just a simple part-time job, but they didn''t expect the responsibility to suddenly become so heavy. After whispering for a while, they left Jia Lan, who didn''t intend to manage, aside and hurriedly gathered together to hold the "First Internal Seminar for Managers of the Book Bar of the Komo University Library".The tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.


    Looking at the girls who were getting serious, Jia Lan smiled slightly, turned around and walked into the library, leaving the space for them.


    The reason why Jia Lan was so sure that there would be a huge flow of people was because of a term called "market demand" mentioned in the soul memory from the unknown world. During his observation during this period, he found that the theories of the unknown world were extremely accurate.


    [KoMo University] has a large number of people, but in addition to entertainment venues such as taverns, concert halls, and theaters, the academy lacks places where people can have quiet entertainment.


    Magicians'' demand for alcoholic beverages is much lower than that of combat professionals. Even most magicians resist consuming alcohol, believing that alcohol will affect brain function, reduce mental strength and control over elements.


    Although concert halls and theaters are elegant, not everyone is interested in music and art.


    Most magicians would rather calculate elemental arrangements at home than waste time in concert halls and theaters, listening to those works that moan without illness, which are far less beautiful than magic spells.


    This leads to a very scarce spare time for students at [KoMo University]. The extremely bored students often gather in groups of three or five to find fun based on the knowledge they have mastered.


    For example, they use alchemy to refine small explosives and secretly place them in the toilets of the teaching building... or set up small magic traps to play pranks, and the people who are pranked will try their best to retaliate.


    This vicious cycle of pranks often leads to escalation of the situation and evolves into a large-scale "student war" between student groups, classes, departments, and even colleges.


    [KoMo University] In history, there have been hundreds of student wars at the department level alone, and more than a dozen at the college level. The battles were fierce and affected a wide range!


    Although this has trained students'' practical and hands-on abilities to a certain extent, when the students of the entire college become "active", the college management has a headache and has to organize students to participate in adventure trials frequently to consume their vigorous energy.


    In Jia Lan''s consideration, the college is a place for learning after all, and most of the students who can be admitted to [KoMo University] come here to pursue knowledge.


    Therefore, the library has become the most frequented place for students besides the classroom.


    Instead of borrowing books and then trudging back to a messy dormitory or deserted classroom, why not order a drink at a nearby book bar, enjoy the rich reading atmosphere, bask in the sun, and enjoy the pleasant time of reading?


    In the past, places like book bars did not exist, but now they exist, and they will inevitably become the first choice for students to relax, which is better than staying in a dormitory with a bad environment and smelling stinky socks.


    Therefore, when designing the book bar, Jia Lan planned it according to the scale of one-tenth of the college''s population.


    In the early stage, due to limited funds, he chose to use local materials, using branches trimmed from the ancient forest of the library as materials, and built five wooden sheds on the wide lawn in front of the library to shelter from wind and rain.


    After the trial operation, the popularity of the book bar was determined and the first income was obtained, Jia Lan could build the library book bar according to his own ideas.


    For example, in his conception, the completed book bar will have 30 wooden sheds with a total of 30,000 seats, which will be in the shape of a "U" and cover the lawn in front of the library.


    In addition, there are open-air small tables with a total of 20,000 seats scattered around the wooden shed area.


    There will be 5,000 swing-style hanging chairs, 3,000 tree platforms and 1,000 small tree houses in the ancient forest!


    By then, as Minnie and other waiters become more proficient in the service business, the services provided by the book bar will gradually diversify, adding more items, turning the library book bar from a simple reading place into a leisure place.


    The service hours will also be extended from the current 9 am to 5 pm to all-day operation, and even provide membership priority positioning, reserved seats or tree house rental services.


    These measures are all to meet the needs of faculty and magic apprentices with better economic conditions.


    According to the souls from the unknown world, there are always people who are willing to spend a negligible amount of money to seek some equally negligible "superiority".

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    As the operation of the book bar gradually gets on track, Jia Lan will not interfere too much in daily affairs, but he still needs to participate in some planning work behind the scenes, such as developing a variety of novel light meals and beverages, as well as designing and making small equipment and props needed for the book bar.


    Jia Lan is busy with these affairs not for profit purposes, but to verify whether the theories he proposed about souls from the unknown world are safe and correct.


    This can be said to be a large-scale academic experiment involving a large number of people.


    However, the participants in the experiment, or the "experimental subjects", do not know that they have become part of the experiment.


    For Jia Lan, this is undoubtedly the most important task at this stage besides understanding and being familiar with the magic system of this era.


    After returning to his administrator''s cabin, Jia Lan wanted to cast a [Dancing Lights] for lighting, but after thinking for a while, he lit an oil lamp, spread out a stack of parchment, and began to record the "experimental data" he observed during the trial operation for a day.


    After completing these records, he will start his routine reading work every night.


    He has not finished reading the basic books on the first floor of the library. After he finishes reading them all, he will need to start attending the lectures of the magic professor in the academy.


    "Today''s trial operation must have attracted the attention of the college management, right? Are they still waiting and watching? It is estimated that within three days, someone will come to intervene in the operation and management of the book bar."


    While recording what he saw and heard that day, Jia Lan muttered to himself: "The speculation of the soul of the unknown world and the knowledge system of manipulating people''s hearts are really interesting... I wonder what kind of surprises ''you'' will bring me? It''s really worth looking forward to..."


    "...The types of magic can be roughly divided into different categories such as white magic, red magic, black magic, blue magic, green magic and death magic..."


    "...Among them, ''white magic'' is also called holy light magic, light magic, light magic or sacred magic, which is mainly mastered by the priests of the [Holy Light Church]..."


    "...As for ''red magic'', it is also called red magic and fierce magic. Its notable characteristics are high destructiveness and serious pollution to the environment. It is difficult to recover after damage..."


    "...There is also ''black magic'', which is a magic system that is completely opposite to white magic. It uses curses, diseases, plagues, toxins and other means to achieve the purpose of harming others..."


    "... and ''blue magic'' is a way of fighting in which the magician is extremely weak, has almost no attack power and self-protection ability, and completely relies on external objects..."


    On the podium, the magic professor pointed to the unique magic symbols on the blackboard and popularized magic knowledge to the students who were concentrating below.


    Seeing that the students listened very seriously, the magic professor nodded with satisfaction.


    Although the lecture fee is not cheap, every magic professor will try his best to impart his knowledge to the apprentices.


    "Although there are many kinds of magic in this world, as students of [KoMo University], you are mainly exposed to ''Blue Magic'', which is also called natural magic, a mysterious ability that uses the power of nature!" He knocked on the blackboard with his pointer, pointed to the symbol representing "Blue Magic" and said seriously: "White Magic is controlled by the church, and people without firm faith cannot learn White Magic; Red Magic is mostly controlled by the military, used for war and destruction, and is forbidden to spread among the people; Black Magic is extremely dangerous and is banned by both the church and the country; as for the evil existence of Death Magic, it goes without saying that once someone is found practicing it, they will be wanted by the official authorities of various countries, and may even attract the pursuit of the church''s knights and demon hunters."You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story.


    "As for the special and minor magic systems like blue magic, although they are not banned, they require very special qualifications to practice. At the same time, since the practitioners are extremely weak, they are almost worthless!" The magic professor proudly knocked on the magic symbol of blue magic again: "Only blue magic, that is, natural magic, is a truly powerful and orthodox magic system. Now let''s explain the basic classification of blue magic..." [Interesting classification... and it seems to have some shadows of arcane magic...] White magic seems to be related to divine magic. Red magic seems to include the theories of other sub-schools in the "Evocation System" except the "Elemental Sub-School". Black magic seems to have a certain connection with the "Dead Soul System". Blue magic seems to be the "Calling Sub-School" in the "Spell System", not the "Summoning Sub-School". Its restraint on summoned objects is not as strong as that of the Summoning School... Death magic should be the "Undead Sub-School" in the "Dead Soul System", right? Green magic... natural magic, this description is very vivid, but isn''t this the "elemental sub-school" in the "Energy Department"... However, they added the natural magic of the druids to the green magic system, why is this so? Has the "Forest Goddess" Alona fallen?


    Sitting in the corner of the lecture hall, Jia Lan took notes while distractedly thinking about his own problems.


    Since his mental power gradually recovered and his soul strength increased, Jia Lan found that he could easily split his attention and even handle several things at the same time. This should be the benefit of the two split souls.


    During this period, in addition to restoring his arcane ability step by step, Jia Lan read a lot of books in the library in order to understand this era as soon as possible.


    However, as he learned more and more, he became more and more confused.


    The knowledge systems of the two eras were almost completely different, and there was a serious conflict in his mind, forcing him to master the two systems independently first, sort them out, and then refer to and compare them.


    But whether it is the "arcane knowledge system" or the "magic knowledge system", it is not too difficult to master it with Jia Lan''s learning and comprehension abilities. It only takes time.


    What really bothers him is the huge "knowledge system" left by the unknown soul in his mind.


    This is a field that Jia Lan has never touched before. The knowledge possessed by any "soul from the unknown world" that emerges from the "unknown knowledge system" is full of temptation for him.


    What Jia Lan fears most about "souls from the unknown world" is not their impact on this era, but their diffusion.


    Just like the thing called "industrialization", it only leaked a little bit of its prototype, and it quickly invaded the minds of the people involved, spontaneously began to spread and spread, and turned a simple housewife into a slave of a monster called "capital".


    Although he knew it might be dangerous, Jia Lan just couldn''t stand the analysis and exploration of "unknown knowledge".


    Although he was very careful, the "unknown knowledge" was not under his control at all and was gradually being unsealed in his mind.


    These unlocked knowledge formed a terrible wave, which was constantly impacting the "dam" built by his original knowledge system, causing cracks in the "dam".


    If this continues, the entire "dam" will be questioned by himself and face collapse.


    The collapse of the knowledge system is almost as terrible as the collapse of faith for a spellcaster.


    This is why after encountering the problem of "Lemli Potion Workshop", he took the risk to set up "CoMo University Library Book Bar" to conduct "management and operation" experiments.


    Jia Lan felt that the proverb of the unknown soul made sense: "There is only a thousand days of thieves, how can there be a thousand days of defense against thieves."


    If a spellcaster is targeted by an elite thief, it is definitely a very troublesome thing.


    Not to mention a thousand days, it is estimated that within a month, he will collapse because he is always in a state of high vigilance and perception, unable to rest and meditate.


    Therefore, as a spellcaster, when encountering difficulties, you should not choose to escape, but solve the problem.


    If it is impossible to defend against the elite thief''s pursuit for a thousand days, then the best solution is to find the elite thief first, and then kill him with "explosive fire"! What Jia Lan is doing now is the process of "finding the thief".


    He must determine which of those knowledge systems are dangerous, which are useful, and which are dangerous but beneficial to him.


    In this way, he can study them with confidence and truly control them, and no longer be disturbed by the strong temptation they emit all the time.


    If this matter is not resolved, Jia Lan knows that even if there is no harassment from foreign souls in his soul, he will not be able to go too far on this road in the arcane field, and it is even difficult to recover to the strength of a first-level primary mage.


    Once the soul has doubts, it means that a big stone has been encountered on the road to exploring knowledge.


    If it is not removed, the spellcaster with obsession and fetters in his heart will be unable to move forward in the arcane field!