Path of Light.

Chapter 14
The main teaching building of the college was full of people, and the hall was very lively.

The elves are a race that likes ease and comfort very much, and this kind of grand event is probably only seen on the Elune Festival.

Some young elf men and women in exquisite silk skirts and white shirts and leather waistcoats gathered in front of a row of parchment hanging on a rope, intently looking at the introductions of various subjects.

Of course, how to choose a subject that suits you is very important to these young elves who have just entered school...

Simple courses mean that there will be very few knowledge points learned.

Listening to this kind of course, you will feel sorry for paying so much tuition.

And choosing a difficult course will not only make the learning process very painful, but also make people crazy when previewing notes before class, and will be even more irritable when it comes to graduation defense at the end of the semester, and they may have to retake it...

Roy heard the inside story about these course selections from Moira.

Don't ask her why she knew, who let Moira have a sister who has been studying at the Elven Academy for two years!
Now Roy is standing in front of a piece of parchment...

It seems that before every piece of parchment, someone is making some popular science introductions for this subject.

Today is the freshman report, and it does not involve senior students choosing courses.

Therefore, the recommended courses are basically entry-level and elementary courses.

Each subject on the parchment has a number of courses under it, making the courses look like a skill tree.

From the initial stage of courses, gradually progress to more advanced courses.

At present, the courses suitable for new students are all at the root of the skill tree. This knowledge is the foundation of these subjects, and the basic knowledge of many subjects is analogous, which gives everyone more opportunities to choose.

Roy had already considered the general direction of learning subjects before entering the Elf Academy.

He intends to study martial arts, sailing and literature and history at the Elven Academy.

He is very interested in these subjects, and there are some novel things that he has never touched.

Especially martial arts, he is very curious about this.

The reason is simple. Sabrina has been in the Elf Academy for two years, and now she can beat Roy.

This time Roy chose to apply for an elementary martial arts training class,
As for sailing, Castleton is a port city, no matter what you do in the future, you probably cannot do without a boat.

Moreover, there are some sailing ships in the elf world, which are fundamentally different from the ships and yachts that Roy knows.

However, under this nautical subject, there is actually a course called Geography of the Elven Continent, so Roy filled out this course on the application form.

As for literature and history, Roy applied for the modern history of the Silver Moon Elves.

If he has the talent for magic, he also plans to enroll in an introductory magic course.

Now it seems that there is no other way, he is going to learn magic at the Temple of Liberty.

Although it is not what he wants most, paid study seems to be very good!

……

Squeezed in the crowd, listening to the explanations of various subjects by senior seniors, Roy finally selected three courses.

If it wasn't that the courses could not be scheduled, he still planned to apply for the fourth course.

He can only learn knowledge at the Elf Academy in the morning every day, and go to the Temple of Liberty to learn divine arts in the afternoon.

The hall was full of young elves. On the side wall of the hall, Roy filled out the form and handed it in. The recipient of the form was a college teacher wearing a scholar's robe.

He was a little surprised when he saw Roy's appearance.

"Are you human?" the academy teacher asked.

Roy answered honestly: "Half-elf, my mother is a silver moon elf."

He was fluent in Elvish, with a Castleton accent.

The college teacher actually wanted to exchange a few words with Roy in Elvish, because the two courses that Roy filled out required a good foundation in Elvish to learn.

If it's really those humans who can't even speak elven language fluently, the course of elven language is indispensable in the first year of school.

"Okay, these three courses are not yet full, so you have successfully filled in the report, remember to come to the academy training ground for a physical fitness assessment tomorrow morning."

The college teacher flipped through a thick table of contents, filled in Roy's name on three pages, and then spoke to him slowly after completing the filling.

There is another good thing about the Elf Academy. Elves believe that knowledge has no borders. Not only are there no restrictions on mixed-blood elves and half-elves, even if there are humans who come here to study, as long as they pay the full tuition, there is no problem.

Hearing what the college teacher said, Roy immediately saluted him respectfully, and then gave up his seat.

Behind him, there were many elf freshmen queuing up.

……

Roy came out of the teaching building, and there was a long step in front of the door, with lush laurel trees planted on both sides of the step.

The glare of the sun fell on Roy's face, and after three seconds of exposure to the scorching sun, Roy obediently got into the side road under the shade of the trees, where there was a slope paved with gravel.

There are many college freshmen enjoying the coolness under the shade of trees, and the elves are actually very afraid of the sun, and their skin will change color after a long time in the sun...

Young elves would even sit on the low walls by the side of the road, usually by men, and they would gaze at the passing beauties with a little flirtatiousness.

Some elf beauties with outstanding looks passed by, and some young elves even jumped off the low wall and trot all the way to strike up a conversation...

Roy felt that this phenomenon was normal.

What he didn't expect was...someone actually ran over to strike up a conversation with him.

And it was a handsome male elf, he was wearing a beige vest and a white shirt with a bow tie, and the cuffs were designed like knickerbockers, as if two big white hydrangeas were tied on his wrists.

And he was also wearing a pair of light-colored bloomers.

Elves like to wear silk very much. This young elf is wearing a very delicate silk attire, with trouser legs tied at the ankle, and a pair of leather boots is nothing special.

Male silver moon elves are generally handsome, and this young elf is not ugly.

The short silver hair is neatly combed, two pointed ears are exposed, the skin is fair and even a little transparent, and the whole person looks very refreshing.

He didn't stop Roy's way, but walked forward with Roy, introducing himself while walking:

"Oh, hello, my name is Wagner Clare, can I get to know you? I am also a freshman reporting this year..."

"Roy."

Roy didn't stop, but he didn't refuse either, and casually said his name.

Seeing that his nails are neatly manicured, there are no such messy things as lipstick, foundation and eye shadow, and his eyes are very clear, Roy feels that he should have a small social circle.

"I was just behind you in the queue just now, and I just saw that you have also enrolled in the elementary martial arts training class. I also choose this course. It is estimated that in the next year, we will have classes together, so I ran over to get to know each other in advance. " Claire said quickly to Roy.

Only then did Roy stop, and then stretched out his right hand:
"Claire, nice to meet you."

In fact, in the Elven Academy, there are no fixed classes.

Only when everyone applies for the same course will they sit together and listen to the class. It is very likely that they will meet another group of students in the next class.

Claire and Roy walked side by side on the boulevard...

What makes Roy a little confused is that there are many elves in the hall, and there must be a lot of elves who have applied for the elementary martial arts training class, and there are many beautiful female elves among them.

Even if he stood in front of Claire when he signed up, this is not a reasonable reason for him to be approached...

Along the way, the two chatted casually.

Claire has a good upbringing, and she likes to use honorifics when speaking. This is a habit that only elves and nobles have. According to Roy's understanding, it means that they appear to be more forceful and tall.

And it felt that he didn't have any malice towards Roy.

At least the chat along the way was enjoyable.

……

Regarding the books used in the course, the teachers of the college gave Roy two recommendations:
First, you can borrow them from the library. Of course, the number of such textbooks in the library is limited, and many of them will inevitably be damaged to a certain extent.

The second is that you can buy new ones in the bookstore, but this kind of parchment books are still a bit expensive.

Roy thinks that those new books are the first choice for those elf nobles who don't lack Kohler in their pockets. He actually wants to go to the library to borrow two books first. Even if they are old, it doesn't matter if they are missing two pages...

When Roy told Claire about going to the library to borrow books, Claire said to Roy:

"Why are you going to the library to borrow books? Do you want to go to the back street to buy the textbooks used by the seniors? In many textbooks, even the class notes are neatly memorized, and the key knowledge is marked. They have learned it. Afterwards, I felt that it was useless, and every year when the new semester started, I would sell it at a stall in the back street, or should we go and have a look together?"

"Okay." Roy said cheerfully.

Roy followed Claire across the Elven Academy, only to realize that this academy is really huge, occupying three large steps on the hillside in Castleton.

The tallest teaching buildings in the college look like ancient trees tens of meters high from the outside, with dense branches and leaves on the crown.

Now Roy was walking on the campus, looking at the old trees tens of meters high, he realized that they were all tree-like buildings, and the trees on the top of the buildings were all plants growing on top.

Even the main body of the building is covered with vines, which makes these teaching buildings look like towering giant trees.

There are no canteens and dormitories in the college, and all foreign students need to rent houses around the college.

As for how to tackle lunch...

This couldn't be easier for the elves, because the only food they like to eat is fish and fruit, and an apple in their pocket is a lunch.

The college has no real walls, and the open lawn separates the college from the street.

There are many art sculptures on both sides of these lawns. Many of these sculptures are the understanding of the beautiful body curves, which opened Roy's eyes.

Houjie is full of various shops and workshops, and there is also a small market.
Those second-hand books are placed on the stalls in this small market, and those stall owners are just like Claire said, some young elves.

There are even some elves wearing the robes of the Academy.

Sure enough, the price of textbooks sold here is almost half of the price of new books in bookstores.

The older it is, the cheaper it is, and many books are even densely filled with elven characters.

Of course, the elven words on these pages are not all classroom notes, but also the mood recorded in essays, some nameless poems written in pursuit of romance, or some messy things.

It is likely that these elf students have passed on this old book to form a unique culture.

It's just that Roy couldn't accept it. He searched the bookstalls for a long time, and finally found two second-hand books that only recorded a few class notes, and he bought them at a price of 130 Kohler each.

If it is a new book, the price of these two books is estimated to be around four basil.

Yes, books are that expensive in Castletown.

It would cost Roy a week's salary to buy two second-hand textbooks that were [-]% new, and Roy immediately became in a good mood.

After buying the textbooks, Roy planned to leave the Elf Academy and go to the Temple of Liberty to study divine arts in the afternoon.

Before leaving, Roy finally couldn't help but asked Claire standing on the side of the road and waving goodbye to him:
"Claire, I have a question for you. If I don't ask it, I may not be able to sleep well tonight...Why did you choose me?"

Claire put her hands in her trouser pockets, and held three art textbooks under her armpits. In Roy's opinion, they should be equivalent to the sheet music for beginners like Canon.

Leaning against a laurel tree, he looked a little handsome, and his expression was not that arrogant and obnoxious. He was about to wave goodbye to Roy.

"what?"

Claire didn't respond to Roy's question immediately.

Roy can only say it again:
"I mean choose me as your new friend at the Spirit Academy."

Claire smiled, with some cunning in her clear eyes.

"Want to hear the truth?"

"Of course!"

"Then you can't be angry, and you can't break friendship with me. I promise I have no malicious intentions." Claire said, patting her chest.

Roy readily agreed, "Okay, I promise you."

Claire lowered her voice and said:

"I'm afraid of being beaten in the martial arts training class. I have a friend who signed up for this elementary martial arts training class. He was beaten up by his sparring all day long until he gave up the class. It was a waste of money." for a year."

"..."

Roy didn't expect such a reason.

Saying goodbye to Claire at the corner of Houjie, Roy trotted towards the downtown area with two books between his hands.

It is still very far from the college to Brown Street, which needs to cross an urban area. Fortunately, this road is almost downhill. It should not be too difficult for Roy to get back to the Statue of Liberty on time.

……

Just as Roy's figure was about to disappear at the intersection of the street full of steps, Sabrina and her two best friends just turned out from Houjie.

Roy on the other side of the street was recognized at a glance. Seeing him trotting all the way towards the downtown with two books between his hands, Sabrina couldn't help but stop and stretched her fair neck to look over there. ...

She inherited half of the blood of the Ermu elves, and she was extremely tall, a head taller than her companions.

The girlfriend asked curiously: "Sabrina, who are you looking at?"

"No... no."

Sabrina hesitated slightly, and answered subconsciously.

The girlfriend pushed Sabrina's back and said, "Let's go..."

Another best friend was holding a thick stack of books in her hand, and moaned in great distress: "It's really troublesome, I have to rebuild it this year..."

　A little dizzy, no more today,

　　
　
(End of this chapter)