Full-Time Wizard: Starting with Harvesting Wheat

"Karazhan, I can read it to you first," Roy sighed, "but you'll definitely need to be literate later, so it's best to learn it yourself."

"I...I understand." Karazhan's face flushed red.

Roy carefully reviewed the contract and identified several key points:

Before becoming a wizard apprentice, Soraya and the two were teacher and student. After being introduced to the academy, their relationship became simply that of introducer and introducer.

That is, Soraya will only teach them up to the apprentice level.

Second, all expenses incurred during the learning period must be repaid to Soraya in installments after becoming an apprentice.

Third, after becoming an apprentice, one must go to the Gulimo Academy within three months without delay.

To be honest, only these three clauses caught Roy's attention; the rest were just formulaic statements.

These three clauses seem quite reasonable.

They learn knowledge, and Soraya receives rewards for her referrals; it's a mutually beneficial transaction.

However, these three clauses may also contain traps.

"Excuse me—" He pointed to the word "fees" in the second clause, "were the fees mentioned here determined by you?"

—No, all the learning tools and even the knowledge are priced the same as those at Gulimo Academy. I wouldn't stoop to taking advantage of such a small thing.

Roy nodded slightly. Besides that, he had a more important question to ask.

"Does becoming an apprentice increase my lifespan?"

This is especially important to him.

--nature.

The thoughts that Soraya conveyed were filled with confidence.

Roy had a sudden thought.

"So... how long does it take to become an apprentice?"

—Are you thinking about your lifespan?

Soraya seemed to have expected this, and smiled.

Sure enough, since she had studied her own blood, she must know about blood deficiency.

—My prediction is that you have about nine months to live. To become an apprentice in a place like this within nine months is extremely difficult.

Her prediction was incredibly accurate, almost hitting Roy's weak point.

--but……

She suddenly changed the subject.

—It's not difficult to help you become a knight within 9 months and temporarily prolong your life.

It has to be said that Soraya was a bit breathless when she was delivering the message. Just now, Roy's heart sank to the bottom, but now it floated up like a cloud.

It's even more thrilling than a roller coaster.

This was the assurance of a genius wizarding apprentice, and Roy believed she wasn't exaggerating. His future, which had been shrouded in mist and filled with uncertainty, was now paved with a smooth road ahead.

All of this stems from his talent.

Without talent, he could only follow the established plan. He would contribute to the lord in exchange for high-purity Lothlion blood, then use the Bloodline Resonance Fern to separate the low-concentration blood from Delock's blood and fuse it with his own.

Leaving aside how long it would take to obtain high-purity blood, and when they could return to Lanxi Town to retrieve the Bloodline Resonance Fern, even with the bloodline of the Lotel Lion, the speed at which they could cultivate the Breathing Technique remained an unknown.

Leylin only became a formal knight in his twenties, and he must have started practicing the Lion Breathing Technique from childhood. Such progress is already considered rapid by others, but for him, it is not optimistic.

He had been under immense pressure for almost every minute of the past month, but now his tense brows finally relaxed, revealing a relieved expression.

However, while practicing breathing techniques, you must also learn basic knowledge about wizards; you must not fall behind.

—I have the basic knowledge of bloodline factions here; Karazhan can learn it first. As for you…

Soraya suddenly fell silent, her eyes fixed on the void, as if conversing with an unknown being. Her eyes lit up, and the moment Roy looked directly at her, he felt as if countless needles were piercing his eyes, causing excruciating pain.

"What is she doing?" Roy quickly looked away.

A moment later, Soraya came to her senses and pouted.

—I purchased some basic knowledge from CNKI: "Fundamentals of Material Science," "Basic Theory of Alchemy," "Illustrated Guide to Metals," and "The Essence of Elements (Metallic Properties)." These books should arrive tomorrow. After studying these courses, you will be able to choose a zero-ring magical model of a metallic property and then try to construct it.

—Until the conditions are right, you can only improve your spiritual power and enter the apprentice realm by learning witchcraft models.

Of course, I know nothing about magic related to metal, so if you encounter any problems, you can't come to me. Even if you do, I can only contact other wizards for answers, which will incur additional fees.

Soraya helplessly shrugged.

In other words, even if Roy encounters a problem in a certain aspect of his studies, he can only pay other wizards for help. What's even more terrifying is that if he misunderstands a certain piece of knowledge, there is no teacher who will help him correct it.

The newcomer stage is often when they make the most mistakes.

"This...can I also practice the bloodline faction...?" Roy asked with a distressed expression.

"Although I am an apprentice of the bloodline faction, I advise you that since you have elemental talent, you should develop in that direction. Hmm... at most, you can study the bloodline faction as a secondary major, after all, a person's energy is limited, and learning two things at once is very difficult."

—Then… the four types of knowledge total 120 magic stones, this is your current debt.

Roy was stunned. Was this what it meant to take out a loan to pay for tuition?

Afterwards, Soraya transmitted a message through her mind, but it was directed at Karazhan.

—I have the basic information about bloodline factions here, but you still need to pay to read it. It's not that I'm stingy, but the wizarding world places great importance on intellectual property rights; if a book is given to a second person to read, you need to pay again.

Karazhan didn't understand what "intellectual property rights" meant, but he still knew that he owed a lot of money.

—Before that, you all need to learn the wizard's language to read these books.

Soraya took out two thick volumes of Ancient Byron, which were no less impressive than the Niujing Dictionary from her previous life.

She took out several dark stones from the cloth bag at her waist. In an instant, the stones disappeared silently into the air, as if they had never existed.

This unlocks the book, allowing it to be viewed by a second person.

Karazhan accepted the heavy book with a worried expression. He was illiterate and therefore never read books; he had only heard the story of Roland from the countryside. How was he supposed to understand this "Ancient Byronian Language"?

When he opened the book, he discovered that the ancient text was described using illustrations.

—Because the people learning Old Byron are from different languages, this book can only be illustrated.

Soraya explained in a timely manner.

This is actually quite friendly to Karazhan, who can't read.

But faced with those twisted, snake-like, complex and ever-changing characters, he found it difficult to muster any desire to conquer them.

Roy also took the book, but didn't rush to open it.

He looked up at Soraya.

"I have one last question."

The latter smiled and gestured for him to speak.

"May I ask you, where is Gulimo Academy located?"