Above the mage

Chapter 161 Accumulating Knowledge (Part 3)

What can other students compare to someone who drinks "Little Enlightenment Tea" anytime in terms of "learning"?

The reason why Gaode thinks "it's not that difficult" is not because everyone has super skills and is afraid that they can't learn as well as other students.

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You need to pay a course fee to attend classes.

Moreover, the "tuition fee" for each course is not cheap; 10 gold coins is just the starting price!

Whether you can truly understand multiple courses is a question that can be answered by [Divine Guidance+].

But whether one can afford the tuition fees for multiple elective courses is another matter entirely.

This matter is not within the scope of the [Divine Guidance Technique+] business.

After finishing his study of "Symbolic Literature" for the day, Gaode went to a restaurant and ordered a limited-edition specialty dish that he hadn't tried in a long time, as a "nutritional supplement" after overworking his brain.

Today's restaurant specialty is grilled shark steak, served alongside asparagus and sliced ​​tomatoes, and accompanied by a complimentary dessert: raisin shortbread.

It has novelty and flavor, but this special dish costs 12 silver coins.

This made Gaode grit his teeth twice before he finally calmed down and ordered a dish.

After lunch, there was still some time before the afternoon's "Geography of Nolan Continent and Geography of War" class began.

Gao De returned to his dormitory, took out the materials he had compiled for the courses "Understanding General Spells (0-3 Rings)" and "General Knowledge of Herbs", and sat down in the meditation room.

Having regained much of his energy, Gao De took a deep breath, cast a [Divine Guidance+] spell on himself, and then focused his attention on the data.

Soon, he once again entered that state of "mental clarity and active thinking" in flow.

In this state, time seems to slow down.

The knowledge points from just two courses flowed through his mind as he continuously flipped through the materials.

Time passed second by second.

One hour later.

Gao De put down the documents in his hand with a tired look on his face, took out his water bag, and took another big gulp of the leak-free fruit drink.

Despite the weariness on his face, he felt an immense sense of satisfaction and joy.

In just one hour, Gaode felt he remembered and understood more than he had in the previous two weeks.

Of course, in the previous life, there was also a magical existence called college students, who could learn more in one or two days than in a whole semester, provided that it was "before the final exam".

However, Gaode's situation is different. It achieved such amazing results even after he had already studied it very thoroughly and worked hard.

First in freshman credits?

He suddenly felt that this achievement, which he had once regarded as a short-term goal, was somewhat insignificant.

Because it has become too simple.

Things that are too easy to accomplish are not suitable as goals.

He took out his pocket watch and glanced at it; it was only 12:30 in the afternoon.

The afternoon classes don't start until 2 p.m.

Having entered a state of flow by casting [Divine Guidance+] twice in a row, Gao De no longer forced himself to endure it and chose to go to bed to take a nap and recover his energy.

Foggy Frosty Moon 23th.

Gaode knocked on He west's door again, and under He west's incomprehensible and skeptical gaze, he took the initiative to ask to increase his daily learning volume to twice the current amount.

And in a later inspection that day, he won over the skeptical Jose with an absolutely perfect performance.

Foggy Frosty Moon 27th.

With the combined blessing of the first-level training room and the leak-free water, Gao De's guidance method has achieved its third minor breakthrough since entering the Seres Academy.

After this breakthrough, his total mana was enough to support him casting 11 spells in one go.

At this rate of cultivation, Gao De roughly estimated that it would take him about another year to complete the Apprentice Guidance Method.

By then, he will be fourteen or fifteen years old.

So, judging someone solely on their skill level makes them a genius?

Of course, the word "pseudo" should be added before "genius".

Such pseudo-geniuses are especially numerous among the nobility.

Because the resources that noble mages can enjoy are definitely far superior to those of high-ranking mages.

Even a mage with average to below-average talent like Gao De can quickly max out his progress in guiding magic by earning resources on his own, so it's even less of a problem for noble mages.

Why is it that a 14-year-old first-ring mage like Yulan can still shock so many people?

The reason is not complicated.

Guided methods can quickly accumulate progress by using resources, but meditation has no such shortcut!

Methods to improve one's meditation practice are extremely rare; even noble mages can only rely on themselves.

Therefore, for aristocratic children, with the support of resources, it was quite common for them to complete the apprenticeship guidance practice within the age range of 13-15.

However, due to the slow progress of meditation, there are many examples of people who did not reach the level of a third-class mage apprentice until they were over twenty years old.

But for Gaode Maps, this problem is not so difficult.

Because his talent for meditation far surpasses his talent for guided meditation.

Therefore, even if his progress is slowed down by meditation after he has perfected the guided practice, it won't be for too long.

Foggy Frosty Moon 28th.

Gaode arrived at Building 17 in Zone 1.

This is where Gerica's dormitory is located.

Most of the courses at Cyrus Academy start at the beginning of each month, with very few starting at the end of the month.

So even if you have plenty of time and energy right now, Gaode Maps has no courses available for you to choose from and you'll have to wait until the Frozen Moon arrives.

Before that, he had to raise enough money to pay for the courses he would be taking.

Gao De's savings have dwindled to only 63 gold and 8 silver coins, which is insufficient to support his "ambitions".

It's clearly impossible to make a large sum of money in a short period of time by taking on tasks assigned by the academy.

After much deliberation, Gaode realized that for his current situation, there was only one way out:

Selling leak-free water.

While the leak-free fruit drink is quite helpful for Gaode Maps, under the current circumstances, exchanging it for money would obviously yield greater benefits.

To ensure a flawless transaction, the only channels Gaode could think of were Sadie and Jerica.

The former are all members of mutual aid societies, so they should be quite easy to talk to.

However, gaining the trust of others is a challenge, and members of the mutual aid group may not have the extra money to buy such a useful but not essential fruit drink.

With this in mind, Gaode decided to abandon the Sadie channel.

The latter are customers who have already experienced the wonders of the leak-free water and have made a "transaction" with it, so they are considered regular customers and don't need further introductions, making it convenient and worry-free.

Secondly, Gerica is rich!

This is a true "rich heiress".

Only those who are wealthy enough would be willing to buy something as non-essential as leak-proof water.

So, after tidying up his remaining fruit drinks, Gao De came to visit Jerica for the first time.

Two gallons of leak-free water, after brewing, yields approximately 2 gallons of 4 pints (about 12 liters) of fruit drink.

To fully realize the benefits of the "leak-free water" effect, you need to drink 7 ounces (about 0.2 liters) of fruit juice a day; more will not enhance the effect.

One gallon is equivalent to 8 pints of finished product.

Gaode has consumed about 6 pints of fruit drinks in the past few days, and has 14 pints left. Based on a daily consumption of one serving, this can be considered as 42 servings.

He had previously given Gerica a small jug of fruit drink that was nearly a pint in size, for which Gerica paid 10 gold coins.

If we calculate it roughly, if we can sell all 14 pints of fruit juice to Gerica, it will bring Gaode an income of about 140 gold.

(End of this chapter)