Above the mage

Chapter 162 The King of Scrolls

When Gerica opened the door and saw God standing there, she immediately looked surprised.

It's been almost three months since she enrolled, and this is the first time Gaode has visited her in person.

She had some knowledge of Gaode's situation and knew that as soon as she became a formal student, she enrolled in eight courses and was studying hard.

Gerica was somewhat taken aback by this.

She originally just wanted to randomly choose one or two courses, to get through the first year in the easiest way, and to focus most of her energy on advancing to the first level of mage.

However, after learning how hard Gaode was working, Gerika felt too embarrassed to just "lie down" and, after some hesitation, finally chose four courses.

Although she voluntarily chose four courses, Gerica always felt like she was being forced to work hard. It was a strange feeling that she couldn't quite put her finger on.

If Gao De knew what Jellica was thinking, he would definitely help her describe this feeling.

This is called: a roll.

"Gao De, is there something you need from me?" Jelica asked proactively.

Gao De breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Jerica. After all, the students in the academy were all busy with their own things and didn't have much time to "stay home." He was afraid of making a wasted trip.

"Jerica, do you still need the fruit drinks from last time? I brewed some more, and added some precious ingredients. Now they won't evaporate in a short time and can be stored for a long time," Gao De said bluntly.

As for the so-called "precious materials," they are actually just seasonal fruits.

Gao De's statement serves two purposes: firstly, it further enhances the perceived value of fruit drinks, and secondly, it addresses the previous claim of "volatile" properties.

"The fruit drink from last time?" Gerica's eyes lit up, and she invited, "Come in and let's talk, don't stand at the door."

When Gao De saw that Gerika did not refuse and even invited him into the house to discuss the matter in detail, he knew that the deal was almost certainly going to happen.

Once seated on a chair in the lobby, Gerica's expression became formal, switching to "business mode."

"How much fruit drink can you provide this time? It won't be just a small pot like last time, will it? Can you provide it regularly?" she asked repeatedly.

Gao De shook his head and answered in turn, "I made more this time, about 14 pints."

"However, it cannot be provided for a long time. Firstly, the brewing process for this fruit drink is extremely complicated and takes a lot of time."

"I can't waste too much time on this; there are many more important things to do at the academy."

"Another issue is that brewing this fruit drink requires several special ingredients that cannot be bought from outside sources, and I don't have many of these special ingredients on hand."

"I see." Gerica's mind raced, and she added, "It's alright, 14 pints is enough for me to drink for a while. If your family's secret recipe could be mass-produced, it would definitely make a lot of money. It's a pity."

"In short, I'll take all 14 pints of these fruit drinks. If there's any more produced after this, feel free to come to me. I'll buy them without any limit," Gerica said with a smile.

"14 pints, I'll round it up for you, how about 150 gold?"

The "temperament" of a wealthy heiress is revealed in just two short sentences.

Upon hearing this, Gaode nodded in agreement without any hesitation.

"I'll bring you the fruit drink in a bit," Gao De said with a beaming smile. "By the way, this fruit drink is called the Leak-Free Fruit Drink."

He gave his fruit drink, brewed with leak-free water, a name on the spot.

"Leak-free fruit drink." Gerica nodded, indicating that she remembered. "Then wait a moment, I'll settle the payment for you first."

Go back to dorms.

Gao De put his newly received 150 gold coins together with his existing savings.

The 213 Sean gold coins gleam with an alluring golden light, and the little rooster engraved on the coin face is full of spirit.

Gao De stroked the two hundred-plus gold coins with great affection. Soon, a large portion of them would no longer belong to him.

The thought of this made him feel a pang of heartache.

The thought of transferring all of the leak-free fruit drinks to Jelica made Gao De even more heartbroken.

But it was all worth it. With these 150 gold coins in hand, Gaode wouldn't have to worry too much about expenses for at least the first academic year.

With all his savings in hand, Gao De left Zone 1 and went to the course selection counter of the committee.

"Choose a course." Gaode handed his ID badge to the elderly staff member in a long robe.

"What course do you want to choose?" The old man was already very familiar with the work process. Without looking up, he took the Gaode ID card, swiped it on the alchemy machine next to him, and confirmed the information.

Then, he looked down and pulled out the course schedule, preparing to record the courses listed by Gaode Maps.

"Magic Ink Extraction and Production," Gao De said.

This is a sub-course under "Symbolic Literature".

To draw runes, two essential tools are needed: a rune pen and magic ink.

Crafting rune pens is an alchemy skill, and Gao De had no interest in getting involved.

Of the three starter Pokémon, Godzilla is very interested in Runeology and Potions, but he has absolutely no interest in Alchemy.

I will not associate with a crude blacksmith!

As for magic ink, it is usually made by the runemaster himself, which is considered a basic skill of the runemaster, just like a chef is definitely good at "buying vegetables".

"Okay, I've registered you." The old man took out his ID card and prepared to return it to Gao De.

"There's more," Gao De quickly interrupted.

"Anything else?" The old scholar, who had been working at the course selection counter for decades, frowned.

Inside the alchemy machine, he could see that Gaode already had eight courses under his name that he was currently studying and had not yet finished.

If you choose two more courses, that makes ten courses. Can you manage to learn them all?

Although he knew in his heart that Gao De would still take extra elective courses under these circumstances, it must be because he had extra capacity to learn.

However, the idea of ​​a freshman taking ten courses at the same time still seemed a bit exaggerated to the old scholar.

He's been doing course selection for so many years, and to be honest, he's never seen many people like this.

"Management and Trade Practices of Merchant Guilds" is a branch course under the basic cultural course. It is a cultural course that any monk who is preparing to work in a merchant guild will take.

"it is good"

Before the old scholar could finish speaking, Gao De spoke again: "The History of Races."

This is still a branch course under the basic cultural courses.

"Huh?" The old scholar subconsciously let out a surprised sound.

"Earth Vein Biology Research, Magical Engineering, Magical Medicine, Pharmacological Research, and Magical Pet Training." Gao De had already rattled off all the courses he had selected in advance.

These courses cover all aspects.

Racial history mainly studies the various native races and their histories in the currently known mage planes, and is a branch course under the basic culture course.

As the name suggests, the study of ley line organisms is a course that specifically studies ley line organisms, including their structure, extraordinary abilities, characteristics, and lineage.

Magical engineering primarily studies the knowledge and techniques of surveying, designing, constructing, and maintaining various projects using magic.

Magical medicine is the study of treating various diseases through magic.

Pharmacological research aims to understand the properties of various drugs and the changes that occur when these properties are combined.

This course is a branch of Potions and one of the required courses in Potions. In addition, completing this course will help in reasoning and verifying potion recipes.

Gao De still harbored the idea of ​​completing the full recipe for the Potion of Spirit Communication when he had the chance, so he still chose to take the course even though he hadn't chosen Potions.

As for why I didn't choose Potions, the reason is simple: learning Potions requires spending a lot of money to buy raw materials to concoct potions.

He can't afford it now.

In fact, if He west hadn't been providing him with free magic ink and magic paper, the cost of materials for learning rune literature alone would have made Gao De's already meager financial situation even worse.

Pet training is a course that studies the characteristics and laws of life activities of pets, such as their species composition, morphological structure, living habits, reproduction, and historical development.

There are a total of 8 courses. Completing them will earn you a full 12 credits from Gaode, which will exactly offset the credit suppression caused by Yulan's initial level as a 1-ring mage.

After Gaode listed the course names like reciting a menu, the old scholar, who had been looking down at his timetable, suddenly raised his head, his eyes wide open, staring straight at Gaode.

"Is there a problem?" Gao De asked.

"You want to take eight more courses?" He wondered if he had misheard, or if the young man in front of him had something wrong with his brain.

This isn't ordering food, it's choosing courses!

Besides, even when ordering food, ordering eight dishes at once can make a person stuffed to death.

"Is that not allowed?" Gaode had never heard of any limit on the number of courses that could be selected.

"no problem"

"That's good. Here's the course fee." Gao De reluctantly took out his money bag, poured out 120 Sean Gold Coins, and pushed it over.

The staff member hadn't quite processed what was happening yet; he mechanically collected the "tuition fee" submitted by Gaode as if by muscle memory, then completed the registration and returned the ID badge to Gaode.

Throughout the entire process, he seemed to be in a daze.

He didn't come to his senses until Gao De left.

"Eight plus eight, sixteen courses at the same time," the old man murmured.

Not only has he never seen a student like this in his entire career, but there probably haven't been many students like this in the entire history of the academy.

What kind of student is this?

(End of this chapter)