Chapter 16 Invitation for Admission to Correspondence Education
"Detective, now that we have solved the accident caused by the poet's relic and helped you solve the problem of the death of the previous detective, let us return to the original topic."
The blue-eyed doctor on the single sofa looked at Shade:
"What do you think of St. Barons Comprehensive College now?
Because the awakening time for ring warlocks is only 72 hours, the main training method of Zhengshen Church and the three major colleges is to recruit from core believers and the industries affiliated to the college, which is more convenient for observation. However, both parties do not mind recruiting people who have nothing to do with their own power.
New blood is just trained differently from those trustworthy talents."
"Then can you give an example of how ordinary people like us who have nothing to do with mystery are treated after joining a church or academy?"
Shade thought for a while, chewing on the meaning of his words, feeling that it was reasonable not to be fully trusted.
"Of course, for the Orthodox Church, those ring magicians who are not devout believers are not allowed to leave the parish within ten years of successfully assuming office, and their access to church support will also be restricted. It will take at least 20 years to be completely trusted.
For the three major colleges, the conditions are more complicated. We use correspondence courses to cultivate talents who do not originally belong to the mysterious world.
All foreign students receive correspondence teaching and cannot directly contact the college itself, let alone enter the college. Depending on the region, correspondence warlocks are divided into different groups, with 3 to 7 people in each group. When there is at least one sixth-ring warlock in the group,
A fifth-ring warlock, a fourth-ring warlock, and if more than 5 people meet the conditions, the group as a whole can pass the test and truly enter the academy. It must be a whole group, and no one can be discarded, so as to ensure that the whole group supervises each other.
Mutual guarantee.”
The doctor introduced this, which made Xia De raise his eyebrows:
"If I joined St. Barons Comprehensive College..."
Dr. Schneider nodded, agreeing with Shade's guess, and pointed at himself:
"Then my group once again has five ring warlocks. Now we have four. The specific information of the others is not disclosed before you join. But I promise to wait until you meet the third ring at least before formal enrollment.
The test. After all, we are still far behind in other conditions.”
That's why Bill Schneider is so enthusiastic about guiding Shade to join the academy. "Wild" talents are really hard to find, probably only slightly less difficult than finding a needle in a haystack.
Seeing that Sha De was still thinking, the doctor said again:
"Mr. Hamilton, I am very satisfied with you, your background, your origin, and your attitude towards mystery. A few hours ago, when we saw the tragic scene together, you showed no tolerance and pretended to be calm,
These are quite good. Please consider my proposal carefully, the conditions here are very good."
"I don't understand why the Orthodox Church and the academy are so... wary of people like us?"
Shade was still hesitant. It is difficult for outsiders to trust others easily when they first enter this world.
"You haven't become a ring warlock yet, so you don't know how dangerous this world is. The world is like a crazy ocean, and the world of normal people is just a small island. But ring warlocks can go deep into that deep sea and gain more, and
Therefore, it is easier to go crazy, to be whispered by evil things, and to be maliciously distorted by nature. Even if we have an 'other self' to jointly resist those distortions and weirdness, but without a ring warlock trained since childhood, it is easier to make a wrong step, and the entire
If a person loses control, it will be a very scary thing."
The doctor gave a brief introduction, but seemed to dare not make it too clear. Shade felt that maybe the world view of this world is not only steam and mysticism, but also includes agnosticism or the rules of Cthulhu culture.
"So, is it possible to become a ring warlock naturally without guidance and training?"
Shade asked the question again.
"It's impossible. You don't know the Ring Warlock and don't know what this is. We mentioned in the morning that within 72 hours after the Ring Warlock's talent is awakened, if you don't guide it, many situations will occur. Most of the cases are going crazy.
, in a small number of cases, it is death, and in a very small probability, it will turn into strange things, monsters with piles of flesh and blood, and spirit bodies that howl crazily. They are probably the terrifying existences you can imagine that will give you nightmares just by looking at them."
After hearing the doctor's words, Shade completely understood the current situation. He sat up straight and concluded:
"My time is running out and I have to make a choice as soon as possible. And if I don't agree to join St. Barons Comprehensive College, then you will never let me leave with the memory of today."
Shade looked at the doctor. The blue-eyed doctor nodded cautiously:
"I introduced at the beginning that students from the three major colleges will hide their identities in areas where the Zhengshen Church exists. Yes, if you refuse, I will use some inconvenient means to erase your memory. I am good at manipulation.
Emotions and dreams, so you are also good at changing memories. Of course, this is because you are just an ordinary person, and it is not that easy for a ring warlock."
Xia De will not think that the doctor is threatening him because of his words. These methods are all for self-protection. Xia De understands that no one should accommodate himself.
"If I erase today's memory, I won't know the 72-hour limit..."
his further analysis.
"Yes, I think there may be new guests in the Tobesk City Mental Sanatorium. But don't worry, I have familiar staff in all the Tobesk City Mental Sanatorium... and
You're kidding, Detective, we could use some relaxation."
The doctor judged very cautiously:
"I will not force you to choose to join St. Byrons Comprehensive College, where I belong, but as adults, we all have to pay the price for our choices. Moreover, compared to the church, becoming a correspondence magician is actually more free. You
Such ordinary people who are not believers, once they enter the church's training system, can certainly be taken care of by the church, but they also cannot move freely.
But correspondence courses are different for ring magicians. As long as we pass the exam every semester, get enough required credits, complete the practical content, get enough practical credits, and don't do things like murder and arson, the college doesn't care what we do.
Now, do you understand the difference between academic ring magicians and church ring magicians?"
"clear."
Shade nodded, just listening to the doctor's words, it is true that the academy has an advantage.
"The three major thaumaturgy academies are St. Byrons Comprehensive Academy, which is proficient in the storage and utilization of [relics]; Zarath Academy of Literature, which is proficient in thaumaturgy developed by elemental spirit runes, that is, the use of magic in the story; Xerxes
They know everything about medical schools, but they are particularly good at alchemy.
Mr. Hamilton, this is not only my opportunity, but also your opportunity. Do you know what a rare opportunity it is to be able to enter the ring magician training system through formal channels, rather than through cult organizations and secret societies?"
The doctor said again that his profession made him very good at persuading others.
The hesitant Sha De also nodded again. Although the original owner's brain may not work well, he is an outsider in the world. Even though he is only over 20 years old, he has his own judgment:
"So, how do you prove that everything you have said so far is true? So far, the information I have obtained is all what you said."
Shade asked seriously.
Although he was doubting the doctor, Dr. Schneider was actually very happy, which meant that the young man in front of him was excited.
"I can apply to the academy for that poet-level (level 5) [relic] to prove what I said. But once I do this, the academy will know that I have discovered a brand new talent here. The academy will not
You will be forced to enroll, but your identity information will be recorded. So, do you want to get in touch with the poet-level relic [The Dream of St. Byrons Comprehensive College]?"
"Can I... think about it? Give me two hours? No, one hour. I want to think carefully about what happened today."
The amount of information was too large, and Shade couldn't make a decision immediately. But he was inclined to believe the doctor, so he asked for some time to think.
"No problem, after all, for ordinary people, this information is too much. You can think about it here, or you can leave here. It happens that I also have some small things to deal with, so let's..."
The doctor looked at the clock in the corner of the room. The lower end of the pendulum in the glass display window was a heart-shaped metal part:
"Meet you here at two o'clock in the afternoon."
"No problem, I'll just be here."
Shade said, it doesn't matter where he thinks. If the doctor wants to do something bad to him, there is no need to wait until now. The sanatorium just now is a good place to kill.
"If you stay here, there are some college admissions materials that are inconvenient to take outside. You can take a look. I will come back after I finish handling the matter. If you need any help, you can ask Mrs. Kara for help."
Mrs. Carla is the middle-aged maid who served tea just now.