[WP] Chapter 12 Enrollment

[WP] Chapter 12 Enrollment

Dr. Schneider took a sip of the black tea while talking and then looked into the cup with some surprise:

"This black tea is very good."

"Church and college?"

Shade didn't care about the former detective's taste for black tea or what kind of person the former detective was; he was digesting this information.

"Yes, the church can also train ring wizards. The formal channels for training ring wizards, at least in my opinion, are the five orthodox churches and the three major thaumaturgy academies. The training methods of other evil god churches, secret societies, ancient organizations, and messy groups are either irregular or full of hidden dangers. So, it is really lucky for both of us to meet me during the awakening of your talent."

"Then the church."

Compared to the academy, whose origin is unknown, Shade is more interested in the church and can cooperate with the official kingdom. The doctor could see this idea; he smiled and shook his head to show his understanding and explained:

"The academy and the Orthodox Church are not hostile, and they even cooperate occasionally. It's just that the church doesn't like the students of the academy, whether they are correspondence students or formal students. They think we are dangerous machines that attract trouble."

He raised his eyebrows slightly, and seeing that Shade didn't ask, he continued:

"So, the existence of us, the correspondence academy ring wizards, is not illegal in itself, but we usually don't let the church know our identity and existence. I know that you may be interested in the church, so please answer my question: "

The doctor smiled:

"To join the church, you need a completely clean background. Even if you don't have a criminal record, you need a complete life trajectory to make sure you are not a dangerous person. Can you provide it?"

Bill Schneider is a psychologist himself, and at this moment he seems to be consulting the patient.

"Have you investigated me?"

Shade blurted out, but then regretted saying it:

"It's not normal not to investigate."

Thinking in his heart.

"It's just some basic investigation. After all, the college needs to confirm the identity of the other party when recruiting students. I can't recommend dangerous people to the college. But because we are only correspondence courses, do you understand the meaning of correspondence courses? So the requirements for identity are not as strict as those of the church."

Dr. Schneider smiled and looked at the young detective sitting opposite:

"The ring wizards awaken, and probability affects people's minds, so you will change from the original Shade to the current Shade. After investigating your identity, I understand what happened when I saw you yesterday as if you were afraid and confused about the world in your eyes. For you, awakening The moment you awaken your talent is the real 'awakening', right?"

He probably misunderstood the reason why Shade, who had an IQ problem, became the Shade he is now, but Shade was also happy for him to think so, so he pretended to be understood and nodded.

"If I take this explanation to the church."

"Of course, I would like you to understand the academy first and understand what the so-called 'ring wizard' is. Isn't it better to make a decision this way? I believe you can understand that at least I am not a bad person."

Dr. Schneider said, and Shade nodded again. What the doctor said made sense. He answered solemnly:

"Okay then, thank you, Dr. Schneider; I would like to learn about these things first."

The doctor took out the pocket watch from his pocket and took a look:

"We don't have much time. The duration of talent awakening is about 72 hours, but it fluctuates with individual differences. To prevent missing time."

"What will happen if you become a ring wizard without guidance during awakening?"

Shade interrupted the doctor embarrassedly:

"I am a little curious about this."

The doctor shook his head indifferently.

"Being curious is a good thing, which means you are not against the ring wizard and the mysticism.

You are almost ignorant, so you are more suitable for guidance. People are afraid of the extraordinary and the mysterious, but you did not show any rejection but were just curious. I am very happy about this. As for your question, I don't have specific data; I can only tell you that if the ring wizard is not guided during the awakening of his talent, there is a high probability of going crazy and a small probability of his head exploding. Yes, have you seen the picture of a hammer smashing a watermelon? Pink and white flying everywhere."

The doctor asked politely.

"No need to describe it; this metaphor is too vivid; I can almost see the picture."

Shade said immediately, feeling that his stomach was a little uncomfortable because he didn't eat breakfast.

"Well, of course, there is a smaller probability that some strange things will happen, which can be discussed later. In short, first, let you know about the ring wizard. The simple explanation is not vivid; please follow me."

The doctor stood up.

"Where to go? To St. Byrons Comprehensive College?"

Shade raised the college enrollment documents in his hand.

"Of course not. We correspondence students are only eligible to go to the college hidden in the northern ice cap of the old continent after the fifth grade. The address of the college is secret and is related to some subspace entrances and alien species attached to the material world. Before that, we have to continue our lives and study within our scope. Remember, Mr. Hamilton, we are receiving adult education, and we are correspondence students of the college."

That is to say, even if Shade joins college, he does not need to go to a secret place like "Hogwarts" to study. This has both advantages and disadvantages, but at least it is freer while gaining power.

"Now, I will take you to find the person who killed Sparrow Hamilton."

The doctor made a gesture of invitation.

"What?"

Shade stood up at once, which was something he did not expect.

"Yes, I found this out when I was investigating your identity. Since you have been around extraordinary and mysterious people, why don't we take this opportunity to help you solve this problem? You may also be worried about whether the person who killed the original Hamilton detective will implicate you."

It must be admitted that even though the original detective promised not to implicate Shade, Shade is still worried.

"This is not a very troublesome matter, and the other party seems to have not deliberately hidden the traces of his actions because Sparrow Hamilton is just an ordinary person. Come with me now; I think we can solve this matter before lunch. By the way, do you have a pistol?"

The doctor asked again.

"No."

Shade shook his head.

"Then please don't stand in front of me. I promise that as long as you are behind me, there will be no danger today. After all, the person on the other side is not a ring wizard."

Before his death, Sparrow Hamilton said that the other party was.

"Ordinary people can't tell the difference and tend to regard all those who can use extraordinary powers as ring wizards. But for a formally employed ring wizard, it is easy to tell the difference. After all, that person doesn't have the [Wheel of Destiny], doesn't have the accumulated spirit, and can't feel the four elements of [Miracle], [Enlightenment], [Blasphemy], and [Whisper]. He is just lucky enough to get the [relic] by chance."

The doctor paused and changed his words:

"No, it's an unlucky guy."

"You seem to have mentioned a lot of terms just now."

Shade said that he had heard of the four elements and [Relic], but there was no need to show it at this time.

"It doesn't matter; we can talk while walking."

The detective profession is very dangerous. In the doctor's investigation, the former detective Sparrow Hamilton encountered an accident during a detective activity.

Probably to prevent Shade from investigating, Sparrow Hamilton deleted all records of that commission before his death, but the doctor's intelligence network completely restored that incident.

"Come to think of it, you figured out the whole thing in one night?"

Shade did not forget to ask, but the doctor did not answer vaguely, saying that he would tell him after the matter was over.

"It's here."

The two set out from the square in a carriage (the doctor paid for it), and after nearly two hours of travel, they crossed the city and got off the carriage at the riverbank beside the Ausel River.

As the capital of the Northern Kingdom, Tobesk has a well-developed water system, and inland shipping supports the prosperous steam industry and commercial trade here.

Many rivers pass through the city of Tobesk, among which the Ausel River is a river flowing through the north of the city. Now is the flood season in summer, and the river is turbulent.

This area is close to the edge of the city. The doctor said that the city hall has plans to build a new factory area nearby, relying on the river traffic of the Ausel River to find new development opportunities for Tobesk City and use it to connect the industrial areas in the north of the kingdom and also serve as a supplement to the kingdom's steam locomotive railway network.

But at least for now, there are still large areas of wasteland nearby. After getting out of the car and looking around, in the hazy fog, only the buildings of Tobesk City can be seen in the distance.

"To prevent disturbing him, we start walking from here. I noticed that the boots you wear are very suitable for long-distance travel. Mr. Hamilton, you probably haven't had breakfast yet. I'll treat you to dinner after this matter is resolved."

The doctor said, carrying his briefcase, and walked into the grass beside the road with Shade, who was holding a notebook. Soon, the two saw a small path.

(End of this chapter)