[WP] Chapter 16: Correspondence education enrollment invitation

[WP] Chapter 16: Correspondence education enrollment invitation

"Detective, now that the accident caused by the poet-level relic has been solved, and I have helped you solve the trouble of the death of the previous detective, let's go back to the original topic."

The blue-eyed doctor on the single sofa looked at Shade:

"What do you think of St. Byron's Comprehensive College now?

Because the awakening time of the ring wizard is only 72 hours, the main training method of the Orthodox Church and the three major colleges is actually to recruit from the core believers and the subordinate industries of the college, which is more convenient for observation. But both parties do not mind recruiting fresh blood that has nothing to do with their forces, but they are trained differently from those trustworthy talents."

"Then can you give an example of how ordinary people like us who originally had nothing to do with mystery are treated after joining the church or college?"

Shade thought about it, chewing on the meaning of the words, and felt that it was reasonable not to be fully trusted.

"Of course, for the Orthodox Church, those ring wizards who are not devout believers are not allowed to leave the parish within ten years of successful employment, and their support from the church will be limited. It will take at least 20 years to be fully trusted.

For the three major colleges, the conditions are more complicated. We use correspondence to train talented people who do not originally belong to the mysterious world.

All foreign students are taught by correspondence and cannot directly contact the college itself, let alone enter the college. According to the region, correspondence ring wizards are divided into different groups, each with 3 to 7 people. When there is at least one six-ring wizard, one five-ring wizard, and one four-ring wizard in the group, and the conditions of more than 5 people are met, the group as a whole can pass the test and truly enter the college. It must be a whole group. No one can be abandoned so that the whole group can supervise and guarantee each other."

The doctor introduced, which made Shade raise an eyebrow:

"If I join St. Byron's Comprehensive College."

Dr. Schneider nodded, approved of Shade's guess, and pointed to himself:

"Then my group will have five-ring wizards again. Now we have four people, and the specific information of others is not convenient to disclose before you join. But I promise that at least you will meet the three rings before taking the formal admission test. After all, we are still far from meeting the other conditions."

That's why Bill Schneider is so enthusiastic about guiding Shade to join the college. "Wild" talents are really hard to find, probably only slightly less difficult than finding a needle in a haystack.

Seeing that Shade was still thinking, the doctor said:

"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 your reluctance 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 vigilant about people like us."

Shade still hesitated. It is difficult for him to trust others easily in the early stages of entering this world.

"You haven't become a ring wizard yet, so you don't know how dangerous this world is. The world is like a mad ocean, and the world of normal people is just a small island. Ring wizards can go deep into that deep ocean and gain more, so they are more likely to go crazy and be distorted by the whispers of evil things and the malice of nature. Even if we have an 'other self' to resist those distortions and weirdness together, a ring wizard who has not been trained since childhood is more likely to make a wrong step and lose control, which would be a very scary thing." The doctor briefly introduced it, as if he didn't dare to say it too clearly. Shade felt that perhaps the worldview of this world is not only steam and mysticism but also includes agnosticism or the rules of Cthulhu culture.

"Then, is it possible to become a ring wizard naturally without guidance and training?" Shade asked again. "It's impossible. You don't know what a ring wizard is. I mentioned this morning that if a ring wizard's talent is not guided within 72 hours of awakening, many things will happen. Most of the time, it will cause madness, a small part of it will cause death, and with a very small probability, it will turn into a strange thing, a monster with flesh and blood, a crazy howling spirit. It's probably what you can imagine—a terrible existence that will give you nightmares after just one look."

After hearing the doctor's words, Shade completely understood the current situation. He sat up straight and concluded:

"I don't have much time left. I must make a choice as soon as possible. Moreover, if I don't agree to join St. Byron's Comprehensive College, then you will never let me leave with the memory of today."

Shade looked at the doctor, and the blue-eyed doctor nodded cautiously.

"I introduced at the beginning that the students of the three major colleges will hide their identities in the areas where the Orthodox Church exists. Yes, if you refuse, I will use some inconvenient means to erase your memory. I am good at manipulating emotions and dreams, so I am also good at changing memories. Of course, this is because you are just an ordinary person, and it is not so easy for a ring wizard."

Shade did not think that the other party was threatening him because of the doctor's words. These means were all for self-protection. Shade understood that no one should accommodate himself.

"If the memory of today is erased, I will not know the 72-hour limit."

He further analyzed.

"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 mental sanatoriums in Tobesk City. I'm kidding you, detective, you can relax a little."

The doctor judged carefully:

"I won't force you to choose to join St. Byron's Comprehensive College, where I belong, but as adults, we all have to pay the price for our choices. Besides, compared to the church, becoming a correspondence ring wizard is more free. You are an ordinary person who is not a believer, and you can't. Once you enter the church's training system, you can certainly be taken care of by the church, but you also cannot act freely.

But correspondence ring wizards are different. As long as you pass the exams every semester, get enough required credits, complete the practical content, get enough practical credits, and don't do things like murder and arson, the academy doesn't care what we do.

Now, do you understand the difference between the academy's ring wizards and the church's ring wizards?"

"I understand."

Shade nodded. Just listening to the doctor's words, it is true that the academy has more advantages.

"The three major schools of thaumaturgy are St. Byron's Comprehensive College, which is proficient in the collection and use of [relics]; Zarath Literary Art College, which is proficient in the thaumaturgy of developing elemental spirit runes, that is, the use of magic in the story; and Sexus Higher Medical College, which knows everything but is particularly good at alchemy.

Mr. Hamilton, this is not only my opportunity but also yours. Do you know how rare this opportunity is to be able to enter the Ring Wizards 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 Shade also nodded again. Although the original owner's brain was probably not working well, he was an outsider in the world. Even though he was only in his twenties, he had his judgment:

"So, how do you prove that what you have said so far is true? So far, the information I have obtained is all that you have said."

Shade asked seriously.

Although he was doubting the doctor, Dr. Schneider was very happy, which meant that the young man in front of him was moved.

"I can apply to the college for the poet-level (level 5) [relic] to prove what I said. But once I do this, the college will know that I have found a new talent. The college will not force you to enroll, but it will record your identity information. So, do you want to contact the poet-level relic [Dream of St. Byron's 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 much, 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 leave. It just so happens that I have some small things to deal with, so let's go."

The doctor looked at the clock in the corner of the room. The lower end of the pendulum in the glass window was a heart-shaped metal part:

"Meet here at 2 pm."

"No problem, I'll just stay here."

Shade said that it didn't matter where to think. If the doctor wanted to harm him, he didn't have to wait until now. The sanatorium just now was a good place to kill.

"If you stay here, there are some college enrollment materials that are not convenient to take outside. You can take a look. I will come back after I finish my work. If you need anything, you can ask Mrs. Kara for help."

Mrs. Kara is the middle-aged maid who served tea just now.

(End of this chapter)