[WP] Chapter 17 Classification of Majors in Steam Age Colleges

[WP] Chapter 17 Classification of Majors in Steam Age Colleges

After agreeing on a meeting time, Dr. Schneider gave Shade a file bag containing the college's information. He left the room in a hurry, and it seemed that he had something to do.

After the doctor left, Shade did not open the file bag but leaned on the sofa and looked at the ceiling. Just as he said, he could not make up his mind immediately, summarizing what happened today in his mind and recalling every detail in his memory:

"In the worst case, everything is a scam, and the doctor is a cultist who wants to drag me to sacrifice. But this possibility is not great."

He thought to himself and patted his head:

"What do you think?"

[It can be believed.]

"But can I trust you? For example, can you tell me who you are?"

[I am you.]

"You are not the other me in the heart of the ring wizard; I am sure of this."

Shade looked at the ceiling pattern composed of color blocks and geometric patterns with a melancholy expression and then looked at the pretty good crystal chandelier. He guessed Mr. Bill Schneider's income in his heart and then realized how much gold pounds it would be.

"Anyway, there is still too little information in hand, or there is no information channel at all, so I can only listen to what others say."

In Shade's mind, the doctor can be trusted. All the information so far this morning has no contradictions or illogical places.

And what the doctor said makes sense. It is not a simple thing to meet a force willing to guide ordinary people to contact the extraordinary and mysterious. Shade has already had a preliminary understanding of this era. The extraordinary and the mysterious are not obvious, and the fire of human civilization has made the steam industry flourish. Mystery and the extraordinary are only a small part of the shadow of civilization.

From this perspective, Shade should thank the doctor for revealing the valuable knowledge without asking for any money.

Shade knew that he was attracted to St. Byron's Comprehensive College, and he would not deny it. The three major thaumaturgy colleges and the five orthodox churches are the only formal ways to train ring magicians, and he would only consider these ways.

The college and the church have their advantages and disadvantages, and now the college has contacted him first, and Shade is also doubting his identity as a time traveler. Compared with the ring wizards with looser management, the church is more likely to see through his identity, especially since the doctor has clearly said that gods exist.

For the time being, the power of the gods is unknown, but it is not ruled out that the other party is "omniscient.".

"I can accept St. Byron's Comprehensive College, but I still have to see the information that the so-called [relic] can provide first."

He made up his mind and knew that this choice might not be the best, but Shade would not regret it. This was his own decision.

"Then take a look at this."

Thinking in his heart, he was about to open the file bag. But the door was suddenly opened at this time. Because it was opened without knocking, Shade thought that the doctor had come back early. But the one who opened the door was a young woman, and she was also surprised that it was Shade who was sitting here.

"Sorry, I thought, Dr. Schneider."

She looked about 20 years old and was the most beautiful girl Shade had seen since he came to this world. Long blond hair, green eyes, a real "blonde and green eyes." She looked very quiet, like a student or teacher. She was wearing a very ordinary dark blue dress, and the only accessories were butterfly-shaped hair accessories on her hair.

"Sorry."

The blond lady said and apologized immediately after being surprised. She wanted to close the door again but suddenly stopped and looked at Shade with some doubts in her green eyes, which made Shade a little embarrassed.

"Is this light a sign that you are a gifted person who is awakening?"

Now Shade understood why the doctor spotted him at the newspaper office yesterday. It seems that the vision of a ring wizard is different from that of ordinary people.

"Are you a gifted person?"

Although she was surprised, the blonde lady remained calm enough. She looked at Shade with her beautiful eyes, and the corners of her mouth curled up.

"Bill found a gifted person? When did he get so lucky? Did he use the strange [relic] to pre-pay his luck?"

"I.."

Shade wanted to say something, but the other party shook her head at him:

"Sorry, in our group, only a fifth-year doctor is eligible for enrollment, so I can't reveal any information to you before you officially enroll. This is part of the contract with the college, and we have to abide by the rules."

Take a step back, hold the door handle, and a kind smile appears on her face:

"But the conditions of St. Byron's Comprehensive College are really good. You are lucky to meet a doctor within 72 hours. You can think about it carefully. Oh, and if you join St. Byron's, remember, don't choose the major of the College of Chemistry."

After that, she nodded and said goodbye, and she closed the door from the outside.

"One of the four people in the correspondence ring wizard group that Dr. Bill Schneider belongs to. Did she bump into me, or was she acting to me?"

Sometimes Shade also thought he was suspicious, but coming to a completely unfamiliar world, he thought he could live better this way.

"However, a school that teaches mysticism has a chemistry major?"

Twisting the winding of the file bag, he saw more detailed college information. The top was the promotional paper that the doctor took out this morning, and the back was the college's real enrollment documents.

Shade flipped through the thick stack of information and finally understood. St. Byron's Comprehensive College has 10 professional colleges, and different colleges have different learning methods and professional knowledge.

Chemistry College, specializing in herbs and potion making;

Mechanics College, good at psychic abilities, cultivating alchemy abilities;

Astronomy College, a training ground for fortune tellers and stargazers;

Ancient Literature College, a college for the interpretation and analysis of spirit runes and the inheritance of ancient languages;

Mathematics College, a college for rituals, spells, and magic;

Folklore College, studying history before the Sixth Epoch, collecting ancient literature and modern literature = Study, master the element of [Enlightenment];

The History College trains investigators, time and space returners, and masters the element of [blasphemy].

The Library Management College is a training college for keepers and caretakers; the containment of [relics] is the main responsibility of the college, and it is also the strongest major of St. Byron's Comprehensive College, and master the element of [whisper].

The Theology College teaches theology, studies the history of the old gods, and masters the element of [miracle]. Cooperation with the Orthodox Church is usually also the responsibility of the Theology College.

The School of Political Economy is not open to correspondence ring wizards, so there is no information.

The reason why the professional colleges under St. Byron's are called by ordinary subject names rather than simply "containment colleges" or "thaumatology colleges" is to allow correspondence ring wizards to reasonably talk about their study and life in the world of ordinary people and reduce the possibility of the college being exposed to ordinary people.

It was also through these materials that Shade realized that the ring wizard system explained by the doctor missed some important content.

For example, once a ring wizard fully awakens, he will produce soul runes belonging to the soul according to the characteristics of the soul, also known as "core runes.".

The core rune is engraved in the central hollow of the wheel of fate, not on the life ring, which is related to the advancement of the ring wizard. The content of the core rune is also the basis for the college to recommend joining the professional college.

For example, Dr. Schneider, Shade guessed that his core rune is likely related to the "mind,"  so the doctor should belong to the Mechanical College.

"So, before becoming a ring wizard, I can't decide what I will learn. But, can I travel through time?"

He shook his head because these enrollment documents once again felt the culture and system of this steam age.

He looked through them carefully, carefully wrote down the important information, then put the documents he had read back into the bag and stood up to put them on the desk in the room.

This reception room only entertains important guests. There are a lot of papers scattered on the desk. The doctor probably didn't have time to clean them up, and he was not afraid of Shade peeking, because most of them were about the operation of the clinic, and a few of them were not in the common language of the Northern Kingdom.

Unfortunately, Shade didn't know why, but he could understand those strange words. He has the special ability to understand words.

(End of this chapter)