Selarin City is really big in size. I wonder how these huge wall can surround the city from all direction. The defense of the city must be top notch to ward off any invasion or attack.
After 45 minutes of walking, I had arrived at the temple. I see that the people move freely around the temple area.
The temple in this world is very different compared to temple in my former world.
There is no gate around it. The building has no wall and be supported by four great pillars at each corner. So there is big open space inside the temple. There are also additional five or six pillars inside the temple.
Each pillar has platform for priest to sit down and do their respective jobs. And each platform is covered and engulfed by a thin cloth that act as a curtain to hide whatever happens inside.
Apparently there is order to enter the pillar area. Several young man and girl are keeping watch in front of temple. Maybe they are apprentices of priest.
They guard the line of people and tell people which pillar area they can visit. They differentiate the pillar by color of curtain. If they had got the sign which pillar is available, then they instruct the front person to enter it.
I like this management system, no complaint.
Then after the 10 minutes of queuing, the female apprentice spoke gently to me.
"Now you may enter the blue curtain."
The blue curtain is covering the middle pillar. After hearing that voice, I say thanks and immediately go to middle area.
I shift the blue curtain a little bit and enter to met and greet with priest.
"Now young man, tell me the reason you come here. Are you sick or do you want to get blessing?" [Priest]
"The reason I come here is to get advise about class. I'm still undecided for my first class. Can you help me, priest?"
"Oh, so you want to know about class. How old are you?" [Priest]
"25 years, sir priest, but due to certain event, I'm still classless until now."
I try to lie to priest.
"Oh, something bad must happened to you but I will not ask you further about that. I understand. So please hold my right hand with both of your hand. I only need to see your stats and skills. Other information is not required." [Priest]
"I'm ready anytime sir priest."
I clutch gently both of my palms into priest's right hand. I can feel something warm flow from priest's hand and circulate around my hands.
The Priest is chanting something in slow voice so I don't hear the word he said. His eye is closed as he need to focus on my status.
Then our grips is glowing a bright white light for a second before it vanish. The priest open his eye and be quiet for a while.
"Urmmm... I was already seeing your status. Let me be frank, you are actually quite talented. Your level is low but your stat is above average than normal people. If you raise your level, I believe you can be a great person, more great compared to our knight that served to kingdom. Our king is really love someone good like you." [Priest]
"I'm grateful for your praise, sir priest. It is in future plan to raise more my level. That's why I choose to become an adventurer. Now I only need the power of class to help me in my journey."
"Hohoho, I'm really like young man that has high ambitious. Erm.. For first class, I highly recommend you to be a magician. Your magic power and mana point is equal to top student at magic academy. If you train more harder, you can break the limit that can't be achieved by normal magician. Yeah, I believe no other class is more suitable to you except the magician. Right now you only have fire magic but I'm quite confident you can master all basic magic in short time." [Priest]
"A magician? I'm quite happy to hear that. Now knowing that I eager to register at magic academy."
"Yeah, anybody should be thrilled if they have talent in magic, especially you young man. Everybody can learn magic but only a few can be at top. For second class, I suggest you to learn swordsmanship. Your build of stats in physical term is also quite strong. I believe if you combine the class of magician and swordsman, you can be a magic knight. The class of magic knight is quite rare and any kingdom will offer anything to make you serve them." [Priest]
"I'm really pleased to hear that. I promise to train more harder so I can achieve the greatness of what you mentioned before."
"Oh, you're so polite. I seldom see man whom is talented but at the same time has a quite good manner. Now I believe you has a decision to make for your class. You can pay me any coin in that container. It is donation anyway." [Priest]
I take several coins from sachet and put four gold coins inside a big round case. Then I raise myself and be thankful to priest before I out from this pillar area.
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After discussion with the priest, I decided to enroll myself in magic academy as a part time student. About swordsmanship, I hesitated to learn it. I love watching actor fight with sword in movie but learning it, not so much.
I'm more excited to indulge myself in magic rather than playing with sword. Magic is something that never exist in my former world so of course I am more attracted to magic. I will decide later if I want to choose swordsman as my second class.
Now after leaving north area, I am standing in front of magic academy. First impression? This is not school but a college.
There is big building with U shaped in the middle area. I guess it height is around at four stories. I can see a group of student linger around the building. They wear academy uniform that in mix blue and white color of long robe. Each of student hold thin wand and wave it in the sky. Maybe they are practicing magic.
Outsider can freely access to regular office at first floor of academy in which the office is responsible to manage any issue between academy and other people. You can register to enter academy at regular office.
When I enter the office, it kind remind me to first time I enter the adventurer guild. The office and guild both had same design and environment. But the office doesn't have bar area like in guild.
There is less people here compared to guild so I straight go to front counter.
"Welcome to Selarin Magic Academy. May I help you?" [Receptionist]
"Miss, I wish to register here in this academy as part time learner. Can you help me complete this registration?"
"Yes, we accept part time learner at any time. But there is few circumstances need to be check before we accept any student. First, they must possess certain magical value to learn magic. You can't learn magic if you don't have any talent in it. Second, you must pay a fee before start enter the class. We require a full front payment for each course you choose. Third, you are subjected to follow all rules and regulations in magic academy even as a part time learner." [Receptionist]
"Yes, I understand all conditions. I guarantee can adhere to it."
"Good to know. Now please touch this magic ball. This thing can automatically measure your magical value. If you pass this test and don't have problem to pay fee, you can enroll in this academy." [Receptionist]
She suddenly take small globe from below the counter. This magic ball is same to crystal ball at guild except it more tiny in size.
I put both my palms to each side of magic ball. I hold it gently like I hold a snowball. Surprisingly, the magic ball start suck something from my palms.
This warm feeling was similar when I gripped the hand of priest. After that, the magic is glowing in many color. First white. Then blue. Next yellow. The color keep changing to every color I know.
After a cycle of color changing, the light from magic ball disappear completely. I released my palms from tiny magic ball and can see numerical value written inside the transparent ball.
The female receptionist take note the information inside the magic ball. Then she silently read the paper.
"Congratulations sir. You're definitely having a talent in magic area. Your magic power and mana point is already comparable to our intermediate magician. Surely we're glad to train people like you." [Receptionist]
She described that I'm also had great affinity with all element. Meaning I can learn all element magic easily and in short time.
Basic element magic is Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Light and Dark. She told me I was very suitable to learn Fire and Dark element, so she suggest me to focus on these elements at first learning.
"The fee for each course is 200 Gal. You can expect to finish a course in one or two weeks if you attend all class without skipping and the tutor satisfied with your performance. We have three courses in beginner module. After that you can ask other tutor to learn in amateur module.
So full course for beginner module is 600 Gal. You can directly pay 600 Gal or pay each 200 Gal for each course. I'm sorry but scholarship is only be offered to full time student." [Receptionist]
I pay full amount of 600 Gal on the spot. I fill the form and be given a schedule for first course. I was being told that I can expect to get magician class after finishing the beginner module.
Yeah it is cost me 600 Gal to get one freaky class.