'After 5 minutes, of searching for the library I finally found it, but the doors are closed I don't know if anyone is allowed in right now, but ill go in anyway' Ace opened the doors and closes it again, and sees 3 floors but the 2 floors were locked 'I guess I'll have to use this floor' Ace wandered around the library searching for a book that can give him more information about the place, but instead he came across something even better in his eyes.
'a book of alchemy seems very interesting I heard a rumor about alchemy in the village, but I never thought anything of it' Ace then took the book off the shelf and opened it after flipping pages after pages he came across something interesting 'no way, this will be extremely helpful especially since we'll be getting mana crystal every day from now on so this should be easy the only problem is the potions.'
Ace walked around again to see if he could find anything about the potion and how they can be bought. After 3 minutes Ace saw a huge market, but there wasn't a single person there 'that's odd shouldn't someone be here' Ace waited for a few, but still not one person came, but he noticed a potion he tried to grab it, but it felt as if there was an invisible barrier blocking him from doing so.
'Is it magic if it is then I don't think we can buy this just now or there is a possibility that the purchase system in the Academy is different from the outside' Ace noticed something very suspicious an inscription was on the table so he put his hand on it and a robotic voice came from it "Ace Aiken would you like to purchase a potion?"
Ace was shocked at how advanced magic in this place was 'this is very surprising, but how do I confirm that I wanna buy the potion' Ace then thought about talking to the robotic voice "how much does this potion cost?" Ace asked the robotic voice "$50,000" "that's so expensive my mother and father get that in 5 years and I only have $1,000'
After talking to the robot about the shopping system in this place he found out the cost of the most important things.
Mana Crystal: $100,000
Potion: $50,000
Alchemy Pot: $10,000
Any Other Item Needed: (depends on the item)
'I found out while talking to the robot that when purchasing a potion you can choose what type of potion you want and the price will still be the same' Ace was stuck on how to make money besides the regular way which is by the Academy giving them out.
'maybe I'll sell my first crystal for $90,000 to a noble they surely should have enough to purchase and, the reason I didn't sell it for more than the shop's price is that whoever buys it off me would be paying more'
Ace roaming around the halls looking for anything that would pique his interest, but he ran into a teacher 'a kid walking all alone without anyone he sure fits the rumor of the 'ignorant first year' Ace as was gonna walk by the teacher called out to him "hey kid come to my class I have something to show you and you'll be a step ahead of everyone."
Ace was confused 'why would he choose me, I'm sure he had seen more kids along the way, but he asked me instead' Ace was deciding on if he should go or not, but he didn't have anything to lose so he decided "sure ill follow you" after a few turns they entered a room "this is my room it's an alchemy class I won't lie, but I did see you at the shop so, I guess I'll help you with anything you need."
Ace had a few questions he wanted to ask " first, how can I make money besides the Academy funding you with it?" This was a major issue for Ace even tho he had the idea of selling the crystal, he'll still need a little extra money after all he only gets 1 mana crystal a day.
"You can get extra money by complete quests at the quest board in the main hall we teachers are the ones who request it and they are not hard at all."
Ace had one other question, but he didn't know if the man in front of him would accept it due to him having to teach classes full of students, but Ace still asked. "Can you teach me alchemy?"
'What a surprise a lot of the first years never wanna learn alchemy because, they think it's useless' "Sure, but ill only be able to give you private tutoring after all my classes are over though"
"That's completely fine with me and one more thing do you have a glove?" Ace needed it to cover his palm with his level 'a glove why does he need that?' the man asked confused "yes I do, but the color of the gloves is black is that ok with you?"
Ace couldn't care less about the color all he needed was the gloves "yes it's alright" the man then gave Ace the gloves, but before he did he told Ace his name "my name is Mr.Bertool"
"Nice to meet you Mr.Bertool, my name is Ace" after their introductions Ace left the alchemy room and was walking down the hall when he heard a random voice.
"Hey you brat, I'm here to teach you a lesson for earlier, when you disrespected the most beautiful girl in the Academy Elena Volds, and ignored everyone else presence" Ace saw a chubby boy who seemed like a part of a wealthy family due to his clothes and two other boys behind him.
'What's wrong with them I didn't disrespect any girl I didn't even talk to anyone, sure I ignored them, but that's because, I wanted to explore the place and, this guys bloodlust is leaking out even though I felt worse like my fathers, but not bad for someone my age'
"Hey I don't think you'd wanna start anything you won't be able to finish," Ace wouldn't just sick back as they beat him after all his father told him to stick up for himself "ill destroy that arrogance of yours," the chubby boy said angrily.