FIRST DAY OF MAGIC SCHOOL
The journey to Antenne town took almost a month for so many of us traveling together. When we reached the town, Hugo came to receive us.
During the year the Noten family sent many messengers to Slowan village to check on our progress and when they knew we were coming, Hugo purchased almost an entire cul-de-sac for us surrounded by six cottages that we could distribute among ourselves.
"Thank you for helping us settle here", I thanked Hugo.
"It's not free you know, I do charge a little for real estate commission, haha", Hugo said to me with a laugh as he handed me back my Bank card before he added, "fifteen million silvers are deducted from the card, real estate in Antenne Town is not cheap".
"Of course, thank you", I told Hugo.
"Ronnie since I wrecked your shuttle carriage, one of the larger cottages here belongs to you now, and here's a million silver for you to settle in this town", I told the Illuminati.
"That's not enough to repay me for my lost shuttle but that will do for now", Ronnie said to me, leaving space to milk more compensation from me.
I also gave a million silver each to Kechum and my friend's parents to help them settle in this new town.
"You don't have to give us so much money", Caelum told me.
"It's for settling down here, Antenne is not a cheap place to live", I told him.
"Take it back, I don't want your money", Vickymia told me as she handed the money back to me.
"Don't worry consider it my Dower for Minna", I told Vickymia, and she tried to hit me with a spatula again on hearing that.
Minna's face suddenly blushed upon hearing my ill-intended joke, so I quickly corrected myself.
"It's Dower for Minna, whoever her future groom may be", I added to Vickymia who took back her spatula.
"We have six cottages here who's the sixth cottage for?" Minna asked me.
"It's for my Conjurer master Greenduff when he decides to come to Antenne", I told her.
"Yes, and by the way Hugo, I've some leather here can you sew some pant vest for us", I told Hugo as I handed him a large piece of skin.
"Hey, this is probably equivalent to an Earth Tiered material, where did you get it?" Hugo asked me.
"It's from a bald-headed Eagle that tried to steal my pears and make the armor adjustable to our growing heights and size", I told Hugo.
"Those skin would make you a few +15 Constitution vests, do you know how much those would cost in an auction?", Hugo said to me with a question as he took away the skin.
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Nestled amidst towering structures and adorned with majestic, spiraling towers reminiscent of sanctuaries for formidable conjurers, the Antenne School of Magic stood as a beacon of opulence and prestige. It catered exclusively to the town's elite, leaving no expense spared on its construction and upkeep.
This grand institute boasted a myriad of facilities befitting a magical academy of unparalleled stature. Within its expansive grounds, one could find study rooms teeming with knowledge, libraries filled with arcane wisdom, and magic testing grounds where aspiring conjurers honed their craft.
A well-appointed canteen, along with various other amenities, graced the school's landscape—luxuries that surpassed the wildest dreams of a modest village like Slowan.
At the heart of the institution lay a vast courtyard, serving dual purposes as a magical practice ground and a gathering space for students. In this hallowed ground, the elite students of Antenne School of Magic convened, their ambitions fueled by the grandeur that surrounded them.
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All Year one students of Antenne School of Templar Magic were gathered in the large courtyard for an orientation meet on the first day of school and each student was tested on their Templar magic.
"Bommurs Mercury Level 5" "Raven Mercury Level 5" Minna Mercury Level 5" "Orion Mercury Level 1"
"Isn't that the Young Mages Champion, his magic barely passed the admission requirement?"
"I heard he cheated in the Competition to win"
"Yeah, some said he is a bastard of some well-known nobles"
"Definitely, he bought a whole street when he came here, I heard"
"He won't last long in this School only the best could survive here."
The students and even some teachers weren't too pleased with my admission to the prestigious school. Most of them didn't actually watch the Young Mages Competition more than a year ago, so they judged me based on the rumors circulating around but I wasn't too concerned about them.
"It seemed I am always the VIP student in my past life and also in this life", I told myself.
Memories of my past life returned to me again. I was once in a magic school much like this one and I remembered all that happened there. It was a strange feeling to relive the experience of going to school again.
"As with our usual practice all students in our school are ranked according to their magical prowess in the preliminary assessment and the ranking would be displayed in the school board. Students who wish to advance in ranking would have to challenge a higher-ranked student to a friendly duel witnessed by the teachers and if the challenger wins, he or she would advance into the rank of the losing student and the losing student would drop a rank", the Headmaster Mister Biggs told us.
"And the Champion of the Young Mages Competition would be ranked at least tenth on the board no matter of his result in the preliminary assessment", Mister Biggs added.
The curriculum of Antenne School of Magic was competitive.
Students were assessed and ranked from the day they entered school and progress in school depended on the rankings. Support and perks from the school would also increase the higher a student climbed the ranking board.
Although my magic assessment was poor, I became ranked 10 in school because I was the Young Mages Champion of Antenne. It was a privilege for me for winning the competition.
But the ranking wasn't static. I would lose the rank if I was defeated in a duel.