On February 15, Iver and Isabel both took the day off.
Quite a few students had taken the day off that day.
Since classes resumed after the New Year, it was already the second semester at Royal Law University.
This semester was short, with a heavy workload, lasting less than three months. Starting in mid-April, Royal Law University would have a two-week spring break. Once classes resumed on May 1, the third semester would begin, dedicated specifically to internships, experiments, professional certifications, and examinations.
The third semester lasted from May 1 until mid-to-late July, after which summer vacation continued until classes resumed on September 1.
By the third semester, students with Extraordinary Profession levels were entitled to internships, and professional certifications also required an Extraordinary Profession level. First Level students could certainly find work, but they could not expect much in terms of pay or benefits. Aside from a few professions such as priests and botanists, most professions could do practically nothing at First Level.
A Watcher could produce a little lightning while throwing punches. A mage could cast a few spells, though they were definitely less powerful than a pistol. An alchemist could not concoct anything at all. A bard could probably add slightly positive or negative effects while singing, but at most, those effects would work on First Level individuals or ordinary people. Most Transcenders at First Level could not defeat several strong, well-built ordinary people wielding weapons.
Priests were different. Even at First Level, they could still provide a little healing. As a result, seminaries had much more lenient graduation requirements and did not even require students to master Blessing Art.
One had to reach at least Second Level to be considered a proper Transcender. At that level, unless they were ambushed or sniped, even large numbers