Commoner Apprentices
Green was a commoner apprentice, which was a rare case not only at the Holy Tower Academy, but also in the entire Wizard World.
The Azure Source Holy Tower has only been established for a little over two hundred years. Whether in terms of its academic heritage or the quality of its students, it is far inferior to those established holy Holy Tower.
When Saine first arrived at the Azure Source Holy Tower Academy, the Grade Director Johnny said that the Azure Source Holy Tower was not much different from the Dawn Holy Tower on the southern coast of the Wizard World.
This is basically just bragging and trying to make a good impression on himself.
The gap between the two Holy Tower is actually greater than people imagine.
In the previous three consecutive Regional Holy Tower Academy War, they ranked at the bottom.
This caused the tower master and deans of the Azure Source Holy Tower to feel ashamed and annoyed. One of the deans then made a bold suggestion. "Since all the outstanding noble apprentices are being absorbed and assimilated by other holy Holy Tower, why don't we turn our attention to the common people within the Holy Tower' spheres of influence?"
This dean is a Third-Level Great Magician has traveled extensively throughout the Wizard World and has a wealth of experience.
Although his individual strength is not the strongest among the three deans, his experience and wisdom should not be underestimated.
Even the great Azure Source Holy Tower Master would humbly listen to the advice of others on many occasions.
In the Wizard World, the selection of magical apprentices is often conducted only among the nobility.
This is because the ancestors or bloodline of nobles must contain the Bloodline of Knight or Mage of the first rank or above.
Based on the principles of biological evolution and genetic inheritance, the initial Mental Strength of aristocratic children is more likely to meet the admission requirements of the Holy Tower Academy.
Furthermore, learning magic is far more time-consuming and resource-intensive than learning Battle Qi.
Knowledge cannot be gained simply by sweating on the training field.
In that case, all you'll get is muscle and a strong body, which has nothing to do with the elemental knowledge that Mage need to master.
Therefore, it was simply impossible for impoverished commoners to afford the initial expenses for a magic apprentice to study the Truth Dao.
Even for commoner Knight who are not of noble birth, let alone magic apprentices, it is not an easy task to forge a smooth path.
Who can understand the hardships of a commoner Knight?
In contrast, those wealthy noble Knight not only possessed top-tier Battle Qi techniques from the start, but also had various potions and corresponding Magic Beast Blood Meat to nourish their bodies.
These are things that ordinary Knight can only dream of.
Sometimes we have to admit that one's background determines at least 40% of their potential achievements.
However, the Azure Source Holy Tower is slightly different from other Holy Tower.
What's more, as a newly established Holy Tower organization, the Azure Source Holy Tower Master had taken out a large sum of Magic Coin at Low-Interest Loan from the Wizard Alliance before establishing the Holy Tower.
Perhaps because the tower master is a female Mage, the Azure Source Holy Tower Master is far more shrewd and resourceful than the average Holy Tower Master, and knows how to make the most of resources.
After the Holy Tower was built and all aspects of development were on track, they looked back and discovered that a considerable amount of Magic Coin remained unspent. →
This considerable amount of Magic Coin is a significant sum even for a level four tower master.
Everyone assumed the tower owner would keep the money for herself, but no one expected that she would choose to invest the surplus money back into the construction and development of the Holy Tower.
As a newly established Holy Tower organization, the fact that the Holy Tower Library of Azure Source Holy Tower is so luxurious and has such a rich collection of books shows the great care and effort put into it by the Tower Master.
The dean's suggestion of apprenticeships for commoners stemmed from the fact that the Holy Tower Academy still had a considerable amount of surplus funds, and he was trying to explore the possibility of discovering some Potential Seed among the common people.
As it turns out, the dean's advice and considerations were not wrong.
Green was one of the commoner apprentices in that year's class.
After arriving at the Azure Source Holy Tower, he not only did not pay any enrollment fees, but also received an extra Energy Crystal as a subsidy from the academy every year.
Correspondingly, the enrollment contracts signed by Green and other apprentices were different from those signed by Saine and his fellow apprentices.
After being promoted one level, Saine is required to serve the academy for at least one hundred years.
Commoner apprentices like Green need to serve at the Azure Source Holy Tower Academy for a longer period of time.
If they fail to demonstrate the potential for advancement, they will be advised to leave the academy early on and contribute to the academy's peripheral industries.
(P. S.: Because of the token from the Midiqi Mage and the recommendation from Johnny, the Grade Director, Saine did not pay the entrance fee to the Holy Tower, or rather, the entrance fee may have been deducted from Johnny 'Mage salary.)
There are not many commoner apprentices like Green at the Azure Source Holy Tower; only two classes have been recruited so far.
Furthermore, among ordinary people, there are very few qualified individuals with an initial Mental Strength of 10 points or more.
Even though the Formal Magician of the Azure Source Holy Tower have traveled to several human kingdoms surrounding the Azure Source Holy Tower.
(ps: The recruitment of commoner apprentices by the Azure Source Holy Tower is limited to a few human kingdoms bordering the Holy Tower, and does not extend as far as the Lisia Alliance.)
On the one hand, the expenditure of human and material resources is too large, and the effort and the reward are difficult to be proportional.
On the other hand, there are also human kingdoms in more distant regions where local Mage organizations are aware of...
The opposition to Holy Tower's monopoly on talent.
They were unwilling to let go of even the commoners whom the Mage organizations looked down upon.
Advanced Apprentice Green gave Saine a different feeling than most commoner apprentices.
Besides the fact that their personalities are indeed compatible, the reason he became friends with Green was that they were indeed friends.
There's also a hidden element, which can be considered Saine's own investment.
To Saine's surprise, Green, who had known him for over a year, knew that Saine frequently borrowed books from the library and was probably a wealthy apprentice who didn't care about money.
But to this day, Green has never asked Saine for money.
Their only interaction to date is in the same area of the college library, quietly reading books.
Because they both practiced Fire Element Magic and were both Advanced Apprentice, the books they read had some commonalities.
Saine listened quietly to the apprentice Green's insights into the Ice-Fire Magic he was studying.
Saine has always been a good listener.
In class, he listened quietly to the knowledge and Truth imparted by the Formal Magician.
In the library, he could also hear a Advanced Apprentice's discoveries in the realm of the Truth Arcana.
It must be said that the Advanced Apprentice Green's ice and fire fusion magic has a certain possibility of success.
Even an apprentice like Saine, who had not yet explored Ice Element Magic, could sense that the other party's theory was already quite mature.
Green may be a bookworm, but that doesn't mean he's stupid.
After talking to Saine for almost half an hour, he finally realized that Saine was holding an old book and was obviously about to leave the library.
His explanation of his theories on Ice-Fire Magic came to an abrupt end.
A slightly embarrassed look appeared on Green's face as he said, "I accidentally said too much. Are you planning to leave?"
Saine nodded and replied, "That's right, I plan to go back to my dorm and study this Magic Books some more."
"Furthermore, my Mental Strength and Magic Power have just broken through the threshold of 70, and I also need to consolidate them."
Saine's answer made Green's face show a hint of envy.
He asked, "Have you reached the level of Quasi-Magician with over 70 points of Mental Strength?"
Saine nodded and said, "Yes, I just broke through a few days ago."