6kv Chapter 78 Funding Agreement
Chapter 78 Funding Agreement
Your soul is looking down upon this world.
The conflicting emotions stemming from his arrogance in modern society and his actual incompetence were succinctly pointed out by Rowan at this moment, who even spared him some face.
"Don't worry, I don't mean to offend you or accuse you of anything. I just want to remind you that if you really want to learn magic, you'd better experience this world firsthand. You are the most spiritually gifted person I've ever met. Even though you haven't officially taken a test, I can sense that your spirituality is unimaginably high."
Rowan smiled and said, "If you're willing, I can sponsor you to formally study magic at the Golden Palace. Including tuition, I'll sponsor you for a total of 600 gold pounds. This might not allow you to live like a nobleman in Holland, but it will definitely cover your and your mother's living expenses and rent in addition to your first year's tuition."
Without a doubt, Zag was tempted.
"So, what's the price?"
he asks.
"You're very clever." Rowan's expression showed even greater satisfaction. She replied, "When you become the youngest high-ranking mage in the history of the Golden Palace, that will be the time for me to reap the rewards."
Zag gave a wry smile: "You really have a lot of faith in me."
Although Xueqiu has said that he is incredibly gifted, it doesn't necessarily mean that he will be able to learn anything worthwhile.
Rowan sighed with emotion and said, "With your high level of spirituality, you would never understand the cruelty of magic. It took me more than ten years to finally recognize the reality that everyone is born with a predetermined value, whether they are expensive or cheap."
"Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you can't even budge a single quill pen above your head. Behind spirituality lies the interpretation of the absolute status of magic. It's not that I have confidence in you, but rather that I have a very clear understanding of my own learning in the Golden Palace for more than ten years."
Zag didn't have much to hesitate about.
In fact, he had already made up his mind after Rowan offered to sponsor his studies at the Golden Palace.
He desperately wanted to learn magic and was fed up with this feeling of helplessness—he could only think about how to run away when he heard the name of cultists; he trembled at the mere mention of Liam's name, an advisor at a remote association office, and could only survive by playing the victim and lying.
Since he's already transmigrated, and can even use Dragon Roar, he's naturally more powerful than the mages that exist in this world. If he doesn't work hard to become a top-tier mage, then he'll have wasted his time transmigrating.
Even if Rowan only provides financial assistance for one year, and he has to find his own way to support himself in the second year and beyond, it would still be worthwhile.
"Why not? Someone is willing to sponsor my magic studies, which is something I'd be more than happy to do."
Zag said frankly.
"I like people like you, so sincere!" Rowan seemed very happy and said, "However, I hope you can take another alchemy apprentice under your wing and teach him how to keep accounts using your method. It would be much more convenient for me. If you're not in a hurry, perhaps next month, after the port reopens, I can arrange for someone to send you to Holland."
Zag replied, "No, no rush. Mr. Liam also said he could write me a letter of recommendation. I don't know if it will be useful, but it should at least be icing on the cake."
Rowan raised an eyebrow: "Looks like Liam's trying to compete with me for the angel investor title, huh? I can get you a letter of recommendation, one even stronger than Liam's, so you can use it to apply for tuition reduction—which usually covers about 30% of the tuition, a considerable sum. Of course, the 600 gold pounds I promised you won't change."
So Liam also realized that he had a high level of "spirituality"?
Zag had some doubts, but wasn't entirely sure, so he humbly asked, "Is 'spirituality' really that important in the realm of magic?"
"No, it's not important in the realm of magic, but in the realm of mysticism. Or to put it more bluntly, all the ancestral holy spirits were people with sufficiently high spirituality who, for various reasons, ultimately became holy spirits. Of course, this doesn't mean you can become a holy spirit—that's absurd. Even the last ancestral holy spirits were born in the last era, thousands of years ago. But what this represents is..."
"The possibility of becoming a legendary archmage."
Rowan took a sip of his Dragon Blood Tea to moisten his throat before continuing, "I don't expect you to become a legendary archmage. Since the end of the Dragon Slayer War, no new legendary archmage has ever been born on the Dawn Continent. But at least, the title of 'the youngest high-level mage in the history of the Golden Palace' is absolutely no problem."
"Did you know? Your spirituality surpasses that of the Royal Chief Mage of the Research Court!"
"I really didn't expect that..."
For a moment, Zag even began to fantasize about some dark story where the chief mage was jealous of a young genius and secretly made him disappear without a trace...
However, such plots mostly exist only in novels. In fact, at any time, a genius may be buried, but will never be destroyed because of his talent.
Unless he's not a genius enough.
True geniuses, once they emerge, become sought-after by various forces. Destroying geniuses is the most foolish and meaningless thing to do, because geniuses are always emerging, and you can't destroy all of them.
Of course, we won't go into politics or other factors for now; that's another matter entirely.
In conclusion, as a beneficiary of the system, Zag is somewhat grateful for his supposedly frighteningly high level of "spirituality".
The two chatted for a while longer, deciding that once things were settled with Liam, they would leave East Port and head to the Golden Palace to study.
When he finally returned home, both excited and exhausted, as soon as he entered the door, while Mrs. Marsh was still busy in the kitchen, Zag whispered the terrible news to Helford: "Coalball, I've sold you!"
Helford looked bewildered.
"Mr. Liam came to see me today. He found out you're a werewolf, but don't worry, you're out in the open now, so he doesn't intend to do anything to you. The first werewolf isn't on the official hunting list published by the Golden Palace. He came for other reasons... well, especially since you were blessed by Agora, he's even less likely to do anything to you."
Although Zag had already recounted the whole story at a very fast pace and comforted Herford, the latter was still so frightened that he collapsed to the ground and couldn't recover for a long time.
"Zag's back? I made cream of mushroom soup and chicken truffle tartar pasta today! Come and try it!"
Mrs. Marsh called out from the kitchen, probably because she heard the door close.
Zag quickly responded loudly, then patted Helford's head: "Don't worry, you have Agorah's protection now."
Snowball, who had been squatting by the door, heard this and said with a mixture of schadenfreude and pity, "Tsk tsk tsk, poor stupid dog. Don't worry, if Liam really intends to do anything to you, I'll get Mother Goddess to help you!"
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[Snowball's Popular Science Mini-Drama]: The status of the Nine Holy Spirits is beyond doubt, especially after the destruction of the ancient Eternal Kingdom, the Northrends have shown even more respect for the Nine Holy Spirits.
Therefore, if someone is blessed by the Nine Holy Spirits, under normal circumstances, no one would be willing to be their enemy.
"So, you stupid dog! The great Snowball himself mentioned you to the Mother Goddess! Even if you ran to the Golden Palace and became a werewolf, they wouldn't do anything to you!"
"Of course, I won't help you if you get arrested for disturbing the peace by howling!"
"Even the Mother Goddess won't care!"