The Whispering Verses Chapter 16: Correspondence education admission invitation

"Detective, now that we have solved the accident caused by the poet's relic and helped you solve the problem of the death of the previous detective, let us return to the original topic."

The blue-eyed doctor on the single sofa looked at Shade:

"What do you think of St. Barons Comprehensive College now?

Because the awakening time for ring warlocks is only 72 hours, the main training method of Zhengshen Church and the three major colleges is to recruit from core believers and the industries affiliated to the college, which is also more convenient for observation. But both sides don't mind recruiting new blood that has nothing to do with their own forces, but they just need to train them differently from those trustworthy talents. ”

"Can you give us an example of how ordinary people like us who have nothing to do with mystery are treated after joining a church or academy?"

Xia De thought for a while, chewing on the meaning of his words, feeling that it was reasonable not to be fully trusted.

"Of course, for the Orthodox Church, those ring warlocks who are not devout believers are not allowed to leave the parish within ten years of successfully assuming office, and their access to church support will also be restricted. It will take at least 20 years to be completely accepted. Trust.

For the three major academies, the conditions are more complicated. We use correspondence courses to cultivate talents who do not originally belong to the mysterious world.

All foreign students receive correspondence teaching and cannot directly contact the college itself, let alone enter the college. Correspondence ring wizards are divided into different groups depending on the region, with each group consisting of 3 to 7 people. When there is at least one sixth-level warlock, one fifth-level warlock, and one fourth-level warlock in the group, and more than five people meet the conditions, the group as a whole can pass the test and truly enter the academy. It must be a whole group, and no one can be discarded. This ensures that the whole group supervises and guarantees each other. ”

The doctor introduced this, which made Xia De raise his eyebrows:

"If I join St Barrons Comprehensive College..."

Dr. Schneider nodded, agreeing with Shade’s guess, and pointed at himself:

"Then my group once again has five ring warlocks. Now we have four people. It is not convenient to disclose the specific information of the other people before you join. But I promise that at least until you meet the third ring, I will After all, we are still far behind in other conditions."

That's why Bill Schneider is so enthusiastic about guiding Shade to join the academy. "Wild" talents are really hard to find, probably only slightly less difficult than finding a needle in a haystack.

Seeing that Xia De was still thinking, the doctor said again:

"Mr. Hamilton, I am very satisfied with you, your background, your origin, and your attitude towards mystery. A few hours ago, when we saw the tragic scene just now, you showed the intolerance and pretense These are quite good. Please consider my proposal carefully. The conditions here are very good."

"I don't understand why the Zhengshen Church and the academy are so... wary of people like us?"

Xia De is still hesitant. It is difficult for outsiders to trust others easily in the early days of entering this world.

"You haven't become a ring warlock yet, so you don't know how dangerous this world is. The world is like a crazy ocean, and the world of normal people is just a small island. But ring warlocks can go deep into that deep sea and gain more knowledge. Therefore, it is easier to go crazy and be easily distorted by the whispers from evil things and the malice from nature. Even if we have an 'other self' to jointly resist those distortions and weirdness, it is easier to step into the trap without a ring warlock who has been trained since childhood. Wrong, if the whole person loses control, that would be quite scary."

The doctor gave a brief introduction, but seemed afraid to speak too clearly. Shade felt that maybe the worldview of this world was not only steam and mysticism, but also included agnosticism or the rules of Cthulhu culture.

"So, is it possible to become a ring warlock naturally without guidance and training?"

Xia De asked again.

"It's impossible. You don't know the Ring Warlock and don't know what this is. We mentioned in the morning that within 72 hours of the Ring Warlock's talent awakening, if you don't guide it, many situations will occur. In most cases They will go crazy, and in a small number of cases, they will die. There is a very small chance that they will turn into strange things, monsters with piles of flesh and blood, and spiritual bodies that howl like crazy. It is probably what you can imagine, and it will give you nightmares just by looking at it. exists."

Hearing the doctor's words, Shade completely understood the current situation. He sat up straight and concluded:

"My time is running out and I have to make a choice as soon as possible. And if I don't agree to join St. Byrons Comprehensive College, then you will never let me leave with the memory of today."

Xia De looked at the doctor, and the blue-eyed doctor nodded cautiously:

"I introduced at the beginning that students from the three major colleges will hide their identities in areas where the Zhengshen Church exists. Yes, if you refuse, I will use some inconvenient means to erase your memory. I am good at manipulating emotions and dreams, so I am also good at changing memories. Of course, this is because you are just an ordinary person, and it is not that easy for a ring warlock."

Xia De will not think that the doctor is threatening him because of his words. These methods are all for self-protection. Xia De understands that no one should accommodate himself.

"If I erase today's memory, I won't know the 72-hour limit..."

His further analysis.

"Yes, I think there may be new guests in the Tobesk mental sanatorium. But don't worry, I have familiar staff in all the mental sanatoriums in Tobesk... ..just kidding, detective, we could use some slack."

The doctor judged very cautiously:

"I will not force you to choose to join St. Byrons Comprehensive College, where I belong, but as adults, we all have to pay the price for our choices. Moreover, compared to the church, becoming a correspondence magician is actually more free Some. As ordinary people like you who are not believers, once you enter the church's training system, you can certainly be taken care of by the church, but you also cannot move freely.

But the correspondence course magicians are different. As long as we pass the exam every semester, obtain enough required credits, complete the practical content, obtain enough practical credits, and don't do things like murder and arson, the college doesn't care what we do.

Now, do you understand the difference between academic ring magicians and church ring magicians? ”

"Understood."

Xia De nodded, just listening to the doctor's words, it is true that the academy has an advantage.

"The three major thaumaturgy academies are St. Byrons Comprehensive Academy, which is proficient in the storage and utilization of [relics]; Zarath Academy of Literature, which is proficient in thaumaturgy developed by elemental spirit runes, that is, the use of magic in stories; Se They know everything about Xexus Medical College, but they are particularly good at alchemy.

Mr. Hamilton, this is not only my opportunity, but yours as well. Do you know what a rare opportunity it is to be able to enter the ring warlock training system through formal channels instead of through cult organizations and secret societies? ”

The doctor said again that his profession made him very good at persuading others.

The hesitant Sha De also nodded again. Although the original owner's brain may not work well, he is an outsider in the world. Even though he is only over 20 years old, he has his own judgment:

"So, how do you prove that everything you have said so far is true? So far, the information I have obtained is all what you said."

Xia De asked seriously.

Although he was doubting the doctor, Dr. Schneider was actually very happy, which meant that the young man in front of him was excited.

“I can apply to the academy for the poet-level (level 5) [relic] to prove what I said. But once I do this, the academy will know that a brand new talent has been discovered here. The college will not force you to enroll, but it will definitely record your identity information. So, do you want to get in touch with the poet-level relic [The Dream of St. Byrons Comprehensive College]?”

"Can I... think about it? Give me two hours? No, one hour. I want to think about what happened today."

The amount of information was too great for Shade to make an immediate decision. But I tend to believe the doctor, so I ask for some time to think.

"No problem, after all, for ordinary people, this information is too much. You can think about it here, or you can leave here. It happens that I also have some small things to deal with, so let's..."

The doctor looked at the clock in the corner of the room. The lower end of the pendulum in the glass case was a heart-shaped metal part:

"Meet here at two o'clock in the afternoon."

"No problem, I'll be fine here."

Xia De said, it makes no difference where you think. If the doctor wants to do something against him, there is no need to wait until now. The sanatorium just now is a good place to kill.

"If you stay here, there are some college admissions materials that are inconvenient to take outside. You can take a look. I will come back after I finish handling the matter. If you need any help, you can ask Mrs. Kara for help."

Mrs. Kara is the middle-aged maid who served tea just now.