Chapter 124: New Record: 19 Days!

In the following time, Gao De's life in the academy had no other "small episodes."

The threat from Geli Haileier seemed to have been left unsettled because he took the "clam-collecting route" rather than the "mining route."

After all, the hands of the Alchemy Department couldn't reach the Magic Potion Department.

The several departments of the Magic Technique Department were not on good terms with each other.

Resources were limited; if one family took more, the other had to take less.

The Alchemy Department and the Magic Potion Department, as major departments of the Magic Technique Department, had always been in a competitive relationship.

The mentors and students of the two departments had never been very harmonious.

Geli Haileier's status as the chief student of the Alchemy Department didn't have much use here in the Magic Potion Department.

Since Geli Haileier didn't come to disturb him, Gao De was naturally happy to see it happen.

He didn't think too much about whether there would be something big waiting for him later, just focused on doing his own things.

Building No. 30 in the First District, the bottom of Kuli Cliff, and the restaurant, a line of three points, Gao De repeated the same things mechanically: dive to collect clams—go ashore to recover magic power and recover body temperature—dive to collect clams again—eat—cultivate—sleep—dive to collect clams... And the Maid Clams collected every day were at least 2, and at most 5.

Although with the assistance of 【Detect Magic+】, Gao De's physical fitness limited his area of action; he could not and dared not go to the center of the river to collect clams.

And the center of the river was the area where the density of Maid Clams was most concentrated.

There were indeed Maid Clams at the edge of the deep water area where he was active, but the quantity was not large.

If it weren't for "carrying a radar," if it were someone else, purely relying on groping, they might not be able to collect one clam in a day.

It's no wonder that the average time for new students who chose the "clam-collecting route" to complete the enrollment task would reach more than three months.

You know, those who choose the "clam-collecting route," except for Gao De, are all extremely proficient in water.

With this premise, the time spent is still so long, the difficulty of the "clam-collecting route" is evident.

And Gao De's such stable harvest is something others could never do.

Gao De was single-minded and didn't know what kind of waves his "results" had caused in the academy as time fermented.

He was more concerned that his savings were decreasing rapidly... The special dishes in the academy restaurant changed every day and never repeated.

The average price of nearly 10 silver coins per serving was very expensive.

However, the special dishes provided by the restaurant had extremely obvious effects in replenishing Qi and blood.

So Gao De, who had been diving to collect clams during this period, didn't treat himself badly, and his dinner every day was a special dish.

In this situation, 1 Shengxi Encheng gold coin was only enough for his food expenses for two days.

This was the reason why his savings were decreasing rapidly—eating.

Time passed day by day.

12th day of the Dark Night Month.

The number of Maid Clams Gao De submitted reached 29, and the enrollment task was half completed.

It was also on this night that his guidance method completed another small breakthrough, and his magic power increased enough for him to cast 9 cantrips in one breath.

The balance of savings fell to 217 gold and 16 silver.

15th day of the Dark Night Month.

Submitted 38 Maid Clams.

Double happiness, his apprentice meditation technique, which had been stagnant for a period of time, also ushered in a breakthrough on this day, successfully manifesting the 9th lotus petal.

And in these few days, the news about Gao De also slowly spread, making the entire Sairisi Magic Academy bustling:

Someone could actually enroll with the highest treatment with a "recommendation letter."

You know, the last person to enter the Sairisi Magic Academy with the highest treatment was now a 4th-circle magic user, regarded as the next chief grand magic user of the palace magic user group.

Therefore, whether it was the civilian magic users who entered through the enrollment assessment or the "second-generation magic users" who also entered through the back door, they were all very indignant about Gao De's enrollment treatment.

The former, as civilian magic users at the bottom, hated the so-called "privilege"; the latter, as the "privileged" class, hated the existence that was more "privileged" than themselves.

Perhaps this was Geli Haileier's intention.

Making things difficult for Gao De in the enrollment task was just his inferior strategy.

The real conspiracy was to expose Gao De's enrollment method, thereby provoking the dissatisfaction and exclusion of most students in the academy toward Gao De.

If you were really a genius, or had an extraordinary background, then enjoying this kind of privilege, even if others were unhappy, they would only hold it in their hearts.

But you, a wild magic user from the countryside, have no talent and no background, yet you enjoy the highest treatment, which is "virtue not matching the position," and naturally you will suffer intentional or unintentional targeting from others. However, before everyone's dissatisfaction could ferment for long, new news about Gao De emerged again.

Gao De, who chose the "clam-collecting route" in the enrollment task, was pushing the progress of the enrollment task at a terrifying speed.

If Gao De could maintain his current progress, the "25-day" record created by the former Dean Jia Wen Hoge seemed to be within reach.

Before this, the entire Sairisi Academy thought Gao De was just a country bumpkin who had good luck.

But with Gao De's astonishing performance in the enrollment task, his reputation also changed a little.

Although the enrollment task could not represent anything, nor could it provide any reference for a magic user's future achievements. But no matter what, the record created by the former Dean being broken was always exceptionally eye-catching.

Old students in the academy had already started betting on whether Gao De could break the old Dean's record.

Later, the betting even evolved into how many days it would take Gao De to create a new record.

The Magic Potion Department was also exceptionally cooperative, updating Gao De's latest progress in the enrollment task in real-time every day.

Gao De didn't hear any of the excitement in the academy or the discussions about himself, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

He now only wanted to complete the enrollment task as soon as possible.

Dark Night Month, 16th, the 13th day of the enrollment task.

The number of Maid Clams Gao De submitted exceeded 40.

17th, luck exploded, collected 6 Maid Clams in one day.

18th, luck conserved, only collected 2 Maid Clams today.

19th... 21st, the 18th day of the enrollment task.

The total number of Maid Clams Gao De submitted had reached 57.

He was only 150 kilograms of water-gold ore, or 3 Maid Clams, away from completing the enrollment task.

Dark Night Month, 22nd.

Gao De, as usual, after the sun rose high, dived into the river water against the cold. 【124-65

Nearly half a month of clam harvesting has improved Gao De's swimming ability extremely quickly.

Compared to when he first started, it is already incomparable.

Yet, his progress in harvesting clams has not seen a significant increase because of this.

This is because the number of maid clams on the edge of the deep-water zone is limited; every one harvested is one less.

The further he goes, the harder it becomes to find a maid clam.

It is only because he has 【Detection Magic+】 to perform carpet-style searches that Gao De can maintain a steady advancement in his harvesting progress.

Gao De once again buries his head and dives into the water, wandering through this already familiar area of the riverbed.

The light in his eyes representing detection magic flickers slightly.

The next moment, a magical aura flashes in a corner of the riverbed, shining into Gao De's eyes.

His heart skips a beat; he kicks his feet and rapidly approaches that corner.

Then, he reaches out his hand and gently brushes away the settled silt. Sure enough, he touches a clam shell.

Gao De steadies the thumping in his heart and sweeps away all the silt around the clam shell.

Then, he cups the maid clam in both hands, kicks his legs hard, and floats toward the surface of the river.

On the riverbank, Instructor Sha Hu has been waiting for Gao De to appear.

He is also clearly aware of and concerned about Gao De's progress on his enrollment task.

"Why did you surface so quickly this time? Did you have a harvest?" Seeing Gao De's head break the surface of the river, Instructor Sha Hu is somewhat incredulous.

Having followed this batch of new students for over half a month, he knows that every time Gao De enters the water, he dives for at least three minutes before surfacing.

Yet now, only a minute or two have passed since he submerged.

Gao De is unaware of Instructor Sha Hu's internal thoughts.

He places the newly harvested maid clam into the basket tied to the safety pillar, then unties the rope, puts on the basket, and swims toward the shore.

He really finished it. Seeing this action from Gao De, how could Instructor Sha Hu not understand what it represents?

Gao De quickly reaches the shore, sets the basket aside, and begins to put on his clothes.

"It has been many years since Dean Jia Wen set this record, and everyone thought no new student would ever break it."

Instructor Sha Hu glances at the three maid clams resting in Gao De's basket, lets out a long breath, and sighs:

"19 days. You only used 19 days to complete the enrollment task. This is just one-third of the average time it takes other new students to complete their enrollment tasks."

Gao De nods in deep agreement, "If one takes the mining route, I don't think any new student will be able to break this record for another hundred years."

3,000 kilograms of water-gold ore, completed in 25 days, averaging 120 kilograms a day.

Unless a new student can reach the 1st-circle magic user rank upon enrollment, it is truly too difficult to break this record without the aid of spells.

As for him... the clam-harvesting path and the mining path are not even in the same league.

Therefore, Gao De does not feel smug about breaking the record set by Dean Jia Wen Hoge using the mining path; he even considers himself to have taken advantage of the situation.

But regardless, the academy recognizes this record.

That is enough! (End of chapter)