Chapter 161: Accumulation (Part 3)

When comparing "learning" with someone who drinks "small Enlightenment Tea" at any time, what can other students compare with?

And the reason Gao De thought "it's not that difficult" wasn't because he was afraid he wouldn't be able to learn better than other students even with a divine skill.

It was just that taking classes requires paying course fees.

And the "tuition" for every course isn't cheap; 10 gold coins is just the starting price! Whether you can understand everything when taking multiple elective courses is one thing, 【Guidance+】 can solve that.

But whether you can afford the course fees for multiple elective courses is another matter entirely.

And this matter is not within the scope of 【Guidance+】.

Finishing today's "Runology" study, Gao De went to the restaurant to add a limited specialty dish he hadn't tasted for a long time, just as a "food supplement" after overusing his brain.

The specialty dish provided by the restaurant today was grilled shark steak, with asparagus and sliced tomatoes on the side as a pairing, and a complimentary dessert after the meal: raisin shortbread.

It was exotic and flavorful, but the price of this specialty dish was 12 silver coins.

This made Gao De grit his teeth twice before he settled his mind and ordered one.

After finishing the meal, there was still some time before the "Geography of the Nolan Continent and War Geography" class started in the afternoon.

Gao De first returned to the dormitory, took out the materials he had organized for the "General Spells (0 Circle-3 Circle) Recognition" and "General Knowledge of Medicinal Materials" courses, and sat down in the meditation room.

Gao De, whose energy had recovered a lot, took a deep breath, and after casting another 【Guidance+】 on himself, he threw his attention into the materials.

Soon, he entered that flow state of "clear mind, active thinking" again.

In this state, the passage of time seemed to slow down.

Only the various knowledge points of the two courses flowed through his mind one after another as he kept flipping through the materials.

Time passed second by second.

One hour later.

Gao De put down the materials in his hand with a face full of fatigue, took out his water bag, and gulped down another mouthful of the Fog-Leak Fruit Drink fiercely.

Corresponding to the fatigue on his face was the infinite satisfaction and joy in his heart.

In just this one hour, Gao De felt that what he had remembered and understood was more than what he had in the previous half a month.

Of course, in his previous life, there was also a magical existence called college students, who could learn more in a day or two than in a semester, with the prerequisite being "before the final exam."

But Gao De's situation was different; he was able to achieve such magical effects even when his previous learning was already very deep, thorough, and diligent.

First in credits as a freshman?

He suddenly felt that this achievement, which he had once regarded as a short-term goal, was a bit unworthy of mention.

Because it had become too simple.

Things that are too easy to complete are not suitable as goals.

He took out his pocket watch and glanced at it; it was only 12:30 in the afternoon.

The afternoon class wouldn't start until two o'clock.

Gao De, who had entered the flow state by casting 【Guidance+】 twice in a row, no longer forced himself and chose to go to bed to take a nap to restore his energy.

23rd of the Fog Frost Month.

Gao De knocked on He Xi's door again, and under He Xi's incomprehensible and suspicious gaze, took the initiative to request that his daily learning load be increased to double the current amount.

And in the inspection later that day, he conquered the skeptical He Xi with an absolutely perfect performance.

27th of the Fog Frost Month.

Under the dual blessing of the first-rank cultivation room and the Fog-Leak water, since entering the Cyrus Academy, Gao De's Guidance Method ushered in its third small breakthrough.

After this breakthrough, his total magic power was enough to support him in casting 11 cantrips in one breath.

Cultivating at this speed, Gao De made a rough estimate, and he would be able to cultivate the Apprentice Guidance Method to perfection in about another year.

By then, he would be fourteen or fifteen years old.

Looking at it this way, he could be considered a genius? Of course, this kind of genius still needs a "pseudo" prefix.

This kind of pseudo-genius is especially numerous among the nobility.

Because the resources that noble magic users can enjoy are definitely far superior to Gao De's.

Even Gao De, a magic user with medium-low talent, could quickly push the progress of the Guidance Method to completion on the premise of earning resources himself, so for noble magic users, it was even less of a problem.

Then why could a 14-year-old 1st-circle magic user like Yilan shock so many people?

The reason is not complicated.

The Guidance Method can use resources to quickly pile up progress, but Meditation Method has no such shortcut! Methods to improve the progress of Meditation Method cultivation are rare in the world, and even noble magic users can only rely on themselves honestly.

Therefore, for noble children, under the supply of resources, it is a very common thing to cultivate the Apprentice Guidance Method to perfection in the 13-15 age range.

But because the progress of Meditation Method lags behind, examples of dragging it until after twenty years old to raise the magic user level to a third-class magic user apprentice are also everywhere.

But for Gao De, this problem was not that difficult.

Because his talent for Meditation Method cultivation is far superior to his talent for Guidance Method cultivation.

Therefore, even if he is dragged down by the Meditation Method after the Guidance Method is perfected, it won't be for long.

28th of the Fog Frost Month.

Gao De came to the front of Building 17 in the First District.

This is where Jielika's dormitory is located.

The start time for courses at Cyrus Academy is mostly at the beginning of each month, with few starting at the end of the month.

So even though he is completely "having more than enough capacity to learn," Gao De has no courses to choose for the time being and needs to wait for the arrival of the Ice-Sealed Month.

And before that, he must get enough money to pay for the subsequent course selection fees.

Gao De's savings are only 63 gold and 8 silver, which is not enough to support his "ambitions."

If he wants to get a large sum of money in a short time, it is obviously impossible through academy tasks.

Gao De thought carefully for a long time and found that for himself at the moment, there was only one way out: selling Fog-Leak water.

Although the Fog-Leak fruit drink is also of great help to Gao De, in the current situation, exchanging it for money obviously has greater benefits.

And to sell Fog-Leak water, the channels Gao De can think of are Shadi and Jielika.

The former is in the Mutual Aid Society, so it should be easy to talk to.

It's just that how to gain trust is a problem, and another thing is that members of the Mutual Aid Society may not necessarily have extra money to buy such a useful but not essential fruit drink.

Considering this, Gao De gave up the channel of Chief Shadi.

And the latter, first, has already experienced the magic of Fog-Leak water and has had one "transaction," so she is considered an old customer, no need for too much introduction, convenient and worry-free.

Second, Jielika has money!

This is a real "rich daughter."

Only if you are rich enough will you be willing to buy non-essential things like Fog-Leak water.

Therefore, Gao De packed up his remaining Fog-Leak fruit drink and visited Jielika for the first time.

Two gallons of Fog-Leak water, after brewing, produced about 2 gallons and 4 pints (about 12 liters) of fruit drink.

You need to drink 7 ounces (about 0.2 liters) of fruit drink a day to fully exert the effect of Fog-Leak water, and more will not further strengthen the effect.

1 gallon converts to 8 pints.

And Gao De has consumed about 6 pints of fruit drink these days, leaving 14 pints of fruit drink, which can be regarded as 42 servings based on one serving per day.

He had previously given Jielika a small pot of nearly 1 pint of fruit drink, and at that time Jielika paid 10 gold coins as the purchase price.

Calculating roughly, if these remaining 14 pints of fruit drink could all be sold to Jielika, it would bring Gao De an income of about 140 gold.

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