Chapter 2365: Old Classmate, School Selection

Besides contemplating his next arrangements, Xia Duo was also imagining how much benefit he could gain from this Projection Plane; if nothing else, the public knowledge in the Library alone might far exceed the collection of the Tower of Time.

Not to mention the Prophecy Inheritance and the exploration related to the Dragon Madness Mythallar that Xia Duo was most looking forward to—especially the latter; if he could resolve this hidden danger in this Projection Plane, then when he returned to the Main Plane, he would likely be able to follow the same pattern.

As for the development of the Netheril Magic System and the Bloodline Sequencing Project, these were long-term beneficial major projects; even if he failed to obtain them this time, it would not affect the situation in the Main Plane.

At worst, he would just sow the seeds again the next time he encountered a Projection Plane with a long survival time, and harvest them again.

However, even if he did not want to harvest, the development of Magic itself was already permeated into every aspect of society; as long as he stayed in this era for a while, he would naturally have some passive gains.

……

During the wait, Xia Duo set several plans for himself; the first was to go to a School for further studies after the downgrade, during which he would incidentally advance to become an Arcanist and try his best to collect the books in the School Library.

After that, it would be applying to the Research Institute, striving to obtain the Original Permission of the Mythallar reserved for the Research Sequence in the shortest possible time, thereby unlocking the hidden Advanced Permission reserved from the previous projection.

After that, it would probably be receiving the fruits grown from the seeds buried earlier through the Advanced Permission.

Of course, he was also prepared for the Original Permission to be useless; it would just mean spending more time and the process being slightly more tortuous. Having seen this era, he believed the first Executive would definitely do his best to fulfill his "last wish."

Soon, three hours passed.

A Moon Elf wearing a simple white robe walked in from outside; he first turned off the Xiu Xi Shi scene set by Xia Duo, and only then did he make a sound:

"Student Maruente, it's your turn, follow me!"

Hearing the notification, Xia Duo could not help but feel a little excited; although he could now directly create Arcane Fire (of a Great Arcanist), Maruente himself was only a Level 6 Battle Mage, and in any case, it was impossible for him to directly create Arcane Fire.

In order to fit the persona, Xia Duo needed to go through the process.

When he arrived at the door of the Xiu Xi Shi, that Moon Elf did not move, but stared at him for several seconds, then revealed a very strange expression:

"You are Maruente? Maruente of Aofu City?"

"Uh—it's me, may I ask who you are—"

Xia Duo felt a bit strange; in Maruente's memories, there did not seem to be any acquaintances at the Funei Yanjiuyuan, and the memories triggered at this moment were only a blur.

And the Moon Elf Researcher before him also seemed to realize this, and hurriedly explained: "I'm Gelinqi! We were classmates for six years, don't tell me you don't remember me!"

"Gelinqi?"

Maruente's distant memories emerged bit by bit, and only then did Xia Duo understand who the other party was; it turned out to be a classmate of Maruente from Primary School and Junior High School, who did not attend in Aofu City during High School, but transferred elsewhere.

In Maruente's memories, Gelinqi was just a little friend he occasionally played with when they were young; now, a full 50 years had passed since Junior High School graduation, and he did not expect to meet his former little friend again in this scene.

"Gelinqi, of course I remember you; back then we even often teased Teacher Qiu together!"

"You really do remember! Just now when I saw the name 'Maruente', I thought of you, but I didn't dare to confirm; after all, there are simply too many Elves named after the first leader."

"Then how did you recognize me?"

"I didn't recognize you, I just felt that your appearance had some impression, so I tested it; I didn't expect it to actually be you!"

"I didn't expect it either."

"Let's go, we'll talk as we walk."

Only then did Gelinqi remember his primary job, pulling Xia Duo as he walked outside, and while walking, he asked, "So you've been serving in the military all these years? Your performance is not bad; have you chosen the School for further studies? How about choosing my alma mater?"

"I was lucky to be assigned to the same unit as Danas, and since there haven't been any wars these years, I barely managed to get an Excellent Service Medal; it's not worth mentioning."

"Student Maruente, excessive modesty is pride! I still understand the weight of the Excellent Service Medal; if you hadn't truly made contributions to the tribe and the Alliance, it would be impossible to obtain it."

"Cough—" Xia Duo avoided this question.

Gelinqi also knew that this might involve some military secrets, so he did not ask further, but tentatively tried to persuade Xia Duo to choose his alma mater when selecting a School for further studies:

"My alma mater is the second-ranked comprehensive School of the tribe, with strong faculty and cooperation with all major Research Institutes; even if you don't enter the Research Sequence in the future, the various resources of a good School can allow you to be half a step ahead of others in other fields."

"You mean Chixin University?"

"Yes! Could it be Capital University?"

Speaking of this, Gelinqi suddenly lowered his voice, leaned into Xia Duo's ear, and whispered: "Capital University only has a decent ranking for the Funei Yanjiuyuan, but it's actually affiliated; unless you intend to rise in the organizational sequence, don't choose this place."

The organizational sequence actually corresponds to management positions in various fields, but it is too academic; usually, people come here for further studies after rising to a certain level in other sequences, and very few Elves specifically study this.

Of course, Capital University does not only have subjects for the organizational sequence, it just seems somewhat mediocre compared to other more excellent Schools.

Before Xia Duo retired, he had already been pondering which School to go to for further studies after retirement; he certainly would not choose Capital University, let alone Gelinqi not recommending it, even if he had, he would not choose it.

Chixin University, on the other hand, was on Xia Duo's candidate list from the beginning; besides that, there was Maruen University, which was also the first School established by the Chixin Tribe, and its ranking was naturally first.

Originally, Xia Duo was actually more inclined towards that School, after all, it was the top-ranked School, but he was worried that his Excellent Service Medal would not be enough for Chixin University to admit him.

This School selection was not just him choosing a School, the School also had to choose him!

Ordinary Schools, for the sake of the Excellent Service Medal, would normally not refuse, but it was hard to say for top-tier Schools; they might refuse you without even an explanation.

Therefore, the reason Xia Duo included top-tier Schools on his candidate list was more out of the idea of trying his luck; apply to a few more, what if he gets in!

Now, being told this by Gelinqi, he felt that there might still be some hope in applying to Chixin University; he just didn't know to what extent Gelinqi could help.

……

Soon, the two arrived outside the room with the sign "Founengjiangjishiyanshi"; as soon as they entered, two voices, one male and one female, shouted in unison:

"Mentor."

"You've become a mentor already?"

Xia Duo looked at Gelinqi with curiosity, and Gelinqi also seemed to quite enjoy such a gaze: "These are the two students my mentor at the Funei Yanjiuyuan asked me to lead; originally they were responsible for everything here, it counts as expanding some extracurricular practice for them. I only came over because I saw your name."

After finishing, he straightened his face and said to the two students: "This Maruente is my friend, this year's Excellent Service Medal recipient; you two pay attention to the operation, don't make mistakes. If you make mistakes, all your credits for this year and next year will be deducted."