Chapter 3247: Linshui Middle School Affiliated Primary School

Daxia Territory, Linshui Town.

Inside an ordinary residential house in the residential district, Moli woke up early from her sleep as usual. Rubbing her still-dazed eyes, she suddenly remembered that today was the day she started school.

Thinking of this, her sleepiness vanished instantly. She jumped out of bed with an agility quite unbefitting her current age, then habitually recited:

"Thank you, Lord Territory Lord."

This was not just a habit, but Moli's most sincere inner thought. If not for the Lord Territory Lord, how could she live in a house with her own independent room, and how could she have the opportunity to come into contact with Magic?

Of course, she had not yet begun to learn Magic. According to her mother, she had to attend the enlightenment class for at least one year before she could learn Magic.

Although she did not know any Magic yet, and her understanding of Magic was merely limited to the neighbor's older brother turning her hair into various colors, Moli, who had just turned eleven this year, was already able to skillfully operate the household's Magic stove to make breakfast for her family!

"Thank you, Lord Territory Lord!"

While starting the Magic stove, Moli muttered again. Before they had a Magic stove, she would struggle for quite a while every day just to start a fire, not to mention that starting a fire required firewood, all of which she had to go outside to gather.

It was not that her family did not love her, but that her father had more arduous work; her father was a member of the Territory Guard and could only return home once every half month.

Moli shouted and cheered excitedly. If it were something special, Lady Marie would have stopped her, but today she did not, only watching Moli quietly, her face full of love.

"Let's go, I'll take you to school first. See if you have class today; if you do, I'll take you to buy a few sets of clothes."

"Although I really want to say yes, I cannot lie to you. Actually, there isn't. It's not that Dad forgot, but yesterday wasn't Dad's normal leave; he came back for other matters."

"Bring your Identity Card close to mine."

She looked at her mother suspiciously, always feeling that this one Gold Coin was somewhat unreal. Lady Marie did not explain too much, as even she herself was somewhat uncertain, let alone Moli, who was still just an eleven-year-old child.

Although with her eleven-year-old brain it might be difficult to understand what "better safe than sorry" meant, out of concern for her mother, she also decided that she must study Magic well and strive to obtain more scholarships; that way, her mother should be able to be more at ease!

"Ah?" Moli still could not understand how one could buy things using the numbers on an Identity Card.

Moli could not help but open her mouth wide. She could not understand how this was possible at all, and then she heard her mother explain: "This is the real reason your father came back suddenly last night. He told me that the numbers on this represent money."

And her mother, who had to work several jobs alone, would go to help others wash clothes in the morning, go to the Territory Canteen to help prepare dishes and cook near noon, go to the Slipper Factory to catch monsters in the afternoon, and work as a Chef at a tavern in the evening, only returning home very late.

It was just that she heard from the neighbor's older brother that learning Magic actually costs money. Not only does it cost money, but if one's academic performance is good, the Lord Territory Lord will even reward money!

Although judging by her mother's words, she seemed to possess one Gold Coin of pocket money now, this one Gold Coin was not a real Gold Coin, but merely a number.

"Mom, today is the day I start school."

After making inquiries in many places, Marie learned that because there was a large diversion of people at the Tower of Time, and the Magic teaching environment at Linshui Middle School had not yet been completed, a portion was temporarily split off to establish an Affiliated Primary School.

Before the Midsummer Festival, the community notified that children between the ages of 10 and 15 this year must enroll after the Midsummer Festival, at the school right next to the Linshui Town residential district.

Speaking of this, Marie seemed to remember. She took an Identity Card with a faint blue luster on its surface from her pocket, handed it to Moli, and said:

"Sorry, I almost forgot that I still need to take you to school today."

"Hmm?" Moli was somewhat puzzled, but she still did as she was told.

"This—"

Moli certainly would not blame Mom. She knew Mom's work was very hard and tiring, plus Dad had come back last night. Every time Dad came back, Mom would take a day off the next day; she had long understood and was used to it.

Moli took the Identity Card. It had a slight weight in her hand, but it was not heavy. It emitted a beautiful glow in the sunlight. Two years ago, she had learned to read at the Territory Night School with her mother; she recognized all the characters on the Identity Card, especially her own name.

"Moli is going to school today and is already a big girl. This is your Identity Card."

Perhaps it was triggering a keyword; hearing Moli mention school, Marie also instantly came to her senses, looking at her daughter and saying somewhat embarrassedly:

Moli ran to the door of Mom's room and knocked a few times. Moli pushed the door open directly. By then, her mother, Lady Marie, was sitting up from the bed, still sleepy.

After a long while, Moli returned to her mother's side, lowering her head as if waiting for her mother's instruction, but Lady Marie only touched Moli's little head, then brought her own Identity Card in front of Moli, saying at the same time:

"The number 20 represents 20 Blue Gold Coins. I can use this number to buy things, just like I transferred it to you now, as long as I transfer the corresponding number to the boss."

At the same time, she also heard that graduating from the Affiliated Primary School allows one to be directly promoted to Linshui Middle School; this was a benefit only available to the Linshui Community.

"Mom, wake up!"

Although Moli was small, she was very sensible. She knew her mother was hardworking, so she wanted to share the burden wherever she could.

Then she saw the number in a glowing little box on her mother's Identity Card suddenly change from 【20】 to 【19】, while the number on her own Identity Card changed from 【0】 to 【1】.

Under little Moli's skillful operation, the fragrance of steamed buns soon wafted out of the kitchen. Moli liked to eat steamed buns, and her family liked them too. After eating the white, soft, and fragrant barley buns, she didn't want to eat the hard white bread from the past at all.

But the news Marie had previously received from her husband was that the school next to the residential district was a Middle School, a place to truly learn Magic, while the community notification said children aged 10 to 15 were to attend a Primary School and would not directly come into contact with Magic.

The mother and daughter finished breakfast in silence. Just as they were leaving, Moli asked cautiously: "Did Dad bring me a gift?"

She knew that there was actually money in the house. She had seen her father give her mother money more than once, and her mother had saved all that money. Moreover, she had secretly heard that the reason her mother did so was to save money for her to learn Magic in the future.

"Moli, Moli, I have an Identity Card too! Oh yeah, that's great, that's great!"

Instead, one must first attend the enlightenment class for at least one year, and only after an evaluation can one learn Magic.