Chapter 990: Chapter 380.1: King’s Capital Academy?
“Royal Capital Academy? Is that Father?”
The Hero blinked in surprise upon hearing Father’s suggestion to the young man.
Father, who had walked out from the countryside, was once a student at the Royal Capital Academy.
The Hero knew about this, but not from Father, not even from Grandpa, rather from the elderly villagers during casual chats.
After all, even without ntioning Father’s subsequent achievents, in such a small village, having once produced a student of the Royal Capital Academy was more than enough for the elders to fondly talk about, and repeat over many years.
But if asked how the person involved evaluates that learning experience?
No need to inquire or guess, it could only be sumd up in four words: wasting ti.
Father’s attitude towards the Royal Capital Academy was just like that, not even disdain but outright disregard.
For soone born in the countryside like him, that learning experience, which ordinary Professionals and even many Nobles dread of, was more like an unavoidable detour.
So, to prevent his children from repeating his mistakes, the eldest brother completed most of his studies at ho.
In this regard, the young man’s father obviously wasn’t much different, so he understood the Hero’s reaction.
“I was also surprised at the ti,” the young man shrugged, “But Elf Study is a sowhat special subject.”
[Does Father have a degree in Elf Study? (The higher the better)]
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“Although Father studied it, he didn’t pursue it further, nor did he plan to continue teaching , so back then I accepted his advice.”
The young man continued.
No matter Father’s opinion, the Royal Capital Academy remained the top institution in the country.
Father and the elder brother might have the privilege to disdain it, but for the young man—just like for her back then—there were still many things worth learning there.
“Is Elf Study really that special?” The Hero, who once had the chance to study there, curiously asked.
“Yes, the most special aspect is that anyone can choose it,” the young man smiled, “Elf Study can be a major or an elective, Sorcerers and Mages sit in the sa classroom to learn.”
“Why? Doesn’t that cause fights in class?” The Hero asked, intrigued.
“It doesn’t result in fights, but there are indeed many conflicts and frictions between students of different systems,” the young man spread his hands and began explaining.
Elf Study is a broad subject, only offered at the Advanced Departnt of the Royal Capital Academy, with many smaller branch courses. Overall, it’s not an unpopular subject, rather quite favored, but its reputation is sowhat embarrassing.
The reason is simple: “Controlling Spirits” is a capability that lies between knowledge and instinct.
For knowledgeable Mages, it involves exploring the essence and habits of Elves, repeatedly sensing, communicating, and contracting with them, and combining them with their own spells to cast spells more efficiently.
Elentally compatible Magicians, however, can directly find Elves highly compatible with themselves, and as long as they get along, they can contract and control them as if directed by their own limbs.
Yet sotis, no matter how much a Mage studies, they may not be able to contract powerful Elves; while Magicians, regardless of their effort, are often refused by incompatible Elves.
However, the spell techniques learned and natural compatibility, Elf Study demands both.
Just, how to find a balance between the two is a problem modern Elf Study hasn’t perfectly solved to this day.
Those who succeed can gain decent benefits from this subject; it’s not only Sorcerers and Mages, quite a few Combat System professionals co to elect it, later pursuing professions as Elf Swordsn is typical.
But those who fail often accomplish nothing, sotis even facing life-threatening danger.
The reason it can only be chosen in the Advanced Departnt is that only professionals who reach a certain Level can withstand the Elves’ backlash.
The “Summoning Spirits” branch of Elf Study injures students each year who can’t control the Elental Spirits they summon.
Even if the Elf bears no malice, if the professional is too weak, they might, like the Noble Lady, fall seriously ill from conversing with a White Snake.
These factors result in controversy surrounding this subject.
But for the young man who has the innate profession of Elf Swordsman, naturally, there were no such concerns.
“So I accepted Father’s suggestion and ended my Adventurer career in the Ancient City Dungeon and embarked on the journey to the Capital.
“Though the air routes in the Kingdom had been suspended for years, during that period I consistently exchanged letters with the Noble Lady.
“With excellent Elental Talent, she was also diligent in her studies. Within just a few years, she completed her Elentary and Interdiate Departnt studies, skipping grades directly into the Advanced Departnt. After hearing I was going to study in the Capital, she was delighted and even ntioned she would elect Elf Study as well.
“However, even though I took Father’s advice, I actually didn’t have the admission eligibility for Royal Capital Academy at that ti.”
As a Hero and Adventurer, the young man’s prowess was nearing Legendary, having made a na for himself in the Plain Ancient City.
However, achieving a certain reputation as an Adventurer didn’t an he could directly attend the Kingdom’s top institution.
Adventurers, who battle Magic Creatures and accompany danger, and students, who study knowledge and hone skills in an academy, ultimately exist in different worlds.
Though born into a Viscount’s House, much like the Hero, the young man had not genuinely attended school,
albeit possessing basic knowledge, years of an Adventurer career, licking blood from the knife’s edge, had long worn away that little bit of scholarly atmosphere he once possessed.
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