Above the mage!

Chapter 133: Jelica and Opportunity
Because Gaode's hunger was greatly reduced after drinking the "leak-free water", he didn't even have breakfast today.

However, no matter how magical the "leak-free water" was, it could not allow him to practice fasting.

After a busy morning, Gaode was still a little hungry.

91 gold and 6 silver, my savings are already running out. From now on I can’t spend too much money on food. Just eat whatever can fill my stomach.

On the way to the college restaurant, Gao De said to himself secretly.

Half an hour later.

At the restaurant entrance, when Gao De stepped into the door, he habitually glanced at the sign placed on the side.

It lists the restaurant's specials for the day.

"Today's special food: Vulture wrapped rice, 10 silver per serving."

Another five minutes later.

"Sir, your vulture rice is carefully cooked. Please enjoy it!"

The restaurant staff brought a mysterious dish called "Vulture Wrapped Rice" to Gaode's table.

You can't spend too much money on food.

But this is a vulture!

I've barely seen it, let alone eaten it.

While defending himself in his mind, Gao De observed this extremely curious specialty dish.

The so-called "vulture wrapped rice" is actually a bit similar to the "chicken wrapped rice" in the previous life, both of which are stuffing staple food into the stomach of poultry and then cooking them together.

But here the one used is a vulture.

What is stuffed into the stomach is not white rice, but husked wheat and saffron, and then the surface is covered with spicy condiments similar to chili.

Gao De took a deep breath and scooped up a spoonful of the soft, sweet and steamed wheat grains in the vulture's stomach and put it into his mouth.

The sweetness of wheat, the fragrance of saffron, the spiciness of the spices, and the indescribable meaty aroma from the vulture itself intertwined together, instantly bringing an unprecedented experience to God's taste buds.

You are awesome!
Gao De praised the restaurant's chef fiercely and was convinced that his wallet had become even thinner.

After lunch, Gaode’s next destination was the college’s library.

In fact, he had wanted to go a long time ago.

But before completing the admission tasks, he is not considered an official student of the academy.

If you are not a formal student, you will not be able to enjoy the treatment of students, including borrowing books from the library.

The library of Seres College is an ancient stone building. It is also one of the earliest buildings built in the college and has a history of more than a thousand years.

After thousands of years of accumulation, it is said that there are now more than 8,000 books in the library.

——This number may not sound like much. After all, in the past, the collection of any ordinary middle school library could reach tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of books.

But in this world, books are truly "luxury goods" rather than daily necessities.

There is no other library with more than 8,000 books in the entire Principality of Sean.

As you walk into the door of the library, an atmosphere unique to a "library" hits you in the face.

The library has only two floors in total, and with Gao De's privileges, all the books on the first floor are open to him free of charge.

Gao De's eyes swept over the books displayed on the first shelf.

These books range from ancient parchment scrolls to exquisite "hardcovers", and they are full of historical charm at first glance.

However, as Commissioner Lal had introduced, although most of the books in the library were open to Gao De for free, most of these books were general books or empirical theories of predecessors.

Truly valuable knowledge, even for students, needs to be "paid for" and cannot be borrowed for free in the library.

It seems that Seres Academy is too stingy towards its students.

But in fact it is not the case.

Because in this world, due to the monopoly of knowledge, those high-level mages or forces that possess knowledge usually hide the knowledge very tightly, and ordinary people cannot buy it even if they have money.

Being able to pay for knowledge is often a huge benefit.

Gao De didn't think too much about it.

Because to him, even those general books are extremely valuable.

He never denied his "country bumpkin" identity.

As a student admitted with the highest treatment, Gaode enjoys the privilege of borrowing up to ten books from the collection free of charge at one time, as well as a handwritten version of a collection of previous empirical theories.

In addition, the borrowing period has been extended from half a month for ordinary students to two months.

He did not hesitate to use his "privilege".

After some selection, he chose ten books covering multiple fields, including the history and law books of the Principality of Sean, as well as general books on finance, agriculture, etiquette and other fields:

"History of West", "Collection of Laws of the Principality of West", "Overview of West Humanities", "Etiquette and Social Norms", "Agriculture and Weather".
Finally, Gaode also saw an article titled "Some Conjectures on the Awakening of Expertise" written by "Björn Otero", which seemed to be his graduation design paper.

Regardless of who this "Bijord Otero" is and whether this article contains any useful information, at least the title caught Gaode's attention.

Therefore, he gave it the opportunity to borrow the handwritten version of the collection of previous people's empirical theories.

After scanning his identity badge and borrowing a thick stack of books from the library, Gao De hurried to his "dormitory".

He wanted to put these books back to Building 30 in Area 1 first.

Because if the books borrowed from the library are lost or damaged, you will have to pay for it according to the price.

In this world, even general books cost more than 2 gold coins on average.
Surprisingly, Godard ran into Jelica on the way to the entrance of Building 30.

As a person who entered the academy with the highest treatment like him, Jelica's "dormitory" is also in the first district.

It was just because Godard and Jelica followed different styles during the entrance mission and the timing was staggered accordingly, so they had never met in the first area.

But I didn't expect to run into him here today.

After Gerry Harrell's provocation in the restaurant half a month ago, Gode gradually understood what the "highest treatment" meant in Seres College.

Compared to this, he obtained the "highest treatment" purely based on the "letter of recommendation".

Although a small part of Jelica's "highest treatment" came from the connections behind her, the vast majority of it came from herself.

From this, Gode understood how outstanding Jelica's mage talent was.

Other things aside, the fact that she had already reached the level of a third-class mage apprentice when she was only thirteen years old three years ago was enough to give us a glimpse of her potential. You know, he is also thirteen years old now, and is still struggling at the level of a second-class mage apprentice.

Looking at the tired face of Jelica, God knew that she must have just returned from the Coolie Cliff.

Except for him who broke the record by collecting clams, the other five freshmen of the same period are still struggling with mining and have made less than half the progress.

After hesitating for a moment, Gao De took the initiative to say hello.

No matter what, he still owed a favor to Jelica, and now that he met her, she didn't recognize him. It was unacceptable.

This was the first time the two met alone.

Facing Goder's proactive greeting, Jelica's eyes flickered, and no one knew what she was thinking.

"Should I call you Master Google or Master Gaode?" she said lightly.

You must have been holding it in for a long time. Gaode thought it was a little funny.

When they first met at Coolie Cliff, he could see that Jelica was full of doubts about his appearance in Seres College and the name "God".

Godard also planned to tell the truth whenever Jelica asked him.

But Jelica kept it to herself and never took the initiative to ask God, as if she didn't know him.

"I'm sorry, I offended some people and was worried about being retaliated against, so I had to use a pseudonym while in Bremen," Goder explained. "Now that I've left Bremen, I don't have to worry about that anymore, so I'll use my real name again."

"I didn't mean to deceive you, Miss Jelica." He apologized sincerely.

"Hmph," Jessica snorted, and let the matter go.

It wasn't a big deal at all. Since Gao De had shown his attitude, she naturally didn't care.

"I didn't realize that in addition to your superb restoration skills, you also have a unique way of collecting clams." Jelica was both praising and distressed and envious.

Obviously, the introductory task caused her a lot of trouble.

"How much progress has Miss Jelica made in her enrollment mission?"

Since the matter was mentioned, Gao De asked casually.

"It's less than 1300 kilograms." When she mentioned this, Jelica became more and more tired.

"Then what?" Gao De was puzzled.

Since the task has not been completed yet and it is only past noon, why did Jelica finish work early?

"Tired." Jelica said expressionlessly.

Although given her family background, she has never stopped taking physical recovery potions these days.

But the potion only restores physical strength.

Repeating the task of "mining" day after day will cause mental fatigue that cannot be restored by magic potions.

A proper combination of work and rest is undoubtedly necessary.

If you are too tense, you will drive yourself crazy sooner or later.

Gao De's mind raced, and he realized what Jelica meant by "tired".

He was a little embarrassed.

Compared to the boring mining, activities like clam picking, which come with a reward mechanism, obviously make him feel less tired.

Therefore, during the entire enrollment process, Gao De was very excited and only felt physically tired.

He couldn't empathize with Jelica because he had never even dug a piece of ore...

Moreover, he was powerless to deal with the enrollment task that troubled Jelica.

The college has clearly stipulated that the admission task cannot be completed with the help of outsiders.

etc.
As his thoughts drifted, Gao De suddenly thought of something.

"Miss Jelica, please wait here for me," he said.

"Ok?"

Gao De didn't bother to explain. He used the key to open the door of Building 30 and walked in quickly.

After a while, he came out with a small tin kettle in his hand.

"Here." Gode handed the kettle to Jelica.

"What is this?" Jelica took the kettle and frowned.

"It's a good thing. Drinking it can relieve fatigue." Gao De said with a smile.

Jelica opened the lid of the kettle with some suspicion, then sniffed and smelled the strange fragrance.

"Water without leakage".

Even she had never smelled such a pleasant fragrance.

Is it a fancy drink?
After a slight hesitation, a faint, imperceptible light flashed in Jelica's eyes.

【Detect toxicity】

After confirming that it was non-toxic, Jelica put the kettle to her lips and took a sip meaningfully.

Just one bite and her beautiful eyes suddenly lit up.

She had never tasted anything so delicious.

So, Jelica, who was only going to take a sip, ended up drinking the entire "leak-free water" in the kettle.

Looking at the empty tin kettle, Jelica felt a little embarrassed.

This behavior is not ladylike.

"It tastes good." She used the compliment to cover up her embarrassment.

Gao De smiled slightly, "It's not just the taste that's good."

He didn't say much.

No matter how much I say, it will be better for Jelica to experience the specific effects of "Leak-proof Water" herself.

(End of this chapter)