god of tomorrow

No, that's why this kid didn't finish him off!

Realizing that Gawain was just putting on an act, Frey rolled her eyes twice and complained that young people these days were becoming more and more shameless. Even though it was an act, his charm was undeniable, especially his self-aggrandizing face. She hoped that he wouldn't cause a death at school.

The battle continued, but the rhythm changed completely.

Faced with Gawain's favor, Barrett decisively chose to return the favor. Since his junior wanted to see magic, the senior felt obligated to demonstrate it to him one by one.

Junior, I'll only demonstrate once, so watch carefully!

Barrett thrust his hands forward with a sudden burst of energy, his fingertips glowing with a ghostly green light. He cast the spell without uttering a spell, his speed was incredibly fast.

More than ten fine white lines grew out of the void, converging into an extremely sharp bone spear. With a chilling killing intent, it shot towards one side of the arena, touched the defensive light wall, and exploded into bone dust all over the sky.

Necromantic Magic: Bone Spear!

Barrett slammed his right foot into the ground, and the ground within a five-meter radius around him instantly turned a dark green, as if corrupted by some evil force. A foul-smelling mist rose, and hundreds of withered, bony hands emerged from the mud, frantically clawing and trying to drag any living thing trapped inside into the swamp.

Necromancy: Sinking Swamp!

Barrett's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he exhaled a chilling white light, spreading a freezing aura that caused the temperature of the entire arena to drop drastically. Where the white light passed, fine snowflakes began to fall. Gawain watched the white light shoot away, feeling his eyelids grow heavy, an irresistible drowsiness washing over him, and the cold made him want nothing more than to lie down in bed.

Fate Magic: Winter of the Four Seasons - Deadly Hibernation!

The final move, the one Barrett paid a hefty price for, was a powerful one. He took a deep breath and unleashed a howling gale. Terrifying wind pressure ravaged the arena floor, sweeping across it and shredding everything caught in its path, scraping away a layer of earth and raising the sky three feet above the arena.

Elemental Magic: Hurricane Roar!

As expected of a history major, he wielded various spells with ease and astonishing power, demonstrating not only his profound magical reserves but also his deep understanding and superb control over different magical systems.

Gao Wen watched longingly, extremely envious.

This is what throwing tiles is all about!

want to!

As we watched and analyzed, it was confirmed once again that the necromancy on the universal continent was generally not very powerful.

Even prestigious institutions like the Royal Magic University have never included powerful sacrificial recipes, so compared to Deadly Hibernation and Hurricane Roar, Bone Spear and Sinking Swamp are not particularly destructive.

"Huff~ Huff~ Huff~~"

Exhausted from continuously casting spells, Barrett, pale-faced, said to the sidelines, "Professor Glenn, the three referees, I am unable to continue. I concede."

"..." x4

Buber: Even though I'm on Gawain's side, I think you've gone too far. Our philosophy department not only has a history department, but also a drama department. You should go check it out when you have time; it can really improve your acting skills.

Barrett conceded defeat, and the three referees, not knowing what to say, all turned to Glenn, asking him to say a few words.

“Barrett, your magic reserves and your mastery of magic are excellent, but your timing for casting spells is lacking, and you were careless and underestimated your opponent at the beginning…” Glen pointed out Barrett’s weaknesses and told him to reflect on them. If he did not correct them in time, he would only be a runner-up in this year’s Knight Ranking Tournament and would not be able to achieve outstanding results.

Next, let's talk about Gao Wen.

As it stands, Gao Wen has no weaknesses, which has surprised everyone present.

After pondering for a moment, Glenn managed to find the shortcoming: his unfamiliarity with the rules of the arena allowed Barrett to catch his breath and find a gap in his spellcasting.

Gone.

Furthermore, it's nitpicking, criticizing for the sake of criticizing.

“Professor Bush, Gawain has passed the assessment. Once he receives his official mage certificate, he can start learning sacrificial magic. As for the knight ranking competition, I'll leave the rest to you.” Gran knew that Bush and Gawain were close, and today's assessment was arranged by Bush. She didn't want to trouble two people at once, so she asked Bush to continue to advise Gawain.

Booth had no objections, and Gawain was happy to accept it.

……

An hour later, at the South District Administrative Office Building.

Buber, covered in sweat, approached Gawain and presented him with the certificate of a formal mage.

The cover is red with gold lettering and contains Gao Wen's identity information, including a photo. It is stamped with a star and moon seal, which is valid throughout the entire Golden Kingdom. After graduation, he can find a good job with little work and high pay anywhere.

Logically, the certificates shouldn't be issued so quickly, but Buper knows that Gao Wen is an impatient person. Today is Friday, and he has two days off tomorrow and the day after. If he doesn't get the certificates in Gao Wen's hands, the latter won't be able to eat or sleep well.

Gawain accepted the oil-stained certificate and looked gratefully at the busy Buber: "Teacher, before we get off work, let's go to the small auditorium for the sacrificial ceremony and get the Order Magic sorted out today!"

"..."

I know you're in a hurry, but you're too hasty.

"There's no time like the present, let's do it today!" Gao Wen's enthusiasm for learning was so high that he couldn't wait until Monday.

Chapter 53 If only I had wished to become a high school principal

"Gawain, I know you're excited right now, but you'd better calm down first."

Buber quickly dissuaded him, saying that there are many kinds of order magic, and you can't become a strong person by blindly throwing money at it. Before making a sacrifice, you need to have a certain understanding of magic.

Buper talked a lot, such as how to combine items reasonably to achieve the greatest tactical effect with the least amount of magic power, and how to create combo skills to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

"Teacher, I didn't say the sacrificial ceremony had to be held today. I plan to go check out the small auditorium first..."

Gawain had been looking forward to this day for a long time and had already made up his mind. He asked Buber to talk to him as they walked, explaining which combination techniques were more effective.

"You'd better listen to what your teacher says."

Buper sighed helplessly. He knew Gawain's personality; he was very goal-oriented and wouldn't do anything meaningless or unprepared. If he insisted on dragging him to the small auditorium today, he must have had something in mind.

The two walked and talked, and soon arrived at the small auditorium.

The Royal Magic University has five auditoriums: the main auditorium in the central area and a smaller auditorium in each of the other four areas. The auditoriums contain statues and altars, and also offer sacrifice recipes with clearly marked prices, slightly below market value, which are only available to students with formal mage certificates.

Teachers and staff can also perform sacrificial ceremonies here at a more affordable price, as one of the benefits offered by the school.

It's called a small auditorium, but that's only in comparison to the large auditorium in the central area. In fact, it's not small at all. Stepping inside, you'll immediately be overwhelmed by its grand atmosphere.

The small chapel is a miniature pantheon, employing the most solemn single-story layout of classical architecture.

The entire hall is built of huge gray-white granite, without towering towers or any superfluous decorations, only towering pillars and rough, powerful lines, showing an unchanging sense of weight and solidity.

The interior structure of the hall is rigorous and profound, with a wide and straight central corridor running from north to south, symbolizing that the river of time divides the space in two.

On both sides of the corridor, each deity has its own independent temple. At the end of the passage, the door is tightly closed, and the heavy wooden door is carved with emblems symbolizing their respective divine authority.

Pilgrims, or believers, walk along the long corridor, their gaze passing over the passageway to catch a glimpse of the solemn corner of the statue. This sense of distance, 'seeing but not reaching,' further enhances the majesty and holiness of the deity.

In the calendar commonly used in mainland China, a week has seven days, corresponding to the seven major orders. The most important deities are the sun and moon, fate, earth and sea, wind and thunder, glaciers, the underworld, and sin, symbolizing the overall order of the world.

The Sun and Moon Gods: Guardians and observers of the balance of light and shadow, symbolizing the passage of time and eternity.

The four elements of destiny: the cycle of the four seasons weaves the cause and effect of all things in the world, symbolizing an inescapable destiny.

Lord of the Earth and the Sea: Bearing all things and encompassing all rivers, symbolizing the cornerstone of the material world.

God of Wind and Thunder: Ruler of the breath and fury of the sky, symbolizing change and power.

Glacier Goddess: Freezing all life and noise, symbolizing the coldness of tranquility and the end.

King of the Underworld: Guides the souls of the dead back to the earth, symbolizing the afterlife and reincarnation.

The Three Sins Gods: They examine the darkness deep within the human heart, symbolizing the price of judgment and redemption.

The seven orders together maintain the overall operation of the world and are the most important and primary order deities in universal theology. However, the pantheon is far more profound than that, and the number of deities is not limited to the seven orders.

Besides the seven orders occupying the central position, there are many more obscure shrines hidden at the end of the corridor and in the deep side halls on both sides.

Some of the statues have blurred faces and mottled marks, clearly originating from the original universal theology; others are brand new, not belonging to the original universal theology, but belonging to the newly established church that, by growing stronger and relying on its powerful secular influence, forcibly brought its own gods into this pantheon, to stand on equal footing with the ancient deities.

As for where these new deities came from and why they were not recorded in the original universal theology, believers will tell you not to ask, because if you do, God doesn't care, and if you ask again, it will be a test from God.

The main and secondary auditoriums are of great significance; any act of splashing paint or urinating/defecating in public would be a serious act of blasphemy. Even His Majesty the King, let alone the Royal Magic University, would be under immense pressure. Security is extremely tight, with guards and patrolling staff in every corridor, and entry involves body searches and security checks, prohibiting all spatial equipment.

"..."

Gawain glanced at the bananas in his backpack, wondering what the consequences would be if he put the banana peels on top of the statue's head.

He only thought about it; his imagination was always quite vivid. He didn't dare to actually do it, after all, there really are gods watching over us.

Previously in the library, the AI ​​assistant collected a large number of names and information about ordinal magic, and built a database with pictures and text. Gawain could tell at a glance which magic corresponded to which god.

Before arriving, he had already prepared the menu, ready to spend lavishly.

"Hey teacher, look here! The Moon Goddess's hypnosis costs 500 million. Tell me, isn't there two extra zeros?"

"Haha, and this too? A sunlight barrier costs 2000 million? When did sunlight become so expensive?"

"Deadly Hibernation 300 million, Guardian Serpent 400 million, Hurricane Roar 500 million..."

"I just beat up a multi-millionaire!"

After browsing through the documents, Gao Wen sadly discovered that despite possessing a million-dollar fortune, he was an absolute pauper.

It's terrifying! A million dollars could buy a house in the capital city of Jinyao, but it can't even buy a decent magic spell!

Are gods really that good at making money?

I should have wished to become a god back then!

Wait, is the God of Wishes considered a god? One day, could I be carried into the Pantheon?

Gawain, the penniless man, stood shakily in front of the passage. He couldn't afford any of the magic spells he wanted. His vision blurred, and he suddenly lost interest in his dream of becoming a mage.

“Gawain, what you’re talking about are all advanced magic. Your current magic circuits can’t support them. Don’t be too ambitious. Let’s learn some simpler ones first.” Buber was sweating profusely. Where did his common sense go? He was talking about hypnosis and sunlight barriers all the time. He really treated magic like a game.

"What's up with Barrett? Is his family that rich?" Gao Wen was impressed. No wonder he was in the arms business; his family was indeed wealthy.

I miss my dad.

Can anyone tell him where his father went?

"Barrett did not perform a sacrificial ceremony at school..."

Bush revealed the truth: learning sacrificial magic requires corresponding offerings, and the school's listed prices include the costs of labor, logistics, security, and storage for collecting the offerings, since the school also needs to make a profit.

Typically, noblemen would prepare their own offerings, send gifts to pull strings, and then have the sacrificial ceremony performed at the church on their family's fiefdom.

Some powerful nobles even had idols and altars in their homes.

For these well-connected nobles, the price of offerings could be very high or very low.

Damn, running a school is such a lucrative business!

I should have made a wish to become a high school principal!

Gawain gritted his teeth, inwardly cursing this materialistic society. Since he was already here, he had to acquire two spells of order magic today.