Wizard: This witcher is neglecting his duties.

Chapter 164 Aretusa Academy and Library

(Chapter 163 is available for free in the related sections of the work.)

The College of Aretusa is located on the Isle of Xenide, northwest of the city of Gos Velen in Temuria.

It resembles a colossal castle carved directly from the rocks of Shanede Island, connected to the continental plate by a massive stone bridge hundreds of meters long. The overall appearance is both magnificent and awe-inspiring. The magic lamps in the academy are lit day and night, and at all times, the place is shrouded in a magical glow, inspiring awe in mortals who come here.

At the same time, this academy is also one of the largest sorcerer magic academies in the North. Unlike another sorcerer magic school, Ban Ade, which trains scholar-type male sorcerers, this academy specializes in training female sorcerers. It also actively seeks out girls from the common people who have magical talent, buys them from their parents, and trains them as female sorcerers. This makes Shanid Island a holy place in the hearts of all female sorcerers in the North.

As a sanctuary of magical knowledge, this magic academy is protected by a powerful magical barrier that not only prevents any outsiders from sneaking into the academy but also prohibits any teleportation spells.

Until this magical barrier is closed, everyone must walk across the bridge to enter the academy.

This is why, even though Triss and Keira have become royal advisors with power equivalent to that of the academy, their portals must be opened in the town outside the magic academy, and they must wait for permission from the academy before they can enter the academy.

After passing through the portal, Wayne still felt extremely uncomfortable, completely different from how he felt when he passed through the spatial rift. It was as if he had been stuffed into a washing machine and put on spin mode for half an hour, leaving him dizzy, lightheaded, with internal organs spasming, and almost nauseous.

The two sorceresses were already used to using this spell. They looked at Wayne with amusement, knowing that it was because the witchers' senses were more acute than ordinary people's that they felt uncomfortable due to the spatial chaos of the portal.

After Wayne had recovered, the three of them did not linger in the town. After quickly tidying up, they crossed the stone bridge and entered Aretusa Academy.

Triss and Keira had made arrangements with Margarita beforehand via telescope for this visit. When the three of them crossed the stone bridge and arrived at the academy gate, Principal Margarita, who was tall, voluptuous, and had a sweet face, with a figure like a marble statue, was already waiting at the academy's reception desk.

"Principal, thank you for coming to welcome us!"

"Triss, Keira, as outstanding graduates of the academy, I am of course very happy to welcome you to give lectures here."

"You're too kind. It's thanks to the academy's nurturing that we have achieved what we have today."

After the three sorceresses met, they exchanged some rather formulaic blessings and greetings. Once they finished their pleasantries, Tristana brought Margarita to Wayne's side.

Before Wayne could speak, Margarita smiled and took his hand, saying:

"Welcome to Aretusa Academy, Wayne. Triss has already told me your purpose."

"Later, when Triss and Keira go to give lectures to the students, I will have someone take you to our library and grant you access to the first floor, where there are books and materials that can be made public."

"As for books with higher access levels, I need to consider them carefully before deciding whether I can sell them to you."

After saying this, Margarita winked at Wayne and gave him a meaningful smile.

Then she raised the back of her hand, gesturing for Wayne to kiss it.

Wayne glanced at Triss, and seeing that her expression hadn't changed, he lowered his head, took Margarita's fingers, and gently kissed the back of her hand, withdrawing his touch in an instant.

The female principal withdrew her hand and then spoke to a girl dressed as a student, who appeared to be about fourteen or fifteen years old, beside her:

"Amya, take this gentleman to our library and tell Mr. Vincent, the librarian, to grant him access to the first floor."

After saying that, Margarita looked at Wayne and said with a smile:

"If you want to buy any of the books on the first floor, write down their titles and give them to the manager, Vincent."

"However, you should think carefully before you buy it. You should know that knowledge is the most valuable asset in this world."

"The books in our college contain a great deal of secret knowledge, which is rarely sold to outsiders, and when it is, the price is quite high."

"Of course, we're friends, so you'll definitely get a pretty good discount, but you'll have to repay me with a nice dinner."

Hearing Margarita's slightly mischievous remark, Wayne laughed and said without hesitation:

"Of course, Principal Margarita, I will prepare a sumptuous dinner for everyone at Triss's residence tonight as a way of thanking you for your help."

After finishing their business, the group exchanged pleasantries for a while, and soon Triss and Keira followed Margarita into the academy, presumably to prepare for their lessons.

After parting ways with the others, Wayne followed the girl named Amya and wandered around until he arrived at a huge library.

As a magic academy that has been established for hundreds or even thousands of years, Aretusa Academy has a vast collection of books in its library. Wayne only made a rough estimate, but the first floor where he was located alone contained more than 100,000 books.

Fortunately, Margarita's arrangement was quite thoughtful; the female student named Amya did not leave after taking Wayne to the library.

After helping Wayne obtain the necessary permissions from the white-bearded old librarian, Mr. Weisheng, she sat very obediently beside Wayne and whispered:

"Mr. Wayne, the headmistress asked me to stay with you today. I'm quite familiar with the library, so if you're looking for any books, I can help you find them."

Upon hearing this, Wayne nodded to the girl and thanked her. Amy blushed slightly and said that it was no trouble at all, as it was all the principal's order.

The female student in this magic academy was quite pretty and well-behaved, clearly not a country girl. However, perhaps because of this, she had little contact with men. When facing Wayne, this handsome young man, the girl was always cautious in her every move and appeared quite shy.

Unfortunately, once he entered the library, which contained a vast amount of knowledge, Lord Wayne focused all his attention on studying diligently.

In addition, Amya was short and not even fifteen years old, just an underdeveloped little girl, which made him completely uninterested.

So Wayne just smiled and said:

"Miss Amya, could you please help me find all the books that record information about witchers?"

"I'm very interested in this?"

At this time, Wayne was still in disguised human form. When he visited Aretusa Academy, he changed into a high-end and handsome suit that only nobles and wealthy merchants could afford. So, judging from his appearance alone, he really had nothing to do with the legendary Witcher.

Upon hearing this, Amy tilted her head in confusion, but she assumed Wayne was the kind of noble young master who was drawn to the legends of witchers.

Although somewhat puzzled, I still obediently took a large number of books about the Witcher from many bookshelves.

As Wayne watched the books being taken down from the bookshelf, he initially remained calm, but when the number of books reached two hundred, his lips twitched slightly.

Unexpectedly, as expected of one of the most prestigious magic academies in the North, it has compiled two hundred books on the knowledge related to witchers.

Of course, these books do not all record important knowledge about witchers; some are biographies, some are stories, and some are experimental data.

In the following days, Wayne spent most of his time in the library, frantically learning all sorts of knowledge.

(Something came up this morning and I was a little late. There are still two chapters left today, this afternoon and tonight. Mwah!)

(End of this chapter)