Chapter 191 Santisside
Santis Seed stood in a stern and restless manner in front of the gate of the Lord's mansion, checking every button and pleat on his body over and over again, his messy hair and slightly bloodshot eyes showed that he had not had a good sleep all night last night, and this was the result of extreme tension.
"You must show confidence, show your knowledge in magic theory, and answer every question of the lord in a timely manner. You must not cough loudly or be confused, and you cannot be casual in front of the lord..."
The second-level magician muttered in a low voice, repeating several key points as if he was memorizing exercises before the exam. At this moment, the lord's mansion in front of him suddenly opened the door. A girl in a maid's skirt, who seemed to be not yet adult, ran out of the inside quickly. She ran out of the gate and ran through the small front yard, and in a thrilling posture that seemed to be about to fall, scaring the latter.
The little maid Betty looked around, then stared at Santis's eyes and said crisply: "Have you seen a suspicious figure sneaking around nearby?"
Santis just woke up from his muttering and suddenly couldn't react: "Ah? Suspicious? Didn't see..."
"Okay, thank you!" Betty bowed exaggeratedly, turned around and ran back quickly just like when he ran out, leaving Mr. Arcane behind, not knowing what was going on.
It was not until two seconds later that Santis woke up and the person the maid was looking for was probably him?
By the way, how could there be such a reckless maid in the world...
Just as he was confused, the door of the lord's mansion was pushed open again. The hot little maid ran out from inside again and ran to Santis: "Are you the suspicious figure who is sneaking around nearby?"
"Uh... I was just around the corner, but I was not sneaky or suspicious," Santis explained a little helplessly. He always felt that the little maid in front of him seemed to be not very good at thinking, for fear that the other party would be wrong if he said a wrong word. The maid was not a person of high status, but if she could come to send a message, it means that she could talk directly with the lord, and she had to be careful when speaking. "I have something to ask for a meeting with the lord, yes..."
Before the other party could finish his words, Betty said with joy: "Oh, then come in, the master is looking for you!"
A moment later, Gao Wen met this second-level arcane from the royal capital in his study: Santis Seid.
He had already remembered that he had seen the other party's name in the 100-person aid team from the capital. A second-level arcane is one of the few "upper-class talents" in the team. According to the level distribution of this era, professions are destined to be nobler than ordinary craftsmen, while spell casters are nobles among professions. Although a second-level arcane is only a low-level profession, due to the convenience of magic and the extensive knowledge of magicians, this arcane can be said to be the backbone elite in the team, so he was arranged by Gao Wen to the Magic Crystal Smelting Factory to test various proportions of crystal products.
But after that, he completely forgot this person.
On the one hand, he was really busy, and the affairs of the territory were mixed with the cultists outside, so he was in peace all day long. On the other hand, Mr. Santis really had no sense of existence. He neither tried to fight for higher treatment and status, nor made any outstanding contributions. After he arranged him to the smelting plant, he would honestly burn the kiln there. According to what he inquired from Heti, the Arcane of the King of Duo was "combing in a bunch of kiln workers every day, and he could not tell the difference." If he had not come over this time, Gowen would have completely forgotten that there was such a spellcaster in the territory.
Now that he remembered it again, he looked at the mage Wangdu in front of him with curious curiosity, his red and sunken eye sockets, his thin and tall figure, and wearing an old robe that had been washed a little white. He stood in the center of the room with restraint and nervousness, and his hands were still subconsciously fiddling with the buttons on his clothes, which were almost pulled off by him.
"Santis Seid, a second-level arcane, from the Royal Mage Society, right?" Gao Wen looked at the nervous young mage for a while and suddenly spoke, "What's wrong with you coming to me?"
"Ah, I...I'll do..." Santis forgot all the prepared abdomen in his mind. He held it in a long time before he could tell his purpose straightforwardly, "I heard Miss Jenny say that the lord is recruiting teachers..."
Gao Wen was stunned for a moment. The notice of recruiting teachers in the territory had been released for more than a month, and it was also spread to the 100-person aid team. Several craftsmen who knew the numbers had been recruited and became temporary teachers in the night school. However, he did not expect that a second-level arcane would be attracted by the news: "Indeed, are you interested in recruiting teachers?"
"Yes...yes," Santis Seid finally pulled the buttons on his clothes, "I...I can...I hope to be a tutor in your mansion. I am good at arcane and magic basic theories, and I also have some understanding of heraldry, Ansu history, and aristocratic etiquette. Although I am not of high level, I am good at teaching others that your descendants can be handed over to me with confidence..."
"Stop, stop, stop," Gao Wen knew that the Arcane had made a complete mistake when he heard it, and had to interrupt, "I think you made a mistake in the purpose of this recruitment order. I am not looking for a noble tutor for my descendants."
Santis looked confused and rubbed the buttons in his hand nervously: "Ah? Isn't it?"
"Don't you know? Now I have only two descendants, one is Hedy and the other is Rebecca. The former has been in the army for many years, and the latter is both civil and military. Both of them have higher spell casting levels than you, Rebecca, and they may indeed need to supplement etiquette classes, but you obviously can't beat her, unless you are proficient in both hands and weapons, and are also good at running and charging," Gao Wen spread his hands, "I am not looking for a tutor for my two granddaughters, but I am looking for a teacher for the night school."
"Night School?" Santis continued to look confused and he seemed to have no idea about this.
"Have you heard of it?" Gowen immediately became curious about the strange arcane. "The most ordinary civilians and serfs in the territory know about night school, but you don't know?"
"I... have been in the crystal smelting factory since I received the appointment," Santis's face showed a look of shame. "Apart from that, I'm reading books at my own residence, not paying much attention to anything else. If Miss Jenny hadn't told me this time, I wouldn't even know you were recruiting teachers."
Gao Wen looked at this reserved, nervous and a little dull arcane with laughter and tears. He thought to himself that he was worthy of being a talent carefully selected by the nobles of the capital. It was really hard to get into the team of this hundred without any personality defects: "The night school is for civilians, including serfs and slave workers in the territory. Do you understand? I am not looking for a senior teacher to teach the etiquette and heraldry of the nobles, but to find someone who can teach ordinary civilians to read and read."
Santis opened his mouth and was confused for a while. It seemed that it was the first time he knew that Gao Wen was literate about civilians, and he was obviously very confused about it. But just when Gao Wen thought that the Arcane Master, who had finally woken up, was going to say goodbye politely, the latter suddenly nodded and asked, "Will you also pay extra compensation as stated in the recruitment order?"
"Will you?" Gao Wen was surprised, "Do you know you were going to teach a group of civilians who had just met a few words and counted only one hundred?"
Santis smiled calmly: "I have taught the magic theory of ignorant merchants in the capital, and I don't think it's too difficult...probably."
After repeatedly confirming that the arcane artist really planned to accept the job, Gao Wen couldn't help laughing.
Finally, there was a formal spellcaster willing to teach at night school. He had tried to recruit mages from Tanzan or Kant many times before, and even recruit mage apprentices to become night school teachers in the territory. However, when they knew that they were facing a group of "untouchables", everyone refused without exception. It seemed that in their minds, civilians and serfs were born with intellectual defects, and they belonged to different species from mages or nobles in terms of brain structure. Therefore, they did not believe that they could teach civilians the profound knowledge and were unwilling to accept this challenge at all.
They not only refused because of their pride, but also failed because they believed that they could not teach those "untouchables", so they refused early.
But now a second-level arcane takes the initiative to "apply for a job". Although the process is a bit different from what was expected, Mr. Santis Side seems to be really willing to do this job.
"Are you short of money?" Although Gao Wen was happy, he couldn't help asking, because he could see that the other party was moved by the extra monthly reward. "The mage should not be short of money, right?"
"Actually, the mage is short of money, especially those from civilians," Santis Seed said embarrassedly, "I want to send money to my family, and my family stays in the capital..."
Gao Wen raised his eyebrows: "Are you a civilian?"
"Yes...my father is a chef in a noble family in the royal capital, and my mother is a herbalist."
They are indeed civilians, but they belong to the wealthy class among civilians and have a good status. A family of this level is indeed likely to fight to send their children in their family to learn magic in order to enter the family society. People like Santis who have obtained the qualification of a formal second-level arcane scholar have actually gotten rid of their civilian origins and are already qualified to enter the circle of the people, but looking at his appearance... they can't tell at all.
Gao Wen expressed his doubts, Santis' expression even more awkward, even with a hint of shame: "I have indeed obtained the qualification of a second-level arcane, but my magic reserves have innate defects. I... can only release three to five spells every day."
Gao Wen suddenly realized that there were indeed flaws in his heart, which led to his decline.
Santis' spell defects are similar to Rebecca, but they are different extremes: Rebecca has strong mental power and mana reserves. He can throw hundreds of large fireballs every day and will not feel tired, but he can only build one spell model, while Santis can build plural spell models and learn the most profound and complex arcane spells, but his mental power and mana reserves are very small...
Although Rebecca has flaws, she is a nobleman, even if her family falls, so she can still live in the castle and live a life that is more favorable than any civilian. However, Santis is a civilian. When he finally becomes a formal spellcaster but is discovered by the innate defect of magic reserves, he will only be kicked away by the upper class. At the same time, the family may also owe a lot of debts, both human and financial.
He will participate in the 100-person aid team, and I'm afraid there is part of the reason why he comes from the subsidies given by the king.
After understanding this, he finally no longer had any questions about Santis' choice.
"Then, you are welcome to be a glorious teacher," Gao Wen stood up behind the desk, nodded and smiled at the young mage in front of him, "and the course you want to teach should not be limited to ordinary literacy numbers, I have other arrangements for you."
Santis hurriedly bowed: "Oh, OK, Lord Lord."
Gao Wen: "Now, let's put down the buttons in your hand first, so you'll almost get the patina out..."
Chapter completed!