Chapter 257 Test

Joan took a brief look at the spell scroll provided by Thomas, and then stuffed it into the storage bag as the focus of the next stage of learning.

Thomas also picked out five spell scrolls he was interested in, and then said goodbye to Joan and the Tyndall brothers. He couldn't wait to ask Rawls for leave, and he also asked Joan for seven days off.

The Tyndall brothers had achieved the purpose of their trip, and happily followed Joan to leave the laboratory and go to the cafeteria of Leiden College for dinner.

The two brothers were not focused on the food, they kept looking around, looking at the girls coming in and out of the cafeteria, sometimes commenting in a low voice, and making obscene laughter, which attracted the girls' surprised or contemptuous eyes.

With a cheeky face, Joan sat with the brothers in the cafeteria for half an hour, then sent them out of the school and returned to the dormitory alone.

As soon as he arrived at the door of the dormitory, he saw Thomas' back, ran after him a few steps, and asked him if Mentor Rawls was allowed to leave.

"I asked for leave. Unfortunately, I went today by accident. Edward was also at the tutor's house, and he also went to ask for leave. In the end, Mr. Rawls beat me hard with Edward as a benchmark. It's really bad luck!"

Throwing himself onto the soft sofa in the living room on the second floor, Thomas complained bitterly.

"What did the mentor say?"

"Isn't it just a cliché, criticizing me for being too playful and not putting all my energy on my studies."

"That's the truth." Qiao An commented with a smile.

"But didn't Edward also take time off to attend the hunting meeting? Why didn't the mentor talk about him!" Thomas complained unconvinced.

"Probably because Edward's mage level is higher than yours..." Joan guessed.

The result was really what he said.

"The instructor said that as a level 3 mage, Edward is qualified to go on vacation and relax, but my talent is no worse than Edward, but now I am only a small level 2 mage, I should feel ashamed..."

Thomas sighed, apologetically.

"I'm sorry, Joan, I couldn't lose face at that time, and I couldn't help dragging you into the water."

"What does this have to do with me?" Joan asked in surprise.

"I told my mentor, your talent is better than me and Edward, and you work harder. You are only a level 2 mage now. You are not in a hurry. I have nothing to worry about..."

"In the end, I didn't say this, it's okay. Mentor Rawls got even angrier when I mentioned you."

"The instructor also said, I am not qualified to compare with you. If you have such good family conditions as me, and you have received systematic arcane education since childhood, you should be studying at Midgard University now. Your achievements are more than just a small sophomore. super mage."

After Thomas relayed Rawls' instructor's praise to Joan, he patted him on the shoulder and pretended to be earnest.

"Joan, everyone can see that among the three of you, me, and Edward, Mentor Rawls expects the most from you. You have to work hard and don't let the teacher down!"

"I will try my best, but wait a minute... Why did the topic come to me? Shouldn't you work harder yourself!" Joan asked angrily.

"Of course I will work hard, but I can't waste my youth just for studying!"

Thomas had a hippie smile on his face and spoke plausibly.

"Appropriate leisure and entertainment are very good for relieving fatigue. Only when you have enough rest can you have the energy to study hard."

"How dare you say that to Mentor Rawls?" Joan stared at him suspiciously.

"Of course... dare not!"

Thomas scratched his head, put his arm around Joan's shoulder and smiled wryly.

"Instructor Rawls has made a condition. If we can't be promoted to a level 3 mage before July 1, he will not allow us to participate in the hunting conference! Today is the 20th, and we only have ten days left Yes, Joan, are you sure?"

"It should be in time."

Joan is fully confident that he will be promoted to the mage level before the end of the month, but out of personal habit, he never speaks too much.

"That's good, it seems that I have to work harder!"

Thomas was a rare display of self-motivation.

"Come on, I'm going upstairs first."

Joan returned to the attic, first put the arcane scrolls exchanged with Thomas on the desk, lit the oil lamp, spread out the spell book, picked up a pen and ink, and buried himself in copying.

It wasn't until the early morning bell sounded outside the window that Joan transcribed the six 1st-level spells into the spell book and got up to move his hands and feet.

When passing the stairs, he inadvertently noticed that the lights on the second floor were still on.

Through the crack of the door, the rustling of the pen tip across the paper can be vaguely heard.

It seems that Thomas is not just talking about it, but has indeed put more energy into his studies than usual.

After more than three months of getting along, Joan's understanding of Thomas has deepened.

This rich man is very smart, but he is too playful and doesn't devote all his energy to his studies.

It's not entirely Thomas' fault.

If Joan was born with a "golden spoon" in his mouth like him, and as the heir of an 80,000-acre plantation, he would have countless money for himself to eat, drink, play and enjoy life without having to do anything in his life, how could he still be able to do so? How much power is left to specialize in spells?

Thinking a little more deeply, what is the purpose of learning spells?

If he just wanted to change his poverty and live a prosperous life without worrying about food and clothing, then Thomas Chapp had already achieved this goal without learning spells. Why waste his youth studying hard?

Even if he succeeds in his studies, how much will his quality of life be improved?

Is the painstaking effort worthwhile compared with the rewards you get?

As far as Joan is concerned, changing the economic predicament is of course one of the motivations for learning magic, but it is not the main motivation. Knowledge itself is his greatest pleasure.

By learning magic, he can have a clearer understanding of the world he lives in, and at the same time improve his ability to survive, gaining the capital to further explore the world and even various planes.

Thinking that there are still so many unsolved mysteries in the world waiting for him to reveal, and so many mysterious beasts waiting for him to explore, Qiao An felt his heart beat and looked forward to every day in the future.

He didn't know what motivated Thomas to study. Judging from the few words in daily exchanges, the elders of the Chap family did not seem to support Thomas' choice of law. Back then, the family wanted him to study law to lay the foundation for his future political career.

Since Thomas went against the expectations of the elders in the family and insisted on choosing the arcane major, Joan can only think that this rich young master is as fascinated by magic as himself and has a strong thirst for knowledge.

The difference between the two of them is that Joan was born in a poor family and has experienced too much suffering since he was a child. In addition, he has a strange blood and suffers from mental illness. Learning magic is the only way for him to get rid of life and mental pain. .

It can even be said to be a little more extreme, if Joan is not allowed to learn magic, he will lose the motivation to live.

If there is only one minute left in life, Joan hopes to use this last minute to study spells.

Thomas's interest in magic is far less fanatical than Joan's.

He certainly loves magic, but he also loves good food, fine wine, beautiful women, boxing, dancing, horse racing, hunting and many other exciting and interesting things.

Magic is not the only pursuit in Thomas' life.