Chapter 137 He has never cared
Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was two days before Lilia started school.
It was as if he knew that his child was going on a spring outing the next day, so he slowly took his child out to the supermarket at nine o'clock in the evening, highlighting a late stage of procrastination that he had been unable to erase since childhood.
Mo Cheng did the same. It was not until the day after tomorrow when school was about to start that he took Lilia to the [Gilded Rose] to purchase the necessary things for admission.
The tuition fee of one thousand gold griffins at the Winterhold School of Magic covers eight years of tuition and textbooks, but one still needs to bring one's own magic robes and wands, but there are no courses in the academy that require the use of wands.
For a freshman in Winterhold, a wand and a magic robe are like a high school student using an expensive fountain pen that costs thousands of dollars. If you say it is useful, the pen owner has poor handwriting, no matter how good the pen is. If you say it is useless, it does make writing smoother than ordinary people.
Looking at the large number of magic wands on the shelves of [Gilded Rose], Lilia couldn't help but sigh: "There are so many types of magic wands."
For Lilia, who was born in a border area and had even the basic level concepts taught by Mo Cheng, this was the first time she saw so many magic props.
"Mass-produced stuff won't boost your spells as much as a bottle of mental potion."
Mo Cheng seemed very bored. For a monk who once took a vow of poverty, equipment was not a necessity, not to mention that the equipment displayed by [Gilded Rose] was just ordinary stuff.
The Gilded Rose is a business for civilian magicians. For families trying to train magicians, the price is affordable, and they also hold events to recycle old magic wands from time to time. You can get a new wand by adding a little money to the old wand, so the reputation of the Gilded Rose is quite good.
It's just that the cheap equipment will not have outstanding properties naturally enhanced. From the perspective of [Exotic] players, they cannot afford the [Gilded Rose] equipment in the early stage. In the later stage, any branch they pick up in the wild will be much better than the [Gilded Rose].
It's just... pretty tasteless.
"Also, let me tell you about the four types of tools commonly used by mages." Mo Cheng whispered quietly but clearly explaining the differences between the equipment to Lilia.
"A magic wand is usually between 60 and 90 centimeters long and is used to increase the speed at which spells can be condensed."
"Staffs are usually more than 1.2 meters long and are used to increase the power of spells."
"The grimoire is a combination of a wizard's personal notes and a spellcasting tool. It is highly encrypted and cannot be used by anyone other than the wizard or his disciples. If you see a grimoire at an auction house or somewhere else, don't think about anything else. It's a trap if you don't decipher the code."
"Crystal balls, there are many different kinds of things. Some people use them to engrave spell models inside the crystal balls, some use them as divination tools, and some even use them as bombs."
"Also, I didn't bring you here today to buy a wand. You don't have a scar on your head, and there's no one named Ollivander here. If you want to buy one, you have to wait until you're sure which type of wizard you want to be." With that, Mo Cheng took Lilia out of the wand area and walked to the other side.
Waving for a waiter to come over, Mo Cheng pointed at Lilia and said, "Give her a mage vest to wear underneath. The material must be forest python leather from the Nightwood Jungle, and the toughness must be above standard degree 3. Of course, if possible, I would like to know the level of the leatherworker and who he is."
The waiter seemed to be confused by Mo Cheng's series of words that only long-time customers would know . Fortunately, the supervisor came to help him out. "What happened? Hey, it's Pastor Mo Cheng."
The person who spoke was Mr. Riley, the manager of the fleet that the Gilded Rose belonged to when Mo Cheng and Lilia were hitchhiking.
"Mr. Riley, I haven't seen you for a while." Mo Cheng pointed at Lilia beside him and explained his purpose. " Lilia will start school in two days, so I plan to buy her a set first."
With Mr. Riley's help, Mo Cheng's request was not that difficult to fulfill. The Gilded Rose warehouse happened to have one item that met the requirements. With someone he knew, he was able to purchase the vest without any trouble.
"Won't Pastor Mo Cheng pick more?"
"I'd also like to pick more, but unfortunately my funds are limited." Mo Cheng answered with a smile. Others had just helped him, so there was no need to tell them in front of their faces that he looked down upon their products.
After a brief greeting, Mo Cheng and Lilia walked out of [Gilded Rose] with the only item they purchased.
"This is usually worn next to the skin, and it has pretty good protective function. As for the other equipment, I'll get you another set of equipment after a couple of days when you've decided which mage route you want to take. Anyway, there won't be any equipment requirements at the beginning of the school year."
Mo Cheng disdained the cheap goods sold in the shops . He knew the locations of some magic shops that specialized in receiving nobles for private customization, but unfortunately they would not accept a glorious priest like Mo Cheng who had a bad relationship with the wizards.
Although he could get a good set of equipment for Lilia through Margaret's relationship, he thought about it and felt that it was unnecessary. He had several very good sets of equipment in his memory, and he could find them when the time came.
"How much have I taught you these days?"
Lilia frowned as she recalled, tapping her fingers as she replied, "Roll, climb walls, jump, hide, and box. Do mages really need to learn these things?"
"Other mages don't need it, but you do."
At least other mages wouldn't be targeted for no reason. If Lilia didn't master some life-saving skills, Mo Cheng would be afraid that this girl would be chopped to pieces one day if he wasn't paying attention.
"So which type of legal profession should I choose?"
Lilia was still a little uneasy, not because of anything else, but simply because it was like when college entrance examination candidates were choosing their majors, there was no one to give them advice and they could only rely on their own anxiety.
"Whatever you like."
Mo Cheng's answer was very much like that of an irresponsible adult who was talking nonsense that was not constructive.
But he seemed to realize that what he said was not quite right, and then added: "Don't choose the ones I told you have no future. If you really want to choose one, at least think it through carefully. The other professions are similar, just rely on your own feelings. If you think it's okay, it doesn't matter if you choose those professions that require talent."
Mo Cheng acted very casual about Lilia's career choice. In fact, he was so casual about his own career choice. Even when he made the vow of poverty, he was as casual as he was today.
Mo Cheng has always been an indifferent person, and he also has enough confidence.
No matter what profession Lilia chooses, he has the ability to teach her how to survive.
