Volume 1: Raging Waves City Chapter 91: First Lesson
"Good, very good, I like your character very much. Since I can't snatch the Book of Disaster back from you, I have the obligation to hold you from behind when you look directly into the abyss." Wilred looked at the elf sitting opposite him with admiration, and couldn't help but recall the scene a hundred years ago.
If we had a rein on our occult research at that time, and someone who could stop us at any time, could we have avoided the disaster?
Willard didn't know.
But when the abyss came again, he knew that he should stand up and defend Oulu College just like he did a hundred years ago.
Luke immediately stood up and respectfully saluted Wilred.
"The mystic apprentice elf Qingkong is willing to follow Master Wilred as my academic mentor. I will accept Master Wilred's guidance and teachings and uphold the honor and dignity of my mentor.
I will take humility, integrity, thinking and discernment as my learning creed. "
Wilred laughed and said, "Sit down. Although I am almost 200 years old, I am not a person who strictly follows dogma.
You are the only disciple I have accepted in the past forty years. It is only because of your special identity that I cannot make your existence public. "
Luke sat down again.
It is a pleasure to have Wilred as my mentor.
He was a living all-round master of magic, alchemy, mysticism, mechanics, and supernatural cultivation... He was talented, studious, and lived a long life, which gave him time to delve into his favorite academic fields.
The last time he was able to defeat Wilred, it was entirely because he knew the rules of the air maze and caught him off guard. If he really fought based on his strength, the final result would be that Qingkong's time would run out.
"If I don't want to make it public, then I won't make it public. I don't care about this false reputation."
Luke knew that if he made it public that Qingkong had become Dean Wilred's apprentice, it would bring trouble to Oulu College.
But Wilred suddenly said: "I want to reopen the Mystic Arts Department of Oulu College, and you will be the director of the Mystic Arts Department."
This surprised Luke a little.
The old man's thinking span is quite broad and quite fast!
"Teacher, I can't quite keep up with your topic. Do you want to reopen the Department of Mysticism?"
Wilred took the little monkey out from his sleeve.
The little monkey looked at Luke warily at first, then he took out a teacup out of thin air and placed it in front of Luke. His tail turned into a teapot and poured tea for Wilred and Luke.
He then produced a sugar box and added sugar to Wilred's teacup.
Look at Luke again.
Luke waved his finger to indicate that he didn't need it.
Dean Wilred picked up the teacup and took a sip, then took out an olive from the drawer to reward the little monkey.
Then he said to Luke: "I no longer have the prejudice against the occult arts, but the disaster made the occult arts a sensitive issue in Oulu College. No one wants to mention it, and I don't know how to tell everyone my opinion, so I keep dragging it out.
But the secret arts is a very large academic category after all. The Oulu Academy used to lead the world in this field, and the best secret arts masters at that time were all here. If you have seen the library, you should be able to imagine the grand occasion at that time.
Letting those books continue to lie buried, decay, and disappear is a blasphemy to my lost friends. Your presence is a good opportunity for the Oulu Academy to reopen the Department of Mysticism. At least we can repair these books and preserve them well."
Luke looked at the unique copy of The Origin of Sacrifice and Early Knowledge of Mystery that Professor Fehemia had annotated on the table. After a hundred years, the pages were a bit brittle, so he had to be very careful when reading.
This is the case with all the books in that library.
"Those books should be properly restored. If you want, I can give them all to you. There is no need for me to be the head of the Department of Mysticism."
"The reopening of the Department of Mystic Arts cannot be made public. Those Abyss Apostles, like you, can come to my office at will. They are powerful and very familiar with this place." At this point, Wilred asked: "Can you tell me how you avoided the patrolling mages and came to me?"
"No..." Luke answered simply, "I have my secrets, but I promise that I have nothing to do with the Abyss Temple. I will not do anything to harm the Oulu Academy. As your apprentice, I will do my best to protect this place."
Dean Wilred observed the disciple he had just accepted, and then said, "I believe you, and I can't find anyone in the academy who is more suitable than you to be the head of the Department of Mystic Arts. They all think that I hate the mystic arts. If they knew that I wanted to restart the Department of Mystic Arts, they would first think that I was old and my mind was not clear.
Although I am indeed old, I want to give them confidence at this time.
I will teach you the secret arts and everything you want to learn, and you should do something for the academy."
Dean Wilred is really good at conscripting men.
Luke said indifferently , "Okay, I'll do it! But...how can I do it? I'm a wanted criminal in Raging Wave City, and the Abyss Mage is looking for me everywhere. I can't go around the academy shouting that the Mystic Department is recruiting people."
"When Oulu College was rebuilt, I designed some secret classrooms. They were originally used to provide refuge for students in times of crisis, but now I can give you some of them for use by the Department of Mystic Arts.
In addition, I will give you a list of faculty and students in the academy who are secretly interested in the occult. You can pick the ones you need. In the early stage, limit the number of people to less than five, and try to keep it secret. You arrange the courses, and I will also hide my identity and teach you.
Finally corrected a mistake, which made me feel much better.
We can start your first lesson now. I only have half an hour, so I will try to make the most of every minute."
"Yes, mentor."
Luke knew that as the dean of Oulu College, Wilred had a lot of work to deal with every day, so he took the opportunity to raise his questions about the study of esoteric arts.
Secret arts are experiential disciplines, and the way to learn them is like learning to drive, which requires more self-understanding. However, if you have a good teacher, you can avoid many detours and correct mistakes in time.
Luke has a vast amount of esoteric words as reference, and ten years of gaming experience, which gives him a unique advantage in understanding esoteric arts. This also means that the questions he asks are not at the "reverse parking" stage like those of a true esoteric apprentice.
Even if they were holding a basic book on esoteric arts, "The Origin of Sacrifice and Early Understanding of Esoteric Arts", the questions they asked were similar to "How does a Formula One car enter a turn?"
Dean Wilred, who was somewhat unprepared, had to carefully recall the knowledge base of esoteric techniques in his mind before he could give an answer.
Thinking of the fact that his apprentice had just destroyed the Tower of Wrath with a secret technique, Dean Wilred became even more alert, fearing that he would make a fool of himself in front of his disciple in the first class.
