Because it was boring to wait for the island republic to raise supplies, Ella was now wandering around the capital of the island republic.
The capital of the island republic is not big. Ella took a boat and visited most of the famous attractions in just half a day.
During this period, she heard that a nobleman in the island republic was looking for a famous doctor to treat his illness at a high price of one hundred Nomisma. Ella had read some books about herbal medicine and wanted to try it, but Amy held her back.
"Your Majesty is not a professional doctor. If you cure someone bad, you will have to pay for it." Amy persuaded Ella.
Ella thinks Amy is right.
So, she came to visit this alchemical university instead.
This is also the place Ella wanted to visit before landing on the island. Alchemy is prohibited in the Seven Hills Empire, and she is the only one in the Pirate Kingdom who has knowledge of alchemy. She had learned a lot from the alchemical writings left to her by Jabir, and now she urgently needed to find colleagues to communicate with.
"Your Majesty! Even if you love the truth more, there is no need for you to run so fast!"
Amy was holding a plate full of food in her hands, and was sweating profusely while keeping the balance of the plate while following closely behind Ella.
"You can sit a little further away and eavesdrop on the alchemist's lecture while eating lunch! Judging from the alchemist's reaction, as long as you say you are eating, I won't dare to chase you away!"
"There's no need! This is just a group of freshly enrolled students exchanging experiences. I've already read what he said in the alchemy books that Jabir left for me, which is just entry-level content!"
"Your Majesty, don't you need to learn entry-level content?"
"Amy, you underestimate me! Although I only taught myself according to Jabir's book, my alchemy level is enough for me to skip the introductory and elementary courses and go directly to the intermediate class! I have I have many questions that I would like the teachers in the intermediate class to answer for me!”
"I can't tell at all! Your Majesty will have an accident every three times you enter the alchemy laboratory. If I hadn't been protected by Loki, your Majesty's palace would have been burned down by your Majesty!"
"Gu..."
Ella was obviously unable to refute Amy's doubts.
"When you meet the teacher later, Your Majesty, please be more humble! I have heard that the passing rate for the entrance test of this university is less than 1%! What if the teacher thinks you are arrogant and deliberately gives more difficult questions? If I make things difficult for you, it will be difficult!”
"Okay, okay..."
The hundred or so pirates followed Ella and Amy closely, and surrounded the committee's office building in the blink of an eye. Ella ran all the way to the office, straightened her posture at the door, and then knocked gently.
A much louder shout than Ella's knock came from the office: "I really have no money now! The Island Republic has stopped paying my allowance for three months! Whether it's material fees, wine money, or Ah I can’t afford the service fees for Phrodite House! If you want money, just tear down all the doors in this building and sell them! This door doesn’t belong to me anyway!”
"Aphrodite's House? What is that? The Magician's Association? Amy, do you want to join in - it hurts! Amy, why are you stepping on me?"
Amy ignored Ella's silly remarks, cleared her throat, and answered for Ella: "Teacher, we are here to enroll."
The shouts from the office became louder: "Don't lie! It's not like I don't have windows here! Look at the people you brought, not only wearing armor, but also carrying axes! You are business aristocrats! Say! , which family are you from?"
"This..." Amy was a little at a loss, "We are from Sweden... Your Majesty, how about we let those guards leave later?"
The door suddenly opened, and a skinny little old man walked out, rubbing his hands in front of Ella and Amy with a smile on his face: "I've heard of you! A group of you landed in the Island Republic a few days ago. It’s causing a lot of trouble in the city!”
As he said that, the little old man narrowed his eyes, leaned in front of Amy and looked at it for a while, then shook his head. Then he leaned in front of Ella and looked at it for a while, nodded, and then continued: "At this size, he should be the legendary Swedish Pirate King. Why, are you also interested in Hermes' skills? "
Ella didn't care about the meaning of "big or small" in the little old man's words. Her thirst for knowledge made her answer hurriedly: "That's right! Teacher, I encountered many difficulties when I studied alchemy myself. I want to find the teacher to answer my doubts, and I want to attend the intermediate level of alchemy..." At this point, Ai Lahu suddenly remembered Amy's advice and quickly changed his words: "Or maybe it's an elementary course?"
Ella studied alchemy behind closed doors according to the books Jabir left for her, and had no communication with the current alchemy academic community at all. She was unable to accurately measure her current alchemy level, and was afraid that the teacher's questions would cause her to fail the entrance test.
"There is no distinction between elementary and intermediate courses in our school, only differences between schools. However, having such a distinguished guest come to learn alchemy in person is a great event for the entire school -" The little old man suddenly remembered something and took a cautious step back. He looked at Ella carefully: "You will pay the tuition for five nomisms every year, right?"
Pentanomism was a full two-year income for an ordinary farmer in the Pirate Kingdom, and a whole year's income for the lower-class citizens of a relatively wealthy commercial republic like the Republic of Liguria. This seems to discourage many students, but in fact alchemy itself is a costly skill. In addition to the alchemy laboratory that must be built, alchemists also need to invest money continuously in the materials required for experiments. . Therefore, no one who is capable of alchemical research will be deterred by the Pentanomism Horse - except for people like Habiba who intend to use excrement to make alchemy. He was not a professional alchemist and simply could not pass the entrance exam.
You know, the entrance test pass rate for this university is less than one percent.
Ella is a pirate, an identity that is rejected by the alchemist community. Under normal circumstances, she would immediately receive a test question that was deliberately made to make things difficult for her, and then be kicked out of the university like a fly.
But recently, things have changed a little at Alchemy University. The previous fire burned Paracelsus' reputation red, and also burned the other alchemists. You know, the rumor that "Hermes left behind the truth" is actually saying that all other papers are useless waste paper. The Governor of the Island Republic has sent a commissioner to investigate the teachers and students of Alchemy University, and the allowances for university tutors have been suspended for more than three months. Under such an environment, the number of students wanting to enroll has also dropped significantly, and Ella and Amy have been the only ones for three months.
Rather than checking whether Ella is eligible to enter the university, the committee members are more concerned about whether they can receive tuition fees from them.
Seeing that Ella was not shaken by the number of five Nomis horses. The little old man felt relieved and continued: "That's great. Come on, come on, Wunomisma, after paying the money, you can enroll in school and audit - no, no, no, no, no, no, no. If I let you directly like this Enroll and I’ll be kicked out of the committee!”
The little old man waved his hand and slapped himself, then circled around the office. While spinning in circles, he muttered to himself in a voice that only he could hear: "What can I do, what can I do? How can this pirate barbarian pass the school's entrance test? But if he fails, what will happen to these five Nomis?" The horse won’t be able to receive it...ah, yes, it’s there!”
The little old man suddenly clapped his hands vigorously, and then rushed to Ella and Amy: "Follow me and take the entrance test!"
Ella and Amy were confused by the little old man's surprise. The old man walked out of the room, and they followed him blankly. Halfway through, Ella remembered and asked, "Well, teacher, what exactly is the entrance test?"
"Why are you asking this? We need to have a flexible bottom line - ah, we need to have an open academic atmosphere! No one has been able to make a philosopher's stone yet. Who knows which school of thought is correct? Who is qualified to judge others? Where is his alchemy level? King of Sweden, are you right?"
"Huh? Huh? Da-that's probably right, right?"
Ella felt even more dizzy.
The little old man led Ella and Amy through a series of smoky rooms, and finally came to an old-looking door at the bottom of the corridor.
"The other alchemy laboratories have been occupied by the instructors, and this is the only one that is vacant at the moment. You can use it as you wish!"
Seeing the little old man turning around and about to leave, Amy couldn't help but ask again: "So, teacher, what exactly is the test question?"
"As I said, we need to have an open academic atmosphere! In short, just mix these materials together and come up with something new! It's very simple, can it be done?"
"What's new...specifically?"
"Don't you understand? You see those solutions, metals, whatever, just mix them together and heat them up. I really don't understand, if you can get rid of a certain metal, it counts as a pass - ah By the way, according to the regulations, I cannot prompt or be present."
The little old man waved his hand and slapped himself in the mouth again.
"Just come to me in the office when you're done. I'll go to the warehouse first to see if there are any new uniforms and medals!"
After saying this, the weird little old man left with his hands behind his back.
