Chapter 10: A Fragmented and Chaotic Knowledge System

Clinging to the last glimmer of hope, Ji Lan cautiously inquired, "Ailan, does the 'Kemo University' not have spells related to fields such as 'cold, lightning, force fields, and sound waves'... uh... magic?"

From the most basic levels of "magic apprentice" and "trainee magician," to the "junior, intermediate, and senior" official magicians, then to the intermediate stage of "great magician, sorcerer, and grand sorcerer," and finally to the advanced stage of "magus and grand magus"

Alright! However, the entrance examination will begin only after the ceremony of the school festival. We still have one day to prepare, and after the seven-day school festival concludes, we will hold the opening ceremony and the welcome meeting. Then, we can assign classes based on the scores from the entrance examination and the elemental talent test

Jialan smiled and said, "Moreover, it seems that the subject preferences at 'Kemo University' cannot be chosen freely; they must be assigned according to the results of the entrance examination and assessments, right?"

Understanding solely from the literal meanings of "wind, water, fire, and earth," these five disciplines seem to belong to the content of the [Energy Manipulation System] under the [Elemental Sub-School], and they appear to be incomplete and fragmented.

Although he is not yet very clear about the monetary system of this era, from the names of the currencies, the so-called "gold talan, silver jim, copper danding" should be a type of regional currency. It is likely that the differences from the currency system of his own era, which included "gold coins, silver coins, and copper coins," are not significant

The so-called "Wind System" can also be understood as the realm of "Air" by Jialan, while the "Wood System" could it be a variant of the "Nature Sorcery" mastered by those nature-worshipping Duyide?

Jialan was immediately at a loss. In this era, it seems that the "Elemental School" has become the primary category for research on spells. However... is it really wise to focus so narrowly? One must understand that the types of elements in nature are not limited to just a few "basic elements". Where have those "higher elements" gone? Not to mention the vast and complex system of "composite elements".

Oh! The subjects in the [Auxiliary Studies Department] have increased, including [Linguistics], [Authentication Studies], [Archaeology], [Pharmacy], [Secret Medicine], [Alchemy], [Enchanting Studies], [Heraldry and Iconography], [Runology], [Sculpture Studies], [Totem Studies], [Formation Studies], [Astrology], [Mathematics]...

According to Ailan, above the Archmage, there exist a very small number of "Sages and Great Sages," as well as the legendary "Saints and Sorcerer Gods." Theoretically, these should represent the "Transcendent" and "Legendary" realms of this era.

Jialan was taken aback again upon hearing this, "Wind, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth? What kind of magical school is this?"

Jialan fell silent for a moment; he realized that the knowledge he possessed was completely disconnected from this era. He needed to engage in systematic learning before he could possibly reintegrate into the society of this time. This made him reconsider his original plan to sneak into the library of "Kemo University" to research historical materials.

It is not entirely impossible to make independent choices! The academy will only suggest students select their majors based on their entrance exam scores and assessment levels. Apart from the five main elements—Wind, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—which cannot be freely chosen according to student preferences on m.hetushu.com and must be based on talent assessments, all other elective subjects are permitted for students to choose.

Ailan was taken aback and said curiously, "Cold? Thunder? Are you referring to the 'Ice' and 'Electric' elements? Those are advanced disciplines that only formal wizards can access. Not to mention us magic apprentices, even apprentice wizards do not have access to the content of those advanced disciplines."

Subject preferences? Oh, I haven't thought it through yet

It seems he must stay here for a while longer, to enrich his knowledge system before seeking the reasons for the great destruction; otherwise, he may find it difficult to make any progress in this era

However, in that case, he would have to find a way to obtain a recommendation letter to enter "Kemo University" in order to have a chance to participate in the entrance examination, and the subsequent tuition fees are also a very serious issue...! ... He is currently completely broke!

After inquiring carefully for half a day, Jialan finally understood the so-called "magician" rank levels of this era

My mind suddenly became a bit chaotic, and I could only inquire: "Apart from the [Major], what other subjects are there in the [Minor] department?"

Ailan was completely unaware that Jialan had extracted information from her words and was guiding her to reveal the answers she wanted to know. She introduced seriously: "The academic atmosphere at 'Kemo University' is quite open and free. It does not adopt a 'yearly promotion system,' but rather a 'credit accumulation system.' As long as you accumulate enough credits, you can apply for advancement. However, if you are unable to gather enough credits, it is very likely that you will not be able to advance to a higher grade, or even graduate."

Well, even though "Kemo University" is a specialized academy focused on the study of elements, merely researching the "wind element, water element, fire element, and earth element" while ignoring the "cold, lightning, force fields, and sound waves" is it planning to cultivate a group of "crippled" mages

Ailan was counting on her fingers, and when she could no longer keep track, she nodded seriously and said: "In any case, it's a lot! However, unless one truly lacks the aptitude for the [Major], students assigned to the [Minor] with lower aptitude requirements generally need to have 60% of their credits from the [Major], while the credits from any four elective courses in the [Minor] only account for 40% of the total."

The theoretical knowledge examination and elemental talent test alone require a payment of five gold Talans and five silver Jims to the academy. Not to mention the tuition fees that must be paid after passing the entrance examination. According to Jialan's understanding, regardless of the era, anything related to "knowledge" and "arcane arts" is usually extremely expensive

Jialan felt that his worldview had collapsed. The knowledge system of this era seemed to be completely different from what he knew, not only incomplete but also chaotic

The girl smiled brightly, tiny beads of sweat forming on her delicate nose, her small fists clenched against her chest, swaying with a mix of excitement and tension: "Oh my... I'm so nervous! I wonder which department and major I will be assigned to... Hey? Jialan, what are your subject preferences?"

The schools of magic taught at the academy should be the "Protection, Conjuration, Divination, Enchantment, Transmutation, Illusion, Necromancy, Alteration, and Universal" disciplines, shouldn't they?

In Jialan's understanding, the content of the [Energy Manipulation System] includes various descriptors such as "air, water, fire, earth, acid (corrosion), cold, lightning, force fields, sound waves, light, darkness, ..." and so on