Chapter 761

Elective courses are usually scheduled on Thursdays and Fridays, and occasionally there are elective courses on Monday to Wednesday evenings.

When arranging classes, professors will also be careful not to let courses overlap.

But if it is really unavoidable, then the only option is to notify the student and let him choose one of the two.

Just like "Alchemy Class" and "Knight Class", they are both in the first class on Thursday morning and cannot be taken at the same time.

"Transfiguration Class" is set on Thursday evening, just like "Astrology Class".

As for "Medical Class", it is on Thursday afternoon.

The two courses that Dak chose were "Alchemy Class" in the first class on Thursday morning and "Astrology Class" on Thursday evening.

Probably because he stayed in the club classroom for a long time, when he came to the "Alchemy Class" classroom on the fourth floor of the castle, he found that the classroom was already full of people.

He habitually entered from the back door, and the sound of opening the door slightly attracted the attention of several students in the back row, but that was all.

In the classroom that can accommodate hundreds of people, there are only less than thirty people sitting, from the second grade to the fifth grade.

The classroom is very quiet, not as noisy as the first and second grade classrooms.

Even those who are communicating with each other will try to lower their voices.

Most people are reading quietly.

"Alchemy" is not an easy subject to learn.

It is far less practical than the "magic theory" of this era, but it is more difficult to learn.

Students who choose "alchemy" usually have extremely high learning abilities, even if they come here simply because of its reputation.

In other words, everyone present is an excellent student of each grade!

Dak slowed down and walked forward, and found that most people were sitting in the front row - it seemed to be to better admire the style of the alchemist master, and the middle and back rows were almost empty.

Considering that sitting in the last row seemed too unsociable, he sat a little forward.

Of course, it was still a window seat.

The windows in the classroom were basically open, and the wind blowing in from outside brought a hint of morning coolness.

After sitting down, Dak took out the textbook of "Magic Language".

There was still some time before class, so he planned to review the knowledge of "Magic Language" he had mastered yesterday.

However, after opening the textbook, his eyes could not help but sweep across the classroom.

There were unexpectedly many familiar students in this classroom.

In the second grade alone, there were Sarah Swati, Emma Metis, Eudora Envi and Vanessa Bolt from the Fool's House.

Seeing the second-year head of the Fool's House again, Dak finally had some surprise in his eyes.

Professor Kazel only selected five students from the second grade, basically one from each college. To be selected together with Sarah and Emma, ​​this student Vanessa Bolt must have a precious quality that is not obvious in appearance.

Dak paid a little attention and looked at students from other grades again.

There were more students wearing third-year school uniforms than second-year students, but there were also seven.

Among the seven third-year students, the only one he could name was the senior he had defeated in the debut battle, Elsie Kevin.

Elsie Kevin also won the "Red Star" award in the Halloween event in the first grade and was a top student in the Noble Academy.

Dark didn't expect that he would be able to study in the same classroom with this senior one day.

However, he was not very familiar with the other third-year students.

Even if he had met them in the castle, he probably couldn't call their names.

On the contrary, there were quite a few fourth-year students who could be called by name.

The fourth-year students were the most numerous in this classroom.

Dark counted them and found that there were exactly twelve people!

The descendant of the famous "Winter Sage" in the fourth-year magic school, Winnie Skadi, was among them!

And another senior sister who was also a fourth-year magic school was also someone Dark was more familiar with.

Angelia Hudson.

A student from the School of Magic who did not attend the Duel Club for the first time until the second semester of the third year.

Dark was very impressed with her.

In addition to Winnie and Angelia, the senior from the Nobles School + Mike Owen, who had been promoted to the fourth year, also chose this elective course.

In addition, Tom Nixon, a fourth-year student from the School of Fools, a mixed-race born in the slums and who had a deal with the Blood Princess, was also alone in one of the rows.

This senior Tom Nixon seemed to have a good relationship with Witt Gold because of the Blood Princess.

"There are more acquaintances in the fourth year than I thought."

Dark smacked his lips and finally looked at the fifth-year students.

There were only six fifth-year students.

Unfortunately, Pandora Dragon was not among them.

Dark did not pay much attention to the other fifth-year students, and could only recognize one of them as the current head of the Duel Club - Senior Sister Inia Knight from the Knights' School.

The other one is the "Fairy Princess" Eluri Clarissa.

This senior who has royal blood and is known as the "Princess" once appeared in the Easter Duel Festival.

But after a fierce battle of thirty rounds, she was defeated by the "Dragon Slayer" Luke Becky.

The names of the other four people cannot be called out.

But I think they are all very outstanding students.

…

Dak only observed for a moment and then retracted his gaze.

Although it was a good thing to be able to take classes with so many excellent seniors,

But the seniors will not help you learn. What you can learn and how much you can learn in the end depends on yourself.

Dak quickly focused on the textbook.

But not long after, a pink-haired kid quietly moved something to the seat on his right.

Dak glanced sideways and noticed that Eudora was staring at the table, her ears were red, and she was in a state of complete inability to communicate.

He couldn't help but smile helplessly, but didn't deliberately let her go away.

Today is different from the past.

Dak Dimon is no longer the boy who can be easily aroused by "extreme bliss".

He has a considerable degree of leeway.

...

"Ding-ling-ling!"

As the bell rang, Professor Kazer walked into the classroom very steadily.

When he got to the podium, his height suddenly jumped up.

Dak, who was experienced in this, naturally knew that there was a footstool hidden under the desk.

Professor Kazer waved his wand lightly, and the flickering fluorescence between the wand left waves in the air.

He was full of energy, smiling, and said in a kind tone: "Thank you very much for choosing this "Alchemy Course". Although "Alchemy" is already the embers of the times, we can always find some remaining sparks from the embers.

I hope that in the next year, you can also learn something from my course that is beneficial to your own growth. In that case, I will be satisfied."

His voice seemed to have its own magic, and the thirty students in the audience couldn't help but focus their attention.

Professor Kazer's eyes swept across the faces of these thirty students for a moment, and then he smiled and said: "As for the self-introduction session, it will not be necessary for the time being. I already know the name of each of you, and I believe you will know my name."

Even so, he still wrote his name on the blackboard.

Then he continued, "At the beginning of the class, I want to know how much you know about alchemy. Who is willing to stand up and share your views? What is alchemy?"

...

What is alchemy?

Dak couldn't help but ponder.

His concept of alchemy actually came more from the information collected from various works in his previous life, and he didn't have much in-depth understanding of the real alchemy in this world.

Alchemy, like magic, requires a lot of knowledge as a prerequisite, which makes people discouraged.

But if he had to summarize it, he still had some understanding of what alchemy is.

But just when he was about to raise his hand, he found that a lot of straight arms had stood up in the front row.

"Good students, you can answer quickly..."

Dak couldn't help but put down his hand that had just been raised a little, ready to be a listener.

...

Professor Kazel's eyes swept over the students, and then nodded Emma.

Emma stood up immediately.

Even if she was in class with so many seniors at the same time, she didn't seem too nervous, and her voice was as clear as ever.

"The so-called alchemy, in my opinion, is actually a kind of transaction. Alchemists pay a price and trade with the Gate of Truth to get an equivalent return, which is alchemy."

As Emma expressed her views, the seniors had different expressions, but most of them put their hands down and chewed carefully.

Professor Kazel showed a visible smile on his face, and then raised his voice and said: "Not bad, very good. Although there are some flaws in the sentence, this is indeed an interpretation of alchemy. Emma Metis plus five points. So classmate Kevin, do you have any new insights?"

Elsie Kevin from the third-year noble house stood up, first glanced at Emma who had already sat down, and then said: "My understanding is different from that of classmate Emma Metis. Although alchemy has always been marked as "equivalent exchange", how should value be measured?

Are the things we think are equivalent really equivalent in alchemy?

Even in the ordinary market In the field, the value of everything will change with the change of time, not to mention the materials used for alchemy. Therefore, alchemy cannot be a simple equal exchange. "

Professor Kazer frowned and smiled: "Great insight. So what do you think is alchemy?"

Elsie Kevin straightened his back and said: "I personally think that alchemy is magic. Although there are differences in the name and the means of casting are different. But alchemy is undoubtedly the same as magic. It also needs magic support and is also for the purpose of creating extraordinary things. "

Professor Kazer was obviously very happy with Elsie Kevin's unconventional answer.

He clapped his hands and said: "Everything can be seen in different ways from different angles. Try to do it and think about it, and then you will have new discoveries. Elsie Kevin plus five points. Tom Nixon, you come."

Tom Nixon, a fourth-year fool, stood up, and his eyes from under his black bangs were somewhat playful.

He glanced at Elsie Kevin and said, "Professor, you can't just indulge your students. If this fellow student Kevin had said this in ancient times when alchemy was prevalent, he would have been arrested and burned to death.

Alchemy's equivalent exchange is not something that can be compared with market prices. Kevin believes that the value of an item changes at any time, so it cannot be measured.

But anyone who knows something about alchemy knows that the value of alchemy is different from general cognition.

Its standards have always been engraved in the "Gate of Truth". And the "Gate of Truth" has long been proven to exist. "

Elsie Kevin heard a hint of ridicule from it, and immediately frowned and said: "I did not deny the "principle of equivalent exchange". Moreover, has the "Gate of Truth"'s standard for measuring the value of items remained unchanged for thousands of years? If so, why are most of the alchemical formulas handed down from ancient times no longer usable? "

Tom Nixon glanced at him, raised his eyebrows and said: "That's exactly what I want to learn."

Seeing that the two were about to argue, Professor Kazer interrupted and said: "One more opinion and one more idea, this is not a bad thing. Does anyone have a different opinion? "

At this time, most of the students in the classroom had put down their hands.

But when Professor Kazir asked again, some people raised their hands again.

Kazir raised his wand and pointed at her.

As soon as Winnie Skadi stood up, she attracted the attention of the entire classroom.

Both the third and fifth graders paid close attention to her.

She put her hand on the book and said, "Alchemy, in my opinion, is a tool for exploring the truth. In order to spy on the inside of the "Gate of Truth" and dig out the truth from the "Gate of Truth", alchemists try every means to study methods that can make the "Gate of Truth" react. And these methods are alchemy."

Tom Nixon immediately retorted, "How can alchemists be so noble? The original alchemy was just a technology developed to refine gold. "

He was originally a very low-key person, but after shining in the Easter Duel Festival, he seemed to have changed his attitude and became high-profile.

However, Winnie Skadi obviously ignored his meaning and sat down after answering the question.

It was like she was just collecting credits in a formal way.