195 Donald’s Reminder (2/2)

”Nice to meet you, Mr. Donald.” Lucien stood up from his seat and bowed slightly, ”Please just call me Lucien.”

”Good. As another Mr. Lucien Evans we have here prefers us to call him K, I’ll just call you Lucien then.” When Donald was saying, he handed Lucien a folder, ”Take a look. These are the courses we have so far in Douglas.”

Lucien opened the folder and carefully read it. In the folder, Lucien saw Common Tongue, Ancient Magic Empire Language, Pit Language, Demon Language, Basic Magic Potion, Basic Element, Basic Electromagnetism, Basic Necromancy, Basic Magic Construction, Basic Alchemy, ..., Introduction of Magic Circle, Magic Analysis, Basic Summoning, ..., Culture and Customs, History and Music.

”Music?” Lucien was surprised.

”Ha, students also need to relax a bit, right?” Donald touched his white moustache and smiled, ”Our last music teacher just got fired because he violated one of the rules of the school. Lucien, are you also interested in this position besides your other teaching job? Can you play any musical instruments?”

”I’m quite good at piano and violin.” Lucien nodded and asked directly, ”If I also work as a music teacher, can I get a higher salary?”

”Two more arcana points per month.” Donald nodded cheerfully, ”But remember, keep your distance from some female apprentices. They are quite… say, ebullient. By the way, I heard that there’s also a musician all the way across the strait in Aalto whose name’s also Lucien Evans, and he’s good at playing piano as well. Quite interesting.”

Lucien put on a polite smile and did not say anything. Right now, he was only interested in making more money.

”So… Let’s see.” Donald looked down at his folder, ”Since you just joined the congress, and you probably need more time to work on your own arcana study first, what about you start with teaching Ancient Magic Empire Language, Magic Creatures and Demon Language? That’s… ten lessons a week, and you’ll be teaching two classes.”

”No problem.” Lucien agreed with Donald immediately. In his book, Astrology and Elements, Demon Language was introduced as part of magic pact and summoning knowledge.

Then Lucien added, ”Can I choose the two classes, though?”

He hoped that he could teach the class in which his three apprentices were.

”I think so. All the courses are under re-arrangement right now,” said Donald. Then, he registered Lucien’s name for the two classes. One of them was the class called Thorn Tree, where Lucien’s three apprentices were in. Lucien would also be teaching music there.

After all the paper works were done, Donald crossed his hands and leaned his chin against his hands, ”I have to tell you something first, Lucien.”

”Go ahead, please, Mr. Donald,” said Lucien sincerely.

Donald’s voice became low, ”You know, working here in a school is a dream for many junior-rank sorcerers, and Douglas ranks the best among all the schools, therefore, we never considered anyone having no arcana level to be one of our teachers. However, you’re an exception, since a gentleman in Affairs Committee spoke highly of you, and recommended you to us. Therefore, this school’s a place not only for the apprentices to grow, but also for you. I personally don’t see anything wrong with offering the talented ones more resources to grow, but you shall not waste the resources given. If you cannot get your official arcana level in a year, you’ll be fired.”

”I’ll try my best,” responded Lucien humbly.

”I trust you, though, Lucien. Many teachers in Douglas, although they haven’t become middle-rank arcanists or sorcerers yet, have their specialities. For example, Mr. K is a level two arcanist. Exchanging with them can benefit you a lot,” said Donald earnestly.

Lucien nodded sincerely, ”Thank you for reminding me, Mr. Donald. May I ask who’s the gentleman in the committee? I’d like to thank him as well.”

”You don’t need to know,” said Donald directly. ”Maybe when you become a middle-rank sorcerer, he’ll pay more attention to you. Anyway, during the day, the lab is open only to students. When school’s over in the afternoon, you can use the labs for free. To conclude, observe the school rules and start working tomorrow.”

Donald handed Lucien a nameplate and a few pages of paper, on which there were two hundred school rules.