I was an apprentice in Ferren

Chapter 6 Increase revenue and reduce expenditure

How important are experience points?
This is a concept that doesn't exist for the indigenous people, but whether it's a mage learning how to assemble a magic model in class or a warrior swinging his sword 1000 times a day to make his weapon as easy to use as an extension of his arm, it's all about seeking a result.

To gain greater power and have more trump cards when facing danger.

According to the new spell system reformed by the academy, learning three first-level spells is enough to become a second-level apprentice, but a third-level apprentice needs to master four first-level spells and two second-level spells.

DuPont has already satisfied the former, but the latter is still a long way off.

However, based on his exploration of the system, as long as he can accumulate 2000 experience points, he can rely on the system to directly become a level 3 mage and learn two additional spells.

Of course, it's also possible to do it without relying on the system. He can learn two second-circle spells on his own and become a level 3 mage, saving his precious experience points for his next plan.

This could greatly increase his promotion speed, and it could be said to be his greatest help. However, he found it hard to accept that his hard work in copying the scrolls did not increase his experience points but instead decreased them.

Wasn't all that work for nothing?
The system provided an answer to his question.

Copying scrolls or crafting magical items will inevitably consume a certain amount of experience points. The exact amount consumed depends on the level of the item being crafted, and this applies to all mages.

DuPont looked thoughtful after reading it.

Magical items, besides possessing magical power within their materials, also require a magic circle to activate them. It seems this step also requires experience points or, in other words, soul power. This is a basic requirement, not something I'm targeting specifically.

Will I waste experience points if I fail to copy it?

Upon seeing the word "certain," DuPont's heart sank.

Although 10 points for a scroll isn't very high, he only gains 24 experience points from a single class. As a civil mage, he also has other skills like staff fighting, engineering, and golem studies, so on average he only gets a maximum of 72 experience points a day, plus two days off a week.

He can gain a maximum of 360 experience points in five days, but he needs to spend at least 100 experience points per week copying scrolls. If he maintains his original 40% success rate, he will spend about 250 experience points per week on scrolls, which means he can only save 110 experience points per week.

Are there three spell classes every day?
No, although Engineering and Staff Combat are only taught once a week, Golem Studies is a course that must be studied every day. This means that the total experience points he will gain will be reduced by 48.

360-250-48，这么一套流程下来他一周能获得的净流入只有62经验值，一个月乘4是248，他现在390经验升到3级要2000，也就是说老老实实学习他要六个半月才能成为三级法师。

In addition, copying scrolls consumes a lot of energy, causing fatigue and headaches. Forcing oneself to write will further reduce the success rate of copying scrolls.

"This is outrageous..." DuPont couldn't help but think to himself.

If he doesn't copy the scrolls, then failing to copy them won't need to be calculated, and he'll gain an extra 1000 experience points every month out of thin air. As long as he's healthy, his net monthly experience gain from learning won't be less than 1440. That way, he can advance to a level three mage in just one and a half months, making it four times more efficient.

Thinking about this, DuPont was almost furious.

Holy crap, the academy's requirements are completely unreasonable. No wonder those apprentices who have mentors and don't need to copy exam papers advance so quickly. There are also rumors that scions of noble families can become high-level mages before adulthood. The efficiency of spending money versus not spending money is on completely different levels. It's like being a complete beast of burden.

As a promising young person and the future flower of the motherland, I am being oppressed like this. It's like they are sucking my blood!
How can we tolerate this?

I can't bear it!
I'm not going to read this book anymore, I'm leaving!
No, the Middle Ages didn't seem to follow that system much. If I wanted to leave, I wouldn't have a stable source of experience points, let alone anywhere to learn new spells.
DuPont obediently sat back in his chair, and could only turn to the most reliable partner at hand: his creditor inquiry method.

Is there any way to quickly increase experience points?

Killing a creature with a soul will grant you experience points; the exact amount depends on the strength of the target's soul.

Upon hearing this, DuPont's heart pounded heavily. Killing a sentient being, the stronger the better?
But he had never even slaughtered a fish before.
As a citizen of a nation known for its love of food, he had naturally witnessed the slaughter of livestock. During festivals, his family would kill animals like chickens, ducks, and fish to make delicious dishes. However, thanks to his parents' hard work, he, being unmarried, had never done any of these things. He mainly helped out by chopping and stir-frying vegetables or making dumplings, and didn't have to worry about anything else.

The most ferocious thing he ever killed was probably the giant flying cockroach from the South.

This thing was clearly not related to anything with a powerful soul, and the information DuPont found after checking made him gasp in shock.

Commoner, Challenge Level 1/8, 20 Experience Points

Goblin, Challenge Level 1/8, 15 Experience Points

Kobold, Challenge Level 1/8, 25 Experience Points

Black Bear, Challenge Level 1/2, 100 Experience Points

Ghoul, Challenge Level 1, 200 experience points

Griffin, Challenge Level 2, 450 Experience Points

In simple terms, the challenge level is a danger that four adventurers of the same level can likely overcome. If one person is missing, the danger level will increase significantly.

Killing a goblin only gives you 15 experience points, but you need 2000 to level up.
It seems easy, but goblins always stick together. Can he face 10 goblins at the same time in a dungeon?
DuPont felt he was in serious trouble. Once the quantity exceeded a certain critical point, it became a matter of quality. If the terrain were more complex, he would be at a greater disadvantage. With his current strength, it was basically impossible for him to solo the goblin's lair.

Not to mention that you need to kill more than 100 to get the required experience.

Looking at it this way, 24 experience points per class is quite a lot. As long as you read, you can gain experience points, so paying for it isn't too outrageous.

But if he just obediently works like a beast of burden, his fate will be to become just another ordinary person. He'll even have to be careful around robbers, because this world isn't exactly peaceful.

If he's already struggling so much to learn second-circle spells, it'll probably take him more than a year to learn third-circle spells.

After thinking for a long time, DuPont asked, "Is there a more civilized way?"

Reading books to learn knowledge and practicing martial arts skills will also increase experience. If users can learn a specialty on their own, they will save a lot of resources and gain additional job levels after meeting certain conditions.

Upon seeing this information, DuPont also came up with a way to 'increase' experience points.

That is to use money to buy other people's spell scrolls to complete academy tasks and avoid losing your own experience points.

A scroll in the academy is worth 3 gold coins, which means you can save 30 gold coins every week to avoid losing 100 experience points, and 120 gold coins a month. If you can do that, you don't need to worry about being exploited for experience points, and you will definitely be promoted after 2 months.

This is undoubtedly a very worthwhile deal.

Although a 14-year-old boy has plenty of time to squander, he should at least spend his time eating, drinking, having fun, or chasing girls. What's the point of spending every day miserably copying papers?
Being able to save three months of time to become a level 3 mage and escape the misery is an extremely worthwhile deal.

But then another problem arises: where can I earn 120 gold coins a month?
Not to mention he also has a debt of 1000 gold coins to pay.

"How do I make money..."

(End of this chapter)