I was an apprentice in Ferren

Chapter 82 Senior Sister
[Your constitution has temporarily decreased by 1 point due to physical weakness, currently at 17 (-1)]

When DuPont awoke, he saw that somewhat familiar ceiling.

Is this the medical room?
"You're awake." Sophie's calm voice rang in his ears. The sweet, warm sugarcane juice entered his mouth, and DuPont took the cup and drank it down in one gulp. This scene felt so familiar.

Did I time travel again?
Fortunately, after checking the system records, it turned out to be an illusion. After a few minutes, DuPont was able to sit up and looked at the staff beside him: "Teacher, what's wrong with me?"

"Normally, this is a side effect of Nikav, but it seems you have some heart problems. Your heart rate is much slower than normal. A normal human heart rate is around 60 beats per minute, while yours is only 40 beats per minute."

I've looked through some relevant books, and your condition is prone to dizziness, temporary blindness, and chest pain. I'm not entirely sure of the specific pathological cause; it could be congenital or it could be due to recent overwork. Make sure you get plenty of rest. Also, you shouldn't take nicotinic acid regularly. The side effects might be just a headache that subsides after half a day for a normal person, but it could be very dangerous for you.

Is your heart rate too slow?
"Thank you." After saying that, DuPont looked down at his disheveled clothes and the sign of weakness in his body, and couldn't help but glance at the half-elf speechlessly.

I'm already 18 and my constitution has decreased a bit. What did this girl do to herself?

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Perhaps feeling a little guilty, Sophie avoided DuPont's gaze, got up and returned to her seat, crossed her legs and rocked her chair with a leisurely air: "You're quite something, aren't you? I heard you went to Whitestone City and hooked up with a paladin lady. You two got so carried away that you made love in the carriage in broad daylight, which angered the coachman so much that he refused to take her to Beer Town. In the end, you had to summon the Celestial Realm and ride away on horseback."

DuPont coughed uncontrollably at those words, and it took him a while to recover: "What? I remember the side effects started and I wasn't feeling well, so I used the disease-removing technique on my staff, and then I passed out..."

“The side effects of Nikav are not so easy to get rid of, otherwise such a powerful drug would not be circulating outside, and even Yongju Island itself probably wouldn’t have enough. But I see that you are still quite robust, and there are few formal battle mages who are stronger than you. Just bear with it a little longer.”

“We’ll talk about it later. I can’t afford to drink this long-term.” DuPont patted his chest; his heart seemed to be beating a little slower, but that wasn’t his concern at the moment: “Does anyone else know about this?”

"Which one? Is it your heart problem or your romance with that beautiful paladin?" The half-elf teased, then smiled at DuPont's embarrassed expression. "Not many people probably know about the former, but it's a bit embarrassing for a teenage boy to faint over something like that. If you get into a conflict with someone, they might use that as a reason to target you."

"The latter is known throughout the entire academy now. After all, it's too bizarre that someone who has never been to Whitestone City has only been there once and managed to snag a rare paladin as his girlfriend. Many people suspect that you drugged her, but given that you've never taken an alchemy class, that's somewhat unbelievable. There are all sorts of rumors and versions about what makes you so special."

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Damn, these apprentices still have the leisure to think about these things; they're not serious enough.

Leaving the infirmary, during class, DuPont quietly returned to his seat through the back door, rummaged through his spatial bag, and finally had time to look at his spoils.

Last night I got an enchanted razor dagger, two +1 unenchanted light crossbows, and the rest were all ordinary crafted items. They were much more expensive than ordinary weapons that cost two or three gold coins each, averaging around 10 gold coins, but fortunately there were quite a few of them, a total of 15.

There are as many as 8 magical potions for treating minor injuries, including 2 bottles of foot oil and 4 bottles of poison. The most valuable one should be a potion that adds cat agility, but it only lasts for 10 minutes. The advantage is that it does not require concentration.

Secondly, there were some poisoned crossbow bolts, about 40 in total, the value of which is unknown. The rest of the loose change they had on them totaled about 70 gold coins.

The Sharp Dagger is still pretty useful, and if you're not too short on money right now, you might consider keeping it. The Light Crossbow is a bit of a waste for DuPont, so you can sell it. It doesn't have any extra enchantments, but it's still worth around 200 gold coins. I just don't know if I can find a seller.

I'm not sure what the blacksmith's buyback price will be for high-quality items. If it's 6% complete, these high-quality items could fetch around 100 gold coins. However, selling them all in Barley Village, a place sparsely populated by adventurers, will likely be difficult. I'll need to go to a town or city to find buyers. I acquired these supplies in Whitestone City, and selling them there might lead to a thorough investigation. This weekend, I might try going to Beer Town to see if I can sell these stolen goods.

It seems that the paladin is working there, but it would be good enough if she could hand over the current affairs in a short time. She probably won't have time to investigate me again.

Besides the loot, experience points are also DuPont's most important asset. However, what puzzles him is that he killed five professionals, but his average experience points were only between 400 and 500. His total experience points have now reached 4039/4000.

The information obtained from the consultation system gave DuPont a headache.

[When a user's total level reaches 8 or higher, killing creatures without a challenge level will not grant experience points, and the experience points gained from creatures with a challenge level of 3 or lower will gradually decrease.]

When the user's total level reaches 11, the number of monsters hunting challenge levels below 6 will gradually decrease based on the user's level, with lower experience points gained from monsters with greater level differences.

Holy crap, why is it even showing a gradual decrease??

Does this mean I can no longer gain experience points by killing ordinary goblins and livestock?

After shattering his legendary dream of killing goblins, DuPont looked at the podium and began writing furiously.

The experience points gained from studying won't decrease, so we shouldn't lose these stable experience points from reading. We shouldn't rush to level up; we should save up more experience points for now.

You have gained 52 experience points.

At lunchtime, Dupont smiled without saying a word when his classmate teased him. This irritating attitude actually reduced the number of people who made fun of him. However, some female apprentices occasionally gave him flirtatious glances, and some were eager to try to find out how Dupont was able to defeat the paladin in one day.

The title of "Big Donkey" isn't something anyone can earn without real skill.

Even when DuPont came to the flight training class in the afternoon, he was blocked by some ill-intentioned fourth-year students.

"Hey, isn't this DuPont? You're already taking the third-ring spell class, huh? That's impressive." A hot Tiaflin senior sat down next to DuPont, her heart-shaped red tail slowly tracing his back. The touch was slightly warm, but her smooth skin was much more delicate than her fingers.

"The holidays are coming soon, let's go out and have some fun when we're free. It's not too hot or too cold outside right now, perfect for enjoying the scenery. And you should know that flying isn't just for combat, levitation can also be incredibly useful if used well."

Upon hearing this, DuPont couldn't help but swallow hard.

Is it because older female students are more enthusiastic, or are they planning to take advantage of her body for free?

(End of this chapter)