The Tales of Draconic Warlock

254  The Final Semester (1)

I returned to the academy for the last time.

Yeah, this is the final semester before I graduate. Normally others would go out to do missions but I have enough points to last this semester. If they are not enough I would dive into the high-level dungeons which would give me enough points to survive this semester.

Though the points were more useful than gold, they were not that important for me as I got access to a secret realm and Cosmic Market, decreasing the importance of those points. Of course, they were useful in certain instances.

That ends after this semester though. These points can't be used outside of the academy and that means I have to empty the points that I have before I graduate.

It means there is no reason to take any missions from the mission hall. The points that I gained from the previous mission are more than enough for me to sustain for this semester.

I killed a lot of monsters. Though I didn't show all the numbers, the number of kills I did show earned me more than enough points to sustain for five years if I was a normal student.

I used most of them to increase my Evolution skill and thereby the bloodline purity. That skill consumes a lot of resources. If there are more people with that skill, the world may become an empty husk within a few years, I fear.

Anyway, it isn't. So there is nothing to fear about it.

From tomorrow, my total concentration will be on my training. Once I start on my world tour, I don't think I would get as many chances to train and recuperate as I would now. So it's best to make use of everything in this semester.

Though training is the main agenda, I need to speak with Angela. I need to mend some fences with her and maybe use this situation to get Celine, hehehe.

Well, that's for tomorrow. For now, let's go to my quarters and think about what to say to Angela and also how to woo Celine to my side without causing any damage to my relationship with Angela.

With what happened, I believe whatever remained is a fragile line. I don't want to break that.

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(3rd PoV)

"Everyone, as you might know, another batch is about to graduate in a few months, five months to be exact", an old man spoke to the others who attended the meeting.

This was an annual meeting where the old geezers of the kingdom would review the students who were graduating from the five academies.

There are a lot of children of noble birth in these academies but not all are of noble birth. Many come from the common populace, without any background.

These students from the common populace would have no ready-made jobs available for them. The only way that they can sustain themselves would be by either joining an organization that can take care of them in exchange for their loyalty or by joining the adventurer's guild and becoming an adventurer.

Unlike joining an organization, where there would be no freedom, the guild has no such rules of restriction but the guild is not a steady source of income.

To be an adventurer one has to wander the wilds in search of treasures or to hunt monsters for their parts. It could be very dangerous and fatal in many cases.

Of course, joining an organization doesn't mean that you would be out of that shit. The advantage would be that if you leave any family, they would be taken care of financially as long as you have served the organization well.

So whatever route they take, has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Most commoners would join the military as it was the best way to earn merits and if you died while in the military, the kingdom would take care of the family.

There are many filthy organizations that doesn't care about taking care of the families of the fallen but the military is not like those filthy ones. So many chose it as their destination, though the benefits are low when compared to some organizations.

Now coming to the noble children, as many are not firstborn, they are not entitled to the land or property of the family unless they choose to work under the family. Not everyone likes the idea of being bossed around by their families.

Many would want to be independent of their families but that is not an easy aspect. So they had to work under someone but knew that once they got entangled with their family, there would be no way to escape that net.

It was easy to break the political nets cast by others but family is a different thing. Once you are in, there is no way out of that mess.

So a few youngsters would leave for adventuring or to join the military to make a name for themselves but they are very few as not many would like to leave their luxurious lives that easily.

--- n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Yes we know Arthur, there was no need to remind this every year. It's a waste of time. Rather than these unnecessary pleasantries, it's better to dive into the details", another old man spoke.

"Ah, Thomas I didn't see you there. I didn't know we invited the brutes", Arthur shot back.

"Say that again silk pants", Thomas berated Arthur.

Seeing that the meeting might end before it even got started, the others intervened and calmed down the two.

"Arthur, Thomas, that's enough from both of you. It might be entertaining for a time or two but every time we meet, it's the same with you two. We are getting tired of this shit and if you two continue like this again, we will remove you both from this meeting and any future meetings. Keep that in mind", one of the older ones warned them.

Both Arthur and Thomas nodded their heads in defeat.

They may be powerful but that older one was more powerful than them and he can kick them both out, which would be bad for them. So they could only keep silent from now on.

"Now that's over. Let's speak about the matter for which we gathered this meeting. As Arthur said,..."

Your gift is the motivation for my creation. Give me more motivation!

Creation is hard, cheer me up!

ChaosSpawn