The Browns were very happy when Jialan came, because they could rent out the empty little room and earn two more silver coins a day. Their house and yard were small and simple, so few outsiders were willing to live there.
As for those outsiders who came alone, those who had money stayed in big hotels, and those who had no money stayed under the eaves of other people's houses for one night, such as farmers who came from the village to attend the market.
The two daughters of the Browns hid behind their parents, looking at the young magician with curiosity and a little fear. But when Jialan looked at them, they lowered their heads shyly.
The fat Aunt Brown greeted Jialan and Alan loudly, and tidied up the empty room that was usually cleaned up, and laid a soft straw bed and a khaki coarse linen sheet for him.
There was only a wooden bed, a small wooden table, a stool without a backrest and a small wooden cabinet in the room, nothing else. But Jia Lan was very satisfied. This place reminded him of the single dormitory he lived in at the Kolanburg Library, although he spent most of his time in the library or the laboratory.
"By the way! Little Emma! Just now a little boy brought a sack and said it was what you bought at the market. I put it on the clothes drying stand in the yard! Also, tonight's dinner has salty bean soup and roasted bananas with bread. You will definitely like it!"
Aunt Brown was nagging but very kind. The two silver coins per day accommodation fee of the B&B includes a simple breakfast and a dinner that is not rich but filling, which is actually what the B&B owner eats every day.
Jia Lan smiled and thanked Aunt Brown, took out the "pigeon blood vine" from the sack, put it on the clothes drying stand in the yard, and carefully checked the quality of these parasitic vines one by one.
After looking at sixty-eight roots, Jia Lan nodded with satisfaction. The quality is very good, and the farmer's bit is very dry and not moldy.
"Emma! Is he an apprentice magician? He looks so young!"
The three girls gathered together, talking in a low voice while watching the busy young magicians in the yard. "Emma" is Alan's nickname, and anyone who knows her can call her that.
"No, Jialan and I are both freshmen preparing to take the entrance examination for the 1714th class of Komo University!"
Help support creative writers by finding and reading their stories on the original site.
Alan was very simple and easily told Jialan's story. She smiled and said, "He is from the East Land, so he looks older. Black hair and black eyes are rare in our South Land, right?"
Jialan was once known as "the youngest genius magician in the Kolanburg Library", but because of an accident in the spell experiment, he lost the opportunity to become a high-level magician. But he is born with a strong sense of perception, so even without paying special attention, he can hear the girls' whispers. Hearing Alan say that "East Land" and "old age" are related, he was a little speechless.
Seeing Jialan busy, the girls looked at him curiously. Alan looked at Jialan's back, then looked back at the sisters who were very interested in the mysterious magician, smiled and took their hands and said, "Jialan is very kind, let's go over and take a look!"
The simple girls were a little panicked, but their curiosity made them unable to control their steps, and they were half-pushed and half-pushed by the lively Alan to the clothes drying platform.
"Jialan, are you preparing to extract the purple red pigment for dyeing?"
Lying next to the clothes drying platform, Alan supported her upper body with her slender arms like a kitten, staring at Jialan's hands with bright eyes, and said enviously: "You actually already know the knowledge of pharmacy!?"
Jialan looked at the three curious girls and smiled gently: "It's just some simple medicinal material processing skills... Well, if you want to learn, I can teach you! It's very simple!"
"Really!?"
In this world, whether it is text, knowledge, craftsmanship, or special skills, they are precious treasures for civilians, but they are difficult to obtain. For civilians who can't afford tuition, no one will waste time teaching them.
So, when Jia Lan said he was willing to teach them the craft of processing medicinal materials in pharmacy, the three girls cried out in surprise. For Alan, as long as she passed the entrance examination, she could become a freshman at Komo University. The more she learned in advance, the greater the chance of passing the exam.
For the Brown sisters, who were just ordinary civilian girls, once they learned the craft of processing medicinal materials, whether they worked in a pharmacy or a medicinal material store in Kolan City, or became a pharmacist assistant, it was possible to change their fate.
It was easy for Jia Lan to teach three girls who were like blank sheets of paper.
Although he only had a first-level spellcasting level, he had many titles, such as researcher, scholar, etc., which made him a theoretical knowledge lecturer for many first- and second-level primary mages, and even third- and fourth-level intermediate mages. His profound knowledge won the respect of many primary and intermediate mages in the academy.
At the same time, he was also the most famous spell experiment assistant in the Kolan Castle Library. His experience of following his legendary master arcane teacher to do various high-end arcane experiments for many years has made many high-level mages compete to invite him to participate in their spell experiments.
An experienced experimental assistant can not only save a lot of experimental time and shorten the experimental process, but also greatly increase the success rate of the experiment!