After calming down Regin, Rex asked him about anything and Regin like a caring old man answers with a patient.

Apparently, the are on the way to the capital of Genda(the kingdom name) carrying a new batch of gifted student for the GMA, they do this kind of recruiting every 3 years.

The work of recruiting fall onto each mentor which is Regin, if they want a new batch of student to teach they need to go out there on each town in Genda to test everyone that wants to be mage, when they passed the crystal ball testing they will be brought by the mentor that is doing the testing.

The kingdom will pay for student education in exchange for their service to the kingdom. And for the mentor, they will earn a bonus the more their student succeed.

Two days later the caravan arrived at the capital city of Genda. On their way to the capital, Rex ask all about the thing that must be common sense in this world how can Rex tell that it is common sense? The answer is the expression of Regin face when Rex asks the question.

When Regin asked where do Rex come from, Rex will always answer 'Faraway' which is technically true. Rex and Regin made a deal that when they arrived on the academy Rex will pay Regin to register him as one of the new students and don't need to do service to the kingdom.

It turns out the archmage is extremely rich since the coins that Rex loots from the cabin is more or less 500 gold coin. The money is the same across the continent, they used the gold-silver-copper format with 1 gold coin equal 100 silver and 1 silver equal 100 copper. For comparison 20 copper is enough for living in the inn for one day so you can imagine how much 500 gold is.

Because he knew that he is now rich as fuck, he decided that he will not stay at the boarding house like his classmate instead he by the help of Regin, ordered the builder guild a mansion complete with butler and maids only for the price of 20gold coin.

With the help of wood and earth mages, the lead architect says that the mansion will be completed in a week. In the meantime, Rex will stay at the closest inn to the academy.

"Now that your accommodation is taken care of, I must excuse myself. Ohh and don't forget to attend the opening ceremony tomorrow morning"

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"Okay and thank you Regin"

At Rex room at the inn he stays.

"Whew, now that I back at civilization I wonder what will I do now"

Rex gets up from the bed and made his way out of the inn, he wants to explore the capital a bit.

"I knew it," Rex said in front of a big building with a sign that said 'Monster Hunter Guild'. When he got inside he immediately thinks about the adventurer guild that appears throughout fiction. A bar to the right, a receptionist table and of course the iconic quest board. Filled with all kind of people with even more kind of weaponry, from the short sword, a bow, hammer, spears and even some exotic weapon like katar.

The only thing that is missing is some guy with a robe and staff, wizards. By the looks of it wizard or in here mages are rare and are an elite bunch.

"Hey kid, don't be standing there and blocking out the door," A big man with an axe strap to the side of his pants said.

"Or what baldie?" Rex said, making the big bald man surprised

While shaking his head the big bald man just walks on the side and saying something about kid and respect.

'Hmm weird, in this kind of setting he was supposed to assault me and so I can show off my magic power' Rex thought.

Rex disappointedly walks toward the quest board and start to look through the note plastered on the wall. From what he can see it seems that there are so many kinds of monster closely to the capital but what he experiences is very different. Rex made up his mind to check out the Monster Hunter Guild after he finishes studying at GMA.

Before he goes explore more of the city he goes toward the receptionist to register himself as a monster hunter.

"Welcome sir, how may I help you?"

"Id like to register as a monster hunter"

"Sure let me just take the formula for you to fill" She goes to the backroom before coming back carrying paper and quill.

"your name sir?"

"Rex, just Rex"

"Weapon of choice? So when we are making a group hunt we know where to put you"

"I don't use a weapon, just magic"

There's a visible reaction from the receptionist lady.

"Is anything wrong?"

"Well you are not looked like one"

She scribbles some more on the paper and continues asking.

"Do you have any preference of monster to hunt?"

"What kind of question is that?"

"Since you are a mage, you automatically rise to the top hunter of the guild and those on the top have the privilege to be informed first when there's a new monster to hunt, oh and on the topic of that where are you staying so we know where to send the letter.

"Hmm, I prefer the dangerous one like a dragon, hydra, behemoth or the likes. And I currently staying at the flaming horse in but after a week I will be staying at the new mansion on the sides of GMA"

"That is all the information I need from you, now if you would be so kind as to follow me"

"Where are we going ?"

"To the testing ground, I need to verify your ability to use magic."