Tin Saint School, as a notable Wizard School in Neustadt City, had a very expansive headquarters.
From the entrance to the Teaching Castle in the middle, it would take at least twenty minutes for an ordinary person to walk, requiring Apprentices living outside the School to allocate enough time for each class.
Fortunately, Colin was a fast walker, and the True Knowledge Society Castle wasn't exactly far from Tin Saint School; he arrived in the classroom scheduled for today's lesson with two minutes to spare.
The classroom was located on the third floor of Block F in the Teaching Castle. The space inside was not very large, with a few rows of wooden chairs sparsely arranged that, at full capacity, could accommodate at most about forty people.
At this moment, only half of the classroom seats were occupied. The Wizards gathered in small groups, and Colin found an isolated corner to sit down.
His arrival did not cause much of a stir, only a few Wizards looked up at him, and seeing an unfamiliar face, they turned their gazes away.
Soon after Colin entered, the Wizards began to arrive one after another.
Most of the Wizards were punctual, arriving mostly in the three minutes before class.
Moments later, when the clock struck two in the afternoon, a figure in a white robe abruptly appeared behind the lectern.
This was an old man with white hair and a long beard, his body slightly ethereal, indicating that it was not his true physical form.
Without much pleasantries, the old Wizard glanced around and started speaking,
"This lesson, let us discuss the strong connection between soul differences and the distribution of the Spirit Sea, and how it affects the efficiency of casting witchcraft and the efficacy of Magic Power…"
The Wizards below sat upright, their expressions focused.
Colin did the same. This was a six-hour-long lesson, worth 20 School Contribution Points, which was not cheap considering the contribution points he currently had!
Of course, the content discussed was worth the price.
The strong connection between soul differences and the distribution of the Spirit Sea was a challenging topic in advanced knowledge.
This knowledge was mainly divided into two phases in the formal School education.
One phase was during the Apprentice period, where essentially all Wizards received similar basic educational content.
Mostly, it included universally acknowledged truths about elements, souls, bloodlines, etc.
There might be slight variations between different Schools, but overall, there wasn't much difference.
By analogy, the educational knowledge during the School Apprentice period was somewhat akin to compulsory education in a past life.
Once Apprentices luckily became Official Wizards, the knowledge that followed no longer had a universal standard.
It was like a large tree branching out at a certain point; afterward, there was no longer any foundational knowledge, only advanced knowledge in various areas!
For Wizards progressing to become Official Wizards, that was the point.
From becoming an Official Wizard, each Wizard would embark on different paths, each specializing in different directions of witchcraft according to their own strengths.
After all, humans' energy is limited, even for Wizards, who would only delve deeper into areas they excelled in.
As for Colin, because he advanced so quickly, he hardly learned any other knowledge during the entire First Rank Wizard phase, apart from the Meditation Method and a few witchcraft types.
However, due to the uniqueness of the Golden Paper, the lack of knowledge wasn't as severe as he had initially expected.
In fact, in some areas, such as Summon Fire Element or the Tin Saint Meditation Method's Second Rank phase, Colin's depth of knowledge was on par with other Wizards of the same rank.
He could just continue training like this without any issue.
But Colin himself was not satisfied with the breadth of his own knowledge and the lack of some classical knowledge, like the knowledge about souls and the Spirit Sea discussed in this lesson.
Thinking this, Colin couldn't help but sigh softly to himself.
He had roughly calculated that to expand his knowledge to the breadth he desired, it would cost at least three to four thousand, based on School Contribution Points.
Of course, the sources of knowledge didn't necessarily have to be limited to the School.
Places like the True Knowledge Society or Darren's Commission were also sources of knowledge.
Moreover, compared to contribution points, Magic Stones were easier for Colin to obtain, and he was primarily using Magic Stones to acquire knowledge.
Unfortunately, there were still many types of knowledge that could only be obtained from the True Knowledge Society or the School.
Especially for some knowledge that required explanation and demonstration for understanding, he had no choice but to spend contribution points to learn at the School, as the True Knowledge Society was not an option.
Colin slightly raised his head, his Superbrain rapidly processing, with every word spoken by the old Wizard deeply engraved in his mind and swiftly understood.
Actually, if he had been willing to settle for the same specialization as the other Wizards,
then the contribution points required would have been greatly reduced.
But that was unnecessary.
When Colin began to learn knowledge on such a large scale, he once again personally experienced the power of his Superbrain Talent.
He had anticipated this from the start and thought he was prepared, but the actual experience still surprised him.
It even led him to change his method of learning, choosing to self-study most of the knowledge in the Tin Saint Library, only enrolling in classes for knowledge that was extremely inefficient or impossible to self-study.
After all, exchanging relevant knowledge books from the library and attending relevant knowledge courses involved a difference in required academic points of at least a double.
But Colin only had 200 School Contribution Points in his hand, even being so frugal, it was far from enough for his learning plans...
"As everyone knows, the soul possesses uniqueness, and every individual's soul is unique…"
The old Wizard's explanations were not particularly lively, but they were very succinct and efficient.
Six hours passed quickly amidst his non-stop lectures.
It was fortunate that the wizards present were at least First Rank Wizards, otherwise, even if they could mentally endure, their bladders definitely could not.
The last half-hour of the class was for queries, with each person having an equal opportunity to ask one question.
However, each person could only hear the answers to their own questions—perhaps to save time, the lecturing wizard used telepathy to answer multiple people's questions at once.
This meant they could hear other wizards' questions, but not the answers provided by the old wizard.
"I'm planning to ask how the location of the Spirit Sea affects the mental exhaustion from Elemental Magic."
Suddenly, there came whispering nearby.
"Then I'll ask about the impact on Force Field Magic consumption."
"But I still want to ask a question about the soul... I didn't quite understand the differences, the factors that affect the essence of the soul..."
"I do too... but that doesn't have a huge impact on casting spells, and we only have two opportunities to ask, so we must choose the more important ones."
"Ah... it's a pity. We should have brought another companion to the class, twenty contribution points are quite expensive."
"There's nothing we can do... after class, we'll see if anyone else has asked about it, and we can exchange information."
"That's all we can do."
Colin's ears twitched, aware that this was a discussion between two wizards seated not far behind him.
It was common practice in most courses, so those wizards from different factions, during the final query session, often negotiated questions to diversify the topics and later shared answers for mutual benefit.
"I can ask about the differences and then we can exchange?"
Colin whispered to those behind him.
The two wizards were startled momentarily before looking up at each other and replying,
"Sure."
"Okay." Colin also nodded slightly at them.
Normally he would not do this, but the factors affecting soul differences were exactly the questions he wanted to ask—
—after advancing to a Second Rank Wizard, the changes in his soul were not the same as other wizards.
Besides, there was another reason.
However... it was just an impulsive act, whether it would work still remained to be seen.
Half an hour passed and as the old wizard's figure gradually disappeared from the lecture desk, the course worth 20 School contribution points also officially ended.
Colin sighed slightly; his School contribution points had fallen to double digits after taking this course, leaving him with only 90 points.
He slowly stood up, turned and made eye contact with the two wizards, then walked together into the corridor outside.
The classroom would be used again soon, so people generally did not linger inside.
Five minutes later, the three concluded their knowledge exchange in the corridor.
"Sir, you seem somewhat unfamiliar, may I ask which instructor's student you are? My name is Hogan, I am a student of Wizard Vite. If appropriate, we might take a class together next time." A somewhat corpulent, brown-haired wizard said with a smile.
Colin not only fully relayed the old wizard's answers, but he also explained some of the more obscure parts especially for those two...
Initially, they were somewhat skeptical, but eventually, they realized that the wizard in front of them truly understood the old wizard's answers, and his explanations often brought them sudden clarity.
Such a talented wizard was certainly worth getting to know!
"My name is Bernie, my instructor is also Lord Vite," the other companion also said, smiling.
"Colin Leonard." Colin simply stated his name.
The other two wizards were not offended, simply assuming Colin preferred not to disclose his faction.
Colin did not engage in further small talk, took a deep breath, and following his original plan, took out his Golden Feather Token and addressed the wizards in the corridor:
"Knowledge for knowledge, I've pretty much grasped most of the points the teacher mentioned in the last class, I can answer questions for a fee."
In truth, this statement was modest; the old wizard had explained well, and Colin had a thorough understanding of the challenging concepts.
However, the other wizards in the corridor did not know this, and upon hearing his words, they all turned to look, some hot-tempered ones even wanted to blurt out a rebuke about his arrogance.
But upon seeing his Golden Feather Token, they swallowed what they were about to mock and exchanged skeptical looks with their companions.
Hogan and Bernie by Colin's side were slightly stunned, their eyes widened.
Goodness, no wonder his explanations were so comprehensive, so the wizard before them was a Golden Feather!?
The Tin Saint School had many wizards, but the number of Golden Feathers could be counted on two hands and were very rare.
Moreover, given the privileges Golden Feathers received, they normally did not need to attend these classes as they had one-on-one guidance from High Rank Wizards.
For a moment, the corridor fell silent. After a while, wizards resumed their conversations, ignoring Colin for the time.
Colin didn't mind; after all, this move was just a casual attempt.
If it could exchange some knowledge to save some School contribution points, great; if not, no matter.
He stood quietly, planning to wait another five minutes before leaving.