Chapter 19:55

Chapter 19:55

Having finally absorbed those memories, Suye’s expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly opened his magic book, not even bothering to look at the new magic letter. Instead, he focused on last year’s and this year’s course catalogs!

Suye stared at the course list, his face stiff and his gaze blank.

At this moment, Suye even felt that surviving with so much effort from Lawrence might have been a mistake.

Suye stared at the course catalog and began counting.

First: Greek.

Second: Latin.

Third: Egyptian.

Fourth: Persian.

Fifth: Northern European.

Sixth: Geography.

Seventh: Climatology.

Eighth: Botany.

Ninth: Zoology.

Tenth: World History.

Eleventh: Greek History.

Twelfth: Religious Studies.

Thirteenth: Navigation.

Fourteenth: Oceanography.

Fifteenth: Marine Biology.

Sixteenth: Mathematics.

Seventeenth: Geometry.

Eighteenth: Music.

Nineteenth: Fine Arts.

Twentieth: Epic Literature.

Twenty-first: Weaponry.

Twenty-second: Military Tactics.

Twenty-third: Running.

Twenty-fourth: Charioteering.

Electives: Drama, Sculpture, Harp, Oratory, Egyptian History, Persian History, Roman History, Northern European History, Discus Throwing, Wrestling, Grappling, Boxing, Armed Running, Javelin Throwing, Long Jump—fifteen courses in total.

These were just last year’s courses. This year, he had to continue them and add new ones.

Suye continued counting with a muddled mind.

Twenty-fifth: Draconic.

Twenty-sixth: Giant.

Twenty-seventh: Dwarven.

Twenty-eighth: Infernal.

Twenty-ninth: Elemental.

Thirtieth: Underworld.

Thirty-first: Magic Geometry.

Thirty-second: Magic Mathematics.

Thirty-third: Potions.

Thirty-fourth: Puppetry.

Thirty-fifth: Magic Arrays.

Thirty-sixth: Magic Artifacts.

Thirty-seventh: Spellcraft.

Thirty-eighth: Beast Lore.

Thirty-ninth: Elemental Studies.

Fortieth: Divination.

Forty-first: Illusion.

Forty-second: Psychology.

### Chapter 43: History of Witchcraft.

Chapter 44: History of Magic.

Chapter 45: Meditation Studies.

Chapter 46: Magic Combat.

Chapter 47: Astrology.

Chapter 48: Gemology.

Chapter 49: Martial Arts.

Chapter 50: Combat Techniques.

Chapter 51: Alchemy.

Chapter 52: Priesthood Studies.

Chapter 53: Basic Magic.

Chapter 54: Talent Studies.

Chapter 55: Wilderness Survival.

Suye finished counting the long list of courses, his spirit nearing collapse.

His head buzzed incessantly, about to explode.

He had thought Blue Star’s education was terrifying enough, but compared to Plato's Academy, where students take fifty-five major courses in a year, it was like infant education.

And this was only second grade. Who knew how many more courses would be added next year? Would they end up taking a hundred courses in a year?

Who could endure this!

At this moment, Suye's mind kept repeating the same phrase.

"Auntie, I don't want to work hard anymore."

Suye felt a massive shock to his worldview. After struggling to survive, this is the reward? Plato's Hell?

Teachers at Plato's Academy, please act human!

Previously, Suye had thought last year’s Suye was too much of a slacker, but now, he realized that if he had come here at fifteen from Blue Star, he wouldn’t have fared any better.

Suye vaguely recalled the composition of the class.

Some were admitted through talent tests, either with warrior or magic talents. Plato's Academy not only waived their tuition fees but also provided various living allowances.

Some were descendants of powerful mages or warriors.

Some came through the influence of powerful family members or relatives.

Holt was recommended by the military, a rare exception.

The last group, like Suye, had paid a large sum of money to get in.

Students like Suye were already at the bottom of the social hierarchy at Plato's Academy.

Yet, most students who paid their way in had been meticulously planned by their parents since childhood, learning all sorts of knowledge and achieving significant success in the future.

Not Suye.

Suye spent his childhood running around Lion Harbor every day until he was fifteen.

Childhood was blissful.

Adolescence was tragic.

"I must be dreaming; this dream is too terrifying. Wake up soon..."

Suye closed his eyes and silently chanted for a while. When he opened them, Teacher Niedern was lecturing on the podium in Egyptian, which he couldn’t understand at all.

Suye refused to believe he was this miserable. He rubbed his eyes and stared at the course list in the magic book, counting each one again.

"55."

A nightmare-inducing number.

Suye suddenly had a bad feeling and tried to recall last year’s studies.

In the end, he found that his brain had retained almost no knowledge, only two feelings.

One was being too tired.

The other was finding it too difficult.

"What did you do last year!" Suye roared at himself internally, wishing he could drag out the Athenian boy from his dreams and beat him up.

Filled with sorrow and anger, Suye thought that normal people either had a bumpy road followed by smooth sailing, or they overcame difficulties and gained something. But for him, it was a constant bumpy ride without an end!

Suye wished he could go back to yesterday, see Lawrence again, lie down on the ground, and say, "No money, just my life! Have mercy, go ahead!"

After wandering in a daze for a while, Suye slowly regained his composure.

He looked down at his thumb and index finger touching, resisting the urge to double-click.

"I still need to practice. Years of habit were shaken by these fifty-five courses."

After a long while, Suye once again asked himself the question he had pondered countless times over the years.

"What should I be doing right now?"

"Studying?"

"Change it!" Suye roared inwardly.

Suye felt an unprecedented sense of frustration, as if his chest were blocked by a ball of fire.

Suddenly, he closed his eyes and began to take deep breaths. He stopped thinking, stopped imagining, and stopped judging. Instead, he carefully felt the discomfort in his chest and the various sensations throughout his body.

He focused solely on his body.

Gradually, Suye's breathing became more steady.

Soon, he opened his eyes again, his gaze clear.

"What should I be doing right now?"

"Hmm... I understand."

Suye opened his spellbook, setting it to a mode visible only to him, and then began writing and drawing.

It took him half a class period before he let out a long sigh.

"Although most of the knowledge I learned in the past is no longer useful, the transferable skills still have their effect."

Suye thoroughly sorted everything out, and his eyes not only became clearer but also gained a subtle new quality.

"Now that I have direction and purpose, and my identity is confirmed, after reviewing from top to bottom, it's time to start climbing from the bottom up."

Suye flipped open the course schedule again, his lips twitching slightly before returning to normal.

"To pass, I need to fully understand Plato's Academy's examination rules."

Suye began reading through the exam guidelines, feeling relieved when he finished. It seemed that even the teachers at Plato's Academy knew it was unrealistic to expect a student to master all knowledge, so they set up different modes for passing.