Exploring Technology in a Wizard World-Chapter 1398 - 1396: Atlantis University

Stepping out the door into the dusk, Harry and Cathy saw that it was indeed as Richard had said—someone was waiting.

It was a tall, thin old man wearing a black robe, with a face full of wrinkles, appearing stern and unsmiling. He glanced at Harry and Cathy, said nothing, and simply waved for them to come closer.

Then the tall, thin old man turned, leading the two away from the Lord Mansion, heading outside.

By this time, it was already night, and outside the Lord Mansion, a prepared carriage was waiting.

The tall, thin old man led Harry and Cathy into the carriage. Under the coachman’s control, the carriage wound through the streets of Atlantis, taking turns and heading further away.

Cathy was full of curiosity, wondering where they were going. However, seeing the look on the old man in the black robe, she knew it would be difficult to get an answer from him. She cast an inquisitive glance at her brother—Harry.

Harry was equally puzzled, but was relatively more composed. Sitting inside the carriage, he shook his head first, then gently pressed his hand down, making a reassuring gesture to Cathy. Afterward, Harry lowered his brows, closed his eyes, and calmed himself like a meditative monk, blending with the silence of the carriage as he patiently awaited their destination.

Cathy had no choice but to wait along with him.

Thus, the carriage traveled through the increasingly thickening night for quite a while before finally stopping.

Get out.

As their feet left the swaying carriage and touched the stable stone pavement again, Cathy looked around curiously, while Harry’s gaze was fixed on the large gate directly ahead of them.

Judging by the perimeter wall, Harry could tell that the place was large, an architectural complex. And apart from them, there was no one else around, implying that this place was either not very important or was just newly put to use.

"Let’s go."

The tall, thin old man said, leading Harry and Cathy towards the wooden door.

Halfway there, Harry tilted his head and asked the old man, "Sir, may I ask... what is this place?"

"This place?" The old man answered, slightly surprised that Harry would ask, and after a few seconds of pondering, he looked at the imposing mansion entrance and said, "This is a nameless place, and if all goes well, it might be ’Atlantis University’. "

"’Atlantis University’? Might be?" Harry caught the detail in the old man’s words and asked, "Why might?"

"Because it’s an experiment," the old man explained hoarsely, "An experiment your teacher—Lord Richard—is conducting, integrating education and research to test the outcomes through practical operation. If the experiment ends and proves satisfactory, this place will be recognized as ’Atlantis University’. Otherwise, it will have ’never existed’. "

"How long until the experiment ends?" Cathy raised an eyebrow and asked.

"Six months," answered the old man, waving his hand, "Enough, time is limited, let’s go inside. I welcome you two to become members of this experiment. It’s an honor and a responsibility—it all depends on how you view it. Now, let’s begin the six-month trial run of ’Atlantis University’!"

With that, the old man pushed the door open, leading Harry and Cathy inside, their figures disappearing beyond the doorway.

"Creak... Bang!"

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"Creak... Bang!"

With a sound, Ma Qiu Philip pushed open a similar door, entering inside Atlantis University, and the time... was already six months later. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Six months later.

In the new year’s January, on the fifteenth day.

Just after the New Year’s celebration, the weather was still very cold, but it couldn’t overshadow the fervent atmosphere of Atlantis City.

In the past six months, Atlantis City developed at a pace exceeding almost everyone’s expectations, transforming monthly. The city area expanded by more than two-thirds its original size, and the population quadrupled, continuing to increase at a pace of fifteen percent monthly.

In this city, there’s never a fear of not finding work; as long as one has a sound body, they won’t starve to death, and wages are far higher than elsewhere on the continent.

Of course, living comfortably here is another matter. The costs of living are much higher than other parts of the continent, especially the prices of officially certified houses, which are exorbitantly high.

Therefore, only capable and ambitious people would be attracted here, becoming part of the city’s developmental force.

Ma Qiu Philip, an eighteen-year-old young man from the remote and poor Noer Town in the Soma Alliance, with brown hair and amber eyes, was among those drawn to Atlantis City.

However, compared to others, he had an edge because not long ago, he passed the entrance exam to Atlantis University, allowing him to stay and study in a work-study mode.

The so-called work-study means that he would spend half his time studying and the other half serving the university’s various research projects to earn a certain salary, covering tuition and living expenses.

During this process, he could reside in the university-provided affordable student apartments and solve dining needs in the cheap student cafeteria, greatly reducing living expenses. More importantly, if he was willing to work hard and performed well in work and study, he would be allowed to stay on after completing three years of university life to continue serving the university. At that time, he would have more free learning choices and higher-paying job opportunities.

If, after staying at the university, he continued to perform well, he would also have a chance to obtain an independent apartment with a hundred-year residency right, truly planting roots in Atlantis City.

These were the announced contents before the Atlantis University entrance exam.

To be honest, Ma Qiu was somewhat skeptical about these promises. However, due to certain circumstances, he could no longer stay in his birth town of Noer, compelling him to come to Atlantis City. He was fortunate enough to achieve the minimum entry score for Atlantis University in the exam, so he decided to give it a try.

After all, trying didn’t incur any loss.

With this thought, Ma Qiu pushed the door before him and walked inside.

Upon entering, the first thing he saw was a small square, occupying a few thousand square meters. In the square, dozens of tables were arranged in a semi-circle. Behind the tables sat people, and beside each table stood wooden signs with words written on them.

Ma Qiu was literate; otherwise, he couldn’t have passed the entrance exam. In fact, he not only knew how to read, but was also proficient in three different languages, two of which he could use extremely fluently.

The words on the signs were written in the common language of the continent, easy to recognize, but for some reason, when Ma Qiu read them, he found the terms unfamiliar.

Magic Mechanics? Magic Thermodynamics? Magic Planting Science? Magic Mechanic? Magic...