Exploring Technology in a Wizard World-Chapter 1405 - 1403: This Damn Feeling

The pretty girl listened to Ma Qiu’s words and froze. The next moment she jumped like a startled white rabbit, leaping more than two meters away, looking at Ma Qiu with full alertness.

"Who are you?" the girl spoke, her tone carrying a slight tremble.

This jumping ability is quite strong, like the Demonized Rabbits used for experiments in the Magic Creatures specialty at the university... Looking at the suddenly distant girl, Ma Qiu couldn’t help but internally grumble. He reined in his thoughts the next moment, smiled slightly at the girl, and said, "You must be Donna Monica, right? You’ve obtained special admission to Atlantis University, and you’re here for school. I am Ma Qiu Philip, a third-year student at Atlantis University, specially appointed to welcome you."

"Does that mean you’re only responsible for me? Am I the only one who has come to this university?"

"Yes. Because it’s not the enrollment season now, nor the months for additional recruitment and early admission; you are the only one enrolling." Ma Qiu explained.

"Then how did you recognize me?" the girl named Donna asked with a face still wary.

This is too naive, or maybe too silly, not realizing that the badge on her chest has a meaning... Ma Qiu tried not to say these thoughts out loud, smiled and explained, "Because you’re wearing the Atlantis University badge, which isn’t something one can have casually... Besides, I’ve seen your files. Although the portrait in the files isn’t very clear, I could roughly recognize your appearance."

"What about Nora Teacher?"

"The Master Wizard Nora is very busy and has entrusted your reception for enrollment to the assistant office at the university. The assistant office then instructed me as a temporary assistant to execute this task. That’s how it is." At the end of this explanation, Ma Qiu spread his hands.

"Oh, is that so..." Donna finally let down her guard, stepped forward with slight embarrassment, and asked, "So... Ma... Ma..."

"Ma Qiu Philip, you can call me Ma Qiu."

"Okay, Senior Ma Qiu, what should we do next? Directly... going back to school?"

"That depends on you."

"Hmm?" Donna blinked her eyes, her long eyelashes gently shaking, puzzled, asking, "What do you mean?"

"If you brought your luggage fully prepared, going directly to school is certainly fine," Ma Qiu explained, "but if, as you are currently showing, you came here by yourself, empty-handed, with nothing at all, then it’s inevitable that you’ll need to shop in the city before going to school."

"I recall Nora Teacher said... school has everything, they can provide everything, right?"

"The school indeed has everything and can provide, but you must understand that school is not a place for shopping; it’s a place for teaching and research. So, the things provided by the school only meet basic needs, and the prices are relatively higher. If you have plenty of money, naturally it’s no problem. If the money isn’t much, you’d better obediently shop outside a bit."

"Then is the money I have a lot or not much?" Donna took out her Money Bag, without any guile, and poured out all her Coins from inside. There was only one lonely Gold Coin, five or six silver coins, and a pile of copper coins.

This level of naivety is quite significant... just casually exposing her financial situation... Such a person could enter Atlantis University, and through special means? Wasn’t the university qualification exam said to be getting harder recently? This is unreasonable... Looking at Donna’s earnest questioning eyes, Ma Qiu really felt an impulse to pry open her skull and see what the structure inside is.

"Hoo–"

Taking a deep breath, Ma Qiu helped her put the Coins back into the Money Bag, sorted his emotions, and said, "Based on your money, purchasing the necessary living supplies for enrollment from the school is more than sufficient—it’s enough to buy several times over.

But if for your life ahead, these are your only funds, I advise you to be frugal. After all, there are many places to spend money at the university. Before you find a suitable part-time research job and earn a salary, you’d better save a bit."

"Oh." Donna nodded, half-comprehendingly, "So where should we shop now?"

"I originally thought of taking you shopping at a few stores in the city that I’m familiar with," Ma Qiu stated truthfully, "but your luck is good. There’s a Material Exchange Festival happening in the city today. As for what a Material Exchange Festival is, you don’t need to understand it right now. I’ll explain it to you slowly later. You should understand there are many, very cheap things there. We can go there for a stroll, it can help you get familiar with the situation in Atlantis city, and solve your problem of bringing nothing."

"Okay."

"Then let’s go." Without delay, Ma Qiu waved and led Donna out of the Horse Station towards the location of the Material Exchange Festival on Eighth Street.

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As they walked all the way, Ma Qiu quickly introduced the landmark buildings along the road and the corresponding rumors.

Such as the Su Baolai Auction House built two months ago, where a top-priced item was auctioned recently, a Magic Tool bought at a price four times the previous record by a Mysterious Wizard.

Or the North Bathhouse constructed half a year ago, which was suddenly closed by the city hall a week ago because a hidden room was discovered built in the women’s dressing room at the bathhouse. The bathhouse owner had used small holes to spy on female customers changing clothes in the hidden room multiple times and even sometimes invited people to watch together. Unexpectedly, the people invited by the bathhouse owner, after watching, turned around and reported the bathhouse owner, leading to the owner now being held in the city hall’s jail, awaiting Judgement.

Also like the Okno Theater, which a month ago staged the large ethical, suspense, revenge, bloody, action, adult love drama "The Little Dwarf Prince and the Seven Princesses", breaking the eight-month unchanged ticket record, so it continues to arrange performances at high frequency, its popularity undiminished.

Donna, listening to these, her big green eyes constantly flashing, filled with curiosity and terror, looking very amusing.

Ma Qiu felt that if he weren’t aware that he was executing a task for the university now, he would definitely be unable to resist launching a courteous offensive on this junior.

And being aware that he is now executing a task for the university, Ma Qiu maintained his senior identity all the way, leading Donna to the Material Exchange Festival scene.

At a large square, he saw over a thousand temporary booths arranged in Order, selling all kinds of goods.

The shouting voices filled the ears, with customers continuously walking and crowding every space around them, Ma Qiu was just contemplating how not to let the naive schoolmate Donna be jostled apart when he felt his hands were grabbed.

Ma Qiu was startled, turned his head, and found that the person who grabbed him was, indeed, Donna.

At this moment, Donna seemed a bit embarrassed, her face slightly red, like an apple soaked in premium wine, truly makes one want to take a bite.

And those hands, in Ma Qiu’s touch, were softer and warmer.

In an instant, Ma Qiu felt like he was shocked, his nimble brain went a bit blank, suddenly losing interest in any invitations for pretty ladies to dinner.

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