As the convoy approached the gate, ten guards in thick white armor stopped them. They brought a spear in their hand, a sword hanging on their waist, and a crossbow on their back. They also had a small shield on their left forearm.
After close analysis, Tom realized that their gears were quite expensive and powerful.
These guards were at Low Diamond Rank warrior too!
"As the capital city of Withokere, this much protection is very much needed. No other cities in this kingdom has this many Diamond Rank warrior," Helid told Tom.
"Aren't they rare commodity? They are hated by magicians right?"
Helid laughed. "There are always exception."
Of course, the king of Withokere, and the professors here were at Adamantite Rank. Why would they be scared of mere Diamond Rank warriors?
"Stay in your carriage while we scan you!" the guard shouted.
One of them grabbed a small object with turtle shape. He threw the object into the air and it floated before moving around the trucks.
After the scanning, the guard frowned and looked at Tom through the window. "Why are you bringing so many golems with you?"
"I am the son of Aldred. I am here to study in Withokere University, and also to start a golem business."
"To conduct a business here, you need a permit. I cannot allow you to bring so many golems into the city."
"Can I bring at least four?"
"You can."
"Fine. The rest of my trucks will stay outside the city."
After the guard nodded, the truck moved onward and entered the city.
Right after passing the gate, the trucks rolled on a wide expanse of road. There were dozens of carriages left, right, in front, and behind.
There were all kinds of carriages as well. Some were pulled by magic beast, others moved by magic. Some used flying carpet.
Tom even saw some unique carriages that looked like Harley Motorcycle.
There were open-roof carriages, and a long carriage with a bar of which men and women were drinking and having fun while they were on the road.
Looking around, Tom saw shops, hotel, motel, villa, homestay, malls, restaurants, and so much more! It felt like he was back on earth again.
The Nation of Duria resembled earth far more, but their technology was too advanced that it barely resembled earth. This one however was very similar to the city he used to see on television, well, except the magical parts.
A small, glowing fairy entered the truck and smiled. "Hello, welcome to Tinedigan City! My name is Layla. Would you like some drinks or cakes? We have a list of menu you can see."
The fairy waved her hand and a magical projection of food and drinks appeared in the air.
Tom raised an eyebrow. He had never seen a service like this before. Maybe he could copy it and make one of his own.
That would be the perfect idea.
"Give me one of everything," Tom said.
He then looked at the youngsters. "You guys want something?"
"I want salted caramel rice cake crumbs ice cream."
"I want crushed oats cake."
They ordered one by one and the more they ordered the happier the fairy seemed.
"Is that all the order, master?"
"Yes, that is all."
"That will be 25 Epic Mana Crystals."
With a snap of his finger, a small bag appeared in Tom's hand. "There's exactly 25 crystals inside."
The fairy peeked inside and nodded. The magical projection vanished along with the small bag.
"Thank you for your order, master. Enjoy your meal!"
Right after the fairy said that, food magically appeared out of thin air and was served on a fancy table and platter. Dozens of small fairies appeared and sprinkled the food with extra magical seasoning that seemed to glitter and sparkle.
There were some fairies that rode a small dolphin, cheerfully doing her job as she flew around the food.
Tom watched all of this with amusement. Magic was truly something else.
Things as simple as food could be so amazing with a little touch of magic.
More and more food appeared within the truck. There was so much food that in fact there wasn't enough room for all of them.
And so the plates floated above one another. Tom could simply looked at a plate and it would approach him should he needed to take something from it.
"The food is amazing! Isn't that right, Tom?" Helid asked.
"Not bad, I guess."
Helid giggled. "I see that you are not impressed. Later, I will show you a good restaurant. The meal that we just ordered are simply for quick and convenient. The real food are made with time. The price won't be cheap though."
"You think I'm poor?" Tom asked teasingly.
Helid laughed. "How would I dare to say that?"
"By the way, where are we going now? How do I enroll into the university?"
"First, we are going to the dorm. There should be people waiting for us there. They will take care of everything."
"That's good." Tom nodded.
After a few hours, they arrived at a gated community area. The area was like a golf course with small hills, rivers, lakes, garden, and there were huge mansions every 300 meters, each with their own unique design.
It was clear that this space was exclusive to the rich.
Though it wasn't what Tom expected when he heard the word 'dorm'.
"Sir, Tom!" a beautiful lady waved on the side of the street.
The truck stopped.
"Sir, Tom. This is your assigned mansion."
Tom took one look at the mansion and his godly eyes activated, scanning the whole area and the surrounding as wide as 10 KM.
There were a lot of protection magic, traps, hidden guards, magic beast, and other things to protect the students that lived here.
But, there were also some contraption for espionage.
Tom sighed. "So this is where I will live?"
"Yes, sir. If you don't like it, we can look around and you can pick any available mansion."
Helid and the other youngsters were shocked to hear that. They had never heard that a student could pick a mansion. Usually, they would be assigned one and not allowed to pick.
This meant that they really treated Tom as a respected guests.
"No need. I will have this one. What about my friends here?"
The lady pointed to the side and a carriage appeared out of thin air. "This carriage will bring them to their dwellings. For now, will you be willing to see your mansion?"
"Alright." Tom exited the truck along with the others.
"See you guys later," Tom said before following the beautiful lady into the mansion.
Walking through the driveway, Tom nodded as he was satisfied with what he saw. Maybe he should tell Corduul to design some Sport Car or Super Car so he can show it off.
And after showing it off, people would ask where he got one. And then, he could sell those super cars at an extravagant price.
Tom laughed inside as he thought of a plan to scam wealthy kids out of their money.
"Sir, Tom?"
"No need to call me sir. Just Tom is fine."
"How can that be. Please, at least, let me call you, Master."
Tom raised an eyebrow. "What is your role here?"
"I am responsible for giving you a tour of this establishment."
"Alright then, show me what this place can offer."
Tom said that but he already knew in and out of this mansion.
There were a lot of training room for magicians to train their mental and even physical capacity. One hundred meter below his feet was a room with special materials. These materials could turn the mana nearby into chaotic property.
If a magician manage to cast spell in this room, their casting speed, and effectiveness would definitely increase by twofold at least.
There were other similar room, but all of them were designed to train or study.
This mansion had no place for entertainment at all!
What a boring mansion. Tom would definitely modify this mansion later, so he could bring some girls in and had fun.
Tom would probably the only one who could think this way. Every student in Withokere University was in constant pressure of studying and practicing.
If they failed just one test, they would immediately expelled.
Entering Withokere University was extremely hard, but the hardest part was maintaining the status of a student in this university.
Because of this, the university students barely had time for entertainment. All they do is study and practice. Most of them did not even sleep, and used pills to remove the need of sleep.
That was why despite being assigned huge mansions, the students did not have time to enjoy it.
"You will also be assigned maids and servants to serve you, master."
"I see. And are you going to be the head maid, Elfie?" Tom asked.
Elfie widened her eyes. "Master... how did you know my name?"
Tom smiled. "I am a magician."
