The Witcher: Son of the Planes.

Because the entire journey belonged to the Huiyao Empire, Helen, Colin and his party did not encounter any danger. Although they heard about some wars between small countries on the way, fortunately, they did not encounter them.

Three months later, Colin and Helen successfully arrived in the imperial capital, Tuckingham.

The Imperial Capital Royal Academy's school term lasts for about a month, making it convenient for students from all over the country to register.

Helen had already successfully registered half a year ago, so she can just come and register.

After being assigned to the new dormitory, Helen and her family began looking for a house in the Empire. There was no shortage of houses in the Empire, and they soon found a suitable one, located in an alley not far behind the Royal College. Although the price was not cheap, Helen's wealth (with the gifts from Helen's grandfather Terry and uncle Joseph) was completely affordable.

Matthew is going back, and a small team of soldiers can be left to Helen. Nora and Rose are also not allowed to live in the academy.

As for Colin, his employment relationship with Helen has ended, but both Matthew and Nora hope that Colin will continue to stay in the imperial capital and be employed by Helen for a long time. Nora does not want to be separated from Colin, and Matthew feels that after he leaves, there will be someone to protect the young lady, which can also be regarded as an explanation to the baron.

Colin also hopes to stay in the imperial capital. On the one hand, it is because of Nora, and on the other hand, he also wants to gain knowledge and improve his strength here. After all, some of the materials and potions he needs are relatively easy to find in the imperial capital.

The two parties hit it off and quickly reached a new cooperation agreement.

With the help of Matthew, Helen bought a group of servants. Colin was appointed as the new captain of the guard, leading a small team of soldiers to be responsible for the defense of Helen and the new mansion. Rose was appointed as the steward of the new mansion, and Nora was appointed as the financial officer.

After settling Helen's affairs, Matthew started his journey back home.

Although the college has arranged dormitories for students, it does not force everyone to live in the dormitories. It only provides a cheap place to live for students from far away. Helen has also gotten used to living with Nora.

A few days later, the college officially started classes.

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There are two main branches within the Royal Academy, one is the Magic Branch, and the other is the Knight Branch, which continuously trains low- and middle-level professionals for the empire.

Of course, the academy does not require students to join the empire, but when they reach senior years, they will start to be divided into classes. Those who have signed an agreement with the empire, similar to sponsored students, will learn some new courses based on their actual conditions, and after graduation they will directly join the imperial military or some other organizations.

Students who have not signed an agreement with the Empire can apply for graduation after completing some open courses as long as they reach intermediate level or above.

There are many courses to study in the magic branch. The public courses alone include "the origin of magic, magic theory, the use of magic props, the common language of the continent, the principle of magic sketching, etiquette, literature, painting, music, zoology, botany, pharmacy, geography, mathematics, logic, and spells and spell casting courses."

The Knights' Academy also offers many courses, including "battle skills, archery, fighting skills, weapon explanation and application, riding skills, actual combat, common language of the continent, etiquette, geography, mathematics, logic, etc."

Seeing that there are so many courses to learn magic, Helen was a little speechless. She thought that all she had to do was learn magic spells and how to cast them. But she came here to learn, and she couldn't just back out and go back like that. It would be so embarrassing.

During this time together, Colin and Helen gradually became familiar with each other. Helen did not have too much aristocratic airs, and Colin did not care much about aristocracy in his heart. His usual outward behavior was only out of necessity.

Today was only the first day of school, but Colin, Nora and the others noticed that Helen was unhappy. Soon, the cute little Nora went up to talk to the young lady.

After listening to the conversation between Helen and Nora, Colin was fascinated by the courses offered by the Royal Academy. However, he was not interested in those courses that were not related to increasing strength. The only one that interested him most was how to become a first-level professional.

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Helen studied magic courses in the academy step by step, while Colin wandered around the imperial capital when he had nothing to do. Through these days of hard work, Colin finally had a rough understanding of the empire and knew the location of each functional area.

In the shopping area, I saw a wide variety of goods, including various weapons, armor, various magic potions, Warcraft materials, low-level magic books and breathing methods for sale.

In the slave area, you can see slaves from various countries, men, women, ordinary people, professionals. As long as you have money, you can buy anything.

In the living area, you can buy bulk grains, vegetables, meat and other supplies.

In the leisure and entertainment area, you can see many mercenary organizations recruiting people, there are countless pubs and hotels, and of course, there are also many gold-spending dens that will make people forget about home.

It was not a wasted trip. This was Colin's most intuitive feeling. If he had the chance, he would definitely visit the capitals of the Haoyue Empire and the Zhanlan Empire. They were probably no worse than this place.

Colin, who had a rough understanding of the empire, began to think about how to proceed in the future.

Knowledge is something that must be learned and mastered over a long period of time. Strength is something that one must always strive for. As for status and position, it depends on the situation.

Since I can't go to the academy to study, it seems that I can improve my strength faster by fighting continuously.

Based on this consideration, Colin thought about joining a mercenary organization, doing some missions, gaining knowledge, practicing combat skills, and getting some commissions.

Ok, deal!

When Colin told Nora what he was thinking, Nora expressed her support but asked Colin to be careful about safety.

After spending so much time together, Nora knew very well what path Colin was pursuing. She couldn't become a burden to her brother, so she could only find ways to help him in other ways. Looking at the financial knowledge that Miss Helen had recently asked her to learn, "Maybe making money is also a way?" Nora thought.

After listening to Nora's story about Colin's plan, Helen also expressed her agreement. After all, the imperial capital was not like the Emerald Island or the royal capital of Uxu. It would be difficult to survive without some strength. It would be a good idea to join a mercenary organization to hone your combat skills.

My own safety is not a big deal, I just go back and forth between the academy and my residence every day. The security situation in the imperial capital is very good, and the guards patrolling the imperial capital are also very responsible. There are no evil people who dare to commit crimes openly on the streets, so I believe nothing will happen.

With Nora's support and Helen's approval, Colin began to understand the situation of the major mercenary organizations with confidence and prepared to work for the next choice.