New Gods of North America

The next day, Lina took Ryan and Willy to buy daily necessities and ingredients.

Wayne took a horse-drawn carriage to the city. After agreeing on a rough time and place to meet, he got off the carriage halfway to go to a bookstore.

In the appendix of the college admission notice, there are actually quite a few "textbooks" that need to be purchased.

In addition to the general education for "higher talents" that freshmen basically receive in their first year,

Some courses in the history major also list some additional books, requiring students to understand the corresponding basic content, but some are marked as "not required".

Ian Fisk, as a "senior" and "predecessor\

,"Yesterday I secretly told Wayne how to use the teaching materials to get to know the professor who is teaching the course.

For example, some books are selected as teaching materials for certain courses.

If they are expensive, not widely recognized in the industry, or even only new books are available, then the professor may be more "easy to talk to".

If the book was published not too long ago and the author has a relatively impressive resume, then you should be careful whether there is any additional connection between the professor and the author, and you should not easily criticize the views and content in the book.

If the book itself is a widely acclaimed work and the bookstore owner tells you that it is easy to buy used books at a reasonable price, then you should be careful during class, as such professors are often not so "accommodating" in their studies.

Wayne pondered for a while and realized that the "designated teaching materials" thing could actually be a business.

It may also be some kind of "inheritance" or persistence.

The bookstore owner was a rather enthusiastic local. He probably thought Wayne was a so-called "first-generation college student". It seemed that none of his family members had explained the specific details to Wayne. He also patiently gave him a lot of advice.

For example, which version of the same book is more affordable, which books can actually be borrowed from the college library, and which relatively cheap used books can actually be considered for purchase.

As for the "History of the Founding of America" ​​specified in the list, which is a set of three large volumes and is thicker than the general edition of "History of the Kingdom of Windsor\

,"The bookstore owner could only shrug his shoulders and say, "This set of books only has this version. If you think the price is unaffordable, I can give you a slight discount. But not for other books."

Wayne felt that this boss was quite reliable, and in the end he gave him whatever the boss said.

Anyway, Wayne bought everything according to the list in the appendix, including the so-called "non-essential" books, and spent a total of $96, and the essential ones cost about $50.

For the same price, if you buy new novels or other popular reading materials in a bookstore, you can at least buy a few more stacks.

In this era, universities mainly provide two different types of higher education:

One type is course education that allows you to obtain corresponding professional qualifications after completing the course and passing the examination. For example, Washington, the "founding father" of the United States, obtained a surveyor's license at George and Anna College.

The duration of this type of study usually ranges from a few weeks to a few months, but such experience is generally not included in the educational background and is usually listed separately.

The other is the "degree education" in the public's perception.

Nowadays, colleges and universities mainly offer degrees in literature/philosophy, science and art. The major is usually specified, and the duration of study is mostly two or four years. If you can obtain the graduate status, you are considered an "alumni" of the school, otherwise you may be an "honorary alumnus."

The two most respected professions in America today, doctors and lawyers, are a bit like a hybrid of the two categories.

It usually requires several years of comprehensive study and passing assessments.

However, due to the times, people's requirements for academic qualifications are not that strict. Many people are self-taught or study privately with professionals. As long as they pass the assessment, they can obtain the qualification to practice.

But no matter which category it is, professional books are very expensive for ordinary people.

And it does not necessarily guarantee that you will get a decent job.

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As an out-of-state student, Wayne's first-year basic tuition at George and Anna College is $203.

This does not include food and accommodation expenses.

The admission notice states that students must live and carry out daily activities on campus in principle for the first year, and can only apply to live off campus after at least the second year.

Even if you need to work and study, you have to do it on campus in the first year.

After buying the textbooks and stationery, Wayne was not in a hurry to take them away. He asked the boss to help him pack them up and planned to come back to get them when the carriage arrived.

By the way, take a stroll in the commercial district to kill time.

As far as admission is concerned, there are no rigid requirements for other things.

In fact, as long as you bring enough money, other things probably won’t be a big problem.

Then when Wayne took out holy water on the side of the road and "took a sip", he ran into Ian Fisk's sister.

Miss Olivia.

To be precise, Wayne first saw a group of ladies or young ladies, and then noticed that there were familiar faces among them.

In America at this time, fashion trends are very subtle, with both conservative and open styles coexisting, and not much in between.

Women's clothes were either very tight or had almost no fabric visible on the chest - most women wore basically both of the two.

But in general, "unpopular colors" are usually exclusive to ladies, and the clothing fabrics of the working class mostly come from large-scale products of the textile industry.

So when Wayne saw a few people in colorful clothes coming out of the shop next door, he knew they were a group of rich people.

After taking a quick look, Wayne saw Miss Olivia in the crowd.

Human vision is very strange. Sometimes, not to mention the face, even the body shape cannot be seen clearly, but people can usually quickly tell who is the more outstanding one among them.

Oh, and there's Mrs. and Miss Russell too.

They all noticed each other, so Wayne could only take off his hat and greet the ladies.

With the presence of Mrs. Russell, the "elder", the young ladies seemed more calm.

After a few polite words, Wayne was about to say goodbye when he noticed the last lady who came out of the clothing store.

Compared to the previous ladies who buttoned up their clothes to their necks, the last lady who came out was wearing a half-dress with a wide collar.

But that's not the point. The point is that the lady had a pendant hanging on her chest and the necklace was too long, almost falling into the ditch.

Although there was nothing unusual about the pendant in his field of vision, Wayne's spiritual intuition seemed to be reminding him to pay attention to it.

Just as he was about to take a closer look, a small folding fan opened with a "snap" sound, blocking Wayne's sight.

Glancing up slightly, Wayne saw a chubby face that looked a little angry.