"Senior David, were you calling me?"
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As members of the Bai Wu Xie Club left one after another, the originally lively private room gradually became quiet.
And Jia Na, who had specifically stayed until the end, watched David-Berg walk towards her, her originally calm expression gradually showing a knowing smile.
"Of course, after waiting bitterly all night, I finally got some free time."
Hearing his words, Jia Na, who already had some guesses in her heart, just smiled politely and continued to quietly watch David-Berg, waiting for him to continue.
Seeing this, David-Berg, knowing his intentions had been seen through, stopped the pleasantries and directly took out a white business card from his pocket and handed it to Jia Na.
"Let me reintroduce myself, David-Berg, Associate Director and Talent Scout for the Nightingale Opera Troupe."
Taking the business card handed over by David-Berg, she saw a hot-stamped Nightingale on the front of the card, and on the back, David-Berg's name and position.
"Based on my professional intuition, I can assert that Miss Jia Na is the actress the Nightingale Opera Troupe has been looking for."
Carefully putting away David-Berg's business card, and hearing his sincere invitation, Jia Na's tone also became serious.
"Senior David, thank you for your appreciation, but I have never had any experience with opera performance..."
"It's okay, this invitation is just a simple interview. Although there will be assessments related to professionalism and acting skills, as someone personally scouted by me, you don't need to be too nervous."
Hearing this, Jia Na just pondered for a moment, then nodded readily.
"Thank you, Senior David, I will try my best."
David-Berg, who had originally intended to continue persuading her, heard Jia Na agree to the invitation so smoothly, and the smile on his face became even brighter.
"Next Saturday at nine in the morning, also in this place, the Nightingale Opera Troupe's first round of interviews for this year will be held. Please be sure to attend then."
"Okay, I've noted it down, and thank you for your trouble."
"It's just my job... Besides, you are someone I think highly of, so it's normal to put in the effort."
They had a pleasant conversation, and seeing that his goal had been achieved, David-Berg also stood up again, preparing to leave.
"It is indeed getting late, Miss Jia Na, we'll see each other next Saturday then. I hope to hear good news from you then."
"No problem, see you next week."
The two walked all the way to the glass revolving door on the first floor. David-Berg, already feeling sleepy, yawned and politely bid farewell to Jia Na.
Until his figure gradually disappeared into the night, Jia Na, who had been watching David-Berg leave, took out the business card from the inner pocket of her wizard robe again and examined it carefully.
"This is truly... a pleasant surprise."
Before coming to the Bai Wu Xie Club, although Jia Na had conducted some investigation into the organization, she didn't have much information.
However, the only thing she could confirm was that the network of the Bai Wu Xie Club would be the highest level of social circle she could access so far.
Besides the excellent apprentices from Turin's noble families, there were also many Wizard Apprentices who, despite not being from prominent families, had achieved considerable success due to their talent and hard work.
Just like David-Berg, a Three-level Wizard Apprentice with an A-rank "Magic Rune" talent in the mystic arts. He was actually just one step away from being promoted to a Formal Wizard.
Unlike other apprentices who were stuck at the mental power bottleneck, David-Berg's mental power had long met the promotion requirements; he only lacked the accumulation of Wizard ecology.
During the dinner, just a few unintentional remarks from David-Berg, coupled with his continuous "attention" towards her, allowed Jia Na to roughly guess his purpose.
And the conversation after the dinner was naturally within Jia Na's expectations. However, what Jia Na didn't expect was that the benefits of networking would come so quickly.
"Although the income of a popular actress in the Nightingale Opera Troupe cannot compare to a top Alchemist in Turin, it is considerably more substantial than that of a Pharmacist, and..."
At White Coral Academy, courses in Alchemy and Pharmacology are subjects that only Three-level Wizard Apprentices can delve into. If one wants to master these two subjects well, initial investment is unavoidable.
Not to mention Alchemy, which is comparable to burning jin sule, even Pharmacology, reaching a level where one can start earning money is not something that happens overnight.
Especially for an apprentice like Jia Na, who has neither money nor inheritance, trying to get rich through Alchemy and Pharmacology is too difficult, and the return on investment, compared to the initial investment, is not proportional in the short term.
"Moreover, these two courses cannot be materialized into skills, so they cannot be quickly mastered using the system's point allocation method... One can only learn them through real practice."
Jia Na, possessing B-rank Plant Affinity talent, believes she will definitely have a certain advantage in Pharmacology. But the establishment of this advantage will have to wait until Jia Na earns her first pot of gold and has money to choose courses...
"It's time to go back."
Putting away the business card, she raised her head and looked at the sky full of stars. After a brief moment of distraction, Jia Na put her wizard robe hood back on, walked through the layers of alley shadows, and slowly disappeared into the bustling night view of Turin.
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"Are you sure you want to use jin sule to offset your credits? There's a premium on this."
"I'm sure."
In the independent study room, looking at the calm employer in front of her, Liji-Xiaosi also nodded.
"Alright, let me introduce myself first. My name is Liji-Xiaosi, a Sound-type Second-level Apprentice."
"Hello, Senior Liji, I am Jia Na-Luo Lan. I'll be relying on you for this task."
"So you are Jia Na-Luo Lan..."
Hearing the employer's name, Liji-Xiaosi couldn't help but show a surprised expression on her small round face full of freckles.
"You really look like the rumors say... but I always thought you had blonde hair."
"Why would you say that?"
"Because I think blonde hair looks good."
Looking at Liji-Xiaosi's slightly frizzy red curly hair, Jia Na nodded thoughtfully.
"According to the content on the task sheet, Miss Jia Na wants to learn the three opera pieces: 'blood shadow rose', 'song of the ocean', and 'Sparrow', is that correct?"
"Yes."
After confirming, Liji-Xiaosi put away the task sheet and looked up at Jia Na with a slight look of confusion.
"These seem to be the Nightingale Opera Troupe's most popular pieces. Are you an actress in the troupe? But I've watched every performance by the Nightingale Opera Troupe and haven't seen you... Oh, right, you're also a fan of the Nightingale Opera Troupe, aren't you?"
Liji-Xiaosi, who had been talking to herself, saw that Jia Na still had a smiling and silent attitude, so she could only cough awkwardly and skipped the previous topic.
"These three pieces are very difficult and require a very high vocal range. Before learning them, I need to first check your vocal condition..."