Chapter 445: Laurel of Magic
Wait once in eight years.
The long-awaited extravaganza finally began, but the next two hours were a bit boring for Brienne.
It stands to reason that the duel between the mages should be exciting.
Magic Eight Winds, Light, Metal, Life, Heaven, Shadow, Death, Fire, Beast.
Each faction's mages and spells have their own distinct characteristics, and based on them, a very different fighting style has evolved.
Mage is not as good as the physics profession, and it can be clicked up to the end, normally speaking, a spell is released, how powerful it should be, and it cannot be controlled, so although the "Night of a Thousand Laws" has a priestess of the "Goddess of Mercy" sect by her side every time ready to heal, but there will always be casualties, this is a real battle of life and death, and it is by no means ordinary training.
The main reason why Brienne is bored is the rules.
"Night of a Thousand Laws" is divided into two parts, the first part is called "Laurels of Magic".
The rules are simple, in order to encourage the growth of young mages, all participants cannot exceed the maximum level of the Seven Rings, and the age cannot exceed forty years old.
Each house has three places to challenge other houses at will, and the challenger's mage level must be at least four rings, and the challenged person must be of the same level or higher.
When all the places are used up, the twenty-four winners of the challenge will draw lots for a knockout round together with a seeded mage selected by each academy, and thirty-two people will fight each other, and the last one standing in the ring will be the winner of the title of "Magic Laurel" this time, and can get quite a good reward.
In addition to 10,000 gold crowns and the equivalent of special materials, the winner will also be able to pick up a piece of magical equipment from the Imperial Treasury and gain unlimited access to all the Magic Academy libraries for one year.
The supreme honor and the real rich rewards make every mage who participates in the battle go all out, but because of the process, the gold content of the previous challenge link is a little low, and all the mages who appear on the stage are middle-level mages of the four, five or six rings, they have no actual combat experience, not to mention the level, and the combat methods are even more lackluster.
Of course, this is also related to the teaching philosophy of the Imperial Academy of Magic.
Students at the Imperial Academy of Magic, especially those below the intermediate level, are learning a new faction of magic called "Battle Magic".
This magic can be traced back to the Great Holy War, when the legendary High Elf Supreme Mage, Lord Tigris, created a new series of spells that were simpler and more useful on the battlefield in order to be more effective in using the power of magic in battle.
What's more, there are no restrictions on these spells, and any mage of any faction can use them, hence the name "Battle Magic", and because of this feature, Battle Magic is nicknamed a low-level version of higher magic by players in the game.
As we all know, the Imperial Academy of Magic itself was built with the help of Teclis, and he also passed on these "battle magic", giving the empire a special profession of "battle mage".
With the excellent performance on the battlefield again and again, under the secret action of the imperial officials, it was decided not long after the establishment of the Imperial Academy of Magic that all mages below the middle level should first learn the introductory combat magic, and then learn the magic of their respective factions after being promoted to the middle level.
This directly led to the fact that many of the mid-level mages present did not master too much of their own faction's magic, and naturally they could not play their due style, and many tactics were the same and there was no difference.
And don't forget, Brienne is still a veteran player who has seen many high-level PVPs, and in her eyes, these mid-level mage duels are unattractive, like an adult watching a child fight.
Her attention quickly shifted from the ring to the outside of the ring, and there was still no little bell among the mages in the crowd who maintained order, but the spectators, including the big nobles in the VIP seats, all watched with relish.
Especially some people who had never been exposed to magic before, they were obviously a little scared at first, worried that they would be hit by the flying spells and harm the pond fish, but when they found out that these missed spells would be stopped by a semi-circular defensive shield above the ring, they immediately had no worries and threw themselves into it, screaming and cheering one after another.
Control of these defensive circles is in the hands of the light mages in the four corners of the ring, and any of them can instantly activate the circle with a spell if they feel the need to keep the audience safe.
This also allows the mages in the ring to pour out their firepower unscrupulously, and some newcomers who are inexperienced for the first time even put them in a mess as soon as they come up, and they don't even touch the corners of the opponent's clothes, and they run out of mana and are carried off the field.
Fortunately, with the end of the challenge session, this embarrassing scene and low-level fighting gradually disappeared, and the knockout round began, the level of the battle was significantly improved, and Brienne finally became a little interested.
She also wanted to see if any of the young mages would have familiar names or faces.
The result was a pleasant surprise.
In the fourth round, the Bright Academy's Seed Mage, a rising star, Egrim Van Hostmann, is against an ordinary five-ring amber mage.
But the final result was a big surprise, Egrim was nowhere to be found, and in the end he could only announce that the other party had won without a fight, which caused quite a stir.
The main thing is that Egrem bears the name of the youngest tutor of the Imperial Academy of Magic ever, he wants to be popular, he has to be strong, and he is the favorite to win the championship tonight, not to mention that this time it is still the home of the Bright Academy, the time and place are favorable, I don't know how many people have placed heavy bets on him, but he actually gave up the game directly?
This has to be changed places, and even "match-fixing" is shouted.
Obviously, even the dean of the Bright Academy didn't expect this to happen, and the personable "white-robed poet" had shock and bewilderment written on his face.
The only thing that wasn't surprising was Brienne, who had been looking for the light mage of Squigger for a long time, but the other party didn't show up from beginning to end, and he didn't even fight in the ring, indicating that he had more important things to do.
Nine times out of ten, that's what Strykerson said!
The little bell should be right next to him!
Brienne wished she could go to them right away, but now was not the time to get out.
In the eyes of others, Egrim's disappearance was just a minor episode, and the game continued.
Most of the mages who appeared next had never heard of Brienne, but there were a few names that were very familiar, and they should be the top leaders of the major academies in the future, but their performance was average, with one exception.
Vigo Hackson, the future Supreme Mage of the Crystal Academy, took to the stage in the final round, and with his skillful spellcasting skills and clever positioning, he eliminated three opponents in a row in the following matches, becoming the only mid-level mage to reach the semi-finals, the other three being seven-ring mages.
His outstanding performance also made the dean of the Crystal Academy, who was sitting in the eighth row, change his usual calmness, and applauded frequently, and his pale face seemed to be a little more bloody.
One Vigo, one Elizabeth, the Crystal Academy has two enviable geniuses at once, such a talent reserve is absolutely one of the best among the eight colleges, how can he not be happy.
It's a pity that Vigo's opponent in the semifinals is an experienced flame mage, not to mention that his strength is not as good as the opponent's, and his fighting style is still restrained, and in the end, he fought hard for half an hour and was still defeated.
The blazing mage also won the championship in the end, but his name Brienne was not remembered at all, probably because he had some accident afterwards and did not really grow up.
No matter how bright a meteor is, it is just a meteor after all, and it can't leave too many traces.
This is the end of the "Laurels of Magic", and the next step is the main event.
The second half of the "Night of a Thousand Laws".
All the high-level and above mages present can freely challenge the dean of the academy to which they belong, and the winner will not only become the new dean, but also obtain the qualification to challenge the supreme dean together with other deans!
The victor will become the veritable first person of the Imperial Academy of Magic!
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