The sound of the bell from the bell tower of the Great Floating City was loud and long, and when the bell struck nine o'clock for the last time, the "wind ladder" opened, and the last trialist came to the meeting point.

Roland followed the wind and looked at the door, and what appeared in his sight was a girl in a black robe and a black wide-brimmed hat, her petite size, beautiful face and slightly pale skin made her look particularly weak, and the staff inlaid with spotted indigo stone in her hand exuded a terrifying cold magic.

The girl surrounded by negative energy was clearly a necromancer, but unlike the Naraku group, Roland did not feel evil in her, but instead had a mysterious and cold temperament, like a lonely evening primrose in the depths of a deep valley.

"This is Ajelina, a level 13 necromancer who is a year older than me, known as the 'Black Witch of Beacon Mountain', my mother's most important student, and one of the few friends of the same age in Beacon Mountain, among the six people who participated in the trial this time, Ajelina and I are the lowest level and the youngest, no matter which of us can successfully advance, we can set a new record for the youngest archmage in Beacon Mountain."

Nikita uses "Psychic Connection" to introduce Roland to the belated "Black Witch". Roland could tell that Nikita's attitude towards her best friend was quite complicated, with a deep friendship, but also a deep fear of Ajelina's talent and strength, and regarded her as a number one competitor.

"Ajelina, come this way!"

"Nikita, long time no see!"

When the "Black Witch" of Beacon Hill saw the "Red Witch", her delicate little face flashed a big smile, and she dragged her staff, which was too long compared to her, and rushed over, hugged Nikita, and whispered intimately.

Roland looked at the petite black witch, and the word "legitimate loli" naturally popped into his mind, barely suppressing this inappropriate thought, and Ajelina's gothic witch outfit made him wonder if the other party had just returned from Gensokyo......

At this time, Nikita seems to be introducing Roland to her best friend, and Ajelina has a look of surprise on her face and turns her head to look at him.

Roland nodded and smiled at her, "It's an honor to meet you, Miss Ajelina." ”

The black witch's delicate little face flushed with two flushes, which contrasted with the pale complexion, and she took off her hat and saluted Roland with her staff, and replied softly, "It should be my great honor, Your Royal Highness the Prince." Her long, silky hair fell from the witch's hat like a black waterfall that cascaded down her shoulders and waist.

Roland had a good impression of this petite witch with long hair and waist, and casually chatted with her, which was nothing more than polite words, but these polite words changed their taste when they fell into the ears of those who cared about it.

Vera's face grew more and more ugly, and she snorted resentfully, turning towards Platon, Yefim, and Astrid.

"Senior Brother Platon, Little Brother Yefim, you have all seen it, the friendship between the four over there is very good!" Vera winked at the corner where Roland, Nikita, Fawkes, and Ajelina gathered, intentionally or unintentionally, and encouraged Platon and Yefim with a smile, "The three groups of Trialists have been united, and if we insist on fighting separately, we are doomed to failure, and if we are not willing to work in vain, we can only unite to fight against them." ”

Platon was slightly moved when he heard her words, but he didn't express his position immediately, as if he was pondering how sincere Vera's cooperation proposal was.

Yefim also looked a little hesitant, and turned to look at his angel girlfriend with a hint of inquiry in his eyes. Astrid's handsome face was unusually grim, and she shook her head slightly but seriously at her boyfriend, expressing her resolute reluctance to cooperate with a demon girl like Vera who belonged to the evil camp.

Yefim, of course, knew that "not compromising with evil characters" was the bottom line of the angel, and could only shrug his shoulders regretfully.

Vera's gorgeous face twitched, barely suppressing her disappointment, and was about to encourage Ye Feimu to show some manly spirit and not be led by his girlfriend's nose, when a teleportation array suddenly appeared in the center of the square, and eight figures teleported at the same time, which was the chief of the eight schools in Beacon Mountain - and also a member of the referee team of this advanced trial.

In the square, the young mages hurriedly stopped talking, stood up and lined up in a horizontal line, saluting the division commanders.

"All six of us have arrived," Andre glanced at the interviewer and his assistant, turning his head to look at the illusionist in the long blue dress, "Saria, I'll leave it to you to arrange the rest." ”

Saria nodded, took two steps forward, and broke away from her colleagues, her delicate face a little more majestic than usual.

"Everyone is not a stranger, the self-introduction link is exempted, there are a total of six mages participating in the trial today, none of them are from our illusion school, which is a big pity for me, the chief of illusion, but it is because I have no direct teacher-teacher relationship with the six of you that I was elected by the Lighthouse Council as the chief examiner of this advanced trial, do you have any opinion on me taking this position? Whoever has an opinion can put it forward in person. ”

The six trialists on the opposite side shook their heads in unison.

Saria's face softened slightly: "Since there is no opinion, it shows that you all believe that I can proct the examination impartially, then from now on, I will exercise the power given to me by the council, and you must also unconditionally agree to my punishment, whether the result of the punishment is favorable or unfavorable to you, understand?" ”

"Understood!" The six trialists answered in unison.

"Okay, let's start preparing for the first part of the trial, and hand over your handmade staffs in order from left to right." Saria's gaze fell on Vera, who was standing on the far left of the queue.

"The Enchantress in Tsing Yi" complained in a low voice about bad luck, picked up her staff inlaid with jade in both hands, handed it to Saria, and said respectfully: "This is the 'Staff of Temptation' I made myself, with 50 rounds of energy, and a total of 8 spells are infused, of which 3 rings 'Suggestion', 4 rings 'Enchanting Monster' and 4 rings 'Spell Lowering Technique' consume 1 round of energy per release, 5 rings 'Mentally Handicapped Technique' and 'Monster Immobilization Technique', 6 rings 'Group Suggestion' and 'Command Technique', and 7 rings' 'Swarm Human Immobilization', which consumes 2 rounds of energy each time. ”

Roland listened to Vera introduce her staff, and gradually realized the meaning of this trial.

"Crafting Staffs" is a very high-end technology, and usually only casters who have reached level 12 or more can create their own staff. Wands differ from wands in that they can be infused with a variety of spells, and the more types of spells they infuse, the more expensive the staff will be. By looking at the types of spells a mage infuses with his signature staff, it is possible to infer the school's school and whether he has developed a mature casting style.