As the students and teachers arrived one after another, Wilson, who was in the lounge, came to the front of the stage, and the crowd that was a little noisy because of excitement quieted down.

The old magister took his long cane and tapped the floor lightly, and the hot air in the auditorium subsided with a clear tendency, and a cool breath came to his face.

That's magic.

"I believe that everyone has felt the effect of the Cool Spell, this is just a very simple spell, as long as you practice more, you can be like me without chanting the spell, but through other ways to quickly release it, in the future, which of you has the opportunity to refine the magic, then how to simplify the spell, is a problem you need to face. The old magus said slowly.

"Of course, I'm not here to teach you spells today, just to enlighten you, what do we magicians do, here I can tell you, the so-called science and technology of the empire, we will also study, and it is one of our responsibilities to assist the imperial academy of sciences in research. ”

"The title of magician is divided into apprentice, quasi-magician, magician, sage and mentor, each upgrade to a title, you need to go through a test, after five years of study, after passing the first test, you can be promoted from an apprentice to the ranks of quasi-magicians, and there will be an assessment every year after that, becoming a magician can be qualified to have your own workshop, and teach, as for the sage and mentor, you can participate in the decision-making of the upper level of the magic capital. ”

"The magic and spells we use are just a kind of guidance, in fact, our spiritual power controls those magical elements to make them work according to our ideas, such as the Cooling Spell just now, that is, I dispel most of the fire elements in the space and attract the water element, this is the principle of the Cooling Spell. ”

Zhou Lie looked around intently, and found that the red fire element in the surrounding air was indeed thin, and the flow speed was not so fast, if it usually looked like a stream, the fire element flowed there rapidly, and now it looked like tiny red particles, slowly floating in the air.

"Spiritual power can be cultivated by meditation, but the affinity with the elements is innate, which determines the direction of our future learning magic, we have no way to change a person's talent, although the potions we brew can strengthen a person's spiritual power, but it can't make him more affinity with the elements, so whether you can enter Tionlis to study or not depends on the innate physique, and nothing else. ”

"You may be puzzled, curious, what is the measure of a magician's strength, simply put, the more magic he masters, the stronger he is, and the higher the title, just like our mentor Morgan, he can skillfully control the four major elemental magic, and he also has a deep knowledge of space magic. ”

"As for me, I'm just good at the magic of the water and wind systems, because of my merit in helping the empire resist the coastal krakens, I was named a mage, of course, in the mage, and even in the sage title, there are not a few mages who are not good at fighting, as for what they are good at, I can't reveal it, some of you may have the opportunity to get to know them. ”

"The longer you meditate over time, the stronger your spiritual power will be, and you will be able to condense pure magic. ”

Wilson spread his right hand upward, and a blue-blue light appeared on the palm of his hand, like thick water, and the blue-blue light gradually opened, and the coolness hit the face, and the students who felt the magic in it all let out exclamations.

"Maybe in your opinion, magic is very magical, you can do almost anything, you can turn stones into gold, you can fly in the sky, you can even invite violent storms, and you can even cause a storm and a fire, but now I want to tell you that this idea is wrong, after all, we also use magic according to the rules of this world, you may not know very well, the scholar who was burned to death by the church is a sage. ”

Wilson's words sparked a discussion among the students in the audience, and it was clear that everyone could not understand that a sage could be burned to death so easily, and there was no record in the history textbooks that the scholar was actually a magician.

A gentle tap on the cane, this time with a crisp clash of gold and iron, silenced the discussion in the auditorium. "I've said before that not all magicians are good at fighting, so there's no fuss about it,

I just hope that you can understand more intuitively, what we magicians want most in the end, and now the technology invented by the empire is called science and technology, and we are actually on the same path, we all have only one purpose, which is to find out all the rules of this world and understand the mysteries of the world. ”

"Try to imagine how wonderful it would be if we could fly in the sky like birds, let the ungifted use magic, let rivers flow to dry farmland, and let the rules of the world work for us humans. We human beings have never stopped exploring the world, and after this we will only go further, whether it is 'technology' or 'magic', are the tools needed to achieve the reality of the world, at that time, we are the true kings of the world, and our contribution will always be engraved in the history of mankind. ”

The old man's passionate tone made the students in the seats yearn for it, and their blood boiled, these students were easily instigated by lofty ideals and other words, and then at the age of enthusiasm, Zhou Lie had clearly felt the eager and uncontrollable emotions of the students around him.

"Frem, I think what this old man said is very similar to your strength, are you sure that your power is not magic?" Zhou Lie asked in his mind.

"Of course not, how much mental power do you think it will take to produce the explosion you've been causing in your dreams these days?" Frem replied disdainfully, "Their magic can only follow the rules themselves, and my power itself is the rules." ”

"Then how did you get sensed by the elemental crystal?"

"How do I know!"

Regarding Frem's answer, Zhou Lie could only accept it reluctantly.

Zhou Lie was the only person in the audience who did not fall into the blood of the people around him, perhaps because he no longer wanted to be involved with the Magister, but Zhou Lie also felt that the old Magister's speech was no different from the big man who shouted on the street to persuade people to join the army.

And just as Zhou Lie had a hunch, the old man quickly finished his speech, and then took out a crystal ball from his pocket, the crystal ball emitted a faint blue and green light in the old man's hand, but the brightness was not as dazzling and pure as Zhou Lie and Layla.

Wilson held the crystal ball and said, "Now we start to test your qualifications, please touch this crystal ball, if you can make it shine, you have a certain talent, so as to obtain the qualification to enter the magic capital to study, the qualified person can choose to go to the magic capital with us within half a year, if half a year is not enough, you can also choose another time to go, but it will be troublesome." ”

The test began, and Byron beside him was the first to leave his seat and walk to the front, Stella and Ania also followed, and Zhou Lie naturally would not go up.

Wilson handed over the test to the three male disciples, and the students lined up and stepped forward to touch it one after another, but after many people, the crystal ball did not change, and no light appeared, and it was Byron's turn to step forward, Byron put his hands on the crystal ball, but unfortunately the crystal ball did not react to him.

Then there was Aniah, again, there was no reaction, and finally it was Stella's turn, this usually cheerful and lively girl seemed very nervous at the moment, and after holding her chest and taking a few deep breaths, she put her right hand on it.

An indifferent white light shot out of the crystal ball, and the old magister smiled with satisfaction, and then removed a brooch badge from his bosom, which was carved with the image of an Ouroboros with two pairs of wings.

"Now that you are a qualified apprentice, as we said earlier, you can make the decision to go with us to Tionlis in half a year, or you can go on your own after that. ”

Stella watched the crystal ball change in surprise, and after repeated reminders from the male apprentice, Stella accepted the brooch badge handed by the old magister.

"It's really amazing. Ania on the side hugged and celebrated excitedly, the two girls cheered, and the students behind were even more eager to come up for the test.

Zhou Lie was a little surprised that Stella tested her affinity for magic, but as a long-time companion, he knew that Stella had always wanted to become a magician, after all, when it was said that Wilson was coming, Stella basically said every day that it would be good if she could be chosen.

The students who finished the test left the auditorium one after another, and the students waiting for the test were still in a long line, and Zhou Lie got up and walked towards the three people who were celebrating excitedly there.

"It seems that Stella will be the premier magician explorer in the future. Zhou Lie also stepped forward to congratulate.

Stella saw Zhou Lie coming over, and couldn't help but feel a little gloomy when she thought that the other party had said that she had tested that she had no talent in this area, but she still suggested with a glimmer of hope, "Zhou Lie, do you want to try again, maybe the test two years ago was not accurate?"

Zhou Lie shook his head, "There's no need, it's just a waste of time to test now, so many people." ”

"That's right, and Zhou Lie's identity is embarrassing even if he gets the qualifications. Byron said, "I think we can give Stella a celebration tonight." ”

"Well, I'm in favor. Ania replied on the sidelines, "Tonight we will go to the best tavern in Noble Street and have a good celebration." ”

After making up their minds, the four of them left the auditorium.

However, at the door, an apprentice stepped forward to stop Zhou Lie.

"This student hasn't tested yet, please finish the test before leaving. The apprentice said.

Zhou Lie frowned, and said in an unhappy tone, "I tested it two years ago, and now there is no need for that." ”

Hearing the tone of the Oriental man in front of him, the apprentice's face turned cold, and he didn't mean to get out of the way at all, so he stopped in front of Zhou Lie and continued, "Everyone has the obligation to participate in the test, please cooperate." ”

Hearing the unusual noise behind them, Ania and the others turned their heads and looked at Zhou Lie and the apprentice suspiciously.

In the first few years of entering the academy, there were always some people who would find various reasons to trouble Zhou Lie, and at first Zhou Lie would theorize, but later found that violence was the easiest way to solve the problem, and after subduing a few people, the troubles around him were indeed reduced.

But this method does not apply to the current scenario.

"The test should be voluntary, I said it, I tested it two years ago, and now I don't want to waste this time, I will retreat when I understand the reason!" Zhou Lie said with a cold face.

However, the apprentice still stood motionless in the doorway, without the slightest tendency to give in.

"This classmate, if you are in a hurry, you can indeed test it first before leaving, but it is just a touch of the elemental crystal, and it does not take time. Wilson, who was on the sidelines, noticed the argument at the door and smiled and came over to play the round.

On the other side of the queue, the people who noticed the movement at the door looked back one after another, and found that it was Zhou Lie who didn't want to test and left, and quarreled with Master Wilson's disciples, and those students who had been beaten by fat all snickered and watched, waiting for him to make a fool of himself.