Mage Sety led Lolita into another room in the proving ground, a luxurious and extravagant room full of bright magic props and all kinds of crystals, and Lolita even found that there were four magic lamps on the table.

But she quickly withdrew her gaze, as the Archmagus was already sitting at the table with a smile on her face.

Without saying much, Mage Setie sent Lolita inside and left. Lolita was a little nervous, facing the archmagister, not knowing what to say.

"Your Highness Lolita, don't panic. Fortunately, the Archmage was very kind, and he motioned for Lolita to sit down, "Introduce yourself, I am the head of the court magicians of San Jose, the Archmage Merlin." And you, you are Lolita Lehmann, Princess of San Jose, the illegitimate daughter of the current human emperor Benin Lehmann. But for now, I can call you Lolita, a junior magician. ”

Lolita nodded.

"You must have a lot of questions for me right now, Master Lolita. ”

Lolita nodded again, and she found that all she could do was nod.

"Hehe, you are a spiritual magician, you should be aware of the purpose of this magical trial. Merlin continued to laugh.

Lolita thought for a moment, "The trial should focus on the mental power test, and the little red fireball should be a test beacon, I feel that the test I went through mainly includes testing the speed of mental power, the sharpness of mental power, and the strength of mental power." ”

"That's right", Merlin agreed, "The pursuit of the small red fireball is a test of the speed of your mental power casting, and the speed directly affects your ability to cast spells, and the test that simulates the change of the fireball tests the acuity of your mental power, the higher the acuity, the closer the change, representing the details of your magic casting, the better the details, the more powerful the magic can be cast, and the mental power strength represents the maximum amount of magic you can cast at the same time." ”

"And how am I doing?" asked Lolita, impatiently.

"Hahahaha, it's not bad, it's better than many people, but it's still not as good as when I was back. Merlin replied with a smile.

However, he paused for a moment and continued, "But you're not entirely right, you're just talking about the magic trials you experienced, and other people's are different. Otherwise. We can have this trial in Kyoto, there is no need to come to this testing ground, otherwise the citizens of the empire will think that we are here for a public vacation!"

Lolita seemed a little speechless, this Merlin mage was really too fond of joking.

Fortunately, after talking and laughing, the Grand Magister of Merlin said, "Lolita, you must remember the belief of our court magicians in San Jose that it is to promote the application of magic for the benefit of mankind, and to put an end to the use of magic. Magic is only a means, and the mind is the most important, you know. ”

Lolita didn't particularly understand, but Merlin didn't ask any more.

"One more question, Archmage Merlin. Lolita thought of the last "illusion" and couldn't help but ask Merlin.

You ask. ”

"Merlin Archmage, at the end of the trial, there was an illusion in my spiritual force field, as if I had experienced some things, and it seemed that I had not experienced it, whether it was reality or illusion. Lolita voiced the question in her mind.

Merlin didn't go back directly, but was silent for a while.

Lolita was a little anxious, and seeing that Merlin didn't speak, she couldn't help but take a step forward, "Archmage?"

"Oh oh", Merlin seemed to come back to his senses, "That, that's a test of people's hearts, and mages who generally focus on spiritual magic cultivation need to test it." What you feel is a fantasy, not real. ”

Lolita was skeptical, she wondered why the Archmage hadn't explained it in the first place if it was just a test.

However, before she could continue to ask, Merlin waved her hand and let Lolita leave the room.

Lolita, who left the room, did not notice the Mage Merlin in the room, opened a large parchment book, and wrote about what she had drawn.

Lolita, along with Ferda and Cast, led by a deacon, went to the small manor outside the test site and settled down temporarily, and Mage Setty quickly followed, along with a new white robe with copper rimmed and a golden badge.

Feyda was happier than Lolita, and at Fayda's urging, Lolita went into the room and changed into the white robe. I saw Lolita, who had changed into new clothes, becoming more and more beautiful, and Kerst was stunned on the sidelines, and was pinched a few times by Feida.

Mage Setti saw Lolita put on the mage white robe, and congratulated her sincerely, Lolita walked up to Setti and saluted respectfully, she was really grateful to Mage Setti, without Mage Setti, there would be no junior mage Lolita today.

Feda took Lolita's badge and played with it, which was made of pure gold, about the size of a fingernail, and on the front of the badge was a golden book coupon, which was a symbol of the royal family of San Jose, implying that the court magician team was provided by the royal family. Around the golden book, there is a circle of flames, representing magic.

Setie took the badge, solemnly put it on for Lolita, and said with a little sadness, "Magician, a new magician is born, but when will magic be revived?" (Note 1)

The brief episode did not affect the crowd. This time, several mage apprentices who came with them all successfully passed the trial and put on the mage white robe. Everyone got together and chatted, only to find out that this trial is really magical enough.

Lolita practiced spiritual magic, so she didn't encounter any battle scenes in the trial, and mainly focused on the control of magic, and the others were not so lucky.

One of them, because he practiced flame-based elemental magic, in order to assess his magic strength, this guy was forced by the Grand Magister to cook porridge with flames, and burned it for ten days and ten nights, boiling hundreds of large barrels, of course, in the illusion world. This mage, he will never be able to cook porridge again in his life.

There is also a female mage apprentice who is practicing control, and she is forced to control a group of rabbits to line up. According to the Archmagister, this was a test of her fine control over magic. However, I don't know if it's because of my lack of learning or what, the rabbits she controls can't help but copulate with each other after a short queue. The female mage was not very old, and when she thought of this, she instantly wanted to die in shame.

Fortunately, Master Merlin is still good at talking, he means that he can control so many rabbits to make peace together, which is enough ability, and he can be regarded as a smooth pass.

Hearing them chatting, Kerst touched Setie a little strangely, "Mage Setie, between them, there is no healing magician?"

Setie shook her head, "Don't talk about them, there are no healing mages in the entire court mage team. ”

It is said that after the First Continental War, the Grand Priest of the Magic Empire suffered heavy casualties. Later, Grand Priest Kaman led a rebellion in public support for the Rebellion, and in order to prevent similar incidents, the Magic Empire performed puppetry on all remaining Clerics in the final moment of madness (Note 2) and destroyed a large amount of materials.

Therefore, except for Kaman, who survived successfully until the end of the war, there were almost no inheritors left of the other priests. However, I heard that Merlin knows a little healing magic, but only a little, and he should have studied it himself. And under the constraints of the Continental Convention, they could not openly go to Karman to study. So when it comes to healing magicians, it's likely that there is only Xiao Mu and their family.

Kester didn't expect that there would be such a history, and he couldn't help but sigh. It seems that the continent's control over magic is really quite strict.

Sei jokingly said to Kester, "Actually, most of the orthodox magicians in this continent are basically here, and the rest like Xiao Mu who can know a little family magic are no longer magicians." ”

In the evening, the court magicians organized a grand dinner to celebrate the new magicians, to which Kester and Phaeda were also invited. During the dinner, Grand Magus Merlin excitedly announced that the number of members of the team of court magicians in San Jose had reached thirty-six, and this time, a total of six new junior magicians had passed the trial.

Next, the Grand Magister of Merlin announced that court magicians only need to devote themselves to studying and helping with other magical studies before they can reach the highest level, and do not need to take on the responsibility of serving the San Jose Empire. Only a high-ranking mage in a gold-rimmed white robe like Setty is obligated to participate in the work of the Empire.

You can even choose to stay on Cape Lands Island and study while you go on vacation, after all, the magic testing grounds here are still guarded. Of course, the cost is not cheap, 1000 gold coins a year for one person.

Fayda, who was about to cheer, immediately shut up and looked at Kerst pitifully. Kerst glared at Feida and whispered, "Don't think about it, I can't take out 1,000 gold coins." ”

Lolita seemed to have something on her mind, and didn't communicate much with the other mages throughout the dinner. However, the sweet-looking and lovely Feida was "warmly invited" by several mages. At this time, Kerst took out his style of a flower messenger, an old hen who defended the chicks.

The appearance of Kerst made Feida cover her mouth and laugh on the side.

Feida took the time to ask Lolita: "Lolita, what's wrong with you, are you tired during the day?"

Lolita was actually still thinking about the scene of the illusion during the day, and she always felt unpleasant. But Master Merlin also said that it was an illusion. Lolita didn't think about it and smiled, "I'm fine, Feida." ”

Seeing Lolita say she was fine, Feida didn't think much of it, and jumped up and down to find her Kester. Lolita looked at the excited Feida and sighed helplessly.

The whirring sea breeze blows through the island of "Capeland", which is peaceful and peaceful. The magic test ground was brightly lit, and dozens of mages and deacons were interacting with each other and drinking all kinds of high-end wines. No one noticed, just by the sea, a small sailboat, gradually approaching the back of the island of Capeland, where there was a complete cliff, pitch black, and there was no dock to land on.

The ship approached the shore and quickly vanished. Soon after, a dark shadow rose into the air on the cliff on the coast, slowly drifting towards the royal estate on Cape Island.

Note 1: According to the agreement after the end of the First Continental War, magic was strictly controlled by the countries of the continent, and the people who were allowed to cast spells included the royalty, nobles, and court magicians of San Jose. The coat of arms is the identity of the court magician. If you don't have this sign, or if you're not a nobleman or royalty, you're considered a dark magician. Wanted by the Adventurer's Guild.

Note 2: Puppetry, a type of spiritual magic, can control people's minds and turn targets into thoughtless "puppets", which are completely controlled by the controlling person. In the previous article, the dark mage controls beasts and humans using puppetry.