Charlie follows in Anthony's footsteps, all the way down, from neat and beautiful to stale and shabby, the air is full of strange smells, and the environment in the dungeon is usually poor, even in the city of wonders.

"What are you looking for?"

Charlie had always sensed that Anthony was interested in Qianji, and finally Anthony couldn't suppress his curiosity and asked.

"The teacher should know about the attack on the ship from Haynes at sea, right?"

"I've heard of it, and I've heard of a miscellaneous apprentice who qualified as a full-fledged apprentice because of this. Anthony replied casually, and suddenly he paused and exclaimed, "This miscellaneous apprentice can't be you, right?"

"It's me. ”

"I see. ”

Charlie asked, "Does the teacher seem to be interested in Chiju?"

Anthony glanced at him and said, "Of course I'm interested, if an apprentice wins the highest points in the academy for his mentor for two consecutive years after entering the school, you will also be remembered by all the tutors." ”

Perhaps after a lot of delay, Anthony advised: "Don't have so many problems first, I'll take you to meet my other two apprentices, the three of you get to know each other, and then I'll solve your doubts." ”

"Okay. ”

With that, Anthony waved his hand and cast a light spirit spell on the two of them, and the two of them quickened their pace, weaving through the dense underground corridors like spider webs.

It took nearly ten minutes for the two of them to turn into a long corridor, and through the dim magic light, they saw a dark door at the end of the corridor.

"This is it, the place can be a little remote, but the good thing is that the environment is quiet. Anthony glanced back at Charlie, and was immediately a little displeased: "You don't want to! This road is not too far, you are sweating profusely, and you are still so tired after applying light spirit magic?

Charlie shook his head and explained, "No, I just tried to write down the next road, and my brain was too drained." ”

The fact is far more than just remembering the road, Charlie while recording visual information, while using the chip real-time analysis, combined with the knowledge of architecture, the structure of the underground area, the amount of calculation and memory is quite huge, it will seem so tired, ten minutes of calculation, his mind almost depicts a three-dimensional map of the area along the road, but also clear his own direction, and then take a little time to run the entire underground area, you can get the complete data of the entire underground area.

Anthony was relieved and said with a smile: "You are asking for your own hardship! The underground area of the Arcane Ring is notoriously complicated, you know, the early Arcane Ring was developed from the underground, and the history of the underground area is far longer than the history of the ground palace, not to mention the new students, some apprentices who have lived here for a year or two have not yet figured out the situation. ”

"Alright!" Charlie shrugged his shoulders and asked again, "Teacher, are all the apprentices in the underground area?"

Anthony shook his head and said: "Of course not, the rules of the Arcane Ring are very cruel, survival of the fittest, this rule applies to anyone under the system, intuitively, your treatment basically reflects your status in the Arcane Ring, and also basically reflects your personal strength, if you want to get better treatment, you must work hard to prove your worth." And for apprentices, the best way to prove this is to beat your peers. ”

With that, Anthony shouted into the room, "Jerry, Irene, come and greet your new classmates. ”

The door opened, and a man and a woman came out, about 11 years old, the boy was black and thin, ordinary in appearance, and his eyes were particularly clever, and the girl had a delicate face, with a few faint freckles on both sides of her nose, and she looked very well-behaved.

Jerry looked Charlie up and down, then lost interest, and said to Anthony: "Teacher, I have finished what you asked me to prepare, if you have time, you can come and check it." ”

As he spoke, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he glanced at Charlie a little proudly, as if he was demonstrating to him.

Anthony smiled happily, "Very good, the amount I arranged for you is enough for you to do it for a day, it seems that you are not lazy, and your work efficiency is quite high." So, what about you, Erin?"

The little girl was looked at by Anthony, showing some timidity, and said hesitantly: "Teacher, I ...... I'm still working on it, and I'm only halfway through the drying process. ”

Compared with the two, Unintentional Jerry is very eye-catching, and at this moment Jerry also showed a proud expression, looking at Charlie and Erin with a relaxed face.

Anthony bowed his head and said, "It's okay, the drying of dead leaves is originally a test of patience and takes more time, so I handed it over to you to operate." ”

Hearing this, Erin's face was slightly relieved, but Jerry's face sank, and some incomprehensible expressions flashed on his face.

Anthony led the three apprentices into the room and said solemnly: "As of today, basically my apprenticeship process is over, and the three places have been filled, Erin is the first, Jerry is the second to join, Charlie is the third, the three of you get to know each other, no accident, you will spend three years together." ”

As soon as Master Anthony's words fell, Jerry raised his hand and signaled, at the command of the archmage.

Jerry opened his mouth and said: "Then I'll come first! My name is Jerry, I'm from Thomson City, my talent is potion affinity, that is, increasing the effectiveness of magic potions by 30%, and there is still room to rise in the future, so I choose to become a disciple of Master Anthony, my talent is in line with the teacher's research field, I believe that the combination of the two will definitely burst out with amazing results." ”

It can be seen that Master Anthony is also quite expecting Jerry's talent to bring something amazing to the profession of Potions Master.

After Jerry finished speaking, Erin secretly looked at Charlie and said timidly: "My name is Erin, I come from an ordinary small fishing village, I ...... I don't have any special skills. ”

A self-introduction with a serious lack of confidence.

Anthony added: "Erin's talent is plant communication, she can communicate with plants in a simple way, and she has a rare talent, she has a talent rating of 68. ”

Except for Erin, the other two apprentices all heard the meaning of this "Gundam".

Charlie smiled indifferently and said, "My name is Charlie, I'm from Haynes City, and my specialty is memorizing and analyzing data. ”

Hearing this, Jerry's face relaxed, revealing a disapproving expression.

Anthony added: "Charlie is naturally mentally gifted, he is the only apprentice among all the new students today who has broken through the secret realm of the deep sea, and he has great potential. ”

Wary!

At this moment, Jerry is like a cat that has been quietly fried, and he feels some pressure.

Anthony said, "I'm going to talk to you about some of the basic rules of the Arcane Ring, and listen carefully, they are related to your vital interests in the Arcane Ring.

The teaching method of the Arcane Ring is based on the traditional master-apprentice system, each mentor can bring three to five apprentices, and the performance of the apprentice is directly related to the points that the mentor can earn, thus determining the resources that the mentor can have, and conversely, the strength of the mentor and the significance of the resources he has to the apprentice are self-evident.

The master-apprentice relationship is the most important layer of the Arcane Ring, and once the relationship is established, it is generally difficult to change, so you should cherish each other's fate, and the relationship between you and the apprentices of other mentors is very clear, but you should work together with each other. ”

The three apprentices listened and nodded their heads.

"Another question, I might as well tell you directly, your teacher, I, in the academy is not optimistic, in the arcane ring, there is a system of elimination for the tutor, hanging over our heads like a big sword, to ensure the tutor's academic and teaching level.

To put it simply, tutors who get at least 5% of their points every year will be marked as eliminated, and if they are marked for three consecutive years, they will lose their qualifications as mentors.

I've been marked for two years in a row, and this year is the last year, which is not optimistic, and because I haven't met the target for two years in a row, my teaching budget and points redemption authority are at the lowest level. ”

Speaking of this, Anthony paused deliberately and looked at his three apprentices, Charlie and Erin calmly, and Jerry had mixed emotions, after all, he was a teenager and it was difficult to hide his personal emotions.

Anthony doesn't care about the apprentice's state of mind at the moment, saying: "I'm working on a very valuable project, a long-term project, and it's because of this project that I didn't have enough energy to earn points in the first two years.

If the project is successful, I will not only get back the points I lost in the previous two years, but I will also get more and bigger rewards, and even break through the current mentor level, and you will also get a huge reward for it.

Now, the project has entered its final critical moment.

Unfortunately, in the first two years, all seven of my apprentices applied for a change of mentor, and they were short-sighted and impetuous, unable to see the prospects of the project and could not wait for the moment when the project was successful.

Of the seven applications, only one person succeeded, because other tutors need to be willing to accept it in order to succeed, and your comments are in my hands.

As I've said before, changing mentors in the Arcane Ring is a taboo thing, a betrayal, and no one who goes down this path ends well. ”

Charlie frowned slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart, this can be regarded as a naked threat, right? Moreover, if all seven of Anthony's apprentices submit an application to change their mentors, this in itself shows a problem - the bigger mistake may lie with this mentor, and the project he is currently insisting on is probably an impossible project to complete!

Anthony glanced at the three apprentices with a pair of red eyes, and said: "So, you'd better dispel the idea of changing teachers, besides, with your talent, it is unlikely that you will be favored by other teachers, such as Charlie, who is a miscellaneous apprentice, and by chance, he obtained the qualification of a formal apprentice, and only scored 26 points in the talent evaluation." ”

Hearing this, Erin was a little surprised, and Jerry showed a disdainful look.

Charlie doesn't mind making this information public, it's just that it's always a shameful thing for a mentor to expose the apprentice's privacy at will, as a bargaining chip for him to teach.

Again, a mentor without self-confidence.

Sure enough, it was very difficult for the poorly gifted apprentice to get mixed up in the Arcane Ring, and compared to others, Charlie's start can be said to be difficult.