Chapter 36: The Duel
"Magic exists everywhere in the world, but if you want to harness the power of magic, you have to go through special learning and training. Even so, only a very small percentage of people are able to use the power of magic. These people are called magicians. Here I must correct one thing, that is, wizards are not the same as magicians. The power of a wizard comes from the bloodline, and the ability of a wizard comes from spiritual power and self-cultivation......"
In the Raven Building, Lin Xuan was teaching the first batch of students. He had no experience as a teacher, but as the first magic instructor in this world, no one would say anything.
After nearly a month of screening, a total of sixteen children in the first batch passed Lin Xuan's test, and their spiritual power reached the minimum requirements for magicians. Most of them came from various aristocratic families. But there are also four children who come from poor backgrounds, even street children. The main reason for this is because the geographical location of Raven Island is still somewhat remote. In a medieval era, it was quite difficult for many children of commoner families to travel far to such a place.
Lin Xuan synthesized what he had learned and divided the entire magic course into pieces. Elemental, potions, alchemy, charms, and general are the main categories. According to each student's different talents and hobbies. Each student will have one major and one other course at the same time. Each category has one class a day, Lin Xuan does some basic explanations, and the rest is for them to practice on their own. After all, magic is such a thing as a great need for talent and accumulation, and the role of the teacher is only to guide the way.
The most important course in the entire Academy of Magic is the Practical Combat class. Students in each subject are expected to apply what they have learned to the best of their ability. Every three days, there will be a real confrontation. Lin Xuan is both a teacher and a referee. All students who deem it unqualified will be punished.
To his surprise, the first batch of students was amazingly talented. At the beginning of this era of magic, the appearance of geniuses in piles gave Lin Xuan the feeling that a great era of magic was coming. A girl named Katie from a minor aristocrat had a talent for potions that made Lin Xuan feel ashamed.
Lin Xuan rummaged through all the books in the entire Raven Tower and found books on alchemy in this world. There are even quite a few books on magic. But all these books were shelved and not the slightest bit of them were left out. Lin Xuan synthesized some of his basic knowledge of Potions and the Potions of this world to develop a Potions system for Katie.
Elemental magic is undoubtedly made for war. Imagine a hundred magicians standing on the walls of the city and using the fireball spell at the same time. In the face of the enhanced version of the fireball technique, no amount of legions of the dead are just cannon fodder.
Even if the newly enrolled students have a good talent for mental power, there is still little time left for them, and it is likely that the strange ghosts have already crossed the Great Wall of Despair before they have formed a reliable combat power.
Therefore, Lin Xuan also responded to the lack of time. From the first time the school started, Lin Xuan was taking this question. Combining magic was the best solution Lin Xuan could think of. The elemental system was Lin Xuan's best at magic, and it also happened to be the best choice for combining magic.
Combining magic requires a high level of understanding between the casters. And in a society where class differentiation is extremely rough, this is a difficult problem that Lin Xuan can't imagine.
"I'm from the noble Hightower family, why should I work with these untouchables." This quote comes from a thirteen-year-old child. The most important thing is that he took it for granted when he said it, even most of the children around him thought so. Just look at their faces, and so are what they think.
It's just that Lin Xuan's next sentence completely blinded this child named Kyle Hightower. "You don't. Didn't your family tell you? Since you came to this school, you are no longer of aristocratic origin. As mages, we pursue the mystery of magic, the true meaning of power, and worldly vanity should not be something you talk about. Moreover, even worldly honors were earned by your ancestors and have nothing to do with you. So if you think you're noble, prove it yourself. ”
"Let me see how noble you are. Ray, teach him a lesson. ”
Ray is a street boy on Raven Island, with no name of his own. Sassanid and Lisa use detection magic to find him. The name Lei was obtained for him casually by Lin Xuan. His mental talent is not very good, it is only a passing grade. But Ray, who grew up fighting in the docks, has an amazing talent for fighting. And this talent is also embodied in magic. He was the strongest in actual combat among all Lin Xuan's students, even Sasan, who had drunk the Fountain of Deep Shadow, was extremely talented, and Lisa, who had the physique of a witch, could not compare to him at all. Perhaps it was Lin Xuan who helped him get out of the bottom society, this fourteen-year-old child had a fanatical admiration for Lin Xuan.
Hearing Lin Xuan's order, Lei stood up for the first time. Perform a standard mage salute at Kyle.
"Kyle, as a noble Hightower, what should you do in the face of challenges? Is it brave to face the challenge? Or choose to disgrace your family. ”
Kelton froze. His mental talent is very high, and it can be said that he is among the best among all students. But in terms of combat talent and control of one's own magic, it is far behind. He had seen Ray's battles and knew that his opponents were far superior to him. But in the end, he accepted the challenge. Born into an aristocracy, he knew that if he chose to escape, it would not end well in the future, whether at school or at home.
The two of them began to prepare for their first spell in unison. In fact, in the past month or so, the most gifted students were barely able to master about three elementary elemental magics. It's nothing more than basic elemental magic such as fireballs, wind candles, and lightning strikes. Among them, the Wind Candle is just a trick-like spell that is completely lethal, so there are even fewer magic options to choose from.
Kyle chose Lightning Strike for the first time. This is also the spell that most students will choose. In their opinion, being able to master the thunder of the sky is an extremely cool thing. It's just that surprisingly, Ray didn't choose the Tired Attack Technique, but chose the Wind Candle, a seemingly lethal magic.
Both sides need the aid of spells to complete their magic. Wind Candle is simpler, so Ray preemptively completes his magic. It's just that the reason why it's called a wind candle, as the name suggests, is the meaning of blowing out the candle. As you can imagine, the damage effect of this spell is almost zero. But Ray chose this magic instead.
I saw that Ray took the first step, and the Wind Candle Technique went straight to Kyle's face. Kyle didn't even dodge, and he didn't think it would hurt if the magic hit him, so he didn't have to worry about it at all. But Lin Xuan instantly understood Lei's intentions. I saw that the Wind Candle Technique accurately entered Kyle's mouth.
At this time, Kyle was in the last moment of the spell, when suddenly a cool breeze entered his mouth. For a moment, the last spell was stuck in his throat. Although it was a basic spell, it was still eaten back to a certain extent, and several lightning rays appeared on his body. The poor child fell straight down with convulsions.