Chapter 11: The Mage's Apprenticeship II
Donald has seen the mages in this life, and the mage robes are not as described in the fantasy novels in his previous life, and they are all like sacks or red robes, which is not conducive to combat spellcasting and laboratory research at all.
The formal mages wore intimate clothes similar to aristocratic gowns on the inside, but without any fancy decorations, and on the outside were wide robes with open fits, somewhat similar to the costumes of priests and bishops, majestic and gorgeous, and easy to move, which was very much in line with his aesthetic views.
After leading Donald here, William bowed to the three mages before exiting the venue and returning to his lobby desk to continue his work.
After the waiter William left, in the face of the scrutiny of the three three mages, Donald did not have the slightest cowardice and uneasiness, but smiled and saluted the three elders.
"Donald has seen three esteemed masters!"
The mage, who was in the center of the three mages, spoke at this point.
"Merlina apprentice, although it has not been tested, but I have already concluded from your exposed mental power that you have indeed obtained the qualification of a full-fledged mage apprentice, and it is even better than I imagined, may I ask which master you are a student?"
I know that the one who speaks must be the highest-ranking Master Messer, but Master Messer is said to be older than the other two, but in Donald's eyes, this master undoubtedly looks much younger than the two old mages next to him, who are already a little rickety, not so old, that is, equivalent to the appearance of a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties.
It seems that the legend that the higher the strength of a powerful class, especially the caster class, the longer the lifespan should be true. Thinking of this, Donald's heart suddenly became hot. After all, who wouldn't want to live a little longer than anyone else?
Thinking about that, Donald didn't be rude in front of several mages, and replied respectfully:
"No, honorable master, I have not been lucky enough to be taught by any master to master meditation and become a mage apprentice, all thanks to the blessing of my late grandfather and the help of a local essence store primer book!"
When the three mages heard this answer, they were all amazed. The mage to the left of Master Messer, in particular, frowned slightly, and then quickly returned to normalcy before anyone else could observe it.
But Donald, who noticed this detail, suddenly knew in his heart, it seems that this is probably the black iron mage Naron who doesn't like young apprentices.
"It's hard to imagine, it's been many years since there been a self-taught mage apprentice in North County! it seems that Donald apprentice, your talent should be amazing, I don't know how the mages in our club could miss a talent like you!"
Master Messer sighed and regretted when he heard this, if such a talent could be exposed to meditation before the age of ten, perhaps the apprentice in front of him would now be able to reach the level of a bronze mage.
Donald saw that the mages had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained:
"It's not the mistakes of the masters, my grandfather also brought the young me to the club to ask for a career test, I remember that the master gave the result that I was very good at controlling the elements, but the mental talent was very weak, and basically cut off the possibility of becoming a mage. However, it may be that I was very young when I was not yet five years old, so the test results were not certain!"
After hearing this explanation, Master Messer said with great interest: "Yes, there is such a possibility, it should be that you have grown up over the years, and your spiritual talent has also grown to the current level, it seems that there are certain unstable factors in the way you were tested when you were too young, this situation should be reported to the Wang Family Mage Association, and they will inform the mages of the whole country to know, young man, you have brought us an important message today!" At this point, no matter what the outcome of the test is, I will give you an official apprenticeship. Mages, including mage apprentices, should not focus on fighting, discovering problems, and exploring the truth of this world, which is the greatest goal of a mage!"
Hearing this, Donald bowed deeply and said solemnly: "Donald will definitely remember the master's teaching today and strive to become a real mage!"
Seeing this apprentice's attitude, and his excellent talent, Master Messer and the other old mage nodded and smiled, and they all admired it very much. And although the black iron mage who was suspected of being Nalong was smiling, a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes.
Knowing about Donald's situation, the three mages didn't ask any more questions and directly announced the start of the test.
The first thing to test was Donald's mind control abilities. All he needs to do is control the three feathers in front of him to float, make different movements, and then land in parallel and steadily.
This is the simplest of mage tricks, and for Donald, whose spirit has been strengthened by the Book of Wisdom and trained by the Soul Walker, it is just the simplest test.
Donald, who easily completed the whole process, won the unanimous praise of the three mages, although he was a little unwilling, but even the mage Naron had to admit that he really couldn't find any mistakes in the process.
The second test is to test the apprentice's ability to master and apply spells.
Master Messer himself taught one of the simplest zero-level spells, the Light Technique. Then let Donald try to cast it.
Illumination, as the only zero-level spell with more than three spells, and as the only spell spell that does not require gesture coordination, is the most commonly used spell to test apprentices.
Of course, the above is just a general situation, some high-level or high-talent mages can usually reduce some spells or gestures that are familiar with spells, that is the reason why they can replace spell fluctuations or gestures with their strong and flexible spiritual power, and directly form an elemental arrangement in the air.
With Donald's current level, he naturally couldn't do it, and at this moment he was seriously studying the spell of this light technique.
As the simplest of spells, the Light doesn't have too many awkward syllables. After a few minutes of memory and a few minutes of familiarizing himself with the spell casting process, Donald soon succeeded in unleashing the first official spell.
A bright white light bloomed in his hand, and although it was still a little unstable, it did succeed.
Master Messer and the other mage both agreed, but only the mage Naron pouted a little and said:
"The spell casting status is not stable, it seems that there are some talents, but they are also limited!"
Master Messer was also well known to this nage Naron who was still in his fifties and was still in the middle of the black iron, and frowned at him and said:
"Master Naron, you shouldn't compare apprentices with full-fledged mages, and you are also an apprentice who has never been exposed to spells, such a talent has surpassed me as an apprentice back then, if you have no other opinions, this is Donald's apprentice passed!"
"Yes, Master Messer!" Naron bowed his head slightly when he heard this, not daring to have any objections in front of Master Messer. But no one saw the annoyance in his eyes. Because of this apprentice, he was reprimanded by Master Messer, and he didn't dare to have any opinion on Messer, who had already entered the silver realm, but he was even more disgusted with Donald, who had caused all this.
Next, there is the final test, which tests the apprentice's mastery of spell theory.
Master Messer took the lead and began to ask a question for each person, of course, only some shallow knowledge of spells, which would not be beyond the scope of the apprentice's comprehension.
Donald, who has the foundation of exam-oriented education in his previous life, and has eaten the basic knowledge in the book "Elements and Meditation" written by the ** master five hundred years ago, can really answer some basic magic knowledge asked by the three mages, and the answers are very correct, although there are some differences in understanding in some places, it still makes the Messer master seem to have found a treasure, and his eyes are getting brighter and brighter.
It seems that he has really found a good seedling, although he is already an adult, the age of seventeen is not too big, and if he teaches it carefully, maybe before he is twenty years old, he can become an official black iron level mage!
In the three tests, Donald performed perfectly, and the apprenticeship certification test was successfully completed.
As for the three blackstone targets, they are completely ornamental, they are the props used in the official mage test, and some of the tricks at the apprentice level have no attack power at all, and they are not even qualified to tickle the stone targets.
"I announce that the test for the mage apprentice Donald Melinner has been completed, with excellent results and identity recognized, effective immediately. Donald apprentice, you can go to the waiter and get the apprenticeship certificate issued by the club!"
Even Donald, who had been trying to maintain the stability of his aristocratic status, couldn't help but laugh and jump with excitement when he heard this result.
Looking at the performance of the young man in front of him, Master Messer not only did not think he was rude, but appreciated his youthful vitality very much, which is the vitality that young people should have!
"Alright, Donald Apprentice, you can go and get your apprentice badge, then please don't leave the clubhouse, be sure to come to my room, there are still some things to explain to you!"
Donald hurriedly saluted when he heard this.
"Yes, Master, I do your bidding!"
A few minutes later, having received his official apprenticeship, Donald, dressed in his new clothes, knocked on the rest room arranged by the clubhouse for the most honorable mage, Master Messer.