Chapter 40: Pass the test
Master Lindsay sent him to the exam room and turned to leave, leaving Ke Mingde alone to take the assessment.
"I'm ready!"
Ke Mingde nodded.
"The first item is to test the ability to communicate with magic, since you are a member of the Eternal White Tower, you must have completed this step, recorder, write the first item and pass the score. The examiner looked at his registration form and made a decision.
"The second item, to test the ability to cast spells, draws three bamboo sticks, on which is written the content of your exam. The examiner pointed to a wooden box on the corner of the table.
Inside the wooden box were ten bamboo sticks, on which were written the ten primary spells that the black-robed mages of Neverwinter City must master.
Ke Mingde grabbed the wooden box, shook it, and poured out three bamboo sticks.
"Levitation, Impact, Shock"
"Cast spells on these test targets, each spell has three chances to be released, and no magic items can be used. β
The examiner pointed to the various targets next to him, each with a different target to test different spells.
"Levitation, which requires levitating an object of thirty kilograms for three minutes. β
"Percussion, which requires the penetration of a centimeter-thick pine plank. β
"Electric shock, which requires the test stone to turn a deep purple color. β
The examiner read out the requirements.
Ke Mingde walked over to the test target of the levitation technique, recited the incantation, and cast the levitation technique.
With the help of spells and gestures, the spiritual power condenses and mobilizes the surrounding magic power, such as arm command, and condenses into a rune.
The heavy test target floated, and Ke Mingde stopped casting the spell and stood with his hands tied, staring at the timing hourglass in the examiner's hand.
Three minutes passed, and the target was still floating.
"Okay, the flotation technique is passed!" the examiner pointed with his hand, and the test target slowly landed.
Ke Mingde walked to the next test target and released a shock spell, a gray sphere condensed out of thin air in front of him, and rushed towards the target, the pine target made a crisp sound, and the bullseye was pierced, leaving a hole the size of a fist.
Impact is a very classic lethal spell, with a range of five meters, hitting the vital point of the human body can be fatal with one hit, but the speed is close to that of arrows, and mages with strong mental power and trained warriors can dodge with concentration.
"Passing the impact technique!"
The target of the electric shock technique is called the test stone, which is a natural ore, often used to make electric spell armor, itself is black, and after receiving an electric shock, it will absorb electricity, the stronger the electricity, the lighter the color, and when the electricity is strong enough, it becomes bright white.
Ke Mingde stretched out his hand and pointed on the electrostade, and the color instantly changed from black to dark purple, and after a second or two, it slowly turned black again.
The electric shock technique can instantly release an electric current, attacking the enemy, causing severe pain and numbness, if the opponent is weak, and even able to die, the advantage is that the spell is cast quickly, and it cannot be dodged, but the cast distance is short, only fifty centimeters, and the limitations are greater.
The third test is to test your ability to engrave with the magic array, on a lapis lazuli slab, engrave a primary magic array, which is required to be completed within ten minutes, and the area cannot exceed the size of a copper coin, and it is only qualified to be able to gather magic power. β
Ke Mingde walked to the inscription table, rolled up his sleeves, and got ready.
On the platform is a large stone slab, about half a centimeter thick, lapis lazuli texture, this kind of stone is moderately soft and hard, suitable for carving, and has a certain magic transmission and storage capacity.
There are more than ten primary magic arrays carved on the stone slab, some good and some bad, and the engraved magic circles have been marked with a deep trace, completely destroying the function and structure.
In the corner of the table was a small shelf with pencils, knives, needles, and a capillary dropper, and on the side of the tool shelf was a flask with a thin neck, which contained the liquid used to engrave the circle.
The potion is inexpensive, but it only works for a few hours, making it a fitting test to use, and the flask itself is a magical item that keeps the potion intact.
"Let's get started!" the examiner set the hourglass.
Ke Mingde picked up the pencil and sketched the sketch of the Gathering Magic Array on the lapis lazuli slate, as a great knight, his ability to control muscles and strength is wonderful, plus the practice of the exam subject of the Gathering Magic Array a few days ago, dozens of magic structures appeared on the stone slab completely.
Changing to a sharp-angled carving knife and carving along the drawn picture and text, carving a groove two millimeters deep and one millimeter wide, Ke Mingde is amazingly powerful, and his hand is steady, this step is the easiest for him.
After the engraving is completed, a small amount of liquid medicine is extracted with a pipette and carefully injected into the carved groove.
After the liquid medicine was all filled, Ke Mingde mobilized a trace of magic power and injected it into the dark red liquid medicine, and the liquid quickly solidified, turning into reddish-brown solid silk threads, forming an exquisite magic array.
The primary magic array is the simplest of the magic arrays, but the effect is not good, the practicability is not strong, and it is not common in real life. This circle is only a two-dimensional structure, and Ke Mingde's firm will engraved in the spiritual sea is composed of three dimensions, although it is simple.
After being stimulated by the magic power, the magic array began to operate, the examiner checked it, nodded with satisfaction, took out the carving knife, destroyed the magic circle, and with a flick of his hand, the condensed substance of the medicinal liquid was cleaned up.
Next, Ke Mingde conducted a written test to test basic magical knowledge such as herbology and magic theory.
"Congratulations, from now on, you have become the black-robed mage of Neverwinter. β
The examiner picked up the three forms filled out by the clerk, left a magic stamp, and handed one to Ke Mingde.
"Take this test certificate, go to the fourth floor, and get the black-robed mage emblem, certificate, staff and robe, remember to bring the foot demon core!"
Ke Mingde thanked him and came to the fourth floor.
The fourth floor is managed by a gray-haired old mage, with wrinkled skin, and it is also in the realm of black robes.
"Hello, I'm here to get the black-robed mage emble!"
Ke Mingde handed the form to the old mage.
"Hmm...... It's the mage of the Tower of Eternity!"
The old mage opened the drawer, took out a metal badge from it, cast some magic on it, and filled out a "Neverwinter City Black-robed Mage Rank Certificate" and handed it to Ke Mingde.
"The badge is engraved with an intermediate-level magic circle, and your information is entered, and it can't be faked, if it's lost, you need two low-level magic cores to replace it with me. β
Ke Mingde took the certificate and badge, and with a little sense of spiritual power, he got a trace of information:
"Name: KomΓΌnd Isaac Newton"
"Rank: Black Mage"
"Address: Eternal White Tower of Neverwinter"
"When: November 23, 1196 in Neverwinter"
"Please follow me to choose the staff!" said the old mage, leading him into a storage room.
"There's an oak staff, a black pine staff, an elderberry staff, a dragon core staff...... There are straight, tapered, tenon, curved...... There are twenty centimeters long, thirty centimeters long, ......"
The staffs were placed on the display shelves, with a variety of patterns, and Ke Mingde hurriedly said his request:
"I want an oak staff, the shortest, cheapest kind. β
The old mage pulled out a wooden box from the corner, filled with oak staffs.
The wand eggs are thick, slightly longer than chopsticks, hollow, and filled with the feathers of the Duo Bird, and the wick is a silk thread made of feathers.
The Duo Duo Bird is an intermediate level magical beast with feathers that have a good mana conduction function.
The staff is not inlaid with a core, which requires the user to set it according to their needs.
The old mage took him to the magic robe room again and measured his figure.
β...... Do you like silk or kapok, or ......?"
"I want a mage robe made of the fibers of the neck of the Dorama vine. β
"We don't have this kind of mage robe here, so I'm afraid we will have to wait for five days. β