In July of the year 994 of the Sacred Calendar, in the college district south of Olympia City, countless young magicians from all over the continent ushered in the most important day of their lives.

It was the first day of the Royal Academy of Magic, and more than a thousand magicians had gathered on the wide boulevard outside the academy's gates.

It seems that the more historic the academy and the like, the more natural the obsession with creating an atmosphere, Constantine sighed as he stood under a plane tree and looked at the magnificent complex of buildings at the end of the boulevard.

In the dense woods are located buildings with great classical beauty, and the whole college is as beautiful as a park, in which precious flowers from all over the mainland compete for hundreds of years.

It is said that there was a certain emperor of the Holy Empire who wanted to rebuild the imperial palace on this beautiful pure land and asked the royal academy to be relocated en masse, but the dean at that time sternly refused.

At the end of the trail is a vast plaza with crescent-shaped arches.

In the center of the square is a huge fountain, in which stands a statue, an old man carved into stone sits on a boulder, holding an ancient book in his hand, and his chin in the other hand, in a contemplative state, full of wisdom and eyes as if penetrating a thousand years of time, eternal and immortal.

Even the people of the Empire, who knew nothing about magic, knew the identity of this old man, the great sage of the history of the Holy Empire---- Master St. Ingres, the founder of the Magic Guild, and the first archmage who came out of the City of Dawn.

However, the attention of most magicians is not on this famous sage in the history of magic, and there are many magicians who comically pose exactly like St. Ingres, and this spoof has caused many magicians to snicker and chuckle, needless to say, most of them are women, while many male magicians put on disgusted expressions, the faces of decent people who want to draw a line with this person, and the true thoughts of their hearts are unknown.

The vast majority of people's attention is focused on a small number of peers in the crowd.

Diana is undoubtedly the most striking presence in these few focal spots, the "Moon of the Empire" wears a simple long dress today, but the simplicity of the dress cannot hide the peerless elegance of the gods, and the emerald eyes are shining, attracting the ardent gaze of countless magicians of the opposite sex.

His Majesty the Emperor's daughter, the Pope's favored junior, the glorious goddess, and the future saintess candidate of the Holy See, the light of the moon was so bright and moving that just one of her many identities had already eclipsed the vast majority of magicians in the entire square.

However, there are still a few shining stars in the crowd, which will not be completely obscured by the light of the Imperial Moon.

A tall and handsome young man stood on the right side of the arch, his face as angular as a sculpture, his black hair as straight as a blade, staring at Diana with eyes as cold as a sword, and he didn't seem to mind staring at the imperial moon's face with a few not-so-pleasing scars.

Most of the magicians in the room also cast their eyes on him, and the meanings wrapped in these eyes were complex, mostly hostile, but more curious and awe-inspiring.

"Military. Seeing that young mage who was not angry and arrogant, carrying a gray ** magic box, leaning against the plane tree under the plane tree, Constantine came up with this word in his mind, only in the battlefield, a soldier who has personally experienced the tempering of blood and fire can naturally show this kind of courage, this is the judgment of a top bounty hunter.

And which country's soldier is this, he also faintly came to the answer.

"Who's that?" asked Constantine casually to a young mage next to him.

"Rommel Kate, the second son of the Grand Duke of Rome of the Dragon Lance Dynasty, was recognized as a magical genius of the Dragon Lance Dynasty when he was young, and his martial arts skills were also first-class, and he was the two leading figures in the next generation of the Dragon Lance along with the Nine Emperor Daughters of the Dragon Lance Dynasty. ”

The young mage's tone was very emotional. "It is said that this guy's father is a famous dragon lancer general, and he has killed many soldiers of the Holy Empire on the battlefield, no wonder the people of the Holy Empire hate him so much, I didn't expect him to come to take this exam, it is estimated that many mages of the Holy Empire are eager to rush up and throw a fireball in his face. ”

"Kayan. Constantine's mind flashed the image of a little girl in his memory, but he quickly left it behind.

Historically, the Dragon Lance Dynasty and the Holy Empire have been in constant conflict since ancient times, and it is not an exaggeration to call it a feud, and this hatred between countries also extends to its people.

Especially ten years ago, the Dragonlance Dynasty expanded vigorously, not only annexing the surrounding Duchy of Azero, but also aiming directly at the territory of the Holy Empire, cooperating with the rebellion of the imperial capital at that time, which caused unprecedented turmoil in the country, and raised the hostility of the Holy Empire to an unprecedented height.

At this moment, the mages from the Holy Empire felt very angry, and the appearance of a dragon lance mage in the capital of the Holy Empire was originally a matter of great displeasure to the people of the Empire.

And the fact that this mage actually brazenly ran to the academy of the empire and looked at Her Highness Diana, who was regarded as a goddess by all the young mages of the empire, with such rude eyes, made them feel extremely angry, and there was a spark in their eyes when they looked at Rommel.

Rommel didn't seem to be aware of this, and his face still didn't change, and he was arrogant and stinky to the extreme.

"It's against the rules to fight in front of the academy, and you might even be disqualified from the exam, these guys can't be so stupid. The young man looked at the faintly commotionous crowd and sighed, "It's just a show, to declare your patriotic feelings in public." ”

Constantine glanced at the young mage, "It sounds like you're not from the Empire. ”

The young mage smiled slightly: "I am indeed not, let me introduce myself, I am from Fran, my name is Julils, and I came with my sister to take the admission test, may I ask what your name is?"

"Constantine Digeth. Constantine said his name very bluntly.

"Fortunately, Constantine, maybe we will have the opportunity to be classmates in the future. Julils spoke softly.

"That's not necessarily, I heard that this year's admission test seems to be quite difficult. Constantine replied modestly, this is not true, as a school that recruits students in the whole continent, the difficulty of the admission examination of the Royal Academy of Magic has always been as high as its reputation, and only about one-tenth of the more than a thousand magicians in the field will be admitted in the end, which is not a ratio that can make people happy.

Before the two of them could finish their politeness, a thick bell rang through the forest and came to the square, and the magicians in the square instantly fell silent.

"Good luck getting in. Julils waved goodbye and followed the flow of people towards the ancient arch.

"Is it finally begun?" Constantine narrowed his eyes, feeling a long-lost excitement welling up in his body, and although he was facing a bloodless battle, it was a battle that was crucial to him, and as the guild's sixth-ranked bounty hunter, Morning Star, he would not lose his cool because of this.

He seemed to see that at the front of the moving crowd, Diana turned back, smiled in his direction, and made a triumphant gesture, an action that excited the mages behind the girl, and their pace could not help but speed up a little.

Constantine knew that this gesture was for himself, and he couldn't help but be a little moved.

Passing through the archway, countless magnificent and elegant buildings greeted you, and more than two dozen mages in courtyard robes walked out of the woods, dividing the thousands of candidates into dozens of teams, and walking along the paths in the woods to different examination rooms.

Constantine huddled among dozens of magicians and followed the mage who led the team into a remote hall deep in the academy.

"This is your examination room, and someone will come and distribute the test papers and badges to you, so you can put them away. The mage spoke to the candidates behind him, and vanished in place.

Constantine saw that this mage should have used a displacement arcane such as flashing, and before he could think about it, another mage wearing a sky blue robe appeared on the spot, holding a large box, and after chanting a spell, the box suddenly opened, and dozens of transparent balls of light flew out of the box, floating in front of the candidates in an orderly manner, with several pieces of parchment suspended in the balls of light, and a gray badge,

"This is your exam paper, the emblem has a spell written on it, only the candidate who recites the incantation can see the contents of the parchment paper, that is to say, you can't see the answer on each other's papers, if you want to cheat in a gang, sorry, this room has been laid with Eagle Eye, your small movements will be seen at a glance, at that time, according to the relevant regulations, not only will you lose the qualification for the exam, but also, the Imperial Department of Justice is waiting for you. The mage said indifferently, the murderous taste in his tone that made the candidates shudder.

The candidates did not dare to make any more unnecessary movements, and reached out to take out the test papers and badges from the ball of light, and then found a seat and sat down, quickly reciting the incantation on the emblem, and at the same time skimming through the test questions, and when the bell rang, they immediately worked hard to write.

The Royal Academy's magic exam is divided into two parts: theoretical knowledge and practical testing of spell-casting ability, although the latter is worth 60%, but the former is also a project that cannot be ignored.

Constantine picked up the scroll, took out his own ink from his pocket, and unhurriedly recited the silent incantation, his eyes becoming extraordinarily focused, as if he were looking at a prey about to be hunted.

It's just that this time the weapon is no longer the legendary crystal sword in hand, but has been replaced by an ordinary quill on the market, but this does not affect the boy's confidence in winning in the slightest.