Chapter 137: Before the Examination (6)
After all, the students who participate in the assessment have gone through a preliminary qualification screening, and in most cases, they are recommended by local academies, magic associations, adventurer associations, churches and other institutions, and of course, the three major families also have a certain percentage of assessment rights. So these elite teenagers and girls regained their calm quite quickly after a short panic, especially the students who had adventures were quite calm, after all, although the necromantic monsters looked quite peculiar, but according to the booklet, their weaknesses are also quite obvious, there is no resistance to the attack of the light attribute, and the resistance to the fire attribute is poor, so these monsters do not pose much threat to the complete team when the level is not much different.
"Mr. Locke, then we'll go first. Seeing that the cadets had regained their composure, Bard nodded and walked over to Locke.
「...... Be careful, if there is any accident, save the lives of the students as the first priority. Locke looked at Bud's face, and for some reason suddenly felt a little strange, especially after seeing the scene when Bard had just beaten the students, the feeling was even stronger, in his impression, Bard has always been a very steady and cautious person, and his temper is also quite good, so he was selected by Locke to preside over this assessment, but Locke is doubting whether his choice is correct at the moment. But after all, there is no definite reason, and Locke can't rule out that he was just nervous and cranky, so in the end he just gave a few words.
"Yes, teacher, there will be no problem. Locke smiled at Locke with a somewhat rounded face.
In a trance, Locke could almost see the little fat man who was studying hard in the magic academy at the beginning, he was not talented, but he worked hard, defeated countless geniuses of his peers, and became a high-level magician envied by everyone. However, like countless magicians, Bard was finally stuck by the high-level threshold, although he tried hard to explore the gate of the legend, and even volunteered to go to the Four Realms Passage to fight in the hope of finding an opportunity to break through the legend, but in vain.
"You have to be safe, too. Locke couldn't help but say, there was no longer sternness in his tone, but with the love of some elders, which made Bard stunned.
「...... Be. As if not wanting Locke to see his expression, Bard lowered his head, greeted Locke, and strode away.
"Ugh. Locke could only sigh in the end.
"You should also be vigilant, especially Princess Ainevia, and make sure that she is safe, and do everything else according to the human arrangement, but be careful not to lose the demeanor and face of the elves. The elven legend said to several elf high-level powerhouses in front of him.
The dwarves and orc legends also said a few words to the high-level powerhouses they sent, so a team of judges composed of high-level powerhouses of various races came to the front of the assessment students, including of course several high-level powerhouses sent by the mechanical country, but they did not wear mechanical armor directly like their students, but wore a black suit or gown, with a delicate magic pistol pinned to their waists.
"Let's go. Bard said, striding in one direction, and similarly, he was followed by several high-ranking human powerhouses.
They led the students to a col not far away, where a temporary outpost was set up, and after the outpost, there was a quaint round arch in the col, the round arch was entwined with vines, and it was covered with moss, and if you didn't look closely, you couldn't even find the difficult runes carved on the arch, and at this moment the round arch was obviously not activated, but just stood alone in the clearing.
"This is the Lost Junction, the only entrance to the Lost Realm, and of course the exit. When this portal was set up just in case, over time, the dark power declined, and the darkness inside the door also weakened, and there was no one to continue to guard here, and the portal gradually fell into disuse, and it was not reopened until recently, rest assured, it has been checked, and there is no problem with activation. Bard smiled at the students and pulled out a disc from his bosom and placed it in the middle of the arch, where two angels were drawn flying, and a depression in the middle was just big enough to hold the disc that Bard had brought out.
The runes on the arch lit up one after another, and the arch gradually changed, and the scene of the col in the door gradually distorted inward, and then strangely collapsed into a black vortex, and then all the runes lit up, and the vortex gradually slowed down, and finally stagnated into a black mirror, exuding a strange breath of death from it, just like a cemetery, but it was not as silent as the cemetery, but a kind of longing for the living, hungry and thirsty for the breath of death.
"Let's go. Without waiting for Bard to speak, the elven high-level powerhouses snorted coldly and took the lead in entering the portal.
The elven students also raised their heads, and the elven students led by Elo walked into the portal like proud swans, ignoring the Bard who would be left aside, if it was a legend, it would be fine, an ordinary high-level magician was really not enough for the elves to let go of their pride, only Anivia looked at Bard and hesitated slightly, but finally followed his companion in.
"Hey, let's go too. The orc senior sneered, and walked into the portal as if he didn't show weakness, and the orc students pushed and shoved into the portal.
"Let's go, I don't want to be laughed at by those long bamboo poles at the end. The dwarven senior touched his messy beard and followed the orc inside, and the dwarven cadet walked in noisily.
In just a moment, the various clans of the magic country, which originally seemed to be united, fell apart in an instant, and there was no legendary powerhouse, although they would not immediately turn their faces, but they were indeed unwilling to continue to pretend to be in harmony with their enemies.
However, Bard changed his temper on the high platform and watched with a faint smile on his round face, not even stopping it, until the last dwarf also disappeared into the portal. The high-level powerhouses led by various races know that the portal leads directly to the only place where the light remains, the Ash Castle, the original itinerary is that everyone will rest there for a night, get used to the breath of death there, the assessment will start the next morning, and last for a week, the students can also come back to the Ash Castle at any time during the assessment to replenish and rest and other actions, but they are not allowed to leave the Lost Dark Domain until the end of the assessment, at most they can only wait until the end of time in the Ash Castle to return to the magic continent.
"Mr. Bud, let's go in first. A middle-aged gentleman from the leader of the mechanical country bowed slightly and said to Bard, ironically, on the contrary, the mechanical countries of different worlds showed sufficient etiquette to the human side who presided over the assessment, while the races on the same continent were still intriguing at this time, fighting for that meaningless face.
After Bard smiled and nodded, the personnel of the mechanical country also entered the portal, and only the human students were left outside, everyone looked at each other, but they didn't say anything, and the hatred between the various races was also very clear to the human side, but the lifespan of ordinary humans was much shorter, and the associated hatred was forgotten very quickly, so humans can maintain a superficial harmony with all races, but this does not mean that these races will show weakness to humans, especially the elves who are known for their arrogance.
"Let's go in too. Bard said with a faint smile still on his face.
The high-ranking warrior beside Bard was the first to enter the portal, and then the human cadets followed him at Bud's signal.
"......?" Alan frowned suddenly, he looked at Bud, only to see that Bard was still smiling at the students who entered the portal, but Alan just felt that Bard seemed to look at him, not an unintentional glance, but a search, confirming the general gaze.
"Is it because I'm Benjamin's apprentice?" Alan thought, but there are so many people here with high status that the apprenticeship of a legendary mage shouldn't be worth paying special attention to.
"Alan, what's wrong?" Richie asked, seeing Eren stop.
「...... No, it's fine. Alan shook his head and walked into the portal, the dizziness of the teleportation instantly interrupting Ellen's thoughts.
"......" Bard looked at Alan's back in thought for a moment, then shook his head slightly.
Seeing that everyone had walked into the portal, he stepped forward and gently took off the disc and put it into the package, the portal suddenly began to shake like a disturbed water wave, Bard did not show an expression of surprise, but immediately walked into the portal, and then the portal disappeared as if broken after a burst of disturbance, and turned back into an ordinary round arch, and the lit runes gradually extinguished.