Exams are the biggest challenge that students of Jiuyou College will always face from admission to graduation.

Continuous, without beginning and end.

From the preliminary exam, to the in-class test, to the monthly, quarterly, practical, professional ability test, mid-term exam, final exam, and so on. There are many different types of exams.

But in the final analysis, Jiuyou Academy is to test students' mastery of various magical knowledge through exams - in addition, exams are also a means to divide students into three, six, nine and so on, and to separate the chaff.

Of all these exams, the final exam is also known as the 'big exam' because it has the highest weight in the transcripts of students at the Nine Colleges and is highly valued.

Zheng Qing felt this deeply at the beginning of the sixteenth week of enrollment.

Past exams, such as the various exams conducted at the beginning of the school year to identify the foundation of students, or the in-class exams of various subjects in the course of study, or the mid-term exams two months ago - no matter what the name is, in the eyes of students, it is just a process of filling in the gaps. If you do well, you will be happy, and if you don't do well, you won't have much trouble, nothing more than sighing in front of your peers and complaining about a few beautiful words like 'I fell asleep during the exam'.

But the upcoming final exams are very different.

It's like a carp jumping over the dragon gate, about to flick its tail and jump before the feeling, jumping over, it is a new and relaxed world, the more you can't pass, you will face the abyss.

"This is the first big exam you face after entering the first university and entering the Nine You Academy. The assessment is how much you have really learned since you entered the university, and whether you have wasted your time and whether you have truly understood the meaning of university. Each of you here needs to think hard about these questions from the bottom of your mind. ”

Professor Yao bites his empty pipe and speaks in a casual, vague tone on such a serious topic. At the same time, I am also sorting out the handouts in front of me.

It can be seen that after teaching for many years, he is very handy in how to face the first big exam of new students, or the final exam: "...... There are too many words, and I won't say more. All of you have come of age, learn to take responsibility for yourselves. Now, as your Charms teacher, let's review what spells you've learned over the past six months. ”

"Flip through your Standard Spells: First Year of College, and we'll go through the table of contents. ”

Following the professor's instructions, the classroom suddenly resounded with the sound of turning pages of textbooks. Taking advantage of this gap, several attendant elves flapped their wings, dragged hot towels and heavy brass teapots, and poured a full cup of hot tea for the professor standing on the podium.

In the cold winter, it is indeed very pleasant to drink a sip of hot tea. It can make people feel much better.

Professor Yao held the teacup, nodded to the elves with a smile, and thanked him silently. The elves didn't make a sound, dragged the teapot, towels and other things again, and flew away from the classroom happily and quietly.

Behind the door, there was a stick figure figure who wanted to make a sound, but as soon as it spoke, before it could make a sound, it was hit by a piece of chalk flying from the podium with lightning speed - the chalk head smashed on the stick figure, and instantly turned into a puff of powder, and the stick figure figure was firmly pasted behind.

Soon, the sound of flipping books in the classroom gradually fell silent.

Professor Yao snapped his fingers, and the students raised their heads one after another, and a white chalk jumped out of the cardboard with a bang, and began to dance happily on the blackboard with the sound of ticking footsteps.

"The first spell you learned was the Bondage Charm...... Of course, at Alpha Academy, the first mantra is the soft-legged mantra, and many students also take it as well, and it doesn't matter. ”

"Because the first spell, essentially, is meant to make you understand the difference between studying magic in college and middle school. ”

"The biggest difference between 'borrowing' and 'passing' is this. ”

"Borrow what? borrow the power of those starry depths, within the limits of your ability, with your own limited magical power, to drive a larger, complex magical circuit that you will never be able to accomplish on your own. For example, when you use the Bondage Charm, you will borrow the power of powerful true spirits such as 'Gezu' and 'Weizu'. ”

"Passing on what? Passing on the curse effect. For example, the Soft Leg Charm, which amplifies the curse through the 'My Horse' transfer, and then releases it, consumes less and has a better effect. ”

Professor Yao stood on the podium, facing all living beings, and talked eloquently.

Behind him, several pieces of chalk of different colors jumped staggered on the blackboard, leaving neat and smooth editions of the book, and above the blackboard, elves in gray overalls sat in a neat row, hooking their legs, tilting their heads, curiously looking at the students under the podium who were listening attentively.

In front of the professor, everyone raised their heads and looked at the edition of the book carefully - few people took notes today, after all, Lao Yao talked about what everyone had already learned. It's just that what I learned in the past class is like a bright pearl, messily laid out in the depths of the students' memory. What he has to do today is to string those pearls together through combing and connection, and turn them from raw materials into exquisite finished products.

"In addition to the bondage spell, you have also learned the spell of 'Yuanchen Guardian'. ”

"This is a spell that can be used throughout your magical studies, a spell that can be very simple or very complex, a spell that is relevant to the path you are taking, to the future you are going to take. ”

"Because it's so important, it's a must for the final exam!"

As he spoke, the professor turned around, grabbed a piece of chalk that was dancing happily, and poked it twice on the blackboard, poking out a few very eye-catching white marks after the words 'Yuanchen Guardian'.

In the audience, some stunned students woke up like a dream, and took out their quills and put a few red asterisks in front of this spell. Some students who were too nervous even used a quill pen to carve simple reminder charms on the back of their hands.

"Ah, that's a must-have question! What a bad luck...... It's a spell I've been practicing with little success. The fat man Xin who was sitting in the front row of Zheng Qing bit the tip of his pen and muttered a whisper: "Every time I perform it, I feel like I have been hollowed out." I don't know if it's the wrong route for the flow of magic. ”

Zheng Qing finished marking the asterisk, put down the quill, raised his head and looked at the blackboard, looking at the familiar spell on it, as if he saw his two small, strangely dressed and strange-looking 'guardians' again.