Once everyone was seated, Tyberion, the headmaster of Hormonwaltz, said a few simple polite words. The gray-haired elder looked in poor spirits and looked like he would fall asleep at any moment.

But whenever Griffith gazed at the learned old man, he could always feel an invisible force disturbing his perception. It's like, the principal is there, and he's not there......

Immediately after, one of the professors sitting at the head of the hall stood up and waved to the servant beside him. Soon, a box was moved to the center of the hall.

"Now the talent test begins, and the branches will be conducted in order. The professor picked open the wooden box and reached for a somewhat worn-out peaked wizard's hat.

"Here we go," said Galadia with some excitement, "Griffith, are you curious?"

Curious?Curious about what?I don't know anything about what can I be curious about?

Sonia was also a little excited, and said softly: "This is a holy artifact left by the guardian Minerva, which has the magical power to see through the heart and soul, and can see the characteristics and potential of each extraordinary person. ”

Well, it's the one that can describe my strength, agility, and perception in numbers. Griffith thought about the crystal lenses on the Earl's Court.

First up was Minerva Academy, where a freshman was the first to wear that shabby hat according to the list. The large brim almost covered his head, and it looked ugly and funny.

Suddenly, a slit cracked in the brim of the hat, and it squirmed like a mouth, and the two holes in the hat even looked around like eyes.

"Fried chicken again," said the wizard hat with some displeasure, "and remember to wipe your hands clean and don't defile my smooth skin." ”

This hat, alive!

Griffith seemed to hear a strange sound of landing, faintly from the depths of his own mind. Common sense and reason seemed to shatter in an instant, chaos pounding through his brain, as unbearable as if he had encountered a mythical creature a long time ago.

Fortunately, after so many events, his tenacity survived the impact, and after a brief period of vertigo, his sanity was clear again.

The freshman in the hat was startled and almost jumped out of his seat. The professor next to him pressed his shoulder and said to the hat:

"Please begin, Lord Gifthat. I hope it will be over sooner, and there is still a project waiting for me to submit. ”

"Alright, alright," Giftcap muttered as he closed his eyes for a moment, then suddenly shouted, "Ah, good. It's decided. Minerva!"

The professor picked up a wand and whipped it down at the Sorting Hat, "Talent test!"

"Okay, okay," the tip of the talent hat was deflated, "This, well, good talent, C+, cast strengthening!"

A huge crystal immediately projected a phrase on the wall, a description of the test of talent -

"Cast Boost. Increases the power and duration of spells by up to 15%, and increases the duration of spell casting and effect by 3-10 seconds. ”

There was an immediate chorus of cries in the hall of the dinner. For new students who have never understood their talents, this test is a very visual way to show their strengths and weaknesses.

The freshman, who was sure to have the spell enhancement, happily took off his hat and saluted it solemnly before retreating to the long table. Testing revealed that he was very talented, and although he had the flaw of reducing the cast speed, the effect of increasing his power was very obvious.

One by one, Minerva's freshmen came up to the test. When it was Sonya's turn to test, the expression of the talent hat became exciting:

"It's, oh, that's it, it's rare......

"Beautiful young lady, you have a rare double talent, and you are also insight and mirror!"

The crystal immediately showed an introduction to Sonya's talent.

Insight (A). The caster has a certain probability of exploring the mystery and analyzing the mystery and origin of the world. This talent can grow further.

Spiegel (A). The caster is highly resistant to negative mental effects such as charm, confusion, and fear, and has a chance to have one or more positive effects during spell channeling, such as high-speed channeling, double casting, and cast success.

In the midst of the exclamation, the headmaster, Tyberion, who was seated at the top, and several senior professors all opened their eyes and looked at Sonia with caution or interest.

"Sonia is very powerful," Galadia said to Griffith secretly, "The current Headmaster, Tyberion, has a talent for insight, which means that Sonya's promotion to the high order will be even faster.

Immediately afterward, Galadia also walked up to the test.

The elf pinched the edge of the hat with her slender fingers, rubbed her fingers in disgust, and reluctantly put the hat on her head.

The entire hall was silent. It's not uncommon for elves to come to Homonwarts to study, but Galadia is the only one in this class.

The boys from different branches looked at it stupidly. The slender and slender figure, the long black hair that fell down and the smart and clear eyes gave people an irresistible mystery and temptation, and if they were to face each other, it would be difficult for them to even raise their heads.

The whisper has already made it known to everyone that Galadia is the daughter of the archon of the Elven Kingdom. A powerful and remarkable talent is one of the blessings bestowed on her by the goddess who rules the starry sky and the silver moon, destined to be different from the beginning.

What could it be? Griffith wondered.

"It turned out to be you," the talent hat shook the tip of the hat, "you are more awe-inspiring than Lord Lingzun's breath." I'm sorry, I can't, trespass. ”

The talent hat didn't dare to say it!

There was an uproar in the hall. Galadia grabbed her greasy hat and rubbed it on the table before getting up and returning to her seat.

......

As Minerva's test drew to a close, it was finally Griffith's turn to put the talent cap on his head. Based on his previous experiences, he estimated that his talent should also be related to strengthening defenses or attacks.

"Strange, very strange," the talent hat seemed confused, "am I old and confused?"

"I should be not mistaken, you're one of those horrible little bastards...... It shouldn't be...... What are your talents......

"Focus (C+). Increases caster's mental regeneration speed by 15% and reduces cast cooldown by 9%. ”

This......

Griffith felt like he was surrounded by strange stares. His talent can't be said to be bad, the spirit recovery speed and spell casting cooldown are very important for many pathways of the extraordinary, if a spell configuration or extraordinary ability happens to be stuck in his own mental cooldown time and cannot be generated, it is fatal.

However, the problem is that Griffith can't cast spells at all, and the spellbreaker path rarely has extraordinary abilities that can be actively deployed.

A person who has been tainted with the blood of the army in a long period of training and fighting, even if he has enough knowledge and spirit, his magic configuration will be washed into chaos by the blood. This is also the reason why learned and powerful wizards avoid battlefields and killing, leaving the dirty work to the army.

The freshmen from the other houses had already started to cheer, and even if they didn't know Griffith, they thought he was a funny freak.

"Hey, genius, what a Minerva man!"

"Easily got a talent that we couldn't even think of!"

Griffith took off his talent hat as usual and walked back to his seat. He didn't really mind the result, and he didn't quite understand what everyone was coaxing.

I don't know you......

Galadia patted the midshipman back beside him on the shoulder and comforted:

"Don't worry too much about it, the increase in talent is just the icing on the cake. Also, after your ability is improved, the cooldown time of the artifact or seal may also be affected by your talent, which is also very good!"

Suddenly, the hall fell silent.

Aaron came to the side of the talent hat.

It was him!Everyone held their breath and stared at the pretty, quiet boy. The moment he put on the talent cap, Headmaster Tyberion couldn't help but adjust his sitting position.

Aaron, the boy who defeated the man, is the only bloodline of the family that survived the deadly black magic attack.

He is as beautiful as a ceramic doll and is destined to be different.

What kind of talent will it be?

Just when everyone was curious, the talent hat howled in a heart-rending voice.

"Gulabannin, labor camp!"

......

The deranged talent cap is dragged away for debugging, and the talent test will be resumed after a while.

The sumptuous dinner party is like an endless end. The further back he went, the more delicate and precious Minerva's food became, and some of the students in the other academies even protested dissatisfied.

Griffith finished the food in front of him, but he couldn't join the chat around him. Not only did he not understand the girls' topics, but the boys' usual allusions were also inexplicable, as if they were listening to another language.

I'll go out for a walk after dinner. Griffith gathered some roast lamb and cider and put them in small packages and put them in his pocket. Suddenly, his hand touched something warm, cold.

It was a peculiar piece of flesh, a crystal bright red, smooth as gelatin, exuding an indescribably intense attraction.

Perhaps it was when Griffith was knocked into the ocean by the explosion after the tentacle monster attacked the Flying Leaf and was repulsed. However, from the look and feel of it, it is impossible to imagine that it comes from a dead gray skin and giant tentacles that smell of rancidity.

As he gazed at the red piece of flesh, Griffith felt the urge to swallow it. Fortunately, prudence and sanity stopped him.

The common sense of the occult told him that it was a piece of flesh and blood, something that only very powerful lifeforms had.

The question is, what to do with this thing?

......

After the dinner, Griffith did not go straight back to his dormitory, but hid his two short swords in his boots and made his way along the deep corridor. He also brought some barbecue and mulled wine that no one had touched at the banquet, and was ready to find a good place to clean himself up for a while and sort out what had happened during this time.

Homonwaltz sits southwest of the Tranquil Sea, and the Flying Leaf sailed through a series of small islands during the day to reach the bottom of its precipitous cliffs. Griffith looked in the direction of the disembarkation, and in the darkness he could faintly see the rocky steps that snaked up from below the cliff face.

Disembarkation is southeast of Holmonwood Castle, with a slightly north view of the rolling cliffs that connect the library, dormitories and classrooms with the blue waters below. A little west, to the northwest of the castle, is a stream that flows out of a valley, where a trestle bridge has been erected leading to the neighbouring town.

There was also a large clearing between the walls and the cliffs, and if any enemies rushed out of the Whispering Forest, they could move around the walls to the flatter terrain. This is also the focus of Griffith's examination.

During his campaigns in the East, this habit helped Griffith to detect the enemy's intentions or find gaps in the encirclement. This is also an important reason why he has always maintained a nightly bedtime patrol in an unfamiliar place.

To the south of Holmonworth is a large dark green whispering forest.

Although there was a path through it to the city of Bayeran, the magical energy that had been scattered in the ancient era had for some reason accumulated in the Whispering Forest. At the dinner, the professors repeatedly warned that there were ghosts roaming there, full of strange and mutated creatures, and anyone who didn't want to live could go there.

Griffith climbed a tower and looked out over the castle to the south. There are continuous city walls, and there is even a towering gate as an entrance. Immediately south of the city gate was a large sloping slope that stretched to the edge of the Whispering Forest.

The structure of this academy is really strange...... Griffith walked south along the corridor that surrounded Holmonwards.

Cliffs, fjords and rapids surround Holmonworth in three directions, with the only accessible south being blocked by vast forests. Between the forest and the city walls is a slope of no low slope. If any enemy tries to attack from the south, he will be divided by the forest and then attack the fortified walls to the south, not to mention that the attack will be exposed to the defenders who occupy the absolute high ground.

It's a well-chosen fortress! But what is it used to protect?

Holmonworth is far from the main shipping lanes and is not strategically located on land. To be honest, it's hard to attract an army to attack here.

Griffith gently knocked on the black boulder that framed the walls. This rare boulder is extremely strong. Holmonwaltz has built itself into a fort with a large number of boulders, meaning that there is something extremely important to protect.

"Argos, Voss......"

"Argos. ”

"Naa ......"

Suddenly, a repeated, indistinct whisper was heard in the silence. The voice was distorted and hoarse, filled with a chaotic cacophony that was difficult to describe.

Griffith was startled, vigilantly searching for the place where the voice came from.

The repetitive, monotonous sound faded away, replaced by a clear sound.

"Good evening, young man," a vague phantom suddenly appeared in Griffins' consciousness, spitting out human words, "Do you not go to bed so late, are you looking for strength?

Griffith immediately drew the dagger from his boot.

"Who?"

"Minos, the psionic node, is at your disposal," said the Phantom, "Minos collects essentia to help the wielder evolve into a higher-level life form. ”