Magician is a new profession that has gradually replaced the status of knights in recent centuries, and it can be said that the emergence of magicians has made earth-shaking changes in the power reserves of the entire human world.

Take the empire as an example, except for the royal knights who exist as the imperial city guards, almost all the knights have become cannon fodder, just like the one-year war against Salonia more than ten years ago, the empire invested forty or fifty thousand ordinary knights before and after, and the task of these armies is only to drive away the enemy, or clean up the battlefield.

I have to say that compared to the knights, the mage's attack methods are more diverse, and the attack range is more extensive, and in the eyes of ordinary knights, it is like a strong fortress like a natural danger, and in the eyes of mages, it seems worthless.

It can be said that the war between the empire and the Holy See more than ten years ago was between black magicians and white magicians, and the knights were just green leaves and foils.

But then again, while mages are powerful, they are also extremely vulnerable.

If two knights of similar strength, if they want to divide the victory and defeat, I am afraid it will take a lot of time, but magicians are different, even if it is two magicians with equal strength and the same magic items, as long as one of them is not concentrated, then he is not far from being defeated.

Mental power, willpower, magic power, and physical strength are all important factors that restrict whether a magician can continue to fight, and in addition to these, the magician's survivability is enough to become a problem, at least on the battlefield, the magician on both sides is the first target of the other party's attack.

Some people say that knights of the same rank, in front of magicians of the same rank, have almost no ability to resist, and this sentence is not true.

If a knight has a high armor against demons, then it is the magician who will suffer, and at this time, the magician needs the support of a servant or companion.

I remember that there have been a large number of adventurous teams in human society, who have either been instructed by the state to go to various ruins to find ancient ruins, or for money and wealth, to find the treasures left by their predecessors.

In the end, it is difficult for these adventuring teams to come back alive, and even if they do, you can find that there seem to be a lot of missing members among them, and in the end, there are no magicians in these adventuring teams...... It has been said that a qualified adventurous team needs two or three magicians to survive in a hostile environment, and this is not true.

After all, magicians are not knights, and the speed at which they recover their physical strength and magic power does not want knights to sit down and take a breath, and a qualified magician team is basically in the case of two magicians, so that the last magician retains the complete magic power from beginning to end to deal with the sudden situation.

And the magic that these two magicians have refined is also very different.

In the adventure group organized by the Empire, there will never be two fire mages, nor will there be two water mages, which is a waste of talents, and the best match is a high-damage mage and a good containment mage as a companion.

And in the same way, in this team, knights are also indispensable.

Not because the knight has great strength, but because the knight is much more resistant than the mage, and in many cases, it is like a fatal blow to the fragile mage, which is not worth mentioning in the eyes of the knight, and if it is a royal knight wearing a high degree of magic armor, then the mage in the team has a higher chance of survival.

Having said that, I think everyone also understands that while magicians are powerful, they themselves are restricted, after all, no genius magician can master all magic, and even if they are proficient in all magic, without the protection of knights, there is no guarantee that they can cope with all difficulties and hardships.

A good adventurous team must have at least one thief, two warriors, three magicians, and three knights, preferably one or two archers, to be enough to deal with the danger.

And this truth was once again confirmed in the celebration of Riox Academy last year.

Among those teams composed of students, some teams have high-intensity striking power, but they are insufficient in defense and containment, while some teams have enough containment power to even make their opponents hate their teeth, but their attack power is really embarrassing to the professors of the academy.

A team like the 1-101 dormitory of Reox Academy can be said to be a team that basically meets the team standards, and looking at the entire Reox, I don't think there are a few student teams that can compete with Jiang Zhe and their team. Of course, I'm referring to students from the same grade.

The famous magician Bertram Blond, an advocate of the science of magic, said, "The basic requirement of being a magician is to learn how to cooperate with your teammates." ”

At this point, Jiang Zhe can be called a model pacesetter for Ruiox.

But the famous magician Bernie Goldop, who proposed the principle of antimatter transport, also said, "How to face an enemy alone without a companion, or without the intervention of a companion, is a lifelong lesson for a magician." ”

This point, in the 1-101 dormitory, whether it is Jiang Zhe, Scott, or Allen, they are not aware of it, and this will, the dean of Reochs Academy, seems to have the intention of 'personally' taking this class for them.

Two days is not a long time, it is not a short time, it passed in a blink of an eye, for there seemed to be some strangers in the academy wearing white magic robes, Jiang Zhe and they didn't care very much, the only thing that could make them care now was the assessment of the history of ancient magic tomorrow.

Speaking of this assessment, it was simply full of complaints among the students of the Reox Academy, but it seemed that none of the students had the courage of Jiang Zhe and their dormitory...... Stealing exam papers from a warehouse in the basement the day before the exam?

This kind of thing is simply unseen and unheard of!

No, when the bright moon was already in the sky and there was silence in the academy, the three little ones sneaked out of the room and quietly came to the basement of the garden, unbeknownst to them, the old dean was holding a cup of tea and biting a pipe and watching their every move from the crystal ball with a smile...... To reach the basement, you must first pass through the Potions class, the underground botanical garden.

Speaking of the botanical garden, Jiang Zhe never forgot the sunflower...... Remembering that the strange plant drooling at him every time he went to class, Jiang Zhe couldn't wait for a fireball to send this guy on the road.

Even if it's because the fire element in your body is too strong, you haven't seen you drool at Lavia, right?Although Potions Lady Vera Corvetty has repeatedly explained, it's just the saliva secreted by Sunflower's instinct...... No, when the three little guys walked through the underground botanical garden, the other plants seemed to be asleep without the slightest reaction, and they saw that the sunflower raised its head whizzing, trembling and feeling the surroundings, and then like a man-eating flower, it cracked a hole full of dense fine teeth towards Jiang Zhe...... It's disgusting!

Whenever he saw that green and yellow plant, Jiang Zhe felt a little stuffy in his chest.

"Ahem, keep up!" Allen, who was walking in front of him, beckoned behind him and said in a low voice.

Coming out of the underground botanical garden, Jiang Zhe and the others turned to the right, and they came to a very long and quiet underground corridor, and along this corridor to the end, there was the room where the exam papers were placed.

It seems that the three little ones are lucky, and they haven't met the professor who patrols the night along the way. Of course, it just seems ...... At last they came to the door of the room, but when they saw the locked iron door, the three little ones were dumbfounded.

I didn't expect this when I came...... The three little guys look at me, and I look at you, with a little embarrassment.

Looking at the iron door hesitantly, Jiang Zhe whispered to Scott, "Scott, you remember a lot of things, do you know how to open this lock?"

In response to Jiang Zhe's question, Scott was a little crying and laughing, and said with a wry smile, "Soth, we are magicians, not thieves, what do I learn to pick locks for?"

"Yes......" Jiang Zhe nodded curtly and glanced at Allen again.

"Don't look at me...... I can slam this door open, but there's no guarantee that the sound won't attract the attention of Professor Nightwatch......"

"Then ...... "I've come here, I can't go back like this, right?" Tomorrow when I say to Lavia, I will sneer at her, thinking of this, Jiang Zhe once again looked at Scott with some hope.

As if feeling Jiang Zhe's hope for himself, Scott seemed to think of something, and whispered with a little surprise, "Wait, there is, I remember seeing how to pick locks from a book......"

"Then you ......" Alan subconsciously wanted to say something, but then closed his mouth.

"Let me think," as if he didn't feel anything, Scott glanced at Allen, his usual eyes flickered, and then his eyes lit up, and he said, "Let me come!" As he spoke, he walked to the door and said in a low voice to the lock, "O Ryti Oh Wo ......"

The incantation had just been recited, and I saw that the iron door made a sound of sneering, and then there was a click, and the door lock opened...... "Good job!" Jiang Zhe and Alan cheered a little, and at the same time, the old dean who watched their every move from the crystal ball bit his pipe with a smile and said softly, "This little guy has really read a lot of magic books, and he even remembers this spell, this is a spell that even the professors of the academy don't necessarily know...... Nice, nice!"

While the old dean was speaking, Jiang Zhe and the three of them had gently pushed open the door and walked in, but after walking in, they were stunned.

I saw that behind the iron door, it was not a room, but another dark and quiet corridor, and the strange thing was that since they entered here, Jiang Zhe and Scott faintly felt that something was wrong.

"Illusion!" Scott said affirmatively, after looking at the hallway in front of him for a long time.

"It should be the basic defense method of the academy, or it is to stop students like us......" Jiang Zhe shrugged and laughed at himself, he didn't care very much, after all, as a magic academy, it was normal to set up illusions in a few more important places.

Compared with Jiang Zhelai, Allen seemed to be even more indifferent, and said with his hands on his hands, "It doesn't matter if it's an illusion or something, we quickly took the test paper and flashed people, if we turn around and are caught by the professor who patrols the night, I don't care, I'm afraid that you guys can't stand Professor Manhet's nagging......"

When Jiang Zhe and Scott heard this, they nodded, and followed Alan down the corridor.

It seemed that this corridor was very long, and it took Jiang Zhe and the others at least ten minutes to reach the end...... Ah no, it's not the end, it's a fork in the road.

Scott visibly sensed that something was wrong, looked at the three forks and said to his companion, "Something is wrong, South, Ai...... Alan, I feel a little wrong......"

"What's wrong?" Alan said in his usual tone, as if Scott had called his name, but his tone was still a little unnatural.

"I can't tell, I always feel ......," said Scott, looking around, but couldn't come up with a reason.

Looking along the three identical corridors, Jiang Zhe turned to Allen and said, "Allen, do you know which way it is?"

"How do I know this?" Alan shrugged and said indifferently, "It's a big deal, let's go and look for it, there will always be one that can be found, no matter who finds it, just remember to bring the three-point test paper back, wait, bring a few more copies, and give Lavia a copy back......"

"She won't want it!" Jiang Zhe was very sure of this matter.

"I know she doesn't want it," Alan shrugged his shoulders as a matter of course, put his arm on Jiang Zhe's shoulder and whispered, "Man, don't blame me for not reminding you, I'm good for you, she doesn't want to, that's her business, you give it to her, it means that she remembers her in her heart, and she doesn't want to trouble us when she turns back......"

"I remember what she was doing?" Jiang Zhe rolled his eyes and shook his head.

"Hmph!" Scott subconsciously sarcastically said, "I think you are too wronged by not being a politician!"

I saw Alan glance at Scott with a little confusion, and then smiled, "That's right, but I still think it's more suitable to be a knight, ah no, a battle mage......"

"......" Scott looked at Alan deeply, and then said inexplicably, "Yes......" As he spoke, the two glanced at each other and smiled together, although it was slightly unnatural compared to before, but it was obviously much better than the previous few days.

"You ...... What's wrong?What are you laughing at?" Jiang Zhe seemed a little puzzled about the matter between the two.

"Okay, it's not a big deal," patted Jiang Zhe on the shoulder, and Alan said in a low voice, "I'll go on the left, Scott on the right, Soth, you go in the middle, all the way to the end, get the test paper and leave here and go back to the dormitory...... One of the three of us must have been able to walk to the place where the paper was placed......"

Jiang Zhe turned his head to look at Scott, although his expression was a little hesitant, he still nodded.

"Alan, Soth, I always feel that something is not quite right, pay attention to yourself!"

"What's the caveat, this isn't anywhere else, it's Reochs!" Unconcerned, Alan waved his hand and walked into the corridor on the left.

"It's better to be careful, South!" Nodding at Jiang Zhe, Scott walked into the corridor on the right, and the rest of Jiang Zhe naturally entered the corridor in the middle.

And just like that, just like that, the three little ones parted...... At the same time, in the dean's room, the old dean who had been smiling and looking at the crystal ball suddenly raised his head, smiled at the person in front of him and said, "Huo De, those three little guys have been fooled......

"Hehe," I saw Professor Huo De smile slightly, looked at Jiang Zhe's figure displayed in the crystal ball, and said softly, "I'm afraid I have spent more time with these children than any professor in the academy, I can guarantee that these three children have outstanding talents, and their strength is much stronger than that of students in the same grade, but their weaknesses are also obvious......"

"What weakness?" said Abel, sitting with his head propped up, curious.

Glancing at the old dean with a wry smile, seeing that he coughed twice and turned his eyes away, Professor Huo De couldn't help but complain a little in his heart, and then said, "First of all, as my apprentice, Soth has a high-intensity magic strike ability, and I can say with certainty that even the fifth- and sixth-grade seniors are not necessarily more proficient than him in the control of the fire element......

"And he's mastered Flame Flash, right?" added the old dean with a smile.

"It's just the most basic, the most basic ......" Although he said that, from the smile and pride in Professor Hodder's eyes, we can see that he is still very proud of his apprentice to have such an achievement.

"I haven't seen you for ten years, and you still learn to turn around and praise yourself?" As he spoke, Abel glanced at Professor Hodd's embarrassed expression, grinned, and asked curiously, "So as this little guy's mentor, do you know his weaknesses?"

"Of course," Professor Hodd said, nodding with some regret, "this imp has an innate talent for the study of magic...... It's quite diligent, at least very diligent in the use of magic, but unfortunately, he prefers to attack the magic of the surname, and is very lacking in the means of containing the enemy and defense, and the means of attack are very simple...... Oh, and the same goes for other students!"

"Well, I know that," the old dean nodded, and said earnestly, "but the reason why I only let these children master one offensive magic is that I don't want their spirits to be scattered, a magician can't master all the magic, and they must know how to make trade-offs, and learning only one can make them master better...... However, this also has a negative effect, if you encounter an opponent whose elemental caste is restrained...... Well, let's go back and let the professors at the academy discuss that when the students are in their fifth year, let them learn another offensive magic, so that the way they attack will change a lot......"

"Fifth grade, is this too urgent?" Professor Hodd hesitated.

"Time is running out,......" the old dean muttered, and then he looked up and saw the puzzled eyes of Professor Hodder and Abel, coughed and said, "I'll talk about this in two days, Hold, what kind of opponent did you arrange for that little guy named South?"

"Phantom Monster, Dean!"

Before the old dean could speak, Abel said in surprise, "The Phantom Water Monster of Lake Bibines, my God, Hodd, aren't you bullying this little ghost? Don't talk about that little ghost, even if you are the Fire Blue Magic Professor of Reox Academy, it is impossible for you to defeat the Phantom Water Monster!"

"Not necessarily, don't you have one in front of you?" said the old dean with a smile as he bit his pipe.

"He?" Abel glanced at Professor Hodd and pouted, "Nonsense! Of course he can, he has mastered the top [White Flame] in fire magic, and that little imp doesn't!"

"Hey, how do you know that Huo De has mastered the White Flame?

"This ......" In an instant, Abel's expression was a little unnatural, his face was slightly red, he bit his lip and secretly glanced at Professor Huo De, and changed the topic and said, "Okay, I already understand, anyway, you don't plan to let the three little guys succeed, let's say, the other two, what opponent did you arrange? Let's talk about the funny little ghost named Allen first!"

"Alan," Professor Hodd recalled, smiling slightly, "he was a funny little guy and cheerful, but to be honest, I sometimes can't believe that he was also a student of our Reochs Academy, more like a member of the Royal Knight Academy...... Well, I've been with this little ghost for a while, his strength is great, I mean pure strength, even if it's an ordinary Chengren, it's not necessarily greater than him, hesitating this kid's talent, and the knight he admires, makes his attack more narrow than Soth, I bet, he hasn't learned any attack magic so far, so, I arranged for him to be a ghost......"

"Hmph, you are really a good professor to arrange a ghost who is immune to physical damage for a student who is good at physical strikes......"

Seeing that Professor Hodd was embarrassed to bear Abel's sarcasm, the old dean couldn't bear it, and said helpfully, "Actually, Hodd did the right thing, after all, we are in the School of Magic, and we can't do an offensive magic, how can this be called a magician......?"

"Yes, Dean, this kid Scott is the most diligent and hardworking student I've ever met, but he's also very smart, in my impression, on the basis of the academy curriculum, he started to learn enchantments, curses and other forms of magic very early, but his weakness is also obvious, compared to the other two imps, he is good at defensive magic and curse magic to contain opponents, and he is very weak in offensive magic, so, I plan to use the mechanical guards of the alchemy room as his opponent!"

"Huh, Roboguard?" Abel said, glancing at the crystal ball, shaking his head, "What a ruthless professor, isn't that imp's curse magic all nullified?"

"Otherwise, how can they discover their shortcomings?" Looking at the scene in the crystal ball, the old dean said with a smile, "Actually, this test is indeed too difficult for these children, but I have a hunch that in the near future, they will become important figures in this world...... Even if one day Reochs is gone, these children in the academy will pass on the great name of Reox!"

"Old Dean?"

"Oh, I'm just assuming, assuming, there's nothing more joyful than watching these kids grow up day by day, and they're all going to be the pride of Reoks!"

"Yes, old dean!"

"Look, Hod, your apprentice's battle with that phantom monster has begun, this magic is your proudest flame flash, ......right? You can't defeat the Phantom Water Monster without the level of the White Flame, and your mentor is ruthless, poor little one......"

"Why am I so ruthless? You don't know, I'm afraid that this little ghost will become proud after basically mastering the flame flash......"

Looking at Professor Hodd and Abel, the old dean was silently smoking his pipe.

Oh, yes!

Even if one day Reochs perishes, the students of the academy will live, they will live, and they will re-establish Reochs Academy!

I'm adamant about that, because they're all the pride of me, my Gretel Keynes!

(To be continued)