Chapter 23 Apprenticeship Assessment
The apprenticeship assessment is held on the second floor of the West Tower. There is a room made of special materials and equipped with powerful enchantment magic, which is used as an assessment room. There are a variety of tools on display to test magic, each of which is worth a lot of money.
At this moment, there are many apprentices gathered here, each holding a group, whispering. There are first-ring, second-ring and junior apprentices, and they are waiting for the arrival of the inspector in charge of the assessment.
Harumi and Kaya are among them, and they are faintly in the spotlight. What happened the other day was widely circulated among the apprentices' coteries. After all, there are only a few apprentices who are personally received by the president throughout the year.
One of the great responsibilities of a mage in the world of Lost is that he must teach more than two apprentices in his life to become a full-fledged mage. The president's qualifications and achievements have long exceeded this standard. But when he saw the apprentices who were extremely talented and extremely deferred, he still did not hesitate to teach knowledge himself.
Therefore, as an apprentice, meeting the top figures of the Xijia District will attract everyone's attention, not to mention that now that there is a forum, the news spreads so quickly, and in less than half a day, the origins and data of the two girls have been almost announced.
But after knowing the inside story, there is no one who will envy the two women. Because their teachers have no other great achievements than being the founders of the forum. As for the name of the founder, there is no real benefit other than vanity. What can you make by selling only Kiel's magical knowledge.
In the final analysis, Tripwood's is still a poorly talented, crane-tailed magician in most people's evaluations. This is also limited by the fact that most people in the world do not have an economic concept, and they are unable to understand what kind of impact will be caused by qualitative change caused by equivalent change. When there are enough of Ikiel, it will also scare people to death.
Although everyone does not envy the two girls, the mentality of comparison still exists. Everyone wants to see what kind of inhuman realm the magic strength of the people who have survived for nearly three years and came to participate in the first ring assessment before the deadline is almost up.
At the apprenticeship level, the exam of each ring is not difficult. The first ring has twenty-two must-learn magics, the second ring has twenty-three, and the third ring has twenty-four. And the test of each ring is to randomly select ten of the magic that must be learned and perform it on the spot.
The person being assessed must not only be quite familiar with magic, but also pay attention to the accumulation of his own mana and power. After all, it is not an easy task to cast ten spells at once. If the mana power is insufficient, although there is no danger of magic reversal, if any magic is not successful, it will be eliminated.
The gray-haired inspector arrived belatedly, and he was followed by two secretaries. One of them was holding a huge book, which contained a record of the experiences of the apprentices of the Siga branch in recent years.
Despite the rapid development of the forum in recent months, some important materials of the association have not been developed towards paperlessness. Because some systems and habits cannot be changed in a hurry. What's more, the format of the forum is not conducive to the systematic organization and preservation of materials.
The other secretary carried a scroll with a list of apprentices who had applied for the assessment. After he arrived, he immediately took a roll call one by one, confirmed the number of people, and arranged the order of the assessment.
According to the previous practice, the high-profile person will be assessed first, and he will be able to know whether he has passed or not from the inspector on the spot. Those who have completed the assessment can leave first without staying. This time, it was also in accordance with the established rules, but before coming to the examination room, the inspector and the two secretaries were specially invited to the president's office, which delayed a lot of time.
There will be this kind of action, and most of the apprentices who are being assessed need special attention. Most of the time, it is the apprentice's associates who entrust the presence of a leading person to come forward and then stuff a large bribe. In a society ruled by man, this kind of thing is very common. It's just that it's the president himself who came forward to explain today.
The two secretaries were familiar with this. Generally speaking, the Inspector will not make any changes to the results of the assessment, passing is passing, and failing is failing. But how to write the person who logged in is not within his scope of responsibility, but don't think that the role of the inspector is not important, whether you open your eyes or close your eyes, there is a big difference.
After everything was arranged, the two secretaries began the apprenticeship assessment after consulting the inspector. The first to enter the field is a second-ring apprentice, and as long as the third-ring assessment passes, he will become an official magician. Just look at his slightly chubby figure, with all kinds of magic accessories hanging up and down, and he looks ready to go.
In fact, in the most primitive form of the apprentice assessment, the subject wears an ordinary robe and only carries a medium for casting spells, and he has to complete ten magic spells independently. Any cheating with the help of magic items is a direct reward for unqualified work. Ever since a certain president of a local chapter said one year in a big way, "Financial resources are also part of strength. Later, although this rule was not repealed, it was also ignored by everyone.
No matter where they go, the Lesson Warrior is always something to love and hate.
The little brother who came on the field first drew lots in the secretariat and drew ten magic spells that he was going to use for the assessment. At the same time, another secretary found the page with the apprenticeship experience from the large record book and respectfully presented it to the inspector.
After getting an idea of what the subject had been going through, the Inspector motioned for the examination to begin.
The number of spells assessed is limited to the ten that can be drawn, and there is no limit to the order. Therefore, most of the first few spells are more certain, and the cast is quite smooth.
However, when it comes to casting any magic, the preparation time is relatively long. There is still a time limit between magic and magic casting, and if it is overtimed, it will be considered elimination. Therefore, the apprentice of the second ring on the field, seeing that the hourglass for recording time was about to be exhausted, hurriedly threw out a magic scroll, which was a high-level magic used to locate spatial coordinates. It was only by relying on this scroll that he was able to open the spatial passage before the time limit and instantly travel to another location.
After that, several spells were also unleashed in such a thrilling way. It wasn't until the last gigantic was successfully cast that his whole body began to swell, and he raised his hands in joy and almost cheered. However, he soon realized that something was wrong, because he couldn't stop his growing body, and began to squeeze into the ceiling, bowing his head, bending over, and even curling up.
The Inspector saw that something was wrong, and as soon as the wand in his hand touched the ground, a white mist that had been dissolved by magic sprayed towards the giant. This caused his body to begin to shrink until it returned to its original state.
The face of the apprentice who survived the catastrophe was like ashes. If the magic that had just gotten out of control hadn't been lifted, death seemed inevitable. However, the Inspector smiled kindly and said, "Don't worry too much, you have already passed the examination and become an official magician." In the future, I hope you will continue to study and refine your magical skills, but don't repeat the situation you just had. ”
The mood is like a sauna wash, high and low. But the newly promoted magician who passed the examination did not lose his temper again this time, but cautiously saluted the inspector. In addition to the recognition of promotion, there is also the life-saving grace just now.
In the apprenticeship assessment, the principles of many magic are quite complex. The apprentices are just following the rules and following the steps and instructions. Therefore, the assessment criteria are only in whether the performance is successful or not, and whether it can be effectively controlled is not so important. Therefore, the performance of the gigantic just now can be said to be a failure; But when people get bigger, the assessment is considered to be passed.
With the first success, the followers have undoubtedly increased their confidence. One by one, one by one, also one by one. In fact, this kind of apprenticeship assessment is applied by the apprentices themselves. Most of the applicants will participate if they are sure. The Inspector is not so much judging the results of the examination as he is preparing for the dangerous situation just now.
As for the so-called time limit, it is only the period during which the association stipulates that magicians who are instructors can continue to receive subsidies. There are some magicians who look down on this kind of small money and have a lot of money, and their attitude towards their apprentices is almost like herding sheep and grazing. Come back when you are sure, practice until you are sure if you are not sure, and be an apprentice for the rest of your life if you are not sure. So much for.
Under normal circumstances, people who finish the assessment leave on their own, but today there are quite a few people who stay. Because they were waiting for the two apprentices of the Great Sage Tower, they wanted to see if their magical attainments were worthy of the Lord's favor. However, the inspector was thinking about how to quietly release the water, after all, it was the person the president had ordered to take care of. No matter how he does this kind of thing, he always feels embarrassed.
After more than a dozen tests, it was finally the turn of the Ringless. The first few junior apprentices went on the field in turn, but the two girls stayed last. The secretary who was originally in charge of the sorting, he was careful that he hoped that there would not be too many onlookers, so that the water could be released more blatantly. Nowadays, there are more and more people, and depending on the situation, the number is still increasing.
The apprenticeship assessment is not forbidden to be watched by others, of course, in the event of a dangerous situation, it is at your own risk. In addition to the public assessment to show fairness, it is inevitable that some relatives and friends will want to cheer them on. Most of the time, though, the apprentices aren't very skilled in spellcasting, and they don't attract people to watch in this era of lack of entertainment. Therefore, the assessment venue is usually very deserted.
But this time the two girls seemed to attract a lot of attention, and the news spread on the forum, and the apprentices who were free and idle came to the assessment room of the West Tower one after another, standing on the periphery, waiting to see the excitement.
Finally everyone else was over, and it was the previous junior apprentice who performed magic, which can be described as stumbling and stumbling. It doesn't look like a good sign.
However, the girls' adventure experience over the years, coupled with the influence of the teachers they followed, became more and more coarse in the direction of nerves. Turning a blind eye to onlookers, they haven't even found themselves in the spotlight.
The two girls cheered each other on. Halumi handed Kaya the pouch containing his belongings, leveled his robes, and entered the testing arena with his usual short wand.