Arak soon noticed that Ace was in a bad mood and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with you?" What are you thinking? ”

Ace smiled bitterly: "Hey, I'm meditating every night now, and my mental strength has also improved to a certain extent, but I always feel like I can't go any further." It's like a piece of glass pressing against my head, it looks fragile, but I just can't open it. ”

Arak smiled and said, "This is not a bad thing, you should be at the peak of a third-level magician now, and you may break through at any time, it is estimated that you are not far from the fourth-level." ”

Leon He smiled: "I said Ace, you are really cowhideous." Not only is the level of the mage increasing rapidly, but the path of the forge is getting smoother and smoother. You're such a genius. Hey, the academy is missing out on someone as talented as you, and that's a real loss for them! ”

Ace said, "You have to work hard, too." After all, our hunting party has not been disbanded. If there is an opportunity, we need to conduct real combat and improve combat experience! ”

Leon and Arak naturally agreed.

"Ace, there have been all kinds of rumors in the Imperial Capital recently. Have you heard? Arak asked.

Ace had mostly spent time in the blacksmith shop before. Of course he didn't know, and immediately shook his head.

When Leon heard this, he suddenly became interested: "Oops, I heard some. It is said that there was chaos outside the city for a long time, and many troops were stationed, many of whom were wounded. What the hell is happening in the Empire, you say? ”

Ace frowned. "Wounded soldiers?" He soon realized that this must have something to do with the Monster Mountain Range.

"Yes, it is said that many soldiers, knights, and magicians have been seen to become disabled! They look especially bleak. "Leon sympathized with them.

Hearing these words, Ace could basically conclude that these soldiers must have returned from the Warcraft Mountain Range.

"What's going on there? Why were so many imperial armies disrupted? Ace was confused. At that time, he and Alice and the others went on a mission to the Warcraft Mountain Range, where they found a large number of Imperial troops. But at the time, they didn't want to be discovered, so they quickly evacuated without knowing the specifics.

......

Time flies. Half a month has passed. The academy starts today.

As is customary at the college, there will be no classes scheduled on the first day of school, and the dean of the college will hold a welcoming ceremony.

The true dean of the college is the Archbishop of the Holy Light, but the archbishop usually does not interfere in the affairs of the college, and usually the vice-president presides over the overall situation.

However, at the welcome ceremony for the opening of this year's school, the Vice-Chancellor made an announcement about the college's evaluation.

The college assessment was supposed to take place at the end of the year, but the college had an early holiday at the end of last year and the year-end assessment was postponed to the beginning of the year.

The news about the assessment is that the evaluation rules have changed. Instead of choosing one-on-one as in previous years, you can form a team of three to compete collectively.

This rule changes considerably, especially for those students of average strength, as it means that they can find some stronger people to participate in the assessment, resulting in better results.

You know, the annual evaluation of the college is very important for every student of the college, because getting good grades not only gets a certain reward, but also brings a certain reputation to the college and the capital as a whole.

In addition, the champion of the Academy's annual assessment will essentially become the mainstay of the future empire. Nowadays, many of the big names in the Imperial Wizards have achieved high marks in the academy evaluation.

For this reason, the Empire attaches great importance to the annual Academy Evaluation, as the Empire's future heroes can often be born here.

The Academy's annual evaluation was open to the public and was available to all commoners and nobles in the imperial capital. Of course, the nobility of the imperial capital had certain privileges to sit in a relatively forward position and watch the war.

The auditorium used for evaluation and competitions was usually chosen at the largest warrior training ground in the Imperial City. All student tutors at the college can enter and observe. In the past, every assessment has been almost full, and I think this year is no exception.

The year-end review of the college has gradually become a traditional festival in the imperial capital, which has attracted widespread attention.

After the opening reception of the college, the students also began to look for their partners.

Arak and Lyon were no exception, but as the second of the "Three Fools", they usually didn't get along well with the other students, so they simply couldn't find a third person to form a group with them.

It made them very sad. They can't find a third person, which means they have to fight two people in a three-person team. It's really not fair.

"What should I do? Alas, I'm really angry! Leon grumbled as he poured wine into his glass.

Arak was also sad: "Hey, I heard that this year's academy evaluation, the senior officials of the Imperial Magician Regiment will also go to observe, this is a great opportunity to shine." If they are liked by the high-ranking officials of the Wizard Regiment, the future can be said to be bright! ”

Ace next to him could only smile bitterly: "It's a pity, I'm not a student of the academy, I can't form a team with you!" ”

Leon frowned, the flesh on his face almost squeezed together. "Ace, that's worrying. You said that if you were an ordinary student of our academy, we would be able to compete for the championship this year! ”

Ace couldn't help but smile and said, "Champion? Are you thinking too much? Just the three of us, how can we win the championship! You know, the Academy of Magic is a place where many powerful people are hidden. I asked. It is said that there are many champions, usually ordinary students who are usually silent, at least in the eyes of outsiders. ”

Arak bit his lip: "It is said that this academy evaluation is very special, not only because the rules have changed, but also because the king, who has not appeared for a long time, will also come to the scene this time, which is a good opportunity to become famous!" ”

Ace couldn't help but be stunned: Will the king also go to see it?

The college's assessment and competition schedule was scheduled after three days, and the students basically found a partner and formed a team of three.

According to the regulations, the list of team members must be handed over to the vice president today.

However, Arak and Leon still can't find a third person, and they are very anxious at this point.

Jessica, the tutor of the Academy's Fire Department of Magic, has also been urging Arak to finalize the list as soon as possible.

In Jessica's opinion, Arak has a great talent for fire magic. Although it had been more than a month since he had been at the academy, his study of fire magic had almost been abandoned because he wanted to learn alchemy, but after Arak realized this, it took him less than two months to break through to the second level of magician, much to Jessica's surprise and delight. It seems that she is not wrong, Jessica is definitely a natural genius for magic.

Seeing that the registration date was about to expire, Jessica was naturally very anxious.