Right in the middle of the mage area.

Square 15-storey magic tower.

It is the only mage tower built inside the city of Thunder City, and it is also the office and residence of the president of the Wizards' Guild of the Kingdom of Tulum.

Berkeley Payne, who has been president of the association for 20 years, is in his office, holding up a pair of monocles and reading hard.

"The door is open."

Berkeley muttered to himself suddenly.

Harris pushed the door open and sat down across from the president.

"When I'm done reading this paragraph, soon." Berkeley didn't lift his head.

It wasn't until ten minutes later that he put down his monocle and raised his head, a gentle smile on his wrinkled and burnt face:

"Why are you free to come to me today?"

"At such an age, he is still working so hard, if he lets those young magicians see it, wouldn't he be ashamed." It was not easy to hear whether it was praise or emotion in Harris's tone.

"You know who my ex is, it's a lot of pressure." Berkeley Payne seemed to have long been accustomed to Harris's personality, and said with a smile.

"That's why I've come to you today, Lord Payne."

"Master Roman?"

"To be precise, it's the new disciple of Your Excellency the 'Storm Guide'."

"Colin Vane?" Berkeley blurted out.

"Your Excellency seems to have paid attention to him as well?" Harris asked.

"Who hasn't paid attention to the entire Thunder City."

Berkeley pulled a wooden box on the table, opened it, it was full of yellow tobacco, and then picked up a thick piece of paper from the side, and slowly rolled the cigarette, and asked:

"What's wrong with that kid?"

"Colin Vane is here today."

"Oh?"

"Plus, I had a fight with him." Harris said in a flat tone.

"Even if it's you...... It's too much. ”

Berkeley was a little crying and laughing: "Even if you don't look at Master Roman's sake, he is a teenager, how can you bully the small with the big?" ”

"The truth doesn't matter if he's young, what's more, since he's a disciple of Master Roman, his requirements are naturally higher than other young people."

"So, what was the result?"

"For the time being, I'm losing."

"Huh?" Berkeley Payne's hand on the cigarette paused.

"As you know, I've always had a lot of complaints about Master Roman accepting a disciple who hasn't awakened."

"Actually, many people have doubts, but only you have spoken out."

Berkeley handed the rolled cigarette to Harris and smiled, "I'm curious, what can you argue with him?" ”

"It's nothing more than that."

"So, how can you lose?" Berkeley was puzzled and amused.

Harris didn't answer and asked, "Do you know what Colin Wayne is doing today?" ”

"What for?" Berkeley grew more curious.

Harris held a cigarette in his left hand, and with a slight pinch of his right thumb and forefinger, a blue flame ignited between his fingers, lit the cigarette butt, and then extinguished.

"He's here to take the beginner mage exam."

When Berkeley heard this, his hand that was rolling a cigarette for himself trembled slightly, and a few cigarettes fell off the paper.

There was silence in the room.

Long.

Berkeley sighed and said, "The master's vision is really not comparable to us. ”

……

……

Inside the hall.

Colin, who had seen Harris off, waited at the reception desk for a moment when he saw a young girl with a ponytail running not far away.

The uniform attire of the reception staff of the association is quite good-looking, the boys wear white long-sleeved shirts and blue trousers, and the girls wear white short-sleeved tops and blue long skirts.

"Hello, my name is Rebecca, and I'm your waiter."

The little girl ran out of breath, still greeting politely.

Colin was helpless: "Hello, in fact, I don't need much help, I just want someone to tell me how to sign up for the assessment." ”

"That's one of my jobs."

The girl named Rebecca stood upright, clasped her hands in front of her lower abdomen, and said with a smile: "Actually, to be precise, I am the exclusive waiter of the iron gold medal in your hand." ”

"This?" Colin took out the gold-inlaid iron plate given by his sister.

Rebecca kept her distance, stretched out her head to look, and said with a smile that grew brighter:

"Yes, by the way, how is Miss Tessa doing?"

It turned out to be the exclusive waiter of the senior sister.

Colin probably understood that this was a VIP-like exclusive service.

"She's fine."

"You must be Mr. Vane, I just heard from my colleague that you are arguing with His Excellency 'Flame and Thunder' on this side of the hall, which is really ...... Remarkable. ”

You must be trying to say that you are too good at death...... Colin laughed inwardly.

Seeing that Colin didn't say anything, Rebecca hurriedly continued:

"I have already completed your registration for the assessment, and now I only need to wait for the written test to start at 9 o'clock."

"Thank you."

Colin didn't expect the other party to be so efficient, and before he saw himself, he had already done things well, this VIP was really different, I don't know how much I need to recharge to have such a service.

"I advise you to eat some food during this time, but do not drink water, the written test will take 4 hours, during which you will not be able to eat, you will not be able to go to the toilet......"

"Thank you for the reminder."

From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., four hours, 1,000 questions.

The average time for each question is less than 15 seconds.

This examination system was originally formulated by the teacher Roman Sagan, and although everyone including the proctor hated it, given that the magister was still in full swing, even Berkeley Payne, who had been in charge of the association for 20 years, did not dare to change what he left behind.

Colin glanced at the minute-accurate magic timer hanging high on the wall of the hall, showing the time at 7:45 a.m.

Rebecca said, "Mr. Wayne, if you have nothing else to attend to, I can take you to Miss Tessa's room for a while, and I'll call you 10 minutes before the exam." ”

Is it a special room for my sister?

"Thank you then."

"That's what I'm supposed to do."

……

Colin followed Rebecca to a room at the end of the hallway on the second floor, and when he entered, he found that it was clean and tidy, with a dressing table, a wardrobe, a changing screen, a wool cushion sofa that could be flattened, a row of reception sofas, and a rectangular coffee table.

"Miss Tessa hasn't been to the club for over a month, but I've been cleaning her room all the time."

"Good work."

"You're so polite." Rebecca smiled: "Please rest for a while, don't worry about being late, I will call you in advance." ”

"Thank you."

Seeing Rebecca away, Colin lay down on his sister's sofa, caressing the soft wool cushion with his hand, looking at the ceiling, thinking about today's exam.

The big words have already been said, in case you fail the assessment, even the teacher's face will be lost.

Because the sofa was so comfortable, Collin, who had slept well last night, was still almost asleep until Rebecca's soft call came from outside the door.

He straightened his clothes and opened the door.

"Mr. Wayne, the exam will start in 15 minutes, and it will take 5 minutes to walk from here to the exam room in Building 23, so I suggest we go now."

"Trouble leads the way."

Colin followed behind Rebecca, and said in his heart that this was the first time that this kind of exam treatment had been given in two lifetimes combined.