The stone-paved path stretches gently and gracefully, lined with gardener-tended greenery, where unknown wildflowers grow freely, giving the greenery a natural vibrancy. Perhaps it was watered early in the morning, and the greenery shimmered in the direct sunlight.

This is the waiting area next to the Academic Affairs Office of Cutrice College.

From the time they came here, a young man in the clothes of an operator said that they should be here for a while, and he would go in first to make an announcement, and they had been standing here for ten minutes looking at the scenery that had barely changed. But no response has been received.

"It's Mr. Curt Leinster and Miss Lizzie Leinst, right?" After a while, just as Curt was impatient to call the operator again, the intercom hanging by the door suddenly rang, "I'm sorry to keep you waiting, I'm Kafir Taturis, a staff member of the academy." ”

Seeing that things were finally progressing, Curt finally breathed a sigh of relief. He turned to look at Lizzie, who was sitting next to her, who was already bored and had begun to write random spell rudiments in mid-air. The messy graffiti that she scribbled with her magic and then erased it was enough to prove that she was also feeling a little bored.

Cafir Taturis, who was far away on the other side of the intercom, probably knew that the two of them were impatient, and quickly continued: "Please come to the southernmost room on the third floor now, where we will assess Miss Leinster's application for admission in terms of both basic theory of spells and practical skills. ”

With a "beep-" sound, the intercom hung up, and the remaining silence was urging the two to go to the designated place quickly. Originally, Curt also wanted to let the other side taste his feelings, but thinking that they were working hard for their own work after all, they had to pull Liqi and start moving.

The building is divided into a central avenue on the north and south sides, and the interior of the building is a corridor that connects the main parts from the lobby that serves as a waiting room, and the lines of the building are simple and fluid. There are about a dozen rooms on the left and right, which is a little too large for the Academic Affairs Office.

Such a wide building is not necessarily very efficient. The two walked under the porch, barely seeing the staff members, and the footsteps of the two echoed in the empty corridor.

"It's a big house. ”

Curt sighed from the bottom of his heart, but there was a slight hint of sarcasm in his tone.

Hearing Curt's sarcastic words, Lizzie nodded with a smile, then swept her gaze to every corner of the building and said, "Isn't a large, empty building the best structure for a secret passage? ”

"Hmm... It's hard to say, after all, this building was built only a few years ago, and the blueprints at that time should have been inspected by the Dominion and the construction was also supervised. ”

With a look of disbelief, Curt also silently looked around the rooms he passed. They were arranged quite neatly, not like a pattern structure that had the opportunity to hide hidden tunnels.

"It's just a conjecture, and of course I don't guarantee that it's accurate. ”

As they spoke, it wasn't long before they came to the spot where Kafir Taturis had asked them to be, where they were greeted by a middle-aged man with a stern face. His skin is a bit dark, which seems to be natural, and his head is somewhat piercing white.

The male is about 190 centimeters tall, and his broad shoulders and resolute eyes are impressive. What's even more impressive is the suit on his body that has begun to get old, which wraps around his full and prominent muscles, which looks a little funny.

"Hello and welcome to the Catrice Institute of Higher Studies and Studies. I'm Kafir Taturis, and I'm in charge of processing Miss Leinster's application today. ”

He could see that he was trying to squeeze out a smile that showed affection - but as soon as he spoke, a deep voice slowly flowed down his throat, which made him look vicious. His vocal cords seemed to have been injured before, and he was a little strangely hoarse, which was originally very suitable for his burly body, but it was a pity that the clothes on his body were too strong, and it destroyed his strict aura at once.

"Hello Mr. Taturis, I'm Curt Leonst. Curt walked up to Kafir, shook his hand with him, and then did his best not to let himself laugh, "I'm going to trouble you with today's work, what do we need to do now?"

He must have realized that his face could not be twisted into a smile, and simply gave up his efforts.

"Actually, there is no need to do anything, because Miss Leinster is applying for admission to the Higher Division, so we have to make an assessment of her ability in order to pass her application. ”

Clearing his throat, he continued, "If you have no other arrangements, please invite Miss Leinster into the room over there to prepare for the basic theory test now, and the invigilator will tell you the details." If you don't have stationery with you, you can ask him for it, but don't answer with spells. ”

Taturis pointed to the open room in front of him, where there was indeed a woman with a kind smile sitting quietly in a chair with a stack of papers. The teacher who was supposed to be assigned to oversee Lizzie's exam, Curt glanced at the file in her hand, and subconsciously sensed that there might be a lot of content in the exam.

"Okay, I see, written exam, right?"

Lizzie looked so excited that she almost didn't think of the exam as a pleasure in time.

"Please take the test well, don't write something that you don't have..."

There seemed to be some kind of metaphor in Curt's advice, but Lizzie didn't seem to care very much, just waved her hand casually. After explaining to Curt that she had heard him, she ran to the woman in charge of the exam with cheerful steps, leaving Curt completely behind.

Curt let out a long sigh, he knew that Lizzie should have listened to him, but what she would do when it came to operation was another matter.

"I wish she hadn't caused anything to happen..."

"Mr. Leinster. And just as he was about to go around the neighborhood to check the time and scout the terrain, Taturis suddenly stopped him, "I've heard a lot about you from Cadfield, if you don't mind, can you come to my office and have a cup of tea with me?"

Cadfield?

It took Curt a while to remember that this was the surname of the eldest sister, and the eldest sister had been calling her for the past few years, and she almost thought that her name was originally the eldest sister. The man in front of him will call the eldest sister by his surname, which can somewhat show that they should know each other.

In that case, Curt would not be able to casually refuse his invitation.

On this side, when Curt was called to tea by Taturis, in the classroom on the other side, Lizzie was also sitting in her place, ready to start testing the basic theory of spells.

Even Lizzie, who is obsessed with popular fiction, knows that the Magic Academy exam can't just be done by touching a ball that tests the capacity of magic or putting on an old hat that can talk.

Spells are not simply the release of magic in the body, nor do they value talent as much as thaumaturgy, but are the techniques that combine the knowledge and thinking skills that a person has learned to create a specific effect.

- This is the basis that all magicians know.

It's just that after seeing the questions on the exam paper, Lizzie couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

"The first big question, multiple-choice questions. Please select all the answers you think are correct from the following options and fill in the blanks marked with the questions.

1. We know that the principle of elemental spells is to use a specific algorithm to convert a certain concept of refining mana into a structure that supports the form of a spell, and to release it as a "phenomenon". So, which of the following concepts is not necessary to light a pile of moist leaves in a clearing?

1. Drying. 2. Heat, inner light. 3. Flow. 4. Steady dìng. 5. Structural damage. 6. Strength. ”

――Isn't this the legendary multiple-choice question?

Liqi's expression stiffened for a moment, this was her first contact with the examination method of modern education, and she was still a little windy for a while. But soon she began to flip through the stack of examination questions that the female teacher had put in her hands, wanting to know what kind of question types there were.

So after reading the questions again, Lizzie almost threw herself on the table. However, she didn't let herself lose her temper too much, but immediately stabilized her body

"What's wrong with you, Miss Leonster. Seeing Lizzie's somewhat exaggerated behavior, the woman in charge of the invigilator walked over in a bit of a panic, "Could it be that she is not feeling well?"

She looked at the woman who was walking briskly forward, and said slowly in a tone that hadn't woken up, "No, it's nothing. It's just that I didn't sleep well last night, and now I'm a little dizzy. ”

Of course, this is a lie, and what makes her dizzy is of course not that she read a book too late yesterday and didn't sleep, but the strange questions that appeared on this stack of examination papers. In addition to the "multiple-choice" questions, there were many patterns of questioning that she had never seen before, and these questions were a headache for Lizzie, who had no formal education.

For example, in an essay question, the respondent was asked to briefly discuss the impact of the war between the kingdom of Aranius and the Latoniel alliance on the direction of the old 6 political system at that time.

If Lizzie were to briefly discuss the impact of the sorcery revolution on the direction of spell exhibitions around the world, she could definitely write a report of tens of thousands of words. However, this question is for her to discuss the impact of the trend of the political pattern of a war, and Liqi, who does not like to read history books, does not even know when this matter was born.

Lizzie didn't understand for a while, how could an exam in the name of "basic theory" throw such a question to embarrass people. She now really wants to complain to Curt who just told her to "take the exam", but now it's not that she doesn't want to take the exam, but that this paper makes it impossible for her to answer it well.

But it was good—she thought—at least it wouldn't be boring.

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