Chapter 737: Magical Talent Test
"Good ambition!"
Zuo Yu sat on the sofa in the mansion in the storage space, gave a thumbs up to the ceiling, and almost said a line like 'I am in the forest, and I will only rely on myself in my life' for Haven.
Soon after, the dining room of the Baruch family mansion, lit up by candlelight.
Four members of the Baruch family, including four-year-old Wharton, sat around the rectangular table.
Halfway through eating, the patriarch Hogg put down his knife and fork, looked at Lin Lei and said, "I heard that you often take roasted hare to the backyard recently?" β
Lin Lei blinked, hesitated slightly, but still nodded: "Yes, father, I recently found a very cute young beast in the backyard, so I often think about getting some food for it." β
"I see."
Hogg nodded, obviously not very concerned in his heart, just trying to use this matter to lead the conversation.
Haiwen glanced at Lin Lei, turned his head to look at the plate and said lightly, "Pay attention to safety." β
Lin Lei was slightly stunned, and immediately understood that the uncle should already know about the shadow mouse.
He scratched his head embarrassedly and whispered, "I will, uncle." β
Hogg looked at the two of them with a smile, groaned slightly, and said, "Oh yes, weren't you two very interested in magic before, exactly a week later, in the royal capital 'Finlay City', the enrollment for magic tests will start soon. β
"You ...... Do you want to participate? β
Hearing Hogg's words, Lin Lei was stunned at first, and then couldn't help but hesitate.
He thought that now that he had been taught by the mages of the Sanctuary Realm, his progress rate must be much stronger than that of those magic academies.
Under such circumstances, he was naturally reluctant to leave his hometown, let alone his father and younger brother.
"Trouble cousin to help arrange it, the two of us will go."
Haven next to him suddenly opened his mouth and made a decision for Lin Lei.
Lin Lei came back to his senses and hurriedly looked at Haiwen, as if he wanted to say something.
Haven glanced at him and said lightly: "The so-called magician is the existence of the pursuit of the truth of heaven and earth, resting on his laurels, for a real magician, it is the most stupid decision!" β
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Lin Lei looked at Haiwen with a stunned expression, as if he was suddenly stunned by this sentence.
"He's right." Drinkwater's solemn voice suddenly sounded in his mind, "Although I am a Sanctuary magician, after all, I haven't been in contact with the magic world for more than five thousand years, and for more than five thousand years, I don't know how many new forms of magic will be born during this long time. β
"Lin Lei, Wushan Town is still too small, if you really want to become a magician, you need to step into a broader stage!"
Hearing the words of Haven and Drinkwater, Lin Lei couldn't help but feel excited.
He nodded solemnly: "I understand, I'll go to the magic admissions test!" β
Seeing the appearance of Lin Lei and Haiwen, Hogg couldn't help laughing, and said a little funny: "Looking at the appearance of the two of you, those who don't know think they have become magicians!" β
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Haiwen and Lin Lei looked at each other, and they could see the smile in each other's eyes.
Hogg didn't understand anything, Baruch nodded, and said with a relieved face: "Then the matter is settled, and in five days, I will arrange for you to go to the royal capital of Finlay City!" β
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Five days later, Hogg arranged for Hillman, the captain of the guard, to send the two to the royal capital, while he stayed in the ancestral mansion and sat in the town of Osan Town.
Before leaving, Haven stood next to the carriage and watched the interaction between Lin Lei and the black mouse with cold eyes.
Perhaps because he found that Lin Lei had the intention of leaving, the black shadow mouse that he had been fed for a long time actually changed his previous appearance of being afraid of life, and came out of the backyard of the Baruch family, reluctantly circling around Lin Lei.
Lin Lei was also quite reluctant, squatted down, and whispered something to the black shadow mouse.
After not reading much, the shadow mouse seemed to have made up his mind, and suddenly bit Lin Lei.
Hillman, who was originally happy, was shocked when he saw this, and just wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Haven.
"Young Master Haiwen?"
"Don't be nervous, that demonic beast is already planning to sign an equal soul contract with Lin Lei."
ββ¦β¦ Equal Soul Pact? β
Hillman stared at Haven in dismay, as if he had never heard of such a thing.
Haven explained calmly, "Generally speaking, the contract between humans and Warcraft is only a master-servant contract, but in fact, few people know that there is an equal contract between humans and Warcraft. β
"This kind of equal contract can only be initiated by Warcraft, and a Warcraft can only sign an equal contract once in its lifetime."
ββ¦β¦ And what's going on? Hillman couldn't help but turn his head and look at Lin Lei and the shadow mouse in surprise.
I saw a trace of blood flowing from the corner of the shadow mouse's mouth, and it merged with the blood on Lin Lei's calf to form a strange black magic array.
Not long after, the black magic array split into two and turned into two black lights, which submerged into the bodies of Lin Lei and the little shadow mouse respectively.
Lin Lei stood in place in a daze for a long time, and it was not until Hillman finally couldn't hold back and called out to him that he gradually came back to his senses.
"Don't worry, Uncle Hillman, I'm fine!"
Lin Lei had a smile on his face and happily lifted the shadow mouse up: "I just named him Beibei, and now, Beibei is my Warcraft!" β
ββ¦β¦ It's true! β
Hillman looked at him in amazement and delight.
Haven glanced at them and turned to board the carriage.
"Don't gossip, come on, time waits for no one!"
"Oooh!"
Lin Lei and Hillman both nodded hurriedly, took a step, and boarded the carriage.
In the many countries west of the Demon Beast Mountain Range on the Magnolia Continent, they are mainly divided into two camps.
One of them is the Holy Alliance dominated by the Holy See of Light, and the other is the Dark Alliance with the Holy See of Darkness.
Two alliances, each in which they control many kingdoms and principalities by faith.
And the Finlay City that Haiwen and the others are going to at this moment is the royal capital of the powerful kingdom of the Holy Alliance, the Finlay Kingdom.
The entire city of Finlay is mainly divided into two major regions, east and west, the eastern region is directly governed by the Finlay Kingdom and the royal family, and the western area has the church of the Holy See of Light, so it is basically controlled by the Holy See of Light.
As the royal capital of the Finlay Kingdom, Finlay City is also the premier bustling city in the entire Magnolia Continent.
It covers an extremely large area, with more than a million inhabitants under its rule, or at least millions if you count the floating population.
As the leading ancient family of the Finlay Kingdom, the Baruch family has now declined, but after all, it was once prosperous, so the Osan Town led by the Baruch family is actually not far from the royal capital.
Hywin and the others set out in the morning and entered the gates of the royal capital in the evening.
After arriving at the hotel that had been agreed on a long time ago, Haven and the others put down their luggage, and Hillman was full of excitement and threatened to take the two children to the famous Champs-Γneficiaries.
But alas, Haven is not interested in this.
Although Lin Lei was a little interested in this, when he saw Haiwen's refusal, he had always regarded his uncle as a role model, so he refused.
Disappointed, Hillman stayed at the inn and followed the instructions of the patriarch Hogg to 'protect' the two eight-year-olds.
In the early morning of the next day, on the Green Leaf Road, one of the main roads of Finlay East City, most of the buildings on both sides of the road were luxuriously decorated mansions, most of which belonged to the nobles of the kingdom, and a few belonged to extravagant merchants.
But of all the mansions, the tallest building still belongs to the Holy See of Light.
It is a public building funded by the Church of Light, and the floor and walls of the building are engraved with mysterious and complex magic arrays, which can be combined with many magical instruments to accurately test the subject's magical talent.
On weekdays, this building serves as the regional church in the eastern part of Finlay.
In late autumn, it becomes the busiest testing site in the whole of Finlay.
At this time, the sun had just risen over the horizon, and Haven and the others had already arrived here.
They thought they had come early, but they didn't expect that the nobles of the royal capital had come earlier than them, and luxurious carriages had gathered from all directions, crowding the empty square in front of the building.
"There are so many people!"
Lin Lei stood at the door, looking at the nobles who were greeting each other with emotion.
Haven next to him frowned, as if he was very uncomfortable with this phenomenon of crowding.
The vast majority of the more than a thousand people gathered in the hall were nobles from the royal capital and the children they brought, and only a small part were the children of small nobles from the countryside like Haiwen and Lin Lei.
As for the commoners outside the nobility, there are almost none.
Because the registration fee for this test alone requires a full ten gold coins, and once admitted, the tuition fee is even higher, and ordinary civilian families simply cannot afford it.
However, as long as their children are admitted, there will naturally be aristocrats to sponsor them.
Therefore, there will still be civilians who borrow money to gamble their luck......
It's a pity that most of the end result of such civilians is in debt.
After all, in this world, there are differences in bloodline, and the descendants of magicians are more likely to become magicians.
Just then, a priest in a black robe walked out of the corner door of the hall.
The many nobles in the hall closed their mouths and looked at the priest quietly.
The originally noisy hall instantly fell silent, and the priest in black robe smiled and said loudly: "The admissions officers of the major magic academies are ready to be in place, and I announce that the magic test has officially begun!" β
"Anyone who wants to take a magic test, please follow me into the side door and line up."
With that, the black-robed priest turned around and walked towards the side door.
The crowd in the hall moved, and many nobles walked over with their children.
Hillman considered himself a countryman, and he had an innate inferiority complex towards the nobles of the royal capital, so he was afraid to go with them.
Haven sighed when he realized this, and then stuffed the registration fee into Hillman's arms.
"You two, take the money and follow me, do you understand?"
After saying that, Haven took a step forward without hesitation and strode towards the crowd.
Seeing Haiwen's tough and calm appearance, Hillman and Lin Lei looked at each other, subconsciously obeyed Haiwen's order, and stepped forward to keep up with Haiwen's footsteps.
Seeing this scene, Drinkwater hidden in the ring couldn't help but sigh.
"This kid is a natural nobleman!"
(End of chapter)