Located in the southwest corner of the Floating Island, the training ground occupies a large area and is the oldest building in Raventon, which existed almost at the same time as the academy was founded.

In the last era, not only the catastrophe of magic, but the whole world was in turmoil, and there was hardly a moment of cessation between nations and nations, between churches and churches, between races and races, between gods and mages.

At that time, the world was full of dangers, so the major magic academies would require every mage to have good combat skills to protect the organization and themselves. And the training ground, where you can hone your combat skills, has naturally become the most important area.

However, after entering the era of the bright scorching sun, although the world still often breaks out wars, the overall pattern tends to be stable.

Especially after the rise of Lordaeron, human mages are more eager to regain the glory of the Rising Sun Age, and most of them devote themselves to research and discovery, exploring the secrets left over from the ancient world, and few are obsessed with fighting. Gradually, this idea became the mainstream of the entire human magical world. And it is precisely because of this overall trend that the training ground is rarely visited in normal times, at least Leo didn't go much last semester.

Of course, the trends of other races are not the same as those of humans, such as the dark elves, whose magic is mostly purely for combat, and the direction of development is more evil and violent.

As for the dwarfs, who are short in body and lack strength, they have made great strides in magical engineering, creating a series of magical golems and machines to replace them in their labor.

A few minutes later, a massive building came into view. The doorman didn't even mean to ask, and let the two in.

The training ground is somewhat similar to the stadium of the previous life, with an open field in the center and rows of spectator seats around it.

Leo took a quick look around, the building was indeed quite old, but the walls were shiny and smooth, the seats in the auditorium were intact and clean, and it was clear that there was regular maintenance.

He was able to understand the idea of the Academy. After all, this building is a symbol of the times and has the significance of being preserved.

On the open ground in front of us, more than a dozen square areas are divided by a magic force field, and freshmen, intermediate students, and even advanced students are mixed in, which is very lively.

Leo didn't expect that so many students would come here, it seemed that there were at least two hundred people, which was almost a third of all students. Fortunately, the training ground was large enough that the students were scattered in various areas, and it didn't feel too crowded and chaotic.

Followed by. Leo also found that the projects in each area are different.

Looking at the nearest row of runways, seven or eight people were running hard, and he asked, "It can't be a sprint, right?"

Sanders immediately replied, "Pretty much, but it's different from a normal sprint." They call it a sprint. Contestants can use any non-teleportation magic to increase their speed. ”

"Oh, what if you don't use magic and just rely on your body to run?" Leo was slightly interested.

It seems that the academy is not all stubborn guys, and there are still people who know that mages also need strong bodies.

Hear him say that. Sanders scratched his head: "Uh...... This one...... I guess so. But in that case, you won't be able to outrun the magicians. What, are you interested in sprint races?

"There was some interest, and I felt like I was running pretty fast. Leo replied lightly. Didn't say anything more.

In fact, he already had some ideas in his mind. If you have a magic weapon, you can burst out with amazing power in a short period of time when you convert your magic into original energy, and if you add it to magic and agility potions that increase speed such as cat elegance......

Come to think of this. Leo was eager to try, but he didn't know if it would be in line with the rules of the game.

Sanders didn't understand what it meant to run fast, and instead asked, "And what about your stamina? Except for the sprint." There's also the Tour of the Islands. ”

Seeing Leo's puzzled face, the little fat man continued: "It's a long-distance race that runs three laps around our floating island of Riveton. ”

"Three laps?" Leo was slightly surprised, "The area of the floating island is not small, and one circle is close to ten kilometers." ”

"That's why it's a test of endurance. I've heard that the best thing to do is to use flying magic intermittently, combined with your own body, to complete the race. Sanders grinned and explained that it was clear that he would not be able to participate in the program himself.

Leo also smiled: "You're so concerned, you won't want to participate in any projects, right?"

"There's one, let's go, let's go over and have a look. Sanders looked elated.

Rounding around a few areas, a slightly smaller area appears in front of you.

Seeing several students casting magic on the dummy erected in the center of the area, Leo asked, "What is this project?"

"Wrecking the race. See the dummy in the middle, which has a protective force field and metering device, and then each contestant casts three offensive spells on it, counting who has the most destructive power. Sanders knows a lot about this project, "You don't underestimate this game, which three spells are cast is very particular, only when they cooperate well, can you get the most perfect destruction effect." ”

Leo didn't expect Sanders to like such a violent project, but he completely agreed with the other party's statement.

Magic has developed for thousands of years, and although many twists and turns have lost a lot of valuable knowledge, more things have remained. According to incomplete statistics, there are as many as a thousand kinds of first-level magic alone, and with other levels of magic, it can be called a vast sea. If you want to achieve the best results, you really have to carefully select and go through countless attempts before it can be achieved.

He was just about to say something and give Sanders some advice, but suddenly noticed a row of strange portraits hanging not far away, and couldn't help but wonder: "Who are those people? Why are the portraits hanging here?"

Sanders followed his gaze, and his face was also full of strangeness: "Hey, really, why didn't I pay attention last time I came?"

At this time, a voice came from behind the two of them: "That's the portrait of the record holder of the academy competition." I wish I could be a record holder before I graduate, but the chances are slim. ”

Leo listened to the familiar voice, and when he looked back, it was Huntley, the class president, and there were two other classmates beside him, who seemed to be in his own class.

A few brief greetings were exchanged to each other. It turned out that Huntley had been practicing here all afternoon, and just happened to see Leo, so he came over to say hello and see what project he wanted to choose.

Without waiting for Leo to answer, Sanders interjected first: "Is there any benefit to being the record holder?"

"Of course! Magic Tournament is one of our Reventon traditions, and it's been around for thousands of years. Those who have been able to become record holders, each of them has achieved remarkable achievements, Crassus, Tonid, Bethectrick!" Huntley recited the names of the legendary mages like a treasure, "and being juxtaposed with them is a great honor in itself. Do you know who holds the most records right now?"

"Who is it?" Sanders asked subconsciously.

Leo immediately thought of someone. guessed: "It can't be that Majesty......"

"That's right, it's Antonidas Xià!" Huntley waved his arms feverishly and said, "Out of a total of twelve events, His Majesty has set a record of four in history!

"Hehe, that's amazing. Leo said perfunctorily.

To be able to hang a portrait of yourself among a bunch of famous people is indeed glorious, but for a pragmatist. It really doesn't make sense.

Huntley saw Leo's thoughts, blinked his eyes, and said mysteriously, "Haha, do you think that's just it?"

"What else?" Sanders' curiosity had been fully aroused.

Huntley shook his head. After satisfying the appetite of the two of them, he continued slowly: "Although His Majesty has not come back since leaving the academy, he has deliberately left the arrangements. If anyone can beat his record, they will be rewarded with a generous reward!"

Sanders' mouth grew in an instant. I couldn't believe it, and said, "Oh my God, you mean...... You mean...... Reward ...... of the Magic Emperor Xià"

"How's that, looking forward to it?" said Huntley excitedly. But he soon calmed down again: "However, Majesty raised the record to a height that ordinary people could not accomplish at all, and no one has ever broken Majesty's record for so many years, so for us, this is just a beautiful dream." ”

"yes, how could anyone break His Majesty's record?" another intermediate student nodded.

"I really want to know what good things will be left behind......

The three students in the intermediate class couldn't help but sigh.

Looking at their appearance, Leo was secretly a little amused, but his interest was really completely ignited, so he touched his chin and asked, "What if you break all of His Majesty's records, will there be any additional rewards?"

"Huh, how is that possible?" Several people, including Sanders, looked at Leo, wondering how he could ask such an idiotic question.

In the hearts of many mages, Antonidas is as great as the creator god, and it is already an extraordinary feat to be able to have a little relationship with him.

If it weren't for the good impression Leo had made on them before, and he was quite famous in the academy, they would almost have regarded Leo as a fearless ignorant.

"Hehe, I'm just asking, don't take it seriously. Sensing that the atmosphere had become bad, Leo smiled and waved his hand, "Class leader, I don't have a clear understanding of each program yet, wait for me to turn around and make a decision on which program to sign up for." ”

"Okay, anyway, we've been practicing for a day, so I'm just going to walk around with you and help you explain the rules of the game. Huntley naturally took Leo's words as a joke.

............

Half an hour later, the entire training ground was over, and Leo finally had a general understanding of all the events.

In addition to the already known sprint races, island races and destruction races, there are also nine events, including the hit race, the protection race, the control race, the comprehensive race, the cup race and the cross-country race.

Among them, Leo is most concerned about the control and dodge matches. At the same time, these two events, along with the sprint race and the destruction race, are also the events in which Antonidas holds the record.

In the control competition, participants are required to use the hand of a mage to control a metal ball, and then continuously pass the ball through the pre-set rings, and the final result is ranked by the number of rings crossed.

It looks easy, but Huntley made a point of emphasizing that the diameter of the ring is only two millimeters larger than that of a metal ball, and it can only be successfully traversed if it has very good control power. And as the distance of the ring gets farther and farther away, the difficulty naturally gets higher and higher.

Dodge matches are easier to understand. Contestants enter an enclosed area and use a variety of magic spells to fend off and dodge weakened versions of the magic missiles fired from all around them, and compete to see who can hold out the longest. Of course, this magic missile has a certain amount of tracking, and its number and speed will increase over time.

As for the other events, either the time overlapped or they didn't match Leo's current mastery, so he had to ignore them for the time being.

To Leo's surprise, Gerarson held the record for the House Tour of the Islands. Remembering that the guy's fortitude in being able to send himself to the bloody battlefield for training can be imagined, Leo quickly accepted this fact.

After a big turn, I returned to the training area of the wrecking race. It just so happened that the few people who had just practiced had already left, and Sanders had been waiting impatiently for a long time, so he plunged directly into it, ready to practice.

After a short spell, a black feathered arrow made purely of energy appeared in front of Sanders. After a little accumulation, he suddenly attracted his spiritual power, and the "black feather arrow" shot out, hitting the dummy.

Next, Sandershorn did not pause, and cast two more spells in succession, "Yoo Ma's Strong Acid Arrow" and "Sonic Blade", both of which accurately hit the dummy.

Leo could see that the little fat man had been prepared for a long time, and these three spells were all single attacks, and they were very powerful. The first hit is to use the spell-based "Dark Arrow" to penetrate the force field on the dummy, then use the "Yuo Ma's Strong Acid Arrow" to corrode to further destroy the defenses, and finally use the "Sonic Blade" to deal the most damage.

Huntley nodded again and again, and said to Leo: "Your friend is very good, looking at this level, he will definitely be in the top three among the freshmen." ”

Leo smiled and responded: "He is from a magic family, and he has received magic education since he was a child, so his strength is definitely no problem." ”

"Oh, which magical family?" asked Huntley, curious.

This kind of thing is not a secret, and Leo has no need to hide it, so he replied truthfully: "The Hawley family." ”

"No wonder, no wonder. Huntley touched his chin, as if he knew the Hawley family very well.

The two chatted casually for a few more minutes, and after two or three minutes, Sanders, who had been waiting for the results from the metering device, let out a joyful cheer: "Hahaha, 188 points, 21 points higher than the last time!" Leo, do you want to try?"

Leo was having an itchy hand, nodded, and walked directly to the field, stopping five meters from the dummy. (To be continued......)