Volume 1 The Scourge of Witchcraft and the Enemies of a Thousand Years Ago Chapter 83 Difficult to understand
Professor Stubone seems to have confidence in Riel.
Alan knew that there was no point in saying anything else now, so he had to cheer him on as well: "Come on, good luck!"
"Hmm. Riel hurriedly replied and stepped onto the podium.
However, Alyssa stood still and did not move, her head bowed, and her expression could not be seen clearly. It wasn't until Professor Stubourne urged her again that she glanced back at Alan and stepped onto the podium.
She never glanced at Riel, and just found a spot to stand, and without even giving Riel a hint of a look, she raised her wand to herself in her hand, catching Riel a little off guard.
Riel was still wondering why Alyssa looked unhappy, until he saw her raise her wand and realized that she was about to act. But fortunately, Alan had told him that he should be in Alyssa's direction, so he had time to stand in the right position.
Riel looked at Alyssa frequently, but she never had any intention of communicating with him, but was engrossed in every step of the way: establishing a magic link, feeling the flow of magic, and transmitting mana.
At this point, Riel panicked. Originally, it was because he suddenly mastered some spell-casting skills that he had the courage to raise his hand, but in fact, he didn't know how much he could do it. It's just that considering that the person who cooperated with him was Alyssa, and remembering the help she helped him during the final exam, he thought that she would give him some hints this time like she did at that time, so he thought that as long as he was a little luckier, he should be able to deal with it easily.
But Alyssa's reaction leaves Riel confused and desperate. Until the moment she opened her eyes to recite the incantation, she didn't even glance at Riel.
Riel had no choice but to hastily establish a magic link, and cooperate with Alyssa to transmit magic as much as he could. In order to avoid the effects of the boiling physique, he did not use his wand, and deliberately reduced the transmission speed to half of the last time he practiced.
However, all this he did seemed to be useless, and due to his lack of concentration, he himself did not know how much magic was transmitted. And Alyssa didn't have any warning before reciting the incantation, no eye contact, and no nodding signal, as if he didn't exist at all, which made Riel confused, so he had to follow Alyssa and hurriedly recite the incantation.
With a "pop", the apple is perfectly divided into four equally sized petals.
"Well done!" Professor Stubone led the applause, and the applause in the classroom was already ringing in an instant. But what happened in the next second surprised everyone present: less than a second after the first explosion, a second followed, and then the apples, which had been divided equally, were blown to pieces in an instant.
The applause that had just begun came to an abrupt end, and the smile on Professor Stubourne's face froze.
"Uh......" The atmosphere in the whole classroom suddenly became awkward. Riel also froze in place and didn't move, although he felt sluggish, but as a client, he was also vaguely aware of what might be going on.
The classroom was noisy, and the students began to whisper about what was going on.
Professor Stubone wasn't far away, and he had already taken out his pen and paper to give the two of them extra points, but after carefully recalling the details of their spell casting, he understood what was going on.
"You don't seem to be too sensitive to the flow of mana, kid. Professor Stubourne walked over to Riel and patted him on the shoulder, "You still need more practice. ”
Then he walked up to Alyssa and shouted, "Alyssa Dark, add fifty points!"
"Wow!" The classroom immediately became a mess, and some people protested because of the extra thirty points in their eyes: "Professor, didn't you say that the good ones are only twenty points? Why did it suddenly become fifty points?"
Alan was also stunned, he knew that Professor Stubone had always been generous in terms of extra points, but he didn't expect to give Alyssa fifty points at once!
"Ahem...... Quiet, all quiet!" Professor Stubourn stopped the noise in the classroom, pondered for a moment, and slowly explained, "As you can see, there were two bursts on this apple, the first time it was split into four even petals, and the second time it was blown to pieces...... Does anyone know what that means?" he paused, looked around, and continued, "That's right, two bursts, which means that the apple was not separated by the two of them together, but by one of them by himself...... As you already know, it's not easy to cut an apple in half. First of all, you have to make sure that the amount of magic you transmit to the inside of the apple is moderate, otherwise it will either cause the apple to be blown to pieces, or there will only be a shallow crack. Secondly, you also need to control the direction of the expansion of the mana while reciting the incantation. To divide the apple in half, you need to control the mana expansion point at the center of the apple, and then let the mana expand in a flat shape...... Students who have carefully read the textbook should already know that the types of magic expansion can be roughly divided into four types - sputtering, spherical, flat and cross. Most people can only do the splash type, because when reciting the spell, there is no need to have any control over the magic power, just let the magic power expand freely and scattered, while the flat type needs to forcibly compress the expanding magic power in a very narrow range through the magic link when reciting the spell, that is, let the magic power expand in only two directions in a limited area, and the cross type is the most difficult to master, in order to make the magic appear cross-shaped expansion, you need to have a very delicate perception of the flow of magic power, and it is extremely sensitive to the expansion direction of the magic power...... Why is it so demanding? Because in order to achieve cross-shaped expansion, it is necessary to divide the mana that has been transmitted into the apple into two equal parts, and then expand the two parts of mana in two different directions at the same time...... For example, if a flat swell is like you take a knife and cut an apple in half, then a cross swell requires you to use a knife to cut it in two different directions, and you have to do it almost at the same time...... It's hard enough to make the magic expand in a flat way. Most people take a long time to become proficient, and even fewer people can achieve cross-shaped expansion on their own, and not only need to have enough talent, but also need to practice diligently...... I've been here for so long that I've seen similar situations on my fingers...... Darke is one of them, so I'm sure she's worth the fifty points for her demonstration!"
"Wow!" Professor Stubourne gave such a long list of explanations, and there was no doubt or dissatisfaction in the classroom, and the students who understood the difficulty of this invariably applauded.
Alyssa was also a little embarrassed, she had only been practicing every magic according to Mrs. Dark's instructions, and she never thought that there would be so many mysteries hidden in this D-level magic.
"Ahem!But Connor's performance is not very satisfactory!" Professor Stubone waved his hand and signaled for the applause to stop, "I thought his volunteering was the product of careful consideration, but the actual performance showed that it was probably just due to blind confidence in himself or something...... Obviously, he lacks the skills that a good magician needs most – the ability to observe, think, and then formulate the right response...... But no matter what the reason, he failed to make the right choice and ruined such a wonderful performance...... Thankfully, this was just an exercise, because if he had been on official duty, such a mistake of principle that he had made could have led to more serious consequences...... So unfortunately, I can only deduct five points from him as a warning. I hope you will be able to weigh it again and again in your mind before you raise your hand. ”
"Please go back to your seat. Professor Stubone commanded.
The two stepped off the podium one after the other. Alyssa's face was expressionless, but Riel was visibly uncomfortable, as if she had eaten a bunch of rotten apples. Originally, he thought it would end with him and Alyssa both adding points, but he was not only deducted points, but also used as a negative teaching material to make a fool of himself in public. What made him even worse was Alyssa's reaction...... She didn't seem to think about cooperating with herself at all, but made up her mind from the beginning to do it independently.
"What's wrong with her? Something seems to be different from before...... "Riel looked at Alyssa's back and sighed, unable to figure it out.
Alyssa sat down, still not looking at him.
Alan looked at his sad face and comforted: "It's just five points, don't take it to heart, it's still easy to get it back." Try to be cautious in the future. ”
"Hmm...... I try to ......," Riel agreed, but his expression still looked depressed, just looking at Alyssa's back in a daze.
Alan didn't know what to say more, so he turned his attention to the podium again.
After Riel and Alyssa, two more groups of people raised their hands to try it, but both failed due to a lack of tacit understanding. In this way, until the end of class, Alyssa was the only one who got the score.
Professor Stubone left in a hurry after assigning his homework, and the students left the general hall one by one, and the three of them walked last to avoid crowding.
"Do you really want to go back?" asked Alyssa, who had just walked out of the general hall and walked in front of them, without looking back.
"Huh?" Alan didn't understand who she was talking to at first, but soon realized that he was the only one who was going back to the room, and said, "Well, I'll have to deal with the homework left by Professor Stubourne, and by the way, take a look at the first two chapters of The Fundamentals of Wind Elemental Magic...... Let Riel accompany you in the next class. ”
"Okay, then we'll see you in the cafeteria after class, it's still that table. With that, she walked alone to the enchantment classroom.
"Hey......" Riel was about to tell Alyssa to wait, but she felt that she didn't mean to wait for her to be with her, and she was a little overwhelmed, not knowing whether she should follow or not.
Alan didn't know what happened to Alyssa today, and he looked at Alyssa's back in a daze.
It took a while for Riel to sigh, look at Alan and say, "Girls are really hard to understand......"
"Yes......" Alan also nodded slowly: "It's really hard to understand." ”