Chapter 172: Testing (Chapter 1)

From the Duo Wu family to their destination, this process alone took more than half a month.

Along the way, Chen Heng has always insisted on meditation, and occasionally, he will discuss with Mike and ask some common sense questions.

Time just passed slowly.

Soon, they arrived at their destination.

A spacious stretch in front of the harbor.

There are already a few people gathered here and there.

It was some figures in black robes who even hid their faces under masks, busy around, not saying a word, just silently doing the work at hand.

Looking at these people, Chen Heng was a little surprised, and felt an unusual feeling coming from these people's bodies.

Now, after getting started with the Basic Meditation Method, he has also developed some habits of wizards in this world.

For example, it is customary to check a person's state with mental power.

A normal life will have spiritual power, and the flow between each of its thoughts will cause ups and downs of mental fluctuations, causing fluctuations in spiritual power.

From these fluctuations, the wizard can clearly understand something, know some information, and even the state of a person at the moment.

And these black-robed people in front of them, their mental state is very strange.

In Chen Heng's induction, these black-robed people did have spiritual power, but compared to ordinary people, the spiritual power on these people was very weak, and the spiritual fluctuations were close to nothing.

The situation is strange.

If a person is like this, then most of his own state is abnormal.

Even in their sleep, their spirits will continue to fluctuate, far more violently than these black-robed people.

"These are puppets. ”

Looking at the expression on Chen Heng's face, as if sensing his thoughts, Mike explained with a smile: "These people are all things that the wizards of the school deliberately made out in order to facilitate things. ”

"It's very obedient and easy to use, but it's a little more cumbersome to make. ”

He spoke softly, so as he spoke.

Chen Heng nodded, thoughtful.

Although Mike didn't say much, he knew it in his heart.

The process of making this so-called puppet is definitely not very beautiful.

Most of its raw materials are also fresh people, otherwise it is impossible for them to maintain their own mental fluctuations after they are made into puppets.

However, after staying with Griffin for half a year, Chen Heng has completely adapted to this kind of thing.

What he cares about at the moment is something else.

"What is the intelligence of this puppet, and how long does it last and how much does it last?"

Looking at Mike, he asked.

Listening to Chen Heng's words, Mike was a little surprised, but he didn't care too much, just smiled: "The intelligence level is not very high, because they have to suppress their resistance, so their intelligence will not be very high, and they do not have the ability to think independently." ”

"But they can basically understand the regular commands, even if they do some difficult things. ”

"As for the shelf life, it must be a long one. ”

He thought for a moment, and then said, "The period of use mainly depends on how you use it. ”

"These golems use living people as raw materials, and they retain the activity of their original bodies, so the duration of their use largely determines how you use them. ”

"However, if used lightly, in general, they can be used until the end of the body's life. ”

"As for attrition. ”

Speaking of this, he shrugged: "What an ordinary person needs, they need." ”

"After all, it's just a basic transformation, and it's not strong enough to make them violate normal physiological rules. ”

"The benefits of this transformation are mainly obedience. ”

"A lot of times, it's too cumbersome for us to use ordinary people, not only do we have all kinds of ideas, but we can't afford something special," he said. ”

"It's much better to be like these puppets, as long as you master the corresponding spells, even if you let them die, it's just a matter of words. ”

"And it's not as much as ordinary people. ”

He said intermittently, constantly introducing Chen Heng.

Before they knew it, they were in front of the port.

Around the port, there are already some people at the moment, but there is still some time before the final time comes.

Therefore, he looked around, and then continued to speak, explaining to Chen Heng: "Speaking of which, this kind of puppet is widely used in the academy, and if you want to in the future, you can also buy a few, the price is very cheap." ”

"Even, if your puppet is good enough, then it's easy for you to make it yourself. ”

Speaking of this, he shrugged his shoulders and said half-jokingly: "Anyway, the raw materials are simple, some ordinary people, and they are basically everywhere outside." ”

"Whether it's buying it or catching it yourself, it's a very simple matter. ”

He said this, and a smile appeared on his face.

Hearing these words, Chen Heng did not respond, but nodded silently.

Then, time passed slowly.

After a while, on the huge ship beside him, another man stepped down.

"Mike, you're back?"

In the distance, an indifferent voice sounded.

Listening to the voice, Chen Heng looked up.

In the distance, a somewhat thin figure approached from a distance.

The figure was dressed in a black robe, with an inexplicable mark engraved on the black robe, and the whole person looked a little thin, almost like a skeleton.

His face was the same, only a layer of skin and bones, and his face was cold and terrifying, just coming from a distance.

"Otto, you're finally reluctant. ”

Looking at the black-robed man walking in front of him, Mike smiled and spoke.

"This is Griffin's grandson?"

The man named Otto turned around, ignored Mike, and looked directly at Chen Heng's body.

His gaze was very cold, like a knife, and it felt particularly terrifying.

Chen Heng's face was as usual, he just looked at the other party, and then saluted respectfully: "Hello, Mr. Otto." ”

"I'm Ed Dowu. ”

"Griffin's grandson of that old fellow, not bad. ”

Looking at Chen Heng's appearance, as if he felt the huge spiritual power in his body, Otto nodded.

"Of course it's good. ”

Mike's voice came, and he continued to speak at this time: "This child's mental power is extremely huge, and when the time comes, I hope it won't scare you." ”

"Really?"

Mike's voice was still cold, but his spirit fluctuated a little, and he seemed to be a little surprised: "Then I'm looking forward to it." ”

Chen Heng stood calmly in place, with an originally calm expression on his face, standing in front of Mike and the two, silently listening to the conversation between the two of them.

At this time, his eyes were also fixed on the surroundings, looking elsewhere.

In front of you is a very spacious port.

Not far away, a wooden boat stopped there, covered in an inexplicable sheen, with a large gray mark carved on it, similar to the one on Mike's clothes.

On the other side, some people are also coming.

These people, like Chen Heng, are often brought over, and they are generally not very old.

Chen Heng observed.

Among these people, the oldest is only about seventeen or eighteen years old, and the youngest of them is probably even younger than Chen Heng at the moment.

In this way, wizards choose apprentices, and generally tend to be younger.

And these should be Chen Heng's competitors for a period of time after that, as well as classmates.

Standing in place, Chen Heng thought silently.

Before he arrived, Griffin informed him of the purpose of this time.

The ship in the distance belonged to the Hunter's House School, which was used to recruit students on the continent.

Mike and Otto in front of them are the executors.

As for Chen Heng and those people in the distance, they should be the students who are preparing to enter the Hunter's House this time.

Immediately after they get here, they'll take a test to give them a grade.

This is both for the sake of grading and for the sake of teaching afterwards.

After all, having students at different levels teach the same is bound to have unfair results for a group of people.

And the better the test results, the more attention will be paid to them afterwards.

Chen Heng understood it this way.

"I just don't know how many students have come to the test in this batch. ”

Looking around, at this moment, this thought flashed in Chen Heng's heart.

Time flies slowly.

After a while, there were more people around.

Sensing this, Mike looked around.

"It looks like it's pretty much the same. ”

He looked around and spoke softly.

"Are you all here?"

Otto nodded as well, and then spoke: "Then let's get started." ”

"Start early, or finish early. ”

He said this, and then his mind turned.

On the side, a black-robed man silently walked away and went to the side to be responsible for delivering orders.

With the command being delivered, the place came alive again.

One by one, the young children separated from their elders and went to the side.

"Go ahead. ”

An old man patted the boy on the shoulder, with a solemn expression on his face: "You are the pride of our family." ”

"I've already told you everything. ”

On the other side, an old woman was also looking at her granddaughter and earnestly instructed: "After entering the hunter's house, you must be careful." ”

Everywhere, their respective elders were urging the younger generations of their families to move them forward with encouragement.

Ahead, the children quickly stood aside.

Chen Heng glanced at it.

"Twenty-seven in total?"

He counted a little and got such a result.

Twenty-seven, plus his own words, is twenty-eight.

That's not a lot.

And at this time, Chen Heng also realized his difference.

It seems that Griffin's relationship is indeed hard enough.

This can be seen from the fact that he is resting next to Mike and the others, rather than standing there in line like everyone else.

Although it is only a small detail, it also represents a difference in treatment.

"You can test it later. ”

Looking at Chen Heng, Mike smiled and said, "Before that, you just look at it." ”

Chen Heng nodded silently and didn't say anything.

Then, standing there, he watched Mike's movements seriously.

Under his gaze, Mike took out a large pile of things from the side and carefully arranged them.

"It's really troublesome......"

They moved seriously in this place, carving some mysterious and unique symbols, and complaining: "Every time I come to recruit students outside, I need to carve this witch array, and it costs so many magic stones. ”

"If that's not the case, then why do we need the two of us here?"

Odo opened his mouth to respond, his voice still as cold as before: "Wouldn't it be better to send two apprentices over at random?"

"That's right. ”

Mike nodded as he continued to work hard.

Chen Heng watched their movements seriously.

"There are some similarities to the base runes, but there are big differences. ”

He thought in his heart, and at this time he couldn't help but feel some interest: "The god pattern of this world?"

Previously, when he was in the Azure Realm, while being a True Monarch, Chen Heng was also a powerful forging master, proficient in many divine patterns in the Azure Realm.

And in his eyes, the runes carved by the two Mike in front of him were somewhat similar to the divine patterns of the Azure Realm.

The two seem to have some common effect and can do almost similar things.

"I see. ”

The strong accumulation of the past helped Chen Heng.

The witch array depicted by Mike and the others at the moment is very complicated, and there are dense runes in it, and ordinary people are afraid that their scalps will be numb when they look at it, and they can't figure out the principle and logic at all.

But Chen Heng could see it clearly, and even understand it.

In this regard, he has a huge advantage.

Although the power of the past in other worlds cannot be brought directly to this world, it can also give him an accumulation far beyond others, and give him a lot of help when trying new fields.

Just like what is happening right now.

With a disciple who was a forging master in the Azure Realm before, Chen Heng felt much more relaxed when he looked at the Witch Array in this world again.

After all, judging from the current situation, whether it is the pattern array of the Azure Realm or the witch array of the wizard world, the two are common in many places.

As long as you can adapt to the slight differences in the rules, you can quickly transform the past experience and apply it to the world.

Ahead, under Chen Heng's gaze, the witch array gradually took shape.

Mike then took out some magic stones from his body.

The magic stone is black, and it looks like some kind of black jade, which is very special.

Chen Heng had seen some similar magic stones in Griffin's hands, but he hadn't seen so many.

Just the magic stones that Mike and the two of them took out at the moment already exceeded fifty.

"It's really sad that there are so many magic stones for every test. ”

Looking at the magic stones in his hand, Mike shook his head, feeling an inexplicable pain in his flesh.

"This isn't your magic stone, what do you have pain in?"

On the side, Odo's voice continued to come, and he sneered: "There is time for that emotion, it is better to work early." ”

"We're done with our work, so let's go back early. ”

They continued to talk there, gossiping while doing their jobs.

However, from their chat, Chen Heng knew a lot of things.

"I see. ”

Chen Heng thought silently in his heart: "For an academy, recruiting fresh blood is a very important thing, even for the wizard academy. ”

"It's just that the cost of recruiting students in the Wizarding Academy is too high for mortals. ”

Unlike the Mortal Academy, the Wizard Academy has a natural threshold for recruiting disciples, that is, it needs to have sufficient wizard qualifications.

Therefore, in order to recruit students, basic testing is required.

This, in turn, creates costs.

Judging from the situation of Mike and Mike in front of him, if he wants to conduct such an inspection, he not only needs to let two apprentices who have a fairly good grasp of the Witch Array come out to perform the task, but also need to spend a lot of magic stones.

As a result, every test has a high cost.

Perhaps this is the main reason why the Wizarding Academy does not recruit students often.

Otherwise, maybe the cost of one test is nothing for an entire wizarding school, but if there are too many times, the result will be terrible.

At this moment, Chen Heng had all kinds of thoughts in his heart.

And in front, under the busyness of Mike and the two, the witch array was also officially opened.

A hazy glow shrouded the white slate.

Looking at this scene, Mike and the two barely breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, and then looked not far away.

"Alright. ”

He turned and looked at the already neatly lined line in front of him: "Start now." ”

"Come here one by one. ”

He spoke lightly, his voice calming down.

Ahead, a boy did not hesitate and immediately walked forward.

It didn't take long for him to walk up to the stone slab.

The stone slab in front of me suddenly began to move.

A hazy light swept across the boy's entire body, making his figure gradually appear hazy.

Then, Chen Heng noticed that in front of the stone slab, the two hands began to change.

The hands are specially made, and they look like they are made of a special material, and the whole is golden, which is very special.

But at this moment, pulled by a special force, the pointer began to rotate continuously, slowly moving forward.

In the end, the pointer barely crawled, but only barely one square.

"Level 1. ”

On the side, Mike's flat voice rang out and wrote it on the yellow paper beside him.

This is the final qualification.

According to Griffin's popular science to Chen Heng in advance, the qualifications of wizards are the lowest level, and the higher they are.

Only the higher the qualifications, the smoother the path of wizards.

As for those with low qualifications, it is good to be able to become an apprentice.

For example, if the boy in front of him only has a first-level qualification, I am afraid that it will be enough to even become an apprentice in the future, and it is almost impossible to become an official wizard.

But at this point, testing isn't over yet.

The wizard's test is divided into two steps, one is to test the qualification, and the other is to test the spiritual strength of oneself.

For a wizard to practice, both spiritual and wizard qualifications are indispensable.

Spiritual qualifications determine the foundation of a wizard, and wizard qualifications determine the subsequent condensation of mana, promotion to official wizard, and so on.

The wizarding qualifications of the boy in front of him are indeed bad enough, but if his innate spirit is strong enough, there may not be other opportunities in the future.