Chapter 3 Chance Encounters
1.
"Let's continue with the content of the previous lesson" On the podium of the seventh public classroom, Mr. Rhine continued to popularize magic knowledge to everyone.
Although Ai Xue has given up learning elemental magic, summoners are also one of the many points of magicians, and it is still necessary to understand these common sense contents. Zero also wanted to re-experience the feeling of taking a class in a huge lecture hall, so he came along.
"Earlier we said that the gap between level 3 and level 4 is an important watershed, and only excellent talent and enough hard work can break through the barrier between the lower and intermediate levels. The gap between level 6 and level 7 is even more obvious, and in addition to the above two factors, it also requires a considerable amount of luck. Once a mage breaks through from level 6 to level 7, he will face a whole new world. Wizards who reach level 7 will be known as Magi. Now I want to ask, what do these three meanings of magicians, can anyone answer them?"
"Powerful spiritual power, powerful magic skills, the people who are called magicians are all strong people on the continent!"
"They are noble, very wealthy, and are actively recruited by major organizations in various countries!"
"Many of them only like to study magic, and even the politicians of various countries can't mention their interest!"
"They live a long life, and they live to be over 100 years old without accident. ”
"It has been my lifelong dream to be a great magician!"
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Most of the students in the audience seemed a little excited, even fanatical. Mari Kornu and Kishu played a very good role model in yesterday's class, and many people spoke enthusiastically, and the atmosphere in the class was quite lively.
"Very well, your understanding is not wrong, but it is only scratching the surface. The Magus and later the Level 8 Magus and the Level 9 Grand Magus have a common characteristic, which is 'guide', as the literal meaning is, to guide or lead. A low-level magician is like an ordinary person with a good interpersonal relationship, chanting a spell is like calling a friend, and the elementals gather together after hearing the magician's call and gather into different forms, which is the process of casting low-level magic. A mid-level mage is like a slave owner, and the magical elements around him are his slaves. Mental power whipped each slave like a leather whip, forcing them to work in order to gain great efficiency. Although slavery has been abolished in Japan for more than 300 years, I think all of you here should be able to imagine such a scenario. While the actual situation of the spell isn't so cruel, the principle is pretty much the same. I use a lot of metaphors, and this is also my style of lecturing.
"The High Mage, on the other hand, is a wise leader, and without the support of force, he exudes a kingly air in every move, making the surrounding elements as sincere as his subjects. I believe that, just like our great King, a gesture or a glance is enough to make the people of the kingdom go to the trouble for the sake of honor. The act of a level 6 mage challenging a sorcerer is as unreasonable as a small slave owner trying to defeat a nation. In fact, the way high-level mages cast spells has a back-to-basics quality, but it is surprisingly similar to low-level mages. ”
"Teacher, I've never heard of what you're talking about, so you can't make it up yourself, right?"
"What's your name?"
"Pa...... Parsee. The gray-haired boy who was far away from the podium obviously didn't know the strength of Teacher Rhine, and he was a little hesitant when he spoke.
"Good. Rhine looked at Patsy, who was sitting behind, and with a wave of his hand, a white mist was formed in front of him, and the white mist quickly changed its form and condensed into ice cubes, which fell on Patsy's desk, which were two simple words: "Thank you." ”
Just when Patsy was confused, Rhine spoke.
"Patsi, like Marikornu yesterday, has set a good example for all of you, and you should learn from his courage to question. Only by replacing the original erroneous views with more correct theories can we make progress. I don't think it's clear to some of you that I'm actually a water magician. ”
There was an uproar in the audience, and with a gesture from Teacher Rhine, the students immediately fell silent. This is respect for the strong.
"Now I would like to ask the students to answer one of my questions, why can people walk?"
"It's so easy because we have legs. Marikornu replied very actively.
"Why can I walk with legs?"
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The audience was silent.
"If anyone else answers, I'll move on to ask why. My explanation for this is that it's instinctive. Humans die if they don't breathe, so it's also our instinct to breathe, and so is our heartbeat. The same can be said for the famous magicians, who think of the way they use magic after becoming a magician as an instinct, but it is very difficult to explain it to others, just like I can't teach a person to walk, I have to understand it myself, but I can tell you what it feels like. Although it is just a metaphor, you can't even hear such a metaphor outside this academy! As the principal said, all the people here are teachers, not only cultivators and researchers who want to make themselves stronger, but also educators who exist for the sake of cultivating the next generation, and we will do our best to make you understand what kind of things you are about to learn!"
Zero felt this. Just like an ordinary Chinese teaching foreigners to learn Chinese, it is obviously something that he can say casually, but he does not know where to teach, and he may even feel that speaking Chinese and paying attention to grammar can only be said to be stupid. It's probably an instinct. It seems that there is some truth in Old Lady Rhine's words, but this is not enough to improve her image in Zero's mind.
"Next, let's compare the warrior profession, their cultivation and mage's cultivation are actually the same way. It is unrealistic to infinitely pursue the improvement of fighting temperament and quantity, which requires another way. High-level warriors no longer blindly improve their fighting qi, but re-press the external fighting qi into their bodies, so as to further strengthen their bodies, which is a bit of a break and then stand up. Their moves revert to basic movements such as simple slashing and slashing, rather than formal skills. On the surface, their movements are similar to those of beginner warriors, but they have an extra fighting spirit, and they have no tricks to win. A high-level warrior standing in front of a mid-level warrior is like a mountain, and his fighting spirit will make you feel an insurmountable sense of fear in an instant. ”
"Teacher, this is very similar to reading. Skip the middle level, the high-level mages and warriors are similar to the situation at the beginning level, but again day and place. It's like reading a good book, and in the process of reading, you continue to deepen your understanding, which is reading thick, and finally understanding the author's thoughts, and no longer sticking to specific words, this is reading thin. Only after the process of reading thick first and then thinning can you really read the book. ”
"Lena, you're right! It seems that in addition to your magical talents, your understanding is also quite high. Of course, Rhine cared very much about the green-haired girl, and besides, there were Zero and Ai Xue sitting next to her.
"Yes, the development of most things in the world follows the process of moving from simplicity to complexity, from complexity to simplicity, and the truth is often very concise and short. ”
"That's what Icarus said. Zero poked Lena with his finger and asked in a whisper.
"Hey, how do you know?"
"Quite simply, have you read any books? Only the girl Icarus could have said such a thing. ”
"Well, that's what I said. But isn't she here, so I'll do it for you. I'm also going to show myself in front of Mr. Rhine. Besides, using knowledge is my specialty. Lena's words smacked of embarrassment.
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"Alright, that's it for this year's Fundamentals of Magic class, I have to say goodbye to everyone. After a while, each person will be given a list of courses to choose from, on which the time and teacher information of the magic courses and science courses in each department will be written, and there will be some interesting courses to take. If anyone likes the way I teach, feel free to come to me after level 4, where I'll be teaching two courses: Intermediate Water Magic and Introductory Summoner. ”
After hearing the bell ring, Rhine simply said a few words and left.
2.
In the afternoon, Zero and Ai Xue choose to act with Lena and go to a small classroom.
Although the course has not yet officially started, the instructors have held a two-day free trial class of elemental magic under the arrangement of the academy leaders. Students can come and go as they please, and they can choose the next course by judging whether the way different teachers teach is suitable for them. Different from Mr. Rhein's basic magic courses, the content of these classes is more specific, such as the characteristics of the elements, some simple and easy-to-use spells, etc.
Just yesterday, when Zero and Ai Xue were busy with the ability test, Lena had already auditioned for the courses of the Earth and Wind Departments. Today, she's going to try out the basic class of fire magic that interests her the most and has the highest affinity value. Zero and Ai Xue have nothing to do, so they plan to make soy sauce with Lina.
"When it comes to fire magic, we have to mention the true founder of this academy - Princess Chrissy. "The mentor was a tall, thin young man, like a bamboo pole, and wore a pair of rustic round-rimmed glasses.
"She is the strongest fire mage the kingdom has ever seen, and the realm she has reached is unmatched. ”
Hey, aren't you going to talk about fire magic? Zero complained in his heart.
Half an hour later, all three were bored. This man is simply an avid fan of Princess Chriss, and even said that he studied fire magic just to follow in Princess Chrissy's footsteps. For thirty minutes, there was no mention of any useful information about fire magic.
Zero could see that most of the students sitting in this classroom were impatient, and they just didn't want to be the one to leave the classroom, so as not to upset the instructor. Maybe I'll deal with this bamboo pole four-eyed in the future, so I don't want to be the first to be remembered by him, such a mood, zero is understandable.
So, I'll be this warrior.
[This teacher's class is not interesting, let's go listen to the others.] 】
[Hmm.] Ai Xue replied in the affirmative.
At the same time, Zero reached out and poked Lena, signaling that she could leave together. After the three of them left, the rest of the students were also scattered, and they could only be commanded by the young tutor.
"Well, it's a pity, another bunch of philistines who can't understand Chrissy's greatness. Teacher Zhugan pushed his eyes upwards and said regretfully, continuing to wait for the arrival of the next batch of students.
The trio who escaped from the "Chrissy Fanatic" are constantly looking for their next target.
"Huh, this teacher looks familiar. Lena stopped at the door of a classroom.
"Therefore, the essence of fire magic is actually the control of heat. The words are sonorous and powerful, and he is a middle-aged male teacher who looks very confident.
"Mr. Clinton?" Zero involuntarily made a voice, with an innocent expression, letting Lena know that it was Ai Xue who was talking.
Sure enough, it was him, no wonder he felt the voice familiar. Zero recalls the unlucky teacher who was scared silly several times on the entrance test.
Teacher Clinton also noticed that there was someone outside the door and said, "Come in." ”
When he saw that it was Lina and Ai Xue, he was so excited that he almost couldn't hold the lesson plan. As for Zero, he reasoned that since he was with these two super geniuses, he would definitely not be far behind.
"Come on in, there's a seat in the back. Mr. Clinton personally led the three of them into their seats, and such a courteous attitude had already made the other students have a rough guess about their identities. The appearance of two of them also coincides with the rumors of the previous genius freshmen.
Clinton had already learned from Teacher Rhein that Lena's fire elemental affinity value had reached an incredible 10. So be sure to win this excellent student into your class. The following teaching was also quite hard-working, because the teaching style was very rigorous, and there were some interesting cases listed in the course of the lecture, so Mr. Clinton also established a good image among the new students. He himself is a level 6 great magician, and although he has not yet escaped the shackles of this realm, he has quite unique insights into the use of low- and medium-level magic.
The schedule of the trial class is the same as that of the regular class, with two sessions in the morning and two in the afternoon. The first class of the new students in the magic department in the morning of the past two days was the basic magic class taught by Mr. Rhine, and the next three classes were free trial classes. It stands to reason that when the bell rings, students should leave the place and try out another lesson. Clinton also needed to take a break and then repeat what had already been said five times in the next lesson.
However, about one-third of the students in the room did not leave.
"Teacher, can we listen to your class again?" someone asked.
"Absolutely. Clinton replied with a smile. It's just that among the people left, there is no Lena, which makes him feel a little regretful.
3.
Due to Lena's particularity of having a four-line elemental affinity, she has not yet decided which line of magic to major in. So I went to try out the courses taught by different teachers in different departments, but in the end, it was still difficult to choose.
When the three of them returned to their dormitory, they found that Karene and Icarus were already inside.
"There's nothing wrong with everyone, how about studying the course selection content together?" Lena shook the course selection table around, hesitating.
"This should only be available to new students in the magic department, right? Our warrior department will conduct a placement test tomorrow, and then it will be led by a different teacher, and then a class schedule and exercise plan will be formulated according to the time of the venue. Karen said that we belong to different systems, and we can't help it.
"Well, that's right. Lena sighed.
"Then what if you want to apply for the science department?" Ai Xue said in a zero's voice. Previously, the two had agreed that Zero himself remained silent and only relayed Ai Xue's words.
"It's good to go directly to the theory building, and get a separate course selection list there, I've already received it. Icarus' gaze remained on the book.
"What kind of book are you reading, is it interesting?" Lena asked curiously, as she walked over and picked up the book that had been flattened by Icarus, with four big words written on the cover: Classical Mechanics.
"There are a lot of words and pictures on this, force, power, what do these mean?"
"If you're interested, you can check this out first. Icarus pulled out a copy of Elementary Physics from her cupboard.
"Well, forget it. Looking at the thickness of the book, Lena's heart retreated.
"It seems that the only option in the magic course is low-level four-system elemental magic, but the time is different from the teacher. Ai Xue frowned suspiciously, "So I can't choose everything, or I'll also apply to the science department." ”
"Ahhh As for the science department, I'll forget it. Lena casually ticked a few boxes on the registration form. "Done!"
"I still think it's more suitable for me to concentrate on practicing swordsmanship, by the way, tomorrow's Warrior Department placement test, let's go together. To keep our dormitories united, Icarus, you won't be allowed to go it alone this time. Karen put her arms around Icarus' neck, "Understood." ”
Icarus was expressionless, and nodded as if he didn't understand.
So the next morning, 3 people plus 1 cute pet came to the martial arts trial ground together, and then Zero solemnly protested against such a contempt for human rights.
There were already a lot of people sitting in the stands of the martial arts trial ground, and Ai Xue and the others also found a place with a relatively good view to sit down, and at this time Kalian was preparing for activities on the field.
Zero wore a modest dress today, and although she had recovered a lot from the shadow of the Rhine violent test, the painful memories of the morning still made her unbearable. Zero, who was used as a fitting doll by the red and green duo, finally put on the clothes prepared by Lena.
"Yo, isn't this Ai Xue?"
"Kaos, and Kishu and Marikornu?" said Ai Xue, who had seen the faces of the people who had already known Kaos, and the duo who had made a strong impression in the classroom before.
"Who are you, how do you know me?" Apparently, Kaos didn't know much about the state between Zero and Ai Xue, and she thought it was the strange girl calling him.
"Anyway, all you need to know is that I know you. Zero didn't bother to explain, so he didn't want to make trouble for Ai Xue.
Kaos didn't continue to ask, it seemed that he had restrained a lot after entering the academy.
"Ike was going to take the test, and this guy dragged us all over. Kaos pointed to Kishu and explained to Ai Xue and the others.
"As a good nobleman, shouldn't you always care about your friends!" Kishu put his hands on Kaos's shoulders, trying to move him with his eyes.
"What a nobleman! Isn't your father just a baron? I'm an only son, and I'll be at least a city lord in the future. You have an older brother over there, so it's not as good as me. Kaos reluctantly slapped Kisho's hand away and twisted his head to the side.
"Oh, don't make a noise. Ji Xiu is also kind, he helped me two days ago. Kaos, don't make a fuss, soon, the vice principal will also arrive. Over there, what's wrong with you? Can't you twist your head?" the little fat man Marikornu noticed that Kaos was not listening to him at all, so he pulled his head with his hand, but Kaos still didn't move.
"Hey, you've fallen for it!" Marikornu followed Kaos's gaze, equally frozen.
The breeze caressed Icarus' long pink hair, bringing a faint scent. It's a pity that I don't have any consciousness, but I still stare at the book in my hand, not caring about the eyes of others, quiet and elegant. The goddess-like appearance and slender and well-proportioned figure attracted the attention of everyone around.
"Icarus, don't read! Come back to your senses, Aixue's friend is here. ”
Only then did Icarus realize that Kaos and Marikornu were looking at him, and then tilted his head, as if he didn't understand what had just happened.
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward, "Hey, I've come back to my senses." Zero, in order to ease the atmosphere, unceremoniously slapped Kaos in the face.
"You're ......," Kaos swears he's never met a girl so attractive. If she hadn't been slapped in the face, she would still be silently watching her figure. Although I'm a little angry.,But in front of the goddess, you can't make a move on this silver-haired Lori.。
Kaos is not interested in poor milk Lori, it doesn't mean that there is no Lori Control in this area. The first time Marikornu saw Zero, steam was already coming out of his head.
"Cute girl!" said Marikornu's eyes twinkled with a terrifying light.
What's wrong with each of them! Zero simply didn't do anything and kept going, but this time he was even more ruthless and smashed Huanglong. The little fat man fell to the ground in response, and a circle appeared on his head, which read: pawn. However, there seems to be a breath in it.
"These two idiots. Although Kisho's expression when he first met the girls was not much better than that of Kaos, after all, as a handsome man with brilliant blonde hair, he had also seen a lot of experience in some aspects.
"I'm sorry my friend has been abrupt of the beautiful girls. Presumably, it must be a providence for us to meet here, and besides, Kaos and Miss Ai Xue have met, so I wonder if the beautiful ladies will allow the three of us to sit here?"
Jixiu's elegance really won the favor of Ai Xue and the others, so the seven of them sat in the same row.
Ai Xue looked down and finally found her brother Ike, and not far from him, there was a familiar figure of a black-haired boy, the newborn warrior who was detected as a magical genius - Alas.