Since the sky was covered, the heavens began to show their holiness

Finlay City

As the holy city of the Holy Alliance, it is jointly ruled by the Kingdom of Finlay and the Holy See of Light, and its level of prosperity is second to none even in the Magnolia Continent.

Today, Finlay City is even more lively. After all, tomorrow is the day of Finlay City's magic test. This is an important day. Finlay City gathers many people from the three major kingdoms and sixteen duchies.

They all came from far away and brought children of appropriate age to gather in Fenlai City in advance for tomorrow's magic talent test.

In the Holy Alliance led by the Holy See of Light, magicians have an exclusive status. The status of a senior magician is even higher than that of some kings. If one's child can become a magician, it is definitely a matter of glory for the family. If a child is detected to be a magical genius, he or she will definitely be won over by various forces.

Of course, the Holy See of Light is not doing charity. Anyone who wants to test their magical talent needs to pay a considerable amount of gold coins. This amount of gold coins is naturally not worth mentioning to the nobles in the royal capital, but for ordinary civilians, it is almost bankrupt. However, there are still many civilian families who are exhausted in the city of Fenlai.

Although the cost would almost use up the family's savings, they still came with great anticipation. This was a rare opportunity to cross classes. If their children had a talent for magic, they would be able to successfully cross classes and go from being a commoner to a guest of honor of the nobles.

"Oh, a bunch of unsophisticated peasants who have never seen the world are just dreaming."

A nobleman dressed in bright and beautiful clothes looked at Zhou Xian and his group who were looking around with disdain, his face full of arrogance.

Zhou Xian just glanced at the man and ignored him, but his mind inexplicably remembered the man's appearance. This man was rude, so he would definitely be more considerate of him when they meet in the future.

Although Lin Lei on the side was young, he had received a strict education from Hogg after all. He did not care much about the arrogance of these nobles who claimed to be superior. Besides, they had Derin with them. The status of a Sanctuary Magician was such that even the king of the Finlay Kingdom had to be respectful when he met him, not to mention these nobles who were not even worthy of wanting to see Grandpa Derin.

“Brother, what would their expressions be like if they knew you were a level six magician?” Linley leaned close to Zhou Xian’s ear and teased him. Bei Bei on his shoulder pricked up his ears, as if he wanted to listen to their whisper.

"Humph, I'm afraid they have to see my mood if they want to lick my shoes."

Zhou Xian sneered. He didn’t care too much about Lin Lei’s question. With his current strength, these nobles were not even qualified to carry his shoes. If Delin was not only proficient in earth magic, and had dabbled in other types of magic but didn’t study them too much, he wouldn’t even want to come for this so-called magic test.

Delin said that he had become numb and did not understand the perverted world.

"I haven't been to this capital for a long time, but the nobles here are becoming more and more arrogant. Young Master, don't take it to heart. Let's find a place to rest for a night and take the test tomorrow."

Hillman was afraid that his two young masters would be angry about the other party’s remarks, so he tried to appease them. Little did he know that Zhou Xian and Lin Lei didn’t take it to heart at all.

After these little episodes, the few people lost their enthusiasm for shopping. Not long after, the group of people who had traveled all the way from Wushan Town to Fenlai City came to a small hotel. It was not close to the church, but it was the best choice at the moment. They did not have the money to stay in a high-end hotel, and hotels that were too close were already full, so they could only stay in this relatively remote small hotel.

Although the hotel was small, the price was not cheap. The three of them shared a room, which seemed a bit crowded. Fortunately, Zhou Xian and Lin Lei were still children and could squeeze into a bed. As for Hillman, he could only lie on the table for the night, and for the safety of the two young masters, he could not fall asleep.

A night passed, and as soon as it was light in the morning, several people set out for the church. However, surprisingly, there was already a long queue here. Zhou Xian even saw some people who had just put away their sleeping bags. It seemed that they had been queuing here last night.

"Wow, I seem to see a familiar scene." Zhou Xian muttered softly, but as an educated college student, he still lined up obediently.

But after a while, the door of the church opened, and a priest dressed in Vatican robes came out to lead everyone into the church. A team of hundreds of people soon entered the church one after another.

The interior of the church was not luxurious or magnificent. The floor was made of polished marble, and there was a huge crystal lantern hanging overhead. In the center was a row of chairs filled with students enrolling from various colleges.

As a sixth-level magician, Zhou Xian could clearly sense the rich magical elements here, especially the light elements that filled almost every corner here. Whether it was the decorations or the crystal chandeliers above his head, they all exuded rich light elements.

"These should all be magic props."

Zhou Xian guessed secretly, but it made sense when he thought about it. After all, as the actual controller of the Holy Alliance, the Holy See of Light had seen all kinds of luxury goods, and they had long since stopped caring about worldly gold and silver. It seemed that only magic props could be placed here by them.

While Zhou Xian was thinking, the black-robed priest spoke loudly: "The test location is in the center. Those who want to take the test should prepare the fees and bring their ID cards to line up. Others are not allowed to enter the circle in the center. Family members, please wait nearby."

Upon hearing this, everyone lined up according to the queue outside. It was not because of their high quality, but mainly because this was a church. If a dispute affected their children's assessment, they would regret it.

Upon seeing this, the black-robed priest nodded with satisfaction, and the test officially began. As each test taker underwent the test, some were happy while others were sad. Those with outstanding magical talents were offered olive branches by various academies, and some nobles even waved their wallets to invest.

Some magic geniuses are even sought after by major colleges, and some colleges even offer tuition fees instead of paying them.

On the other hand, those who have mediocre magical talent or even cannot become magicians are ignored and can only feel sad along with their family.

As time passed, the team gradually dwindled, and soon it was Zhou Xian and his group's turn. The people being tested were three people from the Holy See of Light, two of whom were responsible for the testing and one for recording.

The testing tools were also very simple, one was a crystal ball, the other was a complex hexagonal magic circle. Delin complained that he didn't expect that after thousands of years, the testing technology was still the same, without any innovation.

"Which of you comes first?"

A bald staff member pointed at the crystal ball in front of him, then glanced at Zhou Xian and Lin Lei and spoke in a cold voice.

“Lin Lei, you go first.”

Zhou Xian didn’t care. With his talent, he couldn’t perform too well. He should first see how much he needed to display based on Lin Lei’s situation.

Linley nodded, then calmly reached out his hand and placed it on the crystal ball.

(End of this chapter)