Don't disturb the sorcerer's scientific research

Chapter 39 Ram is called Ram for a reason
At the entrance to the phantom world, the first batch of candidates have finished their exams and are coming out.

Excluding those who dropped out due to unexpected reasons, there were only 278 candidates left out of the more than 350.

Most of them were in high spirits, while a small number had ferocious expressions as if the word despair was engraved on their faces.

It is clear at a glance who meets the standards and who does not.

However, the elimination rate is much lower than the first round, and those who can pass the written test have some ability.

Jia Xiu stood in the distance, trying hard to find Mia among the candidates.

Very urgent.

This may determine whether he will have to do his own homework in the next few years.

However, after searching for a long time, Mia was not found.

"Ram, have you seen Mia?"

Jia Xiu felt that since Ram was much taller than him, his field of vision must be much wider.

"Didn't see it."

Ram said and turned around.

"Uh, what are you doing?"

Looking at Ram's strange behavior, Jia Xiu asked in confusion.

“Whenever I want to find something and can’t find it, I pretend to have forgotten it, then I turn around and see it again.”

"what?"

Jia Xiu was deeply skeptical about this. He thought that this was no different from putting the earphone wires into a tangled mess and trying to untangle them with the help of a mysterious force of shaking.

Ram turned around quickly.

"I saw it," he said muffledly, "right there, two little hands raised."

Jia Xiu looked in the direction he was pointing, and sure enough, he saw a pair of hands in the crowd that were raised up with great effort and jumping up and down.

So this is the strength of [Strong Luck]? Sorry for questioning it just now.

As for those hands, you have to jump to barely get them above other people's heads. They are so short, it must be Mia.

I can jump like this after the exam.

energetic!

He must have passed the exam.

"Mia should be fine. The next batch depends on your performance."

Now that we have the "calf and horse", we also need funding.

As Jia Xiu said this, he reached out to pat Ram's shoulder, but he couldn't reach it, so he could only pat his triceps.

To be honest, the feel is very solid, worthy of someone who studies blacksmithing every day.

"Okay boss."

Ram's idea is very simple, he does whatever Jia Xiu says.

However, the task that Jia Xiu assigned to him was a bit too simple, so simple that he could understand it in one go.

Ram has never been very trusting of things that he can easily understand.

"Don't worry, don't be nervous, just do as I say, and you will definitely pass."

"Understood boss."

At this time, the wizard who had read out the examination rules appeared at the entrance, and his voice was transmitted to the ears of every candidate through the amplification spell.

"All candidates please note that the following adjustments have been made to the examination rules for this round.

“Starting from the second batch of candidates taking the exam, the 30 crowns required to meet the standard can only be obtained through the Adventurer’s Association.

"Adventurers must take risks."

After hearing the revised rules, most candidates felt confused.

Shouldn't it be commissioned through the Adventurer's Guild?

Only Jia Xiu understood.

You can't afford to play it, right?

This is the method used to patch and block Mia.

Could it be that his guess at the questioner's intention was wrong? The questioner hadn't intended to test the examinee's keen observation and innovative thinking.

But they didn't disqualify Mia and recognized her results.

I understand. I'll accept the loss.

It turns out that the test-setting team has the mentality that if you can find loopholes, you are great.

That's no problem.

Carry out as planned.

He still has many loopholes to exploit.

With Jia Xiu's encouragement, Ram entered the phantom world as a member of the second batch of candidates.

……

Not far from St. Delo Academy, in a secluded alley, stood a magnificent carriage, with a dark red dragon tethered to its shaft. Inside, a weary Thomas forced himself to sit upright, maintaining his aristocratic elegance.

Sitting opposite him was a middle-aged man with a badge representing Sant'Ero on his chest, proving that he was also a faculty member of the Sant'Ero College.

"Have the rankings for our group of candidates come out?" Thomas asked weakly.

In the past three days, in order to exceed the amount of money Mia earned, he worked day and night to complete the commission and hardly slept. His physical strength and energy had already reached the limit.

In the end, I still didn't earn as much as Mia.

Instead of resting immediately, he used his family's connections in the academy to confirm his results.

The middle-aged man opposite is a member of the family branch, Guderian Reinhardt.

The mentor of the Warlock Academy is also an important person in the preparation stage of the entrance examination.

Although he is already an excellent warlock, he still has to be respectful to Thomas in front of him.

Because Thomas is the hope of this generation of the family and the most likely candidate for the next head of the family.

Hearing Thomas' question, Guderian replied: "You ranked first among the first batch of candidates."

After saying this, Thomas was obviously relieved.

"What about the one called Mia?"

"She came in second. Even though she earned the most crowns in the end, she was too slow to reach the 30-crown mark, only reaching it in the evening of the first day. So her overall score wasn't as good as yours."

"So I ranked first in both time and total score."

"Yes."

A slight smile appeared on Thomas's face. Two first places, that was not bad. Suddenly, he thought of the written test.

Because he was very confident about his written test results, he didn't ask before, but since there will be unexpected competitors in the actual test, will there be the same in the written test?
Guderian was obviously reluctant to answer this question directly.

"You did very well on the written test."

“Am I number one?”

"Um... no, you're third."

"Third place!" Thomas' voice suddenly rose several degrees. "Then who are the top two?"

"Second place goes to Mia."

"Yes?"

"It's Mia, the one in your group."

The smile that Thomas had managed to put on his face completely disappeared. "Who's first?"

"Jia Xiu."

"Who is that?"

"A warlock from Riverwood Town, he's perfect."

Thomas' eyes widened. He could get full marks on that kind of test paper. How come he had never heard of this person before?

He stroked his forehead and said slowly: "Tell me after the results of the next two batches of candidates come out, especially that Jia Xiu, if necessary, you understand."

"I see."

"Okay, I need to rest."

After Guderian left, Thomas stared at the sky outside the car window, not knowing what he was looking at.

The main reason why he is so obsessed with being number one comes from his own experience.

When he was young, he was not a valued child in the family. Until he became the one who inherited the strongest magic power, no one cared about what method he used to become the strongest or what he signed a contract with.

He understood a truth then.

As long as you are always the strongest one among everyone and the one ranked first, no matter what you have done before, it is acceptable.

No one can get ahead of him...

……

At this time, the Examination Center.

The head of the question-setting group stood with his hands behind his back, inspecting the new batch of candidates.

There were some minor incidents during the last batch, but that was all acceptable.

And he has modified it.

No candidate would be able to find any problems with the Phantom World again, after all, that was his work that he had put all his heart and soul into.

Take some risks, young candidates.

Just as he was about to leave after taking a round of inspection, an invigilator suddenly shouted.

"Team leader, there's a candidate named Ram here who's robbing people in the city."

"Robbery," the team leader said with a confident smile, "Any illegal activity in the city will trigger the guards, and all evildoers will be brought to justice!"

"But team leader, this Ram has robbed three stores in a row."

"what?"

(End of this chapter)