Wizard: This mushroom is too fierce.

Following the senior's lead, Roland entered the exhibition hall, where he saw rows of tables, on which wizard apprentices were writing furiously on scrolls.

"The rules of the competition are very simple, even somewhat basic compared to the competitions in other exhibition halls," Senior Leon said, leading Roland to sit at a table. "It's just a test; our assessment standard is your level of knowledge."

"I think this is the fairest way for a wizarding apprentice."

Roland looked at the exam paper in front of him and nodded in agreement.

In fact, the competition held by the House of Magic Plants should be considered the one with the fewest restrictions on these penniless wizarding teams that have just become third-class wizarding apprentices, among those ranked on the Academy Alliance ladder.

The fact that these tables are packed with people shows that, for example, the competitions at the House of Puppets are exciting, but very few third-class wizard apprentices can participate. Most of them are highly talented and have become third-class wizard apprentices at a young age.

Ordinary talents don't even get a chance to be served, but the Magic Plant House is different. They treat everyone equally, regardless of aptitude, only based on the knowledge you possess.

Sitting at his desk, Roland picked up a magic crystal pen with runes engraved on its tip and began to try to solve the problems. There were many problems, mainly divided into two parts: one part was about the three major public courses, and the other part was purely related to botany.

Question: Rune Lesson/All Things Lesson/Meditation Lesson

[Question 1: How much magic power is one point of mental energy equivalent to?]

[Question 2: How many runes are needed to construct a very basic star map?]

Roland glanced at the paper; the questions at the beginning were all simple questions from general courses. Without much thought, Roland wrote on the paper: "Standard for ordinary wizard apprentices: one point of mental strength equals ten points of magic power."

"According to the latest runic literature, thirty-six master runes can be used to construct a simple star map."

When writing about this issue, Roland actually hesitated a bit. The star map is an important part of the rune system. Building a general star map at the apprentice level can slightly improve a wizard's magic flow speed and magic smoothness.

But this is only the most basic part. In addition to the general star chart, there are many special star charts, such as Roland's "Method of Destiny Meditation". According to the "Method of Destiny Meditation", Roland can build a "lever" star chart when he has thirty-six runes.

This star chart can provide a spell amplification effect, doubling the power of the owner's spells.

Therefore, after a moment's hesitation, Roland wrote below the question: "Note: Although runic literature refers to thirty-six major runes, as far as I know, some special star charts have even more requirements for the number of runes."

.......

"Mary, how's it going? Did any of these younger students cheat?"

Leon smiled and walked into the innermost room of the exhibition hall. Inside the room was a small witch with round eyes and a large white wizard's hat with a small green flower on it.

Upon hearing Ryan's voice, Mary looked up, revealing a slightly flushed face behind her glasses. She nodded: "A little."

"However, I have already recorded the footage of these people cheating."

"I will submit the list of these cheating apprentices to the college later."

Leon nodded. There are students who cheat every year; he has seen far too many. Perhaps these younger students think that as long as they pass assessments and exams time and time again, they can become more outstanding and attract the attention of the academy. But they are sorely mistaken.

From the moment one becomes a third-class wizarding apprentice, the academy secretly assigns a rating to each person. This rating includes various elements, but Leon speculates that moral character and academic ability account for at least 70 percent.

Mary the Witch handed a crystal ball to Leon, and pointing to the people on the screen, she said, "It seems like the level of the junior students is getting worse and worse each year."

"That test paper was difficult, but if you study hard in your general courses, you can at least get a 60."

As she spoke, the little flower on Mary's head turned red. She then switched her gaze to the scrolls of several wizard apprentices and said somewhat angrily, "This is terrible. They're just here to try their luck in this competition."

Ryan looked at the image in the crystal ball and smiled slightly: "Mary, isn't this normal? Everyone goes through this."

"After all, they had gone through a lot of trouble to pass the academy's examination and become third-class wizard apprentices, and they also received a large amount of magic stone loans."

Ryan continued, "I think their current thought is probably to enjoy the wonderful wizarding life."

"Wizards who can persistently pursue the path of truth are ultimately few and far between."

"Even you and I, when we first became third-class wizard apprentices, didn't we indulge ourselves for a while before finally waking up to reality?"

Mary remained silent. Suddenly, the small flower on her head turned from red to white. She turned the image on the crystal ball in surprise and exclaimed, "Huh?"

"Who is this junior?"

In the scene, a wizard apprentice dressed in white robes is writing furiously, enthusiastically composing each question. When he encounters a particularly difficult question, he even smiles, as if he has seen some kind of treasure.

Leon also looked at the image in the crystal ball and pondered, "His name seems to be Roland. He was the last junior I brought in."

Mary pushed up her round glasses, a curious look in her eyes: "The knowledge of constructing unique star charts using advanced meditation techniques doesn't seem to be taught in general classes, does it?"

"This magical plant, 'Apple Bomb,' doesn't seem to be something that was taught in the basic magical plant science curriculum."

Leon pondered for a moment: "The first one can be explained; perhaps his mentor explained it to him."

"This apple bomb?" Leon hesitated for a moment before asking Mary, "I remember this magical plant seems to be a new magical plant that was cultivated in the fruit garden this year."

"How does this kid know about this kind of thing?" Leon's first thought was that he was cheating. This kind of thing was definitely not something a junior who had just become a third-class wizard apprentice would know.

Mary stretched out her palm, and the next moment, a thick, red, vine-like magical plant ran out and affectionately rubbed against her arm.

“No cheating!” Mary blinked and explained, “My magical plants tell me that I can’t sense any magic from this person at all.”

"The warning spell model in the exhibition hall was not triggered, and alchemy cheating can also be denied."

After hearing Mary's explanation, Leon's face fell into deep thought, then his eyes suddenly lit up: "You mean, this junior is a little genius that the other wizarding teams have overlooked?"

Upon hearing Ryan's words, Mary's little white flower turned green again, and she said softly, "I didn't say that... it was just speculation."

"However..." Mary gazed at the boy in the crystal ball image, a faint smile on her face. "Judging from the way he writes so calmly, perhaps this junior really is a genius."

"At least in terms of knowledge reserves, he far surpasses most of his peers!"