Witch, don't be so lazy

Whether you can make a leap in class may depend on today.

Some nobles clearly had no offspring to participate in the Demonic Test, but they were also nervous in their hearts, because their presence meant that there were young talents they had invested in, and whether this round of investment would be profitable or not would be clear once the results came out.

The teachers in the school are equally anxious. On the one hand, it concerns their assessment and rewards, and on the other hand, it involves multiple factors such as emotions and face. They hope that their students can soar.

The only exception was Mott from Cedar Town. Although he was nervous, worrying about the children's grades was only a small part of his worry. He was more worried about whether he would say the wrong thing.

"From the Rock family? Are you Master Rock's nephew? Nice to meet you... I'm sorry, I can't introduce you to Master Anke instead... Master Rock's request? This, this I can't do. I'm so sorry."

"······A reporter from "Today's Asda"? Hello······I don't know, please don't ask. I don't know Master Anke's magical attainments and practice results, let alone her ambitions and learning experience······I'm sorry, I can't help you make an appointment with Master Anke, sorry·····Uh, you plan to interview me, how did you teach Master Anke and Master Hahn? You think too highly of me, I'm just a school teacher responsible for enlightenment···50 gold coins? Just sharing teaching experience? Front-page report?! Okay, fine, if you insist······Do you also want to make an appointment with the director? Okay, I'll report to him, we can make an appointment······"

"The Turner family's steward? Really? Lord Turner is a second-rank mage and a highly regarded figure by the Kunda City Lord. He shouldn't need my help in introducing me... Oh, he just wants to invite me to a banquet hosted by the Turner family... No, no, no, I'm not refusing. I'm just shocked. I'm willing to accept. It's a great honor!"

There were three rows of people inside and three rows of people outside, a large number of nobles and merchants, and many onlookers who came to join in the fun. This was the first time Mott had experienced such a thing, and he was extremely nervous.

In fact, when he was in Cedar Town, as the news of Miss Anke's photo stone spread, Mott's life was in turmoil. A lot of people came to him to inquire about Miss Anke's affairs, including nobles and commoners, and some of them paid. The bard of the Adventurer's Guild even said that he wanted to cooperate and publish some educational experience, saying that it would definitely be a hot seller.

At that time, he felt that his life might undergo earth-shaking changes, especially when the director suddenly came to him and asked if he wanted to be transferred to the school in Asda City, saying that they could arrange a permanent residence quota for him. He immediately suspected that he was under an illusion spell. The goal that he had planned to work hard for half his life was now achieved so suddenly, lightly, like a dream.

Not only him, I heard that the Adventurer's Guild's Mage Luya seems to be intended to be transferred back to Asda City. If she is just transferred back to serve in the Adventurer's Guild, it may not be a good thing. However, according to rumors, it seems that they want her to take up an important position in the City Guard to fill the gap left after the fall of the Page family, and she will be responsible for the super lucrative job of procurement.

It's a definite piece of cake.

This was obviously done for Miss Anke's sake. Although President Matika should have also made some efforts, the former's attitude was definitely more important.

After all, Miss Anke's strength is only at the first level, but her status is high enough. She is the successor of the great hero Sutur, who defeated the evil dragon and the black wizard and successfully saved the people. Her reputation and weight of words are probably only slightly lower than that of the Lord of Kunda.

Thinking of this, Mott became distracted.

I never thought that the cute little girl from a poor family would become a big figure that I had to look up to in the blink of an eye. Her words and deeds could change the fate of countless people, and her deeds were admired through newspapers and photo stones...

It's incredible, fate.

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An Ke didn't know what was happening outside. As for Luya, she just casually said at the celebration party a few weeks ago, "I hope Sister Luya has a better life. There is no future for her to stay in Xueshan Town, and it only adds to her sadness."

At that time, President Matika seemed to look at her with gratitude, but she didn't care much, because she was preparing for Fairy Tale Island at that time, and her mind was full of liver skills.

Now -

Although she wanted to say that her mind was all on the magic test, just like the students in the square below, either in a daze, or temporarily absent-minded, or so nervous that her whole body was shaking, but there was no way, people had to be sincere, and if they had no feelings, they had no feelings.

The content of the Magic Qualification Examination has been released, and it consists of three parts.

There are written tests on cultural subjects, tests on multiple factors such as meditation, as well as newly added magic practice and skill assessments for bonus points.

To be honest, none of them made her feel difficult.

Even the written test, which she had thought was the most nerve-wracking, was actually not difficult at all. After all, she had been concentrating on listening to the lectures in school before, and her memory had become almost photographic after her mental strength was improved. After checking for any gaps and filling them in, and then practicing past exam questions, she felt calm again.

I vaguely remember that she was actually quite calm during the previous major test in her life.

I don’t have any memories of panic or tension. The only impression I have is the lunch break on the last day. I sat quietly under a big tree next to the playground. The dazzling sunlight cut the dense leaves into pieces. I wore headphones and listened to songs I couldn’t remember. The wind blew gently, passing through the midsummer and taking away my youth.

"Dingling bell~"

A light voice sounded, and along with the magic power, it spread throughout the birch area of ​​the Asda City Magic Academy. This was the examination venue selected in advance, and various preparations had been made early on.

When the invisible barrier rises, free entry and exit are no longer allowed.

The staff below also began to get busy. They were divided into groups and led by first-level mages, and carried out by senior magic apprentices. Four second-level mages, Deshup, the old dean, the head of the Turner family, and Matika, were responsible for overall coordination, and the special envoy of Black Rock City was responsible for supervision.

The envoy from Black Rock City is not Momo. They are a team of second-level mages from the Silent Legion, responsible for transporting test papers and recording tools. They also support these third-tier small cities to avoid accidents.

After all, sometimes the city lord and the local second-level wizard are too busy to take the exam. For example, in the past few years, in order to help Sutur, Kunda might not have time to take the exam. If there are some wilderness monster disturbances or something, the second-level wizard will also be busy.

In addition, the special envoys generally have weak relations with local forces, which ensures fairness and justice as much as possible.

What is going on now is verification.

The staff verified the identities of thousands of candidates, conducted magic and mental tests, and then guided them in an orderly manner to the 120 meditation houses that had been built in advance. Those were the places where students of Asda Magic Academy usually practiced, and now they were all requisitioned to test their proficiency in meditation.

An Ke held her cheek and waited patiently.

What?

Ask her why she doesn't go down?

Because Miss Anke was the first to be tested, she was personally tested by Momo and the Lord of Kunda City, and the envoys from Black Rock City could only guard outside the door.

Unfortunately.

There was no public demonstration of magic power, mental strength and meditation skills, and there was no record board in the center of the square. After each student was tested, the ranking was updated or compared with the historical ranking. There were often scenes like "breaking XX record, everyone gasped."

The information will only be silently recorded in the hands of the staff. After all the tests are completed and summarized, it will be reported to the intelligence databases of Asda City, Black Rock City and Pandgar in turn. It will be sorted and ranked, and then distributed to major magic academies. Combined with the students' application lists, a two-way selection will be carried out.

In fact, the speed is quite fast. After all, unlike the previous life, there are fewer candidates here, more staff, and various magic and props to improve efficiency.

The first part was over in just over an hour, and everyone followed the guidance in an orderly manner and entered the written test room.

A super large examination room that can accommodate hundreds of people.

Five first-level mages who have practiced perception magic are invigilating the exam, and second-level mages are responsible for patrolling. A large number of alchemical props are also placed in the classroom to prevent all cheating.

An Ke stretched himself, and when the time was almost up, he lifted his "shadow hiding" and sat down quietly. The students around him turned their heads inadvertently and were almost startled. Then their eyes changed from shock and confusion to excitement and admiration.

The first-level mages invigilating the exam were not in much better shape.

Although they knew the location and the corresponding person in advance, and everyone was obviously concentrating, when they finally noticed the girl's appearance, she deliberately paused and took the initiative to reduce her shadow ability to let the "visibility lights" of the Lieyang School notice it.

Very helpless.

"If this person wants to cheat, we can't seem to stop her. She might even knock us all out..."

"The 'Revelation Lamp', which is comparable to a first-level Fiery Sun spell, is useless. Is this the secret method passed down by Lord Sutur? Did the great hero also practice the School of Shadows?"

With this thought in mind, the invigilators exchanged glances with each other until the bell rang, and then they began to distribute the test papers in an orderly manner.

One stack per person.

Yes, one stack for each person, the test paper and the answer sheet.

I finished all the written tests in one morning. As for whether I could stay focused the whole time, this was another test of my meditation skills and personal mentality.

The content of the exam is roughly the same as in previous years, including history, geography, general magic, reasoning, calculation, logic... The focus is on social ethics and magic, as well as a small part of critical thinking.

The moment he got the test paper, it was as if some instinct was awakened, and An Ke finally perked up a little bit and quickly browsed the contents.

The cultural questions were very routine, mostly about the history of the North and the world, social content, the sufferings experienced and major famous battles, occasionally mixed with some relations between countries, culture, slavery and aristocracy, etc., which tested memory and the degree of mastery of the textbook.

For example, "Three major turning points in the Wandering Sea War" and "Internal organizational structure and division of responsibilities of the Church of Dawn" are very simple.

There are differences in general knowledge of magic. The easy ones may be "the differences between the three major types of undead creatures", and the next level of difficulty may be "listing the twenty-three common low-level undead, describing their respective characteristics and differences, as well as the places they often appear and how to restrain them."

Of course, for most boys and girls around fourteen years old, the most troublesome thing is always the open-ended questions, which are usually highly related to social reality and account for a high score.

Typical examples include "Discuss how the 'Gonze City Counterfeit Knowledge Crystal' case led to the revision of Article 88 of the Northern Code and what social impact it had", "When the 'Potions Apprentice's counterfeiting of healing potions caused a disaster' caused panic among the people, what kind of announcement would you make and how would you appease them", "Your seaside town suddenly received an early warning of a beast tide in three months. Give the measures you would take as an ordinary sheriff and a lord respectively. What if the time was shortened to three days?"...

And so on.

It feels a bit like writing an essay, something that adults complain about, and it is even more difficult for these half-grown children.

Anyway, with just a quick glance, Encore found that many students were scratching their heads. Well, they also like to look at the big questions at the back first. Schools in various places often predict the questions on them.

The school in Asda City barely got the last question right, but it missed the word "coastal". If they didn't examine the question carefully, they might fall flat on their face. After all, the types of monsters that inland and coastal cities face are very different.

...I feel that this paper has a high content of "sea". Many questions are related to the coastal areas. Those students who are far inland will suffer if they are not well prepared.

An Ke muttered to herself.

But she didn't care. Asda was relatively close to the coastline among the inland cities. She had seen and remembered the question types before, and had come into contact with the town's upper echelons and nobles. She had a brief understanding of the conventional handling methods and a lot of content. If she really went to the class, she might not do a good job, but she would be more than capable of answering a question.

She had an idea in her mind, and with a slight flick of her mental power, she made the three pens on the table float up in an instant.

Magic is not prohibited in the examination room. If you have the ability, you can hide from the surveillance and peek at others, or even directly divine the approximate answer. Of course, carrying props is not allowed. Just like touring the spirit world, magic and talent are considered part of the caster and there is no restriction on it.

However, if you clearly obstruct or assist others, or are caught doing low-level behaviors such as hiding cheat sheets or turning your head to peek, your score will be reset to zero and you will have to pay a huge fine.

But generally speaking, those who are capable of perfectly performing the magical operations mentioned above are almost all formal wizards, and a fourteen-year-old formal wizard is considered a rare genius, and he has basically no problem writing papers by himself.

For example, Miss Encore.

then.

An Ke held her chin with her hand and started writing with three pens in front of her at the same time, which made the students who happened to glance at her out of the corner of their eyes stunned.

Not to mention him, the invigilators around him, including Deshup who was passing by, were all confused.

Especially the latter, he could certainly see that it was telekinesis magic, but the problem was that it was not a uniform control, but a control by someone so dexterous that it was almost invisible.

Is the precision too high? Is "telekinesis" really that amazing?

He can also do three things at once. In combat, isn't this equivalent to casting three spells in one breath? Is his soul strength that high?

Is the first level of the Chaos School that powerful?

Dexiupu scratched his bald head. He didn't dare to think about being promoted to the second level. Jumping two levels in a year was something he had heard of in rumors but had never seen in reality.

He just thought that this was talent. It was normal for Miss Anke to have something special, otherwise she would not have been favored by the great hero.

With these three approaches working together, the speed is incredible.

With the help of her powerful mental strength and the Eye of Judgment, she was able to read questions, retrieve memories, and think incredibly quickly.

I clearly felt that I was carefully considering my words and writing slowly, but when I finally put the period on it, there was still almost half the time left for the exam.

Looking at the candidate who was still writing furiously next to him, An Ke couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Did I open it?

It’s true!!!

Although it is not a system for cultivating academic masters, judging by the performance in the written test, it is almost acceptable.

Out of caution, An Ke checked several times, but there was still one third of the time left to the end.

no solution anymore.

Raise your hand, hand in the paper, and walk out in the astonished eyes of everyone.

It was clearly a cool thing that I had thought about but never been able to do, but when I finally completed it, there didn't seem to be any special feeling.

There is also bright sunshine and gentle breeze here, but the midsummer can never be returned. This is true for many things, so we must learn to cherish them.

With an inexplicable feeling, Anke nodded to the passing old dean, Matika and the wild Momo. After being attacked by a face-pinching attack, he accidentally saw a familiar figure again.

Little fat boy.

Oh, now it’s Master Hahn. He seems to have just come out of the examination room next door.

The moment their eyes met, the latter was stunned for a moment, hesitant to speak, and finally said:

"I, I checked it once and handed it in early, faster than Kanis and Demily, Master Anke."

Kanis, a disciple of Deshup; Demily Turner, the eldest daughter of the Turner family.

They were the other two young wizards from Asda City. One of them was aiming for the Crucible Academy in Black Rock City to practice the School of the Fiery Sun, and the other was aiming for the Royal Academy in Pendegar to practice the School of Celestial Phenomena. The best celestial academy used to be in Flowing Cloud City next to Dorondel, but the Golden Witch was famous and generous, so she lured many people there, and Flowing Cloud City became commonplace.

Of course, the best resources in the entire North are definitely in the Tower Academy.

However, they couldn't get a letter of recommendation from the Lord of Kunda City, and Momo didn't like them either, so they didn't even have the qualifications to be selected by the academy.

But Hahn seemed to still be unwilling to give up. Although he didn't know who told him, or whether it was just his own wishful thinking, he felt that if he surpassed the other two, there might still be a glimmer of hope.

"come on."

An Ke nodded without saying anything more.

Just thinking about the four words "Lord An Ke", I suddenly felt a little emotional. Although there is actually no special friendship between us, I suddenly understood the sentence "There is a sad and thick barrier between us".

Looking at the girl turning and leaving, Hahn was a little dazed, recalling the words he had said about the protagonist and the supporting role, and felt mixed emotions.

There was indeed some embarrassment and uneasiness, and jealousy was inevitable. After all, she had seen the other party so poor that she couldn't even afford a loan to buy the Knowledge Crystal, and she had watched her walk ahead of her in the blink of an eye. Therefore, she was jealous of her luck and talent, and regretted that she had not tried harder to recruit her.

He has always known that he is no match for the top talents in the North. Although he thinks he is magnanimous, he actually cannot accept that the people he knows are better than him.

Those complicated emotions grew like weeds, and Hahn was so anxious that he couldn't sleep for several days. But after tossing and turning for so long, he finally let it go. It's not that he no longer had any anxiety, but compared to internal friction, it seemed to have become a kind of motivation.

I remember that when Teacher Smoya looked at me leaving the room, his expression was relieved, and he said meaningfully, "Although you didn't enter the magic academy, you have already completed the first lesson. Don't forget this feeling, you may go further than you imagined."

If I walk further, can I catch up with the girl?

Hahn looked at the other man's back. He had no answer, but he was willing to give it a try, just as if he knew that the possibility of getting a letter of recommendation and entering the Tower Academy was extremely slim, but he still had to give it a try, and even failure would be worth it.

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There are many types of magic practice assessments.