Audrey looked at the crystal ball in the center of the hall, not worried at all.
More than a month ago, she received a reply from cousin Ellie in Sweet Spring City and learned about the standard procedure for the Arcane Academy's entrance test.
The first level is the crystal ball in front of you. It tests each person's affinity for magical energy, or in other words, a person's innate mental strength.
Various magical elements fill the world, and they all require strong mental power to communicate, mobilize, and combine to form arcane magic that has been refined over time.
Audrey has not learned any new meditation methods, not even the old ones, but her mother is a very devout believer and spends three to four hours every day praying devoutly, communicating with the Holy Spirit, hoping to receive blessings. Blessings, enlightenment, or just a little comfort.
She has been led by her mother to pray since she was a child, devoting her purest faith to the Holy Spirit every day. She even received a blessing from the Holy Spirit when she was five years old, giving her a body that is invulnerable to all diseases. , which amazed Mother Teresa of the church and hoped to recommend her to study in the cathedral of the archdiocese and become an excellent nun.
Unfortunately, a war interrupted this process. Father Howard and Mother Teresa in the church both left to join the war. She could only stay at home and continue to pray with her mother every day.
Day after day, she no longer received blessings, and she could no longer even feel the warm feeling that she often felt in the past, but she clearly felt that her perception had become more acute.
She could hear the flapping of the birds' wings, she could touch the noise of the wind, she could smell the fragrance of the leaves, and she could see the countless white dots floating around her.
Audrey didn't tell anyone. She guessed that this might be spiritual power.
The doors to the hall were closed and the first subjects were arranged into formation by the arcanists and their apprentices.
The first person to take part in the test was a noble boy, um, William from the Paul family of the city defense army? He is tall and strong, and it seems that he has received strict knight training since he was a child.
Following the instructions, William placed his hands on the crystal ball.
The blue robe of the arcanist next to him is covered with small golden lightning patterns. Is he an energy-shaping lightning arcanist?
He snapped his fingers, and the crystal ball lit up. In a second or two, it turned into a slight khaki color, with more than one centimeter showing through the crystal ball.
The lightning arcanist hesitated for a moment, carefully looked at William's clothes and the nervousness on his face, and finally said: "Barely passed, let's go."
The second one was an unknown, fat noble girl. Unfortunately, the crystal ball flashed a red light and then went out.
This time the lightning arcanist didn't hesitate, he shook his head and waved his hand, letting the girl shed tears on her clothes: "Eliminate."
The subjects came forward for the test one after another. There were nobles and civilians, and their fate was fair. Many nobles were eliminated, and a few civilians advanced.
Audrey also saw that the passing standard was that the light on the crystal ball, no matter what color, must shine through more than one centimeter of the crystal ball. The strongest one currently is a civilian boy, who shines through more than seven centimeters of the crystal ball. .
After a while, it was finally her turn.
After closing her eyes and taking a few deep breaths, Audrey stood on tiptoes and walked briskly to the crystal ball.
After pressing her hands up as instructed, Audrey suddenly felt a suction.
This suction force was very strange. It was not sucking the flesh and blood of her palm. In fact, she could pull her hand back at any time if she wanted to. What it sucked seemed to be another thing, an invisible thing.
The crystal ball lit up, and it was bright white, slowly spreading out from the center of the crystal ball, reaching the outer wall, and then shining through.
The light became more transparent, grew longer and thicker, and finally enveloped her entire palm, with no sign of stopping.
The lightning arcanist's eyes were solemn and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
Finally, the light stopped at a height of about twelve centimeters, and it seemed as if the entire crystal ball had grown larger.
Obviously, this result far exceeds the passing standard.
The Thunder Arcanist also changed his words, and his tone became much kinder: "Very good, advanced light element affinity, passed, free tuition, free single dormitory, 50 gold coins monthly living allowance!"
Audrey is not very interested in these benefits, and she is not short of money, but she still feels particularly happy knowing that she does have extraordinary spiritual talents.
One after another came up for testing, and in a short time, the entire hall of two to three hundred people had been tested. Thirty-four people passed the first talent test, with a passing rate of more than one tenth.
It's better to go back to the arcane era. I heard that in the past magic era, those magicians who wanted to recruit disciples needed at least an intermediate-level affinity with magic elements. According to this standard, only five people on site could pass.
The losers left the hall dejectedly, and a second batch of subjects poured in.
Audrey was guided to another hall. This hall was different from the previous one. It was filled with tables and chairs with wide separation.
According to Cousin Ellie’s letter, this is a written test.
The person presiding over this test was an arcanist with a wooden door painted on his robe.
Door? Illusion system or summoning system? There is a high probability that it is from the summoning system. I don’t know what he can summon.
Summoning the arcanist's voice was gentle: "Some of you may have heard that arcane magic is different from the magic of the past. Arcane magic is stronger and takes less time to learn."
"Then why is this? Why can our arcane arts completely eliminate magic? The reason is very simple. We arcanists have one of the most basic abilities, and that is mathematics!"
Thirty-four people took their seats one by one, and snow-white papers and quills were handed out.
The Summoning Arcanist waved, and a black board appeared on his left side. With another wave, words appeared on the black board.
"Here are ten math questions, from easy to difficult. If you answer five, you will pass. If you answer seven, you will be exempted from tuition. If you answer nine, your living expenses will be increased by 100 gold coins per month. If you answer them all, you will have free independence. dormitory!"
He snapped his fingers, and an hourglass appeared in his hand: "Okay, let's start answering the questions! You have forty-five minutes!"
Audrey didn't have much confidence in this math test. Although cousin Ellie sent some math books, it took some time due to the long distance. When she received the books, it was less than a year before the college enrolled.
During this year, Audrey has been struggling to read and study these books. However, due to the lack of teacher guidance, although she knows many words and has annotations for many symbols, there is still a lot of content that she cannot understand or understand.
Looking at the questions on the black board, she felt better. Fortunately, she knew the first few questions.
The sand in the hourglass leaked light, and the Summoning Arcanist waved, and the papers in everyone's hands flew up, like birds, flying around him.
While looking at these paper birds, he commented:
"You, Sandao, are not very good, so you will be eliminated!"
"伱, Six Ways, um, I haven't finished the seventh question, but the idea is right. I'll count you as the Seventh Way. Come over here."
"Not bad, you answered eight questions! What does your family do? Oh, it sells pottery, no wonder. Not bad, good, come here."
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Finally, it was Audrey’s turn:
"Well, Six Paths, pass, come here."
Of the thirty-four people, fifteen were eliminated, most of them civilians.
"You guys, follow me. Below is the final test!"
(End of chapter)
