Act 94. Magic test
Unlike the first three exams, the fourth and most important subject magic test is not about everyone sitting together in the classroom and writing the papers in a harmonious manner, but about actual tests.
On the fifth floor of the Magic Society, in a spacious and bright large room, behind a long table were three wizards in long robes.
On the far left is Rupert, who was looking at the information sheet on the table, and he was noting something from time to time with a pen to note.
On the far right is a slightly fat middle-aged woman with fluffy hair hanging down to her ears. She wore gold-rimmed glasses, and her robe had no wrinkles. Her cuffs and three gold-rimmed edges flashed in the afternoon sun.
The old man sitting in the middle had no hair and his goatee was combed neatly. He held the exquisite quill and raised his head slightly.
"James Patchville, the spell you submitted was a magical water curtain mirror wall, and you did successfully cast this spell."
The old man's voice was low and echoed in the empty room. His cuffs and four gold coins made people unable to see him. This was a Four Rings Mage.
In fact, this is also the president and top leader of the Toronto Magic Association, Daniel Gretz, who is good at the elemental department and has been a judge in the magic test for ten years.
Hearing President Daniel's words, James's originally tense nerves relaxed a little, but the other party's next words made the boy's heart hang up again.
"However, in this, the flow of magic has caused three disorders. Thanks to your own magic reserves, you can suppress the turbulence, otherwise you will definitely fail."
President Daniel's words made James open his eyes wide. Indeed, some mistakes in his spell casting just now were all because of the "gift" that Reiner gave them before, which caused James to be distracted. This is indeed true, but the process of his spell casting just now clearly showed no flaws on the surface, and the person in front of him could easily see through it?
"Don't underestimate the mage, little guy."
President Daniel saw James' doubts. Of course, he also knew that the Patchville family had a certain foundation here, but if he was afraid of these, he would probably not have chosen to serve as a judge ten years ago.
“Go out.”
With a wave, President Daniel ordered James to leave and scored on the list that recorded the score.
The two judges around him also recorded their points.
This is actually very similar to the situation when reviewing academic papers. The three reviewers have their own weights, and they combine the calculation points to give the final result.
But saying that is the case, the evaluation criteria for this link are also very clear.
The apprentices first submit a link of magic that they are ready to undergo testing, and then cast it on the spot. The judges score based on the casting situation. For the casting loser, the results are obviously obvious.
As for the person who successfully casts the spell, the judge will gradually give points on the passing line based on the casting details, and finally get a relatively accurate result. This is a bit like the rating of sports events on Earth. Although subjectively has a certain impact, the basic judgment criteria still exist.
After James left, the next person to come in was Dana.
"Hello, my sir, I'm Dana Kristen. The magic I'm going to cast is a ring of magic, fireball."
Dana said softly with sweat on her palms, she dared not look directly at the three judges, trying to relieve her tension.
Although he was full of confidence when chatting with Reiner in the morning, Dana was still an apprentice who had just mastered the trick of spell casting. This time, he didn't have the idea of passing it to take the exam.
Even the average quasi-first-ring mage engraved the spells in his soul, Dana didn't have time to prepare.
"Is Kristen, Milly, who is this from?"
President Daniel asked the female judge next to him in a voice that Dana couldn't hear.
"It should be true, this is the orphan of the Christines."
The mage who was replaced by Millie replied that Aturu Kristen and Erena Kristen were considered famous mages in Anmonet Province. Although it has been ten years since the accident between the two, there are still many old mages who remember the two of them.
However, Dana's uncle, Chester Christine, has a bad relationship with the Magic Association, so Dana's situation is not known to these people. Of course, people like President Daniel have only met several times for the Christine and his wife, and there is no question of taking care of their friends' orphans.
Dana didn't notice the comments about the judges. After receiving Rupert's permission, she raised her hand and faced one side of the room, a deep piece of obsidian.
This is a device specially used to test the power of magic. It can withstand direct hits from standard spells below the three rings and give power data. It can also absorb excess energy. When the mage apprentice chooses offensive magic, this device comes in use.
"interesting."
President Daniel smiled slightly when he saw what Dana was holding.
That was a staff.
To be precise, it was a wooden stick about one-third of the length, and there was no trace of magic on it. It was not a magic prop, but just an ordinary slender wooden stick.
This is what Reiner proposed, and the purpose is to give Dana psychological hints. As long as you hold this "scepter", you can successfully cast magic.
This did not violate the assessment regulations, but it just made President Daniel feel that the little girl was very interesting.
Dana closed her eyes, and the complex and beautiful spell model of Fireball Technique appeared in her heart. Many nodes lit up one by one, as brilliant as stars. At the same time, dazzling magic channels kept shuttled between these nodes, gradually depicting the spell model of Fireball Technique.
But a little spark shone, and a huge torrent of magic power gushed out from several key spell nodes. This is not the power that will appear during the normal fireball casting process.
Dana watched helplessly as the torrent broke through the originally harmonious spell model and poured out from her fingertips through the staff.
Bang—
The huge roar almost shattered the magic-enhancing windows in the room. A flash of light flew out from the front of the staff and directly hit the obsidian slab.
The wind raged, and the dust raised hit the three judges.
Rupert stood up, he raised his hand gently, and a transparent wind wall appeared in front of the three of them, and lightly blocked the airflow.
The dust settled, and President Daniel shook his head. This was obviously not a feature of Fireball. It seemed that Dana had indeed failed to cast the spell.
"Danna Christine, I'm sorry, you...huh?"
However, before President Daniel could finish his words, Milly pulled his cuff and pointed to the obsidian slab.
Chapter completed!