"Kevin!" As soon as the fat old man went upstairs, he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Kevin, you lazy bum, hurry up and come out! There's something to do now! "
After shouting for a long time, there was no response from anyone, and the fat old man's temper flared. With a muffled "bang", the closed door was kicked into two halves on the spot. Lin Li's eyes were wide open as he watched from the side. How could the old man be so strong? Was he a mage or a magical beast?
"President Gerian …" In the ruined room, there was only a young mage who looked thin and weak, about 20 or 30 years old. At this moment, he was staring at the door with his mouth agape. Just as he was about to speak, he was glared at by the fat old man, and swallowed the words back into his stomach.
"Come, let me introduce you. This is the newcomer, Mage Felic. He has decided to go for his level certification at the Jarrosus Guild of Magic. Bring him to settle the formalities first, I'll find someone to arrange the level certification. These little bastards are getting bolder and bolder, hiding in the room early in the morning and slacking off. I wanted to beat up that bastard from the City of Shadows just now, but I couldn't find anyone to help me …"
"Oh, yes, Felic, this is Kevin, a well-known good man in the Jarrosus Guild of Magic. Go with him to settle the formalities first, I'll come to you later."
The fat old man walked away cursing, leaving Lin Li and Kevin in a daze.
The young mage picked up the two pieces of the door from the ground, and explained to Lin Li with a smile, "Hehe, the President's character … uh … is more straightforward. You'll get used to it in the future."
"He's really straightforward …" Lin Li smiled. This fat old man was much more interesting than Andoine.
Gerian's kick was more ruthless than that of a magical beast. The lock behind the door was broken by him. Kevin picked up the door and looked at it for a long time, but found that it was impossible to repair. He could only lean the door against the wall, and said with a bitter smile, "Let's wait for the President to find someone to fix it. I'll take you to settle the formalities for the level certification first."
"Sorry to trouble you."
On the way to the paperwork, the two of them chatted from time to time and gradually became familiar with each other.
The chubby old man was right. This young mage named Kevin was indeed a nice guy. Lin Li had asked a bunch of questions along the way. If it were someone else, they would have been annoyed. Only a nice guy like Kevin would answer them one by one, and he was extremely patient. If he did not understand once, he would explain twice until Lin Li understood.
"In other words, after the level certification, I'll be a member of Jarrosus Guild of Magic?" After listening to Kevin's introduction of the general knowledge of level certification, Lin Li finally understood why the chubby old man had smiled so wretchedly just now. It turned out that there was such a meaning behind level certification.
"Nominally, yes." Kevin nodded and continued, "However, the Guild of Magic is actually a relatively loose organization. Strictly speaking, mages have far more rights than obligations in the Guild. After the level certification, you will have the right to use various Guild facilities, such as the library, the laboratory, and the meditation area. If you make an outstanding contribution to a certain research, the Guild will also provide you with a large sum of money."
"Sounds good … Then what obligations do I have?"
"Obligations … Other than acknowledging that you're a member of Jarrosus Guild of Magic, there really doesn't seem to be any obligations. At least in Jarrosus Guild of Magic, the President will not force you to do anything. Even if he does, you have the right not to go. After all, the Guild of Magic is a loose organization. The relationship between mages and the Guild is not really a subordinate relationship."
"Then why do I feel that you seem to be very afraid of President Gerian?"
"He's my uncle …" Kevin smiled bitterly. "Not to mention kicking my door, even if he beats me up, I can only endure it …"
"…"
The level certification procedure was simpler than imagined. It was done after filling out a form.
The questions on the form were almost all related to magic. Apart from name and age, no one even asked about home address. This made Lin Li worry for a long time, and he even specially reviewed the fake identity that Andoine had made for him.
After filling out the form, Kevin brought Lin Li up to the third floor. After passing through a few corridors, the two of them saw Gerian who had been waiting for a long time.
The old man was throwing a tantrum. He gesticulated exaggeratedly while cursing.
Not far in front of him, a middle-aged mage was listening in silence. His expression was aggrieved and fearful. As he nodded, he took a few steps back carefully, as if he was afraid that the old man would vent his anger on him.
"Go tell the idiots from the Merlin Family to get lost immediately. If they dare to make such an idiotic request again, I'll burn down their nest!" The fat old man who was cursing finally restrained his anger when he saw Lin Li coming over. He let the poor middle-aged mage off for the time being. "Go now!"
"Yes …"
The middle-aged mage turned and ran faster than a rabbit as if he had been pardoned. He only glanced at Lin Li curiously when he passed by him.
"The Merlin Family?" Lin Li frowned. The name sounded familiar, but after thinking for a long time, he couldn't remember where he had heard it.
Before Lin Li could think about it, Gerian had already come over. He didn't know what zodiac sign this fat old man was, but he changed his face faster than anyone else. He was still cursing and looking angry just a moment ago, but when he turned around, his fat face was full of smiles. "How is it, Felic? Is the procedure done?"
"It's done."
"That's great!" Gerian was overjoyed. Without waiting for Lin Li to ask more, he hurriedly brought the two of them to the hall on the third floor.
A crystal ball was placed in the middle of the hall, and two mageweaths were placed around the crystal ball.
As a Guru of Inscription, Lin Li was very familiar with these two mageweaths. One was the Magical Protection Field, used to weaken the power of magic, and the other was the Elemental Annihilation Field, used to reduce the conflict of elements. When these two high-level mageweaths appeared at the same time, it would produce an effect similar to anti-magic.
"Amazing …" Even though Lin Li was already a Guru of Inscription, he couldn't help but be secretly surprised when he saw these two mageweaths. High-level mageweaths were already quite complicated, and there was actually someone who could set up two at the same time. The difficulty in between was not as simple as one plus one equals two.
"Now, I'll help you with the level certification. You don't have to worry about anything, just inject mana into the crystal ball." Walking into the hall, Gerian was already a little impatient. "Don't worry about the crystal ball breaking. You just have to output as much as you can. I'll take care of the rest."
Lin Li nodded, and pressed his hand on the crystal ball.
He wasn't afraid that the crystal ball would break. With the protection of these two high-level mageweaths, not to mention him, even Andoine wouldn't have the ability to break the crystal ball.
Mana surged out like a tide, and the crystal ball began to shine gradually.
As the light on the crystal ball became more and more dazzling, the smile on Gerian's face grew wider.
Five minutes passed, and Lin Li had no intention of stopping.
At ten minutes, sweat began to appear on Kevin's forehead …
At fifteen minutes, Gerian's pupils also gradually dilated …
At twenty minutes, the two of them were so impulsive that they wanted to bang their heads against the wall. Was this a human or a monster?
The hall was frighteningly quiet, and only the sound of their rapid breathing could be heard. The crystal ball was emitting a blazing light, illuminating the entire hall. Gerian and Kevin's expressions were completely dull. Before this terrifying performance, they could only stare at the crystal ball dumbly, and even forgot to record Lin Li's data.
The terrifying performance lasted for nearly thirty minutes before Lin Li let out a long sigh and stopped inputting mana into the crystal ball.
When he turned around, he found that the two of them were already dumbfounded.
"What's wrong?"
"You … You … Are you a human or a magical beast?" Kevin asked cautiously, as if he was afraid that Lin Li would suddenly turn into a magical beast and pounce on him.
"Twenty-eight minutes …" Gerian stared at Lin Li, dumbfounded, and murmured with a dull face, "Miracle … Miracle!"
Any mage knew what it meant to have a continuous mana output of up to twenty-eight minutes. Except for a few guided spells, most spells only needed an instant burst of power. In other words, one needed to output mana only at the moment of casting. A minute of continuous output could be exchanged for an instant burst of power at least a hundred times. After all, the mental strength of mortals was limited. Even a top mage like Gerian could only maintain a continuous output for five minutes when he advanced to the Archmage realm.
He had never thought that there would be a monster like Lin Li in this world.
Twenty-eight minutes of continuous output meant thousands of low-level spells. Even if they were Legendary spells, it would be enough for him to release more than a dozen. Gerian really wanted to ask Lin Li: Are you really a human?
The scariest thing was that after twenty-eight minutes of continuous output, Lin Li still did not show the slightest sign of fatigue. The kid even came over excitedly and asked, "How was it? How was my result?"
Gerian was about to answer when Kevin, who was beside him, slapped his forehead and let out a scream. "Sh * t!"
"What?"
"I forgot to record the strength of his mental strength!" This time, Kevin really wanted to die. He was so focused just now that he, who was in charge of recording, had forgotten his own job. Kevin really wanted to bang his head against the wall. It's over, it's over. Such a big thing actually went wrong. Based on Uncle Gerian's character, even if he didn't die this time, he would probably lose a layer of skin.
"Idiot!" Unexpectedly, Gerian did not fly into a rage. He only scolded in exasperation, "Record my a * s! A mental strength that can sustain 28 minutes of output, even if you record it, no one will believe it … "
After that, he looked around again. After making sure that no one was eavesdropping, he stared at Kevin and threatened, "Except for the magic level, destroy all the other records. Also, don't reveal what happened today. Don't tell anyone who asks, not even your father. If the news is leaked, you'll see how I'll deal with you!"
Kevin was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly agreed.
In the end, Lin Li's magic level became the least important thing.
Gerian waved his pen and filled in an "8" on the magic level. A level-eight mage's level certification was considered complete.
"Mage Felic, I now officially welcome you on behalf of the guild. From today onwards, you are a member of the Jarrosus Guild of Magic. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask Kevin," Gerian announced with a satisfied smile after putting away the level certification record.
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