"Currently, there are 13,500 people who have signed up."
Looking at the statistics on his personal terminal, Fangzheng said flatly. Hearing Fangzheng's answer, the expressions of the mages, including Mary, instantly changed.
"I suggest that you don't accept too many people in the beginning. Just find some talented students with strong comprehension skills. After they finish their apprenticeship, they can be responsible for teaching more apprentices, and you can do your own things with peace of mind."
This was the most common situation in the Tendo Temple. After all, when the Cursed Children first entered the Tendo Temple, there were not enough people to teach them, so Fangzheng let Hecate, Lydia, and Nimf choose some relatively fast students to teach. After they qualified and graduated, they could stay in the school to be responsible for teaching and management work. So far, those children were doing pretty well, so Fangzheng decided to transplant this system to Hogwarts.
After listening to Fangzheng's words, Mary and the others finally felt a little relieved. But after Fangzheng left, they still couldn't help but discuss among themselves.
"There are too many people … Our school can't even recruit 10,000 people in a year!"
"Maybe not everyone has the talent."
At this moment, Anne voiced out her opinion.
"I heard from Father that when the school was first established, people all over the country brought their children to sign up, but many of them didn't have the talent for magic at all … Maybe it's the same here? After all, they don't look like they've been exposed to magic before. Maybe they aren't sure if they have the talent or not? "
"That's true."
Hearing this, everyone was more or less relieved. Mary clapped her hands.
"Alright, get ready. Let's start the assessment!"
Just as Anne said, to become a mage, one must first go through an assessment to determine if one has the ability to cast magic. The method was the one that Fangzheng had used on the black cat before. As long as a person placed their hand on the crystal ball for five seconds, it would be confirmed after five seconds.
If he had the aptitude, he would naturally proceed to the next step. If he didn't, then he could go home to wash up and sleep.
Soon, the little fellows lined up and entered the auditorium that served as the examination venue. Mary also collected her thoughts and began to prepare for the examination.
"Hello, please come over."
As the assistant of a certain unscrupulous chief, although Mary had never taken in any students herself, she often helped her teacher with exams and tests, so she was quite familiar with this aspect. She quickly pointed at one of the little fellows at the head of the queue and gestured for her to come over.
"Don't be nervous. Put your hand on the crystal ball and concentrate …"
"Okay, okay …"
Hearing Mary's words, the little fellow was obviously a little nervous. She stretched out her hand and pressed on the crystal ball. Not long after, Mary saw the crystal ball in front of her emitting a soft glow and symbols....
"It's Transmutation and Divination … Hmm, you passed."
Glancing at the little fellow in front of her, Mary ticked a mark on the name list displayed on her personal terminal and smiled at her. The little fellow nodded happily, then obediently bowed to her.
"Thank you!"
After saying that, the little fellow turned around and ran away. On the other hand, Mary was grinning as she watched her figure disappear into the distance. She secretly nodded her head. It seemed that she had a good start, which was not bad at all.
But soon, Mary felt that something was wrong.
"Hmm, not bad. You passed. Next …"
"Oh, your aptitude is not bad. You passed. Next …"
"Very good, you passed. Next …"
"You also passed. Hmm … It's nothing. Next …"
"You passed … Oh, your aptitude is not bad either …"
By the end of the morning, Mary was completely numb. The others were not any better. When they left the auditorium and returned to the lounge at the back, everyone looked as if they had been pressed to the ground by dozens of burly men. Their faces were filled with blankness and emptiness.
Who am I?
Where am I?
What am I doing?
Why are there so many people who passed?
Am I dreaming?
"… How many people on your side passed?"
Mary reclined on the sofa and spoke in a soft voice. The others also answered weakly.
"520 people …"
"635 people …"
"472 people …"
"Are there any who didn't pass?"
"…"
This time, everyone was silent for a long while before they replied weakly.
"No …"
"No … How is that possible?"
"That's right … How is that possible?"
The mood of Mary and the others was like that of a teacher marking a college entrance examination who saw that all the papers in front of him scored more than 700 points. Their first reaction was "How is this possible?" and "I'm not dreaming, am I?"
Mary did not even have the strength to speak.
Based on her experience, it was normal for one in ten thousand people to have aptitude for magic. One in a thousand was already quite good. One in a hundred was enough to ask for the blessing of the Goddess.
But one by one … What the hell was this?
How could there be so many students with aptitude for magic here??
Mary was puzzled. She couldn't figure out why this was happening.
Could it be that the past ten years of my life were all fake?
Of course, Fangzheng did not know that his subordinates had caused the mages from the White Tower to begin to doubt their lives. In fact, he did not have the time to do so now, because Fangzheng was more concerned about the attack on Iona.
Although the sneak attack ended in an amusing and dull ending because of the opponent's strength, the fact that they dared to attack the people of the Tendo Temple in the Golden Bay was enough to explain the situation. Fangzheng had already investigated through the "Book of Complaints" and found out that the attacker was not from the White Tower. On the contrary, the attacker had been hiding his identity and working as a worker on the dock of the Golden Bay while keeping an eye on the movements of the Tendo Temple.
Iona had been targeted because she had gone to pick someone up.
The problem was not who was targeting her, but who was targeting her.
"The Kuang San."
Fangzheng closed the book, his expression so gloomy that it looked like it was about to drip water. Hearing his voice, Fangzheng's shadow shook a few times. Then, the Kuang San came out of the shadow with a grin.
"Yes, Mr. Fangzheng. What can I do for you?"
"How's the situation with the mercenary group?"
Kuang San's main body was not with the mercenary group. She only left a doppelganger to accompany Hu Tao. After all, Kuang San had countless doppelgangers, so it was easy for her to use them.
"Everything is going well. Miss Hu Tao is growing much faster than I thought …"
"Very good."
Hearing Kuang San's answer, Fangzheng nodded.
"What about the investigation on the cult?"
"We've found some targets, but we're not precise enough."
"It doesn't matter. As long as we have a target."
Fangzheng snorted.
When he used the "Book of Complaints" to investigate, he already knew the identity of the assailant and the true purpose behind it. The assailant was a believer of the Day of Destruction Church, and the assailant attacked Iona to cause a conflict between the Tendo Temple and the Nation of Fire. Because the assailant was not only a believer of the Day of Destruction, but also a noble of the Nation of Fire.
It could be said that if Fangzheng did not have the "Book of Complaints" with him, he might have been lured into the gutter by the Day of Destruction Church.
Not only that, through the "Book of Complaints", Fangzheng also learned of the latest plan of the Day of Destruction Church. They would "purify evil" in the name of the Tendo Temple, smear the reputation of the Tendo Temple, and at the same time sow discord between the Tendo Temple and other countries. Their goal was very simple. They hoped that there would be a split between the two sides. Then, they could fish in troubled waters. If they could really start a war between the Heavenly Dao Palace and the other countries, then they could take the opportunity to assassinate a few important members of both sides. Then, the entire continent would be plunged into the flames of war.
And their goal would be achieved!
Motherf * cker! They're trying to mess with me!!
After reading all this, Fangzheng almost died from anger. Hey, I've been recuperating all this time and haven't spoken a word. Do you really think I'm a pushover?
Sure enough, terrorist organizations must be uprooted!
"Get ready, we're going to the Eastern Continent …."
Speaking till here, Fangzheng fiercely gritted his teeth and made a decision.
"Clean up the scourge!"
.。 m.
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