Lolo had only taken a magic aptitude test once when she was born, and she did not know the result. Although the rookie, The Brave, had always strived to become the strongest mage as his goal, he actually didn't understand his own talent. Very soon, everything would be revealed during the Siamos Academy's entrance test tomorrow. Although Lolo didn't say it out loud, she was still very nervous in her heart. This could be seen on the way back to the hotel.
As a Tier 1 Swordsman, The Brave Rookie possessed decent Coordination and Balance. However, there were several times when he nearly bumped into pedestrians or shop signs while walking. Even when walking on a flat road, his left foot would trip over his right foot. He stumbled a few times and even accidentally kicked over a trash can. The Brave Rookie looked as if his soul had left his body.
Archmage couldn't stand it anymore and stopped in his tracks. "Uh, do you want to talk to me?"
"About … about what?" Lolo was obviously distracted.
"You should be very concerned about tomorrow's test."
"Huh?" The rookie, Brave, shivered when he heard the word 'test'. "Oh, I remember you telling me before that the most important thing for a mage is talent, right?"
"Did I say anything like that?" Rob sweated profusely. Although this was reasonable, for the current Lolo, this kind of words would undoubtedly further increase her nervousness.
Archmage could understand the girl's feelings. After all, she had put in so much effort to get to where she was. She had been carrying an unimaginable burden on her delicate shoulders. She longed for power more than ever, which was why she was so focused on the test tomorrow. Now, she could not help but worry about the gains and losses.
Your Honor, the future Supreme Magus, thought for a moment and said, "Talent is undeniably important to a magus, but hard work is the key to a person's final achievements. I wonder if you've heard of the story of Archmage Clark?"
"Clark, who is that? Is he very powerful?" Lolo's interest was finally piqued. She temporarily shifted her attention away from tomorrow's entrance test.
"Very powerful … Last year, the Sorcerer's Association ranked the fifty greatest mages in history. He was ranked 16th, even higher than the dragon slayer Robison. But you probably won't believe it, but before he entered the Royal College of Magic and Magic, he had to go through two tests. The final evaluation was D without exception. In other words, his magic talent was only slightly better than the average person. Clark was not a noble. His family was very ordinary. His parents were beekeepers. In order to become a mage, Clark had to work day and night. On the weekends, he would even work in the lumber yard in town. Finally, he had enough money to pay for school."
"What? You said he only came into contact with magic when he was 30?" The rookie Braveheart was shocked by the tragic life of this Magician named Clark. This was probably the lowest starting point of a Magician she had ever heard of.
"Yes, and due to his age and talent, his progress in the college was actually very limited. Even the beginner level Fireball spell was very difficult for him to master. He needed more time and energy than others. He stayed in the Royal College of Magic and Magic for a total of six years, and when he left, he was still a first-grade apprentice."
"Oh my god, a guy like him was ranked as one of the Top 50 Archmage in history? And he was ranked 16th? Is there a descendant of his on the judging panel? "Lolo was in disbelief.
Rob smiled. He was not in a hurry to explain. Instead, he threw another question to the girl, "Do you know how many types of magic there are in the world right now, and which level of magic is the most common?"
"I'm not too sure about the first question, but the answer to the second question is obvious. Low-level magic is the most common, right?" The Brave newbie guessed.
The future Supreme Magister Your Honor nodded. "That's right. According to the rough statistics of the Magician's Association, there are more than 100,000 types of magic in the world today. Among them, the first-grade spells are the most common, about half of them. But do you know what the number was six hundred years ago?"
"Six hundred years ago? Hmm, let me think, it should be a third of it."
"Hah, you're overestimating people back then. The accumulation of knowledge is not linear. As a discipline, magic, of course, will progress with the times. The development of magic 600 years ago was far slower than it is today. There were only about six thousand types of spells, and a thousand of them were invented by this magician named Clark," The Archmage explained to the newbie The Brave.
"Wow, are you serious? A man invented one-sixth of all the spells in the world. Even though they are all low-level, it's still terrifying. But how did he do it? I feel like he's weak," Lolo clicked her tongue in wonder.
After graduating from the Royal Magic Academy, he didn't stop his research in this area. After more than 40 years of hard work, he studied almost all the low-level spells that he could find. In terms of understanding low-level spells, if Clark said he was second, no one would dare say they were first. In the end, he used these unremarkable low-level spells to successfully understand the secret of elemental combination. This was something that even Roland wasn't able to do back then. Now, we can say without hesitation that Clark was the greatest mage of his generation. He lived for a total of 160 years, but invented more than a thousand types of spells. Many of these spells are still widely used to this day, and he even successfully advanced to a level six quasi-magus in his later years. His experiences are probably enough to prove the saying 'talent isn't everything a mage has'. "
Lolo bit her nails. "But having talent is still better than not having talent."
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