Some of the mages who were willing to take the Orange Eaton Academy's apprentice exam had their wishful thinking. As long as the first few people performed too badly, they would give the rest of the students a failing grade to save time. And doing so was indeed within the scope of the inspector's authority.
The reason was simple. If a few people in the group failed, it was conceivable that the others wouldn't perform too well either, so there was no need to waste time. This was also why all the groups participating in the exam would put the best people at the front, so as to avoid these excellent apprentices being dragged down by those who didn't perform well.
But those who had plans had plans, in the end, this troublesome task still fell on the old mage. He was well aware that this was the result of some of the younger generation's underlings secretly making things difficult for him. So when he received today's exam list, he was also holding back a bit of anger.
With his experience and knowledge, how could he not know what was going on today? If he was impatient and directly eliminated the apprentices participating in the exam, it would be the group of children who would be hurt, and he would offend the Great Mage from the Leon District who might or might not care. But from the fact that he would appear in today's occasion, it could be assumed that he cared.
If he gritted his teeth and allowed all thirty apprentices to complete the assessment, he would have to work until the sky turned dark or even midnight. After all, they had only learned magic for four months, so no one would believe that the process would be smooth. The old mage had long been mentally prepared. He only hoped that the unexpected situation wouldn't be the kind that was hard to deal with.
It could be said that this was a double kill situation, and it was up to him to choose who to protect and who to abandon. But what no one expected was that the group of children's performance was so good that it made people speechless. Especially the magic they used, there were no flaws to be found. His movements were firm and meticulous.
If there was a problem, it would be that the two secretaries in charge of recording never stopped writing. After registering the ten spells chosen by the tested apprentice, Lucien had to record the order in which the spells were cast, the result of the casting, and the result of the casting. In the end, he had to record his own comments and the conclusion of whether the apprentice passed the test.
One of the younger secretaries couldn't help but complain that this homework wasn't done in the form of a forum. Typing was much faster than writing, not to mention that it could be copied and pasted.
Originally, he was prepared to fight until the sky turned dark, but he didn't expect to finish all the apprentice exams before noon. The old magician stepped forward to praise the apprentices of the academy. As for the original idea of taking in a disciple, it had long been thrown out of the window. A total of 26 people had such a performance, which proved that they were not geniuses at all. Instead, they had some kind of method to train them.
Although the words of encouragement were platitudes and were based on the experiences of various people, they were not great principles or inspiring words, but the children were deeply moved. Their eyes turned red, and some even shed tears.
The old magician began to doubt his own words. Did he really have the ability to move people? Every time he came back, it was always the same ending. It hadn't changed in the past few years. However, this was the first time someone had reacted this way.
"The inspector is praising us. Have we really done a good enough job? "" No, we haven't been scolded. The inspector is a good person. " Even though the children were not crying, they were still choked with sobs.
After being respectfully sent off by the crowd, the old magician walked out of the examination room. In his heart, he was pondering whether the words he had said this time were more exaggerated because of his tone. That was why he was praised so much. But then he heard a voice from the examination room behind him:
"You bunch of useless dogs. You have only passed the first circle apprentice exam. Do you think you have become an official magician? It's still too early. If you want to be like those real magicians, you will need to train for another hundred years. Quick! The officer on duty led everyone to the square in front of the west tower. Everyone was ready to run back to the academy. If you fall behind, you won't get to eat lunch today. "
Wearing the same uniform, the Orange Eaton Academy's apprentices filed out. They passed by the old inspector and quickly arrived at the square. Under the leadership of the student leaders, they quickly got into formation and started running. Under the command, the backs of the academy's children quickly disappeared from everyone's field of vision.
The old magician had an embarrassed look on his face. He remembered that someone had complained on the forum about how inhumane the life in the academy was. All the apprentices lived in an abyss of suffering and were scolded like dogs all day long. It seemed that those rumors were not false …
It seemed calm, but in fact, on the forum, everyone was quarreling. The XXVI (26 people) of the Orange Eaton Academy passed the first circle apprentice exam in a strong manner under all kinds of unkindness. This was also the topic that everyone was talking about the most.
As long as one stayed in Wulian City for a while, they would know the origin of this group of children. They were originally a group of abandoned people, but now they gave people a new feeling. Should this be attributed to their talent, or the academy's credit?
If this group of children's talent was really that good, there would have been magicians who would have taken them in instead of leaving them to fend for themselves. In the eyes of everyone, an academy that took in trash actually had such a performance. Everyone was surprised. Naturally, they were even more curious about the academy.
A group of people who did not believe in heresy insisted that this was the credit of the great magician who became a teacher of the academy — — Juan Javier. The great magician who was not willing to accept apprentices actually had some special teaching methods. It was this method that allowed him to only accept one apprentice since he became a magician, and that apprentice also became an official magician in a relatively short period of time.
Now, the actual person in charge of the academy, did not know what kind of conditions he had to exchange with the great magician in exchange for Juan's careful guidance of this group of children that no one wanted, and then they had such a performance. To put it simply, everything was an illusion, and the credit was on someone else.
But in fact, more people were thinking about how to choose a child with magical talent in the family. Like before, they could ask someone to find a connection and put the child under a magician's tutelage. In addition to hoping that the child could become a talent, they also had to worry about whether the child would accidentally die. Magic was never a safe game.
Or choose this new place, an academy that taught magic?
The chaotic thoughts of the outside world had not yet invaded this academy, but Lin took advantage of the night to gather all the 726 and 727 students, and put down a contract in front of everyone. The other two magicians originally had the idea of holding a celebratory feast, so they did not leave. Lin also did let the hired cook prepare a table of good ingredients for everyone to eat and drink. But after eating and drinking, the things that needed to be said still had to be said.
At the big table in the middle of the library, all the children sat upright and still, but a few teachers sat more casually on the benches at the side. Lin did not start with a scolding, which was something that had not happened since school officially started. So the children were on guard, and their ears perked up, and some of them secretly glanced at the paper in front of them.
"First of all, congratulations to all the 726 students for passing the first circle magic apprentice exam. Your achievements prove that the academy's education is fruitful, and in the future, it will also be able to cultivate more magicians. But there is no free lunch in the world, and if you want to gain something, you must pay something. The reason why I didn't make any requests before was because without an actual result, it was not persuasive at all. But today, the silver tassels on your chests did not fall from the sky, it is the result of your hard work and study, and at the same time, the academy has invested manpower and resources to cultivate you. "
Such an opening also aroused the curiosity of a few teachers. Lin did not communicate with anyone about today's matter beforehand. So, Juan Javier casually picked up the paper in front of the child and read the words on it. Lin continued, "That's right.
"In front of you is a contract for admission, which details your rights and obligations. Simply put, everything you do in the academy is not free. But considering that you come from families that do not have money to pay for your tuition, you will not be asked to pay any fees. Instead, after you become an official magician, or after the term of the academy is up, you will have to serve the academy for two years. "
Juan Javier looked at the densely packed words, and could not help but admire the person who wrote it. Looking at the handwriting, it was Halloumi. Because there were too many words and too small, it hurt to read them, so he simply asked directly, "You said you have to serve the academy for two years, what do you do? Where is it written? "
"In the fourth paragraph of the contract, it is stated that the two years of service will be based on the missions announced by the association, and the level of missions that do not involve life safety. It might be refining potions, forging artifacts, and increasing the academy's income. But I was thinking that if the number of apprentices in the academy increases in the future, the graduates should serve as counselors to assist the teachers in managing and guiding the other apprentices. But it is also written in the contract that if there is a life-threatening mission, the length of service will be reduced. If there is an unavoidable reason, and the academy requires the graduates to participate in the highest level of war missions, the completion of the mission will be the end of the service, no matter how much time is left. "
"What about the duration of the academy? What do you mean? "
"The association subsidizes the apprentices of each circle for three years, three years, and four years, corresponding to the first, second, and third circle apprentices' examinations. In other words, the association also recognizes that if an apprentice is unable to advance beyond this time limit, it may not be suitable to continue on the path of magic. But that is when there are external matters to attend to. I think that if you study day and night in the academy, you should be able to complete it in a shorter time. After all, this is only apprentice-level magic, so I set the length of service as one year, one year, two years. If you are still unable to become an official magician after four years, then you will still have to serve the academy for two years. But these two years can also be regarded as your last chance to stay in the academy. Although you won't be able to focus on studying magic, at least you can still use the academy's resources to make a final effort after the mission. "
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