Oh, the cleansing test.
These four words appeared in the minds of the onlookers. In recent years, except for some old-fashioned Mages who would ask their apprentices to only bring one magic medium to the test, this kind of situation usually occurred when someone bribed the inspector to set a trap for an apprentice.
After all, in the test field, the apprentices had to fulfill the requirements set by the inspector. If they dared to say no, they were welcome to come again.
However, the girl on the field today was not asked to do so, but she still did it. Either she was full of confidence, or the idiotic teacher was old-fashioned. No matter which one it was, the crowd was still looking forward to a good show. The kind where someone would make a fool of themselves.
Under the somewhat angry and resentful gaze of the secretary, the puzzled Hallumi drew the lot. Water Gathering, Illusion, Leap, Lightness, Tremendous Strength, Wind Barrier, Shape Shaping, Water Crossing, Water Breathing, and Purification, a total of ten first circle spells.
After receiving the permission of the inspector, the test began. Halloumi first used Illusion Magic. The tone of the spell rose and fell with the movement of the short wand, and then the girl turned lightly, and another figure that looked exactly like her appeared. The two moved exactly the same, but in opposite directions. Hallumi also deliberately used the short wand to draw across the body of the other person, indicating that the other person did not have a physical body.
Then there was another spell, and the short wand tapped on the heel of the raised foot, and then with a leap, Hallumi jumped from one end of the test field to the other. This was the spell of Leap.
The landing position was also carefully chosen. The girl came directly to the piles of test tools. There wasn't any incantation. He simply pointed at a large rock and directly turned the irregular shape into a rectangular shape. It was because he had become too proficient in making bricks a while ago that he had casually made a super-large brick without a second thought.
Then, in the cursed tool area, she picked out a strange lamp holder. She entered the boundary that limited the range of magic, and then began to cast Purification. And the black smoke that surrounded the lamp holder gradually faded with the white light from the short wand, until the silver lamp holder shone like new again.
Hallumi came in front of the weapons area and cast Lightness on a heavy ballista. In the spell, the heavy object that would require several adult men to lift at the same time was lifted up by the short wand like a feather. After a while, she immediately cast Tremendous Strength, pulled the heavy ballista open, placed the thick iron bolt on it, and threw it at her companion. "Kaya!"
The brown-skinned girl with two braids caught the thrown weapon neatly, turned around, and half knelt, steadily holding the heavy ballista. In the crowd's astonishment, she pulled the trigger directly. Hallumi had just finished casting her Wind Barrier when she saw the iron crossbow bolts flying towards her.
One had to know that the Wind Barrier used the flow of air to change the trajectory of flying weapons. But if the weapon itself was strong enough, it could ignore the deflection and hit the target directly. The heavy crossbows used for sieging cities were undoubtedly of this category.
However, Lin attached great importance to this spell. After all, when one was out adventuring, what one feared the most was a sneak attack. If she was scared out of her wits when she saw an arrow flying at her, she might as well stay at home and be shot to death by standing still. So, in addition to helping his two apprentices with their special training, the girls also played a game where they shot at each other with their own heavy ballista and then deflected it.
Although the heavy ballista placed in the examination area was much bigger and heavier than his own, the force of the shot was slightly weaker. So, Hallumi swung her body and waved her hand, and the iron bolt was deflected to the ceiling.
The powerful impact still could not make the bolt penetrate the magically reinforced stone bricks. The broken bolt fell heavily to the ground, and the muffled sound echoed in everyone's hearts. Cold sweat broke out on their foreheads. But the girl acted as if nothing had happened. She brushed her robe and walked toward a magic array with a restricted area.
She activated the magic array. In an instant, a transparent wall of light as tall as two people surrounded the girl. Hallumi first buffed herself with Water Crossing, then used Water Gathering. The water that was summoned by magic was confined within the wall of light, and naturally, it grew taller and taller. The girl also stood on the surface of the water because of the blessing of Water Crossing.
When the water reached the height of a person, she stopped the Water Gathering, which consumed the most magic power so far. After all, there was a lot of water in this small pool, and she had already cast eight spells before. Casting Water Gathering continuously was still a bit strenuous with her accumulated magic power.
Finally, she came to the last spell. Hallumi waved her hand at her companions, smiled, and with a tap of her short wand, she removed the blessing of Water Crossing and fell into the water.
The girl who fell into the water opened her eyes and calmly cast the last spell – Water Breathing. After the spell was completed, Hallumi stood steadily at the bottom of the water, and when she opened her mouth, a burst of bubbles came out.
At this point, the ten spells were cast. The inspector smiled with satisfaction and said kindly, "You have passed the examination, remove the spell and come out."
Although Halloumi was happy that she had passed the test, she looked around with a troubled expression. She had made such a small indoor pool. Once the magic boundary was removed, it would be flooded. At first, she only thought about how to cast the ten spells, but she did not think about how to clean up the mess.
The inspector seemed to have sensed the thoughts of the newly promoted apprentice and said with a smile, "Come out first. I will think of a way to deal with the water. "
She cast Leap again, and the girl who jumped out of the water landed steadily outside the magic boundary. The inspector pointed with his wand and the water in the pool began to swirl, forming a waterspout. And the more it swirled, the less water there was until it disappeared completely.
The apprentices who were watching could not help but be impressed by this move. But the inspector himself did not care. He smiled at the girl who came in front of him and said, "Well done, I hope you can continue to progress on the path of magic."
After Hallumi bowed, it was Kaya's turn.
The same report, salute, and draw lots. The ten spells that Kaya drew were Water Gathering, Fire Gathering, Wind Gathering, Earth Gathering, Light, Electricity, Listen, Animal Conversation, Night Vision, and Summon Puppet. Except for the Water Gathering and Hallumi, the other spells were all different.
The black-haired, brown-skinned girl, who was also wearing an ordinary robe, clenched the short wand in her hand and took a deep breath. The tip of the wand pointed in front of her four times, and four spells were cast consecutively: Water Gathering, Fire Gathering, Earth Gathering, and Electricity Gathering. They formed four fist-sized spheres, keeping the same distance between them. They were a ball of water, a ball of fire, a ball of earth, and a ball of blue light flashing with electricity.
She drew a circle in the air with her short wand and waved it again, "Wind Gathering." The wind moved from bottom to top, and the four spheres floating in the air suddenly disintegrated and mixed with the wind, forming four winds of water, fire, sand, and lightning, which attacked the target not far away.
Next, she cast Listen. The goal was to find a small magic beast that the secretary secretly released after confirming that there was a spell that required the cooperation of an animal during the drawing of lots. At this time, the person who cast Listen could vaguely hear a voice. Like a child, he kept saying, "Come and find me.", "You won't be able to find me.", and so on.
Following the voice, looking for the direction, Kaya's gaze kept wandering around the corner of the examination room. She touched the short wand between her eyebrows, and two faint red lights covered her eyes. This was Night Vision.
Soon, she found a suspicious figure in a dark corner. Kaya didn't say anything and cast a Light Spell. It was comparable to the spotlights that Lin had seen on Earth. A circle of light covered a mouse that was wandering around. After realizing that it could not escape the circle of light no matter how it ran, the mouse simply stopped running. It leaned against the wall, stood up, and looked at the girl.
Kaya cast an animal conversation spell on herself and began to talk to the mouse with squeaking sounds.
Kaya: Good girl, come to me.
Mouse: You wish, stupid human.
In fact, with such a conversation, the Animal Conversation spell was considered a pass. Previously, the apprentices who needed the cooperation of these little magical beasts were all scolded as stupid and idiotic. These magical beasts that had been raised to cooperate with the apprentices for a long time were all despised.
But with Kaya's temper, when Lin taught the two girls how to train animals, there had never been a case where the owner was despised and had to use meat to curry favor with the dog. If they were disobedient, they needed to be taught a lesson. Beating them up was the most direct. Anyway, they were not afraid of being beaten. Besides, when training animals, there was no need to go through the trouble of using magic to communicate with them. If they didn't understand human language, they would only become dog meat.
Kaya: Come here, or I'll teach you a lesson.
Mouse: I'm laughing at you for not daring, little girl. I've seen more apprentices than you have seen people. You think I'm afraid of a little girl like you who hasn't even grown hair yet?
Kaya: … I'm not taking the exam, I'm going to find a cat to bite you to death.
Mouse: Squeak, why don't you bite me yourself? With your little ability, if you come here, I'll slap you to death with my tail.
"Meow, meow, meow." Girl, how about we make a deal? You let me out, and I'll help you bite that mouse to death. I've been pissed off at him for a long time. How about we take advantage of today to settle everything.
"Woof, woof, woof." Don't, don't, let me do it. Little girl, I promise I'll help you catch that mouse and let you report to your superiors. Just let me out, okay?! Okay?!
At this time, a bunch of small animals with magical beast bloodlines all started to clamor.
Kaya: Okay, where are you?
Mouse: Hey! Damn kid, you really came!
Kaya: If I don't play you to death, I won't be human anymore.
Mouse: Don't, don't be like this, I'm coming, I'm coming. Don't let them out.
Under the light, the mouse hurriedly trotted to Kaya on all fours and clasped its front feet as if begging for mercy. But Kaya's face was serious. With her hands on her hips, she pointed at the area where all kinds of small magical beasts were kept. "Squeak, squeak, squeak." Go back to the cage by yourself.
Mouse: Got it. Don't be so angry, you'll get old quickly.
Kaya: What!
Under everyone's gaze, the mouse ran back to its cage and deftly closed the door bolt with its tail, as if it had never been out. This scene shocked most of the humans, but in the eyes of the animals, it was normal. The reason was the smell on Kaya's body.
When they were in the Tower of the Great Sage, the two girls were taming the cubs they had brought back. After being together for more than a month, it was inevitable that their bodies would be contaminated with some smells. Although they were only cubs, to the small magical beasts present, it was the unmistakable smell of a superior magical beast.
This was also the reason why the little beasts hated the girl in the beginning. But as long as Kaya was strong enough, she would be treated as a superior magical beast by these little beasts. Naturally, her words were law, and she was always successful.
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