The carriages slowly stopped in front of the huge magic tower in the center of the City in the Sky.
Heidi, Layria, and the other apprentices were amazed when they saw the tower from afar, because they had to raise their heads to see the top of the tower. Also, unlike the gloomy and mysterious magic towers in ancient times, the outer layer of the tower was made of shiny silver material, which gave the apprentices an indescribable sense of beauty.
"Well, it's a modern metal building." This kind of building was one of Lucien's favorite styles, and he liked the Congress a lot.
As the owner of the tower, Lazar was very satisfied with Lucien and the apprentices' love for the tower. He clapped his hands and smiled, "This is the magic tower where the headquarter of the Congress is located. It's also called Allyn, and it's a paradise for many sorcerers. Alright, let's go in now. It's already 4: 15 in the afternoon, and the staff of the headquarter of the Congress will go to bed at six. Only a few people who are responsible for the safety and supervision of the city will stay here. "
"Mr. Lazar, can we come back tomorrow? We're too tired, and we need to rest. " Many apprentices were afraid of the arcana test, and even Annick was a bit hesitant. Without the accumulation of success, his confidence was not completely built.
Lazar led Lucien and the apprentices to the gray stone steps in front of the magic tower, "You've just arrived, and you're tired. But you need to ask the teacher or the lady in charge of the test, and they'll arrange another time for you." Lazar said to Lucien and the apprentices. However, without the test, you can't get the magic and arcana badges, and it'll be troublesome. And the sooner you start learning arcana and magic, the sooner you can become a real sorcerer. "
He was not asking the apprentices to take the test when they were tired, but he was reminding them not to refuse the test after a day's rest.
Soon, they walked to the silver gate of the tower, which was painted with countless mysterious patterns.
When Lucien and the apprentices were about to walk through the half-open gate, two big black eyes suddenly appeared on the gate and blinked.
"Welcome to Allyn. On behalf of all the arcanists and sorcerers, I welcome you."
A cheerful sound came from the door, and the two metal doors swung back and forth, as if they were waving.
Lazar laughed and said, "Prospell, you've never welcomed me like this before."
"Because I can smell the overflowing aura of life." Prospell did not mind Lazar's joke.
Lazar turned around and said to the apprentices, "Prospell is a powerful alchemical life form that has merged with the magic tower. It took Douglas and several other grand arcanists a long time to make it. They spent a lot of time collecting some special incomplete souls to make this life form. Hehe, there are many alchemical lives in the headquarters of the congress. Nowhere is more luxurious than here. "
Lucien had been curious and interested in alchemical life ever since they met in Carendia Castle. He couldn't help but ask, "Lazar, which circle do we start learning alchemical life from?"
"First of all, you need to learn the Tree of Knowledge about Soul from the school of Necromancy, and then you need to learn the basics of Life Harmony from the school of Alchemy. When you finish learning all these and become a senior-rank sorcerer, you can start to make alchemical life. So, in the ancient magic empire, only senior-rank sorcerers could have their own magic tower. "Lazar explained casually.
Prospell's voice suddenly lowered, "Sir, if you're interested in alchemical life, please make a lady one in the future. All the magic towers around me are disgusting males!"
In the eyes of Lucien and the apprentices, this alchemical life was a pervert.
Seeing that Lucien did not answer, Prospell put on a hollow smile and said, "Haha, I'm just kidding. Well, the Apprentice Assessment Department is in the third zone on the first floor, and the Sorcerer Administrative Department is in the fourth zone on the first floor. The fifth zone on the first floor is the Task Zone, where you can accept and release tasks. The sixth zone on the first floor is the Exchange Department, where you can exchange your money, materials, items, and information for arcana points, or vice versa. The Common Arcana Library is in the first zone on the first floor, and the Magic Exchange Room is in the second zone on the first floor.
If you want to meditate and do experiments, you can go to the second to the ninth floor. There are meditation rooms, magic laboratories, binding rooms, energy rooms, magic gardens, and so on. Of course, you can only use them if you pay money or arcana points. The tenth floor is the headquarters of Arcana and Magic. The rest of the journals are either in other places in Allyn or in different cities in different kingdoms. They are organized by different organizations or branches of the Congress of Magic in different countries. "
"The eleventh to the fifteenth floor is the office of the several committees and the exclusive lounge of the committee members. The sixteenth to the twentieth floor is free for qualified Arcana and Magic Research Groups. The twenty-first to the twenty-fifth floor is the best magic laboratories in different fields. The twenty-sixth to the thirtieth floor is the Advanced Arcana and Magic Library, material warehouse, binding room for senior-rank summons, and so on. The thirty-first to the thirty-fifth floor belongs to the Highest Council, but I heard that the Highest Council is planning to set aside the thirty-first and thirty-second floor as an academy for junior sorcerers … "
Prospell rattled out a series of words, which made the apprentices stare blankly at him.
"Alright, go in quickly." After Prospell finished speaking, he began to sing a tuneless song:
"Don't touch it. It's my muscle."
"Don't touch the wall. It's itchy."
"Don't destroy the public property. Organs are always fragile."
…
Seeing off by this weird alchemical life, Lucien and the apprentices finally entered the headquarter of the Congress. The first thing that appeared in front of them was a round silver hall. In the center of the hall, there was a round plate with a diameter of one meter, on which complex magic circles were engraved. Around the plate was a yellowish green light cover, which extended all the way to the second floor.
Around the hall, there were six zones and stairwells.
"That's the lift." Lazar introduced and then asked Lucien for his opinion, "Let's go to the Apprentice Assessment Department in Zone Three first. After we arrange the apprentices, I'll take you, Evans, to the Sorcerer Administrative Department in Zone Four. Is that okay?"
"No problem. After all, I've taught them for a while." Lucien did not mind at all. Looking at the sorcerers and apprentices who were wearing the style of Holm, he followed Lazar to Zone Three.
…
In Zone Three, there were rows of rooms with different colors. An old gentleman with a thin face and old-fashioned clothes was receiving Lazar, Lucien and the apprentices.
The old gentleman named Simeon said to the apprentices seriously, "Register first, and then I'll provide you with the basic arcana assessment. After we figure out your arcana level and your inclination, we'll arrange you to go to different magic schools."
"Mr. Simeon, we just arrived here at noon after the turbulence in the Storm Strait, and then we took the magic steam train for three hours. We're very tired. Can you postpone the arcana assessment to tomorrow?" Katrina was not afraid of the old gentleman, but she, as one of the leaders of the apprentices, stood out and asked for the postponement without any hesitation.
The request was reasonable. Although Simeon was old-fashioned, he wasn't a cold-hearted person. He nodded and said, "Then you should register first. Come here tomorrow morning at nine o 'clock for the test. Tonight, I'll arrange for you to rest in the guest rooms in Zone Three. Remember, if you don't have arcana and magic badges, don't leave Zone Three. "
"Thank you, Mr. Simeon. We'll keep that in mind." The apprentices were all overjoyed.
Simeon was a bit confused, "You're not going to do the registration?" Lucien stood aside and did not move at all. His clothes were obviously continental style, so he asked, "You're not going to register?"
"Mr. Simeon, I'm a real sorcerer," said Lucien with a smile.
Simeon was a bit surprised, and then he looked at Lucien from head to toe, "A sorcerer less than twenty years old? You're very talented in spiritual power. If you want to learn the magic of Astrology or Light-darkness, or concentrate on the research of mathematical knowledge, you can consider joining our 'Tower'. "
Lazar looked at Simeon with a sad face, "Mr. Evans wants to focus on the basics of arcana first, and he won't make his choice until he reaches a higher level."
There were two badges on Simeon's body. One had a black background with a silver star, like the deep starry sky. However, there were only two stars, while the other had two black rings on a silver background, looking cold and mysterious. According to Lazar's introduction on the train, the former was the badge of a level two arcanist, and the latter was the badge of a second circle sorcerer.
Hearing Lazar's words, Simeon put on a rare smile, "It's rare to see a young man like you who knows how to focus on studying instead of indulging in the invitations from different organizations. Mr. Evans, Tower is a neutral organization, and we're on the same page as the Congress. There are many arcanists who prefer to explore instead of fighting. Alright, Lazar is going to cry if I keep talking. "
While they were chatting, Heidi, Layria and the rest of the apprentices kept reciting the theorems and rules. Seeing this, Sprint slightly frowned, "Arcana studies should be done in daily life. The test is tomorrow. You won't be able to do anything. "
Hearing this, Heidi rushed to Lucien and asked, "Mr. Evans, do you have any good suggestions?"
"I agree with Sprint. You've practiced enough. What you need tonight is a good rest and some simple reading."
Annick and Layria nodded. They looked at Lucien a bit reluctantly and asked, "Mr. Evans, will you come to see us tomorrow?"
"If there's nothing else, I'll come." Lucien nodded with a smile. How would he know how his task was going if he didn't come?
However, seeing that Annick and the rest of the apprentices cheered in a low voice, Lucien's heart softened a bit. He turned to Lazar and said, "Let's go to the Sorcerer Administrative Department. By the way, Lazar, can we only use arcana points or Quintal to borrow books or exchange spells in the General Arcana Library and the Magic Exchange Room? "
"Both." Lazar looked at Lucien in amusement, "But, Evans, the first condition to enter these two places is that you have an activated arcana badge. Otherwise, you'd better learn the basic arcana and magic books given by the Congress for free. When you learn enough, you can apply for the arcana test in the Sorcerer Administrative Department. If you pass the test, you'll get one basic arcana point and activate your arcana badge. "
Lucien frowned, "The easiest way to activate an arcana badge is to submit a new spell?" If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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