The full name of the Magician Qualification Examination should be called the National Unified Qualification Examination for Magicians of the Academic Alliance.

As the name suggests, since it is a national unified examination, the location can only be in the capital city of Elichar. The members of the examination are mainly composed of two parts, one is the graduates of several officially recognized magic academies, including the Central Academy of Magic of Nadia, which accounts for about seventy percent of the quota. The other is the so-called Noluko birth, and as long as you have a letter of recommendation from a magician recognized by the alliance, you can also take the exam.

Of course, there are only so many places for the exam, and most of them are accounted for by graduates born in orthodox colleges, and even if the rest of the wild people complete the procedures and submit their applications, they may not be able to take the exam that year. There are even extreme examples of people who have waited for 10 years to qualify for the exam.

Of course, Lu Xi also belongs to the second type, fortunately, he has a strong backer, otherwise it will be possible at least until the year after next.

There are 2,000 places for this year's exam, but there are no more than 150 new magicians in the Academic Alliance every year, so you can imagine how terrifying this elimination rate is.

However, once you pass the exam and become an official magician of the Academic Alliance, you will not only have subsidies and official work, but you can also enjoy all kinds of privileges and worship from all the people, which is a bit of a lifelong feeling of taking the exam.

Since it is such a system, it is natural that some people will fail once, continue the second time, and even take the test until they die, and they may only be a magic apprentice when they are old.

Lu Xi followed the crowd and walked along the Nantian Cross Avenue through the Starlight Square, and then saw the thick and quaint metal gate at the entrance of the Olympian Law Palace, the examination room. The people around him, whether they are old or young, have a cute title of "magic apprentice", for example, in front of him, there is clearly a gray-haired old man, who looks a few years older than Orucello, and accidentally thinks that he is sending his grandson to the exam.

Lu Xi looked at the crowd of people on both sides, and easily spotted Primra and Arantis at the gate of the school palace.

Inside the gate is the Palazzo de la Franciscane, and no one is allowed to enter except for the candidates and the staff of the examination room. Therefore, Lim and Alan could only wait at the gate.

The two should have also seen Lu Xi in the team. Lim still nodded to Lu Xi expressionlessly, but there was also a look of concern in her emerald eyes, and Alain smiled at Lu Xi and made a cheering gesture.

Lu Xi always felt that this scene was so similar to the college entrance examination that year, so he had to give a thumbs up to the two of them pretending to be chic.

As the team of candidates all walked into the palace, the quaint metal door slowly closed, isolating the hustle and bustle of the outside world from the oppression of the solemn examination room.

Passing through the square of the palace, through the main hall, and through a few corridors, there is an indoor square almost the size of three football fields. There are more than 2,000 sets of tables and chairs neatly arranged inside, and quills, ink and paper are already placed on them.

Standing on the podium in front of him was a man in his forties and fifties dressed in the uniform robe of the League of Learning, with intricate patterns embroidered on the sleeves and shoulders of the robe, and the coat of arms of three six-pointed stars in the middle.

The six-pointed star represents the class of mages in the Scholarly Alliance, and in a sense, it also represents the magic and status of mages. If a magician encounters a mage with a higher star rank than him, even if he has a higher public position in the government than the other party, it is logical that he should bow first to show respect.

Every magic apprentice is entitled to embroider a star on his cuff or collar after becoming a full-fledged mage. By the way, as one of the four Great Magisters of the Federation, Orucello has a five-star rank.

The mage on the rostrum should be the examiner of this exam. He watched as the candidates took their seats one by one, cleared his throat, and began to speak.

The square was huge, but the mage had clearly used amplification magic to make the sound reach everyone's ears clearly. The content of the speech was naturally the same as the old three, first praising the philosophers and educational celebrities of the Confederacy and the Federation, and then praising the great achievements of the current leaders of the Federation, and finally reiterating the discipline of the examination room, especially emphasizing: "If you cheat, you will be pulled out to show the public for three months, and then you will do three months of coolies." Finally, they were deprived of their qualifications for lifelong examinations. ”…,

In fact, in such an examination room, there are not only invigilators with nearly 100 people, but also surveillance magic and traps everywhere. Cheating in this kind of place, unless you have the strength of Orucello's level, it is almost the same, but if you really have Orucello's strength, do you still need to cheat?

The exam papers were sent out quickly. The first exam was runes, Lu Xi opened the exam paper, roughly scanned the test questions, and did it confidently.

The allotted time for the exam was two and a half hours, but Lu Xi only took an hour to complete all the test questions. He didn't check it again like everyone else, and he didn't have the idea of getting a perfect score or a first place anyway, so there was no need to waste time in this oppressive exam room.

When Lu Xi handed in the test paper, the examiner just glanced at him, but didn't say anything. When he was about to leave, he happened to see a candidate walking over with a test paper, which should be the second to hand in the paper.

It was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl with blue bangs and long hair in a shawl. She was wearing a black robe, which should be the school uniform of the Central School of Magic in Nadia, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and good facial features, although her facial features were not top-notch beauty, but she had a capable and elegant atmosphere, which could be regarded as an intellectual beauty.

Lu Xi ignored the other party's surprised expression, just nodded and smiled, and left the examination room first.

The examination room was already full of people, and they should all be relatives and friends of the students. Lu Xi squeezed through the crowd, and the road behind the examination room was already full of carriages, one of which had the two-headed red dragon coat of arms engraved on it. The coachman saluted Lu Xi and opened the door for him.

At this time, Arantis and Primra were sitting in a carriage with a coffee table and snacks.

"I'm fighting hard with the sea inside, but you're living a leisurely life."

"Oh, it's coming out so soon, it won't be a blank slate." Arantis said.

"Don't worry, if others know that Orucello's disciples have to submit blank papers even in the qualification exam, then I won't be disgraced to the goddess." Lu Xi said as he made a reassuring gesture to Primla.

"I don't think you're going to be like that." Arantis shrugged his shoulders, and a look of memory gradually appeared on his face, "Think about it back then, I also passed the exam like this." Looking back, it seems like it was yesterday, but in a flash, eight years have passed. ”

Starting to recall youth means that he has grown old, and Lu Xi is too lazy to resonate with this guy who is about to become an uncle. He Shi Shiran poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip beautifully, and then asked slowly: "Is it really okay that you, the chief secretary of the dignified Minister of War, accompany me every day for the apprenticeship exam?" The official duties of the military department are left alone? ”

"Huh? Didn't I tell you? I've been on vacation for the past few days. ”

"Absolutely. You don't think that as the Minister of War, the teacher is the only secretary like me, right? We're all on shifts. ”

"Rotation?"

"Yes! I rotate every half month, and of course, I'm the chief, so I have to do a little more work. But even so, there is almost a month of paid leave every year, and the income is very good. After a few years like this, it's not impossible to buy a three-bedroom apartment next to Elichar Square. ”

“……”

"Actually, in this line of work, I'm a bad bastard. The heads of other ministries or the secretaries of senators are enough to buy estates and villas in second- and third-tier cities just with black money. ”

“…… The secretary of the political zhì family is really good. ”

"What, you're also excited? Hehe, then at least you have to make sure that your test results are in the top few, otherwise, why should you be assigned to those good units. ”…,

"Yes, yes, one test is for life." Lu Xi shrugged helplessly.

Alantis groaned for a moment, slowly put away his smile, and his tone suddenly became more solemn: "However, from tomorrow onwards, I will also be busy, and it is impossible to accompany you to the exam again." Be careful yourself......"

"Look at what you said, no matter how old Elichar is, I won't get lost without you."

"Of course not, and if I don't come, you can continue to use this carriage as well," Arantis shook his head, "I'm worried about something else. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Eh, you can't forget, do you?"

Lu Xi tilted his head and thought about it, but finally shook his head. Arantis took a deep breath, and finally erased the black line on the back of his head: "That boy from the Wilanbart family, have you forgotten your agreement with him?" ”

"Ahra, I really don't remember what kind of agreement I can have with a man!"

"I mean, Duyd Wielanbart, uh, that nori head, have you really forgotten?"

"Ahh Lu Xi tapped his palm with his right fist, and finally suddenly realized, "You said that it was that seaweed head." What Duyd, what Wielanbart, such unorthodox names, who remembers clearly! ”

Alantis shook his head helplessly, and said with a wry smile: "No wonder people want to duel with you." ”

"What, a duel?"

"Yes, he even handed the official duel book to the teacher, and said that you have agreed. As long as you sign it, then the duel will officially begin, and even the law will not be in charge. ”

Lu Xi recalled it carefully, and finally gouged out the memories of that time from a deep ravine in the cerebral cortex. It seems that at that time, when the other party was unconscious, he did put some cruel words in front of the doglegs. Speaking of which, if you consider it in a literal sense, it seems that you really agreed to the duel of the other party......

"Strange, I also reported my name at the time. Why didn't he send the duel letter to Rainbow Rose Island and send it to Master Rathel for what? ”

"Hehe, maybe I don't dare. After all, Master Orucello's reputation for unreasonableness is as far and wide as his prestige. ”

"Well, if you really want to talk about it, the teacher is really not a reasonable person...... By the way, what did Master Rassell say about this duel? ”

"'You really deserve to be a disciple of Orucello-sensei, hehe.' ”

"'Huh' again?"

"yes, it's 'hehe' again."

"Well, I knew there wouldn't be anything good, it didn't matter anyway." Lu Xi thought about it for a while, and always felt that such a duel was quite boring, and was just about to refuse, but he heard the prompt tone again.

(System prompt: The host triggers the C-class quest "Nori Head's Counterattack".) You've offended one of the Federation's most famous gentlemen, and Seawehead wants to have a duel with you as a proper magician. Victory Condition: Defeat Nori Head. Defeat Condition: Defeated by Nori Head. Victory Reward: 3000 XP Reward. Failure Reward: As a time-traveling protagonist, you can't even beat the dumb disciple, you will get the talent "The First Defeated Dog in History", mental attributes reduced by 10, all professions and skill cultivation efficiency reduced by 25%, and when encountering enemies whose comprehensive strength is higher than your own, you will be forced to enter a state of "fear")

"I'll take your lungs." Lu Xi secretly scolded the more and more unscrupulous system, and then said, "Brother Alain, please reply to that 'seaweed head'." ”

"What, ready to apologize? It's also a wise choice, although he is not a thing, but whether it is in school or in the army, he is a difficult talent, and now he is a two-star mage, and you are still a magician after all......"

"Who said I was going to apologize?" Lu Xi glared fiercely, and said loudly: "Sue sù that seaweed head, if he wants to be made into a pickle jar so much, I will naturally fulfill him." Three days later, on the afternoon of the 18th, see you in the fields east of the city! ”…,

"Huh?"

"Ahh

"Hey, such a big thing, you better think about it. You know, a duel is a sacred contract that has been handed down since ancient times, and once it happens, no matter what happens, even if both of you die, no one else, including the government, can dry it up, unless any of you throw in the towel......"

"So what? Everyone else has come to the door, can't they escape? ”

"It's not a problem, he has two stars and you're just an apprentice. Even if you don't accept it, no one will laugh at you. ”

"Whoever said no one would laugh. Don't forget, I'm a disciple of Aurucello, the great 'Dragon Slayer' and the 'King of Archam'! ”

"Do you think Master Orucello will be happy to go to danger because of such a false name?"

"You're wrong," Lu Xi's face showed a confident smile, "I'm not going to danger because I'm a disciple of my teacher; It's because I'm a disciple of my teacher that I have the confidence to win. ”

Arantis sighed helplessly, and said to Primla, who had been silent: "I said Lim, your master is so stubborn, and you don't persuade him?" ”

Primra was silent for a long time before she said slowly, "Whatever decision he makes, I will stand by his side." ”

Lu Xi couldn't help grinning. He stretched out his hand to put his hand on Lim's shoulder, and then tilted his chin and nostrils triumphantly towards Arantis: "See, this is the true comrade-in-arms and partner who can support his back, soul to soul." Envy, right? Envy, right? ”

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to care about you." Alandis spread his hands and shook his head helplessly, "However, why should the duel be scheduled for three days later?" ”

"Nonsense, the exam was only finished on the morning of the 18th. Of course, I had to go that afternoon. Lu Xi couldn't help but show a disdainful look.

If others knew that they were about to participate in a high-risk event where life and death were in the sky, they might have already relented and trembled, let alone the exam. However, in Lu Xi's view, the so-called duel is the same as going to have a big game after the exam. I still go to the exam every day with a hundred times more energy, and then I am always the first to hand in the papers.

And just like that, the time entered the morning of the 18th, which was the last subject, "Basic Mantras". In full view of everyone, he was the first to hand in the papers and walked out of the examination room again.

Lu Xi stretched out in the corridor outside the examination room, and was about to leave, when the second person who handed in the paper also walked out.

It was the girl I met in the first exam. She pulled a face, and when she saw Lu Xi, her expression looked a little complicated.

"Oh, you've got your papers in too?" Lu Xi said with a smile.

"Hmm," the girl nodded, as if she was about to say something.

"My name is Lu Xi, uh, Lu Xi Berencaster, what about you?" When Orucello was registered in the Federation for Lu Xi, because the name "Lu Xi" did not quite match the name habits of the Gaboa continent, he gave him his surname. Lu Xi didn't have any opinions, anyway, the name given to him by the Mother of Heaven was still there.

The girl hesitated, but finally gave her name: "My name is Sesilio Moore." ”

"Look at your appearance, you should be a fresh graduate of the Central Academy of Magic?"

The girl nodded, she looked at Lu Xi, pondered for a while, and finally asked, "I see that you don't need to check every time you turn in the paper so early?" ”

"Hehe~~ Aren't you just a minute or two late?"

"It's different," the girl shook her head, "I'm just better at memorizing, and history and runes are basically books, so I'm doing it quickly." However, each of these subjects will take you almost an hour, and even the subjects of Charms, Alchemy, and Engineering require a lot of calculations. You're amazing......"

"Oh yes, don't say that. Actually, I'm not necessarily faster than others, it's just, like you said, I didn't check every single one. ”

"Huh? It's a qualifying exam, so you don't have to worry about it......"

"What's there to worry about? Anyway, I'm not going to take the first place, just pass it. Lu Xi smiled and waved his hand, and looked at his pocket watch by the way, "Oh, I still have a date, so I'll leave first." Nice to meet you, goodbye. ”

Sai Xiliu looked at Lu Xiyang's back blankly, and after a long time, he suddenly gritted his teeth: "It's okay?" Appointment? What does this guy think of the sacred qualification exam? ”