Chapter 32: Before the Exam
"Arcane Inheritance" is a talent that is suspected of cheating, and the effect is to increase the efficiency of all French professions and skills by 15%, and increase the speed and success rate of magic casting by 15%.
In addition to the fact that he will be more comfortable in casting spells when fighting, it also means that his cultivation speed is 15% faster, and the experience points required to upgrade his profession and skills are also reduced by 15%, and from then on, he can move forward on the path of a mage at a speed of light that no one else can imagine.
With such a "racial talent" that is more than a cheat, Lu Xi gritted his teeth and upgraded the "magic micro-manipulation" to level 2, so that the casting speed of all magic has a speed bonus of nearly 2%. He looked at the remaining experience points, and ruthlessly pushed the spiritual science to the "spiritual mastery level 1". In addition, in order to meet the teacher's requirements for him, he upgraded the rest of his experience to alchemy and engineering. The experience points that had just been accumulated were squandered again.
In this way, his comprehensive strength has reached the silver level 3, and he will not be unable to raise his head in front of Limu.
But even so, this does not mean that Orucello's requirements for Lu Xi have decreased, he still gets up early every day to be an assistant to Orucello, and he has to receive so-called special training.
Of course, there are a few more people on the island, and life naturally changes subtly.
For example, on this day, Lu Xi woke up half an hour later than usual, if it weren't for the long-term regular work and rest that had given him the legendary biological clock, maybe he would have slept until noon.
"Are you going to wake me up with your eyes?" Lu Xi turned his head sideways and looked at the jade girl who was standing beside his bed, like a shadow, speechless, and was suddenly a little speechless.
Although there is more than one hot-blooded fool who claims to be able to defeat YiqiΔ with "will" and "root nature", Lu Xi really doesn't know that will can also make people get up.
The two stared at each other and were silent for a long time, and then the girl replied slowly, "It's time for breakfast......
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Breakfast was very ordinary milk, poached eggs, bread, bacon, fruit and honey. However, just like this, Lu Xi was already moved to tears.
"Oops! Finally a normal breakfast, I thought Aunt Marcy would only make cat food. Oops......" Before he finished speaking, Lu Xi only felt that he had been knocked the head. He turned his head to see Primra silently putting away her knife with a blank expression.
"Lim, what are you doing here?"
"Don't speak ill of Aunt Marcy." The girl replied with a blank face.
"Yes, young master, Aunt Marcy is a good person." A gentle and bright voice sounded beside Lu Xi, and a fair-skinned and slender lotus root arm dragged the clay pot to fill Lu Xi with milk.
"Oh...... It's Mary......" Lu Xi looked back at the girl who poured milk for him, picked up the cup and took a sip.
The next second, he let out a "poof" sound and squirted the milk out of his mouth.
"Oh, young master, this is too wasteful."
"yes, it's really not good to waste...... It's big! Mary, why are you here? β
At this time, Mary was wearing a standard maid outfit, wearing a silk scarf tied into a butterfly shape on her head, holding a clay pot in her hand, with a smile on her face, and her whole body was capable and diligent.
"Hey, I'm the maid in the house now, don't you know?"
"Nobody told me again. Moreover, you are dressed like this, and you are shouting 'young master, young master', you are really unaccustomed to it. β
"Eh, really? I still think it fits perfectly. Mary spun around like a butterfly in place, carefully examining her dress.
"No, it fits perfectly! Sister shakes the highest! Lu Xi covered his nose and gave a thumbs up without hesitation. β¦,
According to Mary, now the children have settled in the village under the castle. The villagers worked to build a big house for the children, and invited a few older children to work with them, starting with apprenticeships. As for Jock, he also stayed in the blacksmith shop of the Grant family and officially learned to make iron.
"Actually, his talent, his skill, he should be a thief, right? Maybe it won't be long before there will be an additional Chu on the mainland who 'walks on the moon and stays fragrant', ah, Qiao Xiangshuai. Lu Xi said in his heart.
Lu Xi hastily finished breakfast, watching Mary talk and laugh with the maids while cleaning up the house, and finally felt a little more steady.
"Well, after all, I did a good thing."
Thinking of this, Lu Xi, who was in a relaxed mood, walked all the way to Orucello's real room with a small song. Primla, who was Lu Xi's servant, naturally followed behind without saying a word.
Orucello was lying on his stomach in front of the test bench, carefully setting up a piece of red obsidian and gently placing it in the test tube. Then carefully drop a few drops of liquid into the tube.
He picked up the test tube and stared at the sunlight, his eyes wide open, carefully observing the reaction of the obsidian.
"Usually in this situation, there will be an explosion." Seeing this, Lu Xi couldn't help but smile at Primra behind him.
"Boom!" The explosion sounded so suddenly.
Looking at Oluseiro who was gray-faced in the smoke and dust, Lu Xi was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped.
"No, it really exploded. This kind of classical stalk, I don't even feel like I vomited......"
Orucello didn't bother to pay attention to Lu Xi, he had already hurried to the desk, picked up the quill and quickly recorded it, while reciting the words.
"Obsidian with 86% purity can cause an explosion when exposed to sunlight and fuel. In other words, in order to stabilize the energy of obsidian, must the purity be below 80%......"
That is, the Great Magister, if someone else is used to do such a dangerous research, a few lives are probably gone.
Lu Xi shook his head helplessly, stepped forward, and began to tidy up the messy test bench.
Primra was silent for a moment, then walked to the door to find a broom and cleaned it up earnestly.
"If it can be kept below 80% to ensure the stability of energy, then how to ensure the smooth output of energy?" Orucello clasped his hands again and pondered.
Seeing Lu Xi, who was busy, he suddenly said, "Little Lucy, go and bring the book of "Magic Instrument System" in my study." β
"Huh?"
"Let's go."
Lu Xi sighed and said, "Teacher, I think that since the spar is an energy source that no one has ever used, then the existing magic weapon manufacturing process must not be able to do anything. Not to mention a book, even if I bring you all the books on the manufacture of magic weapons in the library of Elichar, I guess there is nothing I can do. β
"Of course I know that, but now I'm going to have to look at ways to improve the existing process. Or do you have anything good to say? β
"Well," Lu Xi pondered, "In my opinion, no matter how much energy the hedron contains, at best, it is still an energy source. Since it's energy, can you think about it from a different perspective? β
"From a different angle?"
"Well, for example,...... Machine? β
Orucello was stunned.
"Well, I know, you're a magician, and for you, a machine that relies too much on external forces is just a crooked way after all. However, I thought that if we couldn't succeed from a mystical point of view, we might be able to find a different way from a scientific point of view. β
After saying this, Lu Xi was ready to accept Orucello's reprimand.
As he said, in such a world, the strong can rely on their own strength to be unstoppable, call for wind and rain, and even compete with heaven and earth. Naturally, in the eyes of magicians, machinery is only an external force after all, and its own strength is fundamentally powerful. As a result, although the Federation was able to arm golems and build flying floating ships, it only used knowledge of mechanical engineering as an aid to the arcane. β¦,
As an authority on contemporary arcane, Oluseiro must have been somewhat dismissive of machines. Although he claims to be very accomplished in this area, and his skills are also breathtaking, the average engineer may not be able to reach the level 14 of the engineering master in his life, but maybe he just takes science as a hobby like Kang Mazi......
Unexpectedly, Orucello hung his head and fell into deep thought.
"Hey, I'm just saying that, don't take the opportunity to deduct my salary and pocket money." Lu Xi couldn't help but say.
"No, you have a point. Mechanically, maybe it can really work......" Orucello smiled brightly, "Well, it looks like I'm going to have to write a letter to that old keg." β
Orucello smiled with satisfaction: "Boy, if you can really make it this time, you will have made a great achievement!" β
"Hehe~~ Thanks for the praise, if you can succeed. It would be enough to divide the patent rights of the research in half, or one-third would be okay. β
ββ¦β¦ Alas, the teacher doesn't remember to teach you so realistically. Where are the great aspirations you told me about some time ago to benefit society? β
"Wordy, I've said it a long time ago. My grudge against gold coins is stronger than the stellar structure of the macrocosmic universe. Die to society or anything, benefit or something! β
Glimpsing the threshold of success, Orucello seems to be in a very good mood, and he ended today's reality early. After lunch, he also let old Gam prepare afternoon tea on the roof of the castle, like a real aristocrat, very leisurely ready to enjoy the afternoon sunshine.
But don't forget, it's winter.
"Ahh The cold wind blew, and Lu Xi, who was sitting in front of the coffee table, sneezed heavily.
"That's how it catches a cold. It seems that your cultivation is still insufficient! Orucello took a leisurely sip of coffee and casually gave his disciple a taunt that was not deep or shallow.
Lu Xi secretly rolled his eyes, picked up the black teacup in his hand, and was just about to drink it, but found that it had almost turned into coffee shaved ice. He looked at Orucello suspiciously, only to notice that there was still a hint of heat in his coffee cup.
"Could it be that this is also an aspect of magical training?"
Orucello looked at Lu Xi with a tangled face, and then looked at the side who was standing on the side, still not saying a word, just looked at Primra in the distance in a daze, and still couldn't help but laugh again: "Look at it, it's not as good as a girl." β
How can I compare to her, you don't know: she's a legendary humanoid tyrannosaurus.
"Your name is Primla, aren't you?" Orucello looked at the Emerald Maiden, and the smile on his face looked a little weird.
"Yes." Primra hung her head and uttered a monosyllabic in reply.
"Well, I've registered you and your children, and from today onwards, you'll all be legal citizens of the Federation. Combined with everyone's JianyΓ¬, your official name on the household register is Primra Jade. β
Primra hung her head again, and this time, she uttered two syllables.
"Thank you."
Orucello stroked his beard a little helplessly, and then squeezed a smile out of his face.
"What are you looking at?"
After a silence that lasted for almost half a minute, it finally switched back to a single note.
"Snow."
"Is the snow interesting?"
ββ¦β¦ It's special. β
"You love snow."
"I like it very much."
"What do you like about it?"
"All."
Just when Lu Xi was still thinking about why this conversation was so familiar, Orucello suddenly came over.
"Little Lucy, this girl looks pretty good, but why is she so weird. Are you sure you like this genre? ββ¦,
"Wordy. The resentment of the two-dimensional believer against the three-free cute girl, how can you, a scientific madman, understand. β
"Well, what the hell are you talking about? Also, this girl, are you really just taking it in as a servant? What about that little princess of the Norda elves? β
ββ¦β¦ Uh, how do I know...... Ah, no. Wordy, the Crystal Palace with at least 10 people or more is the minimum welfare standard for travelers, and I only have two now. How can you, the aborigines, understand the romance of our traversers! β
"By the way, what the hell are you talking about? Forget it, I don't bother to take care of your young people's business. Orucello shrugged his shoulders and changed the subject.
"Yesterday, Rassell's letter also arrived. He said: He has already submitted you an application to take the mage qualification exam starting in July this year. β
"Well, I got it. Does Master Russell have any other requirements? β
"Well, then, do you already know everything about the content of the exam?"
"Hey, you're probably treating me too much for scrap." Lu Xi was a little dissatisfied, "The so-called exam should be divided into written test and actual combat. The written exam includes history, society, engineering, runes, alchemy, and basic spells. The first three subjects account for 30% of the total score, and the bottom three subjects account for 70%. The written test will be held from July 15 to 18, and the transcript will be issued on August 1. Only those who pass the written test can participate in the actual combat later. β
"Yes, then do you know: what is the content of actual combat?"
"This is different every year, and even everyone is different."
"That's right, all the exam content is real-time propositions, some are asked to find potions, some are asked to exterminate wanted monsters, some are guards, and some even go to the barracks to serve a month of military service. It is said that this is to test the candidates' comprehensive qualities, and the test questions are randomly distributed, and it is also to avoid someone preparing in advance. β
"What? Do you have any exam cheats? β
"Haha, I was exempt from the exam back then, and the Academic Alliance cried and shouted and begged me to be one of them, the exam or something, it was just for mortals."
"Yes, yes, I'm a mortal anyway, you're a super genius, and your storage is specifically designed to fight us mortals. Okay, I don't need to stress it so many times. β
Orucello gave Lu Xi a look of "count you on the road" and continued: "Besides, didn't I say that the content of the exam is random, so there is no test-taking cheats or anything. Don't you understand what the so-called comprehensive su zhΓ¬ means? β
"To put it bluntly, isn't it just about getting stronger? I'm going to practice now, it's always going to work. β
"Hehe~~ Practice is necessary, but becoming stronger doesn't mean that you just have mastered powerful magic, otherwise, what's the difference between you and those barbarians who are brave and fierce?" Orucello smiled meaningfully.
"Well, can you not talk half a sentence every time."
"Hehe, even if I sue you now, you will only be ignorant and half-understood, only you can experience it yourself. By the way, for the actual combat assessment after the written test, the federal government has approved that everyone can attach one servant and one puppet, if I'm not mistaken, you already have three servants. Think about it and think about it. β
"It's not a choice, it's Lim."
"Hey, I said you, although I don't understand the feelings of teenagers and girls. However, the qualification exam is an important event in a magician's life, so you have to be calm. β
"I'm so much like the male protagonist of Qiong Yao's drama?" Lu Xi rolled his eyes, and then said: "Grant is a good archer, but without protection, he can't play a role in cooperating with me. Bull is naturally a good warrior, but once he goes crazy, he has no brains, and I can replace his role with a puppet for the time being. And Lim, although a little taciturn, but with this body of martial arts and strange power, I dare to say: if you really want to talk about combat ability, I'm afraid that half of the magicians in the Federation are not her opponents. β
"Oh, so powerful?"
"Of course, I'm going to train my Lim as the cutest martial saint in history."
Orucello didn't ask what "moe" meant. He looked at the expressionless Primra and smiled like an old urchin.
"Ask Old Gam to take you to the storeroom. There's a black chest with red trim inside, and that's what I think of as a gift to Lim. β