Chapter 10 Basic Theory Competition

Ancia picked up the dagger and swung it twice in the air. It felt very light and easy to handle, and even though her strength was only 4 points, it wasn't difficult for her. She then opened the item details.

[Item Description: A dagger handcrafted by Merri for assassination beginners. Even a three-year-old can pick it up, but don't underestimate its sharpness.]

Attribute: Strength +5

"Thank you! I love it!" Ancia's eyes lit up as she lovingly touched the matte metallic surface.

"That's good." Murtrie wanted to say something more, but his sharp eyes noticed that the calm lake surface was rippling again. He immediately flashed in front of Ancia, his tall figure completely blocking Ancia's view.

The splashing water was completely blocked by Mortley, and he looked as if he had just been pulled out of the water, his thin clothes clinging perfectly to his skin.

"Um..." Ancia quickly changed her tone and looked away, "Excuse me, is Moon Lake always this exciting?"

Murtrie wiped the water from his face, water droplets still dripping from the ends of his black hair, and said expressionlessly, "No, it's just that there's a restless fish in the lake."

Anxi looked at the calm lake surface subconsciously. With such a big splash, it must be a big fish weighing several tens of kilograms.

Perhaps you can come to Moon Lake to fish when you have some free time.

A fisherman never goes home empty-handed!

"Mr. Murtrie, would you like to change your clothes? I'm going back to sleep too." Ancia felt relieved after receiving the gift from Murtrie, no longer worried that Murtrie's favorability rating would slip towards a bad ending.

"Hmm." Murtrie twisted the hem of his clothes and responded softly. After Ancia left, he continued to watch her back until he saw her enter the villa, at which point he disappeared from the spot.

On a large tree not far away, a pair of emerald green eyes looked away. From his angle, he had seen Ancia and Merriel intimately close together, as if they were embracing.

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The main castle of Gracia Academy has a complex route, and Moon Lake is quite far from the castle. Ancia used the system map to speed through the castle.

Fortunately, the system map is 3D, otherwise she would definitely have gotten lost.

She quickly greeted the portraits on the castle walls, brushed past the knight in armor who patrolled the corridors daily, and heard his muffled warning, "Don't run in the corridors, be careful not to slip, madam."

"Sorry! I'll definitely do it next time." Ancia slowed her pace slightly and finally arrived at the classroom for basic magic theory five minutes before class started.

"Great, I wasn't late." Anxi's face was naturally flushed from running. Even after graduating for so many years, she was still afraid of being late for class. Her reverence for learning was ingrained in her DNA.

Scanning the classroom where almost everyone had arrived, only Princess Eve, who looked down on everyone, and Herigalo, whom no one dared to approach, had empty seats. The two of them occupied the two sides of the first row of long tables, leaving the three empty seats in the middle unoccupied.

Without a second thought, Ancia flipped over using the table and sat in the middle seat.

"Hmph!" Princess Eve snorted softly. These commoners have no sense of propriety; they can't even say something like "please make way."

Heligalo had closed his eyes when Ancia flipped the table, and only opened them after the wind subsided, saying helplessly, "Ancia, you could have asked me to move aside."

“That’s convenient,” Ancia said.

Her two deskmates had very different personalities, which could be seen from the arrangement of their desks. Herligalo's desk on the left was neat and tidy, with all the items strictly symmetrical along the central axis, giving it a sense of orderly beauty.

On the right, Princess Eve's quill pen, parchment, and desktop decorations all exude a luxurious and expensive aura. The valuable, high-purity magic crystals are ground into bracelets and casually placed on the table as paperweights.

Ancia silently took out the ink that Lulu had magically made smooth and ordinary fiber paper, reminiscing about her tablet and electronic pen.

When class started, the classroom door closed automatically without any wind. Suddenly, a strong gust of wind blew up in front of the podium, and the wind element swirled and gathered into a semi-transparent magic circle.

The staff appeared and disappeared in an instant. In the blink of an eye, the woman in the robe appeared in the classroom. The robe had a bright moon on its chest, but no stars, indicating that her magic level was Archmage.

"I am Diana, the wind mage." With a flick of her finger, a band of wind formed her name, which dissipated after a few seconds. "I am the instructor for the first-year basic magic theory course. I will teach you the basics of magic. The passing standard for the course is passing the two-star assessment of any job class, and the excellent standard is three stars or above."

Whether it's a warrior, assassin, mage, or priest, a two-star class is already a guest of honor for a minor lord, but in Gracia, it's merely the graduation standard for the first year. Although the freshmen were surprised, not one of them raised any questions.

“Some of you have already studied magic before enrolling. Those who have met the graduation requirements do not need to attend classes. They only need to pass the final assessment.”

Anciya wrote down "Two-Star Assessment" on the fiber paper, circled the important parts, and didn't know how the game level and star rating assessment standards corresponded, but if she could pass the two-star assessment ahead of time, she would have more time to explore the game's storyline.

Diana was a very outgoing and energetic person. Without any small talk, she immediately began teaching.

"The origin of magic is a strong belief, and the essence of magic is the flow of elements. Different combinations of elements produce different spells. At first, mages could only communicate with magical elements of the same attribute. After becoming a mage, one can transform magical elements of other attributes into elements of one's own attribute."

"Now use your mental power to connect with the surrounding magical elements and manipulate them."

Ancia closed her eyes, and light elements gathered, rushing towards her all at once.

In the spiritual world, Ancia also saw other elements. The light element was noticeably more active near herself and Heligaluo, but the most active element was the wind element, which almost covered the entire classroom.

Perhaps this is all the classroom she can see. Is this the power of a mage?

Diana sensed the flow of elements within the space and raised an eyebrow slightly. There were quite a few promising students among this year's freshmen.

"Alright." Diana pulled a staff from the void, the top of which was inlaid with a translucent gem. "Staffs can assist mages in manipulating elements. The higher the quality of the staff, the greater the bonus to spells."

"I have good news. The prize for first place in this year's competition will be a weapon made by the Dean himself." Diana smiled, looking at the new students in the classroom with satisfaction as they became expectant. Even the haughty Princess Eve's expression changed.

The Dean of Gracia is the most mysterious mage on the continent, unmatched in astrology. He is also said to be the archmage on the continent of Miracles who is closest to God. The weapons he personally crafts can be called divine weapons.

After capturing the attention of the new students, Diana began teaching them techniques for invoking magical elements.

“Besides the staff, emotions, spells, and gestures can all guide magical elements. Anger draws fire, calm communicates with water… Corresponding emotions can trigger elemental responses. Spells manipulate elements through syllable vibrations, while complex gestures can shape energy structures.”

Ancia seemed to be deep in thought. Healing spells are cast through incantations, but the Purifying Song, which she learned in the Black Butterfly Earl's side quest, does not require incantations; it can be used simply by hand gestures.

"The power and cost of magic will vary in different environments. For beginners like you, you can use the power of the environment to cast spells beyond your own level, such as using water magic at sea or fire magic near a volcano..."

"To cast a wind spell in Hurricane Valley?" Princess Eve blurted out unconsciously.

“That’s right.” Diana gave Princess Eve an appreciative look. If she could become a three-star mage before the end of the course, this little princess, who was also a wind mage, would probably become her apprentice in the second year.

Ancia took out a small piece of new fiber paper, wrote a sentence on it, and handed it to Herigalo.

While Diana wasn't looking, Heligalo quietly took the paper, which read: "So, those of us in the Light element will receive a bonus as long as we cast spells in the light?"

Heligalo nodded slightly to Ancia and put the note into his spatial necklace.

Two long sessions on basic magic theory took up the entire morning. It wasn't until Ms. Diana disappeared from the classroom that Ancia realized the class was over. She looked very satisfied, her dark eyes filled with the joy of learning about magic.

"Does Ancia really like magic?" Heligalo asked.

“I really like it.” Ancia couldn’t help but smile. “Magic is amazing, it’s like opening up a new world.”

How could someone who grew up watching Harry Potter not love magic? One of the reasons she initially opened Westlife was because of its magical background.

It's a pity that Diana didn't assign any homework, otherwise Ancia would have loved to see what the homework format at the magic academy was like.

“You have an elective course in the Wood element this afternoon, which will be held at 2 p.m. in the botanical garden on the east side of the castle. The location is easy to find, so you shouldn’t be in such a rush that you have to run around, right?” Heligalo reminded her.

"Hey, how did you know?" Ancia asked in surprise. Didn't Lulu hand in the class schedule to the office for her? Only the administrative staff within the college would know the specific course arrangements.

“Heh, is there anything His Holiness the Holy Son of the Papacy doesn’t know?” Princess Eve suddenly interjected, glancing at Heligalo.

"After your get out of class, I'll take you to meet another friend of mine, who is also a wood elementalist." Heligalo seemed oblivious to Princess Eve's provocation, his face remaining calm, only his gaze softening slightly as he looked at Ancia.

“Okay.” Ancia nodded. In her memory of the story, Herigalo basically had no friends. When she played Herigalo’s solo route before, she never saw him mention his friends. She didn’t know who the other person was besides Ancia herself.

"Hmph!" Seeing that Ancia still ignored her, Princess Eve angrily packed her things and left. She was going to tell her brother!

"Your Highness, wait for us!" Two noble girls, lifting their skirts, chased after Princess Eve.

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