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Due to the large number of students, the examination for the "Magic Application Course" is divided into two batches, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

The students were divided into six groups, each with 125 people. Lin Yuan and his two companions were responsible for two groups each. Bai Luo, Zhao Yaya and Yu Zhi served as teaching assistants to assist with the exams.

Liu Xiaoyun stood in the crowd, feeling extremely nervous.

No matter how well you memorize theoretical knowledge, it is still far from practical application.

During this period, they had tried to "draw Qi into the body" after returning to the dormitory, but unfortunately to no avail.

She had heard that several students had faintly sensed the existence of magic after meditation, but she didn't know whether it was true news or a rumor.

Lin Lang stood at the front of the classroom with a sweet smile on his face, but he could not dispel the anxiety in the students' hearts.

"I believe you have learned the purpose of today's class from various channels in the past two days." Lin Lang got straight to the point and said, "As you know, this class is the formal assessment of your first stage of study."

After Lin Lang finished speaking, he picked up the staff on the table. It was a mixture of brown and dark green, as if it was made of tree trunks or vines. The two green leaves on the top were full of vitality.

"This is a staff made of mutant plants." Lin Lang introduced: "Today's exam topic is: Use magic by drawing magic circles and chanting spells. I don't have any requirements for the magic, you can choose any magic you want to cast."

"But teacher, we don't have a 'magic circuit'." A student raised his hand and said, "Without a 'magic circuit', we can't use magic, right?"

"Since we have arranged this exam, we naturally have a way to solve this problem. I will implant temporary 'magic circuits' in your bodies, which will be enough for you to use magic twice.

Upon hearing that they could possess a "magic circuit", even if only temporarily, the students could not help but become excited, and their anxiety about the exam also dissipated a lot.

"Students who are going to report their student numbers please come forward one by one." Bai Luo, Lin Lang's assistant, said, "Number 1, Zheng Ming."

"Come on Zheng Ming!" Students who have a good relationship with him cheered for him.

The acne-stricken boy ranked 1 stood up, took a deep breath, and walked up to the podium almost step by step.

"Student Zheng Ming, what magic did you choose?" Bai Luo asked kindly.

"I...I choose Fireball."

Lin Lang flipped her right hand, and a red crystal the size of a green bean and as red as crystal appeared in her palm.

At Bai Luo's signal, Zheng Ming walked up to Lin Lang and looked at him nervously and excitedly.

Lin Lang held the crystal and patted Zheng Ming's chest. A strange burning sensation spread from his chest to his limbs, but it was not uncomfortable. Instead, there was an indescribable warmth and comfort.

——Just as people with mathematical talent are naturally sensitive to numbers and are more likely to be interested in things related to numbers, the same is true for magic.

The magic chosen by students themselves often matches their magical attributes, even if they don't know what their magical attributes are at the moment - the prerequisite for testing magical attributes is that students need to have a "magic circuit" to absorb attributeless magic power into their bodies and transform it.

Even if some students' personal XP suppressed their innate attributes, so that they were implanted with magic crystals of different attributes, it would not cause too much of a problem.

Firstly, the crystals were tiny and did not store much magical energy. Maintaining the release of magic twice was already the limit. Even if the students were unable to cast magic and consumed the crystals, this amount of power would not have any impact on the students. Even if there was a one in ten thousand chance of an accident, with Lin Lang and Bai Luo as backup, there was really nothing to worry about.

In fact, implanting magic crystals is not only a test of students' learning ability, but also an opportunity for them.

Currently the concentration of magic on Earth is not high enough. Unlike Parnaki, where everyone is immersed in oversaturated magic, it is easy to feel the presence of magic.

If you want students to draw out the "magic circuits" that may exist in their bodies, you need to let them sense the existence of magic power. Just like before the siphon experiment, you need to suck air out of the straw to create a pressure difference.

As for those students who have vaguely sensed the existence of magic power, they either have "magic circuits" in their bodies but have not yet realized it, or their mental power is more developed than other students.

Regardless of the reason, these students all have strong magical talents. As long as they are well trained, they can at least become "high-level magicians" in time.

…

Zheng Ming couldn't help but cover his hot chest with his hands, and his heart was beating uncontrollably.

"Teacher Lin, I..."

"Relax, classmate Zheng Ming." Lin Lang comforted him with a smile, and released magic through voice: "Come, follow me, take a deep breath, relax your body, feel the magic power in your body, and try to operate it."

Under Lin Lang's guidance, Zheng Ming's excited expression gradually calmed down.

At this time, Bai Luo put the staff into Zheng Ming's hand: "Student Zheng Ming, you can start your exam now."

Under the students' expectant or anxious gazes, Zheng Ming nodded, holding the staff tightly with both hands, and walked to the center of the podium under Bai Luo's guidance. A white "tile" suddenly appeared on the wooden floor, and a jar of black ink was placed next to it. This was a powder made by mixing mutants and ore. Su Mu's "Magic Application Class" had them make it, and then Bai Luo mixed it with magic power and turned it into the ink-like form it is today. This is the most common material for drawing magic circles in Parnaki.

Zheng Ming dipped the end of the staff into the jar, allowing the bottom to be fully soaked with ink. Then, holding the middle of the staff with both hands, he began to paint on the "tile".

He painted extremely carefully. Every time he put down a stroke, he would think carefully whether he had made a mistake, added any strokes, or missed any.

As the staff moved, a pattern with a circular outer circle and a pentagram in the middle appeared on the white "tiles", and the space between the outer circle and the pentagram was filled with complex text.

After drawing all this, Zheng Ming stood quietly outside the magic circle for a while. After the "ink" dried, he stood back into the magic circle and guided the magic power in his body according to the method Lin Lang had just taught him.

He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and pressed the end of his staff heavily into the center of the circle.

"Fireball!" he shouted.

The imagined fireball did not appear, only a wisp of faint white smoke floated around the magic circle.

Zheng Ming's cheeks flushed red, and he tried desperately to infuse magic power into the magic circle. But how easy is it to use magic for the first time?

Even though Zheng Ming tried his best, he could only make the white smoke thicker.

The first time Zheng Ming used magic, he failed in front of more than a hundred classmates. The blush on his face was mixed with shyness and unwillingness.

"Lin, Teacher Lin, can you let me try again?" Zheng Ming asked tentatively.

"It's okay, you've done a good job." Lin Lang rejected his application: "The magic circle is drawn relatively complete, and the text is a bit sloppy, but there is generally no problem. It's just that you need to improve on the use of magic power."

After Lin Lang finished speaking, he wrote and drew on the list in his hand, as if he was keeping score.

Zheng Ming was a little disappointed that he didn't get a second chance, but he quickly got himself together and prepared to perform the second magic.

Compared with drawing magic circles and writing the common language of Parnaki, Zheng Ming is better at speaking.

"Creature of the Goddess of Light, spirit that controls the element of fire, please lend me your power and turn magic power into burning flames - Fireball!"

Zheng Ming held the staff in both hands, closed his eyes, and chanted the spell in the common language fairly fluently while circulating the magic power in his body.

With the experience just now, Zheng Ming was obviously more adept at using magic the second time.

About a minute later, a fireball the size of a fingernail finally floated beside Zheng Ming thanks to his unremitting efforts.

"I, I... succeeded?!" Zheng Ming suddenly opened his eyes and said in disbelief.

Although the flame in front of him was more of a "flame technique" than a "fireball technique", and was not even as practical as a lighter, and it was certainly not like Lin Lang could create a basketball-sized flame out of thin air with just a flip of his hand, Zheng Ming was still so excited that he didn't know why.

Having lived in the scientific world until now, he has read countless fantasy works and also fantasized about being able to use magic. But when this day really came true, the intense excitement and joy still made Zheng Ming choke up.

Lin Lang didn't expect that the first student would be able to cast magic successfully. Even for Parnaki, not everyone could use magic successfully the first time - in fact, most of the freshmen in the magic academy needed dozens of times of practice before they could complete the casting of magic, and this was still under the huge gap in magic power between the two worlds.

It seems that in the face of comprehension, character and hard work, the difference in magic concentration will be infinitely reduced.

Lin Lang had always seen how hard the students worked during this period. Originally, he just wanted to do a favor for the government and select some useful talents for Lin Yuan's "Tower of Babel". However, watching these students studying, memorizing, and doing exercises day and night, Lin Lang couldn't help but be infected by their efforts.

Now, only a short week has passed, and the students' classes have been scheduled from 8:30 in the morning to 9:00 in the evening. The courses are full, complicated and difficult, but surprisingly, most of the students have mastered the basic reading and writing of the Parnaki common language, as well as at least three hundred common words and one hundred common words for techniques within a week.

No wonder these people can become the top 20 super academic masters in the province. Intelligence and hard work have always been inseparable.

…

With Zheng Ming as an excellent start, the students' subsequent magic exams went much more smoothly than Lin Lang and Bai Luo had imagined.

Although the vast majority of students were unable to cast magic in their first test, they were able to basically draw and recite the magic circles and spells completely, and successfully make the magic power respond - they were only one step away from completing the magic.

Even the worst student among them is much better than most of the freshmen Lin Lang has seen at the Parnaki Academy of Magic.

If Lin Lang and the other two did not have other work, they would not have enough energy to be responsible for the teaching of 750 students. If possible, Lin Lang would like to teach these students personally.

Unfortunately, the total number of places available to the three of them only adds up to thirty people.

This means that they need to screen out the vast majority of students - but this is not a bad thing for these students, on the contrary, it means another opportunity.

"Next one, No. 78 Liu Xiaoyun."

Liu Xiaoyun, come on!

She encouraged herself in her heart and stood up from her seat.

The candidates who finished the exam have left the classroom, and now the lecture hall has become much emptier.

With fewer eyes staring at her, Liu Xiaoyun couldn't help feeling a little more relaxed.

"What magic did you choose?" Bai Luo asked.

"Report to the teacher, I chose 'Hypnosis'." Liu Xiaoyun said loudly.

Lin Lang and Bai Luo were both stunned.

Mental magic? This is an extremely rare magic in Parnagi. Among the talented Class 9, only Lin Lang possesses this magic.

"This really runs into your trap." Bai Luo whispered to Lin Lang.

Lin Lang looked at Liu Xiaoyun with interest, and asked curiously, "Who do you want to use hypnosis on?"

"Can it be Assistant Instructor Bai?" Liu Xiaoyun asked hesitantly.

Lin Lang: “…Okay.”

This kid has chosen a big goal for himself.

Bai Luo didn't care about being the target, he looked at Liu Xiaoyun expectantly and even cheered for her: "Come on!"

Lin Lang flipped her right hand, and another crystal appeared in her palm. It seemed to be larger than all the previous crystals. It was a beautiful pink-purple color and looked like a finely crafted amethyst.

Liu Xiaoyun couldn't help but say: "So beautiful!"

"If you possess the 'Magic Circuit' in the future, the condensed magic crystals will be of this color." Lin Lang said.

But how could Teacher Lin condense so many magic crystals at the same time? Does Teacher Lin have magic of all attributes? Isn't it said that a person can only have three magic attributes at most, and the simpler the attribute, the better, just like the "heavenly spiritual roots" in immortal cultivation novels?

Liu Xiaoyun was curious, but she also knew that this was Lin Lang's secret and someone like her was not qualified to ask about it.

So Liu Xiaoyun silently kept the problem in her heart, and let Lin Lang implant the magic crystal into her body.

In an instant, Liu Xiaoyun felt refreshed, as if she had eaten super-strength mints. Her brain instantly became clear, and her vision, smell, and hearing seemed to be much sharper.

Is this magic?

She was secretly surprised that her mood was unexpectedly calm.

Lin Lang has been carefully observing the changes in the emotions and expressions of all the students. When they feel magic for the first time, most people will lose control of their magic, just like Zheng Ming who was in an excited state and whose body temperature rose rapidly. If Lin Lang had not quickly used magic to calm his emotions, Zheng Ming would most likely have fallen into a high fever due to the soaring body temperature, which would have harmed his body.

It can be said that Liu Xiaoyun is the one with the calmest emotions and the calmest magic among all the students.

Is this the use of "mental comfort" on myself unconsciously?

Wow, this student seems to have good talent!

Liu Xiaoyun didn't know what Lin Lang thought of her. She held the staff and stood on the white "tile" - although it had been drawn more than seventy times, after each magic was cast, regardless of whether it was successful or not, the magic circle drawn on the white "tile" would be quickly absorbed by the "tile" without leaving any trace.

Liu Xiaoyun stood still on the "tile", recalling the magic circle that she had memorized and drawn dozens or hundreds of times in her mind, and she wrote as if inspired by God without any pause. In just a few dozen seconds, a complete, complex magic circle with neat and clear text appeared on the white "tile".

Lin Lang couldn't help but straighten his back a little, looking at Liu Xiaoyun with surprise.

There are indeed so many talented students among these students. They have mastered magic circles and the common language to such an extent in just one week!

Take your time, Liu Xiaoyun, you have simulated it countless times by yourself, just follow the same pace.

Liu Xiaoyun subconsciously gave herself another mental comfort, and her eyes instantly fell into extreme concentration and calmness.

She raised her staff high and struck the magic circle beneath her feet with force.

"Boom——"

A crisp knocking sounded throughout the classroom, and the magic power spread in all directions along with the sound waves. The students in the audience fell into a daze before they could react.

Even Bai Luo could feel the extraordinary spiritual power coming towards him in an instant. Unfortunately, even if Bai Luo did not use his magic power, he still had a thick spiritual barrier. Even if Liu Xiaoyun practiced for another hundred years, it would be impossible for her to break through Bai Luo's spiritual barrier.

But what kind of person is Bai Luo? Even Lin Lang needs to spend a lot of effort to use magic to control and interfere with Bai Luo's mind, not to mention Liu Xiaoyun who uses magic for the first time.

The effect of Liu Xiaoyun's magic was beyond Bai Luo and Lin Lang's expectations. It was almost a perfect display of magic power, and it consumed more magic power than normal "hypnosis".

When Liu Xiaoyun was immersed in the wonderful feeling of releasing magic, her body suddenly sank. An intense feeling of fatigue surged into her body and brain, making her look tired.

At this moment, a hand clasped her wrist, and a gentle force like a hot spring flowed from Lin Lang's body into Liu Xiaoyun along the place where their skin touched.

Liu Xiaoyun finally cheered up again. She quickly looked at Bai Luo: This teaching assistant who had never shown any magic and seemed to be Lin Lang's classmate was still smiling and had a good temper. There was no sign of being hypnotized at all.

Failed, failed?

Liu Xiaoyun felt lost.

Although she had known for a long time that magic could not be completed so smoothly, she still felt deeply frustrated that it had no effect on Bai Luo - more importantly, she would never be able to enter Lin Lang's class if she failed the exam.

But Lin Lang's smiling voice interrupted her melancholy.

"You don't have to take the second test."

"Teacher Lin, please, can you let me try again? At least let me complete this exam like other students..." Liu Xiaoyun said anxiously, thinking that because of her failure, Lin Lang completely gave up the idea of ​​training her.

But Lin Lang said with a smile: "Didn't you notice the audience? Your magic has already succeeded - those students were hypnotized by you!"

"Ah?" Liu Xiaoyun looked at Lin Lang blankly, her mind going blank.

"Hypnosis? So I was just hypnotized?"

"I was just saying why I felt like I didn't know anything for a moment."

"But I feel so comfortable. It feels like I just had a good sleep and I feel refreshed!"

The voices of students' discussions continuously drifted into Liu Xiaoyun's ears.

"You just performed magic very well, so the magic crystals in your body have been exhausted, and there is no way you can perform magic a second time." Lin Lang explained: "But you have shown me your talent. Congratulations, classmate Liu Xiaoyun, from today on you are my student."

…

"Turn right—"

"Look forward——"

"stand at attention!"

Amid the sonorous slogans, fifty students, led by non-commissioned officers, and fifty soldiers stood on the beach, each forming five columns.

The South Island in November still maintained the scorching heat of summer. The scorching sun shines on the exposed skin, and Wanfeng's forehead is soon covered with a thin layer of sweat.

No way, is it possible that the consequence of failing the exam is to go through military training with the soldiers?

It would be better if I could go back to the classroom and continue doing the test!

Wanfeng thought in his heart with sadness and indignation.

Unlike Liu Xiaoyun who was full of high spirits, Wan Feng, who relied on cramming at the last minute, failed the exam on his first try as expected.

There were a total of 690 students like him who failed the exam. They were divided into ten classes and assigned to different teachers.

I heard that among those teachers there are staff members from a special agency set up by the country to deal with mutants - to put it more exaggeratedly, they are the legendary "agents" who carry out missions for the country!

Wanfeng, who was originally feeling very disappointed because of failing the exam, finally felt much more cheerful and started to look forward to the future again.

However, he did not expect that what greeted him was not textbooks, test papers, or exciting special agent classes, but "military training" on the beach with a group of soldiers.

Although Wanfeng is talkative and rebellious, and occasionally shows his arrogant side, he is essentially a weak intellectual who conforms to the stereotype and can do nothing but study.

Letting him undergo military training would be like asking for his life.

I would rather go back to the classroom and copy the grammar that I hate the most a hundred times.

Wanfeng's heart was filled with tears. Just as he was feeling drowsy from the sun, a cold light came flying from the sky, creating brilliant waves on the sea.

I saw a young man of about seventeen or eighteen years old standing with his hands behind his back. His indifferent expression matched his handsome face, making him look unrestrained and handsome no matter how you looked at him.

This is so damn handsome!

What is this! Who is this person!

Wanfeng shouted in his heart.

The young man who was flying on a sword leaped lightly and landed steadily on the ground from mid-air, his clothes fluttering in the wind. How could one describe his handsomeness?

He just put two fingers of his right hand together and waved them lightly in the air, and the long sword flew into the scabbard behind him under his control.

"Hello." The young man's eyes swept over everyone. His voice was as cold as his appearance, but very pleasant: "From today on, you are my students. I am Gao Shu, your sword training teacher. You can call me Teacher Gao."

Sword cultivator? !

Oh my god, after magic comes cultivation!