In the blink of an eye, more than four months passed, and Gu Shi finally reached the threshold of the fourth level and officially became an intermediate magician.
Because Gu Shi's previous upgrades were too smooth, he was stuck at the advanced level three for more than three months this time, which made him very anxious. He even stayed in the meditation room at night for a while.
Fortunately, the people around him have been guiding him.
Wendel cited many examples and told Gu Shi that it was normal to be at the third-order advanced card level. This was the watershed between low-level magicians and mid-level magicians. Some people even took several years to successfully advance.
Wang Feng also advised Gu Shi that haste makes waste, and that his upgrade speed was already very fast, so he should not be anxious. He also said that collecting the illustrations was not his task alone, but everyone's common responsibility, and he did not need to put all the burden on himself.
Whenever Ye Yuan had free time, he would take Gu Shi out to play, hoping to divert his attention and make him relax.
With the advice of others, Gu Shi gradually calmed down and stopped being obsessed with reaching the fourth level. He practiced according to the original plan every day.
He found time to go back to school, gave the gifts he had agreed on last time to the three people in the dormitory, and stayed for two more days.
At the same time, he also picked up his old hobby of growing flowers and planted a number of small potted plants on the windowsill, all of which were unique to this place. Watching them slowly sprout and grow, Gu Shi also slowed down.
Perhaps it was because he had reached the right state of mind, or because he had accumulated enough magic power, but Gu Shi naturally reached the fourth level.
"Huh," Gu Shi breathed a sigh of relief in the meditation room, "I finally reached the fourth level. It was such a tiring journey."
He didn't even check his newly acquired magic. He went back to the dormitory, took a shower, went into the kitchen, took out a basket of fruit, washed it, sat on the sofa, ate the fruit and hummed a song, feeling relaxed all over.
Gu Shi was feeling happy, but not long after, Wendel came back with some not-so-good news after class.
As soon as Wendell pushed the door open and saw his roommate, who shouldn't be here at this hour, sitting on the sofa, he realized something. "Did you advance successfully?"
Gu Shi's tone rose as he happily replied, "Yes, I finally succeeded."
Wendel sighed, "Alas, your luck is really bad. The academy's assessment has just been announced. This year's assessment is to kill monsters. The test questions will be adjusted according to individual strengths."
"If you advance at this time, you will most likely have to challenge a high-level fourth-tier monster if you want to get a better score."
The school assessment is an annual feature of Congleton School of Magic. The topic is different every year and no one can guess what it will be next year.
The college will give scores based on students' performance in the assessment. Students with low scores may be forced to repeat a grade or drop out.
Of course, the academy has also prepared generous prizes for students with outstanding performance. At the same time, this is also a good time for mentors to observe the abilities of the young mages. If there are any promising candidates, mentors will also invite them to become apprentices.
In this world, the formal master-disciple relationship is even closer than the father-son relationship, and becoming a disciple is a very serious matter.
The instructors who could teach at Congleton School of Magic were all highly skilled magicians. It was extremely difficult to gain the favor of a high-ranking magician outside of school. Therefore, everyone worked hard to perform well in the school assessments when they had such an opportunity.
However, Gu Shi and his classmates were only in the first grade, so it was not their turn to become apprentices. Most of those selected were students in the third and fourth grades.
After hearing the news, Gu Shi's joy of advancement faded a lot. Naturally, he also hoped to get a good ranking in the college assessment. With the Life Staff, a money-eating beast that could not be used openly, in his hand, the reward provided by the college assessment was very attractive to him.
"Your cultivation speed is really fast. Except for the highest level in your class who is only at the beginner level of the third stage, most people are still at the second level, but you are already at the fourth level." Wendel continued.
Gu Shi said, "This isn't all due to my own practice. The previous adventure directly allowed me to advance by more than a large level. If I had relied on my own practice, I wouldn't be much faster than others."
Wendel whispered, "Your original training speed is already terrifying enough."
"What?" Gu Shi didn't hear clearly.
Wendell waved his hand, "Nothing, what are you going to do about the academy assessment?"
Gu Shi thought for a moment and said, "Let's start with the third-tier monsters. Apart from classes, I haven't fought many monsters yet, so I'll accumulate some experience first. By the way, when is the time and place for the assessment?"
The academy has a Warcraft course specifically for Warcraft, which is divided into two parts: knowledge and practice. In the practical class, the instructor will lead the students to fight against Warcraft in person.
However, Gu Shi and his classmates were only in the first grade, and considering the strength of most students, the monsters they fought in class were mostly level one or two, which was of little reference value to Gu Shi.
Wenzel replied, "The deadline is the end of September, and the location is in the Little Monster Forest in the back mountain."
The Little Monster Forest was built specifically for the junior students of Congleton School of Magic. The monsters living there are clearly divided into different areas, and most of them are low-level monsters. Their practical lessons in monster studies are usually held here.
Because the practical classes for senior students are all held in the Warcraft Forest, this artificial forest area is jokingly called the Little Warcraft Forest by the students.
It is now approaching the end of August and all courses are coming to an end. As usual, the entire September is reserved for students to complete the college assessments, and October is a holiday.
The day after Wendel received the news, they were officially given the college assessment test questions.
The messenger brought them the rules of the assessment and the props provided by the academy.
Gu Shi opened the rules and took a look.
1. Gu Shi, your assessment for this task is to single-handedly kill one Tier 4 Magical Beast, one Tier 4 Primary Magical Beast, and five Tier 3 Magical Beasts. Please use the photo stone to record the battles and bring back the Magical Crystals of the Magical Beasts as proof.
2. Twenty photo stones will be issued for the assessment, all specially marked. Please note that only the photos recorded on these photo stones will be counted towards your score.
2. The assessment period is from September 1st to September 40th. Please pay attention to the time. Late submissions will not be accepted. Those who fail to submit their results within the specified time will receive a zero score.
3. The assessment will be held in the practice forest area, which is open all day during the assessment period. Please register at the registration office before entering the forest area.
4. Fraud is strictly prohibited in the assessment. Cheaters will be given zero points.
In addition to the instruction manual, there are also twenty photo stones and a map.
The Photo Stone is a camera from another world. Once activated by inputting magical power, it will automatically record the surrounding scene. Unfortunately, each Photo Stone can only record a certain scene and can only be used once.
It seems that the extra photo stones are the tolerance rate left for him by the academy. If he fails to kill someone, he still has a chance to try again.
Gu Shi opened the map, which clearly marked the locations of the third- and fourth-level monsters in the Little Monster Forest, saving him a lot of effort in collecting information.
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