Chapter 5: Muddling Through
"Next."
A voice came from the front of the team, and the boy in front of Thor gave him one last glare before turning around.
Thor only glanced coldly at the other person's back, memorized his appearance, and then shifted his attention to the front.
The crowd walked forward a distance, and Thor could already see the person in front.
Two people were sitting at a table with something on it, but it was too far away to see clearly.
After a while, there were only five or six people left in front of Thor, and three or four more people lined up behind him at some point.
I guess he was born a servant like him and was just here to make up the numbers.
"...This child has no talent for magic power, and his mental strength is also very poor. He is not good at both. He has no value at all. How did he get chosen?"
At this time, a young man in charge of the assessment in front suddenly shouted loudly.
Thor looked over quickly and saw a chubby boy smiling with squinted eyes and handing something in his hand to the complaining young man.
"My talent is average, Master Wizard, please bear with me."
This is a blatant bribe! Who would have thought that the young man, who was obviously just a wizard apprentice, took the gift and sneered, "A magic crystal? It seems that this is how you got here. Do you really think that wizards can be controlled by you for money?"
The fat boy's ever-successful tactics didn't work, and the smile on his face froze.
"That is not what I meant, my Lord."
He wanted to explain something, but he saw the young man suddenly flicked something with his thumb.
Thor couldn't see clearly from his angle, it seemed like it bounced off the fat boy's face, or maybe it bounced into his mouth.
Then, Thor saw a scene that he would never forget.
The fat boy's movements suddenly stiffened, and then his entire body melted into a pool of liquid like a candle. The boy's facial features, hands and feet could still be vaguely seen in the liquid.
The man next to the young wizard apprentice made a "tsk" sound.
"It's so dirty and disgusting. Wouldn't it be better to just throw him to be a servant?"
Thor's heart sank.
He is also a servant!
At this moment, the hardcover book that had been silent for several days suddenly flew in front of Thor and unfolded again.
[On May 25, 314th year of the New Moon Calendar, you finally joined the apprentice team.
But you forgot how you became a servant. Someone who failed in magic talent at the beginning, could it be possible that he has the potential to be a wizard after a few years? Ridiculous, ridiculous.
You're dying of laughter. 】
really!
Thor followed the team forward stiffly and heard a few uneasy whispers behind him.
If he took the test like this, he probably wouldn't be able to pass it.
Judging from the contents of the hardcover book, he will most likely be discovered and die of laughter.
Thor glanced down at his left hand, which was tucked in the shadow of his sleeve.
The bony left hand that could scare servants and even ordinary butlers would definitely not scare a wizard apprentice.
Do we have to bring Kong Sha out?
Just as Thor thought of this, new lines of text appeared on the hardcover book.
[Because you failed the magic test and your identity as a servant was exposed, Sid interrupted the test and wanted to take the opportunity to take your life.
At the critical moment, you moved Kong Sha out, and Sid silently let you go.
After completing the other two tests, you successfully become a low-level wizard apprentice, and luckily turn into a pile of bones that night.
This way your left hand won’t be so obtrusive. 】
Saul paused.
Even if he moved out of Kongsha, fear crept into Saul's heart again.
What should I do to pass the test?
Even if Thor gave up now, only death would await him.
He didn't need a hardcover book to remind him of this.
Every step he took forward with the team seemed to be getting closer to the abyss...he was about to fall!
"Think about it quickly, think about it quickly, there must be other ways."
Thor's eyes were fixed on the table which was getting closer and closer. On it were the instruments used for testing.
He watched the testing process carefully.
Those taking the test will be asked to take the test one by one from left to right.
The first one on the left is a black crystal ball, which is used to measure magical aptitude.
Pick up the crystal ball and place it between your eyebrows. The more transparent the crystal ball becomes, the higher your magical aptitude is.
In the middle is a wooden doll, carved to look lifelike. It is a little girl, but there are empty holes where the eyes are, and it is dark inside.
When the tester stares into the little girl's eyes, the doll will start to move. The larger the movement, the better the mental strength.
The paintbrush dipped in paint seems to be measuring elemental affinity.
Draw a circle on a piece of white paper, and the paint will automatically change color. Then the young wizard apprentice will report two elements, and the other man will write them down.
Saul nervously watched the testing process of the two men - there were only a few who got by with money like the fat boy - and both of them passed the test.
But Thor found that these two people were pale and listless after the test.
So much so that after finishing the third test, they all staggered to the side, and one of them even looked like he was about to faint.
Maybe……
Although he was still not sure, since he already had a new plan and the hardcover book did not appear...Thor was firm in his idea.
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At this point he no longer had the right to withdraw and could only try his luck at this death barrier.
There were fewer and fewer people in front of Thor.
Finally, it was his turn.
The young man who was lazily leaning on the chair sneered immediately after seeing Thor's face.
Does he know me?
Thor's heart skipped a beat, but a look of fear appeared on his face.
"Let's begin." The young wizard apprentice drew out his voice and pointed at the black crystal ball on the left.
Thor obediently reached out and picked up... the paintbrush used to test elemental affinity.
Before the young wizard spoke, he held the paintbrush tightly in his right hand and quickly drew a trembling circle on the white paper.
The circle that has just been drawn is black.
Saul picked up his pen and waited with bated breath.
The young wizard didn't look very happy, but he narrowed his eyes and finally said nothing.
The black circle slowly changed and showed several colors. The longest part was only as long as the little finger and was still black.
Other places are really red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, gold, and white, all the colors together.
"Haha." The young wizard apprentice laughed when he saw this, "You are quite greedy."
Thor could tell that he was mocking him, so he just lowered his head in fear.
"Dark elements, the rest... I can't think of the second most abundant element. Nick, just write one at random."
The other man named Nick nodded and wrote "Dark Element, Light Element" on the paper.
The young wizard apprentice—Thor was already certain that he was the Cid mentioned in the hardcover book—laughed, "Two opposing elements? You really wrote that casually."
Nick said nothing.
Thor waited until Sid finished laughing before reaching out to take the wooden doll that was used to test his mental strength.
He stared down into the doll's empty eyes.
I kept an eye on the doll's movements to see if they changed.
"Save me, save me, save me..."
A series of whispers sounded in Thor's ears, the speed of speech was very fast, and the voice was very soft, which made people want to listen unconsciously.
But the more carefully I listened, the more confusing the sound became, and the content gradually changed.
"Save me, save me...Kill me...Kill me...Save me..."
Thor just felt dizzy after hearing this.
"Okay, you can stop now."
I heard Sid's deep voice.
But Thor did not stop, he allowed his mind to be completely immersed in the sound.
"That's enough, do you want to die?"
Thor was startled and raised his head suddenly. He first glanced at the wooden doll, which had both hands raised, and then looked at Sid, who had stood up at some point with an angry look on his face.
Then, before Sid could say the next word, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.
(End of this chapter)
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