Chapter 153 Snow Owl's Mage Guild Assessment (Two in One)

The next day, sunlight shone through the stone window frames and onto the satin curtains in the spacious bedroom.

Yeats woke up in his brass four-poster bed and buttoned his silk gown while glancing at the paintings on the wall.

The oil painting is mounted in a gold-inlaid frame. The Madonna in the painting is solemn and slightly melancholy, while the baby Jesus in her arms is tranquil and reserved. It is a classic theme of the Madonna and Child Jesus.

Most of the paintings in the Duke of Alba's castle were of this type of holy light theme, and Yeats did not see a single piece of pagan art.

"Alba is a well-known devout believer."

In the dining hall, Cran tore off a small piece of bread, dipped it in cheese, and put it into his mouth. He immediately said, "You and I have not been baptized. He is eager to pull us into the church."

Silver candlesticks were placed on the long dining table, and the breakfast was rich and tempting: lobster cream soup, trout with lettuce, pea puree, and crispy onions.

Yeats cuts a fried trout fillet. Edinburgh has a good port facing the North Sea, with developed fishery resources and delicious seafood.

"So, Alba left the castle early in the morning to attend mass?" Yeats asked casually.

"Eighty percent of it is." Clan took a sip of hot tea. "The monastery is not far from the castle. Alba attends every mass on time... But I think the scriptures read at mass are boring. Besides, after praying, he has to receive Holy Communion and Holy Blood. It's really troublesome."

"Holy Body and Blood?" Gray scooped a spoonful of fruit and milk cereal and asked curiously, "What is that?"

"It's actually bread and wine," Crane said. "It is said that the Son of God used these two as a metaphor for his flesh and blood at the Last Supper on the eve of his sacrifice... The wine glass at that time was actually filled with his blood. This wine glass is the holy relic that the Emperor of Lorraine once sought -"

“The Holy Grail.”

Kendra forked up a piece of honey muffin and interrupted, "Like the Holy Lance, it is also a holy weapon of the Church."

Cran nodded and said, "It is said that whoever finds the Holy Grail can be promoted to the [Holy Realm]... I wonder what that would be like!"

Ye Zhi's heart moved slightly.

Although I have never seen the so-called Holy Grail and Holy Spear, I have sensed the power of the Holy Land.

The artifact 'Spear of Destiny' in the hands of the King of the Wild Hunt is no less powerful than these two holy artifacts.

"Who is the bishop of the monastery where the Duke of Alba attends mass?" Yeats remembered.

Crane thought for a moment and replied, "It is Archbishop Torbin, the most respected bishop in the northern province. He has been managing the diocese in Edinburgh for many years."

Ye Zhi: “…”

Every time he presided over mass, Tolbin, a believer in the Mist, must have been secretly happy in his heart!

Follow the original itinerary.

Yeats, Grey, and Kendra took a carriage along the cobblestone corridor and arrived at the branch of the Mages Guild in Edinburgh.

The Mages Guild is located above a long staircase. Marble columns surround the white building to form a square corridor. The whole building is full of symmetry and balance.

In the center of the white building is a towering stone arch. On the lintel is carved an open magic book, and above the lintel stands a lifelike bronze statue of an owl.

"There's a saying among the Mages Guild that the Owl of Minerva only takes off at dusk."

Kendra leaned on his staff and stroked his white beard: "It means that only at dusk can we review what happened during the day. Knowledge and reason are born from constant review and reflection."

Ye Zhi tried to draw inferences from one example and said, "The general idea is, if you don't know the full picture, you can't comment on it?"

"Kandela, your new student seems to have a good understanding--"

A graceful and beautiful woman in black robes walked out from the stone archway of the Mage Guild, with an elegant and calm smile on her face.

She had thick, long black hair that reached her waist, and she wore a pointed wizard hat. A tuft of dyed silver hair on her forehead added to her charm.

Yeats' attention was immediately attracted.

Great! It's a big black lady with long straight hair! Her ears are slightly upturned, not as obvious as those of an elf. I think she must be of half-elf descent.

"Senior Megan." Kendra smiled slightly, "You are still as charming as ever."

"What are you talking about?"

The noble and elegant black-haired half-elf put his hand on his chin, his deep and bright eyes curved into crescents: "What about those days?"

Kendra was silent for a moment, then wisely changed the subject, turning around and introducing: "This is Ye Zhi from Morning Frost Ridge, the famous baron."

"Hello~Yeats."

Megan showed an elegant and confident smile, stretched out her white jade-like right hand, and the particularly eye-catching cluster of silver hair on her forehead swayed slightly.

"I have heard Kendra mention your performance in Pan's Labyrinth. Nice to meet you, the chosen one of the gods of art."

Yeats shook hands with Megan, the dark-haired older sister, and said in surprise, "You want to buy the magic flute, right, Miss Megan?"

"You have a keen sense of observation."

Megan's smile is as bright as a rose blooming in the gentle night.

"One of the purposes of my visit to Edinburgh is to take away the magic flute."

Ye Zhi thought to himself, so Megan is the friend who practices the spell of enchantment that Kendela mentioned.

"Besides... the church doesn't know about Pan's Flute yet."

Megan casually set up a barrier around her and said with a smile, "Since you are a student of Candela, you are a member of the Mage Guild. The Mage Guild will keep this secret for you."

Pan's Flute is an epic item and extremely rare in the entire Midgard continent.

This is even an epic instrument that can provide great bonuses to the bard's spells. Once the news is released, countless poets will flock to it.

Megan was called a senior by Kendra, and she was so confident that she dared to make a promise for herself.

Yeats couldn't help but feel a little surprised at Megan's background.

"Then I would like to thank Miss Megan first!" Ye Zhi said sincerely.

The corners of Megan's mouth curled up slightly, and she said, "You're welcome... As I remember, you are still a minor this year, right?"

"Yes, what's the problem?"

"It's nothing. I'm just a few years older than you. Just call me sister from now on." Megan smiled.

Kendra remained silent: "..."

Megan glanced at Candela and said, "Will you be the examiner for the mage registration test later, or will I be the examiner?"

Kendela said, "After all, I am Yeats's teacher, so you should come."

Yeats had mixed feelings.

Can the examiner make the decision so casually?

That’s right, the Seven Councillors can be so arrogant!

"Ye Zhi...it should be a test for a first-level wizard, right?" Megan asked.

Kendra said, "It's not Ye Zhi who is testing me, but his pet who is testing me as a third-ring mage."

Megan was slightly startled: "What?"

Ye Zhi released the pet summoning spell, the plane channel opened, and the snowy owl flew out and landed on Ye Zhi's arm.

Megan let out a light sigh.

"This owl?"

…

The assessment content for low-level mages is relatively simple, which is to fight against guard golems of the corresponding level and win.

Ye Zhi followed the half-elf Megan to the examination venue of the Mages Guild, a circular arena.

There were several mages watching on the stands surrounding the arena, and in the center of the venue, a public examination was being held.

boom!!

A blazing fire condensed on the top of the gray-robed wizard's staff, and the fireball bombarded the steel-cast guard golem. The guard golem emerged from the smoke, unscathed, with blue light in its eyes.

Hiss~ Dazzling lightning shot out from the golem's eyes.

In an instant, the protective barrier around the gray-robed wizard was broken by the lightning bolt, and the surging lightning illuminated the field.

At the critical moment, he tore up the flash scroll and appeared outside the arena in an instant, his face full of shock and serious injuries.

"Failed the test——"

The light in the eyes of the guard golem dimmed, and it stood in a corner of the arena like a giant, broadcasting its emotionless message.

"Next challenger, get ready."

In the stands, Megan looked at Yeats and said:

"If you think the duel-type assessment is difficult, we can also adopt the protection and treatment-type assessment mechanism."

"No need." Ye Zhi smiled slightly, "I have great confidence in my snowy owl."

Megan looked at the snowy owl on Ye Zhi's shoulder, which was dozing with its head tucked into its feathers and eyes closed, and said thoughtfully, "But...it looks drowsy and has no fighting spirit."

"Once it is woken up, it will be motivated to fight." Ye Zhi said.

Megan: “Hmm?”

"It's Snow Owl's turn to take the test." Kendra returned to the stands and said, "Yezhi, let Snow Owl enter the venue."

Ye Zhi nodded, grabbed the Snowy Owl on his shoulder, and threw it into the arena.

"It's decided to be you! Snowy Owl!"

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

The Snowy Owl was awakened from its deep sleep, and before it could come to its senses, it flapped its wings and looked around.

A red light flashed in the eyes of the guard golem, and it slowly moved its iron body with a loud bang!

The Snowy Owl was furious.

"Gu! (╬◣д◢)"

You are the one who disturbed my sweet dream, right? Around the stands, the mages who had not yet left were talking about it.

"This time, a non-human creature came to test us?"

"A bird? To test the magician?"

"The owl is the sacred bird of the goddess Minerva... maybe it is an owl blessed by the goddess!"

Compared to the dull and decadent church, the atmosphere in the Mages Guild is freer and more open.

Even when they saw the Snowy Owl taking part in the assessment, the mages watching were not overly surprised, and some even took the initiative to cheer for the Snowy Owl.

Boom! The golem stood tall, wearing armor, using the spell "Elemental Weapon" to condense a huge axe burning with flames, and its eyes shot out a red light full of oppression.

The giant axe swung out, creating waves of heat and raging flames.

The Snow Owl used the Flash spell and instantly disappeared from its original position. While avoiding the slash, it came to the top of the golem's head and let out a long, sharp howl.

Three ice missiles hit the towering body of the guarding golem, exploding into ice flowers.

The next moment, dark clouds gathered above the golem, snow and rain fell violently, and the biting cold wind enveloped the golem! Megan's eyes flashed with surprise, and she glanced at Candela: "This is..."

Candela smiled with satisfaction and said:

"It's talent, continuous casting!"

This kind of top-level talent is extremely rare among human wizard geniuses, but now it appears in a magical pet.

Megan's eyes flickered, and she pondered, "Have you ever focused on cultivating it?"

"No." Kendra said seriously, "It relies purely on its own magical talent."

In the stands, the mages also noticed something strange.

"That's not right? How come this snowy owl can cast spells so fast?"

"They are completely suppressing the guard golem!"

"Oh no, the golem is about to release a lightning bolt!"

It was this killer move that dealt a heavy blow to the previous challenger, and many mages present were still impressed by it.

Hiss~ The guard golem's eyes lit up blue and violent electric currents surged through its body.

However.

The active lightning elements in the arena suddenly died down.

The connection between the guard golem and the lightning element was severed, and it tried to release a lightning bolt but to no avail, scratching its head in a human-like manner.

"Counterspell..." Megan said with a hint of surprise, "This snowy owl can judge the timing of releasing 'Counterspell' by itself?"

Spell counterspell can indeed restrain the caster, but it requires extremely high control of timing.

There were also wizards in the audience who knew this spell and their eyes widened as if they had seen a ghost.

“People are worse than birds!”

"Even an owl can seize the opportunity to rebel, what about you?"

"This must be the choice of the magic goddess!"

The guard golem's killing move was thwarted, and the Snow Owl seized the opportunity and attacked continuously.

boom!!

The guard golem fell to the ground with a loud bang.

The stands were completely silent.

Seeing this, Snowy Owl breathed a sigh of relief.

"Gu!"

Now I can rest assured and catch up on my sleep! Half-elf Megan was silent for a long time, looked back at Ye Zhi, and said:

"How did you...train this snowy owl?"

Ye Zhi spread his hands and said, "It's completely self-taught!"

* "This is the Mage Guild medal for your pet."

Outside the Mages Guild, Megan handed Yeats a gold-made "magic book" medal.

"This symbolizes a three-ring mage certified by the Mage Guild..." Megan paused and chuckled helplessly, "To be honest, this is the first time I've awarded a medal to an owl."

Sunset.

The Snowy Owl had regained consciousness and was standing on Yeats's shoulder, its eyes wide open and bright.

Ye Zhi rubbed the round-faced fat chicken's head, turned around and smiled:

"Thank you, Sister Megan."

Megan covered her mouth and chuckled: "Haha, you're welcome..."

According to the regulations of the Mages Guild, those who pass the three-ring assessment can also choose a three-ring scroll as a reward.

Ye Zhi chose the 'Acceleration' scroll and threw it to the Snow Owl, letting it learn slowly on its own.

On the way back to the castle, Yeats's thoughts were confirmed.

"Meghan is indeed the master of enchantment spells among the Seven Councils."

Kendra said, "As for her age...it's better not to delve into it."

Although the lifespan of a half-elf is not as long as that of an elf, it is easy for them to live to be over a hundred years old.

Ye Zhi thought to herself, "A girl of eighteen years and more than a thousand months, right?"

The next day, early morning.

On the high slope outside the castle, the animal trainer brought several eagles and said respectfully: "I am following the order of the Duke to lead you to Jianhe University... My lords, please choose the eagle you like to ride."

Wherever Ye Zhi's eyes swept, the eagles lowered their heads and trembled slightly in fear.

Gray asked curiously, "Yezhi, these eagles seem to be afraid of you?"

Ye Zhi: “…”

Ingredients fear chefs, and that makes sense!

(End of this chapter)