Lydia held her test paper with great joy and shouted excitedly. She didn't expect that she actually passed the graduation exam successfully, and her score was not low!

Even though he got a zero in the shaping subject and his performance in elements and herbology was terrible, he managed to pass the practical test because he got high scores in practical combat and alchemy.

Combined with the excellent results in the written test, the average score was 74 points, which was already among the best among all the apprentices! Darren and others were naturally more excited than Lydia. They followed Lydia into the academy early in the morning just to wait for the moment when the results were announced.

"Great, Lydia, it looks like you're about to become the first halfling wizard!" "I knew you could do it!"

The halflings present spoke excitedly, saying that they had witnessed with their own eyes how Lydia had come to where she was today.

It is a consensus in the entire wizarding land that the Halflings have no talent for magic, but Lydia refuses to believe it and wants to join Iyeta Academy to study magic and become a real alchemist!

In the eyes of others, this is undoubtedly a fantasy, and can even be described as stubborn and stupid. No matter how hard the camels pulling carts on the ground try, they can't fly into the sky like griffins. Magic talent is something that is innate, dividing the gap between extraordinary people and ordinary people! Even though she has never been recognized, questioned and ridiculed, Lydia has never thought of giving up. She has worked as an alchemist's assistant and made various flying machines, just to get a chance to learn magic!

These efforts were undoubtedly failures, but fortunately she was lucky enough to be appreciated by Dean Lin En and participate in the production of the aerospace airship. She successfully reached an agreement with Master Helram and joined Yieta College.

Until now, when I passed the assessment, two years have passed in a blink of an eye.

This also means that the Halflings will finally have a real wizard! "You are too happy too early. Passing this exam only means you are qualified to take the source of magic power, but it does not mean that you can become a formal wizard..."

Debra interrupted the excited Lydia and the others with a rather annoyed remark, then continued with a sneer, "With your magical talent, even if you take the source of magic power, it would be a waste. There is no possibility of becoming a wizard at all."

Debra's sharp words were like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing the enthusiasm of the halflings and making the originally enthusiastic atmosphere suddenly quiet down...

Elroc and the others frowned, but they couldn't say anything to refute. After all, no matter how bad Debra's words sounded, they were true! The apprentices who passed the assessment still had another big hurdle to overcome - that was the final promotion ceremony!

According to past practice, only half of the people can successfully advance, and Lydia has not yet been able to learn even a basic zero-ring magic, so the possibility of her becoming a formal wizard is very slim.

Thinking of this, the students who failed the exam looked at Lydia with a hint of mockery in their eyes.

Even if he passed the test by chance, what would happen? Whether a person could become a wizard was decided from the moment he was born!

Even though they failed this year, they still have exams next year and the year after. At least they still have the hope of becoming a formal wizard! Johnny saw that Lydia was a little discouraged by Debra's words, so he said thoughtfully, "Since Dean Lin En didn't stop you from taking the graduation exam, maybe he will find a way to make you a wizard!"

She felt that the dean would not be so cruel as to give people hope and then destroy it.

Lydia's eyes suddenly brightened. If someone else had the ability to become a wizard, she would still be skeptical. But if it was Dean Lin En, it would be different!

Debra curled her lips and did not agree with Johnny's statement. If a halfling can learn magic, then everyone can become a wizard, right?

But before she could speak again, Orlando came over and called on the students who had passed the assessment to go to the Howling Tower for the promotion ceremony.

Debra and the others looked on with envy as the apprentices whose names were called walked into the tall tower, while they could only wait outside.

Pierce was the first one to be chosen. He walked into the Howling Tower nervously. When he saw Lin En, he bowed and saluted with great respect.

"Master Dean!"

"Piers, your results this time are pretty good. Although your written test scores were a little poor, you have a good grasp of elements, shaping, and herbology..." Lynn smiled and handed over a container of blue potion.

Pierce took the potion excitedly, and his hands almost trembled and he almost spilled the precious potion.

Lynn found this very funny and immediately reminded Pierce that he would not be able to fully advance in such a bad state.

Pierce took a deep breath for a while before calming down, and then he solemnly drank the source of magic power.

A piercing coldness rose from the abdomen, and the power of the magic potion quickly surged throughout the body, finally pouring into the brain. Then there was a strange tingling sensation that seemed to come from the bones. Every cell in the body seemed to be torn apart and reorganized. It was a pain that penetrated deep into the soul...

Beads of sweat flowed down Pierce's forehead.

His face gradually turned blue and purple, as if all the blood had been drained out, and he looked extremely horrible.

The whole process lasted about ten minutes, and a strong magical wave soon emanated from Pierce's body.

Then, a ball of scorching fire emerged in the void, and Pierce opened his eyes immediately with a delighted expression. Casting spells without any materials and using magic to mimic elements were all symbols of a formal wizard!

"It looks like it was successful!" Lynn nodded with a smile.

"Thank you very much, Dean. If it weren't for you, I would probably have been a wizard apprentice all my life." Pierce bowed deeply to express his gratitude.

He has been a wizard apprentice for sixteen years since he entered Yieta Academy at the age of twelve, and he is nearly thirty years old this year.

Due to lack of talent, he was unable to accumulate magic power until Lynn became a professor at Yieta and brought in the extremely novel Mathematical Olympiad course that could train his calculation ability. Only then did he have the opportunity to make a breakthrough.

Therefore, Pierce was naturally extremely grateful to the dean...

(End of this chapter)