“What a great ambition!”

Zuo Yu sat on the sofa in the storage space of the mansion and gave a thumbs up to the ceiling. He was just about to say a line on Hai Wen's behalf: "I, Lin Zhongtian, have only relied on myself in my life."

Soon after, candles were burning in the dining room of the Baruch family mansion, lighting up the entire room.

The four members of the Baruch family, including four-year-old Walton, sat around the rectangular dining table.

Halfway through the meal, Chief Hogg put down his knife and fork, looked at Linley and said, “I heard that you often bring roasted hares to the backyard recently?”

Linley blinked, hesitated for a moment, and nodded, “Yes, Father. I recently found a very cute baby animal in the backyard, so I often think about getting some food for it.”

"So that's how it is."

Hogg nodded, obviously not really caring about it, he just wanted to use this matter to start a conversation.

Hai Wen glanced at Lin Lei, then turned to look at the plate and said calmly, “Be careful.”

Linley was slightly startled, then he realized that his uncle must have known about the Shadow Rat.

He scratched his head sheepishly and whispered, "I will, uncle."

Hogg smiled at the two of them, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Oh, by the way, weren't you two very interested in magic before? Exactly one week later, in the capital 'Fenlai City', the magic test enrollment will begin soon."

"Do you guys...want to participate?"

Hearing Hogg’s words, Linley was startled at first, and then he could not help but hesitate.

He thought that now that he had been taught by a Sanctuary magician, his progress would definitely be much faster than those in magic academies.

Under such circumstances, the eight-year-old boy naturally did not want to leave his hometown, let alone leave his father and younger brother.

"Please help arrange it, cousin. The two of us will go."

Haiwen, who was standing beside him, suddenly spoke up and made the decision for Linley.

Linley came back to his senses and quickly looked towards Haven, seeming to be hesitant to speak.

Hai Wen glanced at him and said calmly, "A so-called magician is someone who pursues the truth of heaven and earth. To be complacent is the stupidest decision for a true magician!"

“…”

Linley stared at Haiwen in astonishment, as if he was stunned by these words.

"He's right." Doehring Cowart's solemn voice suddenly rang in his mind. "Although I am a magician of the Holy Land, I haven't been in contact with the magic world for more than five thousand years. Five thousand years. During this long period of time, I wonder how many new magics will be born."

“Lin Lei, Wushan Town is still too small. If you really want to become a magician, you need to step into a broader arena!”

Hearing what Haven and Doehring Cowart said, Linley’s heart could not help but beat fast.

He nodded solemnly: "I understand, I will take the magic admissions test!"

Seeing the looks on Linley and Haven’s faces, Hogg couldn’t help but burst out laughing. He said with some amusement, “Looking at the two of you, someone who didn’t know would think you’ve become magicians!”

“…”

Haiwen and Linley looked at each other, and could see the smile in each other’s eyes.

Hogg Baruch nodded and said with a look of satisfaction, "Then it's settled. I'll arrange for you to go to the capital city of Fenlai in five days!"

…

…

Five days later, Hogg arranged for the captain of the guard, Hillman, to send the two to the royal capital, while he stayed in his ancestral home and took charge of Wushan Town.

Before leaving, Haven stood beside the carriage and watched the interaction between Linley and the black rat with cold eyes.

Perhaps because it noticed that Linley was about to leave, the black shadow mouse that he had been feeding for a long time suddenly changed its previous shy appearance, rushed out from the backyard of the Baruch family, and circled around Linley reluctantly.

Linley was also quite reluctant to leave, so he squatted down and whispered something to the black shadow mouse.

After a while, the Shadow Mouse seemed to have made up its mind and suddenly bit Lin Lei.

Hillman, who was originally in a good mood, was startled when he saw this. Just as he was about to step forward, he was stopped by Haiwen.

"Master Haiwen?"

“Don’t be nervous. That monster is planning to sign an equal soul contract with Linley.”

"…Equal Soul Contract?"

Hillman stared at Haven in a daze, as if he had never heard of such a thing.

Haiwen explained calmly, "Generally speaking, the only contract between humans and monsters is the master-servant contract, but in fact, few people know that there is also an equal contract between humans and monsters."

"This kind of equal contract can only be initiated by a monster, and a monster can only sign an equal contract once in its lifetime."

“…Is there such a thing?” Hillman could not help but turn his head and look at Linley and the shadow mouse in surprise.

A trickle of blood flowed from the corner of Shadow Mouse’s mouth, and merged with the blood on Linley’s calf, forming a strange black magic circle.

Soon, the black magic circle split into two, transforming into two beams of black light, which respectively penetrated into the bodies of Linley and the little shadow mouse.

Linley stood there in a daze for a long time. It was not until Hillman could no longer hold back and called out to him that he gradually came to his senses.

“Don’t worry, Uncle Hillman, I’m fine!”

Linley smiled and happily lifted up the shadow mouse. “I just gave him a name, Beibei. Now, Beibei is my monster!”

“…It’s actually true!”

Hillman looked at him with surprise and joy.

Haven glanced at them and turned to get on the carriage.

"Stop talking nonsense and come up quickly, time waits for no one!"

"oh oh!"

Linley and Hillman nodded quickly and boarded the carriage.

The many countries west of the Warcraft Mountains in the Magnolia Continent are mainly divided into two camps.

One is the Holy Alliance led by the Holy See of Light, and the other is the Dark Alliance led by the Holy See of Darkness.

The two alliances competed with each other, and each controlled many kingdoms and principalities with their beliefs.

The city of Finlay, where Haven and others are heading to at this moment, is the capital of the powerful kingdom of the Holy Alliance, the Kingdom of Finlay.

The entire city of Finlay is mainly divided into two major areas, east and west. The eastern area is directly governed by the Kingdom of Finlay and the royal family, while the western area has the church of the Holy See of Light and is therefore basically controlled by the Holy See of Light.

As the capital of the Fenlai Kingdom, Fenlai City is also one of the most prosperous cities in the entire Magnolia Continent.

It covers a very vast area and has a population of over one million. If the floating population is included, the number would be at least several million.

The Baruch family is the most prominent ancient family in the Fenlai Kingdom. Although it has declined now, it was once prosperous. Therefore, Wushan Town, which is ruled by the Baruch family, is not far from the royal capital in a straight line.

Haiwen and his companions set out in the morning and entered the city gate of the royal capital in the evening.

After arriving at the hotel that had been booked long ago through connections, Haven and the others put down their luggage. Hillman was filled with excitement and threatened to take the two children to the famous Champs-Elysées in the capital to see the world.

But unfortunately, Haven was not interested in this.

Although Lin Lei was somewhat interested in this, when he saw Haiwen refuse, he also refused because he always regarded his uncle as a role model.

There was no other way, so Hillman could only stay in the hotel in disappointment and obey the orders of the clan leader Hogg to "protect" the two eight-year-old children.

The next morning, on Green Leaf Road, one of the main roads in East Fenlai City, most of the buildings on both sides of the road were luxuriously decorated mansions, most of which belonged to the kingdom's nobles, and a few belonged to luxurious businessmen.

But of all the mansions, the tallest building still belongs to the Holy See of Light.

It is a public building funded by the Church of Light. The floors and walls of the building are engraved with mysterious and complex magic arrays, which can be used in conjunction with many magical instruments to accurately test the magical talents of the subjects.

On weekdays, this building serves as the church for the eastern part of Finlay City.

By late autumn, this will become the busiest testing site in the entire city of Finlay.

At this time, the sun had just risen from the horizon, and Haven and others had already arrived here.

They thought they had arrived very early, but they did not expect that the nobles of the royal capital had arrived even earlier than them. Luxurious carriages gathered from all directions, filling the empty square in front of the building.

“There are so many people!”

Linley stood at the door, looking at the nobles greeting each other with a look of emotion.

Haiwen next to him frowned, seeming to be very uncomfortable with this kind of crowded situation.

The thousands of people gathered in the hall were mostly nobles from the capital and the children they brought with them. Only a small number were children of small country nobles like Haven and Linley.

As for common people other than the nobles, there were almost none.

Because the registration fee for this test alone requires a full ten gold coins, and once admitted, the tuition will be even higher, which is simply unaffordable for ordinary civilian families.

However, as long as their children are admitted, there will naturally be nobles to sponsor them.

Therefore, there are still civilians who borrow money to gamble their luck...

It’s a pity that most of these civilians end up being heavily in debt.

After all, in this world, differences in blood do exist, and the descendants of magicians are more likely to become magicians.

Just then, a priest in a black robe walked out from the door in the corner of the hall.

The many nobles who were greeting each other in the hall shut their mouths and looked at the priest quietly.

The originally noisy hall suddenly became quiet. The priest in a black robe smiled and said loudly: "The admissions staff of the major magic academies are ready. I declare that the magic test has officially begun!"

"Anyone who wants to take a magic test, please follow me into the side door and line up."

After saying this, the black-robed priest turned around and walked towards the side door.

The crowd in the hall began to move, and many nobles walked over with their children.

Hillman considered himself a country boy and had a natural inferiority complex towards the royal nobles, so he was somewhat afraid to travel with them.

When Hai Wen noticed this, he sighed and stuffed the registration fee in his hand into Hillman's arms.

"You two, take the money and follow me. Do you understand?"

After saying that, Haven took a step forward without hesitation and strode towards the crowd.

Seeing Haven’s tough yet calm demeanor, Hillman and Linley looked at each other, then subconsciously followed Haven’s orders and followed his steps.

Seeing this scene, Doehring Cowart, who was hiding in the ring, couldn't help but sigh.

"This child is a natural born noble!"