The sun was pouring down on the arena of the Arcane Academy. On the stone platform, the first-year students were concentrating on the points challenge.
The elf students were lithe, waving their hands and chanting something, and the elven plant magic blossomed brilliantly at their fingertips. The tender green vines meandered out from the void and precisely wrapped around the floating balls. As the vines tightened, the floating balls were slowly crushed with a slight "crunch" sound and turned into tiny points of light that dissipated.
The dwarves displayed their innate bravery and strength. They gripped their war hammers tightly, their strong muscles tensed and glistening with sweat in the sun. The dwarves shouted and swung their hammers at the floating balls. Every swing brought about a whistling sound. Under the heavy blows of the hammers, the floating balls shattered instantly like fragile glass, with fragments flying everywhere.
The students of the Siren clan were surrounded by a faint aqua-blue light. They controlled the water element, and clear water swirled and gathered around them, forming sharp water cones.
As the sirens waved their hands gently, water cones shot towards the floating ball like arrows. The moment the water cones penetrated the floating ball, the magic energy inside the ball blended with the water element, making a "sizzling" sound, and then disappeared.
The students of the Orcs fully demonstrated their wild and unruly side. They have strong bodies, bulging muscles, and exude an aura of primitive power.
Some of the beastmen students howled to the sky, showing their sharp fangs, and then swung their strong fists violently, smashing at the floating ball with a whistling sound. The seemingly light floating ball was instantly shattered by the powerful force of the beastman students, and turned into star-like magic fragments that floated in the air.
Some of the beastmen students bent their bodies, with the light of hunters in their eyes. They stretched out their sharp claws and swung them at the floating balls as fast as lightning. The sharp claws cut through the air, making a hissing sound, and easily tore the floating ball apart. The magical energy overflowed from the cracks and dissipated instantly.
In this fierce challenge scene, Kenan held the sword tightly in his hand, his eyes firm and sharp. He moved nimbly between the floating balls, the sword in his hand flashing with cold light, and every slash was accompanied by fierce momentum. The floating balls around him were split in two under his sword and turned into magical fragments that floated down.
Ed stood aside with his hands slightly open, pure and dazzling light magic surging in his palms. He seemed to be surrounded by a layer of golden light, which wrapped around the floating balls like silk threads. Ed let out a low shout, and a bright light suddenly shone. The floating ball was instantly shattered under the impact of this strong light magic power, and turned into countless flickering light particles that dissipated into the air.
Scarlett always felt that Merlin would not be so kind as to be willing to give so many credits to these students in the form of half-gift.
It must be said that Scarlett is the person who knows Merlin's nature best in the academy. Merlin will never do business at a loss.
Merlin stood on a high place, overlooking the students competing below the stage, with his signature devilish smile on his face, and he couldn't help but let out a sneering laugh.
Yes, how could Merlin be so kind to give students so many credits? This points challenge is free only for the first time, and each subsequent challenge requires a gold coin.
One gold coin may not seem like much, but you have to know that there is only one minute to start a challenge, and the materials needed are just some floating balls, which are the products of alchemical magic and can be produced continuously as long as there is magic.
If you want to impact the rankings, you have to make multiple challenges. As students compete with each other, gold coins will continue to fall into the pockets of the Arcane Academy.
As for why it wasn't Merlin's pocket, the money that fell into the pocket of the Arcane Academy was also funds controlled by the Student Union, and there was not much difference between that and the money that fell into Merlin's pocket.
"There are quite a few outstanding first-year students. That boy actually cast light magic, but he didn't have any trace of the Church of Light. It's really interesting."
Just as Merlin and Scarlett were watching the game below, a familiar voice sounded beside them.
Merlin turned around and saw Carl, Alex, Shirley, and Delia approaching.
"Carl, you guys are here to join in the fun too?" Merlin asked curiously.
"After all, this points challenge is indeed very interesting. By the way, we can see if there are any good seedlings and absorb them into our team. After all, our dream is to form an adventure group in the Arcane Academy." Carl said a little embarrassedly.
"Are there any students you've already chosen?" Merlin asked.
Alex pointed at a tiger boy in the audience and said, "I think Ackerman is good. He is a talented representative of the beastman tribe and has the same strength as Gordon from the lionman tribe."
"Shirley admires the boy named Ed. He has a great talent for light magic and seems to be able to become the new goblin guide."
"Goblin Guide... I told you not to call me that!" Shirley stomped her feet in anger. Because of "work", she would go to the Monster Mountain Range to guide the goblins to believe in the Holy Light. Because of this, she became famous throughout the Arcane Academy.
Shirley was even featured in the Azer Arcane News for guiding "World of Warcraft" onto the right track. Not only in the Arcane Academy, but even the mercenary groups and adventure groups in the World of Warcraft Mountains knew about this strange goblin tribe and the "saint" who guided them.
Even the six great empires planned to send envoys to take a look at these goblins who believed in the Holy Light.
"Hehe, the guy I've taken a fancy to may not want to join our team. After all, we are all from common folk backgrounds, while that guy is the descendant of a noble family." Carl said with some regret while looking at the stands.
"Oh? Carl, who do you like?" Scarlett looked around curiously.
Carl pointed in the direction of the stands, and everyone looked in the direction he pointed.
With a crisp sound, the time for this challenge officially ended! Ed felt his legs go limp, and his whole body fell heavily to the ground like a puddle of mud, gasping for breath. He raised his head, staring at the flashing scoreboard above his head. After a long while, he let out a long breath, and then a satisfied and proud smile slowly bloomed on his face.
"137!" Ed's voice was filled with excitement. This was his first time participating in the challenge, and he got an excellent score of 137 points, which meant that he successfully entered the top 50.
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