Auckland was immersed in his training until his alarm interrupted him. He felt the flow of spiritual energy within him and felt that he was only one step away from the third level of the Qi Refining Stage. If he had a few more hours, he might be able to break through. However, the transfer examination was still more important.
Thinking that he was about to face an important assessment that might be open to the entire school, he decided to go to the bathroom to tidy himself up and appear more formal.
His complexion was much better than when he first came here, and he no longer looked so unhealthy, but he was still thin. Drinking nutrient solution was indeed convenient, but it could only maintain the basic nutrition needed for life. If he wanted to gain some weight, he still had to eat more.
The original owner was only sixteen years old. His features were actually quite handsome, though not particularly dazzling. Furthermore, his hair was a bit long, covering his eyes all day long. He lived in dark corners, like a completely invisible person. It would be strange if his condition improved.
Auckland stared at himself in the mirror for a long time before finally taking out a pair of scissors and giving himself a clean, fresh hairstyle. Sometimes people are just so strange; a simple change of hairstyle can transform them into a completely different person.
The person in the mirror had an oval face. Her bangs had been trimmed, revealing a full forehead. Her chin was pointed due to her thinness. Her soft, delicate features, paired with her soft, fluffy chestnut hair, gave her a particularly well-behaved air. Her bright, black eyes were clear and translucent, and she couldn't help but feel a certain fondness for them.
But Auckland still felt unsatisfied. Such a small body was too weak. After he had achieved success in cultivation, he would definitely reshape his body and return to his previous appearance.
I looked at the time and it was almost time to leave. Although the car was very fast, I still had to wait for some time. If I was late, I would be doomed.
After leaving the dormitory, Oakland thought George would definitely meet him downstairs, but there was no one there. Oakland didn't care what George was up to, he just didn't want him to take the transfer exam or something, and his absence was exactly what he wanted.
Auckland arrived at the hub station and waited patiently for the arrival of the flying train.
Little did he know that ten minutes ago, George, who had been waiting downstairs for more than an hour, was taken away by the school patrol because someone reported him for suspicious behavior.
Originally, if George had explained it properly, there wouldn't have been any big problem. After all, he could have just said he was waiting for someone. But when a patrol officer scanned him with a scanner, they found that he was carrying a large dose of anesthetic. This changed the situation.
The patrol team didn't need him to explain and took him away for investigation. If there were no problems, he would be released soon. If there were any problems, then...
Anyway, thanks to the anonymous whistleblower, Auckland arrived safely at the transfer examination location.
The assessment took place in the studio used for practical courses on the third floor of the Heraldry Department's teaching building in the university's teaching area. This spacious space was equipped with specialized teaching facilities, including projection, video recording, testing, and security. This allowed every student to clearly see the teacher creating the heraldry on stage, and also facilitated instructors' observation and assessment of the students.
Auckland arrived at the examination location at 9:50. After undergoing biometric authentication to confirm his identity, he was allowed to enter the examination room.
At this time, there were already two instructors from the Heraldry Department sitting in the examination room. They were both in their forties or fifties. After seeing Auckland walk in, they couldn't help but look at him with a scrutinizing gaze.
"Hello, teachers." Auckland greeted them obediently.
The instructor on the left softened his gaze and nodded slightly in response, while the instructor on the right, who looked very stern and strict, continued to sit upright, as if he didn't see him.
Thinking of the heraldry instructor Comer that Dr. Jenny once mentioned, I wonder which of these two it is.
However, Auckland had no intention of getting close to the instructors before the exam. He walked to the other side of the examination room, found an empty seat and sat down.
After waiting quietly for ten minutes, footsteps were heard at the door, and two people walked into the examination room one after another.
Coincidentally, Auckland knew both of them: one was Vice-Principal Charles Hank, and the other was Mr. Billy Butler, who had given a heraldry lecture on Star Online.
"Master Butler, Mr. Charles." After seeing them, the two mentors immediately stood up and bowed slightly.
Auckland also stood up immediately and saluted like the two mentors.
"Haha, everyone, sit down, sit down." Master Butler was still as amiable as ever.
"Are you Auckland Campbell?" Charles looked at the boy in front of him with cold eyes.
"Yes, Mr. Charles." Auckland replied calmly.
Charles snorted and looked at the two instructors, "Mr. Comer, Mr. Terry, I think the assessment can officially begin."
Komer, the instructor who had previously responded to Auckland, stood up and introduced Charles and Butler. "This is Auckland Campbell, a first-year student in the Mecha Maintenance Department. He has applied to transfer to the Heraldry Department. Director Jenny of the Medical Department has verified that Auckland has reached Grade A in both mental strength and control, meeting the transfer requirements and recommending him. After receiving the transfer application, Instructor Terry and I have reviewed the details and have approved the transfer assessment. Now, Mr. Terry will announce the assessment content and rules."
Terry slowly stood up, nodded slightly to everyone, and then spoke at a steady pace, "Today's assessment adheres to the principles of fairness and justice. From now on, all assessment processes and content will be recorded by video equipment and published on the official website after the assessment is completed.
Today's transfer exam consists of two parts: a written assessment and a practical one. The first is the written exam, which requires answering questions electronically. There are ten basic heraldic knowledge questions, and correct answers to six or more are considered a pass. The practical exam involves randomly selecting one of the magic patterns and attempting to create one based on observation and understanding. The focus is on the process of creating the pattern, not the result, so success is not a requirement. Student safety is paramount.
After saying that, Terry looked at Oakland and said, "Do you understand?"
"Understood."
"Then let's get started."
A tablet was placed in front of Auckland, and the exam questions appeared on the screen one by one. He answered the questions according to the content displayed on the screen. At the same time, all the invigilators could see his answers through the optical computer.
Auckland took a deep breath and began answering the questions. He was actually a little unsure about the written test. After all, he had only been exposed to heraldry for a short time and was not very familiar with many of the key points. His only advantage was his knowledge of runes.
Therefore, his written test results seemed a bit strange. He got some theoretical knowledge wrong, but he could answer most of the questions related to magic patterns correctly. He even got the last extremely difficult additional question right.
He found the only correct one among five very similar magic patterns. If that were all, he could probably say he got it right by chance, but he also found the flaws in the other four incorrect magic patterns.
Comer and Terry both showed approval in their eyes. This young man seemed to be very talented. Although theoretical knowledge was important, the most important thing in making a coat of arms was the magic pattern. This young man was not simple to understand the magic pattern in such detail.
Finally, Auckland's written test score was 62 points, just passing.
The next step will be a practical assessment. Charles took out a box containing many colorful cards with pictures of magic patterns printed on them. He needs to try to draw it on the energy board.
The content of this section was prepared by Comer and Terry, and the prepared boxes were handed over to the invigilators, Charles and Mr. Butler, to show fairness.
"Come here and draw one." Charles opened the box and placed it in front of Auckland. Auckland didn't think much about it and just drew a card at random.
After taking it out, I found that it was printed with the magic pattern of the fire element.
Comer and Terry looked at each other and frowned slightly. The cards in the box were all prepared by the two of them, but they did not put the elemental magic rune cards in. For a newcomer who had just come into contact with heraldry, the topic was seriously beyond the scope.
After they handed the box to Charles and Mr. Butler for inspection and safekeeping, they never saw the box again. So if someone tampered with the box and added an elemental magic pattern, then the person who tampered with it could only be between Charles and Mr. Butler.
Mr. Butler is a highly respected master of heraldry and holds an important position in the Heralds' Guild. He has no reason or motivation to deal with a child.
As for Mr. Charles...it's a little hard to say...
As a place for supplying talents to the country, the First Federal Military Academy has a very special status. The president of the academy is directly appointed by the head of the federation, and the vice-presidents are two people elected by the five major legions.
The First Army is the Führer's direct line, the elite among the elites. Apart from carrying out the tasks assigned by the Führer, they do not have the leisure to care about a group of new recruits.
The Second Army's commander, Carter Williams, and the Fourth Army's commander, Lewis Swift, had a good relationship, so they jointly elected William Stanley as Vice President. William Stanley was an excellent mecha combat master, and upon entering the school, he took charge of the mecha combat department and the command department.
Charles Hank was selected by the Third and Fifth Armies. He is a certified herald master and is in charge of other auxiliary departments including the heraldry department.
However, Charles's reputation in the school has never been the best. There are often rumors that he accepted bribes and recruited some unqualified students. However, because he has two major legions behind him, everyone turned a blind eye.
If he had tampered with the box, Comer and Terry would not be surprised at all.
While accepting Auckland's application to transfer, they not only reviewed Auckland's mental strength level, but also learned some about Auckland's identity background.
When Auckland first entered the school, no one knew who had exposed his qualifications and spread the black material about his backdoor dealings. He was considered well-known in the school, so there was no need for them to investigate anything. A direct search would reveal a lot of gossip about Auckland.
Putting aside how unpopular Auckland was in the Campbell family, the title of 'Lieutenant Hall Williams's fiancé' alone was enough for Charles to target him.
After much thought, Comer felt that it was inappropriate. He couldn't help but whisper to Charles and Mr. Butler, "Isn't it inappropriate to let a child who has never been exposed to heraldry create a fire elemental emblem right from the start?"
"Why is it inappropriate?" Charles looked up at Comer. "Didn't he draw this himself? And Mr. Terry also said that he doesn't have to make a fire element emblem, as long as he can roughly draw it."
When Terry explained the assessment rules earlier, he had already made it clear that regardless of whether the emblem was successfully made, as long as the magic pattern could be roughly drawn, it would be considered a passed assessment.
But this is based on the premise of basic magic patterns. The structure of basic magic patterns is more stable than that of elemental patterns. Even if there are some mistakes, as long as the mistakes are not too outrageous, they will not cause the energy plate to explode.
The fire element emblem is a completely different situation. The fire element is more violent and unstable. If there is any mistake in the drawing process, it is very likely to cause the emblem to explode.
Although the protective measures in this studio have been arranged very well, as the maker of the coat of arms, the only protection he has is the protective suit he wears.
If an explosion really occurs during the process of making the emblem, Auckland will be more or less injured, and Auckland will also fail the assessment without the energy plate.
"But……"
"Okay! Stop talking. The students have already started making it. Don't affect their performance." Charles used a high-sounding reason to stop Comer from speaking.
Komer looked towards the workbench and saw that Auckland had indeed picked up the magic crystal pen and started to create the emblem. This innocent child had no idea what fate he was about to face...
But Auckland had already started drawing and it was too late to stop him. He could only pray that God would bless this poor child and allow him to complete the drawing smoothly.
Terry also stared at the movement of the magic crystal pen in Auckland's hand, fearing that he would accidentally trigger the explosion.
Mr. Butler sat quietly, but a closer look in his eyes revealed a smoldering rage. Mr. Butler was no fool; he'd already seen the implications. Charles had dared to act in front of him, deliberately trying to drag him down and create the illusion of fairness for this carefully orchestrated 'failure of the assessment.'
After he returns, he will definitely report this matter to the guild. The emblem is not a tool to be used for such despicable means.
Auckland, on the other side, was completely unaware of the undercurrents among the people sitting below him. He was simply concentrating on his painting. His goal was only to complete the painting, not to produce a high-quality coat of arms.
Therefore, he did not use any mental skills or spells at all. He just poured a little spiritual consciousness into the magic crystal pen, operated the magic crystal pen, and slowly and firmly drew the pattern on the card.
As time passed, the expressions of the people in the audience gradually changed.
Comer watched as Auckland's depiction of the magic pattern had almost reached a good level. Although the speed was a bit slow, he always maintained his own frequency. His eyes became brighter and brighter.
Terry couldn't help but straighten his back. This kid's qualifications had always been poor. He studied in the mecha maintenance department for a year and was always unknown. It was not until he came back from Arnoldo this time that his physical and mental strength evolved again, and he submitted an application for transfer.
Before submitting his application for transfer, this child probably had never even seen what a magic pattern looked like. This was his first time coming into contact with a magic pattern, and it was a very special high-level magic pattern such as the fire element magic pattern, but he was able to depict it exactly as it was. This talent is simply beyond description by the word "terrifying".
'Once his transfer application is approved, I must have him join my class!' Comer and Terry, two of the school's best instructors, thought so at the same time.
The two had worked together for many years and had more or less guessed each other's thoughts. They immediately started fighting with their eyes, while the protagonist who had provoked an invisible war was concentrating on drawing the magic pattern without realizing it.
Mr. Butler's eyes also gleamed with surprise. He stroked his beard and nodded continuously. He had not seen such an intelligent child in many years.
It seems that we should pay more attention to this child in the future.
Only Charles stared with a pair of dead fish eyes with a gloomy expression. He could never have imagined that this young man who had just broken through in mental strength could draw such a complicated fire element magic pattern so easily!
Shouldn't he have stood there with a pale face, not knowing where to start? Even many qualified heralds couldn't guarantee a successful fire elemental magic pattern!
This is unscientific?!
No matter how Charles roared in his heart, or how strongly he hoped that Auckland would make a mistake, the person involved still completed the drawing of the magic pattern in an orderly manner.
"I'm done." When Auckland's cheerful voice rang out, everyone rushed over impatiently.
There was no explosion, and the emblem was not successfully created. He knew that the purpose of today's test was just to pass the assessment, not to show his strength. Therefore, he deliberately made a few small mistakes, making the magic pattern ineffective at the beginning without destroying its form.
Comer was quite good at making fire element emblems, so without looking at the card, he could tell that Auckland's completion rate was as high as 75%, which was almost perfect except for a few minor mistakes.
Mr. Butler couldn't help but step forward to take a look. He was first amazed at the boy's excellent completion, and then looked at him with a strange expression.
The boy hadn't controlled the angles well in several of the larger arcs, resulting in slight errors, but these minor errors wouldn't affect the structure of the magic pattern. He accidentally broke off some of the lines where they needed to be drawn together, and a few of the lines were too thin, ultimately rendering the magic pattern ineffective, though the shape was preserved intact.
Either this young man is a very lucky person, or he is very familiar with the magic pattern and knows which parts can be slightly changed without affecting the magic pattern structure.
But is this possible?
A sixteen-year-old boy who encountered coat of arms for the first time?
As he thought about it, Mr. Butler shook his head gently, shaking off this ridiculous idea.
After carefully examining the magic pattern Auckland had drawn, Charles's expression turned even uglier. Although he hadn't successfully created the emblem, he had nearly perfectly replicated the complex magic pattern. According to the assessment regulations, he had passed the final test.
Next came the marking process, with Colmer and Terry as the chief examiners, so they would be the ones marking Auckland's practical exam. Charles and Mr. Butler were supervisors and had no authority to mark the exams, otherwise they would have worried that Charles would get desperate and give Auckland a score of 0 or something.
Comer gave Auckland 80 points, Terry gave him 75 points, plus the 62 points in the written assessment, his average score was qualified and he passed the transfer assessment!
Almost immediately, Auckland received an email confirming his transfer was successful, officially becoming a student in the Department of Heraldry. However, it was already the end of the semester, and his academic schedule for the current semester had concluded. He would need to attend classes with the new students next semester.
Auckland had no objection to this. After all, he was not studying in the Mecha Maintenance Department for the year, so he would just take it as a chance to start over and experience the feeling of being a new person again.
Both Comer and Terry gave their contact numbers to Auckland, asking him to contact them at any time if he had any questions. Even Mr. Butler couldn't help but join in the fun.
Only Charles, with his sullen face, looked completely out of place.
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