After Yun Zhe returned from the meeting, he kept holding Wu Sha and looking her over. With each satisfied click of his tongue, Wu Sha blushed.
Ellie was also curious about Yun Zhe's actions. Of course, she was more concerned about what Yun Zhe was going to do with Jelock tonight.
Yun Zhe put Usa down. "Quick, go and call your Uncle Gao over. Ellie, you go and talk to Jerok, or rather, I'll go and tell him that Xixi is coming to test Usa's magic level tonight, so we won't be going out."
Ellie looked at Usa, who was staring at her incredulously, with some surprise. "Yun Zhe, is this real? Magic is such a rare thing."
"What Xixi said should be true, right? What I'm really wondering is, she never gets close to me, so how did she know that Usa has magical talent?"
“It’s said that people with magic can sense each other, and I think Xixi must have sensed it.” Ellie didn’t think much of it.
Yun Zhe suddenly realized, and when he looked at Wu Sha again, he found that Wu Sha didn't seem happy and left in a sullen mood.
“I never expected Usa to think this way.”
Yun Zhe remained silent; he and Ellie both sensed what Usa was thinking. Usa was very concerned about the strength of her magic; she felt that if she had magic but it wasn't strong, it was better to have none at all.
"Go and comfort her then. Anyway, whether she's strong or not, if she wants to learn magic, we can just spend more money and buy her more powerful magic equipment."
Ellie chuckled. "The strength of magic is basically fixed. If it's really just at the level that can be sensed, then for her own good, it's best to advise her not to continue learning."
"Being able to perceive? Is that considered a level? Then what about the other levels?"
Ellie nodded. "When I was still human, I was fortunate enough to witness a magic ability assessment once and learned some things about this place. Generally, the assessment involves children touching magic stones, and their magic level is determined by the stone's reaction. There are usually six levels: imperceptible, perceptible, compatible, harmonious, resonant, and perfect. Most teenagers, generally under thirteen, are willing to give it a try."
"Isn't it a bit too risky to just touch the magic stone?" Yun Zhe asked. "And why try it before the age of thirteen?"
Ellie smiled. "Magic stones are indeed not rigorous. There are more rigorous tests like elemental pillars or elemental chambers, but those tests are only available in the capital or large magic academies. They are very expensive and have high manufacturing requirements. So magic stones are basically the most accessible testing method. They are simple and almost always correct. As for why it's thirteen years old, the mage who conducted the assessment answered that question. It's because if magic isn't practiced, it will gradually weaken after the age of thirteen. By the age of twenty, even a child who tests perfectly at thirteen will only be at the level of being able to sense and be compatible with magic. In another three to five years, they will all become undetectable."
"Is there a time limit?"
“Indeed,” a thin, impatient female voice rang out, “Many families with the means will have their children tested at birth. If they are born at the level of being unable to sense magic, then by age thirteen, they will at best be at the level of compatibility. Except for those magical families, they won’t bother to have their children learn any magic. But if they are born at the level of compatibility, then that child’s childhood will probably not be very happy. Even if the family doesn’t care, magic schools, lords, and even the emperor will force you to study hard and strive to become a better magician.”
The speaker was Xixi. She was holding a wooden box in one hand and a letter in the other. Her small face was filled with a sorrow that was not commensurate with her age. Although she was not tall, she was full of resentment.
Seeing Xixi's precocious and shrewd demeanor, Yun Zhe couldn't help but laugh inwardly. Then, he suddenly realized that Xixi might be talking about herself.
Thinking about this, Yun Zhe, an outstanding test-taker from a small town, couldn't help but empathize. After all, the feeling of being an only child and having high expectations placed on him must be similar to Xi Xi's.
Seeing Yun Zhe's expression gradually turn serious, Xi Xi couldn't help but snort, put the box on the table, and opened it to reveal a round, milky-white stone.
Yun Zhe glanced at Xi Xi and then handed her a glass of water. This left Xi Xi a little bewildered. She clearly didn't think Yun Zhe would poison the water, but this gesture of goodwill still surprised her.
At the doorway, Usa was being pulled into the house by Ellie, followed by a bewildered Gao and a few onlookers. At the other doorway, Andrew, Blake, and a slightly hesitant Wood strode in. Behind them were Zad and Philby.
A painter in later generations created a painting depicting this very moment. However, the people present at the time did not realize who was in the room at that moment; they simply regarded it as an ordinary gathering.
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