Chapter 1 001: Hard work and wizard life starting from scratch
Wizarding world, Endless Sea, somewhere.
A three-masted sailing ship was drifting alone on the boundless sea, and it was very strange that it was sailing on the bumpy sea as if it were flat ground.
This is a wizard ship that belongs to the White Wizard Alliance on the South Coast. It is responsible for bringing children under the age of 13 who are discovered to have wizard potential from the Vysonna Islands thousands of miles away back to the alliance for training.
There was a light mist floating on the sea in the early morning. There had been a storm last night and the temperature was still very cold.
The apprentices who usually sleep in got up extra early today and left the cabin one after another and went to the deck.
The voyage that lasted more than a month was about to end. According to convention, Wizard Seno would conduct a mental test on these apprentices before they disembarked to determine the results of their training on the ship during this period.
The apprentices had different expressions, some were confident and full of expectations, while others were at a loss and looked nervous.
As early as when he taught them the meditation method on board the ship, Wizard Seno had warned them that this assessment would be closely related to their future prospects and destiny.
Those with excellent grades can join better wizard organizations with abundant resources, and their future wizarding career will be smooth. Otherwise, they will be assigned to small wizard organizations with scarce resources, and their future will be difficult.
Luo Xi came to the deck, grabbed the railing and looked around at the sea.
As a traveler who had just arrived in this world a few days ago, this was his first time leaving the cabin, and everything in front of him felt very new.
"How can a wooden sailing ship sail so far? And even the huge waves don't cause any bumps? Is this the power of magic?"
Luo Xi felt that he had become more interested in this strange and unfamiliar world. If he could master supernatural powers, then time travel would not be such a bad thing.
Especially since this journey through time and space also comes with a golden finger.
Host: Rohit Herat.
Attributes: Strength 0.6, Agility 0.8, Constitution 0.5, Mental Strength 0.5.
Current available time point: 32 days.
Looking at the virtual projection panel that appeared out of thin air in front of him, Luo Xi took a deep breath.
"Complete a deep breath, generate a critical hit, time +1 day."
"Current available time point: 33 days."
The function of this strange system is that no matter what Luo Xi does, as long as he works hard, there is a probability that he will gain time points, and the consumed time points can be used for learning, practice, etc.
After the hard work of the past few days, including the effort to breathe just now, Luo Xi has accumulated 33 days of time points. He plans to spend them all before the test to add some strength to the upcoming test.
"Do you want to spend 33 days to practice the "Apprentice Basic Meditation Method"? "
"yes."
[You start practicing meditation, day and night without sleep or food.]
【Thirty-three days have passed, and your mental strength has improved.】
【Spiritual strength +0.3.】
A unique energy surged into Luo Xi's spiritual sea of consciousness, and the mist-like spiritual power in the sea of consciousness became much denser.
Luo Xi narrowed his eyes unconsciously. Although he was mentally prepared, such an improvement still filled him with surprise.
It was just a moment, but it was as if I had really practiced day and night for more than 30 days.
He looked at the system data panel: Mental power 0.8.
When he boarded the ship, his mental strength was assessed at 0.3. After a month of hard practice, it increased by 0.2. Now it has increased by another 0.3, for a total increase of 0.5 in mental strength.
It should be no problem to get a good grade this way, right? "The wizard is here!"
"grown ups!"
"Everyone, stand up quickly! Don't cause trouble for the wizard!"
At this moment, there was a commotion on the deck, and the crowd quickly parted to both sides along the gangway to make a path. Then a middle-aged man was seen walking along the path.
He had a big hooked nose and was wrapped in a gray-black cloak, exuding a mysterious aura from head to toe.
This is the wizard Seno who is in charge of their voyage.
Wizard Seno looks to be around forty years old, but it is said that his real age is over ninety. Wizards have a much longer lifespan than ordinary people. Some wizards who look quite young may actually be older than their grandmothers.
Under everyone's gaze, Wizard Seno quickly came to the front of the deck, where the sailors had already set up a low table with a crystal ball and a notebook on it.
Wizard Senor sat down at the table, and then said concisely: "Let's get started."
The apprentices quickly lined up under the arrangement of the sailors, and the first apprentice to be tested walked up.
This is a little girl, wearing a lace skirt. Her white swan neck and burgundy hair make her stand out among a group of ordinary-looking children.
"Hello, Wizard Senor, I am Nicole from Osiris." She lifted the two ends of her skirt and bowed to perform a noble etiquette.
Seno urged: "Put your hand on it quickly."
Nicole placed her two little hands on the big crystal ball, and her little face looked very nervous.
The apprentices also focused their attention.
In the center of the big crystal ball, there rose up gray-black mist, which quickly gathered into a line of text: Mental Power 0.5, Original Mental Power 0.2, Increased 0.3, Score 75 points.
“0.3 is amazing!”
"A score of 75 points, that's already very high, right?"
There was a burst of whispers among the apprentices, and everyone looked at the girl with more envy.
When they boarded the ship, they heard from Wizard Seno that improving mental strength by 0.3 in more than a month was already amazing, and the score of 75 points was the best proof of that.
Such results are basically unimpeded for all but the most powerful wizarding organizations on the South Coast.
Wizard Senor nodded slightly: "Not bad."
Being able to get positive comments from the Senor wizard who was very frugal with words, the girl's smile became even brighter. She bowed happily and left.
"Increase 0.2, score 60."
"Increase by 0.1, score 35."
"Increase 0.3, score 80"
The increased mental strength of most apprentices was below 0.3, with scores ranging from 20 to 30 to 50 to 60. There were only a handful with scores above 70, and only one with scores above 80.
This is a very tall boy, and judging from his clothes, he does not seem to be from a wealthy family.
Normally, no one would pay attention to such a boy, but at this time he caused a commotion, and even the noble lady cast her eyes on him.
"Eh? Joshua? Why is he here? Doesn't he need to be tested?"
At this moment, a boy with a pair of rare grey pupils came onto the deck, immediately causing discussion among the apprentices.
This was Joshua, the most talented among them all, possessing a fourth-level talent that was even rarer than his pupils.
According to Wizard Seno, wizards divide apprentices' talents into levels one to five, with level one being the lowest and level five being the highest. The better the talent, the higher the efficiency of training.
Joshua usually lives on the top floor of the deck next to the wizard Senor, and no one can see him. Now that they see him here, everyone can't help but become curious.
After all, as a person with fourth-class talent, he had already been designated to go to the Elemental Castle, the most powerful wizard organization on the South Coast, so he should not have to take the test at all.
Seeing Joshua, Wizard Senor's eyes also showed some kindness, and he asked in confusion: "Joshua, why are you here?"
Joshua raised his left hand and placed it on his chest to salute, "Teacher, I also want to see my training progress."
Wizard Senor pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."
As expected, he let Joshua cut in line, and the apprentice who was waiting for the test nearby also tactfully stepped aside.
Joshua walked up and placed a hand on the crystal ball.
All the apprentices focused their attention on that.
At this moment, everyone was very curious about how much this genius had improved, and how big the gap was between the so-called fourth-level talent and them?
Under the gaze of the audience, gray-black mist quickly rose from the crystal ball, and a series of distortions finally revealed: mental power 0.8, original mental power 0.3, increased by 0.5, score 98 points! "Hiss~"
"00.5 mental strength, 998 points!"
“This is outrageous!”
The apprentices were obviously shocked. The highest value detected before was only 0.3, but Joshua's value was nearly twice as high.
They also started training on the ship together, but in just over a month he was able to create such a huge gap. For the apprentices present, this was quite a shock.
Even the wizard Senor sighed: "What an amazing fourth-level talent. No matter how many times, such a genius always makes people envy it."
Everyone was discussing enthusiastically, but Joshua himself had no expression on his face. He bowed and prepared to return to the cabin.
However, Wizard Senor stopped him and said with a smile: "Since you are out, why not get some sun? It's not good to stay in the cabin all the time. The wizard world is not only about training."
Joshua hesitated for a moment, nodded, and stood next to the wizard Senor.
Testing continues.
The next few apprentices all performed mediocrely and nothing special happened, and soon it was Luo Xi's turn.
By this time, the test was nearing its end, and the long test had made Wizard Seno a little impatient, and he frequently took out his pocket watch to check the time.
Luo Xi walked up and said hello, but Wizard Seno ignored him and just pointed at the crystal ball without raising his head.
Luo Xi then placed his hand on the crystal ball. It was his first time facing such a supernatural power, and he was more or less nervous.
Keeping calm, he looked at the crystal ball seriously.
"Complete an effort check, generate a critical hit, time point +3 days."
The first sound that rang was the system's notification tone.
At the same time, the gray-black mist in the crystal ball twisted and changed, and soon condensed into a group of words.
“Go down after the test is completed”
As Wizard Senor spoke, he raised his head and glanced at the crystal ball out of habit.
And then, his eyes changed.
But the crystal ball clearly showed:
Mental power 0.8, original mental power 0.3, increased by 0.5, score 98 points! New author, new book, please collect and recommend!
(End of this chapter)
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