Chapter 5: Muddle through
"Next."
A voice came from the front of the team. The boy in front of Thor gave him one last look before turning around.
Thor only glanced at the other person's back coldly, remembered his appearance, and then shifted his attention to the front.
The crowd moved forward for a while, and Saul could already see the people at the front.
Two people were sitting at a table. There were some things on the table that were too far away to see clearly.
After a while, there were only five or six people left in front of Saul, and at some point there were three or four more people lined up behind him.
Like him, he probably came from a servant background and came here to make up the numbers.
"...This kid is not very talented in magic power, and his mental strength is also very poor. He is useless in both categories and has no value. How was he chosen?" At this time, a young man in charge of the
assessment suddenly shouted loudly.
Sol quickly looked over and saw a chubby boy with narrow eyes and a smile, handing something in his hand to the complaining young man.
"My talent is average, please bear with me, Lord Wizard."
This is a blatant bribe!
Unexpectedly, the young man who was obviously just a wizard's apprentice took the thing and still sneered: "A magic crystal? It seems that this is how you got here. Do you really think that wizards can be manipulated by you for money?" The fat boy is always invincible
. The method didn't work, and the smile on his face suddenly became stiff.
"That's not what I meant, sir."
He was still about to argue, but he saw the young man suddenly flicked something with his thumb.
Sol couldn't see clearly from the angle, but it seemed that it bounced into the fat boy's face, or maybe into his mouth.
Then, Thor saw a scene that he would never forget.
The fat boy's movements suddenly stiffened, and then his whole body melted into a puddle of liquid like a candle. The boy's facial features, hands and feet could still be vaguely seen in the liquid.
The man next to the young wizard apprentice "tsk".
"It's so dirty. It's disgusting. Wouldn't it be wrong to just throw it into a servant?"
Thor's heart sank.
He is also a servant!
At this time, the hard-cover book that had been quiet for several days suddenly flew to Sol's eyes and opened up again.
[On May 25, Year 314 of the New Moon Calendar,
you finally got into the ranks of apprentices.
But you have forgotten how you became a servant. Could it be that someone who fell for magic qualifications at the beginning would have wizard potential after a few years?
Ridiculous, ridiculous.
You died laughing. 】
Sure enough!
Thor stiffly followed the team forward again, and heard several uneasy whispers coming from behind him.
If he took the test just like that, he might not be able to pass.
Judging from what's in the hardcover book, he'll probably be discovered and die laughing.
Thor lowered his head and glanced at his left hand, which was shrunk in the shadow of his sleeve.
A bone-white left hand that could intimidate servants, even ordinary housekeepers, would certainly not intimidate wizard apprentices.
Do we need to carry Kong Sha out?
As soon as Thor thought of this, another line of text appeared on the hard cover book.
[Because the magic power test failed and the identity of the servant was exposed, West Germany interrupted the test and wanted to take the opportunity to kill you.
At the critical moment, you moved Kongsha out, and West Germany silently let you go.
After testing the other two items, you successfully became a low-level wizard apprentice, and luckily turned into a pile of bones that night.
This way your left hand will finally be less awkward. 】
Sol paused.
Not even moving out of Kongsha?
Fear crept into Thor's heart again.
What do I need to do to pass the test?
Even if Thor proposes to give up now, the only thing waiting for him is death.
He didn't need a hardcover book to remind him of this.
Every time he took a step forward with the team, it felt like he was approaching an abyss... and he was about to fall!
"Think about it quickly, think about it quickly, there must be another way."
Saul's eyes were fixed on the table that was getting closer and closer, and the instruments used for testing were placed on it.
He watched the testing process carefully.
People participating in the test will be asked to take the test one by one from left to right.
The first one on the left is a black crystal ball, which is used to measure magic power.
Pick up a crystal ball and place it between your eyebrows. The more transparent the crystal ball becomes, the higher your magic power is.
In the middle is a wooden doll, carved lifelike, it is a little girl, but there are holes for the eyes, and the inside is dark.
When the tester stares into the little girl's eyes, the doll will start to move. The greater the movement, the better the mental qualification.
The brush dipped in paint seems to measure elemental affinities.
Draw a circle on white paper and the paint will automatically change color. Then the young wizard apprentice will report two elements, and another man will write them down.
Saul nervously watched the process of the two people's tests - there were only a few people who could get by with money like the fat boy - and both of them passed the test.
But Saul found that both of them were pale and listless after the test.
So after finishing the third test, they all staggered to the side, and one of them looked like he was about to faint.
Maybe...
although he's not sure yet, but now that he has a new plan and the hard cover book hasn't popped up... Thor has firmed up his idea.
At this time, he no longer had the right to withdraw, so he could only break through this death barrier.
There were fewer and fewer people in front of Sol.
Finally, it was his turn.
The young man who was lazily leaning on the chair immediately sneered after seeing Sol's face.
Does he know me?
Thor's heart skipped a beat, but there was a look of fear on his face.
"Let's begin." The young wizard apprentice protracted his voice and pointed to the black crystal ball on the left.
Thor honestly stretched out his hand and picked up... the brush used to test the affinity of elements.
Before the young wizard spoke, he held the paintbrush tightly in his right hand and quickly drew a trembling circle on the white paper.
The circle you just drew is black.
Saul picked up his pen and waited with bated breath.
The young wizard didn't look very happy, but he squinted his eyes and didn't say anything in the end.
The black circle slowly changed and appeared in several colors. The longest section was no more than the length of a little finger and was still black.
Other places are really red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, gold and white, all the colors come together.
"Ha." When the young wizard apprentice saw it, he laughed out loud, "You are quite greedy."
Thor heard that he was laughing at him, and he just lowered his head in fear.
"Dark element, the rest...I can't find the second most element, Nick, just write down any one."
Another man named Nick nodded and wrote on the paper, "Dark element, light element. "
The young wizard apprentice - Saul was already sure that he was the West Germany mentioned in the hard cover book - laughed loudly, "Two opposing elements? You really wrote it casually."
Nick said nothing.
Thor waited for Sid to finish laughing before reaching for the wooden doll to test his mental strength.
He stared down at the doll's empty eyes.
Out of the corner of his eye, he also noticed whether there were any changes in the doll's movements.
"Help me, help me, help me..."
A series of whispers rang in Sol's ears, very fast and soft, making people unconsciously want to listen.
But the more you listen carefully, the more confusing the sound becomes, and the content inside gradually changes.
"Help me, help me...kill me...kill me...save me..."
Thor felt dizzy.
"Okay, you can stop."
West Germany's deep voice came to his ears.
But Thor didn't stop. He allowed himself to be immersed in the sound.
"That's enough, do you want to die?"
Sol was startled and raised his head suddenly. He first glanced at the wooden doll, which had already raised its hands, and then looked at Xi, who had an angry look on his face and didn't know when he stood up. Virtue.
Then, before Sid said the next thing, he rolled his eyes and fainted.
(End of chapter)