Chapter 2 Farewell
"Unqualified, next one."
The girl next door who was in front of Link was also eliminated. Her eyes were red and her mouth was pursed tightly.
Link didn't pay much attention. He only had one thought at the moment:
Finally, it's my turn!
Before that, the entire army was wiped out and no one qualified.
The four peers standing behind Wizard Paro all looked more or less proud or contemptuous.
But they do have something to be proud of.
The Paro wizard landed on the Kuite Islands and visited seven noble territories, large and small, before selecting four young people with third-class qualifications or above.
These four people can be said to be unique geniuses.
Moreover, once he is selected by the Paro wizard, his status will immediately undergo earth-shaking changes.
The aristocratic men who are usually superior have to be humble when talking to them, and they have to put down their posture to please them.
When you become a wizard's apprentice, you have not yet gained great power, but you have tasted the sweetness of power first.
Link took a deep breath, stepped forward, and placed his hands steadily on the crystal ball.
He only felt two streams of air pouring into his body from his hands.
The cold air flow from the black transparent crystal ball flows from the left hand along the arm and neck into the brain.
The warm air flow from the colorless and transparent crystal ball flows from the right hand along the arm and chest into the internal organs.
The two air currents each circled for a while, and then returned to the crystal ball along the original path.
The crystal ball began to glow.
The colorless transparent crystal ball emits a rich azure and verdant light, and the black transparent crystal ball emits a very dazzling white light.
Wizard Paro, who had been squinting his eyes slightly, suddenly opened his eyelids, and said in a slightly surprised voice: "Innate spiritual power 17, advanced affinity to water elements, advanced affinity to wood elements. The comprehensive score of wizard qualifications is in the fourth level."
As soon as the words fell, the entire castle hall fell silent.
Then, all kinds of eyes fell on Link, including envy, jealousy, and hatred.
There are always people like this. What they can’t get, they don’t want others to get.
"Stand behind me."
Wizard Paro quickly returned to his cold demeanor and ordered softly.
"Yes."
Link bowed to Wizard Paro, walked to the left behind Wizard Paro, and stood next to the blonde girl.
Four peers, a twin brother and sister, a brown-haired boy with left and right eyes of different sizes, and a blonde girl all nodded to Link at the same time.
Obviously, Link was accepted by them, and he was vaguely interested in making friends with them.
Link returned the favor with a friendly smile.
He didn't know that the most qualified among the four was a boy with big eyes and brown hair, a fourth-class junior.
The twin brothers and the blond girl were both in the third class.
When Link arrived, he became the most qualified.
The Paro wizard revealed that the probability of being promoted to an official wizard with third-class qualifications is 30% to 40%, and the probability of being promoted to a formal wizard with fourth-class qualifications is 40% to 50%.
Doing some calculations, wouldn't there be a 45% chance of being promoted to an official wizard among those in the fourth level?
Of course, this algorithm is incorrect.
But there’s always a little convincing, right?
...
The wizard qualification test is over and it took a whole morning.
A total of sixty-eight people from Holiday Viscounty participated, and only Link Grande received a precious ticket to the main continent.
Viscount Holiday, who had been watching the testing ceremony, was very happy.
Territorial nobles like them who are scattered on various islands and island countries in the Sea of Storms are of great benefit to being able to transport a wizard apprentice to the main continent.
Not to mention rewards from wizard organizations on the main continent, such as knight breathing techniques, potions, rune items, etc., wizard apprentices and even official wizards from the territory are active in the main continent, and the nobles of the territory do not have to worry about coming from The strife among the surrounding nobles.
What if I meet a wizard who cares about his homeland and returns to his hometown on a whim, only to find that his territory has been destroyed?
...
"Master Wizard Paro, I have prepared a banquet. Please come to the banquet and allow me to show my friendship as a landlord."
Viscount Holiday humbly extended an invitation to Wizard Paro.
"Yes."
Wizard Paro nodded lightly, responded in a neutral tone, and then turned to tell Link: "You go home, pack some clothes and luggage, and say goodbye to your family. We will leave in the afternoon." Link heard
. Yan was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that the time schedule would be so tight, but he quickly reacted and saluted Wizard Paro and said, "Thank you, Wizard Paro. I'll go back right away." After that, Link walked out of the hall
. go.
Viscount Holiday winked at the butler standing by.
The butler understood and immediately came forward to accompany Link out of the castle hall and arranged a carriage to see him off.
This is really a bit like returning home in fine clothes.
A high-end carriage, reserved exclusively for nobles. In addition to the coachman, there is also a knight escort.
If he were really a young man who had never experienced anything in the world, he would probably be somewhat moved by what Viscount Holiday did.
Link's home is not too far from Lijue's Castle. It takes more than half an hour to walk and only takes about ten minutes by carriage.
The Grande family had already heard the news from the teenagers who were eliminated after the test but were eliminated. A large number of relatives who usually interacted closely with each other, not so closely, or even infrequently interacted with each other gathered.
The head of the family, Grande, the usually taciturn blacksmith, looked rosy as he accepted the blessings and congratulations from his relatives.
Mrs. Grande (well... this title cannot be used until Link is chosen by the wizard) stood outside the door, looking in the direction of the Viscount's castle.
In the past, people from Holiday Viscounty have been selected by wizards.
An elderly person like her knows that in the afternoon, the wizard will take people away.
What Mrs. Grand was thinking about at the moment was not the future wealth of her family, but her little son who had been injured more than a year ago and had changed a lot since he woke up.
Finally, in Mrs. Grande's hopeless expectation, a noble and gorgeous carriage drove over.
Mrs. Grand lowered her head, rubbed her somewhat red eyes, turned around and entered the house, took out the package she had packed quickly after hearing the news, and stepped into the carriage.
"Mom..."
After the knight opened the door, Link got out of the carriage and saw Mrs. Grande approaching, calling out affectionately.
Before he could say anything, Mrs. Grande had stuffed the package into Link's arms, grabbed his hands hard, but was silent for a long time.
After a while, Mrs. Grande grabbed her youngest son's hand and pushed him towards the carriage. She said in a choked voice: "Go, little Link, study hard and don't miss your family." She actually refused to let Link be distracted by his own thoughts
. The relatives struggled with each other until they pushed Link onto the carriage and then let go.
Link did not disobey Mrs. Grande and signaled the coachman to turn around and leave.
Through the curtains, Link saw Mrs. Grande standing there, waving her hand and watching the carriage leave.
Mothers naturally miss their children when they travel far away, but they always tell them not to worry about them.
It’s not easy to be together, but do it and cherish it.
(End of chapter)