Chapter 18:
In the simulation space, he noticed that there were several “magic circle base plates” with ruined paintings piled up in the corner of the table in front of Brand.
Although when he first saw the content of the test questions, Brand thought it was not a big problem.
But after all, he is not a drawing professional, and he does not have the ability to draw circles and squares at will.
After actually operating it, he found that it was a little more difficult to draw than he thought.
But overall the problem is not too big.
At least the current array base plate drawn does not require deep painting skills.
As long as the straight lines are not too curved and the curves are as smooth as possible without obvious sharp corners.
The main difficulty is that there are too many lines that need to be drawn and they are too complicated.
Lines can easily cross if you're not careful.
Also, dipping the brush into "paint" is very troublesome, and the ink always breaks when drawing long lines.
As a newbie who had never used a paintbrush, Brand felt very uncomfortable.
After drawing many "answer sheets", Brand reluctantly drew the large frame of the magic circle base.
Thinking that some of the lines would be sprinkled with various "magic powders" that change the speed of magic flow, Brand felt a headache as the blank circles still lacked the corresponding runes No. 1 to No. 3. big.
"It's still early anyway, how about I eat something first?"
Perhaps practicing drawing the base of the magic circle consumed a lot of energy. Although Brand had already eaten a lot of food in the grand banquet hall, he still felt a little hungry at this time. .
...
In the grand banquet hall, the atmosphere at Professor Morian's side was a bit solemn.
After detailed questioning of Anna, Professor Morian and a group of tutors unanimously concluded that a "mysterious man" had secretly taken Brand away.
They also had some guesses about its purpose.
Because the entire grand banquet hall is in the elemental domain of the dean.
The behavior of the "mysterious man" in this large banquet hall could not be hidden from the dean's perception.
Unless he has far greater strength than the dean.
But that's an almost impossible thing.
You know, the academy president of the Kaya Empire is not an ordinary mage. He is a great mage at the top of the mage hierarchy.
Let’s not talk about what kind of person can far surpass the dean in strength. Even if there is such a person, what is his purpose of taking Brand away?
Brand is just the second son of a viscount and a reserve mage apprentice. How can he be worthy of such a big shot?
Even if he is a little more handsome...
"You don't think someone took Brand away out of jealousy because he was too handsome, right?"
"No way! If someone is jealous of Brand, just tell him It's enough to kill him, why take him away? I think someone fell in love with Brand's beauty, so they planned to kidnap him back to be their husband!" "That makes sense! In fact, I've thought about it too.
"
"Damn it! I should have done it earlier, but now it's too late!"
"Yeah! If I had known I was lying in wait outside the banquet hall, I would have just taken Brand away when he came to attend the banquet!
" The topics that the female tutors talked about became more and more strange, and Professor Morian couldn't help but hold his forehead.
He really couldn't understand what kind of pornographic waste these "superficial" female mages had in their heads.
Brand's life or death is still uncertain! Can't you be more serious at times like this?
Fortunately, in addition to the large number of female tutors from various professions present, there were also two reliable male rune formation tutors.
They put forward more reasonable speculations about Brand being taken away by the "mysterious man".
"There is no need to consider that a mysterious person has hid the elemental domain from the dean. The probability is extremely low. I think the dean must have known about Brand being taken away, or even secretly approved it." "You
said Yes, I completely agree with your point of view. In addition, the purpose of the mysterious man is actually easy to guess. We are gathered here to accept Brand as an apprentice. When Brand is about to meet us, we will Isn't it just to prevent this thing from happening?" "
So there is no doubt that the mysterious man wants to take Brand as an apprentice before us!"
The two reliable male mentors said in a few words The truth of the matter was deduced.
Their inference was immediately recognized and supported by many ladies.
Then, all the tutors were filled with indignation at the dean's partial behavior!
"Fair competition in recruiting apprentices! Everyone depends on their ability! The dean has gone too far this time!" "Let's
go! Let's go to the dean and ask for an explanation! Let's see which fox is so unruly!"
So, under certain circumstances, Instigated by the more courageous tutors, a group of tutors walked aggressively in the direction of the college leaders.
At the same time, by the Moon Lake, Dean Andrew's expression suddenly changed, and he said to the purple-haired woman named Celine next to him:
"Little Celine, they are coming towards me. It is inevitable that a few old guys will follow the traces and find them. I will take back this clone first."
After the dean finished speaking, his figure quickly twisted and disappeared.
After the dean left, Celine looked at Brand on the other side, who was still looking thoughtful and didn't make any movement, and frowned unconsciously.
"Why hasn't this little guy started yet? Isn't he dissatisfied with my arrangement and preparing to hand in a blank paper?"
Celine felt a little uneasy.
But now that the method of assessing Brand has been determined, she is not prepared to show up to ask.
Even if Brand decides to hand in a blank, she will respect his choice and wait quietly until the time is up.
In the simulated world, Brand did not give himself extra food in the end.
The main reason is that when drawing runes later, you need to drink a refreshing potion to restore your mental strength, so it is not advisable to eat too much now.
After many attempts, Brand actually succeeded in drawing the base of the rune array several times.
However, because the probability of success is relatively low, the lines on the base of the magic circle are also a little crooked and difficult to see.
Brand, who always likes to pursue refinement and luxury, cannot accept such a "defective" work.
So he practiced many more times.
After he improved the success rate to a certain level and the base of the magic circle he drew was barely visible, Brand was finally ready to start answering the questions.
Moon Lakeside.
Brand woke up from meditation.
First, he looked at the corner of the table, behind the hourglass with about half of the sand left.
He just picked up the paintbrush and slowly began to draw the base of the magic circle.
There is still plenty of time.
Brand felt very peaceful.
On the other side of the lake, Celine, who was a little irritated by waiting, finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Brand starting to answer questions.
Due to the threat of "reducing resources" from the dean, Celine has secretly decided that as long as Brand's performance is not too ugly, she will accept Brand as a disciple.
But if Brand refuses to cooperate and answer the questions.
Then she wouldn't be able to accept Brand smoothly.
The twisted melon is not sweet, and there are a group of hungry instructors outside who are eyeing her.
If she really misses Brand, a rune drawing "genius" who is said to be rare in a thousand years, she really has no confidence in training a rune magician who can pass the test within two years.
(End of chapter)