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Magical spirits are usually not nervous during battles, but outside of battles... well, it's hard to describe.
It was as if all their talent for courage had been channeled into fighting.
But upon closer reflection, it makes sense.
After all, in the understanding of mages, magical spirits are born for battle.
And the magical spirits, born in response to the expectations of the mage, are naturally not afraid of battle.
As the students gradually arrived in the classroom, a professor carrying the exam papers walked in.
The entrance exam for St. Mary's College has only two parts.
One is a written test. The other is an interview.
In reality, the only part that candidates can control is the written test.
As for the interview process, it is completely different from traditional interviews, and the score is not determined by eloquence, psychological qualities, etc.
Professors will interview applicants in their own way and then provide feedback.
There's no such thing as a good or excellent interview; it's just a matter of passing or failing.
Only those who pass both the written test and the interview can proceed to the final selection stage.
The college will select a corresponding number of students for admission according to their ranking.
……
As soon as the professor entered the classroom, the students fell silent.
He first looked around, then said, "It's 8:25 now, five minutes before the written test starts. I will distribute the test papers to everyone within these five minutes. But before the bell rings, you can only fill in your name and test number. After the test starts, you will have three hours to answer the questions, and the test will end at 11:30. During this time, if anyone needs to go to the toilet, please raise your hand."
Seeing that no one in the audience spoke, the professor turned around and wrote the exam time on the blackboard. After waiting for half a minute, he suddenly pulled out his magic wand and waved it upwards, and the exam papers on the podium seemed to turn into paper snakes.
One by one, the papers flew towards each candidate in the audience.
As soon as the exam papers were laid out, the candidates quickly flipped them open, trying to check them every minute and second.
Both the vampire heiress and the Phoenix Girl received exam experience personally taught by Dark.
After receiving the exam papers, the two immediately filled in their names and exam numbers. They then quickly flipped through them to memorize the question types before starting to review them from the beginning, trying to solve one or two more questions before the exam bell rang.
[First question: Suppose you have twelve apples and need to share them with two brothers so that each brother gets the same number of apples. How many apples will each brother get?]
"what"
The vampire heiress couldn't help but blink, then suddenly looked at the second question.
[For the second question, please use (duel) and (smile) to make a sentence.]
"Jingle Bell!"
As soon as the exam bell rang, the vampire heiress immediately picked up her pen and began writing furiously.
The overly simple questions made her nervousness disappear completely.
On the other hand, Feng Nu had the same feeling.
However, they did not realize the true meaning behind this exam.
……
"The exam lasts three hours, with one thousand questions, ranging in difficulty from easy to hard?"
Inside the waiting room, Dak and his team finally obtained some confidential information related to the test questions from the staff.
"The points for each question increase with difficulty..."
"It is almost impossible to get full marks on this kind of test paper, which tests both the speed of answering questions and the mastery of basic knowledge."
Dak gradually understood.
Claire nodded in agreement, saying, "The speed of thought is indeed very important for a mage. Moreover, this kind of long-term assessment places high demands on the candidate's concentration and focus. Very few people can maintain focus for three consecutive hours."
“If that’s all there is to it…” Dark breathed a slight sigh of relief.
After two consecutive months of intensive study and training, neither the vampire heiress nor the phoenix girl will have any problems concentrating.
Moreover, their thinking speed is fast enough; as long as the difficulty of the questions is moderate, they can answer them very quickly.
The only problem is that both magical spirits are rather careless.
However, in the "practice mode" assessment, being a little careless is not so important.
The more you do, the more right you are.
The final result will not be bad.
However, as soon as he looked up, he saw Oscar Odd with a worried expression.
Before Dark could even ask any questions, the old man said with a bitter face, "It's all over, concentration is Vivian's biggest weakness!"
……
Vivian Alvind, a pure-blooded dark elf.
He is the offspring of Oscar Ode's dark elf mother, Alvind, born through forbidden magic.
In this era when the demon race has been almost completely wiped out, the dark elves who were attached to the demon race naturally perished along with them.
However, the Dark Elves are, after all, a branch of the Elves. Apart from the demonized portion—the Demon Elves—the rest do not belong to the Demon race.
Therefore, after the demon race was destroyed, the dark elves scattered throughout the world were not pursued.
However, this does not change the fact that the Dark Elf race is on the verge of extinction.
Therefore, continuing the bloodline became the most important mission for every surviving dark elf.
After her father died of old age, Osri Ode's dark elf mother became the most honored member of the Ode family.
Shortly after the war ended, she began searching for the lost dark elves, embarking on a path of racial revival.
For an elven race, the most important person is not the elven queen, but the elven priest!
Elf priests can communicate with omnipresent elemental spirits and create elven springs with their help.
"Fairy Spring Water," also known as "Elemental Spring Water," has different effects depending on the type of element, but its most basic effects are the same.
Pure elven springs can help elves gain better elemental affinity and promote the growth of their magic power.
This is roughly the basic method by which elves increase their magical power.
This makes the magical power of elves far greater than that of humans, whose magical power can only increase naturally with age.
The same elven spring can increase the maximum magic power of elves, but can only replenish magic power for humans.
In short.
If the Dark Elf race wants to revive, it must first cultivate a Dark Elf priest.
Oscar Oed's sister was born with this purpose in mind.
However, Oscar Ode's mother was originally a prisoner of war and did not hold a high position among the Dark Elves, so she had little access to their secrets.
In order to give birth to the elven egg that could hatch a dark elven priestess, she gathered as much relevant information as possible with the help of the Ode family. Then, at the cost of one-third of her own life force, she finally crafted a... half-finished product!
The reason it's described as a half-finished product is that although Vivian Alvind possesses the dark elemental affinity and magical talent to become a dark elf priestess, she is extremely lacking in the ability to manipulate magic.
Since its birth, the sound of magical explosions has often been heard in the Ode family's castle.
She's a complete idiot!
……
The Ode family sent her to St. Marian Academy so that she could learn to manipulate magic there and then learn how to create the Dark Elf Spring.
As for why not send them to the Elven Academy of Magic?
Naturally, it's because the Dark Elves are a traitorous race.
……
Next door to the classroom where the vampire heiress was, the dark elf girl who had just created the "magic explosion" was diligently answering questions.
To prevent her from disturbing other students, the college specially placed a cover over her body.
Despite receiving such special treatment, Vivian had no time to pay attention to it.
This was because her mother had secretly given her a death order.
"If it doesn't pass, it's back to the drawing board!"
……
Throughout the castle, there were quite a few candidates like her who were burdened with heavy pressure.
As the exam time passed, the atmosphere in every classroom grew increasingly tense.
The orc royal from the War Totem Academy, who had abandoned the orcs, was now gritting his teeth, as if he were fighting a fierce battle with a dragon beast.
Meanwhile, the parents in the waiting room were warmly welcomed by the academy.
Dark and Claire, who hadn't enjoyed the culinary skills of the halfling chef in a long time, chatted with Oscar Odd while waiting for the exam to end.
……
Three hours felt like an eternity.
When the bell rang suddenly to signal the end of the exam, the students who were buried in their thoughts were startled and jumped up.
"Please put down your pens during the exam, otherwise it will be considered cheating."
The proctor's voice reached everyone's ears, and those who wanted to put pen to paper instantly froze.
"Wow!"
The vampire heiress slumped onto the table like a lump of mush, the large blank sections at the end of her exam paper filling her with an overwhelming sense of despair.
The questions were so simple at the beginning, so why did they become so difficult later on?
The professors who designed the exam questions probably didn't think that by arranging them like this, students would be able to solve questions that they couldn't solve before.
No, they'll just be boiled like frogs!
The vampire heiress turned her head slightly and saw steam rising from the Phoenix Girl's head.
She lowered her eyelids, realizing that they were both finished.
……
When Dark and the two magical spirits reunited, it was already noon.
St. Maryam College has opened its dining hall to the public, but lunch today is being offered free of charge.
Parents and students gathered in the cafeteria, their voices discussing the written exam as chaotic as firecrackers.
Dak, familiar with the place, chose an eight-person table and sat down, along with Oscar Odd and his sister Vivian Alvind, filling the seats perfectly.
As for the poor Dragon Guards, they naturally didn't even get into the academy in the first place.
Eve and Irene, having failed the entrance exam, were visiting the academy's cafeteria for the second time.
Looking at this place where only a faint impression remained, the two couldn't help but sigh.
If they had successfully enrolled, they would now be two grades above Dak.
In that case, many things would be different.
But life isn't so bad now.
After taking his seat, Oscar Oede enthusiastically introduced his sister.
That pure-blooded dark elf perfectly matched people's standard impression of dark elves only in appearance.
Long, dark gray hair, smooth, wheat-colored skin, pointed ears and slightly elongated eyes, a perfectly V-shaped face, and eyes that are... bi-colored pupils that can switch freely between jet black and scarlet!
Darkness, coldness, cunning, and oppression are the inherent impressions of dark elves.
If it weren't for Oscar, who had completely betrayed her during their conversation, no one would have imagined that this cool girl would be such an unpredictable and reckless person.
Oscar Ode's enthusiasm stemmed from his desire for Duck to take good care of her after she enrolled.
But after doing some quick calculations, Dak realized that he seemed to have quite a few junior students he needed to take care of...
Whether it's the two magical elves, the two little princesses, or Jon and Joey, who did receive invitations, they all need his care.
Although the latter two might not really want his care, as the future head of the Dimon family, Dark felt it was his duty to take on the responsibility.