Don't disturb the sorcerer's scientific research

Chapter 34 Jia Xiu's Professionalism

On the high platform in front of the Saint-Delo College Square, an old wizard who looked like a great wizard was reading out the rules for the next round of exams.

"Adventure is the original profession of a spellcaster. Solving various problems during adventures is an essential quality for a spellcaster.

"The venue for this round of exams is a simulated city built around the ruins of the Sun Temple in the Phantom World. The core functional areas of the city are the Adventurer's Guild and the Spellcaster's Guild.

"All candidates must first complete their profession and identity verification at the Spellcaster Association, obtain items and supplies, and then accept commissions related to the Ruins Dungeon at the Adventurer's Guild.

"The process of accepting commissions and adventures will be completely realistic. You can choose commissions that suit you, identify your strengths and choose the corresponding direction, which is also a quality required of a spellcaster.

“The requirement to pass the exam is to earn thirty crowns through commissions in the Phantom World within three days.

"Please note that during the test, you will experience pain, hunger, fear, and other sensations. If you cannot bear it, you can choose to give up. Similarly, death or loss of mobility during the dungeon adventure will also be considered a failure of the test, and you will be directly exited from the phantom world.

"During the exam, you are not allowed to bring personal magic props or valuables. You may only wear the clothes provided by the academy. You are not allowed to rob or steal other candidates' belongings. Once any violation is discovered, you will be disqualified from the exam.

"Because the Phantom World has a capacity limit, candidates will be divided into three batches according to their numbers for the exam. Candidates in the first two batches will need to sign a confidentiality agreement, prohibiting them from disclosing relevant content.

“Before the exam officially begins, all candidates will have one day to enter the phantom world and familiarize themselves with the environment.

"Wish ya'll good luck."

After saying that, he left in a flash.

The candidates in the square immediately started to communicate in a noisy manner, discussing the rules of the exam or finding some teammates for themselves in advance.

Adventuring in a group is definitely safer than adventuring alone. Braving a dungeon alone is usually something only very professional and powerful adventurers would do.

Although having more people means having to share the money, it is still better than simply quitting the exam due to a sudden death.

"Have you ever taken risks?" Jia Xiu asked.

Although he had been in this world for almost three years, apart from capturing a few cultists, he had not completed any commission from the Adventurer's Guild.

Catching cult members is also a convenient thing, the main purpose is not to complete the commission.

It’s not that Jia Xiu has no adventurous spirit at all.

The main reason is that Jia Xiu has been either learning languages ​​or creating various versions of healing techniques during this time, and there are no serious commissions in Ximu Town.

It's a tourist village and there's nothing worth exploring around here.

The tasks that can be taken are nothing more than catching wild beasts here and expelling low-level monsters there.

However, during the peak tourist season, hotels and restaurants will post commissions with the association to recruit short-term workers.

"No," Mia shook her head. "When I was little, I was always in the settlement, growing mushrooms. I was sick every day, and my grandmother wouldn't allow me to go out and have adventures. So, I came to the city to write papers for others."

"I have taken risks." Ram answered naively.

"Have you ever taken risks?"

Jia Xiu was a little surprised.

"Yes, when I was a kid, I ventured into the kitchen to steal some roast chicken, and I was whipped over thirty times."

"No, Ram, this adventure is not an adventure in the literal sense."

Jia Xiu rubbed his forehead in frustration.

I feel so stressed.

"Forget it, let's see if we are in the same batch first."

A few minutes later, I got some bad news.

The three people were divided into three batches, Mia was in the first batch, Ram was in the second batch, and Jiaxiu was in the last batch.

"It's okay. If I can't do it, I can take the exam again next year." Mia started to talk after seeing the batches. "Let's get to know each other. If you ask me to write for you in the future, I'll give you a 20% discount."

"Don't panic, there might be a way."

Jia Xiu wondered what the purpose of setting up this round of exams was.

Saint-Delo College is not an academy famous for its practical combat. Among the famous wizards who graduated from here, there are more who made contributions to production and life through magic and left their names in history than those who were famous for their combat effectiveness.

Logically speaking, passing a dangerous dungeon shouldn't be a mandatory requirement for the exam.

Impossible, the purpose of arranging this exam cannot be as simple as it seems.

An excellent candidate should be able to guess the thoughts of the test setter.

The person who set the questions for this exam must have had other intentions.

Jia Xiu intends to focus on other things besides adventure.

“Let’s make good use of this day to familiarize ourselves with the environment. Mia, take notes, I’ll make the following arrangements.” Jia Xiu said seriously, “After you go in, go to the Adventurers’ Guild and compile a list of all the types of commissions, the corresponding commissions, the prices of supplies, the difficulty, the level of danger, the guild’s commission rules, the conditions and details for registering an adventurer’s group, whether or not you can post a commission, and what the requirements are. Write it all down. If you have any spare time, also find out what other facilities are in the city.”

"I'm good at this." Mia replied, patting her chest.

"Ram."

"Ram is here."

"You, uh...you, just wander around the city. Keep wandering around. If you find anything curious, go check it out. If anything special happens, describe it to me then."

Jia Xiu intends to make full use of Ram's good luck to try to trigger any special events.

"Ram knows."

"Okay, that's it, let's go."

Soon, they arrived at the entrance to the phantom world.

Surrounded by numerous runes and magical machines, there is a giant door over ten meters high, with a texture like liquid.

Because other candidates were still busy forming teams, not many people came here, and the Phantom World had not reached its capacity limit, so they could enter without queuing.

Jia Xiu took the lead.

With the help of volunteer seniors from the college, I entered the phantom world.

For a moment, I felt myself merging into a darkness where I lost all five senses.

Jia Xiu had heard of the Phantom World before. It was a super-large spell developed during the last Demon War.

It was originally used to simulate a real battlefield, allowing new recruits to gain experience that is closest to actual combat.

After the war, this kind of magic was promoted and used not only for military training, but also for theoretical testing of new spells, as a classroom for children of the nobility, or even simply for entertainment.

After waiting for a while, a feeling of weightlessness came over him, and the whole world seemed to be falling. Before Jia Xiu was about to faint and vomit, the darkness dissipated.

A brand new world unfolds before your eyes.

A city with golden glow like the warm sun everywhere, all the buildings are yellow as the main color, and a magnificent golden temple can be seen in the distance. That should be the theme of this phantom world, the Temple of the Sun.

A dungeon full of adventures should be right down there.

Jia Xiu saw many other candidates who had just entered this world and immediately ran towards the temple. Most of them wanted to find out the details of the dungeon here as soon as possible.

But Jia Xiu did not intend to do so. He believed that the focus of this exam should not be the dungeon, or at least not only the dungeon.

He decided to stick to his own ideas.

So Jia Xiu went against the flow of people and came to the street.

In this world, in addition to the candidates, there are also many "NPC" characters.

When entering here, Jia Xiu felt that this world was a bit like the dream-entering props he had used before, but it was a super pro plus max version.

In other words, it's a bit close to his old profession.

game.

As we all know, no matter how serious and careful the development process is, there will always be bugs.

Jia Xiu suspected that the academy's intention, in addition to risky actual combat, was to test the candidates' grasp of the details of spells, and whether anyone could keenly identify the problems in this world and pass the exam based on these problems.

Identifying problems and learning to adapt are also qualities of a spellcaster.

Before looking for bugs, Jia Xiu wants to experiment with the degrees of freedom.

He walked up to an NPC on the street.

Just raise your hand and punch.

“Oh——” The other person covered his face and fell to the ground, “Someone, come quickly!”

Looking at this performance, Jia Xiu nodded. This reaction was quite real.

The moment the other party shouted for help, a team of guards suddenly appeared.

It's as fast as refreshing.

"I got you, you thug from out of town!"

"Wait, let me explain," Jia Xiu raised his hands and said, "I'm actually carrying out a secret mission..."

(End of this chapter)