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Julian took a deep breath, trying to calm his chaotic heartbeat.

It's okay, you have to get used to it, it's not a big deal.If you don't want to face this level of difficulty, how can you become an academician?To become an academician is not just a matter of studying.

He said this to himself about three times in his mind.It seemed to be useful, and Julian could feel his restless mood gradually calming down.

"Okay, this is the first meeting of the Aikan joint team to discuss. It's a discussion, but... there is no material to discuss, just let everyone get acquainted with each other. After all, the teachers don't release a lot of information."

Dai Ning, who was sitting beside him, deliberately spoke in a relaxed tone.Sitting across from them, a pair of identical twins nodded, even at the same time, as if they had been precisely calculated.Carter, who was sitting on the other side of Dai Ning, didn't have any special reaction, but nodded his head in agreement.

Due to the need to form a team for the competition, the five apprentices made an appointment to get acquainted with each other in the afternoon of this day.Carter was invited by Julian on his own initiative. When he knocked on the door of the boy next door to him, he felt his heart was about to jump out; I froze for a moment.

"What's up?"

"This... About the friendly match at the Starfall Ruins, Dai Ning and I were thinking, the five of us... and the other two apprentices from Cantellian, we should get to know each other a little bit, so we plan to have a small meeting tomorrow afternoon. Small meeting. Can you...can you come?"

Julian tried to sound normal as he could.

Carter stared at him for a moment, then tilted his head and smiled.

"Okay. Thank you for coming to invite me. When is the time? Usually after the speech is over, I will help Lord Manderon sort out the information, but this event is also related to Ainos's face. He should let me go. Little fake."

Oh my goodness Carter.

Julian felt very uncomfortable, but he had to say that Carter's attitude made him greatly relieved.

"Okay, the time is..."

After successfully informing the time and place, Carter promised that he would arrive, and if he did not arrive, he would tell him in advance, and then closed the door.Looking at the door panel in front of him, Julian let out the breath he had held for a long time.Dai Ning, who had been peeking behind his door, walked over and pulled him into his room, and said, "It looks good, your Carter phobia has been cured?"

"This...he doesn't target me, so I won't be nervous."

Julian pinched his fingers as he spoke.

"Take back the foreword. I was so frightened when I said something." Dai Ning stared at his hand, showing a look of resentment, and shook his head, "What will you do when you are like this? What if there is a problem that requires the two of you to cooperate to solve it?" , you surrender?"

"No!" Julian replied firmly, "I'll take care of it!"

"You answered very boldly. I look forward to your performance."

Dai Ning punched him on the shoulder and said with a smile.

Having already said that to Dai Ning, Julian felt that he had to do it.

No... Even if it is to win the game, it has to be done.

For this reason, he originally wanted to change places with Dai Ning and sit next to Carter, but the latter said that it would be safer to sit in the middle as the host.Julian agreed with this statement, and did not insist on changing positions.Thinking about it now, I always feel that Dai Ning deliberately sat in the middle...to give him a buffer.

It's really useless to let a friend take care of you like this...

Julian inspected his fear and anxiety, and gradually, the first inexplicable anger burst out of his heart.

What are you afraid of?What are you afraid of?

When the idea of ​​not admitting defeat popped up, he suddenly felt a little more relaxed.Those emotions that were just suppressed by force gradually dissipated.The young man straightened his back and sat upright, smiled at Huang and Yue, and said, "Although we know each other, let's introduce ourselves to each other anyway. I'll come first..."

He briefly described his basic information and areas of expertise. According to this content, others also said it in sequence.Julian majors in array diagrams, and is especially good at drawing medium and large magic arrays. He can quickly draw and drive pictures without making mistakes; Dai Ning is good at spell songs, singing spells with special tones, and superimposing small arrays , can exert almost the same power as a medium and large magic circle.Since Carter was under Manderon's school, since he also inherited the teacher's expertise, he is currently developing in the direction of illusion, and is already researching advanced illusion that can interfere with people's five senses.

Huang and Yue are not ordinary apprentices in the magician system. Cantellian is most famous for potions. They are not so much magicians as potion masters.Huang is good at concocting and driving large-scale ground magic. With a bottle of medicine and a few specially treated seeds, he can summon a large cluster of magic vines that can hit anywhere; Yue's specialty is disruptive , he can make something like an area hypnotizer or a body paralyzing mist, and in some respects, he is probably the most dangerous person in the entire team.

After learning about each person's expertise, the apprentices began to discuss the results of asking the magicians about the content of the activities in the past two days.Basically...it just didn't work out.

"Lord Lun doesn't say anything." Juan puffed up his cheeks as he spoke.

"And every time we get close, she will ask Linglong to chase us away." Yue curled her lips in dissatisfaction.

"exquisite?"

"The bird on Lord Lun's shoulder. It's so smart that you have to doubt whether it's a bird or a human. It also loves to punish apprentices. Almost all the students in the Magic Court have been punished by it..."

When it came to the bird, Huang and Yue seemed to have serious grievances. They complained one sentence at a time, and finally it was Dai Ning who insisted on bringing the topic back.Dai Ning smiled and said, "Well, we met Mr. Tifeng in the library yesterday, and he didn't reveal anything. Well, at least tell us what kind of checkpoint it will be?"

"Don't you even say Tifeng-sama~"

"Then it's hopeless, he's the softest one."

Huang and Yue showed troubled expressions.

"However, he said that because the object is an apprentice, there will be no exaggerated topics. Maybe you can rest assured?" Julian added.

"No, I don't believe Lord Lun's "not too exaggerated topic"." The twins replied in unison.

It seems that the two of them are not living an easy life under that female magician... Julian couldn't help thinking.

At this time, Carter, who had been listening quietly after introducing himself, suddenly spoke without saying a word.

"It's not an important thing, but I heard some of what they said during the discussion."

"what?"

All four immediately looked at him.Carter smiled and continued:

"This activity is mainly to allow apprentices to use magic more flexibly and learn to cooperate with other teammates. The topic will also be designed in this direction--they said so. So I think, rather than guessing what the content of the level is , The tacit understanding of the team is even more important. It is the first time we have even heard of each other's good parts. When the time comes to act together, there will inevitably be friction, and this situation must be minimized."

This analysis sounded reasonable, and even Dai Ning, who had never had a good impression of Carter, nodded in agreement with him.Carter continued: "Also, even if we are from the same country, we..." He looked at Julian and Dai Ning meaningfully, "...It may not be very tacit understanding. After all, we are all apprentices, and the goal is academicians. I usually focus on individual practice. If you don’t take advantage of these short ten days for special training, it may be very difficult to win.”

"So, your suggestion is, should we set aside time for training every day? What about the content?" Dai Ning asked.

"It would be best if we could do this. As far as the content is concerned, we should be familiar with each other's commonly used spells and the casting time. The most important thing for a magician is accuracy and strength, as well as knowledge... The knowledge part depends on the individual, and the remaining two One, it can be complemented by experience and the team, so it is also the purpose of our practice.”

After Carter said this in a row, Julian was surprised to find that he couldn't get in a word.He came prepared, his analysis was orderly, his suggestions were solid, and he gave them a goal for the whole team.

It turns out that Carter is already so powerful—this power is not only in the attainment of magic, but also includes other parts.Julian and Dai Ning looked at each other, Dai Ning pursed his lips, showing an expression of disbelief, but finally followed Carter's words.

"Okay, I think what Carter said makes sense. Then, let's set aside a little time every day for training... Do you have any questions?"

Everyone shook their heads.This sounds like the most feasible way.

"Okay, let's discuss the more detailed part..."

Ultimately, they decide when to practice, the rules, and what to do.Such voluntary training requires a venue, so naturally it is necessary to seek the consent of the people in charge above. For this part, Dai Ning and Julian will seek the assistance of the First Prince.As both Huang and Yue and Carter have immediate superiors, they also need to go back and inform them that they plan to carry out such an activity.After the work was assigned, the five people hurriedly dismissed the meeting and went about their own business.

"Julian, Denin."

When Julian and Dai Ning were about to leave, Carter suddenly stopped them both.The two teenagers looked back at Carter, Dai Ning did not speak, but Julian asked with some doubts: "Yes, what's the matter?"

Carter just smiled, "It's nothing. Let's work hard together. Although our relationship is not good, in order to win the game, let's put aside those little things for now, how about it?"

"Mmm, of course." Dai Ning also raised a smile - the formulaic one.Seeing that Carter showed kindness first, Julian relaxed his heart a lot, and nodded and replied, "Well, let's work hard together."

The boy shook hands with each of them in turn -- the gloved one.Julian noticed it, and asked with concern: "Is your hand... not healed yet? Is it injured?"

When he said this question, he instantly felt that the strength of holding his hand suddenly became tighter.But Carter immediately let go of him, retracted his hand, and replied with a smile: "It's nothing, it's almost over. Thank you for your concern. Then I'll go first."

"See you."

Carter turned away, rounded a bend, and disappeared down the corridor.

"...For the sake of the competition, he is quite polite." Dai Ning snorted.

"That's good too. Carter is pretty good. It's always a good thing to cooperate." Julian said optimistically.

Hearing what his friend said, Dai Ning crossed his mouth, didn't say anything more, and dragged Julian to look for Azibel.

What Julian didn't know was that Carter never let go of his clenched fist until he reached the door of Manderon...