Casting spells

On the foundation, towering mage towers rose up one after another. Although most of them were far from being completed, it could be judged from the number alone how many mages would live here in the future.

"How about it, isn't it spectacular? You know, not long ago, this place was still in ruins, but with our efforts, it will soon be displayed in front of the world with a brand new attitude." The archmage introduced proudly road.

Of course, he has enough capital pride. When the entire alliance abandoned the old site of Dalaran, he led more than 3000 survivors to rebuild it from scratch, and even sent a small team The army blocked the pace of expansion of the Forsaken.

Looking at this huge construction site, Zhang Cheng nodded slightly and sighed: "Yes, it is very spectacular, even if it is described as a miracle. But I am very curious, how did you think of building a floating city in the first place?" of?"

He is very clear that the real function of those stones engraved with magic runes is actually anti-gravity, and each piece of production needs to consume precious arcane crystals. When all the stones are piled up, the reconstructed Dalaran will be able to rise from the ground , becoming a perfect fortress that can never be conquered.

"Oh? You know?" Anslem Luinvivor was obviously surprised that a young mage could see through the plan he had personally appointed.

"Well, I've heard of it a little bit. Maybe you don't know it yet. The name of the mentor who led me on the road of magic is Ruisen. He used to be a member of the Kirin Tor Council and told me a lot about the city of magic. story, so even though it is my first time here, I am not unfamiliar at all." Zhang Cheng explained half-truthfully.

"Ruisen? Wait, I seem to have heard of this name." The archmage touched the thick beard on his chin, and after a while he suddenly realized: "Ah, I remembered. Ruisen, Lordan The youngest son of Earl Ambrose of the Kingdom of Lun, a classmate of Jaina Proudmoore, a relatively outstanding young mage. I didn't expect him to be alive, and he even accepted a disciple."

"Since the fall of Prince Alsace, the mentor has lost hope in life. He shut himself in the house and almost cut off all contact with the outside world. He died of depression not long ago. The reason why I rushed The purpose of coming to Dalaran is to inform the council of his death, and at the same time return the precious books and scrolls taken away by the mentor when the disaster strikes." As he spoke, Zhang Cheng opened the backpack, took out the things he had prepared and handed them to the other party .

Anslem Luinvivor took it over and glanced at it, and quickly muttered to himself: ""The Shaping Technique of Arcane Energy", "The Connection Between Holy Light and Shadow", "On Death The World Afterwards", "How to Make Your Casting Speed ​​Faster"...Yes, these are precious materials lost in the library. By the way, what did you say about Ruisen's death? If I remember correctly, he How could you possibly die if you are only about 30 years old this year?"

Zhang Cheng shrugged his shoulders pretending to be helpless, and carefully took out the ridiculous suicide note from his pocket: "I don't want to comment too much on the tutor, but you should be able to understand after reading his suicide note."

"Suicide note? Did he foresee his own death in advance?" Anslem Ruinvivor frowned, pulled out the slightly crumpled letter, and began to read it word by word.

But before he read halfway through, he couldn't help laughing, and commented while laughing: "Hahahaha! Another poor guy who has a crush on Jaina but dare not confess. Well, I think I know Why did he die, a person who is immersed in regret all day is destined not to live long."

After all, the archmage handed over the suicide note to Zhang Cheng, with a look of disdain on his face, and asked, "So what are your plans, young man, do you want to join the Kirin Tor Council, or go to the south to serve the Stormwind Kingdom?"

"Naturally, I want to join the Kirin Tor Council. I'm not interested in politics, and I don't want to be involved in the intrigues of big figures. I just want to be quiet and find a place where I can study and research." Zhang Cheng made a choice without thinking.

If he remembers correctly, there is a terrifying existence in Stormwind City who is trying to subvert the royal power. She is Deathwing's own daughter, the famous black dragon sister—Onyxia.

Unless I am impatient with life, I will hang around in front of this big boss with nothing to do...

"A wise choice!" Anslem Ruinvivor nodded in satisfaction. "Although you are Risen's disciple, if you want to join the Kirin Tor Council, you still need to go through some procedures and do a few small tests. However, I believe that with your strength and skills, you should be able to pass easily. Come on , I will take you to complete these simple tests first, and then I will take you to meet your friends."

As soon as the words fell, he opened his arms suddenly and jumped directly from the balcony.

Just when the body was about to collide with the ground, an invisible force suddenly slowed down the speed of descent, and the whole person was like a leaf, slowly landing on the steps below.

"Oh -- my God, this is really fucking crazy." The corners of Zhang Cheng's mouth twitched uncontrollably, he gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, and jumped down with his eyes closed.

Accompanied by the whistling wind in his ears, he felt as if his body suddenly fell into the water and was lifted up by a force of buoyancy. When he opened his eyes, his feet had landed firmly on the ground, but his legs trembled a little. too obedient...

Chapter 27 The first item turned out to be a written test? !

"How about it, isn't it exciting? You know, this is one of my favorite designs. Every time I jump off the top, it makes me feel like I'm back to my youth. Of course, if you don't like it, you can Go through the portal next to it, there is no need to jump along with it." Anslem Ruinvivor straightened his robes that were blown by the wind, with an undisguised teasing expression on his face, there is no doubt that he absolutely is intentional.

At this moment, Zhang Cheng looked like a dog, and really wanted to punch the other party's old face, but considering the huge gap in strength between the two parties, he decided to swallow his anger first, and put on a look. He responded calmly: "It's okay, this little stimulation is nothing to me.

"Really? The little guy who jumped down with me last time peed his pants in fright."

The archmage glanced meaningfully between his legs and confirmed that there were no traces of water stains. Then he shook his head regretfully, turned around and walked along the marble-paved road.

"Well, now I finally know why your daughter ran away from home and became a pirate..." Zhang Cheng muttered to himself in a voice that he could only hear.

He will never forget that in the game, in Treasure Bay at the southernmost tip of the Eastern Continent, there is a quest called "Handsome Duncan", and the person who posted it was the daughter of Anslem Luinvivor - Kate the "Blade" Forest.

The young girl claimed to like to pursue excitement, and she didn't want to face musty books and dull old mages all day long, so she sneaked out of Dalaran by herself.

At first, Zhang Cheng thought that this must be another rebellious story of a child who couldn't understand the painstaking efforts of his parents, but now his thinking has changed. He thinks that this is not a bullshit rebellion at all, but a family inheritance!

"Blade" Caitlin definitely inherited her father's genes, which is why she is so keen on taking risks.

Just when he was secretly slandering this pair of wonderful father and daughter, the two had unknowingly walked into a dome hall. After seeing it, a busy old mage immediately put down his work, stood up and bowed: "Good afternoon, Your Excellency the Archmage, may I ask your sudden visit, is there anything important?"

"No, Charles, it's nothing too important. I'm just taking the young people behind me for a test. By the way, let me inform you that you can change the status of Risen on the list from missing to dead." Ansrem Ruin Vervor straightforwardly explained the purpose of his visit.

The white-haired old man named Charles adjusted his glasses, raised his head and looked Zhang Cheng up and down, and nodded slightly after a while: "Understood, he is Rui Sen's apprentice, right?"

"That's right, he not only brought the news of Ruisen's death, but also returned many precious materials lost in the library. By the way, how did you find out?" the archmage asked curiously.

"It's very simple, he wears Risen's Violet Ring. I made it myself, how could I not recognize it." After that, Charles sighed slightly, as if he was dying for another young mage. Pity.

"So that's how it is..." Anslem Ruinvival realized that Zhang Cheng was wearing a ring symbolizing the membership of the Kirin Tor Council on the index fingers of Zhang Cheng's left and right hands, and immediately said, "Come on, child, Take off your ring and show me."

"As you wish." Knowing that he had no right to refuse, Zhang Cheng quickly took off the ring and placed it in the opponent's palm.

The archmage lowered his head, carefully inspecting the inner wall of the ring, as if looking for something.

In about half a minute, he finally found a few petty words in an inconspicuous place: "Ah, I found it. As you said, one belongs to Ruisen, but the owner of the other is very interesting." Yes. Tell me, young man, where did you get this ring?"

"I don't know the details, but the militiaman who gave it to me said that it was a trophy he accidentally killed a seriously injured necromancer." Zhang Cheng replied without thinking.

"Hahahaha! What an irony! Who would have thought that the traitor Damien would die at the hands of the militia he despises the most. Very good, this is the best news I have heard in recent months." Ansrem Ruin Weaver laughed happily.

"Traitor?" Zhang Cheng undoubtedly heard this name for the first time, and turned his eyes to the old mage beside him with a puzzled expression.

The latter explained in a low voice: "Since the destruction of Dalaran, a small group of mages who lost their relatives and friends yearned for revenge, so they secretly carried out research that was banned. Damien is one of the best. He even did not hesitate to Giving up his identity as a living person, he brought a large number of precious research results to seek refuge with the undead, and before he left, he caused a magical accident, and Apprentice Sanming died on the spot."

"Enough! Charles! You don't need to tell these tragedies to a young man who has just embarked on the magic path. Take the test quickly, and I am very much looking forward to his test results. Maybe you don't know it, he just had a one-on-one In the arcane duel, he killed a Forsaken mage who was much stronger than himself. Although it is a bit opportunistic, it is enough to prove his intelligence and adaptability." Anslem Ruinvivor said while He found a chair and sat down, with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

"Oh? Really? Let me tell you that, and I'm starting to look forward to it." Charles raised his mouth and pulled out a stack of books bound with silk thread from the messy tools and books behind him on the table. "Here, the first is the theoretical knowledge test, as long as you can answer more than 30.00% of the questions here, you will pass."

Staring at this heavy book that is almost as thick as an adult man's fist, Zhang Cheng suddenly felt the despair and collapse of his student days when he just got the "Five-Year College Entrance Examination and Three-Year Simulation".

Who the hell (mother) would have thought that the Kirin Tor mage, who has always been known for being mysterious, proud, and powerful, would take the entrance examination to be a heinous written examination...

But despair is despair, collapse is collapse, and what needs to be done is always done.

After borrowing a quill from the old mage, he quickly calmed down and began to answer all kinds of strange questions in the notebook based on the knowledge that was forcibly instilled in his mind.

What surprised him was that every time he answered a question, the notebook would automatically judge right or wrong, which meant that he didn't have any chance to check or revise, right was right and wrong was wrong.

Obviously, this book is an interesting magic item. Maybe even the questions are randomly asked. The answerers must have a considerable reserve of theoretical knowledge. It is absolutely impossible to use "special skills" such as highlighting Pass the test.

As for cheating...

Zhang Cheng didn't realize that anyone could cheat without being discovered under the 360-degree monitoring of the two archmages and the magic eye.

Chapter 28 The Archmage's Doubt

One hour……

two hours...

Three hours……

It wasn't until the sun was about to set that Zhang Cheng completed this marathon-like written test. Exhausted, he pushed the heavy notebook forward, and let out a long breath: "Phew—it's finally done!"