Great Elf Sage

"The winds of the four basic elements... are located on the left side of the five-pointed star... the rune structure is a circular sentence pattern with odd and even intervals... the content of the sentence structure is... what is it? Damn it, I forgot it again!"

The irritability caused by errors in key steps arose, and there were many confusing emotions and thoughts in his mind. Joss could no longer meditate quietly. According to his experience these days, this attempt would not be fruitful again. .biqugev

Qiao Si knew this, but still stubbornly forced himself to meditate.

"The language of wind...the rune structure is...the starting rune is a sentence pattern that chants the essence of the wind element...and then the chanting sentence pattern of the four basic elements and...the next sentence pattern is... …Damn, damn! What’s the next sentence?”

José failed without question.

Falling slumped on the bed, Joss took a few deep breaths, calmed down his irritable mood, and sat up again.

"No, you can't be so impatient, otherwise meditation won't be possible at all!"

That being said, whenever Joss thought about the progress of the other three magic apprentices, he couldn't help but become restless.

He grabbed the scroll that recorded the 'Basic Wind Element Sensing Technique' that was placed on the bedside. After reading it carefully several times, Joss positioned himself to try meditation again.

There was a sudden knock on the door.

"Jos! Come out quickly, the Sage wants to see us today!"

It was the voice of the dark-skinned mortal magic apprentice named Rylock.

Joss, who was originally disturbed, was still a little angry, but after hearing the summons from His Excellency the Sage, he immediately had no other thoughts and jumped up from the bed, looking for his shoes in a panic.

"I'm coming!"

……

The four apprentices came to the room on the top floor of the wizard's tower in the center of the association again, and saw Gandalf, who was still dressed in white robes and sitting on a huge high-backed chair.

The four of them bowed to Gandalf as expected.

"Praise be to your name, great forerunner, sage of the magical path, Lord Gandalf, may the light of wisdom shine in the magic palace."

"May the light of wisdom shine in the halls of magic."

After Gandalf returned the greeting, he was silent for a moment.

Seeing that Gandalf didn't speak, George suddenly became nervous.

what to do? Is Your Excellency the Sage going to announce the end of the assessment? But although the others made faster progress than me, they did not complete the assessment... Could it be... that they just announced that I had failed? Want to drive me away? !

Joss felt uneasy. The successive failures in the initial meditation technique over the past few days had brought his low confidence in himself to the bottom. Many terrible thoughts popped up in his mind.

Gandalf kept a peaceful smile and looked at the four people below, especially when he looked at Joss, traces of spiritual magic flashed in his pupils from time to time.

Only when the four of them were a little nervous did Gandalf speak.

"It's been ten days since you took the assessment. Can you tell me your current progress?"

It turns out to be this!

Joss broke into a cold sweat.

The other three people were also uneasy. At first, Your Excellency the Sage did not say how long the assessment would be, but now it seems that he wants to check everyone's progress?

Could it be that ten days is the deadline for the final assessment? If you fail to open the sea of ​​consciousness within ten days, does it mean you have failed the assessment?

But none of them have completed a complete meditation...

Gandalf smiled and said

"Don't be nervous. Today is not the end of the assessment. I just want to give you a suggestion, so I need you to talk about your progress first."

The four of them breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it was not the deadline for the final assessment. Then I felt excited again, the sage actually wanted to give advice!

Ray Locke, who has the most active personality, said boldly first

"Respect your sage, I have been able to stably meditate on the basic structure of the spell and the rune array in the 'Basic Fire Element Sensing Technique' in the past few days. I just don't know why, but every time I try to meditate on the last elemental rune When engraving, there is always a strange feeling in my heart that disturbs me, as if my body is rejecting meditation..."

Isn’t this the same as me? It's just that I felt like this at the very beginning...

After hearing this, Joss felt moved.

After Rylock finished talking about his progress and dilemma, Gandalf just nodded without saying anything more, and motioned for the next person to continue.

Next, Blake, a frail young man who chose the 'Earth Element Sensing Technique', and Kalifa, an indifferent girl who chose the 'Water Element Sensing Technique', both spoke out about their situations one after another.

Gandalf still didn't say anything, and gestured to Joss, who was deliberately placed at the end of the queue, to explain his situation.

At this time, Joss's sweatshirt inside his gray robe was completely soaked, and his legs were shaking slightly. He was extremely nervous.

Although through the exchanges during meals these days, Joss already knew that the progress of others was much faster than his own, but he did not expect that they had all been able to meditate on the basic framework of the technique.

Especially the girl Kalifa, is about to meditate the complete spell!

What should I do, what should I do... Do I really have no talent? Will I be kicked out? Do I want to go back to that life? I can't become strong? I will still be oppressed by knights and nobles... I can't avenge my father...

Joss's emotions were gradually getting out of control. Nolan interrupted the operation of the technique at the right time and finally said

"Well...Actually, I know your progress, so there's no need for you to talk about it, Joss. This is not the point..."

Joss suddenly felt relieved, feeling like a drowning man grabbing onto a piece of driftwood.

Seeing that Joss was getting better, Gandalf continued

"Actually, everyone has different talents in different attributes of magic. If you choose a spell that does not match your talent, your body will naturally reject it whenever meditation touches the surrounding magic elements. The reaction makes people unable to calm down and makes it extremely difficult to open the sea of ​​consciousness... And if you choose a magic spell with conflicting attributes as the basic spell when you advance to a first-level magician, it will even affect your future magic. The future... Among the four of you, only Kalifa has chosen the correct spell that matches her."

It turns out to be like this!

The four of them suddenly realized that even Kalifa, who had accidentally hit the right path, was the same.

Joss felt that the mountain-like pressure in his heart was instantly relieved, and he almost fell to the ground.

It turns out that I am not without talent, I just didn’t choose the right technique!

Gandalf got up and walked to the white stone balcony of the room. After motioning for the four people to follow him, he pointed at a concentric building not far below and said

"Actually, the outermost layer of the magic association's library is open to you. Most of the basic information on magic, as well as all the first-level spells suitable for magic apprentices, can be found on the outermost layer... The reason why I don't I tell you this to see if you can discover this on your own... Of course, now it seems that my arrangement is too simple, and without any guidance, you certainly would not have thought of this."

After shaking his head and laughing a few times, Gandalf continued:

"You are free to view all the books on the outermost edge of the library hall. I will not give you any further tips. You need to find the initial spell that is most suitable for you within a hundred days, learn it on your own, and finally open it. The sea of ​​consciousness, this is the real content of the final assessment.”

One hundred days, that is, three months, the three vacant seats in the Destiny Council will be selected as successors in a year. If more than half a year is reserved for training and integrating the reserve members of the council, it can be freed up for Jos' departure. The time to get on the right path is only three months at most.

However, combined with the ubiquitous implicit guidance and emotional induction for Joss in the library hall, this time may not necessarily take less than three months...

Gandalf looked at the four apprentices, mainly observing Jos. Seeing that the fire of hope was ignited again in his eyes, he said

"This is the last time I will see you in three months. As for whether I can see you all in three months, it depends on whether you can complete the final assessment... Now, all of you, please retreat!"

Gandalf waved his hand and raised a gentle but extremely powerful wind. After sending the four people out of the room, he closed the door again.

The four people outside the room breathed a sigh of relief. Your Excellency Sage's strength is really unfathomable. This kind of wind-attribute magic, which is at least mid-level and above, was cast instantly. Is this a 'spell position magic' or Mr. Julian's? That 'instant build' you've been talking about?

Not daring to stay here any longer, the four of them quickly left Gandalf's mage tower and returned to the ground.

After returning to the ground, the four began to discuss. The frail boy Blake said everything he meant.

"Joss, you didn't seem to mention your progress just now. Could it be..."

Jos was startled, then relieved, and said sheepishly

"Haha, yes, the 'Wind Element Sensing Technique' I chose has nothing to do with my talent. There has been almost no progress in the past ten days!"

"I see, it's such a pity." Blake nodded and said nothing more.

The active young man Ray Locke patted Jos on the shoulder and comforted him.

"Your Excellency, the Sage, has said that these ten days are only for us to familiarize ourselves with the structure of magic spells. Next, as long as we find the initial spells in the library hall that match our talents, we will be able to meditate easily with experience!"

Joss, whose enthusiasm was rekindled in his heart, was in a good mood. He felt that the active Rylock didn't seem that annoying, so he also said with a smile.

"Yes...but Kalifa, you are lucky. You picked the most suitable technique right away."

"...It's nothing. I also need to go to the library hall to supplement basic knowledge." Kalifa still looked cold.

……

On the top floor of the mage tower, Gandalf looked at the four magic apprentices, especially Jos, who was talking and laughing, and chuckled.

First give you hope, then make you despair, then give you hope again, and finally give you despair again...

Heroic epics are always full of hardships, and the protagonist of the story always encounters numerous obstacles before finally getting his chance.

"As a 'child of destiny' with extremely high talents on the indescribable 'destiny', your deep connection with the web of destiny has eliminated all the magical adaptability of your body that is an 'unstable factor', so you But a real 'wasted body', Joes."

Gandalf instantly constructed several spells in the sea of ​​consciousness. On a bookshelf in a remote corner of the outermost layer of the library hall below, after a faint flash of light, a plain gray scroll appeared quietly on it. It is like a peerless treasure book covered in dust in a novel, waiting for the destined person to discover it.

Gandalf said to himself

"Only after going through hardships and discovering that you really have no talent, you will go to the end on the only feasible path... This volume of "Book of Destiny", or should it be called "Mental Strength Training Method" "? This half-finished step-less magic formula is specially prepared for the chosen one like you!"

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To be continued.

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