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Suddenly, a few lines of small text on the simulator caught his attention.
Chapter 109 There's a reason why the Mage Association is so wealthy.
[Dear Mr. Latis, as your advancement to the intermediate-level mage has been detected, the Magic University Simulator will reduce your simulated course load to lessen your workload during your free time, allowing you to focus more fully on practical research.]
The number of mock assignments has been reduced from once a day to twice a week. You can allocate your time for assignments as you see fit, so please plan your schedule accordingly.
In addition to the changes to the simulated coursework, you can also access the simulated essay option through a new entry point, which we hope will be beneficial to your path to becoming a high-level mage.
"Huh? The number of simulations has decreased?"
Latis scratched his head and couldn't help but complain:
"Dude, you're not really a student, are you? The simulation results you've given me are all so bad, it's really embarrassing!"
He looked sadly at the simulation options.
[Atlantic time: Friday morning 8:10]
Please select a simulation program.
【Dimensional Journey (Entry Requirements: 10-50)】
【Path of the Sage (1/2 times this week)】
[Battle of Laws (2/2 this week)]
"A battle of laws? That sounds like some kind of martial arts tournament..." Latis stroked his chin, puzzled.
"So what exactly is this for?"
"Should we try it first?" He pondered for a moment, then murmured to himself:
"Today I need to go to the Mage Guild to apply for the construction of a Mage Tower, and I also need to report to the Queen's Academy and the Bogu Academy. In the simulation, I also learned the Upload Spell directly on this day. Next, there's the conspiracy of the Black Hat Warlocks... Perhaps I can combine all these things?"
Latis shook his head and said, "It seems we should wait until everything is over before experimenting with this new option."
He stretched and walked out of the room.
"Time to go shoot some videos. This ten-year-old corporate slave showed up uninvited!"
……
The Mage Association, located at 100 Rue de la République in Londia, faces the Golden Hall. Unlike the luxurious Golden Hall, its exterior looks simple and understated, like several black spheres, so many mages call it the "Mage's Ominous House".
"Mage Tower 123 has been idle for over twenty years, it's time to demolish it... You say he comes into the tower once a month? Lundia isn't some kind of fantasy game, there's no room protection function."
"A report has been received that the owner of Mage Tower 977 has illegally constructed a basement and set up a harem within it... Has he made a profit? If so, please thoroughly investigate his tax situation... Also, he has damaged the terrain of the outer city of Lundia. Please take two Evocation Mages to warn him and carry out repairs..."
"The energy storage period of the spire wall is almost over. Before the magic burst arrives, please inform the owners of each mage tower not to keep those plants that grow wildly when exposed to high concentrations of magic... Remember the Nako Bud Flower that crushed five mage towers last time?... Search the entire city and don't leave a single survivor."
"The public reported that the interior of Mage Tower 990 is emitting a foul stench because it houses too many beautiful girls' shoes... Why don't you just ask him to use a purification spell? Huh? He refuses to use it and says that smelling is his ideal life? Is he sick... Build an isolation magic circle around his land, next."
"The chief apprentice of Mage Tower 1314 has advanced to the rank of High Mage. He said he wants to apply to build a twin tower right next to his mentor, connected by a chain... Putting aside how ugly that would be, is it even legal?"
The mage in charge of handling the matter sighed with a headache, wrote "Rejected" on the floating application form, and then asked the magical construct on the table that kept spitting out documents:
"Isn't he the guy who almost starved to death at home because his mentor put a restraint collar on him? A major in transformation magic is really insane! From now on, just reject his application; dealing with this stuff every day is driving me crazy..."
Latis sat on the sofa, listening to the mage at the front desk complaining at an extremely fast pace, and couldn't help but wipe his sweat.
"Damn, is this the world of mages? This is totally my home!"
I have a feeling I'll become a regular here...
He glanced around at the decor. Apart from the reception area, the hall of the Mage Association had very little furniture. In the center was a hide of a high-ringed mudfish dragon used as a carpet. This type of dragon-like monster had extremely high magic resistance, but this carpet only had a small wound on its neck. This was undoubtedly a show of force by the Mage Association.
The walls are decorated with many magic scrolls gifted by the mage tower's owner. Many makers would give their scrolls a unique artistic treatment, making them look quite special.
Latis even saw the scroll of "Eighth Ring Spell - Anti-Magic Field" inscribed by Tina's ancestor, the legendary mage Orianna, framed in an ancient wooden frame, which looked very impressive.
"The things hanging on this wall probably cost hundreds of thousands of gold whites..."
Latis clicked his tongue in amazement. The mage was indeed a master; he was incredibly powerful!
"Greetings, Your Excellency Latis. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
Suddenly, a voice came from the next room. Latis turned to look at the receptionist who had just opened the door, nodded, and said:
"It's okay. It's early in the morning. More than 60% of office workers are already exhausted by then."
The receptionist sighed helplessly, did not refute, invited Latis into the room, and returned the royal crest to him.
"Now that we've confirmed that you have Her Highness the Princess's guarantee, we don't need to go through those cumbersome screening procedures anymore. We just need to register your tutor's information."
"Ok."
The receptionist took out a device that resembled a typewriter, then channeled his magic into it.
【Sanhuan Folk Magic - Revitalizing the Typewriter】
[Little mascot girl (Aibo) #Online]
Latis glanced at the pop-up notification, then looked at the typewriter that had started typing automatically.
What is your name?
"Latis".
"What is your advisor's name?"
"Arterifus Herold".
What is our relationship?
“Uh…” Latis scratched his head and said, “Brother and lover?”
April was taken aback. She looked up and stammered, "I... I meant, you're her nth apprentice, or... like, the chief apprentice or something..."
"Haha, why didn't you say so earlier?" Latis laughed heartily. "She only has me as her apprentice."
April gave an "oh," lowered her head, and began to mentally control the typewriter, but her thoughts involuntarily drifted back to the sentence she had just uttered, "Brother, brother and lover..."
April suddenly snapped out of her daze, looked at the file with the typo, and a bead of cold sweat trickled down her forehead. She coughed, quickly stood up, and said:
"I'm so sorry! I dialed the wrong number! I'll go get another magic contract!"
"Huh?" Latis peeked in, laughed, and said, "That's fine too. Let's continue. I still have to go to a meeting with the principals!"
"Okay, alright..." April sat down hesitantly, took a deep breath, wiped her sweat, and asked:
What is your supervisor's level?
"The Fifth Ring Road, almost the Sixth Ring Road."
"Which faction did you specialize in?"
"Hiss..." Latis stroked his chin. Unlike magic network mages who need to accumulate points to unlock spells, spellcasters using grimoires can only cast spells that depend on their material collection progress. So it seems...
He grinned and said to the horrified receptionist:
"My mentor is a mage who is proficient in all aspects of magic."
……
"So your mentor's information is now registered. Do you need to take a spell test?" April continued, looking at the half-filled contract on the typewriter.
"Because we usually keep records of the apprentices' information in each mage tower and review them every year to prevent high-level mages from misleading their students and affecting their future."
“That works too.” Latis was also quite curious about how the Mage Association of Lundia operated.
He watched as April picked up the typewriter, walked to his side, and then pressed a button on his wristwatch, creating a short-range teleportation array beneath their feet.
Before Latis could make any preparations, the scene before him instantly transformed into a spherical training ground surrounded by magic circles.
Just as April was about to open the door and enter the training field, she suddenly said in surprise:
"There's someone here? It's still so early!"
"Lord Latis, let's observe for a while. I'll explain it to you. In the training grounds fully covered by the magic network, the spells cast by mages are recorded and scored by the magic network, so even defensive mages can get high scores..."
Latis scratched his head, walked closer to the training ground, and looked through the specially made transparent wall at the female mage flying rapidly inside the magic circle.
At the same time, information about the technique appeared before his eyes.
[Fourth Ring Spell - Tentacle Surge: This spell floods a ten-meter radius around the target location with writhing, dark tentacles, altering the terrain and dealing significant blunt damage to enemies bound by the tentacles.]
[Amateur Sorcerer with Professional Ability as an Artist (Yeye) #Online]
……
"Ugh, my performance was terrible today. With the test results, I definitely won't be able to get a exemption from next week's classes..."
Night after night, fluttering its magical wings, it looked helplessly at the weak and powerless tentacles and sighed.
"The mana consumption is about the same, and the speed of connecting the magic network construction formula is about the same, so why is it so weak compared to the tentacles I used when gathering materials? ...Tentacles, you need to stand up straight! If I have class, I won't have time to draw my doujinshi, sob..."
She canceled the tentacle spell, took a deep breath, pulled a blank scroll from her pocket, and began to sketch a vague outline in her mind.
"There's no other way, I'll just have to use my 'photographing technique' to get by again, Gin-sensei. Please play the victim in my story one more time! I'll put extra coins in your mailbox!"
As the magic surged, an ambiguous pose slowly appeared on the floating scroll. Ye Ye grinned excitedly and rubbed her hands together, about to increase her magic output, when she suddenly caught a glimpse of Latis staring wide-eyed outside the door.
"Wow! Wow! How come there are people here so early!"
She paused instinctively, and the scroll in front of her lost its magical focus, falling limply to the ground.
"What…" Ye Ye snapped out of her daze, looked at the scroll on the ground, and cried out in despair, "No!! My homework! My test scores! My freedom next week! Don't die!…"
She collapsed to her knees, utterly exhausted. The magic circle seemed to sense the spell's cessation and began its automatic cleansing. Simultaneously, the training ground's equipment, after analyzing the magic network data, began broadcasting her results:
"Flying skill overall score 0.8, Tentacle Surge overall score 0.5, Image Recall overall score 0.2. After weighted analysis, Miss Yeye's weekly test score this week is 0.51, which is unsatisfactory. The test results have been sent to Teacher Yin Xiuer of Class 1, Grade 4 of Qing Teng Academy. Welcome to visit again next time, goodbye."
"No, not good enough..." Ye Ye sobbed, wiped away her tears, stood up with a resolute expression, gave a weak bow to Aibo and Latis who entered the room, and staggered out of the training ground.
"Hello, welcome to our school. Mr. Latis, an exchange student from the three schools, please begin your test."
The sound of the testing equipment came from inside the training ground. Night after night, she leaned against the wall, silently repeating in her heart:
"Teacher Yin, I'm afraid I can't achieve a score of 0.9 or higher before advancing to the advanced level... I'm so sorry for letting you down. I... I'll go and prove my innocence with my life..."
Suddenly, the announcement from the testing equipment reached her ears. She opened her eyes wide in disbelief, straightened up, and looked at the man in black robes in the training field.
……
"...Flight skill score: 0.75; Spell Counterspell score: 0.7; Hand of Burning score: 1.2; Plant Growth score: 1.5. After weighted analysis, Mr. Latis's test score for this test is 1.32, surpassing 99.9% of third-circle mages. The test results have been sent to the three schools' offices. Welcome back next time, goodbye."