"Just because all of you are inside the city and the academy does not mean that you can completely relax your guards. I know that all of you are aware that humans inside the city are still attacked by magic beasts from time to time"
"There's a reason why every single time that one of our people wants to reenter the city after they came back from the wild, they would be scanned and checked before granting entry. We are not only facing the threats of magic beasts that we can see, there are also troublesome species of them that can hide inside the human body. Don't ever ever let your guard down if you don't want to die!"
At the end of his sentence, the Assistant Instructor stomped his foot on the ground causing another small-scale earthquake
His words were something thing that everyone should take to heart as they are facts. Even Rezen and the other tribesmen were scanned multiple times before they were granted entry to the city since there are species of magic beasts that have the ability to hide inside a human body
If the city is not this careful then it wouldn't be long before everyone inside is massacred by the magic beasts
"Now, as I said, a mage's reflex is not the topic of our today's lesson. We will immediately start focusing on our practical training and this training is simple. You only have to do one thing and that is this!"
As the Assistant Instructor said that, he grabbed the crystal nearest to him with his bare hand and crushed it effortlessly while throwing the remains at the students that raised their arms to block the debris
"All you have to do is to destroy the crystals that have your name on it. And don't worry, these crystals are at the same level. No one could cheat here"
Thereb said and he didn't even hide the fact that he was looking exactly at Rezen that indeed cheated back at the admission test
In the admission test, the academy helped him cheat so that he could easily pass. And as Treen's best friend, he also has an advantage in the academy just like how he was assigned to a private villa with Treen. However, the City of Hope still puts great emphasis on the progress of their mages
While Rezen will have this many advantages, when it comes to progress and competition amongst the students, he wouldn't be given any preferential treatment
If he wants to be seen as a genius in the Tryst Academy he has to show his own power and talent. Not everything would be given to him on a silver platter. And of course, Rezen will definitely strive to show that he is better than everyone
He might currently be a student of a second-rate academy but if he performed and showed the same rate of improvement and talent as mages at the 1st-class academy, the Tryst Academy can recommend him to a better Academy
This Academy is not the end goal for Rezen. He wants to be a student of the most famous and highly-regarded academy in the City of Hope; the Guardians Academy!
It was an Academy personally headed by the Guardian to foster mages that would become the next generation of Guardians of the City of Hope and humanity inside the Savage Beast Realm
To have the chance of entering such an academy, Rezen has to outperform his peers!
"The first student that will destroy the crystal assigned to them will be given 3 hours of one-on-one lesson from none other than the Headmaster, an exalted Senior Mage at the high-cycle. A mage nearing the Great Mage Rank that is the true expert of humanity!"
As soon as the students heard what the reward would be, they cannot help but be excited
That's the Headmaster! A high cycle Senior Mage! Inside the outer walls, there are not many people at the same level
Even the rich Young Masters and Ladies can't simply have a high cycle Senior Mage to tutor them with a large group of people much less a one-on-one session
Their families don't even have high cycle Senior Mages and if they were given the chance to meet the Headmaster, she might be the strongest mage that they ever encountered in their entire lives
Not to mention, if they performed exemplary on the lesson the Headmaster might see their talent and transfer more resources towards them. Even if that doesn't happen, they would still improve a lot by listening to the lecture of a high cycle Senior Mage that has delved deeper into the mysteries of magic than them
How could they not be excited? Even Rezen wanted to be the first person to destroy the crystal but how could things be that easy?
"I know that all of you are anxious about showing off your might. As such, you can start now!" The Assistant Instructor said and the Spirit Mages wielded their wands, the Body Mages wielded their weapons, and the Deviant Mages wielded either a wand or a weapon
All of them anxiously started to attack the crystal with their name on it to be the ones to receive the great reward
"Move!! I'll be the first one to destroy this damned crystal!" Porenz said loudly as she approached the crystal with her name on it while holding her magic sword
She leaped in the air to accelerate her speed before slashing her magic sword at the crystal. Since she was still wearing the bracelet from the theory class, her magic sword was barely glowing with a blue color as she cannot inject a lot of mana into her weapon like normal
Clank!!
Porenz's sword hits the crystal but it didn't budge in the slightest. Aside from leaving a shallow scratch mark, the crystal was still as perfect as before
"Instructor, remove this damned bracelet! I can't use my full power!" One of the students said and the others followed suit
They feel confident that if they don't have the bracelets on their wrists, they could easily destroy the crystal
All of them already tried destroying the crystals with the strength that they can muster currently but all of them failed. As such, they want to rely on raw power to break them
"Remove the bracelets? Hahahaha no! That will not happen. In fact, not only would you have to wear the bracelets in my class, but you also have to wear them even after your classes!"
"Listen! The only way that the bracelets you hate will be removed is if you managed to successfully destroy the crystal assigned to you. If not then live your whole life with the bracelets on or go find your mommy and daddy to remove them for you. But of course, if you do that, you are expelled"
"Now, my cute little lambs, hell starts now!"
The Assistant Instructor clapped his hands and golems entered the gym while holding large wooden boxes
"These boxes contain books about magic. If you want to break the crystals, you will have to improve your understanding of the mysteries of magic!"
"All of you might have already learned the basics but did you integrate with these basic pieces of knowledge 100% or did you just understand them without really using them? We will find out!"
"You can read any of the books that you like and if you have any questions, I will gladly answer them for you!"
"And oh, before I forget things, the last student that arrived at the gym is recorded and you will receive punishment. You'll know your punishment later and it definitely is not something that you will like! Hahahahaha!"
This is just the first day but the students already felt like it was not a magic academy that they entered but more like hell itself!
The theory class was chill at first just to drop a bomb at the end of the class. The suspense was even prolonged as the students are curious as to what kind of punishment the last placer would receive
The first one that moved among the students was none other than Rezen. He went to the wooden boxes to choose the books that he wants to read
He is not an idiot. If this is an easy class, his classmates would be able to destroy the crystals in one go
Since the books are brought here, it most likely would take a long time before the students can succeed. Considering that he is lacking in the wisdom area, Rezen does not have any time to waste
He has to make up for his lack of wisdom as soon as possible to catch up to his peers!
After choosing a few books, Rezen went to the Assistant Instructor to ask a question
"Could we use potions or Spirit Plants as supplements while studying?" Rezen asked that question and the Assistant Instructor laughed at him
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