The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 529 Magic Talent Test
Lifting the gray curtain, Moran entered the ancient mage class recruitment shed.

"Samantha, it's time to entertain the guests! Samantha, it's time to entertain the guests..."

A shrill, noisy voice rang out like a broken record.

The person on the recliner sat bolt upright, a book sliding off their face: "Who?"

Meeting Moran's gaze, Samantha's eyes widened: "You..."

"Samantha, pick up the guests..."

The chattering bird in the cage was still chirping, so Samantha threw the book she was holding at it and said, "Shut up."

Moran then said, "I'm here to register."

"Ahem! We only accept students with an initial mental strength of over 100, an affinity of at least 60 for all elemental forces, an affinity of at least two elemental forces of over 80, and who have not studied any elemental meditation techniques." Samantha came back to her senses and said seriously.

“I should meet the requirements,” Moran said.
“I think so too.” Samantha gave me a knowing look. “Come with me next door to test your magical talent! If you meet the requirements, you can get into the Ancient Mage class.”

Their ancient mage class might not have a single new student for several years, and they didn't even have testing equipment.

The admissions booth at the Alchemy Department next door was much more spacious. Two children were taking tests there. Seeing Samantha lead her inside, she asked in confusion, "Your Ancient Mage class sent two admissions officers this year? Was that necessary?"

“What?! These are students!” Samantha exclaimed.

"A student? Isn't that a bit too old?" the alchemist asked doubtfully.

“We don’t have an age limit for enrollment!” Samantha said. “I’m not talking to you anymore, I’m going to find Tamia to help us with the test.”

Moran followed Samantha deeper into the admissions shed and found a mage organizing files inside.

"Tamia! Can I borrow your portable initial talent tester?"

Tamia looked up: "Okay."

At that moment, Samantha whispered to her, "Don't worry, everything will be alright~"

"..." Moran nodded slightly, without saying anything.

To be honest, she suspected she had walked into the recruitment office of a witch academy.

This contains a bit too much witches.

Samantha, the admissions officer for the Ancient Mage class, and Tamia, the admissions officer for the Alchemy Department, gave her a strange sense of familiarity the moment they met; they were clearly witches.

After the initial talent testing device was taken out, Tamia asked her to put her hand on it.

Soon, the initial talent testing device showed that the values ​​for various elemental affinity and initial mental strength exploded in a second. Moran quickly suppressed them, suppressed them, and suppressed them again.

Samantha's heart leaped into her throat. Who was this...?

Tamia quickly moved the testing device away: "It's ready! The affinity for all elemental forces is 85, and the initial mental strength is 300."

“Oh! Right!” Samantha took out a silver card, held it against the testing device, and said to Moran, “I’ll put a mental energy imprint on it. It only requires a tiny bit of mental energy.” She emphasized “tiny bit.”

This person's initial mental strength is enough to burst the talent testing device; too much of it might break this student card.

Moran hadn't expected that the initial talent device would draw out her active spiritual energy the moment she touched it, which is why she lost control for a moment.

She was still quite skilled at imprinting mental energy.

"your name?"

"Molan".

"Okay...okay!" Samantha refrained from staring at her: "Moran, this is your student card. You need it to enter and exit the dormitory and the mage tower. Make sure to keep it safe."

"Understood," Moran said.

"Now there's one last thing—sign the enrollment contract, and then this card will be valid."

Samantha then took out three contracts.

"The Ordinary Student Contract is for students with average talent and a low chance of reaching the peak level. Signing this contract will result in zero initial academy points and no point subsidies. The points required for learning within the academy must be earned by completing tasks on their own. They are prohibited from doing anything harmful to the Magic Empire for life and are forbidden from imparting the knowledge learned in the Magic Academy to others in any form. However, they can leave the academy or even the Magic Empire at any time."

"The 'Outstanding Student Contract' states that students with exceptional talent and the potential to reach the pinnacle of their abilities will receive 1000 academy points upon signing this contract, along with a monthly learning allowance of 1000 academy points. They are prohibited from engaging in any activities harmful to the Magic Empire, from imparting any knowledge learned within the Magic Academy to others in any form, from responding unconditionally to any wars the Empire may wage, and from settling outside the Magic Empire."

"The Elite Student Contract is a unique contract specific to our recruitment plaza. It's only available to students with exceptional talent and the potential to surpass the peak level. Signing this contract grants you a monthly living allowance of 1000 points, unlimited access to all magic books within the academy, and like outstanding students, you are forbidden from doing anything harmful to the Magic Empire, from sharing any knowledge you've gained at the Magic Academy with others, and from unconditionally responding to any wars the Empire may wage. You are also not permitted to reside outside the Magic Empire."

Based on this, once elite students surpass the peak level, they must give 5% of the profits they gain from each trip to the Sky Well to the academy as repayment for the academy's investment in nurturing them.

Moran: "..."

What a wonderful work-study contract with a lifelong loan!

The better the benefits of a contract, the greater the cost.

However, just as Grandma Della said, this contract was produced by Lady Carmela, so Moran had nothing to worry about: "Elite Student Contract, I'll sign this."

"As expected of someone as 'loyal' to the Imperial Magic Academy as we are. With this choice, I can focus on improving myself without worrying about magical resources until I surpass the peak level," Samantha said.

Clearly, both she and Tamia signed the "Elite Student Contract".

Moran now understands why there are so many witches here.

Lady Carmela's contract magic includes the Golden Pen Technique, which allows her to write contracts using the power of contracts, and the Pseudo-Golden Pen Technique, which allows her to write contracts by bypassing the power of contracts.

Many alien races know about the Golden Pen Technique, but only witches know about the Pseudo-Golden Pen Technique.

Moran didn't know the use of the pseudo-golden pen technique before, but he knew that many alien races, although they didn't know the golden pen technique, were very keen on using contracts with extremely strong binding force.

The fake Golden Pen technique is the backdoor that Lady Carmela opened for the witches.

Those who possess the pseudo-golden pen technique can easily distinguish between traces of the true golden pen technique and those of the pseudo-golden pen technique, while those who only possess the true golden pen technique cannot distinguish between the pseudo-golden pen technique and the true golden pen technique.