Above the mage!

Chapter 337 The assessment begins

Dorne City Centre, Kensington Borough.

This is the most expensive area in the entire city of Dorne, where nobles and wealthy people live.

On both sides of the boulevard, there stands one mansion after another, built with traditional red bricks and white stones.

There is a magic crystal lamp every ten steps on the street.

When night falls, the magic crystal lamps light up and the lights on this street will meander into a river of stars.

A carriage stopped in front of a townhouse.

Then a young man in luxurious clothes walked down from the gate. Three night owls perched on the iron gate railings suddenly flapped their wings and flew away, as if they were disturbed.

The heavy oak door opened.

The young man walked in, and the carriage parked at the door left quickly.

On the streets of Kensington, it was a rule that coachmen were not allowed to stay at the front door of a house for more than three minutes.

The butler had already stood bent over in the shadow of the entrance.

The young man didn't even glance at the butler; the delicate wave-patterned carpet swallowed up the sound of his footsteps.

He walked through the seven-meter-high hall, and the giant whale oil chandelier hanging from the dome reflected his stern profile.

He walked up the stairs to the room on the second floor and looked at the bustling scene on the street through the stained glass windows facing the street.

His eyes were watching, but his mind was not paying attention at all, and his fingertips were unconsciously stroking the cufflinks.

This pair of extraordinary cuffs made of cold iron from the depths of the Sword Sea are engraved with miniature magic circles. On the day he was promoted to a second-ring wizard, his father specially asked one of Dorne's most powerful rune constructors to help him draw and engrave them.

At some point, a figure appeared at the door.

"Master Zuo Wen." The figure called respectfully.

"Here I am," Zuo Wen Burns turned around, looked up at the wizard in the Sea Sentinel uniform standing at the door, and said calmly, "How is your mission going?"

"The Burns family sent a wizard to assist me, and the mission was completed smoothly. I should get a second-class merit this time." Wu Erwei said with his head down.

Although he and the other party had the same rank in the sea sentinels, he did not dare to raise his head and look at the other party directly. He even controlled his breathing in front of the other party.

Zuo Wen Burns is a figure as dazzling as the sun in the city of Dorne. He has been the focus of attention since he was born.

The Burns family has always had a small population. The current Earl Burns has only two sons and daughters.

After joining the Sea Sentinel, the eldest son encountered a powerful sea beast while performing a sea patrol mission and unfortunately died.

After that, a full fifteen years passed before Earl Burns gave birth to Zuo Wen Burns.

Zuo Wen Burns was destined to be the only heir of the Burns family from birth and was bound to inherit the title of earl.

In addition to this identity, Zuo Wen Burns also possesses extremely strong mage talent and is already a second-ring mage at a young age.

If it weren't for the incident with his eldest son, Earl Burns would not have allowed Zuo Wen Burns to join the Sea Sentinel in the past few years, and only relented in recent years, causing him to waste a lot of time.

I'm afraid Zuo Wen Burns is at least a warrant officer by now.

"That's good." Zuo Wen Burns looked at the reserved Wuer nonchalantly and said:

"With this second-class merit, if you submit a promotion application and the family helps you a little, you should be able to be promoted to sergeant smoothly this time."

"Following me is the right choice, right?"

Wuer's facial expression changed slightly, and his hanging hands clenched and unclenched.

He thought he was excellent, but after entering the Sea Sentinel, he suddenly realized that there were too many excellent people and he was not worth mentioning at all among them.

In the past two years, he refused to be recruited by the nobles and failed the evaluation twice in a row, and was almost expelled from the sea sentry.

Later, he chose to accept sponsorship from the Burns family and serve them. He was then chosen by Zuo Wen Burns, who had just joined the Sea Sentinel, to become his personal attendant.

As a result, in just two years, he was promoted from trainee wizard to corporal, and the rank of sergeant was just around the corner.

So, what's wrong with his choice?
Wu Er nodded, both answering Zuo Wen Burns' question and saying to himself: "Yes, following Master Zuo Wen is definitely the best choice I have ever made."

"But why don't some people understand such a simple truth?" Zuo Wen Burns asked again, his eyes slightly narrowed.

"He is the first mage I actively recruited. If I fail, wouldn't it be embarrassing if the news gets out?"

Wuer naturally knew who Zuo Wen Burns was referring to.

He has been following the other person for two years and knows his character well.

This is a person who will not easily reveal any emotions, and seems to be aristocratic in everything he does, but is actually very petty in private.

In fact, such people are the most terrifying in his eyes.

On the contrary, those who directly show their emotions on the surface are easier to get along with. At least you know what the other person is thinking.

As for Zuo Wen Burns, he may appear to be friendly to you on the surface, but in reality he is already planning how to kill you. It is impossible to guard against him at all.

"Not everyone can make the right choice," Ull replied.

Zuo Wen Burns said calmly: "My father once told me that a single tree cannot support a family. We must learn to make use of talents. A prosperous family must have enough branches to withstand the ravages of wind and rain."

"So, even if he made the wrong choice, I am willing to give him another chance to correct his mistake."

He lowered his head, looked at the parchment on the table, and suddenly said, "Naxi has submitted his application for initial training assessment."

"So fast?" Ur was surprised.

"Yes, as I evaluated him at the beginning, he has great talent."

Wu Er thought for a moment and asked, "Master Zuo Wen, who is his test opponent?"

Zuo Wen Burns raised his head and looked at Wuer with a hint of appreciation.

Ur was not the most talented among the civilian wizards sponsored by the family, but he was the smartest, so he chose Ur.

"Among the first-class trainee mages of the Sea Sentinels, Metis is the strongest in terms of combat ability." Zuo Wen said lightly.

"Just be careful when you do things, and don't be too harsh. You should teach Metis a lesson."

"I understand." Ur said. After returning to the dormitory from the White Church area, God found a newly delivered letter in the mailbox at the door.

The content was also very simple, just to inform him that the assessment application had been approved and would be conducted tomorrow, and asked him to be prepared and arrive on time.

After confirming the time and place, Gao De put the letter away.

Knowing the form, content and standards of the assessment, he was confident that passing the assessment would not be difficult, so he did not feel nervous or worried.

In fact, even after taking hundreds of exams, he has never experienced any negative emotions such as nervousness.

Examinations are an area that Gaode is very familiar with.

So, he just practiced runes and cultivation methods as usual, and then rested.

The night passed.

The next day, Gao De got up in high spirits, just like any other day. He went to the cafeteria to have a free breakfast before heading to the "examination room" at a leisurely pace.

Very close.

Because the "examination room" is located in the Collingwood Art Gallery.

Although the destructive power that spells can cause is astonishing, Collingwood Magic Academy is a place dedicated to the training of mages, and these issues were taken into consideration during its construction.

Not only are the materials used strong and durable, the entire gym is filled with various alchemical machines and magic arrays, which can effectively dissipate the aftermath of spells. As an "examination room" for a first-ring wizard, it is naturally more than enough.

When we were almost at the entrance of Collingwood Magic Museum, a tall female magician came towards us.

"God," Melia greeted, "I heard from the cafeteria's announcement that you were taking the test today, so I came here specially to observe."

The initial training assessment is open to the public.

In addition to the examiners and guiding mages, interested Sea Sentinel mages can also come and watch on their own.

Gao De had heard the related news from the broadcast while eating in the cafeteria last night.

However, in his opinion, mages are generally very busy. Even if they are not on missions, they still have a lot of things to do. There shouldn't be many people interested in the assessment of a newcomer.

Melia came to watch his assessment because she knew him to some extent, which was a kind of "social behavior".

Apart from this, there shouldn't be anyone else.

However, he soon realized that his thinking was wrong.

Because, an extremely exquisite and luxurious carriage was driving over at a steady speed and also stopped in front of the entrance of the art gallery.

Zuo Wen Burns stepped down from the carriage.

He looked at Gao De and said with a smile: "I heard that you are taking the test today, so I came here to take a look. Since you have the confidence to refuse the sponsorship of the Burns family, I hope you can show a performance worthy of this confidence."

Godard hummed.

He's not stupid.

So he knew that although the other party looked friendly, in reality it was definitely not as simple as he said.

If what he thought was correct, then his assessment today might be a little difficult.

But even so, he wasn't too nervous.

This comes from confidence in one's own strength.

After saying hello, Zuo Wen Burns walked into the Collingwood Art Gallery on his own.

"You go in first. I'll be waiting for Master Naxi here." Gaode said to Melia beside him.

Melia glanced at Godd, hesitant to speak, and finally just nodded and said, "Okay."

Gao De waited at the door for a while, and then several private carriages drove up one after another and stopped at the door of the art gallery. Then people dressed in aristocratic costumes got off the carriages and entered the art gallery.

At this time, Gao De heard a few birds singing.

Looking up, I saw a group of birds circling above the bell tower under the clear sky.

Finally, Master Naxi also arrived in a carriage.

As soon as Master Naxi got out of the car, he glanced at the luxurious carriages parked in a row next to the door and frowned subconsciously.

Then he glanced at the birds circling above the bell tower and said, "The weather is nice today. The birds are all out playing and making a lot of noise. Don't let them affect you."

Gao De smiled and said, "Master Naxi, don't worry. They call as they please and I do my job. How can a person be affected by the sound of birds?"

"That's good, let's go in."

Master Naxi took Gao De to the magic hall.

As soon as I entered the door, a young female staff member came over and said, "Lieutenant Nashi."

"Is there a problem?"

"Captain Roll invites you to the VIP room for tea."

"Let's wait until I finish his assessment." Master Naxi thought for a while and said.

"Master Naxi, if you have something to do, go first. It's just a training assessment. I can do it myself. I won't bother you to see me off."

Master Naxi hesitated for a moment, "Are you really okay alone?"

"If you have to see me off even during training and assessment, how will you carry out missions in the future? I can't expect you to see me off as well." Gao De said with a smile.

Master Naxi thought for a moment and said, "Okay."

He patted Gao De's shoulder and said, "Perform well. I believe in your ability.

"I believe it too," said Godard.

The female staff member gestured, "Lieutenant Naxi, this way please, Master Gaode, your examination venue is over here."

The two people were one on the left and one on the right, just in two different directions.

(End of this chapter)