Above the mage!

Chapter 452 Crush
The differences between academics and practitioners exist in any world and any field.

The only difference is that, depending on the field, the practitioners may have various names, such as the practical school in the field of mages, the folk school in the field of music, and so on.

But the name of academic school remains unchanged, and no matter in which time and space, it carries a rigorous and systematic set of value standards.

The biggest feature of the academic school is that it is based on systematic theories and "high-end" or "standardized" education, attaches importance to academic inheritance and orthodoxy, and tends to innovate based on the experience of predecessors.

This makes the academic school often have better professionalism and authority in various fields. The disadvantage is that they tend to be overly adherent to tradition, inflexible and thus become mere talk.

The practical faction is closer to actual needs and emphasizes flexibility.

Their skills come from blood and sweat. Although they lack rigorous theoretical support, they can always burst out with amazing creativity.

The ideological differences between the two are natural, so it is normal for them to dislike each other.

The practitioners think that the academicians are all "showy" and good-looking but useless, while the academicians think that the practitioners are all "wild".

Gaode can look at the advantages and disadvantages of the two factions more objectively and impartially.

But a big part of the reason is that although he is now a sea sentinel mage, he is considered a practical man in the eyes of everyone.

But he had studied at the Seres School of Magic before and had been a student at the school for a period of time.

More importantly, in his previous life, he completely followed the academic path, and his roots had already been established.

Therefore, Gao De does not have the prejudice against academic wizards that practical wizards often have.

He had no prejudices, but Theodore did.

But it’s normal. Young people are full of energy. When others say that I am not as good as you, I will naturally feel dissatisfied.

If you are not convinced, just compete with the previous one. If you are convinced after the competition, it is fair and not a big deal.

As for the magic fighting arena, for high-level mages, it is actually the standard configuration second only to the training room.

It is reasonable for a man of Lieutenant Colonel Grayling's status and such a large mansion to have a fighting arena.

Seeing that Goder accepted the challenge, Lieutenant Colonel Grayling took him and Theodore to the fighting arena in the mansion.

Mrs. Emily and Captain Merrick also stood up and followed.

They are definitely interested in this excitement.

Mrs. Emily didn't need to say much, because that was her son.

Merrick was more interested in Gold.

Gao De had been with the Sea Sentinel for less than a year and had made many outstanding contributions.

From his military merit records, it is not difficult to see that Gaode is extremely powerful and is a typical strong combat mage, but few people know how he is so powerful.

Now that he can see the "tip of the iceberg", he is naturally quite interested.

The fighting arena was set up in the basement of the mansion. As one walked down the spiral staircase, the air became more solemn.

The bright magic crystal lamps on both walls made the basement not seem dark and scary.

Walk to the end of the stairs, push open an iron door, and a circular venue suddenly appears before your eyes.

Although the magic fighting arena is not like the training room, it is a common need of mages.

However, because the design requirements of magic fighting arenas for different mages are similar, many chambers of commerce have undertaken the construction of magic fighting arenas and provided complete and mature solutions.

Lieutenant Colonel Grayling's fighting arena was built by a specialized chamber of commerce and consists of three floors.

The scene, including the floor, surrounding wall panels and ceiling, is composed of three layers. The outermost layer is the protective layer, which is made of extraordinary magic-conducting materials.

What really plays a protective role is the rune array drawn on this protective layer, which is also where the bulk of the construction cost of the entire magic fighting arena comes from.

The middle layer is a load-releasing buffer layer, and the innermost layer is a supporting layer made of ordinary materials.

And in the center of the magic fighting arena, there are several classic magic testing puppets.

Of course, its level is definitely not comparable to those magic testing puppets in Ceres Academy. It is a high-level puppet that is sufficient for Lieutenant Colonel Graylin to test the strength of spells on a daily basis.

Each of these test puppets is very expensive.

Lieutenant Colonel Grayling quietly performed the [Switch Technique] and activated the switch next to the fighting arena.

A rectangular groove suddenly appeared on the floor where the trial puppet was located, which took the trial puppet into it and then returned to its original state.

From this we can also see the intricate design of the entire French fighting arena.

This is also the case of demand determining the market.

As we all know, after a mage is promoted to the fourth ring, he can start building his own mage tower.

However, building a wizard tower is a huge project, and the resources and money required are basically unaffordable even for a fourth-ring wizard.

Therefore, most of the fourth-ring mages do not have their own mage tower. Even at the level of fifth-ring mages, it is impossible for everyone to have a mage tower.

Because in addition to resources and money, building a wizard tower also requires extremely advanced knowledge and technology.

For example, in the North, there is no knowledge or technology related to building a mage tower. Therefore, even though Sunai Dharmakaya is the war mother of the clan and is invincible with four rings and has no shortage of resources, she is unable to own a mage tower of her own.

A complete wizard tower, including many functions and crafts.

Mages need to master core and high-end technologies and design their own mage towers based on them.

However, many mages will not specifically study and master those marginal crafts and technologies, but will choose to "outsource" them, that is, entrust the corresponding chamber of commerce to help build them.

The French fighting arena is one of them.

High-level mages often have a very high budget for building mage towers.

Therefore, this kind of business is very profitable, and gradually many chambers of commerce have emerged that specialize in building related technologies for mages.

According to Gaode’s understanding, some of them are similar to the “decoration companies” in the previous life.

Without the trial puppet, the magic fighting arena became empty.

"My magic fighting arena was designed as a third-level magic fighting arena. Under normal circumstances, it can withstand the impact of five third-level spells in a short period of time without being destroyed."

"So in the French fighting match later, Warrant Officer Godd can fight with confidence and don't have to worry about the venue." This is Theodore's home. He must be very familiar with the conditions of his own French fighting arena, so Lieutenant Colonel Grayling specifically introduced it to Godd.

Gao De nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

"Dad, we can start now!" Theodore couldn't wait any longer.

His father was a lieutenant-colonel wizard of the Sea Sentinels, but he chose to study at the Vandrolen School of Magic, although Lieutenant-Colonel Graylin was very open-minded and did not say anything.

But when they were getting along, he would occasionally express that it would be better if he could take the path of a Sea Sentinel Mage.

The essence is that Commander Grayling, who is a sea sentinel mage, also somewhat looks down on academic mages.

This is decided by the butt.

Theodore never directly refuted his father, but the resentment in his heart was always accumulating.

Now is the chance to prove himself. He wants to defeat Gaode and prove to his father that the magicians who come out of the academy are definitely not weaker than the Sea Sentinel magicians in terms of combat strength!

The "students" who are still in the ivory tower are very passionate and confident.

"Okay, let's get started. We've agreed beforehand that we'll stop when we're done." Lieutenant Colonel Grayling nodded and agreed.

The two men quickly stood on the ring marked out on the fighting arena.

One hundred feet apart.

This is the standard distance for magic fighting between mages below the third ring. Of course, in actual combat, it is not so rigid, and fighting can happen at any distance.

From this perspective, Theodore still has certain advantages.

Because as an academic mage, his usual practical training is conducted according to this standard.

Therefore, he is very familiar with this kind of "standard" French fighting dog, and has a set of ideas specifically for fighting in such occasions.

As for Gaode, as a practical mage, he can react the fastest to a battle starting from any distance and give his own ideas, but he is definitely inferior to Theodore who has done countless "mock tests".

This is a theoretical distinction between good and bad.

However, these theories are only based on the premise that the strength difference is not much.

As soon as Theodore got into position, he cast [Shield Spell] at the fastest speed.

The magical fluctuation flashed by, and the [Shield Spell] came into being, and a layer of faintly visible transparent shield was already cast on his body.

It was a very standard academic wizard move, casting protective spells first. When one was not sure of the opponent's specific methods and strength, this was never a wrong choice.

Although there are some formulas, they are impeccable.

Gaode's actions were completely different from Theodore's.

As he rushed forward like an arrow, he waved his right hand lightly, and four phosphorescent darts burst out from his fingertips, accurately locking onto Theodore's body.

The most classic first-ring Shaping spell, [Magic Missile].

The original [Magic Missile] only has three missiles. After a second-level mage levels up and casts the spell, the number of missiles increases to four.

[Magic Missile] This spell is definitely possessed by every combat mage.

As an outstanding student of the Vanzolen School of Magic, Theodore naturally mastered this spell and had a full understanding of the effect and power of magic missiles.

For spells of the same level, under normal circumstances, the defensive ability of a protective spell is supposed to be greater than the power of an offensive spell.

That is, a protective spell usually requires two or more offensive spells of the same level to break it.

This is why in the "formula" of the academy's practical classes, it is said that casting protective spells first is never a wrong choice.

If Goder cast an attack spell that he was unfamiliar with and had never seen before, Theodore would still be a little unsure as to whether his [Shield Spell] could withstand it.

But when he saw that it was a magic missile, Theodore almost laughed out loud.

No other reason, [Shield] perfectly restrains [Magic Missile].

"An invisible mana shield appears around you to protect you, and this spell completely blocks damage from magic missiles."

This is the spell effect description of [Shield].

The most typical restraint relationship in the first-level spells actually happened to me.

Theodore was delighted.

Restraint is not omnipotent, just like water can put out fire, but when the fire gets big enough, it will burn the water dry.

But this kind of problem definitely does not exist at the moment, as they are all second-ring mages, and they are all casting spells at upgraded levels, which means they are absolutely restrained!
When encountering such a thing, we can only say that Gaode was unlucky and his so-called practical experience did not seem to be as outstanding as imagined.

Indeed, during the magic fight, the first spell cast by both people was basically at the same time, and Gaode was even slightly faster. It was a bit like opening a blind box to see what spells each person would cast.

But those with rich practical experience will avoid [Magic Missile] as their first spell.

The reason is very simple. [Shield Spell] is one of the most classic starting spells. If you choose [Magic Missile] to start, but encounter [Shield Spell], won't you be blown up?

No wizard in their Vanzolen School of Magic would make such a low-level mistake, but it happened to the wizard in front of them, who was recommended by his father and was known as the youngest warrant officer in the history of the Sea Sentinel.

Is this just a name?

Or was it that he was so used to fighting water beasts that he couldn't figure out how to fight a wizard?

Various thoughts flashed through Theodore's mind, but his actions did not stop at all.

Because of the absolute restraint, he chose to stay where he was, ignoring the four [Magic Missiles], and directly cast the next spell.

In this way, he is one spell slot ahead.

In a fight between magicians, the advantage lies in the gradual accumulation of one spell slot after another until it is finally transformed into a winning advantage.

Thinking of this, Theodore was already mobilizing the magic power in the magic crystal at an extremely fast speed, activating another spell model in the magic star sea.

He chose a first-level energy-shaping spell, [Colorful Sphere].

Because he had only been promoted to a second-ring mage three months earlier, Theodore had not yet mastered the second-ring attack spells.

Everyone does this.

He hadn't even mastered the second-level spells, and Goder, who had only been promoted a month, was definitely even more so. That was why Lieutenant Colonel Grayling said that the two were evenly matched in terms of mage level.

Abundant magic power flashed across the spell model, transformed into powerful spell power, poured out from the sea of ​​spell stars, and flowed into Theodore's palm.

Chi Chi Chi!
At this time, four flash darts, that is, magic missiles, had hit Theodore.

The invisible transparent shield, just as Theodore had expected, absorbed all the energy from the magic missile.

But something happened that Theodore did not expect.

Suddenly, an inexplicable vibration wave was generated around his body. The vibration wave carried amazing kinetic energy and pushed him hard, pushing him backwards.

Under this powerful thrust, Theodore's body retreated repeatedly, his steps staggering, and he finally managed to keep his balance and not fall to the ground.

Affected by this, the half-cast [Colorful Ball] naturally came to an end.

And in this gap, Gaode's next spell has been cast.

The sound of water filled the air.

Water waves appeared out of thin air around Theodore's body, and in an instant they intertwined into a light blue water net.

The dense water chains wrapped around Theodore's limbs and neck like a living thing, and suddenly pulled inward, tying Theodore up.

【Tidal fishing net】.

[Shield] can resist spell attacks, but [Tidal Net] is not an attack spell, but a control spell, so it cannot provide any protection.

Theodore, whose body was tightly bound, could not move at once and began to struggle instinctively.

In Gode's hand, there appeared a blue energy spear wrapped in shattered magic and electric arcs.

[Witch Arrow] that attacks with lightning.

However, God did not shoot the witchcraft arrow at Theodore, but threw it casually on the floor of the magic fighting arena.

Blue lightning exploded instantly, crackling, and was instantly swallowed up by the rune formation of the magic fighting field.

Gaode stopped and cast no more spells.

"Theodore, you lose." Mrs. Emily's calm voice came.

Theodore, who was still struggling, froze when he heard his mother's voice. He finally gave up the struggle and lowered his proud head helplessly.

Just now he was entangled in a water net. If the lightning attack [Witch Arrow] was aimed at him, the power would reach its extreme under the conductive effect of water, and it would not be able to be resisted by [Shield Technique].
They were both second-ring mages, and he was even promoted to the second ring two months earlier than me. But Gao De only cast three spells in total, and I was already defeated?

It didn’t even take five seconds from the start to the end of the French fight!

(End of this chapter)