Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 130 Ancient Ruins
Celia looked at the finished product in her hand, feeling a little regretful.

"The artificial puppet heart cannot make the arcane furnace reach 100% efficiency. The limitations of this standard rune are too great. Even with all our efforts, we can only reach 95%. Fortunately, the wear and tear of the puppet heart has been reduced by another 90% on the original basis, so we should be able to get a passing grade."

The efficiency of the Arcane Furnace is important, but the wear and tear on the Puppet Heart is also important. Artificial Puppet Hearts are not like natural ones that can last a long time; a person might die and the Puppet Heart can still be used.

Judging from its operation, the lifespan of this artificial puppet heart used for the exam is approximately 10 years.

Celia felt that the reduced damage would extend the lifespan of the Puppet Heart by at least 10 years.

The only thing to consider is that generally no one uses a car for ten years; most people replace it after a few years.

"That should be enough, right?"

Although she felt there was still room for improvement, Celia had already done her best within three hours.

The proctor's voice came from the stage: "The exam results will be published tonight in the form of rankings on the school's Protoss screen. You can then connect to the school's Protoss network to check them."

Amidst the murmurs of her classmates discussing what they should do in various ways, Celia walked toward the door.

But halfway there, Doris walked over from the side and said smugly, "Celia, are you ready to spar with me for three months?"

Celia looked up at her and said, "Are you that confident?"

"Hmph, of course. Don't worry, I'll show you in these three months just how wonderful it is to be my follower!"

Celia gave a soft snort, said nothing, and walked past Doris.

Doris called out from behind, "Remember to come to my house after the holiday trials are over!"

"Why don't you prepare the second-tier materials for ice-type items?"

"Don't worry, I'm very generous to those who follow sorcerers, I'll make sure you have everything you need."

"..."

Celia, who had already left with the crowd, couldn't help but rub her forehead.

"That Doris, you really can't talk to her properly."

The girl was filled with doubt: Did she really want to give up her status as a saintess?
Why does it seem like she'd rather have a saintess as her follower?
Celia didn't quite understand, so she chose to stay away.

Ross said, "You might have an attractive succubus quality."

“I don’t have that kind of evil constitution!” Celia protested.

"Really? I think you're quite popular; everyone likes you."

"No, I don't have many friends."

"You don't have any friends, isn't it because you rarely reply to people who try to chat with you?"

"I don't have time for useless socializing. I'd rather spend that time cultivating myself. Vanessa's mother said that a saint doesn't need to maintain too many social relationships. She needs to remain mysterious so that others can be in awe of her."

"Is that really the case? Isn't it because you don't know how to reply in a way that will make others happy, so you simply pretend you don't see it?"

"..."

A blush rose on Celia's cheeks.

It's so annoying that my thoughts are always read!
After the puppet exam, the scroll exam will follow immediately.

The exam was originally scheduled for the morning.

However, because the puppet exam required too much time, Elena eventually arranged for her to take the exam in the afternoon, starting at 1 p.m.

It's 11 o'clock now, so we have two hours to prepare.

Not knowing what to do for two hours, Celia simply began meditating after lunch.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, she arrived at the examination room for the magic scroll on time.

Compared to the complexity of the puppet exam, the scroll exam is quite simple. Given limited materials, a plain blank scroll, and a designated first-order spell, the score is based on the time it takes to complete the drawing and the scroll's release time, as well as its effect.

The spell used in the exam wasn't a common spell, but rather a first-tier spell called "Defog" that I'd somehow gotten from some obscure corner. Its effect was to dispel moisture, but it had no support or offensive capabilities, making it even less useful than a useless spell.

There are quite a few people taking the scroll exam, about half the number taking the puppet exam. In the current environment, scrolls are a popular career path for mages, mainly serving the mercenary industry.

Whether it's gathering materials, finding pets, hunting monsters, or exploring ancient ruins, a large number of mercenaries are needed.

Often, because the spells associated with the puppets are limited and it is difficult for sorcerers to learn spells, they would specifically buy scrolls to keep as spares, which could save their lives in critical moments.

Therefore, many people regard scrolls as a future development direction and study them in depth.

"Compared to the puppet exam, the scroll exam is much easier."

As someone who can already draw third-tier scrolls with a success rate of over 90%, Celia can understand the spell patterns of the Defog spell after just two glances, and even spot many areas that need improvement.

From the start of the exam to the moment she began writing, Celia completed the exam in just ten minutes and finished making the scroll in less than half an hour.

At this point, there was still an hour and a half left before the exam ended.

Knowing that the magic circle exam was scheduled to start at 3 o'clock, Celia chose to hand in her paper and leave the exam room.

"There's one last exam left, after which the holiday trials will begin!"

Celia cheered herself up.

Ross noticed the key phrase: "What's the main purpose of the holiday trial?"

“It’s an important activity for the school to lead a team to explore ancient ruins,” Celia explained.

Ross raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Ancient ruins? Are they from a thousand years ago, or even earlier?"

"I don't know. Because of the calamities of that era, it's very difficult to trace back to what period those ancient ruins were from."

Ross nodded. "Then we can explore this ancient ruin and see what's going on."

"Okay! I'll leave with the school after my exams!"

Celia arrived at the final exam hall for the array diagram test.

The examination hall for the array diagram test was in a very unexpected place.

The school's tower of humility.

"Are we really going to have the array diagram exam held at a node of the school's protective array?"

Celia looked at the tower, which was tens of meters high, with curiosity.

She remembered Ross saying that the school's protective array was an ancient one called the "Seven Towers of Starlight," which seemed to have been obsolete in Ross's time because it was easy to break.

but……

For this day and age, this must be the most advanced tower ever built.
Seven towers guard the entire Holy Magic Academy, protecting this magic high school that has been established for hundreds of years.

Celia's idea was quickly shattered by Ross: "Wrong, this is a century-old formation."

Celia: "?"

"Your school's protective array has been in use for a hundred years. I don't know if it's outdated or not, but it's very old and probably won't last many more years."

"Is it old? I thought it was new."

Celia looked up at the ancient tower, covered in moss and bearing the marks of time.

"...I take back what I just said."

(End of this chapter)