Knight Lords: Infinite Simulation and the Path of Light

Chapter 111 Magic Test
After driving for about half an hour, Haven and his group arrived at the Royal Academy 'St. Lophil Truth' in the East Fourth District from Cavendish Manor in the noble district.

This academy, located in the northeast corner of the empire, is one of the largest academies on the entire continent of Acaraz, encompassing a wide range of schools.

Magic-related magic includes destruction, life, illusion, transformation, and alchemy magic.

Warrior-type classes include Swordsman, Knight, Rogue, Ranged, etc.
Of course, in addition to these, other types of courses are also offered in the academy, such as music, fine arts, art appreciation, flower arranging and gardening, aristocratic etiquette, actuarial science, and trade.

As a super-large academy, the Royal Academy has undergone many years of reform and development. It has transformed from a high-level academy that serves only royalty and nobility into an academy that anyone on the entire continent can attend as long as they meet the academy's admission standards.

This caused Havent and Lori, who had entered by carriage, to shout and yell inside. After all, as a nobleman from the North, Lori was a nobleman from the south, and a nobleman's son with no status, so he probably didn't have any feelings towards orcs.

However, as the heir to the Highland Territory, Havent received most information about orcs on a daily basis, such as how every family in the North had two members killed by orcs. This gave Havent a natural, slight hostility towards orcs, even though he had never officially dealt with them.

"Mom~ Why are there still orcs here? We... um~ shouldn't the Empire and the orcs be mortal enemies?"

Upon hearing Haven's question, Ms. Louise first slapped Haven on the back of the head.

"I'm not old!"

He explained it only after Haven looked completely bewildered.

"They are exchange students of the orcs, and the seventh or eighth in line of succession in some tribes. The official explanation is that they are conducting multi-faceted exchanges of culture and lifestyle between the two sides in order to achieve mutual understanding, mutual assistance, and harmonious coexistence in the future."

Hearing his mother's explanation, Haven was momentarily speechless. The northern Armagh defense line was constantly at war, with minor skirmishes every two years and major battles every three. They were practically fighting tooth and nail. Who was the brilliant strategist who came up with this idea?

"Um, may I ask, which idiot came up with this idea?"

"Spending money recklessly?!"

Ms. Louise clearly didn't quite understand the meaning of the word at first, but after savoring it for a moment, she raised her hand and slapped Havent on the back of the head again.

"Havent! How can you, a high-ranking nobleman, say such ill-mannered things! Didn't you learn that from your irresponsible father?"

Haven, wincing slightly from the slap, quickly begged for mercy.

"No, no, I learned it on the road, from other adventurers."

Lady Louise's ample bosom heaved violently with anger. Clearly, Louise, born into an old noble family and well-educated from a young age, could not tolerate her son doing anything unbecoming of his status. Thinking this, she raised her hand again, threateningly saying:
“If you dare let me hear those words again, it won’t be so simple next time. And you, Lori! Don’t you dare pick up those bad habits from Havet!”

Upon being suddenly called out, Lori immediately sat up straight, like a startled rabbit, behaving unusually obediently. Under her godmother's sharp gaze, she nodded hastily, indicating that she would definitely not do it.

Seeing Lori's reaction, Louise nodded in satisfaction, then turned to look at Havent, who was sneaking glances at her furtively. Seeing his expression, Louise wanted nothing more than to give him another slap.

"Once you get to the academy, you must always be mindful of your words. What you're saying..."

This person is none other than our Emperor Frederick IV. To be more precise, such exchanges have occurred during the reigns of successive emperors.

Although your mother understands that you have some special views on orcs because you were born in the North, you should still ignore them. Your occasional ramblings will at most become topics of conversation for other nobles before and after meals.

His Majesty Frederick IV will not convict you for some offensive words, but if you maim or injure those orc exchange trainees for whatever reason, that is another matter.

Looking at the earnest Lady Louise, Haven didn't say anything irrelevant this time and nodded obediently. After all, he was only a little annoyed by orcs because of his own living environment, but it didn't go so far as to kill them on sight.

The carriage, which had been traveling on campus for more than half an hour, finally stopped. The coachman, who was sitting in the front, jumped down and knocked on the carriage door.

"Miss Louise, we've arrived at our destination."

Haven jumped off the carriage and carefully looked around. He had to admit that the campus environment was indeed quite well-maintained.

They should be in the Hall of Awakening of the Vilita mentioned yesterday. At this moment, the staff who received the message also came out of the building that resembled a magic tower.

Leading the group was a round-faced old woman with gray hair and gold-rimmed glasses. The smile on her face became even more pronounced the moment she saw Louise.

"Oh my, let me see who this is. Isn't this our beautiful Louise? I thought you had forgotten about this old woman."

Meanwhile, Haven's mother, Louise, burst forth with even stronger emotions, giving the elderly woman a big hug.

“Teacher Yelena, how could I forget you? I’ve been so busy. I only recently returned from the North because my nephew is getting married. I haven’t had a chance to come back and visit you yet.”

The two embraced for a while until Haven got a little impatient and coughed to remind him to separate.

"Havent, Lori, come here."

As the two obediently walked over, Louise patted their heads and introduced them.

Havente—my and Kevin's child.

Lori came from the North with Haven and I have adopted her.

Looking at Haven's lazy expression, Ms. Yelena reached out and patted Haven's head.

"Time flies. It feels like just yesterday you were crying in my arms after being blown up by the Sakava potion experiment. Now your child is all grown up."

"Teacher~"

Hearing his teacher publicly reveal his embarrassing past from his student days, his face flushed red.

"Hehehe, okay, okay, I won't say anymore. You're a mother of two now, why are you still so shy?"

Let's get down to business first; we'll have plenty of time to catch up later.

Upon entering the Awakening Hall of Vilita, one discovers that the space inside is ridiculously large, even though from the outside it doesn't appear that big compared to other buildings that combine residential buildings and magic towers.

Ms. Yelena, walking beside him, seemed to notice Haven's confusion and explained with a smile:
"This is an application of the spatial folding magic originating from Lord Charlotte Angel Morning Breeze. If you have an affinity for spatial attributes after the test, you can also take related courses in your later studies."

After listening to Ms. Yelena's explanation, Haven nodded as if he understood, but this spatial magic was indeed amazing. If he could really learn it, he really wanted to learn it. It was an essential item for home, travel, murder, and robbery.

"Alright, you two little ones, go into those two rooms separately. There will be someone inside to guide you. Just follow the steps. Your mother and I will wait for you outside."

Haven nodded and he and Lori walked separately into the room.
The interior space was not as large as the outer hall, and the lighting inside was rather dim.

Just as Haven was carefully observing, a mage dressed in a light blue robe walked up to him.

"Hello, you must be Havent. I am Golza, the mage in charge of the tests here. In a moment, I and three other mages will conduct the test for you."

Haven nodded and looked closer. Three mages were sitting in the corner of the room. A huge magic circle was drawn in the center of the ground, and a platform stood in the middle of the circle, on which was a transparent crystal ball.

Golza handed over the materials Havent had just registered and turned to continue:
"We will be conducting three tests shortly: a mental strength test, an elemental test, and a physical test,"

After pausing for a moment, seeing that Haven had no questions, he continued:

"Let's begin the mental strength test. Walk to the center magic circle and place your hand on the crystal ball. Concentrate on feeling it."

Following Golza's instructions, Haven walked to the center of the magic circle, gently placed his hand on it, and felt a cool sensation. He then closed his eyes, calmed his mind, and began to concentrate on sensing the magic.

The mage, who had been sitting on the left side of the table, rose from his chair and walked to the edge of the magic circle, where he sat cross-legged. He silently chanted a spell, placing his hands on the edge of the magic circle, which emitted a pale blue light.

The magic circle lit up in concentric rings from the outside in, eventually converging on the crystal ball in the center, which then emitted a dazzling white light.

"Havent, get ready. Focus on fighting this force. When you feel you can't hold on any longer, just release the crystal ball."

After saying that, the crystal ball quickly changed from white to light blue, then to cyan, then to light green, and then to green. Under everyone's watchful eyes, a ray of blue light rose from the bottom of the crystal ball, slowly transforming the entire crystal ball into blue.

By this time, after ten minutes of testing, Haven's body was beginning to tremble uncontrollably. Just when the high-ranking mages thought it was over, Haven gritted his teeth and chose to persevere. He hadn't even lowered his hand from the crystal ball.

Five minutes later, the crystal ball had turned completely blue, and a quarter of the base of the crystal ball had begun to glow with a pale yellow light.

Finally, Haven couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed to the ground, drenched in sweat as if he had just been pulled out of the water.

Golza and the other three high-ranking mages looked at each other in astonishment; the result was quite surprising.

"Master Golza, where did this child come from? The mental strength on the verge of becoming a Magister... this... this... the future is limitless!"

Golza hadn't expected his junior sister's child to be so powerful. He'd thought it was just a formality, but he'd discovered extraordinary talent. 'The mental strength of a mage—this means that before this child reaches the level of a mage, there won't be any bottlenecks related to insufficient mental strength. At the very least, he'll become a mage.'

Golza thought about his ninety years as a novice mage, rising to the rank of Archmage. He had endured countless hardships, faced numerous life-or-death situations, and even worked for the school for forty years before finally reaching the rank of Archmage, with little chance of further advancement in his lifetime. Meanwhile, his junior sister's child started as an Archmage. The difference between people was truly greater than the difference between a human and a magic rabbit.

Although he was muttering to himself because he was a little vulnerable, he still honestly walked up to Haven.

"How are you, Haven? Do you feel anything unusual?"

At this moment, the other three high-level mages also gathered around, looking at the extraordinary young man with concern.

Haven shook his slightly dizzy head and said...

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm just a little sleepy, like I haven't slept for days. I feel like I could fall asleep for three days and three nights right now."

Golza touched Havent's forehead and found that it wasn't too hot. He then took out a bottle of fluorescent blue potion from his pouch and handed it to Willen.

"Drink it. This is a potion of mental essence. Your symptoms are due to a sudden depletion of your mental energy. Drink this potion and you'll be fine."

Haven took the medicine, tilted his head back, and gulped it down in a few mouthfuls.

As soon as the medicine entered his stomach, Havent felt his mind clear up considerably, and a cool sensation dispelled the drowsiness in his brain.

Once he felt his condition had returned to normal, he quickly sprang up, shook his head, and the abnormal state had disappeared.

"Wow, this medicine is amazing! It's much better than the potion my teacher gave me. I feel fantastic now. What's next?"

"This recovery ability is truly amazing!"
"I'm sorry, Mage Golza, we should have cut off the magic supply in time, making you waste a bottle of spirit essence."

Golza waved his hand dismissively:

"It's not your fault. I was surprised too. I didn't expect this little guy to be so powerful. I remember the last time someone tested mental strength this high was five hundred years ago."

Let's move on to the next item. I see he's fine now.

Having said that, he turned to look at the energetic Haven beside him and said...

"The next test is the elemental test. You're fine. Do you need to rest?"

As the medication slowly took effect, Haven felt incredibly well.
"No, no, could you give me a few more bottles of this medicine? It feels so good to use."

"You can't drink too much, or you'll become addicted, and then you'll be finished."

"Let me explain the elemental test to you. It's still in this room. In a moment, place one hand on the crystal ball and the other hand holding the magic crystal. They will chant incantations to summon various wandering elements nearby, and you only need to sense them with your heart."

After saying that, he gestured for Havet to come over and walked to the center of the magic circle again. Havet placed one hand on the crystal ball and held the level 5 magic crystal that Golza handed him in the other hand. As the three high-level mages cast their spells, the magic circle slowly lit up in circles.

Haven closed his eyes and felt a warm, comforting sensation around him. In his mental world, tiny, multicolored lights began to appear. Some lights appeared and disappeared quickly, while others gathered together, forming large spots of light. This was one of the larger silver spots. It seemed as if a sound was coming from it. Will desperately tried to get closer, and he vaguely heard only one sentence:
"Hick, hurry..."

When he opened his eyes again, he saw that the three high-level mages had collapsed on the ground, the magic crystal in his hand had lost its luster and shattered into powder, and Golza looked shocked.

"what happened?"

Looking at the mess around him, Haven scratched the back of his head. He had just collapsed, but now three high-level mages had collapsed. This testing job was not going to be easy.

By this time, the three high-ranking mages had recovered, and Magus Golza quickly walked over to them and whispered something.
"What's going on with you three? The Vilita Magic Tower just released a huge amount of magic power."

“Master Golza, we don’t know either. Haven’s high affinity attributes have already been displayed, and the test here is about to end.”

Suddenly, a powerful suction force emanated from the magic circle, instantly draining most of our magic power. If the Vilita Magic Tower hadn't detected the anomaly and replenished our magic power before severing the connection, the three of us would likely be dead here today.

After hearing their answers, Golza looked suspiciously at Havent, who was sitting in the center of the magic circle. In the end, he still felt it was more likely that something was wrong with the magic circle.

"If the three of you are free, write down his test report. After it's over, check the magic circle again to see if there are any structural problems. Otherwise, if Vilita has to replenish the magic again, our usage for this month will be exceeded."

The three high-ranking mages readily agreed.

"Let's go then, Haven. They'll file the test report later, and a backup will be given to you then."

He then led the latter out through another door to the VIP box, where Ms. Ejelena and Louise were having a lively conversation.

Seeing the two people walk out of the door, Little Lori breathed a sigh of relief and went to greet them. Before they even arrived, her voice could already be heard.

"Mr. Will, why are you taking so long to come out? I've missed you so much!"

Haven watched as Lori trotted over and pushed the little newbie away.

"Hey, Lori, don't be so mushy, you're giving me goosebumps."

At this moment, the two people who were talking on the sofa also looked over:

"How did it go? Why did it take you so long?"

Before Haddon could speak, he spoke first.
"I don't know. They said there were three tests, but I only did two and the results came out. I don't know how it went."

At this point, Golza said

"Please sit down here. Haven's performance was outstanding, even better than my junior sister's back then. There was a slight hiccup that delayed things a bit, but it's nothing serious."

Louise breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. Although she had already awakened in Whiterun City, the results of the professional testing were more reassuring, and she could finally relax.

"But there's still a third physical test to do."

After listening to Havent's question, Golza answered...

"Normally, as long as you pass the first two tests, you meet the standards to become a mage. If you don't pass, then we'll see what type of warrior profession you're suited for based on your physical talents. However, if you're interested, we can arrange one for you."

At this moment, a high-level mage who had been inside the room walked up to the mage Golza.

"Master Golza, Haven's test results are in, and his enrollment procedures are complete. Next..."

The monk Golza interrupted him.
"Give me the things, you go about your business, I'll take care of the rest."

Having said that, he took the magic scroll from the high-ranking mage and opened it.

Let me see.

Name: Haven Hyland
Sex: Male
Age: fifteen years old
Location: Hyland Territory, Northern Border of the English Empire

Father: Kevin Hylan

Mother: Louise Mona Angeli Cavendish
Mental Strength: Rank 5 (Magician Level)
Elemental affinity:
空间元素40%火元素25%冰元素20%光元素10 %土元素4%其他1%
Talent: Undetected

Body: No systematic examination conducted; healthy and intact.
Evaluation: "Highly recommended for development, top-tier level"

After reading the report, Gruban closed it and tossed it to Gruban.

"Here you go, junior sister. You know how troublesome it is to replace a lost item."

Louise was also taken aback when she opened the scroll; she hadn't expected her son's test report to be so excellent.

As far as she knew, no report in the last two hundred years had been better than her son's.

Watching Haven chatting animatedly with Lori, Louise secretly resolved to make sure Haven studied hard and didn't waste his talent.
"Alright, are you happy now, Louise?"

Lady Yeherina looked at Haven with a loving expression. She was over two hundred years old and had a child when she was very young. After the child died unexpectedly, she devoted herself to magic until Louise's arrival rekindled her cooled heart.

"So, are you planning to have little Went live at school or come to school from the Marquis's manor every day?"

Hearing the two talking, Haven quickly turned around and said...
"Huh? What? I live at school, we both live at school!"

(End of this chapter)