I gained immortality in Full-Time Magician

Chapter 42, Heading to Shanghai

The next day, on the high-speed train from Yuncheng to Shanghai.

Jiang Shang sat quietly by the window, watching the beautiful scenery outside flash by in his eyes.

The entire high-speed train route is within Anjie, with a checkpoint set up every ten kilometers, which basically prevents demons from attacking the high-speed train.

He had been on this train for a full two hours. Ever since he finished the magic test yesterday afternoon and left under the astonished gazes of countless students, Jiang Shang had spoken with Uncle Nan on the phone to tell him that he was going to Shanghai.

Uncle Nan was very supportive of his decision and bought him a train ticket to Shanghai overnight.

On his way here, Jiang Shang also carefully checked the special admission requirements on the official website of Mingzhu Academy.

Pearl Academy has three departments that offer special admissions bonuses: the "Curse" department in black magic, and the "Space" and "Summoning" departments in dimensional magic.

To put it simply, it's a system that gives extra points to ethnic minorities in the college entrance examination.

The probability of a summoner being awakened in the first element is even lower than that of a lightning element. It's not just a minority, it's practically an extinct race.

One student from the Lei lineage will emerge from among more than a thousand, but the number of candidates nationwide is in the tens of thousands. Given the prestige of Mingzhu Academy, a top-ranked institution in the country, the Lei lineage is just so-so... They already select one in a thousand or one in ten thousand students nationwide.

If you use your lightning-type skill to participate in the academy's special admissions, you will definitely pass.

Jiang Shang did not believe that anyone of the same level could be stronger than him, a practitioner of lightning magic.

However, I cannot use lightning to pass through, because I will definitely need to conceal my lightning skills in my subsequent cultivation. Otherwise, everyone will be the same, and only you will stand out.

There will definitely be those with ulterior motives who will say, "This child is terrifyingly dangerous; he must not be allowed to live!"

Everyone knows how powerful the lightning element is, but we certainly can't reveal the details of our cultivation.

After much thought, I decided that it would be best to enroll as a student in the second department.

After ruling out black magic 'curse', all that's left for Jiang Shang are space and summoning.

Although summoning is very appealing, it might even summon cat-eared beast girls.

However, Shinし訳ありません (Sorry), I still choose the space system!

Shanghai, the premier city in the south, is not only home to countless outstanding magicians, but also attracts countless ordinary people to strive for success in this city. At this moment, Jiang Shang is surrounded by young and middle-aged people from all over the country who have come to Shanghai to pursue their dreams.

However, their conversations now mostly revolve around the bloodshed in Bo City.

As the disaster had just occurred, everyone was very concerned about the situation in Bocheng, and they would check the latest news about Bocheng on their phones as soon as it came out.

"That fire mage is so powerful! He killed so many demons with a single powerful punch."

"Yeah, yeah, and he looks so young, I wonder if he has a girlfriend."

A girl with naturally curly hair and thick-rimmed black glasses spoke, a strange light flashing in her eyes as she spoke.

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"Young man, we're here," the taxi driver's words startled Jiang Shang from his thoughts.

He had been trying to figure out if the boy whose video had been accidentally recorded on his phone was Mo Fan, but the video was blurry, and the presence of fire energy made the man's figure very indistinct; he could only make out that he was a young man.

After taking out his wallet from his pocket and paying the taxi fare, Jiang Shang got out of the taxi with his luggage.

Looking at the Shanghai Magic Association building standing before him, Jiang Shang was filled with emotion. In his previous life, the Oriental Pearl Tower was a symbol of Shanghai and a tourist hotspot. This place was the headquarters of the Magic Association.

The Shanghai Magic Association is also known as the Oriental Magic Association because it is located on the Oriental Pearl Tower.

The Magic Association has always been the most authoritative magic organization in the world, and it mainly recruits adult magicians and powerful magicians. Basically, any magician must abide by the magicians' covenant formulated by them!

The Mage's Covenant has several obvious provisions. The first is that no mage may use destruction magic of a higher rank than a higher rank in a city, and the use of destruction magic of a lower rank must be justified.

The second rule is that magicians cannot use magic on ordinary people, as this would also be considered murder.

Article 3 states that magicians may engage in private duels, and injuries will not be considered serious offenses, but death will be treated as murder and handled by the Tribunal.

The Magic Association is like the police station and court for magicians, and its covenant is something that magicians all over the world must abide by.

Of course, the Mage's Association is the lawmaker and enforcer of magic laws, and it is also the most authoritative body in the world for communication, training, and exchange among magicians. Generally, only exceptionally outstanding adult magicians are admitted to the Mage's Association!

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After passing through the exhibition hall, which is both advanced and historically significant, Jiang Shang took the elevator to a height of 100 meters.

This floor, known as the Lower Sphere, is a gathering place for magicians. Although there are also observation floors, it mainly serves magicians from all over the country.

Stepping out of the elevator, a magnificent lobby comes into view. As the building itself is a spherical structure with a diameter of fifty meters, when you look up and see the Renaissance-style arched dome and the magical murals, you can feel the mysterious and dazzling magical atmosphere emanating from it.

"Is there anything I can help you with, esteemed sir magician?" the lobby lady asked with a smile, dressed in a flowing white cheongsam.

"I'm here to awaken my magic," Jiang Shang said.

"Do you have an appointment? Or would you like to select a service now?" the young woman asked.

"If I don't have an appointment, how long will I have to wait in line to awaken now?" Jiang Shang asked.

"Please wait a moment, I need to check something... If you want to have your magic awakened here, you'll need to wait about an hour, or would you like to book a service for tomorrow, sir?" the young woman asked with a smile.

Unfortunately, Uncle Nan was merely the commander of a small city in the south, and the military had strict rules; he didn't have the influence to make an appointment here. So he could only obediently wait in line for his magical awakening.

"Let's do it today. I can wait an hour."

"Alright, sir, would you like to head to the lounge or look around?"

"I'll look around; you go ahead and do your own thing."

After dismissing the lobby lady, Jiang Shang went to the lobby window and looked outside.

In my previous life, I had only heard of the Oriental Pearl Tower and never had the chance to see it in person.

Looking out through the curved glass, you can see all sorts of little people walking in the square below the tower, with vehicles occasionally driving back and forth on the road.

Looking down from above, everything appears so commanding, naturally giving one the feeling of having the world at one's feet.

No wonder so many people like wind-themed things; it feels so cool to look down from the sky.

(End of this chapter)