Wizard: I can predict the future

Nord stood in the crowd, while Pandora hovered quietly beside him in the form of a suitcase.

Unlike most of the apprentices around him, he was clad in armor, with a long sword at his waist and a spear strapped to his back.

He didn't look like a wizard's apprentice at the moment; he looked more like a knight about to step onto the battlefield.

Gray and Iria stood beside him.

Compared to Nord's composure, Gray was clearly a little nervous.

On the contrary, Iria remained calm, showing no sign of panic.

Nord's gaze swept across the square.

Soon, he spotted Azeverein Crook surrounded by stars on the other side of the crowd.

The other party clearly noticed his unique appearance.

Their eyes met briefly across the crowd.

A mocking smirk appeared on Azevere's lips, and he raised his hand, making a light stroke across his neck.

Nord's expression remained unchanged; he simply calmly withdrew his gaze.

Just then, several figures slowly emerged from the high platform in front of the square.

The person in the lead was Dylan Flynn, who had changed into a formal outfit.

His gaze swept over the crowd below, and the previously noisy square instantly fell silent.

"This mini-test will be conducted in a small dimension."

"For two months."

As soon as he finished speaking, the square erupted in noise once again.

Although many people knew that this assessment was different from the usual ones, they never expected that it would be conducted in an alternate dimension.

However, many people's eyes lit up when they heard the news.

In the eyes of wizards, an alternate dimension is an endless source of resources.

However, they will also face fierce counterattacks from the native inhabitants of other dimensions.

Dylan coughed softly, and the once noisy square immediately quieted down.

"The objective of this assessment is to capture a city-state with a population of over 10,000 and maintain control over it until the end of the assessment."

"This assessment will no longer limit the number of participants."

"You can act alone, form small teams, or even temporarily establish a larger command structure."

"The college will conduct a comprehensive evaluation based on each person's behavior, contributions, judgments, and results during the assessment."

"remember."

"Unless exceptional circumstances arise, fratricide is prohibited."

Upon hearing this, Nord recalled some news from the Abyss Battlefield.

Instantly, it became clear that the academy's assessment this time was not testing the wizard's individual abilities, but rather their teamwork skills in large-scale warfare.

Moreover, this quiz.

The Academy has not released any information about this alternate dimension.

They didn't know what race the enemy was, or what their fighting style was.

They knew nothing about the other party's social structure or what extraordinary abilities they possessed.

And they have to collect and organize all of this themselves.

However, according to the rules published by Professor Dylan.

Nord knew very well that the strength of this other dimension was definitely not much weaker than that of their group of wizard apprentices.

Otherwise, the academy would not have advised them to establish a larger command structure.

Just as Nord was pondering the possible scenarios he might encounter in this assessment, a crystal token appeared out of thin air in front of him.

It wasn't just him.

In front of each apprentice in the square, there appeared an identical token.

The token is entirely grayish-white, with fine runes engraved on its surface.

Dylan's voice rang out again.

"This crystal token will record all your actions during the assessment period."

"Killing enemies, scouting, healing, medicine making, commanding operations, maintaining order, and occupying territory will all be included in the final score."

"certainly."

He glanced at everyone, his tone calm.

"Avoiding combat, disrupting teamwork, engaging in pointless infighting, and deliberately hindering the team will also be recorded."

Many apprentices' expressions changed slightly.

Some people originally planned to hide after entering the alternate dimension and then go there to earn points after someone occupied the city-state.

But now it seems that this path is clearly not feasible.

At that moment, Dylan raised his hand and waved.

"Now, begin checking personal belongings."

The next moment, runes lit up the ground of the square.

Nord quickly felt a surge of magical energy rise from beneath his feet and slowly sweep across his entire body.

When that magic came into contact with Pandora, a rune that had passed the surface verification resonated faintly with the scanning magic circle.

Soon, gasps of surprise rang out across the square.

One item after another flew out from the bodies of many wizard apprentices.

There are unregistered magical artifacts, as well as potions or supplies that exceed the limits.

These objects were enveloped in a grayish-white light, quickly floated into the air, and then disappeared.

Less than ten minutes.

Scan complete.

Then, Dylan's voice rang out again.

"The assessment will now begin."

As soon as he finished speaking, the magic circle in the center of the square began to activate completely.

Runes lit up, and multicolored magical light rose from the ground, enveloping all the apprentices.

In less than a minute, all the thousands of wizard apprentices had vanished without a trace.

Dylan Flynn stood on the platform, watching the scene calmly.

At this moment, a middle-aged wizard behind him whispered a report to the leader:

"Vice Dean, a total of 7,863 students participated in this preliminary test."

"Among them, there are sixty-seven first-level wizard apprentices."

"Two thousand nine hundred and sixty-six second-level wizard apprentices."

"Three thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine third-level wizard apprentices."

"There are 871 reserve apprentices who have not yet developed a mental power model."

Dylan nodded.

The middle-aged wizard continued:

"In addition, thirty first-ring wizards and two second-ring wizards have also entered the target plane along with this teleportation."

"They will proceed as planned to other territories to collect the resources produced during this period and remove the previously sealed deities."

……

Nord felt his vision blur and his feet suddenly sink into the ground.

In the next instant, the familiar stone slabs and buildings around them vanished without a trace.

At that moment, a familiar voice entered his ears.

When Nord regained his sight, he saw an endless expanse of green.

The Ash Academy was no longer before them.

Instead, it was a dense, almost oppressive forest.

The tall trees intertwined, their canopies blocking out the sky, with only a few rays of sunlight filtering through the gaps in the branches and leaves.

Nord looked around, but there was no one else in sight.

He did not act rashly, but instead switched Pandora to its first form.

Only after confirming there was no danger did Nord take out the crystal token.

Several lines of text appeared on the surface of the token.

Number of apprentices in the vicinity: 5

[Main objective: Conquer the target city-state and maintain control until the end of the assessment]

Current contribution: 0 (daily settlement)

Current ranking: None

"Five people?"

Nord looked at the information above, his brow twitching slightly.

The academy did not place all the apprentices in one place, but instead displayed the number of apprentices in the vicinity on the crystal token.

This was clearly not a random arrangement.

At least, the academy doesn't want them to gather all their strength from the start.

However, Nord felt there was another possibility.

If thousands of wizard apprentices were to gather together at the same time, without an absolute strongman to suppress them or someone of sufficient prestige to unite them, they would probably not be able to form a fighting force at all.

At that time, let alone conquering city-states, the internal struggles for command, resource allocation, and direction of action alone would be enough to cause chaos.

The current decentralized approach is actually more reasonable.

First, let the apprentices adapt to the unfamiliar environment, assess dangers, and find nearby companions.

As small teams gradually take shape, they are brought together through crystal tokens, eventually forming a larger combat organization.