You call this magic?

"He's Ethan."

Okay, no need to continue.

I have never met him, but I have heard his name countless times. Celia has always been interested in him and often mentions him.

Is this guy Ethan?

For some reason, he felt a little sad in his heart, but he would not say it out loud.

"However, since Yubel and Feilun are indeed participating, this exam should be quite interesting."

"Maybe, but Ethan is the one we should pay the most attention to."

Ran Ze's eyes became a little dazed: "I feel like everything will be messed up if he's around."

"No." Falsh shook his head and said confidently, "Genau will not let this happen. He is a very good magician."

Ran Ze didn't say anything. She herself was not a talkative person, and there were some things that could not be understood by others just by words.

At this time, Gnaeu on the stage had finished reading out the nonsense that others were too lazy to listen to and got to the point.

"I'm going to announce the content of the first test." He swept his sharp eyes over everyone present. "The theme is a team battle. Over a hundred people have signed up, so we'll be tested in groups of five."

"More than a hundred people..." Ran Ze sighed and looked at Ethan with a slightly resentful look. The latter could only pretend not to see it.

We haven't taken the exam for ten years, so having only over a hundred people this time is considered low.

Volume 3: The Death of Fulilian (Part 2): Chapter 55: The First Exam, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

A group of five?

Philen's expression changed immediately. Just thinking about it, he knew that if the competition was conducted in groups, there would be only one possibility, and that was group confrontation.

The passing rate of the first-level magician examination is extremely low. Many people are eliminated in the first exam. It is not only a matter of strength, but also a matter of luck. After all, the questions of each examination are decided by the first-level magician who serves as the chief examiner at the time. If you happen to encounter a question that you are not good at, you can just wait until the next time.

This kind of luck is also one of the criteria for assessment. In a real battlefield, how can you turn the battle situation into an environment that you are best at and wait for you to go in and kill everyone? On the contrary, only those who can achieve their goals despite all kinds of disadvantages are qualified to become a first-level magician.

This time, for those who think they have the ability to become a first-level magician, it is a very interesting situation.

With their strength reaching this point, magicians are bound to be arrogant. After all, if they go up one step further, they will reach the top of the continent, and both their fame and status will reach the peak at this stage. This is what many people pursue, simple and straightforward.

Basically, they all think they are invincible and can kill everything at any time. The magicians around them are just stumbling blocks for them to reach the top. After all, everyone is a competitor. Who would have nothing better to do than cooperate with you!

The examiner understood this mentality very well, so he deliberately arranged a project that required teamwork. Everyone matures after being hammered through the mentality of "I am the second in command".

Soon, a bracelet with numbers on it appeared in front of everyone as if by teleportation.

As long as the numbers on the bracelets are the same, it means that you and the other person are assigned to the same group. In order to avoid being lost in the crowd, there is even an effect of emitting a specific glow after being injected with magic power.

Philen and Yubel each saw the number on the bracelet and narrowed their eyes slightly.

"I was originally planning to fight you, but it seems that's out of the question." Yu Beier smiled easily, "It's amazing that our ill-fated relationship can last this long."

"There's no point in fighting with you." Philen had a blank expression on his face. He didn't even look at Yubel, but was looking for Ethan in the crowd.

She was now eager to know who Ethan was assigned to the same group with.

But no matter how hard he looked, he couldn't find Ethan in the crowd, as if he had suddenly disappeared.

Although Yu Beier also thought about how nice it would be if she was in the same group with Ethan, with so many people present, it would be a miracle to be in the same group with Philen. Unless there was some behind-the-scenes manipulation, the probability of this happening was still quite low.

Soon, they found the other three people from the fourth group in the crowd.

Etilu is a petite and cute magician who is good at mental magic and wears black stockings.

Connie, a student magician who looks like a rookie at first glance, is good at water control magic. She is in the absolute field of short shorts, and her exposed white thighs are quite eye-catching.

Rabinie, a student magician of Miss Yijian, is good at ice magic. She seems to be an acquaintance of Connie and is a girl who wears a Gothic Lolita-like outfit.

What’s very strange is that all five people in their team are girls.

As soon as they met, Connie kept staring at Yubel, which made Yubel, who was trying to find Ethan in the venue, feel something in her heart: "What's wrong? Are you interested in me, your sister?"

"Are you... that senior Yubel?" Connie's tone was a little strange, as if he was excited but also a little nervous.

"Who are you?" Yu Beier looked straight at Connie, but after looking at him for a few seconds, she couldn't figure out where she had seen this child before.

"I, I'm a student at the Junior Magic School. I entered a few years later than you..." Connie lowered his head, twiddling his fingers, his voice trailing off. "We've heard of you."

"Indeed, Senior Yubel." At this time, Rabinie beside him also bowed to Yubel generously. "Your name is known to everyone from first to seventh grade. Even now, it can make disobedient first-year students stop crying."

"..." Philen looked at Yubel with empty eyes. Although he knew that this guy came from the magic academy, what on earth did she do there?

"Even though you seem curious, I won't tell you. If you want to know, go look it up yourself." Yu Beier blinked, and seeing Philen's somewhat annoyed expression, her mood instantly became cheerful. "You two too, my affairs must be kept secret from her."

"Yes!" The two girls stood at attention instantly.

They admired this senior from the bottom of their hearts. Obviously, the work that Yu Beier had done must be quite shocking.

Phelan decided that once this matter was over, she would have to find someone to investigate.

In the end, Etilu was not interested in any of this. She just stood there silently, waiting for the signal for the exam to officially begin.

……

The area for the first test is located in the Grob Basin, not far from Oishaster, and is a very beautiful natural area.

"That's strange, why can't we find Ethan?"

On the way to this place, Yubel and Philen deliberately used magic to detect, but Ethan was not among the crowd at all, as if he had disappeared out of thin air.

Although they didn't need to worry about Ethan's safety, they still felt a little uneasy when he disappeared without even saying goodbye.

"Please gather here." Soon after, the examiner Genau gathered everyone outside a huge barrier.

The coverage area is basically comparable to the size of the city of Oishaster.

"The area enclosed by this barrier is large enough for all of you to move freely within." He pointed at the barrier. "Your assessment requirement is to stay inside for a full seven days."

"Each group consists of five people. Two of them will have a hidden symbol on their wristbands upon entering the barrier. If this symbol remains outside the barrier for too long, and they fail to return to the barrier within the specified time, the wristband will shatter on the spot, and everyone in the group will be disqualified immediately."

"You mean, as long as I stay within the barrier, I can pass the exam?"

"Yes."

Many people breathed a sigh of relief. If they just stayed there, it would be very simple and even quite peaceful.

"However, the barrier will shrink inwards a certain distance at exactly nine o'clock every morning. However, the speed of shrinkage is limited. If you run, you will definitely be able to shrink faster than it."

Varied--

Everyone was confused. What was going on?

"And, the final two conditions are: from the first day until the first shrinking of the circle, no fighting is allowed. Violators will be eliminated. Also, until the number of eliminated groups falls below fifteen, the circle will continue to shrink until it disappears."

"If on the seventh day, as long as any of the marked bracelets and their owners remain within the barrier, the entire group will be considered to have passed the test."

At this moment, almost everyone understood the examiner's intention.

From the moment this sentence was spoken, the competition between the groups had begun.

This examiner will eliminate most, or even all, of the candidates in the first exam.

Volume 3: The Burial of Fulilian (Part 2): Chapter 56: It's already been decided, you'll be the one setting the questions.

There was no time or space to worry about Ethan.

Now, each group, under Genau's arrangement, enters the barrier from different locations at different times. In addition, due to the rule that fighting is prohibited on the first day, each group can only consider the stationing location and action plan on the first day.

The group of Philen and Yubel naturally attracted most people's attention.

Because they are too strong, almost no team will target this group of people at the first time, and staying away from them has become the unspoken rule of this assessment.

"Now that we're here, let's formulate a battle plan."

After everyone entered the barrier, the surroundings instantly became quiet. Because fighting was prohibited on the first day, they could still relax a little at this time.

It was Etilu who spoke. Seeing that everyone else seemed to be worried, she had no choice but to speak up.

"Oh, that's interesting. Tell me about it first?" Yu Beier said with a smile.

Etilu was quite uncomfortable with Yubel's fake smile, but she knew that she was one of the two pillars of support. If she wanted to pass this exam, she would have to rely on the help of both Yubel and Philen. So she patiently said, "Did you notice the 'elimination criteria' the examiner mentioned?"

"He seemed to be saying, 'If the two people with hidden marks stay outside the barrier for too long, their bracelets will shatter on the spot and they will be disqualified immediately.'" Rabinie immediately continued.

Feilun understood immediately. She subconsciously raised her hand and looked at her bracelet. "So, the completeness of the bracelets of two of us will determine whether we are eliminated?"

"That's probably what's going on," Etilu analyzed calmly. "In other words, there's no need to defeat the opponent and throw them out of the barrier. Simply destroying the two bracelets carrying the identifier will disqualify the opponent immediately, effectively eliminating the entire team."

"As long as you can circumvent the strong players in your team and sneak attack the weaker teammates, even if the other team has a true first-level magician, it is possible to be eliminated - as long as the symbol is in the hands of the weaker players on the other side."

The key now is how to determine whether the other party’s bracelet has an identification.

The strength of this rule is a bit too high, but this is the first-level magician exam.

Even when sleeping at night, we must be vigilant and keep everyone's wristband safe.

Either they are caught up by the barrier and eliminated, or they are eliminated because their bracelet is destroyed.

This should be a pretty intense battle royale.

……

Gnaeus slowly climbed a hill. At the top, another man who looked exactly like him was holding a cup of hot tea and sipping it slowly.

Placing a tea table in such a desolate place is already quite incongruous, but as a first-level magician, this is normal.

After seeing "Gnaeus", he pointed to the empty seat opposite and motioned for him to sit down.

"You surprised me, Ethan." Gnawu spoke, and as he spoke, the "Gnawu" who had just sat down quickly turned into another person.

It was Ethan.

"I'm the one who should be surprised." Ethan looked helplessly at the man opposite him. "Until Celie contacted me, I thought I was also a test-taker. But now I've suddenly become the one who sets the test. Do you know how much effort it took to come up with this idea in half an hour?"

"But you did it, didn't you?"

"The price is that I have to spend the next day modifying this damn magic barrier." Ethan sighed deeply, "If you don't help me, then I'll go in and fry the fish."

"Let's forget about that. With your ability, it won't take much time to clear out all the candidates. With you as your opponent, the first-level magician assessment will be meaningless." Genau made a wave of business boasting to Ethan in a very calm tone.

"Honestly, I think your previous idea is pretty good. Why not?"

"You will freeze all the meteorite birds in place, right?"

"really."

"That's why."

If this is really done, it will become easier for others to catch birds.

The whole story was actually very simple. Ethan was also a candidate, but in Celie's opinion, the first test was too easy for Ethan and completely meaningless, so she simply decided to let Ethan be the temporary question setter, and even notified him only when everyone gathered at the venue.

Damn it, for Ethan to come up with a new plan in such a short time, Celie is a fucking devil.

Fortunately, Ethan lived up to everyone's expectations and created a PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds mode. Although there is still a gap in strength, because there are more people, they should not be eliminated after seven days.

The original assessment content of Genau was to capture the meteorite bird and keep it for seven days. In front of Ethan who has the ability of [Petrification of Everything], not to mention the bird, even other candidates would be fixed in place. Wouldn't the result be decided in an instant?

What they didn't know was that Yu Bei'er could also do this.

"However, I still have to enter the barrier." Ethan said, "You don't want people to say there's something fishy going on in this exam, right? At the very least, as a candidate, I have to show up."

"No problem, but you know you're a one-man team, right?"

"I know. It's too abstract for you 116 people to sign up."

What could Ethan say about this? Even if one less person had signed up, he would have probably already started looking for the Meteorite Bird with his teammates. It was only because of this one more person that he was suddenly blackmailed.

One man and one team, so terrifying.

The maximum degree of freedom. If he was a weakling, the tolerance rate would be quite low, but he is Ethan, so the tolerance rate is maximum.

"Let's go, Gnaeus, Ranze."

“Don’t let the number of candidates decrease too much.”

After saying that, Ethan's figure disappeared from the spot after a twist.

"Ran Ze, when did you appear?" After Ethan left, Genau felt that the magical reaction was approaching, and finally appeared on Ethan's chair.

She moved her little butt to make herself sit firmly before speaking: "Was Ethan here just now?"

"Correct."