Humans can use magic, but there are conditions.
Relying on meditation and other ways, humans can get magic power, and then use it and cast magic.
Traveling to the Irene continent, the thing Lin Xiao was most interested in was magic. The concept about magic power in this world is very simple, just like the MP blue bar in online games, the only thing that is difficult is the release and control of magic.
The key reason why Loran Academy got the title of "Cradle of the Brave" "Light of Hope for Humanity" is that they pay special attention to the actual battle. Taking the magic department as an example, the magic power level is not the only criterion to judge the strength, the magic release and spell control are the important criteria!
The minimum age for practicing magic is 16 years old adult, but a few people who are born with high magic affinity can also practice magic earlier, and can meditate and practice at around 14 years old. They have a different magical talent than ordinary people and can meditate to improve their magic faster. The new students in the Academy were all "geniuses" of this sort.
Recruiting geniuses has its advantages and disadvantages - most of the new students of Loran Academy's magic department still don't know anything about magic until they enter the school.
Take Lin Xiao and his group of new students as an example, they have only been enrolled for about half a year and spent most of their time learning the basic theoretical knowledge and doing meditation practice. Although gifted, magic progress quickly, but in any case are still a group of children, serious lack of actual combat experience, is not a real magician. Perhaps with their outstanding talent, they can become powerful in the future, but at this moment, they are just a bunch of novice magical rookies, and a soldier who is skilled in fighting techniques can easily defeat them.
Therefore, it is crucial for these freshmen to participate in the "field exercises"!
"Ahem ......" shouted Mr. Woods in the playground with an old, strained voice, "Students, I know you are all one in a million magical geniuses, but you still have a lot to learn and a long way to go! There is still a long way to go! The only way to become strong is not to meditate, but to rely on the ability to fight!"
The new students of the magic department gathered in the playground to receive a lecture from Mr. Woods.
"Magic power, is only the basic condition for releasing magic, in addition, there are many high-end techniques for releasing magic, such as chantless instantaneous magic, double chanting and so on ...... These are all techniques that a powerful magician should master!"
"Only by engaging in actual combat and personally performing magic in battle will you be able to grow into a true wizard!"
"In a few days, we will start the actual battle drills, students, work hard for it!"
"Ohhhhhhh ！！！！" Mr. Woods' words ignited the enthusiasm of the students.
There is no doubt that all the magic students are looking forward to participating in the battle drills sooner rather than later. After being locked in the classroom for most of the year to learn the theoretical knowledge, they had long been bored, and the magic power accumulated from meditating for most of the year was now finally put to use!
"But, not everyone can participate in the practical exercises!" Teacher Woods' next words poured cold water on everyone, "For you freshmen, the real battle is still too dangerous, so only some of the best students can get the chance to participate in the real battle drills!"
Hearing these words, the students whispered.
"Some of the outstanding students? What do you mean?"
"Idiot, it means the strength ranking, the top ranked students can participate!"
"Then it's over, I did poorly on the last magic test, if I follow the ranking of that one ......"
"Ahem, everyone be quiet!" Teacher Woods added, "Today, I'm here to organize a qualification selection quiz for everyone."
What is the "Qualification Selection Test"?
When we saw several wooden dolls placed behind Woods, everyone immediately understood.
The rules of the test are simple: students need to stand ten meters away from the puppets and use their best magic to attack the puppets, if they succeed in hitting them, they will be qualified to participate in the actual battle exercise, if they fail to hit them, they are disqualified from participating.
"Aww ...... so sleepy." Lin Xiao, who was standing at the periphery of the crowd, yawned.
The quiz was expected.
The distance of ten meters, trying to successfully hit the puppet with a spell was easy, but it van be hard. A high magic level only ensures that the magic released is powerful, but there is no guarantee that the magic will hit the target precisely, and some people with particularly weak magic control may even accidentally detonate the magic early and blow themselves up.
Magic stuff is meaningless if it doesn't hit people- Traveller, Lin Xiao.
This kind of small quiz is too easy for Lin Xiao, who saved up his magic power by sleeping. What? You say fireball spell is easy to hit wrong? Easy, Using the AOE spell can work.
Fire Magic - Bursting Flame, an intermediate level magic that can only be cast by level 4 magicians, is just right for Lin Xiao, and the hot flame can burn all the puppets in the room to black in an instant.
But then again, this kind of routine Lin Xiao would never do, his goal was to be a low profile person and to muddle through, so it would be good for him to meekly use the fireball spell to pass the test peacefully.
What really concerned him was the duel with Cesar afterwards.
Considering the upcoming battle practice, Cesar decided to postpone the date of the duel to after that, which was an unfortunate blessing. With this buffer time, Lin Xiao would be able to think of another way to make Cesar voluntarily give up the duel. However, was it that easy to think of a way?
No, even if it is hard to think!
If the duel could not be stopped, Lin Xiao's life would be over!
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In the center of the crowd, Woods was organizing the students for the quiz, while on the periphery of the crowd, a certain master and servant duo were whispering.
"Humans, you're ......"
"What did you call me?"
"...... "Interrupted by him, a certain maid with silver hair and red pupils paused and followed up with, "Lin Xiao ...... "
"No no, how did I teach you yesterday?"
"Damn it ......," the maid said reluctantly with a red face, ".... master."
"Well, that's right!"
Airea had an impulse to strangle this guy to death. She simply did not understand what was going on in Lin Xiao's head. Or was he simply trying to humiliate himself? Neither. As long as she called him "Master," he was satisfied, and no matter how much she insulted him, he was not angry, but happy, but as soon as she changed the way she called him, he would be so angry that he would force her to change it.
Is it his fetish to bully maids? Does he get excited to be called "master"? Airea was filled with resentment.
Lin Xiao is really a big pervert! Human males are all scum who think with their lower bodies! She cursed in her heart!
It was good to scold, but then again, she could only call out "master" even though she was angry, and she had to bow down when the devil king was under his roof.
After a fierce struggle of thoughts, Airea decided to make up for it and first superficially cater to this lowly human to preserve her purity and live well.
To endure! Be patient! But, sooner or later, hum ......
"So, what do you want to ask me? My beautiful maid-sama." Lin Xiao said with a smile.
"...... "Airea was uncomfortable, but had to keep the words going, "You guys, what is this planning to do?"
She asked, pointing to the excited group of students on the playground.
This morning, Lin Xiao actually didn't sleep early and crawled up early, and dragged her hard to the school, as if there was something very important. But after arriving at the playground Airea was completely confused.
These humans, are they playing a game?
"Oh, it's called a qualification selection test." Lin Xiao patiently explained the rules to her.
"Humans are so strange. If it's to fight for a certain qualification, wouldn't it be better to fight to determine the strongest?" Airea said with contempt, "Hypocritical quiz, a waste of time."
"Uh, although it's true that we are in competition, humans don't like simple killing and fighting." Lin Xiao explained like a teacher, "Wrap the cruel life with beautiful sugar coating, Airea, this is the wisdom of human life."
"Oh?" Airea raised her eyebrows and mocked, "Then why did you take such a stupid quiz? As far as I know, you're stronger than all of them, attacking that little puppet couldn't be easier for you, right?"
"Alas, I was actually too lazy to participate." Lin Xiao didn't deny it, "But in order to be an alternate brave, I can only do so."
Passing the selection test and then taking part in the "field battle exercise" is the key step to become an alternate brave.
"Alternate brave?" Airea froze.
Although she did not hate humans, she also understood that there was a deep hatred between humans and demons that could not be solved in a hundred years, and there was no human who did not dream of becoming a brave and of drawing the holy sword to cut down the head of the demon king. However, this guy Lin Xiao actually did not have any half-hearted hatred towards the devil race, towards her, and had also said at the first meeting that he did not want to become a brave, so he would not kill her, and wanted to send her home ......
Airea was confused.
This guy Lin Xiao is really strange, is he really a human? Isn't he a demon changed?
"Wait ...... Airea!?" Suddenly, Lin Xiao's voice came from his ears.
His expression stiffened as he stared unblinkingly at Airea's blood-red eyes.
"You, what do you want again?"
"Did you just say ......"
Recalling carefully what Airea had just said, Lin Xiao looked as if he had discovered some big secret, his eyes shining!
