Chapter 39

A high-tier wizard wearing a gorgeous wizard robe with white hair and beard floated above the teleportation array.

His voice spread throughout the audience through the amplification runes, making all the apprentices quiet down.

"The trial is about to begin!" The high-tier wizard's voice was majestic, "The location of this trial is a small plane just received by the 13th Nuolun Academy—code-named 'Greyrock Realm'!"

"The content of the trial is only one: collect the point cards distributed by the academy in the Greyrock Realm. The point cards have different values according to the danger level of the distribution area. The ranking will be based on the total number of points you hold when you return."

"The Greyrock Realm has not yet been deeply developed and cleaned up; there are a large number of native beasts in the plane, as well as complex environmental dangers. This is a comprehensive check of your learning achievements, and also an examination of your survival ability, judgment, and teamwork ability."

"In addition to collecting point cards, you can also collect unique resources in the plane by yourselves. These resources can be chosen to be kept by yourselves after returning, or you can choose to submit them to the academy, and the academy will purchase them according to their value."

"In this trial, apprentices are allowed to carry any apprentice-level equipment and potions, with no limit on quantity. Any official wizard-level equipment must be personally refined or prepared by the apprentice themselves! Once cheating behavior is discovered, the trial qualification will be immediately canceled, and severe punishment will be carried out!"

There are no restrictions on apprentice-level equipment; this sounds a bit unfair to some poor students, but it's not that the apprentices are very surprised by this.

After all, for wizards, it is also a part of strength.

As for self-made official wizard-level equipment by apprentices... although this kind of thing sounds outrageous, those truly top geniuses might really be able to do it.

For example, Jie Ming's Talisman Seal Wizarding Tool.

"This trial adopts a voluntary registration system." The high-tier wizard said, "All apprentices participating in the trial must reach the level of a Tier 3 wizard apprentice."

This rule screened out some apprentices with poor aptitude or who were not hardworking enough.

However, after nearly five years of study and meditation in the academy, the apprentices of Nuolun Academy have solid foundations. Except for a few who really couldn't break through, most of the apprentices have reached the level of a Tier 3 wizard apprentice.

Jie Ming noticed that when the high-tier wizard was speaking, many apprentices on the square who looked more mature were also standing in the queue ready to enter the teleportation array.

"These people..."

Amy popped out from the side and looked along Jie Ming's line of sight: "Them? They should be apprentices of the previous grade."

Nuolun Academy recruits every five years, and apprentices usually stay for ten years, so there are generally two grades of apprentices in the academy at the same time.

"I don't know why, the academy also tacitly allowed these old students to participate in this trial." Victor also walked over silently.

He looked at Jie Ming and Amy, scrutinized them, didn't know what conclusion he reached, and finally shook his head:

"These old apprentices are facing the pressure of going to the battlefield soon, and no one knows how many hole cards they have accumulated. If you really meet them, it is more appropriate to surrender decisively."

Jie Ming and Amy looked at each other, but they were noncommittal about his suggestion.

Theoretically, there is no upper limit to the number of spell models a wizard can construct.

Even if it is a wizard apprentice, without calculating the spell release requirements and the problem of insufficient spiritual power, one can use a more "evil" method—directly purchasing spell models to construct an unlimited number of spell models in one's own spiritual sea.

But constructing spell models consumes a portion of spiritual power to be permanently solidified in the spiritual sea, and once the spell model collapses, it will also cause a considerable spiritual shock to the spiritual sea.

Simply put, every time a spell model is constructed, it means deducting a bit of the spiritual power upper limit.

Constructing too many spell models will definitely affect the cultivation speed.

However, the old apprentices reached the Tier 3 wizard apprentice level early. As long as they accumulated enough spiritual power strength to promote to a Tier 1 wizard, the remaining extra improved spiritual power could be used to construct spell models.

Even if these old apprentices used evil methods to construct spell models, although the released spells were not so flexible to manipulate, the destructive power would definitely not be much worse.

Old apprentices have five more years of accumulation than new apprentices; points, equipment, knowledge, and the number of spell models are definitely far ahead.

Don't look at the fact that everyone is a Tier 3 wizard apprentice; if they really fight, the combat effectiveness of the old apprentices must be dominant.

Although Victor's words were unpleasant, they were a fact for many new apprentices.

While the few were talking, the high-tier wizard above suddenly waved his hand, and a large piece of starlight fell down.

The light fell accurately in front of everyone. Jie Ming looked at the light spot in front of him and reached out to touch it slightly, and then this starlight turned into a ring and wrapped around his finger.

Looking up, all the light spots accurately found everyone and turned into rings after being touched.

"What exquisite alchemy!"

Jie Ming couldn't help but exclaim when looking at this scene.

Not only him, Amy and Victor beside him, as apprentices of alchemy, also couldn't help but show amazement.

The pile of light spots just now was not any raw material, but genuine pure energy. Just this alchemy technique of energy-matter mutual conversion had already beaten the three of them.

Not to mention that Jie Ming also sensed many magic arrays composed of runes in the ring, and the remaining energy after mass-energy conversion just happened to fully activate these magic arrays.

Plus there are so many people on the square now...

It can only be said that some things look very novel in the eyes of laymen, but in the eyes of insiders, it is simply showing off skills.

"This is an emergency escape device. If you encounter a dangerous situation, you can use spiritual power to activate it and escape directly from the plane. However, in that case, your grades will be voided."

Hearing him say this, many people on the square had flashing eyes, seemingly thinking of something.

"... The above is the rule of this trial, I wish you good luck."

The high-tier wizard finally finished his speech, and the teleportation array beside him slowly lit up.

"All apprentices who have registered and passed the qualification verification, please prepare to enter the teleportation array!"

The wizard apprentices began to walk toward the teleportation array in an orderly manner, and the atmosphere became tense again.

Jie Ming nodded to Amy: "Go in, be careful."

"You too! Don't force yourself!" Amy said solemnly, and then walked toward the teleportation array with the flow of people.

Jie Ming stood in the queue, his heart calm.

He stepped into the center of the huge teleportation array, and the blue light instantly enveloped him.

Strong spatial fluctuations struck, and his body seemed to be torn and kneaded by invisible giant hands.

A strong sense of weightlessness and dizziness surged into his heart, and only bright light and distorted scenes remained in front of his eyes.