Episode 134 – Special Gift (1/2)

Episode 134 – Special Gift

Previously:

It’s Friday, the last day of Muni entrance exams It is time for the last exam of the day – Special exam Kiel and Elaru make their way towards Sapphire Quarters where there special exams will take place Elaru’s special exaeezers

“Young one, you think you have what it takes to beco look as if he was trying to see right through her

Naturally, Elaru could come up with plenty of witty responses, however, she had no choice but to stay silent, lest she burst out into uncontrollable laughter

“Many drea esteeh as if la the cruelty of fate

Finally, after successfully stifling her laughter, all that Elaru could do was just to stare at the trio speechlessly Must you guys be so dramatic…?

Episode 134 – Special Gift

Unaware of the redhead’s internal thoughts, Beard shook his head dejectedly, his long beard undulating left and right like a ribbon “Unfortunately, our depart is destined to remain the university department with the least nu on airs of esteemed experts that are above theabout being ah to become spell breakers The fact that spell breakers were a very sought-after bunch only served to enhance their pride

After all, if someone wanted to remove unwanted enchantments the only way to do it was to break the enchantment Which ical artifacts, change their enchantrade them, they needed a spell breaker to remove the previous enchantht theal activities Such as opening ic protected areas Breaking unwanted arcane contracts was also a popular request in the Shadow Lodge

Unfortunately, spell breaking required high skill requireh and supply far too low

The first requirement, an extremely sensitive and precise mana sense, already eliminated the vast majority of candidates It was impossible to become a spell breaker if one couldn’t see the details and intricacies of the spell they were trying to break

The second require candidates, was the ability to compress mana into a density that surpassed the density of solidified mana

When one weaved a spell pattern, the activation of the spell would cause thethe spell pattern to solidify into a denser forerto surpass the density of solidifiedthat most people would never be able to do

It was like taking a bottle of water vapor and trying to coh sheer force of will, so that it turns into liquid water Theoretically possible, in practice downright implausible

And that wasn’t even the last requirement

The last requirement was the ability to pinpoint critical points of a spell

While it was possible to break spells through sheer force by de the entirety of the spell pattern, often tih density es could possess and control Thus,specific areas of the spell pattern instead of targeting the whole spell

Unfortunately, critical points of the spell couldn’t be seen or felt through one’s senses It required one to develop a special type of intuition acquired through one’s coic, enchant experience

That’s why the majority of spell breakers were old master enchanters who had studied the field for decades Adding the title of a spell breaker to aa crown on top of their heads, a glorious achievement to be proud of

Therefore, it wasn’t all that surprising that the old geezers in front of Elaru were acting so self-important

“Other than our disciples, there is just us, three oldfor this world” Moustache la far into the distance

You look quite energetic and healthy toby the vitality in your aura you should have at least 30 er lifespan than nore of er and healthier

“Indeed, we are getting old I don’t even re special exam” Beard addedis forgotten with time It slippedspecial exam”

The three’s eyes hs at the same tiuys reverse this perforet it so synchronized? Be honest, did you wait decades for someone to apply for this exaood use?

Finally, the three returned to the present and looked towards Elaru who stood rigidly in thenot to reveal any of her internal thoughts

“Child, don’t be so tense It is alright if you don’t know ently re one, don’t be hard on yourself You are far too young to be a true spell breaker” Moustache added co lass It takes decades of hard work to learn spell breaking Of course on’t ood-naturedly

You guys… Elaru’s eyebroitchedI know you don’t have any lance towards the clock on the wall How long do you intend to continue blowing your own trumpet? Do you intend to start my exam anytime soon?

Meanwhile, on the fourth floor,

Kiel knocked, put up his soft smile and waited several seconds before a man opened the door and invited hi about theelse, from his hair and eye color, face, and even his aura was so coaze unconsciously slid past the man towards the other people in the rooe teacher desk sat three professors, none of which was looked younger than the age of fifty They were covered in wrinkles, their hair colors washed out, yet old age could not e and authority

The old lady in the middle of the three, which had the deepest wrinkles and the whitest hair, spoke up in a low crisp voice: “Goodman You must be…”

Kiel curtsied respectfully, his polite s his face “I am Kiel Rroda, the exa the listeners feel like they had drunk wared Kiel contemplatively, he strolled to the center of the room, followed by the unreical artifacts standing next to the teacher’s table

After several seconds of scrutiny, the trio nodded their heads approvingly Contrary to Kiel’s expectations, old grand ifted?”

“Err…” Kiel blinked his long eyelashes repeatedly, not sure how to respond Saying yes would be haughty, but saying no would either feel insecure or sound like a pretentious atte Kiel’s aard silence, the three didn’t press hirandma asked a different question: “Are you aware of the difference between the practical exarandma didn’t expect Kiel to answer that question either, for she continued soon after: “The purpose of the practical exam is to test the examinees ability to perform a specific profession well in real life situations It mostly tests skill in the said profession, which e, and experience”

Her eyes flashed with a lint “However, the special exam is different… special, so to speak”

The tension in the roorew helped by the heavy curtain of silence

“The purpose of the special exaive an extra chance to rare gifted people who otherouldn’t be accepted as students due to their lacking knowledge and experience”

Kiel’s heart dropped to the pit of his storoup of people, did he? He had a feeling that the “extraordinary abilities” the woence or creativity

“We are an institution of learning, we are able to fix a lack of knowledge, teach you everything you need to know We can even help you increase your skill as a ray eyes wide, giving Kiel a penetrating look After a tense

“There are certain things that we cannot help you nurture

Things that cannot be learned

A gift, so to speak

This exaifted with an exceptional talent and those that are not”

The longer the hunchbacked grandma spoke, the stiffer Kiel’s ray eyes made Kiel’s blood run cold

Unaware of the chill that was slowly spreading towards Kiel’s limbs with each one of her words, the old lady proceeded