186 Magic Badge (2/2)
”Welcome, our new friend. Let's have your registration thing done and get your badges.” Eric nodded, then he looked at Lazar and said, ”You did your work, Lazar. Take this note with you to get your reward in Task Zone.”
As he was saying, the small piece of paper Eric just wrote on flew toward Lazar.
After getting the note, Lazar said to Lucien cheerfully, ”I like you, Evans. I wonder if we can have dinner later together. I think we can become friends.”
Talented, reliable and easy-going, that was Lazar's impression on Lucien. He felt that Lucien was someone that he could get along very well.
”Of course.” Lucien smiled, ”I happen to have no idea where to eat this evening.”
”Great.” Lazar waved this piece of paper a bit in his hand, ”I’ll see you later then. Good luck with your badges.”
After Lazar left the office, Lucien sat down in front of Eric. Taking a closer look, Lucien noticed that there were three silver stars and four black circles on each of his badges.
”Level three arcanist, fourth circle sorcerer…” Lucien thought to himself.
As Lucien was thinking, Eric took out a piece of silver paper and handed it to Lucien, ”Complete the form, so I can activate your magic badge.”
Lucien quickly read the form. Only name, age, level, and the magic schools that one was good at were required to report, and nothing related to the sorcerer’s personal background was mentioned.
Seeing that Lucien did not start writing immediately, Eric said to Lucien with no emotion, ”If you have more information to offer, you can ask for another piece of paper. The more information you provide, the easier for the congress to get ID for you in Holm or in other countries. By the way, if you want to get married in the future, please also register that with the Sorcerer Administrative Department.”
Lucien nodded, and started filling in the form.
”Lucien Evans, twenty, interested in school of Astrology and Element, first circle sorcerer.”
And then he made up some fake personal information on the paper.
Eric took up the silver sheet and read carefully, then there was a bit of a smile on his face,
”Lucien Evans… What a common name… There’s a famous musician in Aalto named Lucien Evans, and several days before, the name of a junior-rank elemental sorcerer who just made his breakthrough was also Lucien Evans. Why people like this name so much?”
”Honestly speaking, I never put much thought into it…” answered Lucien surprised, despite the fact that Natasha told him more than once how common his name was.
Eric did not stick to this topic, but pointed at the the metal shield on the other side of the office,
”Cast a first circle spell. I need to verify your level.”
Lucien nodded and shot two black magic missiles at the shield. As the magic cover on the shield absorbed the power, there were light ripples spreading out.
Eric nodded, ”The power is not from a magic item, but from your soul. You’re indeed a first circle sorcerer.”
As he was saying, Eric turned around and took out two badges from the black cabinet. He put one of the badges together with the silver piece of paper into the cage, and then pulled the string of the bell.
The bell started ringing, and the cage started shining. One minute later, the light disappeared.
When Eric took the badge and the paper out, there was a black circle on the badge, and a shining silver line connecting the metal paper to the light of the wall.
”The magic badge records your name, age, level, your spiritual power mark and your arcana points. You need this badge either when you earn or pay the points. Except you, no one can use it.” Eric handed two badges to Lucien, asking him to leave his spiritual power mark in them.
”All of the information, ” said Eric, ”is kept by both me and the document office of the highest council. Do not try to change your level and your points for any purposes on your own. With this badge, you can accept missions in Task Zone and receive the basic arcana and magic books, as well as meditation methods. Besides, as a first circle sorcerer, you can ask the congress for materials or potions worth a Thale every month, or you can use it to borrow books.”
Lucien put the activated magic badge in front of his left chest, and then looked at the dim arcana badge, ”Mr. Eric, what about this one? My arcana badge?”
”You write your unique magic down and give it to me, if you have any,” answered Eric. ”So I can send it to the Arcana Review Board. It’ll take around half an hour to know the result. No worries, I won’t read it.”
Lucien smiled, ”I see, thank you Eric. Then what about arcana papers? Besides submitting my paper to the board, shall I send it to the journals as well myself?”
”Your paper?” Eric raised his head, and looked at Lucien very surprised with his gray eyes.