191 Magic Schools (2/2)

”It’s really difficult… My head hurts…” agreed the other apprentices.

”Sprint, how did you analyze and construct the apprentice spell, Spectre Strike?” Seeing the door of the assessment room was closed again, Katrina asked after a bit of hesitation.

”I tried to…” Since Sprint was also quite uncertain with this one, he did not try to hide his own answer but to check it with Katrina.

More apprentices joined them to check the answers together, and they started discussing heatedly.

However, both Heidi and Layria felt quite confused, as they truly felt that the assessment was not hard at all.

Soon Annick, Heidi and Layria also joined the other apprentices, leaving Lucien and Lazar looking at them discussing energetically on the other side of the corridor with smiles on their faces.

When the apprentices finished checking all the answers, it was already close to ten thirty. All of them stopped talking and were waiting for the result.

It was completely quiet in the corridor.

At this time, the door of the assessment room slowly opened. Staring at the door, all the apprentices looked very nervous.

There was a folder in Simeon’s hands, and he said seriously, ”I’m now reading the result of the assessment.”

All of the apprentices held their breath, including Annick, Layria and Heidi who thought the test was quite easy.

”The first group, for those apprentices who have a solid foundation of arcana knowledge, qualified spiritual power level and spell casting ability, we have: Annick, Layria and Heidi. The three apprentices’ strength is in Astrology and Element.”

”What?! That’s impossible…” The other apprentices were stunned, ”How come it’s not Sprint and Katrina?!”

Both Sprint and Katrina’s faces suddenly turned pale, as they never thought that they would be beaten by Annick, Heidi, and Layria, and they were hoping that this was just a mistake.

However, Simeon said seriously to them, ”If any of you don’t believe it, feel free to discuss basic arcana questions with them.”

No apprentice dared doubt Simeon. Remaining silent, they reluctantly accepted the result. At the same time, many turned around and looked at Lucien, feeling rather regretful out of different reasons.

”Then the second group, for those apprentices who have a relatively good foundation of arcana knowledge, qualified spiritual power level and spell casting ability, we have: Sprint, Katrina and Olmos. Sprint and Katrina’s strength is in Force, Electromagnetics and Element, and OImos’s in Summoning and Necromancy.”

As Simeon was reading the results, some apprentices felt cheerful and some quite upset. In the end, Simeon announced,

”Annick, Layria, Heidi, Sprint and Katrina will be studying in Douglas, OImos in Allyn, …” Based on the assessment result, Simeon assigned the apprentices to different schools. All of the schools were in Allyn, and no one needed to go to schools in other counties or even countries.

When they were following Simeon to the office for the admission procedures, something suddenly came to Layria. She looked at Lucien emotionally and asked with her black eyes grew moist, ”Mr. Evans, are you gonna stay in Allyn? Can we still see you again?”

There was also tears welling up in both Heidi’s and Annick’s eyes.

”I think I will stay in Allyn for quite a long time, as long as there’s nothing else emergent.” Lucien smiled, ”I’ll visit you three when I’m free.”

”Awesome!” Heidi and Layria hugged each other and laughed, with still a bit of tears in their eyes.

Annick also grinned, but he looked aside, trying to hide his emotion.

Following Lucien and the three apprentices, Sprint remained all the way silent. After all the apprentices entered the office, Katrina suddenly bowed to Lucien, ”I’m sorry.”

Then she quickly ran into the office, leaving Lucien no chance to say anything.

”It’s so nice to be young,” Lazar sighed with emotion.

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After getting all the remaining procedures done, Lucien got the certificate from Simeon showing that his teaching job had been finished.

Then Lucien and Lazar headed for Sorcerer Administrative Department together.

”By the way, Lucien,” asked Lazar, ”Any idea which word to put behind your name for your paper?”

”Lucien Evans X.” Lucien smiled.

The letter ”X” could be mysterious, and it was also the initial of Lucien’s original name.