827 Test Field (1/2)
The cold wind of the night chilled the heart. Under the bright moon, Sammy felt that his head was much clearer than during the day when the sun was high.
However… He yawned again. He thought to himself that such a beautiful night should be left for sleeping, which was the greatest entertainment of life.
The ghost behind him extended its right hand. Before he reached the door, it had already been opened.
”Donnie, have you filled the form?” Sammy walked into the dormitory and asked casually, but he already knew the answer. Donnie would never have cold feet as long as he had made up his mind.
”Yes.” A depressed, lost, and lethargic voice came from a corner. Sammy could tell that something was not right despite his drowsiness. So, he looked over in surprise, only to discover that the light of the dormitory was still off. The bright moon shined through the glass window on the desk and the bookshelf, covering them in silver brilliance. Donnie, on the other hand, sat on his bed, with half of his face basked in the moonlight and the other half hidden in the deep darkness. He couldn't have looked more depressive.
”What happened?” Sammy asked in surprise. Countless thoughts turned over in his head, only to be ruled out by him one after another.
In a low voice, Donnie said, ”Mr. Evans has introduced quantum theory into body structure and genetics by regarding life as a whole arcana system. He believes that there is a most fundamental genetic unit that passes the information on to the next generation through duplication…”
His description was slow and stunned, as if it were his dream talk.
”Well…” As a talent of the school of necromancy, Sammy keenly sensed exciting content from the brief and inaccurate narration. That was an innovative and groundbreaking hypothesis. Arcanists would be filled with the passion to study life. After his excitement, he also frowned and said, ”Does it mean that we have to study quantum theory as well as the formulas and equations?”
Was it still the school of necromancy that played with… no, studied the body and the soul?
Donnie seemed to be crying. ”What you said will undoubtedly become a reality.”
”That explains why you…” Greatly enlightened, Sammy looked at Donnie sympathetically. ”You must've learned it after you filled out the form, right?”
Donnie heaved a sigh. ”Yes.”
If he wanted to make another choice, he would have to wait for the application next year, and his family conditions obviously did not allow him to do so.
”As a matter of fact, you can think from an alternative perspective. Since even Mr. Evans has started paying attention to the realm, it means that the realm boasts extremely high exploration and research value. With Mr. Evans' guidance, there are bound to be plenty of creative and groundbreaking achievements. If we join the realm at such a time, we will earn copious returns. It's just like the Atom Institution. Thanks to the crazy development of the microscopic domain, of the few major arcanists, two have become archmages, and the rest of them are all senior-rank sorcerers above the seventh circle.” Sammy comforted Donnie.
Donnie's face was rather gloomy, and he opened his mouth many times only to come up with nothing. In the end, he could only smile bitterly.
”Hehe.”
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The sunlight in June was as enthusiastic as fire, and the test field of the College Entrance Exam of Advanced Magic was even hotter, like boiling oil.
Although apprentices who were admitted by the preliminary magic schools and successfully reached the fifth grade were considered elites decades ago, thanks to the development of arcana and magic, the ratio of such elites was getting higher and higher. If they went to study in magic colleges, the odds that they became official sorcerers were above fifty percent. They would turn from ordinary people into someone of the upper class with knowledge and power. Therefore, not only had the apprentices come to the test field in advance, but their parents, relatives, and friends had also gathered outside of the test field to cheer for them.
Since only a limited number of test fields had been set up, the place was jam-packed with people.
”For me, such an environment is like a grave.” Sammy looked around lethargically. This place was the Mills Noble School. It was one of the test fields for the College Entrance Exam.
Donnie intended to smile, only to discover that his facial muscles were rigid. ”No, for you, graves are great places. They're cold, quiet, and undisturbed. This place can hardly compare to that.”
”You seem a bit nervous?” Sammy raised his bloated eyes and looked at Donnie. He had been admitted by the Heidler College and therefore was not worried about the exam that was only part of the formalities. Of course, he could not give too bad a performance either, or his application wouldn't pass the Committee of Arcana and Magic Education, which was a new committee established twenty years ago and led by both the Affair Committee and the Magic Research Board.
Donnie licked his dry lips and said, ”Now that I've made a choice, I'll have to do my best. Since it is unavoidable, I have to face the shadow bravely…”
He did not answer the question. Suddenly, the sunlight became dim, and the obstreperous crowd fell silent.
”What's that?” Donnie raised his head subconsciously, only to see a silver aircraft floating in midair. It was as huge as dozens of common aircraft, blocking the sun and emitting a cold and dreamy sheen. Long and graceful, it slowly descended without any shaking.
”Such a huge aircraft? Also, it completely ignores the restraints of floating and flight skills. Its engine system must be a minimized fission device!” Sammy's eyes bulged as he observed the aircraft with great interest, making a ”professional” judgment.