827 Test Field (2/2)
For the children who grew up after the beginning of the arcana calendar, which was 830 of the divine calendar as well as the year of Viken's demise, it was their common wish to have their own aircraft. The alchemical cars that ran on the ground were simply too crude and hideous!
Therefore, the journal ”Aircraft” had always been a bestseller.
Donnie shared his passion for aircraft. With his anxiety soothed, he looked at the sky and said in amazement, ”It must be a minimal fission device. At the very least, there's no news about the success of controllable fusion devices yet… Mr. President, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fernando, Ms. Hathaway, Mr. Raventi, and Mr. Morris haven't broken the obstacle yet…”
”Those who can afford the minimized fission devices can't be general nobles. Even the common grand nobles can't think about it either…” Sammy squinted under the sunlight. ”Huh. Why is there no sigil? Is it blocked on purpose?”
Donnie looked carefully. ”Indeed, there isn't any, but a big shot must be inside nonetheless.”
The aircraft moved forward slowly and lowered its altitude, until it was parked on the unmanned square behind the teaching building, leaving everyone's sight.
”Which sir has come to inspect the exam? Or has a big shot of extraordinary background come to take the exam?” Sammy moved his eyes back and became as pale as before. The ghost behind him, on the other hand, seemed to have melted into his body. It could barely be seen now.
Donnie was about to say that he did not know when the crowd was separated and a team of knights in silver armor, carrying weird black backpacks and cylindrical metal guns, walked by neatly. They were expressionless and intimidating. The people were so scared that none of them made any sound.
”It's the Sword of Truth's Knights!” Donnie noticed that the knights all had red and purple emblems on their chests. It was a crown made of cloud-like lines, next to a scepter that represented the ultimate power and a cold longsword. That was the badge of the Hoffenberg family.
Even more surprised, Sammy said, ”It's the Guardian Squad! They're carrying the super-mini fission devices!”
The crowd was even quieter after they heard his words. The Guardian Squad was an elite team of the Sword of Truth's Knights. They were dedicated to protection missions. Although not all the members were radiant knights, they were all equipped with super-mini fission backpacks and Gauss Rifles. The former could provide abundant electricity and triggering medium for the latter, thereby significantly lowering the demand to use a senior-rank item like the Gauss Rifle. So, in the Guardian Squad, even a level-four grand knight could use the Gauss Rifle many times.
”It seems that a certain big shot with a terrifying background has indeed come to participate in the College Entrance Exam…” Donnie said with complicated feelings.
The students here had all applied for the Heidler College. After the regular subjects were finished in the first three days, the additional tests on necromancy would be held here.
Clang!
A bell rang, urging the apprentices to enter the classrooms.
Donnie took a deep breath and looked at Sammy before he slowly walked into another teaching building.
......
Inside a library where the sun was shining brightly…
A young man in a magic robe turned on the strange alchemical device the size of a desk with a smile. On the screen that looked like a water beam, the words ”You're welcome to use artificial intelligence” appeared. Then, another interface was displayed, with many icons that were marked with different words.
The young man picked up a pair of metal plates that were connected to the artificial intelligence device and stuck them to his forehead before he clicked on the icon that read ”Virtual Adventure”.
Then, the young man felt that the bookshelf, the desk, and the sunlight around him faded off and was replaced by a green and refreshing grassland, on which there were plenty of bizarre-looking magic creatures.
”Developing games by combining illusion with artificial intelligence is the most thrilling achievement in the past five years!” The young man complimented again, ”It's a pity that the network hasn't been established, and the artificial intelligence device is too expensive. There are too few players in the game. Otherwise, it would be exponentially more interesting.”
The moment he finished his remark, he suddenly felt enormous pressure. He saw that a giant dragon whose whole body was in red flew by and glimpsed at him with its gold eyes as if he were an ant. Both his mind and his legs were trembling.
”Is… Is this the might of dragons?” The young man felt that his heart was beating particularly fast. He was very excited. That was how the might of dragons felt!
Right when his body was still frozen, a bull-like monster full of thorns passed by and looked at him greedily. Then, its body shook and launched dozens of sharp black thorns.
”Crap. I'm ambushed by the Anarchi Bull. My level is going to be lowered again…” the young man cried before he was hit in the heart by the thorns.
Unimaginable pain came over, making him think subconsciously, ”The pain of the illusion is so real. It hurts!”
He suddenly felt that his body was cold and paralyzed. His heart seemed to have stopped beating. His head was in a mess, and he could see nothing but darkness.