Charlie's guess soon became a reality.
The apprentices who obtained the qualification card became the darlings that the excellent mentors competed to recruit, especially the blue-eyed one, who attracted three great mages to personally appear in the reception hall and stage a battle for the apprentice in front of the other students.
This incident finally alarmed a certain lord from the Order of Arcana, who calmed down the commotion and also opened the students' eyes.
One can imagine that after becoming the apprentice of a great mage, the blue-eyed one would be on the fast track of advancement, leaving his peers far behind, and this gap would only grow wider over time.
Faced with such differential treatment, Charlie had a burning anger in his heart.
He was not satisfied!As the mutual selection process between mentors and students progressed, the number of students in the hall grew fewer and fewer, and those remaining looked gloomy.
Today was already the end of the enrollment season of the Order of Arcana.
If they were not chosen today, and did not have a mentor select them in the next few days, they would face being downgraded to become servant apprentices and sent to the Horizon Seaport, which would be a true tragedy.
"Charlie from Harness City, Anthony the Great Mage has chosen you, please come to Area A quickly.
"Charlie's classmate next to him excitedly patted him and said, "Hey, buddy, they're calling you!"A 26-point apprentice being selected, he himself had 42 points, so he should have a chance too! This apprentice felt a glimmer of hope.
Charlie followed the magic broadcast's guidance and came before a mentor.
He was examining Charlie, and Charlie was examining him as well.
This mentor was an elderly man of about 50 years old, with a gaunt face and bloodshot eyes, looking rather weary, with stains of potion on his clothes, appearing more casual compared to the other mentors.
Charlie noticed the crest on his chest, a full moon overflowing, which was the lowest level among all the teachers present today.
"You are Charlie, right?"Charlie nodded.
"I am Potionmaster Anthony Dast, would you be willing to be my apprentice?"A nearby mentor sneered, "Does he have a choice?"Anthony frowned slightly but did not follow up.
It seems that the mentor group mutually disdained and undermined each other.
It appears that Anthony, this mentor, did not have a high status and was not respected.
Just as the mentor had said, Charlie had no choice.
Charlie smiled and said solemnly, "I am willing.
"It was both an answer and a declaration.
The nearby mentor laughed scornfully, "I say, Anthony, can't you choose a student with a higher score and better talent from the remaining ones? I guarantee they would be willing to follow you.
Why take this bottom-tier trash, isn't that a waste of a spot?"Anthony replied calmly, "I!have my own plans.
"With a wave of his hand, he motioned Charlie to follow him.
"Hmph, so arrogant, just a one-month mage, how ridiculous!" the mentor shook his head and sneered.
Charlie couldn't help but ask curiously, "Teacher, why did you choose me?"Anthony's steps slowed slightly as he said, "I remember that among the candidates today, only you broke through the Deep Sea Illusion, and your memory is not bad.
"Ah, so that's how it is!Soon, the two of them were about to enter the inner part of the Magic Academy when a white figure suddenly appeared in front of them.
It was a young man of about 18 years old, dressed in white robes, with a handsome and refined appearance.
Whether Charlie liked it or not, he was more handsome than himself, and more than just a little bit.
Strange, there was something familiar about him, as if Charlie had seen him somewhere before.
Charlie also noticed the half-moon badge on his chest, a student who had obtained the Moon Badge? Impressive!The young man in white robes bowed to Anthony and greeted him with a smile, "Hello, Professor Anthony.
""You are...
Qiandu?" Anthony's face showed a hint of surprise.
"Yes."
"Are you here to see me?" Anthony sounded a bit excited.
Qiandu shook his head and pointed to Charlie, smiling, "Professor, I've come to see him.
Do you mind giving us some time alone?"Anthony waved his hand, indicating they should proceed.
Qiandu led Charlie into a small room nearby and closed the door.
"Please have a seat.
" Qiandu's graceful manner and bearing had an indescribable elegance.
To be honest, Charlie had some impression of court etiquette, as it was one of his past interests, as it allowed him to act pretentious.
Therefore, etiquette courses were one of Charlie's rare strong subjects.
In the eyes of this seasoned etiquette master, Qiandu's performance was impeccable.
His behavior and bearing were not put on, but a natural accumulation of a century-old noble family, something deeply ingrained in his bones.
"I'm Qiandu, the elder brother of Qiuxue.
Our family comes from the imperial ancient city of Faust, the Willis Family, you should have heard of them, right?"This Qiandu was quite direct, his attitude and aura just as sharp.
Charlie bowed his head respectfully, "Prince Qiandu of the Willis Family, please convey my greetings to your esteemed father.
""Today, I have come to see you for two reasons: First, I represent my father to express his gratitude, thanking you for saving Qiuxue during the ship raid incident, we are deeply grateful.
I've brought a small token.
.
.
"Qiandu raised his hand to stop Charlie, saying, "No, don't rush to refuse, perhaps after you've heard it, you'll find it hard to refuse.
This merely represents our heartfelt appreciation.
Qiuxue is the treasure of our family, and nothing can compare to her.
That you saved her life is a great blessing for the Willis Family.
"Charlie calmed down and waited for him to continue.
"The second reason is that I've noticed Qiuxue has been in a somewhat unusual state lately.
" Qiandu sighed, "Well, I won't beat around the bush, I've never liked beating around the bush.
My sister is ten years old, at the age of budding romance, inevitably she would develop some feelings for a promising young man, and that young man is you.
She has shown signs of falling for you.
"Qiandu looked at Charlie intently, and the latter only nodded slightly, remaining very calm.
"What do you want me to do?""Very good! You're indeed very smart.
" Qiandu laughed and said, "My family has investigated you, knowing that you are the eldest son of Duke Thomas, recently disinherited.
But no matter whether you are the first in line of succession or not, we actually don't care much about that... I may be speaking a bit bluntly, please don't mind.
"Charlie smiled in response, gesturing for him to continue, already feeling a hint of anger in his heart, as he had already encountered enough insults today.
"The Paviel family may be richer, but you should understand that your family is not within the core circle of the Millennium Empire, not even in the outer circle.
This is related to the political heritage, and it can't be simply changed through a marriage or two.
In fact, the resources controlled by the core circle cannot be measured by wealth alone.
Even if your family bankrupts itself, it still cannot buy back a few things we possess.
In fact, it can even be said that the value and influence of a great mage is stronger than your family, after all, the former represents the highest combat power on the continent.
"Charlie nodded and said, "You don't need to give examples, I understand.
What is your request?""Good! My meaning is quite simple.
Qiuxue, as an important member of the family, her emotional issues will be closely watched by many elders.
We do not hope to see her go off the rails in this regard.
In other words, your appearance is an unexpected variable, and we must pull her back before she goes astray.
Her future husband should be a prince, or at least your rival Danielle, as long as she likes him.
This is one of the basic rules of the core circle...
"Charlie coldly interrupted him, "Alright, I understand.
Just tell me what you want me to do.
I'll agree to it.
""Ignore her, that's enough.
Even in the academy where the secular stratum is most weakened, you have already been differentiated.
The new student guides have intentionally misled you.
Today's test is far more important than any other, it basically determines your future height.
In the academy, the mentors also have assessments, and elimination of the lowest-ranked is an eternal and unchanging competition theme.
Anthony has been at the bottom of the score for two consecutive sessions.
If this batch of apprentices still fails to bring him enough points, he will lose his mentor qualification next time, consider this a little inside information I'm sharing with you.
""Senior, badmouthing others behind their backs is not a good character trait.
""It's not badmouthing, it's stating the facts.
" After a pause, Qiandu said, "Charlie, I know you are a person who doesn't accept defeat.
But the academy has been steeped in the magic field for hundreds of years, it can be said to be the most authoritative institution on the entire continent.
Its evaluation results may not be 100% accurate, but there will be no more professional tests than it, so its conclusions are credible.
Sometimes people need to learn to respect authority."
"Thank you for the advice, I understand.
As for your request, I'll agree to it.
Is there anything else?"The self-righteous are the most detestable.
Qiandu gently raised his right hand, and a flash of azure blue light disappeared instantly.
In his hand, he held a black card with the number "300" written on it.
"This is an academy-wide points exchange card, with a balance of 300 points.
As I said, you definitely won't be able to refuse its temptation.
"Qiandu smiled mysteriously, preventing Charlie's refusal that was about to come out, and continued, "Take some time to learn about the academy's points exchange system, it will permeate your entire academic career at the Order of Arcana.
Just a simple example: the advanced magic power expansion potion, which greatly expands your magic power capacity and helps you break through the magical level bottleneck, is worth 200 points, but this type of potion would be auctioned for over 3 million gold coins at the Horizon Seaport; the blood awakening potion, which activates your hidden bloodline and increases the chance of bloodline awakening, with the possibility of bloodline evolution, is worth 1200 points; the Flame Demon potion, a legendary potion, grants immunity to all fire magic for three days and forms a fire-affine physique, worth 50,000 points.
Points can buy you many good things, allowing an ordinary person to become extraordinary.
That's why the Order of Arcana has another name, 'The Land of Dreams'.
For a new student, it takes an average of at least two years to save up 300 points, and for you it may take even longer, the lower the student's level, the harder it is to obtain resources, this is the competition rule set by the academy.
"Listening to his description, Charlie indeed found it difficult to refuse this gift.
Based on his pride and face, he must refuse; but reason told him not to be so stupid as to give up the opportunity to improve himself just for the sake of so-called face.
"You know, your current expression is very annoying.
"Qiandu smiled and said, "I don't care, because we won't have much interaction in the future, and you don't need to be polite.
This is what you deserve.
If you refuse, I will of course be happy, but I will also despise you even more.
"Charlie smiled faintly and took the card, then left the room.
After Charlie left the room, Qiandu lost the arrogant look on his face and sighed deeply, "Sister, I can only help you this far.
600 points is also a considerable fortune for me."