As the voice fell gently, the already tense atmosphere around them became even more solemn. It seemed a little depressing.
Under the supervision of the man in black robe, the apprentices around slowly walked to the front and lined up in an orderly manner.
Their faces looked very nervous. Except for a very few people, most people's faces were tense and they felt very solemn and nervous in their hearts.
"Come here." Araang's voice sounded in the front, and he said so to the apprentices lined up in front.
At the front of the team, hearing his voice, a brown-haired boy who looked like he had just reached adulthood took a deep breath and quickly walked to the front.
"Place your hand on this crystal." The familiar voice continued.
Aragon glanced at the apprentice in front of him and said in a gesture.
Following the other party's instructions, the brown-haired boy quickly placed his hand on the crystal ball in front of him.
"Close your eyes and feel carefully..." A vague voice sounded before his eyes and reached the ears of the apprentice in front of him, with a strong suggestive meaning.
Under the gaze of the people around him, the brown-haired boy's originally tense expression slowly calmed down, his eyes slowly closed, and he seemed to be muttering something.
As time passed, some changes began to occur on the black crystal ball in front of me.
As time went by, a faint light began to appear in the deep and dark crystal.
The light was faint, like a small candle that could go out at any moment, but it was real and easy to see against the dark black of the crystal ball.
"First-class qualifications..." Feeling this light, in front of him, Aragon spoke softly, with a very obvious sense of disappointment in his tone.
"Go down."
After a while, seeing that the young man being tested had not reacted yet, Alaang simply waved his hand. Two men in black robes quickly stepped forward and carried the young man away and threw him aside.
In an instant, the sound of a body colliding violently with the ground was heard.
There was no expression on Araang's face: "Next."
Hearing his voice, the apprentice behind him hurried forward and started testing like the previous person.
While the apprentice in front of him started the test, Athir looked into the distance.
As these apprentices began the test, in the distance, people from the wizarding families were also walking by, with the same anxiety and trepidation on their faces. It seemed that they were no less nervous than these apprentices.
Among those people, Athir also saw Sidru and Vala, who were also looking at Athir in front of them anxiously, standing there and walking continuously.
Looking at this scene, Atier sighed in his heart.
Before coming here, Duke Arieu had also given him a lot of knowledge about wizards, the most important of which was the qualifications of wizards.
The so-called wizard qualifications refer to the wizard's own talents, which can almost affect a wizard's future achievements and are very important.
Thinking of this, Athir continued to look forward.
The one being tested at this time is the blond prince Andrew from a certain kingdom.
Compared to the nervousness of others, he seemed full of confidence. Not only was there no trace of nervousness or seriousness on his face, but he was full of confidence, as if he had already known the results of the test.
Of course, considering the other party's family background, it is possible that they have actually tested it privately.
Under the gaze of everyone, the black crystal in front of them emitted a glow, which was much brighter than those before.
Looking at this result, in the distance, the people of the Andrew family secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
As a powerful family ruling a principality, they naturally have ways to test a person's approximate qualifications, but there are unexpected things. Not only can they only get approximate results, but there is also the possibility of mistakes.
Seeing the final result at this time, I naturally felt relieved and became excited.
"Not bad, third-class qualification."
In the distance, Aragon was a little surprised when he felt the result of the test. He looked at Andrew in front of him with a hint of appreciation: "Stand behind me."
Listening to his words, Andrew showed a confident smile on his face and walked straight to the front, looking quite proud.
He is indeed qualified to be proud.
The qualification of a wizard is a very important standard, and each level of qualification has different treatment. Among them, the third-level qualification is excellent enough. As long as you work hard enough, even if you don't have the support of your family, there is a one in ten chance of being promoted to a formal wizard.
Compared with the pitiful promotion chances of others, this number is already pretty good and can be called genius.
In the distance, people heard the news and exclaimed faintly.
All kinds of envious, jealous, and excited eyes kept focusing on Andrew, making the smile on his face even brighter.
Looking around carefully, Athir shook his head.
"So far, a total of ten apprentices have been tested, seven of whom have first-class qualifications, two of whom have second-class qualifications, and only Andrew has third-class qualifications. This is really..."
He shook his head, looking somewhat helpless.
After a while, under his gaze, the red-haired girl carrying a light green longbow also walked up to test it.
A shining light slowly emanated from the black crystal. Seeing this, the red-haired girl named Sithis secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
This person also has third-class qualifications, and seems to be stronger than the previous Andrew. He was also called behind by the two gray-robed men.
Although the speed of this test was not very fast, it was not slow either. As the apprentices' tests were completed one by one, it was soon Athir's turn.
Without saying anything more, he walked forward and placed his hand on the black crystal.
A unique touch slowly came from the palm of the hand, bringing with it a unique hot feeling, gradually spreading throughout the body.
In his ears, as he closed his eyes, the voice of Alaang in front of him gradually came, directly reaching the depths of his mind, making Athir's consciousness begin to blur.
"An unknown radiation field has been detected, which has a strong hallucinogenic effect on the subject." At this moment, the mechanical voice of the chip in his mind came, making Athir's originally slightly drowsy consciousness suddenly clear.
With his physical fitness as a peak knight, his resistance to the power of the gray-robed man in front of him was obviously much stronger than that of other people. He was just a little tired, but not completely affected. Now, after being awakened by the chip, he suddenly woke up.
Athir stood there and thought for a while, then gave up his resistance and let the unknown force slowly act on him.
A hazy feeling came over me, like the confused feeling in a dream, with a sense of isolation and loss.
In the haze, Athir saw a deep sky.
The sky was filled with dark gray gas, and around him, stars were hanging high, shining their light on him.
"Fourth-class qualification!" An exclamation came from in front of him and rang in Athir's ears, breaking him from his hazy state.
Only then did Athir open his eyes and look at what was in front of him.
In front of him, the originally deep black crystal had now completely lit up, and the light almost completely dispelled the original deep darkness, looking extremely dazzling.
At this moment, Aragon's expression changed a little, and he looked at Athir in front of him with some surprise: "He is actually a half-elf?"
There was a strange look in his eyes, and he seemed to be very interested in Athir. He stood there and sighed, "A half-elf with fourth-class qualifications is really rare."
"The hybrids of elves and humans can often give birth to some true geniuses. Although it is amazing to have such qualifications, it is acceptable." Behind him, Chrisu's hoarse voice came, and there was also a hint of surprise in his tone.
"You can stand behind me too." Looking at Athir who was still there, Alaang's face softened a little and he said to him.
In response, Athir nodded calmly and slowly walked behind the two gray-robed men.
Compared to the one in ten chance of promotion for those with third-class qualifications, the possibility of promotion for those with fourth-class qualifications is much stronger, almost reaching a half chance.
This means that as long as nothing unexpected happens, there is at least a 50% chance that Athir will be promoted to a formal wizard, so it must be taken seriously.
Moreover, this is also the highest qualification that can be born among ordinary people in theory. As for the fifth-level qualification, which is one step higher, it is impossible for ordinary people to be born, and only the first-generation descendants of powerful wizards can have it.
Atier was also somewhat surprised at his own qualifications.
Before coming here, he had learned a lot about wizards from Duke Arieu.
A wizard's qualifications are very rare. Even the lowest first-class qualifications do not often appear in a wizard family. Fourth-class qualifications are extremely rare. It may not be possible to find one in a continent in seven or eight years. This shows how rare it is.
Such a rare talent happened to happen to be in Atier, which could not but surprise Atier.
"Half-elf blood is certainly one of the reasons why I have the qualifications to be a wizard, but there must be other reasons for being able to reach this level..."
At this moment, Athir quickly recalled the information about wizards in his mind, and then thought thoughtfully: "If the rumors are true, the qualifications of a wizard should be closely related to the soul."
"If we only talk about the soul, I have traveled through three lives, and my soul should be much stronger than that of ordinary people. It is possible that this has strengthened the original qualifications of this body, resulting in the current result."
"Also, if the crystal cores I obtained in the previous world can strengthen other aspects while strengthening my body, then they may also affect my qualifications to a certain extent."
Although he had a lot of thoughts in his mind, he showed no expression on the surface. He just stood calmly behind Aragon, standing quietly with the two people before him.
In the distance, accompanied by a burst of excited low shouts, a group of eyes were also focused on Athir.
In the crowd, Athir saw Sidru and Vala, who were looking at Athir with extremely excited eyes.
Around them, people from other wizard families looked at Athir with equally fiery eyes.
As a wizard family, Athir is very attractive to them.
As a half-elf with fourth-class qualifications, Athir has a great chance of being promoted to a formal wizard in the future.
Once promoted to a wizard, as a half-elf, his descendants will have the qualifications of a wizard within three generations, and the proportion of descendants with wizard qualifications will also increase, which is undoubtedly very attractive to the wizard families in front of them.
(End of this chapter)