Throne of Magical Arcana

Just after halfway through the month of fire (July), scorching air waves swept over Rentat and Allinge, making many people toss and turn and unable to fall asleep. Only in the coolness of the morning can they find peace.

But on this breezy and refreshing morning, more than thirty people strangely gave up their sleep and waited outside the Allinge Magic Tower early.

There are men and women, old and young, some wearing black double-breasted long gowns, some the most common magic robes with hoods, some wearing well-tailored long skirts, and some simply wearing white shirts with a plain The vests, the only thing they have in common is the tension and anticipation on their faces.

Luo Wei didn't have the apprentice's robe that could cool off the heat within a certain range, and it was quite painful these few days. In addition to staying up late to study, his face was pale and haggard.

He looked at the "competitors" around him, and he was under a lot of pressure. Among the nearly forty people, there were only a dozen or so apprentices. The magician is involved.

"Being able to pass the previous written test and interview shows that I also have something to shine, and I can't lose my confidence." Lowe kept puffing himself up, and then talked to the magicians and magic apprentices next to him as if trying to relieve his tension. He said, "Tell me, what questions will Mr. Evans ask for the interview, and will it involve the content of the new alchemy?"

A male magic apprentice who was full of nervousness and kept chanting turned a deaf ear and continued with his final preparations. The two magicians glanced at Lowe, and saw that he was wearing an apprentice badge on his chest, and he didn't even have a robe. He turned his head away and communicated on his own.

A female magician with a round face like an apple was stunned, and said with a smile: "I don't know, Mr. Evans did not participate in the previous written test and interview, and the topics given happened to be within the scope of my research, so I I'm a little nervous now, I'm not sure, I don't quite understand a lot of things in the new alchemy. What kind of questions did you ask during the interview?"

She is not beautiful, but her smile is kind and easy-going, which makes people feel no strangeness at first sight.

After thinking about it for a while, Lowe recounted the questions about the elements and the electromagnetic field that Jerome had asked at that time, and finally said, "What about you?"

"By the way, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Erica." The round-faced lady also narrated her interview questions one by one, and exchanged experiences with each other, guessing which part of the knowledge Mr. Evans might focus on today. .

Seeing this, several other mages and apprentices also joined the ranks of this exchange.

Black, who was nearby, smiled at Ophelia, who had typical Holm characteristics: "Would you like to go and listen? Knowing their experience, maybe it will come in handy later."

Ophelia smiled slightly and said, "Okay, but I'm very surprised why the total interview time hosted by Mr. Evans is nine o'clock in the morning. At this time, the Allinge Magic Tower has just opened, and interviewees must be outside in advance. Only by waiting will it be possible to catch up."

"Perhaps this strange request is used to test our punctuality and obedience. After all, we are apprentice-level assistants, not arcanists with independent research projects." Black thought for a while and analyzed it seriously.

Ophelia looked up at the towering magic tower, and nodded lightly: "I think so too, Mr. Evans is definitely not the kind of person who takes pleasure in torturing interviewees, his demands must have deeper levels of meaning."

On the eighteenth floor of the Allinge Magic Tower, Lucien stood by the window with Roque, Jerome, and his own students, looking at the interviewers below.

Hearing the words relayed by Prosper and the scene described, Rock smiled and looked at Lucien: "Why do I feel that you just take pleasure in torturing interviewees?"

While speaking, he turned his attention to Annick and other poor students. They were tortured by Lucien's "Arcane Tutorial School". Although the level of arcane and magic improved by leaps and bounds, they often had teeth gnashing expressions on their faces.

Heidi kept nodding like a chicken pecking rice. The teacher is a "devil" who likes to torture himself and others with a lot of practice and advanced knowledge.

Lucien coughed dryly: "This is to observe their true personalities and daily communication skills. They are here as apprentice-level assistants. Only if they are good in both aspects, can they integrate into the institute faster and share chores for you."

"It makes sense. Those who are arrogant and unwilling to communicate with those who are below their own level are not suitable for entering the institute." Jerome quite agreed with Lucien's idea, and then asked curiously, "The recruited assistants, Will he become your student in the future?"

Splinter and the others focused their gazes on Lucien, also curious about the teacher's answer.

Lucien shook his head: "Six students are already a lot. I have my own magic learning, arcane research and daily life. It is difficult to teach more students. If you see someone with potential, you can guide them yourself."

Such an attitude generally exists among arcanists above the high level. They would rather concentrate on teaching a few students, unless some students fall, die, or meet a rare genius, and arcanists of this level , their students themselves enjoy the benefits of his halo, and their actions also represent the teacher, the more the number, the more trivial matters.

Katrina and the other students quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Even though they were considered good-natured, when they thought that there would be more classmates, the teacher's time to guide them would be correspondingly reduced, so they didn't look forward to new companions so much.

Nine o'clock approached quickly, and Lowe and others entered the Magic Tower anxiously, and took the elevator to the Atomic Research Institute.

"Let's go in together, there will be a magic contract signed before the final general interview." Rock stood outside the Institute of Atomic Sciences and waited for them with a very sincere smile, because after this time, this troublesome thing will finally come to an end. I will never take on such a task again!

"Magic contract? What's that?" A middle-aged magician asked suspiciously. He was showing signs of gaining weight.

Lowe recognized that this was Mr. Isaac who had communicated with him just now.

Rock said with a smile that he thought was handsome: "Our Atomic Research Institute is exploring the forefront of the field of elements and has many secrets, so we need everyone to sign a non-disclosure agreement, and Evans is a quasi-arcanist. The objects that are eager to be eliminated, and other arcanists in the Atomic Research Institute have also become incidental targets, so in order to prevent assassins, new recruits must have a relatively strict magic contract."

"Harsh..." Ophelia and the others turned serious. Although they could understand the behavior of the Atomic Research Institute, the harshness always made them worry.

Isaac frowned: "I hope the magic contract is not too harsh."

Rock smiled and said: "Don't worry, I won't treat you as slaves, but those who have evil intentions will feel uncomfortable."

Lowe didn't care about the contract. He just wanted to enter the Institute of Atomic Sciences and study with Mr. Evans. For him, as long as he didn't sell his soul and body.

Under Rock's guidance, the interviewees entered the conference room of the Atomic Research Institute.

Lowe, Blake, Ophelia and other apprentices or magicians from other places couldn't control their curiosity. They peeked at the two magicians sitting upright with respect and excitement.

That's the Mr. Jerome I met. This, this should be Mr. Lucien Evans, right?

In Luo Wei's eyes, this is a young man with thick black hair, with a clear outline, deep facial features, and too handsome, but those black eyes that seem to contain countless mysteries, a calm and confident demeanor, and a peaceful and gentle smile, But it made people completely ignore his appearance, thinking that he was so compatible with the "halo" covering him, there was no doubt that he was a powerful and terrifying magician, and a profound and wise arcanist.

"Good morning, Mr. Evans." Led by several magicians who had met Lucien before, Lowe and others saluted with mysterious etiquette.

Lucien nodded and motioned for them to find a place to sit down, then his eyes became darker, he pointed to a stack of parchment on the table and said: "This is a magic contract that needs to be signed by you, and it will be supervised by the duke on the first floor of hell. Those who commit crimes will be punished by him. Take a look first, and start if there is no problem."

Hearing Lucien's words, for some reason, all the mages and apprentices who came for the interview became nervous, and then they took the contract that flew in front of them under the drive of mental power, and quietly began to read it.

Suddenly, Isaac stood up blushing: "What kind of contract is this? This is a unilateral slave contract!"

"Whether it is intentional or not, no matter what form is used, as long as you leak anything about the Institute of Atomic Sciences and Lucien Evans, your soul will be taken away by Agostinho, Duke of the First Floor of Hell!"

"...The mind will be completely released, as long as there is a thought of hurting Lucien Evans and other arcanists of the Institute of Atomic Research, Agostinho will immediately sense it!"

...

"This kind of contract is more than harsh. It doesn't treat us as human beings. I won't sign it, and I won't participate in interviews again!"

Amidst his angry yelling, three magicians and apprentices also stood up, equally excited and inexplicably disgusted with this kind of contract.

Just as Isaac was about to leave, he saw Lovi, Black and others looking at him and the others with strange faces, and said in disappointment, "Do you still have any bones? Are you all like ooze monsters? You guys have to deal with this kind of contract." Dare to sign?"

Lowe scratched the back of his head and said doubtfully, "Mr. Isaac, the contract we saw is not like this."

"What?" Isaac froze suddenly.

Lucien said in a low voice: "Magic contracts are all processed with the eight-ring illusion magic 'hint text', the person who sees it will magnify the fear in his heart ten times, so the content of the contract will be changed according to his fear, What are you afraid of?"

"No, no!" Isaac and the others shook their heads palely.

Lucien looked outside the meeting room: "You don't need to answer me, just report to the affairs committee, Tang Pu, please."

Tang Pu, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, walked in and took Isaac and others away.

Rock asked suspiciously in the telepathic connection: "Why would they be afraid? This completely unequal contract is not binding at first glance."

"From the time you talked about this matter outside, you were hinting at them. My previous words only emphasized that Agostinho will be supervised. I deliberately did not mention the specific effectiveness. At the same time, I also deliberately implied that there is no problem to start the contract. Instead of interviewing first and then signing the contract, through the layers of hints combined with illusion and magic and my 'image building', they have already believed in the truth of this contract." Lucien roughly explained, "True belief in the truth The magician of the God of God is easy to identify, and the spy who sells secrets and companions for money and materials is the most difficult to guard against."

Under the shocked and thankful eyes of Luo Wei and others, Lucien smiled and said: "Now you can look at the real contract first, it's not too harsh, if you are willing to accept it, then we will start the interview."

After looking at the new contract, Luo Wei and the others agreed to sign it after passing the interview, and then looked at Lucien expectantly and nervously, not knowing what questions he would ask.

Mr. Evans, don't use "New Alchemy" in the interview, I am completely confused, Lowe and other apprentices are begging in their hearts, they only understand the general model and concept of New Alchemy.

Lucien smiled mischievously: "Everyone first talk about why you want to enter the Institute of Atomic Sciences?"

"Then introduce yourself with your strengths and weaknesses, and talk about your plans for your life."

ah? What kind of weird interview question is this?

Ophelia, Blake and other interviewees were at a loss.