Throne of Magical Arcana

On Rentat Triumph Avenue, the lights are just on, and the warm wind in late spring still brings a little coolness when night comes, making pedestrians tighten their necklines.

Downey pressed his black top hat, got off the bright yellow public transportation car, strolled on the street as bright as day, and walked towards the "Knowledge Bookstore" near Triumph Square.

"Is this week's Herald of Arcane Arts and Magic coming?" Downey asked the bearded boss.

The boss with dark yellow hair said without raising his eyelids: "No more, and there will be no more in the future."

"Really..." There was no surprise in Downey's tone, he sighed slightly as if he had expected it long ago, and a strong sentimental emotion permeated the air.

The boss just raised his head, looked at him with owl-like eyes and said, "What's the pity? Ever since the magic live broadcast screen was popularized as a home TV, Ms. Heidi's artificial intelligence has made a breakthrough. This positioning itself has Sooner or later, a problematic newspaper will announce its closure."

In his weird pupils, there is a handsome young man, about sixteen or seventeen years old, at the prime of his youth, but his blue eyes are somewhat tired, and his expression is faintly suppressed.

Downey smiled bitterly and said, "I grew up watching "The Herald of Arcane Arts and Magic". A part of life that will never be forgotten."

The thorough popularization of magic radios and home TVs, and the initial civilian use of artificial intelligence have given citizens many more sources of information, and their dependence on newspapers has been greatly reduced. The higher-end arcane theory has greatly reduced my interest, because it seems to have nothing to do with my life. Anyway, I can get a general understanding from mainstream newspapers, radios, and home TVs. And magic newspapers are unnecessary, so the number of subscriptions has dropped sharply.

And magic apprentices and arcanists are unlikely to buy it. They have more professional academic journals, "Allinger Impressions" that are more in line with their tastes, and the World Reality Channel. Therefore, three years ago, that is, Since the 21st year of the Arcane Calendar, such newspapers have often ceased publication and closed down. Unexpectedly, today is the turn of the famous "Arcane and Magic Herald", which also symbolizes the golden age of the arcane field and the initial establishment of the magic society.

The bookstore owner pointed to the rows of bookshelves: "If you want to learn basic arcane arts, there are many professional books here. If you want to learn about the latest trends in arcane arts research, you can subscribe to "Impressions of Allinge", or watch "The Real World" every day. There is really no need to read the "Arcane and Magic Herald" anymore."

Under the bright magic crystal lamp, the rows of dark or dark blue book spines glowed with a strange brilliance, which made Downey dizzy for a while, and the veins on his forehead throbbed slightly: "No need, I don't even have any books of my own." master."

The reason why he came to Triumph Square by public transportation was because the "Arcane and Magic Herald" could not be bought near the school some time ago, and the "Knowledge Bookstore" still had it, but who knew, it was only less than a month ago. The Herald of Arcane and Magic couldn't hold on.

The boss laughed, and glanced at the badges of magic apprentices and trainee arcanists on the chest of Downey's dark long dress, as well as a coat of arms with seven petals outlined in light green on a black background: "You are the 'Heart of Nature' "A fifth-year student at the school, right? Now there are only sixty-one days left before the 'Uniform Entrance Examination for Higher Magic Schools', and you still come out to buy some "Handbook of Arcane Arts and Magic", you should review it carefully."

Upon hearing the "Unified Entrance Examination for Higher Magic School", Donnie's facial muscles couldn't help twitching, his expression was a little dazed, a little irritable, and a little depressed: "Today is the weekend, and there will be evening classes at eight o'clock... ..."

He explained something subconsciously, and then smiled at himself, what am I doing telling him this?

After more than 20 years of evolution, under the leadership of the Magic Council, the entire continent has formed a three-level school system of general education for citizens - elementary magic schools, various alchemy schools, other professional schools - advanced magic schools.

The former is mainly open to children and adults who need literacy education. Five years of basic general education are given. After that, after passing examinations including mental power measurement and basic arcane theory, graduates are admitted to junior magic schools, etc. Become a magic apprentice or a dedicated alchemist and other professions.

The junior magic school is also a five-year course, complete the basic education of real magic and arcane arts, cultivate qualified magic apprentices and trainee arcanists, and finally, pass the "Universal Entrance Examination for Higher Magic Schools" to select talents to enter major magic schools .

In the unified entrance examination, those who have become official magicians will have a certain amount of extra points.

Just as Downey was about to turn around, the bookstore owner laughed and said, "I see that you only have three badges issued by the school and no other magic items. Your family conditions must be poor, so you should spend more time reviewing."

Under such a school system, all kinds of magic items and potions that restore fatigue, keep a clear mind, and enhance memory are favored by many students, and they must wear a "clearness necklace" or a "vigor ring".

Although these accessories and potions cannot be used in the real unified entrance examination, they are of great help to the efficiency of normal study, so no one will refuse, unless they can't afford it at all.

Downey's face turned pale immediately, then flushed, feeling ashamed and annoyed, he turned around and was about to run away from this embarrassing bookstore.

"I have a sobriety necklace here, and I can rent it to you for two months..." The boss's emotionless voice reached Downey's ears, causing him to stop in his tracks.

Then, he turned around abruptly, looked at the boss and said, "Why?"

There was excitement and doubt in his tone, and the corner of his eye fell on the bookshelf, looking at the book "Recognition of Various Fraudulent Magic Contracts" - written by Lucien Evans, he secretly speculated, could it be Want to pay the price of your soul?

The boss laughed and said, "I'm also a loyal reader of "The Herald of Arcane Arts and Magic", otherwise it would be impossible to buy it at the end, so, seeing you, I feel like seeing my past self...why, I'm afraid I have something else to say." Purpose? You can take the contract to the audit department of the city hall for appraisal."

"I, do I have to pay any price?" Donnie relaxed a little and asked eagerly.

The boss thought for a while: "A deposit of ten copper coins, after the unified entrance examination is over, come to work with me for two months."

Upon hearing such conditions, Downey nodded hurriedly: "Okay! No problem! Sir, when will the contract be signed?"

A "Sober Necklace" is worth about two to five Queen's gold coins. Downey was naturally excited to be able to rent one at such a cheap price.

"I don't have the necklace on me. Come here at this time tomorrow." The boss nodded slightly.

After Donny thanked him repeatedly, seeing that it was late, he left the bookstore and walked towards the public transportation platform, his mind was full of this "adventure" and the "Unified Entrance to Higher Magic School" that was coming in 61 days. take an exam".

While waiting for the public transport to arrive, Downey turned his attention to the Triumph Square, where stood a brass-colored statue, wearing a double-breasted frock coat, a top hat, a cane in his left hand, and a pocket watch in his right.

"...Your Excellency Evans..." Downey muttered to himself, with admiration and a little "hate" in his tone.

"Bus No. 36, the terminal station is 'Land of a Thousand Lakes'..." A mechanical, cold female voice sounded, and a dark red bus stopped in front of Downey.

Donnie woke up from his thoughts, walked quickly onto the traffic car, and placed his school's badge in the sensing area.

"Rentat Seventh School of Magic, eight free rides left..." The mechanical voice sounded again, without any human emotion.

"Nature's Heart" is a magic school jointly organized by the Magic Council, the Elf King's Court, and the Holm Empire. It is the seventh elementary magic school in Rentat.

"It's so convenient to have artificial intelligence..." Downey thought subconsciously, "It's a pity that I didn't have the chance to see the combination of artificial intelligence and alchemy life that Ms. Heidi mentioned..."

Thinking endlessly along the way, Downey returned to the school outside the city, just in time for the evening class.

"Today, I will introduce you to the content of special relativity." Teacher Slington with a long white beard said hoarsely from above, "This is His Excellency Evans' profound explanation of space and time. With your current level, It’s simply impossible to understand, you only need to master a few key knowledge points.”

The muscles on Downey's face twitched again. He looked back at the words "There are only 61 days left until the unified entrance examination for the higher magic school" written on the back of the classroom, and his expression became focused.

After finishing the evening class, Donnie, who was dizzy from listening, returned to his dormitory, lit up the small magic crystal lamp, and prepared to practice.

""Evans Exam Syllabus", "Lucien's Secret Book", "Detailed Explanation of the Examination Questions for the Unified Entrance Examination of Higher Magic Schools——Lucien Evans"..." Downey read out the titles of these test question sets word by word, Feeling more and more headache, "Evans, Lucien, Lucien, Evans..."

Although he knew that these were done in the name of His Excellency Evans, he still gritted his teeth at the frequent occurrence of these two words.

After calming down for a while, he opened one of the books and decided to review and consolidate "History of Arcane Arts and Magic" first.

"...In what year did His Excellency Lucien Evans propose matrix mechanics, and what significance does it have?"

"...How many times has His Excellency Evans won the highest honors such as the Arcane Award and Holm Crown Award?"

...

"Lucien, Evans, Evans, Lucian..." Donnie rubbed his forehead, closed the book a little annoyed, and opened another exercise set.

"...Please write down the periodic table of elements proposed and perfected by Mr. Evans by heart."

"...What is Lucien's constant, and what are the equations related to it?"

Pa, Downey slammed the book shut, picked up the water glass, took a sip of water, calmed down, and decided to change to another one.

"...What field of equations is the Evans field equation? What is your general understanding of it?"

"... Can Lucien's equation describe all microscopic particles?"

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A shrill, painful and resentful scream came from Donnie's mouth, and it spread far and far in the night, and similar voices echoed from other dormitories.

Thank you for your millions of alliances, thank you for the popular stinky crows these days, Bufa Fathai and other friends