Mage? Spell Engineer!.

Chapter 641 History of Magic
The freshmen, especially those who had no spellcasting ability, clearly felt the existence of magic for the first time. At this time, the alchemy device in their hands, which was the size and shape of a pocket watch, was their second organ.

The senior students went to the freshmen group and taught them how to use the device in groups of several people.

At this time, the "ruby" in the center of the instrument was flashing, and the frequency was exactly the same as Alec's heart. This meant that he had completed the binding, and under normal circumstances no one could seize his magic weapon.

"You must take good care of it. It is a unique existence. If the core is damaged, your soul will also be hurt. If the damage is serious, you may no longer be able to sense magic power or cast magic.
"At the same time, you can also see the stage of your magic learning. Observe the edge of the gem. Now you are a colorless and transparent glow. When your strength improves, a layer of blue halo will gradually appear, followed by purple, and finally merge with the ruby. Uh, there is no such example yet."

It is said that the first user of the "external magic organ" had a super talent and successfully promoted from a person without magic power to a special great wizard, but so far there is only one case. And his "external organ" is in the form of a "contracted beast" rather than the latest generation of "drive table". There is a saying that the master cultivated a ninth-level spellcaster-level familiar.
The senior sister's warning made the others look nervous. Seeing that the audience had successfully become nervous, the senior sister continued to explain: "Do you see the small button on the side? Press it gently."

They pressed the crown, and with a click the case popped open, revealing three small dials.

“看这些指针，从左到右分别是1-3环、4-6环、7-9环法术的施法次数，会依据核心也就是你本人实力的强弱自动计数和恢复。实力越强，使用次数越多、恢复越快。

"There is also a scale on the outermost circle, which shows the load of the 'Drive Meter'. The blue needle indicates the limit of the magic power you can currently mobilize, which is determined by your soul strength and spellcasting ability. The red needle indicates the current strength of your magic power."

Alec looked carefully and saw that his blue needle was at two notches, while the red needle was slightly jumping on the zero mark. He secretly glanced at Jonas's hand and found that the blue needle was not even two notches, and he was secretly delighted.

The senior student snapped it shut and praised Yang. The others then realized that she had inlaid the watch with many small broken crystals, forming a fancy pattern. "For students who already have a talent for magic, don't think this thing is dispensable. It can visualize your current state and ability, and at the same time can help you complete complex magic and reduce the difficulty of learning."

Alec then remembered that everyone now had a "magic watch", so it was obvious that the Tower of Magic would not only recruit "Muggles".

"As long as the person and the watch are not more than half a meter apart, it will work. Remember to press the groove with your finger at least once every three days to contribute some of your blood and deepen the connection. That's all for now. The specific method of use or casting will be taught by the teacher."

The senior student’s speech meant that the entrance ceremony was completely over. The freshman groups with other senior students as the core had almost finished their speeches and were then led to the cafeteria.

These senior apprentices will also take the opportunity to recruit new students to join the seminar - a tradition since the Byrne period, the largest seminar also serves as the student union, and other smaller seminars can send out representatives to express their opinions on student work based on the number of people.

In a sense, it is like the difference between being in power and being in opposition.

The senior student led the freshmen to familiarize themselves with the terrain while promoting: "Our Griffin Knights Seminar has a long history, which can be traced back to the apprentice association of the Arcane Tower. Its scale is second only to the largest seminar. In this year's student representative election, we will join forces with the Third Conference to defeat the First Conference. At that time, we will have the final say on bonus points and student activities. There are many benefits. If you want to join, hurry up."

Alec, who was following behind, heard about these things for the first time. He was afraid of trouble and loss, and was too embarrassed to speak up. He quietly asked Jonas: "Do you want to join?"

"My dad said that I should just join a small group with a strong research atmosphere. There's no need to even attend it. There's a lot of nonsense in the group, and the people in it like to rank each other based on seniority and call each other brothers and sisters, which is very troublesome. The easiest way to get credits is to get along well with the teacher." The young man, who learned the truth before he even entered school, was very disdainful.

Alec still wanted to quickly integrate into the group. Some new students had already expressed their willingness to join, and he was eager to express his opinion. But after walking a few steps, the young man suddenly had an idea:
Jonas is the only son of Count Dalberg, and Master Dalberg has a close relationship with Rorschach, the founder of this tower. Shouldn't the teachers here have a good relationship with Jonas? Then why should I go far away? As Alec's thoughts flowed, he held the small "pocket watch" in his right hand and put his left hand on Jonas' shoulder. Although the other party was a little confused, he did not push away.

The schedule of the magic tower is very tight. After the opening ceremony in the morning, classes will start in the afternoon. After getting the "drive table", everyone is most looking forward to learning spells, but unfortunately, things go against their wishes. The class schedule is arranged to be a history of magic class.

"My dad said this class is useless and I have to skip it. I only skip important classes. But this is the first class, so I have to give the teacher face." Jonas started to instill second-hand nonsense into the "pure" Alec before class. He thought of something: "But it's better to find someone who takes notes seriously to help with homework and exams."

"Let me do it. I'll listen to the class carefully." Alec knew that he had no one to rely on and couldn't be as willful as Jonas.

Unexpectedly, a third person joined their conversation. A chubby boy who had been fat for more than ten years joined in the conversation: "What era is it now? Are you still taking traditional notes? I can just rely on my alchemical automatic shorthand pen."

"This is not cheap, Brother Fu! My name is Jonas, and this is Alec."

"Small money, small money. Your humble self is Bill Bardo."

Before the fat man finished speaking, the precious automatic recording pen in his hand flew to the podium. The History of Magic teacher confiscated it and said seriously: "Dear students, before class, I want to remind you that in addition to recording the key points, class notes also include your thinking about what the key points are and how to deepen your impression. This kind of thing is not allowed in my class, and absences without valid reasons are not allowed."

Both of them secretly groaned in pain, but Alec didn't feel anything because he was planning to study hard.

The first lesson in the history of magic was an introduction. "At first I didn't pay much attention to history. What does it have to do with the art of spellcasting? Later I met a teacher who said:
'You have never thought about the role of mages in this world, nor have you thought about the situations mages have faced in the past and present.

If you think about it, you won't think this course is irrelevant.

A lot of spellcasters take for granted what the world has given us. Just because we're assholes who play with the aether? Why? '"

The freshmen were all in their teens, so they would understand what was said, and they were more or less in the mood for class. As the first class, the teacher briefly reviewed the history of mages.

When the get out of class was about to end, he finally talked about the present time, but Alec felt particularly uncomfortable. The empire experienced famine, the collapse of the eastern defense line due to an accident, the mass exodus, the fall and reconstruction of the imperial capital. In the end, it existed in name only, with only the border earldom and the new imperial capital left.
Although Alec did not personally experience all the changes, he was still an orphan of the empire and a subject of the earldom a few days ago. Recalling everything since he could remember, he felt like a witness of history, and this feeling was particularly poignant. The boy couldn't help but guess that among the many victims briefly described by the teacher, perhaps there were his own biological parents.

"Let's stop here for today. Students, please bring your textbooks to the next class." The teacher finished the first lesson and the classroom suddenly became noisy.

Alec didn't remember how he walked out of the classroom.

(End of this chapter)