Master Tongtian

Chapter 128 Some disgraceful little tricks (15)

At noon.

The mages were arranged to dine in the main hall of the Golden Rose Castle.

In this world, class status is an almost unbreakable concept, and mages who pursue wisdom cannot be alone.

Only formal mages are qualified to dine in the main hall of the castle. Most magic apprentices can only dine in the side hall. The few who enter the main hall of the castle can only stand behind the dining table as attendants.

There are two huge rectangular tables in the main hall, with enough seats for about 600 people.

The higher the level of the mage, the closer he is to the upper part of the main hall, while the newly promoted low-level official mage can only sit at the bottom seat by the door.

Although Rosen is a low-ranking one, he is a divine seal mage and has some status, so he is placed in a middle-lower position.

Although Thrandis is his female companion, her status is higher than Rosen's. Her seat is five seats higher than Rosen's.

Before the Master took his seat, the dishes had been prepared, five servings per person, served with shiny silver cutlery and tightly covered with lids.

After the formal mage takes his seat, the apprentice attendant behind him steps forward to spread the tablecloth for him, ties the napkin, and then politely steps aside 2 meters away from him, ready to accept the call of the formal mage in front of him at any time.

Although the apprentices only do ordinary servant work, because they are all official mages, the competition is still very fierce.

It is said that many apprentices go out of their way to spend money to smoothen their relationship in order to have the opportunity to become a dining attendant of a powerful mage.

After all the official mages took their seats, the real big shots of Silver Moon Castle also took their seats one after another.

Their position is at the top of the hall, a long table in a row. There are ten positions in total. The one in the center is naturally the earl, with Faerun on the left and Master Bilugu on the right.

Rosen's heart moved when he saw it: "The three ancient families in Huangshui Highlands are also divided into three parts of the world in the wizarding world."

Outside, there is Master Fuller.

He sat on the right side of Bilgu and looked at the other six mages. All of them were white-haired, but they were all high-level mages, and their casting stars were all above 13. They looked enviable.

Rosen knew their names and general history, but they had no contact with each other, so naturally they had no friendship.

At this time, careful observation revealed that among the 10 people, there were only two temple mages, accounting for a minority among the 10 seats, and the number of spellcasting stars was also the lowest.

For example, Bilugu only has 13 stars.

Rosen thought about the past in his mind and came to a conclusion.

‘The status of mages is high and there are many options to choose from. There are only a few mages who truly fight for God. ’

He looked at the other mages on the seats below one by one, paying special attention to the official mage emblem on their chests.

The same phenomenon was soon discovered. The number of temple mages only accounted for about one and a half percent of the total.

After looking around, I couldn’t help but think about it.

‘Masters are indeed the smartest people. They immediately noticed the breeze as soon as it started and decisively sought advantages and avoided disadvantages. ’

‘Besides, Huangshui Highland is such a small place. There are only more than 600 official mages in the whole Highland, but there are not even 50 high-level mages, and there is only one master. ’

It's normal when you think about it. After all, it's just a county in the north, and above the count there is the marquis, above the marquis there is the guardian duke of the four realms, and above the duke there is the God Emperor Deuta IX.

It is said that the number of human beings in the entire Golden Land reaches hundreds of millions, while the total number of people in the entire Huangshui Highlands is less than one million, and most of them are rural people.

Therefore, even though he is only ranked middle or lower in this hall, if you consider everyone in the Highlands, his current status is already higher than 99% of the people.

Of course, people like to compare themselves with those in the same circle, but in the mage circle, Rosen is still on the periphery.

While observing, I suddenly felt an unfriendly gaze. I was shocked and immediately turned my head to look, only to find that it was the mid-level mage Horus.

Seeing Rosen looking back, Horus immediately turned his head as if nothing had happened.

Rosen's heart moved: 'Is this Fubosi's cronies still jealous of me? Or perhaps, this is Fubos's order, letting him think of ways to suppress me. ’

After careful consideration, he felt that the former was more likely, because Phobos had many methods to suppress him, and there was no need to rely on Horus, a close confidant.

Besides, he is a divine seal mage, and he hasn't been jumping around recently. With Fu Bosi's reckless character, he won't keep staring at him.

‘It seems that this guy is also a jealous maniac, I hope he can restrain himself. ’

At this time, as the original initiator of the Flower Society and the most accomplished mage in the Highlands, Count Omicia spoke.

She used a collective mind language, and her voice rang clearly above the hall.

"Under the witness of the Golden God, in the name of the Omicia family, I initiated the launch of this annual flower society. It seems that in just a blink of an eye, thirty-five years have passed."

"To God, thirty-five years is not a long time, but in terms of the short life of a mortal, thirty-five years is a long time."

"In thirty-five years, I have grown from a high-level mage to an archmage, and from young to old. In the seats off the field, there are not many familiar old faces, but there are also many young and promising new faces. ."

"What makes me most gratified is that during the twenty years I have been in charge of Silver Moon Castle, the number of official mages in Huangshui Highland has increased from 430 to 621 today, and the average level of mana has increased from low-level to low-level. The level is higher, and the average spell casting ability has also increased from 5 stars to 6 stars."

Hearing this, Rosen sighed inwardly: 'Well~ I'm almost at the average level now. ’

The count didn't say much nonsense. After introducing the basic situation in a few words, she said: "Okay, it's almost time, let's start lunch."

As soon as he finished speaking, the apprentice who had been waiting behind him took a few steps forward, used his mage's hands to open the silver lid on the dining table for the official mage, and then poured wine into the wine glasses.

Rosen glanced around and found that the dishes of the mages were all different. The ingredients used in the five dishes in front of him were obviously not as good as those of the mid-level and high-level mages, and the quality of the drinks, snacks, and tableware were also not as good as those of the mid-level mages.

He frowned secretly: "In order to distinguish the level of mages, it is troublesome to always show the superiority of high-ranking mages."

But no matter what, this was a free lunch invited by the count, and it tasted really good. Rosen ate it very happily.

When most of the people were seven or eight full, the voice of Master Faerun came from above again.

Fearon's voice is gentle and deep, and he speaks slowly. Just by listening to his voice, it is easy to imagine him as a respectable old gentleman.

"Dear fellow mages, this afternoon is the time for paper presentations. There will be many generous mages sharing their wonderful magic research results."

"So, I have to remind everyone to drink less alcohol to keep a clear mind, so as not to miss the delicious fruit of wisdom."

These words caused a burst of low laughter, but they did serve as a reminder. Many mages who originally wanted to take a few more sips also put down their wine glasses.

"There is one more thing I want to inform you, that is, there are a lot of papers submitted this year, reaching a total of 249 papers, and as many as 60 papers have passed the review."

"And the academy only lasts for three days. Therefore, the time we have to prepare each mage will not be too long."

"According to the plan formulated by the Mage Guild, the situation is like this."

"High-level magic papers will be divided into 30 minutes, intermediate level 20 minutes, and low-level papers 15 minutes. Basic logic papers that are not directly related to magic power will be published on the last day."

As soon as he heard this, Rosen's heart sank slightly, and he had a bad premonition.

He suddenly thought of the fire incident reported by Malkyri, and this bad premonition became even stronger.

"Hmm~ The conspiracy atmosphere is getting stronger and stronger. I feel like I'm being targeted."

However, Rosen was not worried that his paper would be hacked, because the highest status in the society was the earl.

The earl already knows the results of himself and his mentor, and basically all the magicians of the temple sect know that if they dare to do this, there will be no order in the magic world in Huangshui Highlands.

He estimated that the other party wanted to use some despicable means to disgust them and make himself and his instructor look bad during the speech.

It is very likely that the other party intends to ask sharp questions that point to the flaws in the paper's results during their speech.

If you fail to answer the question, you will naturally lose face and the results of your paper will be questioned.

However, sharp questions with sufficient attack power cannot be raised just because you want to.

You must have enough time to study his paper carefully.

That's why the speech between him and his instructor was put on the third day.

‘Hey, Faeron is such an old yin. But it’s not enough to trick me. ’

It is true that Feren is the president of the guild, but he cannot dominate the guild.

He can pull off tricks, and Rosen can also find connections!

Back to topic.

The thesis report was given in the Wisdom Hall, starting at 1 p.m.

From after lunch to 1 o'clock, it is time for the mage to prepare.

After quickly filling their stomachs, the mages rushed to the Hall of Wisdom.

When they arrived at the main hall, after taking their assigned seats, Rosen and Thrandis said hello and rushed to the backstage of the main hall to look for Master Fuller.

"Sir, did my supervisor's and my papers pass the review?"

Fuller was busy making final preparations. He didn't say anything after hearing the sound, and directly stuffed a piece of paper into Rosen's arms.

"This is the schedule. First check to see if yours is in it."

Rosen quickly browsed and turned to the daily schedule at three o'clock in the afternoon on the third day before he saw the two papers "Theory of Flux Numbers" and "The Law of Moving Stars".

‘Hey, it’s exactly as I guessed. ’

But it seems impossible to say that this arrangement is wrong.

The status of the mentor and himself in the mage world is at the middle and lower levels, and there are still two to three hundred mages ahead of them.

Everyone has their own status and status. If they want to publish papers, they all involve the application of magic techniques, so naturally they have to be put first.

If this happens every year, there's nothing to say.

But Rosen understood that papers were not classified in such a simple and crude manner in previous years. In previous years, papers were classified according to their importance.

This is normal when you think about it.

You, a high-level mage, talk about a very unpopular high-level spell. Even if you talk about it in a dazzling way, how can it be as important as a powerful and versatile mathematical tool?

Therefore, this is Faerun, or the scholar-sect mages who are causing trouble against themselves.

The purpose, probably, is to cause strife among factions and not to let Rosen, a mage from the temple sect, gain limelight in the society.

"How's it going? Is there any?" Master Fuller's voice came from the side.

Rosen spread his hands and said, "Yes, but I was scheduled to attend at three o'clock in the afternoon on the last day."

Fuller frowned: "How is it possible? Who is blind enough to arrange it like this?!"

He listened to the core content of Liushu for a while in the morning, and immediately knew that this was a very, very important result that would definitely set off a big change in the logic system.

Forgetting such important results on the last day, and leaving them in the last few games, there is really something wrong with your brain!

"Just wait, I'll go find the count for help!"

He took the schedule and left.

After about half a quarter of an hour, he rushed back, his face beaming with joy.

"The count already knows about this, and she also thinks this arrangement is ridiculous."

"So, she used the immunity order to move your mentor's "Theory of Flow Numbers" to the third place this afternoon. Your "Law of Moving Stars" was placed in the fourth place."

"There isn't much time. You and your instructor should hurry up and make preparations."

Rosen nodded immediately: "Okay, I'll go get ready."

As he walked towards the outer hall, he couldn't help but think: "But if the questions are just targeted, why set fire to the paper?"

A thought flashed: "I understand, they want us to give an unscripted speech!"

This type of rigorous academic paper is extremely difficult to deliver without script. If you are not careful, you will fall into a terrible situation of logical confusion.

If he was asked specific questions again and his thoughts were disrupted, he would probably be stunned on the spot.

If this is the case, the speech they left in the carriage may have been stolen.

Today I will write the climax of the plot in one go, so I will update it five times.